Some days ago I was talking to Zak and discussing how I suck at building teams, he gave me some advice and I came up with this. This team started out poor, it had the worse win ratio and I was giving up on it when I just happened to think "Why not create a Luke based team" I decided first I want Pokes who work well together and not focus entirely on Luke and it's counters, once I had done that then I looked at the threat list and made adjustments. Finally I added in gaps on Pokes who eliminate Lukes counters and this is what I came up with.
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252 HP / 236 ATK / 12 DEF / 8 SPE @ Occa Berry
Adamant
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Explosion
- Meteor Mash
I needed a solid lead that could get rocks up quickly and maybe have a part later on the the game and this was the result, Ev's are standard for lead Gross and Occa Berry helps me take a hit from Tran / Ape. I was opting to go for Jirachi but using that lead in my other teams it was time for a change.
252 SP.ATK / 252 SPE / 4 HP @ Choice Specs
Timid
- Draco Meteor
- Hidden Power (Fire)
- Surf
- Trick
I needed something that can hit hard and this thing can, SpecsMence was here originally but SR hindering it's Hit and Run tactic saw me at a disadvantage. One thing that wants me to use something else is T-Tar, this either has to be used late game rather then mid-game when I'm looking for a opening. Latias is important as it can beat most of Lukes counters / Revenge killer such as Tran, Mach Punch Ape and some Gliscors.
Timid
- Draco Meteor
- Hidden Power (Fire)
- Surf
- Trick
I needed something that can hit hard and this thing can, SpecsMence was here originally but SR hindering it's Hit and Run tactic saw me at a disadvantage. One thing that wants me to use something else is T-Tar, this either has to be used late game rather then mid-game when I'm looking for a opening. Latias is important as it can beat most of Lukes counters / Revenge killer such as Tran, Mach Punch Ape and some Gliscors.
252 ATK / 252 SPE / 4 SPE @ Choice Band
Adamant
- U-Turn
- Bullet Punch
- Superpower
- Pursuit
The second Poke to lure out most of Lucario's counters and revenge killers, this and Latias work well and most of Latias switch in's are handled by Scizor and most of Scizors switch in's and handled by Latias. The set is standard.
Adamant
- U-Turn
- Bullet Punch
- Superpower
- Pursuit
The second Poke to lure out most of Lucario's counters and revenge killers, this and Latias work well and most of Latias switch in's are handled by Scizor and most of Scizors switch in's and handled by Latias. The set is standard.
252 SP.ATK / 252 SPE / 4 HP @ Leftovers
Timid
- Fire Blast
- Earth Power
- Hidden Power (Ice)
- Substitute
My main Scizor switch in, I disliked the idea of having half the team with Choice items and it also gets me a free Sub when Scizor switches out. I don't have much to say about this since this is standard except this has Lefties > Scarf.
252 HP / 220 DEF / 36 SPE @ Leftovers
Bold
- Thunder Wave
- Grass Knot
- Earth Power
- Recover
My "one" wall and it's here to take on Gyara and hopefully get some Para around, I have Earth Power here because Heatran find Celebi the perfect switch in and when there paralyzed seem to think I can't do anything and it just takes weight off Latias. Celebi also counters Pert who can survive a +2 CC from Luke so it m akes me sad when the sweep ends and if it's a CursePet then I die if Celebi ain't here. This is also my main answer to Gyara, Gyara beats Luke so badly it ain't even funny. Celebi has a huge role in the team.
252 SPE / 252 ATK / 4 HP @ Life Orb
Jolly
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Extreme Speed
- Ice Punch
The main Poke of the team and what a Poke. For some reason most teams don't have a way to handle SD Luke and simply lose when this comes out late game. I've tested what variant to use here, I've had Crunch but found Ice Punch better as it hits Flygon and Mence who run around late game. I could run Crunch as Rotom forms do get annoying but Heatran can take care of most of them.
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This team has done well on the ladder and places but I still think it can use a LOT of improvements, I've gone to changing this team from bulky to balanced to offensive and I don't mind what you suggest as long as it makes sense and it's constructive.