Drugs, Dragons, and Driving
By bo_bobson27
Methamphetamine (Regieleki) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Transistor
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Thunder Cage
- Electro Ball
- Hyper Beam
- Thunder
Shenlong (Regidrago) @ Custap Berry
Ability: Dragon's Maw
EVs: 252 Def / 148 SpA / 12 SpD / 96 Spe
Modest Nature
- Dragon Energy
- Draco Meteor
- Endure
- Scale Shot
Limousine (Corviknight) @ Maranga Berry
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 240 HP / 20 Def / 40 SpD / 208 Spe
Impish Nature
- Taunt
- Iron Defense
- Iron Head
- Roost
Ability: Transistor
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Thunder Cage
- Electro Ball
- Hyper Beam
- Thunder
Shenlong (Regidrago) @ Custap Berry
Ability: Dragon's Maw
EVs: 252 Def / 148 SpA / 12 SpD / 96 Spe
Modest Nature
- Dragon Energy
- Draco Meteor
- Endure
- Scale Shot
Limousine (Corviknight) @ Maranga Berry
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 240 HP / 20 Def / 40 SpD / 208 Spe
Impish Nature
- Taunt
- Iron Defense
- Iron Head
- Roost
This is your standard choice specs regieleki. Fast power, and a solid answer to togekiss, darmanitan-galar, and porygon-z. Thunder Cage is the main move to break through custap against pokemon like primarina, volcanion, and moltres-galar.
EVd to tank choice specs magnezone hyper beam, outspeed modest magnezone, and optimize the urshifu matchup. Regidrago is your answer to zeraora and magnezone as well as a slew of other pokemon. You can also run a bit more speed to outspeed landorus-incarnate, garchomp, or nihilego (after a scale shot).
EVd to tank 2 landorus-therian earthquakes after an Iron Defense, and to outspeed adamant tyranitar (and other base 61s), with the rest dumped in special defense. Corviknight serves as a check to certain fairies and steels such as tapu lele, sylveon, ferrothorn, and some metagross.
The main weakness of this team is Landorus-Therian due to smack down. It can be handled, but between its life orb and assault vest sets, it can be difficult to pick the right mon for the job. Landorus-Incarnate can also be problematic in a similar fashion to its therian form. Urshifu can also pose problems for the team between assault vest and choice band, but regidrago generally has a favorable matchup against both, and corviknight can stall out assault vest urshifus.
EVd to tank choice specs magnezone hyper beam, outspeed modest magnezone, and optimize the urshifu matchup. Regidrago is your answer to zeraora and magnezone as well as a slew of other pokemon. You can also run a bit more speed to outspeed landorus-incarnate, garchomp, or nihilego (after a scale shot).
EVd to tank 2 landorus-therian earthquakes after an Iron Defense, and to outspeed adamant tyranitar (and other base 61s), with the rest dumped in special defense. Corviknight serves as a check to certain fairies and steels such as tapu lele, sylveon, ferrothorn, and some metagross.
The main weakness of this team is Landorus-Therian due to smack down. It can be handled, but between its life orb and assault vest sets, it can be difficult to pick the right mon for the job. Landorus-Incarnate can also be problematic in a similar fashion to its therian form. Urshifu can also pose problems for the team between assault vest and choice band, but regidrago generally has a favorable matchup against both, and corviknight can stall out assault vest urshifus.
By fruan
Morning dew (Tapu Fini) @ Leftovers
Ability: Misty Surge
EVs: 236 HP / 216 Def / 56 Spe Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Iron Defense
- Taunt
- Draining Kiss
Echoes of thunder (Zeraora) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Volt Absorb
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Plasma Fists
- Knock Off
- Iron Tail
- Outrage
Seasons past (Landorus) (M) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 4 HP / 72 Def / 208 SpA / 224 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Earth Power
- Sludge Wave
- Focus Blast
- Psychic
Ability: Misty Surge
EVs: 236 HP / 216 Def / 56 Spe Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Iron Defense
- Taunt
- Draining Kiss
Echoes of thunder (Zeraora) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Volt Absorb
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Plasma Fists
- Knock Off
- Iron Tail
- Outrage
Seasons past (Landorus) (M) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 4 HP / 72 Def / 208 SpA / 224 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Earth Power
- Sludge Wave
- Focus Blast
- Psychic
Tapu Fini: With dual setup and lefties + dkiss Tapu Fini covers almost every pokemon that isn't electric, grass, steel, or poison. It also serves as the team's stallbreaker, foregoing surf at very little cost and still being able to check fire types such as Entei and Heatran without it.
Fini vs Heatran https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen81v1-1472439454
Zeraora: AV Zeraora helps glue the team together taking care of fast poison types that threaten Tapu Fini, non-grounded steels that Landorus might struggle with such as Celesteela as well as covering most of the fairies and the special attacking dragons.
Landorus: While not as versatile as its therian twin, lando-i makes much better use of the unique coverage they get, covering grasses and opposing electrics that its partners can't handle. Choice specs + sheer force allow Landorus to ohko frail non resists such as haxorus and Whimsicott through Kebia Berry. The defense invest is there to reliably check all Dracozolt as well as living life orb fake out into glide from Rillaboom.
Fini vs Heatran https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen81v1-1472439454
Zeraora: AV Zeraora helps glue the team together taking care of fast poison types that threaten Tapu Fini, non-grounded steels that Landorus might struggle with such as Celesteela as well as covering most of the fairies and the special attacking dragons.
Landorus: While not as versatile as its therian twin, lando-i makes much better use of the unique coverage they get, covering grasses and opposing electrics that its partners can't handle. Choice specs + sheer force allow Landorus to ohko frail non resists such as haxorus and Whimsicott through Kebia Berry. The defense invest is there to reliably check all Dracozolt as well as living life orb fake out into glide from Rillaboom.
orb's return
By fruan
in the element (Landorus-Therian) (M) @ Choice Band
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 172 HP / 228 Atk / 100 SpD / 8 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Outrage
- Iron Tail
- Knock Off
lost at sea (Azumarill) @ Leftovers
Ability: Sap Sipper
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Amnesia
- Charm
- Rest
- Icy Wind
Mr. T (Regieleki) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Transistor
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Thunder
- Electro Ball
- Thunder Cage
- Hyper Beam
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 172 HP / 228 Atk / 100 SpD / 8 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Outrage
- Iron Tail
- Knock Off
lost at sea (Azumarill) @ Leftovers
Ability: Sap Sipper
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Amnesia
- Charm
- Rest
- Icy Wind
Mr. T (Regieleki) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Transistor
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Thunder
- Electro Ball
- Thunder Cage
- Hyper Beam
lando has great coverage and with some invest great bulk. Beats opposing grounds, physical dragons, most steels and pure fairy types. Knock off is good for specs lando I, can run superpower if obese balloon tran is a concern.Landorus-Therian (M) @ Choice Band
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 172 HP / 228 Atk / 100 SpD / 8 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Outrage
- Iron Tail
- Knock Off
stall azu beats every grass type bar special attack invested venu. its also good vs stall that doesn't have taunt. It also serves as the primary sturdy beater for the team. Beats aggron with icy wind -> rest if head smash, else charm.Azumarill @ Leftovers
Ability: Sap Sipper
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Amnesia
- Charm
- Rest
- Icy Wind
Regieleki is overall a no nonsense mon, if you can't ko it, it kos you. It beats many trick scarfers that annoy azu and beats non-av metagross that band lando may not be able to handle.Regieleki @ Choice Specs
Ability: Transistor
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Thunder
- Electro Ball
- Thunder Cage
- Hyper Beam
A couple of sus mus:
Venusar
Kyuremstall venu 3-0s given 2+ sleep turns
lando can outplay standard custap venu
any spa invested kyurem with freeze dry 3-0s
weak freeze dry variants lose to azu (a bit crit bait)
if no freeze dry azu wins handily
Food Chain
By bo_bobson27
Ferrothorn @ Custap Berry
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 248 HP / 208 Atk / 52 Def
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Gyro Ball
- Endure
- Power Whip / Leech Seed / Flash Cannon
- Swords Dance / Leech Seed / Flash Cannon
Crustle @ Choice Band
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 232 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def / 20 SpD
Brave Nature
IVs: 29 Spe
- Rock Wrecker
- Rock Blast
- Earthquake
- Heavy Slam / Counter
Moltres-Galar @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Berserk
EVs: 240 HP / 208 Def / 32 SpA / 28 Spe
Modest Nature
- Nasty Plot
- Taunt
- Fiery Wrath
- Hurricane
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 248 HP / 208 Atk / 52 Def
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Gyro Ball
- Endure
- Power Whip / Leech Seed / Flash Cannon
- Swords Dance / Leech Seed / Flash Cannon
Crustle @ Choice Band
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 232 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def / 20 SpD
Brave Nature
IVs: 29 Spe
- Rock Wrecker
- Rock Blast
- Earthquake
- Heavy Slam / Counter
Moltres-Galar @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Berserk
EVs: 240 HP / 208 Def / 32 SpA / 28 Spe
Modest Nature
- Nasty Plot
- Taunt
- Fiery Wrath
- Hurricane
This team uses a core that I made way back during CLC in Ferrothorn + Moltres-Galar. The idea is to beat Regidrago with Ferrothorn, and Urshifu with Moltres, removing the need to use a fairy type.
I chose custap ferro to beat drago. power whip helps it beat iron defense tapu fini, leech seed secures the mu against custap drago and specs zone, swords dance for band garchomp and no charm chansey, and flash cannon surprises avalugg. ferro is bulked for jolly band haxorus close combat, while maximizing hp. The rest of the evs are dumped into attack. 0 speed ivs and relaxed nature maximize the power of gyro ball.
Band crustle is the less used crustle set, but it is the one of the only sturdies with a solid mu into zera. This mon also helps the team beat mfire sylveon, dracozolt, togekiss, and most pz. It's running max attack for rolls against zapdos, goodra, and other random mons. It has spd for 2 timid scarf togekis air slashes, while maximizing defense. Brave nature and 29 speed ivs underspeed aegislash. Heavy Slam beats fairies like sylveon and togekiss more reliably, and counter beats many choiced physical attackers like band garchomp and kartana.
Helmet moltg is the teams main anti-stall. It bulks 2 gyro balls from 252 atk ferrothorn, while maximizing hp to tank 2 volcanion steam eruptions. It has just enough spa to nearly always ko chansey, and the rest of the evs are dumped in speed for corviknight and magnezone. Against chansey always taunt, nasty plot once, and spam fiery wrath (or hurricane if they are extra spd)
I chose custap ferro to beat drago. power whip helps it beat iron defense tapu fini, leech seed secures the mu against custap drago and specs zone, swords dance for band garchomp and no charm chansey, and flash cannon surprises avalugg. ferro is bulked for jolly band haxorus close combat, while maximizing hp. The rest of the evs are dumped into attack. 0 speed ivs and relaxed nature maximize the power of gyro ball.
Band crustle is the less used crustle set, but it is the one of the only sturdies with a solid mu into zera. This mon also helps the team beat mfire sylveon, dracozolt, togekiss, and most pz. It's running max attack for rolls against zapdos, goodra, and other random mons. It has spd for 2 timid scarf togekis air slashes, while maximizing defense. Brave nature and 29 speed ivs underspeed aegislash. Heavy Slam beats fairies like sylveon and togekiss more reliably, and counter beats many choiced physical attackers like band garchomp and kartana.
Helmet moltg is the teams main anti-stall. It bulks 2 gyro balls from 252 atk ferrothorn, while maximizing hp to tank 2 volcanion steam eruptions. It has just enough spa to nearly always ko chansey, and the rest of the evs are dumped in speed for corviknight and magnezone. Against chansey always taunt, nasty plot once, and spam fiery wrath (or hurricane if they are extra spd)
azu spect lando i
By Justdelemon
Azumarill @ Assault Vest
Ability: Huge Power
EVs: 184 HP / 252 Atk / 72 Def
Adamant Nature
- Play Rough
- Liquidation
- Aqua Jet
- Iron Tail
Spectrier @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Grim Neigh
EVs: 184 HP / 52 Def / 64 SpA / 24 SpD / 184 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Will-O-Wisp
- Taunt
- Hex
Landorus (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 48 Def / 252 SpA / 208 Spe
Timid Nature
- Sludge Wave
- Earth Power
- Focus Blast
- Knock Off
Ability: Huge Power
EVs: 184 HP / 252 Atk / 72 Def
Adamant Nature
- Play Rough
- Liquidation
- Aqua Jet
- Iron Tail
Spectrier @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Grim Neigh
EVs: 184 HP / 52 Def / 64 SpA / 24 SpD / 184 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Will-O-Wisp
- Taunt
- Hex
Landorus (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 48 Def / 252 SpA / 208 Spe
Timid Nature
- Sludge Wave
- Earth Power
- Focus Blast
- Knock Off
Azu bulks modest landoi with the rest in defense for ada band hax rolls. Knock off on landoi beats pult
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Red Darm FWG
Darmanitan @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Flare Blitz
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Trick
Primarina @ Weakness Policy
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 244 HP / 112 Def / 136 SpA / 16 Spe
Modest Nature
- Energy Ball
- Sparkling Aria
- Moonblast
- Aqua Jet
Rillaboom @ Leftovers
Ability: Overgrow
EVs: 240 HP / 56 Def / 180 SpD / 32 Spe
Impish Nature
- Protect
- Substitute
- Leech Seed
- Drum Beating
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Flare Blitz
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Trick
Primarina @ Weakness Policy
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 244 HP / 112 Def / 136 SpA / 16 Spe
Modest Nature
- Energy Ball
- Sparkling Aria
- Moonblast
- Aqua Jet
Rillaboom @ Leftovers
Ability: Overgrow
EVs: 240 HP / 56 Def / 180 SpD / 32 Spe
Impish Nature
- Protect
- Substitute
- Leech Seed
- Drum Beating
This is an incredibly simple Fire Water Grass core. Darmanitan provides a much needed strong and fast answer to threats such as Band Darm-G, Corviknight, and Whimsicoot. Primarina beats Waters and Fires that threaten its teammates. Weakness Policy is a measure to prevent Goodra from beating all three mos. Rillaboom beats annoying mons like Zeraora, Milotic, and makes Band Crustle less scary. It's not perfect but it's a tried and tested core with some of the better mons at filling the roles.
FWG Core - By zio
Silvally Poison Lure - By Le Creme Brule
The Lazzle Dazzle - By LRXC
AV Urshifu + LO Victini - By STABLE
The Thugg, The Plugg, and The Bugg - By LRXC
Double Steel + Prim - By zio
Simple FWG - By pqs
The Thugg, The Plugg, and The Tapu Fini - By LRXC
The DFYES - By LRXC
AMERICA HECK YEAH! - By luser
FerroFairy with Smack Down Lando - By Here Comes Team Charm!
Dragon Fish Steel - By Rosa
Volts and Breakers - By Here Comes Team Charm!
pult is pretty strong - By Nick
World Cup Asia comfort team - By DEG
Maybe sitrus celesteela balance? - By Waylaid
Silvally Poison Lure - By Le Creme Brule
The Lazzle Dazzle - By LRXC
AV Urshifu + LO Victini - By STABLE
The Thugg, The Plugg, and The Bugg - By LRXC
Double Steel + Prim - By zio
Simple FWG - By pqs
The Thugg, The Plugg, and The Tapu Fini - By LRXC
The DFYES - By LRXC
AMERICA HECK YEAH! - By luser
FerroFairy with Smack Down Lando - By Here Comes Team Charm!
Dragon Fish Steel - By Rosa
Volts and Breakers - By Here Comes Team Charm!
pult is pretty strong - By Nick
World Cup Asia comfort team - By DEG
Maybe sitrus celesteela balance? - By Waylaid
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