Full out Special Pokes---Winning more than expected

Instinctive

This is a team of nothing but Special Attacking Pokemon with only a tiny bit of support and no field-affecting moves. And it works! Well! Very well!



LEAD

Alakazam @ Focus Sash
Timid
Synchronize
252 Satk/40HP/216 Spd
-Counter
-Psychic
-Shadow Ball
-Focus Blast


Ok: Timid nature with 216 EVs just allows me to outspeed every single base 115 poke, even those with a + Nature and 252. Full SAtk because its awesome...and He's a counterzam because it owns Weavile and I love it! It also makes him a good revenger on Gyara if he had ot come out and the opponent has no SR/Spikes down...I can also BP Wish and Nasty Plot from Togekiss and then Zam OWNS. Let me explain the moves: STAB, TTar killer and something for the other Psychics. Here is the reason why i don't use a HP or Grass Knot: They aren't strong enough to OHKO Gyara or Swampy anyway, and so they serve no purpose.


Anti-Bliss and Sweeping (2 pokes)

Gengar @ Life Orb
Hasty
Levitate
56 Atk/252 Spd/200 SAtk
-Explosion
-Shadow Ball
-HP Ice
-Energy Ball

Gar is basically so I can OHKO Swampy (Life Orb), kill dragons, and Destroy Bliss when it comes in on Shadow Ball becaus eeverybody expects a SCARFGAR. It isn't, so I blow Bliss back to the Stone Age, and clear the way for my team. Paired with Azelf, almost every single type in the game is covered.



Azelf @ Life Orb
Timid
Levitate
252 SAtk/252 Spd/4 Atk
-Explosion
-Psychic
-Flamethrower
-Thunderbolt

I run Timid over Hasty becaus eits defenses aren't horrible, and its base 125 Atk doesn't mind the drop as much as Gengar would. Basically, it covers whatever Gengar doesn't, and I try and reserve him to be blown up after Gar because of his higher speed. I have been thinking about Scarfing him, but then I can't switch to Explosion when Blissey comes in...



SUB-Status

Heatran @ Leftovers
Modest
Flash Fire
252 HP/100Def/100Sdef/52 SAtk
-Substitute
-Will-o-wisp
-Fire Blast
-Earth Power

I like this spread because it finally got balanced enough that a lot of NVE attacks do around 22% and I can get a Sub up unbroken. I love to come in on Chomps locked into Outrage for some major burning, and whenever I can, I will start with a Sub (usually when a Fire attack is obvious) and then Earth Power the incoming counter for the typical scarfed Heatran. He is also my only status support.


FINISH HIM!

Togekiss @ Leftovers (SETUP MAN)
Bold
Serene Grace
252 HP/152 Def/100SDef
-Nasty Plot
-Wish
-Baton Pass
-Air Slash

This guy wishes for my team, and loves to NP up and pass it off to anyone (all special) for a sweep. When I have gotten rid of anything resistant to Fighting, and gametime is coming to the end, I love to pass 1 or 2 NPs over to my friend:


Lucario @ Choice Specs
Modest
Steadfast
252 SAtk/252 Spd/4 Def
-Aura Sphere
-Dragon Pulse
-Dark Pulse
-Vaccuum Wave

Dark Pulse kills off the Ghosts and Psychics if I predict right, Aura Sphere owns if a Bliss decides to switch in, and VWave=priority as well as TTar death and Weavile death. When I get Plotted up, Modest+Specs+STAB+NP=lots of devastation in the lategame.



SOOOOOOO, that's my team. It works awesome and don't tell me to make somehting mixed. Suggest some other Special Attackers, new moves, but keep in mind that I am going for SPECIAL here to prove that it can work. And it has worked. I will have to Warstory a close battle where I get t Counter a Weavile and blow up a Blissey. :)
 
okay, so if lucario is taken out, your entire team can be taken down by weavile if spikes are out.
i would suggest scarfing something, maybe azelf, and then you could run modest on him for more power.
thats all i noticed so far, so good luck.
 
I suppose the above statement is true, but generally Zam brings out the Weavile right off the bat so it isn't a problem. Also, Tran owns Weavile...I have lots of defenses with him.

I have thought about Scarfing Gar or Azelf, as I stated in the OP under their descriptions (did you read explanations?) but haven't decided yet. I save Lucario for lategame for that very purpose.
 
Nice team. Maybe give Lucario Psychic somwhere. Maybe put Heatran a Flame thrower, a little more PP and accurate than Fire Blast.

However; GREAT TEAM
 
Spiritomb combined with Blissey can take down your entire team. Spiritomb laughs at Gengar, Zam and Azelf, especially if it carries Shadow Sneak, tho Shadow Ball will kill as well. HP Fighting for Lucario.

Also, you're in trouble if Focus Blast misses on TTar, and 70% isn't something to rely on. If TTar gets a DD it can be quite dangerous.

Beware of ScarfGar, it can cause quite a havoc if spikes / SR is on the field.


You biggest downfall is thunder wave. Blissey will come on Alakazam and thunder wave. Nothing on your team can take it.
 
rkatzam said:
Spiritomb combined with Blissey can take down your entire team.
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I was going to say a Bliss and any Ghost, but yeah you covered it

A Calm Bliss and a Ghost walls your entire team, as long as they weild them well.

Just for the record, Explosion means your team isn't Special, it qualifies Azelf / Gengar as mixed sweepers.
 
I wanna point out something:

This being a special attacking team and all, WHERE THE HELL IS PORYGON-Z?!?!?!?! THIS IS BLASPHEMY!!

I.E. I love the little guy. Please use him.

Timid on lucario, outspeeds more pokes, and you have specs for more power plus BP NP's from togekiss, so modest isn't needed as much.
 
Modest is better than Timid on Lucario, keep it. You don't really outspeed anything significant by using Timid, only Jolly Medicham, and Timid Heatran (and everyone runs Modest anyways, plus you have Vacuum Wave that deals something like 70% to Heatran) The extra 10% damage from Modest is worth more than Timid in this case. Besides, Timid Specs Lucario only has a 11% chance at 2HKOing 252 HP / 252 Def Blissey with Aura Sphere, and doesn't even OHKO Skarmory.

Lucario is a case where it's more beneficial to run either a +Attack or +SpAtk nature, since he doesn't outspeed anything really important by running +Speed, and without the 10% boost from the nature, can't OHKO or 2HKO certain pokemon that will otherwise give him trouble.
 
Ok:

Thank you for all the help. I had thought about Psychic on Lucario, but tell me something it will cover that a STAB Specs Aura Sphere doesn't OHKO anyway.

I find Pory-Z much too slow and tough to set-up. I could be bad at using it, maybe I will test it out.

I have not seen a DDTar since I used one 3 months ago. it could be luck, it could be the fact that nobody uses it anymore.

If weavile is sashed...Vaccuum Wave from Lucario. I highly doubt Ice Shard kills me (resist) so no worries. Also, nobody offered a way to deal with a Weavile yet, help appreciated there?

I should have explained my Blissey method more, I suppose. Zam is there to kill stuff, or die. i usually do not swap him out for anybody. If he gets TWave'd, I swap to Tran, Sub up while Bliss TWaves at him too, and then switch to Gar while Bliss uses SToss. Then I proceed to blow up. Spiritomb is also dominated completely by Tran. First off, if it comes in on Zam, I go to Tran. It resists all of Tomb's attacks, and I get Flash Fire from WoW, and I get the oppurtunity to Sub up. At this point, I can use my own WoW or Fire Blast it to hell. FB over FT because I used to have Flamethrower, but I never used it more than 5 times and with Subs up I can afford the lower accuracy.
 
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