Strange Name
Banned deucer.
-------------------------------------------------- 燃える月の輝き - An USUM Ubers Rate My team ----------------------------------------------------------
Greetings! Fellow Pokemon Trainers! Welcome to my first ever RMT, which also serves the purpose of marking the end of my first year as a Pokemon Trainer. I must remind the readers that this RMT is more of a conclusion to my first year of Pokemon than a serious team showcase. I am very aware that my results are not anything to brag about, but it is the best I can get, all constructive feedbacks about the team is very welcome!
Let me introduce myself, I am Strange Name, someone who wishes to improve their Pokemon skills, I am happy to talk to anyone and would consider myself as a relatively reasonable person, so feel free to say hi if you ever see me on the ladder. Anyways, I am not Lance so I won’t write a ten-thousand-word introduction, so let me get started on the team, 燃える月の輝き !
The Team at a glance:
The Team Building Process:
When I just got into the USUM Ubers meta, I was passed this team by one of my best friends, Willlliam. Which contained Scarf Yveltal, Swords dance Rocks Primal Groudon,
I took the team and had some success on the ladder. But soon, I found it to be very weak against Yveltal and threats like Calm Mind Groundceus, HP Fire Xerneas, Ho-oh etc. Thus I tweaked the team to the following:
I believe this version is overall better than the previous version, but it still struggled with Extreme Killer, Kyogre, and even Primal Groudon. Thus I was unsatisfied with the team and decided to restart. I started with Calm Mind Z Lunala as I was quite astounded by its the wall-breaking capacity from my experience of using the team above.
I asked myself what weaknesses Lunala has, and what comes to mind is Yveltal, by far the most common dark type in the meta, and entry hazards, with interferes with Lunala’s shadow shield ability. With that in mind, I decided that the second member of my team shall be Mega Diancie. I believe this was a good choice as it not only beats Yveltal one on one, bounces back hazards that Lunala dislikes, but it also strengthens this team’s MU against stall.
The team still lacked a Xerneas check, Primal Kyogre Check, and a sweeper. Thus I added a Double Dance Primal Groudon and a defog Ho-oh. They come with the benefit of beating steel types that Diancie generally struggles with, with Ho-oh acting as a back-up check for Yveltal and Marshadow lacking rock tomb.
Of course, having merely Ho-oh as a defogger can be troubling when the opposing Stealth Rock Setter knows a rock move. Many stealth rock setters in the meta have a good matchup against Mega Diancie too, so I added a defog Arceus Ground, to defog against threats like Necrozma Duskmane which knows both stealth rock and stone edge or a Groudon Primal that knows both. It also acts as a check to the common Mega Salamence and, more importantly, Primal Groudon.
At this point, the team is nearly complete, and I realized that my team lacks speed control, thus I added one of the most common scarfers: Yveltal to my team. It serves as a late-game cleaner and a revenge killer.
The team first saw a bit of success, but then lost many times due to one of the following scenarios happening: Xerneas Thunder paralyzes and immobilizes Ho-oh, thus sweeping my team; Last mon Geomancy Xerneas sweeping my team; Primal Groudon getting chipped too quickly and Primal Kyogre just obliterates my team; Arceus Extreme Killer sweeping my team, Mega Salamence getting a Dragon Dance boost before sweeping my team, etc. Thus, I made the following changes: made Primal Groudon from double dance to specially defensive with Roar, and replaced Yveltal with Marshadow to check Extreme Killer and to revenge a weakened Salamence Mega.
With the team, I easily reached #7 on the Ubers Ladder. The team still has many weaknesses, but I am happy about how it turned out. I decided to name it '燃える月の輝き', The Spark Of The Flaming Moon, Spark references to Mega Diancie and how it is Sparkling, Flaming references this team's two fire types, and the moon, of course, is a reference to Lunala, the Moone Pokemon.
A Closer Look at the team:
It'll Mean Victory (Lunala) @ Lunalium Z
Ability: Shadow Shield
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Moongeist Beam
- Psyshock
- Moonblast
Named after the Evangelion Rebuild OST, the moone pokemon is one of the most excellent Z users in the meta due to the lack of Ghost resist. Z is required to use Moonraze Menacing Maelstrom, Calm mind is used to boost special attack to wall break, Moongeist beam is a highly spammable STAB that penetrates most balance teams, Psyshock is required to break past Blissey, and Moonblast is chosen over focus blast for its ability to beat Yveltal, as the main targets of Focus Blast, Darkceus and Ttar, is generally not very difficult to deal with for this team. The EVs maxed out speed to outspeed the base 90s and 95s, and the rest is thrown into special attack to capitalize on its wall-breaking ability.
Beautiful World (Diancie-Mega) @ Diancite
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 24 Atk / 224 SpA / 8 SpD / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Moonblast
- Diamond Storm
- Earth Power
- Stealth Rock
Named by the song made by Utada Hikaru, used in Evangelion 1.0, the Jewel Pokemon is one of the team’s 2 stealth rock setters. Moonblast is a highly spammable STAB, Diamond storm is used to hit mons like Yveltal and Ho-oh, Earth Power can 2HKO Primal Groudon, and Stealth rock on Mega Diancie is simply difficult for stall to answer. The EVs maximizes on speed to outspeed as many pokemon as possible, with enough special attack to 2HKO Primal Groudon, whilst 2HKOing Blissey with Diamond Storm. The rest of the EVs are dumped into Special Defense to check Yveltal better.
The Beast (Groudon-Primal) @ Red Orb
Ability: Desolate Land
EVs: 252 HP / 56 Def / 200 SpD
Relaxed Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Overheat
- Roar
The King of Ubers, the continent pokemon is this team’s Primal Kyogre check, Xerneas Check, and secondary Stealth rock setter when Diancie is unable to set up rocks due to the team MU. The double stealth rock may seem peculiar at first, but after a bit of experimenting, I feel like it's the best move. Earthquake is chosen over Precipice Blades for its consistent damage on Kyogre, which is very important for this team.
In My Spirit (Ho-Oh) @ Leftovers
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 204 Def / 52 SpD
Impish Nature
- Sacred Fire
- Whirlwind
- Toxic
- Defog
The Rainbow Pokemon is the team’s main Pivot, Secondary Xerneas Check, Calm Mind Arceus Counter, and one of the two defoggers. The EVs allow it to survive a +2 Thunder from Xerneas, and the rest are dumped into defence. Sacred Fire is a strong STAB, Whirlwind to beat set up sweepers and Xerneas, toxic to cripple the offensive threats, and defog as the rainbow pokemon is notorious for its 4x weakness to stealth rock.
The Wrath Of God (Arceus-Ground) @ Earth Plate
Ability: Multitype
EVs: 252 HP / 84 Def / 172 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Judgment
- Recover
- Ice Beam
- Defog
Named after another Evangelion piece, Arceus checks Primal Groudon that know a rock type attack, Marshadow that knows Rock Tomb, and Necrozma Duskmane with a Rock-type attack. Its incredible bulk combined with its good speed made it able to switch into most attacks. The EVs allowed it to outspeed non-speed boosting nature Xerneas and Yveltal, and the rest are dumped into defence to deal with Dragon Dance Mega Salamence more comfortably.
Destiny (Marshadow) @ Life Orb
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Spectral Thief
- Close Combat
- Shadow Sneak
- Hidden Power [Ice]
The team’s main revenge killer. Marshadow acts as the E-killer check for the team. Hidden Power Ice was chosen to revenge kill Salamence without a speed boost, and help beat Zygarde. Life Orb is chosen to capitalize on its cleaning and revenge killing ability.
Importable:
It'll Mean Victory (Lunala) @ Lunalium Z
Ability: Shadow Shield
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Moongeist Beam
- Psyshock
- Moonblast
Beautiful World (Diancie-Mega) @ Diancite
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 24 Atk / 224 SpA / 8 SpD / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Moonblast
- Diamond Storm
- Earth Power
- Stealth Rock
The Beast (Groudon-Primal) @ Red Orb
Ability: Desolate Land
EVs: 252 HP / 56 Def / 200 SpD
Relaxed Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Overheat
- Roar
In My Spirit (Ho-Oh) @ Leftovers
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 204 Def / 52 SpD
Impish Nature
- Sacred Fire
- Whirlwind
- Toxic
- Defog
The Wrath Of God (Arceus-Ground) @ Earth Plate
Ability: Multitype
EVs: 252 HP / 84 Def / 172 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Judgment
- Recover
- Ice Beam
- Defog
Destiny (Marshadow) @ Life Orb
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Spectral Thief
- Close Combat
- Shadow Sneak
- Hidden Power [Ice]
Threat List:
The continent Pokemon is checked between this team's Ho-oh and Arceus Ground, although movesets that contain both a rock move and a special fire move can be troubling. Even if it manages to break past, Lunala, Diancie, and Marshadow can all revenge kill it easily.
Necrozma Dusk Mane without rock moves are comfortably checked by Ho-oh, who can burn it with Sacred Fire. Sets with rock move are hard to wall but can be dealt with Arceus Ground. If it happens to hold an Ultranecrozium Z, it will usually take out a Pokemon from the team, but can be revenged with Marshadow or Lunala if the moone Pokemon did not have its Shadow Shield Broken. The Destruction Pokemon can be checked by a combination of Ho-oh, Diancie-Mega, and Arceus Ground. With Jewel Pokemon being able to OHKO Yveltal with the slightest chip.
Although no single member of 燃える月の輝き can 'counter' the Shadow Pokemon, however without some prior chip, none of the members in the team will lose a 1v1 against a Mega Gengar. However, one must be careful with Perish trap and Destiny Bond sets, as they can usually take out one or two members of 燃える月の輝き if played poorly.
Zygarde can be usually be dealt with by Arceus Ground and Marshadow, and even Diancie if Zygarde doesn't outspeed it. However, it can be a problem if it was played well. Mostly dealt with between Arceus Ground and Ho-oh. If it holds the item Marshardium Z it is likely to take out 1 pokemon from the team. However, after that, it can be dealt with easily with Ho-oh, which can also deal with sets without Rock Tomb. Every set beside the Swords dance stone edge set can be easily dealt with Ho-oh. Swords dance sets can be played around with Marshadow.
Checked comfortably between Ho-oh and Primal Groudon. Ho-oh is usually the go-to check as it can heal off its damage, unlike Primal Groudon.
Checked by Groudon Primal. If it manages to overwhelm Groudon, it will usually be severely damaged. And at that point, it can be revenge with any other pokemon other than Ho-oh. The user of this team should avoid sending out Ho-oh if the opponent has a healthy Kyogre, especially if the Groudon on 燃える月の輝き has already fainted.. In a desperate situation, Lunala can switch into any attack the Sea Basin Pokemon can deliver thanks to its Shadow Shield ability, before revenging with a Mooraze Menacing Maelstrom.
All of its movesets are checked comfortably by Ho-oh. An annoying pokemon to this team. Ho-oh can check the none-Judgement variants while Primal Groudon can check the none Earth Power variants if there is no other pokemon the continent pokemon is needed to check, such as Kyogre-Primal. It should be badly poisoned as soon as possible, so Pokemons like Marshadow and Lunala can attempt to kill it.Got tired, think will end my first ever Rate my team here, so here are some replays:
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ubers-1289393258-4mfu28hnwmi9hcz6wvhz4lok4vypgptpw
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ubers-1289468940-isw92tbsg8kxu5qgbz385jhf5qj2m5upw
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ubers-1289934050-qtmwlhieg9t5vjld3tukrcr5wqavtdbpw
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ubers-1294239796-u69yslhy3zwvlmbbzbj32lnhl3pafhmpw
Again, any feedback is welcome, thank you for reading!
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