ORAS OU My first RMT OU

johnwebster5

Hello there :) I'm relatively new to online battling in pokemon and even newer to this tier. Found out about smogon last month and have been playing on Ubers ever since. This is my first OU team so any suggestions/help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers :)
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Clefable @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 172 Def / 84 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Soft-Boiled
- Moonblast
- Flamethrower
- Calm Mind
I choose this mon because of its amazing ability Magic guard which has enormous utilities. It is also my check to dragons. Ev's are given to HP and SpA to make it bulkier while hitting hard with maximum SpA investment and boosting nature.Soft boil is for recovery and calm mind is useful after 2 boosts to grant additional power and bulk. Moonblast is STAB and thunderbolt is for more vareity.



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Heatran @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Mild Nature
- Fire Blast
- Earth Power
- Flash Cannon
- Stone Edge

My first addition to the team and also my fire absorber. Choice scarf and max speed ev's to outspeed almost everyone in the tier ( except faster scarf users and a few mega's ) and max SpA ev's accompanied by a boosting nature to hit hard. Fire blast and Flash cannon are obligatory STAB moves. Earth power to take out other heatrans. Stone edge for Zard and talon flame.



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Conkeldurr @ Assault Vest
Ability: Iron Fist
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Mach Punch
- Drain Punch
- Power up Punch
- Ice Punch

I chose conkeldurr due to his high HP and Atk stats. With assault vest and maximum SpD investment it can take special hits without too much trouble. I chose iron first over guts as 3 of my moves are boosted instantly rather than relying on status ailments although I can't decide if flame orb conkeldurr is better or not. Mach punch is priority STAB while drain punch is for recovering lost HP due to its low speed. Power up punch if I get the chance while Ice punch is coverage against flying and also Dragon,ground etc.


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Starmie @ Leftovers
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Psyshock
- Recover
- Rapid Spin


My rapid spinner of the team even though none of my pokemon are too weak to SR or spikes.It can also absorb status's by switching out. Ev's are given for maximum bulk while at the same time outspeeding most of the tier. Scald and Psyshock are STAB while the former is handy for its burns, recover is for longevity if I need rapid spin later on.


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Landorus-Therian (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Atk
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- U-turn
- Earthquake
- Knock off


My usual lead most of the time and also the SR setter. Maximum HP and Def Ev's for bulk. SR is almost always used first followed by U-turn for scouting. Earthquake is STAB and hits decent considering no investment in attack. Knock off is for additional utility as no mon likes getting it's item removed.


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Latias (F) @ Latiasite
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 248 HP / 84 Def / 176 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Stored Power
- Roar
- Roost

My last pokemon which also happens to be the mega. I couldn't decide which mega pokemon to pick and took this one seeing its nice bulk and I didn't have a dragon anyway. However if you have other suggestions about changing this pokemon I will replace it. Stored power is STAB alongwith Calm mind boosts. Roar is to stop other pokemon from setting up as it usually survives even super effective attacks from boosted pokemon after it goes mega. Roost is great to heal itself using roar.

Thats it then , leave your replies below and I will get back at you :)
 
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I don't think you are running the optimal spread for Clefable, because it really doesn't need to run Max special attack, considering after all its checks have gone, it can easily set upto +6. You should just stick to the standard set because it allows you to stomach a lot of hits and helps it act as a decent switch in to many attacks which it cant do with your spread, i can't copy in the calcs due to me being on the phone but for example the set you use is ohko'd by banded scizor's Bullet punch. Also I am not sure what you are running Thunderbolt for, because it isn't exactly hitting anything that moonblast isn't after a few boosts. You really want to be running flamethrower, otherwise you are easily walled by ferrothorn, skarm and scizor. You can also run ice beam to catch gliscors and lando-T off guard, but generally flamethrower is a better option. Also lefties over LO for survivability, the only thing you sacrifice by doing this is not being able to beat chansey after +6 which isnt very common nowadays anyway.

Clefable @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 172 Def / 84 SpD
Calm Nature
- Calm Mind
- Moonblast
- Soft-Boiled
- Flamethrower

Another thing, you are really using Mega Latias wrong, if you want to run a set like that one, you are better off just using the regular one because, all mega latias offers above the regular is increased bulk, but is that really worth a mega slot? If you want to use it, I think the calm mind + stored power set is where its niche lies, and I think it can work well on your team considering you have a lot of ways to deal with dark types such as t-tar and bisharp which can cause this set to be completely invalidated.

Latias @ Latiasite
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 248 HP / 84 Def / 176 Spe
Bold Nature
- Calm Mind
- Roost
- Substitute
- Stored Power

Nice work though. :]
 
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Hey umm you can't use bulk up with an assault vest. Better change that item on conkeldurr. Maybe to Leftovers. Possibly run full HP. Otherwise you'll have to change bulk up to something else like power up punch in order for it to be useful :\
 
Salad. , okay thanks , I'll make those changes to clefable and latias. Which pokemon should I give roar then to stop from setting up?

Gilbertosaurus , My bad , will change bulk up to something else thanks :)
 
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Man, you really need Stone Edge, even without any attack investment you will OHKO Talonflame and Charizard-Mega-Y, and Stone Edge it's only for them.

Here you have the calcs:
0- Atk Heatran Stone Edge vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Charizard: 292-344 (98.3 - 115.8%) -- 81.3% chance to OHKO
0- Atk Heatran Stone Edge vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Talonflame: 316-372 (88 - 103.6%) -- 25% chance to OHKO

You can also run Mild nature if 25% chance to OHKO on Talonflame isn't enough for you:
0 Atk Heatran Stone Edge vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Talonflame: 348-412 (96.9 - 114.7%) -- 81.3% chance to OHKO

I hope these calcs help you man, and good luck with your team ^^
 
Mild nature drops your defense, not your speed. I also used Timid Nature when I ran Scarftran in one of my teams but I understand you want to run Modest to maximize damages so if u want to increase the OHKO chances run Mild instead Modest. You will not lose Spe or SpA :)
 
Hey! Nice team you got there but since you are willing to change your mega pokemon I'd suggest a mega scizor which has greater synergy with your team. Latias is only good for supporting with healing wish/defog etc and since you have a balanced team Scizor would fit in nicely. Also it's 4x weakness to fire is easily covered by heatran while landorus t makes a good partner for it thanks to U-turn.


Scizor @ Scizorite
Ability: Light Metal
EVs: 248 HP / 44 Atk / 44 Def / 172 SpD
Impish Nature
- Swords Dance
- Roost
- Bullet Punch
- Bug Bite

Replaced knock off with bug bite as you already have it on landorus t. Both bullet punch and bug bite are STAB boosted by technician while roost allows it stay healthy and setup atleast 1 SD without trouble. Use it as a mid-late sweeper.Also change clefable's flamethrower to Fire Blast as it could really use the extra firepower. Hope you find my suggestions useful and good luck with your team :)
 
Good, but you should have a Dragon STAB on Latias. Otherwise its ability to check Dragons is not being utilized. Also, you should change Conkeldurr's ability to Guts and item to Flame Orb. Otherwise, one Will-O-Wisp from a Rotom-W, and your Conkeldurr is next to useless, unless you have Heal Bell. It also offers protection against other statuses and a better Attack boost than Iron Fist.
 
Bhj , Changed mega from latias to scizor but will try out flame orb Conkeldurr. Should I change ev's,nature and moveset if I try that out? Thanks btw :)
 
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