Well lately OU has been boring me out of my mind and even the other FE tiers have been, so I am testing out LC, or Little Cup. From what I have researched and heard it is very fast paced, perfect for what I expect from a Pokemon game. Okay, so since this is my first LC RMT, please, any kind of advice/criticism is accepted.
Bronzor @ Oran Berry
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Relaxed (+Def, -Spe)
EV: 52 Atk / 228 Def / 228 SpD
-Stealth Rock
-Gyro Ball
-Reflect
-Earthquake
I am not gonna lie, I directly stole this one from SkarmBlissCounter's Little Cup RMT thread. It is just soo perfect as a lead, seeing as it does what Bronzong can do but for LC. Reflect helps Dratini set up and prevents Cranidos from completely destroying the team, tho I need to set it up before he comes in. Gyro Ball is for all those speedy pokes in LC. I wish this had Explosion tho :(
Houndoor @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Mild (+SpA, -Def)
EV: 116 Atk / 116 SpA / 40 SpD / 236 Spe
-Pursuit
-Flamethrower
-Dark Pulse
-Hidden Power [Grass]
Houndoor provides some neat resistances, most importantly the immunities to psychic and fire, but the ice, grass, ghost, AND dark resistances are especially useful. Revenge kills Abra, Gastly, Diglett, etc.
Gastly @ Oran Berry
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Naive (+Spe, -SpD)
EV: 76 Def / 196 SpA / 236 Spe
-Shadow Ball
-Hidden Power [Ice]
-Explosion
-Hypnosis
Gastly provides some great immunities, normal, ground, and fighting. Houndoor is weak to fighting and ground, meaning this can get a free hit while they switch their Scarfed Diglett stuck on Earthquake or a Scarfed Elekid stuck on Brick Break.
Dratini @ Oran Berry/Liechi Berry/Focus Sash
Ability: Shed Skin
Nature: Hasty (+Spe, -Def)
EV: 244 Atk / 32 SpA / 36 SpD / 196 Spe
-Dragon Dance
-Outrage
-Substitute
-Fire Blast
Dratini sweeps late game when there are few things left to beat it. The EV spread is just max stats in everything except HP and defense obviously since I am lowering that. Substitute can protect from status and revenge killers, allowing me to get away from a strong Pursuiter like Murkrow. Fire Blast takes out steels who may get in the way. I don't know about the item. Oran Berry is essentially two free Substitutes, and it allows me to sweep later. Liechi Berry can give me a little more push late game if I only need a little more attack and Focus Sash can give me another DD against something like Diglett.
Mankey @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Vital Spirit
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EV: 116 HP / 196 Atk / 196 Spe
-Close Combat
-U-Turn
-Rock Slide
-Payback
Mankey is an awesome revenge killer. One of the few fighting types that actually learns Close Combat in Little Cup, and a strong user of it as well. U-Turn handles Abra finely, and this outspeeds all but Scarfed versions. Rock Slide hits flyers and bug types. Payback is for Gastly. Even tho this doesn't have the elemental punches like its evolution, it is still very dangerous. 18 Attack and 24 Speed with STAB Close Combat OHKOs a lot of things.
Porygon @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Trace
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EV: 76 Def / 196 SpA / 236 Spe
-Ice Beam
-Thunderbolt
-Tri Attack
-Shadow Ball
3 Scarfers?! Yes, it is a bit much, but speed is more important in LC than anything else. Plus, Houndoor is a mixed sweeper, Mankey is physical, and this is special, so there is some balance. 17 Special Attack is very good when you consider the movepool this thing has. Ice Beam + Trace allows this to revenge kill Digletts. Trace in general is useful for switching into Scarf Houndoor, receive Flash Fire, and take nothing from Flamethrower. Shadow Ball hurts Abra and Gastly, two huge threats while Thunderbolt hits waters. Spamming Tri Attack and getting lucky with some status spreading is always fun as well.
Bronzor @ Oran Berry
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Relaxed (+Def, -Spe)
EV: 52 Atk / 228 Def / 228 SpD
-Stealth Rock
-Gyro Ball
-Reflect
-Earthquake
I am not gonna lie, I directly stole this one from SkarmBlissCounter's Little Cup RMT thread. It is just soo perfect as a lead, seeing as it does what Bronzong can do but for LC. Reflect helps Dratini set up and prevents Cranidos from completely destroying the team, tho I need to set it up before he comes in. Gyro Ball is for all those speedy pokes in LC. I wish this had Explosion tho :(
Houndoor @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Mild (+SpA, -Def)
EV: 116 Atk / 116 SpA / 40 SpD / 236 Spe
-Pursuit
-Flamethrower
-Dark Pulse
-Hidden Power [Grass]
Houndoor provides some neat resistances, most importantly the immunities to psychic and fire, but the ice, grass, ghost, AND dark resistances are especially useful. Revenge kills Abra, Gastly, Diglett, etc.
Gastly @ Oran Berry
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Naive (+Spe, -SpD)
EV: 76 Def / 196 SpA / 236 Spe
-Shadow Ball
-Hidden Power [Ice]
-Explosion
-Hypnosis
Gastly provides some great immunities, normal, ground, and fighting. Houndoor is weak to fighting and ground, meaning this can get a free hit while they switch their Scarfed Diglett stuck on Earthquake or a Scarfed Elekid stuck on Brick Break.
Dratini @ Oran Berry/Liechi Berry/Focus Sash
Ability: Shed Skin
Nature: Hasty (+Spe, -Def)
EV: 244 Atk / 32 SpA / 36 SpD / 196 Spe
-Dragon Dance
-Outrage
-Substitute
-Fire Blast
Dratini sweeps late game when there are few things left to beat it. The EV spread is just max stats in everything except HP and defense obviously since I am lowering that. Substitute can protect from status and revenge killers, allowing me to get away from a strong Pursuiter like Murkrow. Fire Blast takes out steels who may get in the way. I don't know about the item. Oran Berry is essentially two free Substitutes, and it allows me to sweep later. Liechi Berry can give me a little more push late game if I only need a little more attack and Focus Sash can give me another DD against something like Diglett.
Mankey @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Vital Spirit
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EV: 116 HP / 196 Atk / 196 Spe
-Close Combat
-U-Turn
-Rock Slide
-Payback
Mankey is an awesome revenge killer. One of the few fighting types that actually learns Close Combat in Little Cup, and a strong user of it as well. U-Turn handles Abra finely, and this outspeeds all but Scarfed versions. Rock Slide hits flyers and bug types. Payback is for Gastly. Even tho this doesn't have the elemental punches like its evolution, it is still very dangerous. 18 Attack and 24 Speed with STAB Close Combat OHKOs a lot of things.
Porygon @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Trace
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EV: 76 Def / 196 SpA / 236 Spe
-Ice Beam
-Thunderbolt
-Tri Attack
-Shadow Ball
3 Scarfers?! Yes, it is a bit much, but speed is more important in LC than anything else. Plus, Houndoor is a mixed sweeper, Mankey is physical, and this is special, so there is some balance. 17 Special Attack is very good when you consider the movepool this thing has. Ice Beam + Trace allows this to revenge kill Digletts. Trace in general is useful for switching into Scarf Houndoor, receive Flash Fire, and take nothing from Flamethrower. Shadow Ball hurts Abra and Gastly, two huge threats while Thunderbolt hits waters. Spamming Tri Attack and getting lucky with some status spreading is always fun as well.
