Hello everyone of Smogon! I am Rich Boy Terry and this is my second RMT. This team works really well together but is in need of some criticism and also needs some suggestions. The only Pokemon that is not going to change is Flygon because it's sort of the star of the show here and my favorite dragon Pokemon. This is my first time doing a team building process so it might be a bit sloppy but here we go.
This team was actually intended to be built around the special Nasty Plot Lucario. My intentions with this were because most people when they see Lucario go to there physical walls but by the time they do that a Nasty Plot gets set up.
I needed someone that could take all of Lucario's weaknesses and the first one that came to my head was Gyrados. Since it can switch on pokes Lucario has to get away from I gave it the Dragon Dance set with substitute.
Next I wanted someone to take the electic and rock hits that might be thrown at Gyrados and I also wanted a Revenge Killer, I went with Flygon because it can do both of those.
Next I needed a Stealth Rocker. I decided on Metagross due to his extreme bulk and killing power. He also resist ice and dragon which might be aimed at Flygon.
Next I wanted an overall tank and someone to set up spikes so I went with Deoxes-D. I also absolutely love Deoxes-D ability in pressure because it can help me win stall wars and its good for the long game.
Next thing that I wanted was another special attacker because Lucario had been the only one. I decided in choice specs Latios because the raw power of it is really helpful for taking out something or doing an extreme chunk of damage to something that decides to switch out.
Well with that out of the way lets get to the team itself.
Lucas (Lucario) @ Life Orb
Trait: Inner Focus
EV's: 252 SAtk / 252 Spe / 4 HP
Nature:Timid
Vacuum Wave
Aura Sphere
Nasty Plot
Dark Pulse
Special Lucario is a monster. With this EV Spread Lucario can easily sweek a team if they are unprepared. Nastey plot is the move that puts this whole set together. When one is up most pokes get KO-ed from Aura Sphere. Aura Sphere is the best fighting special attack by far. As far a fighting special attacks there is not much competition but with 90 base power and the inability to miss with it makes it a very strong move. Vacuum Wave is very helpful because it has a +1 priority and is there for a final bit of damage to something or if I need to revenge kill something at low health.
Giovanni (Gyarados) @ Leftovers
Trait: Moxie
EV's: 56 HP / 252 Atk / 200 Spe
Nature: Adamant
Waterfall
Bounce
Substitute
Dragon Dance
Gyarados is a very dangouros Pokemon if your not sure what your doing. Waterfall is my main and only STAB attack. It's a very powerful attack and its flinch rate is very generous so sometimes hax can be helpful at times but it's not something that I completely rely on. I run Ice Fang over Bounce because well a fatal flaw in this team is that Gyarados is my only poke with an Ice attack. Substitute makes sweeping so much easier because you cant be killed behind it, barring something like rock blast or icicle spear. And finally Dragon Dance is what lets Gyarados sweep like a maniac. With the speed boost it lets me to out speed a poke and kill it then the Moxie shenanigans begin!
Faith (Flygon) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Levitate
EV's 252 Spe / 252 Atk / 4 Spa
Nature: Naive
Earthquake
Outrage
U-Turn
Fire Blast
And we get to Flygon! Although this team was built around Lucario, Flygon ends up getting most of the kills and in general is the star of the match. Earthquake is a very powerful STAB attack that can easily top over pokes that don't resist it. Outrage is her strongest attack in her arsenal letting me to do considerable damage to multiple pokes. U-Turn is there mainly for scouting but can still hit those Psychic and Dark types hard. And I like Fire Punch more then Stone Edge simply because Stone Edge is very unrelible and Fire Punch lets me hit those Ferrothors, Scizors, Fortresess, Ect which can be a problem to the team.
Jasmine (Jirachi) @ Leftovers
Trait: Serene Grace
EV's 252 HP / 224 Spd/ 32 Spe
Nature: Careful
Stealth Rock
Iron Head
Thunder Wave
Wish
Well goodbye Metagross you were good and all but Jirachi did the job so much better as a Stealth Rocker. Stealth Rocks is a crucial move for almost any team because it's just so helpful. Thunder Wave is to cripple pokes that are not ground and the hax can help me but I do not rely on it. Wish is very helpful to the whole team, I can heal Jirachi if needed because it is supposed to take hits like a champ but leftovers can only heal so much. Iron Head can be used in the worst of times but it is not used that often because Jirachi serves as a support character to the team.
Esther (Espeon) @ Light Clay
Trait: Magic Bounce
EV's 252 HP / 252 Spe / 4 SpA
Nature: Timid
Reflect
Light Screen
Hidden Power Fire
Psychic
Well Espeon does the job of setting up duel screens very well. The max speed is sort of like her defense mechanism. When the screens go up she can take a neutral hit very well despite the frail defenses and it also helps the sweepers set up due to the defense boost. Hidden power fire is a move to just defense myself against a Forretress and sometimes Ferrothorn but they can't do anything to Espeon at all. Psychic is just my STAB attack and it helps me take out threats such as Infernape and others that don't resist it.
Leonardo (Latios) @ Choice Specs
Trait: Levitate
EV's 252 SAtk / 252 Spe / 4 HP
Nature: Timid
Draco Meteor
Surf
Psyshock
Hidden Power [Fire]
Latios is sort of the odd one out on the team for some reason I don't feel like he belongs if that makes any scene. Well he is just here for his raw power. With Draco Meteor he can easily one shot an opponent due to his monstrously high Special Attack with choice specs. Surf is for Heatrans and other Fire or Ground pokes. Psyshock lets me hit Blissy and Chancy really hard. And Hidden Power Fire is there for those pesky steel types that like to get in the way.
Well that's my team I hope you like it and please try to give some criticism about it because I know it's not at it's fullest potential that it could be at. Well i'm Rich Boy Terry, signing out.
Lucas (Lucario) @ Life Orb
Trait: Inner Focus
EV's: 252 SAtk / 252 Spe / 4 HP
Nature:Timid
Vacuum Wave
Aura Sphere
Nasty Plot
Dark Pulse
Special Lucario is a monster. With this EV Spread Lucario can easily sweek a team if they are unprepared. Nastey plot is the move that puts this whole set together. When one is up most pokes get KO-ed from Aura Sphere. Aura Sphere is the best fighting special attack by far. As far a fighting special attacks there is not much competition but with 90 base power and the inability to miss with it makes it a very strong move. Vacuum Wave is very helpful because it has a +1 priority and is there for a final bit of damage to something or if I need to revenge kill something at low health.
Giovanni (Gyarados) @ Leftovers
Trait: Moxie
EV's: 56 HP / 252 Atk / 200 Spe
Nature: Adamant
Waterfall
Bounce
Substitute
Dragon Dance
Gyarados is a very dangouros Pokemon if your not sure what your doing. Waterfall is my main and only STAB attack. It's a very powerful attack and its flinch rate is very generous so sometimes hax can be helpful at times but it's not something that I completely rely on. I run Ice Fang over Bounce because well a fatal flaw in this team is that Gyarados is my only poke with an Ice attack. Substitute makes sweeping so much easier because you cant be killed behind it, barring something like rock blast or icicle spear. And finally Dragon Dance is what lets Gyarados sweep like a maniac. With the speed boost it lets me to out speed a poke and kill it then the Moxie shenanigans begin!
Faith (Flygon) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Levitate
EV's 252 Spe / 252 Atk / 4 Spa
Nature: Naive
Earthquake
Outrage
U-Turn
Fire Blast
And we get to Flygon! Although this team was built around Lucario, Flygon ends up getting most of the kills and in general is the star of the match. Earthquake is a very powerful STAB attack that can easily top over pokes that don't resist it. Outrage is her strongest attack in her arsenal letting me to do considerable damage to multiple pokes. U-Turn is there mainly for scouting but can still hit those Psychic and Dark types hard. And I like Fire Punch more then Stone Edge simply because Stone Edge is very unrelible and Fire Punch lets me hit those Ferrothors, Scizors, Fortresess, Ect which can be a problem to the team.
Jasmine (Jirachi) @ Leftovers
Trait: Serene Grace
EV's 252 HP / 224 Spd/ 32 Spe
Nature: Careful
Stealth Rock
Iron Head
Thunder Wave
Wish
Well goodbye Metagross you were good and all but Jirachi did the job so much better as a Stealth Rocker. Stealth Rocks is a crucial move for almost any team because it's just so helpful. Thunder Wave is to cripple pokes that are not ground and the hax can help me but I do not rely on it. Wish is very helpful to the whole team, I can heal Jirachi if needed because it is supposed to take hits like a champ but leftovers can only heal so much. Iron Head can be used in the worst of times but it is not used that often because Jirachi serves as a support character to the team.
Esther (Espeon) @ Light Clay
Trait: Magic Bounce
EV's 252 HP / 252 Spe / 4 SpA
Nature: Timid
Reflect
Light Screen
Hidden Power Fire
Psychic
Well Espeon does the job of setting up duel screens very well. The max speed is sort of like her defense mechanism. When the screens go up she can take a neutral hit very well despite the frail defenses and it also helps the sweepers set up due to the defense boost. Hidden power fire is a move to just defense myself against a Forretress and sometimes Ferrothorn but they can't do anything to Espeon at all. Psychic is just my STAB attack and it helps me take out threats such as Infernape and others that don't resist it.
Leonardo (Latios) @ Choice Specs
Trait: Levitate
EV's 252 SAtk / 252 Spe / 4 HP
Nature: Timid
Draco Meteor
Surf
Psyshock
Hidden Power [Fire]
Latios is sort of the odd one out on the team for some reason I don't feel like he belongs if that makes any scene. Well he is just here for his raw power. With Draco Meteor he can easily one shot an opponent due to his monstrously high Special Attack with choice specs. Surf is for Heatrans and other Fire or Ground pokes. Psyshock lets me hit Blissy and Chancy really hard. And Hidden Power Fire is there for those pesky steel types that like to get in the way.
Well that's my team I hope you like it and please try to give some criticism about it because I know it's not at it's fullest potential that it could be at. Well i'm Rich Boy Terry, signing out.
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