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Hello Smogon, this is not my first RMT, and it is certainly not my last. Most of my teams have been pretty bog standard, and I’ve decided to build some new teams with surprises.
This is one of them.
I am using an unorthodox Flygon set to mess with my opponent’s mind and shake their belief of Pokemon down to it’s core. Not really, but you get the point.
So, without further ado,I present Team Sapuraizukiru.
Changes in Bold.
Azelf@Colbur Berry
Levitate
252 HP, 40 Atk, 216 Spe
Jolly
-Stealth Rock
-Taunt
-U-Turn
-Explosion
Azelf has always been a solid lead. She seems to get SR up about 95% of the time, which is great. She was the first lead I ever tried to use here on Smogon, and is still going strong. Stealth Rock is, of course, the entry hazard that few teams go without, and are rarely good without. Taunt is to stop slower pokes from setting up Stealth Rock, but I don’t use it a lot unless the opposing lead has nothing to stop me, like Hippowdon or Swampert. U-Turn is the most reliable way to escape battle, while breaking sashes in the process. I try to keep Azelf alive for most of the battle because you never know when something needs to be Exploded on. A well-timed Explosion can either pave the way for a win, or secure one.
Rotom-W@Choice Scarf
Levitate
204 HP, 40 SpA, 252 Spe
Timid
-Thunderbolt
-Shadow Ball
-Hydro Pump
-Trick
What good spike-stacking team is good without a good spinblocker? Anyway, Rotom-W is my favorite and quite possibly the best Rotom forme because he gets Hydro Pump. If he catches Tyranitar on the switch, Ttar will take enough damage to be scared of anything else on this team. I try to play Rotom pretty sparingly as it is my only scarfer on this team, and he holds lots in check. Trick is of course to cripple walls such as Blissey or Vaporeon.
Flygon@Expert Belt
Levitate
80 Atk, 176 SpA, 252 Spe
Hasty
-Draco Meteor
-Fire Blast
-Earthquake
-Roost
Weird huh? What this Flygon lacks in power, he makes up for in surprise and lategame ability. Draco Meteor is my basic fire-off-this-attack-when-you-need-a-kill-on-something-with-high-defense move. Fire Blast is for when that Skarmory tries to set up on me mid-to-lategame. It 2HKO’s Skarmory and easily OHKO’s Scizor and Forretress. Earthquake is Flygon’s greatest STAB in my opinion due to Outrage locking you in, maybe getting killed. Earthquake does enough damage that anyone weak to it had better watch out. Roost is after I’ve dealt a little damage and the opponent cannot touch me. Heal up and do it again. Anyways, I have to play this thing sparingly early, firing off Earthquakes to see what the opponent will try to do. Flygon has the ability to lure out physical walls such as Skarmory or Hippowdon, and unleash a fury upon them with either Fire Blast or Draco Meteor.
Skarmory@Leftovers
Keen Eye
252 HP, 240 SpD, 16 Spe
Careful
-Brave Bird
-Spikes
-Roost
-Whirlwind
This Skarmory is meant to pair up with Flygon by both sharing synergy and spike-stacking to make Flygon’s life a lot easier. Since Azelf has Stealth Rock, I have no need for it and thus run Brave Bird. Brave Bird is very good at dishing out lots of damage to grass types that try to leech seed me. Spikes is an obvious move on Skarm because it is one of the few OU pokemon that get it, and it is good at setting them up. Roost is there to increase longevity and allow more spikes. Whirlwind is a great punishment to pokemon who like to try and set up on Skarmory, only to be switched out and take Spikes and Stealth Rock damage. How disappointing.
Vaporeon@Leftovers
Water Absorb
216 Def, 60 SpA, 232 SpD
-Roar
-Surf
-Wish
-Protect
This is probably my favorite Vaporeon set, as she gets decent SpA with which to use STAB Surf and enough defenses to stop the likes of Heatran and Suicune. Instead of running Toxic, I will run Roar because it easily disposes of Suicune and it will have a similarly devastating effect to pokemon after Spikes damage. Wish and Protect are how Vaporeon heals itself and it's teammates, which often helps a lot.
Tyranitar@Choice Band
Sand Stream
180 HP, 252 Atk, 76 Spe
Adamant
-Crunch
-Pursuit
-Stone Edge
-Earthquake
This set is unbelievable. People always expect a ScarfTar, only to take a ton more damage than they bargained for. This thing not only has the ability to take out some of its own counters with sheer power, but just wrecks teams that have had their primary check killed or weakened by that evil BluffGon. I find myself using Crunch very often as it can obliterate stuff with neutral coverage. I find that Pursuit isn't used all that often because if that Starmie wants to spin, it can take a nice Crunch to the face and have the rest of her team swept. Nice pick. Stone Edge is ridiculously powerful, and I love to own that Skarm that has been weakened switching in.
So that concludes Team Sapuraizukiru .
Rates are hugely welcome for this team as it is far from perfect but I see potential.
P.S., any opinions on another EV spread for Suicune?
P.P.S., Sapuraizukiru means “Surprise Kill”. Fitting huh?
This is one of them.
I am using an unorthodox Flygon set to mess with my opponent’s mind and shake their belief of Pokemon down to it’s core. Not really, but you get the point.
So, without further ado,I present Team Sapuraizukiru.
Changes in Bold.
Azelf@Colbur Berry
Levitate
252 HP, 40 Atk, 216 Spe
Jolly
-Stealth Rock
-Taunt
-U-Turn
-Explosion
Azelf has always been a solid lead. She seems to get SR up about 95% of the time, which is great. She was the first lead I ever tried to use here on Smogon, and is still going strong. Stealth Rock is, of course, the entry hazard that few teams go without, and are rarely good without. Taunt is to stop slower pokes from setting up Stealth Rock, but I don’t use it a lot unless the opposing lead has nothing to stop me, like Hippowdon or Swampert. U-Turn is the most reliable way to escape battle, while breaking sashes in the process. I try to keep Azelf alive for most of the battle because you never know when something needs to be Exploded on. A well-timed Explosion can either pave the way for a win, or secure one.
Rotom-W@Choice Scarf
Levitate
204 HP, 40 SpA, 252 Spe
Timid
-Thunderbolt
-Shadow Ball
-Hydro Pump
-Trick
What good spike-stacking team is good without a good spinblocker? Anyway, Rotom-W is my favorite and quite possibly the best Rotom forme because he gets Hydro Pump. If he catches Tyranitar on the switch, Ttar will take enough damage to be scared of anything else on this team. I try to play Rotom pretty sparingly as it is my only scarfer on this team, and he holds lots in check. Trick is of course to cripple walls such as Blissey or Vaporeon.
Flygon@Expert Belt
Levitate
80 Atk, 176 SpA, 252 Spe
Hasty
-Draco Meteor
-Fire Blast
-Earthquake
-Roost
Weird huh? What this Flygon lacks in power, he makes up for in surprise and lategame ability. Draco Meteor is my basic fire-off-this-attack-when-you-need-a-kill-on-something-with-high-defense move. Fire Blast is for when that Skarmory tries to set up on me mid-to-lategame. It 2HKO’s Skarmory and easily OHKO’s Scizor and Forretress. Earthquake is Flygon’s greatest STAB in my opinion due to Outrage locking you in, maybe getting killed. Earthquake does enough damage that anyone weak to it had better watch out. Roost is after I’ve dealt a little damage and the opponent cannot touch me. Heal up and do it again. Anyways, I have to play this thing sparingly early, firing off Earthquakes to see what the opponent will try to do. Flygon has the ability to lure out physical walls such as Skarmory or Hippowdon, and unleash a fury upon them with either Fire Blast or Draco Meteor.
Skarmory@Leftovers
Keen Eye
252 HP, 240 SpD, 16 Spe
Careful
-Brave Bird
-Spikes
-Roost
-Whirlwind
This Skarmory is meant to pair up with Flygon by both sharing synergy and spike-stacking to make Flygon’s life a lot easier. Since Azelf has Stealth Rock, I have no need for it and thus run Brave Bird. Brave Bird is very good at dishing out lots of damage to grass types that try to leech seed me. Spikes is an obvious move on Skarm because it is one of the few OU pokemon that get it, and it is good at setting them up. Roost is there to increase longevity and allow more spikes. Whirlwind is a great punishment to pokemon who like to try and set up on Skarmory, only to be switched out and take Spikes and Stealth Rock damage. How disappointing.
Vaporeon@Leftovers
Water Absorb
216 Def, 60 SpA, 232 SpD
-Roar
-Surf
-Wish
-Protect
This is probably my favorite Vaporeon set, as she gets decent SpA with which to use STAB Surf and enough defenses to stop the likes of Heatran and Suicune. Instead of running Toxic, I will run Roar because it easily disposes of Suicune and it will have a similarly devastating effect to pokemon after Spikes damage. Wish and Protect are how Vaporeon heals itself and it's teammates, which often helps a lot.
Tyranitar@Choice Band
Sand Stream
180 HP, 252 Atk, 76 Spe
Adamant
-Crunch
-Pursuit
-Stone Edge
-Earthquake
This set is unbelievable. People always expect a ScarfTar, only to take a ton more damage than they bargained for. This thing not only has the ability to take out some of its own counters with sheer power, but just wrecks teams that have had their primary check killed or weakened by that evil BluffGon. I find myself using Crunch very often as it can obliterate stuff with neutral coverage. I find that Pursuit isn't used all that often because if that Starmie wants to spin, it can take a nice Crunch to the face and have the rest of her team swept. Nice pick. Stone Edge is ridiculously powerful, and I love to own that Skarm that has been weakened switching in.
So that concludes Team Sapuraizukiru .
Rates are hugely welcome for this team as it is far from perfect but I see potential.
P.S., any opinions on another EV spread for Suicune?
P.P.S., Sapuraizukiru means “Surprise Kill”. Fitting huh?