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Project NU Teambuilding Competition - Season 4, Week 6: Shocking Nature (Electric + Grass Core)
- Thread starter PowerOfMemes
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LTTM
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not the three way tie :0
S3W4 Diancie: Results
Not really sure this guy deserved this, but the winner this week is me!Even with another mismagiass team! Congrats me I guess! Thanks me! We did have a 3 way tie until I had hammer come in for the tiebreaker vote which was cool to see. Definitely a close week and with 3 pretty different teams as well! Kind of a shame we didn't get an OTR diancie team but maybe we have spammed enough HO lately...
Future Sight Munki & Hera Stack by LessThanThreeMan
This team will be added to the archive and we will be back soon with week 5!
Not really sure this guy deserved this, but the winner this week is me!
Future Sight Munki & Hera Stack by LessThanThreeMan
This team will be added to the archive and we will be back soon with week 5!
Season 3 Week 5: Basculegion
Basculegion is truly the mon that keeps on giving! We have seen a lot of adaption here over time from scarf, band, av, rain sets, mixed sets, and now with several flavors of the substitute set. Adaptability is a great ability and really opens up the potential for physical, special, or mixed sets! And we can't forget about how crazy this thing goes in rain either! Assuming they don't have a water immunity or a ninetales-alola... How will you use the fish? Make the best legion team possible and post it here!
Submissions are open now and close Tuesday March 25th at ~10pm-4. Note the slightly shorter building week to get back on schedule. Happy building!
Basculegion is truly the mon that keeps on giving! We have seen a lot of adaption here over time from scarf, band, av, rain sets, mixed sets, and now with several flavors of the substitute set. Adaptability is a great ability and really opens up the potential for physical, special, or mixed sets! And we can't forget about how crazy this thing goes in rain either! Assuming they don't have a water immunity or a ninetales-alola... How will you use the fish? Make the best legion team possible and post it here!
Submissions are open now and close Tuesday March 25th at ~10pm-4. Note the slightly shorter building week to get back on schedule. Happy building!
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Everybody loves the new Substitute Basculegion sets, but there's nothing wrong with the classics, so this team is built around Choice Band Basculegion. Guts Assault Vest Hariyama gives the team a switch-in to Water-types that wall Basculegion like Vaporeon and Gastrodon, and Bronzong gives the team hazards and a more dedicated special wall. Avalugg provides removal and the team's main physical wall. Nasty Plot Munkidori and OTR Diancie round out the team with some special breaking power and additional speed control.
- - - - - Everybody loves the new Substitute Basculegion sets, but there's nothing wrong with the classics, so this team is built around Choice Band Basculegion. Guts Assault Vest Hariyama gives the team a switch-in to Water-types that wall Basculegion like Vaporeon and Gastrodon, and Bronzong gives the team hazards and a more dedicated special wall. Avalugg provides removal and the team's main physical wall. Nasty Plot Munkidori and OTR Diancie round out the team with some special breaking power and additional speed control.
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Specs Legion
I was going to sumbit a different bascu team, but then I realised I forgot a steel (as always lmfao). So I created this new team that's centered around specs legion to try and deal as much damage to its usual checks to help its teammates. Specs legion deals absurd damage and can lure in usual checks such as wauros. Flip turn allows it to pivot on switchins while aqua jet can pick off slower foes. Klefki can check a lot of pokemon such as munkidori and diancie while getting up layers to chip bascu's checks. Flygon is running the standard RU with rocks+scale shot to potentially sweep weakened teams. Tera Fire lets it avoid wisp from incineroar to keep attacking. Avalugg is the main physical wall of the team and hazard control. Crunch hits all the ghost types that would wall it while also hitting munki and glowbro for solid damage. Diancie is the main special wall of the team, with it also being able to sweep if it gets defense boosts from diamond storm. Substitute can scout switchins, but anything can be in that moveslot. Finally, munkidori is the speed control of the team and can pivot in and out of battle, which also appreciating spikes chipping steel types.
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nu-2325949938-221kytwtwheehj9orebfao95c4j937hpw Against Mabostiff Balance where both me and my opponent agree this game is trash
I was going to sumbit a different bascu team, but then I realised I forgot a steel (as always lmfao). So I created this new team that's centered around specs legion to try and deal as much damage to its usual checks to help its teammates. Specs legion deals absurd damage and can lure in usual checks such as wauros. Flip turn allows it to pivot on switchins while aqua jet can pick off slower foes. Klefki can check a lot of pokemon such as munkidori and diancie while getting up layers to chip bascu's checks. Flygon is running the standard RU with rocks+scale shot to potentially sweep weakened teams. Tera Fire lets it avoid wisp from incineroar to keep attacking. Avalugg is the main physical wall of the team and hazard control. Crunch hits all the ghost types that would wall it while also hitting munki and glowbro for solid damage. Diancie is the main special wall of the team, with it also being able to sweep if it gets defense boosts from diamond storm. Substitute can scout switchins, but anything can be in that moveslot. Finally, munkidori is the speed control of the team and can pivot in and out of battle, which also appreciating spikes chipping steel types.
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nu-2325949938-221kytwtwheehj9orebfao95c4j937hpw Against Mabostiff Balance where both me and my opponent agree this game is trash
WP Agility Legion HO
I thought it'd be fun to have basculegion-m cosplay as basculegion-f and run a WP agility set. The set made the most sense on HO of course as a cleaner. Naturally aurora veil made sense (to live more of the SE hits so you can set up more easily.) I went for a mixed set to take advantage of both boosts given to legion from WP and it also helps you get past some walls (mostly avalugg) and it gives you a ghost stab that doesn't require the tera commitment. We often do want to commit tera here for the silly amount of damage it can do, but it's nice to be flexible! From there we have mixed bu torn. Heat wave is nice to still be able to hit steels without commiting to terablast ground and since its physically based it does a good job of luring and significantly weakening avalugg which otherwise walls physical tornadus. LO Kilo (the good set) is a strong option on these sorts of teams as well, sporting volt absorb for opposing kilo and just being a strong and fast mon. We even have snow + weather ball here to give kilo some additional coverage as well. Last but not least we have OTR diancie which helps with the matchup with opposing offense and can often trade with things in a pinch.
Replays: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
I thought it'd be fun to have basculegion-m cosplay as basculegion-f and run a WP agility set. The set made the most sense on HO of course as a cleaner. Naturally aurora veil made sense (to live more of the SE hits so you can set up more easily.) I went for a mixed set to take advantage of both boosts given to legion from WP and it also helps you get past some walls (mostly avalugg) and it gives you a ghost stab that doesn't require the tera commitment. We often do want to commit tera here for the silly amount of damage it can do, but it's nice to be flexible! From there we have mixed bu torn. Heat wave is nice to still be able to hit steels without commiting to terablast ground and since its physically based it does a good job of luring and significantly weakening avalugg which otherwise walls physical tornadus. LO Kilo (the good set) is a strong option on these sorts of teams as well, sporting volt absorb for opposing kilo and just being a strong and fast mon. We even have snow + weather ball here to give kilo some additional coverage as well. Last but not least we have OTR diancie which helps with the matchup with opposing offense and can often trade with things in a pinch.
Replays: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
252 SpA Kilowattrel Thunderbolt vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Basculegion: 320-380 (83.9 - 99.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
96 SpA Adaptability Basculegion Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Avalugg: 198-234 (50.2 - 59.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
0 Atk Incineroar Knock Off vs. 0 HP / 0- Def Basculegion: 252-296 (66.1 - 77.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252+ Atk Incineroar Knock Off vs. 0 HP / 0- Def Basculegion with an ally's Aurora Veil: 169-201 (44.3 - 52.7%) -- 21.5% chance to 2HKO
+2 96 SpA Adaptability Basculegion Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Amoonguss: 258-304 (59.7 - 70.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252+ Atk Torterra Bullet Seed (125 BP) (5 hits) vs. 0 HP / 0- Def Basculegion with an ally's Aurora Veil: 320-380 (83.9 - 99.7%) -- approx. 2HKO
252 SpA Typhlosion-Hisui Shadow Ball vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Basculegion: 312-368 (81.8 - 96.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
96 SpA Adaptability Basculegion Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Avalugg: 198-234 (50.2 - 59.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
0 Atk Incineroar Knock Off vs. 0 HP / 0- Def Basculegion: 252-296 (66.1 - 77.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252+ Atk Incineroar Knock Off vs. 0 HP / 0- Def Basculegion with an ally's Aurora Veil: 169-201 (44.3 - 52.7%) -- 21.5% chance to 2HKO
+2 96 SpA Adaptability Basculegion Shadow Ball vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Amoonguss: 258-304 (59.7 - 70.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252+ Atk Torterra Bullet Seed (125 BP) (5 hits) vs. 0 HP / 0- Def Basculegion with an ally's Aurora Veil: 320-380 (83.9 - 99.7%) -- approx. 2HKO
252 SpA Typhlosion-Hisui Shadow Ball vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Basculegion: 312-368 (81.8 - 96.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
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SubHex Basculegion Offense by Shengineer and Rabia
Substitute Basculegion is one of its most popular sets, but this version takes it to the next level as a mixed attacker with Hex! It's paired with multiple status-spreading teammates to enable its massive damage output, even breaking through pokemon like Vaporeon and Gastrodon that would normally wall it! We recorded the building process and got some test games in my latest video, and I also brought this to the NU Seasonal winners semifinals. All in all, I'm very proud of the resulting team and I see myself continuing to use it on my laddering journey.
Basculegion 
Sub mixed Basculegion is the star breaker the team is built around. Wave crash allows it to deal big damage to special walls like Alolan Muk that its purely special sets would struggle against. Hex is less spammable than Shadow Ball would be, but is made up for with its teammates' status moves to enable it to 2HKO bulky waters like Vaporeon and Gastrodon. Basculegion also excels at punishing the tier's Steel-types like Bronzong and Registeel, so an excellent first partner is...
Munkidori 
Choice Scarf Munkidori gives the team some much needed speed right off the bat, and its ability Toxic Chain has great synergy with Basculegion's Hex. It lures in Steel-types for Basculegion to enter versus.
Paldean Tauros-Blaze 
Redbull helps shore up our mounting weakness to Knock Off, and crucially pressures the aforementioned bulky Water-types with burns from Will-o-Wisp. Earthquake is some of the best coverage available to hit mons like Chandelure, and we pair it with Tera Ground to boost its power.
Registeel
Registeel could be the Stealth Rock setter for this team, but I would rather leverage its bulk, utility, and setup threat all at once. With IronPress, Heavy Slam, and Thunder Wave, switching into Registeel can be quite the headache. Tera Water helps with our team's overall lack of a Water resist outside of Basculegion.
Flygon 
Since we do actually need a Stealth Rock setter, Flygon fits in nicely with its Ground and Electric immunities, plus its ability to pivot in Basculegion. Originally this was a Loaded Dice + SR set, but I changed it to a physically defensive Rocky Helmet set with Dragon Tail, which helps the team a lot versus mons like Incineroar, Alolan Muk, and Grassy Terrain teams.
Cinccino 
Finally, Cinccino gives us everything we could ask for in the last slot: a speed-boosting endgame cleaner, fast Encore for anti-setup, reliable hazard removal, and a clutch immunity to Ghost-type attacks. I feel like this really demonstrates Cinccino's prestige as an S-rank pokemon in the tier.
Substitute Basculegion is one of its most popular sets, but this version takes it to the next level as a mixed attacker with Hex! It's paired with multiple status-spreading teammates to enable its massive damage output, even breaking through pokemon like Vaporeon and Gastrodon that would normally wall it! We recorded the building process and got some test games in my latest video, and I also brought this to the NU Seasonal winners semifinals. All in all, I'm very proud of the resulting team and I see myself continuing to use it on my laddering journey.
Basculegion Sub mixed Basculegion is the star breaker the team is built around. Wave crash allows it to deal big damage to special walls like Alolan Muk that its purely special sets would struggle against. Hex is less spammable than Shadow Ball would be, but is made up for with its teammates' status moves to enable it to 2HKO bulky waters like Vaporeon and Gastrodon. Basculegion also excels at punishing the tier's Steel-types like Bronzong and Registeel, so an excellent first partner is...
Munkidori Choice Scarf Munkidori gives the team some much needed speed right off the bat, and its ability Toxic Chain has great synergy with Basculegion's Hex. It lures in Steel-types for Basculegion to enter versus.
Paldean Tauros-Blaze Redbull helps shore up our mounting weakness to Knock Off, and crucially pressures the aforementioned bulky Water-types with burns from Will-o-Wisp. Earthquake is some of the best coverage available to hit mons like Chandelure, and we pair it with Tera Ground to boost its power.
Registeel Registeel could be the Stealth Rock setter for this team, but I would rather leverage its bulk, utility, and setup threat all at once. With IronPress, Heavy Slam, and Thunder Wave, switching into Registeel can be quite the headache. Tera Water helps with our team's overall lack of a Water resist outside of Basculegion.
Flygon Since we do actually need a Stealth Rock setter, Flygon fits in nicely with its Ground and Electric immunities, plus its ability to pivot in Basculegion. Originally this was a Loaded Dice + SR set, but I changed it to a physically defensive Rocky Helmet set with Dragon Tail, which helps the team a lot versus mons like Incineroar, Alolan Muk, and Grassy Terrain teams.
Cinccino Finally, Cinccino gives us everything we could ask for in the last slot: a speed-boosting endgame cleaner, fast Encore for anti-setup, reliable hazard removal, and a clutch immunity to Ghost-type attacks. I feel like this really demonstrates Cinccino's prestige as an S-rank pokemon in the tier.
S3W5: Basculegion, Voting
Legionyama by hammer798
Specs Legion Balance by Heatranator
WP Agility Legion HO by LessThanThreeMan
SubHex Basculegion Offense by Shengineer and Rabia
Voting is now open and closes Thursday March 27th at ~10pm-4! Vote for your top 3 favorite teams in ranked order. May the best team win!
Legionyama by hammer798
Specs Legion Balance by Heatranator
WP Agility Legion HO by LessThanThreeMan
SubHex Basculegion Offense by Shengineer and Rabia
Voting is now open and closes Thursday March 27th at ~10pm-4! Vote for your top 3 favorite teams in ranked order. May the best team win!
1. Hammer
2. Heatranator
3. ShengineeRabia
2. Heatranator
3. ShengineeRabia
1) hammer
2) heatranator
3) lttm
2) heatranator
3) lttm
1. Hammer
2. ShengineeRabia
3. Heatranator
2. ShengineeRabia
3. Heatranator
Lttm
Heatranator
Hammer
Heatranator
Hammer
1) lttm
2) shenrabia
3) hammer
2) shenrabia
3) hammer
S3W5: Basculegion, Results
This week it came down to a tiebreaker vote (thanks Tony!) and i pulled it away from hammer at the last second. But we have a winner!
WP Agility Legion HO by LessThanThreeMan
Thank you to everyone who participated this week and we will be back soon with week 6!
This week it came down to a tiebreaker vote (thanks Tony!) and i pulled it away from hammer at the last second. But we have a winner!
WP Agility Legion HO by LessThanThreeMan
Thank you to everyone who participated this week and we will be back soon with week 6!
Season 3, Week 6: NUCL Mascots
Even though it already ended, NUTC is here to remind you of NUCL and force you to build with their mascots. To add an extra of difficulty, though, at minimum, two must be used on each submitted team. Additionally, there are issues like Gyarados, Staravia, and Slowking not being allowed or good in NU, so those will be Inteleon, Galarian Slowbro, and Staraptor.
Submissions are open now and close Tuesday April 1st at ~10pm-4. Happy building!
Even though it already ended, NUTC is here to remind you of NUCL and force you to build with their mascots. To add an extra of difficulty, though, at minimum, two must be used on each submitted team. Additionally, there are issues like Gyarados, Staravia, and Slowking not being allowed or good in NU, so those will be Inteleon, Galarian Slowbro, and Staraptor.
Submissions are open now and close Tuesday April 1st at ~10pm-4. Happy building!
That sounds like a challenge (that I am too scared to try)
just 1 question, does the ditto have to be limber?Season 3, Week 6: NUCL Mascots
Even though it already ended, NUTC is here to remind you of NUCL and force you to build with their mascots. To add an extra of difficulty, though, at minimum, two must be used on each submitted team. Additionally, there are issues like Gyarados, Staravia, and Slowking not being allowed or good in NU, so those will be Inteleon, Galarian Slowbro, and Staraptor.
Submissions are open now and close Tuesday April 1st at ~10pm-4. Happy building!
Is this one of the fastest times I've made a team? Yes. Did I also get haxxed in two games and thus I never want to touch this team again because it feels cursed? Also yes.
Glowbro has a nasty plot set to be really devestating against unprepared teams, with grass knot to hit gastrodon for considerable damage. Flamigo has an itemless set in order to abuse people that think it is choice locked, while also not ko'ing itself with recoil from brave bird. Tera steel resists the ice type attacks from pokemon such as a-tales aimed at it, though tera flying is also good. Copperajah is the steel of the team, with earthquake to hit incineroar and other steels. Flygon is the speed control of the team, standard set. Decidueye is the hazard control of the team, standard defog set. Finally, vaporeon is the bulky water of the team and can heal up copperajah and flygon. Standard set.
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nu-2329714236-x0l9c7lctqypvay1lsgwiva1cc26082pw Weird ladder team with salt at the end (which unfortunately didn't save, but it was over the crit that didn't matter)