Project The Next Best Thing - ORAS RU Edition (Hitmontop Voting)

[Lord Death Man]

Manectric @ Life Orb
Ability: Lightning Rod
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Thunderbolt / Volt Switch
- Iron Tail
- Overheat
- Hidden Power [Ice]

252 SpA Life Orb Manectric Thunderbolt vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Diancie: 90-107 (29.6 - 35.1%) -- 100% chance to 4HKO after Leftovers recovery
0 Atk Life Orb Manectric Iron Tail vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Diancie: 208-250 (68.4 - 82.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery]

Lures in a common Manectric check, and has a good chance to 2hko it after rocks with the combination of Thunderbolt + Iron Tail. Dropping Thunderbolt for Volt Switch can seem appealing, but it sort of takes away from Mane's wallbreaking ability; you can't stay in and smack around Alomomola/Togetic/Jellicent without Tbolt, and you're usually better off hard switching after an Overheat.

Also Iron Tail 2hkos even w/o LO.

Replays ""soon""

 

[Kushalos]

Manectric @ Flame Orb
Ability: Lightning Rod
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Volt Switch
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Switcheroo
- Refresh

haha w0w dank xd

Seriously this mon has such a shitty movepool it can only run the same moves and variate by alternating hidden powers and running obscurer moves like toxic or switcheroo. Not a very good mon for next best thing guys.

 

[Lord Death Man]

Seriously this mon has such a shitty movepool it can only run the same moves and variate by alternating hidden powers and running obscurer moves like toxic or switcheroo. Not a very good mon for next best thing guys.

Idk, I think we're still missing a sub 3 attacks set (seems fine, eases prediction immensely and mane has no problem grabbing a sub vs a lot of teams), a garbage charge beam set, and then a "snarl is a real attack guys!!" set.

Though really the sub set is the only one i can imagine seeing do anything

 

[Froggyboy]

Manectric @ Shed Shell
Ability: Lightning Rod
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Overheat / Flamethrower

Like Kushalos said, for this sort of project, Manectric is not good, since it has Sub, Charge Beam, and Howl for innovation. So here is Shed Shell to avoid Dugtrio trapping, while also being able to bluff Choice sets :O

 

[fran17]

@ Life Orb
Ability: Lightning Rod
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Grass]
- Ice Fang
- Overheat

Ice Fang Manectric is good if you don't know what Hidden Power use, it 2HKOs Flygon which is nice and you can hit Seismitoad much harder haha!

 

[rau]

Well, let's get this over and vote now.

 

[Chakra]

ldm

 

[Wandering Wobbuffet]

Froggyboy

 

[EonX]

fran17 why not

 

[Kableye]

fran17's set is actually flames

 

[Senpai D.M]

fran17

 

[LightningLuxray]

fran17

 

[atomicllamas]

fran17 cause ice fang is a good lure !_!

 

[rau]

And fran17 takes the gold!

next up,

Bronzong!

Cycle ends on March 25. Feel like replays are unnecessary now so woohoo!

 

[Pearl]

hi fam I'm back

Bronzong @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Substitute
- Calm Mind
- Psyshock
- Flash Cannon / Hidden Power Ground

Sets up on Diancie, most Meloetta sets, fat Flygon, Mega Steelix variants that don't run Roar, Amoonguss, Alomomola and Fairy-types, while also doubling up as a Tyrantrum counter, an Abomasnow check, a Venusaur check, a Meloetta check, a Virizion check etc. You know, classic Bronzong stuff, except it's no longer set up bait for half of the tier and can win games on its own. Wouldn't recommend without Wish or even cleric support. 4x Psychic resist means that you're winning most CM wars against opposing Psychic-types, which is a plus.

 

[Kushalos]

Bronzong @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 168 Def / 88 SpD
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Stealth Rock
- Gyro Ball / Earthquake
- Psywave
- Toxic

I know this set has already been going around for a while between the me and the higher level RU players, but since it isnt mentioned on the analysis or anywhere else i feel the need to post it. Psywave is an amazing move for zong because it allows it to chip away a lot more at walls that it usually cant touch like opposing Bronzong, Amoonguss and Escavalier. Tbh its just useful in general just try it out if you havent already!

 

[Scarf Nidorino]

Rock Polish Bronzong

Bronzong @ Liechi Berry / Life Orb / w/e
Ability: Heavy Metal
EVs: 48 HP / 252 Atk / 208 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Heavy Slam
- Earthquake
- Zen Headbutt
- Rock Polish

Ayy Bronzong ma boi, its your turn! <3

Bronzong has a fun movepool and a variety of sets, but very very few of them are viable. This one isn't really either. But I had some fun with it.
Bronzongs damage output in general isn't the best and neither is Iron Heads. So I wanted a diffrent STAB. And since Gyro Ball is useless on a "fast" pokemon, the last option (well last physical option) is Heavy Slam. Which isn't too bad if you run Heavy Metal. Earthquake is for coverage, the third moveslot is adjustable. Rock Slide e.g. is fine, but I like having a secondary STAB, although its accuracy is like 50% or so. Rock Polish with this speed investment allows Bronzong too outspeed anything up too Delphox (>338).

 

[Hopeee]

Bronzong @ Macho Brace / Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Brave Nature
- Trick Room
- Gyro Ball
- Earthquake
- Explosion

Basically the goal is to set up TR and then basically do a bunch cus mach brace boosted Gyro, which hits hard because it does a bunch anyways to offensive mons. EQ is there to hit fire switchins. Can also go for Explosion against switchins like Slowking. Life Orb can also be used to hit harder on Zong's other moves. :3

 

[rau]

nice sets this time around.

Let's get some votes, shall we now

 

[Take Azelfie]

Kush

 

[Miyami~~]

Kush

 

[Chakra]

pearl

 

[EonX]

Kushalos. Feel like TR Zong needs Rocks somewhere to free up a teamslot

 

[LightningLuxray]

Pearl cause Kush and Fineonbae aren't new

 

[Sobi]

Pearl