Introduction:
The forgotten Shadow Tag bearer strikes back! This team wouldn't be remarkable had it not been for my friend Will of Fire , who climbed the ladder. Without him I wouldn't be writing this RMT either. To summarize the team strategy: this is an hyper offense team based on a core of Wobbuffet and setup sweepers. These sweepers are often Weavile and Breelom, two remarkably ravenous Pokémon in the physical side, which are very hard to stop after a Swords Dance. The team has evolved progressively, and it turned out as a "monoblue" team, composed of both Physical and Special monsters, which will be developed in this RMT.
Teambuilding Process
The team started with Wobbuffet as the Pokemon to build around.
After i need a pokemon that can put the rocks without a problem so i think to put an Azelf.
I decided to add two physical pokemon that can increase their stats and that covered what primarily destroys the target such as Breloom and Weavile.
I saw that the team was not primarily a mega nor a pokemon that could withstand the electric type attacks so I decided to add the best volt-switch user of OU metagame
And finally decided to add the pokemon that destroys most teams and well-type water.
After the ladder pretty game completely restructure the Pokemon that were on the team and decided to change it completely leaving only the pokemon for which the equipment is made early, lord manaphy and staying with the same rocker and the team finish like this:
The Team
Azelf @ Focus Sash
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 144 HP / 112 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Explosion
- Taunt
- Skill Swap
To start with: Azelf, one of the best leads and rock setters in the metagame -its only "counter" being a fast-taunter-, is able to easily setup rocks against Sableye-Mega aided with Skill Swap. While many will probably wonder the reasons of the peculiar EV spread, it's tailored to withstand a Fake Out + Frustration combo from Lopunny, and still be able to set up Rocks. Explosion allows it to prevent hazards clearing both with Defog and Rapid Spin. That's all for this Pokémon.
Move Analysis:
Stealh Rock
Team without this move is useless
Taunt
Preven the Hazards in your side
Explosion
Ka-booom
Skill Swap
Sableye-M fuck u
Wobbuffet @ Custap Berry
Ability: Shadow Tag
EVs: 12 HP / 248 Def / 228 SpD / 20 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Destiny Bond
- Encore
- Counter
- Mirror Coat
Wobbuffet is the star of the team, which turns it from total garbage to a team ranking 2nd in the ladder. Its fundamental role is to bring life upon the team. Being the third Pokémon with the Shadow Tag ability (excluding NFE), and the second allowed in OU, it traps any foe Pokémon, resisting any attack -even supereffective except for a few exceptions such as Banded Hoopa-U-, and afterwards Encoring the opponent, either in order to gain momentum for a setup sweeper, or to achieve a Double K.O. with Destiny Bond. Custap Berry will often be very helpful here.
Move Analysis:(Not To much to explain here lol)
Encore
Seize and take momentum or avoid a prolonged boost
Destiny Bond
U come with me bitch
Counter
physical mons
Mirror Coat
specials mons
Azelf @ Focus Sash
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 144 HP / 112 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Explosion
- Taunt
- Skill Swap
To start with: Azelf, one of the best leads and rock setters in the metagame -its only "counter" being a fast-taunter-, is able to easily setup rocks against Sableye-Mega aided with Skill Swap. While many will probably wonder the reasons of the peculiar EV spread, it's tailored to withstand a Fake Out + Frustration combo from Lopunny, and still be able to set up Rocks. Explosion allows it to prevent hazards clearing both with Defog and Rapid Spin. That's all for this Pokémon.
Move Analysis:
Stealh Rock
Team without this move is useless
Taunt
Preven the Hazards in your side
Explosion
Ka-booom
Skill Swap
Sableye-M fuck u
Wobbuffet @ Custap Berry
Ability: Shadow Tag
EVs: 12 HP / 248 Def / 228 SpD / 20 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Destiny Bond
- Encore
- Counter
- Mirror Coat
Wobbuffet is the star of the team, which turns it from total garbage to a team ranking 2nd in the ladder. Its fundamental role is to bring life upon the team. Being the third Pokémon with the Shadow Tag ability (excluding NFE), and the second allowed in OU, it traps any foe Pokémon, resisting any attack -even supereffective except for a few exceptions such as Banded Hoopa-U-, and afterwards Encoring the opponent, either in order to gain momentum for a setup sweeper, or to achieve a Double K.O. with Destiny Bond. Custap Berry will often be very helpful here.
Move Analysis:(Not To much to explain here lol)
Encore
Seize and take momentum or avoid a prolonged boost
Destiny Bond
U come with me bitch
Counter
physical mons
Mirror Coat
specials mons
Lucario @ Life Orb
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Extreme Speed
- Close Combat
- Iron Tail
Lucario is a very powerful Pokémon, which despite having shamefully dropped to UU, still has a great potential and very few counters: after a Swords Dance, no foe can stand against him due to its very rare Steel / Fighting type. Its ability, Inner Focus, happens that in OR/AS isnt really like in BW for the main reason that the steel dont have anymore resistence to the dark type, so its better to avoid the flinch spam of jirachi. It has two priority moves: Extreme Speed with Priority +2 and Bullet Punch -with a Base Power of only 40 but STAB-boosted. Its move poll is very wide and it has access to powerful Fighting attacks such as Close Combat and High Jump Miss, as well as a powerful Steel STAB, Iron Tail, with a Base Power of 100.
Move Analysis:
Iron Tail
100 base power Stab, miss but whatever
Close Combat
Stab and better than High Jump Miss
Sword Dance
Get +2 always is better :]
Extreme Speed
Priority Needs To be somewhere
Move Analysis:
Iron Tail
100 base power Stab, miss but whatever
Close Combat
Stab and better than High Jump Miss
Sword Dance
Get +2 always is better :]
Extreme Speed
Priority Needs To be somewhere
Thundurus @ Life Orb
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 76 Atk / 180 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Superpower
- Thunder Wave
Thundurus, the Storm kami, is a versatile Pokémon that can have movesets oriented as either Physical, Special or Mixed. Its excellent movepool has enough coverage for most of the metagame. It has a respectable speed of 111 and an extraordinary potential, having no 100% sure counter not even Chansey which falls defeated by Nasty Plot + Life Orb + Focus Blast-. Prankster allows it to use Thunder-Wave and turn the odd and morale against the opponent (enraging parahax), specially when they rely on 50/50 moves such as Sucker Punch.
Move Analysis:
Thunder Wave
Prevent Zard X sweep
Thunderbolt
Not at rain
HP Ice
Landorus-T and bulk chomp are done
Superpower
I dont like focus miss
Manaphy @ Shed Shell
Ability: Hydration
EVs: 88 HP / 252 SpA / 168 Spe
Timid Nature
- Scald
- Psychic
- Tail Glow
- Rain Dance
Now it's the turn of one of the main threads of every team: Manaphy, a Pokémon with devastating power from the Physical side due to its boosting move Tail Glow, which multiplies its Sp. Atk. by 2.5. Its movepool covers all the current metagame, and its ability (Hydration) allows it to quickly heal from any status ailment under Rain. The attack Psychic allows it to get rid of one of the common threats in the metagame, which is Mega Venusaur, and which is also one of the main threats of this team. Finally, honoring the many Gothi-stall teams spammed in the ladder, it wields Shed Sheel to avoid being trapped and getting Choice items tricked to it, a tactic known to wreck stall and bulky balance teams altogether.
Move Analysis:
Scald
burn for everyone
Tail Glow
+2.5 pfff broken
Psychic
Bye Saur-M :)
Rain Dance
Not status problem
Swampert-Mega @ Swampertite
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 80 HP / 252 Atk / 176 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Rain Dance
- Waterfall
- Earthquake
- Ice Punch
Mega-Swampert is a Pokémon long thought to only work in a core with Politoed. However, it turns out that this monster is able to set up Rain by itself and sweep full teams with its atrocious attack power, being one of the main counters to Electric Pokémon due to its exceptional bulk and its outstanding Attack base stat of 150. Its typing is great and its only weakness is the 4x against Grass. There is not much more to say about this underrated Pokémon, except that if it's used well it can absolutely devastate enemy teams.
Move Analysis:
Waterfall
Stab and Flinch
Ice Punch
Chomp, physical check, HAHAHA
Rain Dance
Get speed bitch
Earthquake
EQ Spam
Threats:Prevent Zard X sweep
Thunderbolt
Not at rain
HP Ice
Landorus-T and bulk chomp are done
Superpower
I dont like focus miss
Manaphy @ Shed Shell
Ability: Hydration
EVs: 88 HP / 252 SpA / 168 Spe
Timid Nature
- Scald
- Psychic
- Tail Glow
- Rain Dance
Now it's the turn of one of the main threads of every team: Manaphy, a Pokémon with devastating power from the Physical side due to its boosting move Tail Glow, which multiplies its Sp. Atk. by 2.5. Its movepool covers all the current metagame, and its ability (Hydration) allows it to quickly heal from any status ailment under Rain. The attack Psychic allows it to get rid of one of the common threats in the metagame, which is Mega Venusaur, and which is also one of the main threats of this team. Finally, honoring the many Gothi-stall teams spammed in the ladder, it wields Shed Sheel to avoid being trapped and getting Choice items tricked to it, a tactic known to wreck stall and bulky balance teams altogether.
Move Analysis:
Scald
burn for everyone
Tail Glow
+2.5 pfff broken
Psychic
Bye Saur-M :)
Rain Dance
Not status problem
Swampert-Mega @ Swampertite
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 80 HP / 252 Atk / 176 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Rain Dance
- Waterfall
- Earthquake
- Ice Punch
Mega-Swampert is a Pokémon long thought to only work in a core with Politoed. However, it turns out that this monster is able to set up Rain by itself and sweep full teams with its atrocious attack power, being one of the main counters to Electric Pokémon due to its exceptional bulk and its outstanding Attack base stat of 150. Its typing is great and its only weakness is the 4x against Grass. There is not much more to say about this underrated Pokémon, except that if it's used well it can absolutely devastate enemy teams.
Move Analysis:
Waterfall
Stab and Flinch
Ice Punch
Chomp, physical check, HAHAHA
Rain Dance
Get speed bitch
Earthquake
EQ Spam
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Shoutouts:
First for Will of Fire for obvius reasons cause he put this team in the top of the ladder and for my friend and admin Slayer95 for the translate help and for us cleanmates from EG and IK.
Importable
V1 of the team and being Honest, i prefer this version than other one
V2 of the Team
Replays:
-http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-292621683 vs. bc wish killer
-Other Replays will be updated soon.
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