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Team Sub-Tricking (OU RMT)
- Thread starter WhiteQueen
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This seems like a very balanced team, so it was hard to find a way to remedy the "bulky water problem". I think Uxie is the most expandable pokemon in your team though, and since you have no Water resistance at all, Suicune can CM it's way through your team unless it's Tricked. After a few CM's it can get rid of Tyranitar, Mamoswine, Heatran and the rest with nothing being able to beat it. I think swapping Uxie for a Roar Vaporeon can stop Suicune in it's tracks.
Vaporeon @ Leftovers | Water Absorb
Bold | 188 HP / 252 Def / 68 Spe
Surf / Wish / Protect / Roar
With Vaporeon, you can Roar away Suicune with too many CM's under it's belt and form a roadblock to it. It won't be sweeping your team with Vaporeon in there. You don't need HP Electric with Rotom-H already representing a viable check to Gyarados.
Now that you swapped Uxie, you need to bank on a lead. Maybe we can turn Jirachi into one?
Jirachi @ Choice Scarf | Serene Grace
Jolly | 80 HP / 252 Atk / 176 Spe
Stealth Rock / Iron Head / Trick / (U-Turn or Thunderpunch)
You can choose either U-Turn or Thunderpunch. Thunderpunch still gives you the ability to revenge kill Gyarados while U-Turn helps you keep momentum in your favour. It your choice really, but since Rotom-H is already there to check Gyarados, you could go with U-Turn. With the abundance of Pursuiters though, it might be a good idea to stick with Thunderpunch after all.
Good luck with your team, it a good one.
Vaporeon @ Leftovers | Water Absorb
Bold | 188 HP / 252 Def / 68 Spe
Surf / Wish / Protect / Roar
With Vaporeon, you can Roar away Suicune with too many CM's under it's belt and form a roadblock to it. It won't be sweeping your team with Vaporeon in there. You don't need HP Electric with Rotom-H already representing a viable check to Gyarados.
Now that you swapped Uxie, you need to bank on a lead. Maybe we can turn Jirachi into one?
Jirachi @ Choice Scarf | Serene Grace
Jolly | 80 HP / 252 Atk / 176 Spe
Stealth Rock / Iron Head / Trick / (U-Turn or Thunderpunch)
You can choose either U-Turn or Thunderpunch. Thunderpunch still gives you the ability to revenge kill Gyarados while U-Turn helps you keep momentum in your favour. It your choice really, but since Rotom-H is already there to check Gyarados, you could go with U-Turn. With the abundance of Pursuiters though, it might be a good idea to stick with Thunderpunch after all.
Good luck with your team, it a good one.
I've tried lead Jirachi and though he was effective, it just wasn't the same. If someone I battle has a Magnezone or Skarmory, I'll just give them a chance to set up when I try to hax Azelf with Iron Head. I could use Trick, but Scarfed Jirachi is so good at dealing damage with Iron Head, so I wouldn't want to give up a Choice Scarf without knowing what other pokemon my opponent has.
I didn't think about replacing Uxie with Vaporeon, though that would certainly help against my water-weakness, especially if Vaporeon knows HP (Electric). I did consider replacing Uxie with a Life Orb Celebi since it can easily OHKO the likes of Suicune with Leaf Storm, and kill off Scizor with HP (Fire).
Uxie's combination of Yawn + U-Turn is just too good to find a replacement for him. It's important that I know what pokemon my opponent has with a team like this, so that combo works really well in forcing switches. Not only that, but he's bulky enough to take hits so that I can switch an immediate counter in. And he learns Trick and SR, so he does a lot of tasks for my team.
Your suggestions are good, so I might try putting in Vaporeon for a test drive to see how it does. I'm not too sure what pokemon I can replace it with though, since like you said (and I agree), Uxie is the only pokemon that seems to be expandable at the moment.
I didn't think about replacing Uxie with Vaporeon, though that would certainly help against my water-weakness, especially if Vaporeon knows HP (Electric). I did consider replacing Uxie with a Life Orb Celebi since it can easily OHKO the likes of Suicune with Leaf Storm, and kill off Scizor with HP (Fire).
Uxie's combination of Yawn + U-Turn is just too good to find a replacement for him. It's important that I know what pokemon my opponent has with a team like this, so that combo works really well in forcing switches. Not only that, but he's bulky enough to take hits so that I can switch an immediate counter in. And he learns Trick and SR, so he does a lot of tasks for my team.
Your suggestions are good, so I might try putting in Vaporeon for a test drive to see how it does. I'm not too sure what pokemon I can replace it with though, since like you said (and I agree), Uxie is the only pokemon that seems to be expandable at the moment.