After just over 4 years, we now have fully revamped DPP sample teams. In this thread, you'll find an archive of prominent teams that showcase popular playstyles and archetypes. Its aim is to help beginners and intermediate level players become acclimated to the tier, or simply to help anyone in need of a solid team to play.
Compared to previous years, we've added more teams and fleshed out the thread by specifically categorizing each archetype. A lot of work was put into this thread's creation, so a huge thanks to the DPP community, all sample team contributors, and a special thanks to
Kristyl and
Student of Sinnoh for helping to make this thread possible.
Please note: Team submissions are closed, unlike in current generation tiers. If anyone has any constructive feedback on the content and the quality, we are open and appreciative to further make this a strong resource.
Click here to see the previous sample team thread.
The team that took SPL 12 by storm as the first major revitalization of hyperoffense in several years. Probably considered the most well known HO in DPP OU.
This team was used quite a lot in 2019-2020 during the SPL 11 era and was used in week 9 of said SPL to help the Classiest reach playoffs. The structure and concept are still sound.
Originally conceived by Emeral during DPP Global Championship 2021, august revamped and used it to defeat SoulWind in Smogon Classic VIII Finals.
The first team Pideous debuted in their Jirachee's DPP Invitational championship run, which has been used in the SPL following and in several other tournaments to success.
This team utilizes the offensive core of Gengar and Magnezone while having immediate power, good revenge killing, and a strong win condition.
BKC's most recent "water spam", stemming from his iconic Empoleon lead team that helped him cruise to victory in DPP Cup V.
A French-inspired hazard stack that maximizes offensive synergy around Infernape, pairing it with Heatran, Scizor, and Spikes.
BKC made Doom Desire Jirachi competitively relevant on a revamp of his team from SPL 13, which he won with in SPL 16 semifinals tiebreak.
Pkel SweeTforU is known for his hazard stack offenses, and this is one of the more prominent ones that led to his undefeated victory in DPP Global Championship 2024.
Existing as early as SPL 9, Osgoode's team is the quintessential Roserade balance.
BKC created this team during one his early experiments when Latias was reintroduced, and it turned out to be one of the most popular Roserade structures.
Kristyl's version of "Generic 6" helped several players to win games during SPL 15 as well as get requirements for the Machamp suspect.
Jirachee's iconic team is perhaps the oldest and most timeless team in our samples.
While notorious for being used in a very unlucky decisive SPL tiebreak game, Tamahome's unique ZapMie structure is probably the best Uxie concept that has been built.
Philip7086's 2019 team was revamped for SPL 15 semifinals tiebreak, making use of Rhyperior's immense power and durability to break defensive teams.
One of the first of many Magnezon/Magneton balances created during SPL 11, which were strongly optimized by utilizing Latias' defensive utility. This is also the most iconic of them.
A creative mag balance utilizing the old school Nidoqueen + Milotic core to support Calm Mind Clefable.
BKC's most iconic team, I Crawled, sacrifices resisting Water to go all in on the gameplan of full hazard stack, Knock Off Clefable, offensive spinblock, and 3 attacks + Protect Jirachi.
The first Hippowdon + Latias stall team created during the 2018 Latias suspect.
ABR used this team in his championship Smogon Classic VII run and Pideous revamped it for their DPP Invitational Championship run, using it during the finals.
