I know it hasn't been a while since I last shared my teams but it has been quite a while since I last posted teams that I only used for ladder, not for any tournaments at all. The reason for that is because I didn't enjoy AAA for a few months period, which you can clearly see in my post about the meta pre-Indigo Disk (If you even read it). However, after doing the suspect test run, I found AAA to be enjoyable again, nothing feels too broken or too centralising (the meta is in a good spot, maybe ban ceru or gouging fire but please don't try to free anything). Also, these teams being ladder-only mean they are up to date unlike some of my other teams that I shared where I have to wait until I'm sure I don't need them for anything else. That's quite a long introduction so here are the teams:
I posted this team in the suspect threat but I want to go more in depth since I like this team. I made this right after the bundle ban hence the name. I was so frustrated with the bundle unban that right after its ban, I put together a team that is super weak to it. Fuck bundle. I started with swampert since I haven't gotten a chance to use it with bundle around. It probably needs no introduction, top regenvest, soft check everything, a bunch of utility, an electric immune which is so good that some may consider it better than Manaphy (it isn't, just easier to build with). Archaludon is there to cover unfavorable match up to Swampert like Helectrode, Eball moth and just overall a really good mon. People should start putting EQ on their Archaludon cause man, with it, Archaludon is so hard to check. Even with -Atk nature, it still chunks Heatran and OHKO Iron Moth, 2 common checks to it. Its biggest weakness is of course Swampert but you can still get rocks up and the defensive utility is nice for a BO team. Next up is dnite. I have so many BO teams with this Dnite set, you don't even want to know. Fell in love with it since DLC 1 just dropped and I have been the strongest fighter of bulky dd roost waterfall dnite ever since. It switches in too so many threats and scares them out to get a free roost and has strong priority for cheese. Great Tusk because it is the only good hazard remover, won't talk much about it. Same go for chien (it is broken). Primarina is a cool mon. Its typing and good bulk allow it to switch in to threats like Rmoon, Chien pao or even powerful draco if your Swampert is low on health. Not a good longer term answer for all of those threats but good enough for a BO team. Triage drainning kiss is so good to deal with all the dragon and dark type flying around. Flip turn because sometime you don't want to calm mind into the Swampert coming and you would rather go to your breaker instead.
I want gengar to trap Swampert so that Archaludon and Zapdos can sweep. That's it, that's the whole team. Archaludon checks Zapdos for Manaphy and Scream Tail makes your opponent don't want to click specs draco. Scarf tail because fast fairy type is good like with the first team. Also key thing to note, Mandi doesn't check gouging fire (stupid mon), just go to stail and trick it.
Ladder achievement, don't really care about it anymore but I want to give this post a vintage feeling, like those old ghostlike's posts. GXE on the alt is eh, not great. Don't want to make excuses for playing bad but fuck the deo-d with yellow magic.
Lucario + Teapot Webs // nicknames inspiration // nickname-less version for nerds
: Featuring defensive triage Primarina, Fluffy Hippo, Regen setup bulky Gouging Fire, Vessel of Ruin Deo-d, and VA Mandibuzz.
