What up Smogon. BrodericKK here, with an OU rmt. This my my first rate my team on smogon, but I'm a pretty experienced battler. I've been battling since around late July '08, and am quite familiar with the current metagame. I wi-fi battle mostly, but I shoddy every few days when I bored. Most of the time I am on the UU ladder, but a few days ago I felt like some good old fashioned OU whoring.
Right now, this team is around 14-6, because I have been haxed out of my freaking mind this morning, 4 straight losses due to crits and burns, and parahax. x_x
Now, on to the team~
I built this team around lead Machamp and Snorlax, and Vaporeon. I've wanted to test out lead Machamp for a long time, along with Choice Band Snorlax. Vaporeon fit the bill to provide wish support, so ta-da. Anyway, here we go.
At a glance~
[Alex Rodriguez]- Machamp@ Lum Berry
No Guard
Adamant
252 HP / 160 Atk / 96 SpDef
~DynamicPunch
~Payback/Stone Edge
~Substitute
~Encore
Standard lead Machamp here. I've always love this guy, but never got around to using him in a real team. I'm debating whether to have Stone Edge or Payback here. Currently I have Payback because it still hits Flying tpyes hard, and the rest of the team covers flying types pretty well. Substitute is standard, along with Encore. I haven't really used Encore much though.. I'm thinking of replacing it for Stone Edge, to gain further coverage.
[Gary Coleman]- Snorlax@ Choice Band
Thick Fat
Adamant
4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
~Body Slam
~Crunch
~Fire Punch
~Earthquake
Ah, Choice Band snorlax. I've used CurseLax ever since I started battling, but for some reason it never occured to me to use Choice Band lax. I've even used specsLax before this guy (lul) He provides a great fire resist, along with an Ice resist for Gliscor. Body Slam over Return for Parahax, which this team really likes, especially on Salamence. Crunch is to hit ghosts, Fire Punch is to hit Scizor on the switch (which I've done multiple times), and Earthquake is to hit Heatran on the switch, coming in on a Body Slam. I don't use Selfdestruct, because the way I play, Snorlax dies before he would be able to switch in and go boom.
[Jock]- Lucario@ Choice Scarf
Inner Focus
Mild
40 Atk / 216 SpAtk / 252 Spe
~Close Combat
~Stone Edge
~Dark Pulse
~HP Ice
This is my answer to... well, just about everything! (ScarfTran mainly) I always do my best to have this guy alive until late game, where he REALLY shines. My revenge killer, and oh does he do his job well. I want to either put more EV's into attack, or alternatively, make him all special. He's the only mixed sweeper on my team though, so I don't nescessarily want to do that. I'd really like a new EV spread on this guy.
[Poltergeist]- Gengar@ Life Orb
Levitate
Timid
4 Def / 252 SpAtk / 252 Speed
~Shadow Ball
~Thunderbolt
~Focus Blast
~Taunt
Here we have standard Gengar, with a twist. I added Taunt to this thing, because whenever I use Gengar, I'm contstantly getting fucked over by Blissey. So, to stop her T-wave softboil shit, I put Taunt here. I was thinking of a SubPunch set at first as a mixed sweeper, for Blissey, but I decided Taunt instead.
[Scorpio]- Gliscor@ Leftovers
Sand Veil
Impish
252 HP / 40 Defense / 216 Speed
~Earthquake
~U-turn
~Roost
~Stealth Cock
Gliscor is the second ground immunity on this team, and my answer to non-Ice Punch Lucario. He has great synergy with Vaporeon, covering her weaknesses, and Vappy covering his. I'm thinking of taking some HP Ev's and sticking them in speed, or changing the nature to outrun Jolly luke, but the standard EV's have worked well for me so far. I choose U-turn over something like Ice Fang, simply for scouting, and to get a free switch in to Lucario on their switch. Stealth Rock.. yeah. Self-explanatory. Roost: Ditto. Earthquake is simply for STAB, duuur. :p
[Wet Dreams]- Vaporeon@ Leftovers
Water Absorb
Calm
252 Defense / 68 Speed / 148 HP / 40 SpD
~Wish
~Protect
~Surf
~Ice Beam
Yay, it's Vappy! This is one of the first pokemon I chose to have on my team, since on almost every OU team I use, I HAVE to have Wish support. Snorlax loves it, Lucario likes it, so he can switch in easily on weak surfs, and the like. I'm really torn between HP Electric and Ice Beam. Ice Beam OHKO's Salamence, and dents grass types, like Shaymin that switch in, although HP Electric hits Gyarados for heavy damage. OHKO after stealth rock iirc. The EV's I just kinda threw on there for some extra special defense, so I could take Ice Beams and Psychics even better than Vaporeon already can. If somebody can suggest some EV's for me, it'd be helpful.
Team Building Process:
Well, when I made this team, there were three pokemon that I really wanted to try out. Lead Machamp, Choice Band Snorlax, and CS Lucario.
I needed someone to counter the obvious fighting weakness, and also bring some special attacking power to the team:
Now I wanted some Wish support, like every OU team needs, IMO.
Okay, now I have a water resistance, along with some wish support. Now I need someone who can scout with U-turn, and something that can set up Stealth Rocks. Gliscor came to mind. He's got an electric immunity, another ground immunity, and his ice weakness is balanced by Vappy and Snorlax, along with his water weakness.
So far this team has good synergy, yet it doesn't at the same time. Another thing I notice is I have nothing to switch into a strong Flying attack. Like yesterday I was totally raped by a Scyther that got a Salac berry from a Focus Sash. It had Aerial Ace and Reversal, which totally swept my team.
Thanks for reading my RMT. As you can see, this team fails pretty hard right now, and I really need some help.
Right now, this team is around 14-6, because I have been haxed out of my freaking mind this morning, 4 straight losses due to crits and burns, and parahax. x_x
Now, on to the team~
I built this team around lead Machamp and Snorlax, and Vaporeon. I've wanted to test out lead Machamp for a long time, along with Choice Band Snorlax. Vaporeon fit the bill to provide wish support, so ta-da. Anyway, here we go.
At a glance~







[Alex Rodriguez]- Machamp@ Lum Berry
No Guard
Adamant
252 HP / 160 Atk / 96 SpDef
~DynamicPunch
~Payback/Stone Edge
~Substitute
~Encore
Standard lead Machamp here. I've always love this guy, but never got around to using him in a real team. I'm debating whether to have Stone Edge or Payback here. Currently I have Payback because it still hits Flying tpyes hard, and the rest of the team covers flying types pretty well. Substitute is standard, along with Encore. I haven't really used Encore much though.. I'm thinking of replacing it for Stone Edge, to gain further coverage.

[Gary Coleman]- Snorlax@ Choice Band
Thick Fat
Adamant
4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
~Body Slam
~Crunch
~Fire Punch
~Earthquake
Ah, Choice Band snorlax. I've used CurseLax ever since I started battling, but for some reason it never occured to me to use Choice Band lax. I've even used specsLax before this guy (lul) He provides a great fire resist, along with an Ice resist for Gliscor. Body Slam over Return for Parahax, which this team really likes, especially on Salamence. Crunch is to hit ghosts, Fire Punch is to hit Scizor on the switch (which I've done multiple times), and Earthquake is to hit Heatran on the switch, coming in on a Body Slam. I don't use Selfdestruct, because the way I play, Snorlax dies before he would be able to switch in and go boom.

[Jock]- Lucario@ Choice Scarf
Inner Focus
Mild
40 Atk / 216 SpAtk / 252 Spe
~Close Combat
~Stone Edge
~Dark Pulse
~HP Ice
This is my answer to... well, just about everything! (ScarfTran mainly) I always do my best to have this guy alive until late game, where he REALLY shines. My revenge killer, and oh does he do his job well. I want to either put more EV's into attack, or alternatively, make him all special. He's the only mixed sweeper on my team though, so I don't nescessarily want to do that. I'd really like a new EV spread on this guy.

[Poltergeist]- Gengar@ Life Orb
Levitate
Timid
4 Def / 252 SpAtk / 252 Speed
~Shadow Ball
~Thunderbolt
~Focus Blast
~Taunt
Here we have standard Gengar, with a twist. I added Taunt to this thing, because whenever I use Gengar, I'm contstantly getting fucked over by Blissey. So, to stop her T-wave softboil shit, I put Taunt here. I was thinking of a SubPunch set at first as a mixed sweeper, for Blissey, but I decided Taunt instead.

[Scorpio]- Gliscor@ Leftovers
Sand Veil
Impish
252 HP / 40 Defense / 216 Speed
~Earthquake
~U-turn
~Roost
~Stealth Cock
Gliscor is the second ground immunity on this team, and my answer to non-Ice Punch Lucario. He has great synergy with Vaporeon, covering her weaknesses, and Vappy covering his. I'm thinking of taking some HP Ev's and sticking them in speed, or changing the nature to outrun Jolly luke, but the standard EV's have worked well for me so far. I choose U-turn over something like Ice Fang, simply for scouting, and to get a free switch in to Lucario on their switch. Stealth Rock.. yeah. Self-explanatory. Roost: Ditto. Earthquake is simply for STAB, duuur. :p

[Wet Dreams]- Vaporeon@ Leftovers
Water Absorb
Calm
252 Defense / 68 Speed / 148 HP / 40 SpD
~Wish
~Protect
~Surf
~Ice Beam
Yay, it's Vappy! This is one of the first pokemon I chose to have on my team, since on almost every OU team I use, I HAVE to have Wish support. Snorlax loves it, Lucario likes it, so he can switch in easily on weak surfs, and the like. I'm really torn between HP Electric and Ice Beam. Ice Beam OHKO's Salamence, and dents grass types, like Shaymin that switch in, although HP Electric hits Gyarados for heavy damage. OHKO after stealth rock iirc. The EV's I just kinda threw on there for some extra special defense, so I could take Ice Beams and Psychics even better than Vaporeon already can. If somebody can suggest some EV's for me, it'd be helpful.
Team Building Process:
Well, when I made this team, there were three pokemon that I really wanted to try out. Lead Machamp, Choice Band Snorlax, and CS Lucario.



I needed someone to counter the obvious fighting weakness, and also bring some special attacking power to the team:




Now I wanted some Wish support, like every OU team needs, IMO.





Okay, now I have a water resistance, along with some wish support. Now I need someone who can scout with U-turn, and something that can set up Stealth Rocks. Gliscor came to mind. He's got an electric immunity, another ground immunity, and his ice weakness is balanced by Vappy and Snorlax, along with his water weakness.






So far this team has good synergy, yet it doesn't at the same time. Another thing I notice is I have nothing to switch into a strong Flying attack. Like yesterday I was totally raped by a Scyther that got a Salac berry from a Focus Sash. It had Aerial Ace and Reversal, which totally swept my team.
Thanks for reading my RMT. As you can see, this team fails pretty hard right now, and I really need some help.