Hello again! I decided to post my Ubers team that I've been playing around with, and see if any suggestions can be made to improve it. It's pretty straightforward, but it functions surprisingly well for me. And, yes, I know it's all legends, but isn't that one reason for playing the tier? I have statistics in here, and the opposing Pokemon's EVs and such are based on Smogon sets, or the proposed sets that the testers have created in the case of 5th Gen pokes. Anyway, all comments are welcome.
EDIT: Fixed up Zeki's vs. statistics, noticed that I had him against SpD max instead of Def max Lugia, Kyogre, and Ho-Oh.
Dialga @ Chesto Berry
Trait: Pressure
EVs: 192 HP / 40 Def / 180 SAtk / 96 SDef
Calm Nature (+SDef, -Atk)
- Stealth Rock
- Thunder
- Rest
- Draco Meteor
Well, that's the whole team. Tell me whatcha think, particularly any changes that would significantly improve performance.
EDIT: Fixed up Zeki's vs. statistics, noticed that I had him against SpD max instead of Def max Lugia, Kyogre, and Ho-Oh.
Dialga @ Chesto Berry
Trait: Pressure
EVs: 192 HP / 40 Def / 180 SAtk / 96 SDef
Calm Nature (+SDef, -Atk)
- Stealth Rock
- Thunder
- Rest
- Draco Meteor
I chose Dialga as my lead, partially due to his balanced stats and access to SR, breaking Focus Sashes, and hurting opposing Fires and Flying Dragons. The EVs give Dialga size-able bulk, as well as a nicely powered Draco Meteor. This is used mainly for revenging Scarf Chomp, or even Darkrai due to his psuedo-sleep block in Chesto Berry. He also carries a surprise Thunder to revenge kill one of the more popular Special Sweepers, Kyogre. It takes advantage of the rain he produces, giving it perfect accuracy, and thus gives the opportunity for at least a short sweep, as long as the opponent doesn't carry Groudon, Garchomp, or TTar, though with EQ being the expected counter move from these three, I'd simply switch to Lugia (or DM if it's Chomp). Below are a few of the figures vs his main targets and counters:
Draco Meteor vs Neutral Nature, 4 SpD Darkrai: 94% to 111%
-2 Draco Meteor vs Neutral Nature, 8 SpD Rayquaza: 75.2% to 88.9% (KO after SR damage)
Draco Meteor vs Neutral Nature Garchomp: 156.3% to 183.8%
Thunder vs Neutral Nature Kyogre: 61% to 72.1%
Full Power Water Spout from Beneficial Nature, Maxed SpA Kyogre: 47.3% to 55.8%
EQ from CB, Beneficial Nature, Maxed Atk Tyranitar: 78.1% to 91%
EQ from Beneficial Nature, Maxed Atk Scarf Chomp: 76.1% to 90%
Above Chomp EQ, but without Dialga's Def and HP EVs: 89.7% to 106.2
Reshiram @ Expert Belt
Trait: Turbo Blaze
EVs: 24 HP / 236 SAtk / 248 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Blue Flame
- Dragon Pulse
- Psychic
- Focus Blast
-2 Draco Meteor vs Neutral Nature, 8 SpD Rayquaza: 75.2% to 88.9% (KO after SR damage)
Draco Meteor vs Neutral Nature Garchomp: 156.3% to 183.8%
Thunder vs Neutral Nature Kyogre: 61% to 72.1%
Full Power Water Spout from Beneficial Nature, Maxed SpA Kyogre: 47.3% to 55.8%
EQ from CB, Beneficial Nature, Maxed Atk Tyranitar: 78.1% to 91%
EQ from Beneficial Nature, Maxed Atk Scarf Chomp: 76.1% to 90%
Above Chomp EQ, but without Dialga's Def and HP EVs: 89.7% to 106.2
Reshiram @ Expert Belt
Trait: Turbo Blaze
EVs: 24 HP / 236 SAtk / 248 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Blue Flame
- Dragon Pulse
- Psychic
- Focus Blast
Reshi is my main Special Sweeper. Blue Flame and Dragon Pulse are his main STABs, and they can take on many of the Ubers threats successfully, especially due to Expert Belt's boosts and the frequent use of Genesect, Scizor, Nattorei, Shaymin-S, and other Dragon types. Psychic is in there to threaten Fighting types such as Machamp and Terakion, and Focus Blast is for dealing with Dark-Types and Dialga. And remember, Expert Belt practically guarantees KOs against these threats. For those who like statistics, here are the damage rates against the targets mentioned above:
Blue Flame w/ EB vs Neutral Nature, 4 HP Genesect: 413.8% to 488.3%
Blue Flame w/ EB vs Beneficial Nature, Max HP, Max SpD Nattorei: 229% to 269.9%
Dragon Pulse w/ EB vs Neutral Nature, 240 HP Giratina: 66.5% to 79%
Dragon Pulse w/ EB vs Neutral Nature, 32 HP, 8 SpD 'Quaza: 117% to 138.2%
Psychic w/ EB vs Neutral Nature, 40 HP Terrakion: 85.6% to 100.9%
Focus Blast w/ EB vs Neutral Nature, Max HP, 116 SpD Dialga: 76.5% to 90.1%
Zekrom @ Rechargeable Battery
Trait: TeraVoltage
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Lightning Strike
- Protect
- Dragon Claw
- Stone Edge
Blue Flame w/ EB vs Beneficial Nature, Max HP, Max SpD Nattorei: 229% to 269.9%
Dragon Pulse w/ EB vs Neutral Nature, 240 HP Giratina: 66.5% to 79%
Dragon Pulse w/ EB vs Neutral Nature, 32 HP, 8 SpD 'Quaza: 117% to 138.2%
Psychic w/ EB vs Neutral Nature, 40 HP Terrakion: 85.6% to 100.9%
Focus Blast w/ EB vs Neutral Nature, Max HP, 116 SpD Dialga: 76.5% to 90.1%
Zekrom @ Rechargeable Battery
Trait: TeraVoltage
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Lightning Strike
- Protect
- Dragon Claw
- Stone Edge
Reshi's Physically-based brother. He has Rechargeable Battery, which is aided by a 4x resistance to Electric-types, which can further boost his already great offensive abilities, and Lugia can act as the bait. Lightning Strike and Dragon Claw are his STABs, one of which allows him to back up Dialga in Kyogre-hunting. Stone Edge is really there to crush Urugamosu before he sweeps with Butterfly and Flame Dance. I chose to maximize his Attack instead of Speed, as he's going to need harder hits with his STABs due to his relatively limited movepool. I also gave him Protect to scout for unexpected EQs, Explosion, or other threatening moves. Here's a few threats that Zekrom will commonly target:
Lightning Strike vs Beneficial Nature, 252 HP, 252 Def Kyogre: 99.5% to 117.3%
Stone Edge vs Neutral Nature, 4 Def Urugamosu: 241.8% to 285.5%
Lightning Strike vs Beneficial Nature, 252 HP, 252 Def Lugia: 75% to 88.5%
Lightning Strike vs Above Configurated Ho-Oh: 96.6% to 113.9%
Full Power Water Spout from Beneficial Nature, Max SpA Kyogre: 59.2% to 70.2%
Hidden Power [Ground] from Neutral Nature, 252 SpA Urugamosu: 46.2% to 54.4%
Deoxys-A @ Life Orb
Trait: Pressure
EVs: 120 Atk / 136 SAtk / 252 Spd
Hasty Nature (+Spd, -Def)
- Psychic
- ExtremeSpeed
- Low Kick
- Ice Beam
Stone Edge vs Neutral Nature, 4 Def Urugamosu: 241.8% to 285.5%
Lightning Strike vs Beneficial Nature, 252 HP, 252 Def Lugia: 75% to 88.5%
Lightning Strike vs Above Configurated Ho-Oh: 96.6% to 113.9%
Full Power Water Spout from Beneficial Nature, Max SpA Kyogre: 59.2% to 70.2%
Hidden Power [Ground] from Neutral Nature, 252 SpA Urugamosu: 46.2% to 54.4%
Deoxys-A @ Life Orb
Trait: Pressure
EVs: 120 Atk / 136 SAtk / 252 Spd
Hasty Nature (+Spd, -Def)
- Psychic
- ExtremeSpeed
- Low Kick
- Ice Beam
The major sweeper of my team. I split the EVs so Deoxys can outspeed anything not Scarfed or using priority, and the only two things that are faster than her, Ninjask and Deoxys-S, can be easily ESd due to low defenses. I also kept the offensive EVs tilted towards Special, since those are the two I use most. Ice Beam is here for obvious reasons, Psychic is for STAB without lowering SpA, Low Kick is to take out almost every wall, and ES is strong priority. I chose Low Kick over Superpower so the Attack drop doesn't cause Deoxys-A to fall short if it's needed again. Life Orb is the obvious item choice, since entry hazards will break a Focus Sash, and if Deoxys gets hit by anything with even decent power, she likely won't survive. Now, as for numbers, I've listed them below:
Psychic vs Neutral Nature, 80 HP Terakion: 155.7% to 183.7%
Psychic vs Neutral Nature, 4 HP Palkia: 60.6% to 71.7%
Ice Beam vs Neutral Nature, 4 HP Rayquaza: 200% to 236.4%
Ice Beam vs Neutral Nature, 252 HP Lugia: 53.4% to 63%
Low Kick vs Neutral Nature, 252 HP Dialgia: 79.2% to 93.6%
Low Kick vs Beneficial Nature, 252 HP, Blissey: 109% to 128.3%
ES vs Aforementioned Palkia: 41.9% to 49.4% (KO after Psychic)
ES vs Neutral Nature, 200 HP Deoxys-S: 61% to 72.2%
Lugia @ Rugged Helmet
Trait: Pressure
EVs: 192 HP / 100 Def / 100 SAtk / 116 SDef
Calm Nature (+SDef, -Atk)
- Roost
- Light Screen
- Reflect
- Aeroblast
Psychic vs Neutral Nature, 4 HP Palkia: 60.6% to 71.7%
Ice Beam vs Neutral Nature, 4 HP Rayquaza: 200% to 236.4%
Ice Beam vs Neutral Nature, 252 HP Lugia: 53.4% to 63%
Low Kick vs Neutral Nature, 252 HP Dialgia: 79.2% to 93.6%
Low Kick vs Beneficial Nature, 252 HP, Blissey: 109% to 128.3%
ES vs Aforementioned Palkia: 41.9% to 49.4% (KO after Psychic)
ES vs Neutral Nature, 200 HP Deoxys-S: 61% to 72.2%
Lugia @ Rugged Helmet
Trait: Pressure
EVs: 192 HP / 100 Def / 100 SAtk / 116 SDef
Calm Nature (+SDef, -Atk)
- Roost
- Light Screen
- Reflect
- Aeroblast
My big ol' wall, Lugia. She can Helmet Stall, PP Stall, or Double Screen with this set-up. The EVs are set up so she isn't OHKOd by Thunder or Stone Edge, and so Aeroblast has a bit of a punch to it outside STAB. I picked Rugged Helmet so she can stall against any Physical attacker without wasting precious Aeroblasts. Aeroblast is in there to slightly accelerate the demise of an opponent, Roost is for healing while temporarily ridding Lugia of her Rock and Ice weakness, and the Screens are, well, Screens. Not much to say as far as statistics, though I can show you a few:
Beneficial Nature, Max Atk TTar Stone Edge vs Lugia: 67.3% to 79.8%
Groudon Stone Edge, above configuration vs Lugia: 48.9% to 57.9%
Beneficial Nature, Max SpA Kyogre Thunder: 45.9% to 54.4%
Mew @ Leftovers
Trait: Synchronize
EVs: 216 HP / 148 Def / 144 SDef
Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Baton Pass
- Cheer Up
- Roar
- Heal Bell
Groudon Stone Edge, above configuration vs Lugia: 48.9% to 57.9%
Beneficial Nature, Max SpA Kyogre Thunder: 45.9% to 54.4%
Mew @ Leftovers
Trait: Synchronize
EVs: 216 HP / 148 Def / 144 SDef
Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Baton Pass
- Cheer Up
- Roar
- Heal Bell
Cleric, PHazer, and BPer. Mew 's EVs are set up to take a hit or two while it's doing its job. Leftovers is for minor healing, Cheer Up benefits whoever it is BPd to, Roar is for PHazing, and Heal Bell is to alleviate the team's status effects. Since Mew isn't really set up to wall or sweep here, I won't post statistics for it.
Well, that's the whole team. Tell me whatcha think, particularly any changes that would significantly improve performance.