[OU] Quick Death In The Storm
T E A M - P R E V I E W
I N T R O D U C T I O N
This is a Team I have been working on a for a few days not and has been very successful in teh battles I have used it in, it involves Rain helping out Scizor and Ferrothorn by reducing the power of Fire Attacks, Tornadus bulldozing through teams with a 100% accurate STAB choice Specs Hurricane.A very unexpected and effective Hydreigon set, the RAW powerof Guts+Flame Orb Conkeldurr and entry hazards together with Pokemon forcing switches giving the opponent a very quick yet painful death in battle.This team is not perfect but boasts some great synergy.Your opinons on what to change are appreciated but bear in mind Hydreigon will not be removed from the team at any cost being one of my favorites.
T E A M - S Y N E R G Y
P O K E M O N - I N F O R M A T I O N
Tornadus (M) @ Choice Specs
Trait: Prankster
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Hurricane
- Focus Blast
- U-turn
- Tailwind
A set that I have come up with and has been used to great success being able to run through a few Pokemon every game thanks to the raw power of Choice Specs Hurricane which hits like a truck, the accuracy is low but it's a risk I am willing to take because I get alot of damage out of it but assuming my rain is up for the entire game it can really dent a few Pokemon and OHKO quite alot too.Focus Blast helps me hit Steel Types that resist Hurricane.U-Turn lets me scout the opponents team and is a good way to escape if I see a switch coming in.Dark Pulse is just filler but helps hit ghosts hard if Rain is not up and I feel it's risky to use Hurricane.Overall great Pokemon that catches many Pokemon Trainers off guard with a unique and very effective set.Dark Pulse has been replaced with Tailwind.
Hydreigon (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Substitute
- Dragon Pulse
- Surf
- Focus Blast
Another underrated Pokemon and Set here, Hydreigon offers a great Dragon/Dark typing which tends to force many switches making it a great user of the move Substitute.Once behind the substitute Dragon Pulse, Fire Blast and Focus Blast give perfect coverage hitting every Pokemon for atleast neutral damage, combined with Hydreigon's great Special Attack stat and a Modest Nature it can give major dents to many teams.Leftovers help restore HP so that Substitute can be used again later in the battle.I am a bit worried about Focus Blast and Fire Blast having lo w accuracy but I will not switch them because it will lead to me losing some vital OHKOs and the Raw Power this set has to offer.Fire Blast has been replaced with Surf
Scizor (F) @ Choice Band
Trait: Technician
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SDef
Adamant Nature
- Bullet Punch
- U-turn
- Superpower
- Pursuit
The Pokemon that everybody feared for years is back with it's Classic Choice Band set. 248 HP gives Scizor lots of Bulk and lets it take Fire Attacks in the rain.Bullet Punch is the main move I use combined with Technician, Adamant nature and max attack EVS damages or KOs everything that does not resist it.U-Turn is used to scout my opponent and like Tornadus escape after hitting if I sense a switch coming in.Superpower is mainly for Blissey and Chansey while Pursuit is a useful little move to trap Latios, Latias and Ghost type pokemon.I have been thinking about changing Superpower with Brick Break but am not sure, opinions are invite don the matter.
Toxicroak (M) @ Life Orb
Trait: Dry Skin
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Swords Dance
- Cross Chop
- Sucker Punch
- Ice Punch
What a great Pokemon suggested by one of the comments below, I was skeptical about losing all the Bulk that Cokeldurr was adding to my team but it abuses the Rain set up by Politoed so well using it's Dry Skin Ability to restore health lets me afford to use a Life Orb.Cross Chop, Sucker Punch and Ice Punch offer good coverage and priority while Swords Dance used almost certainly means GG late game.
Politoed (F) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Drizzle
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Hidden Power [Grass]
- Focus Blast
When equipped with a Choice Scarf, Politoed can eliminate many enemy weather abusers with fast super effective attacks or powerful STAB Water-type attacks. With the popularity of sun- and sandstorm-based teams in the metagame, all Politoed needs to do is switch in to activate Drizzle, and proceed to revenge kill common weather abusers, such as Venusaur and Sawsbuck, with the appropriate moves.I was thinking about using Perish Song over Focus blast to force more switches or to spoil some Set Up sweepers but opinions on that would help.Focus Blast Replaced with Perish Song.
Ferrothorn (M) @ Rocky Helmet
Trait: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 88 Def / 168 SDef
Relaxed Nature (+Def, -Spd)
- Leech Seed
- Stealth Rock
- Thunder Wave
- Power Whip
A simple set that functions very well under Rain as the power of fire attacks is reduced.Spikes and Stealth Rock help this team alot as many pokemon in the team force the opponent to switch, I usually first set Stealth Rock and then try to get as much Spikes layers possible.Thunder Wave helps cripple Pokemon while Power Whip is a rarely used move but if I have nothing else it helps hitting/finishing off some Pokemon, I am thinking of replacing it with Gyro Ball for more damage.Shed Shell stops the rare Magnezone from trapping me.Shed Shell replaced with Leftovers now.
F O R M E R - M E M B E R S
Conkeldurr (F) @ Flame Orb
Trait: Guts
EVs: 224 HP / 252 Atk / 32 SDef
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Mach Punch
- Payback
- Drain Punch
- Facade
If there is a Pokemon that defines hitting like a truck it has to be Guts+Flame Orb Conkeldurr.This guy is capable of OHKOing loads of Pokemon after the Flame Orb switches on combined with an Adamant Nature and 252 ATk EVS along with Stab moves like Mach Punch, Drain Punch.Payback hits ghosts while Facde is another option to take advantage of the burn induced on it.This set offers Raw power, HP restoration and Priority.I tried out a Bulk up Set but setting up can be a pain at times and it is also a victim to Breloom's Spore, running this set lets Conkedurr take any status that I predict is coming as it is Burnt permanent for the game.
T E A M - P R E V I E W
I N T R O D U C T I O N
This is a Team I have been working on a for a few days not and has been very successful in teh battles I have used it in, it involves Rain helping out Scizor and Ferrothorn by reducing the power of Fire Attacks, Tornadus bulldozing through teams with a 100% accurate STAB choice Specs Hurricane.A very unexpected and effective Hydreigon set, the RAW powerof Guts+Flame Orb Conkeldurr and entry hazards together with Pokemon forcing switches giving the opponent a very quick yet painful death in battle.This team is not perfect but boasts some great synergy.Your opinons on what to change are appreciated but bear in mind Hydreigon will not be removed from the team at any cost being one of my favorites.
T E A M - S Y N E R G Y
P O K E M O N - I N F O R M A T I O N
Tornadus (M) @ Choice Specs
Trait: Prankster
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Hurricane
- Focus Blast
- U-turn
- Tailwind
A set that I have come up with and has been used to great success being able to run through a few Pokemon every game thanks to the raw power of Choice Specs Hurricane which hits like a truck, the accuracy is low but it's a risk I am willing to take because I get alot of damage out of it but assuming my rain is up for the entire game it can really dent a few Pokemon and OHKO quite alot too.Focus Blast helps me hit Steel Types that resist Hurricane.U-Turn lets me scout the opponents team and is a good way to escape if I see a switch coming in.Dark Pulse is just filler but helps hit ghosts hard if Rain is not up and I feel it's risky to use Hurricane.Overall great Pokemon that catches many Pokemon Trainers off guard with a unique and very effective set.Dark Pulse has been replaced with Tailwind.
Hydreigon (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Substitute
- Dragon Pulse
- Surf
- Focus Blast
Another underrated Pokemon and Set here, Hydreigon offers a great Dragon/Dark typing which tends to force many switches making it a great user of the move Substitute.Once behind the substitute Dragon Pulse, Fire Blast and Focus Blast give perfect coverage hitting every Pokemon for atleast neutral damage, combined with Hydreigon's great Special Attack stat and a Modest Nature it can give major dents to many teams.Leftovers help restore HP so that Substitute can be used again later in the battle.I am a bit worried about Focus Blast and Fire Blast having lo w accuracy but I will not switch them because it will lead to me losing some vital OHKOs and the Raw Power this set has to offer.Fire Blast has been replaced with Surf
Scizor (F) @ Choice Band
Trait: Technician
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SDef
Adamant Nature
- Bullet Punch
- U-turn
- Superpower
- Pursuit
The Pokemon that everybody feared for years is back with it's Classic Choice Band set. 248 HP gives Scizor lots of Bulk and lets it take Fire Attacks in the rain.Bullet Punch is the main move I use combined with Technician, Adamant nature and max attack EVS damages or KOs everything that does not resist it.U-Turn is used to scout my opponent and like Tornadus escape after hitting if I sense a switch coming in.Superpower is mainly for Blissey and Chansey while Pursuit is a useful little move to trap Latios, Latias and Ghost type pokemon.I have been thinking about changing Superpower with Brick Break but am not sure, opinions are invite don the matter.
Toxicroak (M) @ Life Orb
Trait: Dry Skin
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Swords Dance
- Cross Chop
- Sucker Punch
- Ice Punch
What a great Pokemon suggested by one of the comments below, I was skeptical about losing all the Bulk that Cokeldurr was adding to my team but it abuses the Rain set up by Politoed so well using it's Dry Skin Ability to restore health lets me afford to use a Life Orb.Cross Chop, Sucker Punch and Ice Punch offer good coverage and priority while Swords Dance used almost certainly means GG late game.
Politoed (F) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Drizzle
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Hidden Power [Grass]
- Focus Blast
When equipped with a Choice Scarf, Politoed can eliminate many enemy weather abusers with fast super effective attacks or powerful STAB Water-type attacks. With the popularity of sun- and sandstorm-based teams in the metagame, all Politoed needs to do is switch in to activate Drizzle, and proceed to revenge kill common weather abusers, such as Venusaur and Sawsbuck, with the appropriate moves.I was thinking about using Perish Song over Focus blast to force more switches or to spoil some Set Up sweepers but opinions on that would help.Focus Blast Replaced with Perish Song.
Ferrothorn (M) @ Rocky Helmet
Trait: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 88 Def / 168 SDef
Relaxed Nature (+Def, -Spd)
- Leech Seed
- Stealth Rock
- Thunder Wave
- Power Whip
A simple set that functions very well under Rain as the power of fire attacks is reduced.Spikes and Stealth Rock help this team alot as many pokemon in the team force the opponent to switch, I usually first set Stealth Rock and then try to get as much Spikes layers possible.Thunder Wave helps cripple Pokemon while Power Whip is a rarely used move but if I have nothing else it helps hitting/finishing off some Pokemon, I am thinking of replacing it with Gyro Ball for more damage.Shed Shell stops the rare Magnezone from trapping me.Shed Shell replaced with Leftovers now.
F O R M E R - M E M B E R S
Conkeldurr (F) @ Flame Orb
Trait: Guts
EVs: 224 HP / 252 Atk / 32 SDef
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Mach Punch
- Payback
- Drain Punch
- Facade
If there is a Pokemon that defines hitting like a truck it has to be Guts+Flame Orb Conkeldurr.This guy is capable of OHKOing loads of Pokemon after the Flame Orb switches on combined with an Adamant Nature and 252 ATk EVS along with Stab moves like Mach Punch, Drain Punch.Payback hits ghosts while Facde is another option to take advantage of the burn induced on it.This set offers Raw power, HP restoration and Priority.I tried out a Bulk up Set but setting up can be a pain at times and it is also a victim to Breloom's Spore, running this set lets Conkedurr take any status that I predict is coming as it is Burnt permanent for the game.
