Okay, so technically, PU isn't an official tier or anything, but that's what this team was built to be. My first "PU" team, because I noticed that when I play NU, I play using the pokemon most commonly used, just like I play OU. (I don't really play UU or RU that way though... strange.)
Anyways, I built this team as a PU team, and I thought it looked good enough, so I started using it (on Wifi), and the funny thing is, it was pretty solid, and it gave me a lot of hope for the underdogs of the underdogs. If they could pull off wins like that in the bottom of the barrel, what would happen if I brought them up, closer to the light. So, I brought the team to PS, and started playing with it the last couple of days, and I have to admit, I've won about half my matches, give or take. So, after a few changes, I thought I'd bring it here for show and tell. So, let's get that under way.
Johnny (Basculin) (M) @ Life Orb Trait: Adaptability
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Aqua Jet
- Waterfall
- Crunch
- Superpower
Physical to the max. Johnny's superSTAB Aqua Jet, and Waterfall rock the oceans far and wide. Crunch, and Superpower (which it gets thanks to the BW2 move tutor) provide the coverage needed in this lower tier so I'm not stopped by much. It'd be nice to a different fighting move, but the moment Basculin gets focus punch, or close combat will be the day Gamefreak stops trying.
Charlie (Rapidash) (F) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Flare Blitz
- Wild Charge
- Megahorn
- Low Kick
A favorite of mine back in 4th gen NU (and UU on occasion, but mainly NU) Rapidash is a fierce scarf'er. Out speeds a lot, even as an Adamant scarf'er. Flare Blitz is her best STAB, while Wild Charge is a fantastic addition to her move set. Megahorn, and Low Kick round out this set, allowing me to revenge kill a majority of pokemon in the tier, easily.
Crissy (Meganium) (F) @ Light Clay
Trait: Overgrow
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Giga Drain
- Light Screen
- Reflect
- Magic Coat
NO ATTACKING MOVES? WHAT IS THIS NON-SENSE?!? I don't see the need. Anyone who plans on Taunting Meg, will taunt first thing, and will take that Taunt to the face, thanks to Magic Coat. She also, almost always, guarantees me some Stealth Rocks on my opponents field. It is in my humble opinion that Meg is a completely overlooked pokemon these days. With this move set, I'm sure to, and have successfully can, stall just about anyone, even if I don't have Lefties, or Protect.
Fred (Tentacool) (M) @ Eviolite
Trait: Liquid Ooze
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SDef
Calm Nature (+SDef, -Atk)
- Rapid Spin
- Toxic Spikes
- Scald
- Knock Off
Now he has got to be the MVP of this team, so long as Eviolite doesn't get knocked off, otherwise, he's the MTP (Most Terrible Player). Even if I do bounce back the rocks, I don't spend time stopping the opponents rocks all match, and they do appear on my side more often then not. Thanks to Tenta's Rapid Spin, they go away pretty quickly, allowing me to bring in Butterfree directly after, 9 times out of 10. I also put Toxic Spikes on this set to help wear down the opponents walls when I really don't wanna Meg Stall them, though I've been thinking about adding aqua ring in T-Spikes place. Scald doesn't really do any damage, even to fire pokemon, its only there for flyer's, and steals, so I can burn them, which happens quite often. Knock off is the last set, and I always carry it on my Tentacruel, so I figured little brother would carry it as well.
Tiffany (Grumpig) (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Thick Fat
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SAtk / 4 Spd
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Calm Mind
- Psychic
- Shadow Ball
- Hidden Power [Ice]
He my not look it, but Grumpig, thanks to his Thick Fat ability, can take a beating. Calm Mind lets me take a very special beating, and retaliate with a very good Psychic or Shadow Ball. I carry HP Ice since a most flyers and grounds hate my team with a bloody passion. Grass is still a good change, but I'm going to stick with ice for now, as it also hits the NU Dragons quite hard. (Even the eviolite varieties.)
Beth (Butterfree) (F) @ Life Orb
Trait: Tinted Lens
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Quiver Dance
- Bug Buzz
- Giga Drain
- Sleep Powder
Butterfree... and no Focus Sash? Now that's unnatural! I agree, but here's the thing, this Butterfree is Sweeper, and that's what she does. With a single Quiver Dance, she gets some decent power behind her STAB Bug Buzz. Add the Giga Drain to heal her some, as well as take out pesky water, and ground types, and Sleep Powder over HP Fire, since Grass types don't bother me that much, and Ice types switch in directly, and are usually put to sleep. I'm thinking about switching the ability to Compoundeyes so that Sleep Powder will hit just a bit more often, but Tinted Lens is still a great ability.
And that's my team. It could use some work, I know, and that's why I brought it here. So, if you could please rate it, I'd appreciate it, and So on, thank you.
Anyways, I built this team as a PU team, and I thought it looked good enough, so I started using it (on Wifi), and the funny thing is, it was pretty solid, and it gave me a lot of hope for the underdogs of the underdogs. If they could pull off wins like that in the bottom of the barrel, what would happen if I brought them up, closer to the light. So, I brought the team to PS, and started playing with it the last couple of days, and I have to admit, I've won about half my matches, give or take. So, after a few changes, I thought I'd bring it here for show and tell. So, let's get that under way.
So, as I stated above, I wanted to create a PU team specifically. So, I looked at the list of PU pokemon, and began my hunt. The first pokemon I noticed was a pokemon I actually use in NU on a common basis. Basculin. I never really thought of him as the low of the low.
So, there we go. A fast, strong, and a bit frail Water pokemon. Its a good start. But, where to go from there? That is the question. That's when I found one of my favorite 4th gen scarf'ers just sitting there, giving me some good ol' fashion puppy dog eyes. Rapidash.
Now I had my primary physical threats. Basculin, and Rapidash. Now I needed my first wall. Physical in nature, and had the ability to support my frail friends here. Then it hit me, who better to cover a water or fire type then a grass type, and who is, in my humble opinion the greatest NU grass wall? Why, Meganium, of course.
My first three. I like using all of them, and two of them I haven't used in sometime. (That being Rapidash and Meganium) Now, we move on to the special side of things, and first thing is first. I need a special wall that can stand next to my Meganium... I also needed a spiker of sort, as well as a rapidspinner, for those pesky Stealth Rocks, that you just can't run from. So, looking over the list, I found Tentacool. Why not, I'll give him a try, after all, his big brother, Tentacruel, is beast in OU.
Now I had two watertypes, but with Meg there, I didn't mind, because, even though she's physically defensive in nature, she can take a few t-bolts and still do her job. (She can take about a dozen T-punches, or Wild Charges, and stall the opponent to the ground!) Okay, so now I need two special attackers. I also need to use a pokemon I've not used in some way, shape or form. A Psychic type wouldn't hurt, so who do I have? I haven't got much, between Hypno, Grumpig, and Beheeyem, I just wasn't getting out of this one verywell. So, I started with the only one I had never used before. Beheeyem.
Okay, he didn't look good, but what do I know, he could surprise me. I have heard that he's a good trick room sweeper, so you know, maybe. Anyways, I now had one spot left, and I looked and looked, but no one came to mind, and no one on the list looked good really... until I saw, at the top of the list, the only pokemon I had failed to see, Butterfree. I had one sitting in my box, and I hadn't used it for sometime. She was sitting there, from when B/W started, completely unused. So, let's use it.
The team was complete, and it was time to play. (I don't test often, I just build a team, and take it straight to the front lines.)And we did pretty well. Like I said before, I lost about half the time, won the other half. After about 3 matches, I could already see a major problem. Fire pokemon hated me, and Beheeyem just wasn't cutting it... at all, so I still wanted a Psychic type, and I needed someone who didn't hate fire types. The only one that fits both parts was Grumpig.
So, from that point on, I actually had a team that worked on the PU market. It won a good deal more then when I had the Alien pokemon on my team, and I loved the way everything worked together, so I decided that it should become an official NU team, and so that's what I did.
So, there we go. A fast, strong, and a bit frail Water pokemon. Its a good start. But, where to go from there? That is the question. That's when I found one of my favorite 4th gen scarf'ers just sitting there, giving me some good ol' fashion puppy dog eyes. Rapidash.
Now I had my primary physical threats. Basculin, and Rapidash. Now I needed my first wall. Physical in nature, and had the ability to support my frail friends here. Then it hit me, who better to cover a water or fire type then a grass type, and who is, in my humble opinion the greatest NU grass wall? Why, Meganium, of course.
My first three. I like using all of them, and two of them I haven't used in sometime. (That being Rapidash and Meganium) Now, we move on to the special side of things, and first thing is first. I need a special wall that can stand next to my Meganium... I also needed a spiker of sort, as well as a rapidspinner, for those pesky Stealth Rocks, that you just can't run from. So, looking over the list, I found Tentacool. Why not, I'll give him a try, after all, his big brother, Tentacruel, is beast in OU.
Now I had two watertypes, but with Meg there, I didn't mind, because, even though she's physically defensive in nature, she can take a few t-bolts and still do her job. (She can take about a dozen T-punches, or Wild Charges, and stall the opponent to the ground!) Okay, so now I need two special attackers. I also need to use a pokemon I've not used in some way, shape or form. A Psychic type wouldn't hurt, so who do I have? I haven't got much, between Hypno, Grumpig, and Beheeyem, I just wasn't getting out of this one verywell. So, I started with the only one I had never used before. Beheeyem.
Okay, he didn't look good, but what do I know, he could surprise me. I have heard that he's a good trick room sweeper, so you know, maybe. Anyways, I now had one spot left, and I looked and looked, but no one came to mind, and no one on the list looked good really... until I saw, at the top of the list, the only pokemon I had failed to see, Butterfree. I had one sitting in my box, and I hadn't used it for sometime. She was sitting there, from when B/W started, completely unused. So, let's use it.
The team was complete, and it was time to play. (I don't test often, I just build a team, and take it straight to the front lines.)And we did pretty well. Like I said before, I lost about half the time, won the other half. After about 3 matches, I could already see a major problem. Fire pokemon hated me, and Beheeyem just wasn't cutting it... at all, so I still wanted a Psychic type, and I needed someone who didn't hate fire types. The only one that fits both parts was Grumpig.
So, from that point on, I actually had a team that worked on the PU market. It won a good deal more then when I had the Alien pokemon on my team, and I loved the way everything worked together, so I decided that it should become an official NU team, and so that's what I did.
Johnny (Basculin) (M) @ Life Orb Trait: Adaptability
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Aqua Jet
- Waterfall
- Crunch
- Superpower
Physical to the max. Johnny's superSTAB Aqua Jet, and Waterfall rock the oceans far and wide. Crunch, and Superpower (which it gets thanks to the BW2 move tutor) provide the coverage needed in this lower tier so I'm not stopped by much. It'd be nice to a different fighting move, but the moment Basculin gets focus punch, or close combat will be the day Gamefreak stops trying.
Charlie (Rapidash) (F) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Flare Blitz
- Wild Charge
- Megahorn
- Low Kick
A favorite of mine back in 4th gen NU (and UU on occasion, but mainly NU) Rapidash is a fierce scarf'er. Out speeds a lot, even as an Adamant scarf'er. Flare Blitz is her best STAB, while Wild Charge is a fantastic addition to her move set. Megahorn, and Low Kick round out this set, allowing me to revenge kill a majority of pokemon in the tier, easily.
Crissy (Meganium) (F) @ Light Clay
Trait: Overgrow
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Giga Drain
- Light Screen
- Reflect
- Magic Coat
NO ATTACKING MOVES? WHAT IS THIS NON-SENSE?!? I don't see the need. Anyone who plans on Taunting Meg, will taunt first thing, and will take that Taunt to the face, thanks to Magic Coat. She also, almost always, guarantees me some Stealth Rocks on my opponents field. It is in my humble opinion that Meg is a completely overlooked pokemon these days. With this move set, I'm sure to, and have successfully can, stall just about anyone, even if I don't have Lefties, or Protect.
Fred (Tentacool) (M) @ Eviolite
Trait: Liquid Ooze
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SDef
Calm Nature (+SDef, -Atk)
- Rapid Spin
- Toxic Spikes
- Scald
- Knock Off
Now he has got to be the MVP of this team, so long as Eviolite doesn't get knocked off, otherwise, he's the MTP (Most Terrible Player). Even if I do bounce back the rocks, I don't spend time stopping the opponents rocks all match, and they do appear on my side more often then not. Thanks to Tenta's Rapid Spin, they go away pretty quickly, allowing me to bring in Butterfree directly after, 9 times out of 10. I also put Toxic Spikes on this set to help wear down the opponents walls when I really don't wanna Meg Stall them, though I've been thinking about adding aqua ring in T-Spikes place. Scald doesn't really do any damage, even to fire pokemon, its only there for flyer's, and steals, so I can burn them, which happens quite often. Knock off is the last set, and I always carry it on my Tentacruel, so I figured little brother would carry it as well.
Tiffany (Grumpig) (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Thick Fat
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SAtk / 4 Spd
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Calm Mind
- Psychic
- Shadow Ball
- Hidden Power [Ice]
He my not look it, but Grumpig, thanks to his Thick Fat ability, can take a beating. Calm Mind lets me take a very special beating, and retaliate with a very good Psychic or Shadow Ball. I carry HP Ice since a most flyers and grounds hate my team with a bloody passion. Grass is still a good change, but I'm going to stick with ice for now, as it also hits the NU Dragons quite hard. (Even the eviolite varieties.)
Beth (Butterfree) (F) @ Life Orb
Trait: Tinted Lens
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Quiver Dance
- Bug Buzz
- Giga Drain
- Sleep Powder
Butterfree... and no Focus Sash? Now that's unnatural! I agree, but here's the thing, this Butterfree is Sweeper, and that's what she does. With a single Quiver Dance, she gets some decent power behind her STAB Bug Buzz. Add the Giga Drain to heal her some, as well as take out pesky water, and ground types, and Sleep Powder over HP Fire, since Grass types don't bother me that much, and Ice types switch in directly, and are usually put to sleep. I'm thinking about switching the ability to Compoundeyes so that Sleep Powder will hit just a bit more often, but Tinted Lens is still a great ability.
And that's my team. It could use some work, I know, and that's why I brought it here. So, if you could please rate it, I'd appreciate it, and So on, thank you.
