Seeing as there haven't been any HO teams submitted ever since Polteageist and Quaquaval got banned, I feel it's time to contribute
Lead Excadrill HO
Lead Excadrill has become a lot more consistent post-Quaquaval, which is why I wanted to try it out.
Just your basic lead set, and like I mentioned before, I think it's pretty consistent. One thing to note is that you have to determine sometimes whether the SR is worth it, or whether you want to chip the mon in front of you as soon as possible (ex: Against a lead Ogerpon-C or a Cobalion) You can also get greedy against Torn-T leads and go for the Rock Tomb, although that does have a chance to miss and leave you with nothing.
It does get bodied by lead Deoxys-Speeds in other HO's that Tera Ghost, which is why I slotted in the next team member.
Pretty much owns Deoxys-S leads, and can set up Work Ups to threaten those teams immediately (and other teams in general if you're able to get a Work Up off). Apart from that, it has some pretty good traits (Coverage is good, the immediate speed can be helpful in a pinch, it resists Zarude's stabs). Tera Ground is used for increased Earth Power damage and T-Wave immunity. It's not usually going to sweep per se, but it does get consistent value in games.
Shout out to Cynde for the set, which I stole from watching him ladder. Gyarados has been surprisingly decent. Apart from the usual D-Dance/Waterfall/Taunt stuff, Tera Dragon Scale Shot is pretty good neutral coverage for the tier. It also allows you to flip the match-up against Rotom-Wash, a mon that would give it fits otherwise.
Typical Rev set, nothing more needs to be said. Great HO Mon
Double Dance Thundurus-T can just steal games against certain teams. Tera Steel + Sitrus allow it to get an extra hit off, or to gain an extra boost before dealing massive damage. It synergizes well with Revavroom, who can handle Clodsire, a mon that otherwise walls Thundurus completely.
Ladder MVP. No other way to put it. BU Zarude has honestly felt more consistent than Quaquaval ever did, and it's honestly silly how many games I've won off of this mon just overloading the opponent with boosts. Tera Fairy removes the Bug weakness, and allows it to use mons that otherwise wall it (ex: Cobalion) as set up fodder.
GL laddering!
Lead Excadrill HO
Lead Excadrill has become a lot more consistent post-Quaquaval, which is why I wanted to try it out.
Just your basic lead set, and like I mentioned before, I think it's pretty consistent. One thing to note is that you have to determine sometimes whether the SR is worth it, or whether you want to chip the mon in front of you as soon as possible (ex: Against a lead Ogerpon-C or a Cobalion) You can also get greedy against Torn-T leads and go for the Rock Tomb, although that does have a chance to miss and leave you with nothing.It does get bodied by lead Deoxys-Speeds in other HO's that Tera Ghost, which is why I slotted in the next team member.
Pretty much owns Deoxys-S leads, and can set up Work Ups to threaten those teams immediately (and other teams in general if you're able to get a Work Up off). Apart from that, it has some pretty good traits (Coverage is good, the immediate speed can be helpful in a pinch, it resists Zarude's stabs). Tera Ground is used for increased Earth Power damage and T-Wave immunity. It's not usually going to sweep per se, but it does get consistent value in games. Shout out to Cynde for the set, which I stole from watching him ladder. Gyarados has been surprisingly decent. Apart from the usual D-Dance/Waterfall/Taunt stuff, Tera Dragon Scale Shot is pretty good neutral coverage for the tier. It also allows you to flip the match-up against Rotom-Wash, a mon that would give it fits otherwise. Typical Rev set, nothing more needs to be said. Great HO Mon Double Dance Thundurus-T can just steal games against certain teams. Tera Steel + Sitrus allow it to get an extra hit off, or to gain an extra boost before dealing massive damage. It synergizes well with Revavroom, who can handle Clodsire, a mon that otherwise walls Thundurus completely. Ladder MVP. No other way to put it. BU Zarude has honestly felt more consistent than Quaquaval ever did, and it's honestly silly how many games I've won off of this mon just overloading the opponent with boosts. Tera Fairy removes the Bug weakness, and allows it to use mons that otherwise wall it (ex: Cobalion) as set up fodder.GL laddering!
I started my team with these two cores because traditionally slow and fast pivots are the best combination. cb meowscarada is not only great as a pivot but also as a wallbreaker so its very difficult to stop this core. Both sets are close to the template, but I was told that flower trick is the weaker option and would like to know why. At any rate, there were very few games where I wanted triple axel.
Cobalion is the main rocker and physical wall of the team. Taunt is used over thunder wave to stop defog from mandibuzz, which would otherwise annoy this team immensly.
Tornadus therian is the main sweeper of the team, with its fast speed and regen also helping defensively. Knock off can remove items from switchins, which is very effective alongside spikes.
Clodsire is the main special wall and spiker of the team. Poison jab allows clodsire to beat taunt jugulis really easily, while still spreading poison.
Sinistcha is the spinblocker and one of the setup sweepers of the team. Standard set, can take on excadrill really effectively.
Finally, rotom wash is another defensive buffer mon of the team. Specially defensive allows it to take on quite a few special attackers such as torn-t extremelly effectively. Ability shield means that it completely walls excadrill, which has helped a lot in multiple instances.
