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[Shinx()]

Salam, I am Shahzeb aka Shinx() Smogon. This is my first ever RMT, Monotype is one of my favourite tiers so wanted to submit its RMT =]. This is my first RMT, so, any type of advice will be appreciated. Thankyou.

Dragonite @ Choice Band
Ability: Multiscale
EVs: 75 HP / 252 Atk / 181 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Outrage
- Extreme Speed
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch

Choice Band Dragonite is immensely powerful. With its High ATK and Band i.e, 1.5 x more atk, it wrecks everything, Outrage is a powerful STAB, Extreme Speed for late game sweeping, Earthquake for Heatran, Fire punch for annoying steel types such as Scizor etc. Multiscale is good for offense and Defog Latios helps him do his job, simply its a wall breaker.

Garchomp @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 240 HP / 176 Def / 92 Spe
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Endure
- Dragon Tail

Garchomp has become one of the best SR leads for Hyper Offense and some balances. Its ability to take any hit that is not a meteor from a latwin or a stab ice beam, makes it extremely longlasting and annoying, expecially in case the opponent runs Spinners like Excadrill. Various Ice punches, without any significant damage before, aren't enough to KO it and for this reason Garchomp is ideal for HOs, starting to deal damages to pokemon who would otherwise be annoying. The moves are quite obvious, exception made for endure which makes almost useless pokemon like Talonflame, Metagross, Lopunny and Char X.

Salamence @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Moxie
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Outrage
- Earthquake
- Fire Blast
- Iron Tail

Next is salamence! Once the king of ORAS OU, Salamence has been left with little to do in the tier after the banning of Salamencite. However, its all-around high stats, great movepool, good typing, and useful ability "Moxie" .Great stats. Good comb with Moxie + scarf. Can sweep hole'd teams. Outrage as you know :), new thing that i tried is Iron tail, it may be risky but it hits hard to rock, fairy and ice types which can be helpful for me as they threaten my team, Fire blast for steely annoys. and Earthquake too.

Latios @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Psyshock
- Energy Ball
- Defog

Great and useful typing with good movepool and stats. Draco Meteor Strong STAB which hits even hard with Life Orb. Psyshock for Fighting Types or Specially defensive Pokemons. It seemed that my water lacked "water-killing" ability so Energy Ball for that. It has a great speed tier and great Special Attack, so a Life Orb is a good fit. The attacking moves are pretty straight forward and of course Defog is for hazard removal.

Kyurem-Black @ Life Orb
Ability: Teravolt
EVs: 20 Atk / 252 SpA / 236 Spe
Mild Nature
- Ice Beam
- Earth Power
- Fusion Bolt
- Roost

.Upon looking at Kyurem-B's monstrous Attack stat and its solid stats overall, you can tell right away that it's an offensive powerhouse in the OU tier. Boasting the game's most powerful Outrage, a solid Special Attack stat, and a great STAB type in Ice, it has almost no switch-ins and can break down even the bulkiest of walls. A great pokemon with a lot of strength, which becomes extremely powerful with Life orb. Kyurem lacks a Physical ice move so i tried a special set with Ice beam + earth power. This Electric + Ice combo does great against Flying type teams. Roost for recovering LO damage.

Hydreigon @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Dark Pulse
- Fire Blast
- Tailwind

Boasting an excellent Special Attack stat and a diverse movepool, Hydreigon is a solid offensive threat in the OU metagame. By virtue of its Dark / Dragon typing, which gives it numerous resistances, Hydreigon checks common threats such as Rotom-W and Slowbro. With the absence of Aegislash, bulky Psychic-types have become significantly more common, and Hydreigon has an easy time dealing with them. Hydreigon also has a niche over other Dragon-types, particularly Latios and Latias, . Draco Meteor hard hitting STAB, Dark pulse STAB, fire blast self explanatory. Tailwind is the new thing i tried which can help you break through defensive walls, it helps dragonite, kyurem to break walls.

Thank you very much parivard for helping me :) it meant a lot.

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Dragonite @ Choice Band
Ability: Multiscale
EVs: 75 HP / 252 Atk / 181 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Outrage
- Extreme Speed
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch

Garchomp @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 240 HP / 176 Def / 92 Spe
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Fire Blast/Endure
- Dragon Tail

Salamence @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Moxie
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Outrage
- Earthquake
- Fire Blast
- Iron Tail

Latios @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Psyshock
- Energy Ball
- Defog

Kyurem-Black @ Life Orb
Ability: Teravolt
EVs: 20 Atk / 252 SpA / 236 Spe
Mild Nature
- Ice Beam
- Earth Power
- Fusion Bolt
- Roost

Hydreigon @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Dark Pulse
- Fire Blast
- Tailwind

 

[Blazenix]

Hello! I am not really an experienced player so obviously my suggestions are questionable. Looking at your team i can say it is pretty offensive. Even as you like it , your team would need an addition that could sometime take a hit and might save you from a sweeper that would supposedly sweep the rest of your team. Hydreigon surely has 4x weakness to dragon's biggest enemy , fairy but it also offers a good coverage against other type since you're not only about to face your weaknesses but other types as well. My suggestion is remove dragonite , salamence is enough 4x weakness to ice so i suggest you take dragonite out.since multiscale doesnt protect you from getting KO'ed by weavile and certain other ice types.The mon i would like you to add is :

Dragalge @ Black Sludge
Ability: Adaptability
EVs: 248 HP / 232 SpD / 28 Spe
Calm Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Sludge Wave
- Scald
- Toxic Spikes

Quite slow , with average stats and doesnt look too deadly , right ? Nope , it is deadly, steel and poison are the fairy checks , theres only dialga for you which is unfortunately banned. So this is the only fairy check you can have. Sure others have coverage but this specially defensive mon can take hits damn well. The option of sludge bomb and sludge wave is indeed optional but you wouldn't really need that 30% poisoning chance if you have the spikes on.

Dragalge @ Assault Vest
Ability: Adaptability
EVs: 248 HP / 232 SpD / 28 Spe
Calm Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Sludge Bomb
- Scald
- Hidden Power Fire

This is an assault vest set. No hazards but is given focus blast for pesky steel types , you can also use hidden power fire for scizor , ferrothorn etc.

Anyone is free to prove any of my points wrong. :) A pretty interesting team, dragon will always remain as one of the most fearsome type to ever exist.

 

[Shinx()]

Hello! I am not really an experienced player so obviously my suggestions are questionable. Looking at your team i can say it is pretty offensive. Even as you like it , your team would need an addition that could sometime take a hit and might save you from a sweeper that would supposedly sweep the rest of your team. Hydreigon surely has 4x weakness to dragon's biggest enemy , fairy but it also offers a good coverage against other type since you're not only about to face your weaknesses but other types as well. My suggestion is remove dragonite , salamence is enough 4x weakness to ice so i suggest you take dragonite out.since multiscale doesnt protect you from getting KO'ed by weavile and certain other ice types.The mon i would like you to add is :

Dragalge @ Black Sludge
Ability: Adaptability
EVs: 248 HP / 232 SpD / 28 Spe
Calm Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Sludge Wave
- Scald
- Toxic Spikes

Quite slow , with average stats and doesnt look too deadly , right ? Nope , it is deadly, steel and poison are the fairy checks , theres only dialga for you which is unfortunately banned. So this is the only fairy check you can have. Sure others have coverage but this specially defensive mon can take hits damn well. The option of sludge bomb and sludge wave is indeed optional but you wouldn't really need that 30% poisoning chance if you have the spikes on.

Dragalge @ Assault Vest
Ability: Adaptability
EVs: 248 HP / 232 SpD / 28 Spe
Calm Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Sludge Bomb
- Scald
- Hidden Power Fire

This is an assault vest set. No hazards but is given focus blast for pesky steel types , you can also use hidden power fire for scizor , ferrothorn etc.

Anyone is free to prove any of my points wrong. :) A pretty interesting team, dragon will always remain as one of the most fearsome type to ever exist.

Ty very much for your suggestions, i will surely try this :)

 

[thunderflight]

hey shahzeb i am not too sure about the tailwind on hydreigon since your team is quite fast already. i also think you have too many glass cannons and you could do with some bulk other than garchomp. also your team flat out loses to fast fairy teams. you also have 3 life orbs which i personally do not find effective its a waste of hp imo. i would say you could potentially put a roseli or yache berry on latios since you are very weak to both ice and fairy and have no switch in. otherwise this team looks really effective i think this team could be a very scary team to face if you have no counter or check. well done shahzeb great first RMT :)

 

[Shinx()]

hey shahzeb i am not too sure about the tailwind on hydreigon since your team is quite fast already. i also think you have too many glass cannons and you could do with some bulk other than garchomp. also your team flat out loses to fast fairy teams. you also have life orbs which i personally do not find effective its a waste of hp imo. i would say you could potentially put a roseli or yache berry on latios since you are very weak to both ice and fiary and have no switch in. otherwise this team looks really effective i think this team could be a very scary team to face if you have no counter or check. well done shahzeb great first RMT :)

ty vm i ll try that :) and i think Sub + lefties on Kyurem