I have a gimmick team for you, featuring the forgotten bird - Articuno:
https://pokepast.es/319da5ebfd4bc2bd
I am not good, so I’ve only made it to about 1750s, but I know an experienced pilot can make magic with this team. If you decide to try it, please feel free to change up any/all of the movesets and EVs, except Articuno of course.
It’s a self webs team, using Araquanid to set up webs and Cinderace to put them on your side. As such, it features a defiant Kingambit, contrary Serp, boots Dragapult, and the star of the show competitive Aritcuno.
More times than not, Articuno is winning the game for you. It uses an iron ball to become grounded to be affected by webs, thus activating competitive. Max SpAtk, min speed, Quiet nature, plus iron ball, plus the speed drop from your webs leaves you at 58 speed, leaving you at a tie with min speed Glowking, so Articuno is SLOW which is perfect for a trick room sweeper. Psyshock is the bread and butter, pretty strong stab that mows through special walls (it’s ecstasy when a bliss comes in on your +2 Articuno and gets 80%+ from shock). Shadow ball is honestly mostly for Gholdengo, as it was tough to kill it on Ghold teams. Tera fight Tera blast is mostly for opposing Kingambit but is also really good coverage, 1HKO defensive Corv (at +2) and is a solid coverage move given your typing. I initially had hurricane as one of its moves, but got tired of missing and realized it doesn’t get many additional KOs compared to its other moves.
Otherwise, using 4 attack gambit as it gets a +2 on switch in plus a Lum berry for the burns. Serp has been hit or miss for me, either providing huge support or sweeping with leaf storm or doing next to nothing. Pult is a spin blocker if you need to switch into a tusk/torkal/etc when you haven’t switched your webs to your side yet. Also takes advantage of wisp from itself and cinderace as well as glare for strong Hex.
Here are some replays from mid ladder:
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2531801966-1825xd4l42g7lg1mscold04rfmjomwrpw
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2516284026
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2521550432-0vbk5rcc278s0cqx7b4klbmc8kp816kpw
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2520834413
Would love to see you make a video and pilot it better than I can.
https://pokepast.es/319da5ebfd4bc2bd
I am not good, so I’ve only made it to about 1750s, but I know an experienced pilot can make magic with this team. If you decide to try it, please feel free to change up any/all of the movesets and EVs, except Articuno of course.
It’s a self webs team, using Araquanid to set up webs and Cinderace to put them on your side. As such, it features a defiant Kingambit, contrary Serp, boots Dragapult, and the star of the show competitive Aritcuno.
More times than not, Articuno is winning the game for you. It uses an iron ball to become grounded to be affected by webs, thus activating competitive. Max SpAtk, min speed, Quiet nature, plus iron ball, plus the speed drop from your webs leaves you at 58 speed, leaving you at a tie with min speed Glowking, so Articuno is SLOW which is perfect for a trick room sweeper. Psyshock is the bread and butter, pretty strong stab that mows through special walls (it’s ecstasy when a bliss comes in on your +2 Articuno and gets 80%+ from shock). Shadow ball is honestly mostly for Gholdengo, as it was tough to kill it on Ghold teams. Tera fight Tera blast is mostly for opposing Kingambit but is also really good coverage, 1HKO defensive Corv (at +2) and is a solid coverage move given your typing. I initially had hurricane as one of its moves, but got tired of missing and realized it doesn’t get many additional KOs compared to its other moves.
Otherwise, using 4 attack gambit as it gets a +2 on switch in plus a Lum berry for the burns. Serp has been hit or miss for me, either providing huge support or sweeping with leaf storm or doing next to nothing. Pult is a spin blocker if you need to switch into a tusk/torkal/etc when you haven’t switched your webs to your side yet. Also takes advantage of wisp from itself and cinderace as well as glare for strong Hex.
Here are some replays from mid ladder:
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2531801966-1825xd4l42g7lg1mscold04rfmjomwrpw
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2516284026
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2521550432-0vbk5rcc278s0cqx7b4klbmc8kp816kpw
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2520834413
Would love to see you make a video and pilot it better than I can.
