1v1 OU semi-stall

[fudgy]

Hello everyone. Here is a semi-stall team I made, after 3 days of testing it I reached 1230 rating (pretty good I think).

The basic idea is to burn physical threats (psycho shift + boiling water) and sponge special attackers with Blissey. latias and swampert work well against special attackers while nattorei is a great rain dance team counter. Heracross is thrown in just for Reinculus... (megahorn yay)

THE TEAM:

Swampert @ Leftovers
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 252 HP , 188 Def, 68 Sp.def
Nature: Bold (+def -atk)
- Stealth Rock
- Boiling Water
- Mirror Coat
- Roar

Swampert does a lot every match, almost always the MVP. First, setting up stealth rock which is always useful. Boiling water is an amazing move and burning switch-ins like nattorei is awesome. When people realize I have boiling water they switch to a special pokemon, then I continue to Mirror Coat them to oblivion. If they try to set up I just roar them (and they get more stealth rock and spikes damage).

Shinpora @ Flame Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP 12 Sp.def 244 Speed
Nature: Timid (+speed -attack)
-Psycho Shift
-Cosmic Power
-Assist Power
-Roost

Really fun pokemon to use. Psycho Shift the burn to things like nattorei and tyranitar that for some reason love switching to this poke. Cosmic power to +6 def and sp.def and then sweep with assist power. I had like 3 sweeps in a row with him, this is one of the best nattorei+borungeru counters. Together with swampert his job is to burn everyone he can and sweep when the opponent switches one turn too late.

Blissey @ Leftovers
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 HP 252 Sp.def 4 Def
Nature: Bold (+def -atk)
-Wish
-Protect
-Seismic Toss
-Light Screen

When the opponent figures I try to burn them they switch to a special attacker. Here comes Blissey... Wish works amazing with mirror coat swampert and nattorei. Seismic toss is useful. Light Screen is a filler... I dont want to put a status, ideas?

Nattorei @ Rugged Helmet
Ability: Steel Thorns
EVs: 252 HP, 84 Def, 172 Sp.def
IVs: 0 Speed
Nature: Sassy (+Sp.def -Speed)
-Spikes
-Leech Seed
-Gyro Ball
-Power Whip

Rugged Helmet makes dragons locked into outrages suffer even more, 2 recoil hits + gyro ball takes down a garchomp. The loss of leftovers is not so critical because of wish-bliss. Nattorei is one of the best rain dance teams counter, with only Ludicolo with focus blast a real threat. Shinpora and Swampert cover both of his weakneses.

Heracross @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Guts
EVs: 252 Atk, 252 Speed, 4 HP
Nature: Adamant (+Atk -Sp.atk)
-Close Combat
-Megahorn
-Stone Edge
-Night Slash

Typical choice scarf Heracross that shines in gen 5 for some reason. Resists most roopshuins, counters reinculus (megahorn ftw) and just a great revenge killer. Night slash is just for lolz (never used it).

Latias @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP 252 Def 4 Sp.Atk
Nature: Bold (+Def -Atk)
-Calm Mind
-Dragon Pulse
-HP Fighting
-Wish

Physicly bulky Latias is a beast, taking dragon claws from monsters. After 1 calm mind latias hits like a truck and boosts its already great sp.def. Dragon Pulse and HP Fighting provide perfect covrage. The reason I chose Latias is further Wish support to my team. After testing it looks like I'll change with to recover.

Thanks for reading, I'm open to new ideas and thoughts about my team :)

 

[His Eminence Lord Poppington II]

You can carry heal bell on your blissey over light screen, as aromatherapy is illegal and new heal bell mechanics means it heals even soundproof pokemon; which isn't an issue for your team anyway.

A well played excadrill can take you out lategame, and nattorei can only take so many dragon attacks before going down. You may want to consider adding another steel, or adding roar to your latias so it can take a +2 x-scissor/return from excadrill and phaze, (not sure if it survives + 2 x-scissor).