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I really appreciate the suggestions! Probably do need some speed control w/ Ferrothorn lol or w/ scarfed Lando-t (Btw I just found out that specially defensive/mixed Toxapex that you suggested can survive 2 HP Electrics from Specs Keldeo after Stealth Rock and Black Sludge recovery, which is great)
Wow. I actually never thought of scarfed Landorus-t before. He's still kinda reliable as a ground resist, and more importantly, he can revenge kill Tapu Koko (even though changing the set might increase my Mega Charizard X weakness). But AV Tyranitar...I wouldn't prefer it, because I will have a...
Hey guys, it's toenails_sauce. I see that Toxapex is a great mon and I wanted to build a team around it (specifically, a defensive core of Ferrothorn and Toxapex). But it didn't really turn out as well as I expected. This team has some major problems that causes me to lose kinda frequently. Just...
Here is a possible competitive set:
Araquanid @ Choice Band
Ability: Water Bubble
EVs: 212 HP / 252 Atk / 44 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Waterfall
- Leech Life
- Sleep Talk
- 44 Spe outspeeds Hippowdon.
- With Water Bubble, Waterfall does tremendous damage. This mon kinda reminds me of Azumarill...
Wow, I just realized it has 6 resistances (including Water, Ground, and Dark, which are common attacking types) plus an immunity to Dragon! So I guess Tapu Bulu has a good defensive typing, even though weaknesses to Fire, Flying, and Ice can hurt...
Man...even if this thing had Play Rough, it would still struggle in OU, due to its lackluster defensive and offensive typing. Seriously, this thing is slow and weak to very common attacking types, and many Pokemon resist Grass and Fairy.
I may be reluctant to make these changes. While they would improve my matchup against birds like Talonflame, they would make my team extremely vulnerable to Electric-types, especially Mega Manectric. But thanks anyway! (I might test those changes to see if they still benefit my team :))
Btw...
Hello, Stonerzard. This team is pretty good, but certain wallbreakers have an easy time breaking through it. First and foremost is Specs Volcanion, and unfortuately none of you teammates can switch in to it. I know that this is an HO, but it's still a good idea to have a switch-in, because...
As the account of toenails_sauce00, I strived to make an extremely dangerous Mega Metagross HO team. With a lot of thought put behind the teambuilding process, this is how my team came to be as a result.
...It did not go very well. I struggled climbing the ladder with this Mega Metagross...
Thanks for the help! I find Shift Gear is a lot more useful on Primal Groudon. But because I can't fit Fur Coat Giratina on my team, I chose to replace Registeel with Soundproof Arceus-Ground. I chose Arceus-Ground over normal Groudon, because the latter has much lower special bulk, which makes...
So I was doing quite alright in OU, but I recently grew bored of it, so I moved to Balanced Hackmons. I did all I could to build a team that can counter the most common mons in this meta (which is something everyone should do), so I started with Download Primal Groudon. This team brought me some...
I may be leaning toward -Latios-'s suggestion, but LO Kyurem w/ Fusion Bolt seems like a somewhat decent choice. However, I wanted Kyurem-B to mainly be a Slowbro check, and I hate switching in on Scald. If Kyurem-B is burned, he can no longer check Slowbro. But thanks anyway!
Wow, thanks! I will definitely replace Kyurem-B with Latios having Thunderbolt. I guess hazard control is good when playing against Spike-stacking teams, which can pressure me easily when I don't have a defogger like Latios. Your other suggestions sound great, too.
Hey guys, it's toenails_sauce, and here is my Mega Metagross balanced team. I'm on about 1540 ELO with no losses so far (sometimes cause of haxwins XD), but I won't have much time to climb higher on the ladder because I have to study for my finals soon -_- So I'm just gonna post this team cause...
Wow! Thanks a lot for the suggestions! They really made me think about my team's weaknesses. I tried your suggestions and made changes on my team that I will explain below (might update the thread if I have time).
CM Clefable>Keldeo; I really did not need Keldeo as much as I thought, because...