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2025 ORAS OU Teambuilding Competition
Welcome to the 2025 ORAS Teambuilding Competition! I have been playing ORAS OU since its conception back in 2013 when it used to be called XY OU, and it has been my favourite meta ever since. To keep the ORAS discusion going the strong, I have decided to take over this iteration of the Teambuilding Competiton. Like in previous iterations, I will be providing different Pokémon or strategies each week, and you will have to build a team around said idea. The team doesn't have to be perfect or meta defining, the main purpose of this is to have fun!
Rules
1. Submissions
Post a team in the thread with a pokepaste link as well as a brief description/ explanation of the team and how it functions (if possible provide replays!)
2. Disputes and Copying
To avoid conflicts over allegations over copying and sharing similar entries, if your team has similar pokemon and sets as an earlier entry, it will be disqualified. Any attempts to get around this by reserving posts shall also result in disqualification.
3. Team changes and Suggestions
To avoid this thread from turning into an RMT thread, please avoid asking for suggestions in regards to major moveset and Pokémon changes. Minor changes are allowed however please keep them to a minimum and submit completed teams that you are pleased with.
4. No glazing
To avoid skewing results, vote for teams that you personally think are best. Don't vote for your friends teams just because they are your friends or teams from posters whose names you recognise as a way to get their recognition. In addition, avoid begging for votes and do not vote for yourself.
5. Common sense clause
Only post teams that are in accordance with the theme for the week. Apply common sense.
6. Post reservation
You are allowed to reserve posts so long as you finish the post within 48 hours of reservation. If the time elapses without the team being completed, your post will be ignored.
The formatting is as follows;
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Description (provide an explanation of the team and how it functions):
Avalugg has a good matchup into ground type rockers and physical attackers such as weavile... etc.
Import (you can share the whole team or just the pokepaste link):
https://pokepast.es/76dcf9b9a684bca8
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You may use any sprites you like as long as you stick to the format.
Have fun building!
Rules
1. Submissions
Post a team in the thread with a pokepaste link as well as a brief description/ explanation of the team and how it functions (if possible provide replays!)
2. Disputes and Copying
To avoid conflicts over allegations over copying and sharing similar entries, if your team has similar pokemon and sets as an earlier entry, it will be disqualified. Any attempts to get around this by reserving posts shall also result in disqualification.
3. Team changes and Suggestions
To avoid this thread from turning into an RMT thread, please avoid asking for suggestions in regards to major moveset and Pokémon changes. Minor changes are allowed however please keep them to a minimum and submit completed teams that you are pleased with.
4. No glazing
To avoid skewing results, vote for teams that you personally think are best. Don't vote for your friends teams just because they are your friends or teams from posters whose names you recognise as a way to get their recognition. In addition, avoid begging for votes and do not vote for yourself.
5. Common sense clause
Only post teams that are in accordance with the theme for the week. Apply common sense.
6. Post reservation
You are allowed to reserve posts so long as you finish the post within 48 hours of reservation. If the time elapses without the team being completed, your post will be ignored.
The formatting is as follows;
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Description (provide an explanation of the team and how it functions):
Avalugg has a good matchup into ground type rockers and physical attackers such as weavile... etc.
Import (you can share the whole team or just the pokepaste link):
https://pokepast.es/76dcf9b9a684bca8
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You may use any sprites you like as long as you stick to the format.
Have fun building!
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) – Gets Sticky Web and Rocks up no matter what thanks to Herb blocking Taunt.
) : Sheer Force - The Real Nuke.
) - Webs turn this into a menace. Three-attack set with Bullet Punch, Bug Bite and Superpower covers everything while keeping momentum. It cleans beautifully once the field is slowed and chipped.
) – A deadly special sweeper and breaker. , and its coverage lets it handle every type of wall.
) – Multiscale ensures it can set up Dragon Dance safely . After a boost, it sweeps teams slowed by Webs, paving the way for Scizor and Thundurus to clean up anything left.
) – Blocks Rapid Spin and keeps Webs permanent. Its typing and Will-O-Wisp + Taunt + Recover combo make it incredibly annoying to break while supporting the offense.
