Scrafty gets angry = GG DUDEEE! [nonweather OU]

[Drake]

(15:58:20) *** Your rank in Standard OU is 317/21070 [1233 points / 66 battles]!

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Hi peeps,here's another of my teams,yet this one turned to be most effective of all.I'm proud of this team beacuse I was trying to make a succesful non-weather team for a long time which would acutally work,and with this one I won a tournament the same day I made it.Anyway,I'll be going into details later and I hope you guys will help me make the team even better,I've spotted some weaknesses to sun teams so any suggestions would be grateful.Enjoy!

A quick look

I started building this team with a Scrafty.Just because he's a beast,my favourite pokemon,and he's so underrated.I wanted a wall that could actually be a potential sweeper,and could block the annoying fighting moves that were launched at Scrafty.I've choosen Latias because of its bulk and the ability to sweep teams after few CM's if doesen't get walled.He was the perfect choice.After that Foretress immediately came to my mind because he's awesome,he can spin and put entry hazards at same time, and in addition gen V gave him Volt Switch with which I can check many threats.Rotom-W was the next obvious choice,forming perfect synergy with Foretress(who says only Scizor is a good partner...) I can check numerous threats and force alot of switches.After all of that, I knew I needed something that could break walls and revenge kill stuff.After some time spent thinking Scarfed Haxorus came to my mind.People never expect him to be scarfed and that's why he's so dangerous.Silly mences and Nites switching in,hoping to Outrage or Draco Meteor and instead they get OHKO'd by bruttaly powerful Outrage.Now,having 2 ice and dragons weaknesses isn't nice is it? The thing I love about this team is that,after Latias Calm Minds and starts Dragon Pulsing or Haxorus uses Outrage,all those steel mons jump in trying to set up,mostly Skarm and Rachi.That's why I've choosen Magnezone for my team.It does its job very well.So let's meet the team IN DETAILS!​

Neymar (Scrafty) (M) @ Lum Berry​

Trait: Moxie
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Dragon Dance
- Drain Punch
- Crunch
- Ice Punch

SYNERGY:
Fighting: Latias
Flying: Rotom-W,Magnezone​

TeeHee,here's the beast,Scrafty! I preffer Lum and Moxie because even 1 DD is enough after his counter is gone to sweep the entire team.He can hold on with Toxic the whole battle thanks to STAB Drain Punch which rapes anything it's not resisted by after just 2 DD's.STAB Crunch destroys Reuniclus and other Psychic types,along with freaking Celebi.Ice Punch for coverage and murdering dragons.His biggest threat,I would say Bulk Up Conkelderp,because of priority in form of Mach Punch and Drain Punch along with his immense bulk.Anyway,try giving this guy a chance to set up,and he'll wipe the floor with you,seriously.

Supergirl (Latias) (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Calm Mind
- Substitute
- Roar
- Dragon Pulse

SYNERGY:
Dark: Scrafty,Magnezone,Foretress
Ice: Magnezone,Rotom-W
Ghost:Scrafty,Foretress,Magnezone
Dragon: Foretress,Magnezone


So cute,so deadly.It's Latias.The given EV's allow me to reach 350 speed,tieing with Gengar and some other mons in the tier,anyway,it's fast enough to sub and aviod status crippling and start CM's/Roar's or even sweeping with Dragon Pulse.I have swept whole teams a few times with this guy after his threats were removed from the game.I've choosen SubCM to roar everything away after Toxic Spikes are layed and potentially sweep something.

Magneto (Magnezone) @ Leftovers
Trait: Magnet Pull
EVs: 116 HP / 200 SAtk / 188 Spd
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Substitute
- Charge Beam
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Thunder Wave

SYNERGY:
Ground: Latias(IMMUNITY),Rotom-W(IMMUNITY)
Fighting: Latias
Fire: Latias,Haxorus,Rotom-W

Thanks to this guy,Haxorus can rape through teams with its' brutally strong Outrage.Role of this guy is to catch a Steel Type,get at +4 minimum with Charge Beams,get behind a sub kill the annoying steelzor and start sweeping everything in it's way until it's stopped.I also like T-Waving anything that comes in first so if it gets haxed or something,the next mon will surely kill it.

BANG (Forretress) (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Relaxed Nature (+Def, -Spd)
- Rapid Spin
- Volt Switch
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic Spikes

SYNERGY:
Fire: Latias,Rotom-W,Haxorus

Definetly my favourite spinner and hazard layer.I love the fact that he can do both + being a physical wall with an awesome typing.Gen V gave him Volt Switch which allows him to check his counters in pair with Rotom-W.Stealth Rock+Toxic Spikes is my favourite combo of hazards.Everything takes damage from stealth rock,so focus sasher ciao and Multiscale,screw ya.Toxic Spikes just needs 2 layers to get badly poisoned which help alot to Latias when stalling with Roar behind sub.Anyway this combo has been working better than Scizor+Rotom-W on this team for me.And I don't need to worry of getting OHKO'd at full HP thanks to wonderful ability,Sturdy,so Stealth Rock will surely be up anytime.

Wash Ya Face (Rotom-W) @ Leftovers
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 128 HP / 252 SAtk / 128 Spd
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Volt Switch
- Hydro Pump
- Hidden Power [Grass]
- Pain Split

SYNERGY:
Grass: Forretress,Magnezone,Latias,Haxorus

Here's the man that takes care of Rain teams.In combo with Forretress they actually rape the teams.Volt Switch checks alot of stuff,and damages hardly btw.Hydro Pump is my weapon against Volcarona,but it does HELL ALOT OF DAMAGE to anything it's not resisted by,not to mention the damage in rain.I've chosen HP Grass over Ice because I love how other Rotoms,Quagsires and Gastrodons switch into me thinking they completely walled me,I let them cripple me after that or bring my health to half,then I Pain Split and finish them with HP Grass.Pretty simple,unless Quagsire is not Stockepiling,in that case spamming HP Grass is the option lol.

Truck (Haxorus) (M) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Mold Breaker
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Outrage
- Dual Chop
- Brick Break
- Earthquake


SYNERGY:
Ice: Magnezone,Rotom-W
Dragon: Magnezone,Forretress


Absolute beast.The name fits him perfectly.This thing really does hit like a freaking truck! I've chosen the scarfed variant because it's much better than the banded one,people never expect me to be scarfed and they switch in their dragons most of the time and get murdered,after that,they get the steelzors in and get trap killed by magnezone,so funny.I love starting with this thing against Sand teams and forcing T-tar to switch on the first move or get OHKO'd by Brick Break.Mold Breaker allows me to take care of those annoying Levitate mons such like Gengar and Rotom-W.STAB Dual Chop rapes sashes and subs.And lastly,the main move of the set,Outrage.When I remove the steel types from the game,I make myself popcorn get Haxorus in spam Outrage and watch the slaughter of the enemy team.Lol jk but it's something like that most times.Also,I start with this guy if I predict the opponet is starting with Ninetails and OHKO with Earthquake.




That would be it peeps,I hope you liked the threat.
-One thing to know before rating.Sun teams are a big threat to this team,try giving suggestions to remove that weakness without doing bigger changes in the synergy of team
-Every rate is appreciated and will be tried out

HAVE FUN AND RATE!​

 

[Latchet]

Wow, you seem to have put a lot of work into this thread. nice job. I personally like banded variant for haxorus, but scarf would work well too. Everything else seems solid.

 

[BTzz]

Threats:

Hello Drake. This is a really solid non weather team, but there are some guys that will give you a lot of trouble. Volcarona being one of them can set up on Forretress and proceed to 6-0 you. Forretress's spinning isn't that important to your team as non of guys are SR weak. Furthermore, half your team is immune to Toxic Spikes. So to deal with Volcarona, I recommend using Specially Deffensive Heatran over Forretress. | Heatran @ Leftovers | Calm | 252 HP / 252 SDef / 4 Spd | Lava Plume | Toxic | HP Ice | Stealth Rock |. With Heatran you now have one of the most solid deffensive cores of Latias + Heatran. This Heatran also checks HP Gound Volc, Latios and most Chlorophyll sweepers (who you might have trouble keeping up with).

Personally, I don't think Magnezone is all that important to your team. With two dragons, you'll be putting a lot of pressure on the opponents steel types, not no to mention Heatran (should you choose to use him) can take out steels himself. So in Magnezones place I recommend using Gliscor. | Gliscor @ Toxic Orb | Impish | 252 HP / 72 Def / 184 Spd | Ice Fang | Swords Dance | EQ | Taunt |. Gliscor stops Excadrill and Terrakion (who can both also 6-0 your team). Gliscors stall breaking capabilities can also be valuble to your team as Taunt prevents the stacking of hazards.

You say Rotom is for taking on Rain teams, but I think Latias does fine at sponging hits from powerful rain sweepers. For that reason I think you can afford to run Scarf Rotom-W. | Rotom @ Choice Scarf | 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd | Volt Switch | Hydro Pump | Signal Beam | Trick |. Scarf Rotom let's you deal with a ton of stuff including Thundurus and Celebi.

I you choose to use Scarf Rotom, having Scarf Haxorus would kind of redundant so I recommend using the standard CB Haxorus.

gl with your team dude ^-^

 

[fatsnorlax]

A few things:

Put Recover over Substitute on Latias.
I agree with Brizznetz on Heatran.
Put Will-o-Whisp over Hidden Power on Rotom

Hope I helped, GL.

 

[LUST]

Hey Drake, this is a pretty solid team just lacking a couple of pokes with their solid moves. On you Lati@s run Recover over Substitute. Forretress definitely needs Spikes over Toxic Spikes, Spikes + Stealth Rock will help a lot to your CM, Roar Lati@s. On Magenzone run Flash Cannon over Thunder Wave. Flash Cannon will hit the ground pokes pretty hard who usually intend to wall Magnezone. On Haxorus you could try running Rock Slide over Brick Break which can help you in the most occasions but can also cause problem in a few.

Summary:
1) Recover instead of Substitute on Lati@s.
2) Spikes over Toxic Spikes on Forretress.
3) Flash Cannon over Thunder Wave on Magnezone.
4) Rock Slide over Brick Break on Haxorus.

Glad it helped. Good Luck!

 

[Boondocker]

Try duel screen rotom with hydro pump and volt switch.....scrafty will be even easier to set up under screens.

 

[Drake]

Threats:

Hello Drake. This is a really solid non weather team, but there are some guys that will give you a lot of trouble. Volcarona being one of them can set up on Forretress and proceed to 6-0 you. Forretress's spinning isn't that important to your team as non of guys are SR weak. Furthermore, half your team is immune to Toxic Spikes. So to deal with Volcarona, I recommend using Specially Deffensive Heatran over Forretress. | Heatran @ Leftovers | Calm | 252 HP / 252 SDef / 4 Spd | Lava Plume | Toxic | HP Ice | Stealth Rock |. With Heatran you now have one of the most solid deffensive cores of Latias + Heatran. This Heatran also checks HP Gound Volc, Latios and most Chlorophyll sweepers (who you might have trouble keeping up with).

Personally, I don't think Magnezone is all that important to your team. With two dragons, you'll be putting a lot of pressure on the opponents steel types, not no to mention Heatran (should you choose to use him) can take out steels himself. So in Magnezones place I recommend using Gliscor. | Gliscor @ Toxic Orb | Impish | 252 HP / 72 Def / 184 Spd | Ice Fang | Swords Dance | EQ | Taunt |. Gliscor stops Excadrill and Terrakion (who can both also 6-0 your team). Gliscors stall breaking capabilities can also be valuble to your team as Taunt prevents the stacking of hazards.

You say Rotom is for taking on Rain teams, but I think Latias does fine at sponging hits from powerful rain sweepers. For that reason I think you can afford to run Scarf Rotom-W. | Rotom @ Choice Scarf | 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd | Volt Switch | Hydro Pump | Signal Beam | Trick |. Scarf Rotom let's you deal with a ton of stuff including Thundurus and Celebi.

I you choose to use Scarf Rotom, having Scarf Haxorus would kind of redundant so I recommend using the standard CB Haxorus.

gl with your team dude ^-^

Hi man,thanks for the rate firstly.I'll surely be trying out Specially Defensive Heatran because Volcarona and sun teams are a real pain in the ass for my team.Now I have removed Forretressm,I lack a good Physical wall,so I'll have to put Gliscor instead of Magnezone.Excadrill wasn't such a problem,I would simply Drain Punch him with Scrafty because his Earthquake does about 60% to Scrafty and Drain Punch deals like 80% to him, so it fully heals me in addition.I like the idea of Scarfed Rotom,it could really help the team,I'll give it a try.And for Haxorus,I think I'll remain with a scarf because it's never expected,anyway thanks alot!

 

[Drake]

A few things:

Put Recover over Substitute on Latias.
I agree with Brizznetz on Heatran.
Put Will-o-Whisp over Hidden Power on Rotom

Hope I helped, GL.

Putting Recover over Sub makes me Vulnerable to Status Crippling which Latias Hates, and replacing will-o-wisp for HP means I can't deal with Gastro,Quag and other Rotom's.But anyway thanks for the rate!

 

[Drake]

Hey Drake, this is a pretty solid team just lacking a couple of pokes with their solid moves. On you Lati@s run Recover over Substitute. Forretress definitely needs Spikes over Toxic Spikes, Spikes + Stealth Rock will help a lot to your CM, Roar Lati@s. On Magenzone run Flash Cannon over Thunder Wave. Flash Cannon will hit the ground pokes pretty hard who usually intend to wall Magnezone. On Haxorus you could try running Rock Slide over Brick Break which can help you in the most occasions but can also cause problem in a few.

Summary:
1) Recover instead of Substitute on Lati@s.
2) Spikes over Toxic Spikes on Forretress.
3) Flash Cannon over Thunder Wave on Magnezone.
4) Rock Slide over Brick Break on Haxorus.

Glad it helped. Good Luck!

Hey man,tnx for the rates! I think I won't be using Recover for the reason I mention above.I'm trying Brizz's suggestions so Forretress is out but personally I preffer Toxic Spikes.I don't need Flash Cannon cuz after Magnezone's a +3 HP Fire hurts everything hard(if it's not resisted ofc).Replacing Brick Break for Rock Slide is not a good idea since Brick Break ruins T-Tar,Excadrill and a few other Pokes and Outrage is strong enough to wreck flying types which would Rock Slide probably be for.

 

[Drake]

Try duel screen rotom with hydro pump and volt switch.....scrafty will be even easier to set up under screens.

Dual Screens aren't neccesary for Scrafty to set up since he sets up on things like Forretress,Ferrothorn,Gliscor and other things that can't threaten to kill him.But thanks for the rates!

 

[Captain Dragan]

Hey there, just something small. The main thing you'd want to be hiting with break brick on haxorus would be Steels, but any steel is already hit by EQ, ass you got Mold Breaker.
Because of that, i suggest changing Brick Break to either X-scissor or Rock Slide.

 

[Drake]

Hey there, just something small. The main thing you'd want to be hiting with break brick on haxorus would be Steels, but any steel is already hit by EQ, ass you got Mold Breaker.
Because of that, i suggest changing Brick Break to either X-scissor or Rock Slide.

Brick Break helps me KO T-Tar and Air Ballon Excadrill on switches while X-Scissor would only help me hit Psychic for SE and most of them are not bulky so Outrage handles them along with Latias and Latios.I mentioned why I wouldn't use Rock Slide earlier.Thanks for the rates anyways!

 

[Boondocker]

Dual Screens aren't neccesary for Scrafty to set up since he sets up on things like Forretress,Ferrothorn,Gliscor and other things that can't threaten to kill him.But thanks for the rates!

Its not nessisary but it makes him harder to revenge kill by stuff like conkeldurr, scizor, and specs latios. You dont need hp grass on rotom anyway since fortress has toxic spikes for gaastrodon.

 

[Captain Dragan]

Uhh not to be a troll, but quite honestly, i think T-tar is KO-d anyways by an earthquake coming from a base 147 attack stat, as it's supereffective x2 and a base 100 attack. And X-scissor is practically there just for Reuniclus, which is BULKY

 

[alamaster]

Actually Max hp Tar survives Jolly Excadrill Earthquakes which may come off less attack but have stab so are more powerful than Haxorus'.

X-Scissor does less to Psychics than Outrage (160 bp to 180 bp).