Awestruck
Overview:
Introduction:
Justinawe here, with another offensive team to be rated! This team was originally made to be a test team for Type Restriction Tournament Round 2. The types were Ice, Ice, Ghost, Rock, Fighting, and Ground. Therefore, the original team looked a little different from what it is now. The first part of the core that came to me was Tyranitar+Gengar. Together they have great synergy, taking out each others counters and being able to wear most things down. Choice Band Swampert had been thought to be a monster during this Round, hitting everything extremely hard with its standard moveset. Breloom served the fighting role, just having so much value with its typing and ability. Mamoswine was leading over Infernape, and Weavile was being used over Scizor. Weavile had been doing rather lackluster, and I noticed that the team needed something to take dragon attacks while still having priority. Scizor fit that bill well, being one of the most important members of the team. Even with the Scizor replacement, the team had been facing some problems. The biggest one of those was Skarmory, so I switched Endeavor Mamo to Endeavor Ape, and the team has been golden ever since. As for CRE, I started with around 1400 on my main a few weeks ago, which had been suffering from terrible deviation. I eventually managed a peak of 1572, before laddering just became too much of a chore.
Today also marks the 3rd anniversary that I signed up to Smogon, and it has definitely been an interesting 3 years. I've met a lot of great people, have had some problems with others, but overall it has been enjoyable. There will be a list of all the people that have helped make Smogon great for me. Enjoy!
Team
Infernape (M) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 252 SAtk/252 Spd
Timid nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Fire Blast
- Stealth Rock
- Vacuum Wave
- Endeavor
Infernape is one of the best leads right now in my opinion. It provides the team with quick rocks, while still threatening many other leads. For this team, it is important to get Stealth Rock up as quick as possible, as the team all benefits from its presence. Fire Blast is the standard fire move on LeadApe, and deals great damage, especially when in Blaze range. Vacuum Wave picks off things after I have Endeavored something, such as Starmie. That's the beauty of Endeavor, it lets you beat almost any lead that outspeeds Infernape, besides the rare Gengar lead. Against Lead Starmie for example, I usually Endeavor right away as they Hydro Pump/Surf, then pick them off with Vacuum Wave. It's nice to have one of the biggest threats out of the way for this team. Rocks can be put on hold for a while if it means a dangerous pokemon is going to be taken care of. Usually what happens is Infernape outspeeds most leads, and gets easy rocks up. Then when he's at 1 HP, Endeavor screws over the other lead. Although in some cases I will also save Infernape if i feel he will be helpful later in the match.
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Scizor (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 HP/76 Atk/4 Spd/176 SDef
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Bullet Punch
- Swords Dance
- Roost
- Brick Break
This set hasn't been seen for a long while, and I felt it was time to bring it back to the spotlight. Scizor has incredible special bulk with this set, being able to set up on pokemon that could usually screw it over like Vaporeon or Zapdos. Yes, Zapdos, usually one of Scizors best counters, loses to this set if it lacks Heat Wave or Life Orb. During an average match, this is the go to guy for any dragon attacks that may be incoming. Late game this can easily sweeps teams who have lost their Rotom/Heatran, which isn't too hard to get rid of thanks to Scizor's teammates. Swords Dance makes this the beastly set that it is. Bullet Punch is that all too common move that puts a dent in most things not resisting it. Brick Break provides nice coverage with Bullet Punch, hitting troublesome steels on the switch. Roost allows this guy the survivability to keep coming back in and being awesome.
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Swampert (M) @ Choice Band
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 156 HP/200 Atk/100 Def/52 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Ice Punch
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- Waterfall
Beastly set, all that needs to be said about this guy. After first using Choice Band Swampert, I have fallen in love with it. The power of a boosted Earthquake is just ridiculous. Always kos Roserade that think they can switch in on a weak Ice Beam. Does around 72% average to Lead Machamp, who is troublesome for this team. Simply outstanding that it can do so much damage. Waterfall is another one of my favorite moves of the set. Along with Earthquake, it is the other move that sees the most use. With the torrent boost, it becomes even more powerful then Earthquake, and is going to wreck stuff. Ice Punch has been nice to have, taking out Dragonite that have gotten to +1, and delivering a fatal blow. Any 4x weak to ice is the only reason to use it, plus hitting the predicted Celebi. Stone Edge kos Bulky Gyarados if this gets switched in on the DD. Not only does Swampert hit like a truck, it has the bulk to take hits for this team. Although not being nearly as bulky as Mixpert, I rely on him for taking on Jirachi or any other annoying threat that Pert usually deals with. The speed evs gives it enough speed to always outpace Blissey, among some other things.
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Tyranitar (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spd
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Crunch
- Earthquake
- Pursuit
- Stone Edge
Classic Scarftar, no longer the unexpected theat that it once was. Thanks to this boss, pokemon like Rotom and Starmie can be taken out with a bit of prediction. Provides sandstorm support, that only half my team minds taking, and has very nice special bulk. Usually my #1 switchin to Heatran, which can be very problematic for this team. This is the standard spread that almost every Scarf Tyranitar runs. I use Earthquake>Superpower simply to hit more types supereffectively. Tyranitar on opposing teams is never going to break my team, as I have Swampert, Breloom, and Scizor all able to take it out. Crunch is the first move that I go for against Azelf, as most of them predict the Pursuit. Against something that I know is obviously choiced, like Shadow Ball Jolteon, Pursuit is the #1 move to go for. Stone Edge completes the STAB moveset, pounding anything not resisting it, and being able to 2hko Heatran. Gliscor is a pain for this set, but luckily my next pokemon makes it set up fodder.
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Gengar (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP/252 Spd/252 SAtk
Timid nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Focus Blast
- Shadow Ball
- Substitute
- Pain Split
This has become my favorite Gengar set to run, period. It's one of the only Gengar sets that beats Blissey 1v1 without the use of Explosion. This is also the only main special attacking thing on my team, so I never even really have to worry about Blissey too much. Gengar is the only real special attacker needed though, as it just runs through so much stuff in this metagame. With just 2 attacking moves, it gets perfect coverage and can put a dent in anything. With Gengar+Breloom, FWG cores aren't going to be doing so hot. I rely on this guy to scare off Celebi, who Breloom hates to see. Tyranitar is also the backup for taking out Celebi, but due to the grass weak, Gengar is used more to take it out.
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Breloom (M) @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
EVs: 44 HP/252 Atk/212 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Mach Punch
- Seed Bomb
- Spore
- Focus Punch
The final member of the team, Breloom, packs quite the punch. Everyone knows how annoying this guy can be, and it has all the characteristics that make it kickass. Instead of the regular Sub Seed set, I've chosen Mach Punch instead. This allows Breloom to be one of the best priority users in the game. It does 88% on average to Tyranitar, meaning with SR it's gone. It does 50% on average to Heatran, which is always a blessing to have gone. Basically Mach Punch has saved my ass so many times, that it's become a staple for this team. Spore is the move that makes Breloom so deadly, always guaranteeing himself to incapacitate one pokemon. Seed Bomb provides STAB and takes care of bulky waters, which are annoying for Gengar. Focus Punch of course is the hardest hitting move, dealing enormous damage to almost everything. Sometimes I think this is the MVP of the team, but thinking about it, everything on this team pulls its weight and more.
Threat List
Green: Easy to beat and usually not a problem if played correctly.
Orange: Annoying but can be beaten easy with some prediction.
Red: Problem pokemon, very hard to play around and requires great prediction.
*Credit for Threat List format goes to reyscarface.
Aerodactyl :
Leads: Infernape usually doesn't fare too well, but sometimes I get SR off. Otherwise I will just pick it off with Scizor.
Life Orb: Never really faced one of these, but I have Scizor and Breloom with priority, so I can't see it being too big of a deal. Plus Swampert survives anything from it and always kos.
Alakazam :
Lead: Usually Endeavor right off the bat. If that doesn't work and it subs or something, I break sub and then go to Scizor.
Sweeper: Scizor can switch in pretty easily and knock it out with Bullet Punch. Swampert can survive something and ko with any of its attacks. Problematic if used with Magnezone though.
Azelf :
Leads: Switch Tyranitar in right away and Crunch, as 9/10 times they stay in.
LO Sweeper: Tyranitar can switch in easily on its moves and Pursuit. Scizor has BP to pick it off.
Breloom :
Scarfed Lead: Can be annoying, as I have no sleep absorber. Usually let Ape just take sleep and play from there.
SubPunch Lead: Fire Blast first turn. Barring a miss it's gone.
Substitute: Scizor and Gengar means that I can never really lose to this, but if they are low on health its troublesome.
Dragonite :
Dragon Dance: Switch to Swampert as it Dragon Dances, then ko with Ice Punch. If I don't live, I can revenge with Scizor.
Heal Bell + Dragon Dance: Swampert has no problem beating this with Ice Punch, as even with Roost it is doing 60%.
Leads: Set up rocks while they Draco, then go to Tar as they Extremespeed. Simple.
Choice Band: Scizor can take the dragon attacks, but this is tough to predict around.
Dugtrio :
Choice: If it gets a safe switch in on Tar or Ape, then its done its job. Otherwise I play around it and its a nonissue.
Electivire :
Sweeper: Swampert has no trouble taking hits from the physical set. No electric attacks on the team means its not getting a boost. Mixed versions are played around, ultimately getting ko'd by Gar or Tar.
Empoleon :
Lead: Either I get rocks up or do some damage to it. Usually I get rocks and go to Swampert for the ko, but its annoying.
SubPetaya: This is actually really easy to play around. I have two stab priority attacks hitting it super effectively, meaning its never going to get a full sweep.
Tank:
Flygon :
Choice: Scizor has a field day with Scarf, being able to set up SD with its nice bulk. Breloom can revenge if needed. Swampert takes a hit from any set and kos with Ice Punch.
Gengar :
Sub Split: Scizor is the #1 switch here. It can keep Bullet Punching, and I have Tyranitar to always revenge it.
Life Orb: Scarf Tar can come in easily on 2 moves, and obliterates it with Pursuit. Scizor is risky as most sub less Gar have HP Fire.
Gyarados :
LO Dragon Dance: Probably the biggest threat to this team. If it gets a flinch on Swampert, thats usually GG. Breloom is a last resort check, but it risks the same fate. Luckily this has been dropping in usage lately.
Taunt Dragon Dance: Even more of a threat then LO, because it can Taunt the Spore! As long as Swampert doesn't get flinched, it should KO this with Stone Edge.
RestTalker: Not nearly as big of a threat as the other two, but still annoying. Same way to beat it is above, but usually it freely switches into Breloom.
Heatran :
Choice Scarf: Tyranitar and Swampert are the 2 big fire resists on the team, and can pretty much handle anything this guy has. Earth Power means free switchin for Gengar. Breloom revenges at around 50% or so.
Choice Specs: Powerful, but Tyranitar has special bulk to take care of it. Swampert is iffy against it, especially since a lot have HP Grass.
Life Orb: Not nearly as bad as the other sets due to it getting worn down much faster. For example, I can switch in Tar on a Fire Blast, Pursuit it for about 20%, then when it comes back in, its in ko range by Mach Punch.
Torment: My two choice users get screwed over, but Gengar can mess with this as well. Not very fun to play against.
Heracross :
Choice: Gengar and Scizor ensure that this guy will become set up bait by something.
Infernape :
Mixape: Tyranitar and Gengar are my "checks" against it. Basically I scout the Mach Punch, and if its a no go, Tyranitar easily kos it. Gengar knocks it out with Shadow Ball at around 90%. Breloom revenges it at around 40%.
Choiced: I'd say Scarf is more troublesome, as it then outspeeds everything on the team. Played around though, as I only have to worry about one team. Gengar is the lone fighting resist, so keeping him alive is critical to beating this. Once again, Breloom can revenge Scarf. Band gets outsped straight up.
Lead: They usually Fake Out, then I SR while they ko with Close Combat. From there, its just smart switching and making sure its not problematic.
Nasty Plot/Swords Dance: A very huge threat to the team. This with Gengar dead is basically gg for me. Breloom is my lone hope of revenging, as Tyranitar is losing to +2 Priority. Next to Gyarados it's one of the biggest threats.
Jirachi :
Scarf: Flinch hax is always annoying. Luckily I have two solid Iron Head resists in Scizor and Swampert. Theoretically it can 6-0 my team with Iron Head spam, but the odds of that are very low.
Body Slam: Very annoying. Usually I hope for Thunder Wave instead, so Swampert can get a free switchin. If Infernape is still alive it can take care of this on a predicted Iron Head/Fire Punch.
Calm Mind: Swampert can always ko even bulky sets with STAB Earthquake. Superachi is another story, but Tyranitar can usually handle that.
Jolteon :
Choice Specs: Played around very easily. If its locked in Shadow Ball, Tyranitar knocks it out. Thunderbolt is a free switchin for Pert. Scizor loves coming in on HP Grass.
Life Orb: Played around the same way. Tyranitar can survive anything and always ko with Earthquake.
Kingdra :
Lum/Chesto Dragon Dance: Annoying set, but Scizor can come in on the Outrage and begin setting up. Just smart playing beats this.
Rain Dance: Tyranitar is there to get rid of the rain, but with it up, it's trouble. Nothing likes taking boosted water hits, and Breloom is fairly frail. Stone Edge from Tyranitar usually guarantees its death after some LO recoil.
Lucario :
Swords Dance: Very annoying to the team. SD Lucario with Bullet Punch and Extremespeed can 6-0 me, but thats a very rare set. Usually it's just one or the other. Gengar and Tyranitar can take it out. Infernape priority helps too.
Machamp:
Sub + 3 attacks: Always been a pain in the ass, but smart playing beats it. Takes 70% from Pert EQ, which is nice.
Lead: Usually just get SR up asap, then go to Swampert to ko with Earthquake. Always troublesome lead for this team.
Magnezone :
Choice Scarf: Scizor can survive one HP Fire sometimes at full health and do good damage with Brick Break. Scarf Tar outspeeds and kos.
Substitute: Swampert beats this if it lacks HP grass. HP Grass ones are beaten by Tar.
Mamoswine :
Lead: Infernape always beats it.
LO Sweeper: Can be trouble, but Scizor comes in on ice attack and BP's it.
Metagross :
Lead: Infernape always wins again, Occa Berry means I can now sleep it with Breloom.
Tank: Swampert KOs with EQ. Gengar can come in on the Boom. Slept by Breloom.
AgiliGross: If Swampert is gone I'm in trouble. Scizor can survive a hit though and usually I can beat it with priority.
Porygon-Z :
Choiced / Generic Sweeper: Free set up for Scizor, awesome.
Rhyperior :
Sub: Swampert and Breloom can take care of it easily. Not an issue
Trick Room: Same as above, I just never outspeed during TR lol.
Scizor :
Choice Band: Swampert and Scizor are the main switches. Swampert deals about 70% with EQ, making its switches limited then.
Swords Dance: Swampert outspeeds and deals a ton with EQ. If Infernape is still alive it can usually survive and then Fire Blast. Troublesome late game.
Starmie :
Defensive: Easiest version to deal with. Breloom can come in easily and do heavy damage. Tyranitar kos with Crunch, Scizor sets up on it.
Life Orb: Got to play very well around this. Usually switch in Breloom on Hydro, then Tar on the Ice Beam. Pursuit from there.
Togekiss :
ParaFlinch: Very annoying, but Tyranitar can come in on an Air Slash to ko with SE.
Nasty Plot: Same as above, just gotta get Tar in safely.
Tyranitar :
Choice Band: Swampert outspeeds every set, kos with EQ.
Choice Scarf: Even easier for Swampert to come in. Scizor and Breloom say hi.
Dragon Dance: Swampert again. Breloom revenges easily.
TyraniBoah: SWAMPERT! Breloom and Scizor revenge.
Weavile :
Sweeper: Scizor all day!
Yanmega :
Sweeper: A pain late game, but Scizor can play up with it.
Blissey:
Wall: Team is all physical besides Gengar, which always beats regular Blissey. Not an issue.
Bronzong :
Wall: Put to sleep by Breloom. Swampert hits it hard.
Celebi :
Wall: Can be annoying, but Gengar and Tar are my best bets against it.
Life Orb Tinkerbell: Same as above, but its a much bigger offensive threat. Gar and Tar combo again FTW.
Cresselia :
Wall: Set up on easily by Scizor. Tyranitar can revenge if needed. Gar hits it very hard.
Donphan :
Wall: Gar blocks spin and hits it hard. Breloom sleeps it.
Forretress :
Standard: Annoying, but Infernape always beats this. Swampert hits it hard. Breloom sleeps it.
Gliscor:
Stall-breaker: Gengar always beats this! Hit hard by Swampert and Breloom as well.
Baton Pass: Just hit it hard with Swampert, can usually OHKO it.
Hippowdon :
Wall: Swampert and Breloom say hi. No problem.
Skarmory :
Standard: Reason why I got Ape as lead. Still annoying, but Gar hits it hard and Breloom sleeps it.
Snorlax :
Curse: Breloom hits it hard, Pert hits it hard, and Gar has focus blast. Not a big deal.
Suicune:
CroCune: Breloom means I no longer lose to this bitch!
LO/Leftovers CM: Very annoying, usually have to make a sacrifice. Haven't lost to it yet.
Swampert :
Standard: Breloom takes care of it.
CursePert: Breloom again.
Tentacruel :
Wall: Swampert knocks it out easily with Earthquake, same with Tyranitar. Only scares Infernape really.
Vaporeon :
Wall: Breloom is the #1 counter for this. I always get a free Spore from it. Scizor also sets up on any this with ease, thanks to its special bulk.
Zapdos:
Generic Wall: Scizor sets up if it lacks Heat Wave. Tyranitar kos with Stone Edge.
SubToxic: Scizor sets up on this easily, not having to fear Heat Wave. Tyranitar can scare it off, same with Gengar.
Life Orb: Tyranitar can switch in on this with ease and force a switch. Gengar can revenge if needed. Can be a bit problematic late game though.
Orange: Annoying but can be beaten easy with some prediction.
Red: Problem pokemon, very hard to play around and requires great prediction.
*Credit for Threat List format goes to reyscarface.
~Offensive Threats~
Leads: Infernape usually doesn't fare too well, but sometimes I get SR off. Otherwise I will just pick it off with Scizor.
Life Orb: Never really faced one of these, but I have Scizor and Breloom with priority, so I can't see it being too big of a deal. Plus Swampert survives anything from it and always kos.
Lead: Usually Endeavor right off the bat. If that doesn't work and it subs or something, I break sub and then go to Scizor.
Sweeper: Scizor can switch in pretty easily and knock it out with Bullet Punch. Swampert can survive something and ko with any of its attacks. Problematic if used with Magnezone though.
Leads: Switch Tyranitar in right away and Crunch, as 9/10 times they stay in.
LO Sweeper: Tyranitar can switch in easily on its moves and Pursuit. Scizor has BP to pick it off.
Scarfed Lead: Can be annoying, as I have no sleep absorber. Usually let Ape just take sleep and play from there.
SubPunch Lead: Fire Blast first turn. Barring a miss it's gone.
Substitute: Scizor and Gengar means that I can never really lose to this, but if they are low on health its troublesome.
Dragon Dance: Switch to Swampert as it Dragon Dances, then ko with Ice Punch. If I don't live, I can revenge with Scizor.
Heal Bell + Dragon Dance: Swampert has no problem beating this with Ice Punch, as even with Roost it is doing 60%.
Leads: Set up rocks while they Draco, then go to Tar as they Extremespeed. Simple.
Choice Band: Scizor can take the dragon attacks, but this is tough to predict around.
Choice: If it gets a safe switch in on Tar or Ape, then its done its job. Otherwise I play around it and its a nonissue.
Sweeper: Swampert has no trouble taking hits from the physical set. No electric attacks on the team means its not getting a boost. Mixed versions are played around, ultimately getting ko'd by Gar or Tar.
Lead: Either I get rocks up or do some damage to it. Usually I get rocks and go to Swampert for the ko, but its annoying.
SubPetaya: This is actually really easy to play around. I have two stab priority attacks hitting it super effectively, meaning its never going to get a full sweep.
Tank:
Choice: Scizor has a field day with Scarf, being able to set up SD with its nice bulk. Breloom can revenge if needed. Swampert takes a hit from any set and kos with Ice Punch.
Sub Split: Scizor is the #1 switch here. It can keep Bullet Punching, and I have Tyranitar to always revenge it.
Life Orb: Scarf Tar can come in easily on 2 moves, and obliterates it with Pursuit. Scizor is risky as most sub less Gar have HP Fire.
LO Dragon Dance: Probably the biggest threat to this team. If it gets a flinch on Swampert, thats usually GG. Breloom is a last resort check, but it risks the same fate. Luckily this has been dropping in usage lately.
Taunt Dragon Dance: Even more of a threat then LO, because it can Taunt the Spore! As long as Swampert doesn't get flinched, it should KO this with Stone Edge.
RestTalker: Not nearly as big of a threat as the other two, but still annoying. Same way to beat it is above, but usually it freely switches into Breloom.
Choice Scarf: Tyranitar and Swampert are the 2 big fire resists on the team, and can pretty much handle anything this guy has. Earth Power means free switchin for Gengar. Breloom revenges at around 50% or so.
Choice Specs: Powerful, but Tyranitar has special bulk to take care of it. Swampert is iffy against it, especially since a lot have HP Grass.
Life Orb: Not nearly as bad as the other sets due to it getting worn down much faster. For example, I can switch in Tar on a Fire Blast, Pursuit it for about 20%, then when it comes back in, its in ko range by Mach Punch.
Torment: My two choice users get screwed over, but Gengar can mess with this as well. Not very fun to play against.
Choice: Gengar and Scizor ensure that this guy will become set up bait by something.
Mixape: Tyranitar and Gengar are my "checks" against it. Basically I scout the Mach Punch, and if its a no go, Tyranitar easily kos it. Gengar knocks it out with Shadow Ball at around 90%. Breloom revenges it at around 40%.
Choiced: I'd say Scarf is more troublesome, as it then outspeeds everything on the team. Played around though, as I only have to worry about one team. Gengar is the lone fighting resist, so keeping him alive is critical to beating this. Once again, Breloom can revenge Scarf. Band gets outsped straight up.
Lead: They usually Fake Out, then I SR while they ko with Close Combat. From there, its just smart switching and making sure its not problematic.
Nasty Plot/Swords Dance: A very huge threat to the team. This with Gengar dead is basically gg for me. Breloom is my lone hope of revenging, as Tyranitar is losing to +2 Priority. Next to Gyarados it's one of the biggest threats.
Scarf: Flinch hax is always annoying. Luckily I have two solid Iron Head resists in Scizor and Swampert. Theoretically it can 6-0 my team with Iron Head spam, but the odds of that are very low.
Body Slam: Very annoying. Usually I hope for Thunder Wave instead, so Swampert can get a free switchin. If Infernape is still alive it can take care of this on a predicted Iron Head/Fire Punch.
Calm Mind: Swampert can always ko even bulky sets with STAB Earthquake. Superachi is another story, but Tyranitar can usually handle that.
Choice Specs: Played around very easily. If its locked in Shadow Ball, Tyranitar knocks it out. Thunderbolt is a free switchin for Pert. Scizor loves coming in on HP Grass.
Life Orb: Played around the same way. Tyranitar can survive anything and always ko with Earthquake.
Lum/Chesto Dragon Dance: Annoying set, but Scizor can come in on the Outrage and begin setting up. Just smart playing beats this.
Rain Dance: Tyranitar is there to get rid of the rain, but with it up, it's trouble. Nothing likes taking boosted water hits, and Breloom is fairly frail. Stone Edge from Tyranitar usually guarantees its death after some LO recoil.
Swords Dance: Very annoying to the team. SD Lucario with Bullet Punch and Extremespeed can 6-0 me, but thats a very rare set. Usually it's just one or the other. Gengar and Tyranitar can take it out. Infernape priority helps too.
Sub + 3 attacks: Always been a pain in the ass, but smart playing beats it. Takes 70% from Pert EQ, which is nice.
Lead: Usually just get SR up asap, then go to Swampert to ko with Earthquake. Always troublesome lead for this team.
Choice Scarf: Scizor can survive one HP Fire sometimes at full health and do good damage with Brick Break. Scarf Tar outspeeds and kos.
Substitute: Swampert beats this if it lacks HP grass. HP Grass ones are beaten by Tar.
Lead: Infernape always beats it.
LO Sweeper: Can be trouble, but Scizor comes in on ice attack and BP's it.
Lead: Infernape always wins again, Occa Berry means I can now sleep it with Breloom.
Tank: Swampert KOs with EQ. Gengar can come in on the Boom. Slept by Breloom.
AgiliGross: If Swampert is gone I'm in trouble. Scizor can survive a hit though and usually I can beat it with priority.
Choiced / Generic Sweeper: Free set up for Scizor, awesome.
Sub: Swampert and Breloom can take care of it easily. Not an issue
Trick Room: Same as above, I just never outspeed during TR lol.
Choice Band: Swampert and Scizor are the main switches. Swampert deals about 70% with EQ, making its switches limited then.
Swords Dance: Swampert outspeeds and deals a ton with EQ. If Infernape is still alive it can usually survive and then Fire Blast. Troublesome late game.
Defensive: Easiest version to deal with. Breloom can come in easily and do heavy damage. Tyranitar kos with Crunch, Scizor sets up on it.
Life Orb: Got to play very well around this. Usually switch in Breloom on Hydro, then Tar on the Ice Beam. Pursuit from there.
ParaFlinch: Very annoying, but Tyranitar can come in on an Air Slash to ko with SE.
Nasty Plot: Same as above, just gotta get Tar in safely.
Choice Band: Swampert outspeeds every set, kos with EQ.
Choice Scarf: Even easier for Swampert to come in. Scizor and Breloom say hi.
Dragon Dance: Swampert again. Breloom revenges easily.
TyraniBoah: SWAMPERT! Breloom and Scizor revenge.
Sweeper: Scizor all day!
Sweeper: A pain late game, but Scizor can play up with it.
~Defensive Threats~
Wall: Team is all physical besides Gengar, which always beats regular Blissey. Not an issue.
Wall: Put to sleep by Breloom. Swampert hits it hard.
Wall: Can be annoying, but Gengar and Tar are my best bets against it.
Life Orb Tinkerbell: Same as above, but its a much bigger offensive threat. Gar and Tar combo again FTW.
Wall: Set up on easily by Scizor. Tyranitar can revenge if needed. Gar hits it very hard.
Wall: Gar blocks spin and hits it hard. Breloom sleeps it.
Standard: Annoying, but Infernape always beats this. Swampert hits it hard. Breloom sleeps it.
Stall-breaker: Gengar always beats this! Hit hard by Swampert and Breloom as well.
Baton Pass: Just hit it hard with Swampert, can usually OHKO it.
Wall: Swampert and Breloom say hi. No problem.
Standard: Reason why I got Ape as lead. Still annoying, but Gar hits it hard and Breloom sleeps it.
Curse: Breloom hits it hard, Pert hits it hard, and Gar has focus blast. Not a big deal.
CroCune: Breloom means I no longer lose to this bitch!
LO/Leftovers CM: Very annoying, usually have to make a sacrifice. Haven't lost to it yet.
Standard: Breloom takes care of it.
CursePert: Breloom again.
Wall: Swampert knocks it out easily with Earthquake, same with Tyranitar. Only scares Infernape really.
Wall: Breloom is the #1 counter for this. I always get a free Spore from it. Scizor also sets up on any this with ease, thanks to its special bulk.
Generic Wall: Scizor sets up if it lacks Heat Wave. Tyranitar kos with Stone Edge.
SubToxic: Scizor sets up on this easily, not having to fear Heat Wave. Tyranitar can scare it off, same with Gengar.
Life Orb: Tyranitar can switch in on this with ease and force a switch. Gengar can revenge if needed. Can be a bit problematic late game though.
Mentions
Trivia Guys/Friends
In no particular order:
NitricShin - Have known you for a while now. Always a good guy to talk to about stuff. Maybe you will make a name for yourself in Tour X!
Bobtheball4 - Have enjoyed hanging out in #pokemontrivia. A lot of fun games in there xD You're lucky as fuck for living in Hawaii lol
HD - Trivia has been fun with you, congrats on being a host! Hope to see you continue playing.
Zap - One of the best trivia players I know. You're also a pretty cool dude. Keep owning in trivia!
MagicMaster87 - You're always there in trivia lol. Glad you prevent the channel from being completely dead.
Jibaku - Another great trivia player who I have gotten to know well. Even though you don't like PIGGIE, you're still pretty chill.
Fireburn - Team Trials Bros! Trivia has been a blast, and you're good to talk to in #stark too. Hope we do well in the tourney.
Coronis - You don't come on trivia as much, but you dominated back when you played. Hope you come back to us!
Rolfkip - Pretty good at trivia, haven't seen you in there lately though. Come back!
dbolt - Teammates on the BIGS woo. Even though we don't talk too much, you're still pretty good at trivia!
StevenSnype - Congrats on being the 2nd trivia person to hit 200 points! You've done some things that pissed me off, but other that you've been pretty chill in trivia.
Zy - You always have the best questions for trivia, even though I never seem to get them first, or right for that matter... Your accent is awesome too. It's been good hangin with you in trivia when you're actually on!
TotalPotato - Always on trivia, good to see you supporting the channel. Not too bad of a player either!
Salad - The whole reason there is a trivia channel. Great suggestion on your part, and you need to start playing again!
Symphonyx64 - So Cal Bros! It's been good talking to you over the past few months, getting to know you well. Eventually we will chill when I finally get a car haha. You should play trivia more!
LinIsKorean - Another So Cal guy! You're a pretty good host, and I'm glad you are in Trivia whenever you can be. It's been good talking with you.
breloom - Funny guy, doesn't participate in much in trivia. Mostly you're just dicking around in #stark lol.
toaster - First admin of trivia, and one of the best players as well. You lucked me out of a couple tournies, but you're still cool :P. Manaphy is awesome as well.
dogfish44 - I haven't talked to you much, but you need to start playing trivia again. xD
joshe - We used to hate each other lol, but now we can talk about anything and its cool. Always funny seeing you goof off in #stark.
coolking49 - Pretty good at trivia. Congrats on beating Fireburn in that tourney match!
hailflameblast - Always enjoy you playing trivia. You can be really weird sometimes though.
Rodan - I remember you played for a little bit but haven't come back since. RBY FTW?!
Dracoyoshi8 - A good host who can get a bit crazy sometimes. Otherwise you're not bad at all xD
Jolteon17 - Pretty solid battler who also isn't a bad host. Glad to see your continued presence in trivia.
BunnyMaster - You're always in trivia, but you hardly ever say anything. Start talking more, you can't be that antisocial :P
theangryscientist - You never seem to get angry, seriously. Anyways you're a solid player and I've enjoyed our time playing games.
Joel - We've always gotten along pretty well, and you're probably one of the better hops on #stark. GL in my tourney, you're gonna need it!
Huy - SoCal>NorCal. :P
GonE - We've talked a few times, you seem pretty cool. Also you weren't too bad when you played trivia.
Bluewind - Lol brazilian. You're a pretty good UU player, and I hope you play more trivia with us in the future.
Nachos - I can't even remember the last time I beat you, or if I have ever even beat you...lol
chenn - We've known each other for a while now. Even though you're always joking around in #stark, I know you're a cool guy and its been fun hangin with you.
Earthworm - One of the best players here. It was cool when you played trivia with us that one time, good stuff. Also you and jumpluff = <3!
jumpluff - Probably one of the nicest users on IRC. I think we get along pretty well, at least I hope so. ;o Also, don't be too mad about ^ :P
Vader - LC Pro, nuff said.
tito - You've gotten to be a lot better then you once were, attitude and skillwise. Congrats on beating some Ubers teams with your UU/NU team haha.
Philip7086 - Big Philly! Probably the coolest admin on #stark, always enjoy talking with you. Please get rid of those numbers though, they are nooby...
Lady Bug - aka GARCHOMP, terrible name change man ;/. Anyways you're pro and gl in world cup.
Scimjara - Bro for life. You've been annoying to deal with sometimes on AIM, otherwise you're usually a really chill dude.
RaikouLover - I don't know how we met, but we've known each other for a while now. Congrats on getting badged in C&C, wish I had that commitment to get a badge!
Golden Sun - Another Australian dude who's a great battler. It's been nice getting to talk with you and shit from time to time.
PorygonD - New user who's fabulous at art. That Charizard is so badass man! I can't believe you still drew that Pokabu with its head chopped off ;(
TPP - Another newbie who has been making a name for himself. Thanks for doing that one Ebay favor for me haha. You've been one of the best people to talk to on IRC, and I hope you continue to become a great user.
KnightOfTheWind - Congrats on making it to Finals with Oceania. I think you've played trivia a few times, and you weren't too bad either xD Looking forward to our Point Buy R3 match!
Plus - RMT guy who helped me come up with the title of this RMT :) Thanks!
supermarth64 - He asked for one >.> In all honesty you're one of the better users on irc, and our whole apush talks were fun. Congrats to us for both passing the test with flying colors!
Blue Kirby - You just joined #pokemontrivia earlier, but you should be able to catch on fast, if you're interested in it anyways! Anyways congrats to you as well Mr. Oceania xD
That concludes the mention list. If you didn't make it, either I forgot you (let me know if you think I did) or I just don't like you!
