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Team Building Process
I've never made a team with dual genies before and i've always wanted to try it so i chose both Thundurus and Landorus Incarnate
I thought to myself "hey i have a huge ice weakness" so i thought of something to fix it. Then a thought sprung into my mind. LATIAS :D there is never a big enough ice weakness!
alright, real talk now, the ice weakness is too big. So i brainstormed onto some stuff that resist ice and that are viable right now in the ou metagame. My main weaknesses right now are Dark, Ice and Ghost, so i figured "hey, lets go with ttar" and what goes better with Ttar than Excadrill.
so now that that core is done, with the PBJ known as Exca and TTar, i figured i needed something fast and devoid of a ground, water, and fire (ish) weakness. Sure, you may think 'look at that grass weakness though" but i figured hey, lets throw Scarf Washing Machine in there
So there is the completed squad, i personally dont think it's that bad, so i'll just go over the moves and why i chose them etc.
Landorus (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earth Power
- Focus Blast
-Sludge Wave Psychic
Rock Polish is a great move to have on Landorus. With a great movepool, there isn't much that resists this stuff. To be exact, there are 11 pokemon that resist it, but thats besides the point. I chose Stealth Rock to ensure that Thundurus can kill the Lati's with Knock Off after Rocks, and to cripple stuff like T-Flame and Zard-X. The 3 moves are basically just for coverage and STAB, Earth Power being the STAB hits stuff hard like Ferrothorn and Doublade, Focus for TTar and Ballooned Heatran and Psychic basically for Mega Venu if Latias can't KO it. Plus Exca takes care of Fairies so it's all good.
Thundurus (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 76 Atk / 180 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Knock Off
- Thunder Wave
- Hidden Power [Ice]
As usual, Thunderbolt is the main move on this set, as it provides a STAB move, power, and coverage in one slot. Knock Off is a reasonably useful option that not only hits Gengar, Latias, Latios, and other Psychic- and Ghost-types very hard, but also deprives other targets of their precious items, meaning bulky Pokemon such as Zapdos and Chansey lose their Leftovers and Eviolite. 76 EV's in Attack to OHKO Latios with Knock Off after Stealth Rocks. Max Speed for opposing Thundurus & Tornadus while still being able to outspeed base 110's.
Tyranitar @ Tyranitarite
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Ice Punch
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
Okay so some stuff went through my head and thanks to Daigoro's analysis help, i went with Mega TTar over Smooth Rock TTar. This team lacked a mega and Landorus can easily set up SR instead of RP. Ice Punch is for Slow, non-choiced Landorus, if i predict the switch i can DD and more than likely OHKO with Ice Punch. Since this team doesn't really have a problem with Ferro, Ice Punch will come through.
Excadrill @Choice Band Life Orb
Ability: Sand Rush
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rapid Spin
- Rock Slide
Hot damn look at this powerhouse of a pokemon. Excadrill is a force to be reckoned with when it's under the sand. I put the Choice Band on Excadrill to ensure that nothing is safe. This thing will get a kill. I dont care what switches in.
252+ Atk Choice Band Excadrill Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Filter Mega Aggron: 162-190 (47 - 55.2%) -- 68% chance to 2HKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Excadrill Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Mega Tyranitar: 390-458 (114.3 - 134.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Excadrill Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Hippowdon: 178-210 (42.3 - 50%) -- 0.4% chance to 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
Sure, Life Orb may be better, but i'm not really a fan of not having recovery. But we'll get to that. I chose this set because, well, nothing is safe.
Changed Band for LO because didn't like being locked in on stuff.
Team Building Process
I've never made a team with dual genies before and i've always wanted to try it so i chose both Thundurus and Landorus Incarnate
I thought to myself "hey i have a huge ice weakness" so i thought of something to fix it. Then a thought sprung into my mind. LATIAS :D there is never a big enough ice weakness!
alright, real talk now, the ice weakness is too big. So i brainstormed onto some stuff that resist ice and that are viable right now in the ou metagame. My main weaknesses right now are Dark, Ice and Ghost, so i figured "hey, lets go with ttar" and what goes better with Ttar than Excadrill.
so now that that core is done, with the PBJ known as Exca and TTar, i figured i needed something fast and devoid of a ground, water, and fire (ish) weakness. Sure, you may think 'look at that grass weakness though" but i figured hey, lets throw Scarf Washing Machine in there
So there is the completed squad, i personally dont think it's that bad, so i'll just go over the moves and why i chose them etc.
Landorus (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earth Power
- Focus Blast
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Rock Polish is a great move to have on Landorus. With a great movepool, there isn't much that resists this stuff. To be exact, there are 11 pokemon that resist it, but thats besides the point. I chose Stealth Rock to ensure that Thundurus can kill the Lati's with Knock Off after Rocks, and to cripple stuff like T-Flame and Zard-X. The 3 moves are basically just for coverage and STAB, Earth Power being the STAB hits stuff hard like Ferrothorn and Doublade, Focus for TTar and Ballooned Heatran and Psychic basically for Mega Venu if Latias can't KO it. Plus Exca takes care of Fairies so it's all good.
Thundurus (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 76 Atk / 180 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Knock Off
- Thunder Wave
- Hidden Power [Ice]
As usual, Thunderbolt is the main move on this set, as it provides a STAB move, power, and coverage in one slot. Knock Off is a reasonably useful option that not only hits Gengar, Latias, Latios, and other Psychic- and Ghost-types very hard, but also deprives other targets of their precious items, meaning bulky Pokemon such as Zapdos and Chansey lose their Leftovers and Eviolite. 76 EV's in Attack to OHKO Latios with Knock Off after Stealth Rocks. Max Speed for opposing Thundurus & Tornadus while still being able to outspeed base 110's.
Tyranitar @ Tyranitarite
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Ice Punch
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
Okay so some stuff went through my head and thanks to Daigoro's analysis help, i went with Mega TTar over Smooth Rock TTar. This team lacked a mega and Landorus can easily set up SR instead of RP. Ice Punch is for Slow, non-choiced Landorus, if i predict the switch i can DD and more than likely OHKO with Ice Punch. Since this team doesn't really have a problem with Ferro, Ice Punch will come through.
Excadrill @
Ability: Sand Rush
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rapid Spin
- Rock Slide
Hot damn look at this powerhouse of a pokemon. Excadrill is a force to be reckoned with when it's under the sand. I put the Choice Band on Excadrill to ensure that nothing is safe. This thing will get a kill. I dont care what switches in.
252+ Atk Choice Band Excadrill Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Mega Tyranitar: 390-458 (114.3 - 134.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Excadrill Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Hippowdon: 178-210 (42.3 - 50%) -- 0.4% chance to 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
Sure, Life Orb may be better, but i'm not really a fan of not having recovery. But we'll get to that. I chose this set because, well, nothing is safe.
Changed Band for LO because didn't like being locked in on stuff.
Latias (F) @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 72 HP / 184 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Psyshock
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Roost
"Due to having good bulk, a good set of resistances, and above-average offensive presence, Latias is one of the best offensive Defog users in the metagame. While Latios has even more offensive presence than Latias, Latias has higher bulk and thus the ability to come in safely on more threats than Latios, making it a more consistent Defog user. Draco Meteor is Latias's primary STAB attack, and is a great nuke capable of OHKOing many offensive threats, including Landorus, Keldeo, and Thundurus."
Yes i did just rip that from the analysis but im just going to go over why i chose that specific set.
I like Latias more than Latios. Has more bulk, gets Healing Wish, and look at it it's fkn red and we all know that Red>Blue. ANYWAYS Latias is a fun pokemon to use. Im not really afraid of Heatran with this team because i have TTar, Rotom-W and fkn CB Drill, so i found EQ/HP Fighting to be useless. Now this part was the one that stumped me. I opted to choose Roost>Healing Wish because I like to have my pokes around in case i need them. Sure, it opens a spot for LO Drill, but i don't really see the point of that. Draco and Psyshock for STAB and dealing with those pesky Conkeldurr's that walk over my team. HP Fire for Ferrothorn which also likes to wallow in the middle of the field taking up space.
Rotom-Wash @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Volt Switch
- Trick
- Will-O-Wisp
- Hydro Pump
Trick Scarf Washing Machine is pretty fun. When i see the people lead with Bulky Landorus-T or even Scarf Landorus-T, i don't fear it. I simply just volt switch, knowing that the usual rotom-w set is Physically Bulky. Or they use knock off and i just will-o, all of this being circumstantial. Trick Scarf Rotom is especially fun for Chansey, because they love to come in and Toxic and S toss and do all things that Chansey's love to do. I just trick them my Scarf and say Adios Muchachos (lol). Anyways, Volt Switch and Hydro are standard of the Washing Machine, being a good offensive and defensive core typing is a pretty good thing to have, considering this is a hyper offence team.
Thats all i have kthx bai
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 72 HP / 184 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Psyshock
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Roost
"Due to having good bulk, a good set of resistances, and above-average offensive presence, Latias is one of the best offensive Defog users in the metagame. While Latios has even more offensive presence than Latias, Latias has higher bulk and thus the ability to come in safely on more threats than Latios, making it a more consistent Defog user. Draco Meteor is Latias's primary STAB attack, and is a great nuke capable of OHKOing many offensive threats, including Landorus, Keldeo, and Thundurus."
Yes i did just rip that from the analysis but im just going to go over why i chose that specific set.
I like Latias more than Latios. Has more bulk, gets Healing Wish, and look at it it's fkn red and we all know that Red>Blue. ANYWAYS Latias is a fun pokemon to use. Im not really afraid of Heatran with this team because i have TTar, Rotom-W and fkn CB Drill, so i found EQ/HP Fighting to be useless. Now this part was the one that stumped me. I opted to choose Roost>Healing Wish because I like to have my pokes around in case i need them. Sure, it opens a spot for LO Drill, but i don't really see the point of that. Draco and Psyshock for STAB and dealing with those pesky Conkeldurr's that walk over my team. HP Fire for Ferrothorn which also likes to wallow in the middle of the field taking up space.
Rotom-Wash @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Volt Switch
- Trick
- Will-O-Wisp
- Hydro Pump
Trick Scarf Washing Machine is pretty fun. When i see the people lead with Bulky Landorus-T or even Scarf Landorus-T, i don't fear it. I simply just volt switch, knowing that the usual rotom-w set is Physically Bulky. Or they use knock off and i just will-o, all of this being circumstantial. Trick Scarf Rotom is especially fun for Chansey, because they love to come in and Toxic and S toss and do all things that Chansey's love to do. I just trick them my Scarf and say Adios Muchachos (lol). Anyways, Volt Switch and Hydro are standard of the Washing Machine, being a good offensive and defensive core typing is a pretty good thing to have, considering this is a hyper offence team.
Thats all i have kthx bai
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