





The point of playing pokemon to me has always been to have fun while using the pokes you actually like to win with. This is the reason 3 of my pokes are UU but I still find success in OU. I'd rather use a pokemon with less usability than use something I hate like Landorus or whatever. So let's delve into the team!
The Playpen

Hydreigon @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 Spe / 252 SpA / 4 HP
IVs: 0 Atk
Modest Nature
- Dark Pulse
- Draco Meteor
- Fire Blast
- Earth Power
ROLE: Fast Wallbreaker
Good ole' Hydreigon. This poke's monster special attack and super diverse movepool allows me to poke holes through tons of stuff. Anything that doesn't resist Draco is going to get a hole burnt through it if it doesn't OHKO. Once this team breaks through Hydreigon's checks it kind of just auto wins spamming neutral dark pulses, especially if rocks are up. I love hard switching into a psychic move and blowing a dark pulse into a Latios or Jirachi. He's shiny because he's my favorite pokemon of all time and my ace if you will.

Talonflame @ Leftovers
Ability: Gale Wings
EVs: 248 HP / 130 Def / 126 SpD / 4 Spe
Careful Nature
- Brave Bird
- Bulk Up
- Will O' Wisp
- Roost
ROLE: Wall/Sweeper
Talonflame eats any physical move with complete ease that isn't stone edge. Often whenever someone switches into a Stone Edger (mostly Landorus and Garchomp) they run into a will o wisp. Then I can either switch into my Gliscor and watch them burn out while Gliscor defogs the rocks. Speed is a silly investment because I get Brave Bird AND Roost +1 priority all while giving it some bulk. Roost +1 prio feels like cheating, especially when it lets me resist ice instead of letting it hit neutral. Bulk Up is preferred over Swords Dance because of foul play. This spread lets me switch into the heaviest hitting Weaviles and Mega Medichams and even lets me eat a life orb Draco Meteor from Latios. After all these pokes swing I can just bulk up and roost away.

Gliscor @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Sand Veil
EVs: 252 HP / 200 SpD / 52 Def
Careful Nature
- Earthquake
- Roost (Considering Toxic)
- Stealth Rock
- Defog
ROLE: Utility
ZOMGGGGGGGG NO POISON HEAL?! Yes, I know. Unfortunately Gliscor can't have defog AND poison heal or otherwise I would definitely be running it. This Gliscor is so annoying on so many levels. U-Turn with low health? Surprise! You're KO'd. Garchomp/Lando with rocks? Defog. Switching out? Here are some rocks of my own! Enjoy! I prefer roost to toxic because without roost switching into a heatran/tyranitar that uses a damage move instead of stealth rock can be fatal. Hard switching into Gliscor into a potential rocks user is critical to keep talonflame safe.

Reuniclus @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Calm Nature
- Psyshock
- Acid Armor
- Calm Mind
- Recover
ROLE: Special Wall/Sweeper/Status Absorber
Reuniclus eats Dracos for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It can also wall choice specs Keldeo and Volcanion on a clean switch, and can wall the ladder completely if they're life orb'd. Calm Mind lets me set up and with Psyshock hitting physically frail pokemon. Yes, I know this set is walled completely by darks. I know. 99% of the time the dark type is killed before this thing comes in. This really is my "last stand" pokemon. Other than checking latios this is my last resort. This thing is the definition of win condition. After an acid armor, this thing is SCARY. Acid Armor, Calm Mind, Recover, etc etc. Oh, and if you band pursuit kill this thing, I have a NASTY punishment for you.

Mega Venusaur @ Venusaurite
Ability: Thick Fat / Overgrow
EVs: 252 HP / 200 Def / 56 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk / 30 SpA / 30 Spe
Bold Nature
- Giga Drain
- Sludge Bomb
- Hidden Power Fire
- Synthesis
ROLE: Physical Wall
Oh the memories. Venusaur was my first key poke since the late 90s and the fact he got a mega is just awesome. Mega Venusaur is an absolute monster. This thing stalls out all physical attackers that isn't Medicham or Metagross, but Talonflame/Scarf Hydreigon can handle those. This thing wrecks anything that doesn't directly counter it. I find Giga Drain / Synthesis MUCH more effective than any leech seed set. Sludge Bomb is great for neutral hits and silly fairies. HP Fire is for annoying Ferrothorn, Scizor and the occasional Forretress.

Cloyster @ King's Rock
Ability: Skill Link
EVs: 160 HP / 120 Atk / 244 Spe
Timid Nature
- Icicle Spear
- Rock Blast
- Substitute
- Shell Smash
ROLE: Stallbreaker
Pursuit TTar and Weavile and even Bisharp can be a pretty big issue because they OHKO a switching Reuniclus. Well this thing comes in and can either substitute or shell smash accordingly to the situation. This can break a hole through just about any team. Unaware Quagsire gets absolutely wrecked by this set because of substitute. With 48 PP, Quagy is bound to flinch twice in a row eventually, and it only needs one time if Quagsire is burnt, which happens more frequently than not. 244 Spe is to outspeed defensive variants of Zapdos and Garchomp and outspeed scarf'd Keldeo.
Threats

Mega Charizard Y
I have no hard switch into this stupid thing. Hydreigon can weaken it with a Draco and Talonflame can handle it on a clean entry.

Fast Togekiss
A fast togekiss with nasty plot, thunder wave, air slash can absolutely cripple me if it sets up.
That pretty sums up the team. I'm willing to take any criticism harsh or nice in order to give me an edge. The only counter criticism I'll address up front is the rocky helmet Gliscor w/ defog as it works very, very well in what it's supposed to do.
Replays:
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-455390765
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-454892899
I've never been a huge replay person, but I'll be keeping more of them now.
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