INTRODUCTION
I am here to discuss a team revolving around Quagsire. Quagsire is one hell of a good pokemon to putting an end to pokemon's sweep. This Team is from an old thread and I want to update it. I still think Quagsire takes on many of the physical sweepers in today's meta, but since I haven't played OU in the last 3 months, it's time for a rework.
THE TEAM
Swagsire (Quagsire) @ Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- Haze
- Recover
- Toxic
[taken from the original post] LOOK AT HOW UNAWARE HE IS! Quagsire is a great pokemon to have on the team for various reasons. The biggest reason is unaware. Unaware lets Quagsire switch in on Belly Drum Azumarill, Charizard X, Scizor, and many more pokemon that think they can boost their stats to victory. If a pokemon has the upper hand in the battle, I can haze to remove stat changes to allow another member to switch in without being OHKO'd. With maximum defense, Quagsire can take on many other pokemon as well, including Excadrill and to some extent Dragonite. Recover is an awesome move to have since it allows Quagsire to regain health easily. Recover also works well with Quagsire's last role, spreading poison. If the enemy fails to do at least 56% damage to Quagsire, than I can set up poison and slowly stall the opponent. Leftovers helps recovery further which is useful. As mentioned before, Quagsire has great synergy with the rest of the team. It has only one weakness: grass. Grass is resisted by 3 other members on the team, allowing easy switch ins on grass types. A useful immunity Quagsire has is electric, which is another reason why I chose him over other bulky water types. This allows me to switch in on choice specs Jolteon and Mega Manectric.
Scizor @ Scizorite
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Bullet Punch
- Bug Bite
- Swords Dance
- Pursuit
[taken from the original post] Scizor has many roles on my team. The first is a pursuit trapper. Lati@s twins are always annoying to deal with, especially choice specs Latios. For that reason, Scizor seemed like a good choice to use. With good resistances, it resists both of their STAB moves and can easily switch on a Draco Meteor. Lets due some calcs to see how much damage pursuit does:
252+ Atk Mega Scizor U-turn vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Latios: 338-398 (111.9 - 131.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO
As you can see, it is a OHKO after stealth rocks. That said, it did not take calculate the damage done to a SWITCHING OUT Latios, meaning it will OHKO at base power 40 only. Scizor also has the role of killing fairies. Bullet Punch will usually finish off most. An annoying fairy in particular is Sylveon. One of the best clerics in the game as well as access to STAB hyper voice and calm mind, Sylveon can be a dangerous threat if not dealt with correctly. Next, Scizor has useful typing that comes in handy. It has a total on 1 weakness which is easily covered by Quagsire and Noivern. It also covers my ice weakness and can usually OHKO ice type pokemon with bullet punch. Sword dance is a must to get extremely high damage. Due to pursuit, I had nowhere to get roost so I rely on wish support from Chansey.
Chansey @ Eviolite
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpD
Bold Nature
- Wish
- Heal Bell
- Protect
- Stealth Rock
[taken from the original post] Chansey, IMO, is the best support pokemon in the whole game. With a huge health stat and eviolite to back things up, Chansey can resist attacks that other support pokemon couldn't. The main role for Chansey is wish passing. Wish recovers 352 health to be exact and can usually bring a pokemon low on health back to maximum health. Protect works well to regain her own health. Chansey also provides me heal bell support which is quite useful if one of my physical sweepers get burned. Chansey's last role is setting up stealth rock. Although many people over look the fact that Chansey learns stealth rock, the pink blob makes a pretty good hazard setter. Chansey's only weakness, fighting, is covered by three other members on the team. She also has an immunity to ghost types which is a bit useful.
Zapdos @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Roost
- Defog
- Heat Wave
[taken from the original post] Zapdos, the electric bird, is a good member to have on the team. Zapdos was chosen mainly for defog support and good synergy. Zapdos has an immunity to ground types which is always useful due to the high usage of earthquake. Zapdos also has a good recovery move, roost, so it does not have to rely on wish support from Chansey.
Noivern @ Choice Specs
Ability: Infiltrator
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 30 Def / 30 SpD / 30 Spe
- Air Slash
- Draco Meteor
- Switcheroo
- Focus Blast
[taken from the original post] Noivern is the dragon of my choice. I chose Noivern because of his speed stat and decent special attack, making him fit to use choice specs. Noivern's main role is defeating Charizard Y and Volcarona with hidden power rock. Another role is messing up walls like Blissey by using switcheroo. Like other members on the team, Noivern has a useful immunity to ground types. With dragon/flying typing, Noivern has excellent synergy with the rest of the team, resisting grass types that Quagsire fears while resisting fire types that Scizzor fears. The last roles is basically bombing draco meteors on the opponent's team.
And now for the part where the original team needs a rework:
Landorus @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Swords Dance
- Rock Slide
- Iron Tail
[taken from the original post] Landorus hits extremely hard with sheer force, life orb, and sword dance. That is the biggest reason I chose the genie: he adds a lot of offensive pressure. Being immune to two types, Landorus has great synergy with the rest of the team. He also a good enough bulk to take a hit and keep on ticking.
Landorus is now uber, so I need another hyper offensive physical beast, that does at least half of Landorus good work. Feel free to update the other sets as well, if they're outdated. Thank you
I am here to discuss a team revolving around Quagsire. Quagsire is one hell of a good pokemon to putting an end to pokemon's sweep. This Team is from an old thread and I want to update it. I still think Quagsire takes on many of the physical sweepers in today's meta, but since I haven't played OU in the last 3 months, it's time for a rework.
THE TEAM
Swagsire (Quagsire) @ Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- Haze
- Recover
- Toxic
[taken from the original post] LOOK AT HOW UNAWARE HE IS! Quagsire is a great pokemon to have on the team for various reasons. The biggest reason is unaware. Unaware lets Quagsire switch in on Belly Drum Azumarill, Charizard X, Scizor, and many more pokemon that think they can boost their stats to victory. If a pokemon has the upper hand in the battle, I can haze to remove stat changes to allow another member to switch in without being OHKO'd. With maximum defense, Quagsire can take on many other pokemon as well, including Excadrill and to some extent Dragonite. Recover is an awesome move to have since it allows Quagsire to regain health easily. Recover also works well with Quagsire's last role, spreading poison. If the enemy fails to do at least 56% damage to Quagsire, than I can set up poison and slowly stall the opponent. Leftovers helps recovery further which is useful. As mentioned before, Quagsire has great synergy with the rest of the team. It has only one weakness: grass. Grass is resisted by 3 other members on the team, allowing easy switch ins on grass types. A useful immunity Quagsire has is electric, which is another reason why I chose him over other bulky water types. This allows me to switch in on choice specs Jolteon and Mega Manectric.
Scizor @ Scizorite
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Bullet Punch
- Bug Bite
- Swords Dance
- Pursuit
[taken from the original post] Scizor has many roles on my team. The first is a pursuit trapper. Lati@s twins are always annoying to deal with, especially choice specs Latios. For that reason, Scizor seemed like a good choice to use. With good resistances, it resists both of their STAB moves and can easily switch on a Draco Meteor. Lets due some calcs to see how much damage pursuit does:
252+ Atk Mega Scizor U-turn vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Latios: 338-398 (111.9 - 131.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO
As you can see, it is a OHKO after stealth rocks. That said, it did not take calculate the damage done to a SWITCHING OUT Latios, meaning it will OHKO at base power 40 only. Scizor also has the role of killing fairies. Bullet Punch will usually finish off most. An annoying fairy in particular is Sylveon. One of the best clerics in the game as well as access to STAB hyper voice and calm mind, Sylveon can be a dangerous threat if not dealt with correctly. Next, Scizor has useful typing that comes in handy. It has a total on 1 weakness which is easily covered by Quagsire and Noivern. It also covers my ice weakness and can usually OHKO ice type pokemon with bullet punch. Sword dance is a must to get extremely high damage. Due to pursuit, I had nowhere to get roost so I rely on wish support from Chansey.
Chansey @ Eviolite
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpD
Bold Nature
- Wish
- Heal Bell
- Protect
- Stealth Rock
[taken from the original post] Chansey, IMO, is the best support pokemon in the whole game. With a huge health stat and eviolite to back things up, Chansey can resist attacks that other support pokemon couldn't. The main role for Chansey is wish passing. Wish recovers 352 health to be exact and can usually bring a pokemon low on health back to maximum health. Protect works well to regain her own health. Chansey also provides me heal bell support which is quite useful if one of my physical sweepers get burned. Chansey's last role is setting up stealth rock. Although many people over look the fact that Chansey learns stealth rock, the pink blob makes a pretty good hazard setter. Chansey's only weakness, fighting, is covered by three other members on the team. She also has an immunity to ghost types which is a bit useful.
Zapdos @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Roost
- Defog
- Heat Wave
[taken from the original post] Zapdos, the electric bird, is a good member to have on the team. Zapdos was chosen mainly for defog support and good synergy. Zapdos has an immunity to ground types which is always useful due to the high usage of earthquake. Zapdos also has a good recovery move, roost, so it does not have to rely on wish support from Chansey.
Noivern @ Choice Specs
Ability: Infiltrator
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 30 Def / 30 SpD / 30 Spe
- Air Slash
- Draco Meteor
- Switcheroo
- Focus Blast
[taken from the original post] Noivern is the dragon of my choice. I chose Noivern because of his speed stat and decent special attack, making him fit to use choice specs. Noivern's main role is defeating Charizard Y and Volcarona with hidden power rock. Another role is messing up walls like Blissey by using switcheroo. Like other members on the team, Noivern has a useful immunity to ground types. With dragon/flying typing, Noivern has excellent synergy with the rest of the team, resisting grass types that Quagsire fears while resisting fire types that Scizzor fears. The last roles is basically bombing draco meteors on the opponent's team.
And now for the part where the original team needs a rework:
Landorus @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Swords Dance
- Rock Slide
- Iron Tail
[taken from the original post] Landorus hits extremely hard with sheer force, life orb, and sword dance. That is the biggest reason I chose the genie: he adds a lot of offensive pressure. Being immune to two types, Landorus has great synergy with the rest of the team. He also a good enough bulk to take a hit and keep on ticking.
Landorus is now uber, so I need another hyper offensive physical beast, that does at least half of Landorus good work. Feel free to update the other sets as well, if they're outdated. Thank you
