SS OU Keldeo's OU balanced screens

Keldeodeluxe

Keldeodeluxe

Hi can anyone rate this team i made, from what i can tell it works pretty good.
https://pokepast.es/c252402f7dc8a512
ill quickly go over the mons used:

Klefki @ Light Clay
Ability: Prankster
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Light Screen
- Reflect
- Calm Mind
- Draining Kiss: Here to support the team with screens, works ok versus excadrill but main focus is supporting keldeo to setup calm minds.


Keldeo @ Leftovers
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Scald
- Secret Sword
- Substitute: Keldeo is an underrated sweeper that i (obviously) love. with a sub cm set you can basically destroy the entire tier after two calm minds. I prefer scald but hydro pump works as well.

Tangrowth @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Relaxed Nature
- Giga Drain
- Knock Off
- Focus Blast
- Sleep Powder: Tangrowth adds some bulk to the team and i personally really like this set. many other sets are also viable tho.

Rotom-Heat @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Levitate
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 48 Def / 4 SpA / 204 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Volt Switch
- Overheat
- Defog
- Pain Split: Good against many things, huge versatility (can be used as a wall-breaker, stall mon, pivot and defogger) and it has a nice shiny. I used heavy duty boots so that it doesn't take 25 % when trying to blow away stealth rocks but a scarf works too.


Necrozma @ Power Herb
Ability: Prism Armor
EVs: 72 HP / 252 SpA / 184 Spe
Modest Nature
- Heat Wave
- Photon Geyser
- Meteor Beam
- Stealth Rock: Same as rotom, has huge amounts of versatility (usable for stealth rocks, wall-breaker and more or less as a sweeper). I gave it power herb plus meteor beam for wall-breaking and sweeping attempts but leftovers or many other items might be good if you want to replace meteor beam.


Togekiss @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 HP / 120 Def / 136 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Air Slash
- Roost
- Heal Bell: utility is once more trough the roof using heal bell, flinches, the fact that it can heal itself using roost, etc. Heavy duty boots so that it doesn't take massive chip switching in to stealth rocks, you can usually use this to destroy remaining stall mons like clef etc. If you need to you can switch out nasty plot for flamethrower/fire blast.
 
Hey, here to rate your team

There are a few things I'd like to address first before offering suggestions. I will say I think some of the Pokemon / sets you're running are usually exclusive to the likes of hyper offense teams. Dual Screens is really only effective when paired with hyper offense teams, as the longer the game lasts, the less impactful the turns of protection provided are. I only say this because this is clearly a balanced team, so I don't think Klefki is a great pick here (not to mention Grimmsnarl is the better Screens setter). I also feel this Necrozma is out of place. This set again is primarily used on offense / hyper offense, so you may have more success replacing these roles.

Now that that's out of the way, I think the team has good synergy, and by the looks of it you plan to sweep with Keldeo. Keldeo can struggle to break though the likes of Toxapex, which can be very troublesome for your team to break through. Because of this, I'm going to recommend you replace Necrozma with Reuniclus. Reuniclus can consistently switch in and breaks through common Keldeo checks, such as Toxapex and Amoonguss, while Keldeo helps Reuniclus deal with the likes of Tyranitar and Blissey. It has the same typing as Necrozma also, so the change won't be too distract. The only thing you miss out on is Stealth Rocks (which will be addressed shortly), so the benefits of having a much more durable and reliable Pokemon will outweigh the downsides.

Next, I think Fairy-types such as opposing Togekiss and Clefable are going to be trouble. Klefki is your only real "switch-in" (I use that term loosely since Klefki doesn't do much after), and they could potentially stop a Keldeo sweep (Clefable could be Unaware or Calm Mind up itself, Scarf Togekiss could flinch to death). Because of this, I'm going to recommend you replace Klefki with Excadrill. Excadrill will provide far more support for your team in the form of Stealth Rocks and Rapid Spin. Excadrill is also a fine check to Fairy types, and helps vs Poison types such as Toxapex that can give Keldeo trouble.

That's all I have for today. I think these changes will help a lot. Feel free to ask me any questions, and best of luck! :heart:
Reuniclus @ Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 212 Def / 44 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Future Sight
- Psyshock
- Recover
- Thunder

Excadrill @ Leftovers
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rapid Spin
- Stealth Rock
 
Hey shooting starmie thanks for the suggestions, i was aware of the balance plus dual screens problem but decided to go with that anyway for more longevity on keldeo so that it could work better against excadrill (so that he would live an eq and than take a kill itself) but replacing two pokemon with one is a good idea anyways, this would mean i would have to make it so that tangrowth stays safe at most times. Do you have a suggestion as to how to manage that?
Thanks again for the reply this will definitely help the team.
 
Um, I am sorry but I'm not sure exactly what you're asking? I didn't recommend replacing 2 Pokemon with 1, and I don't think Excadrill will be an issue when you have Rotom-H, Tangrowth, and Keldeo.

Best of luck :psywoke:
 
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