mtr12, you're way too far ahead of everyone else. I'm fairly sure the idea of this is 'lets choose pokemon one at a time and make an awesome team', not 'lets all suggest random pokemon that I think are good so the team will be good' or 'okay here is the team I came up with now lets adjust it and call it good'...
how do you guys handle Swampert?
Zapdos, I guess. I am pretty sure the set was T-Bolt/T-Wave/Roost/HP Grass. And if its lategame, and its come in more than once, I think Heracross should be able to KO with Facade.how do you guys handle Swampert?
Zapdos, I guess. I am pretty sure the set was T-Bolt/T-Wave/Roost/HP Grass. And if its lategame, and its come in more than once, I think Heracross should be able to KO with Facade.
Another poke I would like to mention is Scarf Latias. If you chose to use Slowbro, but still want to handle everything Porygon2 can, Scarf Latias could be used over Scarf Flygon. It also handles Heatran, which seems to be a slight problem. And it could act as pursuit bait luring ghosts+pursuiters, and if you used Magnezone, you could trap Scizor like so.
Zapdos, I guess. I am pretty sure the set was T-Bolt/T-Wave/Roost/HP Grass. And if its lategame, and its come in more than once, I think Heracross should be able to KO with Facade.
Another poke I would like to mention is Scarf Latias. If you chose to use Slowbro, but still want to handle everything Porygon2 can, Scarf Latias could be used over Scarf Flygon. It also handles Heatran, which seems to be a slight problem. And it could act as pursuit bait luring ghosts+pursuiters, and if you used Magnezone, you could trap Scizor like so.
Latias covers scarftran, zapdos and can switch in any attack of rotom (but SB), so it could work pretty well with this Hera
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Replying to both mtr and Twin Scimitar. It just seemed to me that very few actually collaborated to come up with members of the team, and it just feels really disorganized. I just imagined that something built by the community would have a lot more input and a lot more steps towards building the team, and it seems like this team was built together quite quickly and through only a few people, drawing away from the community aspect.
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I don't think that this is necessarily true. While I admit there is a feeling of hurried-ness, things did get done. And this team we currently have is one of the outcomes. There are other steps to this process:Replying to both mtr and Twin Scimitar. It just seemed to me that very few actually collaborated to come up with members of the team, and it just feels really disorganized. I just imagined that something built by the community would have a lot more input and a lot more steps towards building the team, and it seems like this team was built together quite quickly and through only a few people, drawing away from the community aspect.
That is where we are. And if anything we need to get a "base" team together quickly so that this thread doesn't get locked. There will be time to re-arrange and alter, but we have to meet a deadline.Completed: Pokemon's Set: Flame Orb (Heracross) (M) @ Flame Orb
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cresselia may be a pokemon that we've overlooked to fulfill a paralysis support role on the team. while it can't especially check as many threats as slowbro in theory, it can actually take a hit from a lot of different things. the set would have to be determined but it's worth taking a look at. it doesn't check fire types as well, so if cresselia's on the team, the last member should be a definitive check against fire types that isn't dead weight either.
When I've used SD Heracross, I've found that there is almost never a good time to use Megahorn when Night Slash would not have worked just as well, and without Night Slash Heracross loses to stall (Sleep Talk Rotom-A) when the whole point of having it is to beat stall! Actually trying to kill a Sleep Talk Rotom-A with Pursuit is a lot harder than it sounds, especially if you are committed to not using Tyranitar. Secondly, talking about Heracross' resists at all is almost meaningless, since it doesn't have enough longevity in it to switch in on nearly any meaningful attack. Finally, and most distressingly, nowhere in the nine pages of this thread has anyone mentioned exactly which Pokemon opponents are likely to switch into Heracross, and so need addressing by the rest of the team.In OU Heracross probably should run Night Slash over Megahorn, because Close Combat / Night Slash / Facade covers basically anything Megahorn would hit, and Night Slash is useful for the Rotom forms. Standard Rotom-A takes 69-81% from +2 Guts Megahorn, which is especially a problem against Rotom-h as it can use Overheat, but any Rotom can set up Reflect or use Thunderbolt, both of which slows a Heracross sweep. Night Slash, on the other hand, does 107-126%. This is assuming Heracross is running Jolly, which it probably should in my opinion, if just for things like Timid Heatran or Adamant Gyarados.
In other words, if I'm going to use Heracross, I want to make sure I can deal with the things that Heracross can't handle all that well, and Night Slash makes it a lot easier for Heracross to deter the things it otherwise can't handle from coming in freely.
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Finally, and most distressingly, nowhere in the nine pages of this thread has anyone mentioned exactly which Pokemon opponents are likely to switch into Heracross, and so need addressing by the rest of the team.
1. Salamence can switch right in virtually for free as Burn Orb is activating, without an risk of a full-power Facade. It has Intimidate and outspeeds you, and has an 87% chance of OHKOing Heracross with a Life Orb Fire Blast.
2. Rotom-A or Gengar can both come in on anything that isn't Night Slash and do hefty damage, Rotom-H in particular being able to outspeed and OHKO with Overheat. Night Slash is pretty much a must. Without Night Slash, Dusknoir (lol) actually laughs at SD Heracross
3. Even with the boost from Burn, an offensive Zapdos will still only take ~40-47 percent (rounding up) from a Heracross Facade, which isn't enough considering that Zapdos can outspeed and OHKO with Heat Wave.
4. While not precisely ideal, even a completely offensive Gyarados can switch in on Heracross as it Swords Dances and not be OHKOed by Facade (61-72%), when you factor in Intimidate. In return, even with Leftovers an Adamant Gyarados will do ~59-70% with Waterfall, to say nothing of players brave enough to use Dragon Dance.
In other words, if I'm going to use Heracross, I want to make sure I can deal with the things that Heracross can't handle all that well, and Night Slash makes it a lot easier for Heracross to deter the things it otherwise can't handle from coming in freely.
Latias covers scarftran, zapdos and can switch in any attack of rotom (but SB), so it could work pretty well with this Hera
What set are we running on Machamp? He could definitely function well as a status absorber with the standard ResTalk set.We could use a Scarf Latias over Flygon, but then we lose our TWave absorber...arguably, Slowbro/Porygon2 can be the absorber of TWave, because it's better for them to be paralyzed than poisoned.
We could use a Scarf Latias over Flygon, but then we lose our TWave absorber...arguably, Slowbro/Porygon2 can be the absorber of TWave, because it's better for them to be paralyzed than poisoned.
Actually, Scarf Latias might serve us better than Scarf Flygon.