Art by the fantastic user Cretacerus
I wish to turn around and return to her warmth and laughter,
but this calling is strong, and denial is impossible.
No measure of weight can justify what now presses into my chest.
To the road, your freedom is awesome,
but does it compare to the sweet embrace of my love?
Introduction:
Hey, all! I made a team for no reason, I guess I just got bored. I've wanted to make an official RMT of mine where I was using Mega Houndoom, and an awesome user offered to draw up a really cool banner for it, so I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to finally write up this team. I'm pretty well known for using a lot of under-rated Pokémon. Just a warning, some of the music shown here is a bit heavy, so if you're extremely against that kind of stuff, I'd advice you to stay away from them.
Team Preview
To be honest. I hate using over-rated Pokémon. When I see a team of just all A+ or above Pokemon, it frankly just makes me mad. There are so many Pokemon in lower rankings that people don't even look twice at. Things like Mega Houndoom and Serperior, which are fantastic Pokémon. I'm not too good at building teams, especially defensive teams, so naturally it's all offense for me.
I started out with Mega Houndoom, which is not only my favorite Mega, but is a fantastic anti-meta Pokemon that has proven her worth in plenty of battles.
Next was Serperior, who actually teams a lot better with Houndoom then I thought she would.
Next after that was Raikou, who makes a fantastic pivot in partner with Landorus-Therain.
After that was Landorus, who is my check to Swords Dance Talonflame, as well as my hazard setter, who pairs well with Raikou.
After that was Latios, who deals well with Keldeo and can clear hazards if need be.
Finally comes Talonflame. I realized I didn't have much speed control and was really Mega Lopunny weak, so Talonflame fits in perfectly.
The Depths
Daddy said, Daddy said, go out and make me proud.
If only he could see the way you've turned out now.
Go ahead baby and say the words you want from me.
Believe, cause' I'm the one that wrote this song.
If I could turn back time and read your mind,
Besides these dice and cards I'm just another game.
If you could live forever, you'd still wanna be a one night stand.
You can walk on, cause I'm leaving.
Goodbye to you and everything.
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 40 HP / 8 Def / 208 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Fire Blast
- Dark Pulse
- Taunt
- Nasty Plot
Honestly, not only is Houndoom a massively under-rated threat in the current metagame, it's probably one of the best Megas to choose from. Houndoom checks a lot of common Pokemon in OU such as Mega Metagross, Bisharp and Mega Sableye. Houndoom pretty much devours any type of stall and a lot of balance as well. It has a fantastic Speed tier and great Special Attack, as well as two really cool dual STAB attacks and deceiving defenses. Flash Fire is a really handy pre-Mega ability, as it gives Houndoom a free switch-in to defensive Heatran and other Fire-type attacks. After a Nasty Plot, so few things want to stay in against a Fire Blast. Taunt helps with Pokemon such as Chansey so Houndoom can freely set up against it. Sadly, Houndoom's typing, while pretty cool offensively, leaves it weak to a lot of common attacking types in OU such as Ground, Water and Fighting. Houndoom is only truly walled by a few things in OU, them being Azumarill, Keldeo, and Tyranitar, and that's where Serperior comes in.
It's because of you I'll never be alright
Because of you I'm losing sleep at night
I've tried, I've tried, I'm losing my mind
Because of you I still find it hard to move on
Oh my god you're killing me
Now drop the act you pity queen
I'll keep you here just shut your mouth
Just let me have my way with you.
Vanity (Serperior) (F) @ Life Orb
Ability: Contrary
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Leaf Storm
- Dragon Pulse
- Hidden Power [Ground]
- Giga Drain
Serperior is a vastly under-prepared for threat in OU. It cleanly sweeps teams with very little effort, especially stall teams. Not only does Serperior basically get a free 130 base power Nasty Plot each time it attacks, it's got a fantastic Speed tier that lets it outpace Latias and Latios, and it cleanly picks both of them off with a Dragon Pulse at +2. Serperior, surprisingly, teams up with Houndoom fantastically, being able to handle three of its biggest checks, Keldeo, Azumarill and Tyranitar. I used a Life Orb over Leftovers since Serperior desperately needs the extra power invested into each attack. Talonflame unfortunately makes Serperior pretty difficult to use, as it resists Serperior's main STAB move. I pretty much have to have two solid checks to Talonflame on the team, but it's well worth it once you consider how good Serperior actually is.
Your dress is lined with blood,
You look so much better in red.
And with your throat open,
Your body twitches and squirms,
As you suffocate on your own blood.
With your last thoughts I hope you think of everything I've ever done for you,
And how you left me to lie in my buried agony.
I will never let myself sink that low again.
Lifeless (Raikou) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Shadow Ball
Raikou is probably one of the best pivots in OU and pairs up fantastically with Landorus-Therain, as most of their weaknesses are covered fantastically with their typings. Assault Vest Raikou takes special hits like an absolute monster, caring little about most neutral or resisted special attacks. Raikou hits surprisingly hard, even without a boosting item, leaving pretty large dents in any offensive Pokémon with tis powerful Thunderbolt or Volt Switch. Hidden Power Ice hits bulky Ground and Dragon type Pokémon such as Garchomp and Hippowdon that Raikou. Raikou's ability is pretty useless, however, it's not that big of an issue when it actually comes down to using it. Raikou does have pretty mediocre physical defense, but it's usually easy just to switch into Landorus-T when a situation occurs.
Look into my eyes
And write down the words you taste
Blood on your tongue with a crass embrace.
A photo kiss on the day we met said
"This will be a night we won't forget"
Speak slow now, I don't wanna miss when you cry
Glass over diamond blue eyes
Lifeless (Raikou) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Shadow Ball
Raikou is probably one of the best pivots in OU and pairs up fantastically with Landorus-Therain, as most of their weaknesses are covered fantastically with their typings. Assault Vest Raikou takes special hits like an absolute monster, caring little about most neutral or resisted special attacks. Raikou hits surprisingly hard, even without a boosting item, leaving pretty large dents in any offensive Pokémon with tis powerful Thunderbolt or Volt Switch. Hidden Power Ice hits bulky Ground and Dragon type Pokémon such as Garchomp and Hippowdon that Raikou. Raikou's ability is pretty useless, however, it's not that big of an issue when it actually comes down to using it. Raikou does have pretty mediocre physical defense, but it's usually easy just to switch into Landorus-T when a situation occurs.
Look into my eyes
And write down the words you taste
Blood on your tongue with a crass embrace.
A photo kiss on the day we met said
"This will be a night we won't forget"
Speak slow now, I don't wanna miss when you cry
Glass over diamond blue eyes
The First Punch (Landorus-Therian) @ Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 HP / 240 Def / 8 SpD / 8 Spe
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- U-turn
- Rock Slide
Landorus-T is my hazard setter and my physical wall, and it handles a lot of physical attackers in OU fantastically well. Landorus-T is also my check to Talonflame and Lopunny, as my team has a hard time handling them without it. Earthquake from Landorus-T does a lot of damage even when uninvested, and it does a hefty chunk to anything that doesn't resist it. Landorus does suffer from an annoying lack of recovery, however. This can be a massive problem late-game, as Landorus-T has to be at high health to be able to handle Talonflame. Rock Slide is used over Stone Edge for accuracy reasons, since I usually miss Stone Edge in the most important situations.
How does it feel at the bottom of the barrel?
All your friends don't care, no your friends don't care at all,
Rejected, rejected.
You're never gonna be the one respected.
Infected, infected.
This is the way that every life is ended.
No, no this life won't swallow me whole.
If I could set the clocks back,
I wouldn't be headed for a body bag.
One life and one decision,
Make sure it ends with you still living.
Body Bag (Latios) (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Surf
- Draco Meteor
- Psyshock
- Defog
Latios is one of the most iconic OU Pokemon, and it's easy to see why. Latios has massive fire power between its Draco Meteor, hitting every Pokemon extremely hard. Even resists have a hard time taking hits. Latios has a fantastic Speed tier, being able to Speed tie Pokemon such as Gengar and Mega Metagross. Surf is extremely helpful for Bisharp and Tyranitar switch-ins and hits then extremely hard. Defog clears hazards off the field, which is nice for Talonflame, who takes 50% each time it tries to switch in. Latios suffers from a huge Sucker Punch and Pursuit weakness, and this is unfortunately something I really couldn't solve during team building, but it is a problem I am well aware of.
The only place I'll ever call home, is my deathbed.
I know we're so wrong
But it feels so right.
And its not a party,
If it happens every night.
I'm running on empty,
Your running out of luck.
So lets ditch this city,
Before we sober up
Like Vegas (Talonflame) (F) @ Sharp Beak
Ability: Gale Wings
EVs: 88 HP / 252 Atk / 168 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Brave Bird
- Flare Blitz
- Roost
Talonflame is my main physical sweeper, and, after a Swords Dance, hits incredibly hard with Sharp Beak boosted Brave Bird. A Jolly nature with 168 Speed is to outspeed opposing Raikou and OHKO them with a +2 Flare Blitz, while the rest of the EVs are thrown into Attack and HP. Talonflame is a fantastic revenge killer with priority Brave Bird, and it beats Mega Lopunny after it Mega Evolves. I run Flare Blitz over Taunt mainly just to hit Ferrothorn and Scizor for Super Effective damage. Talonflame does have an extremely annoying weakness to Stealth Rock, so it's a priority to Defog with Latios before I attempt to sweep with her.
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 HP / 240 Def / 8 SpD / 8 Spe
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- U-turn
- Rock Slide
Landorus-T is my hazard setter and my physical wall, and it handles a lot of physical attackers in OU fantastically well. Landorus-T is also my check to Talonflame and Lopunny, as my team has a hard time handling them without it. Earthquake from Landorus-T does a lot of damage even when uninvested, and it does a hefty chunk to anything that doesn't resist it. Landorus does suffer from an annoying lack of recovery, however. This can be a massive problem late-game, as Landorus-T has to be at high health to be able to handle Talonflame. Rock Slide is used over Stone Edge for accuracy reasons, since I usually miss Stone Edge in the most important situations.
How does it feel at the bottom of the barrel?
All your friends don't care, no your friends don't care at all,
Rejected, rejected.
You're never gonna be the one respected.
Infected, infected.
This is the way that every life is ended.
No, no this life won't swallow me whole.
If I could set the clocks back,
I wouldn't be headed for a body bag.
One life and one decision,
Make sure it ends with you still living.
Body Bag (Latios) (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Surf
- Draco Meteor
- Psyshock
- Defog
Latios is one of the most iconic OU Pokemon, and it's easy to see why. Latios has massive fire power between its Draco Meteor, hitting every Pokemon extremely hard. Even resists have a hard time taking hits. Latios has a fantastic Speed tier, being able to Speed tie Pokemon such as Gengar and Mega Metagross. Surf is extremely helpful for Bisharp and Tyranitar switch-ins and hits then extremely hard. Defog clears hazards off the field, which is nice for Talonflame, who takes 50% each time it tries to switch in. Latios suffers from a huge Sucker Punch and Pursuit weakness, and this is unfortunately something I really couldn't solve during team building, but it is a problem I am well aware of.
The only place I'll ever call home, is my deathbed.
I know we're so wrong
But it feels so right.
And its not a party,
If it happens every night.
I'm running on empty,
Your running out of luck.
So lets ditch this city,
Before we sober up
Like Vegas (Talonflame) (F) @ Sharp Beak
Ability: Gale Wings
EVs: 88 HP / 252 Atk / 168 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Brave Bird
- Flare Blitz
- Roost
Talonflame is my main physical sweeper, and, after a Swords Dance, hits incredibly hard with Sharp Beak boosted Brave Bird. A Jolly nature with 168 Speed is to outspeed opposing Raikou and OHKO them with a +2 Flare Blitz, while the rest of the EVs are thrown into Attack and HP. Talonflame is a fantastic revenge killer with priority Brave Bird, and it beats Mega Lopunny after it Mega Evolves. I run Flare Blitz over Taunt mainly just to hit Ferrothorn and Scizor for Super Effective damage. Talonflame does have an extremely annoying weakness to Stealth Rock, so it's a priority to Defog with Latios before I attempt to sweep with her.
So that's the team, I'm always open to new suggestions and ideas :]
Banded Azumarill has 0 switch ins on this team, I usually have to sack something off while trying to get a switch in to it.
Mega Lopunny can put huge chunks into this team if it has Ice Punch, as nothing can switch in.
Mega Altaria pretty much has 0 switch-ins on this team outside of Talonflame, and if Stealth Rock is up, then that's pretty much game
If this gets a Dragon Dance, I better hope to god it's low enough to where Talonflame can revenge it
Westbound (Houndoom) (F) @ Houndoominite
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 40 HP / 8 Def / 208 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Fire Blast
- Dark Pulse
- Nasty Plot
- Sludge Bomb
Vanity (Serperior) (F) @ Life Orb
Ability: Contrary
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Leaf Storm
- Dragon Pulse
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Giga Drain
Lifeless (Raikou) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Shadow Ball
The First Punch (Landorus-Therian) (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 HP / 212 Def / 44 Spe
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- U-turn
Body Bag (Latios) (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Surf
- Draco Meteor
- Psyshock
- Defog
Like Vegas (Talonflame) (F) @ Sharp Beak
Ability: Gale Wings
EVs: 88 HP / 252 Atk / 168 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Brave Bird
- Flare Blitz
- Roost
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 40 HP / 8 Def / 208 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Fire Blast
- Dark Pulse
- Nasty Plot
- Sludge Bomb
Vanity (Serperior) (F) @ Life Orb
Ability: Contrary
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Leaf Storm
- Dragon Pulse
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Giga Drain
Lifeless (Raikou) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Shadow Ball
The First Punch (Landorus-Therian) (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 HP / 212 Def / 44 Spe
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- U-turn
Body Bag (Latios) (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Surf
- Draco Meteor
- Psyshock
- Defog
Like Vegas (Talonflame) (F) @ Sharp Beak
Ability: Gale Wings
EVs: 88 HP / 252 Atk / 168 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Brave Bird
- Flare Blitz
- Roost
Mysteria
Cutest user on Smogon. Thank you not only for encouraging me to stay here, but for always chatting with me when I'm feeling down and just being an amazing friend in general. Ily.
xzern
[4/4/2015 10:48:25 AM] ajax god of soap: do u know what my plan is
[4/4/2015 10:48:34 AM] ajax god of soap: my plan is
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Kurona
You're still bae user after like months of knowing you. You're amazing, funny and fun to talk to. You should join the Skype call more often. Also, change that avi.
Tressed
TF2 still sucks, and don't try to change my mind about that :3
Still a long-time friend on here who I won't forget about any time soon.
Laurel
Seduce me cx
Karxrida
Hey, hey guess what? s e x
Also get a bae already it's not that hard
Sun King
An amazing theorymon friend, and the person who I submitted my first theorymon to, who eventually got me into the council. You should come on Skype more often ily
ThePack
COME ON SKYPE PLEASE THANK YOU
ily
boltsandbombers
One of the few people who encouraged me to stay on smogon after personal issues took a huge toll on me, ily you're really fun to talk to x:
Snobalt
Another person who encouraged me to try to get my ladybug, Keep aiming for that snowflake and teardrop buddy n_n
QueBien
ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
Dr Ciel
Gurlfren, you need to get that CC badge already p_p
Also you're really funny and cool and fun to talk to so ye
DarkNostalgia
I swear for the longest time I thought you were a girl, please don't tear off my limbs and eat them, thank you
ZANBAKUResh
Rip Hydregion tour, I hope someday we'll be able to play in more tournament together
Adamant Zoroark
Tbh you're not half bad looking, I'm sure you'll get that bae in no time p_p
Amaura
Please stop being dead so I can talk to you about bands
-Clone-
Still the biggest nerd on all of Smogon x:
Aragorn the King
The cutest mod on smogon ^^
FookMi?
Sigh we need to talk more often to be honest, you're really cool and you like a lot of the same Pokémon as I do. Talk more p_p
Hulavuta
For the love of god please change that avatar it's literally giving me a massive headache
unfixable
Unfixaboo =＾● ⋏ ●＾=
SparksBlade
That avatar you made is literally the blurriest thing please fix it or I might eat my arm js
Sparkl3y
You're literally 13, you need to stop thinking about sex so much haha
Also, get that art badge you big weirdo
Soulblaster
Come back :c
firehusky
Get that OU mod yet? :3
Froggyboy
You're actually still a loser, just saying
Celticpride
That CC badge is going to look super weird next to your TR badge, you'll look like a mint p_p
Ransei
We should probably talk more often too, I see you like Mega Absol p_p
SM979
Tbh we should battle more on ORAS, you're super fun to battle, ngl
Cutest user on Smogon. Thank you not only for encouraging me to stay here, but for always chatting with me when I'm feeling down and just being an amazing friend in general. Ily.
xzern
[4/4/2015 10:48:25 AM] ajax god of soap: do u know what my plan is
[4/4/2015 10:48:34 AM] ajax god of soap: my plan is
[4/4/2015 10:48:38 AM] ajax god of soap: to get the booty
Kurona
You're still bae user after like months of knowing you. You're amazing, funny and fun to talk to. You should join the Skype call more often. Also, change that avi.
Tressed
TF2 still sucks, and don't try to change my mind about that :3
Still a long-time friend on here who I won't forget about any time soon.
Laurel
Seduce me cx
Karxrida
Hey, hey guess what? s e x
Also get a bae already it's not that hard
Sun King
An amazing theorymon friend, and the person who I submitted my first theorymon to, who eventually got me into the council. You should come on Skype more often ily
ThePack
COME ON SKYPE PLEASE THANK YOU
ily
boltsandbombers
One of the few people who encouraged me to stay on smogon after personal issues took a huge toll on me, ily you're really fun to talk to x:
Snobalt
Another person who encouraged me to try to get my ladybug, Keep aiming for that snowflake and teardrop buddy n_n
QueBien
ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
Dr Ciel
Gurlfren, you need to get that CC badge already p_p
Also you're really funny and cool and fun to talk to so ye
DarkNostalgia
I swear for the longest time I thought you were a girl, please don't tear off my limbs and eat them, thank you
ZANBAKUResh
Rip Hydregion tour, I hope someday we'll be able to play in more tournament together
Adamant Zoroark
Tbh you're not half bad looking, I'm sure you'll get that bae in no time p_p
Amaura
Please stop being dead so I can talk to you about bands
-Clone-
Still the biggest nerd on all of Smogon x:
Aragorn the King
The cutest mod on smogon ^^
FookMi?
Sigh we need to talk more often to be honest, you're really cool and you like a lot of the same Pokémon as I do. Talk more p_p
Hulavuta
For the love of god please change that avatar it's literally giving me a massive headache
unfixable
Unfixaboo =＾● ⋏ ●＾=
SparksBlade
That avatar you made is literally the blurriest thing please fix it or I might eat my arm js
Sparkl3y
You're literally 13, you need to stop thinking about sex so much haha
Also, get that art badge you big weirdo
Soulblaster
Come back :c
firehusky
Get that OU mod yet? :3
Froggyboy
You're actually still a loser, just saying
Celticpride
That CC badge is going to look super weird next to your TR badge, you'll look like a mint p_p
Ransei
We should probably talk more often too, I see you like Mega Absol p_p
SM979
Tbh we should battle more on ORAS, you're super fun to battle, ngl
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