Introduction: I wanted to build an original team around one extremely underrated pokemon. He goes by the name of Absol. This team has been surprisingly successful but dont know the exact rank it peaked at. This team is open to any suggestion even huge ones except please not the replacement of absol. Now i will show you the team.
Thorn (Ferrothorn) (M) @ Choice Band
Trait: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Brave Nature (+Atk, -Spd)
- Stealth Rock
- Gyro Ball
- Power Whip
- Bulldoze
Role: Choice Band ferrothorn for a lead. He surprises so many foes. For example thundrus always uses taunt while i gyro ball. The evs make him bulky and strong. The nature raises attack but lowers speed to help gyro ball. Stealth Rock is there if i see a volcarona or dragonite but i generally dont use it for obvious reasons. Gyro Ball for quicker foes like Thundrus and it gets a nice STAB boost. Power Whip is the main attack move that kos politoed tyranitar and other threats in one hit. Bulldoze is for other ferrothorns, magnezones and the occasional jirachi. Choice band makes him hit extremely hard and he can still take a hit very well. If i see an infernape or mienshaou lead i will simply switch to jellicent on my first turn because he is immune to fake out and fighting and resists fire.
Disaster (Absol) (M) @ Life Orb
Trait: Super Luck
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Sucker Punch
- Swords Dance
- Superpower
- Night Slash
Role:This is the guy the team is built around. I dont know why he isnt used more because he is an absolute monster. The evs and nature give him maximum attack and speed while just dumping the rest into hp. Adamant makes his attack hit 394. Add a life orb boost to that and you got a killer. Super Luck helps out with crits. Sword Dance is an awesome move for him. If he gets one of these up he is very hard to stop. Sucker punch gets STAB and has priority. This can kill thundrus and many other fast threats. Sucker Punch is his main attacking move. Superpower is for dark and steel types. It also does a nice job on tyranitar. Night Slash is if i know they are going to try and set up of someone who keeps using sucker punch. It gets STAB and a high crit ratio paired with super luck.
Iron Eagle (Skarmory) (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 240Def / 16Spe
Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Brave Bird
- Roost
- Spikes
- Whirlwind
Role:Skarmory is a pokemon i put on almost all of my teams. The reason why is because he is so good. He can take almost any physical hit. He is pretty good excadrill check because he can spikes and whirlwind to kill it with hazards and prevent it from setting up off him. Evs and nature make him extremely physiclly bulky and fast enough to outrun breloom. Leftovers is for healing but i am considering a shedshell for magnezones. Sturdy is so i can stop set up sweepers from destroying my team by surving any hit and using whirlwind. Brave Bird is STAB and my only attacking move. Spikes just helps out my team including absol. Roost is for healing which makes this guy really hard to kill. Whirlwind stops setup seepers sub users and it racks up hazard damage.
seagull (Jellicent) (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Water Absorb
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SDef / 4 Spe
Calm Nature (+SDef, -Atk)
- Scald
- Recover
- Ice Beam
- Will-O-Wisp
Role:Jellicent is a special tank who helps my team a lot. His typing helps ferrothorn absol, and heatran. I find myself switching into him a lot and just burning and killing things with him. Water absorb helps him because it gets rid of hazard damgae if i switch into a water type attack. Leftovers is for recovery. The evs and nature make him a special wall. Scald is for STAB and burn hax. Willow wisp is if i want to reliably burn an opponent. Ice beam is for dragons and flying types and the occasional freeze hax. Revover just generally keeps him alive longer. This guy is one of the most important members of my team thanks to his excellent typing ablility and stats.
Magma (Heatran) (M) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spe
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Fire Blast
- Earth Power
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Dark Pulse
Role: My revenge killer and fire absorber. The evs make him a fast powerful special attacker. Choice scarf lets him outspeed a lot of different pokemon. Flash fire helps because i have two pokemon weak to fire and he can get a free boost off of it. Fire Blast is STAB that deals massive damage to numerous threats. Earth Power is for other heatran mostly because i can outspeed and kill them. Hidden power Ice kills all 3 of the genies especially landorous. Dark Pulse Is perfect for psychic types like latios latias and reniculus and even slowbro.
Vulcan (Latias) (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Spe / 4 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Calm Mind
- Roar
- Dragon Pulse
- Recover
Role: This guy is amazing. He can set up off of so many special attackers and sweep their team. Leftovers is for healing so he can set up easier. Levitate is his only ability but it is very useful. The evs boost the two important stats that arent boosted by calm mind and the nature makes him faster than most other pokemon. Calm Mind is the main move because he cannot sweep without it but it can be very easy to set up vs a special attacker. Roar is for phasing and racking up entry hazard damge. Vs reniculus we can both set up calm mind and when we both have 5 and he is setting up 6 i can roar and try to sweep the rest of the team. Dragon Pulse gets STAB and is the only attacking move on the set. Recover allows him to set up off of more things and stay alive.
Trait: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Brave Nature (+Atk, -Spd)
- Stealth Rock
- Gyro Ball
- Power Whip
- Bulldoze
Role: Choice Band ferrothorn for a lead. He surprises so many foes. For example thundrus always uses taunt while i gyro ball. The evs make him bulky and strong. The nature raises attack but lowers speed to help gyro ball. Stealth Rock is there if i see a volcarona or dragonite but i generally dont use it for obvious reasons. Gyro Ball for quicker foes like Thundrus and it gets a nice STAB boost. Power Whip is the main attack move that kos politoed tyranitar and other threats in one hit. Bulldoze is for other ferrothorns, magnezones and the occasional jirachi. Choice band makes him hit extremely hard and he can still take a hit very well. If i see an infernape or mienshaou lead i will simply switch to jellicent on my first turn because he is immune to fake out and fighting and resists fire.
Disaster (Absol) (M) @ Life Orb
Trait: Super Luck
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Sucker Punch
- Swords Dance
- Superpower
- Night Slash
Role:This is the guy the team is built around. I dont know why he isnt used more because he is an absolute monster. The evs and nature give him maximum attack and speed while just dumping the rest into hp. Adamant makes his attack hit 394. Add a life orb boost to that and you got a killer. Super Luck helps out with crits. Sword Dance is an awesome move for him. If he gets one of these up he is very hard to stop. Sucker punch gets STAB and has priority. This can kill thundrus and many other fast threats. Sucker Punch is his main attacking move. Superpower is for dark and steel types. It also does a nice job on tyranitar. Night Slash is if i know they are going to try and set up of someone who keeps using sucker punch. It gets STAB and a high crit ratio paired with super luck.
Iron Eagle (Skarmory) (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 240Def / 16Spe
Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Brave Bird
- Roost
- Spikes
- Whirlwind
Role:Skarmory is a pokemon i put on almost all of my teams. The reason why is because he is so good. He can take almost any physical hit. He is pretty good excadrill check because he can spikes and whirlwind to kill it with hazards and prevent it from setting up off him. Evs and nature make him extremely physiclly bulky and fast enough to outrun breloom. Leftovers is for healing but i am considering a shedshell for magnezones. Sturdy is so i can stop set up sweepers from destroying my team by surving any hit and using whirlwind. Brave Bird is STAB and my only attacking move. Spikes just helps out my team including absol. Roost is for healing which makes this guy really hard to kill. Whirlwind stops setup seepers sub users and it racks up hazard damage.
seagull (Jellicent) (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Water Absorb
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SDef / 4 Spe
Calm Nature (+SDef, -Atk)
- Scald
- Recover
- Ice Beam
- Will-O-Wisp
Role:Jellicent is a special tank who helps my team a lot. His typing helps ferrothorn absol, and heatran. I find myself switching into him a lot and just burning and killing things with him. Water absorb helps him because it gets rid of hazard damgae if i switch into a water type attack. Leftovers is for recovery. The evs and nature make him a special wall. Scald is for STAB and burn hax. Willow wisp is if i want to reliably burn an opponent. Ice beam is for dragons and flying types and the occasional freeze hax. Revover just generally keeps him alive longer. This guy is one of the most important members of my team thanks to his excellent typing ablility and stats.
Magma (Heatran) (M) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spe
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Fire Blast
- Earth Power
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Dark Pulse
Role: My revenge killer and fire absorber. The evs make him a fast powerful special attacker. Choice scarf lets him outspeed a lot of different pokemon. Flash fire helps because i have two pokemon weak to fire and he can get a free boost off of it. Fire Blast is STAB that deals massive damage to numerous threats. Earth Power is for other heatran mostly because i can outspeed and kill them. Hidden power Ice kills all 3 of the genies especially landorous. Dark Pulse Is perfect for psychic types like latios latias and reniculus and even slowbro.
Vulcan (Latias) (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Spe / 4 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Calm Mind
- Roar
- Dragon Pulse
- Recover
Role: This guy is amazing. He can set up off of so many special attackers and sweep their team. Leftovers is for healing so he can set up easier. Levitate is his only ability but it is very useful. The evs boost the two important stats that arent boosted by calm mind and the nature makes him faster than most other pokemon. Calm Mind is the main move because he cannot sweep without it but it can be very easy to set up vs a special attacker. Roar is for phasing and racking up entry hazard damge. Vs reniculus we can both set up calm mind and when we both have 5 and he is setting up 6 i can roar and try to sweep the rest of the team. Dragon Pulse gets STAB and is the only attacking move on the set. Recover allows him to set up off of more things and stay alive.
