OU Competitive Pokemon Team - Please Rate - Please Criticize
Hello smogon readers, my name is Chtormentor2 and this is my first ever, competitive Ou team. I have been playing pokemon showdown for a month or so now, and I want to make this team on my pokemon game. But before doing so, since it is a long process. I was hoping some people could give me some constructive criticism on this team please.Ps. Sorry if this thread isnt 100% in the correct format, this is my first time using the smogon forums so please be considerate
The Team
Venasaur - MegaVenasaur Mega ( M ) @Venusaurite
Ability: Chlororphyll
Shiny: No
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
Timid Nature
- Sleep powder
- Giga Drain
- Leech Seed
- Slugebomb
Infernape ( M )
Infernape ( M ) Life orb
Abillity: Iron Fist
Shiny: No
Evs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 Hp
Adamant Nature
- Flare Blitz
- Close Combat
- Thunder Punch
- U-turn
Infernape is on my team because it offers fire and fighting coverage. Infernape with its high attack and speed imposes a great threat to enemy pokemon. Giving it the move thunderpunch, allows him to deal with flying and water types, which are a threat to his typing. Flareblitz is a high power fire move which can easily take out pokemon who are vulnerable to fire, and also do a great amount of damage to those who arent. U-turn is for infernape to switch in and out of battle while doing a decent amount of damage to the enemy pokemon.
Azumarill ( M )
Azumaril ( M ) Choice Band
Ability: Huge Power
Shiny: Yes
Evs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 Hp
Adamant Nature
- Waterfall
- Aqua Jet
- Play Rough
- Ice Punch
Since fairy moves arent very effective against flying types, i decided to give Azumarill the move ice punch, to give it coverage against flying types. Azumarill has waterfall for Stab and power, and aqua jet for both Stab and priority. Play rough is a powerful fairy move and takes down dragons easily. Its both stab and high powered.
Tyranitar ( M )
Tyranitar ( M ) @Choice Scarf
Ability: Unnerve
Shiny: No
Evs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 Hp
Adamant Nature
- Pursuit
- Crunch
- Superpower
- Earthquake
Choice scarfed tyranitar is very uncommon and most people have never seen it. It can catch your opponent off guard while you land a super effective 1HKO on them. I have given Tyranitar pursuit because of stab, and if an opponent would switch out due to super effective damage, I would still get the hit. Crunch is for Stab and high power, Superpower is highpower and deals with most pokemon, and Earthquake is standard on Tyranitar
Garchomp ( M )
Garchomp ( M ) @Choice Scarf
Ability: Rough skin
Shiny: Yes
Evs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 Hp
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Draco Meteor
- Aqua Tail
- Dualchop
I have chosen to use garchomp so I can deal with other dragon types, and also have fire types be not very effective against me. It also offers a safe switch in for electric type moves. Earthquake is used to deal with electric types, draco meteor is Stab and for other dragons. Aqua tail is used for suprise and dual chop is for dragons and not have a Spa lower.
Aegislash ( M )
Aegislash ( M ) WeaKness Policy
Ability: Stance Change
Shiny: Yes
Evs: 252 Atk / 128 Spd / 128 Def
Adamant nature
- Shadow Sneak
- Secret Sword
- Kings Sheild
- Sword Dance
Aegislash is used to deal with low health pokemon, so shadow sneak can kill them thanks to priority. It is also used to lower pokemons Atk who have set up with the use of kings sheild, and can be used as a sweeper if sword dances are set up.
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