1:the pokepast/versions
2:meat The Pokémon
3:roles
4:replays
5:conclusion
the Pokepast/versions
Let’s start off with the versions of the team first v1 (also I won’t be explaining the old versions of the team)
https://pokepast.es/aa91dcca7babc48b
version 2 of the team
https://pokepast.es/efb67f709cbc81f6
here is version3
https://pokepast.es/cae2bed4e14fd366
personly my fav team version 4
https://pokepast.es/9aa3995de9f51fd3
meat the pokemon
I’m gonna be doing this based on v4 of the team
Tapu Koko @ Choice Specs
Ability: Electric Surge
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Volt Switch
- Thunderbolt
- Dazzling Gleam
- Grass Knot
why did I choose Tapu koko? I choose Tapu koko bc he could set electric terrain for my hawlucha
why did I choose the moves? Volt switch to switch into a pokemon to gain momentum thunderbolt for a powerful stab dazzling gleam for a powerful stab grass knot for a surprise move to lure ground water types
how important is he to the team? Well hes very important to the team he is there to set electric terrain for hawlucha my main sweeper I would recommend keeping him alive
Zapdos @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Static
EVs: 180 HP / 176 Def / 152 SpD
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Heat Wave
- Volt Switch
- Defog
- Roost
why did I choos zapdos? Well bc I’m building a electri/flying spam very weak to stealth rocks so I needed a defogger
why did I choose the moves? Heat wave to kill steels and chip them volt switch to well switch defog to remove hazards and roost to stay healthy
how improtanted is zapdos? Very important if it wasn’t for zapdos I would have lost a lot of games
Hawlucha @ Electric Seed
Ability: Unburden
EVs: 252 Atk / 132 Def / 124 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Substitute
- Acrobatics
- Close Combat
- Swords Dance
why did I choose hawlucha?I choose hawlucha bc he works very well with Tapu koko and if played correctly it’s a fatal pokèmon
why did I choose its moves? First I choose 2 very powerful stabs close combat and acrobatics sd to become stronger and sub to lure lando and with a sub lando can’t do anything to hawlucha then you can set up and sweep
how important is hawlucha? Hawlucha is my main sweeper and yes he is very important
Kartana @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Sacred Sword
- Leaf Blade
- Smart Strike
- Knock Off
why did I choose kartana? I needed a late game cleaner karts fast and has a powerful attack stat and becomes powerful Quickly bc beast boost
why did I choose his moves? well Leaf blade and smart striKe for powerful stabs and knock for stab and sacret sword for coverage
how Important is kartana? Kartana is important but not super important
Garchomp @ Leftovers
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Earthquake
- Scale Shot
- Fire Fang
why did I choose garchomp? I needed a electric imumity and garchomp is nice to have and it can be a sweeper
why did I choose its moves? I choose sd so I could boost and I choose scaleshot to gain speed and earth quake for a powerful stab and firefang for coverage
how important is garchomp? he’s good i rarely use him but he is very good in some situations
Volcanion @ Choice Specs
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 56 HP / 252 SpA / 200 SpD
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Steam Eruption
- Fire Blast/flamethrower
- Earth Power
- Sludge Wave
why did I choose volcanion? I needed a fire and water pokemon and I needed a wall breaker
why did I choose it’s moves? Steam eruption and fire blast for powerful stabs earth power and sludge wave for stabs
how important is volcanion? Well as my wall breaker he is very important to the team
roles
Tapu kokos roles: 1. terrain setter 2.stall breaker 3.pivot
zapdos roles: 1.wall 2.defogger
hawlucha roles: 1. Sweeper 2. Speed control
kartana roles: 1. cleaner 2. Speed control 3. Pivot
garchomp roles: 1. surprize sweeper 2.Wall breaker
volcanion roles: 1. Wall breaker
replays
sorry about the low elo game play I forgot my main accounts password
game 1
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1703125075-ujv4j0ptku062n6skqagnchygxqe2gapw
game 2
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1703131098-speh4jlb2ue5spc6mq4jlriiy8fpex6pw
game 3
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1703131724-3jbm6ke7xepm48hh7hwafuwmcwuopn7pw
game 4
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1703134840-0eaoug49iojhcefuu1lfokebkhhi151pw
game 5
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1703136366-7636zgz6dn56r3o8l7tee20h0u8h3v2pw
conclusion
personally this is my best team I’ve built so far it’s fun we’ll built and smooth it’s not gimmicky and it’s a reliable team feel free to give me some feed back
2:meat The Pokémon
3:roles
4:replays
5:conclusion
the Pokepast/versions
Let’s start off with the versions of the team first v1 (also I won’t be explaining the old versions of the team)
https://pokepast.es/aa91dcca7babc48b
version 2 of the team
https://pokepast.es/efb67f709cbc81f6
here is version3
https://pokepast.es/cae2bed4e14fd366
personly my fav team version 4
https://pokepast.es/9aa3995de9f51fd3
meat the pokemon
I’m gonna be doing this based on v4 of the team
Tapu Koko @ Choice Specs
Ability: Electric Surge
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Volt Switch
- Thunderbolt
- Dazzling Gleam
- Grass Knot
why did I choose Tapu koko? I choose Tapu koko bc he could set electric terrain for my hawlucha
why did I choose the moves? Volt switch to switch into a pokemon to gain momentum thunderbolt for a powerful stab dazzling gleam for a powerful stab grass knot for a surprise move to lure ground water types
how important is he to the team? Well hes very important to the team he is there to set electric terrain for hawlucha my main sweeper I would recommend keeping him alive
Zapdos @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Static
EVs: 180 HP / 176 Def / 152 SpD
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Heat Wave
- Volt Switch
- Defog
- Roost
why did I choos zapdos? Well bc I’m building a electri/flying spam very weak to stealth rocks so I needed a defogger
why did I choose the moves? Heat wave to kill steels and chip them volt switch to well switch defog to remove hazards and roost to stay healthy
how improtanted is zapdos? Very important if it wasn’t for zapdos I would have lost a lot of games
Hawlucha @ Electric Seed
Ability: Unburden
EVs: 252 Atk / 132 Def / 124 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Substitute
- Acrobatics
- Close Combat
- Swords Dance
why did I choose hawlucha?I choose hawlucha bc he works very well with Tapu koko and if played correctly it’s a fatal pokèmon
why did I choose its moves? First I choose 2 very powerful stabs close combat and acrobatics sd to become stronger and sub to lure lando and with a sub lando can’t do anything to hawlucha then you can set up and sweep
how important is hawlucha? Hawlucha is my main sweeper and yes he is very important
Kartana @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Sacred Sword
- Leaf Blade
- Smart Strike
- Knock Off
why did I choose kartana? I needed a late game cleaner karts fast and has a powerful attack stat and becomes powerful Quickly bc beast boost
why did I choose his moves? well Leaf blade and smart striKe for powerful stabs and knock for stab and sacret sword for coverage
how Important is kartana? Kartana is important but not super important
Garchomp @ Leftovers
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Earthquake
- Scale Shot
- Fire Fang
why did I choose garchomp? I needed a electric imumity and garchomp is nice to have and it can be a sweeper
why did I choose its moves? I choose sd so I could boost and I choose scaleshot to gain speed and earth quake for a powerful stab and firefang for coverage
how important is garchomp? he’s good i rarely use him but he is very good in some situations
Volcanion @ Choice Specs
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 56 HP / 252 SpA / 200 SpD
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Steam Eruption
- Fire Blast/flamethrower
- Earth Power
- Sludge Wave
why did I choose volcanion? I needed a fire and water pokemon and I needed a wall breaker
why did I choose it’s moves? Steam eruption and fire blast for powerful stabs earth power and sludge wave for stabs
how important is volcanion? Well as my wall breaker he is very important to the team
roles
Tapu kokos roles: 1. terrain setter 2.stall breaker 3.pivot
zapdos roles: 1.wall 2.defogger
hawlucha roles: 1. Sweeper 2. Speed control
kartana roles: 1. cleaner 2. Speed control 3. Pivot
garchomp roles: 1. surprize sweeper 2.Wall breaker
volcanion roles: 1. Wall breaker
replays
sorry about the low elo game play I forgot my main accounts password
game 1
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1703125075-ujv4j0ptku062n6skqagnchygxqe2gapw
game 2
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1703131098-speh4jlb2ue5spc6mq4jlriiy8fpex6pw
game 3
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1703131724-3jbm6ke7xepm48hh7hwafuwmcwuopn7pw
game 4
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1703134840-0eaoug49iojhcefuu1lfokebkhhi151pw
game 5
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1703136366-7636zgz6dn56r3o8l7tee20h0u8h3v2pw
conclusion
personally this is my best team I’ve built so far it’s fun we’ll built and smooth it’s not gimmicky and it’s a reliable team feel free to give me some feed back
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