Hippo is so underrated this gen it's criminal. Whirlwind spam is still great, sand is still great, and this thing is bulky as hell. Most wallbreakers need setup nowadays and hippo laughs at them with its big windy mouth. I've been stalled out by this thing more times than I'd care to think about.
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Hippo is so underrated this gen it's criminal. Whirlwind spam is still great, sand is still great, and this thing is bulky as hell. Most wallbreakers need setup nowadays and hippo laughs at them with its big windy mouth. I've been stalled out by this thing more times than I'd care to think about.
The fact that's it 2hko'd by toad's scald (if it burns) is not too good.
It's special bulk leaves a lot to be desired especially compared to TTar which has insane spdef under sand and physical defense bordering on hippos.
This is blunder's conk team. Its pretty good but weak to other conks and does nothing to spdef corvi.
https://pokepast.es/1a57654212103815
https://pokepast.es/1a57654212103815
Here are a few teams I came up with and have had some successes with, but any suggestions to improve would be greatly appreciated
https://pokepast.es/6be2c2d947b9a5c5 -
This was my idea for a VolTurn team. I know his has Galarian Darmanitan, but I made this before Darmanitan got bumped to Ubers.
https://pokepast.es/e3fda58a6442454c
My Sandstorm team. Standard Tyranitar lead with Sand Rush Excadrill.
https://pokepast.es/55e9d7e9fa735c07
My Balance Team. Its not prime but I think it has some promise.
https://pokepast.es/6be2c2d947b9a5c5 -
This was my idea for a VolTurn team. I know his has Galarian Darmanitan, but I made this before Darmanitan got bumped to Ubers.
https://pokepast.es/e3fda58a6442454c
My Sandstorm team. Standard Tyranitar lead with Sand Rush Excadrill.
https://pokepast.es/55e9d7e9fa735c07
My Balance Team. Its not prime but I think it has some promise.
https://pokepast.es/fbf9f5a3a78ceda1
made an Ebelt Gengar team because it still kills most of the shit you need it to with Ebelt and you can make people straight up rage when they switch their Seismatoad in on a Tbolt thinking they can Rock up. Specs Gardevoir is hilarious. Aroma on Clefable because everything in the game now runs Twave apparently
made an Ebelt Gengar team because it still kills most of the shit you need it to with Ebelt and you can make people straight up rage when they switch their Seismatoad in on a Tbolt thinking they can Rock up. Specs Gardevoir is hilarious. Aroma on Clefable because everything in the game now runs Twave apparently
Why Giga Drain over Energy Ball?
Oh, I spose ball would be better yeah. Sometimes you can heal yourself with Giga but rare is the day Gengar actually takes damage and isn't OHKO'd. Giga can be nice for recovering chip damage in select scenarios, though,
https://pokepast.es/a78a7ba6eacd3264
New favorite team.
Built around Sir-fetch'd I went 22-1 (I'm still currently 22-1 also the battle that i lost was the first one ;-;)
Should be relatively solid
New favorite team.
Built around Sir-fetch'd I went 22-1 (I'm still currently 22-1 also the battle that i lost was the first one ;-;)
Should be relatively solid
last time I posted a team here I saw a few people running around with it and they would've clobbered me if I hadn't known the sets lol
Dugtrio @ Choice Band
Ability: Arena Trap
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
IVs: 21 HP
- Earthquake
- Reversal
- Stone Edge
- Sucker Punch
Dragapult @ Leftovers
Ability: Infiltrator
EVs: 96 HP / 184 Atk / 16 Def / 212 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Substitute
- Dragon Dance
- Dragon Darts
- Phantom Force
Toxapex @ Black Sludge
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Recover
- Haze
- Baneful Bunker
Mandibuzz @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Overcoat
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Knock Off
- Roost
- Defog
- U-turn
Clefable @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 160 Def / 96 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Stealth Rock
- Moonblast
- Protect
- Wish
Rotom-Mow @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Discharge
- Leaf Storm
- Substitute
Ability: Arena Trap
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
IVs: 21 HP
- Earthquake
- Reversal
- Stone Edge
- Sucker Punch
Dragapult @ Leftovers
Ability: Infiltrator
EVs: 96 HP / 184 Atk / 16 Def / 212 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Substitute
- Dragon Dance
- Dragon Darts
- Phantom Force
Toxapex @ Black Sludge
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Recover
- Haze
- Baneful Bunker
Mandibuzz @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Overcoat
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Knock Off
- Roost
- Defog
- U-turn
Clefable @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 160 Def / 96 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Stealth Rock
- Moonblast
- Protect
- Wish
Rotom-Mow @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Discharge
- Leaf Storm
- Substitute
https://pokepast.es/b1eb198deb78f01d A team I made and have been loving. Not perfect but is good at beating a lot. Fat teams have a hard team dealing with Obstagoon + LO Aegis' constant pressure, while corvi and seis assist in pivoting in for sylveon, which then gets to wish pass to the aforementioned wallbreakers. I have yawn on sylveon cause frankly I'm not big on mystical fire. Mirror armour gets popped if used on corvi's that have it, and I got messed up a couple of times cuz it popped defiant on bisharp. Anyways, yawn > wish > switch is a good way to keep your momentum going, and helps mew setup and beat the frailer teams.
imo giga would be better because it is like 5 power and it can heal the rocks dmg
https://pokepast.es/2d8790e461c4e163 I know. some more fat bullshit. Pretty good semi stall though. I find that gastrodon is criminally underrated because it checks basically all of the special attackers in the tier bar rotom-c unless you poison it. Also duggy just makes fat shit so much more difficult to play against. imo fat is the best archetype rn.
https://pokepast.es/037f8fddcc574233
This originally started as an edit of Solaros & Lunaris 's old semi-stall team (linked here) but over time I changed so much about it that it's essentially its' own thing now.
This team has probably the single best win record of any team I've ever used, going 34-6 across two different accounts (Granted, neither one is super high because I don't ladder much and playing games with this team can take forever). It's a very basic semi-stall that relies on the combination of Ferro+Pex+Toad to wear the opponent down with hazards and status until Corviknight can clean up. Ditto gives me insurance vs Hydreigon (who is a major threat to this team even with Sylveon), Dragapult, and lots of other stuff, and Sylveon is my Hydreigon/Dragapult check.
This team isn't perfect however, and there's some pretty glaring issues with it:
1. No hazard removal whatsoever. It'd probably make the team objectively better to make Corviknight the regular Defog set, but I prefer the Sub-Bulk Up variant way too much to change it. You're free to change it however
2. Life Orb Clef is an absolute pain in the dick. Your best bet of beating it is with Sylveon's Mystical Fire, but that won't last forever.
3. This team absolutely hates Hattrene and loses badly to Calm Mind variants (as I just learned). Your best bet would probably be to change Corv to the Defog set with Iron Head or make Ferro some sort of Occa Berry Iron Head variant but that's getting into jank territory.
4. This team has some issues with NP Dreigon and Conk, but Sylveon can generally take at least one hit and either OHKO or at leasst chip heavily in return. Dragapult can also be annoying (especially Infiltrator sets vs Corv since Fire Blast does ~69-75) but again, Sylveon and Ditto can help quite a bit
Other than that, don't really have much to say other than the fact that I hope that this is still good come June.
This originally started as an edit of Solaros & Lunaris 's old semi-stall team (linked here) but over time I changed so much about it that it's essentially its' own thing now.
This team has probably the single best win record of any team I've ever used, going 34-6 across two different accounts (Granted, neither one is super high because I don't ladder much and playing games with this team can take forever). It's a very basic semi-stall that relies on the combination of Ferro+Pex+Toad to wear the opponent down with hazards and status until Corviknight can clean up. Ditto gives me insurance vs Hydreigon (who is a major threat to this team even with Sylveon), Dragapult, and lots of other stuff, and Sylveon is my Hydreigon/Dragapult check.
This team isn't perfect however, and there's some pretty glaring issues with it:
1. No hazard removal whatsoever. It'd probably make the team objectively better to make Corviknight the regular Defog set, but I prefer the Sub-Bulk Up variant way too much to change it. You're free to change it however
2. Life Orb Clef is an absolute pain in the dick. Your best bet of beating it is with Sylveon's Mystical Fire, but that won't last forever.
3. This team absolutely hates Hattrene and loses badly to Calm Mind variants (as I just learned). Your best bet would probably be to change Corv to the Defog set with Iron Head or make Ferro some sort of Occa Berry Iron Head variant but that's getting into jank territory.
4. This team has some issues with NP Dreigon and Conk, but Sylveon can generally take at least one hit and either OHKO or at leasst chip heavily in return. Dragapult can also be annoying (especially Infiltrator sets vs Corv since Fire Blast does ~69-75) but again, Sylveon and Ditto can help quite a bit
Other than that, don't really have much to say other than the fact that I hope that this is still good come June.
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^This team also seems weak to Shadow Ball spam, in particular from Choice Specs Aegislash and Gengar.
I think Sylveon should be Calm with Spdef investment otherwise it loses to LO Hydreigon (as you don't have hazard removal). I personally run 136 Spe on it so it always outspeeds Conkeldurr.
Iron Defense + 80 Spe Corviknight can also help against Conkeldurr if you can switch in your Corviknight on Earthquake / Facade.
Togekiss also is annoying for your team.
Here's another team I made, it's really standard though:
I think Sylveon should be Calm with Spdef investment otherwise it loses to LO Hydreigon (as you don't have hazard removal). I personally run 136 Spe on it so it always outspeeds Conkeldurr.
Iron Defense + 80 Spe Corviknight can also help against Conkeldurr if you can switch in your Corviknight on Earthquake / Facade.
Togekiss also is annoying for your team.
Here's another team I made, it's really standard though:
Seismitoad @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Relaxed Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Scald
- Earthquake
- Toxic
Corviknight @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP / 176 Def / 80 Spe
Impish Nature
- Substitute
- Roost
- Iron Defense
- Body Press
Aegislash @ Choice Specs
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 80 HP / 252 SpA / 176 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Shadow Ball
- Flash Cannon
- Steel Beam
- Air Slash
Mandibuzz @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Overcoat
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Knock Off
- Roost
- Defog
- U-turn
Sylveon @ Leftovers
Ability: Pixilate
EVs: 252 HP / 120 SpD / 136 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hyper Voice
- Wish
- Protect
- Mystical Fire
Rotom-Mow @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Discharge
- Leaf Storm
- Substitute
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Relaxed Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Scald
- Earthquake
- Toxic
Corviknight @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP / 176 Def / 80 Spe
Impish Nature
- Substitute
- Roost
- Iron Defense
- Body Press
Aegislash @ Choice Specs
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 80 HP / 252 SpA / 176 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Shadow Ball
- Flash Cannon
- Steel Beam
- Air Slash
Mandibuzz @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Overcoat
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Knock Off
- Roost
- Defog
- U-turn
Sylveon @ Leftovers
Ability: Pixilate
EVs: 252 HP / 120 SpD / 136 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hyper Voice
- Wish
- Protect
- Mystical Fire
Rotom-Mow @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Discharge
- Leaf Storm
- Substitute
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Dracovish @ Choice Band
Ability: Strong Jaw
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Fishious Rend
- Psychic Fangs
- Outrage
- Crunch
Rotom-Mow @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 88 HP / 252 SpA / 168 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Substitute
- Nasty Plot
- Leaf Storm
- Discharge
Aegislash @ Spell Tag
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Rash Nature
- Shadow Ball
- Shadow Sneak
- King's Shield
- Close Combat
Kommo-o @ Leftovers
Ability: Bulletproof
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Dragon Tail
- Earthquake
- Protect
Excadrill @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Iron Head
- Earthquake
- Rapid Spin
Hatterene (F) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Magic Bounce
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpA
Modest Nature
- Psychic
- Mystical Fire
- Draining Kiss
- Nuzzle
Ability: Strong Jaw
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Fishious Rend
- Psychic Fangs
- Outrage
- Crunch
Rotom-Mow @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 88 HP / 252 SpA / 168 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Substitute
- Nasty Plot
- Leaf Storm
- Discharge
Aegislash @ Spell Tag
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Rash Nature
- Shadow Ball
- Shadow Sneak
- King's Shield
- Close Combat
Kommo-o @ Leftovers
Ability: Bulletproof
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Dragon Tail
- Earthquake
- Protect
Excadrill @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Iron Head
- Earthquake
- Rapid Spin
Hatterene (F) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Magic Bounce
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpA
Modest Nature
- Psychic
- Mystical Fire
- Draining Kiss
- Nuzzle
Conk's BO
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Not the most heat team, however it's got spunk nonetheless. I built this team with some of the most headache inducing offensive threats that usually give me a lot of trouble when building. I wanted to build around the breaking core of Guts Conk + Specs Aegi as not many things blanket check both, and the few that can manage to tank a few hits from either (i.e Pex, Jellicent, Milotic, Wash) are eventually worn down. The team is pretty standard, apart from a few choices on Conk:
Facade: Poison Jab could also work in this slot to further smack fairies, however I've found it mostly unnecessary. Facade eases the prediction of teams packing both Pex and Fairies. Facade does manageable damage to both Sylveon and Clef (being able to OHKO SpD variants without much prior chip) while, most importantly, 2HKOing Pex along side EQ.
EVs: Max Attack Adamant is a given. 164 Spe is important for outrunning all of Vaporeon, Flareon, and Relaxed Seis. 164 Spe also helps in underspeeding Corv and Apposing 252 Spe Conk which, when combined with the bulk, maximizes recovery from Drain Punch.
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Not the most heat team, however it's got spunk nonetheless. I built this team with some of the most headache inducing offensive threats that usually give me a lot of trouble when building. I wanted to build around the breaking core of Guts Conk + Specs Aegi as not many things blanket check both, and the few that can manage to tank a few hits from either (i.e Pex, Jellicent, Milotic, Wash) are eventually worn down. The team is pretty standard, apart from a few choices on Conk:
Facade: Poison Jab could also work in this slot to further smack fairies, however I've found it mostly unnecessary. Facade eases the prediction of teams packing both Pex and Fairies. Facade does manageable damage to both Sylveon and Clef (being able to OHKO SpD variants without much prior chip) while, most importantly, 2HKOing Pex along side EQ.
EVs: Max Attack Adamant is a given. 164 Spe is important for outrunning all of Vaporeon, Flareon, and Relaxed Seis. 164 Spe also helps in underspeeding Corv and Apposing 252 Spe Conk which, when combined with the bulk, maximizes recovery from Drain Punch.
https://pokepast.es/051ba6f35381a31d
Another team I made. Still in testing, my only alt with it is chilling in 1500s so I cant confirm how good it is high ladder (yet) but so far so good. The torkoal is spdef so it can come in on the fairies and rotom heats easier to set sun, and has enough special attack to guarantee an OHKO on physdef seismitoad. Also ohkos crawdaunt. Specs zard the obvious fast sun abuser. No real "resists" can take its blasts well, and dpulse is just insurance vs dracovish's and hydreis. The rest is just a screens core of setup pult, hatterene and exca. Between exca, hat and torkoal u have good hazard control, and the rest is powerful breakers and sweepers. No water immunity may look bad but between sun and screens u can setup hat/pult on any water types.
Another team I made. Still in testing, my only alt with it is chilling in 1500s so I cant confirm how good it is high ladder (yet) but so far so good. The torkoal is spdef so it can come in on the fairies and rotom heats easier to set sun, and has enough special attack to guarantee an OHKO on physdef seismitoad. Also ohkos crawdaunt. Specs zard the obvious fast sun abuser. No real "resists" can take its blasts well, and dpulse is just insurance vs dracovish's and hydreis. The rest is just a screens core of setup pult, hatterene and exca. Between exca, hat and torkoal u have good hazard control, and the rest is powerful breakers and sweepers. No water immunity may look bad but between sun and screens u can setup hat/pult on any water types.
Why discharge and not t-bolt or thunder wave on rotom?
I built this team around the core of Dracovish + Rotom-Mow. I wanted to use Rotom-Mow because it takes advantage of Seismitoad which is the best switch-in to Dracovish. Next I wanted to have something for Cloyster and Hawlucha while maintaining offensive pressure, so I went with Aegislash. I prefer King’s Shield sets right now, either with lefties or spell tag. Since this team has ways to pressure fairies I went with spell tag instead of lefties. Scarf excadrill is really good right now, there’s a lack of flying types so the only common counter to Excadrill is Corviknight which banded Dracovish can switch into and threaten the OHKO. The team needed a fishious rend switch in and something for shadow ball spam so I went with defensive Kommo-O. To round out the team I added assault vest Hatterene with Nuzzle. Paralyzing fairies can let Aegislash spam Shadow ball and get more hax chances, also slowing down the opposition can let banded Dracovish go brazy. Magic Bounce is good for preventing rocks from seismitoad and Kommo-O, and rapid spin on excadrill can almost always keep hazards off the field if necessary (nothing is rocks weak so it’s usually not necessary and probably preferred for both sides to have rocks, so you can pressure the opponent to defog for you.). Thank you for reading, have fun with this team!Dracovish @ Choice Band
Ability: Strong Jaw
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Fishious Rend
- Psychic Fangs
- Outrage
- Crunch
Rotom-Mow @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 88 HP / 252 SpA / 168 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Substitute
- Nasty Plot
- Leaf Storm
- Discharge
Aegislash @ Spell Tag
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Rash Nature
- Shadow Ball
- Shadow Sneak
- King's Shield
- Close Combat
Kommo-o @ Leftovers
Ability: Bulletproof
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Dragon Tail
- Earthquake
- Protect
Excadrill @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Iron Head
- Earthquake
- Rapid Spin
Hatterene (F) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Magic Bounce
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpA
Modest Nature
- Psychic
- Mystical Fire
- Draining Kiss
- Nuzzle
Discharge's chance to paralyze over t-bolt's increased power probably appealed to him more.
Plus, you don't want Leaf Storm as your only move.
I like discharge to potentially paralyze Hydreigon or Dragapult that will likely switch in.
Crawdaunt @ Choice Band
Ability: Adaptability
EVs: 52 HP / 252 Atk / 204 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Aqua Jet
- Knock Off
- Crabhammer
- Close Combat
Hydreigon @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Dark Pulse
- Draco Meteor
- Flamethrower
- U-turn
Aegislash @ Leftovers
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 192 HP / 252 SpA / 64 Spe
Modest Nature
- Shadow Ball
- Shadow Sneak
- Flash Cannon
- King's Shield
Clefable @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Protect
- Wish
- Thunder Wave
Seismitoad @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Relaxed Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Scald
- Earthquake
- Toxic
Rotom-Heat @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Volt Switch
- Overheat
- Nasty Plot
- Will-O-Wisp
Ability: Adaptability
EVs: 52 HP / 252 Atk / 204 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Aqua Jet
- Knock Off
- Crabhammer
- Close Combat
Hydreigon @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Dark Pulse
- Draco Meteor
- Flamethrower
- U-turn
Aegislash @ Leftovers
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 192 HP / 252 SpA / 64 Spe
Modest Nature
- Shadow Ball
- Shadow Sneak
- Flash Cannon
- King's Shield
Clefable @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Protect
- Wish
- Thunder Wave
Seismitoad @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Relaxed Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Scald
- Earthquake
- Toxic
Rotom-Heat @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Volt Switch
- Overheat
- Nasty Plot
- Will-O-Wisp
Built this team around Choice Band Crawdaunt, one of the strongest wallbreakers of this generation. It has little to no consistent switch ins apart from like phys def kommo-o. Crawdaunt has a shit speed tier so I chose scarf Hydreigon to form a dark core with Crawdaunt. I like scarf Hydreigon because not only does it provide speed control, but it also can u turn out of things like Corviknight into Crawdaunt. Next I wanted a fairy, namely sylveon or clefable, that could switch into dragons. I chose Clef over Sylveon because even though Sylveon checked things like Dragapult better, thunder wave was really useful paralyzing things like baneful bunker pex which could really wear down Crawdaunt. At this point, Aegislash looked really good because it helped with the match up with fairies as well as Conkeldurr, as well as dealing with cloyster. I then added Seismitoad for rocks as well as a switch in to vish. Even though I have Aegislash, this team still struggles with Clef, so I added Rotom H which also helps against Corviknight.
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https://pokepast.es/1d26ae6a0bc31d80
Metronome Drill was always something I wanted to try out, and I made it fit on webs.
Climbed to 1700 in a day, (i tilted back to 1600 though).
Metronome Drill was always something I wanted to try out, and I made it fit on webs.
Climbed to 1700 in a day, (i tilted back to 1600 though).
This is an improved version of the team I posted above.
U-Turn / Wisp / DM / Hex Dragapult is my favorite set. It's excellent combined with Dugtrio, can sweep late game, has defensive utility and can be used as a RK.
Heavy Boots on Mandi / Rotom-H + MG Clef really makes it easy to pivot as half the team is immune to entry hazards.
Dugtrio @ Choice Band
Ability: Arena Trap
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
IVs: 21 HP
- Earthquake
- Reversal
- Stone Edge
- Sucker Punch
Dragapult @ Leftovers
Ability: Infiltrator
EVs: 44 HP / 252 SpA / 212 Spe
Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Will-O-Wisp
- Hex
- U-turn
Ferrothorn @ Leftovers
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Spikes
- Body Press
- Gyro Ball
- Knock Off
Mandibuzz @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Overcoat
EVs: 252 HP / 160 SpD / 96 Spe
Careful Nature
- U-turn
- Roost
- Defog
- Foul Play
Clefable @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 160 Def / 96 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Stealth Rock
- Moonblast
- Protect
- Wish
Rotom-Heat @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 248 HP / 8 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Volt Switch
- Overheat
- Nasty Plot
- Will-O-Wisp
Ability: Arena Trap
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
IVs: 21 HP
- Earthquake
- Reversal
- Stone Edge
- Sucker Punch
Dragapult @ Leftovers
Ability: Infiltrator
EVs: 44 HP / 252 SpA / 212 Spe
Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Will-O-Wisp
- Hex
- U-turn
Ferrothorn @ Leftovers
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Spikes
- Body Press
- Gyro Ball
- Knock Off
Mandibuzz @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Overcoat
EVs: 252 HP / 160 SpD / 96 Spe
Careful Nature
- U-turn
- Roost
- Defog
- Foul Play
Clefable @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 160 Def / 96 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Stealth Rock
- Moonblast
- Protect
- Wish
Rotom-Heat @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 248 HP / 8 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Volt Switch
- Overheat
- Nasty Plot
- Will-O-Wisp
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Corsola-Galar @ Eviolite
Ability: Cursed Body
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Stealth Rock
- Strength Sap
- Will-O-Wisp
- Night Shade
Rotom-Wash @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 212 HP / 44 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Trick
- Volt Switch
- Hydro Pump
- Thunder Wave
Excadrill @ Air Balloon
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Rapid Spin
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
Mandibuzz @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Overcoat
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Knock Off
- Roost
- Defog
- U-turn
Kommo-o @ Throat Spray
Ability: Soundproof
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Clangorous Soul
- Clanging Scales
- Flamethrower
- Flash Cannon
Hatterene @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Bounce
EVs: 252 HP / 204 Def / 52 Spe
Bold Nature
- Psychic
- Draining Kiss
- Mystical Fire
- Calm Mind
Ability: Cursed Body
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Stealth Rock
- Strength Sap
- Will-O-Wisp
- Night Shade
Rotom-Wash @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 212 HP / 44 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Trick
- Volt Switch
- Hydro Pump
- Thunder Wave
Excadrill @ Air Balloon
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Rapid Spin
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
Mandibuzz @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Overcoat
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Knock Off
- Roost
- Defog
- U-turn
Kommo-o @ Throat Spray
Ability: Soundproof
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Clangorous Soul
- Clanging Scales
- Flamethrower
- Flash Cannon
Hatterene @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Bounce
EVs: 252 HP / 204 Def / 52 Spe
Bold Nature
- Psychic
- Draining Kiss
- Mystical Fire
- Calm Mind
This is one of my favorite teams I've ever built mainly because 5/6 of them are pink when shiny. Anyways, I wanted to build a team around the shiny Jangmo-o I hatched around the holidays and this is the result. I love the new toys Kommo-o received this gen. Clangorous Soul + Throat Spray it's such a cool combo, but it can be stopped by some annoying mons like Toxapex, Hippowdon, Sylveon, Grimmsnarl, and Clefable. So to help aid Kommo-o and it's potential sweep I paired it with Excadrill and Hatterene. These two not only complete a Dragon/Fairy/Steel core with Kommo-o, but they help keep hazards away for it and the rest of the team, and help take care of the aforementioned road blocks to Kommo-o's sweep.
Excadrill is not only a hazards remover, but also a wallbreaker, and potentially a sweeper. I chose to go with the air balloon to help drill avoid hazards specifically Sticky Web, which can render the +1 speed boost from rapid spin irrelevant. Other than that you can use a Lum Berry for possible burns, or even a life orb for more damage, but I prefer the Air Balloon because Hatterene's presence on the team can deter the opponent from firing off WOWs and the life orb can rack up damage over time.
The final member of the D/F/S core is Hatterene. It's my favorite generation 8 pokémon and fits super well as a core member with Drill and Kommo-o. Having a bit of trouble deciding on a set for it, but I'm loving the bulky Calm Mind set atm, but I am contemplating on an Assault Vest. Any help would be greatly appreciated. The bulky Calm Mind set helps Hatt survive a bunch of hits and Draining Kiss combos so well with CM. The some of the replays down below you can see just how bulky Hatt can be.
For a defensive backbone I chose a core between Mandibuzz and Galarian Corsola. Corsola is a super nice defensive Mon. Pretty easy to understand why. It sets up hazards, spin blocks, and spreads burns. Together with Mandibuzz it forms a defensive core that can annoy most of the meta. Mandibuzz also helps keep hazards away and is a nice check to a lot of premier ghost types.
The final member of the team is Rotom-W. It forms a nice Volt-Turn core with Mandibuzz, spreads paralysis, and can annoy defensive mons with Trick. It also has rather nice type synergy with Drill, Hatt, Kommo-o, and Mandibuzz
Obviously no team is perfect, but I like the way this one came out. Let me know your thoughts. I'd love to hear them.
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1057433649
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1057057382
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1059098709 *Even though this battle was short I think it shows Hatterene's defensive capabilities*
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1057057382
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8ou-1059098709 *Even though this battle was short I think it shows Hatterene's defensive capabilities*
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