As fun as Life Orb Arcanine is, my old sample with it should probably come down and be replaced with something more up-to-date. I have two other HO teams that I've succeeded with on ladder on multiple accounts, so I'll be posting those (and some other teams since a lot of the current samples are a little old). I posted most of these already in the Team Bazaar thread, but (a) this thread has greater visibility, (b) I didn't type up any explanations before, and (c) I just feel like sharing teams again. Some of the weirder set/move choices have been standardized, but none of the changes really alter how the teams play.
https://pokepast.es/93479ab2f2ff993a
I was originally gonna post my NP Toxicroak team, but it's pretty weak to most Fighting-types, so I'm posting this edit instead. There's been a P2 resurgence in PU lately, and its offensive sets have been a major contributing factor. Here, OTR P2 sponges weaker, otherwise annoying hits, fishes with its strong ass Tri Attack, heals, and eventually trolls under Trick Room. The ability to force decent damage without setting up while tanking hits all game is great and can bail you out in annoying matchups like Milotic. Past that, the rest of the team is standard: just a bunch of cheater mons doing cheater things.
https://pokepast.es/cf655cb1f56acd8f
Pretty normal hyper offense, with a few tech sets. Specially offensive Veluza has better immediate damage against Mudsdale/Palossand and also checks Bruxish, with Mold Breaker eliminating mindgames against stuff like Toxicroak. Stored Power is also a deadly game-ender, sometimes more so than +2 Aqua Cutter/Psycho Cut. Custap Berry Snorlax is good at trading early- and mid-game and getting surprise KOes. The Defense EVs on it let you tank Close Combat from CB Redbull/LO Pawmot at full. Sneasel + Hecidueye form an annoying physical spam core and offer additional speed control, with Covert Cloak on Hecid helping out in bulkier matchups.
https://pokepast.es/b39a19f8ced561fe
This team was originally built around Choice Specs Shaymin, and while I do like that version of the team, it's undeniably weak to hazard stack, which is made worse by the fact that the scarfer is rocks-weak. This edit with Heavy-Duty Boots Shaymin is slightly less weak to hazards and much less "all-in," plus the fact that you're stacking your own hazards means that
Shaymin doesn't really need Choice Specs to break. The goal here is to set hazards, threaten fat stuff with Shaymin and Toxicroak, and sweep with Choice Scarf Bombirdier. Air Slash + Tera Flying on Shaymin is to deal with Amoonguss and Venusaur, plus you tank Close Combat/Triple Arrows better. On top of avoiding Spikes, Air Ballon Toxicroak helps you break Ground-types without relying solely on Shaymin. The same goes Toxicroak sitting on Milotic so that it doesn't just Flip Turn on Shaymin every time.
https://pokepast.es/85d33c2240f757fd
I wanted to use Nasty Plot Rotom-C because I think it's an underrated balance breaker. Being able to run Leftovers unlike its toasty counterpart is nice, and so is the ability to switch in on opposing Waters and Grounds. The main things you can't beat with Rotom-C are fat Grasses like Amoonguss, Venusaur, and Hecidueye, which is why Salazzle is here. All the residual damage between Toxic on Salazzle, Rocky Helmet on Mudsdale, and Gulp Missile on Cramorant makes it easier for one of Salazzle, Mowtom, or Choice Band Grimmsnarl to finish the job.
https://pokepast.es/427ca5686ae9ace1
This team was made during SCL, but it still works in this meta and benefits from the absence of stuff like Goodra and Galarian Articuno. Plus, I wanted to share a Choice Band Redbull team because that mon is crazy good right now. AV Amoonguss sits there and trolls ordinary balance breakers like Salazzle and Hoopa, which allows you to preserve HP on SD Hwilfish so that it has an easier time boosting. Hwilfish paired with Palossand might also make your opponent think it's Spikes and that Amoonguss is standard physdef, which could give you chances to set up.
https://pokepast.es/542cd19cb22137eb
Sort of a hybrid of
something etern gave me for PUBD II and
this team MZ is using here. Not that interesting outside of offensive pivot Grimmsnarl and Choice Scarf Passimian, just felt like posting because it's fun and has all my favorite mons on it.
