SV OU I want to ladder so please help me with my team

Hazardous Scyther

Hazardous Scyther

Hey all i wanna top rank 1 in SV / OU so help me with my team:


Volcarona @ Life Orb
Ability: Swarm
Tera Type: Psychic
EVs: 108 HP / 148 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Flamethrower
- Bug Buzz
- Quiver Dance
- Psychic
:sv/volcarona:
Volcarona is my main sweeper, i use it with screens support and it's really good, can beat alot of pokemon and can win me games, pretty self-explanatory i run hp to live more hits under screens.

Grimmsnarl @ Light Clay
Ability: Prankster
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Light Screen
- Reflect
- Taunt
- Parting Shot
:sv/grimmsnarl:
Self-Explanatory too just a grimmsnarl to set up screens

Garganacl @ Leftovers
Ability: Purifying Salt
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 136 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def / 116 SpD
Impish Nature
- Salt Cure
- Stealth Rock
- Rock Blast
- Recover
:sv/garganacl:
I use this as a salt cure supporting teammate for clodsire, Toxic + Salt Cure + Protect is good to get rid of threats of the team and allow volcarona and ape to sweep and also a stealth rock setter.

Iron Treads @ Leftovers
Ability: Quark Drive
EVs: 76 HP / 176 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Rapid Spin
- Knock Off
- Earthquake
- Volt Switch
:sv/Iron Treads:
This guy is meant as a rapid spinner with knock off to deal big damage to ground resisting ghosts, and earthquake for that damn gholdengo, and volt switch for momentum.

:sv/Clodsire:

Clodsire @ Air Balloon
Ability: Unaware
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Spikes
- Protect
- Toxic
- Recover
I got this one just to get up spikes wall mons and stall recover thats it, i have air balloon to suprise my unsuspecting opponents.
:sv/Annihilape:
Annihilape @ Chesto Berry
Ability: Defiant
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Rest
- Bulk Up
- Rage Fist
- Taunt
Ape is my second sweeper, using him under screens is very nice, with it's already great natural bulk can win alot of games whilst absorbing shadow balls and retaliating with rage fist.

feel free to change the team however you want, thanks in advance
 
Wrote a lot then misclicked. Don't want to do full again. In short, too little coverage and fix ape's EVs(is it SpD or Spe?) Since it would make more sense with Spe, if you use a diff nature.
 
Omastar68 said:
Wrote a lot then misclicked. Don't want to do full again. In short, too little coverage and fix ape's EVs(is it SpD or Spe?) Since it would make more sense with Spe, if you use a diff nature.
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SpDef Annihilape is totally valid as it allows you to take hits from SpA revenge killers.
 
SpD w/ 0 HP I mean? I'm not sure about that. I find SpD interesting, but it should have some HP. Also the 4 leftover evs,
 
That's all I meant, it got deleted so I put up short version. Not as detailed. I'm sure there's a way to invest some in Atk, but not at the expense of any HP.
 
Hello, I'd like to suggest some change to your team.

:garganacl: + :clodsire: -> :gholdengo: + :glimmora:
First, it seems to be me that your team was based around the idea of using Volcarona with Grimmsnarl screen support. In such teams, you'd like to stack set sweepers that can take advantage of the dual screen, and having so many defensive Pokemon isn't going to help you. As such, I'd advice the following change to your hazard core. Garganacl and Clodsire are too passive, whereas Glimmora is a very effective suicide lead and Gholdengo prevents removal and is a great wallbreaker too.

:iron_treads: -> :espathra:
Then, Iron Treads felt a bit out of place with the rest of the team. Screen HO doesn't need another pivot than Grimmsnarl due to screens allowing for many switch-ins anw. That's why I decided to replace it with Espathra, which is one of the best special attacker that can abuse dual screen and Volcarona and it can weaken their common checks, so the other one sweeps.

:annihilape: -> :dragonite:
Afterwards, I had some issues with other offensive teams because the team is quite slow. That's why I decided to replace Annihilape with Extreme Speed Dragonite, offering a new revenge killer to the team, while still pressuring special walls like Annihilape did. I also made some slight edits to Volcarona's and Grimmsnarl's sets. Volcarona was just impossible to use without boots and removal, while Grimmsnarl just was too exploitable if lacking an offensive move.

Here is the team with my edits. I hope you'll have fun and success with it.
Volcarona @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Flame Body
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Flamethrower
- Giga Drain
- Quiver Dance
- Psychic

Grimmsnarl @ Light Clay
Ability: Prankster
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spe
Impish Nature
- Light Screen
- Reflect
- Spirit Break
- Parting Shot

Glimmora @ Focus Sash
Ability: Toxic Debris
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Stealth Rock
- Spikes
- Power Gem
- Mud Shot

Gholdengo @ Air Balloon
Ability: Good as Gold
Tera Type: Psychic
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Make It Rain
- Shadow Ball
- Psyshock

Espathra @ Leftovers
Ability: Speed Boost
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 8 HP / 148 Def / 120 SpA / 232 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Stored Power
- Dazzling Gleam
- Substitute

Dragonite @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Multiscale
Tera Type: Normal
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Extreme Speed
- Earthquake
- Ice Spinner
 
Tuthur said:
Hello, I'd like to suggest some change to your team.

:garganacl: + :clodsire: -> :gholdengo: + :glimmora:
First, it seems to be me that your team was based around the idea of using Volcarona with Grimmsnarl screen support. In such teams, you'd like to stack set sweepers that can take advantage of the dual screen, and having so many defensive Pokemon isn't going to help you. As such, I'd advice the following change to your hazard core. Garganacl and Clodsire are too passive, whereas Glimmora is a very effective suicide lead and Gholdengo prevents removal and is a great wallbreaker too.

:iron_treads: -> :espathra:
Then, Iron Treads felt a bit out of place with the rest of the team. Screen HO doesn't need another pivot than Grimmsnarl due to screens allowing for many switch-ins anw. That's why I decided to replace it with Espathra, which is one of the best special attacker that can abuse dual screen and Volcarona and it can weaken their common checks, so the other one sweeps.

:annihilape: -> :dragonite:
Afterwards, I had some issues with other offensive teams because the team is quite slow. That's why I decided to replace Annihilape with Extreme Speed Dragonite, offering a new revenge killer to the team, while still pressuring special walls like Annihilape did. I also made some slight edits to Volcarona's and Grimmsnarl's sets. Volcarona was just impossible to use without boots and removal, while Grimmsnarl just was too exploitable if lacking an offensive move.

Here is the team with my edits. I hope you'll have fun and success with it.
Volcarona @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Flame Body
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Flamethrower
- Giga Drain
- Quiver Dance
- Psychic

Grimmsnarl @ Light Clay
Ability: Prankster
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spe
Impish Nature
- Light Screen
- Reflect
- Spirit Break
- Parting Shot

Glimmora @ Focus Sash
Ability: Toxic Debris
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Stealth Rock
- Spikes
- Power Gem
- Mud Shot

Gholdengo @ Air Balloon
Ability: Good as Gold
Tera Type: Psychic
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Make It Rain
- Shadow Ball
- Psyshock

Espathra @ Leftovers
Ability: Speed Boost
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 8 HP / 148 Def / 120 SpA / 232 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Stored Power
- Dazzling Gleam
- Substitute

Dragonite @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Multiscale
Tera Type: Normal
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Extreme Speed
- Earthquake
- Ice Spinner
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Hi thank you for your time, i like the team alot! :D
 
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