RU is incredibly stally right now. Everywhere I turn there's bulk, bulk, and even more bulk. However, that just leaves the door open for a group of wall-breakers to shred through the meta. That's where this hyper offense team comes in. It's not quite traditional hyper offense, as most of it is bulky offense, but it has a similar feel and I have yet to come across a team where something walls everything. Without further ado, the team.
Mega Banette
Item: Banettite
Nature: Adamant
252 att, 252 spd, 4 sp def.
shadow sneak
knock off
will-o-wisp
destiny bond
Mega Banette is here to remove the biggest threat to this team on the opposition's side. It has good priority to be a revenge killer, it can burn physical threats, and once its utility has been used up, destiny bond away and take down one thing for sure.
Cobalion
Item: Leftovers
Nature: Naive
252 att, 252 spd, 4 spatk
Iron Head
Close Combat
Stealth Rock
Volt Switch
Cobalion is probably the best overall member of this team, as it can sponge physical hits, hit hard, set up hazards, and grant switch initiative. It has an excellent typing for the tier and outspeeds many threats, and I often find that it is my win condition.
Feraligatr
Item: Lum Berry (Can change for leftovers)
Nature: Adamant
252 hp, 252 att, 4 spdef
Swords Dance
Aqua Jet
Waterfall
Ice Punch
Feraligatr is here to punch holes in wall cores. Its great natural bulk allows you to set up and fire off waterfalls. Once you get into torrent range, nothing wants to take an aqua jet and it can pave the way for some of the faster mons to clean up.
Sigilyph
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
Nature: Timid
252 sp atk, 252 spd, 4 def, 0 evs attk
Psyshock
Ice Beam
Energy Ball
Dazzling Gleam (Can change for air slash)
To those of you new to the RU meta, this is the best Sigilyph set, not flame orb cosmic power. This set allows you to break through many walls and finish off some sweepers, with its great 97 base speed. Also, psyshock OHKO's specially defensive Amoonguss, one of the most prominent walls in the tier.
Jolteon
Item: Choice Specs
Ability: Volt Absorb
Nature: Timid
252 sp atk, 252 spd, 4 hp
Volt Switch
Thunderbolt
Hidden Power Grass (Can change for ice or fire)
Shadow Ball
Jolteon is probably the best special attacker in the tier. Its speed is unmatched and choice specs gives it that extra power that is unmatched in the tier. This thing hits hard and can give you momentum. I run hp grass because it OHKO's gastrodon (with specs, not life orb or any other variant), but you can change it for hp ice for Gligar, or hp fire for Escavalier (though specs thunderbolt still hurts).
Clawitzer
Item: Assault Vest
Nature: Modest
252 hp, 252 sp atk, 4 spdef, 0 evs attk
Water Pulse
Aura Sphere
Dark Pulse
Sludge Wave (Can change for Ice Beam)
Wondering where the special bulk was? Here it is! Clawitzer is incredibly bulky and hits like a truck. It gets great coverage and has an amazing ability to match. I run sludge wave over ice beam because I have a lot of ice coverage already, and sludge wave hits grass types the same way ice beam does and also hits Aromatisse, who normally walls Clawitzer.
That's the team. Some of its biggest weaknesses are Escavalier, Sharpedo, Shiftry, and Spiritomb (the foul play variant), so watch out for that. I've been winning very handily with this team and please comment on how it fairs for you!
Text version:
Banette @ Banettite
Ability: Frisk
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Shadow Sneak
- Knock Off
- Will-O-Wisp
- Destiny Bond
Cobalion @ Leftovers
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Iron Head
- Close Combat
- Stealth Rock
- Volt Switch
Feraligatr @ Lum Berry
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Aqua Jet
- Waterfall
- Ice Punch
Sigilyph @ Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Ice Beam
- Psyshock
- Energy Ball
- Dazzling Gleam
Jolteon @ Choice Specs
Ability: Volt Absorb
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Volt Switch
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Grass]
- Shadow Ball
Clawitzer @ Assault Vest
Ability: Mega Launcher
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Modest Nature
- Water Pulse
- Aura Sphere
- Dark Pulse
- Sludge Wave
Mega Banette
Item: Banettite
Nature: Adamant
252 att, 252 spd, 4 sp def.
shadow sneak
knock off
will-o-wisp
destiny bond
Mega Banette is here to remove the biggest threat to this team on the opposition's side. It has good priority to be a revenge killer, it can burn physical threats, and once its utility has been used up, destiny bond away and take down one thing for sure.
Cobalion
Item: Leftovers
Nature: Naive
252 att, 252 spd, 4 spatk
Iron Head
Close Combat
Stealth Rock
Volt Switch
Cobalion is probably the best overall member of this team, as it can sponge physical hits, hit hard, set up hazards, and grant switch initiative. It has an excellent typing for the tier and outspeeds many threats, and I often find that it is my win condition.
Feraligatr
Item: Lum Berry (Can change for leftovers)
Nature: Adamant
252 hp, 252 att, 4 spdef
Swords Dance
Aqua Jet
Waterfall
Ice Punch
Feraligatr is here to punch holes in wall cores. Its great natural bulk allows you to set up and fire off waterfalls. Once you get into torrent range, nothing wants to take an aqua jet and it can pave the way for some of the faster mons to clean up.
Sigilyph
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
Nature: Timid
252 sp atk, 252 spd, 4 def, 0 evs attk
Psyshock
Ice Beam
Energy Ball
Dazzling Gleam (Can change for air slash)
To those of you new to the RU meta, this is the best Sigilyph set, not flame orb cosmic power. This set allows you to break through many walls and finish off some sweepers, with its great 97 base speed. Also, psyshock OHKO's specially defensive Amoonguss, one of the most prominent walls in the tier.
Jolteon
Item: Choice Specs
Ability: Volt Absorb
Nature: Timid
252 sp atk, 252 spd, 4 hp
Volt Switch
Thunderbolt
Hidden Power Grass (Can change for ice or fire)
Shadow Ball
Jolteon is probably the best special attacker in the tier. Its speed is unmatched and choice specs gives it that extra power that is unmatched in the tier. This thing hits hard and can give you momentum. I run hp grass because it OHKO's gastrodon (with specs, not life orb or any other variant), but you can change it for hp ice for Gligar, or hp fire for Escavalier (though specs thunderbolt still hurts).
Clawitzer
Item: Assault Vest
Nature: Modest
252 hp, 252 sp atk, 4 spdef, 0 evs attk
Water Pulse
Aura Sphere
Dark Pulse
Sludge Wave (Can change for Ice Beam)
Wondering where the special bulk was? Here it is! Clawitzer is incredibly bulky and hits like a truck. It gets great coverage and has an amazing ability to match. I run sludge wave over ice beam because I have a lot of ice coverage already, and sludge wave hits grass types the same way ice beam does and also hits Aromatisse, who normally walls Clawitzer.
That's the team. Some of its biggest weaknesses are Escavalier, Sharpedo, Shiftry, and Spiritomb (the foul play variant), so watch out for that. I've been winning very handily with this team and please comment on how it fairs for you!
Text version:
Banette @ Banettite
Ability: Frisk
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Shadow Sneak
- Knock Off
- Will-O-Wisp
- Destiny Bond
Cobalion @ Leftovers
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Iron Head
- Close Combat
- Stealth Rock
- Volt Switch
Feraligatr @ Lum Berry
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Aqua Jet
- Waterfall
- Ice Punch
Sigilyph @ Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Ice Beam
- Psyshock
- Energy Ball
- Dazzling Gleam
Jolteon @ Choice Specs
Ability: Volt Absorb
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Volt Switch
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Grass]
- Shadow Ball
Clawitzer @ Assault Vest
Ability: Mega Launcher
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Modest Nature
- Water Pulse
- Aura Sphere
- Dark Pulse
- Sludge Wave