My Latest Team (OU)

flygon65 said:

Team at a glance:

Team In-Depth:

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Gengar (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP/252 Spd/252 SAtk
IVs: 30 Atk/30 Spd/30 SAtk
Timid nature (+Spd, -Atk)

- Shadow Ball
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Fire]/Hidden Power [Ground]
- Trick

I haven't really tried out the Trick-Scarf Gengar in a long time, so I
thought why not? Shadow Ball for STAB + coverage, Thunderbolt is for
Gyrados, other Waters, and Flyings, Hidden Power Fire/Ground is for
Scizor and Bronzong, or Heatran and random Electrics. Anyway, he ruins
SR leads such as Infernape, Aerodactyl, Bronzong, and Hippowdon with
Trick alone, it proves to be an essential on most teams now, and mine
is no exception =]
I would replace hp fire/hp ground with focus blast, focus blast provides flawless coverage and a lot of power, and i don't really see the need for hp fire/ ground, any scizor will bullet punch you for the kill before you can hit them and bronzong is hit almost as hard by shadow ball, heatran also takes serious damage from focus blast.
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Azelf @ Focus Sash
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 40 HP/252 Spd/216 SAtk
IVs: 22 Atk/30 Def
Timid nature (+Spd, -Atk)

- Psychic
- Flamethrower
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Grass Knot

I use this set on Pearl as well, it helped me destroy the Wi-Fi Battle
Tower there, and proves to be just as lethal here. Psychic is there for
STAB and to cover Fightings, Flamethrower is for great coverage and
destroys Scizor, Hidden Power Ice obliterates Salamence and leaves
dents in others I choose to use it on, and Grass Knot helps me take
down Hippowdon, Tyranitar, Starmie, bulky waters like Milotic, and most
importantly, Swampert =]
I would add nasty plot to the set as it allows you to set up and sweep very easily, i would replace hp ice because nasty plotted psychic OHKO's mence and flygon already, also you should probably change the focus sah to a life orb, life orb provides a lot more power and focus sash is usually only reliable on a lead due to the prevelance of stealth rocks. also, unless the HP ev's are for something specific you may as well max special attack

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Registeel @ Leftovers
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 252 HP/56 Def/200 SDef
IVs: 30 Def
Relaxed nature (+Def, -Spd)

- Earthquake
- Ice Punch
- Thunder
- Toxic

Registeel works wonders on my team, it's like every time I run into a
problem, Registeel comes out and provides the perfect solution =] He's
like the missing piece of my puzzle, and he has now be come a permanent
addition to my team. So just tell me what you think, don't tell me to
replace him. Earthquake, Ice Punch, and Thunder's type coverage
compensate for his lame offensive stats, while Toxic helpstake down
threats like Hippowdon, Tyranitar, Milotic, Swampert, and sometimes,
Blissey.
I've never used registeel but it looks fine

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Scizor (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Technician
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spd
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)

- Bullet Punch
- Brick Break
- Pursuit
- Swords Dance

About 80% of the people I face have a BP Scizor, it was about time I
got one too. With Technician + Life Orb, this thing is a monster.
Bullet Punch is a standard on ALL Scizor sets now, Brick Break instead
of Superpower because I hate stat drops, Pursuit is for quick hits on
switch outs and Psychics, and Swords Dance to beef up his hits =]

scizor is not very fast and his main move has a priority modifier, for this reason it is probably best not to invest so much in speed, i suggest 252hp/252attack/4speed adamant the extra HP helps you set up much easier.
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Heracross (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Guts
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spd
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)

- Close Combat
- Megahorn
- Earthquake
- Sleep Talk/Pursuit

This is my own spin off on the Scarf sets. Max Speed to outspeed a lot
of stuff including Heatran, Close Combat for Reliable STAB move and
Tyranitar/Weavile coverage, Megahorn for Grass coverage + pretty good
STAB move, Earthquake is there mainly to anhialate Heatran, but it
works well against other Fire types too =] , Sleep Talk/Pursuit is a
problem I have run across when making this set, as I don't know which I
will benefit from more, please help.
if earthquake is only for heatran don't bother as close combat OHKO's as well, i would replace it with stone edge to hit flyers who resist both your STABs.
I would probably use sleep talk over pursuit as your team lacks another sleep absorber and does not seem to have too many problems with psychics.

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Zapdos @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP/220 Def/36 Spd
IVs: 17 Atk
Bold nature (+Def, -Atk)

- Thunderbolt
- Heat Wave
- Toxic
- Roost

Here's my spin on the Physically Defensive Zapdos set from Smogon.
Thunderbolt is for STAB and coverage, Heat Wave is for annoying Steels
+ the Burn factor is helpful against the likes of Salamence, Toxic is
for taking out what the first 2 moves can't, and Roost for instant
recovery.
Looks fine, but try not to rely on heat wave's burn rate too much as it is only 10%

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