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from the river to the sea
Alright, so, first of all, this is my first RMT, so go easy on me :P. Now, on to the team itself!
M'Lady (Diancie-Mega) @ Diancite
Ability: Magic Bounce
EVs: 100 Atk / 156 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
-Protect
- Diamond Storm
- Moonblast
- Earth Power
In my opinion, Diancie is potentially one of the most dangerous of Megas in the OR/AS metagame. After Greninja's removal it got much better, since it now of it's biggest checks is gone. Mega Diancie sports an incredible ability in Magic Bounce, being able to directly stand up against walls and many more. Diancie also has amazing 160/160/110 offenses, allowing to function as what is probably the best mixed attacker in OU as of the moment. The set itself is pretty straightforward-Protect secures a free Mega Evolution and baits things like Ferrothorn into predicting a switch and placing Rocks on their side of the field. Diamond Storm and Moonblast are my STABs of choice. Diamond Storm nails Birdspam and generally Flying types and provides a very useful 50% chance to increase Defense. Moonblast for those Dark/Fighting types Diancie checks and for any purely physical walls neutral/weak to it. Earth Power does a very good amount of Damage to specially defensive Heatran, landing a very clean 2HKO, OHKO with some prior damage.
HUGS! (Ferrothorn) @ Leftovers
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 88 Def / 168 SpD
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Leech Seed
- Protect
- Power Whip
Next up is Ferrothorn. The set is pretty standard-Stealth Rock as the best hazard in the game, Leech Seed as it's main form of damage which also provides some nice recovery paired with Lefties. Protect is there to get some guaranteed health from the Seed and Power Whip is there to not be completely shut down by Taunt and to deal some really good damage to Rotom-W and the likes. Ferrothorn is incredibly potent against Rain teams and is the closest thing I have to counter bulky Waters like Quagsire, a very common Pokemon in stall teams that otherwise kinda wrecks my team. Brings a lot of nice resistances and insane mixed bulk, being able to switch into physical and special attacks alike. It is also a very good partner for M-Diancie, with Leech Seed providing very good recovery for a Pokemon with as low HP as Diancie. Diancie is also very good against Heatrans that lack Flash Cannon, who would normally obliterate this.
An Oven (Rotom-Wash) @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 212 Def / 44 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Will-O-Wisp
- Volt Switch
- Hydro Pump
- Pain Split
Everyone's favorite oven, err... washing machine. I had to decide between this and WashingtomDC which already was on another team sooo...Anyway, again, a very standard set. Will-o-Wisp counters most physical attackers paired with the physically defensive investment I'm running, also complimenting Rotom's very good defensive typing. Volt Switch offers a lot of momentum and is very good for when you can force something out. Hydro Pump is there for the STAB and strong Base Power, as well as providing me with a somewhat reliable answer to Gliscor. As long as they don't have Toxic. I prefer Pain Split over Rest because I really do like the Lefties passive recovery.
Latte (Latios) (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Defog
- Draco Meteor
- Psyshock
- Earthquake
I love Latios. It's good at everything. One of the best Defoggers in the tier, as this set proves, forcing out a number of Pokemon for a free Defog. Latios' Draco Meteor is one of the strongest special in the tier, only surpassed by Specs Dragalge. Psyshock for another STAB, also dealing lots of damage to standard Chanseys. Earthquake lures in Heatran and provides pretty good coverage in general, also hitting things like Excadrill very damn hard. If anyone has a better nickname, please provide it.
Scurry Doge (Landorus-Therian) (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- U-turn
- Earthquake
- Knock Off
- Stone Edge
Ah, good old Lando-T. Old buddy of mine, had no idea how good he is before getting into competitive play. I love the Scarf set, not only does it provide a very potent VoltTurn core with Rotom-W, it also gives me an insanely good ability in Intimidate, giving it surprising uninvested physical bulk. It has a just good enough movepool to be one of the best Scarfers on the tier-U-turn provides a lot of momentum because of the switches this things forces. Knock Off is overall a great move, obliterating things like Gengar and the Lati Twins. Earthquake for STAB and overall a great move. I rarely use Stone Edge, but it provides such excellent coverage paired with Earthquake that it's a must.
Smokin! (Heatran) @ Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 HP / 68 SpA / 188 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Substitute
- Lava Plume
- Toxic
- Earth Power
Last but certainly not least, Heatran. Heatran is currently an incredibly good Pokemon in the OU tier, doing several things at once, or being dedicated to one thing. Having Stealth Rock on Ferrothorn allows me to run my move of choice to replace it and in this case, it's Substitute, running a very effective Toxic set. Lava Plume has a very good 30% chance of burning your opponent(not that I get it when I need it, once I didn't get it in like 10 of those and when the opposing Guts AV Conk switched in, what do you know, a burn. Yay?) and provides for a very good STAB choice. Earth Power destroys opposing Heatran and overall provides very good coverage with Lava Plume.
Alright, I've gotta be honest here-I haven't used the team THAT much. I started yesterday and today I got up to the 1400s with one loss because of a terrible misplay on my part with Diancie, which I'm confident I would've won otherwise. I haven't had any problems with the team yet and I really do like it, but I'm looking for any suggestions to further improve the team. Also, please, PLEASE give me a better nickname for Latios. And yes, the nickname on Heatran is a reference to the original DMC series if any of you realise it. Anyways, I'm gonna be gone for a couple of hours, hope I'll get some advice before I get back, have fun rating my team!
M'Lady (Diancie-Mega) @ Diancite
Ability: Magic Bounce
EVs: 100 Atk / 156 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
-Protect
- Diamond Storm
- Moonblast
- Earth Power
In my opinion, Diancie is potentially one of the most dangerous of Megas in the OR/AS metagame. After Greninja's removal it got much better, since it now of it's biggest checks is gone. Mega Diancie sports an incredible ability in Magic Bounce, being able to directly stand up against walls and many more. Diancie also has amazing 160/160/110 offenses, allowing to function as what is probably the best mixed attacker in OU as of the moment. The set itself is pretty straightforward-Protect secures a free Mega Evolution and baits things like Ferrothorn into predicting a switch and placing Rocks on their side of the field. Diamond Storm and Moonblast are my STABs of choice. Diamond Storm nails Birdspam and generally Flying types and provides a very useful 50% chance to increase Defense. Moonblast for those Dark/Fighting types Diancie checks and for any purely physical walls neutral/weak to it. Earth Power does a very good amount of Damage to specially defensive Heatran, landing a very clean 2HKO, OHKO with some prior damage.
HUGS! (Ferrothorn) @ Leftovers
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 88 Def / 168 SpD
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Leech Seed
- Protect
- Power Whip
Next up is Ferrothorn. The set is pretty standard-Stealth Rock as the best hazard in the game, Leech Seed as it's main form of damage which also provides some nice recovery paired with Lefties. Protect is there to get some guaranteed health from the Seed and Power Whip is there to not be completely shut down by Taunt and to deal some really good damage to Rotom-W and the likes. Ferrothorn is incredibly potent against Rain teams and is the closest thing I have to counter bulky Waters like Quagsire, a very common Pokemon in stall teams that otherwise kinda wrecks my team. Brings a lot of nice resistances and insane mixed bulk, being able to switch into physical and special attacks alike. It is also a very good partner for M-Diancie, with Leech Seed providing very good recovery for a Pokemon with as low HP as Diancie. Diancie is also very good against Heatrans that lack Flash Cannon, who would normally obliterate this.
An Oven (Rotom-Wash) @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 212 Def / 44 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Will-O-Wisp
- Volt Switch
- Hydro Pump
- Pain Split
Everyone's favorite oven, err... washing machine. I had to decide between this and WashingtomDC which already was on another team sooo...Anyway, again, a very standard set. Will-o-Wisp counters most physical attackers paired with the physically defensive investment I'm running, also complimenting Rotom's very good defensive typing. Volt Switch offers a lot of momentum and is very good for when you can force something out. Hydro Pump is there for the STAB and strong Base Power, as well as providing me with a somewhat reliable answer to Gliscor. As long as they don't have Toxic. I prefer Pain Split over Rest because I really do like the Lefties passive recovery.
Latte (Latios) (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Defog
- Draco Meteor
- Psyshock
- Earthquake
I love Latios. It's good at everything. One of the best Defoggers in the tier, as this set proves, forcing out a number of Pokemon for a free Defog. Latios' Draco Meteor is one of the strongest special in the tier, only surpassed by Specs Dragalge. Psyshock for another STAB, also dealing lots of damage to standard Chanseys. Earthquake lures in Heatran and provides pretty good coverage in general, also hitting things like Excadrill very damn hard. If anyone has a better nickname, please provide it.
Scurry Doge (Landorus-Therian) (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- U-turn
- Earthquake
- Knock Off
- Stone Edge
Ah, good old Lando-T. Old buddy of mine, had no idea how good he is before getting into competitive play. I love the Scarf set, not only does it provide a very potent VoltTurn core with Rotom-W, it also gives me an insanely good ability in Intimidate, giving it surprising uninvested physical bulk. It has a just good enough movepool to be one of the best Scarfers on the tier-U-turn provides a lot of momentum because of the switches this things forces. Knock Off is overall a great move, obliterating things like Gengar and the Lati Twins. Earthquake for STAB and overall a great move. I rarely use Stone Edge, but it provides such excellent coverage paired with Earthquake that it's a must.
Smokin! (Heatran) @ Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 HP / 68 SpA / 188 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Substitute
- Lava Plume
- Toxic
- Earth Power
Last but certainly not least, Heatran. Heatran is currently an incredibly good Pokemon in the OU tier, doing several things at once, or being dedicated to one thing. Having Stealth Rock on Ferrothorn allows me to run my move of choice to replace it and in this case, it's Substitute, running a very effective Toxic set. Lava Plume has a very good 30% chance of burning your opponent(not that I get it when I need it, once I didn't get it in like 10 of those and when the opposing Guts AV Conk switched in, what do you know, a burn. Yay?) and provides for a very good STAB choice. Earth Power destroys opposing Heatran and overall provides very good coverage with Lava Plume.
Alright, I've gotta be honest here-I haven't used the team THAT much. I started yesterday and today I got up to the 1400s with one loss because of a terrible misplay on my part with Diancie, which I'm confident I would've won otherwise. I haven't had any problems with the team yet and I really do like it, but I'm looking for any suggestions to further improve the team. Also, please, PLEASE give me a better nickname for Latios. And yes, the nickname on Heatran is a reference to the original DMC series if any of you realise it. Anyways, I'm gonna be gone for a couple of hours, hope I'll get some advice before I get back, have fun rating my team!
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