My first RMT and OU team

tianboz

Hey Smogon! Here's my first competitive team! This team was originally based on some of my favourite pokemon and gimmicks back in R/S/E which i would use to own my friend's team of lv 100s. After importing it to PO and playing a good 5-6 hrs , I made a few changes and added a few pokemon that i thought would fit the playing style. I think this team would be called a Hyper Offensive team. correct me if im wrong :P

Kamakazi (Aerodactyl) @ Focus Sash, Jolly
Pressure. Max Ivs. Evs: 252 Speed, 252 attack,4 hp
Moves: Stealth Rock
Taunt
Stone Edge
Earthquake
Comments: yup. standard suicide lead. the main goal here is to set up stealth rocks and prevent the other team from setting up stealth rock.
Taunt also helps prevent Cloyster from 6-0ing my team (even with taunt i still get 6-0ed by cloyster). I use this guy to lure out any Ice sharders and own them after with Scizor.
No synergy here. Just stealth rocks.



Scizor @Life Orb, Adamant
Technician, Max Ivs. Evs: 252 Attack, 128 defense, 128 sp. defense
Moves: Swords Dance
Bullet Punch
Roost
Baton Pass
Comments: My own personal set for scizor (unless Smogon added it). This scizor is whats holding this team together. Otherwise, my entire team would be swept by a simple Cb'd Weavile. stratergy:to be sent in on to block ice beam (hence the sp defense evs) or a physical move not named fire punch/ fire fang. Then sword dance, and begin a bp sweep.
although this scizor is a baton passer, it should only use baton pass after recieving a speed boost from Smergle. Scizor can baton pass to Salamence, or Haxorus when a fire type pokemon switchs in.
Synergy: Fire: Aerodactyl
Salamence
Latios
Haxorus


Hello! (Smeargle) @Focus Sash, Jolly
Own Tempo, Max IVS, Evs: 252 Speed 252 Hp, 4 Defense
Moves: Spore
Dragon Dance
Ingrain
Baton Pass
Comments: This guy is a bitch to deal with for almost every team. Stratergy: with smeargles rising in popularity, the average person will think that it is gonna Spore as soon as it switches in. This is true to a certain extent, but my smeargle takes advantage of such a thought. If the weather is not sandstorm or hail and the opposing pokemon cannot break sashes, smeargle will dd first, then use spore, and ingrain. Then BP. Smeargle may dd twice if given the chance.
Ive had smeargle fail to BP only once, and that was because of a Cloyster using icicle spear. Soo... this plan is almost fool proof
Potential recipients of the boosts:
Scizor (Bullet Punch SWEEEP XD)
Salamence ( most of the time no, because it will get revenge killed)
Haxorus ( this guy can withstand an iceshard from weavile, <3)


Goodbye (Haxorus) @ Choice Scarf , Adamant
Mold Breaker, Max IVs, Evs: 252 attack, 252 speed, 4 defense
Moves: Outrage
Dragon Claw
Dual Chop
Earthquake
Comments: This haxorus is made to just hit hard, with no regrets. Outrage ,even without boosts, can OHKO or 2hko most pokemon with ease. Choice Scarf gives this thing relatively nice speed, outspeeding everything in the metagame non-scarfed. Its nickname is derrived from a Beatles song called Hello Goodbye. Smeargle provides the first part, Haxorus provides the second part. Haxorus gets a free dragon dance ( maybe 2) along with ingrain to sweep any team while at the same time, edifying their trainer a little British Classic Rock history.Haxorus can also recieve the sword dance boosts from Scizor, and will kill everything even with dragon claw.
Note: Dual Chop is there to break subs, though dragon claw is prefered because of its perfect accuracy. Earthquake is there to counter excadrill and Bronzong that are heatproof. Haxorus has a rather low base speed, and with all the other scarfed dragons roaming OU, it is best for haxorus to switch out when facing a fellow dragon without boosts.
Synergy: Ice: Scizor
Dragon: Scizor


Salamence @ Fire Gem, Hasty
Intimidate, Max Ivs, Evs: 252 speed, 128 attack, 128 special attack.
Moves: Fire Blast
Dragon Dance
Dragon Claw
Hydro Pump
Comments: A wallbreaker mence. My own wallbreaker mence. This mence lures out the average dragon type counters (excluding ice types), and OHKOs every one of them. Fire blast for Ferrothorn, Skarmory, Forretress, Bronzong(assuming its levitate, if its heatproof, we got Haxorus). Then Hydro Pump, for those anoying floating Heatrans, and Volcarana hoping burn it. Hydro pump has also worked out pretty well for Landorus and Terrakion. Then after the walls are gone, salamence will attempt to sweep with dd then dragon claw.
Synergy: Ice: Scizor
Dragon: Scizor
Rock: well... salamence isnt meant to last.

Latios @ Choice Scarf, Modest
Levitate, Max Ivs, Evs: 252 special attack, 252 speed, 4 hp.
Moves: Draco Meteor
Psychic
Trick
Psych Up/ Calm Mind
My Hit'n Runner. Anythign that is too difficult to take down.... well Draco Meteor should roast the mofo. Pychic is there as a Conkulder counter, as well as a reliable stab. Trick is used to stop any out of control pokemon with their boosts, as well as crippling Ferrothorn. The last slot is up for grabs as there is nothing else i can think of that would be usefull.

This is my first RMT, so i would really appreciate any comments. Also, can someone please tell me how to link images to this post? Thanks in advance
 
Because of Team Preview, designated suicide leads are no longer viable. I suggest replacing it outright. As well, you have so many choiced pokemon, so you really shouldn't be trying to baton pass to them.

Change Aerodactyl to Bronzong. Its a much more reliable Stealth Rocks user. You also have no answer to Sand teams, and Bronzong is a true monster, capable of taking out Landorus and Excadrill without Adamant Life Orb X-Scissors in the same game. (It can take out Adamant LO X-Scissors Excadrill as well, but it will be badly weakened by it) It can also take both outrages and meteors thanks to fantastic bulk on both spectrum and can return fire with Gyro Ball or Hidden Power Ice.

Bronzong @ Leftovers
Levitate
Sassy
252 Hp/ 84 Atk/ 80 Def/ 92 SpD/ 2 Speed IVs
Stealth Rock
Gyro Ball
Earthquake
Hidden Power Ice

You have so many choiced pokemon, who are you going to pass SD to? Your EVs are also really wierd. I suggest using the Bulky Dancer, who can take out dangerous threats like Latios and Reuniclus with ease with Bug Bite, but is a very potent Bullet Punch sweeper as well. EVs allow you to survive 2 Reuniclus failblasts, and tank meteors like a boss.

Scizor @ Leftovers
Technician
Adamant
252 Hp/ 40 Atk/ 216 SpD
Swords Dance
Bullet Punch
Bug Bite
Roost

Smeargle is only useful on a baton pass chain. Nobody on your team needs those dragon dance boosts. Your team is wrecked by Thundurus, and rain teams in general. I suggest replacing it with Gastrodon, perhaps the best rain check in the metagame.

Gastrodon @ Leftovers
Storm Drain
Calm
252 Hp/ 252 SpD/ 4 SpA
Earth Power/ Ice Beam
Scald
Toxic
Recover

Why does Haxorus need both Dual Chop and Dragon Claw? Yeah, you lose some accuracy running only Dual Chop, or lose the ability to break subs by running only Dragon Claw, but thats better than getting walled by the most used pokemon in the game Ferrothorn! Definately Brick Break over one of them. I'd also consider a Choice Band over Choice Scarf. The power of CB Outrage is incredible! It can even 2HKO many steels including Scizor, Heatran, and Jirachi. When I use CB Haxorus. I find myself using Brick Break if I predict Ferrothorn, Earthquake if I predict Bronzong, and basically just spam Outrage after that for a surefire 2HKO on anything bar Skarmory.

I like the idea of Hydro Pump on Salamence. A problem about it is that Landorus and Terrakion carry Scarves like all the time, but I guess Heatran is prevalent enough to justify usage. (although I know for a fact Hydro Pump fails to OHKO any variant) I would probably give Earthquake, but if you don't find it having enough utility, Hydro Pump isn't a terrible option. Fire Gem is a terrible item. The whole point of DD Mence is to take out weakened steels with EQ and Fire Blast, and then proceed to molest everything else with Outrage. Life Orb is definately the most reliable way of boosting Outrage's power. Definately run Naive 252 Spe/ 252 Atk/ 4 SpA. Intimidate makes Salamence's surprisingly physically bulky. Why sacrifice that? Naive>>>>>Hasty

Latios: I've run a gimmicky set like yours before, and its worked wonders! CM Latios hates those DM drops, and Psychic is a terrible move. I think you'll find this variant more effective, the surprise factor has made many of my opponents quit.

Latios @ Choice Scarf
Levitate
Timid
252 SpA/ 252 Spe/ 4 Hp
Dragon Pulse
Surf
Trick
Calm Mind
 
Thanks for the reply!
New World Order said:
Because of Team Preview, designated suicide leads are no longer viable. I suggest replacing it outright. As well, you have so many choiced pokemon, so you really shouldn't be trying to baton pass to them.
Ive thought about bronzong for the lead. and tried it too. I switched to aerodactyl from bronzong because it is faster and can use taunt. Otherwise, my team would be swept by a Cloyster with shellsmash. Il try bronzong again. Thanks.
Also, i found that aerodactyl tends to lure out mamoswine and weavile, whom both i want dead before i begin a salamence sweep.
Change Aerodactyl to Bronzong. Its a much more reliable Stealth Rocks user. You also have no answer (My anwser to sandstorm teams is sheer power. because most sandstorm teams don't try to cripple you with any nuisance status effects, so scizor can sword dance and baton pass to haxorus, who would sweep every pokemon on a sandstorm team) to Sand teams, and Bronzong is a true monster, capable of taking out Landorus and Excadrill without Adamant Life Orb X-Scissors in the same game. (It can take out Adamant LO X-Scissors Excadrill as well, but it will be badly weakened by it) It can also take both outrages and meteors thanks to fantastic bulk on both spectrum and can return fire with Gyro Ball or Hidden Power Ice.

Bronzong @ Leftovers
Levitate
Sassy
252 Hp/ 84 Atk/ 80 Def/ 92 SpD/ 2 Speed IVs
Stealth Rock
Gyro Ball
Earthquake
Hidden Power Ice

You have so many choiced pokemon, who are you going to pass SD to (any one of my choiced pokemon benefits from sd except for latios)? Your EVs are also really wierd. I suggest using the Bulky Dancer, who can take out dangerous threats like Latios and Reuniclus with ease with Bug Bite, but is a very potent Bullet Punch sweeper as well. EVs allow you to survive 2 Reuniclus failblasts, and tank meteors like a boss. I'l try this set. Thanks :) scizor's baton pass is for mobility, passing on boosts to salamence or haxorus when a fire type switches in. or simple for the fact that haxorus can 2hko ferrothorn with outrage after a SD, which is amazing.

Scizor @ Leftovers
Technician
Adamant
252 Hp/ 40 Atk/ 216 SpD
Swords Dance
Bullet Punch
Bug Bite
Roost

Smeargle is only useful on a baton pass chain. Nobody on your team needs those dragon dance boosts. Your team is wrecked by Thundurus, and rain teams in general(smeargle takes care of most rain team threats such as kindra. after a dd, haxorus is a beast, able to outspeed swift swim kindras.). I suggest replacing it with Gastrodon, perhaps the best rain check in the metagame.

Gastrodon @ Leftovers
Storm Drain
Calm
252 Hp/ 252 SpD/ 4 SpA
Earth Power/ Ice Beam
Scald
Toxic
Recover

Why does Haxorus need both Dual Chop and Dragon Claw? Yeah, you lose some accuracy running only Dual Chop, or lose the ability to break subs by running only Dragon Claw, but thats better than getting walled by the most used pokemon in the game Ferrothorn (Nope. Dragon claw 3 hitkos after a sd pass from scizor, or outrage 2 hit kos. Salamence is there to kill all steels before haxorus begins the final sweep)! Definately Brick Break over one of them. I'd also consider a Choice Band over Choice Scarf. The power of CB Outrage is incredible (it is also revenge killed by a variaety of threats such as starmie, or anything that has hp ice and is faster than it. Choice scarf makes sure that the only threat to haxorus is another scarved dragon(even then, i got dd), or ice sharders (which i can survive as long as they arn't banded)! It can even 2HKO many steels including Scizor, Heatran, and Jirachi. When I use CB Haxorus. I find myself using Brick Break if I predict Ferrothorn, Earthquake if I predict Bronzong, and basically just spam Outrage after that for a surefire 2HKO on anything bar Skarmory.

I like the idea of Hydro Pump on Salamence. A problem about it is that Landorus and Terrakion carry Scarves like all the time, but I guess Heatran is prevalent enough to justify usage. (although I know for a fact Hydro Pump fails to OHKO any variant check my evs. Ive OHKoed so many heatrans with hydro pump its insane) I would probably give Earthquake, but if you don't find it having enough utility, Hydro Pump isn't a terrible option. Fire Gem is a terrible item Insures the OHKO on Skarmory so it wouldnt phaze me out. also, gives salamence the ability to 2hko even heatproof bronzongs, otherwise, bronzong can just own my entire team. The whole point of DD Mence is to take out weakened steels with EQ and Fire Blast, and then proceed to molest everything else with Outrage. Life Orb is definately the most reliable way of boosting Outrage's power. Definately run Naive 252 Spe/ 252 Atk/ 4 SpA. Intimidate makes Salamence's surprisingly physically bulky. Why sacrifice that? Naive>>>>>Hasty

Latios: I've run a gimmicky set like yours before, and its worked wonders! CM Latios hates those DM drops, and Psychic is a terrible move. I think you'll find this variant more effective, the surprise factor has made many of my opponents quit.

Latios @ Choice Scarf
Levitate
Timid
252 SpA/ 252 Spe/ 4 Hp
Dragon Pulse
Surf
Trick
Calm Mind
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Thanks il try this latios too.
 
A better wallbreaker Mence would be this:

Salamence @ Life Orb
Naive Nature
116atk/216Satk/178spd
Draco Meteor, Brick Break/Earthquake, Roost/Outrage, Fire Blast

A great mixed attacker.

Also, use New World Order's Bronzong.
 
thanks snorlax. il try your salamence.

Btw the bronzong's working great :) it solved my team's cloyster problems.
Can you guys point out some other weaknesses of my team?
 
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