SS OU Basic Hyper-Offense

ChinaFaker

Hello! I'm a relatively new player here, and am still learning some of the meta. Anyway, I built a hyper-offense team, but it hasn't been working too well. I want to hear some opinions and suggestions on it. Thanks!
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Ferrothorn @ Leftovers
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Knock Off
- Body Press
- Leech Seed

Ferrothorn's main role here is to set up Stealth Rock and switch into certain physical threats. Ferrothorn is also here for type coverage with resistances, as Ferrothorn can cover Dragapult's Dark weakness with body press, and can use Knock Off vs. other Dragapult. If I need to play the stall game, Leech Seed helps me a lot. His versatility kind of makes him a staple on most teams in my eyes.

Zeraora @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Volt Absorb
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Plasma Fists
- Volt Switch
- Close Combat
- Knock Off

Physical wallbreaker. Zeraora's immediate power and wide variety of coverage moves is what drew me to him. Volt switch can help me get out of some bad situations, and Knock Off is very good as with Zeraora's speed it can deal good damage to Dragapult. This Pokemon has done the best for me so far.

Hydreigon @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Nasty Plot
- Draco Meteor
- Flash Cannon
- Flamethrower

Special Wallbreaker. With a Nasty Plot boost, Hydreigon can deal significant damage to enemies, and even without it. Flash Cannon and Flamethrower are great coverage options, however I feel like Draco Meteor is too inconsistent because of its accuracy and the fact that it lowers your sp. atk a lot. I'm not sure if i should stick to Draco Meteor or switch to Dragon Pulse. Also, I feel like having two dragon types is too much because I can get destroyed by fairy types easily.

Primarina @ Leftovers
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 248 HP / 40 SpA / 44 SpD / 176 Spe
Calm Nature
- Substitute
- Calm Mind
- Scald
- Moonblast

A Special sweeper. Honestly, I've found Primarina to be a little underwhelming, as her speed just doesn't cut it for me (I feel like I'm just doing something wrong though). I can't find many good opportunities to set up with Substitute + Calm Mind, as my sub usually ends up broken in one turn. I can see Primarina's potential, however I'm wondering if i should replace her with another water type (it's not very easy as without Primarina my team is a bit vulnerable to Fighting types).

Dragapult @ Life Orb
Ability: Infiltrator
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Lonely Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Dragon Darts
- Steel Wing
- Fire Blast

Physical sweeper. With a Dragon Dance boost, Dragapult feels very strong as it outspeeds basically everything, and unlike Hydreigon, I don't have to worry about Draco Meteor lowering any stats as Dragon Darts is my main physical stab move. Steel wing is good coverage, but Fire Blast feels a bit bad to use because of its terrible accuracy. I can see the potential with this physical Dragapult set, but I think it may just be me not bringing the most out of my Pokemon.

Excadrill @ Leftovers
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Swords Dance
- Rapid Spin

Supportive Pokemon. His main role here is to get rid of entry hazards with Rapid Spin, as well as be some sort of emergency sweeper in case things go bad with the rest of my team. He also provides me with some needed coverage against Fairy types, which both of my Dragons are weak to. However, it feels like because of his speed, he falls flat as a physical attacker. If his main role is to simply get rid of entry hazards then I feel like a different Pokemon can do a better job.
 
Hey, I'm here to rate your team

So looking at the title, I'm assuming your plan is to play aggressive and wall break with your Pokemon until you find an opportunity to sweep, probably Dragapult. The team has overall decent synergy, but Ferrothorn sticks out like a sore thumb for this sort of build, it doesn't really provide much support, and imo loses momentum for you. My first suggestion would be to remove Ferrothorn and replace Swords Dance with Stealth Rock on Excadrill. Ferrothorn wasn't doing much, and freeing up a slot for your team can greatly help. Stealth Rock Excadrill is a fine solution, as without sand support it's being outsped loads anyway.

If you choose to remove Ferrothorn, you do become slightly weak to Azumarill. Hyper Offense teams aren't expected to have switch ins for every Pokemon, so its not a tremendous issue. I think adding Rillaboom will greatly benefit this team. Not only does it check Azumarill, it provides a powerful boosted Grassy Glide, which is perfect for picking off weakened threats, and provides useful utility in the form of priority. Speaking of Azumarill, if you don't feel like you're succeeding with Primarina you could always give Azumarill a shot. Azumarill pairs nicely with DD Dragapult, weakening the likes of Toxapex, Ferrothorn, and Tangrowth, and is able to revenge kill Volcarona, which could give you headaches before. I'll include a set below.

Hope this helped! Any questions you have feel free to ask me :psysly:
Rillaboom @ Choice Band
Ability: Grassy Surge
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Wood Hammer
- U-turn
- Grassy Glide
- Knock Off

Azumarill @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Huge Power
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Belly Drum
- Play Rough
- Aqua Jet
- Knock Off
 
I do have another team that runs both Rillaboom and Krookodile instead, and one of the reasons why I opted out of Rillaboom in the first place is because i felt like grassy surge had a lot of anti-synergy with any Earthquake user, so I'm wondering if there is any justification for using Rillaboom despite there also being an Earthquake user on the team being Excadrill. The Azumarill suggestion is something I appreciate a lot. Thanks for the feedback!
 
ChinaFaker said:
I do have another team that runs both Rillaboom and Krookodile instead, and one of the reasons why I opted out of Rillaboom in the first place is because i felt like grassy surge had a lot of anti-synergy with any Earthquake user, so I'm wondering if there is any justification for using Rillaboom despite there also being an Earthquake user on the team being Excadrill. The Azumarill suggestion is something I appreciate a lot. Thanks for the feedback!
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Ah, forget to mention, and you're right of course. Just change Earthquake on Excadrill to High Horsepower.
 
This is a really fun hyper offense team! Primarina + Dragapult + Hydreigon is a nice core but you should run Phantom Force > Fire Blast on Dragapult a ghost type stab is better than a special move I think.
 
Chefskier said:
This is a really fun hyper offense team! Primarina + Dragapult + Hydreigon is a nice core but you should run Phantom Force > Fire Blast on Dragapult a ghost type stab is better than a special move I think.
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Alright, I'll try it. Thanks for the suggestion!
 
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