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XY OU First Team Attempt

Empoleon @ Leftovers
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Gentle Nature
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Rest
- Aqua Ring
I chose Empoleon to be my wall. It has high SpD and a plethora of resistances. In addition, Ice beam, and Aqua Ring lets it deal with bulky grass support threats such as ferrothorn.
Metagross @ Air Balloon
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 252 HP / 220 Atk
Brave Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Stealth Rock
- Zen Headbutt
- Earthquake
- Meteor Mash
Metagross is more of a mixed bag wall and hazard user. Air balloon is there to deal with excradrill and other threats that know earthquake.
Trevenant @ Enigma Berry
Ability: Harvest
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
Gentle Nature
- Energy Ball
- Curse
- Horn Leech
- Leech Seed
Trevenant is used as a hit taker for Talonflame, Metagross, and Empoleon. Enigma Berry and Harvest work very well together. Often this allows me to setup leech seed on a Supereffective type move and not worry about Trevenant being to frail to function when I send him out.
Absol @ Absolite.
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Swords Dance
- Flamethrower
- Sucker Punch
- Play Rough
This set is exactly what it looks like: all-out attacker. Absol, depending on the opposing team, makes a surprisingly good lead. A mega evolution and swords dance on the first turn (just pray their lead is a status user) will wreck anything except fairies.
Talonflame
Ability: Gale Wings
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Acrobatics
- Fly
- Flare Blitz
- Roost
I have no item so Acrobatics strikes twice and first making it the most powerful priority move without recoil. Having a priority heal move is a huge advantage flare blitz is there for stab coverage.
Crobat
Ability: Infiltrator
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Sludge Bomb
- Toxic
- Roost
- Poison Fang
I use crobat to deal with fairies. I'm not really sure what to put on my sixth slot. I feel like maybe I could get rid of crobat if I gave empoleon flash cannon in place of rest.
 
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