Ununhexium
I closed my eyes and I slipped away...
Hello everybody!! This is my first ever Doubles RMT (and my 1.067k. I would have done a 1k but I was just really lazy). This team I built with Pwnemon for Battling 101 and I've had decent success on the ladder with it. But yeah, this is a 1.067k post but feel free to rate :)
Basically, we started with the simple rain structure: Politoed, bulky Grass-type, bulky and strong Steel-type, fast Electric-type, Intimidate user, and filler. I decided I wanted to use AV Ludicolo, so we built the team around that. Originally, I had thrown out some ideas with Mega Manectric and stuff, but it was eventually scrapped in favor of better ideas.
THE TEAM
IN DEPTH
Politoed @ Leftovers
Ability: Drizzle
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Icy Wind
- Helping Hand
- Protect
This is probably the single most standard Politoed set in existence. Its main goal is to be able to set up rain at least twice a battle for the rest of my team to abuse, and the given EVs allow for that to happen. Scald is a basic STAB move and hits decently hard in the rain, even without Special Attack investment. Icy Wind REALLY comes in handy sometimes as it is my only form of Speed control. I often find myself spamming it to annoy my opponent (it works :P). Helping hand is one of my favorite moves to use as I can just boost the power of a move to very high levels. It works especially well when spamming Rock Slide with Terrakion. Protect is really just an awesome move in Doubles to scout moves, annoy opponents, stall for Leftovers (and sometimes burn damage), mess up opposing strategies, the list goes on.
Ludicolo @ Assault Vest
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 104 HP / 252 SpA / 152 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Fake Out
- Hydro Pump
- Giga Drain
- Ice Beam
Who doesn't love dancing Mexican pineapple ducks? I personally do, and Ludicolo's access to Swift Swim and a Water-type STAB makes it an obvious choice for a rain team. Fake Out is awesome. It disrupts opponents and can break Focus Sashes. I won quite a few games through a well-timed Fake Out. Hydro Pump is Ludicolo's most powerful STAB and absolutely SMASHES stuff in the rain. Giga Drain is another STAB move that works well with Assault Vest as it increases its longevity. It's also just fun to spam sometimes to annoy opponents with recovery and good special bulk. Ice Beam is a good coverage move and I often find it to be EXTREMELY helpful. BE AFRAID
Salamence @ Life Orb
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Draco Meteor
- Fire Blast
- Protect
- Hydro Pump
Salamence is basically my all-purpose switch-in to, well, just about anything. It originally was my Intimidate user, but it is really much more than that. Draco Meteor is your nuke move and it smashes whatever doesn't resist it. It also works well with Politoed's Helping Hand for MORE NUKING POWER YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!! I don't really have much justification for Fire Blast other than it is on the analysis and hits Scizor / Ferrothorn harder than anything else :/. Protect has already been discussed, so feel free to read up on it. Hydro Pump is a spammable, rain-boosted move that's fun for the whole family! It also hits Heatran super effectively, as it resists both Draco Meteor and Fire Blast.
Mawile @ Mawilite
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 HP / 180 Atk / 40 Def / 36 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Play Rough
- Sucker Punch
- Iron Head
- Protect
Mega Mawile is just awesome. It has Intimidate (double Intimidate users yay), decent bulk, and one mofo of an Attack stat. It is another Pokemon in my big party of nukes. Play Rough is its most powerful STAB move and has good coverage. This is another Pokemon that works well with Politoed as Helping Hand = more nuke power, and we all just love nuking power. Sucker Punch is an awesome priority moves that gets good coverage alongside Play Rough. Iron Head was the last move I decided to put on this set. It was between Iron Head, Swords Dance, and Substitute. I chose Iron Head because yolo and more damage against Fairies. Protect is protect. Nuff said.
Thundurus-Therian (M) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Volt Absorb
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hidden Power [Flying]
- Thunder
- Volt Switch
- Focus Blast
Thundurus-Therian fit the role of fast and powerful Electric-type. Basically, Pwnemon told me to use HP Flying so I just went with it. This guy is an awesome team player. HP Flying makes it easier to deal with opposing Grass-types basically anything Thunder doesn't hit. Thunder is basically this Pokemon's nuke move, and it hits REALLY hard with that awesome Special Attack and Choice Specs. Volt Switch is good for getting in the correct Pokemon at the right time. Focus Blast is a decent coverage move, though I don't find myself using it very often. Volt Absorb is fun as it allows you to come in for free on Electric-type attacks and works well with Politoed.
Terrakion @ Life Orb
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Close Combat
- Rock Slide
- Taunt
- Quick Guard
Terrakion is fast, strong, and has Rock Slide. This guy basically rounds off my team as a fast hard hitter that has spread and a bit of support. Close Combat is an awesome STAB move that really hurts anything that doesn't resist it. Basically, it's just a kbye move that mashes stuff. Rock Slide is a nice spread move that works nicely with Terrakion's high Attack, Speed, and Rock-type STAB. It also has a nifty 30% chance to flinch which is always nice. Taunt was chosen over Protect as my team is sort of weak to Trick Room, and it is never good to be weak to a common strategy. Quick Guard is a fun move that blocks priority. This basically means it blocks every move that has priority bar Weavile's Fake Out and Ludicolo's Fake Out in the rain.
Well that's my team. I have had decent success with it, and now time for shoutouts!!
Well that's it!! Thank you all for reading and feel free to rate!!
DISCLAIMER: Sorry for my excessive use of smilies and caps ok good
Basically, we started with the simple rain structure: Politoed, bulky Grass-type, bulky and strong Steel-type, fast Electric-type, Intimidate user, and filler. I decided I wanted to use AV Ludicolo, so we built the team around that. Originally, I had thrown out some ideas with Mega Manectric and stuff, but it was eventually scrapped in favor of better ideas.
THE TEAM
IN DEPTH
Politoed @ Leftovers
Ability: Drizzle
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Icy Wind
- Helping Hand
- Protect
This is probably the single most standard Politoed set in existence. Its main goal is to be able to set up rain at least twice a battle for the rest of my team to abuse, and the given EVs allow for that to happen. Scald is a basic STAB move and hits decently hard in the rain, even without Special Attack investment. Icy Wind REALLY comes in handy sometimes as it is my only form of Speed control. I often find myself spamming it to annoy my opponent (it works :P). Helping hand is one of my favorite moves to use as I can just boost the power of a move to very high levels. It works especially well when spamming Rock Slide with Terrakion. Protect is really just an awesome move in Doubles to scout moves, annoy opponents, stall for Leftovers (and sometimes burn damage), mess up opposing strategies, the list goes on.
Ludicolo @ Assault Vest
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 104 HP / 252 SpA / 152 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Fake Out
- Hydro Pump
- Giga Drain
- Ice Beam
Who doesn't love dancing Mexican pineapple ducks? I personally do, and Ludicolo's access to Swift Swim and a Water-type STAB makes it an obvious choice for a rain team. Fake Out is awesome. It disrupts opponents and can break Focus Sashes. I won quite a few games through a well-timed Fake Out. Hydro Pump is Ludicolo's most powerful STAB and absolutely SMASHES stuff in the rain. Giga Drain is another STAB move that works well with Assault Vest as it increases its longevity. It's also just fun to spam sometimes to annoy opponents with recovery and good special bulk. Ice Beam is a good coverage move and I often find it to be EXTREMELY helpful. BE AFRAID
Salamence @ Life Orb
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Draco Meteor
- Fire Blast
- Protect
- Hydro Pump
Salamence is basically my all-purpose switch-in to, well, just about anything. It originally was my Intimidate user, but it is really much more than that. Draco Meteor is your nuke move and it smashes whatever doesn't resist it. It also works well with Politoed's Helping Hand for MORE NUKING POWER YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!! I don't really have much justification for Fire Blast other than it is on the analysis and hits Scizor / Ferrothorn harder than anything else :/. Protect has already been discussed, so feel free to read up on it. Hydro Pump is a spammable, rain-boosted move that's fun for the whole family! It also hits Heatran super effectively, as it resists both Draco Meteor and Fire Blast.
Mawile @ Mawilite
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 HP / 180 Atk / 40 Def / 36 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Play Rough
- Sucker Punch
- Iron Head
- Protect
Mega Mawile is just awesome. It has Intimidate (double Intimidate users yay), decent bulk, and one mofo of an Attack stat. It is another Pokemon in my big party of nukes. Play Rough is its most powerful STAB move and has good coverage. This is another Pokemon that works well with Politoed as Helping Hand = more nuke power, and we all just love nuking power. Sucker Punch is an awesome priority moves that gets good coverage alongside Play Rough. Iron Head was the last move I decided to put on this set. It was between Iron Head, Swords Dance, and Substitute. I chose Iron Head because yolo and more damage against Fairies. Protect is protect. Nuff said.
Thundurus-Therian (M) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Volt Absorb
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hidden Power [Flying]
- Thunder
- Volt Switch
- Focus Blast
Thundurus-Therian fit the role of fast and powerful Electric-type. Basically, Pwnemon told me to use HP Flying so I just went with it. This guy is an awesome team player. HP Flying makes it easier to deal with opposing Grass-types basically anything Thunder doesn't hit. Thunder is basically this Pokemon's nuke move, and it hits REALLY hard with that awesome Special Attack and Choice Specs. Volt Switch is good for getting in the correct Pokemon at the right time. Focus Blast is a decent coverage move, though I don't find myself using it very often. Volt Absorb is fun as it allows you to come in for free on Electric-type attacks and works well with Politoed.
Terrakion @ Life Orb
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Close Combat
- Rock Slide
- Taunt
- Quick Guard
Terrakion is fast, strong, and has Rock Slide. This guy basically rounds off my team as a fast hard hitter that has spread and a bit of support. Close Combat is an awesome STAB move that really hurts anything that doesn't resist it. Basically, it's just a kbye move that mashes stuff. Rock Slide is a nice spread move that works nicely with Terrakion's high Attack, Speed, and Rock-type STAB. It also has a nifty 30% chance to flinch which is always nice. Taunt was chosen over Protect as my team is sort of weak to Trick Room, and it is never good to be weak to a common strategy. Quick Guard is a fun move that blocks priority. This basically means it blocks every move that has priority bar Weavile's Fake Out and Ludicolo's Fake Out in the rain.
Well that's my team. I have had decent success with it, and now time for shoutouts!!
IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER
RotomPoison You are literally my twin. We have the same name, same favorite Pokemon, and similar interests. I messed up pretty bad when I first met you, but I think we're over that now and we are basically best friends. I hope you can get the hang of Doubles because I want to battle you AND CRUSH YOU HORRIBLY WITH THIS TEAM MWAHAHAHAHA!!! Anyways, you're a pretty cool dude and you need to teach me Ubers sometime. Also, CLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!
Minus Wow. You're not getting a shoutout, and that really hasn't changed. Seriously why the fuck does it bug you so much?*
Sapphire. You're one of my best friends on Smogon even though you stole Amoonguss you meanie >:( (jk I don't mind because I was banned)
GatoDelFuego You were my grammar mentor for a while and you're easily one of the coolest people on these forums. If you care, I am reapplying at the end of the month :)
kokoloko I know you hate tags and you probably don't care anyways, but you lead the best singles format :)
-Flygon- You're pretty funny and, like me, make a ton of bad jokes. I remember we Skyped one time and you thought I sounded like a 10 year old lol. Also, I need to try dill pickle salt on my popcorn sometime y/y
Cacturne I remember when you were killerkingler and you followed my and I was like "what" because I had never really seen you and you followed my. Well, now you're one of my friends and I am better at Firebot than you y/y
Captain Amurica I don't know you that well but you're pretty cool :)
DetroitLolcat How could I forget my lime twin? You were the topic leader of my first ever CAP and that was pretty awesome! Also, you got mods so that means you can infract me now (please don't) so congrats. Also, I know the pains of dual wielding
fleurdyleurse You were my original GP buddy and you make analyses sound good :). In good time I will out GP you (and hopefully I can stop getting myself banned from #grammar)
horyzhnz I still don't get how you got onto the GP team with that awful spelling xD You're pretty cool and you were the first person to EVER GP one of my analyses
Magnemite You;re pretty cool and you run out secret IRC channel which is always a good time. You're always a cool person to talk to :)
Pwnemon I'm not sure where you stand on tagging so I won't. You're my Doubles tutor and you guided me when building this team. Even if you constantly tool on me, you're cool. Get TL imo
Th!nkPi I need to do more writing with you y/y. Anyways, you write good poetry and stuff and you're cool so yay shoutout
LightningLuxray You're always nice to talk to and you play Doubles so :)
*haha Minus we have a funny inside joke and you're pretty cool. You were probably my first decent friend on Smogon and you should spam GP stuff until you get media contribs y/y.
RotomPoison You are literally my twin. We have the same name, same favorite Pokemon, and similar interests. I messed up pretty bad when I first met you, but I think we're over that now and we are basically best friends. I hope you can get the hang of Doubles because I want to battle you AND CRUSH YOU HORRIBLY WITH THIS TEAM MWAHAHAHAHA!!! Anyways, you're a pretty cool dude and you need to teach me Ubers sometime. Also, CLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!
Minus Wow. You're not getting a shoutout, and that really hasn't changed. Seriously why the fuck does it bug you so much?*
Sapphire. You're one of my best friends on Smogon even though you stole Amoonguss you meanie >:( (jk I don't mind because I was banned)
GatoDelFuego You were my grammar mentor for a while and you're easily one of the coolest people on these forums. If you care, I am reapplying at the end of the month :)
kokoloko I know you hate tags and you probably don't care anyways, but you lead the best singles format :)
-Flygon- You're pretty funny and, like me, make a ton of bad jokes. I remember we Skyped one time and you thought I sounded like a 10 year old lol. Also, I need to try dill pickle salt on my popcorn sometime y/y
Cacturne I remember when you were killerkingler and you followed my and I was like "what" because I had never really seen you and you followed my. Well, now you're one of my friends and I am better at Firebot than you y/y
Captain Amurica I don't know you that well but you're pretty cool :)
DetroitLolcat How could I forget my lime twin? You were the topic leader of my first ever CAP and that was pretty awesome! Also, you got mods so that means you can infract me now (please don't) so congrats. Also, I know the pains of dual wielding
fleurdyleurse You were my original GP buddy and you make analyses sound good :). In good time I will out GP you (and hopefully I can stop getting myself banned from #grammar)
horyzhnz I still don't get how you got onto the GP team with that awful spelling xD You're pretty cool and you were the first person to EVER GP one of my analyses
Magnemite You;re pretty cool and you run out secret IRC channel which is always a good time. You're always a cool person to talk to :)
Pwnemon I'm not sure where you stand on tagging so I won't. You're my Doubles tutor and you guided me when building this team. Even if you constantly tool on me, you're cool. Get TL imo
Th!nkPi I need to do more writing with you y/y. Anyways, you write good poetry and stuff and you're cool so yay shoutout
LightningLuxray You're always nice to talk to and you play Doubles so :)
*haha Minus we have a funny inside joke and you're pretty cool. You were probably my first decent friend on Smogon and you should spam GP stuff until you get media contribs y/y.
Well that's it!! Thank you all for reading and feel free to rate!!
DISCLAIMER: Sorry for my excessive use of smilies and caps ok good