How To Lose a UU Battle by Metamaster

[xPuppetMM2x]

What is this?

When I look at this team I think, "Oh God what did I just make.... It looks like AIDS mixed with a pile of green poop turds. It's like...." I dunno, whatever let's just look at the team.

The Lead

Protoman (Bisharp) @ Leftovers
Trait: Defiant
EVs: 252 Def / 252 HP / 4 Atk
Impish Nature
- Iron Head
- Substitute
- Thunder Wave
- Stealth Rock

Alright, this USE to be a Donphan with Rapid Spin, but then I looked back at my team and thought, "Well, I'm not that weak to SR. As a matter of fact, none are weak to SR." Then, I went on teh Marriland team builder to look at my team's weaknesses and saw that I have a MAJOR weakness to Dark and Ghost. That's where Bisharp came though my mind: he has SR, AND x4 resist Ghost and Dark. He also has major type sync with Dusclops. Dusclops also is immune to the common type: Fighting. Which can really wreck my Bisharp as it is x4 effective. He also has sync to Azelf with the Ground weakness. As Azelf does have the Levitate to dodge it. Overall, I thought Bisharp was a good member of this team.

Type sync:
Ground: Azelf, Heracross
Fighting: Azelf, Dusclops, Heracross, Deoxys
Fire: Kingdra

The Special Sweeper

Kismet (Azelf) @ Life Orb
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 252 SAtk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Timid Nature
- Fire Blast
- Grass Knot
- Psyshock
- Nasty Plot

This dude. This dude right here, with Nasty Plot AND 125 base spec attack, AND the base 115 speed is definitely beastly. He carries Fire Blast for Ferroseed (if people actually use it in UU) and Tangela, and the reason I run Psyshock over Psychic is for the potent special defensive tank: Chancey. As we all know, Psyshock hits the physical side instead of the special side of the opponents defence. Seeing that Chancey's base defence is only 5, Azelf can really deal some great damage with Psyshock. Azelf also has Grass Knot for bulky waters like Milotic, and Blastiose. Life Orb can pretty much give him an extra punch so he can deal great damage with his 125 base spec attack, and his 115 base speed allow him to outspeed a lot of things.

Type sync:
Dark: Heracross, Bisharp
Ghost: Bisharp
Bug: Heracross, Dusclops

The Special Wall

Esspytood (Dusclops) @ Eviolite
Trait: Pressure
EVs: 252 SDef / 252 HP / 4 Atk
Careful Nature
- Pain Split
- Will-O-Wisp
- Night Shade
- Shadow Sneak

This guy is really here to be my special wall. Of course he does have the eviolite stone which raises both of his defences by 1.5 which really adds some use to NFEs this gen. He does have Pain Split as a way to recover some HP, Will-O-Wisp to cripple physical attackers, and Night Shade as a way to deal some damage. The reason I carry Shadow Sneak is for the priority. I mean, priority is always nice to have, so why not give him it? Dusclops also has major sync with Bisharp as Dusclops has the Ghost and Dark weakness, and Bisharp is x4 resistant to both of those. Also, Dusclops has the immunity to Fighting, which means he can safely switch in on a fighting move and Will-O-Wisp to cripple whatever comes in.

Type sync:
Dark: Heracross, Bisharp
Ghost: Bisharp

The Extra Suport

Mr. Durp (Deoxys-D) @ Leftovers
Trait: Pressure
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 HP / 4 Def
Timid Nature
- Spikes
- Taunt
- Reflect
- Light Screen

Deoxys is here to take hits and setup dual screens. You might be thinking, "What can this team get use of dual screens?" Well, I plan on using the dual screens as a way to allow my sweepers (Kingdra and Azelf) to come in and setup a bit and maybe pull a sweep from my sleeve. You will also notice I has max speed on this guy, this may seem retarded, but I thought it was a good idea. Someone suggested this and said, "He can be able to be faster and taunt other taunters" After reading that, I just had to put the max speed on this guy. He can also get access to Spikes which can wear down opponents to that my sweepers can be able too easily KO, along with the Stealth Rock.

Type sync:
Dark: Heracross, Bisharp
Ghost: Bisharp

The Physical Sweeper

L96A1 (Kingdra) @ Leftovers
Trait: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 Atk / 4 HP
Adamant Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Waterfall
- Outrage
- Substitute

Kingdra is here to be my physical sweeper. When I remembered that Kingdra gets access to Dragon Dance I just had to use him. As we all know, Dragon Dance increases Attack and Speed by one stage, which can be very destructive if you get about 3 or 4 in. He does carry the substiute so that he can dodge status like Poison, which he really wouldn't appreciate. He can also come in on any Fire move which can be targeted at my Heracross, or my Bisharp.

Type sync:
Dragon: Bisharp

The Revenge Killer

Ghost (Heracross) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Moxie
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 Atk / 4 HP
Jolly Nature
- Close Combat
- Megahorn
- Night Slash
- Stone Edge

This dude is the basic revenge killer. Scarf Heracross. But, in this gen he gets access to the new ability: Moxie. Now, this can turn revenge killing, into sweeping. Close Combat will already have a ton of power (120 x 1.5 (STAB)= 180) and with his 125 base attack can really wreck a ton of things. If a pokemon lives, it will definitely leave some bruises behind. This can also be good as a safe switch in on Ground moves, and Bug moves. Ground could be targeted at Bisharp, and Bug at Deoxys and Azelf.

Type sync:
Fire: Kingdra
Flying: Bisharp
Psychic: Bisharp, Azelf, Deoxys

Review

Looking at my team, Bisharp is a key player. He does carry many resistances that my other pokemon are weak to. So, it seems that if I lose my Bisharp, I'm conpletly screwed by Ghost pokemon. Not so much by Dark becuase Heracross can easily KO with Close Combat.

These two have major type sync, Bisharp does carry the x4 resistance to both Dark and Ghost. Which Dusclops is weak to. Dusclops on the other hand, carries the immunity to Fighting, which can easily wreck my Bisharp with x4 super effective damage.

Seeing how I want my sweepers to easily setup, losing my Deoxys would make it a huge pain to setup enough so I can sweep. So, about 40% (I think) the sweepers depend on Deoxys' dual screens to sweep easily.

Heracross, in my opinion, is quite possibly the best Revenge Killer in the UU tier. It has enough speed to be able to outspeed a ton of things with the choice scarf, AND it has the 125 base attack, which is enough power to be able to KO a lot of things. Now, like I said ealiar, with this guy, revenge killing can turn into sweeps. As he does carry the Moxie with rasies the Attack stat by one stage when it KOs a pokemon.

So, tell me what you think of this team, if you think it needs some improvement please tell me and I'll take it in consideration. I'd really appreciate my suggestions. ^^

 

[Moo]

Hey, I've got a few suggestoins for your team.

That Bisharp set is good thinking, but Bisharp is definitely best suited as a sweeper. I suggest changing it to a Swords Dance variant.

Bisharp (M) @ Leftovers Trait: Defiant
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Swords Dance
- Substitute
- Iron Head
- Sucker Punch

With dual screen support, Bisharp will be able to easily set up a Substitute and boost its attack with Swords Dance. Substitute works great with Sucker Punch, as it forces the opponent to attack to break it, and keeps it safe from status. After you've got your Spikes and screens up, you'll be able to sweep with ease. I know this set isn't as bulky as your one, but seriously, with a 4x resistance to Dark- and Ghost-type attacks, it won't make much of a difference. Try it out!

Good luck with the team, I hope I helped

 

[xPuppetMM2x]

That could work, but I don't know who would be my lead. D: I never like leading with someone with all status moves. (Deoxys)

 

[Moo]

You really don't need a dedicated lead, just send out whatever you think would give you the best match-up. By the way, if you really want something to send out first, it should be Deoxys-D, as it's best to get your hazards up as early as possible

 

[y4f]

^Seconding Moo's suggestion, Bisharp is definitely meant to be a sweeper, and a Sub / T-Wave / SR / Iron Head set is rather gimmicky and questionable as far as how effective it could be. The above Sub/SD/2 Attacks is very viable, but also consider running Brick Break for coverage in place of Substitute if you find yourself against lots of Steel-types. If you find Bisharp not as useful as it could be, consider running Specially Defensive Escavalier in its place and switching Dusclops to a mixed or physical wall. Escavalier helps with switching in to Alakazam, Froslass, Rotom-C, Sceptile, some Shaymin variants, and Yanmega, all of which threaten various members of your team.

set

Escavalier @ Leftovers / Choice Band
Trait: Swarm
EVs: 252 HP/4 Atk/252 SDef
Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Megahorn
- Iron Head
- Pursuit
- Knock Off / Toxic

Deoxys-D is definitely good to send out first in most scenarios, and if you do end up dropping Bisharp as a lead/supporter I would recommend trying Magic Coat on Deoxys-D. This allows you to check common Taunt leads by baiting the Taunt and reflecting it back at the Taunt-er, then setting up hazards scot-free. It also allows you to reflect predicted TSpikes from the likes of Qwilfish and the Nido family. If you run Magic Coat, it might be in place of one of your screens; I understand that you rely on Dual Screens to sweep, but most of your sweepers can already scare out Pokes and garner a free turn of setup (often all that is required) so the Dual Screens don't seem absolutely necessary.

 

[iodine_x]

I don't think simply adding a Bisharp does not alleviate your dark/ ghost weakness, especially in a tier Chandelure, Spiritomb and Mismagius all call home. Heracross appears to actually be the better at disposing of them than Bisharp... I agree with Moo on Bisharp - get Sucker Punch in there somewhere.

Also, your Deoxys-D is Taunt bait.

 

[Lunar Fist]

If you want to get rid of the weakness to Ghosts on your team, you could try using Chansey in place of Bisharp.
You can get Stealth Rocks on Chansey and massive special defense (not bad physical defense either) as well as healing from either wish or softboiled.
S-toss is a given on Chansey, and I'd recomment toxic as the last move since you really don't need T-wave support.

Also, it seems like Dusclops is doing nothing for your team except Will-o-Wisping.
You could replace it with a different Pokemon if you wish (one that still counter Heracross, otherwise you're weak).
You could try Zapdos, Suicune, etc. You could also go with Bulky Mismagius with Taunt/Will-o-Wisp and Pain Split and Shadow Ball. 252 Hp and 252 Spe Evs on the Missy set, with 4 in Sp Atk.

Good Luck