Hello everyone! I am SuperPascal and this is my first post here. I decided to use this post to share my bulky offense Uber team who helped me get to spot number 1 on the smogon ladder. So anyways, I will start with the team building process I made to create this team.
First off, I decided which type of Arceus, the ultimate Pokémon, I should use. I decided to try a bulky version of the popular Extreme Killer set.
Then, I had to decide which stealth rock user to use (every team should have stealth rock in my opinion). I also want a dragon resistance so Ferrothorn will fit the bill perfectly. It will share a fighting weakness with Arceus but that's okay since there's no fighting type in Uber except for Arceus-Fighting.
After that, I knew I had to use the second best Uber, Kyogre. Its drizzle ability will help to reduce ferrothorn's fire weakness while also boosting kyogre's surf and water spout. Kyogre with choice spect will always be my favorite set.
Choice scarf is a wonderful item in Uber. In my opinion, Palkia and Dialga are its two best users. Palkia would go well with drizzle but I decided to use Dialga for surprize value and the fact he has a better typing in my opinion.
Now, I have 3 pokémon with a fighting-type wakness. Like I said earlier, it's not really a big deal in uber but I have to least have one resistance to fighting. Mewtwo has this resistance and can deal some serious damage to almost any Uber thanks to its insane special attack along with Psystrike, his new signature move. Adding him to the team was a no-brainer.
Finally, I was in pickle for last spot. I wanted to add either Darkari, Lugia or Palkia. I decided to go with palkia since he has good synergy with my other team members and he is a beast in the rain. I wanted to try an haban berry set at fist but then I remembered that haban berries have not been released yet in black & White. Having no interest in a lustrous orb set, I simply decided to use another it as another scarfer.
Let's now take a closer look at every member of the team
(wrong type I know)
Arceus (Kuzco) @ Leftovers
Trait: Multitype
EVs: 208 HP / 148 Def / 148 SDef
Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Recover
- Swords Dance
- ExtremeSpeed
- Earthquake
Not much can actually 2HKO this God. The HP EVs give Arceus a leftovers number and I choose a careful nature because most of the Uber metagame is special. This set is completely walled by Giratina-O and Skarmory but my other team members can handle them pretty well. Not much else to say, I am thinking about changing lefties for lum berry since this arceus is crippled by status.
Ferrothorn (Pique-Pique) (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SDef
Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Stealth Rock
- Leech Seed
- Toxic
- Protect
standard Ferrothorn set for Uber. I choose stealth rock over spikes because it's generally better than spikes, it takes less time to set up and Ho-oh can be a pain. Ferro can easily outstall most Ubers in the rain but has trouble with substitute and taunt user.
Kyogre (Bubulle) @ Choice Specs
Trait: Drizzle
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SAtk / 4 Spd
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Surf
- Water Spout
- Ice Beam
- Thunder
This bulky choice specs kyogre has so much power it's incredible. I choose to run max HP since Kyogre is slow to begin with and bulky Kyogre can take almost every attack from the special side.
Dialga @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Pressure
EVs: 64 HP / 252 SAtk / 192 Spd
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Draco Meteor
- Dragon Pulse
- Aura Sphere
- Thunder
I love this set. It gives just enough speed to Dialga to outspeed Mewtwo and everything slower (which means evertything except for others scarfers and Deoxys). Max special attack and a modest nature is necessary in some situation and the remaining 64 HP EVs can be quite handy sometimes. The moves are obvious and don't need to be explained.
Mewtwo (Pascal) @ Life Orb
Trait: Pressure
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Substitute
- Psystrike
- Aura Sphere
- Ice Beam
I know substitute and life orb don't usually go well together but leftovers or expert belt would be a waste on this Mewtwo. The combination of ice beam, psystrike and aura sphere give it excellent coverage and substitute helps against ferrothorn and status inducers.
Palkia (Ploufe) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Pressure
EVs: 144 HP / 252 SAtk / 112 Spd
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Surf
- Spacial Rend
- Thunder
- Fire Blast
Similar to Dialga, the EVs here give Palkia just enough speed to outspeed Mewtwo and everything slower. Max special attack as always and the remaining EVs go into HP. Once again, the moves are fairly obvious.
Arceus: Who doesn't have trouble with Arceus. It can run so many sets it's impossible to counter them all. When I see Arceus, I usually try to kill it as fast as I can.
Mewtwo: My scarfers outspeed him and My Mewtwo speed tie with him. Not a problem.
Lugia: Ferrothorn can usually beat Lugia without sub. My only team member who has a problem with it is Arceus.
Ho-oh: Incredibly scary in the sun, it's not really threatening in the rain. I still need to be on the look-out since Brave Bird 2HKO Kyogre. Stealth rock helps a lot in this case.
Kyogre: Ferrothorn and Palkia usually check this sea monster alright. I really don't like subCM variants however.
Groudon: Not really a problem at all for any team member. Rock Polish set can be a pain after it weakned most of my team. Defensive sets with Sword Dance can be problematic for Arceus.
Rayquaza: DD can be deadly but I would never give him a free dragon dance so it's okay.
Palkia: SCARF! No but seriously, it seems like every Palkia is scarf nowadays. Anyways, Ferrothorn can take anything outside for fire blast not in the rain.
Dialga: Don't know what to say really. He never really posed a threat to any of my guys.
Giratina: Dialga is great counter.
Darkrai: Dialga can outspeeds and OHKO with Draco Meteor. Mewtwo can usually set up a sub on him since most Darkrai users think I will switch out and try to dark void. I can think OHKO with aura sphere.
Manaphy: Never even seen this guy.
Zekrom: Ferrothorn walls it.
Reshiram: Not a problem in the rain. Most of my team member can handle it.
Chansey: Mewtwo can do some nice damage with psystrike (around 52%). Arceus needs to be at +6 to kill her most of the time. Ferro handles her pretty well and Kyogre can 2HKO most Chansey with Full HP Water Spout.
Ferrothorn: Mewtwo is my only real counter to this guy. Palkia can also OHKO with Fire Blast if it's not raining. Dialga can 2HKO with aura sphere but it has trouble with leech seed and protect. My ferrothorn can wall other ferrothorn but she can't touch them. Kyogre's water spout 2HKO at full HP.
Well, I think that's it for my first RMT. I hope you enjoyed reading it. Feel free to suggest any change that could help this team.
Team Building Process
First off, I decided which type of Arceus, the ultimate Pokémon, I should use. I decided to try a bulky version of the popular Extreme Killer set.
Then, I had to decide which stealth rock user to use (every team should have stealth rock in my opinion). I also want a dragon resistance so Ferrothorn will fit the bill perfectly. It will share a fighting weakness with Arceus but that's okay since there's no fighting type in Uber except for Arceus-Fighting.
After that, I knew I had to use the second best Uber, Kyogre. Its drizzle ability will help to reduce ferrothorn's fire weakness while also boosting kyogre's surf and water spout. Kyogre with choice spect will always be my favorite set.
Choice scarf is a wonderful item in Uber. In my opinion, Palkia and Dialga are its two best users. Palkia would go well with drizzle but I decided to use Dialga for surprize value and the fact he has a better typing in my opinion.
Now, I have 3 pokémon with a fighting-type wakness. Like I said earlier, it's not really a big deal in uber but I have to least have one resistance to fighting. Mewtwo has this resistance and can deal some serious damage to almost any Uber thanks to its insane special attack along with Psystrike, his new signature move. Adding him to the team was a no-brainer.
Finally, I was in pickle for last spot. I wanted to add either Darkari, Lugia or Palkia. I decided to go with palkia since he has good synergy with my other team members and he is a beast in the rain. I wanted to try an haban berry set at fist but then I remembered that haban berries have not been released yet in black & White. Having no interest in a lustrous orb set, I simply decided to use another it as another scarfer.
Let's now take a closer look at every member of the team
The team
Arceus (Kuzco) @ Leftovers
Trait: Multitype
EVs: 208 HP / 148 Def / 148 SDef
Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Recover
- Swords Dance
- ExtremeSpeed
- Earthquake
Not much can actually 2HKO this God. The HP EVs give Arceus a leftovers number and I choose a careful nature because most of the Uber metagame is special. This set is completely walled by Giratina-O and Skarmory but my other team members can handle them pretty well. Not much else to say, I am thinking about changing lefties for lum berry since this arceus is crippled by status.
Ferrothorn (Pique-Pique) (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SDef
Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Stealth Rock
- Leech Seed
- Toxic
- Protect
standard Ferrothorn set for Uber. I choose stealth rock over spikes because it's generally better than spikes, it takes less time to set up and Ho-oh can be a pain. Ferro can easily outstall most Ubers in the rain but has trouble with substitute and taunt user.
Kyogre (Bubulle) @ Choice Specs
Trait: Drizzle
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SAtk / 4 Spd
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Surf
- Water Spout
- Ice Beam
- Thunder
This bulky choice specs kyogre has so much power it's incredible. I choose to run max HP since Kyogre is slow to begin with and bulky Kyogre can take almost every attack from the special side.
Dialga @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Pressure
EVs: 64 HP / 252 SAtk / 192 Spd
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Draco Meteor
- Dragon Pulse
- Aura Sphere
- Thunder
I love this set. It gives just enough speed to Dialga to outspeed Mewtwo and everything slower (which means evertything except for others scarfers and Deoxys). Max special attack and a modest nature is necessary in some situation and the remaining 64 HP EVs can be quite handy sometimes. The moves are obvious and don't need to be explained.
Mewtwo (Pascal) @ Life Orb
Trait: Pressure
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Substitute
- Psystrike
- Aura Sphere
- Ice Beam
I know substitute and life orb don't usually go well together but leftovers or expert belt would be a waste on this Mewtwo. The combination of ice beam, psystrike and aura sphere give it excellent coverage and substitute helps against ferrothorn and status inducers.
Palkia (Ploufe) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Pressure
EVs: 144 HP / 252 SAtk / 112 Spd
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Surf
- Spacial Rend
- Thunder
- Fire Blast
Similar to Dialga, the EVs here give Palkia just enough speed to outspeed Mewtwo and everything slower. Max special attack as always and the remaining EVs go into HP. Once again, the moves are fairly obvious.
Treat List
Arceus: Who doesn't have trouble with Arceus. It can run so many sets it's impossible to counter them all. When I see Arceus, I usually try to kill it as fast as I can.
Mewtwo: My scarfers outspeed him and My Mewtwo speed tie with him. Not a problem.
Lugia: Ferrothorn can usually beat Lugia without sub. My only team member who has a problem with it is Arceus.
Ho-oh: Incredibly scary in the sun, it's not really threatening in the rain. I still need to be on the look-out since Brave Bird 2HKO Kyogre. Stealth rock helps a lot in this case.
Kyogre: Ferrothorn and Palkia usually check this sea monster alright. I really don't like subCM variants however.
Groudon: Not really a problem at all for any team member. Rock Polish set can be a pain after it weakned most of my team. Defensive sets with Sword Dance can be problematic for Arceus.
Rayquaza: DD can be deadly but I would never give him a free dragon dance so it's okay.
Palkia: SCARF! No but seriously, it seems like every Palkia is scarf nowadays. Anyways, Ferrothorn can take anything outside for fire blast not in the rain.
Dialga: Don't know what to say really. He never really posed a threat to any of my guys.
Giratina: Dialga is great counter.
Darkrai: Dialga can outspeeds and OHKO with Draco Meteor. Mewtwo can usually set up a sub on him since most Darkrai users think I will switch out and try to dark void. I can think OHKO with aura sphere.
Manaphy: Never even seen this guy.
Zekrom: Ferrothorn walls it.
Reshiram: Not a problem in the rain. Most of my team member can handle it.
Chansey: Mewtwo can do some nice damage with psystrike (around 52%). Arceus needs to be at +6 to kill her most of the time. Ferro handles her pretty well and Kyogre can 2HKO most Chansey with Full HP Water Spout.
Ferrothorn: Mewtwo is my only real counter to this guy. Palkia can also OHKO with Fire Blast if it's not raining. Dialga can 2HKO with aura sphere but it has trouble with leech seed and protect. My ferrothorn can wall other ferrothorn but she can't touch them. Kyogre's water spout 2HKO at full HP.
Well, I think that's it for my first RMT. I hope you enjoyed reading it. Feel free to suggest any change that could help this team.