So it's me again, and of course I'm still on my anti-weather kick (if you recall, I was the author of the RMT titled: This Meteorologist Sucks, I Wanna New Metagame). Anyway, on my last team I dabbled in the art of defensive stall teams, now I return to my roots with an offensive orientated team. I literally made this team in about 5 minutes, and haven't changed it much since the beginning. Despite it's success, I do find that it has some issues, mainly with bulky set up sweepers. But if course, that's why it's being posted, and hopefully after some reviews.
A brief sidenote- you may notice this team is extremely similar to the RMT titled "Apocalypse," I made this team long before that RMT was posted, so don't ridicule me in case you feel this is just a cheap knock off of it.
At a Glance
A brief sidenote- you may notice this team is extremely similar to the RMT titled "Apocalypse," I made this team long before that RMT was posted, so don't ridicule me in case you feel this is just a cheap knock off of it.
At a Glance
In Depth
Deoxys-S @ Light Clay
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP/4 Def/252 Spe
Nature: Timid
Moves: Light Screen, Stealth Rock, Reflect, Ice Beam
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP/4 Def/252 Spe
Nature: Timid
Moves: Light Screen, Stealth Rock, Reflect, Ice Beam
The set recommended by Red Machine. This set does provide my team with some bulk, and very often comes in handy when I'm setting up Haxorus. But the issue I have is that I dont always get to set up Stealth Rocks, which is important for this team, as well as that even with Light Clay, I feel as though the screens just dont last long enough. And with Deoxys-S's limited bulk, I dont get many opportunites to set them back up.
Gengar (M) @ Black Sludge
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA/4 HP/252 Spe
Nature: Timid
Moves: Substitute, Disable, Shadow Ball, Focus Blast
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA/4 HP/252 Spe
Nature: Timid
Moves: Substitute, Disable, Shadow Ball, Focus Blast
The Shadow Demon rears his large face once again to troll my opponents to no end. The standard set... because it works so well. Gengar quite often beats 3 of my opponents pokemon. He also acts as my Spin Blocker. Though he does run into a few issues if the oppenent is a Starmie, and I don't have a Substitute up at the time. There is no trick to Gengar, and nothing unusual. You'd have to give me some pretty good reasons to take him off the team, because he is a real power house.
Scizor (F) @ Choice Band
Ability: Technician
EVs: 248 HP/252 Atk/8 Spe
Nature: Adamant
Moves: Bullet Punch, U-turn, Superpower, Pursuit
Ability: Technician
EVs: 248 HP/252 Atk/8 Spe
Nature: Adamant
Moves: Bullet Punch, U-turn, Superpower, Pursuit
Scizor comes back ready to beat down my opposition. She runs the standard Choice Band set, and does a good job at it. She is also my only revenge killer (in the form of Bullet Punch). And plays the key role of picking off weakened threats (especially Dragon Dance users). So I aim to keep her alive as long as possible. I'm open to suggestions on her, and I could possibly remove her if something "better" comes along, but thats not a very likely scenerio.
Rotom-W @ Choice Specs
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP/252 SpA/252 Spe
Nature: Modest
Moves: Hydro Pump, Volt Switch, Hidden Power (Fire), Trick
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP/252 SpA/252 Spe
Nature: Modest
Moves: Hydro Pump, Volt Switch, Hidden Power (Fire), Trick
Rotom-W serves as a bulkier special sweeper, who also hits like a truck. Standard Rotom-W, Trick cripples, Hydro Pump as a requirement, Volt Switch for scouting, and Hidden Power Fire to help deal with other pesky pokemon. Though unfortunately I still feel like I'm lacking something with him. If there are any other bulky special sweepers that wont give me multiple weaknesses, I'm all ears.
Starmie @ Life Orb
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 4 HP/252 SpA/252 Spe
Nature: Timid
Moves: Hydro Pump, Ice Beam, Thunderbolt, Rapid Spin
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 4 HP/252 SpA/252 Spe
Nature: Timid
Moves: Hydro Pump, Ice Beam, Thunderbolt, Rapid Spin
Starmie serves as my second semi-revenge killer. Often its speed is good enough to get rid of some weakened foes, but there's no keeping up with most Scarfed Pokemon. Rapid Spin to rid my team of entry hazzards, and the other moves for coverage. What can I say? Its done its job well, and probably will continue to do so.
Haxorus @ Lum Berry
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spe
Nature: Adamant
Moves: Outrage, Dragon Dance, Earthquake, Taunt/Brick Break
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spe
Nature: Adamant
Moves: Outrage, Dragon Dance, Earthquake, Taunt/Brick Break
This guy is ridiculous, 147 base Attack, I mean come on??? Despite what people say who is not that frail. Many attacks on 2HKO him, and by then the opposing Pokemon has been KO'd by Outrage. I love how he outspeed Dragonite, it makes life so convenient. Dragon Dance gives him speed and power, Outrage for obvious reasons, and Lum Berry works great in conjunction with the drawback if Outrage. Earthquake for maxium coverage, and taunt for stopping other Pokemon from setting up (especially Skarmories). Though I am considering Brick Break. Again, Terrakion still could be and option, let me know what you think though
Well there you have it, my team. I don't feel as though there is any specific counter to this team, mainly its that it doesnt have a lot of bulk behind it, and that once a specific Pokemon goes down, I don't have a backup for it, so anything opposing Pokemon it countered/checked become that much harder to deal with. But that's why I'm asking for assisstance. So please, comment, rate, critique, and maybe this team can become really kick ass.
Well there you have it, my team. I don't feel as though there is any specific counter to this team, mainly its that it doesnt have a lot of bulk behind it, and that once a specific Pokemon goes down, I don't have a backup for it, so anything opposing Pokemon it countered/checked become that much harder to deal with. But that's why I'm asking for assisstance. So please, comment, rate, critique, and maybe this team can become really kick ass.
