Ok, thanks for viewing this thread guys, and I'd like to make some things clear before I start the RMT:
1. As stated in the title, this is my first time here and my first RMT, so if I totally mess up the format for this, please let me know AND give me tips so I can fix my mistakes. This thread is meant not only to help me improve my team but also to help me get used to this forum.
2. I've been playing on showdown for a while now, and I feel my team is pretty well balanced but it could be that I'm missing something obvious, and it needs to be pointed out to me.
Without further ado, here is my team:
The Idea:
The idea is simple, use Baton Pass with the Speed Boost ability and Swords Dance to make up for the speed weaknesses in Mega Mawile while putting it's attack into overdrive (Like it isn't already). After implementing the Pokemon needed to pull this off, I also added some defense and support.
Team Overview:Mawile, Dragonite, Aegislash, Espeon, Quagsire, Blaziken
Team Breakdown:
1. nom-mon (Mawile) @ Mawilite
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 HP / 4 SAtk
Naughty Nature
- Swords Dance
- Hidden Power [Water]
- Sucker Punch
- Play Rough
Thanks to Mawilite, Mawile's megastone, the Steel/Fairy Pokemon receives a huge boost in both attack and overall usage in OU. This is due to it's new ability, Huge Power, giving Mawile a base attack stat of 210 (Twice it's base attack in non-evolved state). With this strength at it's command, Mawile can easily crush most walls with only a small attack boost and proceed to destroy the rest of your opponents pokemon. However, there is an obvious flaw here: it has horrible speed. Most sweepers can easily take it out before it even lands a hit, and then things only get worse from there on out. Sucker Punch is used to combat fast sweepers that want to get rid of Mawile quickly, but any calculating opponent can start to predict this attack and think of ways to counter it. The other moves are more self explanatory, Swords Dance to help Mawile gain attack in case Blaziken can't help it out, and Play Rough to get extra damage on dragons. Hidden Power Water lets me hurt Fire and Ground, which are Mawile's main threats since it's typing takes care of most other types. However, the speed problem still exists. To help out here, I use Blaziken, who is explained here next.
2. blazing (Blaziken) @ Leftovers
Ability: Speed Boost
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef
Sassy Nature
- Substitute
- Baton Pass
- Swords Dance
- Protect
I'm so glad this guy is unbanned. I love him in this team. I used to use Ninjask in this slot, but Blaziken is far superior in my opinion. He has better typing, mostly better stats and a cooler look (in my opinion). Basically, I use Substitute on my first turn to buy my some extra turns with speed boost, and while I'm behind my sub I swords dance to give my next sweeper even more attack. Substitute works really well most of the time, but I have problems with Infiltrators destroying my Blaziken with Shadow Ball. I use protect to give me that extra speed boost, but I'm SERIOUSLY considering to switch it with Flame Charge especially cause I hate pokemon who taunt me. I'm right to this, right? Also, I think I need to re-distribute my EVs and I need tips...
3. king arhtur (Aegislash) @ Life Orb
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Spd / 252 Atk
Naughty Nature
- King's Shield
- Sacred Sword
- Shadow Sneak
- Swords Dance
My main backup sweeper to Mawile. Shadow Sneak is my favorite move here, although thanks to speed boosts I can use Sacred Sword just as well. King's Shield gives me protection from enemy attacks which I predict fairly well, and Swords Dance is also here in case Blaziken can't help me out. Life Orb also gives me extra damage. Once again, I'm weak to Fire and Ground, AND Dark now so I might need some coverage here. Any tips?
4. ching chong dragon (Dragonite) @ Weakness Policy
Ability: Multiscale
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Spd / 4 SAtk
Hasty Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Fire Punch
- Roost
- Dragon Dance
Multiscale+Roost is one of my favorite combos, and it gives my Dragonite extreme durability. I've been recommended weakness policy on him over lefties so that's what I'm gonna test out. Fire Punch lets me deal with Ferrothorn which has been causing me problems and Dragon Dance lets him get those boosts in case blaziken is gone. Always nice to have a backup plan.
5. wot (Quagsire) @ Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Def / 252 HP / 4 Atk
Lax Nature
- Earthquake
- Recover
- Scald
- Toxic
Quagsire is definitely my favorite wall and stalling with recover on a poisoned pokemon is so helpful that I've won many games with it. Earthquake is just more coverage and is a STAB along with Scald. I don't THINK I need much help with Quagsire and I think I will keep him unless you guys have a much better pokemon to replace him.
6. indian cat (Espeon) @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Bounce
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 SAtk / 4 HP
Timid Nature
- Calm Mind
- Psyshock
- Shadow Ball
- Hidden Power [Fighting]
There isn't a specific reason I use Espeon, and I think the main reason is because I just got a perfect IV Eevee on my Pokemon X where I'm trying to re-create this team. Magic Bounce is one of my favorite abilities and I LOVE using it against people who try to inflict status problems on my Espeon or try to set up Leech Seed. Psyshock takes advantage of Espeon's great SpAtk while being able to kill sponges like Blissey due to Psyshock's ability. Psyshock is also a great STAB. Shadow ball is another SpAtk which benefits off of Calm Mind. Hidden Power Fighting for Dark Types...
OK, like I said guys this my first post ever on this forum, PLEASE give me tips on both my post and my team :)
1. As stated in the title, this is my first time here and my first RMT, so if I totally mess up the format for this, please let me know AND give me tips so I can fix my mistakes. This thread is meant not only to help me improve my team but also to help me get used to this forum.
2. I've been playing on showdown for a while now, and I feel my team is pretty well balanced but it could be that I'm missing something obvious, and it needs to be pointed out to me.
Without further ado, here is my team:
The Idea:
The idea is simple, use Baton Pass with the Speed Boost ability and Swords Dance to make up for the speed weaknesses in Mega Mawile while putting it's attack into overdrive (Like it isn't already). After implementing the Pokemon needed to pull this off, I also added some defense and support.
Team Overview:Mawile, Dragonite, Aegislash, Espeon, Quagsire, Blaziken
Team Breakdown:
1. nom-mon (Mawile) @ Mawilite
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 HP / 4 SAtk
Naughty Nature
- Swords Dance
- Hidden Power [Water]
- Sucker Punch
- Play Rough
Thanks to Mawilite, Mawile's megastone, the Steel/Fairy Pokemon receives a huge boost in both attack and overall usage in OU. This is due to it's new ability, Huge Power, giving Mawile a base attack stat of 210 (Twice it's base attack in non-evolved state). With this strength at it's command, Mawile can easily crush most walls with only a small attack boost and proceed to destroy the rest of your opponents pokemon. However, there is an obvious flaw here: it has horrible speed. Most sweepers can easily take it out before it even lands a hit, and then things only get worse from there on out. Sucker Punch is used to combat fast sweepers that want to get rid of Mawile quickly, but any calculating opponent can start to predict this attack and think of ways to counter it. The other moves are more self explanatory, Swords Dance to help Mawile gain attack in case Blaziken can't help it out, and Play Rough to get extra damage on dragons. Hidden Power Water lets me hurt Fire and Ground, which are Mawile's main threats since it's typing takes care of most other types. However, the speed problem still exists. To help out here, I use Blaziken, who is explained here next.
2. blazing (Blaziken) @ Leftovers
Ability: Speed Boost
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef
Sassy Nature
- Substitute
- Baton Pass
- Swords Dance
- Protect
I'm so glad this guy is unbanned. I love him in this team. I used to use Ninjask in this slot, but Blaziken is far superior in my opinion. He has better typing, mostly better stats and a cooler look (in my opinion). Basically, I use Substitute on my first turn to buy my some extra turns with speed boost, and while I'm behind my sub I swords dance to give my next sweeper even more attack. Substitute works really well most of the time, but I have problems with Infiltrators destroying my Blaziken with Shadow Ball. I use protect to give me that extra speed boost, but I'm SERIOUSLY considering to switch it with Flame Charge especially cause I hate pokemon who taunt me. I'm right to this, right? Also, I think I need to re-distribute my EVs and I need tips...
3. king arhtur (Aegislash) @ Life Orb
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Spd / 252 Atk
Naughty Nature
- King's Shield
- Sacred Sword
- Shadow Sneak
- Swords Dance
My main backup sweeper to Mawile. Shadow Sneak is my favorite move here, although thanks to speed boosts I can use Sacred Sword just as well. King's Shield gives me protection from enemy attacks which I predict fairly well, and Swords Dance is also here in case Blaziken can't help me out. Life Orb also gives me extra damage. Once again, I'm weak to Fire and Ground, AND Dark now so I might need some coverage here. Any tips?
4. ching chong dragon (Dragonite) @ Weakness Policy
Ability: Multiscale
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Spd / 4 SAtk
Hasty Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Fire Punch
- Roost
- Dragon Dance
Multiscale+Roost is one of my favorite combos, and it gives my Dragonite extreme durability. I've been recommended weakness policy on him over lefties so that's what I'm gonna test out. Fire Punch lets me deal with Ferrothorn which has been causing me problems and Dragon Dance lets him get those boosts in case blaziken is gone. Always nice to have a backup plan.
5. wot (Quagsire) @ Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Def / 252 HP / 4 Atk
Lax Nature
- Earthquake
- Recover
- Scald
- Toxic
Quagsire is definitely my favorite wall and stalling with recover on a poisoned pokemon is so helpful that I've won many games with it. Earthquake is just more coverage and is a STAB along with Scald. I don't THINK I need much help with Quagsire and I think I will keep him unless you guys have a much better pokemon to replace him.
6. indian cat (Espeon) @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Bounce
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 SAtk / 4 HP
Timid Nature
- Calm Mind
- Psyshock
- Shadow Ball
- Hidden Power [Fighting]
There isn't a specific reason I use Espeon, and I think the main reason is because I just got a perfect IV Eevee on my Pokemon X where I'm trying to re-create this team. Magic Bounce is one of my favorite abilities and I LOVE using it against people who try to inflict status problems on my Espeon or try to set up Leech Seed. Psyshock takes advantage of Espeon's great SpAtk while being able to kill sponges like Blissey due to Psyshock's ability. Psyshock is also a great STAB. Shadow ball is another SpAtk which benefits off of Calm Mind. Hidden Power Fighting for Dark Types...
OK, like I said guys this my first post ever on this forum, PLEASE give me tips on both my post and my team :)
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