Pull That Trigger HU Soilder

[December Snow]

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Introduction
Hey Smogon. This is my first RMT. I have been using this team for awhile now and I just can't seem to thing of how to improve it. This is an offense team that abuses Sand Veil Gliscor to sweep the opponent from behind a sub. This team has not gotten any high ladder peaks but I got to 1250ish with it which is pretty good for a team I made. So yeah this team uses Hazards + Acrobat to sweep the opponent mid to late game. Oh and btw I love Hollywood Undead so thats where the name's are from.

Team Building Process

So I started this team by choosing a pokemon I have been swept by but have never tried myself. This pokemon was Acrobat Gliscor.

Now I knew that I needed Sand to make Gliscor effective. I had two choices, Hippodown or Tyranitar. I chose Tyranitar because of his greater offensive presence against most of the metagame.

Now that I had Sand and Stealth Rocks I felt like that I should add spikes to give Acrobat an easier time sweeping. I chose Forretress for this role because of Rapid Spin which enables Gliscor to stay alive longer because of not having to switch in to Stealth Rocks.

I started to take a look at my team. I noticed that Volcarona would shit on my team if it got to +1. So I decided that I would need a revenge killer for it. I had a decision between Landorus or Terrakion. Terrakion was picked because Landorus has the same typing as Gliscor. Terrakion helps patch up a lot of weaknesses by revenge killing.

I saw that my team did not have anything to take fighting attacks. Forretress has no recovery and Gliscor should not be switching in to take hits when its supposed to be sweeping. This is why I added a Jellicent. Adding Jellicent gave me a check against Rain Teams and a Spinblocker. Jellicent also breaks apart stall which makes it an amazing pokemon imo.

This is the current team as of now. I noticed that my team was still pretty weak to Fighting types and Scizor + Rotom-W. I thought about Celebi and Latias as they both can break Volturn but I decided on Latias as it takes a lot less from Landorus U-turn. This also gave me another Terrakion check and Rain/Sun Check.

Verbatim suggested that I should use Reuniclus over Jellicent. I tested it and loved it. Reuniclus gives a fighting check so I realized that is very useful.

Nachos suggested that I change Latias to Dragonite. That's another great suggestion. Dragonite still handles Rain and Sun teams well but has more of an offensive presence.

The Team​

J-Dog (Gliscor) (F) @ Flight Gem
Trait: Sand Veil
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Substitute
- Acrobatics
- Earthquake
- Swords Dance

I love Acrobat. It is just such an amazing set and completely unfair when the bullshit hax happens. This is the MVP of this team. Not anything special except that it completely rapes if you miss an attack. This thing is the new Garchomp except for being a hell of a lot weaker. But anyway Max atk and speed because it is a sweeper. Adamant to add some power which is needed if I cant get the chance to set up Swords Dance. Substitute is to help make my opponent miss. Swords Dance to boost up my attack if I get a free turn. Acrobatics is an amazing STAB and is incredibly powerful with Flight Gem. Earthquake rounds off the coverage and providing another solid STAB attack.

Duece (Tyranitar) (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SDef / 4 Spd
Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Crunch
- Rock Slide
- Superpower
- Stealth Rock

I need sand to make Gliscor work effectively. IMO Tyranitar is better than Hippodown on offensive teams so I chose him. I use Chople Berry because it helps against NP Lucarios and Gengars and then can ohko both of them with the appropriate move. EV's and Nature are pretty standard. Careful over Sassy because its not a Mixed Tyranitar. The moveset is also standard except for maybe using Rock Slide over Stone Edge. After one to many losses from Stone Edge I decided that might as well use Rock Slide. Crunch for Psychics like Azelf and Reuniclus. Superpower for other Tyranitars and Terrakion switch ins. Stealth Rock because it makes every team better.

Johnny3Tears (Forretress) (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spd
Relaxed (+Def, -Spd)
- Gyro Ball
- Spikes
- Volt Switch
- Rapid Spin

My next team member is Forretress. I chose him because I wanted a good spiker and spinner in one. I use max physcical bulk so that Forretress can gyro ball boosting Terrakions/Haxourus/Dragonite to death. Gyro ball is for boosting sweepers and do not become complete set-up fodder. Spikes because I felt that it would help my Gliscor sweep. Volt Switch is used to avoid being Magnezone trapped which could end by poor Forretress's life. Rapid Spin because I fucking hate hazards on my side. I just can't fucking stand them.

Funny Man (Terrakion) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Justified
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge
- Rock Slide
- X-Scissor

So now comes my revenge killer. I chose Terrakion because he can easily revenge +1 Volcarona's and outspeeds most of the unboosted metagame. Very simple EV spread. Max out Atk and Spd because it is a sweeper. Moves are standard. Close Combat is because it is an amazing STAB and can 2hko most things that are not very bulky or resistant. Stone Edge is another strong STAB attack and is used to revenge Volcarona and Dragonites. X-Scissor is mostly only for Lat@s and Celebi. Rock Slide over any other attack because if Volcarona can set up on me it will become very problematic and I don't want to risk missing and losing and it also hits Dragonite for some decent damage.

Da Kurlzz (Reuniclus) (M) @ Life Orb
Trait: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 240 Def / 18 Spd
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Calm Mind
- Psyshock
- Recover
- Focus Blast

Verbatim suggested to me this set. This set works well to counter Conkeldurr and other fighting types. EVs are standard except that I speed creep at bit to outrun other Reuniclus. I use Life Orb because without I get into a CM war with other Reuniclus and can't ever 2hko. Life Orb Psyschock 2hkos other Reuniclus at +5 making it very useful. Recover to help boost up more and to recover hits better. Focus Blast to round out coverage hitting Dark Types for SE. Mostly for Tyranitar and Scizor.

CharlieScene (Dragonite) (M) @ Lum Berry
Trait: Multiscale
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Dragon Dance
- Outrage
- Fire Punch
- ExtremeSpeed

Nachos suggested I use Dragonite over Latias. I am glad he did. Dragonite has a lot more offensive presence and doesn't need to boost up to wreck shit. EVs are standard for a sweeper. Adamant to get even more attack. Dragon Dance to boost and become even stronger. Outrage is an incredible STAB attack and dents anything that doesn't resist it. Fire Punch rounds out the coverage hitting steels barring Heatran. ExtremeSpeed is used to revenge kill weakened foes such as Latios/Salamence/Haxourus.​

Some threats I have noticed are Rain Teams. Ones that use Specs Tornadus are difficult for me to handle. I normally switch in Tyranitar but that is not a great counter as it is easily worn down and then I lose the weather war.
Sun Teams with Dugtrio can be troublesome if they manage to trap my Tyranitar. If I see a Dugtrio I play very conservatively with Tyranitar.

Thanks for reading my RMT. Please comment and give me some suggestions to improve my team.

 

[December Snow]

reserved for threat list

 

[verbatim]

Was I by chance the person you were referring too (if so, you RMT really fast)?

When using Sand Veil Gliscor, the biggest problems are getting him in and his speed issues. He doesn't have the bulk regular Gliscor has (toxic healing plus actual defensive ev's). Your best bet is to get him in on something that uses status/can't hurt back (think, Blissey, Chansey, Skarmory if you are willing to drop something for Taunt) or just hold onto him until he outspeeds everything your opponent has left.

(Questionable) I think you should consider dropping Jellicant for something else. While getting spun is a pain, it is one of the best ways to get Gliscor in free and proceed to wreck havoc. This spot would give to the ability to field a better counter to Specs Tornadus. I personally recommend you give Calm Mind Reniculus a try.


Reniculus) (M) @ Leftovers (Over Jeliicant/Latias)
Trait: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature (+Def, -Spe)
- Calm Mind
- Recover
- Psychic/Pshyshock
- Focus Blast

Reniculus can take a Hurricane from a Tornadus and Calm Mind up to scare him out. He also boost an immunity to the sandstorm that will be constantly blowing on your team, which is nice. If you run into Specs Tornadus, you could conceivably handle him by smart switching between Tyranitar (Sandstorms boost will go a long ways towards taking a Spec'd Hurricane) and Reniculus (Hammer Arm has nothing on him).

 

[Nachos]

Firstly, I have two quick fixes that I think you should implement. If you're gonna be running Gyro Ball on Forry, then make it's Speed IV 0 and change it to a Relaxed nature, as this'll boost Gyro Ball's power. The other fix is to change Chople Berry to Leftovers on Tyranitar. With the EV's you have currently, Gengar can't OHKO you with Focus Blast at max health, and Nasty Plot Luke is uncommon. Lefties gives you a bit more survivability against random attacks.

You said you were weak to Sun teams and you question Latias' position on the team (I also doubt it can take a U-turn from anything like you said), so here is what I feel should be a better replacement:

Dragonite (M) @ Lum Berry
Trait: Multiscale
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Outrage
- ExtremeSpeed
- Fire Punch
- Dragon Dance

Dragonite is one of the few mons that isn't too fussed about Volt Switch and U-Turn combos, and Extremespeed gives you a sort of back-up plan against Tornadus should it come to it. I feel he's a better replacement for Latias as he provides similar resistances, while being one of the few Pokemon that really piss off Sun teams, which seems to be your major problem. He can set up on Dugtrio, Forry and Ninetales (as long as it doesn't have Roar) to name a few, and simply raise hell with DD, Outrage and Fire Punch.

 

[December Snow]

Firstly, I have two quick fixes that I think you should implement. If you're gonna be running Gyro Ball on Forry, then make it's Speed IV 0 and change it to a Relaxed nature, as this'll boost Gyro Ball's power. The other fix is to change Chople Berry to Leftovers on Tyranitar. With the EV's you have currently, Gengar can't OHKO you with Focus Blast at max health, and Nasty Plot Luke is uncommon. Lefties gives you a bit more survivability against random attacks.

You said you were weak to Sun teams and you question Latias' position on the team (I also doubt it can take a U-turn from anything like you said), so here is what I feel should be a better replacement:

Dragonite (M) @ Lum Berry
Trait: Multiscale
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Outrage
- ExtremeSpeed
- Fire Punch
- Dragon Dance

Dragonite is one of the few mons that isn't too fussed about Volt Switch and U-Turn combos, and Extremespeed gives you a sort of back-up plan against Tornadus should it come to it. I feel he's a better replacement for Latias as he provides similar resistances, while being one of the few Pokemon that really piss off Sun teams, which seems to be your major problem. He can set up on Dugtrio, Forry and Ninetales (as long as it doesn't have Roar) to name a few, and simply raise hell with DD, Outrage and Fire Punch.

Thanks for the rate. I forgot to lower IVs and to give Relaxed Nature. I like the set and I am currently testing it over Latias. Sun Teams are the hardest part for this team and Dragonite adds a decent amount of resistances. Also changing to Lefties.

 

[Honus]

Nice team, bud, definitely similar to something I'd use.

Lucario seems to be somewhat of a threat to this team, given that Nasty Plot Versions can rip through everything except Latias with its Special Attacks, and Terrakion isn't much help against it if it has Vaccuum Wave. SD Versions are even more threatening, as they take down Latias and Jellicent via Crunch, Tyranitar and Forretress with CC and then Gliscor with Ice Punch. Again, if it has priority in the form of Bullet Punch. Toxicroak is another Pokemon that works in the same way as Lucario for the most part and can easily rip apart your team with Ice, Dark and Fighting type attacks like Luke can. DD Scrafty does too, but at least Terrakion stands a chance against it. To remedy your weakness to these fighting type Pokemon, I reccomend using a Defensive Quagsire in place of Jellicent. While you lose your Spinblock, these 3 threats are extremely dangerous and it's pretty important that you have an answer to them them, Quagsire is just that. Quagsire doesn't handle Lucario as well as it handles the other too, but Latias should be able to pick off a weakened one, provided is healthy enough to survive a +2 Extremespeed.

Quagsire @ Leftovers
Trait: Unaware
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpDef
Relaxed Nature (+Def -Spe)
- Scald
- Earthquake
- Toxic
- Recover

Quagsire is also able to handle many Dragon Dancers such as Salamence and Dragonite that would otherwise give your team trouble.

Another change that I'd like to bring up is changing Forretress to a Specially Defensive variant. It already has the bulk to take hits from Haxorus, and Terrakion can be handled by Quagsire and your own Scarf Version. One threat that your team is vulnerable to, however, is Gengar. If Latias switches in on Shadow Ball or loses 2 Speed Ties in a row, then it's most likely game over. Specially Defensive Forretress can tank Gengar's hits and smash it back with Gyro Ball.

Forretress @ Leftovers
Trait: Storm Drain
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SDef
Sassy Nature (+SDef, -Spd)
- Gyro Ball
- Spikes
- Rapid Spin
- Volt Switch

Also, I'm not sure about how well you handle Reuniclus, you seem to have it checked, but I'm not entirely sure you have a surefire way of beating the CM Set. If CM Reuniclus gives you trouble, then try Choice Band Tyranitar over your current build and move SR to Forry. Crunch is a clean OHKO and Latias beats TR versions.

Tyranitar @ Choice Band
Trait: Sand Stream
EVs: 92 HP / 252 Atk / 80 SDef / 84 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Stone Edge
- Crunch
- Superpower
- Pursuit

Awesome team and good luck, Charlie Scene!

 

[nihilist]

You are walled really hard by skarmory with this current team. You can switch t-tar to a sassy nature and give 64 SpA EVs (from SDef) and replace rock slide with fire blast to fend off skarms. It will do over 50%, so it can't roost stall you.

Additionally, you can replace gliscor with Smack Down Landorus, who can beat the aforementioned skarmory and bronzong, unlike gliscor.

 

[December Snow]

anymore suggestions?