ORAS OU (Balanced) ORAS OU Team RMT Round 2

Another OU Team. Skip the intro, lets get down to buisness.

Special Sweeper

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Keldeo @ Life Orb Leftovers
Ability: Justified
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Calm Mind
- Scald
- Secret Sword
- Focus Blast Substitue

The first Pokemon on my team. This is a Calm Mind set that's designed to have both good Sp Defense and Sp Atk while being fast to KO most Pokemon that are slower than it. Hiding behind a sub with lefties on top of having good Sp Defense makes this Keldo an ideal defensive sweeper. Also I'm not very sure whether I should keep Keldoe or get rid of him for a better sweeper can you help me on that?

Physical Sweeper

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Landorus-Therian @ Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 56 HP / 220 Atk / 232 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Rock Polish
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge

This is a double dancing Landorus. The main reason I chose it was to cover Keldeo's Electric and Flying weaknesses, and because I didn't have a Physical Attacking Pokemon. It has some extra bulk on top of Intimidate so it helps it quite alot. Also, I've been debating on whether I should switch out Rock Polish for Knock Off? Or maybe give him sub?

Physical Sweeper v2

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Charizard @ Charizardite X
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 HP
Jolly Nature
- Fire Punch
- Brick Break Dragon Dance
- Dragon Claw
- Thunder Punch

I was having problems facing these guys, and like they say, if you can't beat them, join them. Mega Zard X is a pretty diverse Pokemon, so I took advantage of it, I gave it all attacking moves Brick Break wasn't doing much for me (obviously, I don't even know why I chose it in the first place) so I gave it Dragon Dance to make it a better sweeper. I don't like trading power for recoil, so I didn't give it Flare Blitz. Same thing could be said about Outrage and Dragon Claw except with confusion. And before you think Thunder Punch is redundant coverage (ahem), it's for sweeping Azumarills that think they can stop my sweep. It doesn't have EQ because another Pokemon already has EQ and is a Ground type itself.

Special Defender

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Porygon2 @ Eviolite
Ability: Trace
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
- Tri Attack
- Recover
- Thunder Wave
- Ice Beam

Now comes the defensive side of my team. This set is incredibly good for OU because it can wall almost any foe it comes up against that isn't Fighting, can cripple it, and can recover when it's health gets low on top of easily KOing Gliscor. And as a bonus, Tri Attack can Burn or Freeze. It can at the least weaken up and cripple most Pokemon it comes up against pretty badly, and it's always a great Pokemon to have on a team.

Stall Breaker

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Mew @ Leftovers
Ability: Synchronize
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 104 Def / 152 Spe
Impish Nature
- Taunt
- Soft-Boiled
- Will-O-Wisp
- Knock Off

Do you know what I hate? Stall. So I got Mew. This guy is just made to piss off anyone who uses a stalling Pokemon. It can Knock Off their item, prevent them from using any move that isn't an attack, burn them, and then heal up. It needs speed to go for Taunt and Soft-Boiled first, so it has some Speed EVs. Its stas are all around solid so it can be a good defender.

Utility / Physical Defender

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Ferrothorn @ Leftovers
Ability: Iron Barbs
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 88 Def / 168 SpD
Sassy Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Stealth Rock
- Leech Seed
- Gyro Ball
- Thunder Wave

The last Pokemon I chose was Ferrothorn. I chose Stealth Rock over Spikes for 2 reasons. 1. Spikes takes 2 turns to set up instead of one. 2. Spikes doesn't hit all types, SR does. Leech Seed is for sapping some health, Gyro Ball is for helping Leech Seed slowly kill the enemy, and Thunder Wave is for pesky Pokemon that Ferrothorn gets switched in on such as Heatran or Charizard. I would give it Protect instead, I don't know which one I should go for (help me on that by the way) but it starts to bother me when I use Ferrothorn.

If you are going to tell me to use a different set or Pokemon, please include the set (full details) of the Pokemon in your post. Thank you.
 
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Hey Wobbly Warrior. Interesting balanced team you have here.

First of all, having Life Orb + Calm Mind on Keldeo generally isn't a good idea. By the time you can set up a Calm Mind and get a few hits off, you will be whittled very low and not get much value out of your Keldeo. I think a Sub CM set with Leftovers would help you better sweep teams. You can set up on more and just generally get more value out of your mon. Also, for future reference, having Focus Blast and Secret Sword on Keldeo is extremely redundant.

Secondly, I don't think a double dancing Landorus is that beneficial for your team. You require a more general pivot which Lando can fulfill, you are just restricting it's capabilities. A Choice Scarf set would be great for your team as it is amazing in the current meta and your team lacks a solid revenge killer.

Your Charizard X set is very strange to me. I am seeing a lot of redundant coverage. I'm not quite sure what you're trying to hit with Brick Break that you couldn't hit with EQ. You can also run a DD set to replace what role your Double Dancing Landorus filled.

Last nitpick, having Gyro Ball + Thunder Wave on a Pokemon generally isn't a good idea. Gyro Ball's power is weakened as your opponents mon gets slower. For this reason I will suggest Power Whip > Gyro Ball. I think keeping Thunder Wave is a good idea because it allows more opportunities for Keldeo and Charizard to set up.

Overall, a pretty cool team. Set changes I mentioned can be found below.

Keldeo @ Leftovers
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Scald
- Secret Sword
- Substitute

Charizard @ Charizardite X
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Dragon Claw
- Earthquake
- Flare Blitz

Landorus-Therian (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 24 HP / 252 Atk / 232 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Superpower/Knock Off
- U-turn
 
Hi!
Just a quick nitpick, but you can only make an RMT every two weeks.
I'm in a big rush, so I will get to this tomorrow.
Sorry to waste your time if I did.
 
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