Hello everyone,
This is my first RMT here on Smogon and i wanted to get some feedback on my team based around mega heracross. I've been playing competitive a lot this gen and i wanted to see if anything could be improved.
Team:
Heracross @ Heracronite
Ability: Moxie -> Skill Link
Adamant Nature
EV's: 28 Hp, 252 Atk, 228 Spe
- Close Combat
- Pin Missile
- Rock Blast
- Substitute
I wanted to build a team around him. Mega Heracross has a massive attack stat, and almost nothing to switch in on it. The ev's are 252atk for maximum attack investment, and 228 speed to outspeed netural 252spe base 80's the turn i mega evolve. And the rest of the ev's are added to hp for bulk. I tried using SD instead of sub, but i found sub way more useful than SD.
Ferrothorn Leftovers
Ability: Iron Barbs
Relaxed Nature
EV's: 248Hp, 172Def, 88Spd
IV's: 0Spe
-Leech Seed
-Knock Off
-Gyro ball
-Power whip
Since megacross is weak to bird spam, i use ferrothorn to limit it. Leech seed is its only form of recovery if its leftovers are knocked off. Power whip and gyro ball are standard on ferrothorn, and giving it 0 speed iv's increase gyro ball's damage. I chose to run knock off over T-wave, toxic, or protect because i have other mons that use status moves. Also, the next mon runs SR.
Landorus-Therian Leftovers
Ability: intimidate
Impish Nature
Ev's: 248Hp, 164Def, 96Spe
-Stealth Rock
-Knock off
-Earthquake
-U-turn
Lando is used as a physical wall. And having stealth rocks is mandatory on all teams for support. It is really bulky with intimidate and high hp and def investment. I'm thinking of running stone edge over knock off for more coverage, but knock off has helped me alot.
Rotom-wash @ choice scarf
Ability: Levitate
Modest Nature
Ev's: 76Hp, 252Spa, 180Spe
-Volt Switch
-Hydro pump
-Will-o-wisp
-Trick
Rotom-wash is just a great support pokemon overall. It has the ability to cripple walls with trick, and it cripples physical attackers with WoW. The ev's are 252Spa to deal out the most damage, and 180Spe to outspeed max speed base 130's like Jolteon and Aerodactyl with scarf. The rest are dumped into Hp to add more bulk.
Clefable @ Leftovers
Ability:Magic Guard
Calm Nature
Ev's: 252Hp, 4Spa, 252Spd
-Thunder Wave
-Soft-boiled
-Moonblast
-Flamethrower
Now i noticed that i have no special walls to counter/check special attackers, and I found clefable to fit this role perfectly. It has a standard 252/252/4 set to maximize special bulk, and 4 ev's in special attack to deal a bit more damage. I run T-wave to cripple fast mons so Megacross could outspeed and kill. And I run flamethrower so i could catch scizor or excadrill on switch ins.
Latios @ Life Orb
Ability:Levitate
Timid Nature
Ev's: 252Spa, 252Spe, 4Spd
Iv's: 0Atk, 30Spa, 30Spe
-Draco meteor
-Psyshock
-HP Fire
-Defog
The last member of my team is latios because i needed a strong, fast special attacker. It has the standard 252/252/4 ev spread. It has draco meteor for maximum power, and psyshock for special walls like chansey and blissey. I chose HP Fire to catch steel types on surprise, but i get completely walled by heatran. I dont feel like i need surf either because i have megacross, lando, and rotom to deal with heatran. If someone has a suggestion what to put for HP Fire, ill consider it.
Thanks for reading this, and if you have suggestions on how to improve my team, please leave it in the comments. :]
This is my first RMT here on Smogon and i wanted to get some feedback on my team based around mega heracross. I've been playing competitive a lot this gen and i wanted to see if anything could be improved.
Team:
Heracross @ Heracronite
Ability: Moxie -> Skill Link
Adamant Nature
EV's: 28 Hp, 252 Atk, 228 Spe
- Close Combat
- Pin Missile
- Rock Blast
- Substitute
I wanted to build a team around him. Mega Heracross has a massive attack stat, and almost nothing to switch in on it. The ev's are 252atk for maximum attack investment, and 228 speed to outspeed netural 252spe base 80's the turn i mega evolve. And the rest of the ev's are added to hp for bulk. I tried using SD instead of sub, but i found sub way more useful than SD.
Ferrothorn Leftovers
Ability: Iron Barbs
Relaxed Nature
EV's: 248Hp, 172Def, 88Spd
IV's: 0Spe
-Leech Seed
-Knock Off
-Gyro ball
-Power whip
Since megacross is weak to bird spam, i use ferrothorn to limit it. Leech seed is its only form of recovery if its leftovers are knocked off. Power whip and gyro ball are standard on ferrothorn, and giving it 0 speed iv's increase gyro ball's damage. I chose to run knock off over T-wave, toxic, or protect because i have other mons that use status moves. Also, the next mon runs SR.
Landorus-Therian Leftovers
Ability: intimidate
Impish Nature
Ev's: 248Hp, 164Def, 96Spe
-Stealth Rock
-Knock off
-Earthquake
-U-turn
Lando is used as a physical wall. And having stealth rocks is mandatory on all teams for support. It is really bulky with intimidate and high hp and def investment. I'm thinking of running stone edge over knock off for more coverage, but knock off has helped me alot.
Rotom-wash @ choice scarf
Ability: Levitate
Modest Nature
Ev's: 76Hp, 252Spa, 180Spe
-Volt Switch
-Hydro pump
-Will-o-wisp
-Trick
Rotom-wash is just a great support pokemon overall. It has the ability to cripple walls with trick, and it cripples physical attackers with WoW. The ev's are 252Spa to deal out the most damage, and 180Spe to outspeed max speed base 130's like Jolteon and Aerodactyl with scarf. The rest are dumped into Hp to add more bulk.
Clefable @ Leftovers
Ability:Magic Guard
Calm Nature
Ev's: 252Hp, 4Spa, 252Spd
-Thunder Wave
-Soft-boiled
-Moonblast
-Flamethrower
Now i noticed that i have no special walls to counter/check special attackers, and I found clefable to fit this role perfectly. It has a standard 252/252/4 set to maximize special bulk, and 4 ev's in special attack to deal a bit more damage. I run T-wave to cripple fast mons so Megacross could outspeed and kill. And I run flamethrower so i could catch scizor or excadrill on switch ins.
Latios @ Life Orb
Ability:Levitate
Timid Nature
Ev's: 252Spa, 252Spe, 4Spd
Iv's: 0Atk, 30Spa, 30Spe
-Draco meteor
-Psyshock
-HP Fire
-Defog
The last member of my team is latios because i needed a strong, fast special attacker. It has the standard 252/252/4 ev spread. It has draco meteor for maximum power, and psyshock for special walls like chansey and blissey. I chose HP Fire to catch steel types on surprise, but i get completely walled by heatran. I dont feel like i need surf either because i have megacross, lando, and rotom to deal with heatran. If someone has a suggestion what to put for HP Fire, ill consider it.
Thanks for reading this, and if you have suggestions on how to improve my team, please leave it in the comments. :]
Last edited:
