Hey folks, I've tested this team extensively and have talked with many people about it, and I am finally ready to show it off to the general public, my Scolipede quick pass team!
Import:
Scolipede @ Mental Herb
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 Spe
Impish Nature
- Baton Pass
- Protect
- Substitute
- Iron Defense
Espeon @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Bounce
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Morning Sun
- Calm Mind
- Dazzling Gleam
- Stored Power
Latios (M) @ Light Clay
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Memento
- Reflect
- Light Screen
- Hidden Power [Fighting]
Aerodactyl @ Aerodactylite
Ability: Unnerve
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Aerial Ace
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- Fire Fang
Clefable @ Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
- Moonlight
- Calm Mind
- Moonblast
- Stored Power
Oh no it's (Wobbuffet) @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Shadow Tag
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Encore
- Counter
- Mirror Coat
- Safeguard
General Strat:
This team is very much still a work in progress, but the general idea is to lead with dual screens latios, get the screens up, memento, send out scolipede and nab a free Iron Defense(ID from here on out) or 3, and then BP to espeon or clefable to sweep. That's really all it does. It's absolutely a cheese team, but one that can destroy approximately 85% of the OU ladder. Note that this team has 3 very viable leads. Latios is the one I use most because of it's ability to setup on almost anything. Wobb is great against stally leads like ferrothorn and heatran. Scoli can also function as a scout when needed with protect and BP.
In Depth Analysis:
Scolipede: This guy is the main star of the show. He is insanely bulky even without screens on the physical side due to speedy IDs. With screens, he can get at least one ID off of anyone but taunt thundy and phazers. Subs is mostly there to screw over trickscarfers, which can stop an espeon sweep dead and cripple scolipede. That being said, I've ran rock slide in the past for zards and EQ for tran. Here's a few calcs I like to show off to show just how ridiculous this guy gets.
252+ Atk Choice Band Ho-Oh Brave Bird vs. +2 248 HP / 252+ Def Scolipede: 252-296 (78 - 91.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
This is basically showing that choiced phys mons simply will not prevent scoli from passing as long as he gets an ID up (unless your name is darmantian or a fairly lucky staraptor).
252+ Atk Choice Band Arceus Extreme Speed vs. 248 HP / 252+ Def Scolipede: 159-187 (49.2 - 57.8%) -- 96.9% chance to 2HKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Arceus Extreme Speed vs. +2 248 HP / 252+ Def Scolipede: 79-94 (24.4 - 29.1%) -- 99.8% chance to 4HKO
Here's the most powerful neutral priority in the game, fails to even check scoli, let alone counter. Megazors and Azumarils have no chance.
So you may be asking "why are these uber calcs relevant?" They are relevant because no physical mon in OU hits harder then these things, so attacking scolipede with a physical mon is quite possibly the worst thing you can do as he will more often then not laugh, and at absolute worst pass to one of his healthy teammates for a sweep. Any priority abuser not named talonflame or m-pinsir may as well not even switch in, and even powerful STAB stone edges often fail to make a dent into scoli. Unstabbed stone edges need'nt even be bothered with unless you are fishing for a crit.
252+ Atk Garchomp Stone Edge vs. 248 HP / 252+ Def Scolipede: 186-220 (57.5 - 68.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
That's with no defense boosts folks.
Obviously, special attackers wreck scolipede. Something like thundy can easily kill scolipede given just a tiny bit of prior damage, and scoli instantly folds to any SE special move not named psyshock.
252 SpA Life Orb Thundurus Thunderbolt vs. 248 HP / 0 SpD Scolipede: 253-298 (78.3 - 92.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
That being said, slapping fire blast on random-ass mons are not going to do much more then force out scoli unless you really invest in it.
252 SpA Tyranitar Fire Blast vs. 248 HP / 0 SpD Scolipede: 262-310 (81.1 - 95.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 SpA Gyarados Fire Blast vs. 248 HP / 0 SpD Scolipede: 200-236 (61.9 - 73%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
So Scoli can't take a special hit very well, that's where teammates come in.
Latios: Meet the fellow that pushed scolipede over the edge, duel screens latios! Stupid? Probably, but it does a phenominal job of making whatever is out total setup bait with memento, and duel screens literally doubles scolipedes already amazing physical bulk. Now, not only is every physical mon doing nothing but praying for a crit, but even most special mons are ripe for at least a single turn of setup. Nothing else on this team really benefits from this, but that's ok. I've had a few times where I would setup screens and then hard swap straight into zard to tear some holes in the enemy team. HP fighting is there to lure bisharp mostly, though it can also be used to weaken ttar and tran when needed.
Some calcs for your pleasure
252 SpA Life Orb Thundurus Thunderbolt vs. 248 HP / 0 SpD Scolipede through Light Screen: 127-149 (39.3 - 46.1%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Keldeo Hydro Pump vs. 248 HP / 0 SpD Scolipede through Light Screen: 182-214 (56.3 - 66.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252+ SpA Heatran Fire Blast vs. 248 HP / 0 SpD Scolipede through Light Screen: 268-316 (82.9 - 97.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 Atk Life Orb Terrakion Stone Edge vs. 248 HP / 252+ Def Scolipede through Reflect: 165-195 (51 - 60.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Talonflame Brave Bird vs. 248 HP / 252+ Def Scolipede through Reflect: 183-216 (56.6 - 66.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 Atk Aerilate Mega Pinsir Return vs. 248 HP / 252+ Def Scolipede through Reflect: 193-228 (59.7 - 70.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 SpA Life Orb Sheer Force Landorus Psychic vs. 248 HP / 0 SpD Scolipede through Light Screen: 205-243 (63.4 - 75.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
So yeah, packing anything short of a really friggen strong fire blast / psychic is just going to get setup in front of at least once, probably multiple times if it's a phys mon.
So we can obtain boosts in front of just about anything, but what good is that without something to receive those boosts? Meet the next teammate.
Espeon: So we can reliably nab defense and speed in front of pretty much any offensive pokemon, but what good are defensive boosts if we don't have an incredibly scary setup sweeper to take advantage of them? Meet one of the scariest and most underrated stallbreaker out there, Espeon. Given some badly needed defense and speed from scoli, and espeon turns into a very dominating presense that can easily break offensive and defensive teams alike in half. Heck, given +6 defense and +3 speed, espeon needs exactly one CM, if any at all, to start sweeping. Given the huge variety of situations espeon may find itself in, posting calcs would be pretty useless. It's better to just see this happen for yourselves. Dazzling Gleam is there because Mega Sableye is very common on stall and I like 6-0ing stall teams. Morning sun basically means that attacking with anything that's not a 2hko is nothing but a fishing expedition unless sand is up (one more reason for ttar to die at all costs). That being said, sometimes, espeon is just too slow to get to sweeping, so I have a backup.
Clefable: The meta has recently shifted to favor specially based sweepers like M-Diancie, Lando-I, and Megadoom. This thing can swap into pretty much any of them and start setting up. Furthermore, it's low defense is quickly patched up by scolipede, making it borderline impenetrable on both ends of the spectrum. Pretty much its only weaknesses are that it can be phased/status'd and that it needs a good +3 speed to start outspeeding crap. It's also a bit slower then espeon in that stored power takes longer to become relevant, whereas espeon's stored power is almost immediately relevant due to STAB and good SPA, even uninvested. Still, in this meta, clefable has more then pulled it's own weight and is a welcome addition to the team.
That being said, even the best plans can go awry, and I need another backup plan. Teammates once again help.
Mega-Aerodactyl: At this point I realized that I had an open mega slot! I decided to use this rare opportunity to find myself a strong revenge killer to fill in greninja's shoes. I decided against megalop because she's tflame bait and we have enough of that, ditto for absol, so I went with aero. I experimented a lot with its moveset and have tried everything from duel STAB + EQ + elemental fang to no STAB, 3 elemental fangs + EQ. However, the above seems to fit my needs best as an all purpose revenge killer + ferro lure.
Wobbuffet: This guy was placed on my team to help counter phasers, and he does an admirable job of turning some of my biggest nuisances into my best friends (aka setup bait). He can easily swap into any potential phaser without fear, and then use encore to lock them into some useless move like SR or Toxic. At that point just hard swap in scolipede and enjoy your free turn of setup. If the enemy phaser gets locked into a move scoli can't swap into like lava plume, just kill the guy and move on with your life. I went with SP defensive to help reduce my special attack weakness a bit and help check opposing BP teams.
Notable recent replays:
These replays are from the upper ladder OU that I feel help illustrate how this team functions, especially against competent players. Note that only replays of the most recent version of this team will be here, any others will be in the replay archive below. I feel that replays demonstrate this team's powers far better then my words ever will. Feel free to search my name here in case I've missed any good replays (I am but one man).
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/oususpecttest-209805054
A lot of people don't realize that mega-pinsir cannot swap in and prevent scolipede from BPing unless he's adamant.
252 Atk Aerilate Mega Pinsir Return vs. +4 248 HP / 252+ Def Scolipede: 132-156 (40.8 - 48.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
+2 252 Atk Aerilate Mega Pinsir Return vs. +6 248 HP / 252+ Def Scolipede: 194-230 (60 - 71.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+2 252 Atk Aerilate Mega Pinsir Quick Attack vs. +6 248 HP / 252+ Def Scolipede: 78-92 (24.1 - 28.4%) -- 92.6% chance to 4HKO
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/oususpecttest-209809229
Shows clefable putting in work, being able to tank Zard-X's flare blitzes despite me being greedy af (granted, he was pretty greedy too)
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/oususpecttest-209810324
Shows literally every member of my team doing what they're supposed to. The synergy is almost beautiful. Note that this version happens to be running ice fang aero instead of fire fang. I swap up the fang choice depending on what I'm seeing and what I want dead.
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/oususpecttest-209812050
Another showing of why I run Clefable. Against a team this offensive, magic bounce holds relatively little meaning. Clefable, on the other hand, can comfortably swap into m-diancie's moves (especially with screens support) and setup in its face. Note that this was before I started running HP-fight latios, but the result would've been pretty much the same.
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/oususpecttest-209816906
Just a replay to show how beating geopass with this team is as simple as winning a 50/50 against smeargle. Note that once smeargle was locked, mega-aero could have just as easily dispatched it (and I prolly should have just done that, but unaware is so cool).
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/oususpecttest-210214288
Shows this team against special spam. Basically the key to winning this kind of matchup is moving quick and start sweeping before your opponent knows what hit him(and maybe winning a coin flip or two)
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/oususpecttest-210470199
This replay is kinda special to me just because it was the one that got me my first suspect reqs ever. More relevantly, this replay shows HP-Fighting Latios working phenomenally as a Bisharp lure. Also shows the almighty CB talonflame getting setup in front of. This, folks, is one of the many reasons why I run max defense Scolipede.
Replays of Past Versions of This Team:
Just in case you care about seeing how this team developed.
Difficult Matchups:
As much success as my team has been having, there are a few things it has trouble with.
1. Weather teams, especially rain teams. Speed boosting abilities like swift swim and chlorophyll give this team a lot of trouble as they are usually specially based and take away scoli's biggest source of bulk, his fast IDs. That being said, they still need an answer for the memento gambit.
2. Perish Song. I'm sure you can guess why perish song sucks. Basically, if I cannot ohko the perish songer, then I will get forced out. Depending on how many boosts have been obtained and the team comp, I may or may not be able to make a few holes before the timer is up, but most perish song teams are running protect or fake out to limit the damage.
3. Haze. As long as they are used proactively, I cannot setup until they are out of the way. If I can't trap them or otherwise kill them, I will probably lose.
4. Unaware CM clefable can actually beat espeon in a setup fight thanks to it ignoring sp-def boosts, still dies to zard most of the time tho. Also gets completely destroyed by wobbuffet one way or another.
5. Phasers: While phasers alone cannot beat this team, when paired with something that can beat espeon they make life very difficult indeed. Bringing out a mon that can even threaten to phase will frequently cause scoli to stop boosting earlier then he would prefer, which makes espeon that much more manageable and can frequently buy you a few turns. Make sure you play very carefully around Wobb though, he can easily turn your phaser into a liability.
6. Trickscarf: Only effective under circumstances where espeon has one or no speed boosts, but when combined with a dark type can be a very effective stop gap. Scoli can sub if he makes it to +2 speed and zard-x simply does not care.
7. Sash-Endeavor also works very well. This team does not run hazards, meaning that your sash-endeavor mon will probably be healthy when the espeon sweep starts. Note that you still need to either force scolipede to pass fewer then +6 defense, nullify espy's lefties via burn or knock off, or have a very strong priority abuser to kill off the weakened espeon. If none of the above conditions are fulfilled, espeon can simply tank the priority move and recover the damage, as most unboosted priority moves fail to even do 12%.
8. Specially based speed boosters (ie RP lando-I and M-Diancie). Basically, these mons are capable of forcing out scolipede while at the same time boost their speed. Note that if screens are up, clef can frequently come in and setup in their face. They're still a potent win con though.
Special Mentions:
Special thanks needs to go out to jbtc10 for helping me workshop ideas for this team well before this RMT was even a thought, as well as being an all around great guy and pleasure to talk to.
Well, that's about all I have to say, I'm very open to any suggestions you have, especially for the 5th and 6th members. Lemme know what you all think.
*changelog*
August 21st
swapped out togekiss for specs sylveon. Has the immediate power I need, can poke holes into teams for preparation for a sweep, and makes a decent receiver for speed alone due to already having power and bulk.
Added some new replays to show off this change.
October 7th
Replaced Sylveon with Wobbuffet, does very nicely versus heatran and other phasers.
Added some new replays to show off wobb's power
October 9th
Gave Zard-X dragon claw and made some minor EV changes.
Added a replay to show off dragon claw zard wrecking stuff.
October 10th
Optimized espeons IVs a bit. Yay gen 6 HP mechanics!
October 15th
added a replay
October 21st
Went ahead and changed wobb's item to sitrus berry and replaced extrasensory with dark pulse on ninja.
November 3rd
Completely changed ninjas set, now he can lead and lure and play all sorts of mindgames in addition to his revenge killing duties. Also changed HP fighting to Dazzling Gleam on Espeon (I've flip flopped between the two so many times it's not even funny. Depends almost entirely on whether I'm more ticked off about bisharp and ttar or the though of sableye hard walling espeon that day).
November 4th
Added ORAS replay
November 5th
Added more replays and fixed espeon's IVs
January 13th
Replaced Greninja with Terrakion. RIP Smogon Frog.
Also added in some stuff about Sash-Endeavor, a fairly effective counter that causes me to lose games every now and then.
February 4th
Added specially based speed boosters to the OP.
February 12th
Did a major overhaul of the RMT to fare better against the ORAS meta.
Replaced Zard-X with CM unaware Clefable.
Replaced Terrakion with Mega-Aerodactyl.
Changed Latios' moveset a bit
Added replays to reflect the above changes.
Import:
Scolipede @ Mental Herb
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 Spe
Impish Nature
- Baton Pass
- Protect
- Substitute
- Iron Defense
Espeon @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Bounce
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Morning Sun
- Calm Mind
- Dazzling Gleam
- Stored Power
Latios (M) @ Light Clay
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Memento
- Reflect
- Light Screen
- Hidden Power [Fighting]
Aerodactyl @ Aerodactylite
Ability: Unnerve
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Aerial Ace
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- Fire Fang
Clefable @ Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
- Moonlight
- Calm Mind
- Moonblast
- Stored Power
Oh no it's (Wobbuffet) @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Shadow Tag
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Encore
- Counter
- Mirror Coat
- Safeguard
General Strat:
This team is very much still a work in progress, but the general idea is to lead with dual screens latios, get the screens up, memento, send out scolipede and nab a free Iron Defense(ID from here on out) or 3, and then BP to espeon or clefable to sweep. That's really all it does. It's absolutely a cheese team, but one that can destroy approximately 85% of the OU ladder. Note that this team has 3 very viable leads. Latios is the one I use most because of it's ability to setup on almost anything. Wobb is great against stally leads like ferrothorn and heatran. Scoli can also function as a scout when needed with protect and BP.
In Depth Analysis:
Scolipede: This guy is the main star of the show. He is insanely bulky even without screens on the physical side due to speedy IDs. With screens, he can get at least one ID off of anyone but taunt thundy and phazers. Subs is mostly there to screw over trickscarfers, which can stop an espeon sweep dead and cripple scolipede. That being said, I've ran rock slide in the past for zards and EQ for tran. Here's a few calcs I like to show off to show just how ridiculous this guy gets.
252+ Atk Choice Band Ho-Oh Brave Bird vs. +2 248 HP / 252+ Def Scolipede: 252-296 (78 - 91.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
This is basically showing that choiced phys mons simply will not prevent scoli from passing as long as he gets an ID up (unless your name is darmantian or a fairly lucky staraptor).
252+ Atk Choice Band Arceus Extreme Speed vs. 248 HP / 252+ Def Scolipede: 159-187 (49.2 - 57.8%) -- 96.9% chance to 2HKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Arceus Extreme Speed vs. +2 248 HP / 252+ Def Scolipede: 79-94 (24.4 - 29.1%) -- 99.8% chance to 4HKO
Here's the most powerful neutral priority in the game, fails to even check scoli, let alone counter. Megazors and Azumarils have no chance.
So you may be asking "why are these uber calcs relevant?" They are relevant because no physical mon in OU hits harder then these things, so attacking scolipede with a physical mon is quite possibly the worst thing you can do as he will more often then not laugh, and at absolute worst pass to one of his healthy teammates for a sweep. Any priority abuser not named talonflame or m-pinsir may as well not even switch in, and even powerful STAB stone edges often fail to make a dent into scoli. Unstabbed stone edges need'nt even be bothered with unless you are fishing for a crit.
252+ Atk Garchomp Stone Edge vs. 248 HP / 252+ Def Scolipede: 186-220 (57.5 - 68.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
That's with no defense boosts folks.
Obviously, special attackers wreck scolipede. Something like thundy can easily kill scolipede given just a tiny bit of prior damage, and scoli instantly folds to any SE special move not named psyshock.
252 SpA Life Orb Thundurus Thunderbolt vs. 248 HP / 0 SpD Scolipede: 253-298 (78.3 - 92.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
That being said, slapping fire blast on random-ass mons are not going to do much more then force out scoli unless you really invest in it.
252 SpA Tyranitar Fire Blast vs. 248 HP / 0 SpD Scolipede: 262-310 (81.1 - 95.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 SpA Gyarados Fire Blast vs. 248 HP / 0 SpD Scolipede: 200-236 (61.9 - 73%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
So Scoli can't take a special hit very well, that's where teammates come in.
Latios: Meet the fellow that pushed scolipede over the edge, duel screens latios! Stupid? Probably, but it does a phenominal job of making whatever is out total setup bait with memento, and duel screens literally doubles scolipedes already amazing physical bulk. Now, not only is every physical mon doing nothing but praying for a crit, but even most special mons are ripe for at least a single turn of setup. Nothing else on this team really benefits from this, but that's ok. I've had a few times where I would setup screens and then hard swap straight into zard to tear some holes in the enemy team. HP fighting is there to lure bisharp mostly, though it can also be used to weaken ttar and tran when needed.
Some calcs for your pleasure
252 SpA Life Orb Thundurus Thunderbolt vs. 248 HP / 0 SpD Scolipede through Light Screen: 127-149 (39.3 - 46.1%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Keldeo Hydro Pump vs. 248 HP / 0 SpD Scolipede through Light Screen: 182-214 (56.3 - 66.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252+ SpA Heatran Fire Blast vs. 248 HP / 0 SpD Scolipede through Light Screen: 268-316 (82.9 - 97.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 Atk Life Orb Terrakion Stone Edge vs. 248 HP / 252+ Def Scolipede through Reflect: 165-195 (51 - 60.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Talonflame Brave Bird vs. 248 HP / 252+ Def Scolipede through Reflect: 183-216 (56.6 - 66.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 Atk Aerilate Mega Pinsir Return vs. 248 HP / 252+ Def Scolipede through Reflect: 193-228 (59.7 - 70.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252 SpA Life Orb Sheer Force Landorus Psychic vs. 248 HP / 0 SpD Scolipede through Light Screen: 205-243 (63.4 - 75.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
So yeah, packing anything short of a really friggen strong fire blast / psychic is just going to get setup in front of at least once, probably multiple times if it's a phys mon.
So we can obtain boosts in front of just about anything, but what good is that without something to receive those boosts? Meet the next teammate.
Espeon: So we can reliably nab defense and speed in front of pretty much any offensive pokemon, but what good are defensive boosts if we don't have an incredibly scary setup sweeper to take advantage of them? Meet one of the scariest and most underrated stallbreaker out there, Espeon. Given some badly needed defense and speed from scoli, and espeon turns into a very dominating presense that can easily break offensive and defensive teams alike in half. Heck, given +6 defense and +3 speed, espeon needs exactly one CM, if any at all, to start sweeping. Given the huge variety of situations espeon may find itself in, posting calcs would be pretty useless. It's better to just see this happen for yourselves. Dazzling Gleam is there because Mega Sableye is very common on stall and I like 6-0ing stall teams. Morning sun basically means that attacking with anything that's not a 2hko is nothing but a fishing expedition unless sand is up (one more reason for ttar to die at all costs). That being said, sometimes, espeon is just too slow to get to sweeping, so I have a backup.
Clefable: The meta has recently shifted to favor specially based sweepers like M-Diancie, Lando-I, and Megadoom. This thing can swap into pretty much any of them and start setting up. Furthermore, it's low defense is quickly patched up by scolipede, making it borderline impenetrable on both ends of the spectrum. Pretty much its only weaknesses are that it can be phased/status'd and that it needs a good +3 speed to start outspeeding crap. It's also a bit slower then espeon in that stored power takes longer to become relevant, whereas espeon's stored power is almost immediately relevant due to STAB and good SPA, even uninvested. Still, in this meta, clefable has more then pulled it's own weight and is a welcome addition to the team.
That being said, even the best plans can go awry, and I need another backup plan. Teammates once again help.
Mega-Aerodactyl: At this point I realized that I had an open mega slot! I decided to use this rare opportunity to find myself a strong revenge killer to fill in greninja's shoes. I decided against megalop because she's tflame bait and we have enough of that, ditto for absol, so I went with aero. I experimented a lot with its moveset and have tried everything from duel STAB + EQ + elemental fang to no STAB, 3 elemental fangs + EQ. However, the above seems to fit my needs best as an all purpose revenge killer + ferro lure.
Wobbuffet: This guy was placed on my team to help counter phasers, and he does an admirable job of turning some of my biggest nuisances into my best friends (aka setup bait). He can easily swap into any potential phaser without fear, and then use encore to lock them into some useless move like SR or Toxic. At that point just hard swap in scolipede and enjoy your free turn of setup. If the enemy phaser gets locked into a move scoli can't swap into like lava plume, just kill the guy and move on with your life. I went with SP defensive to help reduce my special attack weakness a bit and help check opposing BP teams.
Notable recent replays:
These replays are from the upper ladder OU that I feel help illustrate how this team functions, especially against competent players. Note that only replays of the most recent version of this team will be here, any others will be in the replay archive below. I feel that replays demonstrate this team's powers far better then my words ever will. Feel free to search my name here in case I've missed any good replays (I am but one man).
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/oususpecttest-209805054
A lot of people don't realize that mega-pinsir cannot swap in and prevent scolipede from BPing unless he's adamant.
252 Atk Aerilate Mega Pinsir Return vs. +4 248 HP / 252+ Def Scolipede: 132-156 (40.8 - 48.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
+2 252 Atk Aerilate Mega Pinsir Return vs. +6 248 HP / 252+ Def Scolipede: 194-230 (60 - 71.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+2 252 Atk Aerilate Mega Pinsir Quick Attack vs. +6 248 HP / 252+ Def Scolipede: 78-92 (24.1 - 28.4%) -- 92.6% chance to 4HKO
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/oususpecttest-209809229
Shows clefable putting in work, being able to tank Zard-X's flare blitzes despite me being greedy af (granted, he was pretty greedy too)
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/oususpecttest-209810324
Shows literally every member of my team doing what they're supposed to. The synergy is almost beautiful. Note that this version happens to be running ice fang aero instead of fire fang. I swap up the fang choice depending on what I'm seeing and what I want dead.
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/oususpecttest-209812050
Another showing of why I run Clefable. Against a team this offensive, magic bounce holds relatively little meaning. Clefable, on the other hand, can comfortably swap into m-diancie's moves (especially with screens support) and setup in its face. Note that this was before I started running HP-fight latios, but the result would've been pretty much the same.
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/oususpecttest-209816906
Just a replay to show how beating geopass with this team is as simple as winning a 50/50 against smeargle. Note that once smeargle was locked, mega-aero could have just as easily dispatched it (and I prolly should have just done that, but unaware is so cool).
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/oususpecttest-210214288
Shows this team against special spam. Basically the key to winning this kind of matchup is moving quick and start sweeping before your opponent knows what hit him(and maybe winning a coin flip or two)
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/oususpecttest-210470199
This replay is kinda special to me just because it was the one that got me my first suspect reqs ever. More relevantly, this replay shows HP-Fighting Latios working phenomenally as a Bisharp lure. Also shows the almighty CB talonflame getting setup in front of. This, folks, is one of the many reasons why I run max defense Scolipede.
Replays of Past Versions of This Team:
Just in case you care about seeing how this team developed.
Note that this team is basically a mutation of the team I used back during the BP suspect test.
Difficult Matchups:
As much success as my team has been having, there are a few things it has trouble with.
1. Weather teams, especially rain teams. Speed boosting abilities like swift swim and chlorophyll give this team a lot of trouble as they are usually specially based and take away scoli's biggest source of bulk, his fast IDs. That being said, they still need an answer for the memento gambit.
2. Perish Song. I'm sure you can guess why perish song sucks. Basically, if I cannot ohko the perish songer, then I will get forced out. Depending on how many boosts have been obtained and the team comp, I may or may not be able to make a few holes before the timer is up, but most perish song teams are running protect or fake out to limit the damage.
3. Haze. As long as they are used proactively, I cannot setup until they are out of the way. If I can't trap them or otherwise kill them, I will probably lose.
4. Unaware CM clefable can actually beat espeon in a setup fight thanks to it ignoring sp-def boosts, still dies to zard most of the time tho. Also gets completely destroyed by wobbuffet one way or another.
5. Phasers: While phasers alone cannot beat this team, when paired with something that can beat espeon they make life very difficult indeed. Bringing out a mon that can even threaten to phase will frequently cause scoli to stop boosting earlier then he would prefer, which makes espeon that much more manageable and can frequently buy you a few turns. Make sure you play very carefully around Wobb though, he can easily turn your phaser into a liability.
6. Trickscarf: Only effective under circumstances where espeon has one or no speed boosts, but when combined with a dark type can be a very effective stop gap. Scoli can sub if he makes it to +2 speed and zard-x simply does not care.
7. Sash-Endeavor also works very well. This team does not run hazards, meaning that your sash-endeavor mon will probably be healthy when the espeon sweep starts. Note that you still need to either force scolipede to pass fewer then +6 defense, nullify espy's lefties via burn or knock off, or have a very strong priority abuser to kill off the weakened espeon. If none of the above conditions are fulfilled, espeon can simply tank the priority move and recover the damage, as most unboosted priority moves fail to even do 12%.
8. Specially based speed boosters (ie RP lando-I and M-Diancie). Basically, these mons are capable of forcing out scolipede while at the same time boost their speed. Note that if screens are up, clef can frequently come in and setup in their face. They're still a potent win con though.
Special Mentions:
Special thanks needs to go out to jbtc10 for helping me workshop ideas for this team well before this RMT was even a thought, as well as being an all around great guy and pleasure to talk to.
Well, that's about all I have to say, I'm very open to any suggestions you have, especially for the 5th and 6th members. Lemme know what you all think.
*changelog*
August 21st
swapped out togekiss for specs sylveon. Has the immediate power I need, can poke holes into teams for preparation for a sweep, and makes a decent receiver for speed alone due to already having power and bulk.
Added some new replays to show off this change.
October 7th
Replaced Sylveon with Wobbuffet, does very nicely versus heatran and other phasers.
Added some new replays to show off wobb's power
October 9th
Gave Zard-X dragon claw and made some minor EV changes.
Added a replay to show off dragon claw zard wrecking stuff.
October 10th
Optimized espeons IVs a bit. Yay gen 6 HP mechanics!
October 15th
added a replay
October 21st
Went ahead and changed wobb's item to sitrus berry and replaced extrasensory with dark pulse on ninja.
November 3rd
Completely changed ninjas set, now he can lead and lure and play all sorts of mindgames in addition to his revenge killing duties. Also changed HP fighting to Dazzling Gleam on Espeon (I've flip flopped between the two so many times it's not even funny. Depends almost entirely on whether I'm more ticked off about bisharp and ttar or the though of sableye hard walling espeon that day).
November 4th
Added ORAS replay
November 5th
Added more replays and fixed espeon's IVs
January 13th
Replaced Greninja with Terrakion. RIP Smogon Frog.
Also added in some stuff about Sash-Endeavor, a fairly effective counter that causes me to lose games every now and then.
February 4th
Added specially based speed boosters to the OP.
February 12th
Did a major overhaul of the RMT to fare better against the ORAS meta.
Replaced Zard-X with CM unaware Clefable.
Replaced Terrakion with Mega-Aerodactyl.
Changed Latios' moveset a bit
Added replays to reflect the above changes.
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