DPP Ubers VULCAN FURY! - An Uber RMT

Moveset Explanation
Well Spikes is outright obvious, and Taunt is still useful in halting opposing set ups once I've tricked the Scarf onto something. Superpower is only for times I may actually need to attack - it helps greatly with Darkrai. I've considered Pursuit since most Deoxys-S leads Taunt me and it would be funny to chop them up a little bit as they switch with Pursuit, but I decided to scrap the idea because I don't want stuff like Scizor coming in and Pursuiting my hazardmon.

EV explanation
With Choice Scarf patching its Speed (which is already insane to begin with), moving the EVs into the defenses seem logical. With these EVs, Leadquaza will almost never KO it with LO Fire Blast + ExtremeSpeed, and most of the time they won't OHKO with Draco Meteor anyways. Shaymin-S will 3HKO at best with Air Slash so I get three layers of Spikes against it. If I Trick against Forretress, Payback will not 2HKO me if I snag Leftovers. Also, it survives Crunch from SpecialTar lead after sand. The Speed EVs are only there so that it can outrun a Rock Polish Jolly Groudon at +2 while having a Choice Scarf attached, so that I may cripple it.

Lead Explanation

Deoxys-S: Trick allows me to at least cripple opposing Deoxys-S. If they Taunt, we both switch. I usually switch to Groudon to hopefully catch their Pursuiter and set up rocks immediately. If they attack with Signal Beam or Shadow Ball, I get my one layer, then switch to Groudon and set up the Stealth Rock. If they use SR or Spikes I just go for my three layers. However, battling against three layers worth of Spikes is rather annoying, but I do have two Levitators so I might not be at a huge loss here.

Deoxys-A: I usually go for the Spikes here, then switch out to Jirachi to attempt an Ironflinch. If it uses ExtremeSpeed on the first turn, I get two layers of Spikes down

Groudon: Spikes twice, generally. If it uses Stealth Rock I get three Spikes. After Deoxys-S is dead Groudon is sent out and Stealth Rocks, then Roars.

Kyogre: Spikes twice (Deoxys-S will survive a Surf barring a crit), then Latias is sent out to handle Kyogre. Although it’ll get paralyzed by Thunder Wave, it would weaken Kyogre to the point where it would be hard to use and making it easier to preserve my sunlight. Water Spout Kyogre can be annoying as it OHKOes Deoxys-S, however

Dialga: There are a few ways I can do this. Deoxys-S will survive two Flamethrowers from lead Dialga so if it goes by that route I get three layers. To destroy Deoxys by the second turn, it must use Draco Meteor, which then allows Groudon to set up SR without too much of a threat. On certain occasions when I feel trollish I can Trick as it Thunder Waves. Lum Berry will cure me of paralysis and Dialga's left choiced, allowing for easy Spikes set up.

Darkrai: I would just Spikes, and then take the Dark Void. I usually then go to Jirachi to scout for whatever they have. Deoxys-S will also survive a Dark Pulse so it can get two layers down. Signal Beam may come in handy once in a while

Mew: Yeah it’ll probably use U-turn so I’ll use Spikes. Scizor will probably come in after (or Giratina-O), and I’ll try to handle them by double switching etc (read later)
Scizor: Spikes, then try to predict between Bullet Punch and Pursuit in order to get that second Spikes. If it Pursuits Deoxys-S correctly Groudon comes in and sets up SR so I’m not at a huge loss.

Giratina-O: See Scizor, except I can’t send in Groudon (Heatran is sent in instead). However, Giratina-O doesn’t have Pursuit, which makes it easier to preserve Deoxys-S. On some occasions I catch it on the double switch as it uses Earthquake, sacrificing Deoxys-S’ life to reveal their surprise. Shadow Sneak crits are extremely annoying, though.

Rayquaza: Not too bad. I would just stay in against those who use Life orb leadrays, getting two layers of Spikes if they opt for Fire Blast + ES. If they Draco Meteor I'll probably survive and switch into Groudon while I set up Stealth Rock. Focus Sash LeadRay is handled in the same way, I guess

Shaymin-S: One of the prime targets for Scarf Deoxys-S - it will most likely Air Slash and cause the team's demise as Deoxys-S effortlessly manages three layers of Spikes against it. It can 2HKO Deoxys-S with Seed Flare, though.

Forretress: Trick severely cripples Forretress. They often Payback on the first turn which easily nets me two layers of Spikes. Then, Groudon can set up SR as it is forced to switch out. If they use Toxic Spikes I'll just spam Spikes while if they use Spikes I'll probably Taunt and set up Spikes of my own. If Forretress uses Rapid Spin it loses since Leftovers outheals the damage lol.



Possible Replacements:


I am considering Forretress over Deoxys-S, whose ability to stop most other Deoxys-S leads better and being able to lay down Toxic Spikes help this team quite a bit, slowing down sweepers and torturing Blissey. Oh and being a third Steel type helps. However, this means I have less control over the early game (which you can see in the Deoxys-S vs leads section - most notably against Rayquaza lead). Also, Forretress lead mirrormatches are stupid -_-, and I can't really lead with Groudon since I don't want to risk the possibility of them having Deoxys-S + Giratina-O. I would have to use Gyro Ball though, because the thought of Darkrai Nasty Plotting on Forry is scary considering my Scarfer can't even OHKO it. Since Forry often only carries Payback as an attacking move (Rapid Spin does NOT count!), Darkrai could easily set up without having to Dark Void which could put me in a horrid position. However, this would unfortunately force me to use Shed Shell to avoid Wobbuffet (this is significant as Deoxys-S can Taunt Forry and then Wobbuffet gets sent in, and if I happen to use Rapid Spin at that time Wobb could Encore and then proceed to Counter me to death!). Another option is to use Bug Bite which means I wouldn't have to lower Speed and therefore I can use Leftovers without fearing Wobb, but it does pathetic damage to Giratina-O (which then forces me to treat Forry as sacrifice against EQ variants, though I'd get a lot of hazards in the process). Bug Bite also has the added bonus of dealing tons of damage to lead Mew thanks to its Lum Berry. But unlike Gyro Ball, Rayquaza laughs at it. Using Gyro Ball with enough Speed to beat Wobb is a terrible idea X_X. The final option is to drop Toxic Spikes for Bug Bite...and I don't want to remove TS because that's the main reason Forretress is here, and I'm certainly not removing Spikes either!


Okay I will admit that after testing Cloyster a bit with a set of Ice Beam / Rapid Spin / Toxic Spikes / Spikes @ Sash, it's not bad. Against slower leads and stall it gets Toxic Spikes + Spikes down easily, while Spinning away at Deoxys-S leads as well as threatening Giratina-O switch ins with Ice Beam. But I dunno - Cloyster is still fairly slow and isn't as versatile as Deoxys-S in terms of leading, and dislikes being put up against Forretress. What this thing can do that Forretress can't is set up both TS and Spikes against lead Kyogre and Dialga (barring fast ones, though). Obviously the main appeal here that it has over Deoxys-S is being able to lay down Toxic Spikes.


This Deoxys-S used to be a lead with 144 Atk / 252 Speed / 112 SAtk, Naive, Fire Punch / Spikes / Taunt / Signal Beam. However, ScarfDeoxys-S' ability to outrun Scarfrai and Scarfmin-S eventually gave the Sashlead the bootout from the team. Still, it performed its job exceptionally well while it was on the team. If for any reason Scarf Deoxys-S fails me, I can return back to this lead.

EV explanation
The EV spread is quite different from the standard – instead of focusing solely on physical defense, some special defense are thrown in. This spread, in particular, allows it to survive Life Orb +2 Darkrai’s Dark Pulse after Stealth Rock damage. Although it’s unreliable, it can help in pinch situations. Groudon can also beat Scarf Palkia one on one (if Palkia has taken entry hazard damage). The Speed EVs seem excessive, but they outrun most Ho-oh in the game, which is essential as the team does not enjoy facing Ho-oh. It will also help against the slow base 90s.

Moveset Explanation
Earthquake is self explanatory, while Stone Edge smashes Ho-oh and Rayquaza. As for the last moveslot, I’ve had Rest before, because Blissey isn’t friendly to the team. However, I think Roar is better overall, despite having another phazer. This allows me to escape the wrath of Double Dance Groudon once, and allows Latias to use Thunder instead of Grass Knot.

Moveset Explanation
Hidden Power Fire is for the obvious “getting rid of Forretress” theme which has been recurring in this team, but I am considering Earthquake because it allows me to outrun all other Giratina-O (due to having max Speed IV - and this would mean I need to move EVs into Speed, obviously) and of course, to get rid of Heatran, but I'm scared of enemy Skarmory and Bronzong who shrugs off everything. Shadow Sneak is pretty self explanatory as it helps clean up soo much stuff it’s not even funny. Draco Meteor crushes Rock Polish Groudon and deals massive damage in general. Lastly, Dragon Claw is reliable and can allow me to hit Blisseys who might switch into it (trust me they sometimes do, probably to lock you into Outrage or something…whatever). The reason Outrage isn’t needed here is because I have Latias, who can tear up Kyogre anyways. Ho-oh is a slight issue though, but I can switch to Groudon during the Roost and tear it apart with Stone Edge.

EV Explanation
The EVs are pretty much the same as in the analysis, with extra Speed to outrun most other Giratina-O. It’s focused on Attack because I want to hurt Blissey with Dragon Claw, and increase my chances of 2HKOing Mewtwo with Shadow Sneak. That doesn’t mean Draco Meteor won’t hurt, though – STABed 140 BP *1.2 move is still pretty devastating in its own right

Final Words

Giratina-O’s typing allows it to be a tremendous partner to Heatran and Jirachi. Jirachi + Giratina-O can smack down Psychic types effectively while Heatran + Giratina-O is plain annoying to face =). Just ask tito!

Moveset Explanation
In case you haven’t been paying attention to the Heatran thread in the Ubers subforum, Roar can give a lot of headaches as their Heatran counters are sent in, take loads of entry hazard damage, and are promptly forced back out. Since Heatran handles many Pokemon, it might just drag out a Pokemon it normally scares off. And it has the option to stay in and probably die, or switch out and risk Roar. As you see, Heatran is an excellent phazer, and I’m sure you’d probably agree. Taunt harasses Stall teams to the extreme – it means Blissey can’t recover, then I can roar it out and add more entry hazard damage. Furthermore, I can Taunt Blissey and switch into Giratina-O, which decimates Blissey. Taunt also messes up Lugia, Giratina-A, and Lugia =). So yeah, this is my second weapon against stall. By messing around with their head, Heatran and the rest of the team prey on the opponent’s deteriorating composure.

Flamethrower is chosen for reliability, and the power is generally preferred over the burn from Lava Plume. I am no way using Fire Blast or Overheat, they suck -_-. Fire Blast has imperfect accuracy and terrible PP, and where Pressure is flying about AND the fact that it’s supposed to be a defensive Pokemon makes it a terrible choice. Overheat is worse due to the -2 Special Attack, which means Taunt / WoW Mewtwo outstalls me =(. Dragon Pulse is for immediate damage to Dragons (unless they’re Latias or Dialga). I am considering Toxic in this spot, though, because it helps a lot against Latias and Lugia, and does wonders if I didn't get enough entry hazards when this is sent out.

EV Explanation
The EVs give it enough speed to outrun most Ho-oh (see: Groudon). Rest are just dumped into HP and SDef for overall bulk. With no recovery in hand, Heatran must tread carefully against powerful NVE attacks such as Dialga’s Choice Specs Draco Meteor or Ho-oh’s Brave Bird. For this reason, I carry Jirachi as a secondary Steel to absorb hits when I feel that I must preserve Heatran.

Final Words
Heatran holds the team against Scarf Dialga / Scarf Palkia (in the sun), Earthquakeless Ho-oh, Taunt / WoW Mewtwo, Lugia, Earthquakeless Giratina-O, TormentTran, and much, much more….the list is quite endless.

Moveset Explanation
I picked the Calm Mind set as it is the most effective way to decimate Kyogre. Ice Beams don’t hurt her a whole lot and is easily recoverable, unless they have Life Orb (where they just put themselves into Thunder kill range). Speaking of Thunder, I picked it to hit Steels and Lugia. Despite sunlight, Kyogre is common enough to make up for that.

Choice Explanation
Latias is chosen over Palkia here because of her ability to Calm Mind, Recover, and because she is faster. Palkia struggles to fight off Calm Mind Kyogre and the inability to Recover (and being hit by the grounded entry hazards…) make it quite unreliable. She holds the team against Mixed Palkia as well, which apparently is something the rest of the Kyogre checks struggle to do. Being faster than Garchomp is invaluable as well.

Latias is picked over Latios for her better bulk. This is important because it allows her to hold against Kyogre easier as they may pack Ice Beam. I mean seriously, Latios gets 2HKOed by Specs Ogre’s Surf with SR, as well as 2HKOed by Scarfed Water Spout. Furthermore, her extra defense allows her to survive priority moves better – she can survive a +2 Life Orb ExtremeSpeed from Jolly Lucario after two Stealth Rock damages (unless it rolls max damage or something).

Moveset Explanation
Iron Head is for the extremely cheap Ironflinch “technique” thanks to Serene Grace. Although it is by no means reliable, it’s a decent weapon when I’m desperate, and Jirachi can often pull through (while probably aggravating the opponent >=)). Ice Punch nails Rayquaza and Garchomp – Jirachi is one of the best Rayquaza checks in the game by outrunning both DD and SDRay and resisting ExtremeSpeed and Dragon Claw. It can also 2HKO the Lati@s and has a 20% chance to freeze (which is unfortunately cancelled out by Groudon’s sunlight…). U-turn is interesting for mind games, dents stuff like Mewtwo and MOST IMPORTANTLY DARKRAI, and abuses the entry hazards if I predict that they will switch out. Trick is mostly a desperation or endgame situation sort of thing – it punishes BP Mew pretty badly if I can predict it. What sets Jirachi apart from other Scarfers is that unless Wobbuffet comes into Ice Punch, Jirachi can break free of its grasps.

Darkrai
I will mention Darkrai once more because it’s an annoying Pokemon. It resists Shadow Sneak and has STAB Dark Pulse which limits my revenging capabilities. To defeat Darkrai, I usually have a Pokemon sent to sleep, switch in Jirachi, U-turn out to the Sleeping Pokemon and let it die to Darkrai, then send Jirachi back in to pick off the remaining HP (unless it’s so low that Shadow Sneak can pick it off, which happens if Darkrai has Life Orb). Entry hazards prevent Darkrai from coming back in the second time around to Sleep another mon. I will only attempt an Ironflinch in desperate situations or when I know it will put Darkrai’s HP into Shadow Sneak kill range.

You know, ScarfKitsunoh would fit so well over Scarf Jirachi here……

*Calm Mind versions: “Cro”Ogre (I don’t really like using Cro because Cromat didn’t make it -__-) is completely decimated by Latias. As backup, Giratina-O can hurt it while the sunlight is out, as Surf doesn’t do a whole lot and it only takes a single critical hit from Dragon Claw to incapacitate it. The offensive variants (SubCM/CM3Attack) are solely handled by Latias. Calm Mind/Roar is a bit of a pain but Giratina-O can force it to rest and then Heatran can Roar it away.

*Scarfogre / SpecsOgre: Latias once more, with the Steel types swapping into Ice Beam if needed. ScarfOgre is significantly easier to handle because it’s quite weak. Specsogre on the other hand is a pain if I don’t get rid of it quickly, being able to 2HKO Latias with Ice Beam. Giratina-O can chop off Modest SpecsOgres at 50% with Dragon Claw. Finally, as this team lays entry hazards quickly, it won’t get a whole lot of opportunity to switch in. Even vs Heatran, who can Roar it away if I can predict Kyogre correctly.

*Thunder Wave lead: Deoxys-S gets two Spikes against it, unless I am unlucky…Latias then comes in and hurts it badly, although getting paralyzed in the process. However, the dent left by Latias should leave Kyogre extremely weakened and thus giving Groudon control of the weather.

*Stealth Rock variants: These usually lead, and Deoxys-S can set up two layers worth of Spikes against it. Then Groudon can come in, set up SR, then Roar it away. Latias and Giratina-O are immune to Earthquake and can punish them with their special Dragon attacks.

*Rock Polish: Giratina-O and my own Groudon, really. Giratina-O is an excellent check, surviving LO DClaw even at 75% and punishing it with Draco Meteor + Shadow Sneak (if it somehow survived the Draco Meteor, after entry hazard damage and life orb recoil and whatnot). My own Groudon can Roar it away, or destroy it with Earthquake if its health is low enough (recall that each Earthquake does ~35% to RPdon. Two EQs + two Life orb recoils does 90% so at worst both Groudons die in the process. Don’t worry – their Earthquake can’t 2HKO my Groudon).

*Swords Dance / RPSD : This one’s a big issue. I usually have Groudon Roar it away but it nearly dies in the process =(. However, entry hazards puts a large toll on that Groudon which makes it easier to take down the next time it comes in. RPSD (Rock Polish Swords Dance, or “Double Dance”) is handled the same way I guessss…..oh if Deoxys-S still has his Scarf he can Trick it and lock the monster into an Earthquake where my two floating Dragons can take care of it, while the Steels can remove it if it uses Dragon Claw.

*Paradancer: Groudon and Giratina-O. Thunder Wave is annoying for Giratina-O though, but then again we’re talking about a freaking Groudon. Of course it will be annoying in general!

Choice Band: Hey this set still exists you know, and it hits like a truck…Anyways, Groudon, Giratina-O, Latias, and even the Steels on the predicted move. Nothing else to say.

*Swords Dance: Groudon can survive an Attack (as long as it is not Waterfall) and KO back with Stone Edge. Jirachi is faster and resists ExtremeSpeed, and puts it out of its misery with Ice Punch. If for some reason the Swords Dance Rayquaza is Adamant (which sort of sucks), Giratina-O outruns it and kills it...If it doesn’t have Earthquake, Heatran has a field day =)

*Dragon Dance: See above, minus Giratina-O.

*Mixed Attacker: Heatran walls them unless they have Brick Break. Latias and Jirachi can outrun and OHKO. Groudon easily survives Life Orb Draco Meteor and OHKOes back with Stone Edge, after SR and Life Orb damage, if needed.

*Choice Band: Again, this set exists. Groudon, Steels, Latias and Giratina-O for Earthquake, etc.

*Choice Scarf: Heatran is resistant to the Dragon-type attacks, immune to Fire Blast, and only fears Thunder (which might get nerfed by sunlight), and easily 2HKOes with Flamethrower. Jirachi acts like some back up but it is to be noted that Dialga does more damage to Jirachi with its NVE Dragon Pulse than what Jirachi can do back to it. However, Jirachi can Ironflinch lol. Anyways, Giratina-O and Latias can comfortably take on the non Dragon moves, and Groudon defeats it one on one, generally.

*Choice Specs: Okay this might be an issue because it hits really really hard. However, it can be taken in the same way, and Latias is faster which means she can pick off weakened ones as well.

*Bulk Up: Groudon and Heatran both work together as a team to take this down. BU Dialga does not like eating Earthquakes and Heatran can Taunt/Roar it, and Flamethrower if needed.

*Bulk Up Mixed: The moveset is Bulk Up/Dragon Claw/Fire Blast/Draco Meteor. Heatran absolutely eats it up, being resistant to all of the attacks and bypassing Bulk Up’s Defense boosts via Flamethrower

*Choice Band: Okay I have a few options here. Groudon destroys it if it stays away from Outrage, and Heatran clears it while it's stuck on Outrage. Furthermore, it's slow, so Latias can pick off a weakened one. Jirachi may also be able to take a Dragon attack or two, but unfortunately fails to hurt it back barring Ironflinch

*Mixed: Heatran is usually resistant to the entire moveset, and severely dents Dialga with Flamethrower. However, Brick Break may be a bit bothersome. Groudon can help in a pinch, surviving Life Orb Draco Meteor and denting it extremely hard with Earthquake. It will also outrun slower variants.

*Choice Scarf: See: Dialga, section Choice Scarf. It is the same thing except Jirachi speedties instead of winning so Ironflinch is almost impossible. Since Palkia does not resist Stealth Rock and Shadow Sneak, it is easier to take down. Although Heatran hates Surf, it can switch in quite well under sunlight. In return, Heatran does well over 40% with Dragon Pulse.

*Mixed: This one is annoying because it can dent Heatran very much with Aqua Tail/Surf. Latias does a pretty good job of checking it, however, and Groudon defeats physically based mix variants one on one.

*Mixed: Heatran is generally a safe counter, unless it has Earthquake. However, Heatran can’t infinitely absorb its hits because Draco Meteor and Outrage can dent it hard. Also, Latias beats it one on one =). My own Giratina-O can help in emergencies, though I’m 1 point faster than not Giratina-O which means it’s not too reliable.

*SubCM: Heatran once more. Aura Sphere sort of bites though, and someone might die. Groudon can Roar it away, Latias can beat it one on one or if it switches into Sub/Aura Sphere.

*CMRestTalk: Heatran again, and Latias again. My own Giratina-O can also aid by 2HKOing with Dragon Claw, but it will lose one on one because Dragon Pulse will OHKO it back…but it still helps

*Physical Attacker: Okay this can be annoying because it can Sub on a predicted switch out and Earthquake Heatran. Latias, Groudon and my own Giratina-O should keep it down, however.

*Nasty Plot: “I will mention Darkrai once more because it’s an annoying Pokemon. It resists Shadow Sneak and has STAB Dark Pulse which limits my revenging capabilities. To defeat Darkrai, I usually have a Pokemon sent to sleep, switch in Jirachi, U-turn out to the Sleeping Pokemon and let it die to Darkrai, then send Jirachi back in to pick off the remaining HP (unless it’s so low that Shadow Sneak can pick it off, which happens if Darkrai has Life Orb). Entry hazards prevent Darkrai from coming back in the second time around to Sleep another mon. I will only attempt an Ironflinch in desperate situations or when I know it will put Darkrai’s HP into Shadow Sneak kill range.” Aside from this, Heatran can handle mono-Dark Pulse ones effectively.

*Swords Dance: Groudon doesn’t even mind a Swords Danced, Life orbed Sucker Punch and can decimate it back with Earthquake. Heatran survives a +2 Life Orb Brick Break, resists Sucker Punch (if they have Focus Punch), and blasts it with Flamethrower.

*4 Attack Life Orb: Giratina-O beats it one on one with Shadow Sneak, while Jirachi can help too by either Ironflinching or U-turning to Giratina-O (I hope they don’t catch me with Ice Beam though!).

*Taunt Calm Mind: Jirachi, being resistant to Ice Beam and taking ~41% from Aura Sphere, can come in without too much of a hassle. It can then Ironflinch or U-turn, depending on Mewtwo’s health. Giratina-O can pick it off at 50% using Shadow Sneak afterwards.

* Taunt / Will-o-Wisp: eheheheh….Heatran loves getting the Flash Fire boost from this. Jirachi can Trick it a Choice Scarf and Latias can attempt to paralyze it with Thunder, if needed lol.
*Dual Screen Selfdestruct: See Mew

*Lead: Okay lead Mewtwo has two variants – the first variant is Choice scarf Mewtwo. To defeat this, I can see that Mewtwo is faster than Deoxys-S. It will Shadow Ball, so after I lay down one layer of Spikes I switch to Groudon and set up Stealth Rock. For even safer measures I send in Heatran who takes absolutely laughable damage, and then Deoxys-S double switches back in, hoping that Mewtwo would flee at the sight of Heatran. If Mewtwo Tricks, I get my second layer of Spikes and now Jirachi is faster than it.

*Lead #2: This is locopoke’s “all out attacker” lead which attempts to decimate foes from the beginning of the battle with strong coverage. I would get my two layers of Spikes with Deoxys-S, and then use Giratina-O to 2HKO it with Shadow Sneak. The reason I don’t want to send Jirachi out on this, is that in the battle against tyler in the tour I lost thanks to Flamethrower, which incapacitated my Darkrai check as well.

I’m aware that Mewtwo probably has a lot of other sets, but these are all the relevant sets as of now.

*Standard: With Stealth Rock up on the field it has trouble swapping in. Heatran can Taunt/Roar those without Earthquake – if I Taunt one at 50% and it has a Life Orb and no Earthquake, consider it dead. Groudon is generally faster and OHKOes with Stone Edge. The same thing with the other sets really, so to save time I am not mentioning them. VERY STRONG POKEMON INDEED THOUGH.

*Calm Mind: Jirachi resists Dragon Pulse and 2HKOes with Ice Punch, dents with U-turn (hope they don’t see this and use Recover/Dragon Pulse…), and can IRONFLINCH. Giratina-O can pick off at 50% with Shadow Sneak! Oh and for some reason they use HP Fire, my own Latias is faster and wins against them. Heatran also harasses them via Toxic if I go with that route, since they seem to enjoy swapping in on it.
*All out Attacker: See above. Heatran helps take the hits too, and Dragon Pulse / Toxic hurts them a bit. Latias will probably shrug it off due to Recover, however, but Latios generally doesn’t have Recover on the all out attacker so it gets worn down.

*Dual Screen Memento (Latios): Umm Heatran/Deoxys-S can Taunt it hahahahahaha. No, really.

Theorymon wanted me to mention Scarf Latios -_-

*Choice Scarf: Groudon is a “safe” switch in to whatever it does, while Latias/Giratina-O can switch into Earthquake and Jirachi/Heatran can switch into Dragon Claw/Outrage. In return, Groudon dents Garchomp with Earthquake, Latias and Giratina-O can OHKO with their respective Dragon moves, and Jirachi/Heatran both pack and will utilize their super effective moves against it. Also, Giratina-O can survive Outrage at full health, and it’s funny when that happens because your opponent will think you haxed them since tina-o might survive with like 1% HP, when in reality the chances of Outrage OHKOing is pretty small

*Choice Band: Powerful, but handled in the same way. Latias is faster and OHKOes with Dragon Pulse =)

*Swords Dance Haban Berry: Groudon for insurance on first sight, but Jirachi can nail it with Ice Punch. The former can survive a Swords Danced Attack and Roar it away, while the latter outright murders it. Jirachi must be wary of Earthquake, however, but it can comfortably switch in in anything else. Also, “who uses Yache Garchomp” lol.

* SubSalac: Okay, Groudon can Roar it way as it subs, and Giratina-O can pick it off at low health. This probably won’t go anywhere.

*SubSeeder: Heatran can Roar it away, unless it decides to be cheap and flinches it to death with Air Slash =(. Anyways, if it Subs it basically loses 50% of its HP (25% from Sub, phazed, and then another 25% from SR as it comes back in). Jirachi outruns it and smites it with Ice Punch, or Ironflinch it if I must troll it to satisfy me.

*Choice Scarf/Specs: Prediction prediction blah blah. See my description for Deoxys-S in the team for leads. 4/6 of the team resist Grass, and two resist Flying, and the other two are immune to Ground.

*Life Orb: Not too hard, mainly because it can’t abuse flinching with Life Orb damage tolling it. Giratina-O can swat it with repeated Shadow Sneaks (3HKOes thanks to Life Orb damage). Jirachi is faster and kills it with Ice Punch.

*Lead: See: Deoxys-S in the team

*Baton Pass: I must predict carefully here. Jirachi can end it before it starts via Tricking Mew. Furthermore, entry hazards make it tougher for the recipient to survive. Groudon can Roar a +2Atk/+2Speed Groudon away and survives an assault from a +2 Dialga as well. If Mew becomes a large issue I can speed up Heatran to outrun it to the Taunt…

*Getting past the Dual Screeners (Mewtwo, Bronzong, Cresselia, Uxie, Latios, Deoxys-S): – This is a bit tricky – I can predict the Selfdestruct/Explosion from the former two, and either sacrifice Latias or send Jirachi right in. If I do speed up Heatran to deal with Mew, I can switch back and forth between Jirachi and Heatran so they can’t really try and outpredict me. Cresselia and Uxie are Taunted by Heatran. Latias can set up on Cresselia as well. Deoxys-S however, is by far the most annoying Dual Screener due to the fact that it gets Spikes, which makes predicting the Mew switch in a lot harder =(.

*Standard Uber Dragon Dancer: GROUDON shuts off sunlight and takes lol from Waterfall and breaks it apart with Earthquake. It can take a Draco Meteor if it needs to. Once in sunlight, Kingdra loses to every member of the team one on one. In the case where I can’t get sunlight up though, Latias can hopefully lock Kingdra into Outrage so Heatran can pick it off. Not being immune to entry hazards, having no resistance to Shadow Sneak and holding Life Orb which saps away at its health, Kingdra doesn’t get far.

*MixDra: Draco Meteors HURT! luckily, entry hazards + Life Orb break it down quickly, and it doesn't have a spectacular defense either so if it does manage to kill Groudon the first time it swaps in it's probably not going to sweep on the second time it comes in, even in rain (Shadow Sneak). Of course, under sunlight, Jirachi is semi comfortable at taking it down...

*Oh no it’s Wobbuffet!: Well, Giratina-O’s physical attacks can not be Countered, and Heatran can easily abuse it with Taunt/Roar. It also has troubles trapping Jirachi due to its many methods of escaping. Anyways, as a trapper you can’t really counter this thing…but for the length of the rmt....Wynaut?

*Choice Bander: Hmm, Scizor will fail to significantly hurt Heatran with U-turn or Bullet Punch, and often backfires the whole “wear counters down with combination of SR + U-turn” thing because entry hazards will also take a toll of it. Furthermore, since this team focuses on stacking these up a bit, Scizor will be very hard pressed to perform this maneuver and will end up dying first. Groudon too can absorb Scizor’s attacks with relative ease, and not being weak to Superpower arguably makes it a safer switch in. Giratina-O doesn’t mind taking a U-turn (and is also immune to Spikes/Toxic Spikes, and Superpower) as well. All three can annihilate Scizor with their attacks: Flamethrower in Heatran’s case, Hidden Power Fire for Giratina-O, and Earthquake in Groudon’s case.

*Swords Dance: Heatran’s quad resistance to Bullet Punch helps tremendously as it can virtually stop even a +6 Life Orb Scizor. Groudon too, with its immense Defense, can stop SD Scizor by 2HKOing it with Earthquake. Finally, Giratina-O will be able to survive a +2 Life orb Bullet Punch after taking two rounds of Stealth Rock damage, and deliver a KO with Hidden Power Fire.

*Ubers Trapper: Heatran is literally the best counter for it in the game, and does not fear a Superpower from this. Furthermore, Uber Trapper Scizor has issues switching into Thunder from Latias, so its utility is cut a little bit short over there.

*Swords Dance: Groudon survives +2 Close Combat with ease and OHKOes with Earthquake. Giratina-O defeats Adamant Lucario via HP Fire and Latias can survive a Jolly +2 Life Orb ExtremeSpeed and retaliate with Thunder / Dragon Pulse. Lucario’s Inner Focus means Jirachi can’t Ironflinch it though =(. Anyways, Lucario is a bit annoying

*Lead: Spikes with Deoxys-S, switch out to Groudon, SR, Roar to hopefully bypass Counter. Hoping it doesn’t have Copycat…

*Agility: Since it's not getting any attack boosts it's much less of an issue. Groudon and Giratina-O both comfortably take him on, barring crits...

*Lead: I will have Deoxys-S use Spikes and die to Crunch. Then, Groudon is sent in and sets up SR. If it has Ice Beam I switch to Jirachi and Ironflinch/U-turn.

*Dragon Dance/Choice Band: Grouped together because Jirachi and Groudon both handle them. Groudon shrugs off pretty much anything DDTar throws at it can OHKOes with Earthquake, whereas Jirachi outruns even +2 Tyranitar and significantly dents it with Iron Head, causing the possible flinch or even a KO.

*MixTar?: Thankfully doesn't live very long because it has less bulk than the other sets (unless it's, you know, Mixed bulky Tar, but then it's slower than Groudon), but it can actually dent stuff with correct prediction. Nevertheless, Groudon and Jirachi still smashes it, but boosted Fire Blasts may be an issue. tbh Mixtar is pretty vague because you could just slap on Fire Blast on its moveset and call it Mixtar, but whatever I guess, lol.

Atticus go home....

*Choice Band/Scarf: Prediction. Earthquakes can be avoided via the Levitators, while Heatran can switch into CBed Meteor Mash. Giratina-O and Groudon both beat Metagross one on one, though the former requires sunlight to do such. Trick might be a bit bothersome, though

*Life Orb: Same as above, really, except it can switch moves around for less power and 10% damage per attack.

*Mixed: Okay unless your name is Theorymon I wouldn’t be seeing this…anyways, Heatran and Giratina-O do a fantastic job in stopping it, the former if it doesn’t have Earthquake. Groudon can survive a Life Orb Grass Knot and retaliate with Earthquake

*Agility: Hmm? Groudon and Giratina-O absolutely massacres it and if for some reason it is Adamant and not Jolly Jirachi can Trick a Scarf onto it and let Heatran/Latias rip it apart, should a situation come where both Groudon and Giratina-O are dead.

*Dual Screen: It can sort of mess up Groudon if it's Jolly, which is annoying. Heatran can at least destroy it though (unless it has Earthquake)

*Dragon Dancer: Okay so apparently having base 100 Speed makes a lot of difference here =(. Groudon tears it apart, Jirachi can speedtie -_-, and that’s really it I guess. Other option I can do is sacrifice something to lock it into Outrage, and then send in my Steels to destroy it.

*Mixed Dragon Dancer: Finally some breathing room! Heatran walls it due to resistance to Draco meteor, Outrage and immunity to Fire Blast. If it has Earthquake over Dragon Dance, Latias and Jirachi can revenge kill it.

*Taunt/Roar: This is generally handled by my own Heatran, who outruns most of them and can mess them up with it. Groudon defeats it one on one and Latias can probably scare it away with Thunder…lol. It’s a bit tricky though.

*TormentTran: My Heatran says hi! I get Flash Fire boost and it can do absolutely nothing against me eheheheheheh. Groudon wins one on one too

*Rest/Talk: My own Heatran, and maybe Latias depending on the situation. Groudon too can help, but must be careful of Lava Plume to due burn

*SpecsTran: This thing hits like a nuke, literally. Luckily…my own Heatran can absorb the absurdly powerful Fire attacks (lol), and Dragon Pulse, and Latias/Giratina-O can take on Earth Power (Giratina-O managed to catch Atticus’ Specstran on the EXPLOSION as well ahahahahaha). Scarftran is handled the same way.

*Life orb Heatran: You don’t see this at all but I’m mentioning it anyways due to the fact that Theorymon might be testing this. Anyways, Latias handles this, and possibly forces it to explode, which Giratina-O might catch on. Kind of tricky though.

*U-turn / Toxic / Protect / Wish: Heatran is immune to Toxic, quad resistant to U-turn, can Taunt and is probably faster. Groudon wins one on one with Earthquake.

*“Iborachi”: Okay these names have got to stop -_-. For the reference, the set is Iron Head / Fire Punch / Body Slam / Wish. Heatran eats this too and might snag a Flash Fire boost. Aside from that Groudon can probably beat it unless it is unlucky, and Giratina-O is immune to Body Slam and can HP Fire it repeatedly while it has no Protect to help it Wish. The only problem I see here is if Jirachi is faster…

*Mix Jirachi??: Yeah it got Draco Meteor. Expect something along the lines of Draco Meteor/Fire Punch/Grass Knot/Iron Head. Okay, in that case Latias and Heatran both eat it up. Latias gives no flying pancakes about getting hit by SE, Expert Belt Draco Meteor because her Special defense is high enough to comfortably take it and Recover it off, and nothing else in the set poses a threat to her really. Heatran resists everything and does not care at all. It can probably beat Jirachi by spamming Dragon Pulse too. If Jirachi has Thunder it might annoy Latias with paralysis though (and of course....Ironflinchh). Oh and finally Groudon can take a Grass Knot and KO with Earthquake if it has to

*Scarfrachi: Yeah, Heatran. With leftovers Iron Head does lol damage and Heatran will probably survive all of Jirachi’s Iron Heads if it gets flinched 24 times in a row or something. Oh and Giratina-O is immune to Trick =).

Wish / Protect / Toxic / Seismic Toss a.k.a Standard: Okay I need entry hazards. Deoxys-S provides entry hazards quite effectively. Since Blissey is commonly seen on Stall teams, Forretress is a common partner for Blissey, and thus, it can spin away my hazards, but lead Forretresses get crippled by Trick and Giratina-O can handle those that aren't leads. Further along, I generally force Blissey out by Roaring it with Groudon, threatening to Trick/Iron Head with Jirachi (which I usually swap to Heatran afterwards to catch whatever they’re sending in. Speaking of Heatran, Roar/Taunt can annoy Blissey greatly. Heatran can Taunt then move to Giratina-O to dispatch of Blissey with Dragon Claw. In the end games, this is my method of getting rid of Blissey, as well as Tricking it Choice Scarf via Jirachi. If for some reason Blissey doesn’t have an Attack (probably Stealth Rock > SToss), or Flamethrower (Gen. Empoleon), Heatran completely defeats her. Cutting things short, I try to prevent Bliss from coming in as much as possible

*Calm Mind Blissey: I usually send in Groudon and spam Earthquake on it or something and drain its Softboiled PP that way, or Roar it away. Since it has no Protect, Jirachi can threaten it easier, and Heatran + Giratina-O combo still works as a last resort, but Tina-O does take a bit from Ice Beam. Even more last resort, Latias 50/50es with CMBliss. Blissey probably has <50% chance to smash through Latias because a CH +6 Thunder from it won’t kill Latias while a CH +6 Thunder from Latias probably destroys it…

*Seismic Toss/Softboiled/Toxic/Whatever: See: the previous two =).

*“The Great Wall”: Okay it’s not going to get past Heatran. Ice Beam what? Taunt, Flamethrower, kill, or Roar. In fact, Lugia’s Ice Beam is pretty weak that I often send in Groudon because it can easily get SR while taking ~30% from Ice Beam…Aside from Heatran, Latias can Thunder it, and Jirachi can Trick it. Since this team is pretty anti entry hazard on its own it might also have troubles racking up entry hazard damage. That said it handles Giratina-O pretty well so it can cause some headaches. Oh and Heatran can Toxic it too.

*Offensive Calm Mind: Theorymon’s newest set: Calm Mind / Aeroblast / Earth Power / Roost @ Life Orb, which strays from Lugia’s general focus in walling things, and instead it uses the lack of Flying resistance in the Uber metagame and surprise to pummel its common enemies. Anyways, Latias has chortles upon seeing this, walling Aeroblast like it is just your everyday wind and proceeds to disintegrate Lugia through the combination of Calm Mind and Thunder. If Latias dies, my back up plan is to Trick Lugia with Jirachi and pretty much call it a day lol. Giratina-O in general can give Offensive Lugia problems due to Shadow Sneak, which results in a weird stall war between a Recovery move and a 48 PP priority move. Dragon Claw is sometimes thrown in there to mess things up further. It’s pretty hard to describe though, but offensive Lugia absolutely hates facing this. Also, if it crits….

*Defensive Calm Mind: For those of you who live in caves, it is Calm Mind/Thunder Wave/Ice Beam/Roost. I can usually bypass this by sending in Heatran to phaze it away in the early game. Of course, there will come a point where I can’t phaze anymore, so instead Heatran can Taunt it so it is forced to waste its precious Ice Beam PP on something bulky and sporting a quad resistance to it. Taunt also helps against the CM/Ice Beam/Whirlwind variant. Jirachi can make everyone’s lives a lot easier by Tricking Lugia, and Latias can CMwar in emergencies, and Thunder 2HKOes Lugia. Sunlight messes this up a bit though. Of course, if Tran has Trick this is much easier.

*Choice Specs: Specs Aeroblast can hurt, but since I have two flying resists I don’t care. I can even let Heatran take the Specs too should I not want to send Giratina-O in on the Trick.

*“The Great Wall… again”: Wow / Rest / Sleep Talk / Attack. Utterly stomped on by Heatran and its immunity to Fire and resistance to Dragon and even Ghost. Taunt will in so many ways wreck this beast it’s not even funny. Hurt? Can’t Rest! Try to phaze me? DENIED! Also, Giratina-A takes damage from Spikes, which makes it significantly easier to beat than Giratina-O. Jirachi can Trick it if it must, Latias defeats it one on one etc.

*Calm Mind: Again, Heatran. This time, Giratina is slower so I can Taunt it, Roar it, or Dragon Pulse it into oblivion. (I hope it doesn’t have Earth Power...). Latias can set up alongside it, and murder it. Jirachi can Trick… too bad it’s not immune to Trick. Pre- Calm Mind, my own Giratina-O can hurt it with Draco Meteor.

The choice sets see little use, but they aren’t hard to handle. Except that it might catch Heatran with Earthquake -_-

*“The Great Wall… Edition 3”: Repeating HEATRAN. This time around, it has no Pressure or Whirlwind, so it gets abused a tad easier. Groudon can set up Stealth Rock on her with ease too, and Jirachi can Trick if it must be done

*Lunar Dancer: Heatran can Taunt this so it won’t get either he second Screen down or Lunar Dance. Latias can set up comfortably on this too, bypassing the Light Screen with boosted attacks.

*Standard Spiker: Unlike the two previous Spikes, Deoxys-D can switch into Latias (kind of, it needs Blissey as a partner), and Giratina-O, and set up Spikes. It does not get decimated as easily as Skarm and Forretress so it might cause some pain. Heatran can go for the usual Taunt/Roar routine but Knock off hurts it. Jirachi can Trick in extreme emergency situations, but otherwise Deoxys-D doesn’t mind too much absorbing the Trick as it gets more Spikes this way. However, Jirachi is usually faster after the Trick so Ironflinch time!

*Agility / Toxic: Defeated too easily by my two Steel types. They can’t really hurt Deoxys-D though, but they can switch around, attack a little, and then it will be the one stalled out.

*Leech Seed: A little bit annoying since it can replenish its health at a surprising rate. If it doesn’t have Surf, Heatran can Taunt it and watch it do pitiful damage with Grass Knot. With Groudon’s sunlight support, it can also take on Surfs with relative ease (they do ~25%), while Flamethrower can injure Ludicolo severely. Latias defeats Ludicolo one on one, while Jirachi can put a bit of dent with U-turn but once again it can heal pretty quickly

*Rain Attacker: Mentioning this because twash has used this before (Grass Knot / Hydro Pump / Ice Beam / Synthesis, with the final move giving Ludicolo some function in sunlight). Since it has STAB Grass Knot Groudon has a lot of trouble coming in, but under sunlight Jirachi can easily nail it. Heatran can hurt it too with Flamethrower, and Giratina-O defeats it one on one. Most importantly, Latias can switch in to virtually anything and stat up and kill.

*Lead: Hmm… okay. I’ll probably stay in and take the Fake Out, then Spikes as it kills me. If it kills Deoxys-S with Overheat, Groudon can freely go in and set up Stealth Rock. Furthermore, Latias and Giratina-O both completely wipe out Infernape, with their resistances (immunity to Close Combat in Giratina-O’s case) to its STAB attacks, and Latias is faster than Infernape so….it’s dead. If said lead Infernape does not have Fake Out, it will probably U-turn to something than can smack Deoxys-S to prevent it from putting up a second layer. However, double switching usually solves this.

*Swords Dancer: This is easily handled by Latias and Giratina-O, and the former is faster and can probably OHKO Infernape after SR + Spikes or something…Giratina-O can take on a Swords Danced Flare Blitz as well, as long as it is not Blazed or something (by that time Giratina-O would pick it off with Shadow Sneak anyways…)

*Choice Band: Predictions, predictions. Latias + Giratina-O are once again the main ones here, but U-turn is a bit annoying for the former. Giratina-O resists U-turn anyways so like it cares lol. Heatran can come into CBed Flare Blitz/U-turn, and Groudon can come into the rest.

*Mixed: I’m not sure if people use Mix Infernape in the Uber metagame, but once again, Latias and Giratina-O.

*Lead: Shadow Ball, switch to Jirachi on the ExtremeSpeed, then U-turn away its last HP or catch something else on the switch in that allows Deoxys-S to set up Spikes or Groudon to set up Stealth Rock.

*Swords Dancer / Life Orb 4 Attacks: Jirachi is the best counter this team can offer, flinching it to death or dealing massive damage with U-turn. Other than that, I generally never try to let it set up. Giratina-O, Groudon, and Heatran are all capable of beating it one on one.

*Lead: Sacrifice Deoxys-S, basically, but I get one layer down. Then Groudon can come in, get the second layer, then Jirachi can scare Weavile away. If it doesn’t have Low Kick/Brick Break, Heatran is pleased to snack on it.

*Choice Bander: Preeedictions. Groudon and Heatran comfortably take Night Slashes, while Jirachi takes everything else and beats it. It’s actually kind of annoying though because Latias could end up getting Pursuited.

“Support Based Set”: Okay so Thunder Wave is a bit annoying, since Groudon is obviously not going to absorb it. Heatran tears it up unless it has Earth Power, and not even the most specially defensive Celebi can eat Flamethrower in the sun and survive with a good margin of health. Jirachi can damage it greatly with U-turn, or Trick if I must. Latias generally beats Celebi one on one, but it really hates paralysis =(. If it leads, Deoxys-S can get a good amount of Spikes against it unless it U-turns to something like Scizor, where the whole “Deoxys-S vs Scizor” thing happens again.

“Baton Passer”: Again, I don’t know if anyone uses the Baton Passer, but Heatran runs over this with Roar, obviously. Unless it has Earth Power. Latias can probably CM alongside CMPass celebi and attempt to decimate whatever swaps in.....

*Choice Scarf: Giratina-O is immune to Close Combat and resists Megahorn, and is capable of taking (two) Night Slashes. In return, Heracross scurries in fear of Dragon Claw or Hidden Power Fire. Jirachi outruns Heracross and 2HKOes with Iron Head, while Groudon can comfortably soak its attacks and hurt it with Stone Edge. Heatran’s quad resistance to Megahorn helps tremendously as well.

*Choice Band: Pretty much the same as the previous ones, except Giratina-O must tread carefully because CB Night Slash hurts. Latias outruns this now so expect it to be picked off at ~69% or so. Heatran doesn't really care about Megahorn being boosted, either

*Swords Dancer: Can actually be annoying since it outruns Giratina-O and SDed LO Night Slash probably OHKOes it after SR or something. Jirachi can obviously attempt an Ironflinch to stop it. Latias is faster and kills it, Groudon can phaze it away if needed, but it will hurt like a freak X_X.

*Nasty Plotter:Okay this is why I actually attack Wobbuffets instead of trying to do something else to them. Shiftry won’t set up that way, and thus it will pose no threat pretty much. Heatran can easily rip it apart if it doesn’t have Focus Blast (or you know, I can hope for a miss). Jirachi can survive +2 life orb Dark Pulse if it didn’t take SR damage (and it also has a decent chance of surviving after), and OHKOes with U-turn. I don’t have anything else really, and it resists Shadow Sneak which is annoying =(

*Swords Dancer: -Possibly- even more dangerous than the Plotter, due to increased chance of OHKOing Jirachi with Sucker Punch and having a 100% accurate 120 BP move to combat Heatran with . Actually, I can beat it by using Trick lol. If it doesn’t have Sucker Punch then Jirachi can win easily. Being a Grass type means Groudon can’t help me here….

*Sun Abuse: Sleep Powder is annoying so I'll probably just let Heatran or Groudon take it. From there, Jirachi, Latias, and Giratina-O all defeat it one on one - Jirachi is actually faster than Chlorophylled Exeggutor and can really hurt it with U-turn, if not KOing it. Giratina-O's bulk allows it to absorb attacks with ease (barring HP ice, which means it gets walled by Jirachi), and spell death to it with HP Fire, or pick off a weakened one with Shadow Sneak. Latias has no fear of HP Ice and outright wipes it, but Explosion is annoying. However, with two Steels and a Ghost, the move itself hopefully won't be a problem.

*Choice Scarf: Heatran resists Shadow Ball and HP Fire, Groudon takes on Thunder, Latias and Giratina-O resist Focus Blast, Thunder, and HP Fire. Jirachi defeats it one on one because Shadow Ball won’t 2HKO it while Iron Head kills it back. Finally, Giratina-O OHKOes Gengar with Shadow Sneak after SR

*Life Orb: Jirachi is faster now! And it won’t hesitate to incapacitate it with Iron Head, while Shadow ball won’t come close to OHKOing. If it has Hidden Power Fire, Latias will outrun it and defeat it with Calm Mind and Dragon Pulse. Shadow Ball will fail to 2HKO Groudon, barring an SDef drop, while Stone Edge 2HKOes back. Giratina-O can also survive one attack, and OHKO with Shadow Sneak. Heatran too can survive an attack, and OHKO with Flamethrower. Overall, I am pretty content with my coverage against the phantom.

*SubSeeder: it will usually lead, so I will lay down Spikes with Deoxys-S, then attempt to Fire Punch it so I can have control over the weather later on in the game better. Or I can go for two Spikes. Depends on my mood. Hail stall usually carries a Forretress or something so I might actually catch that on the switch too lol. Later on in the game, Heatran and its quad resist to Blizzard helps tremendously, though Protect is annoying. Taunt will shut it down and Flamethrower will overkill it. Jirachi can disrupt it with U-turn or murder it with Iron Head. Groudon can change the weather in my favor, but must tread carefully. Finally, Giratina-O has Hidden Power Fire to deal some good damage to it.

*“Anti lead”: I dunno what the set is, but I think it’s along the lines of Blizzard / Ice Shard / Wood Hammer / something here. Gonna just sack Deoxys-S before bad things happen (though I will get one layer in), or I could try double switching to Heatran I guess. The rest is handled by Giratina-O, Jirachi, and Heatran.

*Choice Scarf (this includes Magneton, btw): traps and kills Jirachi, which is my team’s revenger =(. Thankfully, Jirachi loves to abuse U-turn so I can often escape out of this. Heatran can take a Thunder(bolt) and incinerate the magnet with Flamethrower, while Groudon takes an HP Ice, and smashes with Earthquake. Latias can basically set up on this so Magnezone will have to resort to Explosion, which Giratina-O easily absorbs. Oh, and Giratina-O can defeat Magnezone with Hidden Power Fire in the sun as well, while absorbing its attacks without a whole lot of issues.

*Sub/Magnet Rise: I can Roar it away with Groudon lol, or destroy it completely with Heatran, Latias, and Giratina-O.

*Sub/Charge Beam: It won’t get a lot of boosts in because Jirachi does not have Leftovers for Mangezone to stall out so it can get more Charge Beams in. Groudon and Heatran can Roar away a +2 Magnezone, and Latias just laughs and sets up Calm Mind.

*Mixed Lead: Tricked by Deoxys-S, and I can set up Spikes as long as it isn't Spinning (and if it is Spinning I get free switches to everything). Ice Beam is like a 4HKO lol, so getting the layers down should be easy enough.
*Physical Lead: Trick, Spikes, die. Payback is annoying but at least Groudon can swap in afterwards and get his Stealth Rock down.

*Lead: Toxic Spikes won’t faze me. I can Spikes, switch to Groudon on the Aqua Jet, SR, attack, then switch back to Deoxys-S (or maybe Giratina-O), to take the possible Explosion. If it has Destiny Bond it’s annoying, though, as will it if it has Spikes instead of Toxic Spikes =(.
*Rain Dance Attacker: Is walled by Groudon easily, who causes it to dehydrate in burning sunlight and can only pitifully attempt to destroy the land behemoth with Waterfall (which, as I stated on Kabutops’ section, won’t come close to OHKOing Groudon). Oh and Giratina-O resists Waterfall + Poison Jab, and is immune to the mighty Explosion. On a more comedic side I can send in Groudon and swap to tina-o to take the boosted Waterfall or LOL EXPLOSION. Payback can hurt Giratina-o though.

*Lead: I can let Deoxys-S take the Sleep while I get my one layer. On another hand I can also Taunt it and then have Heatran absorb the Leaf Storm, then attempt to double switch back to Deoxys-S hoping they'd switch out or something.

*Leech Seed Toxic Spiker: This was something I used myself at one point – Toxic Spikes / Leech Seed / Grass Knot / either Weather Ball or Protect. Heatran disposes of this easily and my team doesn’t really mind Toxic Spikes.

*Toxic Spikes lead: Yeah I don’t care about Toxic Spikes due to 4/6 immunity while Deoxys-S and Groudon can set up SR. Deoxys-S survives Bug Bite + SS and can usually lay down two layers of Spikes. Then Groudon comes in and sets up Stealth Rock. Then I attack it and phaze away. Heheheheh.

*Lead: So it's supposed to be anti Deoxys-S, right? WRONG! I Trick it with Scarf and set up Spikes all over it. If it uses Rapid Spin I go to Groudon and attempt to lay down SR as it will probably switch out or something out of fear, lol.

BUT THERE IS MORE!!!!

Jibaku finishes typing up the last words of his beloved RMT. As he wipes the drool off of his face, he hears a sinister knock on the door. Who would come visit him at 2:34 A.M.? Jibaku tries to remember what time is pizza deliveryman was supposed to be there, but alas, he could not. Jibaku remembered something about his mother telling him not to answer the door this early in the morning, but did he ever follow his mother's advice? I didn't think so either. With absolutely no heed to his or his family's personal safety, he casually sprinted over to the front door and ripped it off of its hinges.

It was Vashta.

And he had a gun.

AND a knife.

*$^#&#(#.

"Vashta???!?!?!" Jibaku stammers. "W-W-What do you...What are you...How did you..."

"Fool." Vashta says in the most monotone, boring voice you could imagine. "To think you could actually beat me at RMT length...so pitiful."

Jibaku said nothing, concentrating instead on the gun in Vashta's hand.

"Jibaku...you weakling..." Vashta continued. "You really are a foolish little imp of a man. Everyone knows that when it comes to RMT length, I am unmatched. I have no equal. And I certainly won't have a little upstart like you..."

Vashta was then carried away on one of his usual rants, lecturing Jibaku on his foolishness. Although he really wasn't listening, Jibaku had to try his hardest not to fall asleep. He knew that it would mean death if he did so. Thinking fast, he gradually slipped the gun out of Vashta's fingers.

"And so...heeey." Vashta said. "Give me my gun back." He raised his knife to Jibaku's throat...and then emitted a low cry of discomfort as Jibaku kicked him in the groin.

"DIE VASHTA!" screamed Jibaku. "You will nev..."

But before Jibaku could finish, Vashta raised his knife. The tip promptly fell off, and a bullet whizzed out of the hole created and inserted itself into Jibaku's head. He died instantly...but at least he didn't suffer.

Vashta thought he had won. As he turned to leave, he suddenly shuddered and collasped on the spot. Turns out Jibaku had used Destiny Bond (Courtesy of HGSS) the moment before he died, and it took its toll on Vashta.

Suddeny, a small green car pulled up into Jibaku's driveway. It was the pizza man. He walked into Jibaku's house...only to notice the dead bodies of Jibaku and Vashta lying in bloody pools on the floor. Screaming like a little girl (Ex. locopoke), he ran into the house for some reason until he tripped over a particularly long carpet fiber in front of Jibaku's computer. As he fell down, his groping fingers hit the Left clicker of the mouse while the pointer happened to be on the "Post" button of the Smogon forums. The RMT popped up...and it was one of the most glorious and beautiful teams the world had ever seen. It was immediately thrown into the archive, and all of Smogon's best Artists drew up a golden statue of Jibaku to post on Smogon's home page, so that anyone would look upon it and see the legacy that good Jibaku had left.

Vashta, however, was forgotten by the Smogon community. No one spoke his name ever again.

THE END.