So I used to be an OU player back in 4th gen and early 5th gen but what with all those sand teams nowadays I decided I'd switch to another tier. I first tried out UU and it was pretty fun but when I heard the new tier RU was out I had to try it out. I've been pretty successful with this team but I know with your help it can be better!
Team at a glance:
Teambuilding Process:
Scolipede (F) @ Focus Sash
Trait: Poison Point
EV's: 4 HP/ 252 Atk/ 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spe, -Satk)
- Toxic Spikes
- Megahorn
- Earthquake
- Spikes
Scolipede is a great lead in RU, It almost always gets down the toxic spikes for me and its what I usually lead with. Scolipede outspeeds alot of the metagame so when I have sash its almost guaranteed to get down 2 layers of toxic spikes which are vital to my team. Sometimes it's even helpful lategame when someone is trying to sweep me with a shell smash sweeper and my sash keeps me alive to OHKO them with EQ or Megahorn.
Considering: Maybe Drapion if someone has a good explanation as to why it's better and a good set.
Gastrodon (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Storm Drain
EV's: 252 HP/ 252 Def/ 4 Satk
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Scald
- Earth Power
- Recover
- Toxic
Gastrodon...The star of the show... Gastrodon is a great wall and spreads toxic like there is no other. I've had a game where I was down to just Gastro and My opponent had Cresselia and Wobbuffet but Gastro was able to stall them both out and pull the win out for me when it didn't seem possible. You can bring him in on other water types, electric types, fire types, etc, and force them out and toxic the switch in.
Considering: New EV spread.
Kabutops (F) @ Life Orb
Trait: Swift Swim
EV's: 92 HP/ 252 Atk/ 164 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spe, -Satk)
- Swords Dance
- Waterfall
- Aqua Jet
- Stone Edge
Kabutops is a very nice fit to the team. It counters other Rain teams, It has priority which is always handy, and it can sweep. All these reasons drew me to this Kabutops set. You may wander why the EV's are placed like that, I run just enough speed EV's to outspeed Max speed Adamant Nature Kabutops' so I can beat them in the mirror, plus the extra HP EV's are always nice.
Considering: New EV spread/ New pokemon.
Ferroseed (M) @ Eviolite
Trait: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 112 Def / 144 SDef
Relaxed Nature (+Def, -Spe)
- Spikes
- Leech Seed
- Protect
- Gyro Ball
Ferroseed is amazing. plain and simple. You can bring Ferroseed on almost anything and set up spikes or leech seed away. It's such a good wall and fit this team really well. I sorta stole this set from Extra...:P
Considering: Nothing
Dusknoir (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Pressure
EV's: 132 Def/ 252 HP/ 120 Spd
Impish Nature (+Def, -Satk)
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Will-o-Wisp
- Shadow Sneak
Dusknoir is an excellent wall in RU just like ferroseed and it gives the team a much needed fighting immunity. Gallades, hitmonlees, Primeapes, fighting types whatever, I bring this bad boy in on them and watch them weep. The Resttalk set is great for absorbing status' when my team needs it and Shadow Sneak is priority which I lurv. Pressure won me a game that I thought I had lost for sure against DarksoulSP because I kept switching it in on close combat and wittling his PP down until it ran out which won me the game.
Considering: New EV spread
Yanmega (F) @ Life Orb
Trait: Speed Boost
EV's: 4 HP/ 252 Atk/ 252 Spe
Modest Nature (+Satk, -Atk)
- Bug Buzz
- Air Slash
- Protect
- Giga Drain
Yanmega is sort of a wild card pokemon, I had one last spot open and decided to put it in. Nonetheless it has still won me games before and hasn't been a slouch on this team, Most of the time I wear down the opponents team then bring him in and sweep.
Considering: Other pokemon suggestions.
Threats:
Moltres: The life orb set is hard to beat if they have hidden power grass aqua jet comes in handy though. The subroost set can just toxic on gastro and keep subbing.
Lilligant: If they're running HP fire I have to try and wear them down with dusknoir.
Baton pass: I can't let them get many shell smashes/quiver dances but if they do I try to Revenge with Scolipede with an intact sash or priority moves.
I'll add more soon.
Team at a glance:
Teambuilding Process:
Team background: Well I knew rain was circling around alot in RU so I decided I would make a team to counter rain and that could stall a bit too.
I thought that Gastrodon would be a good rain counter and I think it's all around just a bamf pokemon so it deserved the first spot on my team.
Next I needed another pokemon to counter rain so I put in Kabutops. I originally had Poliwrath here but it was failing me so I switched to kabutops which was a good decision. Kabutops can use the opponents rain to its advantage and it has a useful priority move against sweepers so that got the 2nd spot on the team.
Next, I knew I had a huge grass weakness so far and I needed something that could check ludicolo, Along came Ferroseed. Ferroseed is such a good wall in the RU metagame, It tanks almost everything that doesnt hit it super effective and it tanks most super effective hits too! gastrodon and kabutops also resist ferroseeds fire weakness so they have good synergy.
Well Now I needed a fighting resist as I already have 2 weaknesses to fighting. In comes Dusknoir. Dusknoir has been a great help to the team checking almost every physical threat in the tier and absorbing status' with the resttalk set. ferroseed resists both its weaknesses too so the synergy is there.
Next I knew since my team was shaping up to be more stall based I would need a Toxic spikes lead. I chose Scolipede because it's fast and almost always gets off two toxic spikes with sash. It can also set up spikes if it survives long enough so that was a plus.
Lastly I decided to add in Yanmega, I don't really no why I put Yanmega on the team, probably because its just broken but I don't know. In any case it has done very well and I like its addition to the team. It does have a problem with stealth rocks though considering I don't run a spinner on my team.
I thought that Gastrodon would be a good rain counter and I think it's all around just a bamf pokemon so it deserved the first spot on my team.
Next I needed another pokemon to counter rain so I put in Kabutops. I originally had Poliwrath here but it was failing me so I switched to kabutops which was a good decision. Kabutops can use the opponents rain to its advantage and it has a useful priority move against sweepers so that got the 2nd spot on the team.
Next, I knew I had a huge grass weakness so far and I needed something that could check ludicolo, Along came Ferroseed. Ferroseed is such a good wall in the RU metagame, It tanks almost everything that doesnt hit it super effective and it tanks most super effective hits too! gastrodon and kabutops also resist ferroseeds fire weakness so they have good synergy.
Well Now I needed a fighting resist as I already have 2 weaknesses to fighting. In comes Dusknoir. Dusknoir has been a great help to the team checking almost every physical threat in the tier and absorbing status' with the resttalk set. ferroseed resists both its weaknesses too so the synergy is there.
Next I knew since my team was shaping up to be more stall based I would need a Toxic spikes lead. I chose Scolipede because it's fast and almost always gets off two toxic spikes with sash. It can also set up spikes if it survives long enough so that was a plus.
Lastly I decided to add in Yanmega, I don't really no why I put Yanmega on the team, probably because its just broken but I don't know. In any case it has done very well and I like its addition to the team. It does have a problem with stealth rocks though considering I don't run a spinner on my team.
Scolipede (F) @ Focus Sash
Trait: Poison Point
EV's: 4 HP/ 252 Atk/ 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spe, -Satk)
- Toxic Spikes
- Megahorn
- Earthquake
- Spikes
Scolipede is a great lead in RU, It almost always gets down the toxic spikes for me and its what I usually lead with. Scolipede outspeeds alot of the metagame so when I have sash its almost guaranteed to get down 2 layers of toxic spikes which are vital to my team. Sometimes it's even helpful lategame when someone is trying to sweep me with a shell smash sweeper and my sash keeps me alive to OHKO them with EQ or Megahorn.
Considering: Maybe Drapion if someone has a good explanation as to why it's better and a good set.
Gastrodon (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Storm Drain
EV's: 252 HP/ 252 Def/ 4 Satk
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Scald
- Earth Power
- Recover
- Toxic
Gastrodon...The star of the show... Gastrodon is a great wall and spreads toxic like there is no other. I've had a game where I was down to just Gastro and My opponent had Cresselia and Wobbuffet but Gastro was able to stall them both out and pull the win out for me when it didn't seem possible. You can bring him in on other water types, electric types, fire types, etc, and force them out and toxic the switch in.
Considering: New EV spread.
Kabutops (F) @ Life Orb
Trait: Swift Swim
EV's: 92 HP/ 252 Atk/ 164 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spe, -Satk)
- Swords Dance
- Waterfall
- Aqua Jet
- Stone Edge
Kabutops is a very nice fit to the team. It counters other Rain teams, It has priority which is always handy, and it can sweep. All these reasons drew me to this Kabutops set. You may wander why the EV's are placed like that, I run just enough speed EV's to outspeed Max speed Adamant Nature Kabutops' so I can beat them in the mirror, plus the extra HP EV's are always nice.
Considering: New EV spread/ New pokemon.
Ferroseed (M) @ Eviolite
Trait: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 112 Def / 144 SDef
Relaxed Nature (+Def, -Spe)
- Spikes
- Leech Seed
- Protect
- Gyro Ball
Ferroseed is amazing. plain and simple. You can bring Ferroseed on almost anything and set up spikes or leech seed away. It's such a good wall and fit this team really well. I sorta stole this set from Extra...:P
Considering: Nothing
Dusknoir (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Pressure
EV's: 132 Def/ 252 HP/ 120 Spd
Impish Nature (+Def, -Satk)
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Will-o-Wisp
- Shadow Sneak
Dusknoir is an excellent wall in RU just like ferroseed and it gives the team a much needed fighting immunity. Gallades, hitmonlees, Primeapes, fighting types whatever, I bring this bad boy in on them and watch them weep. The Resttalk set is great for absorbing status' when my team needs it and Shadow Sneak is priority which I lurv. Pressure won me a game that I thought I had lost for sure against DarksoulSP because I kept switching it in on close combat and wittling his PP down until it ran out which won me the game.
Considering: New EV spread
Yanmega (F) @ Life Orb
Trait: Speed Boost
EV's: 4 HP/ 252 Atk/ 252 Spe
Modest Nature (+Satk, -Atk)
- Bug Buzz
- Air Slash
- Protect
- Giga Drain
Yanmega is sort of a wild card pokemon, I had one last spot open and decided to put it in. Nonetheless it has still won me games before and hasn't been a slouch on this team, Most of the time I wear down the opponents team then bring him in and sweep.
Considering: Other pokemon suggestions.
Threats:
Moltres: The life orb set is hard to beat if they have hidden power grass aqua jet comes in handy though. The subroost set can just toxic on gastro and keep subbing.
Lilligant: If they're running HP fire I have to try and wear them down with dusknoir.
Baton pass: I can't let them get many shell smashes/quiver dances but if they do I try to Revenge with Scolipede with an intact sash or priority moves.
I'll add more soon.
