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Alright guys voting is over for Same-Type week! YABO wins with 11 votes, Aquadext comes in at 2nd with 9 while Dr Ciel gets a nice 7 votes at 3rd, so congrats to them and thanks to everyone that participated! This week's type core will be
, it's also our first Type Core featuring the Ice-type, good luck!
Aquadext 9
YABO 11
Dr Ciel 7
NV 3
Cyndequil 1
Eeyore 2
TSR 1
Do A Bibarel 2
Accelgor 2
Okay, so this isn't the BEST core ever, but it's actually a decent offensive core. Heliolisk synergizes really well with Mega Swampert thanks to the Rain healing up Heliolisk thanks to Dry Skin and Heliolisk' ability to use THUNDER and counter bulky waters for Swampert. Cloyster may have a bad rap due to low ladder, but it's still a pretty decent mon due to it's ability to sweep with Shell Smash or crush a potential wall with Explosion. I use Hydro Pump to hit physically defensive mons like Mega Aggron for big damage. This core has problems with some stuff, like Grass types, but it's overall a cool offensive core that I've been liking.
Mamoswine, an unbelievably unutilized mon due to the nature of "Bulky Water: the tier: the movie" has the ungodly unity of Ground and Ice, allowing it to effectively take on Grass, Flying, Steel, and Fire simultaneously, three of which it should be weak to. Ice Shard provides priority, taking on faster threats, and hitting incredibly strong while holding a Life Orb, while Knock Off is used for utility, as well as crippling Reuniclus and . With the highest attack out of Ground-Types in the tier, wall breaking is the name of the game. It is good to note however that Adamant allows for the ability to OHKO Crobat and Honchkrow with Ice Shard after rocks, but Jolly allows us to outspeed Jolly Gatr and Adamant Heracross, both of which otherwise can easily take it down.
Gastrodon, also being a Ground-Type heralds the incredible defensive typing of Water/Ground. With amazing bulk, and Storm Drain's instant reward into a switched Water-Type, it takes all forms of the strongest attackers in the tier. Scald and Earth Power give good coverage, but it's Toxic and Recover that Gastro finds its niche.
Zapdos then, fills in the last puzzle piece. Its main role is a defogger, but its ability to Pressure-stall annihilates the many 8 or 16 PP moves that hit the tier, most notably Draco's from Hydreigon. STAB T-bolt and Heat Wave is a good duo, and stronger than the common HP Grass, as Gastrodon takes on Swampert just fine.
Zapdos and Swampert are a very effective core together as Swampert takes on the Ice- and Rock-type attacks aimed at Zapdos while Zapdos handles Grass-types very well thanks to Heat Wave and its part Flying typing. Mega Abomasnow rounds out this core as not only does it synergizes amazingly with Swampert and Zapdos both, but it also provides a way to passively wear down the opponent thanks to Hail. Abomasnow also takes on pesky Dragon-types as well as Swampert in general, allowing Zapdos to forgo Hidden Power coverage for Toxic to rack up even more passive damage on the opponent when coupled with Hail. While the sets seem standard, these three form a really decent defensive backbone for any team as they are able to support one another while also dishing out damage via Toxic, Hail, and powerful attacks. Defog is another option on Zapdos should you so need a Defogger / lack a place elsewhere on the team to fit hazard control.
Nidoqueen is a great lead in the current meta due to the combination of natural bulk, typing and movepool. Nidoqueen is a safe lead for a fair amount of standard leads, countering Galvantula, Cobalion, Zapdos, Crobat and Mega-Beedrill. I prefer running Special bulk on my Nidoqueen to give it more life later on in the match, but Physical defense would sync up better with this core due to the fact that it will not want to take any Physical Fire or Rock move in general. Roar deals any setup sweepers you can encounter
Defensive Zapdos is a staple for many teams due to a good defensive typing, access to a reliable recovery move in Roost and access to Defog to remove hazards that would otherwise widdle down this core. Discharge is on this set because the extra chance of paralysis can be vital to the flexibility that this core can give a potential team. The difference between Thunderbolt and Discharge is only a 10 Base damage difference but Discharge give the same amount paralysis chance as Scald. Heat Wave is on this simply for a lack of a better move.
Abomasnow-Mega is an absolute threat to anything that doesn't resist it's STABs. Abomasnow only needs a single Swords Dance to start putting absolutely massive amounts of hurt on any pokemon willing to take a move. Due to a great amount of natural bulk. This makes Abomasnow a great pivot when it can come on moves like Hydro Pump or Surf where it can easily tank one and then Swords Dance on a switch.
Nidoqueen and Abomasnow actually synergize very well, with Nidoqueen setting up Stealth Rocks to weaken up some walls such as Arcanine that Abomasnow might have trouble breaking through. Zapdos is for defogging Rocks on your side so Abomasnow won't need to take 25% on switch in, and possibly paralyze an opponent to take even more pressure off of Abomasnow.
Oh hi, I feel like Glalie deserves more attention in this meta so I wanted to include him in a core. I added defensive pert to fix his obvious problem with fire mons and goes hand in hand with his weakness to fire/rock/steel, it also deals with the obvious steels such as forretress, doublade etc. and is also a clear answer to dactyl. To fix his issue to fight mons such as lucario and cobalion I added zapdos, who also rounds up the coverage towards grasses who may annoy swampert, helps deal with some waters and is also a good defogger, since glalie doesnt like hazards at all.
As for the sets I wanted to try the super fang+freeze dry combination for glalie, it can actually deal with stuff like momola or cune, and also opposing swampert, since as you can see I'm not running any hp grass on zapdos, so this core would otherwise struggle with pert a bit. There's nothing much to say for the rest except my personal choice about discharge>tbolt just because some para would be nice for glalie, but it could be changed I guess. Hope you liked it.
Alright guys, this project is now back on track and voting is now over for the
cores! NV wins with an astounding 11 votes while Eeyore gets runner-up with 3 votes. Grats to them and thanks to everyone that participated! This weeks type core will be:
Good luck! :]
You may also use Gyarados in this round if you'd like
Galvantula @ Life Orb
Ability: Compound Eyes
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Sticky Web
- Thunder
- Bug Buzz
- Energy Ball
OG STUNNA (Servine) @ Eviolite
Ability: Contrary
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Leaf Storm
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Giga Drain
- Glare
Here is a fire Sticky Webs offensive core that I have never lost with (currently 103-0 with this core). It features the always threatening LO Galvantula to break walls, and more importantly, lay Webs for Servine. Servine is really slow, so it needs Webs. The beauty of this is that even if Webs get bounced, Servine gets a boost due to Contrary. Anyway, Tornadus is here to punish Defog with Defiant. Also gives U-Turn support since Servine is frail. I implore you all to try this core, as it is unstoppable when played correctly.
This is a fine core featuring Gyarados, my favorite drop Zapdos, and UU recently in love mon Mega Sceptile. Those 3 work great together, covering most of each other weakness and breaking thru each other counters until you can finally sweep.
Toxic Zapdos wears down most of UU rockers while Defog guarantee no hazards on your side of the field. Mixed Defensive Zapdos is an amazing wall thanks to its typing and 90/90/90 defenses, which let him take on most attackers, physicals or specials, lacking a super effective move to it. Tbf, after playing several battles with it, I'd say only the Nidos are a safe switch in for this thing. Thunderbolt is the move of choice, but Discharge is a damn good option, with that 30% chance to paralize your opponent and give you free turns.
Gyarados is UU most recent drop, and is imo a great asset for balance teams, being able to check Mamoswine, something balance needed desperately for a long time. I'm using a bulky DD set with Leftovers, 88 EVs on HP let Gyarados confortably setup on most physical attackers after Intimidate, with 228 EVs on Spe putting it on the same speed tier as Adamant Gatr. +1 outspeed Noivern and everything below it, and after +2 not even Scarf Mienshao can get you. The choice between Bounce and Earthquake (or other options like Ice Fang) depends pretty much on the rest of the build, but I'd stick with Bounce just for STAB.
Last but not least, Mega Sceptile. Thanks to Lightning Rod, Mega Sceptile is able to prey on the few electric mons that can somehow stop Gyarados. Besides that, Modest Sceptile is a fantastic wallbreaker, being incredibly hard to switch on if you don't have a dedicated special wall like Florges or Blissey. Timid Sceptile is a good mon too, as you can outspeed a few more things, but I rather stick with Modest for damage. Energy Ball is an option over Giga Drain if you wanna damage, and everything else is standard, with Dragon Pulse, Focus Blast and Leaf Storm.
, it's also our first Type Core featuring the Ice-type, good luck!
