I PRESENT THE NUMBER 1 RANKED OFFENSIVE TEAM

[robdogz]

Well here goes nothing. I’ve seriously put hours and hours into this team, formulating strategies, targeting my own weaknesses and tuning out the flaws within the team and FINALLY I am quite pleased with the outcome. People out there really do not appreciate the complexity of competitive pokemon battling (at a high standard!) Now ive been debating whether to post this team; mainly due to the noobs out there who cannot be bothered creating a team for themselves. Anyway I decided that no matter if they copy everything, they still won’t completely grasp my battling style and the way to run each pokemon. So without further adue I present the number 1 ranked offensive team. . . .

Team At a Glance:

Team Close Up

Metagross @Occa Berry
Ability: Clear Body
Evs: 200 HP / 252 Att / 12 Def / 46 Spd
Nature: Adament
- Bullet Punch
- Meteor Mash
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
Purpose:
Leadgross is the ultimate Pokemon to beat many/most of the leads in the OU metagame as well as set up stealth rock. Now don’t be fooled by no explosion, it is amazing how many time that meteor mash had been able to raise my attack and seriously dent the opposition, as well as set up stealth rock. Occa berry is also a key to his success (as you will see in my description of taking down other leads). This creates strong position for the rest of my team. No lead is better in my opinion that I have come across or trialed!

Azelf: This guy is a piece of cake. Meteor mash, followed up by bullet punch. In most cases he usually only gets to set up stealth rock.

Metagross: Earthquake and see who is faster pretty much. Normally with my invested evs I usually outspeed them and hence 2KHO is inevitable!

Jirachi: Earthquake the shit through this fella. No problems.

Aerodactyl: Same as Azelf. Meteor mash, followed up by bullet punch. 2KHO

Swampert: I HATE THIS BITCH haha but seriously, annoying! Switch to gengar and energy ball him.

Infernape: A surprise kill (it’s funny they never expect it). They fire blast or flamethrower and I earthquake. Mines 1KHO whiles there attack is reduced by the occa berry, allowing me to get the upper hand.

Ninjask: Bullet punch before he subs. Then pretty much keep bullet punching until he baton passes and go from there. Set up stealth rock so next time he switches in, automatic death.

Roserade: Bullet punch before he sleep powders. Then bullet punch when awake. This is usually around 2 or 3 turns. Spikes don’t really hurt my team.

Smeargle: Same as above.

Hippowdon: What a bastard! Haha. Switch to either gar or t-tar to aqua tail. Between those two he is kept under control.

Bronzong: Switch to lucario to SD. I lack a good counter for him mmhmm (have been thinking how to handle this for a wile…any suggestions without screwing up the synergy.

Tyranitar: Meteor mash then bullet punch 2HKO. Noting special here

Heatran: The key is the occa berry. I LOVE when they bring out heatran to face my gross. I simply earthquake him and it’s a 1KHO

Gyarados @Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 156 HP / 186 Att / 168 Spd
Nature: Jolly
- Dragon dance
- Waterfall
- Earthquake
- Stone edge
Purpose:
Gyarados is a great dancer and arguably the biggest threat in OU with the possibility to annihilate the opposition within a matter of seconds. I have decided to utilize the jolly gyaradose method. This allows me to combat many threats that initially outspeed gyarados. However after one ddance, Gyarados easily destroys jolteon, electivre with earthquake and stone edge on zapdos will all 1HKO them. Gyarados is a vital member in my team.

Lucario @Life Orb
Ability: Inner Focus
EVs: 6 Hp / 252 Att / 252 Spd
Nature: Adament
- Close Combat
- Bullet Punch
- Extremespeed
- Swords Dance
Purpose:
Lucario is quite the attacking weapon, if used correctly. This move pool allows Lucario to strike with massive damage with Close Combat as well as attack with priority using extremespeed. Match this with speed and you have a demon off the leash. Now before people start criticizing me for utilizing bullet punch on lucario, hear me out. I previously had the standard CB Scizor and it work well. However a thought struck me. Lucario has STAB close combat and bullet punch along with the ability to SD and extreme speed. Scizor had superpower, bullet punch, u-turn and pursuit. Lucario can STAB boost the close combat and the bullet punch whilst my next pokemon tyranitar is choice banded with STAB pursuit. Hence the devastation between lucario and tyranitar far exceeds CB Scizor. I hope that makes sense. Basically, Lucario and T-Tar cover CB Scizors moves and with greater hitting power, versatility and SPEED.

Tyranitar @Choice Band
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 174HP / 252 Att / 82 Spd
Nature: Adament
- Pursuit
- Crunch
- Stone Edge
- Aqua Tail
Purpose:
What a fucking BEAST. This is the first time ive ever use a T-tar before and trust me, if not for anything else you would use him almost only for pursuit. STAB CB Max Attack and when they switch out the move is doubled, well what can u say . . . pwned is the word I think, MAJOR pwnige. Stone edge rips through the oppositions team, making it easy to switch into the likes of zapdos, the god – like pokemon salamence (I couldn’t find a spot for him sadly), togekiss etc. aqua tail mmhmm now this is a tricky one. Usually it’s for the mighty hippowdon how ever lately im just subbing gar into ddance and finish him off. I really don’t use aqua tail much at all (im thinking of changing it). Finally crunch, for those who wish to stay and fight hahaha well with crunch STAB and and att power of 603 I wonder who will win.

Latias @Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4HP / 252 Spc.A / 252 Spd
Nature: Timid
- Calm Mind
- Dragon Pulse
- Recover
- Surf
Purpose:
It’s as simple as this, Latias is an absolute tank! Latias can be used throughout all stages of the game. I have found him extremely helpful to sub in then recover (if health is down) as your opponent switches and then bring him back into the game later against a more favourable match up. There’s not much to say really about this guy, he is reliable, massive potential and destructive. After I pump a few calm minds through this guy he becomes virtually unstoppable, except if they have a scizor, which is this guys biggest threat. Hence, I look to draw out and eliminate scizor early before I look to sweep.

Gengar @Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4HP / 252 Spc.A / 252 Spd
Nature: Modest
- Shadow Ball
- Thunderbolt
- Hp(ice)
- Energy ball
Purpose:
Look out here comes gengar. People continually say that gengar is now outclassed by the new form of ghost rotom. This is a load of bullshit! They also say alright then what’s he good for. I love this question. He is to cover just about the biggest treats in the OU metagame. Mainly when things start look out of hand. Like, let’s say gyarados or slamence wanted to start dancing, switch gengar in to cover those with his thunderbolt or Hp(ice).The list literally goes on and on. Shadow ball is also a great cover move getting stab whilst also with his massive 394 Spc.A, that’s gonna leave a dent in anyone unless they resist it like blissey. Energy Ball is needed for my team as it allows me to 1HKO Swampert which can be a massive threat to my team, however energy ball nullifies his sweeping ability.



This is by far my most successful team, however as I mentioned before it want the minor flaws flattened so to speak. Suggestion will be greatly appreciated. :)

Threat List:
Sorry haven’t done one . . . to tired atm so ill get to it later.

 

[YTP]

What account did you get to No. 1 wit?

I would go with Lum on Metagross just to stop Smeargle leads from setting up on you. Same with Roserade.

 

[-Terywj-]

What account did you get to No. 1 wit?

I would go with Lum on Metagross just to stop Smeargle leads from setting up on you. Same with Roserade.

Occa Berry is more effective on Metagross. He prefers the 50% reduction in Fire-type attack much more then a quick solution to one Sleep Powder or Spore. Regardless those leads aren't as common as say Azelf.

-Terywj

 

[KurashiDragon]

Ah Focus Blast. I was always confused when people think they can take out blissy with this. It's really easy to pp stall with Blissy because Focus blast only has 8 PP. Even though it's super effective against blissy it only does about 30% to Blissy. You pretty much have to rely on that SpD drop in order to successfully combat blissy. My suggestion to you is to put trick on Gengar. You already got the Choice Scarf on it so I don't see the problem.

Ya know overall I like this team. It's an offensive threat yet its got reasonable bulk as well. However I really think that a team like this should have some wish support.

 

[reyscarface]

Hi

First of all, if you want to use a Scarfed Gengar, the nature of choice must be Timid. Reasoning: Hits super fast speed that will let you outspeed positive 100s at +1, like DD Mence or Scarf Flygon/Jirachi. This is way better than having 40 points in Special Attack, and could prove crucial in some battles.

About Metagross, im with Yoshi in this case. Lum Metagross is easily the best lead out there in this metagame. Even without Occa, Azelf cannot OHKO you with Fire Blast, while you can MM + BP its ass to dead. This will help you against offensive spike stacking teams, which otherwise could and will be very annoying for this kind of team.

If you dont use Aqua Tail much on Tyranitar, try Earthquake. It will make your life easier against the likes of Metagross, Jirachi and those steel types you cant hit super effectively, one shoting all of them easily.

On Lucario, you should try out using Adamant Nature. Jolly doesnt really let you outspeed a lot of things, and without Adamant you lose the ability to 1 shot a Swampert with an SD factored in. Bullet Punch really needs the extra power too, since 60 Base Power is pretty damn low. Wait, talking about Bullet Punch, I dont see any reason to run it, since you really do not have any issues with the things Bullet Punch hits. Instead I recommend you try out Crunch. Your problems with WoW Rotom are insane, since 4/6 of your team is completely walled by it, and the other 2/6 are walled massively by Blissey. This means a Stall team will cripple you big time. Crunch lets you OHKO Rotom, which is really good vs Stall.

Gyarados is the only thing in your team that can survive a Scizor assault. This is tremendously important, since if Gyarados is gone your team will fall to the #1 used pokemon. Changing your set to bulky Gyara seems like a nice change, giving you offensive power, while retaining defensiveness to take hits better.

Gyarados @ Leftovers - Adamant (or even Impish to make it even more bulky)
156 HP / 108 Atk / 100 Def / 144 Spe
~ Dragon Dance
~ Waterfall
~ Stone Edge
~ Taunt

Taunt lets you set-up vs Swampert, Forry, Skarm, all of those things that want to cripple you/phaze you. Waterfall and Stone Edge get very nice coverage, while DD gives you all the power you need.

I know there are a lot more changes that could be made, but if I were to say them, the team would completely change. This are minor changes that can make your team function better as a whole. Good luck with it.

 

[robdogz]

wow thanks for the quick replies but honestly i have never had any trouble with any form of rotom or blissey. Sorry i stuffed up before with lucario. He is Adament lol i dont no what i was doing. Taunt gar is an interesting one. I have found that for all the ddances i have to switch out as soon as either jolteon or magnezone. Which means i have to draw them out and KO them before i can use my gar but i definately will try it out. Keep rating!!! haha it gets me thinking how to continually improve this team. thanks

 

[robdogz]

So no one else can offer me constructive criticism?

 

[afterburn]

Since you said your Latias has trouble with Scizor you might want to change Surf on Latias to Reflect. Reflect in the face of Scizor, and then start calm minding, after 3 or 4 Calm minds you can hit it with Dragon Pulse, and the trainer will likely bring the Scizor back if it hasn't done its job

 

[Seargeant Chilli]

I would consider changing a few things on your Lucario. Firstly, i would change your nature from Adamant to Jolly, as after a SD and with Lfe Orb, you will still be dealing serious damage, and the extra speed can really help in some situations. Also, you may want to consider changing Bullet Punch to Ice Punch. Lucario is fast enough already to not really need priority move, and its always useful to have a check to the Dragons once your Gengar is down.

 

[robdogz]

yeh seargeant chilli, obviously you haven't read my description or purpose for lucario as this is a complex moveset!

 

[Reverb]

I would just change Bullet Punch on Lucario to Stone Edge to hit Gyrados for a suprise kill (Your Complex moveset isnt very functional)

EDIT: I'm not sure you really can get #1 with this team in this metagame...are you sure it wasnt a glitch?
EDIT 2: Yep I'm positive it was a glitch

 

[Huntofthelion]

Well for a while the top accounts have been 'glitched' accounts, so I assume that would be the reason.

That said, it's an ok team, just needs a few changes. Most of them have already been said, but I'll try to expand on what they're saying. Lum Berry on Metagross is a great idea, and Rey covered that pretty well. Bullet Punch on Lucario is nothing like Bullet Punch from Scizor. Scizor has a higher attack, as well as technician. Lucario can only really utilize it over Extreme Speed against Gengar, who you can pursuit anyway (Espeed has 80 base power, BP with stab comes to 60). I'd suggest changing it to Stone Edge as some others mentioned to help cover Gyarados. I'd also switch to adamant, as Rey suggested.

Gyarados really is important to your team, and you need to keep it alive. It's your only Scizor check, but it also serves as a last stand if your Latias and Gengar get pursuited.The pokemon you're using them to check are often accompanied by CBTar and other trappers, so it's a good idea to have an emergency plan. I'd agree with rey to change it to a Bulky set, but you may even want to go as far to as to change it to a Rest/Talk Variant, to improve it's survivability. I don't really see a point in Jolly, as you can just trap Jolteon's with ttar.

Last change I'm gonna suggest is giving Gengar Trick over Energy Ball. Carrying a move to deal with one Pokemon seems sorta of unnecessary, especially when said Pokemon doesn't really do much to your team. Trick lets you deal with any bulky set up sweeper such as CroCune, CursePert, ect. It also helps you break stall, which could be a problem for your team.


Hope I helped convince you to make some of these changes, good luck!

 

[COCKBLOCK]

I chuckle at this RMT. Are you HISTORY? Truly amazing player... switch Tyranitar into Hippo and not give a fuck about dieing (look at how he handles Hippo in his description).

That Gengar is utterly pathetic. It's literally your downfall to this entire team. The combination of CB Scizor + LO Gyarados or Vaporeon 6-0's you. Gengar having no Focus Blast can't harm Scizor at all, it's literally waiting to get Pursuitted. But actually, Gengar itself is its downfall (not just the moveset). Yes I know that getting Pursuitted can be a good thing for Lucario and everything; but you're getting Gengar in way too early to set up a sweep for Lucario, because you're using Gengar as your only answer for early Gyarados setups.

I would replace Gengar for Rotom. I know you have a fetish for Gengar's sexyness, but I think Rotom can help you a lot more. I would either try a Dual Screen Rotom, or the standard Rest Talk WoW so you can have an extra Scizor switch-in and just spam Will-O-Wisps or set up Screens. Gyarados is a good Scizor switch-in, but Gyarados is one of your sweepers and should be kept alive. But sending it in vs Scizor all the time while it spams U-Turn is only going to get you no where. Also to the fact that your lead isn't preventing other leads from setting up Stealth Rock, which means Gyarados is switching into Stealth Rock every time. A common example: Scizor U-Turns and sends in Vaporeon and you can't do jack shit. You send in Latias while Vap Wishes then switches in Scizor next turn and you're getting hit hard. Rotom gives you a much more reliable switch-in, and it frankly doesn't care for U-Turn; because it's common switch-ins are either hit with WoW (Tyranitar) or are easily set up fodder for both Screens (Blissey after seeing Leftovers although it can't beat Charge Beam Sub Rotom). So I'd try a bulky Rotom over Gengar.

Now that I replaced Gengar, you need a new revenge killer. Simply converting your old Latias to Scarf Latias helps. TBolt, DracoMeteor, Surf, Trick. And just as a little note to you, Scarf Gengar is outclassed by Scarf Latias.

Now that I added Bulky Rotom, there's no need for the bulky Gyarados set. Actually there was no need for Jolly Nature at all when you have Jolteon handled by CB Tar. Simply use Life Orb Gyarados instead (I also added Rotom to prevent the need for making Gyarados the Rest Talk version).

And for my last nitpick, as everyone had said, add Stone Edge over Bullet Punch on Lucario. To kill Gyarados mostly.

I may have given a lot of criticism, but I do love the old CB Tar + Gyara + Lucario. Reminds me of old DP. I think the changes I've made can make this team better than its original. Although if anyone has GOOD criticisms to my rate, feel free to express yourself.

 

[robdogz]

FINALLY someone knows what they fucking talking about! thanks stalefish. Your right about scarf latias as my revenge killer over gengar, however as for either Dual Screen Rotom, or the standard Rest Talk WoW i was thinking as a better overall steel counter magnezone. But ill play with my options.... and once again THANKS!