Balanced Hackmons Community Create-a-Team (Testing post-Protean team)

[Laxpras]

mamp

 

[sin(pi)]

edited my post slightly to reflect new discoveries re skill swap.
I'm not sure if it might be worth waiting for the Protean vote before continuing with this, since our team currently uses it and if it gets banned, the meta will likely be very different.

 

[Cazenovia]

mamp

 

[I_Suck_At_Pokermon]

mamp

 

[Kingslayer2779]

Mamp

I thought about submiting a set but Mega Audino is literally the best thing for this team.

 

[motherlove]

Mamp

I thought about submiting a set but Mega Audino is literally the best thing for this set.

Yeh pretty much what I thought too.

I've been running this Maudino set for reqs too, it's a really god set, especially with moody getting popular.

Anyway, Mamp

 

[sin(pi)]

yeah, mamp
imposter isn't strictly necessary and my suggestion at least was mostly filler

 

[InfernapeTropius11]

MAMP

Unaware MAudino is just fantastic for this team tbh it fits so well

RIP the team when if Protean gets banned tho

 

[Mq]

mamp :D

 

[Sobi]

mamp

 

[I like donkeys]

mampharos

 

[Uselesscrab]

Mamp wins, so here's our team:

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Rayquaza-Mega @ Pixie Plate
Ability: Protean
EVs: 200 Atk / 252 SpA / 56 Spe
Rash Nature
- Judgment
- Bolt Strike
- Boomburst
- V-create

Rayquaza-Mega @ Safety Goggles
Ability: Aerilate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Naughty Nature
- Extreme Speed
- Boomburst
- Spore
- Infestation / Magma Storm

Registeel @ Safety Goggles
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Impish Nature
- Nuzzle
- Stealth Rock/Defog/Gastro Acid
- Recover
- Parting Shot

Giratina @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
EVs: 248 HP / 180 Def / 80 SpD
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Parting Shot / U-turn
- Slack Off
- Metal Burst
- Will-O-Wisp / Whirlwind

Ho-Oh @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 SpD
Sassy Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Flare Blitz
- Knock Off
- Recover
- Whirlwind / U-Turn

Audino-Mega @ Safety Goggles / Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
EVs: 252 HP / 44 Def / 212 SpD
Calm Nature
- Moonblast
- Recover
- Heart Swap
- Baton Pass

Now we enter what I'm calling the editing phase. In this case we can pick moves from the slashed options and make other minor edits before playtesting this team (which might not even happen if Protean gets banned). Let the discussion begin!

 

[I_Suck_At_Pokermon]

I think Registeel's EVs should be more specially defensive as it does not take Boombursts very well from -ates.

 

[highlighter]

rip

 

[QT]

rip

Its your own fault TBH. Way too many people listen to you.
Protean is now unfortunately banned. Does anyone have any suggestions to replace it? This is especially problematic as our entire team is based around it.

To keep with the idea of a lure, with the fairy coverage, and to stay imposterprofed, I'd like to suggest the following set:

Diancie-Mega @ Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Head Smash
- Light of Ruin
- Magma Storm
- King's Shield

Registeel and Maudino both imposterproof it, which is nice, and it hits very hard. It also stops shed from switchin in, which our team appreciates, and takes advantage of the fact that most MRay+Diancie cores are GW ray and -ate diancie.

 

[Uselesscrab]

Does anyone have any other suggestions for Pokemon to take the place of Mega Ray?

edit: post 1883, shoutout civil service reform

 

[Uselesscrab]

Ok let's assume we opted for Quantum Tesseract's decent suggestion. In that case we have the following team:

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Diancie-Mega @ Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Head Smash
- Light of Ruin
- Magma Storm
- King's Shield

Rayquaza-Mega @ Safety Goggles
Ability: Aerilate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Naughty Nature
- Extreme Speed
- Boomburst
- Spore
- Infestation / Magma Storm

Registeel @ Safety Goggles
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Impish Nature
- Nuzzle
- Stealth Rock/Defog/Gastro Acid
- Recover
- Parting Shot

Giratina @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
EVs: 248 HP / 180 Def / 80 SpD
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Parting Shot / U-turn
- Slack Off
- Metal Burst
- Will-O-Wisp / Whirlwind

Ho-Oh @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 SpD
Sassy Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Flare Blitz
- Knock Off
- Recover
- Whirlwind / U-Turn

Audino-Mega @ Safety Goggles / Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
EVs: 252 HP / 44 Def / 212 SpD
Calm Nature
- Moonblast
- Recover
- Heart Swap
- Baton Pass

Now I'd like people to try this team out on the ladder and in tournaments and see how we can continue to adapt it to fit the post-Protean metagame. Post replays and suggestions for how to amend the team, which slashed moves are preferable, etc. Good luck!

 

[bp scrub]

I've been testing the team out a little on the ladder and theres a huge problem I've encountered: The team literally cannot do anything to FF Steel types

 

[The Guy Who Has Many Alts]

I suggest maybe we replace diancie's set to the standard ate set with precipice blades and change rayquaza to tail glow gale wings since we have an unaware audino. Also since diancie is walled by ho-oh we can change the registeel to prankster since personally I think prankster >>> ff regi. Also change ho-oh to 252hp/194atk/60spdef and it looks like every other team I've made.

 

[G-Luke]

If the team really struggles against FF Steels I suggest giving one of the defensive tanks Defog and change. Ho-Oh to this

Ho-Oh @ Charcoal
EVs: 252 HP / 194 Atk / 60 SpD
Ability: Turboblaze
Adamant Nature
- V-Create
- Spore / Recover
- Pursuit
- Thousand Arrows / Precipice Blades

This a nice set I used back in the day. It smashes steels, traps Sheddy and can put stuff to sleep.