first of all, I have to say that I play pokemon in showdown for 6 days but I have some experience of play pokemon in my childhood but the pokemon I knew was the math people know in elementary school to put it this way
this post isn't exactly a RMT post but I would like a rate as well alongside the advice
Golisopod @ Iapapa Berry / sitrus / leftovers
Ability: Emergency Exit
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpD
Adamant Nature
- First Impression
- Liquidation
- Iron Head
- Drill Run
this guy has an excellent def stat and some nice offense. The first impression destroys every dark grass psychic pokemon or forces them to swap (preferably over the already set stealth rocks) he got some nice coverage with stab move liquidation. also he has iron head and drill run to create some nice offense. His ability emergency exit make him a nice pivoter to create good matchups and reset the first impression threat. this guy has boosted defenses mroe like offense because he is there to tank hit and leave. Iapapa berry resets this mons power if u are not unlucky enough to get one-shotted from 60% hp
Scizor @ Choice Band
Ability: Technician
EVs: 164 HP / 252 Atk / 92 Spe
Lonely Nature
- Bullet Punch
- U-turn
- Superpower
- Knock Off
well this guy is amazing priority stab bullet punch technician choice band this guy can simply win games by himself if setup right. uturn is a late pivot while doing some nice stab damage. superpower destroys bonobos left and right if u predict the swap and knockoff is better than pursue in my opinion. This is a standard set hp to make him avoid some 2hkos and speed just enought to outspeed some pokemons
Crobat @ Power Herb
Ability: Infiltrator
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- U-turn
- Sky Attack
- Cross Poison
- Acrobatics
he is the lead he provides a fast uturn to pivot me in a guaranteed good early matchup or bring out my entry hazard also he outspeeds a lot of pokemon and can ohko with skyattack first turn and unlock acrobatics at 110 power cross poison is there for another stab move
Ampharos-Mega @ Ampharosite
Ability: Static
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpD
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Volt Switch
- Heal Bell
- Dragon Pulse
- Power Gem
he is my mega of choice he is a tanky pokemon that can dish out massive dmg even without any investment in his special attack. just the nature. he blocks special attacks like a boss he is bulky he can block some physical moves as well. he is one more of my volt turns this guy is a late volt switcher he has some nice coverage as well. heal bell is there to remove those burns from my scizor (because if this guy gets a burn the game is over)
Forretress @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Stealth Rock
- Rapid Spin
- Volt Switch
- Gyro Ball
he is the stealth rocker of the team and also the rapid spinner to remove opponents hazards. pokemon like these can be shut down with taunts so thats one of the reasons I have the volt switch. Volt switch provides a lap resetter so I can bring myself in a favored matchup after a defensive pivot block and thats the reason he is full-on defense and Hp. He also has 0 evs and ivs in speed just to make the gyroball hurt a bit. The problem with him is that enemies tend to at least swords dance or dragon dance once if they make good predicts and then they cant be stopped (unless I hit them with the priority moves)
Goodra @ Assault Vest
Ability: Sap Sipper
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Draco Meteor
- Fire Blast
- Sludge Wave
- Ice Beam
This guy is awesome at blocking non-fairy special moves while hit hard in return with some good predictions and a good amount of coverage attacks he can create massive hp gaps in their team
sap sipper ability provides one more resistance. He has an assault vest to boost the sdef. there are 2 playstyles with him in my team that I can't decide the main one (here is why I need some help) (see questions)
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Questions and replay
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1) on the goodra set: Do I invest on speed + special atk or special def + special atk or do I put some health investment? what is the best thing to do here?
2) what should be the best item for golisopod for the role he plays in the team?
3) is there a way to somehow provide wish and toxic in my team?
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7uu-980323407
Edit: I felt I needed a second defogger and I don't really use the xpoison in crobat so I made the swap there
this post isn't exactly a RMT post but I would like a rate as well alongside the advice
Golisopod @ Iapapa Berry / sitrus / leftovers
Ability: Emergency Exit
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpD
Adamant Nature
- First Impression
- Liquidation
- Iron Head
- Drill Run
this guy has an excellent def stat and some nice offense. The first impression destroys every dark grass psychic pokemon or forces them to swap (preferably over the already set stealth rocks) he got some nice coverage with stab move liquidation. also he has iron head and drill run to create some nice offense. His ability emergency exit make him a nice pivoter to create good matchups and reset the first impression threat. this guy has boosted defenses mroe like offense because he is there to tank hit and leave. Iapapa berry resets this mons power if u are not unlucky enough to get one-shotted from 60% hp
Scizor @ Choice Band
Ability: Technician
EVs: 164 HP / 252 Atk / 92 Spe
Lonely Nature
- Bullet Punch
- U-turn
- Superpower
- Knock Off
well this guy is amazing priority stab bullet punch technician choice band this guy can simply win games by himself if setup right. uturn is a late pivot while doing some nice stab damage. superpower destroys bonobos left and right if u predict the swap and knockoff is better than pursue in my opinion. This is a standard set hp to make him avoid some 2hkos and speed just enought to outspeed some pokemons
Crobat @ Power Herb
Ability: Infiltrator
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- U-turn
- Sky Attack
- Cross Poison
- Acrobatics
he is the lead he provides a fast uturn to pivot me in a guaranteed good early matchup or bring out my entry hazard also he outspeeds a lot of pokemon and can ohko with skyattack first turn and unlock acrobatics at 110 power cross poison is there for another stab move
Ampharos-Mega @ Ampharosite
Ability: Static
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpD
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Volt Switch
- Heal Bell
- Dragon Pulse
- Power Gem
he is my mega of choice he is a tanky pokemon that can dish out massive dmg even without any investment in his special attack. just the nature. he blocks special attacks like a boss he is bulky he can block some physical moves as well. he is one more of my volt turns this guy is a late volt switcher he has some nice coverage as well. heal bell is there to remove those burns from my scizor (because if this guy gets a burn the game is over)
Forretress @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Stealth Rock
- Rapid Spin
- Volt Switch
- Gyro Ball
he is the stealth rocker of the team and also the rapid spinner to remove opponents hazards. pokemon like these can be shut down with taunts so thats one of the reasons I have the volt switch. Volt switch provides a lap resetter so I can bring myself in a favored matchup after a defensive pivot block and thats the reason he is full-on defense and Hp. He also has 0 evs and ivs in speed just to make the gyroball hurt a bit. The problem with him is that enemies tend to at least swords dance or dragon dance once if they make good predicts and then they cant be stopped (unless I hit them with the priority moves)
Goodra @ Assault Vest
Ability: Sap Sipper
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Draco Meteor
- Fire Blast
- Sludge Wave
- Ice Beam
This guy is awesome at blocking non-fairy special moves while hit hard in return with some good predictions and a good amount of coverage attacks he can create massive hp gaps in their team
sap sipper ability provides one more resistance. He has an assault vest to boost the sdef. there are 2 playstyles with him in my team that I can't decide the main one (here is why I need some help) (see questions)
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Questions and replay
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1) on the goodra set: Do I invest on speed + special atk or special def + special atk or do I put some health investment? what is the best thing to do here?
2) what should be the best item for golisopod for the role he plays in the team?
3) is there a way to somehow provide wish and toxic in my team?
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7uu-980323407
Edit: I felt I needed a second defogger and I don't really use the xpoison in crobat so I made the swap there
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- Only two small changes here. Firstly, I put an Adamant nature on instead, as the lonely nature was reducing Scizor's defence for no reason. I also changed Knock off to Pursuit, as this would allow you to Pursuit trap weakened pokemon threatened by your bullet punch and problematic pokemon such as Latias, making use of the momentum that the volt-turn core gives you to be able to trap things.
- As explained above, the main niche of Crobat in UU is to stallbreak with the combination of Taunt + Super Fang, which also allows you to seriously chip some would be counters to crobat otherwise such as Aggron-Mega and Steelix-Mega. Roost allows you longevity that you didn't have before, while Brave Bird is a much better STAB option, that can be used throughout the game, and allows you to revenge kill pokemon such as Celebi and Infernape, and even pokemon such as Latias and Terrakion with Z-Brave Bird, which can also avoid the Brave Bird chip for you once when necssary.
- As i wanted this to form a Volt-Turn core with Scizor, I decided to run the RestTalk Ampharos-Mega set that has seen some use in UU in the past. Rest + Sleep talk gives you some longevity that allows ampharos to make use of its natural bulk to check bulky waters and fat pokemon that can't can only kill it indirectly through toxic throughout the game. Volt Switch and Dragon Pulse are your STAB moves, with dragon pulse in particular hitting would be electric resists/immunities hard, such as Hippowdon and Krookodile. The EV spread allows you to hit as hard as possible, while outspeeding Sylveon to get a volt switch off against it before it can hit you with a supereffective hyper voice, while maximising your bulk.
- Gligar gave you the Defogger your team wanted, which Crobat in particularly greatly appreciates due to it's Stealth Rock weakness. Gligar also offers your team an Electric immunity too. Gligar also gives you a way of dealing with Cobalion which could be quite problematic for your Scizor thanks to resisting it's STABs and potential Rocky Helmet chip, and has enough bulk to tank crobat's z-move, making it hard for crobat to revenge kill unless it is heavily chipped. Standard defog Gligar moveset, with Earthquake allowing you to pressure pokemon like Cobalion and Terrakion, Roost giving you longevity and U-turn allowing you to pivot out. 9 Speed IVs + a Relaxed Nature allow you to underspeed Bulky Scizor to get a Slow U-turn off, which is helpful incase they U-turn instead of Swords Dancing / Roosting.
- Empoleon offered you a Stealth Rocker, and a swap in to Hydreigon, as well as another check to Latias with Toxic (in particular HP fire Latias after you have used the z-move or have lost Crobat. Scald is your main STAB that allows you to threaten pokemon with Burns and hurt Ground types. Roar is chosen in last so that you can phaze out Suicune , as it can be problematic after Calm minding a few times. 48 Speed EVs allow you to outspeed bulky scizor to scald it before it u-turns on you, which pairs well with the Gligar slow u-turning.
- Scarf infernape gave you another means of Speed control. Flare Blitz allows it to threaten pokemon such as Scizor and Cobalion, while Close Combat gives you a means of hurting Steels without recoil damage, and breaking through Rock/Dark types too. U-turn gives you extra momentum, which is helpful as scarf infernape has quite a lot of common swap ins such as Hippowdon and Gligar. Gunk Shot is chosen over Stone edge to help you revenge kill a +1 Altaria, or a Togekiss if they are chipped sufficiently, which can both be problematic to your team as their main answers are Scizor, which can be lured with Fire Blast or Babiri Berry + flamethrower respectively, and Crobat for Altaria, which doesn't deal with Togekiss very well however, while ampharos deals with moltres pretty well itself.
