SM OU Teambuilding Competition Round 12: Alakazam (Building Phase)

Glue · Mar 16, 2017

Zygarde @ Choice Band
Ability: Aura Break
EVs: 160 HP / 252 Atk / 96 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Thousand Arrows
- Outrage
- Extreme Speed
- Iron Tail

Charizard-Mega-Y @ Charizardite Y
Ability: Drought
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Fire Blast
- Solar Beam
- Focus Blast
- Roost

Tapu Fini @ Leftovers
Ability: Misty Surge
EVs: 248 HP / 192 Def / 16 SpD / 52 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nature's Madness
- Taunt
- Defog
- Moonblast

Tangrowth @ Assault Vest
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Sassy Nature
- Leaf Storm
- Knock Off
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Earthquake

Bronzong @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Stealth Rock
- Gyro Ball
- Earthquake
- Hidden Power [Ice]

Terrakion @ Rockium Z
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge
- Quick Attack

I started off with Choice Band Zygarde which allows for Zygarde to be more powerful without set up and has high potential to 2HKO Pokemon like Tapu Fini and offensive Landorus-T after Stealth Rock, I chosen 96 speed evs so I can out speed max speed Adamant Mega Scizor and Tapu Bulu, the rest of remaining 160 evs go to HP so it allows Zygarde to live more hits than usual and turns Zygarde into a bulky attacker.

Zygarde struggles against Grass Types so I added Mega Charizard Y to deal with Zygarde's weakness in return Zygarde deals with Tyranitar and faster threats with Extreme Speed like weakened Greninja and Pheromosa which Mega Charizard Y appreciates.

Tapu Fini helps remove hazards which heavily benefits for the team and Mega Charizard Y and helps covers up threats like Weavile, Keldeo and Garchomp while doing its standard stuff with Nature Madness + Taunt + Misty Terrain.

Tangrowth is a great teammate as it deals with threats like Tapu Koko, Ash Greninja and Manaphy which benefits the team quite a lot and makes a neat core with Tapu Fini

This team originally had both Celesteela + Jirachi but in the I chosen to get rid of both of these pokemon and added Brongzong to the team since I wanted something to deal with Mega Metargoss, Tapu Lele and Landorus-t effectively while also setting up rocks which Brongzong fit the bill perfectly.

Finally I chosen Sword Dance Rockium Z Terrakion since I wanted a win con and decided Terrakion as it did not add any Stealth Rock weakness mons, a extra good check to Mega Charizard Y which helps not relying on Zygarde being healthy.

AbrarWasee · Mar 17, 2017

Ground Spam

Zygarde @ Leftovers
Ability: Aura Break
EVs: 240 HP / 212 SpD / 56 Spe
Careful Nature
- Substitute
- Coil
- Thousand Arrows
- Extreme Speed

Landorus-Therian @ Flyinium Z
Ability: Intimidate
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Swords Dance
- Fly
- U-turn

Tapu Bulu @ Choice Band
Ability: Grassy Surge
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Wood Hammer
- Horn Leech
- Superpower
- Stone Edge

Magnezone @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Magnet Pull
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Volt Switch
- Flash Cannon
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Thunderbolt

Marowak-Alola @ Thick Club
Ability: Lightning Rod
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Shadow Bone
- Fire Punch
- Bonemerang

Greninja @ Life Orb
Ability: Protean
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Spikes
- Ice Beam
- Gunk Shot
- Hydro Pump

This team is based upon the Ground spam core of Zygarde+Landorus-T. I built it as I was being defeated by defensive builts. SubCoil Zygarde is my favourite set as how it defeats stall. Landorus-T forms a solid core each overwhelming each other's checks. Flynium Z on Landorus-T is to defeat the bulky Grass-types that gives the core trouble. Tapu Bulu pressures bulky Grass and Ground-types that would otherwise annoy the team, while also giving Zygarde recovery through Grassy Terrain. Magnezone was added next as I was walled by bulky Steel-types such as Celesteela and Mega Scizor. It also lets me pivot in Steel and Ice-type attacks which my other members was weak to. Magnezone forming a VoltTurn core with Landorus-T is also neat. I needed Stealth Rock, and also a check to Pheromosa. Alolan Marowak is a nice stop to Pheromosa while also giving me hazard. Lastly, the team is good against defensive builds, so I needed something to check offense. Spikes Greninja fits perfectly, giving me a decent offense cleaner while providing Spikes which help Zygarde and Landorus-T a lot. Thanks for reading the full!

blast95 · Mar 17, 2017

AbrarWasee said:
Ground Spam

Zygarde @ Leftovers
Ability: Aura Break
EVs: 240 HP / 212 SpD / 56 Spe
Careful Nature
- Substitute
- Coil
- Thousand Arrows
- Extreme Speed

Landorus-Therian @ Flyinium Z
Ability: Intimidate
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Swords Dance
- Fly
- U-turn

Tapu Bulu @ Choice Band
Ability: Grassy Surge
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Wood Hammer
- Horn Leech
- Superpower
- Stone Edge

Magnezone @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Magnet Pull
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Volt Switch
- Flash Cannon
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Thunderbolt

Marowak-Alola @ Thick Club
Ability: Lightning Rod
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Shadow Bone
- Fire Punch
- Bonemerang

Greninja @ Life Orb
Ability: Protean
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Spikes
- Ice Beam
- Gunk Shot
- Hydro Pump

This team is based upon the Ground spam core of Zygarde+Landorus-T. I built it as I was being defeated by defensive builts. SubCoil Zygarde is my favourite set as how it defeats stall. Landorus-T forms a solid core each overwhelming each other's checks. Flynium Z on Landorus-T is to defeat the bulky Grass-types that gives the core trouble. Tapu Bulu pressures bulky Grass and Ground-types that would otherwise annoy the team, while also giving Zygarde recovery through Grassy Terrain. Magnezone was added next as I was walled by bulky Steel-types such as Celesteela and Mega Scizor. It also lets me pivot in Steel and Ice-type attacks which my other members was weak to. Magnezone forming a VoltTurn core with Landorus-T is also neat. I needed Stealth Rock, and also a check to Pheromosa. Alolan Marowak is a nice stop to Pheromosa while also giving me hazard. Lastly, the team is good against defensive builds, so I needed something to check offense. Spikes Greninja fits perfectly, giving me a decent offense cleaner while providing Spikes which help Zygarde and Landorus-T a lot. Thanks for reading the full!

A ground spam with bulu seems pretty weird, did u test the team ?

Empo · Mar 17, 2017

i agree with blast95 prob lele would fit better over tapu bulu but im not sure, its just an opinion that i just made randomly. eq + grassy terrain isnt very powerful

MegaStarUniverse · Mar 17, 2017

Coil-Rest-Talk Zygarde + Flyinium Z Lando-T

Metagross @ Metagrossite
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Meteor Mash
- Thunder Punch
- Bullet Punch
- Hammer Arm

Landorus-Therian @ Flyinium Z
Ability: Intimidate
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Fly
- Swords Dance
- Stealth Rock

Tapu Fini @ Leftovers
Ability: Misty Surge
EVs: 248 HP / 20 Def / 56 SpD / 184 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nature's Madness
- Scald
- Taunt
- Defog

Tangrowth @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 248 HP / 216 Def / 44 SpD
Relaxed Nature
- Giga Drain
- Knock Off
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Sleep Powder

Zygarde @ Yache Berry
Ability: Aura Break
EVs: 188 HP / 216 SpD / 104 Spe
Careful Nature
- Thousand Arrows
- Coil
- Rest
- Sleep Talk

Pheromosa @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 Atk / 104 SpA / 152 Spe
Naive Nature
- High Jump Kick
- U-turn
- Ice Beam
- Poison Jab

This team is pretty standard but with Coil-Rest-Talk Zygarde with Yache berry it makes the team pretty cool. This scarf phero allows it to outspeed +2 Jolly Landorus-T. The Tapu Fini and Zygarde Speed is to outspeed max speed magearna. And Jolly over Adamant Landorus-T allows it to outspeed other Landorus-T and KO them. You SD as they switch in their Lando-T then just kill them with +1 Flyinium Z. Everything else is Standard and does not need much explaining

+1 252 Atk Landorus-Therian Supersonic Skystrike (175 BP) vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Landorus-Therian: 504-594 (157.9 - 186.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

+1 252 Atk Landorus-Therian Supersonic Skystrike (175 BP) vs. 252 HP / 216+ Def Landorus-Therian: 369-435 (96.5 - 113.8%) -- 81.3% chance to OHKO

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen7ou-260025 Replay vs Nintendi for Smogtours Week 1 SM OU #3

So Noisy · Mar 18, 2017

Zygarde @ Life Orb
Ability: Aura Break
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Toxic
- Dragon Dance
- Thousand Arrows
- Extreme Speed

Bronzong @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Relaxed Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Gyro Ball
- Earthquake
- Hidden Power [Ice]

Volcarona @ Leftovers
Ability: Flame Body
EVs: 248 HP / 176 Def / 16 SpD / 68 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Quiver Dance
- Fiery Dance
- Giga Drain
- Roost

Tapu Fini @ Leftovers
Ability: Misty Surge
EVs: 242 HP / 184 Def / 16 SpD / 68 Spe
Calm Nature
- Taunt
- Nature's Madness
- Moonblast
- Defog

Nihilego @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Power Gem
- Sludge Wave
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Ice]

Venusaur @ Venusaurite
Ability: Chlorophyll
EVs: 248 HP / 96 Def / 144 SpD / 20 Spe
Bold Nature
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Sludge Bomb
- Synthesis
- Knock Off

i decided to run dd zygarde because i wanted it sweep through teams and take on stuff on mega metagross , gengar , tapu leleby itself . It has toxic because rocky helmet tangrowth still switches in. 1k arrows is a spammable stab and espeed for priority in general.

bronzong is pretty clear in what it does , checking metagross and lando while setting up rocks and my ground resist

volcarona is my pheromosa check . its spread helps it get 3hkod from specs focus blast and has enough speed to outspeed stuff like greninja , dugtrio after 1 qd and roost is for longetivity.

volcarona wouldnt be run without hazard control and fini is arguably the best defog in the tier (removal is shit this gen) pretty standard at what it does and is my zygarde and ash gren check.

at this stage pokemon like zards , volcarona , lele can sweep my team so i added nihilego which is a decent scarfer .

mega venusaur isnt there for a specific reason . it just seemed to synergise well with the team. it has enough speed to outspeed 252 adamant mega mawile.

Leo · Mar 19, 2017

Spikes Stacking Mega Mawile Bulky Offense

Fairly simple Bulky Offense that revolves around stacking hazards with two of the best setters in the game (Ferrothorn and Landorus-T) and abusing them with the rest of the team. Started off with SD Mawile+Spikes Ferrothorn+SubCoil Zygarde pretty much a the same time as 3 mons that had good synergy and worked well together. Phero was looking annoying and I also needed some Speed control and a revenge killer so I added Scarf Gengar, another Spikes abuser that's just great rn due to the lack of Ghost resists in the tier. It also absorbed t-spikes which could be annoying seeing as I didn't have a hazard remover (and didn't plan to add one). Next I needed a Ground resist/immunity and something that could get rocks vs Stall to break Dug's sash and stuff so I added SD Rockium Landorus-T. Finally I wanted some more Speed control and a way to put more pressure on the opponent's team. I didn't come up with anything so I left it there for a couple of days until someone recommended me to use BB Koko to lure bulky Grass-types and pressure bulky Waters and Skarm/Steela. Also gives me a secondary Mawile and Pinsir check. BB works better with LO but I hate the recoil so I'm just using Magnet

Mawile-Mega @ Mawilite
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 88 HP / 252 Atk / 168 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Play Rough
- Sucker Punch
- Thunder Punch

Ferrothorn @ Leftovers
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 88 Def / 168 SpD
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Spikes
- Leech Seed
- Gyro Ball
- Knock Off

Zygarde @ Leftovers
Ability: Aura Break
EVs: 240 HP / 212 SpD / 56 Spe
Careful Nature
- Substitute
- Coil
- Thousand Arrows
- Toxic

Gengar @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Cursed Body
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Shadow Ball
- Sludge Wave
- Focus Blast
- Trick

Landorus-Therian @ Rockium Z
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Stealth Rock

Tapu Koko @ Magnet
Ability: Electric Surge
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Brave Bird
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- U-turn

rob. · Mar 19, 2017

Volcarona @ Firium Z
Ability: Flame Body
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Quiver Dance
- Fire Blast
- Giga Drain
- Hidden Power [Ground]

Chansey @ Eviolite
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Soft-Boiled
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
- Seismic Toss

Sableye @ Sablenite
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 248 HP / 116 Def / 144 SpD
Careful Nature
- Foul Play
- Knock Off
- Will-O-Wisp
- Recover

Skarmory @ Leftovers
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Roost
- Whirlwind
- Spikes
- Brave Bird/Defog

Alomomola @ Leftovers
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 36 HP / 220 Def / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Wish
- Scald
- Mirror Coat
- Protect

Zygarde @ Leftovers
Ability: Aura Break
EVs: 240 HP / 212 SpD / 56 Spe
Careful Nature
- Substitute
- Coil
- Thousand Arrows
- Toxic

This team is set up in a way to secure cleans for zygarde or volcarona. Volcarona could be used earlier if necessary to break down opposing stall or break down other teams faster than hazard stacking and toxic stalling. Please play carefully with Sableye, it's only really meant as a hazard deterrent. Alomomola has Mirror Coat for special attackers that try to break it with coverage moves, t-bolt magearna is an example of such spa threats. Chansey, Alomomola, and Skarmory are the backbone of the team and should see the most action. Just switch in between them as necessary and punish switches with either hazards or toxic, then set up with volcarona or zygarde. It's really simple.

hero · Mar 20, 2017

Choice Band Zygarde and Quiver Dance Fightinium Z Pheromosa
(mons named after emoji because I realised showdown lets you do that for some reason, click on the mons to get the dank nicknames importable.)

Importable(boring version)

Pheromosa @ Fightinium Z
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 224 SpA / 32 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Quiver Dance
- Focus Blast
- Bug Buzz
- Ice Beam

(Gengar) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Cursed Body
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Shadow Ball
- Sludge Wave
- Focus Blast
- Trick

(Landorus-Therian) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- U-turn

(Zygarde) @ Choice Band
Ability: Aura Break
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Thousand Arrows
- Outrage
- Extreme Speed
- Earthquake

(Magearna) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Soul-Heart
EVs: 248 HP / 252 SpA / 8 SpD
Quiet Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Volt Switch
- Fleur Cannon
- Flash Cannon
- Hidden Power [Fire]

(Tapu Fini) @ Leftovers
Ability: Misty Surge
EVs: 232 HP / 204 Def / 16 SpD / 56 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Defog
- Nature's Madness
- Taunt
- Scald

How the team works

This team is built around Fightnium Z Quiver Dance Pheromosa and Choice Banded Zygarde, the gist of it is, CB Zygarde checks a bunch of QD Pheromosa's counters/checks, such as Gengar, Toxapex, Magearna, etc. and in addition to that, CB Zygarde lures in Tapu Fini for almost 40ish% (+1 252 Atk Zygarde Thousand Arrows vs. 248 HP / 192 Def Tapu Fini: 138-163 (40.2 - 47.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery), which may not seem like nearly enough, but is huge because that's damage that your opponent often is not taking into account and quickly adds up putting Fini in range of +1 All-Out Pummeling from Pheromosa. CB Zygarde is incredibly difficult to switch into, so bring it in by double switching in obvious mons like Toxapex, Heatran, Ferrothorn, etc. plus Banded Extreme Speed is awesome priority.
Magearna exists because it's my Lele answer, and it's awesome at chipping away for QD Phero and CB Zygarde, while Landorus-T is good at being himself, providing a check to the plethora of physical threats in the metagame and of course Stealth Rock and a ground inmunity. Tapu Fini is a great greninja check and it pairs well with Magearna in order to scout for the set (Protean or Battle Bond). Last is Gengar which helps picking off weakened threats and often can pull sweeps in the end thanks to Pheromosa's and Zygarde breaking capabilities. Gengar is an awesome revenge killer as well and takes advantage of the metagame's lack of ghost resists.

Replay:

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen7ou-258670 vs Analytic
I didn't make this team specifically for the thread, I just happened to have a Zygarde team I really liked, so I don't have many replays. I guess I can leave this one from Smogon Tour that kind of showcases the offensive synergy between mosa and zygarde. Zygarde was able to get rid of Tapu Koko by luring it into staying, which allowed Pheromosa to go wild. Not the best example but I couldn't find anything better haha. Have fun with the team :]

Hicron · Mar 20, 2017

Fat Balance Zygarde + Celesteela

Zygarde @ Leftovers Ability: Aura Break
EVs: 240 HP / 212 SpD / 56 Spe
Careful Nature
- Coil
- Substitute
- Thousand Arrows
- Toxic

Celesteela @ Leftovers
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD
Sassy Nature
- Leech Seed
- Fire Blast
- Heavy Slam
- Protect

Toxapex @ Black Sludge
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 232 Def / 24 SpD
Bold Nature
- Scald
- Recover
- Toxic
- Haze

Scizor-Mega @ Scizorite
Ability: Technician
EVs: 248 HP / 116 Def / 128 SpD / 16 Spe
Impish Nature
- Swords Dance
- Bullet Punch
- U-turn
- Roost

Tapu Bulu @ Fightinium Z
Ability: Grassy Surge
EVs: 100 HP / 148 Atk / 156 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Horn Leech
- Superpower
- Zen Headbutt

Landorus-Therian @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 248 HP / 232 Def / 28 SpD
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- U-turn

This team was built around Zygarde+Celesteela, a nice defensive core which I wanted to play. I chose Toxapex to wall Pheromosa and it helps with Zard X and other pokemons. Then I selected M-Scizor to check MegaGross and to have some momentum with U-Turn. The next I chose is Bulu. Bulu helps the team with SD and Fightinium Z to win against stall with the help of SubCoil Zygarde. The last pokemon is Lando. Landorus gives the team Rocks and another ground immunity. It also helps to check other Zygardes and helps a lot with Intimidate. The idea of the team is to be a Fat Balance and win with Bulu or Zygarde
The team has some problems with very fast teams like HyperOffense, another problem is Gross if MScizor is out because Celesteela won't wall Gross if it runs TPunch.
It has also some problemas with Rain teams because Koko+Kingdra with rain break almost all the team.

Cinos-Therian · Mar 20, 2017

Introduction: I honestly don't know what this team would be classified as, maybe Bulky offense or something, though it's lacking a bit on the "offense" side. I originally started the team with Zygarde + Venusaur-Mega + AV Magearna, but later switched to Celesteela. I honestly haven't used this in that amazing play, it's either been on the Ladder, or just a room tour which I often make to semis with, (but that's just me being bad, lol).

Description: This team was built with the intention to use Zygarde, since it was, and still is an amazing mon in OU. Mega-Venusaur was added to help with Zygarde's Fairy weakness, while Zygarde can take a Fire type attack if needed. Next, I added Tapu Fini to add another check to popular fire types, as well as Hazard removal, Mega-Venusaur and Zygarde helped with its Electric weakness anyways. With two decent answers to Electric types in place, I added Celesteela, which provided a Ground Immunity, as well as methods to deal with Tapu Lele, and act as a check to Scizor, and other Flying types. I then added Landorus-T, it was a really good pick considering the previous teammates, it provided Stealth Rock, and a basic blanket check to many Physical attackers in OU, with its water weakness covered, as well as its Ice weakness. Finally, Tapu Lele was added to provide some type of speed, since it's scarf. It acted as a revenge killer or just something that hit decently hard, it was able to annoy offense, while Zygarde annoyed Stall heavily. I really enjoy using the team, and I thought I'd share it with you all, and since the Pokemon this week was Zygarde I thought why not reveal it.

Importable:
Zygarde @ Leftovers
Ability: Aura Break
EVs: 240 HP / 212 SpD / 56 Spe
Careful Nature
- Thousand Arrows
- Toxic
- Coil
- Substitute

Venusaur-Mega @ Venusaurite
Ability: Thick Fat
EVs: 232 HP / 180 Def / 80 SpD / 16 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Giga Drain
- Sludge Bomb
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Synthesis

Tapu Fini @ Leftovers
Ability: Misty Surge
EVs: 248 HP / 192 Def / 16 SpD / 52 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Nature's Madness
- Defog
- Taunt

Celesteela @ Leftovers
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 248 HP / 16 Def / 244 SpD
Sassy Nature
- Heavy Slam
- Flamethrower
- Leech Seed
- Protect

Landorus-Therian @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 248 HP / 216 Def / 28 SpD / 16 Spe
Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- U-turn
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Stealth Rock

Tapu Lele @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Psychic Surge
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Psychic
- Moonblast
- Shadow Ball
- Hidden Power [Fire]

Jensenacklesbutt · Mar 20, 2017

SubCoil Zygarde Bulky Offense

Zygarde @ Leftovers
Ability: Aura Break
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Thousand Arrows
- Extreme Speed
- Substitute
- Coil

Tapu Koko @ Zap Plate
Ability: Electric Surge
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- U-turn
- Hidden Power [Ice]

Skarmory @ Leftovers
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 Spe
Careful Nature
- Counter
- Roost
- Whirlwind
- Stealth Rock

Venusaur @ Venusaurite
Ability: Chlorophyll
EVs: 232 HP / 180 SpA / 80 SpD / 16 Spe
Modest Nature
- Giga Drain
- Sludge Bomb
- Hidden Power Fire
- Synthesis

Garchomp @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Earthquake
- Outrage
- Dragon Claw
- Stone Edge

Tapu Lele @ Mind Plate
Ability: Psychic Surge
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Psyshock
- Moonblast
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Taunt

I decided to pair up Venusaur with Tapu Koko, because Tapu Koko lures out Pokemon that Zygarde sets up on. Tapu Koko can U-Turn / Volt Switch out of mons such as Alolan-Marowak, Ferrothorn and Tangrowth. After this, I added Mega Venusaur + Skarmory. This is my defensive core, and it beats mons such as Tapu Fini and Lando-T that trouble Zygarde. I was very weak to set up mons such as Volcarona and Zard-X. I added Garchomp to remedy this, and also make it so I have some way to revenge kills faster mons like Pheromosa and Ash-Ninja. I had troubles with stall, so I added Taunt Tapu Lele, since it is very troubling for stall. Weaknesses of this team include Thunder Punch Megagross, Specs Lele, some variants of Magearna and Quiver Dance Mosa.

BlazeLatias · Mar 21, 2017

Alright im ending building phase. Here are the 15 entrants for this round.

Mawile @ Mawilite
Ability: Hyper Cutter
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Play Rough
- Sucker Punch
- Fire Fang / Swords Dance
- Thunder Punch

Greninja @ Choice Specs
Ability: Battle Bond
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Dark Pulse
- Hydro Pump
- Water Shuriken
- U-turn

Ferrothorn @ Leftovers
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 248 HP / 252 SpD / 8 Spe
Careful Nature
- Power Whip
- Spikes
- Leech Seed
- Knock Off

Keldeo-Resolute @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Secret Sword
- Scald
- Hydro Pump
- Icy Wind

Landorus-Therian @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 248 HP / 232 Def / 28 Spe
Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- U-turn
- Hidden Power [Ice]

Zygarde @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Aura Break
EVs: 160 HP / 216 Atk / 28 SpD / 104 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Coil
- Thousand Arrows
- Dragon Dance
- Extreme Speed

saw someone say maw+ash ninja was nice in the ou room one day so i thought ok let's give that a go. i used 4 attacks maw then passed the team to bludz who made it sd, preference i guess. threw on the standard knock spikes ferro (staple on teams w ash ninja that i make) to remove items from amoong, tang (big one), and opposing ferro whilst taking advantage of them by laying up spikes. max spdef because i don't trust rain teams or opposing greninja. keldeo is the best scarfer in the tier rn so i put that on the team to rkill every that the defensive core of ferro+lando can't handle, also provides a nice means with which to scout ninjas and a secondary dark resist as to not get swept by mawile. needed rocks+ground immune and some way of grabbing momentum to get in mawile vs the likes of fini and tang etc so the obligatory lando was next on the squad. hp ice to not lose to opposing zygarde and to weaken lando for mawile and the god in the 6th spot. ok so this slot is basically perfect, dd sitrus zygarde gave the team a wincon that has incredible synergy with the other offensive members whilst also providing neato defensive utility in a zardy and volcarona check. some iffy matchups include mega venu (spike the fuck up) and msciz (either fang it if ur aoa maw or pressure it into range of ninja/keld if sd), but they're nothin that can't be outplayed. the obvious metagross mosa and all that good shit remains broken vs this too. oh also mpins beats all teams that i build so it's whatever.

also fuck vertex shit isnt weak to av tang. putting MY team on blast in his vid without giving props to the original builder. u lay up hazards and the whole fuckin team pressures it.

yeah ok cool have fun.

Keldeo @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Secret Sword
- Hydro Pump
- Hidden Power [Ice]

Metagross-Mega @ Metagrossite
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Meteor Mash
- Hammer Arm
- Ice Punch
- Bullet Punch

Ferrothorn @ Leftovers
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 88 Def / 168 SpD
Careful Nature
- Leech Seed
- Protect
- Spikes
- Power Whip

Zygarde @ Choice Band
Ability: Aura Break
EVs: 4 SpD / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Thousand Arrows
- Outrage
- Iron Head
- Extreme Speed

Landorus-Therian @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 248 HP / 232 Def / 28 Spe
Impish Nature
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Stealth Rock
- U-turn
- Earthquake

Gengar @ Ghostium Z
Ability: Cursed Body
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Shadow Ball
- Focus Blast
- Sludge Wave
- Taunt

Keld + Meta cause it's really good. spikes ferro is amazing, lando is lando. Ferro + Scarf keld handles Greninja and Ashgren very well. Zygarde adds extra CharY/Volc check + win con vs bulky team and stall. Zygarde + Gengar is rlly cool cause you can nuke grass types that bother Keldeo and Zygarde. Meta is BP cause Gengar gets trapped so phero gets a boost and wins. Pivot with Keld and Ferro vs Gren, pivot with Ferro + Lando vs Metagross. pick a sac vs mosa. Click x vs Azumarill the king

Got Dugtrio reqs with it and RMT'd it here although it's changed a bit. (a lot)

EDIT: Replays... easiest game of my life... mence offense... more offense... even more offense

Fairy Spam + Offensive Coil Zygarde

Mawile-Mega @ Mawilite
Ability: Hyper Cutter
EVs: 124 HP / 252 Atk / 132 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Play Rough
- Sucker Punch
- Thunder Punch
- Fire Fang

Magearna @ Fairium Z
Ability: Soul-Heart
EVs: 248 HP / 252 SpA / 8 SpD
Quiet Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Fleur Cannon
- Focus Blast
- Flash Cannon
- Trick Room

Landorus-Therian @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 248 HP / 208 Def / 28 SpD / 24 Spe
Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- U-turn
- Hidden Power [Ice]

Gengar @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Cursed Body
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Shadow Ball
- Sludge Wave
- Trick
- Focus Blast

Zygarde @ Leftovers
Ability: Aura Break
EVs: 240 HP / 176 Atk / 36 SpD / 56 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Coil
- Substitute
- Extreme Speed
- Thousand Arrows

Tangrowth @ Assault Vest
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Sassy Nature
IVs: 30 Atk
- Giga Drain
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Knock Off
- Rock Slide

So, I decided to make a team around a fairy spam core being TR Magearna + Mega Mawile. I posted about this core before in the OU Good Cores forum here. Anyways, the way it works is that these two monsters wear down fairy resists until one wins under TR (since both benefit). I chose defensive Lando next since it gives me a ground immune + rocks. It can also get in Magearna/Mawile with a slow U-Turn. I next added Scarf Gengar, as it gives my team some speed. It also serves as a decent check to Pheromosa. Trick lets me screw over a defensive mon on stall/balance, like Chansey. Psychic or Destiny Bond can be used over this, so that you can either hit venusaur (which walls this team), or end a set up mon's potential sweep. The original version of this team had LO AoA Protea Greninja, as on that version I had a Toxapex to beat Pheromosa. I changed it because I wanted some speed + no one runs real ghost resists atm. Next I chose Zygarde. I originally had Toxapex here, but I needed a way to pressure Celesteela, while still checking Volc/Zard Y/Tran. I chose to use the Offensive Coil set that False. created (I think). Link to the explanation on the spread and such is here. This mon allows me to break down Celesteela and Ferrothorn for Magearna, and still checks Zard Y/Volc/Tran (as stated earlier). The last mon I put on was AV Tangrowth. This gives me a good answer to Tapu Koko and Ash Greninja, which heavily pressured or flat out beat the team so far. I chose Rock Slide over EQ because hitting Zard Y and Volc on the switch is just too nice to pass up on. Also, EQ is mainly for hitting Tran, which my team doesn't struggle with too much. It also doesn't really switch-in much due to the threat of EQ from prior experience. This team has trouble breaking bulky Grasses like Tang/M-Venu, but Magearna can muscle past Phys. Def versions and Mawile can break AV versions of the former, and Magearna + Zygarde can pressure the latter. Powerful wallbreakers like Alolawak, Specs Hoopa, and opposing M-Maw are hard to switch into, but this is the same for all teams tbh. EQ M-Pinsir can become an issue if Lando gets too overwhelmed. Gengar can be an issue, but non-scarf variants can be rkilled by my Gengar, while scarf variants has trouble breaking Magearna. Metagross is annoying. Keep gar around to rkill. Other than that, that's it for the team!

Have fun! :]

EDIT: Made some changes to the details in Gengar's explanation

Mawile @ Mawilite
Ability: Hyper Cutter
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 Def
Brave Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Sucker Punch
- Play Rough
- Thunder Punch
- Fire Fang

Magearna @ Fairium Z
Ability: Soul-Heart
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Quiet Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Trick Room
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Flash Cannon
- Fleur Cannon

Greninja @ Life Orb
Ability: Protean
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Spikes
- Water Shuriken
- Gunk Shot
- Hidden Power [Fire]

Landorus-Therian @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 248 HP / 216 Def / 24 SpD / 20 Spe
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- U-turn
- Hidden Power [Ice]

Mantine @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Toxic
- Roost
- Defog

Zygarde @ Leftovers
Ability: Aura Break
EVs: 240 HP / 212 SpD / 56 Spe
Careful Nature
- Substitute
- Coil
- Thousand Arrows
- Toxic

When MMawile was released I tried to make a trick room team with it, or rather I tried to slap it into my already existing tr team. That didn't work out. With Trick Room Magearna being a good mon by itself without the whole package I thought I'd add a TR MMawile too and keep building from there.

Next thing I wanted were spikes so I added Greninja because it would also give me a lot of momentum and it's just really good. I put hp fire and gunk shot on it and waited to see what my team would need for the last move.

Next thing I needed were stealth rocks and I felt like Lando-T was a no brainer for this one. The set is as standard as it gets. It can be changed to relaxed nature if the slow uturns are preferred over the fast hp ices.

Originally I had Assault Vest Torn-T on the next slot, and while it was a really good lead against pheromosa because you could get the kill with heat wave if they thought ice beam would kill or you could just safely u turn out, I was quite weak to Greninja, Keldeo and I just straight up got 6-0d by Mamoswine. With all that I decided to replace it with Mantine. It gave me a safe switchin to most Greninja sets, Keldeo, Pheromosa and Zard-Y, taking some pressure off Zygarde for that last one. It also gave me defog, and while I'm going to be setting up spikes too it can be quite nice.

For my last mon I wanted not to insta lose to stall so I went with a standard Sub Coil Zygarde. The set used is the one on the Smogon analysis. It also gave me another answer to Zard-Y and a way to kind of deal with Venusaur.

I decided on water shuriken as the last move for Greninja because the team was quite slow so I wanted a way to better deal with double dance Lando, Volcarona, scarf users, Koko and Pheromosa.

With double hazards, 2 ground move users, Gren and Mantine I didn't think heatran would be too much of a problem and that's why hp fire > focus blast on Magearna. It also helps to have a reliable way to 2HKO Mega Metagross withouth having to use the Z-Move.

Mawile is fire fang/thunder punch over SD because many times some damage is just enough for Magearna/Greninja to finish the job. The min speed and 0 speed ivs help a lot in the TR matchup and to sweep under TR overall. The extra bulk is also nice.

The team functions well in that both the Trick Room component and the Gren/Zygarde can sweep and help the other one sweep.

You want to look out for Mega Metagross, as you don't have anything that's a safe switching. You can pivot around it to scout it's moveset though. A big threat is Mega Venusaur. There's nothing to hit it hard. Hazards and Zygarde can eventually do the job though. Mamoswine still hurts a lot, as the only thing you have that it can't hit super effectively is 2HKO'd by icicle crash.

I know the team is quite similar to the one posted before but I'd say the spikes, hazard removal, and having mildly different sets on some of the mons justify the inclusion of this team too.

Replays:

Against BP (Torn-T + Adamant Zyg version of the team):
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-547759320

Against Offense:
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-547871844

Against Shed Stall:
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-547879316

Against HO:
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-547838626

Zygarde @ Leftovers
Ability: Aura Break
EVs: 240 HP / 212 SpD / 56 Spe
Careful Nature
- Substitute
- Coil
- Thousand Arrows
- Toxic

Scizor @ Scizorite
Ability: Light Metal
EVs: 248 HP / 116 Def / 128 SpD / 16 Spe
Impish Nature
- Swords Dance
- Roost
- Bullet Punch
- U-turn

Rotom-Wash @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 248 HP / 240 Def / 20 SpD
Bold Nature
- Volt Switch
- Hydro Pump
- Will-O-Wisp
- Pain Split

Tornadus-Therian @ Grassium Z
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Hurricane
- Grass Knot
- Superpower
- U-turn

Landorus-Therian @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 HP / 216 Def / 24 SpD / 16 Spe
Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Hidden Power Ice
- U-turn

Hoopa-Unbound @ Shed Shell
Ability: Magician
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0
- Dark Pulse
- Nasty Plot
- Psyshock
- Focus Blast

This time the choosen is Zygarde. Well, it gives a lot of play and l've thought of something more balanced and not so offensive. His best partner and mega is Scizor who gives me support against ice spam like Weavile or Mamoswine , in addition to fairy type. Rotom-W by the volturn core and are well covered. I needed something for bulky water and fire type. TornadusT I came up with this because I thought a great idea, you can eliminate Rotom-W / Tran & Ttar. Preserve Uturn. LandorusT Rocky Helmet is great option and SR user. Toxic is viable option for bulky pokemon. Finally, Shed Shell Hoopa Unbound for Dugtrio anti meta. Bye bye (?)