Welcome, men, women, boys, and girls of all ages, to another RMT by your's truly. I decided that OU is boring, and a clusterfuck, so I decided, lets go down a tier, to the tier of the UnderUsed Pokemon. I decided, a theme would be nice, for nicknames and such. Since I have to write a paper about Winston Churchill in World War II and I couldn't think of a group of famous Brits besides Churchill and Chamberlain, I chose Hitler's Third Riech. Its done pretty well on the ladder, but I took a break from laddering so my CRE is kinda fucked atm.
So I wanted to try a UU stall team that didn't look identical to D_A's team, which is what I usally end up with and I end up scrapping it so here goes.
I needed a good reliable lead, so I picked arguably the best spiker in UU, Froslass.
If its stall, you need as many entry hazards as possible, which means I needed Stealth Rock support. I needed something bulky, with a couple of obvious counters, I went with the reliable (and surprisingly theme fitting) Registeel.
Now I got my entry hazards worked out and I needed something that could PHaze, so I have alwasy run into problems with Venusaur being a royal a pain in the you know what, so I went with it.
Then in order to counter it I knew right when I started this team, I wanted a Hazer, lest my PHazer fall to more powerful forces, that Hazer was Milotic. Its been reliable to me in the past, and under conditions, is where it really starts to shine.
At this point I just needed some filler, a Spin Blocker was one of those things. I liked Spiritomb, because it was overall awesome and has some really cool sets. It is fairly bulky with solid defenses.
I wasn't sure what else to put, I figured a screener might work for extra defenses and all that jazz, so I went with Gardevior, mostly because Trace is a really cool ability and it actually has moderate defenses.
Unforunately, it didn't work out, the ability changing thing was way too gimmicky, even for my tastes (for anyone who doesn't know, I use alot of gimmicks, and usually badly). I was encountering heavy problems with statuses, as Milotic can only do so much, so I thought Umbreon might fight the bill, with its Curse/Wish/Heal Bell combo, but not really.
Umbreon is kinda not fitting right now, so I'm currently testing an Altaria, as it resists a lot of moves common to the UU metagame, or is at least neutral to them, which is nice. So yeah its in the works.
Milotic wasn't bad on my team, but it did leave me short of a very necessary key ingrediant to a sucessful UU team, especially now, I needed a spinner. I figured something with the same weaks and resists as Milotic would suffice, and Blastoise does just that and is probably the best spinner in the UU tier.
Froslass @ Leftovers Eva Braun
Trait: Snow Cloak
248 HP | 248 Def | 16 Spe
Nature: Timid
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~Spikes
~Pain Split
~Ice Beam
~Taunt
I chose this set because it worked for D_A, so its obviously good (not to brown nose or anything), but it really is a good set. It viritually garuntees at least two layers of Spikes against any lead, except for an Ampibom who carries Pursuit or Payback. Pain Split is after I have at least 2 layers up, I just try and wear down the enemy until Froslass dies. Taunt is good for stopping slower leads who think its a suicide set. Froslass also serves as a good Spin Blocker if I need her to be later on.
Named Eva Braun because that was Hitler's woman, and Froslass is female only.
Altaria @ Leftovers
Trait: Natural Cure
252 HP | 200 Def | 56 Sp.D.
Nature: Calm
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~Perish Song (Formerly, Heal Bell)
~Roost
~Flamethrower
~Dragon Pulse
Like I said, trying to find a replacement for my status spot. Altaria actually fits the bill nicely, Natural Cure makes it do wonderfully. It also happens to be immune to Toxic Spikes and regular Spikes, which I previously was not, and was making some problems for my own team. Heal Bell helps clear other conditions that might be afflicting my other Pokemon. Roost helps it heal off SR damage and stall longer. Flamethrower is for Steel-types or bulky Grass-types that might try to wall it. I've had some problems with this as well as the others, it, along with Venusaur are both weak to Ice-Type damage, and that creates some problems late game. Since Blastoise and Registeel can't just switch in and take all the damage in the world. So I'm looking for advice on what to replace this fluffy dragon with. Added in Perish Song in case I come up against a really stallish pokemon as the last pokemon.
Named after Alfred Jodl, because he was the leader of the Armed forces in Nazi Germany, and I kind of ran out of high ranking Nazi officials to think of.
Blastoise @ Leftovers Himmler
Trait: Torrent
252 HP | 252 Def | 4 Sp.D.
Bold Nature
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~Surf
~Rapid Spin
~Rest
~Sleep Talk
Blastoise is a great utility pokemon, it helps me out a ton, because everything on my team is grounded or Stealth Rock weak. It is also defensively similar to Milotic, minus the defensive ability. Surf is for scaring away spin blockers/doing damage to just about everything. Rapid spin is to clear entry hazards. RestTalk makes it a good status absorber as well as a semi-decent tank. Blastoise is also my only answer to Moltres as long as I play it right.
Named after Hienrich Himmler, because he was the head of SS and Blastoise is vital to holding my team together like he was to the SS.
Venusaur @ Leftovers Himmler
Trait: Overgrow
220 HP | 252 Def | 36 Sp.D.
Calm Nature
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~Energy Ball
~Roar (Formerly Leech Seed)
~Synthesis (Formerly Light Screen)
~Sludge Bomb (Formerly Sleep Powder)
I chose Venusaur for this team because lets face it, what CAN'T this thing do? It can PHaze, Sweep (physically and specially), Tank, Support, it can do just about every job there is. I was basically told to use this set, and I have to say it works quite well. Only problem is that it becomes rather predictable and is easy to predict around and eventually just a dead weight.
So I changed it around alot, basically everything but Energy Ball stayed. Roar is for PHazing and making my hazards more useful, Synthesis is for healing lest I encounter something that hurts me. Sludge Bomb is there to take care of opposing Grass-Types.
Named after Dr. Mengele because he was a "doctor" who did awful stuff to people during WWII and it kinda sounds cool to be honest.
Registeel @ Leftovers Hitler
Trait: Clear Body
252 HP | 100 Def |156 Sp.Def
Nature: Bold
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~Thunder Wave
~Stealth Rock
~Iron Head
~Earthquake
Basically, there is nothing original about this set. At all. Except the EV spread, but I really didn't think it mattered, tanks like a wall, survives a ton of hits, can paralyze the target, get up rocks, do some damage, go get a copy of today's paper, set the DVR, grab a V8, and be on its merry way. Stealth Rocks is there because its vital to every stall team. Thunder Wave is for slowing down sweepers and just to be generally annoying. EQ and Iron Head are just for funsies and dealing minimal to no net damage.
Do I really have to spell out why its Hitler?
Spiritomb @ (guess) Leftovers Goebbels
Trait: Pressure
252 HP | 252 Def | 4 Sp.D.
Nature: Bold
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~Calm Mind
~Dark Pulse
~Hidden Power [Fighting]
~Pain Split
CM Tomb is a powerhouse. With no weaks, it makes it even better. After 2 CMs, it survives just about everything. After more, its a wrecking ball. HP Fighting is mostly just for Steelix, since my team has problems with it in general. Dark Pulse is for STAB, Pain Split is for healing, and damaging the enemy. I feel like having CM Tomb makes my team more of a semi-stall, but I tried the mono-attacking set, but I wasn't crazy about getting walled by Steelix, or other things that were bulky and somewhat resistant to Dark Pulse. So far it works pretty well, but I'm thinking of changing to RestTalk Tomb.
Nammed after Joseph Goebbels, because Spiritomb is basically the face of UU stall, and Goebbels was the propogandist for Hitler.
So, there is my UU Stall team, themed after Nazi Germany. I need help finding a solid replacement for Altaria or a better moveset.
Thanks for reading everyone.
The Team at a Glance
Team Building Process
So I wanted to try a UU stall team that didn't look identical to D_A's team, which is what I usally end up with and I end up scrapping it so here goes.
I needed a good reliable lead, so I picked arguably the best spiker in UU, Froslass.
If its stall, you need as many entry hazards as possible, which means I needed Stealth Rock support. I needed something bulky, with a couple of obvious counters, I went with the reliable (and surprisingly theme fitting) Registeel.
Now I got my entry hazards worked out and I needed something that could PHaze, so I have alwasy run into problems with Venusaur being a royal a pain in the you know what, so I went with it.
Then in order to counter it I knew right when I started this team, I wanted a Hazer, lest my PHazer fall to more powerful forces, that Hazer was Milotic. Its been reliable to me in the past, and under conditions, is where it really starts to shine.
At this point I just needed some filler, a Spin Blocker was one of those things. I liked Spiritomb, because it was overall awesome and has some really cool sets. It is fairly bulky with solid defenses.
I wasn't sure what else to put, I figured a screener might work for extra defenses and all that jazz, so I went with Gardevior, mostly because Trace is a really cool ability and it actually has moderate defenses.
Unforunately, it didn't work out, the ability changing thing was way too gimmicky, even for my tastes (for anyone who doesn't know, I use alot of gimmicks, and usually badly). I was encountering heavy problems with statuses, as Milotic can only do so much, so I thought Umbreon might fight the bill, with its Curse/Wish/Heal Bell combo, but not really.
Umbreon is kinda not fitting right now, so I'm currently testing an Altaria, as it resists a lot of moves common to the UU metagame, or is at least neutral to them, which is nice. So yeah its in the works.
Milotic wasn't bad on my team, but it did leave me short of a very necessary key ingrediant to a sucessful UU team, especially now, I needed a spinner. I figured something with the same weaks and resists as Milotic would suffice, and Blastoise does just that and is probably the best spinner in the UU tier.
In Depth Look.
Froslass @ Leftovers Eva Braun
Trait: Snow Cloak
248 HP | 248 Def | 16 Spe
Nature: Timid
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~Spikes
~Pain Split
~Ice Beam
~Taunt
I chose this set because it worked for D_A, so its obviously good (not to brown nose or anything), but it really is a good set. It viritually garuntees at least two layers of Spikes against any lead, except for an Ampibom who carries Pursuit or Payback. Pain Split is after I have at least 2 layers up, I just try and wear down the enemy until Froslass dies. Taunt is good for stopping slower leads who think its a suicide set. Froslass also serves as a good Spin Blocker if I need her to be later on.
Named Eva Braun because that was Hitler's woman, and Froslass is female only.
Altaria @ Leftovers
Trait: Natural Cure
252 HP | 200 Def | 56 Sp.D.
Nature: Calm
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~Perish Song (Formerly, Heal Bell)
~Roost
~Flamethrower
~Dragon Pulse
Like I said, trying to find a replacement for my status spot. Altaria actually fits the bill nicely, Natural Cure makes it do wonderfully. It also happens to be immune to Toxic Spikes and regular Spikes, which I previously was not, and was making some problems for my own team. Heal Bell helps clear other conditions that might be afflicting my other Pokemon. Roost helps it heal off SR damage and stall longer. Flamethrower is for Steel-types or bulky Grass-types that might try to wall it. I've had some problems with this as well as the others, it, along with Venusaur are both weak to Ice-Type damage, and that creates some problems late game. Since Blastoise and Registeel can't just switch in and take all the damage in the world. So I'm looking for advice on what to replace this fluffy dragon with. Added in Perish Song in case I come up against a really stallish pokemon as the last pokemon.
Named after Alfred Jodl, because he was the leader of the Armed forces in Nazi Germany, and I kind of ran out of high ranking Nazi officials to think of.
Milotic @ Leftovers
Trait: Marvel Scale
252 HP | 252 Def | 4 Sp.D.
Bold Nature
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~Surf
~Recover
~Haze
~Ice Beam
Milotic is basically a must have on any good UU stall team. Its ability to turn status ailments into something good, is very good, and very desired. Its also a rather formidable attacking force. STABed Surf and Ice Beam hit just about everything for neutral damage. Haze works wonders against stupid annoyances like Curse Umbreon (which I like but not against me). Recover is to make sure I don't get slaughtered or dominated by entry hazards.
-> I was previously using a RestTalk set with RestTalk|Haze|Surf but I found I was more or less defensless against Venusar, so I need to try and perfect this 'mon to maximum effectiveness.
252 HP | 252 Def | 4 Sp.D.
Bold Nature
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~Surf
~Recover
~Haze
~Ice Beam
Milotic is basically a must have on any good UU stall team. Its ability to turn status ailments into something good, is very good, and very desired. Its also a rather formidable attacking force. STABed Surf and Ice Beam hit just about everything for neutral damage. Haze works wonders against stupid annoyances like Curse Umbreon (which I like but not against me). Recover is to make sure I don't get slaughtered or dominated by entry hazards.
-> I was previously using a RestTalk set with RestTalk|Haze|Surf but I found I was more or less defensless against Venusar, so I need to try and perfect this 'mon to maximum effectiveness.
Blastoise @ Leftovers Himmler
Trait: Torrent
252 HP | 252 Def | 4 Sp.D.
Bold Nature
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~Surf
~Rapid Spin
~Rest
~Sleep Talk
Blastoise is a great utility pokemon, it helps me out a ton, because everything on my team is grounded or Stealth Rock weak. It is also defensively similar to Milotic, minus the defensive ability. Surf is for scaring away spin blockers/doing damage to just about everything. Rapid spin is to clear entry hazards. RestTalk makes it a good status absorber as well as a semi-decent tank. Blastoise is also my only answer to Moltres as long as I play it right.
Named after Hienrich Himmler, because he was the head of SS and Blastoise is vital to holding my team together like he was to the SS.
Venusaur @ Leftovers Himmler
Trait: Overgrow
220 HP | 252 Def | 36 Sp.D.
Calm Nature
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~Energy Ball
~Roar (Formerly Leech Seed)
~Synthesis (Formerly Light Screen)
~Sludge Bomb (Formerly Sleep Powder)
I chose Venusaur for this team because lets face it, what CAN'T this thing do? It can PHaze, Sweep (physically and specially), Tank, Support, it can do just about every job there is. I was basically told to use this set, and I have to say it works quite well. Only problem is that it becomes rather predictable and is easy to predict around and eventually just a dead weight.
But, if I happen to kill all opposing Grass-Types (a.k.a. Venusaurs) then this baby works like a charm. The moves usually something like this: Leech Seed -> Sleep Powder -> Energy Ball/Screen. This way, I get either sleep or a seed on the enemy (assuming they hit). Its fun and all, but I'm starting to think I should drop Light Screen for Sludge Bomb, in order to hurt more stuff.
Named after Dr. Mengele because he was a "doctor" who did awful stuff to people during WWII and it kinda sounds cool to be honest.
Registeel @ Leftovers Hitler
Trait: Clear Body
252 HP | 100 Def |156 Sp.Def
Nature: Bold
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~Thunder Wave
~Stealth Rock
~Iron Head
~Earthquake
Basically, there is nothing original about this set. At all. Except the EV spread, but I really didn't think it mattered, tanks like a wall, survives a ton of hits, can paralyze the target, get up rocks, do some damage, go get a copy of today's paper, set the DVR, grab a V8, and be on its merry way. Stealth Rocks is there because its vital to every stall team. Thunder Wave is for slowing down sweepers and just to be generally annoying. EQ and Iron Head are just for funsies and dealing minimal to no net damage.
Do I really have to spell out why its Hitler?
Spiritomb @ (guess) Leftovers Goebbels
Trait: Pressure
252 HP | 252 Def | 4 Sp.D.
Nature: Bold
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~Calm Mind
~Dark Pulse
~Hidden Power [Fighting]
~Pain Split
CM Tomb is a powerhouse. With no weaks, it makes it even better. After 2 CMs, it survives just about everything. After more, its a wrecking ball. HP Fighting is mostly just for Steelix, since my team has problems with it in general. Dark Pulse is for STAB, Pain Split is for healing, and damaging the enemy. I feel like having CM Tomb makes my team more of a semi-stall, but I tried the mono-attacking set, but I wasn't crazy about getting walled by Steelix, or other things that were bulky and somewhat resistant to Dark Pulse. So far it works pretty well, but I'm thinking of changing to RestTalk Tomb.
Nammed after Joseph Goebbels, because Spiritomb is basically the face of UU stall, and Goebbels was the propogandist for Hitler.
So, there is my UU Stall team, themed after Nazi Germany. I need help finding a solid replacement for Altaria or a better moveset.
Thanks for reading everyone.
