Hi. This is my first RMT that I've written., so obviously, it's gonna be BULLLL Shit. (Hehe Bull puns :3)
Anyways, lately I've really been wanting to use Tauros in OU, just to prove that IT DOES NOT SUCK. Like really, why is it PU (Yes, I'm aware that PU isn't an official tier, but it's still NU and this thing is RU material in my opinion.) Anyways, without further delay, onto the team:
NOTE: I haven't tested this team on PS yet because I'm a big fucking pussy who's scared to lose like a little bitch I don't feel like this team is ready. :/
Also, I suck at team building so once you're down reading, PLEASE point out every flaw possible and how I can fix it. c:
Or I'll kill your family.
Lime (Tauros) @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Rock Climb
- Zen Headbutt
- Earthquake
- Fire Blast
NOTE: I'm completly aware that stuff like Mega Lopunny and Diggersyby COMPLETELY out class Tauros. But I want to use different mons besides stuff that you see on almost every team, so..... yeah. :)
First up, we have the star of the team!The reason why you're wasting precious time in your life reading this! Tauros!
Seriously, I don't understand why this guy is PU. Like I said before, this thing is AT LEAST RU material, in my opinion. Anyways, Sheer Force boosted Rock Climb is the definition of power! It's Power is equivalent to a double edge but it doesn't have that annoying recoil damage at the cost of accuracy. (In which I don't mind too much about that considering I miss 1/5 Rock Climbs. So it's not too big of a deal.) It's also my STAB move that I use if the opposing mon doesn't resist. Zen Headbutt is my fighting coverage and it also OHKOs Gengar, which can completely wall bull Tauros with out it. Earthquake is Steel coverage, it also OHKOs pretty much every steel type (Without a typing that resits ground like Scizor, Ferrothorn, Forretress, etc.) in the OU Tier after stealth rocks. Last but not least, there's fire blast. Fire Blast if for the Steel types that have an added type that makes it so they resist Earthquake. Fire Blast is a guaranteed 2HKO against Ferrothorn and Forrtress and is a guaranteed OHKO against (Mega) Scizor with no bulk investment.
And yeah, that's Tauros. :]
Calcs:
4 SpA Life Orb Sheer Force Tauros Fire Blast vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Mega Scizor: 265-317 (94.3 - 112.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
4 SpA Life Orb Sheer Force Tauros Fire Blast vs. 248 HP / 100 SpD Mega Scizor: 239-286 (69.6 - 83.3%) -- 62.5% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock and 1 layer of Spikes
4 SpA Life Orb Sheer Force Tauros Fire Blast vs. 252 HP / 168 SpD Ferrothorn: 203-244 (57.6 - 69.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
252 Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Tauros Zen Headbutt vs. 28 HP / 0 Def Gengar: 372-439 (138.8 - 163.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Tauros Zen Headbutt vs. 252 HP / 240+ Def Mega Venusaur: 156-185 (42.8 - 50.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock and 1 layer of Spikes
252 Atk Life Orb Tauros Earthquake vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Heatran: 452-536 (117.4 - 139.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Tauros Rock Climb vs. 252 HP / 212+ Def Rotom-W: 148-175 (48.6 - 57.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
252 Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Tauros Rock Climb vs. 16 HP / 0 Def Azumarill: 250-294 (72.4 - 85.2%) -- 75% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock and 1 layer of Spikes
252 Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Tauros Rock Climb vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Mega Charizard Y: 253-300 (85.1 - 101%) -- 6.3% chance to OHKO
252 Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Tauros Zen Headbutt vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Mega Lopunny: 260-307 (95.9 - 113.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
252 Atk Life Orb Tauros Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Mega Metagross: 190-224 (63.1 - 74.4%) -- 43.8% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock and 3 layers of Spikes
252 Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Tauros Rock Climb vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Magikarp: 0-0 (0 - 0%) -- possibly the worst move ever and you suck
Ferrothorn (M) @ Shed Shell
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 88 Def / 168 SpD
Sassy Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Spikes
- Gyro Ball
- Leech Seed
- Protect
Tauros really enjoys spikes so it can sweep, so I decided to add ferrothorn onto here. :] Though, there's one major problem; they're both weak to fighting. I did think of replacing him with Frostlass so I'll have that Ghost / Normal core going on but Froslass is a suicide lead and my team relays on hazards so I can sweep with Tauros but in OU, Defogers / Rapid Spinners are on literally every team unless the team doesn't really care about hazards and if I set up, die, than lose my hazards to a rapid sinner or defoger, Tauros is gonna be very effective at all. So I decided to go with I more bulky spikes user, which happen to be ferrothorn. Ferrothorn's nature is sassy because with mix bulk I can tank hits from just about everything and set up all my spikes so Tauros can sweep. Also, I lacked SpD walls on this team, so I use him to tank special hits, also. This thing is mainly my answer to things like Crobro, Mega Sableye, Greninja (With out HP fire), and things that ferrothorn likes to troll in general. EVs spread is pretty common. Nothing too special about it. Shed shell is so I can avoid trappers like Magnzone and Gothtellie and switch into a more suitable mon to take the incoming HP Fire. Anyways, onto to the set details and what not. Ferrothorn is the mon on my team that weakens mega lopunny which threatens my team severally if stealth rocks are up. You may be wondering "Why is Ferrothorn your lopunny counter when HJK OHKOs you?" Well, I switch into Ferrothorn on the incoming Fake Out than Lopunny gets damage from iron barbs,You:-- but Me: SHUT THE FAHK UP I'M NOT DONE TALKING! than protect on the incoming HJK and there you go, Mega Lopunny is below 50% HP and ferrothorn didn't even have to attack.
Talonflame @ Sharp Beak
Ability: Gale Wings
EVs: 88 HP / 252 Atk / 168 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Brave Bird
- Flare Blitz
- Roost
NOTE: This is DEFINATLY not one of aim's sets that everyone else is using because he's using it and it's completly made from MY OWN creativity and I put A LOT of work into this with all the calcs and stuff so it's all good. :]]]]]]]] So after a long time of debating (2-3 minutes) with myself "What could be a good partner for Tauros and ferrothorn?" I realized that TalonLAME here was one of the perfect partners since it Resists Fighting, which completely destroys both Tauros and Ferrothorn. It also resits fire, which is extremely dangerous for ferrothorn. Another thing, Ferrothorn resists water, rock, and electric which are literally all of talonflame's weaknesses. It took a while to decide weather I should run The bulky set or offensive but I finally decided to just run offensive, so I can hit things harder (That's what she said ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ) with brave bird and so I can run flare blitz, so I don't get completely walled by Steel and Electric types. Also, Tauros is a lot like Tauros; they both enjoy hazards so they can just spam moves with ease that it will OHKO just about everything *cough* Brave Bird Spam *cough* EVs Spread and Nature allow me to outspeed stuff like Raikou and other fast electric types that can take eat up a brave bird with ease than take out talonflame.
Rotom-Wash @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 176 Def / 32 SpD / 48 Spe
Bold Nature
- Volt Switch
- Hydro Pump
- Will-O-Wisp
- Pain Split
Speaking of talonflame, after looking over my team, I noticed that if my opponent is using a talonflame of their own,say I lose the speed tie verses their talonflame and it takes me out, they can completely sweep my team my spamming brave birds and flare blitz. Rotom also puts Mega Pinsir, Azumarill, Garchomp, and Mamoswine. Besides Mega Pinser, I didn' really have much for these mons so .. yeah So, I decided to add this guy to my team. :] He also completes the Fire-Grass-Water core. Talonflame is an extremely good partner with Rotom-W since it x4 times resists Grass aka Rotom-W's only weakness. Rotom-W also counters Landoruus-T Scarf and Bulky and than can just spam Volt Switches or Will-o-missWisps as it pleases. EVs spread is pretty common besides the 32 SpD, which is there so I have a chance not to get 2HKOd by Greninja's Dark Pulse after SR in which I can just spam Hydro Pumps (Which is a guaranteed 2HKO against Greninja after stealth rocks, even if it's water.) 48 Speed EVs is so I can outspeed Rotom-Ws with 44 and under Speed Evs and avoid getting burned or losing HP to the incoming volt switch.
Landorus-Therian (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 HP / 240 Def / 8 SpD / 8 Spe
Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- Knock Off
- U-turn
- Stealth Rock
Stealth Rock is essential on every team, and Landorus-T finds many opportunities to set it up thanks to Intimidate and its good offensive presence in which, as I said like 5 times now, hazards play a very crucial role in this team in order for Tauros to sweep. Full HP investment and 240 EVs in Defense are crucial for Landorus-T to handle the likes of Talonflame, Excadrill, and Mega Pinsir. 8 Speed EVs are enough to outspeed Modest Magnezone while still having a slow U-turn to take a hit and pivot out to another teammate. 8 Special Defense EVs are run to prevent Mega Manectric from OHKOing with Hidden Power Ice. Leftovers is important to keep Landorus-T healthy throughout the battle.
And last but not least, we have .....
Excadrill @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rock Slide
- Rapid Spin
Besides Talonflame's Birdspam, this is my only greninja check (Cheecky cunt frog is so damn over powered. Sometimes, I wish it didn't get gunk shot and low kick in the first place ... It's always you're either over prepared or under prepared for it ... -_-;) ). Anyways, I debated to myself weather I should run scarf Latios or Excadrill and I finally decided that Excadrill would be a better choice for 2 reasons: 1. Adding Laios would open a large Ice weakness to my team 2. Defog removes hazards on both sides of the field, in which like I said 6 times now, hazards play a very crucial role in this team. The EVs maximize Attack and Speed, while the remainder go into Defense to give an odd HP number. A Jolly nature in tandem with a Choice Scarf allows Excadrill to outspeed key threats such as Thundurus, Mega Charizard Y, +1 Adamant Mega Charizard X, Greninja, Gengar, Latios, and Latias, with Mold Breaker allowing him to bypass Levitate and beat the latter three. Choice Scarf Excadrill can check a variety of dangerous Pokemon such as Mega Pinsir, Talonflame, Thundurus, and Greninja, as well as sweep, and remove entry hazards from my side of the field.
And yeah, that's about it. n_n
Any advise on what I should change is Highly Appreciated, so feel free to leave some advise. n_n
(Whew, done at last. P.S This literally took all day long to write so again, all advise will be looked over. Thanks.
Anyways, lately I've really been wanting to use Tauros in OU, just to prove that IT DOES NOT SUCK. Like really, why is it PU (Yes, I'm aware that PU isn't an official tier, but it's still NU and this thing is RU material in my opinion.) Anyways, without further delay, onto the team:
NOTE: I haven't tested this team on PS yet because
Also, I suck at team building so once you're down reading, PLEASE point out every flaw possible and how I can fix it. c:
Lime (Tauros) @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Rock Climb
- Zen Headbutt
- Earthquake
- Fire Blast
NOTE: I'm completly aware that stuff like Mega Lopunny and Diggersyby COMPLETELY out class Tauros. But I want to use different mons besides stuff that you see on almost every team, so..... yeah. :)
First up, we have the star of the team!
Seriously, I don't understand why this guy is PU. Like I said before, this thing is AT LEAST RU material, in my opinion. Anyways, Sheer Force boosted Rock Climb is the definition of power! It's Power is equivalent to a double edge but it doesn't have that annoying recoil damage at the cost of accuracy. (In which I don't mind too much about that considering I miss 1/5 Rock Climbs. So it's not too big of a deal.) It's also my STAB move that I use if the opposing mon doesn't resist. Zen Headbutt is my fighting coverage and it also OHKOs Gengar, which can completely wall bull Tauros with out it. Earthquake is Steel coverage, it also OHKOs pretty much every steel type (Without a typing that resits ground like Scizor, Ferrothorn, Forretress, etc.) in the OU Tier after stealth rocks. Last but not least, there's fire blast. Fire Blast if for the Steel types that have an added type that makes it so they resist Earthquake. Fire Blast is a guaranteed 2HKO against Ferrothorn and Forrtress and is a guaranteed OHKO against (Mega) Scizor with no bulk investment.
And yeah, that's Tauros. :]
Calcs:
4 SpA Life Orb Sheer Force Tauros Fire Blast vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Mega Scizor: 265-317 (94.3 - 112.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
4 SpA Life Orb Sheer Force Tauros Fire Blast vs. 248 HP / 100 SpD Mega Scizor: 239-286 (69.6 - 83.3%) -- 62.5% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock and 1 layer of Spikes
4 SpA Life Orb Sheer Force Tauros Fire Blast vs. 252 HP / 168 SpD Ferrothorn: 203-244 (57.6 - 69.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
252 Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Tauros Zen Headbutt vs. 28 HP / 0 Def Gengar: 372-439 (138.8 - 163.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Tauros Zen Headbutt vs. 252 HP / 240+ Def Mega Venusaur: 156-185 (42.8 - 50.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock and 1 layer of Spikes
252 Atk Life Orb Tauros Earthquake vs. 248 HP / 0 Def Heatran: 452-536 (117.4 - 139.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Tauros Rock Climb vs. 252 HP / 212+ Def Rotom-W: 148-175 (48.6 - 57.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
252 Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Tauros Rock Climb vs. 16 HP / 0 Def Azumarill: 250-294 (72.4 - 85.2%) -- 75% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock and 1 layer of Spikes
252 Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Tauros Rock Climb vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Mega Charizard Y: 253-300 (85.1 - 101%) -- 6.3% chance to OHKO
252 Atk Life Orb Sheer Force Tauros Zen Headbutt vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Mega Lopunny: 260-307 (95.9 - 113.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
252 Atk Life Orb Tauros Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Mega Metagross: 190-224 (63.1 - 74.4%) -- 43.8% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock and 3 layers of Spikes
Ferrothorn (M) @ Shed Shell
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 88 Def / 168 SpD
Sassy Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Spikes
- Gyro Ball
- Leech Seed
- Protect
Tauros really enjoys spikes so it can sweep, so I decided to add ferrothorn onto here. :] Though, there's one major problem; they're both weak to fighting. I did think of replacing him with Frostlass so I'll have that Ghost / Normal core going on but Froslass is a suicide lead and my team relays on hazards so I can sweep with Tauros but in OU, Defogers / Rapid Spinners are on literally every team unless the team doesn't really care about hazards and if I set up, die, than lose my hazards to a rapid sinner or defoger, Tauros is gonna be very effective at all. So I decided to go with I more bulky spikes user, which happen to be ferrothorn. Ferrothorn's nature is sassy because with mix bulk I can tank hits from just about everything and set up all my spikes so Tauros can sweep. Also, I lacked SpD walls on this team, so I use him to tank special hits, also. This thing is mainly my answer to things like Crobro, Mega Sableye, Greninja (With out HP fire), and things that ferrothorn likes to troll in general. EVs spread is pretty common. Nothing too special about it. Shed shell is so I can avoid trappers like Magnzone and Gothtellie and switch into a more suitable mon to take the incoming HP Fire. Anyways, onto to the set details and what not. Ferrothorn is the mon on my team that weakens mega lopunny which threatens my team severally if stealth rocks are up. You may be wondering "Why is Ferrothorn your lopunny counter when HJK OHKOs you?" Well, I switch into Ferrothorn on the incoming Fake Out than Lopunny gets damage from iron barbs,
Talonflame @ Sharp Beak
Ability: Gale Wings
EVs: 88 HP / 252 Atk / 168 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Brave Bird
- Flare Blitz
- Roost
Rotom-Wash @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 176 Def / 32 SpD / 48 Spe
Bold Nature
- Volt Switch
- Hydro Pump
- Will-O-Wisp
- Pain Split
Speaking of talonflame, after looking over my team, I noticed that if my opponent is using a talonflame of their own,say I lose the speed tie verses their talonflame and it takes me out, they can completely sweep my team my spamming brave birds and flare blitz. Rotom also puts Mega Pinsir, Azumarill, Garchomp, and Mamoswine. Besides Mega Pinser, I didn' really have much for these mons so .. yeah So, I decided to add this guy to my team. :] He also completes the Fire-Grass-Water core. Talonflame is an extremely good partner with Rotom-W since it x4 times resists Grass aka Rotom-W's only weakness. Rotom-W also counters Landoruus-T Scarf and Bulky and than can just spam Volt Switches or Will-o-
Landorus-Therian (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 HP / 240 Def / 8 SpD / 8 Spe
Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- Knock Off
- U-turn
- Stealth Rock
Stealth Rock is essential on every team, and Landorus-T finds many opportunities to set it up thanks to Intimidate and its good offensive presence in which, as I said like 5 times now, hazards play a very crucial role in this team in order for Tauros to sweep. Full HP investment and 240 EVs in Defense are crucial for Landorus-T to handle the likes of Talonflame, Excadrill, and Mega Pinsir. 8 Speed EVs are enough to outspeed Modest Magnezone while still having a slow U-turn to take a hit and pivot out to another teammate. 8 Special Defense EVs are run to prevent Mega Manectric from OHKOing with Hidden Power Ice. Leftovers is important to keep Landorus-T healthy throughout the battle.
And last but not least, we have .....
Excadrill @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rock Slide
- Rapid Spin
Besides Talonflame's Birdspam, this is my only greninja check (
And yeah, that's about it. n_n
Any advise on what I should change is Highly Appreciated, so feel free to leave some advise. n_n
(Whew, done at last. P.S This literally took all day long to write so again, all advise will be looked over. Thanks.
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