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OU Sword and Shield OU Discussion Thread
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Kinda bored of SS rn, so ill drop some fun teams I made that i think r pretty successful for everyone to enjoy.
imo Pelipper and LO chomp r the most underrated breakers in the tier rn and i hope ppl explore them as options more.
https://pokepast.es/726f37eb32ca4203 - no rocks team
fun, good match up into alot of offense and can crush fat structures with a well timed trick
https://pokepast.es/608312b8b39db4af - Choiced spam, can be CB or expert belt buzz
Fun team, baddy beat some good players like damien and won stour games with it
https://pokepast.es/145c3e4b0f28dbd4 - status spam, hex pult
https://pokepast.es/cf04bd71bebf3b25 - scarf lando, LO chomp
U can bluff scarf kart often, and LO chomp just crushes. I hit number 1 with this a couple times during current gen and have updated it as the meta changes
https://pokepast.es/fae64d17f9d9951f - CM clef team
This team is great at overloading steel types to get a win with cm clef, or allowing lele/pult to pick one everytime, This is the best team ive made in ages, it feels like every match up is playable, I qualified pretty easily with this for the SS ladder tour and went 28-1 on ladder when i initially made it. If you wanna win games use this
imo Pelipper and LO chomp r the most underrated breakers in the tier rn and i hope ppl explore them as options more.
https://pokepast.es/726f37eb32ca4203 - no rocks team
fun, good match up into alot of offense and can crush fat structures with a well timed trick
https://pokepast.es/608312b8b39db4af - Choiced spam, can be CB or expert belt buzz
Fun team, baddy beat some good players like damien and won stour games with it
https://pokepast.es/145c3e4b0f28dbd4 - status spam, hex pult
https://pokepast.es/cf04bd71bebf3b25 - scarf lando, LO chomp
U can bluff scarf kart often, and LO chomp just crushes. I hit number 1 with this a couple times during current gen and have updated it as the meta changes
https://pokepast.es/fae64d17f9d9951f - CM clef team
This team is great at overloading steel types to get a win with cm clef, or allowing lele/pult to pick one everytime, This is the best team ive made in ages, it feels like every match up is playable, I qualified pretty easily with this for the SS ladder tour and went 28-1 on ladder when i initially made it. If you wanna win games use this
Been playing by mostly by stealing teams and I'm confused by why so many teams in this format feel so.... greedy? Specifically when it comes to handling Nidoking?
A lot of teams I steal feel like they get 6-0'd by that guy between running mons that get goobed like Heatran, Clefable, Melmetal, slow Garchomp and Landorus-T etc. and seem like they actively try making their match-up worse vs that Pokemon by running suboptimal choices like Modest Lele so that they get outsped and OHKO'd.... I'm not sure what exactly one can do to "play around it" when 5/6 pokemon used on these teams just get outsped and lose to it. Shouldn't measures be taken to account such Pokemon in the builder on balances teams, espicially given how difficult it can be to handle?
A lot of teams I steal feel like they get 6-0'd by that guy between running mons that get goobed like Heatran, Clefable, Melmetal, slow Garchomp and Landorus-T etc. and seem like they actively try making their match-up worse vs that Pokemon by running suboptimal choices like Modest Lele so that they get outsped and OHKO'd.... I'm not sure what exactly one can do to "play around it" when 5/6 pokemon used on these teams just get outsped and lose to it. Shouldn't measures be taken to account such Pokemon in the builder on balances teams, espicially given how difficult it can be to handle?
It's likely because Nidoking isn't the most common in the meta so they feel they can get away with loosing to it. Not saying this is a good thing.
A Sword and Shield Farm League is tentatively scheduled to be held this autumn to provide players more opportunities to play SS OU games in a tournament setting! Please contact me if you're interested in captaining a team, as we need users who are capable of managing a variety of players (from experienced to being new to the tier) throughout the course of a season .
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https://pokepast.es/dd3a2ce3515ac949
https://pokepast.es/1f95eda0ac7e4c4c
https://pokepast.es/ce1c9e730c80c0bd
https://pokepast.es/e925563ed5e37727
https://pokepast.es/4688e86ca1e01ffa
https://pokepast.es/f078119e9d20c776
https://pokepast.es/03ce1355e12ac336
https://pokepast.es/33fbc3e4b5318a06
https://pokepast.es/f60a0a363e4c626d
https://pokepast.es/c3272b25b0d1fd14
https://pokepast.es/d9d910f322443a87
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Bumping this - we'd like a few more captain pairings before we move to player signups!A Sword and Shield Farm League is tentatively scheduled to be held this autumn to provide players more opportunities to play SS OU games in a tournament setting! Please contact me if you're interested in captaining a team, as we need users who are capable of managing a variety of players (from experienced to being new to the tier) throughout the course of a season
Edit: Managing will not prevent you from playing in this tournament!
Hi, does anyone have any thoughts about the current 'Resto Chesto Goltres' HO sample?
I'm wondering if it's still a good team overall, on both Gen8OU ladder and in tours.
And I'm wondering if there are any tips on how to use it effectively. And/or replays of it winning, would be really nice to watch if possible.
Thanks for any thoughts!
I'm wondering if it's still a good team overall, on both Gen8OU ladder and in tours.
And I'm wondering if there are any tips on how to use it effectively. And/or replays of it winning, would be really nice to watch if possible.
Thanks for any thoughts!
It's still a good team - it wouldn't be on the sample teams thread if it wasn't! I don't have any replays at hand, but it works like any other HO team - identify what Pokemon can win you the game and construct a gameplan around them.
Usage stats for Rising Stars for those interested
| Pokemon | Usage | Usage % | Win % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landorus-Therian | 42 | 52.50% | 50.00% |
| Heatran | 38 | 47.50% | 55.26% |
| Clefable | 29 | 36.25% | 44.83% |
| Dragapult | 26 | 32.50% | 46.15% |
| Weavile | 22 | 27.50% | 54.55% |
| Ferrothorn | 20 | 25.00% | 75.00% |
| Zapdos | 20 | 25.00% | 65.00% |
| Corviknight | 20 | 25.00% | 25.00% |
| Urshifu | 19 | 23.75% | 63.16% |
| Kartana | 19 | 23.75% | 42.11% |
| Tapu Lele | 18 | 22.50% | 44.44% |
| Garchomp | 16 | 20.00% | 62.50% |
| Tornadus-Therian | 15 | 18.75% | 60.00% |
| Slowbro | 13 | 16.25% | 69.23% |
| Slowking-Galar | 12 | 15.00% | 50.00% |
| Melmetal | 12 | 15.00% | 33.33% |
| Rotom-Wash | 11 | 13.75% | 54.55% |
| Buzzwole | 10 | 12.50% | 70.00% |
| Toxapex | 9 | 11.25% | 11.11% |
| Dragonite | 8 | 10.00% | 62.50% |
| Hippowdon | 8 | 10.00% | 12.50% |
| Tyranitar | 7 | 8.75% | 57.14% |
| Gastrodon | 7 | 8.75% | 57.14% |
| Magnezone | 7 | 8.75% | 57.14% |
| Rillaboom | 7 | 8.75% | 42.86% |
| Tapu Fini | 7 | 8.75% | 42.86% |
| Excadrill | 6 | 7.50% | 66.67% |
| Tapu Koko | 6 | 7.50% | 33.33% |
| Volcanion | 5 | 6.25% | 40.00% |
| Blissey | 5 | 6.25% | 20.00% |
| Blacephalon | 4 | 5.00% | 50.00% |
| Blaziken | 4 | 5.00% | 50.00% |
| Skarmory | 3 | 3.75% | 100.00% |
| Nidoking | 3 | 3.75% | 33.33% |
| Zeraora | 2 | 2.50% | 50.00% |
| Ninetales-Alola | 2 | 2.50% | 50.00% |
| Arctozolt | 2 | 2.50% | 50.00% |
| Slowking | 2 | 2.50% | 50.00% |
| Scizor | 2 | 2.50% | 50.00% |
| Victini | 2 | 2.50% | 0.00% |
| Volcarona | 1 | 1.25% | 100.00% |
| Mandibuzz | 1 | 1.25% | 100.00% |
| Zarude-Dada | 1 | 1.25% | 0.00% |
| Chansey | 1 | 1.25% | 0.00% |
| Audino | 1 | 1.25% | 0.00% |
| Jirachi | 1 | 1.25% | 0.00% |
| Crawdaunt | 1 | 1.25% | 0.00% |
| Regieleki | 1 | 1.25% | 0.00% |
| Rotom-Heat | 1 | 1.25% | 0.00% |
| Tapu Bulu | 1 | 1.25% | 0.00% |