Genesect
Ability- download
Item- choice scarf
nature- naive
Evs 252 Atk/ 4 spatk/ 252 speed
moves
Ice beam
flamethrower
giga drain
u turn
Obviously I needed a revenge killer so I went for choice scarf genesect. Not much to say about this guy other than he does his job really well although sandstorm teams sometimes make his job a bit difficult in that it usually means i have to predict a switch. Overall tho pretty good poke.
Terrakion
Abilitity- justice
Item salac berry
Nature jolly
Evs 252 Atk/ 252 speed/ 4 spdef
Moves
close combat
Swords dance
Stone edge
Substitute
SubstituteThis guy pretty much uses Sub to avoid status bs and ease prediction, and then tear holes in the other team with his crazy STABs. A lot of times, a sweep with him will be rendered impossible because of priority or other confounding factors, but he sets up Genesect for an easy run-through of whatever's left after the carnage is over. Scizor's who Bullet Punch his sweep to death are rewarded by a metal bug having his way with their team, and sets up on Heatran, Chansey, and Rotom-H, who enjoy ruining Genesect's day. Deo-D is essentially free setup for this dog, and against those teams, The EVs let him move quick and hit HARD, and get the Salac boost from 3 subs instead of two.
Rotom W
Ability- levitate
Item- leftovers
Nature- calm
Evs 112 hp/ 252 spdef/144 speed
Moves
Volt switch
Hydro pump
Thunder wave
pain split
Needing something to deal with rain teams, and being decidedly committed to avoiding the use of any effort whatsoever in the building of this team, I selected good ol Rotom-W, who takes hits like a champ, does a surprisingly good amount of damage with Hydro Pump, and can give me momentum through Volt Switch. My team being so reliant on getting its bevy of sweepers a free turn to set up, Volt Switch can be absolutely crucial, and Rotom's ability to stuff many common rain pokes will grant me that free turn a lot of the time. Even when not against rain, nobody likes to take a Hydro Pump, Volt Switch is still useful, Thunder wave is infuriating, and Pain Split keeps rotom healthy and in the game
Tyranitar
Ability- sand stream
item- choice band
nature- Adamant
Evs 100 hp/ 240 Atk/ 56 spdef/ 112 speed
Moves
Pursuit
Crunch
Stone edge
Super power
She cant' take special hits as well as she used to, but she definitely generates much more of an offensive presence with CB equipped. Takes more prediciton to use properly and makes me predict more, but I'm enjoying this set so far.
Landorus T
Ability= Intimidate
Item leftovers
Nature- impish
Evs 252 hp/ 44 Atk/ 212 def
Moves
Stealth rock
Stone edge
Earth quake
uturn
Intimidating opposing physical attackers with its mesmerizing glare. Its great typing, awesome stat distribution, and good coverage bought it its spot on the team. However, this isn't the standard Scarfed Landorus-T most people use- this is the bulky set, the one with even more physical bulk than Gliscor and the one that can rip off chunks of HP from flyers like Salamence / Dragonite and OHKO them on the spot. The song Shiver really shows the true monstrosity that Landorus is- talking about how it's glare 'immobilizes' and 'hynotizes' my opponents. Of course, it's obvious that that's exactly what Landorus-t does- Intimidating my opponents until their attack is lowered into obscurity.
Landorus's job isn't only to KO things that need KO'ing. It's a physical tank just like Cobalion- but with a different purpose. He sets Rocks, and weakens physical attackers, and then pivots to Jirachi or Latias who have weaker defense and allow them to set up / sweep. He also handles Fighting/Ground types much better than Cobalion, resisting Fighting and immune to Ground. Landorus's slower U-Turn is really useful against VoltTurn teams- in fact, Landorus's slower U-Turn is MY ANSWER to VoltTurn teams, because of his slow speed and typing. His powerful EQ is the 2nd most damaging move in the team- second only to Latias's Choice Specs Draco. Stone Edge provides desperately needed coverage for pokemon like Tornadus / Volcorona, who would have no trouble sweeping if Landorus couldn't come in to revenge them.
Latias
Ability= levitate
Iyem- choice specs
Nature- Timid
Evs 4 hp/ 252 speed/ 252 spatk
Moves
Surf
pyshock
Trick
Draco meteor
Serves as wallbreaker and another thing that can tank water moves and hit back hard.
Standard Specs set. Draco meteor will 2hko most things that do not resist i
Ability- download
Item- choice scarf
nature- naive
Evs 252 Atk/ 4 spatk/ 252 speed
moves
Ice beam
flamethrower
giga drain
u turn
Obviously I needed a revenge killer so I went for choice scarf genesect. Not much to say about this guy other than he does his job really well although sandstorm teams sometimes make his job a bit difficult in that it usually means i have to predict a switch. Overall tho pretty good poke.
Terrakion
Abilitity- justice
Item salac berry
Nature jolly
Evs 252 Atk/ 252 speed/ 4 spdef
Moves
close combat
Swords dance
Stone edge
Substitute
SubstituteThis guy pretty much uses Sub to avoid status bs and ease prediction, and then tear holes in the other team with his crazy STABs. A lot of times, a sweep with him will be rendered impossible because of priority or other confounding factors, but he sets up Genesect for an easy run-through of whatever's left after the carnage is over. Scizor's who Bullet Punch his sweep to death are rewarded by a metal bug having his way with their team, and sets up on Heatran, Chansey, and Rotom-H, who enjoy ruining Genesect's day. Deo-D is essentially free setup for this dog, and against those teams, The EVs let him move quick and hit HARD, and get the Salac boost from 3 subs instead of two.
Rotom W
Ability- levitate
Item- leftovers
Nature- calm
Evs 112 hp/ 252 spdef/144 speed
Moves
Volt switch
Hydro pump
Thunder wave
pain split
Needing something to deal with rain teams, and being decidedly committed to avoiding the use of any effort whatsoever in the building of this team, I selected good ol Rotom-W, who takes hits like a champ, does a surprisingly good amount of damage with Hydro Pump, and can give me momentum through Volt Switch. My team being so reliant on getting its bevy of sweepers a free turn to set up, Volt Switch can be absolutely crucial, and Rotom's ability to stuff many common rain pokes will grant me that free turn a lot of the time. Even when not against rain, nobody likes to take a Hydro Pump, Volt Switch is still useful, Thunder wave is infuriating, and Pain Split keeps rotom healthy and in the game
Tyranitar
Ability- sand stream
item- choice band
nature- Adamant
Evs 100 hp/ 240 Atk/ 56 spdef/ 112 speed
Moves
Pursuit
Crunch
Stone edge
Super power
She cant' take special hits as well as she used to, but she definitely generates much more of an offensive presence with CB equipped. Takes more prediciton to use properly and makes me predict more, but I'm enjoying this set so far.
Landorus T
Ability= Intimidate
Item leftovers
Nature- impish
Evs 252 hp/ 44 Atk/ 212 def
Moves
Stealth rock
Stone edge
Earth quake
uturn
Intimidating opposing physical attackers with its mesmerizing glare. Its great typing, awesome stat distribution, and good coverage bought it its spot on the team. However, this isn't the standard Scarfed Landorus-T most people use- this is the bulky set, the one with even more physical bulk than Gliscor and the one that can rip off chunks of HP from flyers like Salamence / Dragonite and OHKO them on the spot. The song Shiver really shows the true monstrosity that Landorus is- talking about how it's glare 'immobilizes' and 'hynotizes' my opponents. Of course, it's obvious that that's exactly what Landorus-t does- Intimidating my opponents until their attack is lowered into obscurity.
Landorus's job isn't only to KO things that need KO'ing. It's a physical tank just like Cobalion- but with a different purpose. He sets Rocks, and weakens physical attackers, and then pivots to Jirachi or Latias who have weaker defense and allow them to set up / sweep. He also handles Fighting/Ground types much better than Cobalion, resisting Fighting and immune to Ground. Landorus's slower U-Turn is really useful against VoltTurn teams- in fact, Landorus's slower U-Turn is MY ANSWER to VoltTurn teams, because of his slow speed and typing. His powerful EQ is the 2nd most damaging move in the team- second only to Latias's Choice Specs Draco. Stone Edge provides desperately needed coverage for pokemon like Tornadus / Volcorona, who would have no trouble sweeping if Landorus couldn't come in to revenge them.
Latias
Ability= levitate
Iyem- choice specs
Nature- Timid
Evs 4 hp/ 252 speed/ 252 spatk
Moves
Surf
pyshock
Trick
Draco meteor
Serves as wallbreaker and another thing that can tank water moves and hit back hard.
Standard Specs set. Draco meteor will 2hko most things that do not resist i
