My idea for a first OU team surrounding Centiskorch as a sweeper/breaker for the team.
Centiskorch-Gmax @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 HP / 136 Def / 100 SpD / 20 Spe
Careful Nature
- Fire Lash
- Leech Life
- Power Whip
- Coil
I saw this on the forums and want to make this set the core of my team, I'm not fully sold on the EV's presented in this set but I figured this set would be a good set to start. He's the team's main physical sweeper. Fire lash for a solid stab move that will help me break physical walls, Leech life for sustain and a bug type stab, Power Whip for coverage and Coil for setup.
Corviknight @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Impish Nature
- Brave Bird
- Roost
- Taunt
- U-turn
Another set I saw after browsing the forums and reading that this might make a good partner for Centiskorch. It walls a large number of threats to Centiskorch and allows me to U-turn into Centiskorch when I feel like I need to. I'm not sure if I should switch Taunt out here for Defog to add that extra utility, especially since Centiskorch can deal with Ferrothorn. I've also been thinking about messing with its EVs depending on how much speed investment I might need in the future if some pokemon that Corviknight currently out speeds begin investing in speed EVs.
Rotom-Wash @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Volt Switch
- Hydro Pump
- Thunderwave
- Will-O-Wisp
Rotom mostly serves a role on this team to allow me to switch into water types and threaten them. The move set allows me to Volt switch out and into Centiskorch or Corvinight to tank a hit, Hydro Pump allows me to deal with threats that other members can't deal with whilst Thunderwave and Will-O-Wisp allows me to shut down opposing sweepers.
I think this is a solid team member but if you can think of anything to change here let me know.
Dragapult @ Life Orb
Ability: Infiltrator
EVs: 44 Atk / 212 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Dragon Darts
- Thunderbolt
- Fire Blast
- Shadow Ball
Dragapult here acts as my secondary sweeper and as a check to Toxapex with Thunderbolt. I went for mixed just so I could run Dragon Darts as I personally prefer it over something like Draco Meteor. I think this set should serve as a solid back up if Centiskorch is taken out, and it has enough coverage on its own to deal with a plethora of threats, plus it shouldn't have to worry about being out sped by any threats it covers.
I'm stuck figuring out the last two members to fill out this team, I think two sweepers/breakers, a wall, and a pivot is a solid start but I'm not sure If I need another wall or something to check threats that I'm not thinking about at the moment. So far I think this is a solid base for the team that could have a few moves or EV's changed but I'm open to suggestions as to what should be changed for the better.
Centiskorch-Gmax @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 HP / 136 Def / 100 SpD / 20 Spe
Careful Nature
- Fire Lash
- Leech Life
- Power Whip
- Coil
I saw this on the forums and want to make this set the core of my team, I'm not fully sold on the EV's presented in this set but I figured this set would be a good set to start. He's the team's main physical sweeper. Fire lash for a solid stab move that will help me break physical walls, Leech life for sustain and a bug type stab, Power Whip for coverage and Coil for setup.
Corviknight @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Impish Nature
- Brave Bird
- Roost
- Taunt
- U-turn
Another set I saw after browsing the forums and reading that this might make a good partner for Centiskorch. It walls a large number of threats to Centiskorch and allows me to U-turn into Centiskorch when I feel like I need to. I'm not sure if I should switch Taunt out here for Defog to add that extra utility, especially since Centiskorch can deal with Ferrothorn. I've also been thinking about messing with its EVs depending on how much speed investment I might need in the future if some pokemon that Corviknight currently out speeds begin investing in speed EVs.
Rotom-Wash @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Volt Switch
- Hydro Pump
- Thunderwave
- Will-O-Wisp
Rotom mostly serves a role on this team to allow me to switch into water types and threaten them. The move set allows me to Volt switch out and into Centiskorch or Corvinight to tank a hit, Hydro Pump allows me to deal with threats that other members can't deal with whilst Thunderwave and Will-O-Wisp allows me to shut down opposing sweepers.
I think this is a solid team member but if you can think of anything to change here let me know.
Dragapult @ Life Orb
Ability: Infiltrator
EVs: 44 Atk / 212 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Dragon Darts
- Thunderbolt
- Fire Blast
- Shadow Ball
Dragapult here acts as my secondary sweeper and as a check to Toxapex with Thunderbolt. I went for mixed just so I could run Dragon Darts as I personally prefer it over something like Draco Meteor. I think this set should serve as a solid back up if Centiskorch is taken out, and it has enough coverage on its own to deal with a plethora of threats, plus it shouldn't have to worry about being out sped by any threats it covers.
I'm stuck figuring out the last two members to fill out this team, I think two sweepers/breakers, a wall, and a pivot is a solid start but I'm not sure If I need another wall or something to check threats that I'm not thinking about at the moment. So far I think this is a solid base for the team that could have a few moves or EV's changed but I'm open to suggestions as to what should be changed for the better.
