That OU Team!

Mr. Munchlax

Mr. Munchlax

Hey everybody! Welcome to That OU Team! This team started with a simple idea: What's a Pokemon that can counter all/most of the top five? Originally, it was Zapdos. It has now been changed to Landorus!​

Teambuilding​
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That at a Glance!​
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Bronzong @ Leftovers
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP, 84 Atk, 80 Def, 92 Spd
0 Spd IV's
Sassy Nature (+SDef, -Spd)
- Gyro Ball
- Stealth Rock
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Earthquake
I needed a lead that was NOT a Ferrothorn, because that's a little to mainstream for me. Two speed IV's helps maximize STAB Gyro Ball. Stealth Rock is a standard set-up move. Hidden Power Ice and EQ add additional coverage.

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Scrafty (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Shed Skin
EVs: 252 HP / 8 Atk / 248 SDef
Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Bulk Up
- Drain Punch
- Crunch
- Rest
Scrafty is just a cool Pokemon. His name, his fasihion sense, oh, and did I mention his BULK UP SWEEPS!!! No, but in all reality, Scrafty is awesome. He does an excellent job taking down massive threats. Shed Skin is able to act like a-less-reliable-but-reusable Chestro Berry. As you can see, massive bulk is this set's pure purpose. Scrafty's Careful nature makes setting up with Bulk Up a very realistic goal, and, with the right team support, you could even save Scrafty's baggy pants with well-timed switches. Drain Punch is there for quick recovery and a STAB and Crunch is its main sweeping move.

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Jirachi @ Leftovers
Trait: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 HP / 224 SDef / 32 Spd
Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Fire Punch
- Wish
- Iron Head
- Thunder Wave
Jirachi functions mainly as a Gengar counter and a go-to Mon for special sweepers. Its how SDef allows it to wall, and when you put some hax in the mix, you get your very own speacial-sweeping counter. Fire Punch allows it to have a neutral move to hit Gengar, and Wish is to maximize durability. Jirachi is a valuable addition to the team.

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Landorus (M) @ Life Orb
Trait: Sand Force
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SAtk / 252 Spd
Naive Nature (+Spd, -SDef)
- Substitute
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- Hidden Power [Ice]
Like. a. boss. Landorus can take on multiple powerhouses full steam ahead, including Heatran and Tyranitar. Also, its fun to see conceited Gliscors stick around and take a HP Ice to the face. Landorus is just pure pwnage. Substitute allows it to stick its tounge out at annoying status moves, while taking down its opponent. Stone Edge is there provide a high-power move(especially against the unsuspecting Air Balloon Heatran) while EQ can hit with a bang. HP Ice allows additional coverage, and Life Orb increases its raw power.

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Terrakion @ Air Balloon
Trait: Justified
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Swords Dance
- Rock Polish
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge
Terrakion was designed to counter Blissey, Ttar, and Dragonite. I might add that with a Swords Dance under its belt it can OHKO Dnite with Stone Edge. Rock Polish can boost its speed, and, in conjunction with Swords Dance, can quickly turn Terrakion into a deadly sweeper. Having an Air Balloon on Terrakion can really turn the tables. Next thing you know, some poor sucker's Excadrill wastes a turn with EQ, and Terrakion OHKO's it. Terrakion has the sweep record on my team,(like 3-0 or 4-0) and has helped turn the tables occasionally.

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Latias (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Calm Mind
- Recover
- Dragon Pulse
- Roar
Latias is here to be an anti-weather Pokemon against rain and sun.Honestly, all I've been seeing is lots of sand. Yet, I do genuinely like it as a bulky sweeper, and, if you play your cards, this thing can totally sweep. Recover just replenishes its health and is its best friend while setting up. Dragon Pulse is my attacking STAB move. Latias can come in on a variety of types and get a free CM under its belt. After that, SpAers without a super-effective move better be where. Also, its pretty fun to watch a helpless Porygon squirm as its Ice Beams deflect off of 2 or more CMs. Latias in action-cut short by oppenent forfeit
Most art by Aragorn Bird.
 
I suggest using a CM Latias over cloyster. it deals with Sun and rain teams, and can do a number to sand teams:

name: Calm Mind
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Recover
move 3: Dragon Pulse
move 4: Hidden Power Fire / Substitute / Surf
item: Leftovers
nature: Timid
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
 
Landorus, Tyranitar, Scizor and Rotom-W
are huge threats in this team.
Your synergy is a bit strange,
Steel, Flying, Ice.... It's not what I would say the best. I suggest Conkelldurr instead of Cloyster and it can help with your synergy, also Dragonite isn't halve bad.
 
I think I'll try CM Latias for a bit. Also, Landorus, Ttar, Scizor, and Rotom-W were mentioned as threat... Any switches besides Cloyster's/Latias's spot I can make to improve against them?
 
You're gonna have a very hard time with tyranitar. 4 of your pkmn are weak to it's stab. I don't think that close combat terrakion will be enough. I suggest dragon dance srafty, as it's resistant to both of tyranitar's STAB.
 
Hi, your team is solid, and it does a pretty good job at keeping most of the top threats in check. However, Zapdos' role is already fulfilled by Gyarados and Terrakion. This team despises Terrakion since it could shred everyone with Close Combat or Stone Edge. Bronzong is also your only steel type, and can be easily worn out by 4drag2mag teams. To help with this, I suggest adding a Slowbro. Slowbro is a beast that can even shrug off non CB Ttar Pursuits because of Regenerator. It is perhaps the best Terrakion counter in existence, helps Gyarados deal with fighting types, and can take down DD Dragons.

Slowbro @ Leftovers
Regenerator
Bold
252 Hp/ 252 Def/ 4 SpA
Scald
Ice Beam
Flamethrower (to hit Scizor on the switchin)
Slack Off

As well, I suggest changing Bronzong's Speed IVs to 2. This boosts the base power of Hidden Power by 6, and Gyro Ball wasn't going to hit much harder anyways.
 
That Noob said:
basically you're weak to Rotom-W and completely f**ked if its sand...
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Eat a fucking dick, that's not a rate.

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You should remove Zapdos from your team and use a Scrafty instead. Scrafty solves your weakness to Sand Teams in that he is incredibly physically bulky with his Bulk Up set. As mentioned above, Zapdos' main roles are already handled, and Zapdos is a substandard Pokemon in OU, especially as your team does not feature a spinner. If you feel the need to use a special attacker that can blast holes in the enemy team, I suggest LO/Specs Latios.
 
OK I just checked back on this team and I like the synergy now and the team is really
solid now just a few nitpicks.

Landorus (M) @ Life Orb
Trait: Sand Force
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SAtk / 252 Spd
Naive Nature (+Spd, -SDef)
- Substitute
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- Hidden Power [Ice]

Over Zapdos
 
Scrafty is too shaky of a ttar counter, ttar is naturally faster than scrafty and if ttar has surprise speedy offence set then scrafty can say hello to a superpower to the face. I don't see why conkeldurr's mach punch isn't preferred.
 
Box said:
Eat a fucking dick, that's not a rate.
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AHAHAHAHAHA. Lol that made my day.

Anyways, I'm not sure where you guys got the idea that Scrafty is an appropriate check to Tyranitar. You do realize that Choice Scarf is the second most common set, and Scrafty gets demolished by Superpower right?
 
This is a nice team, but there are things that can be changed.

First off, you may want to try Swords Dance on Landorus instead of HP Ice. If you play right (sub on the switch), you can still nail Gliscor with a +2 Stone Edge, especially in the sand. With that done, change Landorus's nature to Jolly and give him 4hpevs over 4Satk evs.

Otherwise, this is a pretty nice team(:
 
fatsnorlax said:
This is a nice team, but there are things that can be changed.

First off, you may want to try Swords Dance on Landorus instead of HP Ice. If you play right (sub on the switch), you can still nail Gliscor with a +2 Stone Edge, especially in the sand. With that done, change Landorus's nature to Jolly and give him 4hpevs over 4Satk evs.

Otherwise, this is a pretty nice team(:
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Thank you, but no thank you.
 
Jmaculas said:
Scrafty is too shaky of a ttar counter, ttar is naturally faster than scrafty and if ttar has surprise speedy offence set then scrafty can say hello to a superpower to the face. I don't see why conkeldurr's mach punch isn't preferred.
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1) actually the standard ttar doesn't invest in speed.

2) scarftar cannot really hit scrafty with anything outside of eq

3) Standard ttar superpower(which doesnt run attack) does not ko min/min scrafty, so if scrafty has a lum berry, scrafty can just set up on them.

btw speaking of that you might want to try lum berry on your scrafty if you decide to run a dd set, it will make sure you are not screwed over by status.
 
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