Brief Summary: It's a recent team I made using the Deoxys/Aegislash/Bisharp core. I really have started to like this team and just want to know what others think. So without further ado let's begin.
The Great Wall (Deoxys-Defense) @ Red Card
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Spd / 4 Def
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Stealth Rock
- Spikes
- Taunt
- Thunder Wave
What it does: It's job is to set up Stealth Rock and Spikes. Deoxys-D is one of the bulkiest Pokemon in the metagame, and it's pretty fast, too. Taunt cripples other leads/hazard setters. Thunder Wave can also cripple set-up sweepers if Deoxys comes across one.
Spinnin' Records (Aegislash) @ Air Balloon
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 244 Atk / 12 Def / 252 SAtk
Quiet Nature
- Shadow Ball
- Shadow Sneak
- King's Shield
- Sacred Sword
What it does: Aegislash keeps spinners from removing hazards. Air Balloon is so it can spinblock Excadrill, which at the moment is the most, if not the only viable spinner in the metagame. It's set is a typical Aegislash set, Shadow Ball, Shadow Sneak, and Sacred Sword, and King's Shield so it isn't the frailest thing in the universe.
Fogg (Bisharp) @ Life Orb
Ability: Defiant
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 SDef
Jolly Nature
- Sucker Punch
- Knock Off
- Iron Head
- Pursuit
What it does: Sadly, Aegislash is no longer enough with the Defog buff. This, while isn't able to keep the hazards on the field, screws over Pokemon like Togekiss, Skarmory, Mandibuzz, Lati@s and many more Defoggers by giving Bisharp a 2x boost to it's already high Attack. Sucker Punch and Knock Off are it's main STABs, Iron Head also gets STAB and obliterates Togekiss, and Pursuit is able to keep some Pokemon like Lati@s from switching out.
Conkelderp (Conkeldurr) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Guts
EVs: 252 HP / 236 SDef / 20 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Drain Punch
- Mach Punch
- Knock Off
- Ice Punch
What it does: Both Aegislash and Deoxys are weak to dark types, so to balance it out I brought Conkeldurr to the table. While Deoxys and Aegislash (shield forme) have already good bulk, Deoxys can't attack and when Aegislash attacks it becomes frailer than Lucario, so I thought a tank like Conkeldurr would be a good fit for the team.
SSB4Swag (Greninja) @ Life Orb
Ability: Protean
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Extrasensory
- Dark Pulse
What it does: Another coverage addition, he was added to cover the Ghost weakness from Aegislash and Deoxys. While he doesn't stay Water/Dark for long, it has Dark Pulse, so I think that's good enough. It also adds a speedy attacker to the team, which it lacks.
Favorite BL Poke (Hawlucha) @ Power Herb
Ability: Unburden
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 8 HP / 252 Atk / 248 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Acrobatics
- High Jump Kick
- Sky Attack
What it does: And last, but certainly not least, Hawlucha. ANOTHER coverage addition, this time against Ground types that bomb Aegislash and Bisharp, Hawlucha was picked over Talonflame and Staraptor more out of curiosity, and ever since I used it, Hawlucha became my favorite team member. This destroys things that aren't Talonflame or Aegislash. Now, you may (or may not) be asking why this thing is shiny. It's because I actually have a shiny Hawlucha on my Pokemon X game (no Action Replay/Masuda Method), even though this team is on Showdown.
So there's my team. Can't wait to see you rate it.
