Hello guys and gals! I am Soyacan and have been playing competitive Pokemon for about two years now. This team that I made is consisted of some of my favorite mons and I love it! So far, its been through a good amount of changing and I think this is the best it's ever been. The coverage is mediocre, but I've been doing fine with it. Oh yeah, this is my first RMT btw.
Team History:
Originally, the team was Chatot, Shiftry, Magmortar, Hypno, Weezing, and Marowak. Then Shiftry was raised to RU, so I decided to try out Leavanny instead, and switching Hypno (my special wall) for Mantine because it has Defog. Along with this change, I also decided to try out Pyroar instead of Magmortar, but found it a bit less effective and swapped back. After a bit, I decided that Leavanny and Mantine weren't working out too well so I swapped them for an offensive-ish Drifblim (who also gets defog) and a Musharna. Since I gained another special user with Drifblim, I swapped Magmortar for Rapidash. However, I felt Drifblim wasn't having as big of an impact on the game as I would have liked it to, so I swapped it out for Unfezant, and Weezing for Sandslash (Weezing is one of my favorite mons). This change allowed me to bring Magmortar back and also replace Marowak (since I got Sandslash) with Kecleon (surprise!).
Now for the team:
Chatot @ Leftovers
Ability: Keen Eye
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Chatter
- Boomburst
- Substitute
- Encore
Chatot is hands down my favorite mon and is AMAZING (which is super cool). He has a nice base special attack and speed stat, which allows this set to work. Chatter has a 100% confuse rate (which is hated by alot of people, but that's not going to stop me from using my favorite mon), and Boomburst hits like a truck. Both of them are sound-based moves, so they go through Substitute. Speaking of Substitute...I usually (more like always) lead with Chatot, as he can outspeed most other generic leads out there (besides accelgore, but I'll get to him). First thing I do is set up Substitute if they are slower than me or if they lead with Accelgore, if they lead with a faster mon, I switch out. If I get the Substitute up and they set up rocks or spikes, a simple encore will force them to switch out and the next pokemon will get hit by a Chatter. The confusion really helps keep the Substitute up, allowing Chatot to survive for so long. If there are pretty much no good switch ins to a mon, my substitute is down and if I put one up it will be destroyed, I just gamble on a Chatter and hope that confusion will proc. If it does, I can hopefully set up a sub and Boomburst the thing down, if not, then oh well. Like I said, it's a gamble. Pokemon with Soundproof kinda counter Chatot. If I can get a free switch in on a pokemon slower than me, then I will usually bring in Chatot. I'm dead serious though, this set can wreck everything. I used to use Chatot in UU (a few months ago, around March or something) and it still worked wonders. Don't underestimate this songbird.
Don't believe me? Here is Chatot wrecking in UU: http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/uu-151348678
Sandslash @ Leftovers
Ability: Sand Veil
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Rapid Spin
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Stealth Rock
Sandslash is a nice physical wall for the team, plus he looks cool :D My team is relatively weak to Stealth Rocks (3/6) so Rapid Spin helps clear that up. EdgeQuake gives nice coverage, also deals with those occasional Steel types in this tier that give Chatot kind of a problem. He also provides my team with a rock setter, which is helpful in baiting out mons with Defog/Rapid spin that I might want to get rid of quickly.
Magmortar @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Vital Spirit
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Psychic
- Flamethrower
- Focus Blast
- Thunderbolt
ScarfMortar was one of the original members of the team, was taken out once, and quickly rehired. He does hit job near flawlessly (damn Focus Blast misses), and is a great revenge killer. Most believe that this thing is SLOW, and decide to attack first and try to kill it off. In reality though, it has a base speed stat of 83, and when paired with 252 evs and a Choice Scarf, the only other thing in the tier that can outspeed it are other scarf-wearers and a max speed Accelgore, who is usually taken care of by Chatot. Flamethrower is STAB, Thunderbolt is mostly for prediction water switches, and the last two are nice moves Magmortar has for coverage.
Kecleon @ Assault Vest
Ability: Protean
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Sucker Punch
- Fake Out
- Power-Up Punch
- Shadow Sneak
Oh jeez that picture is big but I like it so I'm keeping it (retro) :D Anyways, Kecleon is like a little devil. Nobody ever sees him coming (cause he's a chameleon and a ninja at the same time). He has a base 120 Special Defense stat, so Assault vest works nicely here, and Protean gives it STAB on everything! Kecleon is INCREDIBLE late game, when most of the mons are worn down. One or two Power-Up Punches and then some priority moves can easily clean up. The priority moves are also nice for predicting opponents moves and then using Protean to switch types and resist it.
Musharna @ Leftovers
Ability: Synchronize
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
- Dazzling Gleam
- Toxic
- Protect
- Moonlight
When I first saw Musharna, I kind of fell in love with her, I mean, look at that elephant thing with the pink trail of cotton candy on her head! She is the special wall of the team and does an extremely good job at it. At first, Toxic was Thunder Wave, and Protect was Heal Bell, but I changed her to use Toxic Stall as I found that I didn't need Heal Bell as much as I did in other tiers, and at times I was wishing I had some more defense on my team. Dazzling Gleam instead of the Psychic STAB because Magmortar already runs Psychic and Dazzling Gleam allows me to hit the Dragon/Dark stuff.
Unfezant @ Razor Claw
Ability: Super Luck
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Return
- Quick Attack
- U-turn
- Night Slash
This set was inspired Pokefiend626's "Crit City" set. I decided it was interesting and gave it a try. I was also looking for another physical user at the time because my Marowak was to be replaced. After playing two games with this fellow, he was definitely here to stay. Night Slash has a higher crit ratio, U-turn is nice for scouting, and Return and Quick Attack are for STAB and priority respectively. Check out Pokefiend's team right here. Huge thanks to him!
I hope you guys liked the team, any feedback will be appreciated. Keep in mind that these are some of my favorite mon's and there are probably better alternatives, but I just don't use them. Another thanks to Pokefiend626 for coming up with the Unfezant set. Oh yeah, I got the idea of encore Chatot from TheCanadianWifier (I forgot if I already stated that). I couldn't find the exact set that he used, but I believe that the one I came up with is rather similar to his. Anyways, thanks for reading!
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