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In such a rampant, high-activity metagame filled with an incredibly diverse cast of Pokemon, finding a good place to start can be incredibly difficult. If you are interested in trying the metagame but are unable to build any teams of your own due to inexperience with the metagame, this thread is for you. Bear in mind that the tier is constantly developing, so this thread may see changes over time as the metagame shifts toward one playstyle or another.

If you would like to submit a sample team, you are allowed to do so in this thread; however if you do please explain why your team submission in particular would make for a good sample. This can also mean submitting teams that aren't your own, but please be sure to ask for permission before sharing them publicly. Questions regarding teams will also be fielded in this thread. If you have any further or miscellaneous questions, you may also message the SM moderation team.

Offense
Fairy Spam by weirdo faye
:mawile-mega: :landorus-therian: :greninja: :magearna: :kartana: :tapu-lele:

Medicham Volcarona Volt Turn by Empo
:medicham-mega::landorus-therian::magearna::volcarona::rotom-wash::kartana:

Scizor Weavile BO by alex numbers
:scizor-mega::kyurem-black::weavile::tapu-fini::heatran::landorus-therian:

Lopunny Fini BO by z0mOG
:lopunny-mega::kartana::tapu-fini::jirachi::zapdos::garchomp:

Hoopa-U + Rockium Landorus BO by Gondra
:lopunny-mega: :hoopa-unbound: :landorus-therian: :tapu-fini: :magearna: :victini:

Mega Gyarados + Z-Dig Greninja Offense by Skypenguin
:gyarados-mega: :magearna: :kartana: :landorus-therian: :greninja: :victini:

Substitute Dragonite + Mega Diancie Offense by Zaza + Proftreez + Skypenguin
:landorus-therian: :diancie-mega: :ferrothorn: :dragonite: :tapu-fini: :victini:

Mega Pinsir + Serperior trap offense by Ice Caves
:pinsir-mega: :serperior: :tapu-fini: :magnezone: :jirachi: :landorus-therian:

Hyper Offense

Kommo-o Psyspam by jfsosa
:alakazam-mega: :tapu-lele: :kommo-o: :kartana: :magearna: :landorus-therian:

ABR HO by ABR
:charizard-mega-x: :serperior: :volcarona: :kommo-o: :magearna: :mew:

Xtra HO by xtra$hine
:landorus-therian: :magearna: :medicham-mega: :tapu-koko: :kyurem-black: :hawlucha:

Lead Diancie + Volcarona HO by will of fire
:diancie-mega::kyurem-black::thundurus-therian::volcarona::tapu-lele::kartana:

Weather

Ferrothorn Rain by Ske
:swampert-mega: :pelipper: :manaphy: :ferrothorn: :tornadus-therian: :greninja-ash:

Weavile Sun by ABR
:kartana: :charizard-mega-y: :tapu-fini: :heatran: :landorus-therian: :weavile:

Z Drill + Band Kart Sand by Empo
:tyranitar-mega::kartana::zapdos::excadrill::toxapex::celesteela:

Dragon Dance Tyranitar + AshGren Sand by Empo
:tyranitar-mega: :toxapex: :excadrill: :celesteela: :greninja-ash: :clefable:

Balance

Protean Greninja Hazard Stack
:greninja: :heatran: :ferrothorn: :latias-mega: :gliscor: :clefable:

Zard X + Slowbro Balance by Skypenguin
:charizard-mega-x: :tapu-koko: :ferrothorn: :gliscor: :chansey: :slowbro:

Toad + Cress balance by Skypenguin
:charizard-mega-x: :seismitoad: :magearna: :cresselia: :tornadus-therian: :ditto:

Celestial Alignment by Charmflash
:latias-mega: :ferrothorn: :gliscor: :toxapex: :celesteela: :ditto:

SpDef Exca + Triple CM fat by Kickasser
:latias-mega: :clefable: :slowbro: :excadrill: :toxapex: :magearna:

Mega Bro + SD Gliscor balance by ABR
:chansey: :gliscor: :magearna: :slowbro-mega: :tornadus-therian: :toxapex:

Bulky Offense

Fairy Spam by crystal lynn
:mawile-mega::landorus-therian::greninja::magearna::kartana::tapu-lele:

Medicham Volcarona Volt Turn by Empo
:medicham-mega::landorus-therian::magearna::volcarona::rotom-wash::kartana:

Scizor Weavile BO by alex numbers
:scizor-mega::kyurem-black::weavile::tapu-fini::heatran::landorus-therian:

Lopunny Fini BO by z0mOG
:lopunny-mega::kartana::tapu-fini::jirachi::zapdos::garchomp:

Sub Mawile BO by craing ;_;
:mawile-mega::garchomp::victini::ferrothorn::landorus-therian::greninja-ash:


Hyper Offense

Medi Koko Lucha HO by xtra
:landorus-therian::tapu-koko::hawlucha::magearna::medicham-mega::kyurem-black:

Psychic Spam
:kartana::alakazam-mega::tapu-lele::magearna::landorus-therian::rotom-wash:

M-Tar Screens HO by z0mOG
:tyranitar-mega::manaphy::serperior::landorus-therian::tapu-koko::magearna:

The following two hyper offense teams are not beginner-friendly, and require more planning than other sample teams:

Double Fire + Lead Mew HO by ABR
:charizard-mega-x::serperior::volcarona::kommo-o::magearna::mew:

Lead Diancie + Volcarona HO by will of fire
:diancie-mega::kyurem-black::thundurus-therian::volcarona::tapu-lele::kartana:


Weather

Manaphy Rain by Ske
:swampert-mega::pelipper::manaphy::ferrothorn::tornadus-therian::greninja-ash:

Zard-Y Sun by ABR
:kartana::charizard-mega-y::tapu-fini::heatran::landorus-therian::weavile:

Z Drill + Band Kart Sand by Empo
:tyranitar-mega::kartana::zapdos::excadrill::toxapex::celesteela:


Balance + Stall

Latias Gliscor Clefable Balance
:latias-mega::tornadus-therian::toxapex::clefable::gliscor::heatran:

Latias Gastrodon Skarmory Semi-Stall ft Reuniclus
:latias-mega::gastrodon::heatran::skarmory::clefable::reuniclus:

Weavile + Magnezone + SD Gliscor Stall
:latias-mega::chansey::weavile::magnezone::gliscor::toxapex:

Kommo-o Hazard Stack + CM Latias
:kommo-o::toxapex::ferrothorn::gliscor::tornadus-therian::latias-mega:

Roar Heatran + Protean Gren Hazard Stack
:latias-mega::greninja::landorus-therian::clefable::ferrothorn::heatran:

Mawile Chansey Balance
:mawile-mega::slowbro::magnezone::chansey::gliscor::kartana:


Offenses

Kartana Psyspam by z0mOG
:kartana::alakazam-mega::tapu-lele::magearna::landorus-therian::rotom-wash:
https://pokepast.es/d00c5245539519bf

Hazard Stack Rain Offense by Finchinator
:swampert-mega::pelipper::manaphy::ferrothorn::tornadus-therian::greninja-ash:
https://pokepast.es/938f74ad7bd815a

Rockium-Z Landorus-T Grass Spam by ???
:landorus-therian::magearna::tapu-bulu::tornadus-therian::rotom-wash::kartana:
https://pokepast.es/c2aec734a15186fa

Mega Charizard Y + Weavile Offense by ABR
:charizard-mega-y::tapu-fini::kartana::heatran::landorus-therian::weavile:
https://pokepast.es/2597f11bbd274a32

Kokolucha + Mega Medicham HO by Xtra
:landorus-therian::tapu-koko::hawlucha::magearna::medicham-mega::kyurem-black:
https://pokepast.es/76c1446373c66c1c

Elemental Mega Mawile Offense by Finchinator
:mawile-mega::rotom-wash::tornadus-therian::magearna::kommo-o::landorus-therian:
https://pokepast.es/4d76e5766d02446c

Balances/Fats

Mega Lopunny + Reuniclus Fat by Empo
:lopunny-mega::skarmory::reuniclus::chansey::gliscor::toxapex:
https://pokepast.es/600e60d5b899f4e5

(usage not recommended in current meta) Flyinium Z Tornadus-T Regenerator Spam by Finchinator
:gliscor::lopunny-mega::magearna::tangrowth::tornadus-therian::toxapex:
https://pokepast.es/ddf69a2953ab591f

Double Psychic Fat by ABR
:reuniclus::clefable::gastrodon::magnezone::latios-mega::skarmory:
https://pokepast.es/41c77c804cafb96d

Mega Aggron Balance by Eo Ut Mortus
:aggron-mega::clefable::gastrodon::slowbro::tornadus-therian::tyranitar:
https://pokepast.es/63228fb8f95850aa

Bimonthly Featured Team: (Fight Night Season 1 Winner)
Lead M-Diancie + AV Torn BO by C0mp
:Diancie-Mega: :Heatran: :Kyurem-Black: :Tornadus-Therian: :Ferrothorn: :Landorus-Therian:
 
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Hi! With the end of SPL XIII and SMPL I in its early stages, I'm here to submit some teams for samples based on recent meta developments! :sphearical:
  1. Not taking credit on any of the teams shown below. Aside from personal experience and metagame understanding, they are mostly based off of observed trends from recent development in various tours.
  2. The teams are built either similarly with the same 6 or built around a trending core. Even though the same 6 are seen multiple times, they can viably run different set variations, a testament of their capability to adapt. Moreover, some are even built around/with a unique set or strategy.
  3. Some of the teams submitted reflect the current SM OU metagame well, and has seen moderate usage and success.
  4. EV spread will be explained unless it's based on the dex spread or standard max/max.
  5. Should these teams end up archived on the OP, feel free to do any minor tweaks or adjustments to make them even more viable.

:charizard-mega-x::serperior::volcarona::kommo-o::magearna::mew:Zard X Double Fire HO [https://pokepast.es/29da9cf705b912a0]
Serperior has been one of the faces of offenses lately. The amount of utility it provides to these team archetypes are incredible and this team takes advantage of it well. Contrary punishing Defog attempts, Taunt + Rocky Helmet breaks down Chansey to open up Volcarona's sweep, and provides Defog support for both Mega Charizard X and Volcarona, while spreading annoying Glares to open up free turns of setup for the team. Offensively, it can threaten the bulky waters, helping the double fire core. Kommo-o provides Taunt support again, further stopping entry hazard attempts as well as shutting down passive pokemon while being a solid setup sweeper in its own right. The team is pretty much a dedicated lead + 5 setup mons, with the aforementioned 4 members dealing and overloading the steel types and spdef walls for CM Leftovers Magearna to potentially clean late-game.
  • Serperior: Gives 301HP to live 3 Seismic Toss from Chansey.
  • Showcases the under-used Mega Charizard X, which has not been in any of the sample teams yet.
  • Showcases the trendy offensive core of Volcarona+utility Serperior+Magearna.
  • The same 6 has been used a lot to huge success (1 2 3[Aegislash allowed])

:diancie-mega::volcarona::serperior::magearna::suicune::cresselia: SubSwarm Volc + Vincune Offense [https://pokepast.es/572e78ac85ef7831]
What is worse than having to fight a Suicune? 2 Suicunes! Other than Cresselia's defensive profile by providing a much appreciated ground immunity, its main niche comes from Lunar Dance which gives the team's setup pokemon a 2nd life. Notably to Suicune, which thanks to Pressure, can PP stall even more pokemon like Chansey and Toxapex. Hence, draining all of their PPs allow SubSwarm Volcarona to setup and win games easier. Volcarona is further support by Mega Diancie and utility Serperior again, both of which provides hazard control with Magic Bounce and Defog respectively. Moreover, the former runs a Sub+Endeavor set while the latter carries Taunt+Rocky Helmet, both of which help keep Chansey low. Double dance Magearna rounds out the team as another offensive setup sweeper that can help overlwhelm Heatran. Hence, this team can easily punish the standard fat teams that consist of Mega Lati+Pex+Chansey+Steel.
  • Volcarona: Lives +2 Earthquake from SD Gliscor & Knock Off from CB Kartana, OHKOes Garchomp with +2 Bug Buzz, and outspeed Mega Alakazam at +1.
  • Serperior: Gives 301HP to live 3 Seismic Toss from Chansey.
  • Cresselia: Outspeeds base 100s with Choice Scarf.
  • Showcases the DiaVolc core which has not been in any of the samples yet.
  • Showcases the unique Sub+Swarm Volcarona set.
  • Showcases the trendy offensive core of Volcarona+utility Serperior+Magearna.
  • Though it uses niche pokemon like Suicune and Cresselia, the same 6 has been used a lot to moderate success (1 2 3)

**The core of Volcarona+utility Serperior+Magearna is seen in even more teams, sometimes supported with Mega Diancie as well, and we've seen this combination in other team variations, such as with the niche Dragonite! (1 2)**

:sableye-mega::chansey::skarmory::gliscor::volcarona::weavile:SD Gliscor + Bulkarona Balance [https://pokepast.es/1cdc58de31695641]
The team is built around the setup core of SD Gliscor + bulky Volcarona, the former deals with Heatran and Toxapex while the latter can melt the steel types in return. They are supported by a fat defensive backbone of Mega Sableye+SkarmChans that provides utility, notably Magic Guard + Defog to help alleviate Volcarona and Weavile's Stealth Rock weakness. This allows Volcarona to take advantage of its defensive profile, and by running a bulky variant it can more freely switch into (and potentially punish them with a Flame Body burn) the likes of Kartana, Mega Scizor, and Mega Mawile, which can otherwise destroy the team (Skarmory can kinda phaze them out but can't threaten them in return, and it gets worse when Magnezone is involved). Aside from being a solid speed control, Weavile can Pursuit trap Mega Lati twins to open up SD Gliscor's sweep, as well as a Choice-locked Tapu Lele and Victini which can potentially destroy the team. Moreover, with Mega Sableye running Knock Off, Weavile can afford to run Punishment to cleanly OHKO +6 Manaphy.
  • Volcarona: Outspeeds positive base 95s.
  • Showcases Mega Sableye, which has not been in any of the samples yet. Moreover, it gives an insight on how Mega Sabeleye teams can shift to more towards balances like this instead of the traditional stall teams that it is usually found exclusively in.
  • Showcases the balanced core of SD Gliscor+Weavile, which has seen very high usage throughout SPL.
  • The same 6 has been used quite a bit (1 2)

:mawile-mega::kartana::magnezone::gliscor::chansey::slowbro:Mega Mawile + Wish Chansey Balance [https://pokepast.es/f1238d38fa298574]
Mega Mawile is usually supported by things like voltturn and screens. However, this team takes a more defensive approach with Wish Chansey, providing Mega Mawile with longevity which allows it to trade attacks with the enemy more liberally and thus wallbreak more frequently. Slowbro makes for a niche pick as a solid answer to the likes of Mega Medicham and Hawlucha, and pairs perfectly with Chansey. Kartana runs a unique utility set, being the team's Defogger that matches up well against common Stealth Rock users (Garchomp, Landorus-T, Gliscor, and Ferrothorn), and also offensively check Manaphy and Mega Tyranitar, which Z-Leaf Blade makes easier. Magnezone can run Thunder Wave to slow faster threats for Mega Mawile, or Flash Cannon to immediately threaten Tapu Bulu. But most importantly, it helps remove defensive steel types for Mega Mawile, and thanks to its Choice Scarf can dispose off opposing Kartana to stop it from destroying the team. Hence, this frees up Slowbro's moveslot from running Flamethrower, allowing it to run Future Sight which can help Mega Mawile's wallbreaking potential even further.
  • Kartana: OHKOes Garchomp with Bloom Doom.
  • Showcases Mega Mawile in a different team archetype other than its standard offense and/or voltturn.
  • Showcases the niche Slowbro, especially moreso with Future Sight.
  • Showcases utility Kartana.
  • The same 6 has been used a lot to decent success (1 2 similar variations: 3 4)
 
Hey just wanted to point a couple of things out:
-The Scizor Weavile BO EV spreads seem a bit messed up, probably an import error, you definitely wanna run some bulk on Zor and Tran and some SpD on Fini
-This version of the Lopunny Fini BO is mine (if I get it right Empo’s include Z-Drake Chomp and Smart Strike Kartana), the one z0mog submitted had Z-Fly Lando over Chomp
-I’m not sure if the Psyspam and xtra Volturn can be properly talking Hyper Offenses teams, but the Fairy Spam being in this category makes more sense
-Out of all the 5 teams with Latias, one should include the Calm Mind set, this set is a staple in the metagame


Anyway thanks a lot for updating the thread, these sample teams are much more representative of the meta than the former ones!
 
hey, I'm trying to play some gen 7 ou, does anyone have the link or remember the sets for wish killer's gen7 ou team with mega venusaur, bisharp, chansey, keldeo, skarmory, and heatran?
 
Hi, I want to submit 2 teams for the SM OU Sample Thread. One is mine and the other one is from Grenijo (on discord, his smogon name is BlackSiphon i think). He accept that i can submit his team here 'cause he actually can't do it.

Screen HO + Volc Iapapa :tapu koko: :excadrill: :magearna: :hawlucha: :gyarados-mega: :volcarona:
https://pokepast.es/c871b323ca7531e6
This is the Grenijo team.

-> :tapu koko: Standard Screens set up. Tapu Koko help Magearna for his z-move and hawlucha to activate unburden and his electric see, for double his speed. Classic. This invest is for outspeed Weavile. The other EVs is put on HP and attack by default.

-> :excadrill: Classic Suicide lead. His role is simple: put sr and spin for Volcarona. He has Mold Breaker for OHKO Rotom, and Rock tomb for Tornadus-T, Landorus Max speed...

-> :magearna: Starting with the 1st set up sweeper, one of the best in Screen, Magearna Double Dance. Thist set can easily sweep a game, or do a lot of damage in the opposing team for open the way for Hawlucha or another Poke (Volc). His Electrium Z boosted by the terrain elec is uncheckable (without a ground type) at +2.

-> :hawlucha: Hawlucha is one of te best abuser on screen. Substitue is here for Block burn, poison or para by toxapex, Magearna, Rotom... and other thing like leech seed of celesteela. This invest if for outspeed sand rush excadrill.

-> :gyarados-mega: this is our mega for the team. its simple, with Taunt + Dragon Dance, he can 6-0 Stall if we weak Skarmory and Sableye with the sr and some damages. Waterfall is better for me then Crunch, because vs Rain, this is boosted so it can be an advantage, and its touch more pokemon than we need to touch.

-> :volcarona: Finally, a little bit obvious but a big big big monster, Volcarona. With the Iapapa Berry, we can had a big heal in the mid/late game if your oppo sacrified 2 of his poke to make you into a range of Priority. With HP ground, he is not Block by heatran and hat +2, this is the K.O. We can Giga drain but idk what its better than HP Ground.



2nt team: This one is my own Property.
Grass Spam + Hawlucha Bit Bulky Sweeper BO :tapu bulu: :kartana: :heatran: :hawlucha: :rotom-wash: :landorus-therian:
https://pokepast.es/dc4fce6994568a3e

-> :tapu bulu: This is our Grassy Terrain setter. With the Fight Z, this is a good solution vs Stall and fat. With Swords Dance, and his coverage attack (Stone edge and Superpower), he can pass the fire, water, steel, fly and dark poke (Tornadus, Heatran...). This invest if for tank 2 Hydro Pumps of Ash-Gren after the Grassy terrain heal and outspeed rotom-wash with 4 EVs of speed.

-> :kartana: Kartana is here for Revenge Kill Tapu Koko, lele, fini... With his Choice scarf, he outspeed Blacephalon and Keldeo with the Same Item. His coverage touch a lot of type and its good in this metagame. A classic spread here. We can note the Grassy terrain boost also leaf blade, so Kartana is a really Good Cleaner.

-> :heatran: A classic Spdef Tank Heatran here. With his speed, he outspeed all of the M-Mawile but also base 50 speed Modest/Adamant. He is our check VS Psyspam, tapu lele scarf, Magearna sweeper... He has also the Fire immunity with Flash Fire for bulu and Kartana. Earthquake of Lando is reduct by 50% so Heatran can tank it and Kill with Magma Storm.

-> :hawlucha: This hawlucha is a little bit strange with his spread, but let me explain. With 172 Evs in HP and 48 in SpDef, Scald of toxapex can't break the sub so we can set up on Toxapex. His speed allowed you to alaways outspeed sand rush excadrill, but also full Speed Lando without Unburden. We lost a little bit of damage but that's not really a problem. Hawlucha still the G.O.A.T

-> :landorus-therian: How we can't talk about Landorus-Therian in a SM OU BO team ? I don' know ! The def set is the best because it check Lopunny-M and Medicham-M (without Ice punch). His Rocky Helmet punish u-turn of other Lando, koko, gren... HP Ice is for Weaken Garchomp, Gliscor and 2HKO other Landorus-Therian.

-> :rotom-wash: Finnaly, our last poke, Rotom. With Pain Split + Lefto, he can better check Swampert, Tornadus... With Thunder Wave, he can also block Zard X DD and Volcarona QD, and also have the para haxx chance. Volt Swicth is for Pivoting. Defog is not used becauase we already have it in the Lando set.
 
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I decided to post my first sample, here's how it looks :

https://pokepast.es/a56951ab022885ea


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Toxapex @ Black Sludge
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Nature: Bold
- Toxic Spikes
- Haze
- Recover
- Scald
Toxapex is one of the best mon to keep at the core. Toxic spikes put pressure on bulky and passive teams, its a great hazard to chip Pokémon which creates problems like Kyurem B, Hoopa-Unbound, Char X, Victini, etc.Second, I put haze to counter Pokémon like Mega Scizor, Char X, Volcarona and most importantly Hawlucha because with this team, you have to play very carefully around it and have to not let it set up.

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Kartana @ Fightinium Z
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Nature: Jolly
- Swords Dance
- Sacred Sword
- Knock Off
- Leaf Blade

The main idea to give it fightinuim z was to break skarmory with +2 fightinium z, so that you can put pressure with Tapu bulu and kartana on opposing team, also, fightinuim z is not very likely to be expected, thus can be really good in surprising the opponent.

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Tapu Bulu @ Leftovers
Ability: Grassy Surge
EVs: 248 HP / 224 SpD / 36 Spe
Nature: Careful
- Swords Dance
- Horn Leech
- Superpower
- Synthesis

First, the evs spread, 248HP and 224 SpD is to counter Mega Alakazam and also Modest specs lele, tapu bulu lives at more than 50% after it takes hits from Lele and zam from full because of grassy terrain and leftovers recovery. Gave it synthesis to recover its hp back on their switch so that it can later tank another hit from them, sd horn leech is good after skarm is dead. After tspikes are up, it creates problem to the opposing team and eventually make them lose their momentum.

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Tyranitar @ Tyranitarite
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 76 HP / 252 Atk / 180 Spe
Nature: Adamant
- Dragon Dance
- Ice Punch
- Stone Edge
- Crunch

Next up we have Mega tyranitar, I'd suggest to bring this bad boy out during the late games for a clean sweep, but in some bad situations like if your toxapex is low, then it can tank choice band victini hits, tapu lele in case you dont have a healthy switch in for it, you can predict Psychic and switch to tyranitar.

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Zapdos @ Leftovers
Ability: Static
EVs: 248 HP / 188 Def / 72 Spe
Nature: Bold
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Roost
- Volt Switch
- Defog

Zapdos, pretty usual set with defog for hazard removals, hp ice for Landorus-T and Garchomp and volt switch for gaining momentum and allowing entries for other Pokémon.

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Seismitoad @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 252 HP / 88 Def / 168 SpD
Nature: Sassy
- Scald
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Refresh

Seismitoad is a great stealth rocker in the current meta, my main idea to make it special defensive was mainly because of the fact that toxapex needed to be physically defensive on this team. Seismitoad tanks hits from Mega Zam, acts as Electric immunity, can always be a switch in against rotom-wash.Refresh makes it even better so that it cannot lose hp at all vs rotoms (or toxapex if not knock off)

THREATS TO THE TEAM -

Most of the mons are manageable like Kyurem B, Tapu Lele etc. We have to play around with toxapex and seismitoad infront of kyurem b (z move) and tyranitar and tapu bulu against tapu lele.

Main threats are :
Sand team with excadrill set: Rock slide eq swords dance iron head, which is very rare since its mostly rapid spin in place of rock slide.
Hoopa-unbound : Need to get tspikes up so that hoopa gets chipped by tspikes, there are very few switch ins vs that.
Mega latias/latios : it would be tough to handle them if Tyranitar is low or in range of Ice beam after +1 calm mind by lati.
Magearna : We need to be careful of magearna, need to scout if its z electric so that our toxapex just don't die for no reason, otherwise everything else should be good.
Serperior : Serp is pretty annoying to face as there is very little counterplay for it, we cant do much except stalling leaf storms with zap or tapu bulu, need to be very careful around it.

It's a pretty solid team overall, can be used during tournament matches to surprise your opponent with the moves.
 
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I'm back here with an Hyper Offense team this time :

https://pokepast.es/e66ef907bae11b22

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Volcarona @ Psychium Z
Ability: Flame Body
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Quiver Dance
- Psychic
- Flamethrower
- Hidden Power [Ground]

Psychium z for toxapex, made it modest because of a lot of toxapex usage along with heatran, people don't really expect it to be hp ground + z psychic. This could trick a few opponents and volc can sweep them easily.


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Diancie-Mega @ Diancite
Ability: Magic Bounce
EVs: 248 HP / 8 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Endeavor
- Stealth Rock
- Moonblast
- Substitute

Mega diancie with sub endeavor rocks set can be really good to set the starting hazards especially infront of Landorus-t, diancie lives an eq (non-mega) and can stealth rock on it. After setting up srocks wew can deal damage by endeavor. This can potentially lead to a good start as we would have hazards on opp's field but they won't.


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Scolipede @ Focus Sash
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Toxic Spikes
- Spikes
- Megahorn
- Endeavor

Another lead hazards setter, Tspikes + spikes. My main idea to put scolipede in this team because I wanted to make an hazards pressure team and sweeping with dnite and magearna in the late games.


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Dragonite @ Leftovers
Ability: Multiscale
EVs: 248 HP / 44 Atk / 216 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Roost
- Earthquake
- Ice Punch
- Dragon Dance

A bulky dnite in screens with dd, eq, roost and ice punch can be really good in my opinion. I have tested this team and this dnite was a big threat to most of the teams, as it tanks a lot a of damage in screens + roost into multiscale helps a lot too.

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Serperior @ Light Clay
Ability: Contrary
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Reflect
- Light Screen
- Glare
- Taunt


No attack screens setter. I put taunt in there to avoid getting defogged which would lead into the removal of all the hazards which we deployed.
Keeping all of our hazards on the field then setting screens without letting the opponent defog would be really great for us since hazards would deal a lot of damage (Stealth rock + spikes + tspikes).


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Magearna @ Iapapa Berry
Ability: Soul-Heart
EVs: 252 HP / 40 SpA / 216 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Shift Gear
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
- Calm Mind

Last but definitely not the least is Magearna, another sweeper, shift gear and calm mind with ice beam tbolt checks everything.
It is really very strong in the screens and also with Iapapa berry which would increase our health back even if we lose some while setting up.
I'd suggest to start setting up with magearna in the late games because there's a high chance of our opponent's team to be chipped by the hazards and thus we can deal damage and probably OHKO them after 2-3 calm mind.

Problem :
In H.O teams, it is very possible that the whole team won't have switches against a particular mon, so it might be tough to manage but that's the case with hyper offensive teams.
 
Hi, here's my sample! This is the team I use 99% of the time for Gen 7 OU. Posting it to see if anyone else is crazy enough to try it or if anyone is able to improve it.

Team Name: The Frontier Brain

Why this Team? This team is a Swiss army knife for Gen 7 OU. Used wisely, it can solve almost any problem caused by sample builds and common OU mons. It's extremely fun and engaging to play with (and very rewarding to win with), so it would make a great team for players who love and appreciate the game's RNG, love making technical plays, or just want to easily clean sweep. Played correctly, it can shine in match ups against Trick Rooms, Terrains, Weather, fast mons, slow mons, Fake Out mons, Stealth Rocks, and Toxic Spikes. And there's ample room for misplay recovery to boot.

First Glance: On the surface, this team looks predictable, and thats by design. Galvantula is an electric type sticky web setter (plus more ;)) - seems simple enough. Excadrill is a fast strong physical ground type with EQ right? (lol EQ?) Charizard could be X or Y, but once revealed to be X, opponents expect max speed flare blitz, not slightly defensive EVs with fire punch, nor do they expect thunder-punch to hit their water types. "Breloom huh? Wow, weird to see someone using technician in gen 7 OU, but ok". This mistake can hurt peoples ego. (Poison heal ;)). Greninja is deliberately Male to make opponents assume its Ash Greninja, but it's protean instead. And finally Linoone is the wild card. If you know, you know (but most people don't see last resort coming). Team typing is specific to maximize safe switches in the Landorus T metagame, given the glass canon team composition. Looks aside, this team can duke it out in 100+ turn battles. (Fun fact - no two mons share the same type, and they're color coordinated because I'm OCD)

Example of switch safety: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-2266732877

Team Style: This build is a calculated offensive team. Each mon can hit hard with at least one attack, and all mons but Charizard have options to either assist or revenge KO for party members. Additionally, all major status problems (Sleep 100% with Spore, Severe Poisoning 90% with Toxic, Paralyze 30% with Thunder, Freeze 10% with Ice Beam, and Burn 10% with Fire Punch) are all possible to inflict with this team, granting multiple options to overcome both hyper-offensive opponents and stall based opponents. Moves like Sticky Web, Stealth Rocks, and Leech Seed force opponents to play into your hand making their next turn more predictable, and allowing for that one turn needed to turn the tides.

Every team member putting in work: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-2287734349-ziv4nkwh767mmhtsqzek0im6apb330tpw

RNG perks: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-2287805409

Team Strategy: The main strategy of this team is to Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome...

Step 1 - Improvise: There are three main leads: Galvantula is the primary lead. It can set up webs, allowing for Breloom to set up mid game; additionally, Sticky Web allows Greninja to outspeed mons like Choice Scarf Tapu Lele or Choice Scarf Kartana. Greninja, when it's chosen as a lead, can Dark Pulse lead Mew, and can hurt lead Espeon, a mon which counters Galvantula. Another Greninja specialty is the ability to counter lead Kommo-o; if you see that mon, always lead Greninja into Ice Beam, because the team has no fairy types to neutralize Clangorous Soulblaze. Lead Excadrill is the go to Choice for Mega Sabelye encounters. Use Mold Breaker Toxic on turn 1 & Stealth Rocks turn 2 - you'll thank me later. Even Breloom can lead into mons like Smeargle, Shuckle, and Tyranitar, setting up right away with Spore.

How to early game: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-2281386017-d51prxra3qy5s6y3gcpmkaikk630xbtpw

Step 2 - Adapt: In the midgame, you can burn Excadrill's eject button, swap to Breloom to set up Poison Heal, or test out your oppents power and speed with Charizard. You can also swap back into Excadrill to set up Stealth Rocks. Whatever you do, just make sure its optimal and saves your best mons (ie. not Galvantula and Excadrill) for the lategame. Chip whenever and however, and set up with Breloom or Charizard to deal damage. Be ready to lose Charizard in the midgame, but try to avoid it. You'll want to almost never want to sack Breloom. It's usually extremely valuable in the late game. And never underestimate the power of Linoone.

Capitalizing on Scarf Rotom: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-2280818487-c1cra8j1z6x2cnlwpft62t5on4afcekpw

Step 3 - Overcome: It only takes one turn. Bank everything on setting up that one turn of outplaying and setting up. Breloom, Charizard, and especially Linoone are your win conditions, so pick one early on in the game, and after collecting data, take every necessary step to set up your sweeper. Steal mons that your opponent doesn't know are important for later. Force switches into Focus Punches. Bleed HP with Leech Seed, and D Dance, Belly Drum, or 2 v 1 with Breloom while your opponent is backed into a corner. WIN AT ALL COSTS.

Win at all costs: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-2287839976

Win at all costs: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-2085023316

Pokemon Breakdowns:
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Galvantula @ Focus Sash
Ability: Compound Eyes
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Sticky Web
- Thunder
- Energy Ball
- Hidden Power [Ice]

Galvantula is the second-best Sticky Web Setter in the game, outclassed only by Ribombee. That said, it has some major upside that Ribombee doesn't. First off, it has Compound Eyes Thunder, a devastating combo. Thunder hits hard, but not always hard enough, so that 30% chance of paralysis comes in clutch sometimes. Add in the fact that you rarely miss, and this is a great start to an aggressive team. This spider can deal major damage right off the bat to rain teams if you predict the switch to Swampert correctly with Energy Ball. And into lead Landorus, Galvantula can set up Sticky webs turn 1, read whether Lando is slow or fast, and then counter with HP Ice or swap into another mon if needed. Things to watch out for include Stealth Rock/Fake Out teams with Hawlucha in the back. You'll want to save the focus sash in order to hit Hawlucha with an OHKO Thunder later in the game. So to save Focus Sash...see the next mon below!

How to lead into Gliscor: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-2390020291

Guessing bulky Landorus based off of Beedrill lead: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-2164118557

Thunder Para Clutch: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-2190822852

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Excadrill @ Eject Button
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 108 HP / 252 Atk / 92 Def / 24 SpD / 32 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Iron Head
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
- Rapid Spin

(Before I get into it here, I gotta say that Excadrill is the MASTER of neutralizing Mega Sabeleye. You can make that mon look silly if you read it right. Mold Breaker is severely underrated.)

Excadrill runs Eject Button mainly to save Galvantula's bacon. On a turn 1 vs Mega Loppuny or Mega Medicham, you'll want to swap Galvantula into Excadrill to eat Fake Out, collect data, and switch to a better Pokemon for the job. Eject button also has utility against players who think they can set up against you. You can set up Stealth Rocks & Toxic while an opponent like Latias or Reuniclus begins to Calm Mind, and then you can eat a hit and freely swap into Greninja, Linoone, or Breloom.

The downside is that to use Excadrill against offensive mons, you need to first burn the Eject Button, which can be difficult to do optimally sometimes. If you can burn the button though, Excadrill makes an excellent Mimikyu counter with Mold Breaker Iron Head on a Swords Dance read. The most difficult problem is the fact that the team's only hard counter to Magic Guard Clefable is Excadrill, who can one shot with Iron Head, so watch out for those pesky stall teams running Clefable. If you're not worried about getting burned, bully Sableye with Toxic, and then switch to Breloom on the Chansey swap read to prevent heals for Clefable. This is the team's least useful mon, so be willing to can it to set up something else if you have to. Remember this is a Calculated Offensive team, so be willing to collect information - it will be worth it later.

Examples:

Utilizing Eject Button: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-2274523815-ib4884mphnljsir4vt4xp18l9uqt4jupw

Eliminating Sableye: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-2281650898-0qipllxw5e31hd8joja8q6nhdloiqcapw

Iron Head vs Mimikyu: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-2257141547-6hnc3z85gjda6vcamxn097nlaxk0h0gpw



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Charizard @ Charizardite X
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 228 Atk / 27 Def / 12 SpD / 241 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Dragon Claw
- Fire Punch
- Thunder Punch

If you don't want to think too much, we have a good old fashioned sweeper here. Charizard does what a Charizard is gonna do. It dances, it hits, it KO's. Thunder punch can deal damage against Toxapex, usually forcing a Regenerator switch and giving reads, and it can also hurt Heatran. Make sure to D Dance whenever you can! Get crazy with it, and play just a tad recklessly sometimes. Oh, but watch out for Tyranitar & Landorus!

Linoone helping Charizard: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-2288417255-4157xi409fqiu89azz7ommpxj9ibahypw

Thunder Punch advantage: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-2383974212-gahmd1x2jfgscovxclcugttkgai7lqppw

Thunder Punch advantage 2: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-2165819246-mcibx5d18vgcr8dw3guwk0qxf7sssvopw


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Breloom @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
EVs: 232 Atk / 48 Def / 228 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Spore
- Substitute
- Leech Seed
- Focus Punch

Are you tired of getting pushed around by Stone Edge Tyranitar? Need an answer to Landorus' constant intimidates, Earthquakes, and Stealth Rocks? Has Heatran walled your Charizard one too many times? Well have I got the mon for YOU! This Breloom build is GOATED, and there's no doubt in my mind that in a world without Sleep Clause, it would be banned. First you Spore, then your Toxic Orb activates. You Substitute next turn, and then you either leech seed or Focus Punch. Whether you're faster or slower than your opponent matters a lot, so be smart about the way you use Substitute. If you play it right, you can maximize your odds of getting a KO, and staying behind Substitute for when the next mon comes in. This mon can and will deal with Tornadus, Serperior, Landorus, Heatran, Latias, Tyranitar, Mega Alakazam, Charizard X & Y, Celesteela, Magnezone, Magearna, Cresselia, Kyurem, Keldeo, Hoopa, Bisharp, Mawile, and more. This is the MVP of the team, so only let it die if you have no other choice.

Advantages: This mon can take advantage of Roost turns for double damage Focus Punches against Flying types like Charizard or Skarmory, Substitute stall terrains and weather, and Leech Seed stall Intimidate mons that attempt to stand in its way. If you see a Chansey, sieze every opportunity to Focus Punch it. Rotom Wash is a non-threat, and Ditto is beatable if you're already behind Substitute when it switches in.
Ex: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-2273374680

Threatening mons include: Tapu Koko, Ferrothorn, Sylveon/Mega Gardevoir (Hyper Voice), Volcorona (Bug Buzz), Infiltrator Chandelure/Crobat, Kommo-o (Clangorous Soulblaze), and Hoopa (Hyperspace Hole). Ferrothorn's Gyro Ball can ruin the strategy, so swap stall the bugger out of G Balls, and then set up and go for KO. For Tapu Koko, substitute stall until Electric Terrain wears off, and then Spore. Sylveon and Mega Gardevoir hard counter. Take advantage of Sticky Webs to Spore them and then tag out. Hoopa is beatable, but be careful with Hyperspace Hole. You can one shot Hoopa with Focus Punch on a switch read, so play it smart! Infiltrator Chandelure & Crobat are devils...RUN! Volcorona is menacing, but can be beaten with smart Sporing, and good switches. Be mindful of Bug Buzz though. And lastly, the occasional Landorus T with Flyinium Z and Gliscor with Acrobatics should be in the back of your mind until debunked.

How to set up: In general, you can play around Defog, Earthquake, and U-Turn reads to set up against Landorus, freely switch into Toxapex without getting burned by Scald, or sit on most stallers and out stall them. Three awkward stall match ups are Venusaur, Tangrowth, and Gliscor, but team composition helps with these situations. Against Trick Room teams, this is the mon of choice - just be careful battling Alolan Marowak. For answers to most of Brelooms problems, see the next mon!

Examples:

Playing in Trick Room: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-2289686142

Trust Breloom in the late game: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-2275884640-7i307th6wl47z5jd28mwtkbzi2i73x9pw

How to beat Ditto: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-2288424423-35o4vcx3tuau6i30zvn171k3avt1t2lpw

Playing around speed: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-2273967560

General use: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-2191116715
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Greninja (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Protean
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Surf
- Dark Pulse
- Water Shuriken
- Ice Beam

Greninja is my Clutch Mon. This guy will finish the job that other mons started. Water Shuriken is a necessary priority move for fighting those dummy fast mons. Dark Pulse can handle a few psychic threats, including Mega Alakazam. Ice Beam will KO mons like Tangrowth, Tapu Bulu, Kommo'o, Landorus, Garchomp, and Serperior. And Surf is just a good move. You already know that. The only thing that makes this Grenja special is Life Orb for that extra kick to get the job done. Protean with Life Orb keeps the STAB that would otherwise be lost with Battle Bond, so this Greninja hits harder. The speed loss isn't a problem with webs on the team.
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Linoone @ Figy Berry
Ability: Gluttony
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 20 Def / 4 SpD / 228 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Belly Drum
- Extreme Speed
- Last Resort
- Protect

And finally, the team's true hero. Barring ghost types, this mon can 1 to 2 shot just about anything besides Mega Aggron, and just FYI it works best after Landorus has been taken care of. Your best bet is to take advantage of a Tapu Fini's Defog, and then set up Belly Drum into E Speed. Then when the opps switch into their next mon, use Protect to unlock Last Resort. If you outspeed, use Last Resort; if you don't, use 6x E Speed. Magearna in your face? Just click Last Resort. If you're about to get Fake Out swap stalled by Loppuny or Medicham, use Protect into 6x E Speed. If a Whirlwind is coming from Skarmory, use Last Resort. If you're up against Toxapex before setting up, swap to Breloom to avoid Haze. If you're battling Heatran, click Last Resort. BUT, if you see a Kartana, you'll want to either run or E Speed it and sacrifice Linoone. This mon is user friendly and VERY enemy antagonizing. Have fun!

Sweep Examples:

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-2281391451-ijy18txrsb4e76t80cn0hxa8qll6v41pw

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-2273961967

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-2274531671

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-2274523815-ib4884mphnljsir4vt4xp18l9uqt4jupw

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-2190658027-1kaucx06vrulvwosnib97a3nd2nu4wkpw

Outplaying High Jump Kick: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-2173772848

Risking Breloom for the roost read and then following up with a bait to Linoone checkmate:
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-2408658813-hbs5umc6y55ao93o3p452pyui8wyax4pw


That's all folks! I'm going to Board & Brew now :P

Peace out & have some WILD battles!


Edit:

Team Weaknesses:
-Double Intimidate teams
-Mega Pinsir (make sure it gets caught in webs and to keep Greninja healthy)
-Hydro Pump Ash Greninja if it gets momentum
-Speed Boost Sharpedo
-Mega Charizard X if it gets momentum
-Ditto (Make sure Ditto transforms into Breloom, substitute until they're out of Focus Punches and you win)
-Unaware Clefable (fight it with Breloom or Excadrill)
-Magic Guard Clefable (fight it with Linoone or Excadrill)
-Lead Ribombee (There's no solid answer)
-Mega Alakazam (don't let it Trace Compound Eyes!)
 
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Hello, here are some fun and interesting teams that I've made:

:Buzzwole::Magearna::Tapu-Fini::Landorus-Therian::Latias-Mega::Kartana: Buzzwole BO [https://pokepast.es/bdfba1d267c35cb5]

Buzzwole is the star of this show, and the team is built around it to support it. I've always been a big preacher of Buzz's viability, and making a team with him, I knew I wanted to place him as part of the defensive core. Buzzwole+AV Mag+Bold Tapu Fini is a great core that shells up each others weaknesses very well, and combined with Landorus-T, keeps almost all of the metagame in check. Buzzwole and AV Magearna almost perfectly compliment each others weaknesses, and buzzwole being an immense physical wall appreciates a special wall as good as Magearna. Tapu Fini works to take the fire attacks from things like Volcarona and Zard-X, and act as a great check to Ash-Gren. The combination of Lando + physically defensive Fini keeps hawlucha at bay, so against a hawlucha HO it is imperative to keep Fini healthy. Specially defensive Lando is used to help against PsySpam hyper offense, as Magearna can eventually get overwhelmed over the course of a game. It can be used to tank one strong special hit (from a zam or lele), and finish off KOs or get much needed chip. It also helps at dealing with heatran. Setup Mega-Latias and Kartana form a strong breaking core, that can overwhelm stall teams after patient play. They work well with the two pivots against offense teams as well.
  • Buzzwole outspeeds rotom-wash, 36 SpDef lets it always live uninvested clefable moonblast after rocks
  • 28 Defense on Magearna lets it live medicham HJK and landorus EQ, 30 speed IVs lets it be slower than opposing magearna
  • 156 Defense Bold lets Fini live 2 medicham zen headbutts, 16 Speed lets it outspeed cresselia, 32 SpA lets it OHKO hawlucha with moonblast
  • 180 SpDef Careful lets Lando live 1 specs lele psychic, 4 Speed outspeeds modest magnezone, 4 attack guarantees the 2HKO on 252 Def Bold toxapex with black sludge
  • Landorus is the knock off user on my team, HP Ice isnt very necessary due to how good my team already is into Lando, Gliscor and Garchomp
  • 8 SpA lets Latias 2HKO specially defensive toxapex after 1 calm mind, with no black sludge
  • 24 SpDef on Kartana allows it to live 1 mega-diancie moonblast after rocks

:Landorus-Therian::Beedrill-Mega::Ferrothorn::Rotom-Wash::Victini::Greninja-Ash: Beedrill VoltTurn HO [https://pokepast.es/e14421bbd8385a05]

I challenged myself to make a team with Mega-Beedrill, which is a mon I've always liked but never been able to get right. It certainly has a lot of issues, the main ones being a rock weakness and a bad matchup into the most common mon in the tier, Landorus. The way I attempted to eliminate these weaknesses were by pairing it up with landorus, rotom-wash and ferrothorn. Both beedrill and ferrothorn are equipped with knock off, and this is mean to remove rocky helmets from lando, zapdos and tornadus respectively. Beedrill is a good lure for lando, ferro is a good lure for tornadus, and both are good for luring in zapdos, so knocking off on the switch will significantly improve beedrills long-term value. Landorus and rotom not only form a very common pivot core, but a double defog core as well, which further increases beedrills longevity and allows setup victini in at full hp. Victini and ash-greninja are common mons on volt turn teams that can take great advantage of pivoting in for free, as well as hazard removal.
  • Beedrill uses toxic-spikes over pursuit or drill run to make its matchup into opposing offense teams better ─ if the opposing team has multiple u-turn punishers (landorus, tornadus, ferrothorn, zapdos, etc.), then clicking t-spikes on the potential switches is much better value. Beedrill acts as a toxic spikes absorber against toxapex/greninja, which is a great addition to an offense team

:Camerupt-Mega::Weavile::Tapu-Bulu::Tornadus-Therian::Cresselia::Toxapex: Camerupt + Bulu Offense [https://pokepast.es/be9b1b7ae3f5b4aa]

Mega-Camerupt is used for its great matchup into virtually every electric type/volt switch user in the tier. Its practically a free switch-in into the likes of magearna, zapdos, magnezone and tapu koko, due to its typing also giving it a resist to these mons coverage moves. The goal of this team is to get camerupt in to hit things as hard as possible, as its fire blast and earth power are really hard to switch into. Weavile is able to pursuit trap the lati twins and slowbro, which are the best checks for camerupt in the game, as well as being a great cleaner once camerupt has worn down or killed things like magearna, toxapex, mega scizor and koko. Tapu Bulu gives camerupt grass coverage, which allows it to hit rotom-wash and the defensive water-grounds (gastrodon, seismitoad, quagsire) very hard. It also gives grassy terrain to the team, removing camerupts and toxapexs ground weakness, and giving passive recovery to camerupt. The last 3 mons are meant to support this offensive core, with taunt z-move tornadus destroying hazard setters, physically defensive toxapex for dealing with zard-x and kyurem-black, and CM cresselia to check medicham and alakazam, and to clean up in the end game.
  • 72 hp and 52 SpDef on camerupt allows it to survive a mega-alakazam psychic on terrain, 124 Speed outspeeds toxapex
  • Bulu has 92 speed to outpace rotom-wash
  • 112 SpDef on cresselia lets it survive 2 specs lele moonblasts
  • 8 Speed lets toxapex outspeed reuniclus, 136 Defense Bold lets it survive a +2 EQ from zard-x

:Toxapex::Clefable::Latias-Mega::Gliscor::Kartana::Volcarona: Life Orb Clef Balance [https://pokepast.es/6e308b9b8b457fe1]

Life Orb is a great item on defensive clefable because of how threatening it makes it to opposing balance and fat. It allows ice beam to KO landorus and specially defensive gliscor after rocks, and gives moonblast the capability to 2hko mega latias and mega sableye. Its also valuable against offense teams, securing OHKOs on greninja, mega medicham and always 2hkoing mega gyarados. In essence, life orb clef reaches many breakpoints that it otherwise wouldnt have, and plus it makes moonblast a genuinely threatening neutral attack. Toxic spikes from toxapex lets clefable wear down the enemies a lot faster, and since clefable has a good matchup into most hazard removers, it can deter removal and keep t-spikes up for as long as possible. Utility mega latias gives para support to 3 sweepers that all greatly appreciate it, with gliscor and kartana almost requiring things like greninja and opposing latias to be paralyzed before attempting to sweep. Latias is a very reliable defogger, which is very important for bulkarona to not only sweep, but also to switch in on things like kartana and excadrill consistently. A balance team with 3 sweepers like this keeps the team not too passive, and the tried and true defensive core of toxapex, clefable and mega latias keeps a majority of the metagame at bay. Overall, this team has a consistent matchup into any archetype, from stall to offense.
  • 4 SpA on clefable allows moonblast to 2hko mega latias
  • 244 Hp on gliscor maximizes poison heal healing, 40 SpDef always lives a rotom-wash hydro pump
  • Volcarona outspeeds defensive landorus and SD gliscor

:Kyurem::Toxapex::Landorus-Therian::Mawile-Mega::Tornadus-Therian::Cresselia: Kyurem + Lunar Dance BO [https://pokepast.es/cc6af3ccdd870126]

Kyurem is able to stall out nearly any defensive pokemon or team, and rack up chip damage better than many pokemon. Its one of the most unique balance breakers, and on top of PP stalling it can deal a fair bit of damage as a result of its high special attack. Toxic spikes is another tool to stall out even offensive teams, and toxapex and kyurem shore up many of each others weaknesses. Stealth rock from landorus punishes double regenerator cores that want to reverse PP stall kyurem, and this combined with kyurems attacks will very slowly wear them down. Pivots from landorus and tornadus help get kyurem in, and are good into HO, which kyurem generally struggles with. Mega-mawile is not only great at breaking walls that kyurem cant get through, like tapu fini and clefable, but can also clean teams that kyurem has already weakened severely. Finally, cresselia serves multiple jobs on this team, including being an answer to medicham and psyspam, providing para support for mega-mawile and kyurem, and most insidiously, lunar dancing to restore PP on kyurem. Lunar dance is what enables kyurem to PP stall very passive teams, as without it, it will be unable to consistently do it without running out of PP itself. It is also nice for healing up mawile if its been heavily chipped.
  • 4 Speed on landorus outspeeds modest magnezone
  • 92 Defense Bold cresselia survives 3 mega-lopunny returns
 
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As I've recently started building teams to use, I would like to present you the team I had the most success with in ladder and tournament games.https://pokepast.es/f9f8487dc2729ee6 - This is the paste if you don't want to read the rest of the post.This idea originally came to me when I heard my friends talking about how good cm clef can be, so I thought as I don't use cm clef or clef very often i will give it a shot at building.

:skarmory: Skarmory @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
  • Spikes,
  • Roost,
  • Whirlwind,
  • Counter,
:clefable: Clefable @ Life Orb
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 248 HP / 216 Def / 44 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
  • Moonblast,
  • Thunder,
  • Soft-Boiled,
  • Calm Mind,
I started the idea with these 2, as i wanted hazard support to help clefable break down other teams checks to clef such as heatran, kartana and heart swap magearna,spikes also act nicely to help reduce the longevity of threats to this team, such as taunt lele, mega ttar, 3 attacks ZardX after mega. 44 speed on clefable is to outspeed heart swap magearnasand also outspeed pokemon at 331 speed or less that get paralysed by thunder on the off chance it does. Skarmory fits quite nicely here to help deal with SD excadrill on sand, Mgyara with counter/whirlwind, SD bulu, Msciz and such.

:gliscor: Gliscor @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
EVs: 244 HP / 244 SpD / 20 Spe
Careful Nature
  • Stealth Rock,
  • Earthquake,
  • Knock Off,
  • Roost,
Gliscor is the next addition to the team, i didnt have a stealth rocker and I was weak to heatran, so it felt like a no-brainer. I prefer Careful and really bulky gliscors to eat hits from hpice landos, uninvested icebeam from magearna and other neutral attacks from strong special attackers such as mega alakazam. I also noticed the team lacked knock off which is crucial vs other fat structures and acts as a status absorber quite nicely. Gliscor helps clefable break through.

:cresselia: Cresselia @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 92 Def / 152 SpA / 12 Spe
Bold Nature
  • Psyshock,
  • Ice Beam,
  • Calm Mind,
  • Moonlight,
Next up is cresselia, at the moment I LOVE this mon, the fact it can sit on most things and just outright win the game is nuts. Cresselia plays a key role in checking lopunny,medicham whilst also making the psyspam matchup better by giving a bulky psychic resist.

:latias-mega: Latias-Mega) (F) @ Latiasite
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 248 HP / 8 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
  • Roost,
  • Psychic,
  • Draco Meteor,
  • Surf,
Latias is on the team to not just get rolled over by manaphy, stall rain turns against swampert under rain and dish out draco meteors to threaten kyurem black and SD ZardX. This Latias has surf to threaten ttars on switch in and chip them down to not lose to them later in the game.

:toxapex: Toxapex @ Black Sludge
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 92 Def / 164 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
  • Toxic Spikes,
  • Scald,
  • Toxic/Haze,
  • Recover,
Lastly, Toxapex, pressure bulky teams and defogless offenses such like XTRA and certain psyspams etc. Pex also serves as a swap-in to greninja to scout the set.This team without haze toxapex struggles against volcarona but you can opt for toxic pex to put defoggers on a timer and pressure opposing cm cress'.

THREAT LIST:

CM Cress depending on pex set
Volcarona depending on pex set
Encore/Taunt Alakazam
DDance CharX
Manaphy
DD Mega ttar



Shoutout to my son Abele for helping with sets
 
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https://pokepast.es/e5e7425bf976c1be

I wrote something a teambuilding process in spanish and i'm lazy to translate it by myself so s/o to Google translator
The team focuses on Cresselia both offensively and defensively.
Future Sight is a combo that doesn't get many switch-ins, along with damage from a Mega Heracross Fighting attack. They often switch to a Psychic-type, but with a Bug Stab (Pin Missile), it's not a great switch-in.

Mega Sableye as a lead could be a problem for the team, which is why Heracross is carrying Guts. If the opponent is carrying Clefable Unaware, sticking with Heracross against Clefable isn't a bad idea if you've already dealt significant damage, as Clefable will tend to use Wish.


0 SpA Clefable Moonblast vs. 24 HP / 4 SpD Heracross-Mega: 188-224 (61.2 - 72.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

It's also pretty easy to heal with wish vs a hard stall.

0 SpA Toxapex Scald vs. 24 HP / 4 SpD Heracross-Mega: 51-60 (16.6 - 19.5%) -- possible 6HKO
0 Atk Gliscor Earthquake vs. 24 HP / 0 Def Heracross-Mega: 46-54 (14.9 - 17.5%) -- possible 6HKO
252+ Atk Gliscor Ice Fang vs. 24 HP / 0 Def Heracross-Mega: 56-67 (18.2 - 21.8%) -- possible 5HKO
0 SpA Clefable Moonblast vs. 24 HP / 4 SpD Heracross-Mega: 188-224 (61.2 - 72.9%) -- 43.8% chance to OHKO


(This means the chances of Clefable Moonblast + Seismic Toss killing)



164 SpA Cresselia Future Sight vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Clefable: 135-160 (34.2 - 40.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252+ Atk Guts Heracross Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Clefable: 138-162 (35 - 41.1%) -- guaranteed 3HKO


I realized that Heart Swap on Magearna isn't really necessary, since for typical Calm Mind spam sets (usually Psychic-types), you can pivot into Magearna, volt switch to Heracross.

Against Mega Latias, it's still straightforward, except you have to go first with Cresselia's Thunder Wave. (If it's a rare Substitute > Ice Beam set, you're a total loser.)

Seismitoad is the ultimate volt-immune, providing a switch in to Heatran without Grassium Z and Koko with ease. He can set up Stealth Rocks and makes progress by burning the other team.

Chansey: At first, I wasn't entirely sure about this pick. I thought it would be a bit weak to Toxic Spikes and would have preferred to go with Toxapex, but thinking about it, Chansey is a very good wall here. It serves as a switch in to many things, including Mega Y Charizard, specs Blacephalon, Volcanion, and Base Kyurem. What I like most is being able to use Wish. It gives my team a lot of durability if they take away Seismitoad's item, or if they chip my Heracross, which otherwise wouldn't have the ability to heal itself.

And finally, Tornadus. I needed a Defogger, a Flying-type, and something to break certain things without relying so much on Future Sight + Heracross. Plus, it makes it easier for Heracross to come in with U-Turn and gives me progress with Knock Off. A very good sixth pick.



Nothing out of the ordinary, I mainly relied on sample sets and edited some if I already covered anything.

Cresselia: I moved the 12 EVs from SPE to Spa. It helped me hit Future Sight harder. The 12 EVs were originally intended to speed up Rotom Wash, but it's useless here and could even be detrimental. The only "useful" one is Moonlight, but that would mean having less power in Future Sight and also not being able to predict the Volt Switch with a Thunder Wave.

252 Atk Lopunny-Mega Frustration vs. 252 HP / 92+ Def Cresselia: 124-147 (27.9 - 33.1%) -- guaranteed 4HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
164 SpA Cresselia Future Sight vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Toxapex: 140-168 (46 - 55.2%) -- 9.4% chance to 2HKO after Black Sludge recovery

Heracross: I removed some of its Speed because it already covered several things that spread was used for. I left it just right so Heracross would be faster than Tyranitar 252 Spe Jolly. The problem is that this spread is almost always Mega, and if it isn't, it's Scarf. So it'll help when you knock off Scarf. With 24 HP, it can withstand a Fire Punch/Stone Edge +1 at 100% HP.


Magearna: Sample set but with heal bell>Heart swap, no need to use Heart swap having response to basically all Calm Minds spammers.


Seismitoad: A direct sample set. The 36 Defense helps against Mega Mawile, the 12 Speed is for Mega Scizor and to annoy with the ability to burn with Scald, and the rest is for Special Defense to take advantage of the Water Move immunity and tank Greninja's Dark Pulse, Koko's Gleams, Fini's Moonblast, and other moves.

252+ Atk: Huge Power Mawile-Mega Play Rough vs. 244 HP / 36 Def: Seismitoad: 336-396 (81.5 - 96.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
No need to explain the rest.
Even though I think it's a super solid team, I haven't tested it much in ladders or higher-level competitions yet. I have some ideas about what could complicate this team. (Mostly related to cores or hazard setters, so with a good level of play, they can be avoided.)

Toxic Spikes Toxapex + Tornadus Therian Trapper: Tornadus-T Z is a fairly weak defogger compared to others.
Choice Band/Steelium Z/Normalium Z Kartana: It's a 50/50 with sacrifice options, but it can involve a lot of mind games.
Hazard users can be a problem for Tornadus Therian (Ferrothorn Gyro Ball/Thunder Wave) (Garchomp Z-Move)
(Landorus-T Z-Move) (Greninja Protean, especially with Toxic Spikes): If you lose Tornadus early in the game, you're done. Ferrothorn isn't that bad since you get free Heracross instead of a Hazard.
Mega Mawile: You can do something with Magearna and Volt Switch to Heracross, but those are also mind games.
Mega Charizard X: This Pokémon is always going to be a pain. We'll usually need to sacrifice something or go hard on Cresselia, use Thunder Wave, and pray it gets paralyzed. The Swords Dance set is more of a pain, and if it's paired with a Heal Bell on the back, it's even worse.
I haven't checked the team again since I built (SM Circuit 2024) so there are probably some errors, inaccurancies and outdated sets, with some spreads i kinda gave up thinking lmao. Anyways it worked for what i wanted.
free yato
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-2258218889-8lr3dttxttluyayuuu0s1i6gbcyhw97pw

Now the real talk.
https://pokepast.es/bff5df83398ea21b

Even if i lost with this in smpl i find it funny, it can get some great MUs tbh, the team is based on a spl 2023 webs but with mana over belly drum azumarill. I don't mind which of this 2 gets the sample slot, would be better if both get zinnias :psysly:
 
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