Almost Any Ability XY (Suspect Over: Weavile banned, Keldeo Stays)

[mallpal]

sand rush bisharp is something i've been having success with, it hits very hard and fast and resists all the -ate priority. it can easily tear through teams.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/almostanyability-117098797

 

[Xiammes]

Technician Marowak hits so hard, Boonerang gets boosted to 150bp and can ko pokemon behind a sub or a sash, stone edge complements it really well, power up punch gets boosted to 60bp and can hit levitating steel type, aerial ace gets boosted to 90bp and destroys fighting types. After Weavile is dealt with, all it takes is a coil and shift gear boost from Smergle for Marowak to sweep.

 

[Throbulator36]

sand rush bisharp is something i've been having success with, it hits very hard and fast and resists all the -ate priority. it can easily tear through teams.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/almostanyability-117098797

It doesn't resist pixilate.

 

[doggy doo doo]

I'm not sure how Viable this would be but it looks awesome. What do you guys think?

Breloom (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 HP
Adamant Nature
- Spore
- Substitute
- Drain Punch
- Seed Bomb

 

[Throbulator36]

I'm not sure how Viable this would be but it looks awesome. What do you guys think?

Breloom (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 HP
Adamant Nature
- Spore
- Substitute
- Drain Punch
- Seed Bomb

Give him leech seed and you're golden.

 

[OLD GREGG (im back baby)]

Mew @ Leftovers
Ability: Mega Launcher
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 100 HP / 204 SAtk / 204 Spd
Timid Nature
- Nasty Plot
- Aura Sphere
- Dark Pulse
- Dragon Pulse

Less bulk than Megatoise, more than Clauncher.
Way more speed than both, plus Nasty Plot.
Can sweep if given the chance.


Weavile (F) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Moxie
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Adamant Nature
- Ice Shard
- Brick Break
- Night Slash
- Poison Jab


The epitome of what a revenge killer should be. Comes in, kills, free boost, and ready to sweep. Great coverage.



Braviary @ Life Orb
Ability: Gale Wings
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Jolly Nature
- Brave Bird
- Roost
- Tailwind
- Defog

Hits way harder than TFlame or any other Flying type. Also overall bulkier than most flying types....good HP=More BB spam.

 

[Throbulator36]

Mew @ Leftovers
Ability: Mega Launcher
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 100 HP / 204 SAtk / 204 Spd
Timid Nature
- Nasty Plot
- Aura Sphere
- Dark Pulse
- Dragon Pulse

Less bulk than Megatoise, more than Clauncher.
Way more speed than both, plus Nasty Plot.
Can sweep if given the chance.


Weavile (F) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Moxie
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Adamant Nature
- Ice Shard
- Brick Break
- Night Slash
- Poison Jab


The epitome of what a revenge killer should be. Comes in, kills, free boost, and ready to sweep. Great coverage.



Braviary @ Life Orb
Ability: Gale Wings
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Jolly Nature
- Brave Bird
- Roost
- Tailwind
- Defog

Hits way harder than TFlame or any other Flying type. Also overall bulkier than most flying types....good HP=More BB spam.

Any bird with Gale Wings is good. Though Staraptor outdoes Braviary and really any other bird.

 

[Wimblesaurus]

So why is Archeops banned? Was the amazing-in-theory magic guard set actually broken in playtests, or was raptor jesus just blanketed with Slaking and Regigigas?

 

[Seraph's Fire]

Any bird with Gale Wings is good. Though Staraptor outdoes Braviary and really any other bird.

I would argue that Honchkrow is better than Staraptor, actually. It has slightly better attack, more hp to cushion recoil, and much better dual STABs. It doesn't get Knock Off, sadly, but it can pursuit trap and it has sucker punch for secondary priority. It also beats Aegislash with just a little bit of prediction, which Staraptor loses to (in fact, Aegislash is the best Staraptor counter). Here's the set I run:

Birds (Honchkrow) (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Gale Wings
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Adamant Nature
- Brave Bird
- Sucker Punch
- Pursuit
- Roost

The only downside of Honchkrow over Staraptor I can think of is that it loses to Florges because of its typing and lower speed. But otherwise, I've found it much better.

 

[Ryahn]

Something I really hope gets more use. I hyped it up in the Other Metagame chat and most people seem to agree this thing can be OP as heck.

Technician Jynx.
It gets STAB always critting Frost Breath. That's a 135BP always crit move.
Other things are Drain Kiss for recovery (or you can simply run Psychic over it), Water Pulse for Fire/Ground switch ins, and ANY TECHNICIAN BOOSTED HIDDEN POWER MOVE OF UR CHOICE.

This thing sweeps man.

I won't write up my set here but it's pretty simple to know what to run.

 

[Throbulator36]

So why is Archeops banned? Was the amazing-in-theory magic guard set actually broken in playtests, or was raptor jesus just blanketed with Slaking and Regigigas?

It was banned because of that set. Although the set was shown to be broken in AE when that was omotm.

 

[doggy doo doo]

I'm actually really glad Knock Off is 65 BP. I would have expected a lot of technician spamming. Just imagine this.

Weavile @ Choice Band
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 Atk / 4 HP
Jolly Nature
- Ice Shard
- Knock Off
- Fake Out
- Revenge

 

[Rosen]

Gengar @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 SAtk / 4 HP
Timid Nature
- Substitute
- Pain Split
- Shadow Ball
- Focus Blast

Not sure if this has been posted yet but HOLY HELL is this thing broken as shit

 

[Throbulator36]

I'm actually really glad Knock Off is 65 BP. I would have expected a lot of technician spamming. Just imagine this.

Weavile @ Choice Band
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 Atk / 4 HP
Jolly Nature
- Ice Shard
- Knock Off
- Fake Out
- Revenge

Why would you choice lock him into fake out?

 

[Throbulator36]

Gengar @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 SAtk / 4 HP
Timid Nature
- Substitute
- Pain Split
- Shadow Ball
- Focus Blast

Not sure if this has been posted yet but HOLY HELL is this thing broken as shit

That's not even the best Gengar set.

 

[OLD GREGG (im back baby)]

Any bird with Gale Wings is good. Though Staraptor outdoes Braviary and really any other bird.

I disagree. The only thing Staraptor has over Braviary is an extra bit of speed, which is irrelevant when considering Gale Wings. The extra HP, Def, and SpD make Braviary my pick over any other flying type. Btw Staraptor and Braviary have similar move pools and both have 120 base attack.

 

[Rosen]

That's not even the best Gengar set.

I'm fairly new to this, what would you say is?

 

[Aragorn the King]

I'm fairly new to this, what would you say is?

Normalize Skill Swap, I'm pretty sure.

 

[Rosen]

Normalize Skill Swap, I'm pretty sure.

Really? That one seems pretty cool, but I've seen the same thing on Dusclops, and that wasn't super problematic.

 

[Throbulator36]

I disagree. The only thing Staraptor has over Braviary is an extra bit of speed, which is irrelevant when considering Gale Wings. The extra HP, Def, and SpD make Braviary my pick over any other flying type. Btw Staraptor and Braviary have similar move pools and both have 120 base attack.

Close combat is a better option than Superpower. I don't want you to think I'm saying Braviary is bad Im just saying Staraptor would be my choice for Gale wings.

 

[OLD GREGG (im back baby)]

Sadly, Stance Change is hardcoded to Aegislash.

EDIT: ninja'd by Pikachuun

There is no mercy, no escape, only fear and inevitable doom. The destroyer is among us.......

Shuckle @ Leftovers
Ability: Stance Change
252 HP , 128 Def , 128 Sp. Def (This can be tweaked however)
Impish Nature (as can this)
-Stone Edge/Rock Blast
-Earthquake/Knock Off
-Stealth Rock
-Sticky Web

Shuckle @ Choice Band/Assault Vest
Ability: Stance Change
252 HP , 252 Att
Adamant Nature
-Stone Edge
-Rock Blast
-Earthquake
-Knock Off

After years of being taunted (lol) for having no offensive presence Shuckle returns to bring vengeance on it's enemies. With one of two sets either employing it's dual hazards or highest unboosted attack in the game with great coverage. I dare you to taunt it.

To put things into perspective CB Stone Edge deals 72 -85% damage to physically defensive Skarm.

EDIT: apparently the destroyers wrath will be (dissapointingly) put on hold......

sooooooon

Shuckle can still have some fun. Prankster shuckle is literally a dick in a box.
Power Split
Toxic
Sticky Web
Stealth Rock

 

[Throbulator36]

I'm fairly new to this, what would you say is?

I might be biased but possibly the no guard set I posted.

 

[Wimblesaurus]

It was banned because of that set. Although the set was shown to be broken in AE when that was omotm.

So why not a complex ban? If it works for sheddy and the dog, why not archeops?

 

[Olaph Olaffsson]

Alakazam @ Sash (might be a better item)

Ability: Truant (yes, it sounds crazy, but...

Definite move: Skill Swap
Other moves: Maybe Psychic, Toxic and something else.

 

[Rosen]

No Guard Magnezone with Zap Cannon is pretty neato