Cidade do Sol
Introduction
Hello everyone! I think I'm kinda known by now. I came here to present you one of my most successful teams. It's a sun team, and it's kinda unique too. Most teams are Ninetales / Dugtrio / Venusaur / Volcarona / Spinner (or Espeon) / Filler, while mine isn't exactly like that. Those teams are too frail in my opinion, and I hate using frail teams, because they lose too fast. I always play either Stall or Bulky Offense. This one can be classified as the latter, since most pokemon here are bulky and hit hard. Sunshine is, in my opinion, the most powerful weather, but it's badly hindered by the significant presence of Tyranitar, Politoed and Hippowdon on the metagame, and by the fact that its inducer is probably the worst pokémon on the entire OU (Ninetales). So, the goal of the team is to setup Drought, manage other weather inducers in order to win the weather war, and overwhelm the opponent with powerful Drought abusers. Well, this team used to be more effective, but I think people are already used to its tricks, so it’s not working anymore, and this is why I decided to post it.
Achievements
~Reaching the finals of the Smogon Tour Week 3 #1 (and lost because my mother was forcing me to sleep x_x)
~Peaking at #6 with 1512 points as Cesc Fabregas. on the Standard OU ladder
~Won some matches on important brazilian tourneys (but no one cares)
~Some other stuff.
In-depth
Ninetales (F) @ Leftovers
Introduction
Hello everyone! I think I'm kinda known by now. I came here to present you one of my most successful teams. It's a sun team, and it's kinda unique too. Most teams are Ninetales / Dugtrio / Venusaur / Volcarona / Spinner (or Espeon) / Filler, while mine isn't exactly like that. Those teams are too frail in my opinion, and I hate using frail teams, because they lose too fast. I always play either Stall or Bulky Offense. This one can be classified as the latter, since most pokemon here are bulky and hit hard. Sunshine is, in my opinion, the most powerful weather, but it's badly hindered by the significant presence of Tyranitar, Politoed and Hippowdon on the metagame, and by the fact that its inducer is probably the worst pokémon on the entire OU (Ninetales). So, the goal of the team is to setup Drought, manage other weather inducers in order to win the weather war, and overwhelm the opponent with powerful Drought abusers. Well, this team used to be more effective, but I think people are already used to its tricks, so it’s not working anymore, and this is why I decided to post it.
Achievements
~Reaching the finals of the Smogon Tour Week 3 #1 (and lost because my mother was forcing me to sleep x_x)
~Peaking at #6 with 1512 points as Cesc Fabregas. on the Standard OU ladder
~Won some matches on important brazilian tourneys (but no one cares)
~Some other stuff.
In-depth
Ninetales (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Drought
EVs: 252 HP / 96 SDef / 160 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Will-O-Wisp
- Overheat
- Roar
- Safeguard
Ninetales starts off the Sun party. Well I really wish it didn't suck so much x_x. But since Drought is an insanely powerful trait, it makes sense to give it to a total gutter trash such as Ninetales. Seriously, this thing is almost even worse than Politoed lol, but at least it doesn't look so derpy. Basically, this set is the best Ninetales can use, because it can actually wall some stuff and it makes winning weather wars so much easier. Will-O-Wisp hinders Tyranitar, because that badass dude would simply enter for free and OHKO Ninetales any day. But it also severely cripples certain pokémon that try to setup on Ninetales, such as Gyarados or Dragonite, because they're slower (unless if they're Scarfed). Flamethrower is there to kill some pokemon that are fire weak, mainly steels (that aren't Heatran). Energy Ball hits Politoed and Tyranitar for "Super Effective!", despite not doing even 20% to Tyranitar and doing aproximately 25% to Politoed. Yeah, it's a filler. Roar is an interesting option on Ninetales. A lot of Pokémon that don’t care about Will-O-Wisp try to setup in it (such as Dragon Dancers with Lum Berry, Latias, Volcarona, etc), and Roar punishes them.
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Donphan (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spd
Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Stealth Rock
- Rapid Spin
- Earthquake
- Ice Shard
Donphan is a vital component of the team. That is because it’s the only Pokémon with a Rock resistance, which means that he’s the only member of the team who can take on Tyranitar, one of the most dangerous pokemon against Sun teams. However, its usefulness doesn’t end there. It also carries Rapid Spin, which cleans my field from Entry Hazards, mainly Stealth Rock, which is extremely annoying to this team, because it makes it harder for Ninetales to come in, nullifies Dragonite’s Multiscale and basically 2HKOes Volcarona. And spinning nowadays is much easier, since few people still use Gengar or Jellicent, but if they use, this team will have a hard time. Donphan also sets Stealth Rock for me, limiting the amount of times Tyranitar and Politoed can enter the field. Ice Shard is useful priority against Landorus, Dragons, Gliscor and others, while Earthquake hits hard coming from 120 Base Attack Attack and having STAB applied. Donphan’s trait, Sturdy, is also more helpful than you think. Surviving with 1 HP has saved me from being swept by Dragonites and Haxorus and Excadrills a lot of times. I originally had max attack, but I decided adding more defense to have extra protection against Terrakions and Excadrills.
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Roserade (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Natural Cure
EVs: 240 HP / 136 SDef / 132 Spd
Calm Nature (+SDef, -Atk)
- Leaf Storm
- Toxic Spikes
- Sleep Powder
- Weather Ball
This is my favourite team member. Roserade looks so neat. Oh, and she’s also very useful. Rain teams that spam Water attacks normally would 6-0 Sun teams, and this is where Roserade comes in. With her base 105 Special Defense, movepool, resistance to Water type moves, Roserade can be possibly the best Water Pokémon killer on the entire game, being an essential pivot to Politoed and other Water Pokémon. This set is apparently really crazy, but I swear it works. STAB Leaf Storm coming from 125 Special Attack is surely going to hurt, and even more on Water Pokémon. Sleep Powder is an interesting Status move, since Sleep in BW is overpowered. If you sleep a Pokémon, you can switch to a pokemon that OHKOes it, so it will either die (allowing Sleep Powder to be used again) or switch out, meaning that their Sleep counter will be reseted and you can repeat this process forever. Toxic Spikes are actually very useful on this meta, because neither Poison Pokémon nor Rapid Spin are very common, ant Toxic Spikes hinder Tyranitar / Politoed a lot (if one of them switches on a field with Stealth Rock and Toxic Spikes, they’ll lose 25% of their HP). Weather Ball is an unexpected move, but, in Sun, it’s more powerful than a Moltres’ Flamethrower, so you can use it on the obvious Steel Pokémon switch-in. The EVs are tailored so that Roserade outspeeds most Scizor, Rotom-W, Mew, Jirachi, Celebi, Gliscor and other Pokémon on that area, with 240 HP EVs being used to give Roserade maximum overall bulk while still taking minimum damage from Entry Hazards, and the rest is sent into the Special Defense to take special hits better.
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Heatran (M) @ Air Balloon
Trait: Flash Fire
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Fire Blast
- Earth Power
- Dragon Pulse
- Roar
Heatran is an important member of this team, both defensively and offensively. Defensively, it acts as a shield against opposing Fire attacks, as well as being the only Steel-type member, giving the team unique resistances such as Dragon. Offensively, it totally blasts through stuff with an insanely powerful Sun Boosted STAB Fire Blast coming from 394 Special Attack, which can be further improved by switching on Fire Type attacks. Earth Power is there to maim Heatran and Tyranitar, common Fire resistors, while Dragon Pulse hits Dragons, mainly Lati@s, for hard damage. Roar is basically a filler, but it has saved me a lot of times. Like, if I’m facing a +1 Gyarados, my only hope is to phaze it with Heatran and try to kill it on a sweep with Dragonite / Volcarona. Roar also phazes opposing Volcarona, who would, otherwise, be a dangerous threat for this team. Toxic Spikes and Stealth Rock only make bulky Waters’ and Blissey’s life harder, because, they take 40%~ from a Fire Blast in the Sun, and if both are in field, neither will be able to take Heatran’s attack. I originally had Choice Specs, because a Specs Overheat is so brutal that it OHKOes max special defense Chansey. Then I was feeling that Choice Specs was being overkill, and tried Life Orb. It was still more than powerful enough, so I tried Balloon. It still gets most Kos, but doesn’t lock me into one attack nor takes 10% of my health away per attack, and in addition, it makes Heatran a perfect counter for opposing Heatran, as well as being able to wall most Dragons (walling Outrage + Fire Attack + Earthquake).
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Dragonite (M) @ Lum Berry
Trait: Multiscale
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Dragon Dance
- Earthquake
- Outrage
- Fire Punch
Multiscale Dragonite is, in my opinion, the most broken Pokémon on the meta; yes, even considering Thundurus and Excadrill. Dragonite sets up on 51 of the 53 pokémon on the OU metagame to achieve 388 Speed and 604 Attack, forcing them to sacrifice a lot of pokémons, and, sometimes, their weather inducer, winning the weather war. In return, Ninetales’ Drought makes its Fire Punch more powerful and it allows Dragonite to get past Bronzong and Skarmory more easily. Earthquake hits Heatran and Jirachi (if it’s not in Sun), and STAB Outrage from 604 Attack decimates everything else. Lum Berry ensures that Dragonite can setup against foes like Blissey and Ferrothorn, as well as preventing Confusion hax after the Outrage spam if Dragonite doesn’t setup on a status move. Max speed/attack is a no brainer. Extremespeed could be useful, but a quick kill against Heatran is always cool.
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Volcarona (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Flame Body
EVs: 240 HP / 216 Def / 52 Spd
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Quiver Dance
- Fiery Dance
- Bug Buzz
- Morning Sun / Substitute
Volcarona is the grand finale of the team and also an excellent weapon against Sandstorm teams, because their common pokes (Tyranitar, Jirachi, Rotom-W, Gliscor, Excadrill, Ferrothorn, etc) are totally destroyed by her. Volcarona is also an insanely powerful, with a special attack that is superior to that of Latios and speed similar to that of Salamence. This spread is really crazy, but it’s oh-so effective. I basically pumped defense to the last stat jump available, 242, then added 52 speed EVs to outrun most Rotom-W, Gliscor and other pokemon I already mentioned on the Roserade part; and put the rest into HP. This beast is so bulky; she takes like 35% from Gliscor’s Earthquake, and Scizor can’t touch it and neither can Lucario. The Defense EVs also help in surviving certain attacks such as random Outrages, which is really helpful. The moveset is rather bread and butter. Quiver Dance is the broken setup move, Fiery Dance is primary STAB and hits like hell in Sun (pun intended) and Bug Buzz is a secondary STAB which is also brutal, doing 80%~ to most Rotom-W after a boost. I originally had Morning Sun because 66% recovery is great on a bulky setuper like this, but I’ve been testing Substitute, because it works so great with Toxic Spikes and also eases prediction, for when, say, you’re facing a Tyranitar after a Quiver Dance, and you don’t know if they’re going to stay or send Excadrill.
Conclusion
Alright, this was my team. I think it’s pretty good, but it can probably be improved even more, so, feel free to rate it!
Importable
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Ninetales (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Drought
EVs: 252 HP / 96 SDef / 160 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Will-O-Wisp
- Overheat
- Roar
- Safeguard
Donphan (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spd
Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Stealth Rock
- Rapid Spin
- Earthquake
- Ice Shard
Volcarona (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Flame Body
EVs: 240 HP / 216 Def / 52 Spd
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Morning Sun
- Quiver Dance
- Fiery Dance
- Bug Buzz
Dragonite (M) @ Lum Berry
Trait: Multiscale
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Dragon Dance
- Earthquake
- Outrage
- Fire Punch
Roserade (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Natural Cure
EVs: 240 HP / 136 SDef / 132 Spd
Calm Nature (+SDef, -Atk)
- Leaf Storm
- Toxic Spikes
- Sleep Powder
- Weather Ball
Heatran (M) @ Air Balloon
Trait: Flash Fire
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Fire Blast
- Earth Power
- Dragon Pulse
- Roar
