Introduction
I don't even know if the title is in proper english ha, anyway. The university has been mean on me (not Smogon, love you guys, my real life university D:) so i didn't have much time to battle, but i always try to come back again after sometime so i decided to make another team that can be fun to play with and that can perfectly win against weather without my own, so i came up with this dual calm mind core using two very "girly" pokemon, an "old" favorite of mine (in this gen) Virizion, and someone who i never have the chance to use in 4th gen but always wanted to, Latias.
Team Building Process
I obviously wanted to try something new so i started with a calm mind duo between two pokés that i really like, so i came up with this
Both have decent synergy together resisting each other weakness...some of them...two of them, but whatever i decided that i will cover their weakness later and that i will add some support first, so i came up with another core between Heatran and Forretress
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So i noticed that while Heatran covers Forry very well, Forry doesn't do the same for his friend so, something who can take Ground and water attacks (who is not Latias or Virizion i need them healthy for late game) would be cool so Rotom-W was added
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Yay so one spot more, and i need a good lure to Tyranitar and Scizor, Taunt Mew would be fi-W-W-W-Wait, Haxorus and every single dragon dancer (bar Gyarados), NP Thundurus and SD Terrakion will kick my ass, i need something who can take them all (or at least revenge kill them), sigh, not that i like to use you AGAIN but you're the only one who can destroy so many things Deoxys-S
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So yay team is complete...except that Rock Polish Terrakion still kick my ass, and LO Excadrill, dammit, i need someone who can take them...erh, Quagsire instead of Rotom-W, i lose my only electric attack but that's ok i guess, and i don't lose my Gyarados counter so why not?
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So yeah, but then i noticed that i not going to use Toxic Spikes on Forry, and maybe not even Rapid Spin so why i don't just use Ferrothorn?, sr, spikes, power whip and thunder wave would be a cool set, and give me paralysis support, and then again i noticed that opposite CM Virizion will destroy me if Psycho Boost can't kill it, and i don't know if it can so i need something who can counter it, who resist grass + fighting + ice?...Moltres, mmm no spinner that's a no-no, then...Victini, why not?, it will be original and i never tested it
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Ok i think that everything is handled now, but after some testing i noticed two things, Victini sucks, i'm sorry, i like you and all but you just don't work ok?, and the other thing was that RD teams now use Tornadus and that thing is just fucking broken, making your team anti-draco meteors was already hard but now i have to take Hurricanes?, that attack just 2HKO everything not named Tyranitar, Blissey/Chansey or Jirachi, damn, i need something who, not only can take a specs hurricane to the face but also i can't lose that fire resistance, and i really need something with Fyre typing to take Jirachi out, think Charro...ehr....Rotom-H!
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Thanks Cthulhu for that awesome new typing of yours Rotom-H!, so there it is, the final team, and after testing it a lot, it really works!, no more weakness, at least, i haven't faced anything who can destroy my whole team without a sweat, yet
Both have decent synergy together resisting each other weakness...some of them...two of them, but whatever i decided that i will cover their weakness later and that i will add some support first, so i came up with another core between Heatran and Forretress
So i noticed that while Heatran covers Forry very well, Forry doesn't do the same for his friend so, something who can take Ground and water attacks (who is not Latias or Virizion i need them healthy for late game) would be cool so Rotom-W was added
Yay so one spot more, and i need a good lure to Tyranitar and Scizor, Taunt Mew would be fi-W-W-W-Wait, Haxorus and every single dragon dancer (bar Gyarados), NP Thundurus and SD Terrakion will kick my ass, i need something who can take them all (or at least revenge kill them), sigh, not that i like to use you AGAIN but you're the only one who can destroy so many things Deoxys-S
So yay team is complete...except that Rock Polish Terrakion still kick my ass, and LO Excadrill, dammit, i need someone who can take them...erh, Quagsire instead of Rotom-W, i lose my only electric attack but that's ok i guess, and i don't lose my Gyarados counter so why not?
So yeah, but then i noticed that i not going to use Toxic Spikes on Forry, and maybe not even Rapid Spin so why i don't just use Ferrothorn?, sr, spikes, power whip and thunder wave would be a cool set, and give me paralysis support, and then again i noticed that opposite CM Virizion will destroy me if Psycho Boost can't kill it, and i don't know if it can so i need something who can counter it, who resist grass + fighting + ice?...Moltres, mmm no spinner that's a no-no, then...Victini, why not?, it will be original and i never tested it
Ok i think that everything is handled now, but after some testing i noticed two things, Victini sucks, i'm sorry, i like you and all but you just don't work ok?, and the other thing was that RD teams now use Tornadus and that thing is just fucking broken, making your team anti-draco meteors was already hard but now i have to take Hurricanes?, that attack just 2HKO everything not named Tyranitar, Blissey/Chansey or Jirachi, damn, i need something who, not only can take a specs hurricane to the face but also i can't lose that fire resistance, and i really need something with Fyre typing to take Jirachi out, think Charro...ehr....Rotom-H!
Thanks Cthulhu for that awesome new typing of yours Rotom-H!, so there it is, the final team, and after testing it a lot, it really works!, no more weakness, at least, i haven't faced anything who can destroy my whole team without a sweat, yet
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El Escuadron
(yay spanish)
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Roles
Rampage
Deoxys-S @ Life Orb Trait: Pressure
EVs: 12 Atk / 252 SAtk / 244 Spd
Naive Nature (+Spd, -SDef)
- Superpower
- Ice Beam
- Fire Punch
- Psycho Boost
Rampage pretty much "leads" my team, is more like an anti-lead AND a much needed revenge killer, because when i was building the team i noticed how weak i was to some set-up sweepers like DD Mence who can just 2HKO my Quagsire's ass even with unaware. But that's not the only thing that he can do, oh no, he can actually sweep by his own at late game with the spikes support provided by Ferrothorn, and acts like a great lure to Scizor who didn't expect to be fire punched in the face, Deo is my best answer to fighting types like Conkelldur and Infernape, so many roles for a single pokemon D:
Rabanito
Quagsire (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Unaware
EVs: 252 HP / 172 Def / 84 SDef
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Scald
- Recover
- Stockpile
- Toxic
Proud to say that i'm one of the first battlers to use this thing on a simulator, i was using him immediately after he was available in the Dream World. Not much to explain here, he's my answer to most physical threats like Gyarados, Excadrill, Landorus...pretty much every single physical sandstorm sweeper, the fact that i have seen Kingdras with hp grass just to take out Quagsire says a lot about the potential of this thing. The evs are a little different, with 172 def LO Jolly's Excadrill Earthquake is unable to 2HKO me so i decided to run a little into spD just to be safe.
Motorhead
Rotom-H @ Leftovers
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 248 HP / 172 Def / 88 SDef
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Will-O-Wisp
- Discharge
- Hidden Power [Fire] / Overheat
- Pain Split
Named after the awesome Heavy Metal band Motorhead, Rotom-H is my answer to those Tornadus bastards, who i realized how much was used in rain teams nowadays, that means that i can't sweep them just with Virizion, and i don't want to use a spD Jirachi, because a) i want to be a little original, and b) i needed a fire resistance (i can't risk Quagsire to take many hits) that can actually beat most Virizion and Latias' checks and counters, like spD Jirachi (ironic), Tyranitar, and Scizor, so her hearts will be content. I decided to use hp fire because i want to stay and Overheat makes me lose fire power (no pun intended), i'm not really sure but i think that Overheat hits harder even at -2, so is probably the better option. 88 evs into spD to take special hits better since i don't really need much speed, also i like Discharge better than Thunderbolt for it's bigger paralysis chance, i can't even count the number of times that those Lati@s bastards tried to gain a free switch in just to get their asses paralyzed, feels good man :D
Grenade
Ferrothorn (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 168 Def / 88 SDef
Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Spikes
- Stealth Rock
- Power Whip
- Thunder Wave
Ferrothorn complements well with Quagsire and Rotom-H (FWG core anyone?), even when that was not the intention, it just came up, and it's my support, he lays hazards to weak my enemies so my three sweepers can do their jobs easily, and it's my OTHER check to physical attackers (yeah three walls . _.), he also spread paralysis AND is my main Lati@s check. The bad news are that i don't have a spin blocker so my hazards can be spun very easily, but with team preview i always try to lure most common rapid spinners and kill them fast.
Luji
Virizion @ Leftovers
Trait: Justified
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Calm Mind
- Giga Drain
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Focus Blast
Virizion is my first calm mind sweeper, and my principal RD and SS check. Some of you may not agree with me but personally i think that Virizion looks like a girl so i called her Luji after an old friend (Lujan is the real name). Not much to explain here is the typical CM Virizion, she can sweep very easily after her few checks and counters are gone or weakened enough. Loved this set since the first time that i use it.
Yumi
Latias (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Substitute
- Calm Mind
- Dragon Pulse
- Roost
Calm Mind Latias <3, always wanted to use you girl, and you don't disappointed me. Sub cm Latias is BOSS i tell ya, she's my last sweeper and my MVP in most matches, she can setup in the face of Gyro Ball-less Ferrothorns (Power Whip can't break the sub), or even Quagsire (and just wait for a crit to come) and destroy everything. The only things that can stop her are handled by my team perfectly, and some of her usual counters are just setup fodder (u mad ferrothorn?). And something more, Roost DON'T make me lose my ground immunity because that only works with flying types, that's why i use it, to fool people, a lot have seen my using roost so they try to predict and use Earthquake just to waste pp :>
Threats
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I really haven't found anything that give me major problems right now, but i know that this team is weak to something, i hope you help to find that out and to help to deal with it.
Final Words
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So that's my team, i peaked like 1405 with it in like 4 days, and stopped testing it because i got a lot homework to do D<, now i'm sitting at 1100 or something for not playing, pretty pathetic, but hey, +1400 in four-five days is pretty good i think, i really like this team and all, and i will try to peak first if the university leave me, so that's all, please rate and comment, if this looks good to you, use it, go ahead, if you can peak something close to #1 i will be very happy. And please excuse my english, thank you for reading.
