My New Feraligatr Screens HO (Peak 1725 / Top 500)
Hey everyone! I wanted to build a team around my absolute favorite Water-type starter, Feraligatr, in SV OU. I managed to hit a peak of 1725 (putting me in the top 500) with this Hyper Offense (HO) squad. The team is built around two underused but devastating setup sweepers: Sheer Force Feraligatr and Double Dance Latios.This is a modification of my previous HO team that featured Revavroom, which I have since replaced with Iron Moth to better handle certain defensive cores. Also, Revaroom was inconsistent in the sense that it missed game ending Gunk Shots sometimes and had poor match ups vs Great Tusk and Ting Lu in the early game. The game plan is straightforward: set up dual screens with Grimmsnarl, prevent hazards and set up your own Stealth Rock with Excadrill, and then overwhelm the opponent with high-powered setup spam before your screens wear off.
Pokepaste: https://pokepast.es/c06045a71716bd61
The Squad
Grimmsnarl @ Light Clay
Ability: PranksterTera Type: Ghost
- Role: Dedicated Lead / Screen Setter
Excadrill @ Focus Sash
Ability: Mold BreakerTera Type: Ghost
- Role: Suicide Hazard Lead / Spinner
Feraligatr @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer ForceTera Type: Dark
- Role: Physical Wallbreaker / Mid-to-Late Game Sweeper
Liquidation and Ice Punch offer excellent coverage against Grass, Dragon, and Flying types. The Speed investment ensures that Feraligatr outspeeds Jolly Zamazenta after one Dragon Dance (since it cleanly misses out-speeding Dragapult at +1 anyway), and its HP EVs are specifically tuned to a number not divisible by 4 to minimize hazard and passive damage.
Latios @ Weakness Policy
Ability: LevitateTera Type: Steel
- Role: Special Nuke / Primary Win Condition
The 56 HP EVs allow Latios to survive a Moonblast from Iron Valiant or a Play Rough from Jolly Ogerpon-Wellspring from full health when screens are down; under screens, it survives these comfortably. Max Speed is required to tie or outspeed the crowded base 110 speed tier, with the remaining EVs placed into Special Attack. Tera Steel provides a phenomenal defensive profile, granting a Toxic immunity and reversing its weaknesses. Aura Sphere rounds out the set to snipe incoming Dark and Steel-types looking to absorb a Stored Power.
Scizor @ Life Orb
Ability: TechnicianTera Type: Dark
- Role: Priority Revenge Killer / Safety Net
Iron Moth @ Booster Energy
Ability: Quark DriveTera Type: Grass
- Role: Special Sweeper / Stallbreaker
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2612632757-hunhv0ectmauvpolghib0g2plb7fvrvpw - Peak 1725
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2620627332-xvo4cfqr9b85q40i8859fn5nl0pws4xpw - Latios sweep
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2619692328-coyoagddcpv39lvy9oq7a2bsvd0e5ijpw - Scizor sweep
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2623662842-3ardeq0l67jm4yxet95ta9nktbce6qhpw?p2 iron moth sweep
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2612631703-nic4xnnblndpt8n795uv2gk5yjhui9vpw?p2 early forfeit
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2626180380-d5yh1lqxavgsu5jdnpcghr7gasol7o6pw?p2 Feraligatr putting in work
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2615932755-sul3eaqypriwvjvp44jhjyx4k7qvk1bpw Latios sweep
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2615930906-imuyqvngpxteprjxjo85n3ggpb5pl25pw?p2 Latios end game
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2615927665-run5of7sapvfovgfldwd2p3rtalvvgqpw Feraligatr sweep
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2615926909-c5mweoujhkly417dlsrf51a34c2ddk4pw?p2 Feraligatr sweep
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2615919099-u3bhuxrglup47ouca8nkeb8bt48ypd5pw?p2 Latios key
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2615901180-eg5ebvswk90ejox83gdr5v9w5pa679xpw?p2 Latios breaks through blissey
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2628936036-gfjx1wfj6hccstwlgxw3st03pp2pihepw?p2 vs Rain
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2628946432-y0ske3bxg5xmnpkm6lkqm3i6owxcq49pw?p2 vs sun
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2628932143-ybkcmg8mf5cev8q8kkjy16hta692ckqpw vs opposing screens HO
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2627667926-py60bocyary0a28db7cmxw19x2k7fy3pw vs Ting Lu- Hatterene balance
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2627466423-7lg4gegmgbf0tt873mety6h3ud790w2pw?p2 vs Tyranitar and Dondozo + Glowking fat balance
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2627470387-sllbl8wd3av3x4kd6loae8vg8ootlhqpw?p2 vs Rillaboom
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2627452198-0lthv97kk7ciuxdncn7krxk5futeh65pw Feraligatr sweep vs sun
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2627090951-11r18wfgrurn1a3j7hliqxgllp16ojdpw Feraligatr sweep vs Mola + Lowkix
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2627427804-q1jfjg3v21jhlfpnosv64pgyxcugv23pw?p2 vs opposing webs
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2627450933-9aygna5q2u53iny8y3wegy8flp4lxn7pw vs Garg + Gweezing
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2627085520-f9tfr1jmo3bteblx3mwfwaceawkqrkqpw vs opposing HO
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2623662842-3ardeq0l67jm4yxet95ta9nktbce6qhpw?p2 vs Kingambit and glowking
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2623661646-2hnxrqrmwwrmt4g9utiu9woey09gdu1pw vs Dondozo
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2623651530-i8yhjnq7yk9dtlsnhxrqur32697wa58pw vs sand
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2623633492-u45dtto85hel6hlku132fe1k3k3purjpw Feraligatr puts in the work
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2616387161-c4tw178ceulqcrc98it5uavs9ie24qtpw?p2 vs Clodsire and Corv - Scizor puts in the work
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2635686309-juiyg4pvyeetsdlfhlu7ck4ko80suc1pw?p2 Scizor pressure wins it
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2631648149-pys4x5p280eplpqnf4caf0nxlm6d7mspw?p2 vs sand
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2631638391-ppj9h0ma8bfiv374is1hvsil5ftgnn0pw Feraligatr gets the finishing touch vs an 1800 elo oppnoent
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2631628163-aljdif7wd96dqfhffbqrpenrr9pfjc8pw?p2 Iron Moth cooks webs
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2631105865-mmxba5gdlci9i115t0ixfwfygte4wmnpw Latios is paralysed but still wins
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2631099744-21nfv2xoqf67io90lxqldirw1t6kqwypw Scizor sweep
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2636866219-xgd0yvkucux6g42l268dgvd3dfis24xpw the bulk helping Latios survive
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2636862475-2sd4by7w9ckng22dc9je5juxxhp0psgpw scizor bullet punch clean up
https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/battle-gen9ou-2636877028-5608spqnqm7k0l952bpl62ekcil61g5pw - Feraligatr finishes off webs HO
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2638730114-gcaw5ddkqqlmcb030tid9q5l5tk7ieopw?p2 - Feraligatr and Scizor see off sand
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2637488163-xd4ihr6869miiju1p4n1jo5ih66ai6wpw - Scizor end game
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2638728851-sssys8t10g9rkxdlyw1vj6mqphjlodypw A bit of luck with the Kyurem scale shot miss but I had tera steel Latios and my Excadrill was faster than his Meloetta so still would have won
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2637488163-xd4ihr6869miiju1p4n1jo5ih66ai6wpw - vs Dragonite standard HO with AV HSam
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2637485597-d580l93jql3lye652jpc6ovkkdbeq7hpw?p2 Gatr sweep vs sun
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2637480838-exe8dudn4rq5t8qijtghsj8efveq5c4pw Vs Trick room
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2637482672-s6usha6s3le4uqajfgu8b2ml2dqqcpspw bulk investment allowed to live a moonblast from valiant more comofortably
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2637479042-gtga9jc2aswxv60v7prh6mq3b223ivupw?p2 Feraligatr dances all the way
I forgot to save my screenshots but as you can see most of the replays are 1600+ with some 1500-1600 range, and 1700 is good enough to be in top 500. I have played on the following accounts Roadrasher, Roadrasher 2, Roadrasher 3, Roadrasher 4, Trackmeister Test and Romatox.
Here is my latest screenshot confirming the latest entry in top 500 at rank 328 at 1709.
The main issues with this team are bulky Dragonites with Dragon Tail if Feraligatr goes down and sometimes committing early to tera vs Great Tusk. Double unaware cores are also the biggest challenge for this team those featuring Dondozo + Clodsire or Skelidirge together. But nevertheless, this team is fun to try out and worth a shot.
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