Aww Shucks, A Shuckle Themed RMT

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Ah, yes. Its the wonderful Bug/Rock Pokemon named Shuckle.Its typing is unique and it was in fact the first of its kind (Armaldo is a copycat). Its stats are a mixed bag, defences are high but speed, offence, and HP are low. It also has some moves in particular that make up for the lack of stats. Acupressure and Gyro Ball really make up for this, allowing him to walk all over the metagame.
On a more social pokemon note, Shuckle is a very laughed at and made fun of pokemon. But under certain circumstances it is feared. This team tries to utilize his powers by messing up the opponents team bad enough so that shucklke can set up safe and sound and that he can finally be seen as scary. ​

[SHODDY RECORD]:
23 W - 7 L​

[Pre-RMT Notes]:​
  • I do not have sandstorm on this team. I do not because i could not see it fit and also because i would like to use the popularity of tyranitar and hippodown to my advantage.
  • Also, i know that this team is lacking on the attack and has more Special attack orientation. Right now i do not know a proper fix for this and i am open to suggestions.
  • Mismagius was thrown in to over cresselia to cover some of the weaknesses on my team and if i use this on serebii most legends are banned -_-
  • All the team members other than shuckle will all have a "how they benifit shuckle" section.
  • Please use constructive criticizm. Some of you might not know what that means, so, dictionary.com is here for you. But other than that, have fun rating my team!
The Team (so Far):​


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Playboy (Lopunny) @ Choice Band
Jolly Nature - Cute Charm
252 ATK/252 SPD/6 HP
- Switcheroo
- Ice Punch
- Sky Uppercut
- Return
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Description: Well, my first idea for a team was annoying people with pokemon rarely seen. after searching the smogon site for pokemon who had switcheroo and the like, i came across this thing. I cant tell you how many pokemon it has downed already on shoddy. It usually OHKOs Tyranitars with Sky Uppercut and almost always downs Salamence and Garchomp with Ice Punch if they arent scarfed. Switcheroo is a given, used for annoying people.
It Benifits Shuckle By...Abusing Switcheroo and killing off pokemon. Switcheroo usually dents walls like Blissey/Suicune and people who try to set up like Forretress.
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PoserEmo (Jolteon) @ Leftovers
Timid Nature
252 SPD/252 SPATK/6 HP
- Fake Tears
- Substitute
- Thunderbolt
- HP:Ice
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Description: First let me say this is an amazing strategy that causes switches for my dear Forretress and kills pokemon. Substitute when you know a pokemon is going to switch off of you. If you know you are faster, Fake Tear them and make them cry too because they are pretty much OHKO to his bolt. Tacked HP Ice on because im terrified of those dragons.
It Benifits Shuckle By...Helping Forretress. Ill get to Forry soon so just wait. But it does kill off pokemon too and just is an overall team player.
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WaitAndBleed (Forretress) @ Leftovers
Relaxed Nature
252 HP/162 DEF/96 ATK
- Explosion/Light Screen
- Rapid Spin
- Earthquake
- Toxic Spikes​
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Description: Slipknot=own. But realllly, I wanted spikes support and BAM it came to me as this ball of steel. I ALSO wanted toxic spikes because i just love them so much! They utterly destroy everything that isnt guts. Rapis Spin is a avid remover of those rocks. Contemplating Explosion and Light Screen i dont know what to use =/. its either offence or defence on this one.
It Benifits Shuckle By...Spreading the joy of toxic. And Spikes. And Light Screen or Death of one non rock/steel/ghost type. Shuckle likes all of these because he needs the other team to be as weak as possible.
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Vaporeon (Milotic) @ Leftovers
Bold Nature
148 HP/108 DEF/252 SPDEF
- Surf
- Hypnosis
- Recover
- Confuse Ray​
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Description: Bulky Water, Defensive for taking hits like its made for. I dont know why the EVs are like that, but they work well on shoddy. Feel free to help solve that. Anyway i named it Vaporeon because origionally i wanted vaporeon. I changed it because i would use toxic on vaporeon and i already had toxic spikes. So i use something that can use confuse ray for my needs. Hyposis for levitaters and flying types that are not intoxicated.
It Benifits Shuckle By...Inflicting status that causes switch and protects it and other pokemon from fire types and other hits. Bulky Water, FTW.
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MntlRtrdatn (Mismagius) @ Leftovers
Timid Nature
116 HP/140 SPATK/252 SPD
- Thunder Wave
- Shadow Ball
- Energy Ball
- Calm Mind​
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Description: Tank-ish pokemon. More Status?!?!?!?! Your Darn Tootin' there is. Thunder wave to help alot, Shadow Ball = STAB, Energy Ball = I Finally Kill Swampert, Calm Mind = he would obviously never die. Im using this guy because he has an usual amount of resistances. Lets count... Ground, Fighting, and Normal. Thats enough leverage to switch into something that despises it living and for it to calm mind/thunder wave. But anyway its good and not overly used.
It Benifits Shuckle By...Status...Killing...Resistance...I Cant possibly think of anything else Shuckle could want.
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Suckle (Shuckle) @ Leftovers
Brave Nature
252 HP/252 ATK/6 DEF
0 Speed IV
- Acupressure
- Gyro Ball
- Rest
- Stone Edge​

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Description: Star of the show! You must be like oh this guy is an idiot for giving him attack EVs. This my friend, really does work. Acupressure up for DEF, SPDEF, ATK and maybe even Accuracy and Evasion. Hope to God you dont get SPD or SPATK, that ruins it. Once you have enough stat, Rest. With upped defences, you will live with more HP. Then pummel through your weakened foes with might and STAB Stone Edge. Rest when you have a threat of HP loss and Acupressure when you face someone who tries to kill you with a SE move. Only use this when its last on the team, it going out unprepaired can cost the game. The only weak to this set is a lucky critical hit. It can take hits of any multitude after just one boost from acupressure. Stall till they fall is this guys motto.


SO!!!! RMT!!!!! yay!!!!! w00t!!!!!!
 
Yay Shuckle!

For Forretress I would suggest going either for Spikes or Toxic Spikes, not both. Consider an attack move (Gyro Ball/EQ) or Stealth Rock(nowhere to be found here.)

For Milotic, you may want to opt for Ice Beam to fight Dragons and hit Grass types on the switch, or HP Electric to counter Gyarados. Confuse Ray is expendable.

Mismagius will get better type coverage with HP Fighting over Energy Ball, Milotic can always switch into Swampert anyway.

Seems like a pretty good team overall. Props for attempting to sweep with Shuckle.
 
Blissey totally destroys you, well only Explosion can take her down, but she can Flamethrower Forretress before he gets the chance.

That's quite a gimmicky Shuckle set, I seriously doubt you will have good results, especially when you rely on luck to pump him up in ATK, which is still not going to sweep. Seismic Toss will end him, and so will any other phazer or other stat uppers, namely Calm Mind Suicune.
 
rkatzam said:
Blissey totally destroys you, well only Explosion can take her down, but she can Flamethrower Forretress before he gets the chance.

That's quite a gimmicky Shuckle set, I seriously doubt you will have good results, especially when you rely on luck to pump him up in ATK, which is still not going to sweep. Seismic Toss will end him, and so will any other phazer or other stat uppers, namely Calm Mind Suicune.
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I would love to see how Blissey can take a choice banded Sky uppercut...

Also flamethrower on Bliss is VERY uncommon..

I do admit that relying solely on luck to try and sweep is a bad idea in the long run.

Also to the OP: You can easily attempt to sweep with Mismagius if you give it substitute... it comes in on Blissey like no tomorrow and can easily set-up... a lot of people dont know too much about her and will try and ice beam your sub... it wont break and you can get several calm minds in.
 
You do know that even after 2 attack stages, your Shuckle's maximum attack is 238 right? Even if a miracle happens and accupressure chooses to boost attack 3 times and you get to 6 attack stages you will still only 3HKO Skarmory. I love Shuckle as much as the next guy (maybe more, just look at my avatar) but attempting to sweep with him without power trick and trick room seems a bit farfetched. Shuckle is much better as a supporter with encore, setting rocks, knock off, etc.
 
Replace SE with Rollout. It may seem stupid but with the right boosts, it can tear holes in teams. I've seen it happen before lol. Also Switcheroo can destroy Blissey if used right.
 
Defense curl > Accupressure. Boosts rollout (which you should have; rips up with metronome) and his awesome defenses.

Nice idea

EDIT: 666th post. Cool.
 
Ok, time to recap on what you all said...

Yeah i feel pretty brave to come out and say i want to weep with shuckle. I figured i was going to get laughed at but the results were pretty good. I probly should switch to HP Fighting but for now ill keep Energy Ball. I want to use substitute somewhere on that set but idk where i should put it.

The point in having shuckle is to use him LAST on the team if need be. The team can hold its own against most threats in its unique way. So if i last up aginast blissey i will have spikes out hopefully and will be able to dent him. Its not a perfect solution but i couldnt think of anything else.

The point with this shuckle is to use acupressure not just for attack, but for his staying power in defence and special defence. It helps a great deal when it gets the other things because it helps to not be dented. So its somewhat luck, but theres method to the madness.

Fixed Milo lol
 
Shuckle should really not be trying to attack. Wanting to boost your defenses(which you only have a chance of doing) is fine and all, but when Blissey comes in you have no choice but to switch out. You are also set up fodder for things like Swords Dance Garchomp and Swords Dance Lucario. You might send him out last, but there are better things to center a team around IMO.
 
WTF? Usually people make teams based around sweepers and setting them up, meanwhile you made a team based around a shitty poke. It is a nice niche poke, but making a team around it without anything to beat the common Taunters is a poor idea. For example, this team gets 6-0ed by Gyarados. Your only chance is a revenge kill by Jolteon, which who knows, maybe they have Electivire waiting, who also smashes this team in pieces-Thunderbolt takes out Milotic, who does't even pose a threat to Gyara but w/e. Vire switches into Mismagius easily with its base 95 special defense, possibly picking up a boost from TWave.

This is just an example of some things that mess up your team. The worst weakness a team can have is CB Metagross, and this team is completely dominated by it. Any Taunter beats you, and Taunt DD Tyranitar is just going to sweep right through this.

Gyro Ball on Shuckle is shit anyways, and really, Toxic is better. Acupressure could be annoying, but if you pick up some speed then it makes Gyro Ball pointless and you don't have enough speed/attack to take advantage. If you think you will be able to double all of your stats, then you are crazy, or you play shitty people.

At minimum, Will-o-Wisp on Missy and Hypnosis on Milotic to stop physical beasts.

Shuckle is an extremely weak tank, just keep that in mind-back it up with things like Blissey and Skarmory.
 
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