Hello,
For those who don't know what a Blaze Shadowthorn team is let me explain. Pretty much I like using underrated or under used pokemon in a higher tier and try to make them work. So far I've created a team that might not seem very threatening but actually forms nice synergy. Without further ado here is the team.
Shadowthorn (Drapion) (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Sniper
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 6 Def
Adamant Nature
- Poison Jab
- Knock Off
- Ice Fang
- Earthquake
Illuminati (Chandelure) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Infiltrator
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 6 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Flamethrower
- Energy Ball
- Shadow Ball
- Hidden Power [Fighting]
MootyPwns (Milotic) (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Marvel Scale
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 6 Atk / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Aqua Tail
- Dragon Tail
- Coil
- Recover
Pickles (Ferrothorn) @ Shed Shell
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 6 SpD
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Stealth Rock
- Spikes
- Gyro Ball
- Knock Off
Blue-Eyes (Latios) (M) @ Latiosite
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 6 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Psyshock
- Recover
- Energy Ball
Katie's Nose (Landorus-Therian) (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 124 HP / 76 Atk / 48 Def / 216 SpD / 44 Spe
Impish Nature
- Substitute
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
- Swords Dance
At first glance you might notice that half the team isn't OU. One of which is Milotic, which most people say has no place in OU. Let's start with the wall core.
The core of defensive ferrothorn and specially defensive Milotic is perhaps one of the best (in my opinion) They counter each others weakness and play off each other well. On top of that if you get a chance to set up enough coils with Milotic you are looking at a sweep. After all nothing can really touch a max HP max sp defensive +3 defense Milotic barring a crit. The main pokemon that stops Milotic is ironically another ferrothorn. This is why I have specs Chandelure. Specs Chandelure punches holes in teams. It pretty much 2HKO's everything. Not only does it outspeed the standard defensive Rotom-W, it also OHKO's back with energy ball. The landorus is perhaps the single most threatening. Since scarf Lando rules OU you can play off the assumption of a scarf, set up a sub and proceed to wreck. Drapion is there primary to deal with my ghost weakness as I have no real resist and two weaknesses. The only change I could see doing is adding HP fire to Latios and taking off recover. As always leave any questions or comments down below
For those who don't know what a Blaze Shadowthorn team is let me explain. Pretty much I like using underrated or under used pokemon in a higher tier and try to make them work. So far I've created a team that might not seem very threatening but actually forms nice synergy. Without further ado here is the team.
Shadowthorn (Drapion) (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Sniper
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 6 Def
Adamant Nature
- Poison Jab
- Knock Off
- Ice Fang
- Earthquake
Illuminati (Chandelure) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Infiltrator
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 6 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Flamethrower
- Energy Ball
- Shadow Ball
- Hidden Power [Fighting]
MootyPwns (Milotic) (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Marvel Scale
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 6 Atk / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Aqua Tail
- Dragon Tail
- Coil
- Recover
Pickles (Ferrothorn) @ Shed Shell
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 6 SpD
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Stealth Rock
- Spikes
- Gyro Ball
- Knock Off
Blue-Eyes (Latios) (M) @ Latiosite
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 6 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Psyshock
- Recover
- Energy Ball
Katie's Nose (Landorus-Therian) (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 124 HP / 76 Atk / 48 Def / 216 SpD / 44 Spe
Impish Nature
- Substitute
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
- Swords Dance
At first glance you might notice that half the team isn't OU. One of which is Milotic, which most people say has no place in OU. Let's start with the wall core.
The core of defensive ferrothorn and specially defensive Milotic is perhaps one of the best (in my opinion) They counter each others weakness and play off each other well. On top of that if you get a chance to set up enough coils with Milotic you are looking at a sweep. After all nothing can really touch a max HP max sp defensive +3 defense Milotic barring a crit. The main pokemon that stops Milotic is ironically another ferrothorn. This is why I have specs Chandelure. Specs Chandelure punches holes in teams. It pretty much 2HKO's everything. Not only does it outspeed the standard defensive Rotom-W, it also OHKO's back with energy ball. The landorus is perhaps the single most threatening. Since scarf Lando rules OU you can play off the assumption of a scarf, set up a sub and proceed to wreck. Drapion is there primary to deal with my ghost weakness as I have no real resist and two weaknesses. The only change I could see doing is adding HP fire to Latios and taking off recover. As always leave any questions or comments down below
