Project Break This Team: USUM UU Edition [Week 71 - Submissions]

[sanguine]

surgeon

 

[Shanks69]

D2P2 HD

 

[vivalospride]

surg

 

[yeezyknows]

1surgeon

 

[Jade]

Surgeon

 

[Sage]

rose

 

[A Cake Wearing A Hat]

Would you look at that, 1Surgeon won the week :D

1Surgeon - 4
Smallsmallrose - 2
D2P2 HD - 1

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Our next team comes from PokeTCG_gamer1288 robjr!

Importable

Terrakion @ Choice Band
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Close Combat
- Rock Slide
- Stone Edge
- Quick Attack

Moltres @ Flyinium Z
Ability: Flame Body
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Roost
- U-turn
- Fire Blast
- Hurricane

Krookodile @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 56 SpD / 200 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Pursuit
- Knock Off
- Earthquake
- Fire Fang

Empoleon @ Leftovers
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 252 HP / 108 Def / 148 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Stealth Rock
- Scald
- Toxic
- Roar

Altaria-Mega @ Altarianite
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 208 HP / 32 Def / 64 SpA / 24 SpD / 180 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Ice Beam
- Roost
- Flamethrower
- Hyper Voice

Tentacruel @ Black Sludge
Ability: Liquid Ooze
EVs: 248 HP / 244 Def / 16 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Rapid Spin
- Haze
- Scald
- Sludge Bomb

This is an edited version of the Terrakion team I used vs Sacri (w/o amoonguss). Terrakion is an amazing wallbreaker, and that only increases with a Choice Band. I decided for Banded rather than SD Z-Move because of the initial power this set has without any setup. The partner on this team to Terrakion is Z Moltres, which helps Terrakion vs the best priority users in the tier, and appreciates Terrakion wallbreaking the opposing team. U-turning on a Rock-type is something Terrakion also likes, giving it free opportunities to come in. Lastly, it gives the team a very solid mon for Serperior. Latias is a huge issue to this team and the team has no Ground-type yet, so a Scarf Krookodile made sense. It can help vs Latias and can potentially clean late-game after Terrakion and Moltres break holes. With Moltres, hazard removal was also needed, so Tentacruel was my next add. Tentacruel also checks Scizor, Breloom, and Primarina to an extent. The spin support for Moltres here was the key, though. Next, I added Mega Altaria, giving me a Fairy once Mega Evolved. It is bulky to help take on Pokemon like Hydreigon and Latias better (as well as take a Scizor Bullet Punch), but it also gives me a Gliscor check with it having Ice Beam. Last is Empoleon, which gives me a rocker as well as a phazer. Being a Steel-type gives me a nice mon for Flying-types like Mega Pidgeot and Crobat. Also helps with Latias to some extent.

Get your teams in by thursday friends !!

 

[DraconicLepus]

No one has posted yet, so thought i would come up with something.

Sets

Aerodactyl-Mega @ Aerodactylite
Ability: Tough Claws
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- Ice Fang
- Roost

Serperior @ Normalium Z
Ability: Contrary
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Defog
- Leaf Storm
- Hyper Beam
- Hidden Power [Fire]

So when first looking at this team, a big threat to it that i saw was aerodactyl, not many switchins, though many mons could live attacks. A standard attacking set with edgequake and ice fang for coverage. Giving roost for longevity. Next I added was a serperior. which was another big threat besides the moltres which stopped it. Adding z-hyper beam can let it force through it's checks in moltres and altaria and defog as support to keep aero's rock weakness off the field. As well aero can beat Serperiors answers.

 

[Smallsmallrose]

sets

Gastrodon @ Leftovers
Ability: Storm Drain
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Recover
- Earth Power
- Toxic

Rotom-Heat @ Firium Z
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Thunderbolt
- Overheat
- Volt Switch
- Pain Split

These two are a pretty major nuisance to this team both defensively and offensively. Gastrodon convincingly tanks every hit from this team barring a Close Combat from Choice Band Terrakion and (Z) hurricane from Moltres, both of which it still tanks if its from full and threatens to retaliate with water STAB. Gastrodon is also actually really hard for this team to switch in on with ground and water STABS in addition to having a toxic with Mega Altaria's name on it. Rotom Heat also handles this team well, completely walling Mega Altaria, Moltres, and ironically enough, the volt blocker in Krookodile. This combined with the fact that Rotom Heat can just send Krook to the moon with Z Overheat means that it really can't voltturn block at all against Rotom Heat. It takes about one round of volt switch to put both Tenta and Empoleon into a particularly dangerous thunderbolt roll, and those are the only mons other than Terrakion that can threaten Rotom Heat at all. Neither of these mons give Terrakion the satisfaction of a free switch either. As Terrakion isn't interested in eating either of Gastro's STABS or a toxic, and it doesn't like getting volt switched on by Rotom.

 

[Amane Misa]

sets

Zygarde-10% @ Choice Band
Ability: Aura Break
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Thousand Arrows
- Outrage
- Extreme Speed
- Toxic

Nidoking (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Sludge Wave
- Earth Power
- Ice Beam
- Stealth Rock

Basically, the entire team is 2HKO'd if not OHKO'd by Zygarde after Stealth Rock. Nidoking is a Stealth Rock setter that threatens every member on the team, which not only means it will break the team but also set up Stealth Rock on a forced switch. Pair those two up with a solid Krookodile switch-in such as U-turn Gliscor and profit.

 

[Darksafadao]

sets

Slowbro-Mega @ Slowbronite
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 216 Def / 40 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Rest
- Calm Mind
- Psyshock
- Scald

Nihilego @ Electrium Z
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Sludge Bomb
- Stealth Rock
- Power Gem
- Thunder

Mega Slowbro seems to have a really good match up versus this team, specially a rest variant. It can abuse its regular form to come into Terrakion while also being able to set up on a lot of the team, walking everything after some boosts. Empoleon may try to stop it, but it will eventually get burnt.
My second pick was Nihilego, as it can sponge special hits while keeping rocks up, helping Slowbro. It also forces scenarios that can make Slowbro get turns to set up more easily.
I think those two paired with a solid rock resist to abuse turns when Terrakion locks itself to rock-type moves would surely pressure the team well.

 

[A Cake Wearing A Hat]

vot

DraconicLepus

Smallsmallrose

Amane Misa

Darksafadao

This stint of voting's due on Saturday, as usual!

 

[Smallsmallrose]

I'll vote for DraconicLepus because I actually really like Aero/Serp duo

 

[avarice]

Darksafadao

 

[slated]

misa because zygarde is a dog

 

[Rabia]

Darksafadao

 

[scape skiddo]

Had fun making a team with darksafadao's core

 

[DraconicLepus]

smallsmallrose cuz i like the duo

 

[vivalospride]

DraconicCutie

 

[Sage]

DraconicBestus

 

[TSR]

Darksafado

 

[A Cake Wearing A Hat]

Grats to good boy Darksafadao for winning this week!

Darksafadao - 4
DraconicLepus - 3
Smallsmallrose / Amane Misa - 1

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Our next team is from my good friend TSR!

Importable

3018 CH01 (Kyurem) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Ice Beam
- Draco Meteor
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Focus Blast

Empoleon @ Leftovers
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 252 HP / 76 Def / 180 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Roar
- Defog
- Toxic

Aerodactyl-Mega @ Aerodactylite
Ability: Tough Claws
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- Ice Fang
- Roost

Venusaur @ Black Sludge
Ability: Overgrow
EVs: 252 HP / 80 Def / 176 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Sludge Bomb
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Leech Seed
- Synthesis

Gliscor @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
EVs: 244 HP / 52 Def / 196 SpD / 16 Spe
Careful Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- U-turn
- Roost

Cobalion @ Fightinium Z
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Iron Head
- Close Combat
- Rock Polish

For this I started with good ol' Choice Specs Kyurem. It is a base 95 Speed Pokemon with Ice Beam, so of course gotta name it after the GOAT GSC player ch01w0n5h1n so I freeze every Ice Beam. Empoleon came up next, since it pivots pretty easily into most of the Fairy-types that Kyurem doesn't like to take on 1v1, as well as the faster Dragons like Latias and to a lesser extent Hydreigon. Mega Aero was about the fastest mon I really needed on a team like this, since I take care of most fast scarfers and setup mons fairly easily anyway. Roost also helps Aero take on Moltres and Mega Pidgeot, which would otherwise be large threats to my team in longer games. Next on the list was somehow taking care of the extremely fun and super balanced Breloom, as well as soft checking Scizor. I chose Venusaur since it's a fair margin faster than any both Scizor and Breloom, so I could easily EV it to outspeed both of them (unlike another Grass / Poison mon that is horribly outclassed by it). Sludge Bomb and Leech Seed work well together to start generating lots of chip damage, which always helps Cobalion clean up late-game. Cobalion also functions as a more reliable stop to Scizor if need be. Gliscor finally rounds out the team, since it provides rocks and a much needed pivot for Fighting-type moves. Giving it only enough speed to creep Adamant Scizors makes it marginally slower than the standard, allowing it to pivot in and out of other Gliscor with U-turn for free, as well as negates any chance of Serperior getting free subs against it.

Get your cores in by Thursday, folks!

 

[Felixx]

Sets

Latias (F) @ Electrium Z
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Psychic
- Draco Meteor
- Thunder

Scizor @ Choice Band
Ability: Swarm
EVs: 160 HP / 252 Atk / 96 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Bullet Punch
- U-turn
- Superpower
- Pursuit

The team kind of falls apart to a CM Z-Thunder Latias, since it can boost up against Venu and Coba, or on a Kyurem you predict to switch-out, and then you can nuke the incoming Empo. The only mon that can outspeed Lati is M-Aero which lacks Pursuit and Fire Fang, so I paired it with a CB Scizor that can break the team by spamming BP once the Empo gets lured.

 

[justdrew]

Sub Roost Kyurem +Scarf Infernape

Kyurem @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 56 HP / 200 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Ice Beam
- Substitute
- Earth Power
- Roost

Infernape @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Flare Blitz
- U-turn
- Close Combat
- Gunk Shot

Both these Pokémon threaten this team. Kyurem substitutes on gliscor and venusaur. Infernape gains momentum so Kyurem can come in since he has few fire and fighting type switch ins. Kyurem has the ability to stall out empoleon as well.

 

[vivalospride]

Mmmmmmm

Breloom @ Ganlon Berry
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Natural Gift
- Bullet Seed
- Mach Punch

Scizor @ Choice Band
Ability: Technician
EVs: 164 HP / 252 Atk / 92 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Bullet Punch
- Superpower
- U-turn
- Pursuit

Yeah, Ganlon Loom hasn't been used too much since it dropped but I still think the set is dope... but yeah ik Amoonguss rising obviously made it much worse. Luckily there is a Venusaur on that team which makes the set usable in this case. Basically, Scizor's Pursuit + U-Turns will get everything in range of a Mach Punch + NG Ice sweep.