Choice is my choice
Introduction:
Hey people from Smogon. After sometime building the same OU teams composed with the same OU pokémon, I decided to give a try on something different. Here's the thing: This team only has pokémon that abuse Choice Itens (Scarf, Band, Specs). So you're probably thinking: "what the hell are you doing?", "this team is ridiculous", etc. But the thing is, this team is REALLY nice. I built it just 4fun though, so it ain't going to be one of the best OU teams of our times, but if you want to taste something different, you should give it a try.
Teambuilding:
Well, since it was a choice team, it needed the two most used choice pokémon (i guess): Rotom-W and Scizor. They both have access to reliable moves and they have a nice sinergy together. And if that wasn't enough, they keep me with the advantage using the VoltTurn strategy. Oh, I love them.
Since I had Rotom-W and Scizor, I realized some Rain might come in handy. So SpecsToed came in with his double STAB Hydro Pump, that fit as a glove on my team. After that, I realized that I needed to surprise my enemies with a pokémon that is not seem often these days, so I put Metagross and it took out some problems.
So I decided that I needed to cover my weakness to Ground (if Rotom-W is killed) and Electric. So Jolteon came in with his ridiculous Speed stat and his imunity to Electric moves. Oh, he's so awesome. After him, the next choice wasn't hard: Celebi. Why Celebi? Because even with lots of annoying weaknesses he has the nice resistences I needed, so he took the last spot.
So with the help of Chapolin, I realized that Scizor and Metagross were doing the exact same job at the team. Who should I take out? Metagross for sure, since Scizor has a scout move and a better STAB Bullet Punch. But who could replace Metagross? Well, Terrakion (thanks again for Chapolin). And so, BandTerra came in and BandGross came out.
The Sets:
Politoed @ Choice Specs
Trait: Drizzle
EV's: 228 HP / 252 SAtk / 28 Spe
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Hidden Power [Grass]
- Focus Blast
SpecsToed is a monster. Seriously, if the enemy doesn't watch out, he can sweep deadly. He can even 3HKO standart Chansey sometimes, and this is awesome. The EV's give him max Special Attack, that make his double STAB Hydro Pump the strongest move in the team. 228 HP provide him a very nice bulk, that make his resistences even more great. 28 Spe to outspeed some Scizor variants, that can help A LOT. The moves are the same as always. Hydro Pump for STAB (and what a STAB); Ice Beam for coverage, deafeting Grass types and hitting Gliscor and Landorus harder; Hidden Power [Grass] takes out Gastrodon, Quagsire and some Jellicent variants; Focus Blast to take Ferrothorn on the switch.
Scizor @ Choice Band
Trait: Techniciam
EV's: 148 HP / 252 Atk / 96 SDef / 12 Spe
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Bullet Punch
- U-turn
- Superpower
- Pursuit
Scizor is the most used pokémon from Gen V. At first, I didn't like him. Honestly, I don't like pokémon that too many people use. But after testing it I realized that he deserves being the #1 on the usage statiscs. He simply amazing, and he's now one of my favorites. The EV's explore him in a great way, giving it mac Attack and bulk enough to receive a +2 Hidden Power [Fire] from Celebi under Rain. The moves are the same: Bullet Punch that is STAB and Priority, which is incredible with Techniciam; U-turn for and to kill like a boss; Superpower is the most realiable way to defeat Steels and Chanseys, since Brick Break is weak as hell; Pursuit to trap Latios and other Psychics that try to run away. I tested Quick Attack too, but it didn't work out well.
Jolteon @ Choice Specs
Trait: Volt Absorb
EV's: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spe
Timid Nature (+Spe, -Atk)
- Thunder
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Volt Switch
- Signal Beam
Scizor @ Choice Band
Trait: Techniciam
EV's: 148 HP / 252 Atk / 96 SDef / 12 Spe
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Bullet Punch
- U-turn
- Superpower
- Pursuit
Scizor is the most used pokémon from Gen V. At first, I didn't like him. Honestly, I don't like pokémon that too many people use. But after testing it I realized that he deserves being the #1 on the usage statiscs. He simply amazing, and he's now one of my favorites. The EV's explore him in a great way, giving it mac Attack and bulk enough to receive a +2 Hidden Power [Fire] from Celebi under Rain. The moves are the same: Bullet Punch that is STAB and Priority, which is incredible with Techniciam; U-turn for and to kill like a boss; Superpower is the most realiable way to defeat Steels and Chanseys, since Brick Break is weak as hell; Pursuit to trap Latios and other Psychics that try to run away. I tested Quick Attack too, but it didn't work out well.
Jolteon @ Choice Specs
Trait: Volt Absorb
EV's: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spe
Timid Nature (+Spe, -Atk)
- Thunder
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Volt Switch
- Signal Beam
Hey, why are you using a UU pokémon? Hell, I hate when people think Jolteon is UU. This thing is OU and it's SOLID. Even with his movepool that lacks some coverage, he can be a great revenge killer, with his ridiculous Speed and solid Special Attack. The EV's give him max Spe and nice SAtk, that can outspeed Dragon Dancers and even some Shell Smashers. Thunder is the STAB move, that hits with amazing power; Hidden Power [Ice] for coverage, taking out Grass and Ground types; Volt Switch for scout and desperate runaways (like from SubDD Gyarados); Signal Beam for Tyranitar, Celebi and other Psychics and Dark types.
Terrakion @ Choice Band
Trait: Justified
EV's: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature (+Spe, -SAtk)
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- X-Scissor
Terrakion @ Choice Band
Trait: Justified
EV's: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature (+Spe, -SAtk)
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- X-Scissor
BandTerra is probably the best choicer of this Gen. He has incredible Speed, great typing and awesome Attack. He resists Stealth Rock and he counters common threats such as Tyranitar and Chansey. "Oh, put ScarfTerra, he can outspeed Latios, nhenhenhe" No. BandTerra hits MUCH harder and I already have Scizor to wall Latios and other Psychics. Close Combat is the main STAB, that takes out lots of pokémon; Stone Edge (even with the bad accuracy) can be a great reliable move that's able to hit Flying types hard; Earthquake for the famous EdgeQuake coverage; X-Scissor to defeat Psychics. At first I used Quick Attack, that could kill Scarf Rotom-W if it was damaged, but X-Scissor prooved to be better.
Celebi @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Natural Cure
EV's: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spe
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Leaf Storm
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Earth Power
- U-turn
Oh, Celebi. So weak and so strong at the same time. Celebi is the main revenge killer of my team, being able to come in to common Fighting and Ground moves and than taking the enemies out with it's powerful STAB's. The EV's maximize it's SAtk and Scarf provides him the necessary Speed to outrun Scarf Rotom-W. Leaf Storm makes him able to kill LOTS of common pokémon (Tyranitar, Jellicent, Starmie, Terrakion, Rotom-W, Politoed, etc.); Hidden Power [Ice] to defeat Dragons, that cause lots of problems in this team; Earth Power to take out Heatran, that might be the main threat due to his TormentTran set (which is not that bad, though, since nobody uses it); And at the last slot, U-turn, that scouts and run away from Scizor on the switch.
Rotom-W @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Levitate
EV's: 92 HP / 252 SAtk / 164 Spe
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Hydro Pump
- Volt Switch
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Trick
Rotom-W is another wonderful pokémon. He has amazing stats all around, great typing, key resistences and powerful STAB's. He's always one of the most used pokémon, and he should be. The EV's leave him with a nice bulk, enough Speed and threatning Special Attack. Hydro Pump is the main STAB, that kills so many monsters; Volt Switch replaces Thunder to make the VoltTurn strategy with Scizor and Jolteon; Hidden Power [Ice] to take ou Dragons, that always cause trouble; Trick is perfect, because it cripples walls like Chansey, and even though it takes out the team's "fun", it can be very useful.
Conclusion:
This team is very good. Even though it doesn't work perfectly, it's more 4fun than for competitive use. With some practice though, this team's able to have greatful use at the OU metagame. If you people like to give it a try, i'm posting the Importable at the end of the page. Raters gonna rate?
Celebi @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Natural Cure
EV's: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spe
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Leaf Storm
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Earth Power
- U-turn
Oh, Celebi. So weak and so strong at the same time. Celebi is the main revenge killer of my team, being able to come in to common Fighting and Ground moves and than taking the enemies out with it's powerful STAB's. The EV's maximize it's SAtk and Scarf provides him the necessary Speed to outrun Scarf Rotom-W. Leaf Storm makes him able to kill LOTS of common pokémon (Tyranitar, Jellicent, Starmie, Terrakion, Rotom-W, Politoed, etc.); Hidden Power [Ice] to defeat Dragons, that cause lots of problems in this team; Earth Power to take out Heatran, that might be the main threat due to his TormentTran set (which is not that bad, though, since nobody uses it); And at the last slot, U-turn, that scouts and run away from Scizor on the switch.
Rotom-W @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Levitate
EV's: 92 HP / 252 SAtk / 164 Spe
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Hydro Pump
- Volt Switch
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Trick
Rotom-W is another wonderful pokémon. He has amazing stats all around, great typing, key resistences and powerful STAB's. He's always one of the most used pokémon, and he should be. The EV's leave him with a nice bulk, enough Speed and threatning Special Attack. Hydro Pump is the main STAB, that kills so many monsters; Volt Switch replaces Thunder to make the VoltTurn strategy with Scizor and Jolteon; Hidden Power [Ice] to take ou Dragons, that always cause trouble; Trick is perfect, because it cripples walls like Chansey, and even though it takes out the team's "fun", it can be very useful.
Conclusion:
This team is very good. Even though it doesn't work perfectly, it's more 4fun than for competitive use. With some practice though, this team's able to have greatful use at the OU metagame. If you people like to give it a try, i'm posting the Importable at the end of the page. Raters gonna rate?
