Sun is a play style very rare to be seen in this new generation, but I wanted to try something new and sun seemed like a very interesting play style to try out this gen. So here is Sunny With A Chance
Ninetales (F) @ Heat Rock
Ability: Drought
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 152 SpD / 104 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Flamethrower
- Will-O-Wisp
- Solar Beam
- Sunny Day
Ninetales is mandatory to get sun to work so it is an obvious teammate heat rock is to increase sun turns. the 104 evs in speed are so I can outrun adamant max speed gyarados and potentially burn it and then switch out, the rest of the evs are put into bulk so i can take special water moves better and to survive longer in general. Flamethrower is STAB and solar beam is to hurt opposing water types (it doesn't do much damage tho) and sunny day is to set up the last ditch sun incase I manage to out speed
Dugtrio (M) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Arena Trap
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
IVs: 26 HP
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Reversal
- Stealth Rock
Heatran and Tyranitar are nightmares to sun teams so I decided to pack a way to eliminate them immediately and what's a better way than Dugtrio and it's ability Arena Trap. earthquake is for STAB and stone edge is to damage opposing flying types. Reversal is useful for guaranteeing the kill on Tyranitar and air balloon Excadrill. 26 IVs on HP allow reversal to reach full power after taking 2 seismic tosses. Stealth is mandatory on every team so I used it on Dugtrio as a filler
Togekiss (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 248 HP / 164 Def / 96 Spe
Bold Nature
- Dazzling Gleam
- Flamethrower
- Roost
- Defog
This team hates Stealth Rock as it decreses the life span of Ninetales and Charizard. Togekiss has access to defog and also allows me to take on fighting types and dragon types such as Latios. The speed evs and the rest go into hp and defense so I can take latios's psyshock a bit better. allow me to outs peed min speed Landorus-T and defog before it murders Togekiss or allows me to defeat it before it sets up rocks once more. Dazzling gleam is useful for hitting dragons and fighting types Flamethrower is for coverage and roost is for sustain.
Charizard-Mega-X (M) @ Charizardite X
Ability: Tough Claws
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Claw
- Flare Blitz
- Dragon Dance
- Roost
Mega Charizard X is an absolute terror in sun it's a real good wall breaker with Flare blitz. He is on the team as a sweeper that can take advantage of the sun and can set up on weak water types such as Rotom and Vaporeon. I decided to go with a simple 252 spread on attack and speed, Jolly was the nature preferred as it really bums me out if I get out sped by a Excadrill.
Venusaur (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Giga Drain
- Sludge Bomb
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Growth
Venusaur is my second sun abuser and it is well known due to it's ability chlorophyll it also helps annihilate opposing Water types and can help check Breloom which can annoy the team with spore and rock tomb. I went with the standard 252 spread on sp.attk and speed, modest was my preferred nature as it gives me the most power possibly, giga drain and sludge bomb are STAB, hidden power fire are to hit opposing steels and growth is to buff up.
Heliolisk (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Solar Power
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Volt Switch
- Thunderbolt
- Focus Blast
- Hidden Power [Ice]
Heliolisk is the last member I needed something that can threaten the opposing team immediately
if zard couldn't get the chance to dragon dance or venusaur cant seem to get in, and it checks mega pinsir which is a nightmare and also with volt switch it can help me trap a heatran daring to come in or a grass type that can give my other sun sweepers a chance to set up, volt switch is for momentum and thunderbolt is for main attack, focus blast gives me a fighting chance against heatran if dugtrio goes down.
Well there is the team, and any suggestions to make the team more successful are welcomed.
Threats: Ground and rock types are huge threats for this team, as I have no real switch ins.
Bird spam is very annoying as it outspeeds venusaur and zard x and I also have no switch ins.
Ninetales (F) @ Heat Rock
Ability: Drought
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 152 SpD / 104 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Flamethrower
- Will-O-Wisp
- Solar Beam
- Sunny Day
Ninetales is mandatory to get sun to work so it is an obvious teammate heat rock is to increase sun turns. the 104 evs in speed are so I can outrun adamant max speed gyarados and potentially burn it and then switch out, the rest of the evs are put into bulk so i can take special water moves better and to survive longer in general. Flamethrower is STAB and solar beam is to hurt opposing water types (it doesn't do much damage tho) and sunny day is to set up the last ditch sun incase I manage to out speed
Dugtrio (M) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Arena Trap
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
IVs: 26 HP
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Reversal
- Stealth Rock
Heatran and Tyranitar are nightmares to sun teams so I decided to pack a way to eliminate them immediately and what's a better way than Dugtrio and it's ability Arena Trap. earthquake is for STAB and stone edge is to damage opposing flying types. Reversal is useful for guaranteeing the kill on Tyranitar and air balloon Excadrill. 26 IVs on HP allow reversal to reach full power after taking 2 seismic tosses. Stealth is mandatory on every team so I used it on Dugtrio as a filler
Togekiss (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 248 HP / 164 Def / 96 Spe
Bold Nature
- Dazzling Gleam
- Flamethrower
- Roost
- Defog
This team hates Stealth Rock as it decreses the life span of Ninetales and Charizard. Togekiss has access to defog and also allows me to take on fighting types and dragon types such as Latios. The speed evs and the rest go into hp and defense so I can take latios's psyshock a bit better. allow me to outs peed min speed Landorus-T and defog before it murders Togekiss or allows me to defeat it before it sets up rocks once more. Dazzling gleam is useful for hitting dragons and fighting types Flamethrower is for coverage and roost is for sustain.
Charizard-Mega-X (M) @ Charizardite X
Ability: Tough Claws
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Claw
- Flare Blitz
- Dragon Dance
- Roost
Mega Charizard X is an absolute terror in sun it's a real good wall breaker with Flare blitz. He is on the team as a sweeper that can take advantage of the sun and can set up on weak water types such as Rotom and Vaporeon. I decided to go with a simple 252 spread on attack and speed, Jolly was the nature preferred as it really bums me out if I get out sped by a Excadrill.
Venusaur (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Giga Drain
- Sludge Bomb
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Growth
Venusaur is my second sun abuser and it is well known due to it's ability chlorophyll it also helps annihilate opposing Water types and can help check Breloom which can annoy the team with spore and rock tomb. I went with the standard 252 spread on sp.attk and speed, modest was my preferred nature as it gives me the most power possibly, giga drain and sludge bomb are STAB, hidden power fire are to hit opposing steels and growth is to buff up.
Heliolisk (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Solar Power
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Volt Switch
- Thunderbolt
- Focus Blast
- Hidden Power [Ice]
Heliolisk is the last member I needed something that can threaten the opposing team immediately
if zard couldn't get the chance to dragon dance or venusaur cant seem to get in, and it checks mega pinsir which is a nightmare and also with volt switch it can help me trap a heatran daring to come in or a grass type that can give my other sun sweepers a chance to set up, volt switch is for momentum and thunderbolt is for main attack, focus blast gives me a fighting chance against heatran if dugtrio goes down.
Well there is the team, and any suggestions to make the team more successful are welcomed.
Threats: Ground and rock types are huge threats for this team, as I have no real switch ins.
Bird spam is very annoying as it outspeeds venusaur and zard x and I also have no switch ins.