Hello, I'm new to the forums on here (this is my first post ever) but i have been playing around on pokemon showdown for quite a long time. I have made all sorts of teams (most of which involve dumb gimmicks like my amazing healing wish stall team) and this was by far my most successful. The biggest asset this team has is that is doesn't rely on any single pokemon or condition to win. It doesn't need entry hazards, it doesn't need weather, and it doesn't need massive stat boosts. Instead it focuses on trying to cover every threat while dealing constant damage to the opposing team. The playstyle is very balanced and trys to keep everything in check which is why I dubbed it equilibrium.
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Excaliber (Aegislash) @ Leftovers
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 HP / 4 SDef
Brave Nature
IVs: 0 Spd
- Swords Dance
- King's Shield
- Iron Head
- Shadow Sneak
The first pokemon on my team is Aegislash. Aegislash is the perfect pokemon for this team, and I honestly don't believe this team would function without him. He has the amazing ability to act as a powerful wall, but still be able to take out a large number of enemies with his great attacking prowess. He basically works as two pokemon in one, both a reliable physical sweeper and a defensive wall. This ability to kill two birds with one stone lets me run other options as my sixth pokemon. As for his movepool, it is more or less a standard aegislash movepool. The only real difference is that i chose to use iron head instead of sacred sword so i can nail fairies with him as I have no other fairy counter. I also chose to use 0 speed ivs because aegislash always wants to be slower then it's opponant.
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Alucard (Gliscor) @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
EVs: 184 Def / 252 HP / 72 Spd
Impish Nature
- Substitute
- Earthquake
- Toxic
- Protect
The next pokemon on this team is Gliscor. I am using the toxic stall set of gliscor because it helps me remove any threat that my other pokemon can't check. The sheer power of this thing is insane. He can effectively take out any pokemon that doesn't kill him before he toxics them, and with his large bulk and decent speed, those pokemon are hard to find. He also works well as a counter for the ground types who threaten Eve, as he is immune to their earthquakes and can finish them off with his toxic stall. Gliscors attack stat is also respectable and his stab earthquake lets me ohko heatran and seriously maim the steel types who try to switch into his toxics.
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Eve (Florges) @ Leftovers
Ability: Flower Veil
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SDef / 4 SAtk
Calm Nature
- Aromatherapy
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Moonblast
For my third pokemon, I chose florges. Florges is an amazing special wall who doubles as my teams cleric. Status moves (specifically burns on aegislash) cause some major problems for this team, so i chose to run aromatherapy to remove them. With her ability to wall most special attackers and status inflicters, finding time to cure herself and her teammates is a breeze. I also chose to run the rest-talk combo because it greatly increases her longevity and couples pretty well with aromatherapy. It also heals more for her then wish does and my team doesn't really require wish support. She also has a rather good special attack stat which lets her pound dragons into submission and injure many other switch ins to her.
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Glitch (Porygon-Z) @ Life Orb
Ability: Adaptability
EVs: 252 SAtk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Modest Nature
- Tri Attack
- Ice Beam
- Dark Pulse
- Agility
The fourth pokemon for my team also happens to be the newest addition (replacing focus sash alakazam). I use porygon-z as a brutally strong special attacker, and he is perfect for this job. He has decent enough bulk to take at least a hit, and his gigantic special attack stat plus adaptability and life orb lets him ko many common threats and seriously injure the others. The only real issue with him is his mediocre speed which can be patched up by agility. I chose to run dark pulse to nail those ghost types who are immune to his tri attacks and i choose ice beam because gliscor is a pain to deal with without it and it can help to hit those dragons that are 4 times weak to it (specifically garchomp)
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PuffTheMagicDragon (Salamence) @ Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SDef / 252 SAtk
Modest Nature
- Defog
- Hydro Pump
- Flamethrower
- Roost
The other relatively new addition to this team is salamence. This salamence fills so many roles on this team. He works a a defogger to remove the entry hazzards that plague this team, is my sole user of water and fire attacks, and can tank a large sum of pokemon. Now I'm sure many of you may think that a pokemon like dragonite would be better suited for this role, and normally i would say you are right. With this team, however, I think Salemence provides something that dragonite can't (at the cost of a bit of bulk). The majority of this team is rather weak to physical moves, and the utility intimidate provides to cripple many threatening physical attackers such as talonflame is invaluable. He also has the added bonus of being able to not only remove the hazards of many setup pokemon like ferrothorn and skarmory, but also ko them with flamethrower.
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Shinigami (Absol) @ Absolite
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 SAtk
Naive Nature
- Sucker Punch
- Swords Dance
- Fire Blast
- Protect
Absol is and always has been my favorite pokemon, however, it sadly isn't the greatest when used in a real battle. It has horrendous defenses that basically mean it dies from a single hit and above average but still not perfect speed. This means he either must switch in to a psychicc type attack or a status move. It does however have the honor of tying with the colossal beasts groudon, rayquaza, and normal deoxys in terms of attack power. To go along with this it has stab on one of the most powerful priority attacks in the game with sucker punch. This works well with his wonderful ability of magic bounce, forcing your opponents to attack him to kill him. In my opinion, these facts alone justify the usage of him. Even with all this going for him absol still runs into one major problem. During the turn he mega evolves absol has to use his old awful speed. That is why i run protect, so i can bypass the first turn where he is terribly slow. I run sucker punch due to it's priority and high damage. I run fire blast to take out many of the pesky physical steel types who try to wall him. The most abnormal thing on his set however is that i neglect to run play rough in favor of running sword dance. In my opinion play rough adds very little to absol. Yes it allows him to his fighting types, but due to the large usage mach punch, he almost never gets to use it. Thats why i chose to instead run swords dance. Swords dance lets absol work as a very effective late game sweeper, as he can switch in on a status abuser, reflect the status, then set up a swords dance on the switch. Once absol has a swords dance set up there are very few things that can stop it's reign of terror.
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Overall this team works very well but there are a few pokemon who it just has to fold to. the biggest threat that I have noticed is tentacruel. Tentacruel has the perfect typing and the massive bulk to effectively defeat my team. I can't toxic stall it with gliscor due to it's poison type, I can't try to trade blows with florges due it its poison attacks, and none of my pokemon have moves that can majorly threaten it. The best I can do it hit it with porygon-z's tri attack, but that isn't all that effective. Basically tentacruel counters this entire team.
One other issue I have is beating rest-talk rotom-w. I have faced these multiple times and just like with Tentacruel it turns into me trying to kill it with porygon-z which is sketchy at best. Usually what will happen is a stall war between it and florges where neither of us can harm the other. Any suggestions you can give to help me deal with these two menaces would be appreciated. Any other changes you think should be made would be helpful as well.
Other miscellaneous threats:
-scizor both mega and non mega
-talonflame though this is partially solved with salamence
-many other bulky water types
Edit: tried to make this look good, sadly i do not know how to insert pictures so i could not add them in.
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Excaliber (Aegislash) @ Leftovers
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 HP / 4 SDef
Brave Nature
IVs: 0 Spd
- Swords Dance
- King's Shield
- Iron Head
- Shadow Sneak
The first pokemon on my team is Aegislash. Aegislash is the perfect pokemon for this team, and I honestly don't believe this team would function without him. He has the amazing ability to act as a powerful wall, but still be able to take out a large number of enemies with his great attacking prowess. He basically works as two pokemon in one, both a reliable physical sweeper and a defensive wall. This ability to kill two birds with one stone lets me run other options as my sixth pokemon. As for his movepool, it is more or less a standard aegislash movepool. The only real difference is that i chose to use iron head instead of sacred sword so i can nail fairies with him as I have no other fairy counter. I also chose to use 0 speed ivs because aegislash always wants to be slower then it's opponant.
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Alucard (Gliscor) @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
EVs: 184 Def / 252 HP / 72 Spd
Impish Nature
- Substitute
- Earthquake
- Toxic
- Protect
The next pokemon on this team is Gliscor. I am using the toxic stall set of gliscor because it helps me remove any threat that my other pokemon can't check. The sheer power of this thing is insane. He can effectively take out any pokemon that doesn't kill him before he toxics them, and with his large bulk and decent speed, those pokemon are hard to find. He also works well as a counter for the ground types who threaten Eve, as he is immune to their earthquakes and can finish them off with his toxic stall. Gliscors attack stat is also respectable and his stab earthquake lets me ohko heatran and seriously maim the steel types who try to switch into his toxics.
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Eve (Florges) @ Leftovers
Ability: Flower Veil
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SDef / 4 SAtk
Calm Nature
- Aromatherapy
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Moonblast
For my third pokemon, I chose florges. Florges is an amazing special wall who doubles as my teams cleric. Status moves (specifically burns on aegislash) cause some major problems for this team, so i chose to run aromatherapy to remove them. With her ability to wall most special attackers and status inflicters, finding time to cure herself and her teammates is a breeze. I also chose to run the rest-talk combo because it greatly increases her longevity and couples pretty well with aromatherapy. It also heals more for her then wish does and my team doesn't really require wish support. She also has a rather good special attack stat which lets her pound dragons into submission and injure many other switch ins to her.
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Glitch (Porygon-Z) @ Life Orb
Ability: Adaptability
EVs: 252 SAtk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Modest Nature
- Tri Attack
- Ice Beam
- Dark Pulse
- Agility
The fourth pokemon for my team also happens to be the newest addition (replacing focus sash alakazam). I use porygon-z as a brutally strong special attacker, and he is perfect for this job. He has decent enough bulk to take at least a hit, and his gigantic special attack stat plus adaptability and life orb lets him ko many common threats and seriously injure the others. The only real issue with him is his mediocre speed which can be patched up by agility. I chose to run dark pulse to nail those ghost types who are immune to his tri attacks and i choose ice beam because gliscor is a pain to deal with without it and it can help to hit those dragons that are 4 times weak to it (specifically garchomp)
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PuffTheMagicDragon (Salamence) @ Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SDef / 252 SAtk
Modest Nature
- Defog
- Hydro Pump
- Flamethrower
- Roost
The other relatively new addition to this team is salamence. This salamence fills so many roles on this team. He works a a defogger to remove the entry hazzards that plague this team, is my sole user of water and fire attacks, and can tank a large sum of pokemon. Now I'm sure many of you may think that a pokemon like dragonite would be better suited for this role, and normally i would say you are right. With this team, however, I think Salemence provides something that dragonite can't (at the cost of a bit of bulk). The majority of this team is rather weak to physical moves, and the utility intimidate provides to cripple many threatening physical attackers such as talonflame is invaluable. He also has the added bonus of being able to not only remove the hazards of many setup pokemon like ferrothorn and skarmory, but also ko them with flamethrower.
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Shinigami (Absol) @ Absolite
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 SAtk
Naive Nature
- Sucker Punch
- Swords Dance
- Fire Blast
- Protect
Absol is and always has been my favorite pokemon, however, it sadly isn't the greatest when used in a real battle. It has horrendous defenses that basically mean it dies from a single hit and above average but still not perfect speed. This means he either must switch in to a psychicc type attack or a status move. It does however have the honor of tying with the colossal beasts groudon, rayquaza, and normal deoxys in terms of attack power. To go along with this it has stab on one of the most powerful priority attacks in the game with sucker punch. This works well with his wonderful ability of magic bounce, forcing your opponents to attack him to kill him. In my opinion, these facts alone justify the usage of him. Even with all this going for him absol still runs into one major problem. During the turn he mega evolves absol has to use his old awful speed. That is why i run protect, so i can bypass the first turn where he is terribly slow. I run sucker punch due to it's priority and high damage. I run fire blast to take out many of the pesky physical steel types who try to wall him. The most abnormal thing on his set however is that i neglect to run play rough in favor of running sword dance. In my opinion play rough adds very little to absol. Yes it allows him to his fighting types, but due to the large usage mach punch, he almost never gets to use it. Thats why i chose to instead run swords dance. Swords dance lets absol work as a very effective late game sweeper, as he can switch in on a status abuser, reflect the status, then set up a swords dance on the switch. Once absol has a swords dance set up there are very few things that can stop it's reign of terror.
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Overall this team works very well but there are a few pokemon who it just has to fold to. the biggest threat that I have noticed is tentacruel. Tentacruel has the perfect typing and the massive bulk to effectively defeat my team. I can't toxic stall it with gliscor due to it's poison type, I can't try to trade blows with florges due it its poison attacks, and none of my pokemon have moves that can majorly threaten it. The best I can do it hit it with porygon-z's tri attack, but that isn't all that effective. Basically tentacruel counters this entire team.
One other issue I have is beating rest-talk rotom-w. I have faced these multiple times and just like with Tentacruel it turns into me trying to kill it with porygon-z which is sketchy at best. Usually what will happen is a stall war between it and florges where neither of us can harm the other. Any suggestions you can give to help me deal with these two menaces would be appreciated. Any other changes you think should be made would be helpful as well.
Other miscellaneous threats:
-scizor both mega and non mega
-talonflame though this is partially solved with salamence
-many other bulky water types
Edit: tried to make this look good, sadly i do not know how to insert pictures so i could not add them in.
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