MCBarrett
i love it when you call me big hoppa
Hello Smogon! I've recently been getting back into Pokemon after a few months off and I decided to take a shot at UU after being a predominantly OU player in the past. I made this team very quickly with the idea to have it made up of an offensive and defensive core. The defensive core would wear down the opposing team through hazard/toxic damage and the offensive core would come in late game to sweep. The team worked surprisingly well achieving a peak around a score of 1900 and a ranking of around 80. I have not made any changes to it so far, probably because of my lack of knowledge regarding the UU tier as I've only been playing it for a couple of weeks and Smogon has been down. However, I know there is still much for me to learn about UU and your help would be greatly appreciated! With that said, here is the team!
Golurk @ Leftovers
Iron Fist
Adamant 252 att/252 hp/ 4 sp def
Stealth Rock
Earthquake
Shadow Punch
Fire Punch
Golurk is a Pokemon that I knew I wanted to utilize due to his ability to set hazards, spin block, and take hits from common UU threats such as Mienshao and Heracross very easily. Also, Golurk has a nice attack stat and can put major dents into the opposing team, making it even easier for my sweepers to clean up at the end of the game. I have thought about utilizing a more defensive EV spread so Golurk can take a few more hits but he almost always does his job and is a common MVP for this team.
Roserade @ Black Sludge
Natural Cure
Calm 252 hp/ 240 sp def/ 16 speed
Spikes
Giga Drain
Sludge Bomb
Rest
I chose Roserade because I knew it was a classic UU hazard setter and is a great special wall. Roserade usually has plenty of opportunities to come in and set up Spikes which are so important to my team, plus Rest with Natural Cure sometimes allows me to get a little more time out of Roserade's walling capabilities which can be huge during a match. She also matches up perfectly with Blastoise to finish off my Defensive Core.
Blastoise @ Leftovers
Torrent
Bold 252 hp/ 252 def/ 4 sp att
Scald
Rapid Spin
Toxic
Roar
I chose Blastoise to pair well with Roserade and that has worked very well so far. It's great physical bulk is a huge asset to my team and I commonly find myself switching in to Blastoise to take hits. He is also a valuable member because of his ability to get hazards off of the field, phaze out set up sweepers or possible switch-ins to rack up hazard damage, and to Toxic opposing walls such as Cofagrigus that may be hard to take down.
Darmanitan @ Choice Scarf
Sheer Force
Jolly 252 att/ 252 speed/ 4 sp def
Flare Blitz
U-Turn
SuperPower
Rock Slide
Darmanitan leads off my Offensive Trio which also happens to be a Scarf Trio. I wanted to have 3 scarfers for a couple of reasons. First of all, it would keep the flow of the game in my favor and I would be able to take complete advantage of any holes I had exposed in the opponent's team with my Defensive Core. Secondly, to compliment my hazards i wanted to have some sort of VoltTurn combo to force as many switches as possible, and in my opinion VoltTurn is most effective on Scarfed Pokemon. Darmanitan is great for this as he can rip holes in to the opponent with his insane attack stat and power Flare Blitz, or just scout and U-turn for a favorable matchup, or revenge kill a threat like Chandelure with Rock Slide.
Raikou @ Choice Scarf
Pressure
Timid 252 speed/ 252 sp att/ 4 hp
Volt Switch
Thunderbolt
Extrasensory
Hidden Power Ice
Raikou has really turned out to be a great fit for this team. His ridiculous speed stat coupled with a Choice Scarf allows me to send him in against faster Scarfers like Victini that would give Darmanitan and Heracross trouble. He also matches up well with Darmanitan for VoltTurn and he matches up amazingly with Golurk. Between the two of them hazards nearly always stay on the field since they can take on the rapid spinners of UU so well. Golurk can take Claydol easily on his own, Hitmontop has trouble with Golurk and Raikou can clean up if needed, and Blastoise is hopeless against Raikou especially after taking around 40% from Golurk's EQ before being able to 2hko with Scald.
Heracross @ Choice Scarf
Moxie
Jolly 252 att/ 252 speed/ 4 hp
Megahorn
Close Combat
Stone Edge
Sleep Talk
Heracross is an amazing late game sweeper and can pull me out of many messes by racking up boosts and laying siege to the opposing team. I chose Sleep Talk because it allows me to keep up my momentum even if I'm in a situation where I could be put to sleep by a Roserade or Amoonguss. It also allows me to switch up my moves during a sweep in way and I also don't really have a need for night slash since it's not a move I could sweep an most of a team with, which is what Heracross' role really is.
So there's my team, I hope you enjoyed reading my RMT and feel free to comment with any suggestions, I will take all of them into consideration. Thank you!
Battle Replays: http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/uu-36746073
Iron Fist
Adamant 252 att/252 hp/ 4 sp def
Stealth Rock
Earthquake
Shadow Punch
Fire Punch
Golurk is a Pokemon that I knew I wanted to utilize due to his ability to set hazards, spin block, and take hits from common UU threats such as Mienshao and Heracross very easily. Also, Golurk has a nice attack stat and can put major dents into the opposing team, making it even easier for my sweepers to clean up at the end of the game. I have thought about utilizing a more defensive EV spread so Golurk can take a few more hits but he almost always does his job and is a common MVP for this team.
Roserade @ Black Sludge
Natural Cure
Calm 252 hp/ 240 sp def/ 16 speed
Spikes
Giga Drain
Sludge Bomb
Rest
I chose Roserade because I knew it was a classic UU hazard setter and is a great special wall. Roserade usually has plenty of opportunities to come in and set up Spikes which are so important to my team, plus Rest with Natural Cure sometimes allows me to get a little more time out of Roserade's walling capabilities which can be huge during a match. She also matches up perfectly with Blastoise to finish off my Defensive Core.
Blastoise @ Leftovers
Torrent
Bold 252 hp/ 252 def/ 4 sp att
Scald
Rapid Spin
Toxic
Roar
I chose Blastoise to pair well with Roserade and that has worked very well so far. It's great physical bulk is a huge asset to my team and I commonly find myself switching in to Blastoise to take hits. He is also a valuable member because of his ability to get hazards off of the field, phaze out set up sweepers or possible switch-ins to rack up hazard damage, and to Toxic opposing walls such as Cofagrigus that may be hard to take down.
Darmanitan @ Choice Scarf
Sheer Force
Jolly 252 att/ 252 speed/ 4 sp def
Flare Blitz
U-Turn
SuperPower
Rock Slide
Darmanitan leads off my Offensive Trio which also happens to be a Scarf Trio. I wanted to have 3 scarfers for a couple of reasons. First of all, it would keep the flow of the game in my favor and I would be able to take complete advantage of any holes I had exposed in the opponent's team with my Defensive Core. Secondly, to compliment my hazards i wanted to have some sort of VoltTurn combo to force as many switches as possible, and in my opinion VoltTurn is most effective on Scarfed Pokemon. Darmanitan is great for this as he can rip holes in to the opponent with his insane attack stat and power Flare Blitz, or just scout and U-turn for a favorable matchup, or revenge kill a threat like Chandelure with Rock Slide.
Raikou @ Choice Scarf
Pressure
Timid 252 speed/ 252 sp att/ 4 hp
Volt Switch
Thunderbolt
Extrasensory
Hidden Power Ice
Raikou has really turned out to be a great fit for this team. His ridiculous speed stat coupled with a Choice Scarf allows me to send him in against faster Scarfers like Victini that would give Darmanitan and Heracross trouble. He also matches up well with Darmanitan for VoltTurn and he matches up amazingly with Golurk. Between the two of them hazards nearly always stay on the field since they can take on the rapid spinners of UU so well. Golurk can take Claydol easily on his own, Hitmontop has trouble with Golurk and Raikou can clean up if needed, and Blastoise is hopeless against Raikou especially after taking around 40% from Golurk's EQ before being able to 2hko with Scald.
Heracross @ Choice Scarf
Moxie
Jolly 252 att/ 252 speed/ 4 hp
Megahorn
Close Combat
Stone Edge
Sleep Talk
Heracross is an amazing late game sweeper and can pull me out of many messes by racking up boosts and laying siege to the opposing team. I chose Sleep Talk because it allows me to keep up my momentum even if I'm in a situation where I could be put to sleep by a Roserade or Amoonguss. It also allows me to switch up my moves during a sweep in way and I also don't really have a need for night slash since it's not a move I could sweep an most of a team with, which is what Heracross' role really is.
So there's my team, I hope you enjoyed reading my RMT and feel free to comment with any suggestions, I will take all of them into consideration. Thank you!
