Felixx
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Introduction:
Hello! I'm Felixx from the OU Community and today I present to you my offensively oriented Balance team that I have had good success with, it focuses on the idea of pairing Ash-Greninja with HP Fire M-Latios, an effective and potent offensive core, which is also the focus of my "Threats to OU Cores" thread for this week! I suggest you also take a look at that project after checking out this RMT, shameless plug lol. Anyways let's get into the team.
The Team:
Greninja-Ash @ Choice Specs
Ability: Battle Bond
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Dark Pulse
- Hydro Pump
- Water Shuriken
- Spikes
Latios-Mega @ Latiosite
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Psychic
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Earthquake
- Roost
Ability: Battle Bond
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Dark Pulse
- Hydro Pump
- Water Shuriken
- Spikes
Latios-Mega @ Latiosite
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Psychic
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Earthquake
- Roost
Ash-Gren and M-Latios form an incredible offensive core, and as we know, Ash-Gren is a fantastic offensive mon by itself, being able to stack Spikes, and spam its specs-boosted attacks, ripping holes into defensive cores. It does have a few shortcomings however, such as being annoyed by certain defensive pivots, so I chose to pair it with HP Fire M-Latios (although I'll admit having Draco is nice for specific scenarios), which is able to switch into fat grasses such as AV Tapu Bulu and Tangrowth that are able to deal with Ash-Gren, while also being able to lure Steel-types like Magearna and Ferrothorn with EQ and HP Fire respectively. M-Latios also makes for a reliable answer to Pex, another mon that Ash-Gren struggles with. Long story short, M-Latios lures defensive answers to Ash-Gren and weakens them so that Ash-Gren can sweep.
Tapu Bulu @ Rockium Z
Ability: Grassy Surge
EVs: 104 HP / 252 Atk / 152 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Horn Leech
- Superpower
- Stone Edge
Heatran (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 HP / 100 SpD / 156 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Magma Storm
- Earth Power
- Taunt
- Stealth Rock
Ability: Grassy Surge
EVs: 104 HP / 252 Atk / 152 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Horn Leech
- Superpower
- Stone Edge
Heatran (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 HP / 100 SpD / 156 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Magma Storm
- Earth Power
- Taunt
- Stealth Rock
I chose to run an offensive Tapu Bulu for this team, SD + Rockium Z, giving the team a good stall match-up annd being able to pressure Clef/Gliscor Balances while still having good natural bulk to check opposing Ash-Gren and Tapu Koko, and strengthening the rain match-up. The EV spread allows it to outspeed Ttar and some mons that creep Ttar such as 16 speed defensive Lando. Tapu Bulu's job is to break holes early game so that Ash-Gren and M-Latios can clean later in the match much more easily. I added Heatran to the squad to help with the Tornadus and Zapdos match-up and to get up rocks easily against pivots like opposing AV Magearna. Here I utilize the Cdumas spread which is able to outspeed defensive Landorus while retaining special bulk.
Landorus-Therian @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 248 HP / 64 Def / 196 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- U-turn
- Stone Edge
- Defog
Magearna @ Assault Vest
Ability: Soul-Heart
EVs: 248 HP / 72 Def / 188 SpD
Sassy Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 22 Spe
- Fleur Cannon
- Ice Beam
- Volt Switch
- Energy Ball
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 248 HP / 64 Def / 196 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- U-turn
- Stone Edge
- Defog
Magearna @ Assault Vest
Ability: Soul-Heart
EVs: 248 HP / 72 Def / 188 SpD
Sassy Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 22 Spe
- Fleur Cannon
- Ice Beam
- Volt Switch
- Energy Ball
I added defensive Scarf Landorus and AV Magearna in the last slots, the two are able to cover a lot of the meta on their own, and both function as pivots with U-turn and Volt Switch respectively. Landorus provides speed control for the team, with the spread being fast enough to outspeed M-Zam, with the rest of the EVs put in HP and Defense so that it can hits from mons like Ttar and Zard X much more easily. Stone Edge allows it to check M-Pinsir effectively even without any attack EVs, while it has an emergency Defog to clear hazards. AV Magearna is just an all around good special sponge, checking threats such as Tapu Lele, M-Zam, Kyurem-B, Tapu Koko, you get the idea, the EV spread lets it live a +2 High Jump Kick from Hawlucha from full, which is a big threat to my team, and the negative speed EVs and Sassy Nature are to underspeed Celesteela. I decided to put Energy Ball in the last slot to support both Ash-Gren and M-Latios even further, luring Gastrodon.
I'm open to any suggestions you guys have, but I'd prefer keeping both Ash-Gren and M-Latios since they are the main focus of the team.
As always, I hope you enjoyed reading my RMT, "2002: An Ash-Gren and M-Latios Team", and here's the link to the PokePaste:
Remember to support my OU Project and music artist Anne-Marie and her new album, "Speak Your Mind"!
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