So for a quick intro: I hate pokebank Ou. Please don't take this the wrong way, but I really dislike it. I loved pre pokebank, and I still use teams as such. I don't battle super competitively, but my friends and I all battle, and although I am the best among them, I'm not that amazing a battler. We have a tournament set up, and this is the team I'm thinking of bringing.
I love sticky web. It's a great hazard, and it makes a lot of pokemon that had ok speed become much better and much more viable. So I decided to take two fairly slow, but good pokemon, and attempt to sweep with them, as you'll see in the goal.
The goal: To sweep either using Mega Medicham or choice specs boomburst exploud
Both are good pokemon, but they can really shine/sweep/takeout 3 or more pokemon, when they don't have to worry about their sub-par speed. (Medicham isn't that bad, but it will usually die on the turn it mega evolves and doesn't get the stat boosts)
The main things I have to worry about are ghost types, spinners, defoggers, and pokemon that don't get affected by the sticky web.
So in a less complicated list- ghosts, flying types, excadrill, and flying types are my main worries.
But now, the team
Galvantula w/ focus sash
Compound eyes
Timid, 252spd, 252Sp.Atk
-Sticky web
-energy Ball
-Thunder
-Bug buzz
This guy is the primary dude for this team. He sets up the main entry hazard that supports everything else. The one thing I've debated with this guy is whether or not to run volt switch over energyball. The point is so that I can re-setup if defog is used, because while I can stop rapid spin, I can't stop defog. The other problem is the rest of my pokemon (besides aegislash) aren't bulky enough to the point that I'm comfortable enough to switch them in. I think I plan to stay with energy ball, because it allows me to take pretty big chunks of health out of things like swampert
Exploud w/Choice Specs
soundproof
Naïve 252Sp.Atk 252Spd
-boomburst
-surf
-flamethrower
-shadowball
The other three moves besides boomburst are really just filler. Boomburst is the reason I use this guy. His subpar speed is greatly helped with sticky web, and this guy destroys anything that isn’t special defense bulky or resists it. Seriously, it can take out over 50% on mega lucario and forretress. He’s the special sweeper of the team who can do his job well.
Medicham w/ Medichamite
Pure power
Naïve 252Atk 252 Spd
-High Jump Kick
-Zen Headbutt
-Fire punch
-Thunder punch
This guy is the main physical sweeper and an amazing one at that. High Jump Kick is just as good as, if not better than boomburst. The other three moves give amazing type coverage and really allow medicham to sweep through all sorts of pokemon, with its ok speed yet again helped by sticky web.
Aegislash w/ Leftovers
Form Change
Adamant 252Hp 252 Atk
-Shadow sneak
-Sacred sword
-King’s shield
-Swords dance
The ghost killer on the team. I need shadow sneak over Shadow claw because I need to make sure this guy can outspeed things like Gengar and kill them. He works great as a physical wall with kings shield, and if I predict right, I can usually get him to +6 attack and sweep with shadow sneak. He also works well as a spin blocker.
Greninja w/ life orb
Protean
Timid 252Sp.Atk 252 Spd
-Dark Pulse
-Surf
-Ice beam
-Hidden power grass
This guys is mainly here not only because of how good he is (he’s practically unable to lose a speed battle with sticky web out). He helps take care of the fast flying type pokemon like Noivern, Talonflame, and aerodactyl that avaoid their speed being lowered. He also can kill gengar and rotom –w with the unexpected hidden power grass. He is necessary to his team because he can kill many pokemon that would threaten it.
Excadrill w/ air balloon
Sand rush
Adamant 252Atk 252 Spd
-Earthquke
-Rockslide
-rapid spin
-Swords dance
This guys is the rapid spinner that prevents my opponent from keeping entry hazards on my field (my friends particularly like using Toxic spikes) He also is a pretty decent attacker, and has lots of good predictable switch in opportunities wit Galvantula.
As a closing, I’m thinking about replacing either Mega medicham or exploud with something, along with thinking about changing aegislash, but any and all help is appreciated.
I love sticky web. It's a great hazard, and it makes a lot of pokemon that had ok speed become much better and much more viable. So I decided to take two fairly slow, but good pokemon, and attempt to sweep with them, as you'll see in the goal.
The goal: To sweep either using Mega Medicham or choice specs boomburst exploud
Both are good pokemon, but they can really shine/sweep/takeout 3 or more pokemon, when they don't have to worry about their sub-par speed. (Medicham isn't that bad, but it will usually die on the turn it mega evolves and doesn't get the stat boosts)
The main things I have to worry about are ghost types, spinners, defoggers, and pokemon that don't get affected by the sticky web.
So in a less complicated list- ghosts, flying types, excadrill, and flying types are my main worries.
But now, the team
Galvantula w/ focus sash
Compound eyes
Timid, 252spd, 252Sp.Atk
-Sticky web
-energy Ball
-Thunder
-Bug buzz
This guy is the primary dude for this team. He sets up the main entry hazard that supports everything else. The one thing I've debated with this guy is whether or not to run volt switch over energyball. The point is so that I can re-setup if defog is used, because while I can stop rapid spin, I can't stop defog. The other problem is the rest of my pokemon (besides aegislash) aren't bulky enough to the point that I'm comfortable enough to switch them in. I think I plan to stay with energy ball, because it allows me to take pretty big chunks of health out of things like swampert
Exploud w/Choice Specs
soundproof
Naïve 252Sp.Atk 252Spd
-boomburst
-surf
-flamethrower
-shadowball
The other three moves besides boomburst are really just filler. Boomburst is the reason I use this guy. His subpar speed is greatly helped with sticky web, and this guy destroys anything that isn’t special defense bulky or resists it. Seriously, it can take out over 50% on mega lucario and forretress. He’s the special sweeper of the team who can do his job well.
Medicham w/ Medichamite
Pure power
Naïve 252Atk 252 Spd
-High Jump Kick
-Zen Headbutt
-Fire punch
-Thunder punch
This guy is the main physical sweeper and an amazing one at that. High Jump Kick is just as good as, if not better than boomburst. The other three moves give amazing type coverage and really allow medicham to sweep through all sorts of pokemon, with its ok speed yet again helped by sticky web.
Aegislash w/ Leftovers
Form Change
Adamant 252Hp 252 Atk
-Shadow sneak
-Sacred sword
-King’s shield
-Swords dance
The ghost killer on the team. I need shadow sneak over Shadow claw because I need to make sure this guy can outspeed things like Gengar and kill them. He works great as a physical wall with kings shield, and if I predict right, I can usually get him to +6 attack and sweep with shadow sneak. He also works well as a spin blocker.
Greninja w/ life orb
Protean
Timid 252Sp.Atk 252 Spd
-Dark Pulse
-Surf
-Ice beam
-Hidden power grass
This guys is mainly here not only because of how good he is (he’s practically unable to lose a speed battle with sticky web out). He helps take care of the fast flying type pokemon like Noivern, Talonflame, and aerodactyl that avaoid their speed being lowered. He also can kill gengar and rotom –w with the unexpected hidden power grass. He is necessary to his team because he can kill many pokemon that would threaten it.
Excadrill w/ air balloon
Sand rush
Adamant 252Atk 252 Spd
-Earthquke
-Rockslide
-rapid spin
-Swords dance
This guys is the rapid spinner that prevents my opponent from keeping entry hazards on my field (my friends particularly like using Toxic spikes) He also is a pretty decent attacker, and has lots of good predictable switch in opportunities wit Galvantula.
As a closing, I’m thinking about replacing either Mega medicham or exploud with something, along with thinking about changing aegislash, but any and all help is appreciated.
