Introduction
What's good Smogon? I'm here bringing you another RMT! This team takes a different approach to my preferred style, (stall), as this generally is a very offensive team. It's based around Feraligatr, which is one of the best rain sweepers imo and it's very under rated. It's sad to see most of the people on the ladder don't even know what it does (but that just makes it easier to win I guess). Anyway, enough of me complaining, lets get into the team building process!
Team Building Process
Okay so the team is based around Feraligatr, so it's first to go in.
Politoed was obviously my next choice, as it boosts Feraligatr's STAB and allows it to sweep more easily.
Breloom was added as I needed an Electric type resist, and Breloom beats most weathers as well as shitting on the Ferrocent core (which walls Feraligatr).
Keldeo was added since it's a beast under rain, and it acts as a great lure for Pokemon that wall Gator (mainly Celebi)
Jirachi was added to provide SR, and obligatory steel typing is needed on basically every team. Jirachi also beats some of Gator's counters like Latios, Celebi, etc.
Scarf Latios was added for another Electric resist, as well as revenge killing dragon's that can sweep my team pretty easily at +1.
Keldeo wasn't really doing too much, and I noticed a slight CM Latias weakness, so I replaced Keldeo with Scizor, as it still beats most of Gator's counters and easily beats Latias.
Politoed was obviously my next choice, as it boosts Feraligatr's STAB and allows it to sweep more easily.
Breloom was added as I needed an Electric type resist, and Breloom beats most weathers as well as shitting on the Ferrocent core (which walls Feraligatr).
Keldeo was added since it's a beast under rain, and it acts as a great lure for Pokemon that wall Gator (mainly Celebi)
Jirachi was added to provide SR, and obligatory steel typing is needed on basically every team. Jirachi also beats some of Gator's counters like Latios, Celebi, etc.
Scarf Latios was added for another Electric resist, as well as revenge killing dragon's that can sweep my team pretty easily at +1.
Keldeo wasn't really doing too much, and I noticed a slight CM Latias weakness, so I replaced Keldeo with Scizor, as it still beats most of Gator's counters and easily beats Latias.
Well, now that you've seen how the team has progressed, lets look a little closer at each Pokemon.
A closer look
Politoed @ Water Gem
Trait: Drizzle
EVs: 244 HP / 252 SAtk / 12 Spd
Modest Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Focus Blast
- Psychic
Okay so I dunno who came up with this set first, but I saw this on CTC's Swimming Pools team, and I loved the idea of it, and it's such a cool lure to beat Tyranitar and Toxicroak. The idea behind the set is to kill something off with say Ice Beam, and Tyranitar comes in thinking you're choice'd so they Pursuit. That's when you hit them with a Hydro Pump and KO Tyranitar, winning the weather war easily. Same thing applies to Toxicroak, they switch in on say Focus Blast, and you just KO them with Psychic as they SD.
So, Modest for max power, 12 speed to speed creep other Politoeds, while the rest goes into HP for bulk. Hydro Pump is STAB and hits stupidly hard. Ice Beam provides nice coverage. Focus Blast hit's Ferrothorn, luring something like Toxicroak to switch in. And finally, Psychic is for Toxicroak (and I guess Keldeo?).
Feraligatr @ Mystic Water
Trait: Torrent
EVs: 184 HP / 252 Atk / 72 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Aqua Jet
- Waterfall
- Ice Punch / Crunch / Super Power
This whole team is based around weakening Gator's counters, in order to get a clean sweep. Gator is incredible, and surprising bulky, allowing it to like hits such as Keldeo's Secret Sword, Terrakion's Close Combat, and Rotom-W Volt Switch. The idea behind this set is to take a hit while setting up a Swords Dance, getting into Torrent range, and sweeping with Rain boosted Aqua Jet. The EVs are just the standard set, but it's basically max attack while out speeding most defensive walls.
Swords Dance to boost Gator's attack. Aqua Jet for late game sweeping. Waterfall is for hitting study walls like Forretress on the switch. The last move slot is up for grabs. I used to run Crunch, but I'm trying Ice Punch out for now. All the options have their merits, but in this team I think Ice Punch has the most utility.
Breloom @ Fighting Gem
Trait: Technician
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Spore
- Focus Punch
- Bullet Seed
- Mach Punch
Okay so this guy is insane. Fighting Gem Focus Punch + Spore basically guarantees 2 kills in a game. Breloom just does such a good job in luring out Gator's checks (Latios, Gyarados, Skarmory etc) and just out right KOing them. Fighting Gem Focus Punch is so powerful, after SR you're KOing Skarmory after Mach Punch. Same with Latios. Breloom also serves a very important role in beating two of Gator's main checks (Jellicent and Ferothorn).
EVs are pretty standard, but I prefer Adamant over Jolly mainly because I want as much power as possible behind Focus Punch. Spore is one of the best moves in the game, allowing me to easily Spam Focus Punch with no risk at all. Focus Punch is the wall breaking move itself, and allows me to remove threats early in the game (or severely weaken them). Mach Punch is priority and hit's decently with Fighting Gem, while Bullet Seed is also STAB as beats Tentecruel, Jellicent, and other bulky water types.
Scizor @ Flying Gem
Trait: Technician
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Bullet Punch
- Superpower
- Acrobatics
Okay, so remember how I said this team is all about luring Gator's checks and eliminating them? Say hello to Scizor, a Pokemon that lures and beats Tentecruel, Jellicent, and Ferrothorn (thinking I'm locked into BP). Flying Gem Scizor is a very cool Pokemon, as it beats most of it's own counters, while also opening a sweep for Gator. The idea behind this set is to come in on something like -2 Latios, SD up as they switch in Jellicent, and KO with Acrobatics, removing Gator's counter from the game. Scizor also provides some utility in that it offers priority for stuff like Kyurem-B and Terrakion, as well as being a solid check to Latias, which I was pretty weak to.
EVs and nature are used to get max power, while out speeding Jellicent, Tentecruel, SpDef Heatran, and other Scizor's. Jolly is necessary for these reasons, but the lack of power is sometimes pretty crappy. SD is used to hit the switch ins hard. Bullet Punch is STAB and offers pretty nice overall coverage on offensive Pokemon, while bluffing the banded set (even if it is pitifully weak). Super Power is used to nail Ferrothorn thinking it can come in on BP, and Acrobatics beats most of Scizor's counters. Flying Gem bluffs the choiced set even better, and obviously adds power to Acrobatics.
Latios (M) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Psyshock
- Surf
- Thunder
Okay so Latios keeps a lot of Pokemon in check. Things like DD Nite and DD Gyarados could easily sweep me if it wasn't for Latios. Latios also shares very good synergy with the team, as it has great offensive synergy with Breloom, while also resisting Electric type attacks. Scarf Latios also baits Tyranitar to come in and trap me, which allows Breloom to come in freely and wreck havoc. While I lost Latios in the process, I'm usually in the winning position, but obviously if I need Latios to revenge something then I try my best to not let this happen.
EVs and nature are standard, reaching maximum speed to out pace Scarf Keldeo, Modest Venusaur, and Scarf Thundurus-T. Draco Meteor is STAB, and is hitting everything bar the pink blobs or Tyranitar hard. Psyshock is STAB and keeps Breloom and Keldeo at bay. Surf is used as it gets nice general coverage, as well as being boosted by rain. Thunder is used to hit Jellicent, Tentecruel, and most importantly Gyarados.
Jirachi @ Leftovers
Trait: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 HP / 220 SDef / 36 Spd
Careful Nature
- Iron Head
- U-turn
- Stealth Rock
- Healing Wish
And finally, we have the glue of the team. I think Jirachi is the sole reason why this team works so well. Jirachi basically walls most special attackers like Latios and Alakazam, gains momentum in U-turn, offers SR for the team, and gives a sweeper a second chance in finishing the job. Jirachi is just so good at doing what it does. The idea of this set is to act like the standard SpDef Jirachi set, until late game where I use Healing Wish to have a nice healthy sweeper.
EVs are the standard SpDef set, as I like being able to switch into Latios and Kazam pretty easily, as well as bluffing the standard set. Iron Head is STAB and offers a nice 60% Flinch. U-turn gains momentum, as well as hitting Celebi for nice damage. SR is the best move in the game, and needs to be on like every team. Healing Wish is the key to this whole team. Healing Wish is just so good, as I can let something like Breloom take Will-O-Wisp from Rotom-W, effectively removing Rotom from the game. Only later I heal my Breloom for a weakened Jirachi sacrifice. Healing Wish also allows me to win the weather war so easily. Once Politoed is at 11% or less, they generally let their weather started die as they think they've won the weather war, until I use Healing Wish, bring Politoed back up to full health (and yes, Healing Wish works before SR damage).
Conclusion
So anyway, there's the team. It has been very fun laddering with this team, as well as seeing my buddies test it out and seeing it's flaws. Feel free to use the team if you like it, I'm sure you won't be dissapointed :]
Shout-outs!
Shartruce2 - A generally really awesome guy, who's always suggesting really cool sets. Very cool, guy, who's also an amazing battler
Ben Gay - OMFG Ben Gay?! :O Na for real, this guy is really cool, as he suggested Scizor > Keldeo, which imo was a great suggestion. Just in general a really cool guy to hangout with.
Qseasons - He's my #1 fan :] Na all jokes aside, he's a great battler, as well as pretty funny. He laddered with my team and pointed out a few flaws, as well as helping me fix them.
This Ain't Sparta (Spinda) - Strong user right here. Demolishing the ladder with Baton Pass! But yeah, just a really chill guy. (SlowKING BITCH!)
Lady Sam (Dr Ciel) - Builds like the best teams ever. Such an awesome person for using Starmie.
Wolfie - Probably the nicest user I've ever met on the internet. Like for Wolfie, you're a G ;)
Lagalaga - Trying to teach me doubles is a bad idea ;)
EnerG - Cause nub :] Na I'm kidding, I really think EnerG is cool (still a nub though :/)
Ben Gay - OMFG Ben Gay?! :O Na for real, this guy is really cool, as he suggested Scizor > Keldeo, which imo was a great suggestion. Just in general a really cool guy to hangout with.
Qseasons - He's my #1 fan :] Na all jokes aside, he's a great battler, as well as pretty funny. He laddered with my team and pointed out a few flaws, as well as helping me fix them.
This Ain't Sparta (Spinda) - Strong user right here. Demolishing the ladder with Baton Pass! But yeah, just a really chill guy. (SlowKING BITCH!)
Lady Sam (Dr Ciel) - Builds like the best teams ever. Such an awesome person for using Starmie.
Wolfie - Probably the nicest user I've ever met on the internet. Like for Wolfie, you're a G ;)
Lagalaga - Trying to teach me doubles is a bad idea ;)
EnerG - Cause nub :] Na I'm kidding, I really think EnerG is cool (still a nub though :/)
Importable
Politoed @ Water Gem
Trait: Drizzle
EVs: 244 HP / 252 SAtk / 12 Spd
Modest Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Focus Blast
- Psychic
Feraligatr @ Mystic Water
Trait: Torrent
EVs: 184 HP / 252 Atk / 72 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Aqua Jet
- Waterfall
- Ice Punch
Breloom @ Fighting Gem
Trait: Technician
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Spore
- Focus Punch
- Bullet Seed
- Mach Punch
Latios (M) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Psyshock
- Surf
- Thunder
Jirachi @ Leftovers
Trait: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 HP / 220 SDef / 36 Spd
Careful Nature
- Iron Head
- U-turn
- Stealth Rock
- Healing Wish
Scizor @ Flying Gem
Trait: Technician
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Bullet Punch
- Superpower
- Acrobatics
Trait: Drizzle
EVs: 244 HP / 252 SAtk / 12 Spd
Modest Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Focus Blast
- Psychic
Feraligatr @ Mystic Water
Trait: Torrent
EVs: 184 HP / 252 Atk / 72 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Aqua Jet
- Waterfall
- Ice Punch
Breloom @ Fighting Gem
Trait: Technician
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Spore
- Focus Punch
- Bullet Seed
- Mach Punch
Latios (M) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Psyshock
- Surf
- Thunder
Jirachi @ Leftovers
Trait: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 HP / 220 SDef / 36 Spd
Careful Nature
- Iron Head
- U-turn
- Stealth Rock
- Healing Wish
Scizor @ Flying Gem
Trait: Technician
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Bullet Punch
- Superpower
- Acrobatics
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