Hi guys, this is essentially my first post on smogon.
I've been playing Showdown! for over half a year now, and I gotta say it never gets boring. With 649 unique pokemon, it's a bit hard to get bored, is it?
Bot more about myself later. I'll show you my team and please give me feedback :). Enjoy!
Sawk (M) @ Expert Belt
Trait: Sturdy
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 Atk / 4 HP
Jolly Nature
IVs: 0 SAtk
- Close Combat
- Earthquake
- Ice Punch
- Stone Edge
no surprises here. This is your typical damage dealer sawk. With a wide range of moves and Expert belt plus its astonishing 125 base atk will 2HKO, if not OHKO most any pokemon in the NU tier. Sturdy will guarantee a hit, so I find myself using it to bait a briviary quite a lot.
Ditto @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Imposter
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 HP / 2 Atk / 2 SAtk
Lax Nature
- Transform
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No kidding. Ditto is one of my favorite pokemon in the whole metagame. Shame its horrible HP stat will not allow it to work anywhere else, it fits quite nicely in the NU tier. That sawk running around using close combat + choice band and killing everything? Ditto is here to save the day! That altaria used Dragon Dance 6 times and preparing to sweep with x4 atk and speed? Ditto is here and has a scarf to mow you down! Scarf will allow it to outspeed anything that is not otherwise boosted, so it makes the perfect revenge killer and copies stats.
Liepard @ Leftovers
Trait: Prankster
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Careful Nature
- Foul Play
- Substitute
- Swagger
- Thunder Wave
Liepard is really my ace in the hole. Its only nemesis are lickylicky which has Own Tempo and Heal Bell, and bad luck. Confused gives it only a 50% chance to move, and Paralyze gives 25% as well as a huge speed drop. I don't really need to explain this; this pokemon is possibly the most annoying and infuriating pokemon in the whole tier. Even using it in Ubers, with a bit of luck it can wall even arceus.
Drifblim @ Flying Gem
Trait: Unburden
EVs: 56 Def / 252 Atk / 200 Spd
Adamant Nature
IVs: 30 SAtk
- Acrobatics
- Will-O-Wisp
- Destiny Bond
- Substitute
ah, unburden acrobatics. Will-O-Wisp counters physical attackers such as Sawk and provides a nice touch of damage each turn while you laugh behind a substitute. Acrobatics can 2HKO most of the pokemon in the tier and it usually goes first because of unburden. There's not much to say: spam acrobatics until you're nearly dead and destiny bond a troublemaker like Rampardos.
Flareon @ Toxic Orb
Trait: Guts
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Jolly Nature
- Flame Charge
- Facade
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
Flareon is usually a support pokemon with wish and toxic. It's a successful wall against pokemon like Charizard. HOWEVER, it has 130 base atk, EVEN MORE THAN SAWK. Why would you let 130 atk go to waste? It doesn't make any sense at all. I recall in a random battle I used a Flareon and successfully sweeped 1v6. Of course, that doesn't really work out in NU as there are tricky pokemon like Golem and Rampardos, as well and Armaldo, but Flareon still shines in all out sweeping if it gets a x1.5 boost from a single flame charge. People are surprised by the damage Facade does, as they should. with poison, Facade is essentially 140 base power. Don't even calculate the boost from Guts and his insane base Attack. Usually I snipe threats that would hinder Flareon first and then move in Flareon for a successful clean up. What I like so much about this set is that it's reusable: a Rest will heal everything, and sleep talk continues to deal damage. It's wonderful. Shame that no one uses this.
Gardevoir @ Psychic Gem
Trait: Trace
EVs: 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature
- Psychic
- Healing Wish
- Destiny Bond
- Hidden Power [Fighting]
Gardevoir was my favorite pokemon in Ruby/Sapphire, and it shined in Diamond/Pearl. Now it's one of my favs in NU. You don't see this moveset at all in NU tier. I engineered Gardevoir to blast a pokemon, getting a 2HKO or even maybe a OHKO. With its awesome speed and a super high SpAtk, it's nothing to laugh at. Not many pokemon appreciate a Psychic supercharged with psychic gem in the face. Gardevoir can usually take down 2 pokemon, maybe even three or more. Healing wish is an alternative to Destiny bond, when the opponent has a staller and my sawk is burned. This heals sawk to full HP and removes status, giving sawk a second life. Truly this is the fully suicidal pokemon and the most gimmicky one of them all.
Questions? Comments? Suggestions?
Checks and counters...
stupid fish friggin' destroys everything and counters everything. I suppose this is when Liepard comes into play, but if Liepard fainted or is otherwise hindered (i.e. Sleep/Paralyze) then I have nothing to stop it. NOTHING. except for ditto probably (toxic) but it's still annoying. Sawk can do nothing to it.
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will update
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A bit about myself...
I actually didn't know about Showdown! Until the start of the school year. I am a freshmen living in China. As I just transfered schools, I didn't know any friends, so I played on desume to entertain myself. Luckily enough, I met this girl who studies Showdown! and how to battle. She introduced me to it and I learned various movesets and strategies using random battles (hovering at a rating of 1650) Now I am a happy member of Showdown and I hope to climb higher in my rating (nearly 1600 in NU and still rising).
I've been playing Showdown! for over half a year now, and I gotta say it never gets boring. With 649 unique pokemon, it's a bit hard to get bored, is it?
Bot more about myself later. I'll show you my team and please give me feedback :). Enjoy!
Sawk (M) @ Expert Belt
Trait: Sturdy
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 Atk / 4 HP
Jolly Nature
IVs: 0 SAtk
- Close Combat
- Earthquake
- Ice Punch
- Stone Edge
no surprises here. This is your typical damage dealer sawk. With a wide range of moves and Expert belt plus its astonishing 125 base atk will 2HKO, if not OHKO most any pokemon in the NU tier. Sturdy will guarantee a hit, so I find myself using it to bait a briviary quite a lot.
Ditto @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Imposter
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 HP / 2 Atk / 2 SAtk
Lax Nature
- Transform
-
-
-
No kidding. Ditto is one of my favorite pokemon in the whole metagame. Shame its horrible HP stat will not allow it to work anywhere else, it fits quite nicely in the NU tier. That sawk running around using close combat + choice band and killing everything? Ditto is here to save the day! That altaria used Dragon Dance 6 times and preparing to sweep with x4 atk and speed? Ditto is here and has a scarf to mow you down! Scarf will allow it to outspeed anything that is not otherwise boosted, so it makes the perfect revenge killer and copies stats.
Liepard @ Leftovers
Trait: Prankster
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Careful Nature
- Foul Play
- Substitute
- Swagger
- Thunder Wave
Liepard is really my ace in the hole. Its only nemesis are lickylicky which has Own Tempo and Heal Bell, and bad luck. Confused gives it only a 50% chance to move, and Paralyze gives 25% as well as a huge speed drop. I don't really need to explain this; this pokemon is possibly the most annoying and infuriating pokemon in the whole tier. Even using it in Ubers, with a bit of luck it can wall even arceus.
Drifblim @ Flying Gem
Trait: Unburden
EVs: 56 Def / 252 Atk / 200 Spd
Adamant Nature
IVs: 30 SAtk
- Acrobatics
- Will-O-Wisp
- Destiny Bond
- Substitute
ah, unburden acrobatics. Will-O-Wisp counters physical attackers such as Sawk and provides a nice touch of damage each turn while you laugh behind a substitute. Acrobatics can 2HKO most of the pokemon in the tier and it usually goes first because of unburden. There's not much to say: spam acrobatics until you're nearly dead and destiny bond a troublemaker like Rampardos.
Flareon @ Toxic Orb
Trait: Guts
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Jolly Nature
- Flame Charge
- Facade
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
Flareon is usually a support pokemon with wish and toxic. It's a successful wall against pokemon like Charizard. HOWEVER, it has 130 base atk, EVEN MORE THAN SAWK. Why would you let 130 atk go to waste? It doesn't make any sense at all. I recall in a random battle I used a Flareon and successfully sweeped 1v6. Of course, that doesn't really work out in NU as there are tricky pokemon like Golem and Rampardos, as well and Armaldo, but Flareon still shines in all out sweeping if it gets a x1.5 boost from a single flame charge. People are surprised by the damage Facade does, as they should. with poison, Facade is essentially 140 base power. Don't even calculate the boost from Guts and his insane base Attack. Usually I snipe threats that would hinder Flareon first and then move in Flareon for a successful clean up. What I like so much about this set is that it's reusable: a Rest will heal everything, and sleep talk continues to deal damage. It's wonderful. Shame that no one uses this.
Gardevoir @ Psychic Gem
Trait: Trace
EVs: 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature
- Psychic
- Healing Wish
- Destiny Bond
- Hidden Power [Fighting]
Gardevoir was my favorite pokemon in Ruby/Sapphire, and it shined in Diamond/Pearl. Now it's one of my favs in NU. You don't see this moveset at all in NU tier. I engineered Gardevoir to blast a pokemon, getting a 2HKO or even maybe a OHKO. With its awesome speed and a super high SpAtk, it's nothing to laugh at. Not many pokemon appreciate a Psychic supercharged with psychic gem in the face. Gardevoir can usually take down 2 pokemon, maybe even three or more. Healing wish is an alternative to Destiny bond, when the opponent has a staller and my sawk is burned. This heals sawk to full HP and removes status, giving sawk a second life. Truly this is the fully suicidal pokemon and the most gimmicky one of them all.
Questions? Comments? Suggestions?
Checks and counters...
stupid fish friggin' destroys everything and counters everything. I suppose this is when Liepard comes into play, but if Liepard fainted or is otherwise hindered (i.e. Sleep/Paralyze) then I have nothing to stop it. NOTHING. except for ditto probably (toxic) but it's still annoying. Sawk can do nothing to it.
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will update
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A bit about myself...
I actually didn't know about Showdown! Until the start of the school year. I am a freshmen living in China. As I just transfered schools, I didn't know any friends, so I played on desume to entertain myself. Luckily enough, I met this girl who studies Showdown! and how to battle. She introduced me to it and I learned various movesets and strategies using random battles (hovering at a rating of 1650) Now I am a happy member of Showdown and I hope to climb higher in my rating (nearly 1600 in NU and still rising).