No Boyfriend mondainai ~
PS: English is not my native language, so please ignore any mistake or w/e
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FakeMaker (Ditto) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Imposter
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Relaxed Nature
- Transform
Oh, this cute guy. I love him since my very first game. Ditto is a extremely underated poke, he's a great revenge killer, can copy tons of useful moves (s.rock, heal bell, wish, defog, rapid spin, etc) and also copy the enemy's buff. You will need to make some good predictions to unleash his full potenticial and you're gonna love it. He's a great counter to almost every buff sweeper, like Mega Char X, and can also be used as pivot, against scarf Lando-T or Mega Manectric (cuz he'll probably mega and volt switch and you'll have Lightning Rod etc). Ditto also helps me to cover his teammates weaknesses, by copying the type of its attacker, which is kinda important agains threats like Mega Charizard Y. So he is kind of a joker that can assume various roles depending on the enemy's team and that's pretty much all the fun (and the main problem lol). Oh, the set is just the typical set, transform is like the only move it can learn adn the EVs are for hidden power. Be careful of substitute and Illusion ability, also not really good against CM.
Aztec (Xatu) (F) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Magic Bounce
EVs: 252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Psychic
- Roost
- Heat Wave
- Thunder Wave
So basically I decided to make Magic Bounce the center of this team. Every team in this meta have at least like 1 hazard setter and 1 poke with status moves and Magic Bounce can counter this really well. Xatu job is to prevent setting, especially if you are a steel type poke, like Skarmory, Excadrill or Ferro. She also work as a viable defensive tank, taking damages with good sustain. Xatu's type ensures coverage for psychic, grass, fighting and ground moves, which is great against some of the most fearsome offensive megas: mega Lopu and mega Medichan. Psychich is for STAB and is great against fighting pokes in general and mega Venusaur. Roost is for healing and stuff. Heat Wave heats hard the common Steel type setters and almost OHKO offensive Scizor. Thunder Wabe punishes switches and is a great status move.
Iron Lad (Jirachi) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Iron Head
- U-turn
- Heart Stamp
- Healing Wish
Omg, this thing is just so annoying, I hate battle against it and that's why I love it now. Jirachi is my main physical damage in here and it can do pretty good gob. It can also take some damage, because of steel type huge resistence. Choice Scarf allows Jirachi to always attack first and give full power to Serene Grace. It's also a counter to Mega Venusaur, fairy type, Gengar, general poison type and some special walls. Iron Head is a powerful STAB and great flincher. U-turn can hit hard the commons switches, like Cerebi or Lati@s. Heart Stamp can be used to replace Zen Headbutt as a psychic STAB that can also flinch and have 100% accuracy. Healing Wish can support another teammate by healing it to full HP.
Bubble Trouble (Rotom-Wash) @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 Spe
Bold Nature
- Volt Switch
- Hydro Pump
- Will-O-Wisp
- Pain Split
Rotom-Wash great typing and ability make it an awesome pivot. At first, I searched for a special wall, like Chansey, Sylveon, etc, but they didn't work very well with this team. I also tried special defensive Rotom, but my team had some important physical threats, like Bisharp, Scizor and Weavile that made me struggle more than special attackers threats (this damage could be decently walled by Jirachi or Ditto), so i decided to run the classical defensive Rotom-Wash pivot. Great wall, nice sustain, can take a lot of damage e burn is just a plus, also he can work well with Xatu. So Rotom just runs the usual pivot set: Volt Switch is a great STAB, deals good damage against flying types, Hydro Pump also great STAB, can deal decent damage to Heatran and Landorus, Will-O is huge to counter any physical threat, and Pain Split heals while it does some damage.
Thranduil (Serperior) (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Contrary
EVs: 56 HP / 200 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Knock Off
- Leaf Storm
- Taunt
- Synthesis
Omg, stall have always been such a problem to me. I was looking for a decent stallbreaker and I just found this guy in one of the RTM posts heres and he's amazing. This is not a usual set, but can really work agains stall. Knock Off is a great weapon to weaken Chaney and also deals some damage to Lati@s (a commom switch when Serperior is in the field), plus it's always good knocking off as many items as possible. Leaf Storm the soul STAB for every Serperior, perfect for water threats, like Azumaril, perfect for stall killing, like Slowbro, Quaqsire, Seismitoad and even Clefable. Taunt prevents setting up and hazard/status, whie Synthesis gives Serperior sustain and longevity.
Athena (Diancie) @ Diancite
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 8 Atk / 248 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Moonblast
- Diamond Storm
- Earth Power
- Protect
Now let's just talk about one of the greatest megas ever made: Mega Diancie. First, what a beatiful transformation, reminds me so much of Sailor Moon lol. Back to the game, Diancie is a huuuuge special attacker that also have a really powerful physical STAB. She's my main Magic Bouncer and works well with Xatu. As a wallbreaker, she can also do her job really well. Protect guarantees a safe megaevolution and is also good against scarf users. Moonblast is for massive killing STAB, Diamond Storm hits so hard special walls and may also buff her defense. Earth Power is mainly to kill Heatran and another steel threat, like Jirachi or Magnezone (in switch).
CONCLUSION~~~
Overall this team have worked really well against most of the current gameplays in this meta, like HO or Stall. I still have some struggles, like Substitute Gengar, and some high threats, like Mega Chari Y, that requires a lot of prediction, but the team has a great synergy and Magic Bounce dual core counter a lot of things in this meta.
Please rate my team and help me out here ^^
Thank you all for reading!