EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG
INTRODUCTION:
The concept this team came from was sets for Pokes tailor made to destroy their most common counters. Basically 2/6 of the Pokemon in the team with kill their common swap ins, allowing a sweep with Heatran at the end as it appreciates the things removed by the others. I'm trying out a new angle to the game, so please be gentle. It plays similarly to Suicide Offense and Resistance Offense in that you rarely swap the 2 that beat their counters, but you can at any point if you feel compelled to do so and it won't ruin the play.INTRODUCTION:
THE TEAM AT A GLANCE:
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Swampert @ Leftovers
Torrent
Impish Nature (+Def, -SpAtk)
252 HP | 6 Atk | 252 Def
- Earthquake
- Avalanche
- Protect
- Stealth Rock
Swampert was the last member added to help check the ever-present Dragons of OU and as a reliable Stealth Rock lead that could survive until late game. He is one of the four not made to defeat it's own counters. The set I picked was Physical Swampert, as it deals with Latias better. It might not do as well against Salamence, but it still does well enough for my purposes. I also prefer the -SpAtk nature Physical Pert allows me to use, since many leads are EVd to outspeed Relaxed Swampert.
Swampert fits a nice niche in this team due to it's reliability and it's useful resistances. Being weak to only one type that a great deal of my team resists is another plus he brings to the table, especially since he will rarely be OHKOd by anything not Super Effective. Stealth Rock support was essential to the team and Protect is useful for Scouting unconventional leads, or ones that may, or may not, have a way to beat Swampert (Azelf/Infernape). If so I swap to the appropriate Poke to take the attack instead of losing Rocks which net me many of the OHKOs I need.
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Lucario @ Shuca Berry
Inner Focus
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SpAtk)
196 HP | 252 Attack | 60 Spd
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Extremespeed
- Stone Edge
This is BetterThanLori's Bulky Shuca Berry Lucario.
I run Stone Edge to deal with Gyarados better, but this set beats Scizor, Zapdos, Starmie, Salamence, Gyarados, Magnezone, Swampert, Machamp, most Suicune, and Infernape swap ins easily, while crippling Hippowdon and Mamoswine swap ins (who rarely, if ever, come in anyway). Many of these Pokes have the ability to revenge or stop Heatran's sweep, so Lucario is key to unlocking Heatran's end game sweeping potential on this team. I make sure to bring in Tyranitar before Lucario, to remove or damage Gliscor, allowing for more effective hole punching with this Lucario.BetterThanLori said:
Ice Punch was changed to Stone Edge at august's suggestion
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Scizor @ Choice Band
Technician
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SpAtk)
248 HP | 252 Atk | 8 Spd
- U-Turn
- Superpower
- Pursuit
- Bullet Punch
Scizor has been changed to standard CB Scizor at august's suggestion. U-Turn allows me to scout for counters and Bullet Punch is deadly. Scizor provides important resistances as well, and can attract Fire attacks for Heatran to absorb. He checks most Tyranitar for me as well as weakening opposing Pokes with the strongest U-Turn in the game. anything that comes in on Scizor that is scared of Lucario allows me to set up with him, near guaranteeing a KO against whatever comes in to stop Luke. In terms of utility, nothing stop this Scizor, being able to Pursuit trap and Superpower the swap ins when predicted is very useful as well.
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Celebi @ Leftovers
Natural Cure
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
252 HP | 220 Def | 36 Spd
- Recover
- Grass Knot
- Reflect
- Thunder Wave
Celebi has been changed to DefensiveBi at august's suggestion. Celebi allows me to scare off opposing Gyarados that come in on Swampert or Scizor and make them come back in to attempt another set up later against Lucario or Heatran, only to be beaten. Reflect is greatly appreciated by the rest of the team, as is Thunder Wave support. Celebi having more survivability than Tinkerbell isn't a bad thing either. I lose the win against Tyranitar and Scizor, but I earn more general use against more threatening opponents for this team.
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Tyranitar @ Babiri Berry
Sand Stream
Naive Nature (+Spd, -SpDef)
116 Atk | 144 SpAtk | 248 Spd
- Fire Blast
- Ice Beam
- Crunch
- Dragon Dance
MixDance Tyranitar is another example of something expected on a team like this. For two main reasons:
1. Sandstorm is required for several key KOs and 2. It assists in beating Gliscor, Rotom, etc if my other Pokes that I use to check them are out for the count.
Crunch is my STAB move of choice as it allows me to beat all forms of Zapdos despite Pressure and rivals Stone Edge in overall power due to it's accuracy and the Defense drop chance. There is only one major change in this set compared to the Smogon set. The Babiri Berry. By having it I deal with Scizor better and can bluff regular DDTar against Latias, Rotom, or other Pokes that take Crunches making the Ice Beam or Fire Blast all that more surprising to the opponent. Luckily Tyranitar, unlike Scizor, has enough SpAtk power to use a Special set outside of it's narrow group of counters making it even more of an asset to this team. He also acts as an amazing Dragon Check, Ice Beaming Flygon and Mence, Crunching Latias or Kingdra after a few boosts. After a Dragon Dance it can outspeed and take out Starmie and Azelf as well. Tyranitar is a beast.
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Heatran @ Leftovers
Flash Fire
Timid Nature (+Spd, Atk)
252 SpAtk | 6 SpDef | 252 Spd
- Substitute
- Fire Blast
- Earth Power
- Hidden Power [Electric]
Heatran, the final member of the team and one of the last ones added. The other one of the two not designed to take out the counters swapped in. In fact, I only decided on Heatran because I was thinking about what could sweep easier without bulky Grounds, Waters, and Tyranitar and immediately though of Heatran. If there's something else that fits this slot better, I'd welcome suggestions. SubTran in case some odd Earthquake runner is hidden in their ranks. Fire Blast from Heatran is amazing, especially with a Flash Fire boost which is somewhat easy to get given the rest of my team. I think of it as leaving an opening to attract an attack there, only to counter attack harder because I knew it was coming. This is why I don't reveal Heatran until my main threats are dealt with, to pretend it doesn't exist on the team only to catch them off guard with it. If there's another sweeper that could work in this position that would be preferable, please let me know.
Dragon Pulse was changed to Hidden Power [Electric] to allow better checking of Gyara at the suggestion of august.
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CLOSING REMARKS:
Like I said, this is a new venture for me and perhaps in general. I'm not sure exactly it will perform on higher play levels, as I've been testing on a fresh alt, but thus far it has performed as I had expected. Any insight to better sets would be appreciated greatly. Scizor and Heatran seems to be the most replaceable members of the team given their uses.
Well, that's it. [RMT]
CLOSING REMARKS:
Like I said, this is a new venture for me and perhaps in general. I'm not sure exactly it will perform on higher play levels, as I've been testing on a fresh alt, but thus far it has performed as I had expected. Any insight to better sets would be appreciated greatly. Scizor and Heatran seems to be the most replaceable members of the team given their uses.
Well, that's it. [RMT]
