VGC Reg H Fast Sylveon, H-Zoroark support team

[taka_shy]

Hello this is my first time actually building a team so i'd like to receive some feedback


Zoroark-Hisui @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Illusion
Level: 50
Tera Type: Normal
EVs: 120 Def / 200 SpA / 188 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Icy Wind
- Hyper Voice
- Shadow Ball
- Trick
This EV spread is so that it can outspeed the fastest non-scarf dragapult and potentially survive phisical moves like dragon darts if needed, while still outputting loads of damage
Zoroark's job is usually to disrupt the other team by throwing fast icy-winds allowing other pokemon like palafin and sylveon to do damage before the opposing pokemon can move
Shadow ball over bitter malice for more consistent damage

Whimsicott @ Focus Sash
Ability: Prankster
Level: 50
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Tailwind
- Moonblast
- Taunt
- Encore
Normal support set, max speed to try to taunt other whimsicotts, tera dark to avoid taunt if i know it's a speed tie, focus sash to survive at least one hit and main objective is to set tailwind.

Sylveon @ Choice Specs
Ability: Pixilate
Level: 50
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 36 SpD / 216 Spe
Modest Nature
- Hyper Voice
- Tera Blast
- Psychic
- Hyper Beam

EV spread to outspeed most non-scarf mons under tailwind
specs to nuke other pokemon
special attacker off the team.

Palafin-Hero @ Choice Band
Ability: Zero to Hero
Level: 50
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 204 HP / 236 Atk / 60 Def / 4 SpD / 4 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Wave Crash
- Close Combat
- Jet Punch
- Flip Turn

Physical Mon of the team
bulky attacker with choice band to put the most amount o damage while still managing to take hits
tera water to have more damage on jet punch and wave crash

Incineroar @ Safety Goggles
Ability: Intimidate
Level: 50
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 244 HP / 164 Def / 100 SpD
Sassy Nature
- Parting Shot
- Fake Out
- Flare Blitz
- Protect

Just classic incin with normal ev spread to take most physical and special moves
safety googles for amoongus
Fake out and parting shot support

Rillaboom @ Assault Vest
Ability: Grassy Surge
Level: 50
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 204 HP / 196 Atk / 4 Def / 28 SpD / 76 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Fake Out
- U-turn
- Grassy Glide
- Wood Hammer

Terrain setter, usually just to override psychic terrain
Standard EV spread
Fake out support with assault vest to take hits
Can do lots of damage with wood hammer
Tera poison to deal with other poison types im weak to

 

[Pengu]

Hello this is my first time actually building a team so i'd like to receive some feedback


Zoroark-Hisui @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Illusion
Level: 50
Tera Type: Normal
EVs: 120 Def / 200 SpA / 188 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Icy Wind
- Hyper Voice
- Shadow Ball
- Trick
This EV spread is so that it can outspeed the fastest non-scarf dragapult and potentially survive phisical moves like dragon darts if needed, while still outputting loads of damage

Whimsicott @ Focus Sash
Ability: Prankster
Level: 50
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Tailwind
- Moonblast
- Taunt
- Encore

Sylveon @ Choice Specs
Ability: Pixilate
Level: 50
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 36 SpD / 216 Spe
Modest Nature
- Hyper Voice
- Tera Blast
- Weather Ball
- Hyper Beam

EV spread to outspeed most non-scarf mons under tailwind.

Palafin-Hero @ Choice Band
Ability: Zero to Hero
Level: 50
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 204 HP / 236 Atk / 60 Def / 4 SpD / 4 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Wave Crash
- Close Combat
- Jet Punch
- Flip Turn

Incineroar @ Safety Goggles
Ability: Intimidate
Level: 50
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 244 HP / 164 Def / 100 SpD
Sassy Nature
- Parting Shot
- Fake Out
- Flare Blitz
- Protect

Rillaboom @ Assault Vest
Ability: Grassy Surge
Level: 50
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 204 HP / 196 Atk / 4 Def / 28 SpD / 76 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Fake Out
- U-turn
- Grassy Glide
- Wood Hammer

Hello taka_shy, welcome to Smogon! I unfortunately cannot rate this team due to it failing to reach RMT standards. Each Pokemon requires three lines of explanation. I recommend referring to this thread on how to write an RMT.

CLICK ME (3 lines)

The 3 lines of explanation can be:
What the item does
What the EVs do
What the moves do (preferably on coverage and non-obvious moves)
What role the Pokemon fills
How it works with the team

 

[taka_shy]

Hello taka_shy, welcome to Smogon! I unfortunately cannot rate this team due to it failing to reach RMT standards. Each Pokemon requires three lines of explanation. I recommend referring to this thread on how to write an RMT.

CLICK ME (3 lines)

The 3 lines of explanation can be:
What the item does
What the EVs do
What the moves do (preferably on coverage and non-obvious moves)
What role the Pokemon fills
How it works with the team

I edited, is it better now?

 

[Pengu]

I edited, is it better now?

Yeah that should be better, I'll rate it in a bit I'm in the middle of a tournament right now.

 

[Omastar68]

Another unique one, that's interesting. I think STILL go bitter malice, atk drop is awesome and it's only 5 BP drop. For rolla, idk poison Tera helps you with poisons. You're still not gonna hit them properly.

Edit: 4 SpD to Spe or vice versa for sylv at 50.

 

[taka_shy]

Another unique one, that's interesting. I think STILL go bitter malice, atk drop is awesome and it's only 5 BP drop. For rolla, idk poison Tera helps you with poisons. You're still not gonna hit them properly.

Edit: 4 SpD to Spe or vice versa for sylv at 50.

i do like the bitter malice drop but upon testing i value the damage a little more especially since zoroark is the surprise element, so the damage for me is more valluable especially against archaludon and other bulky mons, but thx for the tip in the EV spread

 

[taka_shy]

i do like the bitter malice drop but upon testing i value the damage a little more especially since zoroark is the surprise element, so the damage for me is more valluable especially against archaludon and other bulky mons, but thx for the tip in the EV spread

also against mausape the drop can be specially deadly

 

[Omastar68]

Oh I wouldn't guess that, but ok whatever works!

 

[Pengu]

Heyo taka_shy, so sorry for the VERY late reply. Your team consists of a very cool Pokemon in Zoroark-H, a very good counter into the popular Mausape (+) combination. Weaknesses to note and changes to apply:

• + - A very potent duo right now, this can be scary for your current team has you really only have Fake Out cycling to deal with it, although you can't do much outside of that. Here are some changes I recommend to help patch this matchup:

New Palafinset
This will be explored in the paste at the end, but I decided to swap you to a Mystic Water spread to overall do more damage (and abuse rain better), as well as slotting on Rain and Protect.

• - You quite literally only have CC Palafinto hit it, which Tera will remove. We also changed Palafin's spread, so Archaludonbecomes even more scary. Here's what I've come up with:

Whimsicott --> Ursaluna-BM
What does this thing do you may ask? It hits hard into Archaludon, forcing Tera out of Archaludon, being immune to Electro Shot, and hitting Terastilized Archaludonwith Blood Moon+Tera Normal. Tailwind also didn't feel very necessary, as if you want to go fast your going Icy Wind Zoroark-H.

Incineroar --> Farigiraf
The dynamic duo strikes back, but with a catch; Tera Ground Tera Blast Farigiraf. This is specifically to remove Archaludonand Gholdengovery fast, although you can probably go Tera Water and drop Tera Blast for something else, whilst running a bulkier spread.

I also made a few other smaller changes a lot including the fact that some of your Pokemon were wasting EVs, so I'll leave a short list of the smaller changes and a brief explanation on each one:

Zoroark-H: 200 EVs and 120 EVs --> 196 EVs and 124 EVs

Explanation

EV wasting

Sylveon: Psychic --> Quick Attack

Explanation

Psychic hits Amoonguss, though Tera Fire Tera Blast does that. You also want to snipe lower HP opponents easily, which Quick Attack can do nicely

Sylveon: 216 EVs --> 212 EVs and 4 EVs (defense)

Explanation

EV wasting once more

Rillaboom: Tera Poison --> Tera Fire

Explanation

Provides a burn immunity while resisting Flare Blitz from stuff like Talonflameand Incineroar, as well as other Fire-types while resisting Gholdengo's Make It Rain.

That's it!
Here's your new paste: https://pokepast.es/71b19495886a24b5
As always, good luck and happy battling!

 

[TacoDerp]

I stumbled across this thread while looking for some teambuilding inspiration, and this team does indeed check Arch teams. Every single Arch rain team I played, in fact.. Very fun team