Hello folks! I'm Giyu and this is my third RMT so far, and I definitely wish to make more in the future. This one is a National Dex Monotype RMT which is slightly different from my previous two, which were both Generation 8 Monotype. Running From My Shadow is a Dark-type RMT which I have yet to play a lot with compared to Steel, Ground, or Ghost but enough to make a team I'm comfortable with using regularly. Without further ado, enjoy the team and as always I appreciate any form of advice or critique on the team so I can strive to do better in my battles.
Sableye provides a Fighting-type immunity which is much needed on Dark-type teams. It's also a very powerful wall.
Mandibuzz provides Defog support and is also really nice as a wall that punishes setup sweepers.
Tyranitar has great special defense and sets entry hazards.
Muk-Alola has very good special defense and can be annoying with Poison Touch. It can also Knock Off items and Pursuit traps weakened Pokemon.
Greninja can add the necessary support against Fairy-types with Protean + Gunk Shot and also has a very nice speed tier allowing to outpace a lot
of the meta.
Krookodile can be an amazing late game sweeper with Moxie + Choice Scarf and has pretty good coverage with it's four moves.
Sableye @ Sablenite
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 252 HP / 112 Def / 144 SpD
Careful Nature
- Knock Off
- Will-O-Wisp
- Recover
- Protect
Mega Sableye serves as a Fighting-type immunity, wall, status and entry hazard deflector, and utility user. Knock Off allows Mega Sableye to potentially hinder the offensive or defensive capabilities of many Pokemon that rely on their held items, most notably Chansey, Choice Scarf Landorus-Therian, and deffogers with Heavy-Duty Boots. Will-O-Wisp cripples many physical attackers that dare to switch or stay in on Sableye and works in great conjunction with Sableye's base ability Prankster. Recover should be pretty self-explanatory as it's Sableye's most optimal form of recovery. Protect allows Sableye to scout out different movesets and use burn and sand tick damage to wear down Pokemon. I've also used Taunt in this moveslot but I've found that Protect in most cases benefits Sableye more, especially since Mega Sableye already deflects entry hazards and status. 144 Special Defense allows Mega Sableye to live one Earth Power from Nidoking so it can use Knock Off to get rid of the Life Orb, it can then proceed to wall Nidoking permanently. The rest of the EVs left over are then dumped into Defense to increase its capacity as a physical wall.
Mandibuzz @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Overcoat
EVs: 248 HP / 244 Def / 16 Spe
Impish Nature
- Foul Play
- Roost
- Defog
- U-turn
Mandibuzz does a pretty good job with utility support as a defogger and has the very much needed Fighting- and Bug-type neutrality. Foul Play allows Mandibuzz to shut down a lot of the physical setup sweepers and is a good move for just basic damage to potentially wear down Pokemon that have no recovery. Roost should be a pretty obvious addition on a utility Mandibuzz moveset, since it's the best recovery option Mandibuzz has got. Defog removes any entry hazards that can hinder the much needed pivoting on this team. U-turn allows Mandibuzz to deal some damage while pivoting out and if the opponent is faster, the teammate brought in is safe compared to just switching out normally. Heavy-Duty Boots allows Mandibuzz to switch into Stealth Rock without taking any damage to have easier Defog potential. Overcoat was chosen as it's great to have against Grass-type matchups which heavily rely on Spore or Sleep Powder, and it disables sand tick damage from Tyranitar for Mandibuzz letting it wear down opponents easier. 16 Speed EVs are generally just used to outspeed Adamant Belly Drum Azumarill to check it with Foul Play. The rest of the EVs are dumped into Defense to enhance its ability to check physical attackers.
Tyranitar @ Leftovers
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Rock Blast
- Earthquake
- Thunder Wave
Tyranitar plays a huge role in this team as a Stealth Rock setter, Substitute breaker, and just a special tank. Stealth Rock greatly increases the pressure on the opponents field as it can wear them down really fast if they have no hazard control. Rock Blast is really useful for breaking Substitute from Kyurem and Zapdos and prevents PP stalling unlike Rock Slide or Stone Edge. Earthquake is really good in Heatran matchups and just does pretty good neutral damage if Rock Blast is resisted. Thunder Wave can be extremely annoying as it cripples a lot of sweepers and can save you with para-flinches at times. Leftovers just provides Tyranitar with consistent recovery over the turns since it actually has no viable recovery options outside of Rest. Sand Stream over Unnerve should be pretty obvious as it provides more special defense and wears down the opponent. The EV spread chosen makes Tyranitar extremely hard to break with special attackers since sand boosts its wall capabilities even further.
Muk-Alola @ Assault Vest
Ability: Poison Touch
EVs: 248 HP / 12 Def / 248 SpD
Careful Nature
- Knock Off
- Poison Jab
- Fire Punch
- Pursuit
Muk-Alola is Dark's best answer to Poison-types, neutrality to Fighting- and Bug-types, and has premier Special Defense. Knock Off allows Muk-Alola to decrease the offensive or defensive potential of many Pokemon. Poison Jab gives this team coverage against Fairy-types and works well in conjunction with Poison Touch which increases the already high chance of poisoning a Pokemon on contact. Fire Punch gives this team coverage against Grass-type matchups, most notably Ferrothorn which can be incredibly bothersome. Pursuit gives Muk-Alola the chance to trap weakened Pokemon giving it the opportunity to get easy faints. Assault Vest greatly increases its potential as a special wall. Poison Touch can make fighting Muk-Alola progressively harder as poison wears down Pokemon with no recover extremely quickly. With 248 HP and 12 Defense EVs Muk-Alola can't get OHKO'd by V-Create from Choice Scarf Victini, even after Stealth Rock damage. The rest of the EVs are dumped into Special Defense to increase its capabilities as a special wall.
Greninja @ Expert Belt
Ability: Protean
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- U-turn
- Ice Beam
- Gunk Shot
- Dark Pulse
Greninja is has very impressive coverage and speed making it a really good addition to the team. U-turn allows Greninja to pivot out of situations and even hit some Grass-types that are swapped onto Greninja super-effectively. Ice Beam gives Greninja coverage against Dragon- and Flying-types that are otherwise not that easy to shutdown with this team. Gunk Shot makes Greninja really useful since it's able to check some Fairy-types that are harmful against the rest of the team. Dark Pulse provides good neutral damage as it's almost unresisted and the ability to flinch Pokemon can come in really handy. Expert Belt works greatly in conjuction with Protean as it powers up super-effective moves, it's not as powerful as Life Orb or a Z-Move but there are no drawbacks. Protean allows Greninja to create unfavorable matchups for the opponent. The EV spread chosen maximizes offensive output and speed.
Krookodile @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Moxie
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Knock Off
- Earthquake
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge
Krookodile is a gives this team immunity to Electric-type attacks as both Mandibuzz and Greninja are weak to it and everything else takes neutral damage making it very spammable without Krookodile, it's also very nice to have for late game clean up with it's potential as a sweeper. Knock Off allows Krookodile to decrease the offensive or defensive potential of many Pokemon and does a lot of damage with STAB. Earthquake does quite a bit of damage with STAB and is a powerful move in general. Close Combat gives Krookodile coverage against opposing Dark-type pokemon and Air Balloon Heatran. Stone Edge mainly targets Flying-type Pokemon which otherwise are immune to Earthquake and resist or are neutral to Close Combat. Choice Scarf makes Krookodile a deadly sweeper when combined with Moxie. Moxie progressively makes Krookodile very dangerous when getting kills. The EV spread chosen maximizes Krookodile's capabilities as a physical attacker and speed.
I really hope the team was even remotely good since I still have little experience with Dark compared to others. Like I said earlier any feedback is greatly appreciated and will be taken into account. I enjoyed making this team and RMT so I'll definitely be making more as I like to explore the different typings and playstyles. Anyways if you actually read everything I deeply appreciate it hope I see you in the replies with your feedback!
Running From My Shadow
Mega Diancie basically tears this team apart with it's amazing coverage, if Muk-Alola is greatly weakened or Krookodile is fainted, Diancie goes on an unstoppable wrath against this team. Diamond Storm essentially allows it to plow through Muk-Alola and Moonblast for Sableye + Mandibuzz.
Mega Mawile has incredible coverage against the team and if Krookodile is weak enough it can potentially go down to a +2 Sucker Punch. Being Steel + Fairy it means Poison Jab from Muk-Alola won't affect it and Fire Punch wouldn't do enough in time since Mawile shreds through Muk-Alola with Play Rough.
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