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Hello There, today I make this RMT because that team rlly is strong and I wanted to make it better.
So, in this RMT i'll Have:
- Pokémon Explanation
- Teambuilding process
- Weaknesses and Strengths so far
- Questions
Grimmsnarl (M) @ Light Clay
Ability: Prankster
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Reflect
- Light Screen
- Parting Shot
- Play Rough
Grimmsnarl is, as you Have probably already guessed, the
Because Dark types are the Most annoying for the end game, you can surprise one by play roughing it t1/2 to neutralize it before it can do anything. Otherwise, pretty classic set. An issue is that No taunt means that Hazard can be setted, but Even of you had taunt they'd Just be set a bit later so whatever.
Iron Valiant @ Booster Energy
Ability: Quark Drive
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Knock Off
- Encore
This team slot is the Most indecise of the team. I originally had Urshifu-R
, then blaziken
, then opted for valiant to Have speed control While having a v Good matchup V Dark types. I wonder if Mdiancie 
would be a good pick, or if I should try some SD+trailblaze Urshifu-R like in the good ol days. SD+Encore Ival can get sweeps, as long as No Fairy is left on the opposing side, or At least No bulky fairy. 
Reuniclus @ Mental Herb
Ability: Magic Guard
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Recover
- Calm Mind
- Stored Power
- Acid Armor
This, guys, is the Most underrated mon in the tier. Most of its weaknesses hit physical so I Go max def, and so i can get calm mind easely Once i acid armored once. Mental herb because when oppo realizes im setting up they often Encore me, and leftovers weren't that useful anyways. Best counter to garganacl, Best status absorber, but HATES dark types. MU can be tough into cm+agility Iron crown, but anything else that isn't dark dies painfully. When you meet a dark, or you switch out or, more risked (crits) you PP stall.
Nihilego @ Power Herb
Ability: Beast Boost
Hidden Power: Fire
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Dazzling Gleam
- Meteor Beam
- Sludge Wave
- Hidden Power [Fire]
Nihilego is a pretty strong rock sweeper that Really benefits From tera. dazzling gleam is to kill dark Even more coz they are like the only thing preventing to free reuniclus
sweep. Hpf and Not Ground coz gyro ball ferro
is more problematic than magma storm heatran
, especially with screens. Sludge Wave Also helps to kick out fairies for Ival's sake. it's Also v bulky on the special side to switch in on some stuff, especially defensive stuff when behind screens.
Gyarados @ Flyinium Z
Ability: Moxie
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Bounce
- Earthquake
- Waterfall
Gyarados's presence in the team makes everyone automatically think it's a mega, it's the mega. Originally, it was the mega
, with a DD+sub set, but lacked sweeping abilities, At least compared to the rest of the team, and compared to that UUBL Flyinium Z set. It's indeed easy to get moxie boost with a 160 power STAB. Also, its checks arent the same as gyarados mega's, so killing Tera fairy Alomomola
with dat Z is nice. I have No doubt abt this one. While Not stallbreaking, it is breaking enough imo.
gerpon-Wellspring (F) @ Wellspring Mask
Ability: Water Absorb
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Horn Leech
- Substitute
- Swords Dance
- Ivy Cudgel
Sub Waterpon is a great sweeper. Sub on the numerous stuff that can't do shit to you (pex
, mola, clod
, glisc
, choice locked surging strikes urshifu-R, etc) and use SD. You win a whole damn more Duels. Horn leech's recovery let's you get Even more subs, but Note that you are terrible against Raging bolt
.2. Teambuilding Process
I started with the Idea of building
), it was The first member of The team.-The second slot is to destroy dark types as much as possible, so i chose valiant. I needed speed control, so It was a booster set. Because Glowking
is so damn common I chose a SD+Encore set. Deceived me a bit ngl, but can Still get a free kill on Glowking, which is nice for nihilego. The fact that +2 cc doesnt OHKO Msciz
sucks a whole lot, but Msciz always had a Good MU on fairies so We Cant blame it.--I needed a stallbreaking sweeper and Nothing like Magic guard Stored power reuniclus to do it. I chose this over sth else coz Msab
is Not used that much in stall anymore, shoutout to All The fairies in The tier for this bliss. Because I was sick of waiting 4 turns before sweeping when oppo had encore, I Just slapped Mental herb here coz anything that isn't eviolite is somehow usable on this green and kinda ugly cell mass.---I then added Nihilego to have a Really nice surprise-in-fact-I-have-dazzling-gleam Pokémon, as Well as a potent wallbreaker-into-sweeper. Hpfire over hpground coz anw you dont OS heatran
and doing 23% to spdef ferro is not nice when It can OS back with gyro ball.----So anyways I added Yet another setup sweeper coz It was Kinda Nice to have sth to kick out stuff before The late game sweepers entered the game. In fact, it's probably the one I send first the more often, due to immediate Z-move power. It Really becomes useful when you are facing the defensive staple of the opponent (Nah I dont know What defensive staple means but i guess It must be the base/strongest element of the defensive profile of a team). Additionally, bounce+waterfall can easily become paraflinch and get you outta some cheesy matchups.
-----I then added Ogerpon-w to have some kinda bulky/defensive abilities In the team While Still being a respectable sweeper. Its ability to come In on Critmaster urshifu-R
, Who ignores screens, is great In the team, and Its speed tier is a Very good one.3. Weaknesses and Strengths so far
Weaknesses:
- Hazard stack. I do Not run any hazard removal, so hstack can become silly when you face it
- CM + dragonium Z Raging Bolt. It surprised reuniclus, only At +1, with a +2 Devastating drake
. Nihilego and Ival being already down, bro swept away the whole team. - Teams that pivot a lot and have a dark type. They silly. They beat reuniclus, AND i dont run Hazards to pp stall em.
- TR teams. Reuniclus is incredibly slow and gets to acid armor before Ursaluna kills It, and Except if the TR plays Mcame and gets a crit Eruption, It's almost a free win.
- Teams that dont feature a dark type and that dont hit hard enough to OHKO reuni with a crit.
- Teams that feature a dark type but are Too slow to outspeed In any way +1 spe gyarados neutral nature.
- Teams that can't outspeed a Nihilego (go back to builder and get you a 110+ speed mon) and It, AFAIK, includes stall.
This is a Rate My Team so I have direct questions to raters:
- what to replace Ival with? It's the Most unsure team slot and Mdian looks good at that spot to me.
- Do I run hazards? i've seen some SR+screens+memento Uxie sets before, and to securely enter a mon in, They loom alright.
- Should I run a Defog punisher? In the elo where Im stuck at (1550-1600) many people go defog to remove screens. Would It be wise to run a defog-punisher (serperior, defiant sth, etc)
So that'll be my RMT!
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which means u can eq it
and blissey 
since they cant touch u at all. You can test it how it works.
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but i dont think u need any defog punnishers cuz u can use 1 turn to set up freely and sweep. I would always suggest u to use no hazard control or defog / hazard in HO teams. Whatever needs to be done must be done by the lead mon itself. But alternative options can be Taunt. Except these I dont see anything else being super viable.
