1st RMT - Dual Screens Offense

surly

Dual Screens Offense


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Inspired by Wario is OSSIM's and FCBarcelona's teams I decided to give Double Screen HO a shot. I'm pretty new to competitive battling, so every input you guys can give much would be appreciated ;)

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@ Light Clay

Trait: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Draco Meteor
- Light Sceen
- Reflect
- Thunderbolt

Set up both screens, then - if still alive - deal some damage with Draco Meteor. I'm not sure if Thunderbolt is a good idea here though, however, the other 3 moves seem pretty much set imho. I choose Latias since she has a reasonable bulk, which ensures to set up at least both screens. The other options I could think of would be Latios and Uxie, especially Uxie seems interesting since she can set up rocks.



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@ Life Orb/Air Ballon

Trait: Inner Focus
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Close Combat
- ExtremeSpeed
- Ice Punch
- Swords Dance

One of my favourite pokes around, amazing stats and a great typing help me cover some weaknesses. Not sure if I should either use Air Ballon or Life Orb tough, thoughts? Not sure if Inner Focus is the right choice here, however Justified and Steadfast aren't that hot either.
Sword Dance when your opponent switches out, afterwards this +2 Lucario should be able to take down some pokes since Close Combat and Ice Punch hit a majority of other pokemon for SE damage. ExtremeSpeed as a Priority Move if needed.



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@ Life Orb

Ability: Technician
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Swords Dance
- Bug Bite
- Bullet Punch
- Superpower

Similar to Lucario, helps me counter some pokes that would pose a problem against my dragons. Screens help a lot here since they avoid getting him OHKO'd by some Fire moves.
Again, try to force your opponent to switch, then Sword Dance and proceed to sweep. Bug Bite/Bullet Punch (priority!) abuse Scyzor's Technician, Superpower is there for pure power.



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@ Life Orb

Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Dragon Dance
- Outrage
- Earthquake
- Taunt

Dragon #1 .. try to DD and start to sweep ;) Taunt to stop setting ups/phazers. Depending on your opponents switch in, Hax may be able to DD twice and still survive, after that double DD can wreck a lot of pokes around. Outrage is choosen as a powerful STAB move, Earthquake hits many other opponents for SE damage.
I'm considering a male Haxorous in combination with Rivalry since a majority of my opponents pokes are male anyway (don't know, many seem to prefer male, but maybe it's just coincidence). However, getting nerfed for -25% when fighting a female seems like a lot.



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@ Life Orb

Ability: Sand Veil
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Swords Dance
- Outrage
- Earthquake
- Fire Fang

Dragon #2 ... again, set up and try to take down as much as possible ;)
Outrage and Earthquake provide two powerfuls STAB moves while Fire Fang is there to take down opposing Steels.
Again, I'm not sure if Sand Veil is the right choice here. Sure, it's great when fighting Sandstorm teams or TTar in general, but Rough Skin would be the better choice in most other scenarios. However, I think the damage-boost Rough Skin would provide isn't worth the huge advantage I gain from 20% evasion.



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@ Life Orb / Expert Belt

Trait: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Draco Meteor
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Surf / Thunderbold
- Recover

The last dragon and the teams 6th poke. Latios serves as the team's special sweeper to breat through some physic walls the other 4 aren't that great against. Not sure though if I should run Surf over Thunderbolt, thoughts? Also, would Expert Belt be a good replacement for Life Orb?
Draco Meteor as the obligatory STAB move of choice, Recover for more longevity, HP Fire for hitting Steels and having a 4x move against those Ferrothorns popping up everywhere.


Thanks for reading - surly ;)
 
Decent attempt at dual screens offensive I can imagine many teams would struggle to deal with the sheer volume of powerful sweepers. I'll give you a few pointers that may help make your team better though.

I beleive Uxie would make a better 'lead' dual screener when compared to Latias, set as follows:

Uxie @ Light clay
Timid/Jolly nature
252 HP - 4 Def - 252 Spe
Stealth rocks
Light screen
Reflect
Momento

Use the moves in the order listed. Momento in particular will allow you to set up in the face of anything.

You should have a bit more variety and danger factor in your setup sweepers, a pokemon with Shell smash or Quiver dance would be of better use to the screens e.g:




  • Volcarona with Quiver dance/Cloyster with Shell smash


  • Venomoth to Baton pass a few Quiver Dances to a Life Orb Latios with Dragon pulse/Hidden power fire/Psycho shock/Surf


  • Gorebyss with Shell Smash Baton passing to a mixed bulky Dragonite with Dragon claw/Earthquake/Fire blast/Extreme speed

look up some potential sets on the OU analyse forum.

Basically the idea of dual screens is to set up some ridiculously powerful sweepers that normally wouldn't have a chance to set up. Half of the pokemon you have as sweepers can get their boosts without the screens just by coming in on the right pokemon. While they are undoubtedly powerful sweepers, they are not as good as you could do with dual screens.


Also you may want to have two dual screeners instead of one as two provides more flexibility and more setup opportunities.
 
I would suggest using Thunderwave instead of Thunderbolt on Latias. Crippling an enemy is probably more helpful than dealing a bit of damage. Trick with Specs or Scarf might be an option too to cripple a special wall.

Also I find that Latios is a great dual screener. He has access to Memento and since everyone expects a powerful special sweeper they instantly send in their best tank and this gives you a great opportunity to cripple their best switch in and set up for another pokemon to sweep.
 
You lack a revenge killer. I would suggest scarfing either Chomp or Latios, as they are extremely fast and hit hard. Sure, you have ES on Luce, but that might not be enough in some cases, even for some weakened threats. Other than that, cool team, but definitely try out Uxie over Latiasm as a whopping four dragons can leave you without a lot of options at times.
 
Azelf or Deoxys will get Screens and rocks up sp they are better, metagross is also a good option

I say make Scizor Band because U-Turn helps alot in HO, it is a good way to clean stuff up too

EVerything else looks great so good job with the team :D
 
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