Howdy-
This is my first proper VGC team. I played a bit of Reg G with a Kyogre & Wo-Chien team that made top 8 at NAIC (here's a copy of it) but otherwise I haven't used many different teams or made my own before.
This is a bastardized version of a few sample teams I saw floating around. EVs are copied from recommended sets and more than likely not super great. Also sorry about the formatting- I haven't used Smogon forums before.
The Pokepaste: https://pokepast.es/c80ab682a30015ec.
Araquanid and and Zam are both new additions that I haven't tested yet; I've been floundering around with switching mons in and out so I just figured I'd ask for help here, as I know I need a Wide Guard mon but wasn't sure of much else.
The hope for this team is to be able to operate in both TW and TR, but they need either of these up to do well.
I feel really comfortable with the Kyogre, as it's the same one I used for a while on the NAIC team. It's super specially bulky and is there to spam spread moves or to blast things apart with its coverage.
The Zamazenta is a new addition that I'm unsure of. I feel like my team has a pretty rough matchup into Fairy types, so I'm hoping it can help with that. The EV spread is not optimized for TR so I'm not sure how it would fare there; I had a standard Miraidon as my second restricted for a bit (specs 252 SpA 252 SpD + timid) but it also struggled in TR and felt pretty squishy.
Araquanid seems like it would be a very good Wide Guard supporting mon (and work quite well in TR and in the rain) but I'm not sure how it would fare in TR. It also matches up decently into both horses, though it'll struggle with Miraidon.
Farigiraf feels pretty solid. It seems a bit squishy, but that could be an issue with me piloting it.
Iron Jugulis is another comfort mon from the NAIC team. Its hurricanes hit quite hard and snarl is a very nice supporting tool. It's extremely fast and is a good TW setter; I know I could be running Torn, but I like IJ for being able to block prankster or booster speed Flutter (though it does struggle with Flutter's Moonblast and getting blown up by that).
Amoonguss feels extremely squishy. It has decent matchups into some of the restricted mons, but I just find it getting exploded. I've been hanging onto it for the sake of Pollen Puff but I've just found myself dying more often than not.
Would really appreciate suggestions for subbing out mons and better EV spreads. :)
This is my first proper VGC team. I played a bit of Reg G with a Kyogre & Wo-Chien team that made top 8 at NAIC (here's a copy of it) but otherwise I haven't used many different teams or made my own before.
This is a bastardized version of a few sample teams I saw floating around. EVs are copied from recommended sets and more than likely not super great. Also sorry about the formatting- I haven't used Smogon forums before.
The Pokepaste: https://pokepast.es/c80ab682a30015ec.
Araquanid and and Zam are both new additions that I haven't tested yet; I've been floundering around with switching mons in and out so I just figured I'd ask for help here, as I know I need a Wide Guard mon but wasn't sure of much else.
The hope for this team is to be able to operate in both TW and TR, but they need either of these up to do well.
I feel really comfortable with the Kyogre, as it's the same one I used for a while on the NAIC team. It's super specially bulky and is there to spam spread moves or to blast things apart with its coverage.
The Zamazenta is a new addition that I'm unsure of. I feel like my team has a pretty rough matchup into Fairy types, so I'm hoping it can help with that. The EV spread is not optimized for TR so I'm not sure how it would fare there; I had a standard Miraidon as my second restricted for a bit (specs 252 SpA 252 SpD + timid) but it also struggled in TR and felt pretty squishy.
Araquanid seems like it would be a very good Wide Guard supporting mon (and work quite well in TR and in the rain) but I'm not sure how it would fare in TR. It also matches up decently into both horses, though it'll struggle with Miraidon.
Farigiraf feels pretty solid. It seems a bit squishy, but that could be an issue with me piloting it.
Iron Jugulis is another comfort mon from the NAIC team. Its hurricanes hit quite hard and snarl is a very nice supporting tool. It's extremely fast and is a good TW setter; I know I could be running Torn, but I like IJ for being able to block prankster or booster speed Flutter (though it does struggle with Flutter's Moonblast and getting blown up by that).
Amoonguss feels extremely squishy. It has decent matchups into some of the restricted mons, but I just find it getting exploded. I've been hanging onto it for the sake of Pollen Puff but I've just found myself dying more often than not.
Would really appreciate suggestions for subbing out mons and better EV spreads. :)
- Miraidon is one of the most popular Pokemon overall in the format and the most popular Restricted Pokemon. Your team not only lacks ways to hit it, but it also lacks ways to take hits from it, as Electro Drift just storms through your team.
- Koraidon teams also kind of wreck your team entirely for the same reasons as above. Specifically the teams that carry Brute Bonnet I imagine give you lots of trouble.
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looks good!
