Checkmate! Full Stop! End of the line! I win! [OU RMT]

[ouchies]

Prologue

I think finally after ages and ages studying my team, improving it, asking about it, and studying more, I have found MY team. I have not copied this team and im quite happy that i've done something completely from my own head. Now to the statistics. I have only lost 4 out of 20 games, so bassically for those of you who can't be asked to work it out, I have an 80% win rate and since i've only actually been playing competetively for 6 months-ish and not for billions of years like all the experts here, I reckon this team is doing pretty well. I finished making this team right after shoddy battle was updated to include HGSS changes and youll find out why soon enough. This team is intended for Shoddy Battle until I get an english version of Pokemon Soul Silver.
The idea of my team is to elimanate all of Lucario's and ???mystery???'s counters so that they can sweep obviously. I have waited a long time for ???mystery??? to become super awesome, and now, the fools who thought he was a bit rubbish, a bit outclassed are wrong and one day you'll fall to his knees and beg for mercy (NOTE: someone really did ask me if I could stop sweeping with him and let him win). This team also utilizes sandstorm and although it does not complement 2 of my team members, it works wonders for all the others who either benefit from it or are passive to it. My two sweepers have completely perfect synergy so that narrows it down quite a bit. I know none of you have read any of this so guess what? I can say anything I like to you and you'll never know you stupid evil poop heads.

At a glance

So yeah thats my team, it only has 1 weakness to Stealth Rock, 2 immunities to spikes and 3 immunitites to Toxic Spikes with one being able to heal off the poison. This team has almost perfect synergy but there are no problems that can't be fixed. One more thing, no faster pokemon is safe, I have three priority users. If anyone would like to see the type resistance chart just ask and i'll put it on.

The Team

'Only blades of grass can kill me'

Swampert (M) @ Leftovers
Piece: Pawn
Role: Lead + Physical wall
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 252 HP/252 Def/4 Spd
Relaxed nature (+Def, -Spd)
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Roar
- Stealth Rock

Swampert surprisingly is my lead. Sets up Stealth Rock obviously and you should all knows what it does, stacks up damage with Roar and kills whatever it can. I seem to be getting a lot of kills on Salamences who for some reason always stay in and try to OHKO with Draco Meteor. Swampert helps Lucario and Dragonite by setting up Stealth Rock and passing that damage around which can really help get those K0s, in fact, Swampert probably does more damage because of Stealth Rock than lots of other pokemon on my team, not that they don't get kills but still...sssshhhhh. It also helps Lucario greatly as it is able to get kills on dragons and Gliscor and sometimes Choice Scarf Heatran, all of these could potentially OHKO Lucario and possibly Dragonite. The Evs are pretty self explanatory and the nature too. I can see why people use this as a lead alot.
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'Don't make me angry, you won't like me when i'm angry'

Tyranitar (M) @ Choice Scarf
Piece: Castle
Role: Lure + Scarfer
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 120 Atk/252 Spd/136 SAtk
Naive nature (+Spd, -SDef)
- Fire Blast
- Ice Beam
- Crunch
- Stone Edge

I really love that picture of Tyranitar. Tyranitar has a firm place on this team because of its abnormally high defences, high hitpoints, high special attack and humungous attack. The only thing to worry about on Tyranitar is it's speed which is easily dealt with by using a Choice Scarf. However this isn't the only reason for a Choice Scarf. Since Tyranitar and Lucario have some of the same counters and are walled by pretty much the same things, this Tyranitar is specially made to destroy those walls and threats. To name a few, Gliscor is outspeeded and OHKOd by Ice Beam, Hippowdon is 2HKOd by Ice Beam, Skarmory is OHKOd by Fire Blast as is Lucario a common Tyranitar switch in. Because of no Leftovers recovery and no Life Orb this could easily be mistaken for a Choice Band set until I surprise them. Until then any Tyranitar switch in is dead. Tyranitar also offers SandStream one of the best abilities ever, Sandstream works well for four pokemon in my team making it quite valuable as it cuts off leftovers recovery and makes short work of Life Orbers.
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'Blooooooooooooooooooooooooooood'

Gliscor (M) @ Leftovers
Piece: Queen
Role: Scarf deleter + Physical wall
Ability: Sand Veil
EVs: 252 HP/40 Atk/216 Spd
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Roost
- Knock Off
- Stone Edge

Currently trying out Latias and Rotom as a replacement.
Have any of you ever used Knock Off? I bet you haven't. You really should try it. Any Scizor or Blissey, Rotom or Flygon, Choice Scarfers and Leftovers sometimes hurt my team depending on which pokemon they are on, e.g. Choice Scarfed Heatran would easily kill Scizor and Lucario, Knock Off would get rid of the Choice Scarfand enable Lucario to outspeed and OHKO. Apart from that amazing move Knock Off Gliscor really helps as a Lucario, Heracross and alot of other pokemon counter. It also adds even more bulk to my team. Where Dragonite, Swampert and Tyranitar cover special defence to an extent, Gliscor is THE guy for defenceand can even take hits from Gyarados and strike back with Stone Edge. The only pokemon that resist both Stone Edge and Earthquake are Bronzong and Breloom. they aren't too much of a threat though thanks to the amazing move Knock Off. With Roost Gliscor has a long life and can always stay until the end of the game when I want it to get Lucarios and Tyranitars. Also thanks to Sand Veil and SandStream Gliscor is quite evasive and evades attacks which really helps him kill and stay alive for even longer. Gliscor helps Lucario and Dragonite most by getting rid of all Choice users.
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'I like big butts and I cannot lie, my butt especially'

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Scizor (M) @ Choice Band
Piece: Bishop
Role: Trapper + Priority + Scout
Ability: Technician
EVs: 248 HP/252 Atk/8 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Bullet Punch
- Pursuit
- U-Turn
- Superpower

What kind of team has no Scizor in it? Although Scizor is the OU of the OU of the OU alot of teams are really weak to it and die when it appears. Thanks to Scizor's steel typing it has great defences which are only improved by 100 base defence so with those hitpoiints Evs then it is really quite bulky. Scizor can take alot of hits and hit back really fast and hard with Bullet Punch. Scizor also serves as a scout thanks to U-Turn. Scizor helps Lucario and Dragonite by forcing switches and exploring the team to check for big fat meanies. Scizor also helps by getting rid of alot of threats like umm...DD Tyranitar or Choice Scarfed Gengar. I could even use it just to finish off things like Infernape quickly with no damage to me. This greatly helps Lucario with it's sweeping as the less fire, ground and fighting and ghost pokemon, the better. I don't really know why I explained all of that to all you great awesome Scizor experts but...whatever.
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'Im big, orange and I have tiny wings, and somehow i'm cute'

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Dragonite (M) @ Leftovers
Piece: Knight
Role: Sweeper + Priority
Ability: Inner Focus
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Extremespeed
- Earthquake
- Dragon Claw
- Dragon Dance

The new Dragonite! ExtremeSpeed. In my not so great opinion...ssssshhhhh...Dragonite and Lucario are going to be the sweeper combo of the century. Some of you may have looked and laughed at Dragonite, but no more. Dragonite or Dragonknight's bulk and priority move make it an awesome option over Salamence and ExtremeSpeed really helps to delete those weakened threats before I set up. Lucario and Dragonite have absolutely perfect synergy. Let it be known that I, Ouchies thought of this combo. To be honest this set would be better with Swords Dance. Also i'd kinda like someones help in making a bulkier spread for Dragonite without sacrificing much attack power. Meanwhile though, i've gone for a 252 - 252 spread. I prefer Dracon Claw over Outrage as with 134 base attack and an Adamant nature I think Dragonite can overlook a little power and go for not being trapped and helpless against a swords dancing Scizor. Dragon Claw, ExtremeSpeed and Earthquake hit everything apart from Skarmory and Bronzong which can be dealt with by Tyranitar, Scizor and Lucario, Tyranitar being the safest. I've loved Dragonite for ages and he is my second favourite after Lucario, Dragonknight will conquer Salamence and then we shall see who is laughing.
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'I'm a steel type, but somehow i'm not made of metal and i'm speedy'

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Lucario (M) @ Life Orb
Piece: King
Role: Sweeper + Priority
Ability: Steadfast
EVs: 252 Atk/6 Def/252 Spd
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Close Combat
- Extremespeed
- Swords Dance
- Crunch

Lucario...is...my favourite pokemon and joint best pokemon with Dragonite. Everybody knows what Lucario does so I don't really know what to write, I can't really say anything about how it helps Lucario, and I can't really say anything I haven't already mentioned so umm...yeah. Umm...Jolly nature because It is important for me to outspeed things like, not those stupid base 100s who do anything to stop Lucario, but things like Electivire who never have + speed nature or Jolly Mamoswine and Modest Porygon-z...oh and one more, Lucario itself, in fact Lucario is my second switch in to Lucario after Gliscor. I prefer Steadfast to Inner Focus because Lucario would really have a great sweep if it just got that little extra push. Besides if Lucario can't afford to flinch then Dragonite will use his Inner Focus. Jirachi and Togekiss are really just owned by these two. Even the worst abilities help, sometimes even more than the best. As said before Lucario has perfect synergy with Dragonite which gives me the Dracoluke EXS combo and Scizor with his Priority is just a booster seat. In short, A superawesomeamazingbrilliantfantasticgreatspectaculareffectivecompletesuperbdependablesoliduber pokemon.
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Thanks you for reading all of this. Open to suggestions but i'd appreciate it if you could research the problems and give me a good solution rather than a quick one straight from nowhere. Sorry this may have been a little boring to read but too bad. If anyone says Lucario or Dragonite are bad or rubbish or you hate them...i'll deal with you swiftly.

Changes in bold

 

[franky]

Looks like a good, well-thought out team. A couple of ways to improve Lucario's sweep. Firstly, consider Hasty nature on Tyranitar. Why? It allows you to take advantage of that Sandstorm boost and generally help you come in on Scarf Rotom (major bane to Lucario). With that being said, I personally think you can run Pursuit over Crunch to trap Scarf Rotom, making the job for Lucario much easier. Pursuit lets you deal Scarf Rotom, dealing a max of 89.47% on fleeing Rotom locked into Overheat, if it uses Trick its not problem too cause' you'll still have your scarf.

Protect over Roar on Swampert is a nice way to deal with Explosion folks such as Heatran and Metagross. You won't result to going to Scizor because its a major piece on your team, and it shouldn't be taking a shitload of damage. Equally important, Lucario won't like an Explosion (assuming its your resist, etc.) Protect also acts as a good recover move, and waste 'outrage' time if Salamence slips in an Outrage.

Scarf Rotom over Gliscor might be something to consider. Why? Because it deals with Gyarados much better than Gliscor would. Gyarados is quite a troublesome Pokemon, and you can't do much to it. Rotom deals with both gyarados and Lucario, and can provide a nice 'Pursuit' bait giving Lucario and easy Swords Dance and an easier sweep overall. 232 HP / 20 SpA / 252 Spe and movesets Thunderbolt / Overheat / Trick / Shadow Ball is a good movepool to threaten and deal with Gyarados and Lucario. 20 SpA EVs help with opposing Latias mainly, and can 2HKO 4 HP / 0 SpD versions. All and all, you should look to implement Rotom mainly as a fish bait for Pursuit, as well as baby shaking Gyarados and Lucario.

As for other options, Superpower over Brick Break provides immediate power to OHKO Bold Blissey. Brick Break is a mediocre option, and dual screen is quite uncommon in this tier. Never the less, Superpower is always the better option to hurt things harder, including bold blissey and Curse Tyranitar, etc. Extremespeed on Dragonite is cool and all, but space in Fire Blast over it to deal with skarmory and Foretress. Mainly because they set up hazards to foil your sweep. Extremespeed is not needed unless you want to run a mix set. The main point is to prevent an easy set-up for Skarmory, if it ever gets a Whirlwind in, its hard to take it down with Tyranitar as a decent check to it. Overall gl

 

[Class]

I'd replace Extremespeed with Roost or Fire Blast (for Skarmory/Bronzong) as the most common priority users (Lucario, Scizor) resist it, probably won't be killed, and will still hit you with their priority anyways.

 

[Cooltrainer]

Hey, I like your team, and 80% win ratio is pretty good. But I feel like your team is lacking a bit something.

1. A bulky pokemon, such as Suicune. How do you deal with that?
a) You are lacking grass type moves. Swampert/Hippowdawn/Suicune will all give you trouble, and since you're taking on the spirit of Heart Gold/ Soul Silver movesets, the new Quagsire w\ recover will be a fearsome stall to defeat. I realise you can knock off suicunes leftovers and Move between pokemon U-turning and just hitting with the strongest ones you got. But late game, your looking at being swept by a suicune. I only mention suicune as it is (in my opinion) the bulkiest of them all. More so, suicune that is seeing more usage on Shoddy is the Timid Calm mind + 3 attacks. HP electric, Ice beam, and Hydro Pump. It outruns lucario. So your looking at 4x hit to Dragonite, 4x hit to Gliscor, 1hkoing Tyranitar, 1hkoing Lucario, 1hkoing Scizor (after a calm mind) and Swampert just attempting to Roar.

2. Your team needs a fast sweeper who requires no time to set up. While I see the reasoning behind Lucario + Scizor + dnite for Priority, it really is just a redundant mess. What happens when Gyarados gets a Dragon Dance? Scizor cant touch it, nor can Lucario without any Swords Dances. Dragonite is the same, except dealing less damage. Ttar may be able to get off an attack, but it depends on the speed of the Gyarados. Gliscor might be able to dent Gyarados w\ a Stone Edge, but I feel like a late game sweeper such as Gyarados who resists your priority well would cause your team grief.

3. In place of Dragonite, I suggest one of the following:
Bulky Starmie (recover, T bolt, Ice beam, surf, set is on smogon)
Offensive Starmie (T bolt, Ice beam, surf, Filler move, set is on smogon)
Or a specs/scarf Latias.

All 3 of the above mentioned pokemon can kill suicune in 2 hits even after a calm mind - except for scarf Latias. Also, with Scarf/Specs Latias, you can trick the bulky waters into one move, rendering them useless.

I know its a lot to read, but I hope it helps.

-- And an Edit, you mention that Lucario, Scizor, and Ttar cover Skarmory...
Lucario doesnt, just forces a switch sometimes. Scizor doesnt. ever. and Ttar is a 2hko on skarmory. So you really have no check to skarm. The above mentioned pokemon can help you deal with it.

-- Edit 2 XD. The 2 pokes (4 sets) of pokes I mentioned are extreme Pursuit bait. Nothing wrong with that - Lucario boasts a 4x resistance to pursuit and can set up a free Swords Dance that can win you the game. :)