The Art of Stat Boosting [OU RMT]
This is my first time doing a RMT, hope I did everything right. Please feel free to rip it apart and tell me it sucks, I'm relativly new to competative pokemon. Anyway, here's my team :)
Smeargle (M) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Own Tempo
EVs: 96 HP/120 Def/252 Spd/40 SDef
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Stealth Rock
- Spore
- Baton Pass
- Belly Drum
While Smeargle may not boast the speed stat most leads do, it still gets the job done. Using Spore and Focus Sash makes sure the opponent will go to sleep. From there, you can set up Stealth Rock. However, if you happen to outspeed their lead (swampert, metagross, tyranitar; provided they arn't running choice sets) That means you can Belly-Pass. Spore on the first turn, Belly-Drum on the second turn, then Baton Pass to either Scizor or Togekiss (I'll explain later). Either way, Smeargle ensures one of the 2 options are executed, something very few leads can.
Porygon Z @ Silk Scarf
Ability: Adaptability
EVs: 4 Def/252 Spd/252 SAtk
Modest nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Recover
- Tri Attack
- Nasty Plot
- Dark Pulse
What can I say? Besides being one of my favorite pokemon, Porygon Z is a huge threat. Even though it was taken out of OU and put into BL, it still easily has the power to OHKO or 2HKO many pokemon in the OU metagame. Tri-Attack gets boosted to 288 power after Adaptability, STAB, and Silk Scarf. That combined with 405 SAtk, and PoryZ is DEADLY. Throw in a Nasty Plot and maybe a recover, and you have a pretty scary sweeper. After 2 nasty plots, Tri-Attack can even OHKO Blissy. Dark Pulse is there for type coverage. Any type weaknesses in my lineup are usually killed after switching in Porygon Z, even if normal type is not very effective.
Scizor (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 HP/252 Atk/4 SDef
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Bullet Punch
- Roost
- U-turn
- Bug Bite
Because Scizor is not the lead here, I found moves such as Pursuit were not as important as something like Roost or Bug Bite. Not only is Scizor a great Pokemon by itself (do I really need to explain the moveset?) but if I can pull off a Belly-Pass with Smeargle, you might as well quit. 90 power Bullet Punch, and a 1576 Attack stat. You lose. Even If I can't Belly-Pass, Scizor is well-prepared to hold his own without it.
Also considering
Extremespeed Lucario
Ice Shard Weavile
Togekiss (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 HP/4 Def/252 SDef
Calm nature (+SDef, -Atk)
- Air Slash
- Roost
- Thunder Wave
- Extremespeed / Nasty Plot
While running the standard Togekiss set in Shoddy Battles, I found that I was using Aura Sphere very rarely. I would only ever use it if I needed to finish off a pokemon with a little more damage than Air Slash. Because of this, I switched it out for Extremespeed. Because of STAB, Extremespeed is boosted to 120 power, nothing to ignore. Togekiss gets a huge help from this, considering it's lack-luster speed. However with the current EVs, Togekiss's Attack is at 122. But the fact that I rarely use the attack balances this out. It's primarily an attack for finishing off opponents and then setting up.
However, If I have battled the player before and know their lineup, and Scizor is getting defeated early on for some reason, I can Belly-Pass to Togikiss as well. This brings his stats to 374 HP, 488 Attack, and 361 Special Defense, a great all around Poke.
Suicune @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP/252 Def/4 SDef
Bold nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Surf
- Rest
- Calm Mind
- Sleep Talk
This is currently the pokemon I'm least satisfied with. Don't get me wrong, Suicune is a great pokemon, but I mostly chose it just to have a wall and type coverage, nothing else. Nothing exciting about it really. Water type covers most of my major weaknesses, So a bulky water poke like Suicune seemed the logical choice. This is where I'm looking for the most help. Since my favorite pokemon is Relicanth (weird I know) I originally had him in this spot. Relicanth offered good type coverage with a decent attack (STAB Head Smash with no recoil damage) and also ran a Rest + Sleeptalk set: Head Smash, Waterfall, Rest, Sleep Talk. It worked surprisingly well, but I felt as though Suicune could do the job just a bit better. Thoughts?
Also considering
Rest-Talk Relicanth
Breloom (M) @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Spore
- Substitute
- Focus Punch
- Seed Bomb
The Ace in the hole. Time and time again, Breloom has saved me from defeat, or even swept an entire team. Love this pokemon to death, nothing else to say here. Standard amazing Breloom.
Closing thoughts:
For the most part, I tried to pick pokemon that I liked before knowing their moveset. There are a good amount of pokemon that do some of these roles a little better, but I'm glad I chose who I did, It's been pretty effective in Shoddy Battles. My main concerns are Speedy pokemon. None of my pokemon are very fast, and someone like Trick-Scarf Starmie or Rotom could very easily mess up my lineup. Any team is going to have weaknesses, but that's my biggest issue I think. If only there were a good fast, bulky, water pokemon XD
Also, if you could help me think of a name for my lineup, that'd be awesome :naughty:
A little about me :nerd:
While I have been playing pokemon for most of my life, since Red and Blue, I just got into competative pokemon within the last year. Love your guy's site, very very helpful. This is my first lineup that I've been very satisfied with, enough to finally sign up. Don't worry, I'll be sticking around though, looks like you guys have a good forum set up here.
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This is my first time doing a RMT, hope I did everything right. Please feel free to rip it apart and tell me it sucks, I'm relativly new to competative pokemon. Anyway, here's my team :)
Smeargle (M) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Own Tempo
EVs: 96 HP/120 Def/252 Spd/40 SDef
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Stealth Rock
- Spore
- Baton Pass
- Belly Drum
While Smeargle may not boast the speed stat most leads do, it still gets the job done. Using Spore and Focus Sash makes sure the opponent will go to sleep. From there, you can set up Stealth Rock. However, if you happen to outspeed their lead (swampert, metagross, tyranitar; provided they arn't running choice sets) That means you can Belly-Pass. Spore on the first turn, Belly-Drum on the second turn, then Baton Pass to either Scizor or Togekiss (I'll explain later). Either way, Smeargle ensures one of the 2 options are executed, something very few leads can.
Porygon Z @ Silk Scarf
Ability: Adaptability
EVs: 4 Def/252 Spd/252 SAtk
Modest nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Recover
- Tri Attack
- Nasty Plot
- Dark Pulse
What can I say? Besides being one of my favorite pokemon, Porygon Z is a huge threat. Even though it was taken out of OU and put into BL, it still easily has the power to OHKO or 2HKO many pokemon in the OU metagame. Tri-Attack gets boosted to 288 power after Adaptability, STAB, and Silk Scarf. That combined with 405 SAtk, and PoryZ is DEADLY. Throw in a Nasty Plot and maybe a recover, and you have a pretty scary sweeper. After 2 nasty plots, Tri-Attack can even OHKO Blissy. Dark Pulse is there for type coverage. Any type weaknesses in my lineup are usually killed after switching in Porygon Z, even if normal type is not very effective.
Scizor (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 HP/252 Atk/4 SDef
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Bullet Punch
- Roost
- U-turn
- Bug Bite
Because Scizor is not the lead here, I found moves such as Pursuit were not as important as something like Roost or Bug Bite. Not only is Scizor a great Pokemon by itself (do I really need to explain the moveset?) but if I can pull off a Belly-Pass with Smeargle, you might as well quit. 90 power Bullet Punch, and a 1576 Attack stat. You lose. Even If I can't Belly-Pass, Scizor is well-prepared to hold his own without it.
Also considering
Extremespeed Lucario
Ice Shard Weavile
Togekiss (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 HP/4 Def/252 SDef
Calm nature (+SDef, -Atk)
- Air Slash
- Roost
- Thunder Wave
- Extremespeed / Nasty Plot
While running the standard Togekiss set in Shoddy Battles, I found that I was using Aura Sphere very rarely. I would only ever use it if I needed to finish off a pokemon with a little more damage than Air Slash. Because of this, I switched it out for Extremespeed. Because of STAB, Extremespeed is boosted to 120 power, nothing to ignore. Togekiss gets a huge help from this, considering it's lack-luster speed. However with the current EVs, Togekiss's Attack is at 122. But the fact that I rarely use the attack balances this out. It's primarily an attack for finishing off opponents and then setting up.
However, If I have battled the player before and know their lineup, and Scizor is getting defeated early on for some reason, I can Belly-Pass to Togikiss as well. This brings his stats to 374 HP, 488 Attack, and 361 Special Defense, a great all around Poke.
Suicune @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP/252 Def/4 SDef
Bold nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Surf
- Rest
- Calm Mind
- Sleep Talk
This is currently the pokemon I'm least satisfied with. Don't get me wrong, Suicune is a great pokemon, but I mostly chose it just to have a wall and type coverage, nothing else. Nothing exciting about it really. Water type covers most of my major weaknesses, So a bulky water poke like Suicune seemed the logical choice. This is where I'm looking for the most help. Since my favorite pokemon is Relicanth (weird I know) I originally had him in this spot. Relicanth offered good type coverage with a decent attack (STAB Head Smash with no recoil damage) and also ran a Rest + Sleeptalk set: Head Smash, Waterfall, Rest, Sleep Talk. It worked surprisingly well, but I felt as though Suicune could do the job just a bit better. Thoughts?
Also considering
Rest-Talk Relicanth
Breloom (M) @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Spore
- Substitute
- Focus Punch
- Seed Bomb
The Ace in the hole. Time and time again, Breloom has saved me from defeat, or even swept an entire team. Love this pokemon to death, nothing else to say here. Standard amazing Breloom.
Closing thoughts:
For the most part, I tried to pick pokemon that I liked before knowing their moveset. There are a good amount of pokemon that do some of these roles a little better, but I'm glad I chose who I did, It's been pretty effective in Shoddy Battles. My main concerns are Speedy pokemon. None of my pokemon are very fast, and someone like Trick-Scarf Starmie or Rotom could very easily mess up my lineup. Any team is going to have weaknesses, but that's my biggest issue I think. If only there were a good fast, bulky, water pokemon XD
Also, if you could help me think of a name for my lineup, that'd be awesome :naughty:
A little about me :nerd:
While I have been playing pokemon for most of my life, since Red and Blue, I just got into competative pokemon within the last year. Love your guy's site, very very helpful. This is my first lineup that I've been very satisfied with, enough to finally sign up. Don't worry, I'll be sticking around though, looks like you guys have a good forum set up here.
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