My first stall team (OU)

[Mentlegen]

I've started formulating my first stall team, and this is what I have come up with.


Hippowdon @ Leftovers
Ability: Sandstream
EVs: 252 HP / 168 Def / 88 SpD
Nature: Impish
- Stealth Rock
- Roar
- Earthquake
- Slack Off

My idea with hippowdon is to get stealth rock out as soon as possible, and then start to deal some damage/roar the enemy. I have noticed that I find roaring through a whole team is a lot of fun, and so I have tried to make a lot of phazerish pokemon for my team.


Skarmory @ Shed Shell
Ability: Keen Eye
EVs: 252 HP / 64 Atk / 176 Def / 16 Spe
Nature: Impish
- Brave Bird
- Roost
- Spikes
- Whirlwind

A pretty standard Skarmory, but the spikes/whirlwind are important to my team.

Tentacruel @ Leftovers
Ability: Liquid Ooze
EVs: 252 HP / 120 Def / 136 SpD
Nature: Calm
- Hidden Power Electric
- Surf
- Rapid Spin
- Toxic Spikes

My rapid spinner to get rid of those pesky SRs and other things. Toxic Spikes is a no brainer. The HPE is to counter gyarados and other water types that I would otherwise have issues with.

Rotom @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Nature: Bold
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Thunderbolt
- Will-O-Wisp

Rotom is my way to stop people from using rapid spin and also a counter for gyarados (I'm so afraid of that dang gyarados). Rotom seemed like a good choice to tank a couple of hits.

Vaporeon @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 128 HP / 252 Def / 128 Spe
Nature: Calm
- Baton Pass
- Acid Armor
- Aqua Ring
- Roar

Once again, roar to cause some frustration on my opponent's team. Baton Pass + Acid Armor + Aqua Right should help me increase another pokemon's tanking, like Skarmory or Hippowdon.

Brongzong @ Macho Brace
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 / 84 Atk / 80 Def / 92 SpD (0 speed in IVs)
Nature: Sassy
- Trick Room
- Stealth Rock/Hypnosis (I already have a stealth rock, but it might be useful to have 2 in case hippo gets KOed and my stealth rocks get rapid spinned away)
- Gyro Ball
- Explosion

Trick Room should make it so that if I get really low on HP I can quickly use explosion, at least taking one of them with me. It also lets me use Gyro Ball easily for a lot of damage. I already talked about SR/Hypnosis.

Any help is appreciated, and don't hold back. I'm new, so I understand if this build sucks.

 

[Ash Borer]

Hippowdon @ Leftovers
Ability: Sandstream
EVs: 252 HP / 168 Def / 88 SpD
Nature: Impish
- Stealth Rock
- Roar
- Earthquake
- Slack Off

Not a terrible, lead, and sets up sandstorm nicely.

Skarmory @ Shed Shell
Ability: Keen Eye
EVs: 252 HP / 64 Atk / 176 Def / 16 Spe
Nature: Impish
- Drill peck
- Roost
- Spikes
- Whirlwind

Drill peck > brave bird on a stall team, you will want to keep skarmory at high health, especially with shed shell.

Tentacruel @ Leftovers
Ability: Liquid Ooze
EVs: 252 HP / 120 Def / 136 SpD
Nature: Calm
- Ice beam
- Surf
- Rapid Spin
- Toxic Spikes

I would recommend Ice beam over hp electric, it hits more, even though you are screwd over by other water types, those water types cant do too much to you, while you set up toxic spikes and rapid spin. Yes, water/grounds owns you in this situation, hp electric doesnt hit swampy anyways.

Rotom-H @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Nature: Bold
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Thunderbolt
- Over heat

Ditch WoW for overheat, I did this for two reason, you have toxic spikes which will screw over will-o-wisp half the time. Overheat hits things like heracross, who will get a boost from toxic spikes, it also hits steels nicely.


Vaporeon @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 128 HP / 252 Def / 128 Spe
Nature: Calm
-Wish
-Protect
-Surf
-Ice beam

Good idea, just not going to work too well. Try a wish set, you tema could use wish support for sure. This is your second bulky water, so you may want to replace him later on, but I think this guy could really help your team.

Brongzong @ Macho Brace / light clay / leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 / 84 Atk / 80 Def / 92 SpD (0 speed in IVs)
Nature: Sassy
- Trick / light screen
- Hypnosis
- Gyro Ball
- Explosion

Use hypnosis for sure. Ill explain the item and top move. Use trick with macho brace, it will mess your opponents sweepers up badly, and you may get leftovers from the trick. Light screen otherwise, your team takes physical hits much better than special, light screen will do wonders. MAcho brace with trick only. Light clay for elongated screen support. Leftovers are standard for healing.

This team has potential, take my advice if you like.

 

[Legacy Raider]

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