Sunshine
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Heres a cool team ive been playing with for a while,I always wanted to try out sunny day in UU myself but thats not really why i made this team.Its because of one forgotten wolf called Ninetales.
Back in DPPt it wasnt all that good,It has a unique albeit shallow movepool.Nasty plot and energy ball were the main upgrades for ninetails in DP and hasnt changed much in Pt.Then HGSS came along And gave ninetales some new toys to play with,The most notable ones are pain spilt(which grants ninetails some recovery) and power swap(ill explain latter).So i decided to try out ninetales on a Sunny day team to see if power swap ninetails was really an improvment.
and thats where it all began....
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Ambipom@Heat rock
Ability:Technician
Evs:4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spd
Nature:Jolly
-Fake Out
-Sunny Day
-U-turn
-Taunt
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If Ambipom is used well as a rain dance lead,why not as a Sunny day lead? This Ambipom is designed to set up the sun as soon as possible while stopping other leads from setting up entry hazards or crippling ambipom.It fake outs for decent damage then sets up the sun,If it happens to attempt to cripple ambipom,It can taunt the foe then U-turn out.Or it can taunt a foe attempting of laying entry hazards like stealth rocks or spikes(With the departure of Roserade I dont see toxic spikes as much) then U-turn out.The only problem that this ambipom faces is fast taunt leads like opposing Ambipom.
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Uxie@Heat Rock
Evs:252 Hp/4 Atk/252 Def
Nature:Impish
-U-turn
-Stealth Rock
-Sunny Day
-Zen Headbutt
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If Ambipoms gone and theres nothing to keep the sun shining futher then Uxies here for back-up.This thing is Bulky Enough to set up Sunny day without dieing(Unlike ambipom)so i felt like Uxie deserves a spot in the team as a secondary sunny day user and Stealth rocker.It sets up some rocks then it sets up sunny day(its almost doing the same thing as Ambipom)If Uxie senses a taunt user like ambipom then it attacks with Zen Headbutt or U-turns Out to a sweeper who can wipe it out.
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Hitmontop@Leftovers
Ability:Intimidate
Evs:252 HP/252 Atk/4 Def
Nature:Adamant
-Foresight
-Rapid Spin
-Close Combat
-Stone Edge
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Hitmontop is here for a good reason:Spinning those pesky rocks,And killing Dark types who can destroy this team(Houndoom in pacticular).Now i may not need a rapid spinner at first glance because I already have Ambipom to stop those entry hazards,However later in the game where Ambipom may be down.Hitmontop spins away those entry hazards that would show up mid-game.If a spin-blocker comes by i can foresight then spin with no worries of ghosts blocking rapid spin.Once it has done its job of rapid spinning,It can attack with STAB Close Combat or hit a flying type with Stone edge
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Moltres@Life orb
Evs:4 HP/252 Sp Atk/252 Spd
Nature:Timid
-Fire Blast
-Solarbeam
-Air Slash
-Roost
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In the Sun,Moltres is a deadly sweeper.With STAB Sunny boosted Fire blast ready to toast things up,And Life orb not much can come in on moltres's Fire Blast(Except Perhaps Chansey Or Milotic and Milo has a hard time taking Solarbeams anyway).Moltres is mostly a "Secondary Fire type" If Ninetails die .With rapid spin support waiting in the wings,Moltres doesnt really need to worry about losing 50% HP so it can restore it with roost so then it can get crippled to hinder it.
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Tangrowth@Life orb
Ability:Chlorophyll
Evs:200 Atk/84 Sp Atk/224 Spd
Nature:Naive
-Power Whip
-Hidden Power Fire
-Sleep Powder
-Earthquake
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Mixed sweeping Tangrowth is an excellnt stall breaker thanks to good attacking stats,Its ability which allows it to reach 420 Speed,And its physical bulk.Tangrowth can come in on a resisted physical attack and start sweeping.If the foe is troublesome it can cripple it with sleep powder Then batter it with STAB power whip.Since its insanly fast only choice scarf fire types can revenge kill this thing and even modest scarf base 90s cant outspeed this thing so modest scarf moltres doesnt have a chance,Tangrowth can cripple moltres with sleep powder then switch to a sweeper who can threaten it.For this reason Tangrowth is an important member of the team.
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Ninetales@Life orb
Evs:252 Sp Atk/4 Sp Def/252 Spd
Nature:Timid
-Power Swap
-Overheat
-Solarbeam
-Hidden Power Rock
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Here we have the star of the show,This Ninetales is all about battering pokemon with STAB overheat without switching out.So heres the concept:Lets say Ninetales comes in on a bug/grass type.Then a Special water type comes in on ninetails.The obvious move here is to solarbeam,But first in order to continue ninetales sweep,we have to recharge its special attack Right? Ninetales then power Swaps the stat drop, recharging Ninetales special attack in the process,And weakening the special attacker.It can then use overheat to its fullest potential.and this is what this ninetales is designed to do.This combined with the sun and life orb(and flash fire if it happens to come on a fire attack)Makes ninetails a deadly special force.
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(Falls over in exhaustion)
Back in DPPt it wasnt all that good,It has a unique albeit shallow movepool.Nasty plot and energy ball were the main upgrades for ninetails in DP and hasnt changed much in Pt.Then HGSS came along And gave ninetales some new toys to play with,The most notable ones are pain spilt(which grants ninetails some recovery) and power swap(ill explain latter).So i decided to try out ninetales on a Sunny day team to see if power swap ninetails was really an improvment.
and thats where it all began....
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Ambipom@Heat rock
Ability:Technician
Evs:4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spd
Nature:Jolly
-Fake Out
-Sunny Day
-U-turn
-Taunt
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If Ambipom is used well as a rain dance lead,why not as a Sunny day lead? This Ambipom is designed to set up the sun as soon as possible while stopping other leads from setting up entry hazards or crippling ambipom.It fake outs for decent damage then sets up the sun,If it happens to attempt to cripple ambipom,It can taunt the foe then U-turn out.Or it can taunt a foe attempting of laying entry hazards like stealth rocks or spikes(With the departure of Roserade I dont see toxic spikes as much) then U-turn out.The only problem that this ambipom faces is fast taunt leads like opposing Ambipom.
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Uxie@Heat Rock
Evs:252 Hp/4 Atk/252 Def
Nature:Impish
-U-turn
-Stealth Rock
-Sunny Day
-Zen Headbutt
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If Ambipoms gone and theres nothing to keep the sun shining futher then Uxies here for back-up.This thing is Bulky Enough to set up Sunny day without dieing(Unlike ambipom)so i felt like Uxie deserves a spot in the team as a secondary sunny day user and Stealth rocker.It sets up some rocks then it sets up sunny day(its almost doing the same thing as Ambipom)If Uxie senses a taunt user like ambipom then it attacks with Zen Headbutt or U-turns Out to a sweeper who can wipe it out.
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Hitmontop@Leftovers
Ability:Intimidate
Evs:252 HP/252 Atk/4 Def
Nature:Adamant
-Foresight
-Rapid Spin
-Close Combat
-Stone Edge
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Hitmontop is here for a good reason:Spinning those pesky rocks,And killing Dark types who can destroy this team(Houndoom in pacticular).Now i may not need a rapid spinner at first glance because I already have Ambipom to stop those entry hazards,However later in the game where Ambipom may be down.Hitmontop spins away those entry hazards that would show up mid-game.If a spin-blocker comes by i can foresight then spin with no worries of ghosts blocking rapid spin.Once it has done its job of rapid spinning,It can attack with STAB Close Combat or hit a flying type with Stone edge
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Moltres@Life orb
Evs:4 HP/252 Sp Atk/252 Spd
Nature:Timid
-Fire Blast
-Solarbeam
-Air Slash
-Roost
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In the Sun,Moltres is a deadly sweeper.With STAB Sunny boosted Fire blast ready to toast things up,And Life orb not much can come in on moltres's Fire Blast(Except Perhaps Chansey Or Milotic and Milo has a hard time taking Solarbeams anyway).Moltres is mostly a "Secondary Fire type" If Ninetails die .With rapid spin support waiting in the wings,Moltres doesnt really need to worry about losing 50% HP so it can restore it with roost so then it can get crippled to hinder it.
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Tangrowth@Life orb
Ability:Chlorophyll
Evs:200 Atk/84 Sp Atk/224 Spd
Nature:Naive
-Power Whip
-Hidden Power Fire
-Sleep Powder
-Earthquake
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Mixed sweeping Tangrowth is an excellnt stall breaker thanks to good attacking stats,Its ability which allows it to reach 420 Speed,And its physical bulk.Tangrowth can come in on a resisted physical attack and start sweeping.If the foe is troublesome it can cripple it with sleep powder Then batter it with STAB power whip.Since its insanly fast only choice scarf fire types can revenge kill this thing and even modest scarf base 90s cant outspeed this thing so modest scarf moltres doesnt have a chance,Tangrowth can cripple moltres with sleep powder then switch to a sweeper who can threaten it.For this reason Tangrowth is an important member of the team.
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Ninetales@Life orb
Evs:252 Sp Atk/4 Sp Def/252 Spd
Nature:Timid
-Power Swap
-Overheat
-Solarbeam
-Hidden Power Rock
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Here we have the star of the show,This Ninetales is all about battering pokemon with STAB overheat without switching out.So heres the concept:Lets say Ninetales comes in on a bug/grass type.Then a Special water type comes in on ninetails.The obvious move here is to solarbeam,But first in order to continue ninetales sweep,we have to recharge its special attack Right? Ninetales then power Swaps the stat drop, recharging Ninetales special attack in the process,And weakening the special attacker.It can then use overheat to its fullest potential.and this is what this ninetales is designed to do.This combined with the sun and life orb(and flash fire if it happens to come on a fire attack)Makes ninetails a deadly special force.
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Threat List
Absol:Hitmontop can come in on a sucker punch and can Hit it hard with Close combat,Tangrowth outspeeds and Sleep powders absol.
Aggron:HITMONTOP
Altaria:Probably the biggest threat of my team.It can survive a Hidden power rock from ninetales.First i cripple it with tangrowth(if it didnt safeguard)Then switch to Hitmontop and slowly batter it with stone edge,hopefully getting a crit in the process.
Ambipom:If it wins the speed-tie i switch to hitmontop as it u-turns to a foe then switch out to uxie so i can set up sun or lay those rocks,If ambipom doesnt pack taunt im safe to set up the sun with ambipom assuming it wins the second speed-tie.
Arcanine:I can switch to ninetales while it hits with a fire attack.and kill it with HP rock.
Azumaril:Tangrowth has an easy time with it.
Blastorise:again tangrowth can switch in on a resisted surf/water spout and fight back with power whip or cripple it with sleep powder
Blaziken:Moltres can take anything blaze can throw except from hidden power electric and can fight back with air slash.Tangrowth outspeeds and KOs
Chansey:more than half of my team can deal with it and chansey wont enjoy boosted fire attacks from moltres/ninetales anyway.
Claydol:Tangrowth can destroy claydol with power whip,Moltres laughs at it if it doesnt have a rock move and can be hit hard with solarbeam.
Clefable:This thing haunted me on every team i made so far.Clefable wont enjoy taking boosted fire attacks or a close combat from hitmontop.
Donphan:Tangrowth,Ninetales,and Moltres can all deal with it with grass attacks.
Drapion:Tangrowth can Earthquake.Moltres and Ninetales can strike back with a fire attack.
Drifblim:It cant take Fire attacks from ninetails or moltres.
Dugtrio:Tangrowth...
Electrode:Assuming that most of them are rain dance leads ambipom fakes outs.Then Taunts it,It can then use sunny day without any worry of the weather changing.
Espeon:A bit hard to handle,Tangrowth can outspeed all non-choice scarf espeons and can cripple it with sleep powder,Uxie laughs at it if it doesnt have signal beam.Trick can get on uxies nerves through.
Feraligatr:Tangrowth loves switching at a resisted waterfall or aqua jet and can survive an unboosted(or even boosted) Ice punch.
Gardevoir:Tangrowth cripples and hits hard with STAB power whip,Gardevoir wont enjoy taking hits from the fire types of the team ethier.
Hariyama:also hard to take down thanks to thick fat.I can switch to tangrowth if it doesnt have sleep talk and can then wear it down with power whip.
Hitmonlee:Is easily beaten by tangrowth provided it isnt scarf and it isnt blaze kicking,in that case moltres has an easier time with it and kill it with air slash.Uxie laughs at it.
Hitmontop:See above
Honchkrow:Non-scarf can be beaten by moltres.and if its scarfed tangrowth can come in on a pursuit.and wear it down with hidden power fire.
Houndoom:If its scarfed or specs then ninetales or hitmontop can switch in on the fire blast or dark pulse.if its a nasty plot variant through than im in trouble.If Ambipom is still alive then i can fake out the houndoom and use u-turn to wear it down.Or i can use ambipom to taunt it.
Kabutops:taken care of by tangrowth
Lanture:Tangrowth can switch in on a surf and kill it with power whip,it cant take solarbeams ethier.
Ludicold:Moltres can take surfs thanks to the sun and can fight back with air slash.
Magneton:almost every member can kill it.
Mesprit:Cannot take fire attacks from ninetales or moltres unless its the rare calm mind variant.If its used as a lead then i fake out then taunt it to prevent entry hazards from coming in,Ambipom can u-turn out.
Milotic:Tangrowth Kills it.Ninetales can power swap the stat drop and can solarbeam.
Miltank:Since most run scappy Nowadays it wont enjoy fire attacks from ninetales or moltres.
Mismagius:Wont enjoy taking fire attacks unless is a CM variant which is not that common thanks to nasty plot.
Moltres:Tangrowth outspeeds even modest scarf moltres and can sleep powder,i can switch to ninetales and blast it with hidden power rock.
Nidoking:Tangrowth outspeeds and Kos with earthquake.Uxie can zen headbutt
Omastar:Tangrowth switches on a surf and KOs with power whip.Moltres and ninetales outspeeds and KOs with solarbeam.Hitmontop can close combat.
Regirock:Tangrowth sleep powders,then moltres comes in and solarbeams.Ninetales is in a simliar vien.
Registeel:Registeel will not survive from the heat of fire blast and overheat.Tangrowth cripples and hits back with Hidden power fire/Earthquake.
Rotom:Cant take hits from ninetales.Tangrowth cripples rotom with sleep powder.
Spectile:Tangrowth,moltres or ninetales can switch in on a leaf storm.You know whats coming.
Slowbro:Wont enjoy hits from tangrowth and even a resisted fire blast from does quite abit.
Spritomb:Annoying,but fire attacks can take its toll.
Steelix:Moltres laughs at it if it doesnt have stone edge.Hitmontop does decent amount of damage with close combat and can survive explosion thanks to intimidate.
Tangrowth:If i lose the Speed tie then im in trouble.If it doesnt have rock silde then moltres can toast it up.Since it has sleep powder to cripple tres.i can switch to the most useless member then switch back to moltres.
Torterra:Tangrowth walls and outspeeds torterra after 1 RP assuming its adamant.
Toxicoark:Moltres,Ninetales and Trangrowth can outspeed and KO with Earthquake and fire attacks respectivly.
Uxie:Assuming that most are leads,I fake out then taunt it.Uxie cant KO ambipom while it can take time to set up the sun and switch in to a sweeper who can threaten it.
Venusaur:MOLTRES
Weezing:Moltres can hit hard with fire blast.Ninetales too can overheat for alot of damage.
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(Falls over in exhaustion)
