I have been on the uber ladder for quite a while now.I played on the uber ladder more than any other tiers.I have tried many stall teams that consisted of the usual giratina,blissey,forretress,latias,groudon and lugia or deoxys-d.After trying the usual uber stall team,I decided to try something new.This team is still a variant of a stall team,but with some notable differences..The team is tested by me.I played several matches with this team and it worked decently well.This team is one of my most successful stall team.However,there are still some changes that still have to be made.I am sure the intelligent members of the Smogon Community could definitely imrpove it.Anyway,the team leads with:
Kyogre@ leftovers-Modest Nature
Ability:Drizzle
Evs:252HP / 96SpA / 148Spdef / 12Spe
~Surf
~Thunder
~Ice beam
~Sleeptalk
Sleeptalking kyogre is an awesome lead for this stall team.Although kyogres rarely make an appearance in stall teams,this kyogre is important for countering lead darkraies and also mewtwo leads.It can easily take ice beams aim at groudon and lugia.It ohkoes deoxys-s leads if they do not hold focus sash as their item.If it does hold focus sash I can surf it and then switch forretress to spin away the entry hazards.The Hp and Spdef evs ensures that thunders from timid scarf palkia fails to guaranty a 2hko with leftovers recovery taken into account.The SpA evs are for gaining a bonus point at 96evs.Thunder is for opposing kyogres and does additional damage to lugias too.Against the rare ninjask lead,i keep on attacking it with thunder.As thunder has a 30% chance to hit through protect,I can ko ninjask before it can pass anything or allows it to only pass speed.Sleeptalk may seem rare but it will really help against darkrai since sleeptalk will select an attacking move and cripple darkraies that think they can ruin this team easily.Ice beam is for giratina-o and friends.
Kyogre@ leftovers-Modest Nature
Ability:Drizzle
Evs:252HP / 96SpA / 148Spdef / 12Spe
~Surf
~Thunder
~Ice beam
~Sleeptalk
Sleeptalking kyogre is an awesome lead for this stall team.Although kyogres rarely make an appearance in stall teams,this kyogre is important for countering lead darkraies and also mewtwo leads.It can easily take ice beams aim at groudon and lugia.It ohkoes deoxys-s leads if they do not hold focus sash as their item.If it does hold focus sash I can surf it and then switch forretress to spin away the entry hazards.The Hp and Spdef evs ensures that thunders from timid scarf palkia fails to guaranty a 2hko with leftovers recovery taken into account.The SpA evs are for gaining a bonus point at 96evs.Thunder is for opposing kyogres and does additional damage to lugias too.Against the rare ninjask lead,i keep on attacking it with thunder.As thunder has a 30% chance to hit through protect,I can ko ninjask before it can pass anything or allows it to only pass speed.Sleeptalk may seem rare but it will really help against darkrai since sleeptalk will select an attacking move and cripple darkraies that think they can ruin this team easily.Ice beam is for giratina-o and friends.
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Groudon@leftovers-Impish Nature
Ability:Drought
Evs:252hp / 192Def / 60Spdef / 6Spe
~Stealth rock
~Earthquake
~Dragon claw
~Thunder wave
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Groudon@leftovers-Impish Nature
Ability:Drought
Evs:252hp / 192Def / 60Spdef / 6Spe
~Stealth rock
~Earthquake
~Dragon claw
~Thunder wave
An extremely physically bulky groudon.He sets up stealth rock when there is time and can paralyse his normal counters such as palkia and lugia,thus,canceling their speed advantage.He can switch into thunders aim at lugia and kyogre with impunity.Choosing between leftovers and lum berry always puzzled me.Leftovers give groudon longer longetivity while lum berry allows groudon to take a dark void and paralyse darkrai.Earthquake is always a staple on groudon while dragon claw can dent both lati tiwins and rayquaza.The heavy defense evs allow him to take a swords danced lucario close combat with a layer of spikes and stealth rock up.It also allows this guy to counter physical rayquaza a lot easier with that heavy defense.It provides the sun support which ruins rain abusers such as kingdra and ludicolo.I am also considering stone edge to damage lugia swtich ins.But what do you guys think?
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Blissey@leftovers-Calm nature
Ability:Natural Cure
Evs:252Def / 252 Spdef / 6Hp
~Wish
~Protect
~Toxic
~Seismis Toss
Blissey is always a staple on stall teams even in ubers.She heals forretress and groudon after they are worn out taking repeated assaults as they have no recovery moves.She takes most special attackers like they were banana peels flung at her.After all,she is the best special sponge in the game.I can usually toxic the attacker and stall it out with wish and protect.If a physical attacker comes in I can protect first to scout, as many are choiced and then switch to the appropriate counter.Stat-boosting attackers will be a problem though.She easily handles specs palkia,dialga and other special attackers for the team.
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Forretress@leftovers-Impish Nature
Ability:Sturdy
Evs:252hp / 12Def / 244SpDef
~Toxic spikes
~Spikes
~Rapid spin
~Payback
Forretress comes in on deoxys-s leads and also deoxys-d and ruined their attempts at setting up entry hazards.If giratina-o comes in,i can payback it for the 3hko or set up spikes.The heavy Spdef investment allows it to take unboosted thunders from the likes of latias and giratina-o.It also allows forretress to utilize its typing to absorb common special attacking blows like scarf palkia's spacial rend.When giratina comes in,although incapable of hurting the beast,it can use giratina as set up time.It is also one of my garchomp counters.Forretress seems like it is built for uber play,as it has decent typing for ubers and is the only reliable spinner in the uber tier.
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Giratina-o@Platinum orb-Modest Nature
Ability:Levitate
Evs:86HP / 116Spe / 216SpA / 92Spdef
~Dragon pulse
~Thunder
~Substitute
~Calm Mind
Many players now started to realize the powew behind giratina-o's sweeping talents.The reason giratina-o was chosen over its counterpart is because it has a much more higher offensive power.If allowed to set up,it can run over opposing stall teams with ease.It can also beat latias with stealth rock even if it has to sacrifice itself later.It can take any fire attacks aim at forretress with ease.It can use non calm mind or psych up blissey as set up time.It is also a very reliable spin blocker.If the rain is going,it can ko forretress with thunder.Giratina-o can also 2hko most groudons with dragon pulse.Furthermore,it can switch in on fighting attacks aim at blissey effortlessly.It has an immunity to trick too which will ruin darkrai's tricking moves aim at blissey.It also has a considerate amount of bulk.Palkia's spacial rend can never ohko it at full health.
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Lugia@leftovers-Bold Nature
Ability:Pressure
Evs:252HP / 96 Def / 136 Spe / 26SpA
~Calm Mind
~Ice beam
~Roosts
~Whirlwind
The star of this team.He is probably the best physical wall in the game.With all well rounded defenses,lugia is not getting koed easily.He also has roosts,one of the major reasons he was selected over giratina.The minor SpA investment allows him to always ohko rayquza after one round of life orb recoil.The speed evs are enough for him to outspeed adamant rayquaza and groudon,allowing lugia to reflect first and thus softening the blows.However,i chose not to run reflect for whirlwind.He can take almost any physical attack.He makes a great partner for blissey.He is also my main counter for garchomp,rayquaza,groudon and scizor.In fact,Lugia's defensive prowess is so great,it is capable of walling almost any physical attacker.Tyranitar can be a major issue for lugia but groudon can easily eliminate tyranitar from play.Groudon can take the few attackers that lugia cannot stop.Despite lugia being a physical wall,he can also stop sweeps from giratina-o with calm mind and blowing opposing attackers boosts away.Lugia is also a check for mix palkia as palkia cannot possibly ohkoed lugia with anymove.If I predict a wobbuffet switching in,I can phaze it away.Lugia is also my entry hazards abuser since he can force a lot of switches.
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It is still a stall team,but is often able to sweep with giratina-o as well.Almost every attacker is walled completely with the combination of the best walls in the game.However,the team still faces major problems with specs kyogre.I will have to sacrifice something to kyogre if it is specs.Blissey can stop most kyogres,specs version can be handled by my own kyogre unde rsome circumstances,provided it is not locked on thunder when i switched in my kyogre.If you can spot any major threats,please inform me or try to make suggestions on how to improve the team.
Now get rating!
Blissey@leftovers-Calm nature
Ability:Natural Cure
Evs:252Def / 252 Spdef / 6Hp
~Wish
~Protect
~Toxic
~Seismis Toss
Blissey is always a staple on stall teams even in ubers.She heals forretress and groudon after they are worn out taking repeated assaults as they have no recovery moves.She takes most special attackers like they were banana peels flung at her.After all,she is the best special sponge in the game.I can usually toxic the attacker and stall it out with wish and protect.If a physical attacker comes in I can protect first to scout, as many are choiced and then switch to the appropriate counter.Stat-boosting attackers will be a problem though.She easily handles specs palkia,dialga and other special attackers for the team.
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Forretress@leftovers-Impish Nature
Ability:Sturdy
Evs:252hp / 12Def / 244SpDef
~Toxic spikes
~Spikes
~Rapid spin
~Payback
Forretress comes in on deoxys-s leads and also deoxys-d and ruined their attempts at setting up entry hazards.If giratina-o comes in,i can payback it for the 3hko or set up spikes.The heavy Spdef investment allows it to take unboosted thunders from the likes of latias and giratina-o.It also allows forretress to utilize its typing to absorb common special attacking blows like scarf palkia's spacial rend.When giratina comes in,although incapable of hurting the beast,it can use giratina as set up time.It is also one of my garchomp counters.Forretress seems like it is built for uber play,as it has decent typing for ubers and is the only reliable spinner in the uber tier.
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Giratina-o@Platinum orb-Modest Nature
Ability:Levitate
Evs:86HP / 116Spe / 216SpA / 92Spdef
~Dragon pulse
~Thunder
~Substitute
~Calm Mind
Many players now started to realize the powew behind giratina-o's sweeping talents.The reason giratina-o was chosen over its counterpart is because it has a much more higher offensive power.If allowed to set up,it can run over opposing stall teams with ease.It can also beat latias with stealth rock even if it has to sacrifice itself later.It can take any fire attacks aim at forretress with ease.It can use non calm mind or psych up blissey as set up time.It is also a very reliable spin blocker.If the rain is going,it can ko forretress with thunder.Giratina-o can also 2hko most groudons with dragon pulse.Furthermore,it can switch in on fighting attacks aim at blissey effortlessly.It has an immunity to trick too which will ruin darkrai's tricking moves aim at blissey.It also has a considerate amount of bulk.Palkia's spacial rend can never ohko it at full health.
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Lugia@leftovers-Bold Nature
Ability:Pressure
Evs:252HP / 96 Def / 136 Spe / 26SpA
~Calm Mind
~Ice beam
~Roosts
~Whirlwind
The star of this team.He is probably the best physical wall in the game.With all well rounded defenses,lugia is not getting koed easily.He also has roosts,one of the major reasons he was selected over giratina.The minor SpA investment allows him to always ohko rayquza after one round of life orb recoil.The speed evs are enough for him to outspeed adamant rayquaza and groudon,allowing lugia to reflect first and thus softening the blows.However,i chose not to run reflect for whirlwind.He can take almost any physical attack.He makes a great partner for blissey.He is also my main counter for garchomp,rayquaza,groudon and scizor.In fact,Lugia's defensive prowess is so great,it is capable of walling almost any physical attacker.Tyranitar can be a major issue for lugia but groudon can easily eliminate tyranitar from play.Groudon can take the few attackers that lugia cannot stop.Despite lugia being a physical wall,he can also stop sweeps from giratina-o with calm mind and blowing opposing attackers boosts away.Lugia is also a check for mix palkia as palkia cannot possibly ohkoed lugia with anymove.If I predict a wobbuffet switching in,I can phaze it away.Lugia is also my entry hazards abuser since he can force a lot of switches.
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It is still a stall team,but is often able to sweep with giratina-o as well.Almost every attacker is walled completely with the combination of the best walls in the game.However,the team still faces major problems with specs kyogre.I will have to sacrifice something to kyogre if it is specs.Blissey can stop most kyogres,specs version can be handled by my own kyogre unde rsome circumstances,provided it is not locked on thunder when i switched in my kyogre.If you can spot any major threats,please inform me or try to make suggestions on how to improve the team.
Now get rating!
