Heya! I've been on and off Showdown for a while now. I've been playing off and on casually for a while but recently getting back into it. This is my first attempt at a Gen 9 team with what I know. There are two pokemon's I would like to keep in my team with everything else up for change as I believe I'm severely lacking in coverage to some degree and knowledge of the new generation. I would also try to not use legendary pokemon's at all nor starters if possible and try to use pokemon's I like.
Kingambit (M) @ Black Glasses
Ability: Supreme Overlord
Shiny: Yes
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Sucker Punch
- Kowtow Cleave
- Sword Stance
- Iron Head
The first of the two I would like to keep in my team is Kingambit as Bisharp is my fav pokemon. Since Kingambit is just a better version of Bisharp, I've decided to keep a version of my pokemon in the team. He is my sweeper/cleaner with Sucker Punch. Having Sword Stance incase he is needed during middle game. Kowtow cleave and iron head for STAB moves with tera flying to avoid any Ground Pokemon's or moves I failed to deal with in early to mid game. With Spe and Atk Evs to make sure he can deal the damage and outpace pokemons though i do not know if its more viable to max Hp/Def instead of speed for some bulk.
Garchomp (M) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Rough Skin
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Dragon Claw
- Poison Jab
The last of the two would like to keep in my team is Garchomp. With similar reasons, hes one of my fav pokemons. I like how hard he hits with moves like Earth Quake. Stealth rock to punish a switch in and a very cheeky tera Steel with Posion jab to catch any fairy types with a surprising damage. I thought of Sword Dance instead of Stealth Rocks to use this sneaky play but i needed some sort of setting hence Stealth Rock. Standard Evs, item and Ability.
Rotom-Wash @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 Def / 244 SpA / 12 Spe
Bold Nature
- Volt Switch
- Hydro Pump
- Thunderbolt
- Will-O-Wisp
With Kingambit as my main cleaner/sweeper, I needed a pokemon that can clear out any Ground types and fire types as well as deal with any pesky flying types for maximum offensive coverage. Rotom-wash was the perfect pick for this with Levitate and Hydro pump (plus being one of the pokemon's I like). Since most flying and Ground types were more Atk based, I specked Rotom to be more Def with leftovers just to keep him topped up. The tera steel is for defense against Grass and just an overall good defensive typing. Normally you would see rotom with protect over Thunderbolt but when I used to play with Rotom, I would find myself missing out on an easy KO and being punished for the switch. Ive debated if i should switch out volt switch but its too good of a move to switch out as it does STAB as well as decent neutral damage.
Slowking-Galar (M) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Regenerator
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 146 HP / 216 SpA / 146 SpD
Modest Nature
- Sludge Bomb
- Future Sight
- Flamethrower
- Surf
Seeing I have a safe switch in for Ground pokemon's as well as a more than decent Defensive Pokemon, I started to look for a SpA pokemon that can cover the likes of fighting and fairy for my Kingambit as well as a decent SpD for a switch in. This is where Slowking-galar comes in, a pokemon I also liked. With Sludge Bomb and Future Sight (Might switch to psyhcic or Psyshock (Will need to change evs to be more SpA)) as my STAB moves with Flamethrower to cover for Rotom's Grass weakness if I need to keep tera for later instead of using it on Rotom. Surf is there incase i've already lost Rotom. Evs is to keep it bulky and with more than enough SpD to withstand strong attacks with the rest going to SpA for damage. I don't ever plan to Tera Slowking.
Meowscarada (F) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Protean
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Knock Off
- Sucker Punch
- U-turn
- Flower Trick
While checking out the current OU pokemon's,I have seen a pokemon that will become a major problem down the road, Clodsire with Water Absorb (And Water Absorb being a problem overall). I needed a pokemon that can act as an offensive pivot in the early-mid game with high attack to deal as much damage as possible. I believe I have messed up some of the moves and Evs that is meant for a sweeper but I didn't like any of the other grass types in OU and UU as (I had a look at Leavanny but thats about it, please lemme know if she is viable!). Flower trick for a very strong STAB move with guarantee Crit, Knock off as well as Sucker Punch for some nice STAB neutral damage, and U-turn for an easy pivot into my more defensive Pokémon's with decent damage. Don't plan on ever Teraing Meowscarada
Iron Valiant @ Booster Energy
Ability: Quark Drive
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 108 Atk / 188 SpA / 212 Spe
Naive Nature
- Moonblast
- Close Combat
- Fire Punch
- Psyshock
Lastly, I know that Paradox pokemon's are extremely strong with their unique ability with Booster Energy. After checking out all the viable Paradox pokemon's. I came across two pokemon's. Iron Valiant and Iron Moth. Both in my eyes are viable, but with my knowledge of the game, fairy has been extremely strong ever since its release. Since I already had a poison type and didn't want another Ground Weakness, I picked iron Valiant (as seen lol). As I have a decent mix of SpA and Atk Pokémon's I decided to make Iron Valiant a mix damage pokemon with Ev's evenly spreaded out between the two Offensive stats. Moonblast and Close Combat for STAB. Fire and Psyshock for coverage in general. Don't plan on Teraing Iron Valiant.
Final Words
I would like to thank for all those who have read this and those who gave feed back. I appreciate the effort in helping me out. I do believe that Meowscarada and Iron Valiant are probably not meant to be there, but I'm severely lacking in data and stats of the new Pokémon's. Again thanks for helping out!
Kingambit (M) @ Black Glasses
Ability: Supreme Overlord
Shiny: Yes
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Sucker Punch
- Kowtow Cleave
- Sword Stance
- Iron Head
The first of the two I would like to keep in my team is Kingambit as Bisharp is my fav pokemon. Since Kingambit is just a better version of Bisharp, I've decided to keep a version of my pokemon in the team. He is my sweeper/cleaner with Sucker Punch. Having Sword Stance incase he is needed during middle game. Kowtow cleave and iron head for STAB moves with tera flying to avoid any Ground Pokemon's or moves I failed to deal with in early to mid game. With Spe and Atk Evs to make sure he can deal the damage and outpace pokemons though i do not know if its more viable to max Hp/Def instead of speed for some bulk.
Garchomp (M) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Rough Skin
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Dragon Claw
- Poison Jab
Rotom-Wash @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 Def / 244 SpA / 12 Spe
Bold Nature
- Volt Switch
- Hydro Pump
- Thunderbolt
- Will-O-Wisp
With Kingambit as my main cleaner/sweeper, I needed a pokemon that can clear out any Ground types and fire types as well as deal with any pesky flying types for maximum offensive coverage. Rotom-wash was the perfect pick for this with Levitate and Hydro pump (plus being one of the pokemon's I like). Since most flying and Ground types were more Atk based, I specked Rotom to be more Def with leftovers just to keep him topped up. The tera steel is for defense against Grass and just an overall good defensive typing. Normally you would see rotom with protect over Thunderbolt but when I used to play with Rotom, I would find myself missing out on an easy KO and being punished for the switch. Ive debated if i should switch out volt switch but its too good of a move to switch out as it does STAB as well as decent neutral damage.
Slowking-Galar (M) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Regenerator
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 146 HP / 216 SpA / 146 SpD
Modest Nature
- Sludge Bomb
- Future Sight
- Flamethrower
- Surf
Seeing I have a safe switch in for Ground pokemon's as well as a more than decent Defensive Pokemon, I started to look for a SpA pokemon that can cover the likes of fighting and fairy for my Kingambit as well as a decent SpD for a switch in. This is where Slowking-galar comes in, a pokemon I also liked. With Sludge Bomb and Future Sight (Might switch to psyhcic or Psyshock (Will need to change evs to be more SpA)) as my STAB moves with Flamethrower to cover for Rotom's Grass weakness if I need to keep tera for later instead of using it on Rotom. Surf is there incase i've already lost Rotom. Evs is to keep it bulky and with more than enough SpD to withstand strong attacks with the rest going to SpA for damage. I don't ever plan to Tera Slowking.
Meowscarada (F) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Protean
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Knock Off
- Sucker Punch
- U-turn
- Flower Trick
While checking out the current OU pokemon's,I have seen a pokemon that will become a major problem down the road, Clodsire with Water Absorb (And Water Absorb being a problem overall). I needed a pokemon that can act as an offensive pivot in the early-mid game with high attack to deal as much damage as possible. I believe I have messed up some of the moves and Evs that is meant for a sweeper but I didn't like any of the other grass types in OU and UU as (I had a look at Leavanny but thats about it, please lemme know if she is viable!). Flower trick for a very strong STAB move with guarantee Crit, Knock off as well as Sucker Punch for some nice STAB neutral damage, and U-turn for an easy pivot into my more defensive Pokémon's with decent damage. Don't plan on ever Teraing Meowscarada
Iron Valiant @ Booster Energy
Ability: Quark Drive
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 108 Atk / 188 SpA / 212 Spe
Naive Nature
- Moonblast
- Close Combat
- Fire Punch
- Psyshock
Lastly, I know that Paradox pokemon's are extremely strong with their unique ability with Booster Energy. After checking out all the viable Paradox pokemon's. I came across two pokemon's. Iron Valiant and Iron Moth. Both in my eyes are viable, but with my knowledge of the game, fairy has been extremely strong ever since its release. Since I already had a poison type and didn't want another Ground Weakness, I picked iron Valiant (as seen lol). As I have a decent mix of SpA and Atk Pokémon's I decided to make Iron Valiant a mix damage pokemon with Ev's evenly spreaded out between the two Offensive stats. Moonblast and Close Combat for STAB. Fire and Psyshock for coverage in general. Don't plan on Teraing Iron Valiant.
Final Words
I would like to thank for all those who have read this and those who gave feed back. I appreciate the effort in helping me out. I do believe that Meowscarada and Iron Valiant are probably not meant to be there, but I'm severely lacking in data and stats of the new Pokémon's. Again thanks for helping out!
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one. Garchomp got access to Scale Shot in the dlc, meaning that it can now serve as a more reliable wincon as it can now boost its speed. Dual setup (
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. In such an offensive meta, Rotom not being able to heal is really bad it will get too chipped down to wall its checks. 
. You can run Thunder Wave over Discharge if you want a more consistent para. Tera fairy to take Sucker Punch better as well as being immune to dragon.
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. It fits well with the team as it gives a 4x resist to ice which is nice to help support 
. You can run Roar over Steath Rocks for Phasing instead. Tera Fairy is for a solid defensive type as well as now becoming immune to dragon.
for Encore. It helps stop setup and locks things into useless moves. Also, swap Fire Punch for Thunderbolt. You already have Close Comat for steels, so Thunderbolt gives move coverage. Also, swap Tera on val for Steel. It gives a posion immunity as well as a steel resist.
for Low Kick. Its a tech for killing 