Hi everyone. I’m relatively new to the competitive scene and I feel I have made a pretty solid team. This is my first RMT, and as such will probably not be the best one you’ve ever read.
I will probably not have a good threats list (if any at all), but I’ll try my best to make one.
Without further ado, I present
Alpha Strike
The name comes from the fact that this is my first solid team, and that I’ve struck my first mark into the competitive scene with this team.
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A quick preview
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Let’s just get to why you’re all here.
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Grape (Swampert) (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 240 HP/52 Atk/216 Def
Impish nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Stone Edge/Avalanche
- Waterfall
A bulky lead swampert, with a few more EVs into attack for that extra “whoomp.” I’m not a big fan of frail leads (and mostly, frail pokemon in general), and Swampert was just what I wanted, bulky enough to take a few hits while still able to dish out some damage.
I’m considering changing this to an anti lead (probably Roserade or a fast anti lead) because I don’t like it when my opponent has stealth rock up. More like Mence doesn’t like stealth rock >_>
I hate Swampert’s design. I never played with him in R/S/E because Sceptile was way cooler. Yet another reason for me to change to a different lead.
Hippo (Salamence) (M) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 4 HP/252 Spd/252 SAtk
Modest nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Draco Meteor
- Dragon Pulse
- Flamethrower
- Hydro Pump
My special sweeper. Yes, I know it’s not original, but it fit the bill pretty well. Anyway, if I’m having trouble with that one pokemon, I bring in this baby and kill it. Like the analysis says about this set, Specsmence is stopped cold by Blissey, which is why I’m considering changing this to a Mixmence (and in the process, I could get rid of electivire).
If I turn this into a Mixmence to replace 'Vire, Gengar will probably take its spot.
Salamence has always been one of my favorite pokemon. Except in 3rd gen I never could find him. But he was still cool.
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Mother (Latias) (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 204 HP/128 Def/176 Spd
Timid nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Calm Mind
- Dragon Pulse
- Refresh
- Recover
Ah, my favorite pokemon. Not only does this pokemon looks amazing, it walls amazingly too. The bulky set I’m using lets Latias be kind of a double tank that can absorb physical and special hits. After a calm mind or two, Latias takes very little damage from any attack that’s not super effective on her. Even super effective hits will likely not kill this pokemon unless the attack is boosted.
Refresh and Recover are there to keep me tanking, and they allow me to absorb status conditions.
Latias became my favorite pokemon ever since I started with this set. Nothing could take her down, and STAB’d Dragon Pulse did respectable damage. I could outspeed a lot of pokemon with those speed EV’s, which allowed Latias to stay alive even longer.
I even have an amazing Shiny Latias in game that’s just like this :P
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Birdy (Skarmory) (M) @ Shed Shell
Ability: Keen Eye
EVs: 252 HP/4 Atk/252 Def
Impish nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Brave Bird
- Roost
- Spikes
- Whirlwind
Just your standardish Spiker. Now, I put so many EVs into defense because I thought my previous skarmory was dying to fast from physical attacks. Now it can survive for while :P The strategy here is the usual thing, set up as many layers of spikes as I can and then whirlwinding the opponent out of there.
IMO Skarmory isn't doing much for this team right now. Gliscor seems to be a better option to me, especially the Defensive and Dancing Tank w/ Baton pass sets. Vaporeon/Suicune are also candidates for this spot, especially Vaporeon which counters Gyarados.
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Thriller (Electivire) (M) @ Expert Belt
Ability: Motor Drive
EVs: 244 Atk/176 Spd/88 SAtk
Lonely nature (+Atk, -Def)
- Cross Chop
- Earthquake
- Ice Punch
- Thunderbolt
Supposed to be my wall breaker. I really don’t like him, because he’s hard to get in at times and he usually dies after getting off 1 or 2 attacks. Since none of my pokemon really draw electric attacks, his ability is near useless, and Electivire really needs a Motor Drive boost to get going. I will readily try suggestions for this guy.
Mixmence will probably replace this.
Electivire looks amazing, and hitting 13 out of 17 types for super effective damage is nothing to sneeze at. In my experience though, Electivire is too frail.
I do, however, use an Electivire in game because of his type coverage.
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Pinky (Heracross) (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Guts
EVs: 252 HP/152 Spd/104 SDef
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Bulk Up
- Megahorn
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
Ah yes, my best status absorber, because he can take sleep, while Latias can’t. I usually switch him in against Smeargle and once he spores me, I sleep talk and kill him. Really, any pokemon that inflicts status I switch this guy into. After guts this thing can sweep like a monster :P
Bulk up makes this guy ridiculously strong, and Megahorn is the all important STAB move.
I'm considering a change to Scizor/Lucario/CB Heracross because this set isn't doing so well. Lucario can do well against DD Mence (which my team is destroyed by), SD Scizor has an extremely good priority move (something my team lacks), and CB Heracross sweeps ridiculously well without Bulking Up. Lucario IMO is the best option here.
Heracross always struck me as........to small to be in OU. I mean, look at all the highly used OU pokemon. They’re huge. Despite Heracross’ size, it's his sweeping power that’s huge. They say good things come in small packages, right?
I will probably not have a good threats list (if any at all), but I’ll try my best to make one.
Without further ado, I present
Alpha Strike
The name comes from the fact that this is my first solid team, and that I’ve struck my first mark into the competitive scene with this team.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A quick preview
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-------------------------------------
Let’s just get to why you’re all here.
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Grape (Swampert) (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 240 HP/52 Atk/216 Def
Impish nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Stone Edge/Avalanche
- Waterfall
A bulky lead swampert, with a few more EVs into attack for that extra “whoomp.” I’m not a big fan of frail leads (and mostly, frail pokemon in general), and Swampert was just what I wanted, bulky enough to take a few hits while still able to dish out some damage.
I’m considering changing this to an anti lead (probably Roserade or a fast anti lead) because I don’t like it when my opponent has stealth rock up. More like Mence doesn’t like stealth rock >_>
I hate Swampert’s design. I never played with him in R/S/E because Sceptile was way cooler. Yet another reason for me to change to a different lead.
Hippo (Salamence) (M) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 4 HP/252 Spd/252 SAtk
Modest nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Draco Meteor
- Dragon Pulse
- Flamethrower
- Hydro Pump
My special sweeper. Yes, I know it’s not original, but it fit the bill pretty well. Anyway, if I’m having trouble with that one pokemon, I bring in this baby and kill it. Like the analysis says about this set, Specsmence is stopped cold by Blissey, which is why I’m considering changing this to a Mixmence (and in the process, I could get rid of electivire).
If I turn this into a Mixmence to replace 'Vire, Gengar will probably take its spot.
Salamence has always been one of my favorite pokemon. Except in 3rd gen I never could find him. But he was still cool.
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Mother (Latias) (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 204 HP/128 Def/176 Spd
Timid nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Calm Mind
- Dragon Pulse
- Refresh
- Recover
Ah, my favorite pokemon. Not only does this pokemon looks amazing, it walls amazingly too. The bulky set I’m using lets Latias be kind of a double tank that can absorb physical and special hits. After a calm mind or two, Latias takes very little damage from any attack that’s not super effective on her. Even super effective hits will likely not kill this pokemon unless the attack is boosted.
Refresh and Recover are there to keep me tanking, and they allow me to absorb status conditions.
Latias became my favorite pokemon ever since I started with this set. Nothing could take her down, and STAB’d Dragon Pulse did respectable damage. I could outspeed a lot of pokemon with those speed EV’s, which allowed Latias to stay alive even longer.
I even have an amazing Shiny Latias in game that’s just like this :P
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Birdy (Skarmory) (M) @ Shed Shell
Ability: Keen Eye
EVs: 252 HP/4 Atk/252 Def
Impish nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Brave Bird
- Roost
- Spikes
- Whirlwind
Just your standardish Spiker. Now, I put so many EVs into defense because I thought my previous skarmory was dying to fast from physical attacks. Now it can survive for while :P The strategy here is the usual thing, set up as many layers of spikes as I can and then whirlwinding the opponent out of there.
IMO Skarmory isn't doing much for this team right now. Gliscor seems to be a better option to me, especially the Defensive and Dancing Tank w/ Baton pass sets. Vaporeon/Suicune are also candidates for this spot, especially Vaporeon which counters Gyarados.
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Thriller (Electivire) (M) @ Expert Belt
Ability: Motor Drive
EVs: 244 Atk/176 Spd/88 SAtk
Lonely nature (+Atk, -Def)
- Cross Chop
- Earthquake
- Ice Punch
- Thunderbolt
Supposed to be my wall breaker. I really don’t like him, because he’s hard to get in at times and he usually dies after getting off 1 or 2 attacks. Since none of my pokemon really draw electric attacks, his ability is near useless, and Electivire really needs a Motor Drive boost to get going. I will readily try suggestions for this guy.
Mixmence will probably replace this.
Electivire looks amazing, and hitting 13 out of 17 types for super effective damage is nothing to sneeze at. In my experience though, Electivire is too frail.
I do, however, use an Electivire in game because of his type coverage.
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Pinky (Heracross) (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Guts
EVs: 252 HP/152 Spd/104 SDef
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Bulk Up
- Megahorn
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
Ah yes, my best status absorber, because he can take sleep, while Latias can’t. I usually switch him in against Smeargle and once he spores me, I sleep talk and kill him. Really, any pokemon that inflicts status I switch this guy into. After guts this thing can sweep like a monster :P
Bulk up makes this guy ridiculously strong, and Megahorn is the all important STAB move.
I'm considering a change to Scizor/Lucario/CB Heracross because this set isn't doing so well. Lucario can do well against DD Mence (which my team is destroyed by), SD Scizor has an extremely good priority move (something my team lacks), and CB Heracross sweeps ridiculously well without Bulking Up. Lucario IMO is the best option here.
Heracross always struck me as........to small to be in OU. I mean, look at all the highly used OU pokemon. They’re huge. Despite Heracross’ size, it's his sweeping power that’s huge. They say good things come in small packages, right?
