Hey guys. I've lurked for a while on Smogon now, and decided to make my first thread! I've always liked the element of surprise, and as such, decided to make a gravity team, something I have never seen before on PS! Since my team is the first one of it's kind I've ever seen, I didn't have much to base it around, other than Smogon's Flavor of the Month post. But now, let us see the actual team:
Hippowdon @ Leftovers
Trait: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 SDef / 252 Def / 4 HPToxic
Calm Nature
- Earthquake
- Toxic
- Stealth Rock
- Slack Off
A basic mixed wall. It can easily take nuetral hits, and can Slack Off any damage, keeping it healthy throughout the match. This is especially important in weather wars, and is why I choose this guy over Ttar. The main problem is that it can't hit flying Pokemon (unless Gravity is up), but it has Toxic for that, so it can easily outstall a Pokemon with Slack Off. Earthquake is standard STAB, and SR early on in the game does help my team a lot, when it needs to spend a turn setting up Gravity.
Bronzong @ Leftovers
Trait: Heatproof
EVs: 252 SDef / 252 Def / 4 HP
Adamant Nature
- Hypnosis
- Earthquake
- Gravity
- Zen Headbutt
Ah, Bronzong. It's such a helpful Pokemon. First off, it has heatproof instead of Levitate because Gravity removes that immunity anyway, so there isn't much point in having it. A neutrality to fire is much more helpful to me, as it allows me to EQ back. Also, under Gravity, Hypnosis gets perfect accuracy, surprising many Pokemon attempting to set-up. Element of surprise, right there. Zen Headbutt is a useful STAB, but I'm thinking of changing it for possibly Reflect / Light Screen.
Metagross @ Leftovers
Trait: Clear Body
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SDef
Jolly Nature
- Gravity
- Meteor Mash
- Earthquake
- DynamicPunch
Metagross is my one of my main attackers, and does act as a bit of a wall. This guy's moveset is extremely surprsing. With Gravity up, I can spam Meteor Mash for a chance to raise my attack, or Earthquake to hit almost any switch in neutrally. DynamicPunch has only 83% accuracy, not perfect, but hey, it's better than 50%. The confusion really helps in desperate times, but I probably should switch it out for another, more accurate move, such as Ice or Thunder Punch
Regirock @ Leftovers
Trait: Clear Body
EVs: 136 HP / 252 Atk / 120 SDef
Impish Nature
- Gravity
- Earthquake
- Thunder Wave
- Drain Punch
Haha, when was the last time you've seen one of these on a team? Whenever I make a sandstorm team, I always try to get a rock, steel, and ground type, and so, I chose Regirock. It is my other main attacker, and a complete tank under Sandstorm, but only under Sandstorm. Otherwise, it's Spec. Defense really lets me down. I basically T-Wave anything coming in. set up gravity, and Earthquake all over. The main problem with Regirock is that it has almost no way to restore health, so I chose Drain Punch. However, it sometimes just doesn't do enough damage, so I'm thinking of choosing Stone Edge over it instead, for the STAB and EdgeQuake combo
Reuniclus @ Flame Orb
Trait: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 Def / 4 SAtk / 252 SDef
Modest Nature
- Gravity
- Focus Blast
- Recover
- Psychic
Ok, I simply love reuni. With it's bulk, and ability, it's amazing. I use Flame Orb because it prevents it from falling asleep and being paralyzed. So, it's my best counter against Breloom and Amoongus, along with common T-wavers. Also, it is a complete Troll against Trick users. For that reason, Flame Orb is better, so that it can get Jirachi and other Steel types. And anyway, it has recover to restore health. So this is basically the Calm Mind set, but with improving accuracy instead of Stats. It really should explain itself.
Starmie @ Leftovers
Trait: Natural Cure
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Modest Nature
- Gravity
- Blizzard
- Thunder
- Hydro Pump
Ahh, my final Pokemon. Of course, this is a weather team, and as such, I need a way to eliminate other weather-inducers, mainly Politoed, since the rest of my team takes care of Ninetales, Abomasnow is pretty uncommon, and TTar is a friend. And while Thunder does get perfect accuracy in rain, it's always good to have a back up. Blizzard and Thunder for BoltBeam coverage, and Hydro Pump for powerful, accurate STAB. Hazards don't really scare me too much, and I really just have to switch into Starmie to stop the opponent from "wasting their time", in fear of a non existent rapid spin.
Concerns
Abomasnow is a threat, even though it's uncommon. Another threat is Celebi, as Starmie's Blizzard only does about 50% to spec. defensive.
Of course, Earthquake from the opponent's side hurts, but there really isn't much to do about that.
I'm thinking about switching out one of the steel/physics for something else, perhaps Bronzong, but they do work quite well, so I'm really not sure.
But what do you guys think? It's won plenty of battles, probably because the opponent didn't know what to expect when it saw the first Gravity up. But it has lost a few, too, mainly weather battles. Any changes I should make? I'd be happy to replace a Pokemon, but I'd really like the replacement to have Gravity and maybe an immunity to Sandstorm, as well. Thanks!
EDIT: Yes, I know my EV spread sucks. I'm not really good at those, haha. But once PS! comes back up, I'll change them. Thanks for the help guys!
Hippowdon @ Leftovers
Trait: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 SDef / 252 Def / 4 HPToxic
Calm Nature
- Earthquake
- Toxic
- Stealth Rock
- Slack Off
A basic mixed wall. It can easily take nuetral hits, and can Slack Off any damage, keeping it healthy throughout the match. This is especially important in weather wars, and is why I choose this guy over Ttar. The main problem is that it can't hit flying Pokemon (unless Gravity is up), but it has Toxic for that, so it can easily outstall a Pokemon with Slack Off. Earthquake is standard STAB, and SR early on in the game does help my team a lot, when it needs to spend a turn setting up Gravity.
Bronzong @ Leftovers
Trait: Heatproof
EVs: 252 SDef / 252 Def / 4 HP
Adamant Nature
- Hypnosis
- Earthquake
- Gravity
- Zen Headbutt
Ah, Bronzong. It's such a helpful Pokemon. First off, it has heatproof instead of Levitate because Gravity removes that immunity anyway, so there isn't much point in having it. A neutrality to fire is much more helpful to me, as it allows me to EQ back. Also, under Gravity, Hypnosis gets perfect accuracy, surprising many Pokemon attempting to set-up. Element of surprise, right there. Zen Headbutt is a useful STAB, but I'm thinking of changing it for possibly Reflect / Light Screen.
Metagross @ Leftovers
Trait: Clear Body
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SDef
Jolly Nature
- Gravity
- Meteor Mash
- Earthquake
- DynamicPunch
Metagross is my one of my main attackers, and does act as a bit of a wall. This guy's moveset is extremely surprsing. With Gravity up, I can spam Meteor Mash for a chance to raise my attack, or Earthquake to hit almost any switch in neutrally. DynamicPunch has only 83% accuracy, not perfect, but hey, it's better than 50%. The confusion really helps in desperate times, but I probably should switch it out for another, more accurate move, such as Ice or Thunder Punch
Regirock @ Leftovers
Trait: Clear Body
EVs: 136 HP / 252 Atk / 120 SDef
Impish Nature
- Gravity
- Earthquake
- Thunder Wave
- Drain Punch
Haha, when was the last time you've seen one of these on a team? Whenever I make a sandstorm team, I always try to get a rock, steel, and ground type, and so, I chose Regirock. It is my other main attacker, and a complete tank under Sandstorm, but only under Sandstorm. Otherwise, it's Spec. Defense really lets me down. I basically T-Wave anything coming in. set up gravity, and Earthquake all over. The main problem with Regirock is that it has almost no way to restore health, so I chose Drain Punch. However, it sometimes just doesn't do enough damage, so I'm thinking of choosing Stone Edge over it instead, for the STAB and EdgeQuake combo
Reuniclus @ Flame Orb
Trait: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 Def / 4 SAtk / 252 SDef
Modest Nature
- Gravity
- Focus Blast
- Recover
- Psychic
Ok, I simply love reuni. With it's bulk, and ability, it's amazing. I use Flame Orb because it prevents it from falling asleep and being paralyzed. So, it's my best counter against Breloom and Amoongus, along with common T-wavers. Also, it is a complete Troll against Trick users. For that reason, Flame Orb is better, so that it can get Jirachi and other Steel types. And anyway, it has recover to restore health. So this is basically the Calm Mind set, but with improving accuracy instead of Stats. It really should explain itself.
Starmie @ Leftovers
Trait: Natural Cure
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Modest Nature
- Gravity
- Blizzard
- Thunder
- Hydro Pump
Ahh, my final Pokemon. Of course, this is a weather team, and as such, I need a way to eliminate other weather-inducers, mainly Politoed, since the rest of my team takes care of Ninetales, Abomasnow is pretty uncommon, and TTar is a friend. And while Thunder does get perfect accuracy in rain, it's always good to have a back up. Blizzard and Thunder for BoltBeam coverage, and Hydro Pump for powerful, accurate STAB. Hazards don't really scare me too much, and I really just have to switch into Starmie to stop the opponent from "wasting their time", in fear of a non existent rapid spin.
Concerns
Abomasnow is a threat, even though it's uncommon. Another threat is Celebi, as Starmie's Blizzard only does about 50% to spec. defensive.
Of course, Earthquake from the opponent's side hurts, but there really isn't much to do about that.
I'm thinking about switching out one of the steel/physics for something else, perhaps Bronzong, but they do work quite well, so I'm really not sure.
But what do you guys think? It's won plenty of battles, probably because the opponent didn't know what to expect when it saw the first Gravity up. But it has lost a few, too, mainly weather battles. Any changes I should make? I'd be happy to replace a Pokemon, but I'd really like the replacement to have Gravity and maybe an immunity to Sandstorm, as well. Thanks!
EDIT: Yes, I know my EV spread sucks. I'm not really good at those, haha. But once PS! comes back up, I'll change them. Thanks for the help guys!
