Hello guys, i plan to take part in some tournament with the single 6v6 OU somogon rules, and i began to draw a team with some ideas.
Blissey @ Leftovers
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 HP / 220 Def / 36 SpA
Bold Nature
- Toxic
- Flamethrower
- Soft-Boiled
- Aromatherapy
I wanted THE Special Def Wall. I use Blissey because the Toxic/Soft-boiled mecanic helps me to get rid of many annoying water type bulky, scald user. My team has a great weakness to water since i have no Rotom-W, no Electric coverage at all actually. It also has the role of medic since my metaloss and my weavile are weak to burn, with smart predicted swap i can fix this problem. I was also thinking of a Clefable with Wish and Aromatherapy instead of Blissey, but my team already got good damage in most of situation. With its stall power i feel Blissey more efficient in this team.
Conkeldurr @ Assault Vest
Ability: Guts
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Mach Punch
- Drain Punch
- Stone Edge
- Ice Punch
I was mad at battling against Weaviles and Heatrans and not able to do anything, so i looked for a Fighting type, bulky enough to allow me to swap when needed, and with a Fight priority move. Infernape was to frail, so i decided to give a try to this Conkeldurr guy, and i am so happy of the result. So with this guy i can cover my Noivern, my Metagross, my Blissey. It is like a key pokemon of my team.
Weavile @ Life Orb
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 Hp
Adamant Nature
- Icicle Crash
- Ice Shard
- Knock Off
- Poison Jab
I wanted a Knock-off user able to deal decent damage. I chose this Weavile guy, because he is really fast, he deals really big damage, has a priority move to secure some kill as a revenge killer mainly. With it i am able to manage all those Alakazam team i meet time to time, it is also a great help against those Invincible Mega-Slowbro. So using Weavile as Knock-off user instead of Conkeldurr allows my Conkeldurr to get rid of some other threat as mentionned before.
Noivern @ Choice Specs
Ability: Infiltrator
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 Hp
Timid Nature
- Flamethrower
- Boomburst
- Draco Meteor
- Hurricane
At the beginning i added this guy with the idea to counter some threat in the current metagame like Garchomp or Dragonite. I was using Hydreigon before instead of Noivern, as Choice spec. and i realised Hydreigon Speed was not good with my team. With practice and time i realised Novern damage is just insane, quite as good as Hydreigon's. It is mainly here to cover all the Grass threat i can encouter, especially Breloom and Mega-Venusaur. I think it synergise pretty well with the rest of the team. My team has some weakness to ground type so i use it also to cover my Metagross.
Metagross @ Metagrossite
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 116 HP / 252 Atk / 140 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Bullet Punch
- Zen Headbutt
- Protect
- Earthquake
So this guy is my mega. Here mainly to counter those annoying fairy types like Gardevoir or Clefable. It has some use against Togetic, and against Azumarill i need to predict the Aqua-jet. I decided to choose these EVs cause i realised i tank hold 1 Earthquake from opponent Mega-Metagross and then i can kill them. It happenned alot and marked a turn over in many of my battles now. So i am pretty happy with this EV spread. Sometimes i dont know if i should use Substitute or Protect. I think, from practice Protect is more efficient in the "predict game" and allow my Metagross to stall longer. What i enjoy to do are some double swap with Noivern and Metagross in the hope to get a window and OHKO a Fairy like Azumarill, it works really often.
Heatran @ Air Balloon
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 4 HP / 56 Def / 24 SpA / 172 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 19 Atk / 4 Def / 14 SpA
- Heat Wave
- Earth Power
- Stealth Rock
- Flash Cannon
This one might look a bit chaotic, but actually, its speed is used to be faster than some threat to my team like Excadrill or Mega Heracross. Also its spec atk is enough to OHKO those threats. Then i tried to increase its bulk a bit. I had a Bold 252 HP 252 Def Tyranitar before, but i realised my team has a weakness to fire with Weavile and Metagross, before i was using my Blissey to tank those Fire Special damage, like Charizard, Volcarona, but then it was hard to use my Blissey against those scald users, and my blissey was not efficient enough. Since i am using Heatran my Blissey has less work to do and i can use BLissey really when i need to use the Toxic/Soft-boiled trap.
Stealth-rock is also a bonus to help my team to OHKO many opponents, sometimes my Conkeldurr damage are a bit low since i have no Atk EVs
On overall i have 4 Pokemons weak to Fight type. Overpower users are a reall pain to deal with, and i really dont see how to improve to deal with it. I often struggle against opponent using Gengar and Bisharp also. Maybe it is because of my plays, maybe it is because of my build, as i am a bit inexperienced i am asking you guys what i can change here.
Thank for your advices and your ideas in advance!
Blissey @ Leftovers
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 HP / 220 Def / 36 SpA
Bold Nature
- Toxic
- Flamethrower
- Soft-Boiled
- Aromatherapy
I wanted THE Special Def Wall. I use Blissey because the Toxic/Soft-boiled mecanic helps me to get rid of many annoying water type bulky, scald user. My team has a great weakness to water since i have no Rotom-W, no Electric coverage at all actually. It also has the role of medic since my metaloss and my weavile are weak to burn, with smart predicted swap i can fix this problem. I was also thinking of a Clefable with Wish and Aromatherapy instead of Blissey, but my team already got good damage in most of situation. With its stall power i feel Blissey more efficient in this team.
Conkeldurr @ Assault Vest
Ability: Guts
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Mach Punch
- Drain Punch
- Stone Edge
- Ice Punch
I was mad at battling against Weaviles and Heatrans and not able to do anything, so i looked for a Fighting type, bulky enough to allow me to swap when needed, and with a Fight priority move. Infernape was to frail, so i decided to give a try to this Conkeldurr guy, and i am so happy of the result. So with this guy i can cover my Noivern, my Metagross, my Blissey. It is like a key pokemon of my team.
Weavile @ Life Orb
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 Hp
Adamant Nature
- Icicle Crash
- Ice Shard
- Knock Off
- Poison Jab
I wanted a Knock-off user able to deal decent damage. I chose this Weavile guy, because he is really fast, he deals really big damage, has a priority move to secure some kill as a revenge killer mainly. With it i am able to manage all those Alakazam team i meet time to time, it is also a great help against those Invincible Mega-Slowbro. So using Weavile as Knock-off user instead of Conkeldurr allows my Conkeldurr to get rid of some other threat as mentionned before.
Noivern @ Choice Specs
Ability: Infiltrator
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 Hp
Timid Nature
- Flamethrower
- Boomburst
- Draco Meteor
- Hurricane
At the beginning i added this guy with the idea to counter some threat in the current metagame like Garchomp or Dragonite. I was using Hydreigon before instead of Noivern, as Choice spec. and i realised Hydreigon Speed was not good with my team. With practice and time i realised Novern damage is just insane, quite as good as Hydreigon's. It is mainly here to cover all the Grass threat i can encouter, especially Breloom and Mega-Venusaur. I think it synergise pretty well with the rest of the team. My team has some weakness to ground type so i use it also to cover my Metagross.
Metagross @ Metagrossite
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 116 HP / 252 Atk / 140 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Bullet Punch
- Zen Headbutt
- Protect
- Earthquake
So this guy is my mega. Here mainly to counter those annoying fairy types like Gardevoir or Clefable. It has some use against Togetic, and against Azumarill i need to predict the Aqua-jet. I decided to choose these EVs cause i realised i tank hold 1 Earthquake from opponent Mega-Metagross and then i can kill them. It happenned alot and marked a turn over in many of my battles now. So i am pretty happy with this EV spread. Sometimes i dont know if i should use Substitute or Protect. I think, from practice Protect is more efficient in the "predict game" and allow my Metagross to stall longer. What i enjoy to do are some double swap with Noivern and Metagross in the hope to get a window and OHKO a Fairy like Azumarill, it works really often.
Heatran @ Air Balloon
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 4 HP / 56 Def / 24 SpA / 172 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 19 Atk / 4 Def / 14 SpA
- Heat Wave
- Earth Power
- Stealth Rock
- Flash Cannon
This one might look a bit chaotic, but actually, its speed is used to be faster than some threat to my team like Excadrill or Mega Heracross. Also its spec atk is enough to OHKO those threats. Then i tried to increase its bulk a bit. I had a Bold 252 HP 252 Def Tyranitar before, but i realised my team has a weakness to fire with Weavile and Metagross, before i was using my Blissey to tank those Fire Special damage, like Charizard, Volcarona, but then it was hard to use my Blissey against those scald users, and my blissey was not efficient enough. Since i am using Heatran my Blissey has less work to do and i can use BLissey really when i need to use the Toxic/Soft-boiled trap.
Stealth-rock is also a bonus to help my team to OHKO many opponents, sometimes my Conkeldurr damage are a bit low since i have no Atk EVs
On overall i have 4 Pokemons weak to Fight type. Overpower users are a reall pain to deal with, and i really dont see how to improve to deal with it. I often struggle against opponent using Gengar and Bisharp also. Maybe it is because of my plays, maybe it is because of my build, as i am a bit inexperienced i am asking you guys what i can change here.
Thank for your advices and your ideas in advance!
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