The Big Comeback
An SV OU Team by andreds
Pokepaste: https://pokepast.es/d59bacd75e54637a
Introduction:
Hey, everyone! This will be my first RMT in over a decade (you can find the last RMT here:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/open-the-floodgates.3473439/).
I am itching to get back into building competitive teams and battling. Looking forward to any and all advice that I receive. It's been a long time!
(Full disclaimer: This team was completed very early on in the Scarlet and Violet meta, so one Pokemon no longer belongs here. But for the sake of not leaving my team at 5 mons or replacing it with something random, I'll leave it for now so you all can see how this team works together and then I'll build the proper replacement).
Here we go!
The Team
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Artist: https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/4075473
Gholdengo @ Air Baloon
Ability: Good as Gold
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 252 SpA/ 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Make It Rain
- Shadow Ball
- Nasty Plot
- Recover
The star of the show and who I wanted to build the team around. I know the choice item Dengos are pretty popular, but I like the idea of Air Baloon and being able to switch in on threats like Iron Threads. I also went with Tera Flying for a better matchup against Great Tusk, and that looks to be a good choice since Tusk is sitting at the top tier in OU. Though I do think Gholdengo (and the other Pokemon below as I go along), could benefit better from a tera type and item change because of how things are looking Post-HOME.
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Artist: https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/1922055
Garchomp @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 HP/ 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
Tera Type: Steel
- Dragon Tail
- Earthquake
- Spikes
- Stealth Rock
Garchomp was pretty much a given for my second choice, as I knew he worked well with Gholdengo in doubles. But in singles as well, he's a solid tank who can set up multiple hazards. Someone tries to bring out a hazard remover, bring Gholdengo back out hopefully if the matchup is better, and prevent them from being removed. Or keep Garchomp in if he can handle and punish them. I like Tera Steel in situations where I have to check Dragapult. Not to mention it's so helpful defensively.
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Artist: https://www.deviantart.com/antidarkheart
Breloom @ Focus Sash
Ability: Technician
Evs: 252 Atk/ 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
Tera Type: Fighting
- Bullet Seed
- Mach Punch
- Bulldoze
- Spore
11 years later and Breloom is on my team yet again. Like Garchomp, another strong lead. Can slow plans down with Spore and give Gholdengo a chance to set up. Bullet seed being awesome to hit some heavy hitters like Garganacl and Dondozo. I trust in Mach Punch on its own or in addition to the Fighting Tera type to omit a move like Close Combat and go for Bulldoze for coverage.
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Artist: https://www.deviantart.com/neslug/gallery
Rotom-Wash @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Volt Switch
- Hydro Pump
- Trick
- Will-O-Wisp
Rotom is pretty versatile. My biggest question right now is if a standard physical defensive set works best for this team over the Choice Scarf set. The move Trick (though I don't find myself using it often) can turn the tide in battle if I find the opportunity to use it. Will-O-Wisp to cripple physical threats. There's not much else to say as Rotom-Wash's moveset has not really changed much. Love this guy.
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Artist: https://www.deviantart.com/angelrosestar/gallery
Flutter Mane @ Choice Specs
Ability: Protosynthesis
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
Tera Type: Ghost
- Shadow Ball
- Moonblast
- Mystical Fire
- Psyshock
We've arrived at the reason for my disclaimer in my intro. We know what this thing can do. I'll leave it at that. But now that it's been banned for quite some time, my goal here now is to replace it with a Pokemon that can play a similar role, without sacrificing too much power or messing up this team's synergy.
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Artist: https://twitter.com/ariga_megamix
Garganacl @ Leftovers
Ability: Purifying Salt
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def/ 252 SpD
Careful Nature
Tera Type: Water
- Iron Defense
- Body Press
- Salt Cure
- Recover
And last but not least, I bring you Garganacl. I'll be honest, I did not expect to have it on my team (never been one to confidently use a rock type), but its ability and moveset are a blast to use. My second set-up sweeper, the Iron Defense and Body Press combo is something else. The Tera Water type is my favorite to check Gholdengo's, the occasional Scizor, and being able to switch into Cinderace's.
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Final Thoughts:
If you've made it to the end, I truly appreciate it. Upon building this squad, there were a couple of Pokemon that were waiting in the wings but didn't make the cut (Mimikyu and Iron Wings).
I got to take a look at the SV OU Post-Home Viability Ranking Thread and it's crazy to see how much the meta has changed. This team might not end up looking the same in the end because of that, but as of now, it is one with good resistance and no more than two shared weaknesses between any of my Pokemon. A big thank you in advance to all who help.
An SV OU Team by andreds
Pokepaste: https://pokepast.es/d59bacd75e54637a
Introduction:
Hey, everyone! This will be my first RMT in over a decade (you can find the last RMT here:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/open-the-floodgates.3473439/).
I am itching to get back into building competitive teams and battling. Looking forward to any and all advice that I receive. It's been a long time!
(Full disclaimer: This team was completed very early on in the Scarlet and Violet meta, so one Pokemon no longer belongs here. But for the sake of not leaving my team at 5 mons or replacing it with something random, I'll leave it for now so you all can see how this team works together and then I'll build the proper replacement).
Here we go!
The Team
=======================================
Artist: https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/4075473
Gholdengo @ Air Baloon
Ability: Good as Gold
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 252 SpA/ 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Make It Rain
- Shadow Ball
- Nasty Plot
- Recover
The star of the show and who I wanted to build the team around. I know the choice item Dengos are pretty popular, but I like the idea of Air Baloon and being able to switch in on threats like Iron Threads. I also went with Tera Flying for a better matchup against Great Tusk, and that looks to be a good choice since Tusk is sitting at the top tier in OU. Though I do think Gholdengo (and the other Pokemon below as I go along), could benefit better from a tera type and item change because of how things are looking Post-HOME.
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Artist: https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/1922055
Garchomp @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 HP/ 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
Tera Type: Steel
- Dragon Tail
- Earthquake
- Spikes
- Stealth Rock
Garchomp was pretty much a given for my second choice, as I knew he worked well with Gholdengo in doubles. But in singles as well, he's a solid tank who can set up multiple hazards. Someone tries to bring out a hazard remover, bring Gholdengo back out hopefully if the matchup is better, and prevent them from being removed. Or keep Garchomp in if he can handle and punish them. I like Tera Steel in situations where I have to check Dragapult. Not to mention it's so helpful defensively.
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Artist: https://www.deviantart.com/antidarkheart
Breloom @ Focus Sash
Ability: Technician
Evs: 252 Atk/ 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
Tera Type: Fighting
- Bullet Seed
- Mach Punch
- Bulldoze
- Spore
11 years later and Breloom is on my team yet again. Like Garchomp, another strong lead. Can slow plans down with Spore and give Gholdengo a chance to set up. Bullet seed being awesome to hit some heavy hitters like Garganacl and Dondozo. I trust in Mach Punch on its own or in addition to the Fighting Tera type to omit a move like Close Combat and go for Bulldoze for coverage.
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Artist: https://www.deviantart.com/neslug/gallery
Rotom-Wash @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Volt Switch
- Hydro Pump
- Trick
- Will-O-Wisp
Rotom is pretty versatile. My biggest question right now is if a standard physical defensive set works best for this team over the Choice Scarf set. The move Trick (though I don't find myself using it often) can turn the tide in battle if I find the opportunity to use it. Will-O-Wisp to cripple physical threats. There's not much else to say as Rotom-Wash's moveset has not really changed much. Love this guy.
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Artist: https://www.deviantart.com/angelrosestar/gallery
Flutter Mane @ Choice Specs
Ability: Protosynthesis
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
Tera Type: Ghost
- Shadow Ball
- Moonblast
- Mystical Fire
- Psyshock
We've arrived at the reason for my disclaimer in my intro. We know what this thing can do. I'll leave it at that. But now that it's been banned for quite some time, my goal here now is to replace it with a Pokemon that can play a similar role, without sacrificing too much power or messing up this team's synergy.
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Artist: https://twitter.com/ariga_megamix
Garganacl @ Leftovers
Ability: Purifying Salt
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def/ 252 SpD
Careful Nature
Tera Type: Water
- Iron Defense
- Body Press
- Salt Cure
- Recover
And last but not least, I bring you Garganacl. I'll be honest, I did not expect to have it on my team (never been one to confidently use a rock type), but its ability and moveset are a blast to use. My second set-up sweeper, the Iron Defense and Body Press combo is something else. The Tera Water type is my favorite to check Gholdengo's, the occasional Scizor, and being able to switch into Cinderace's.
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Final Thoughts:
If you've made it to the end, I truly appreciate it. Upon building this squad, there were a couple of Pokemon that were waiting in the wings but didn't make the cut (Mimikyu and Iron Wings).
I got to take a look at the SV OU Post-Home Viability Ranking Thread and it's crazy to see how much the meta has changed. This team might not end up looking the same in the end because of that, but as of now, it is one with good resistance and no more than two shared weaknesses between any of my Pokemon. A big thank you in advance to all who help.
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. Ting-Lu offers much more bulk than Garchomp which enables it to swap in multiple games a match to tank a hit or set hazards. I say run the standard set (pretty much the only thing that Ting-Lu that runs.) Tera ghost on it so that it can spinblock if Gholdengo is down. It looses some offensive power that Garchomp brings but the added bulk compensates for that.
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. Breloom's life is pretty tough in the OU metagame as there are so many things that outspeed it and kill it or wall it completely. I swap it out for Meowscarada as it offers a higher speed tier and also knock-off support. This is really helpful if you need to get rid of boots that counter your hazard stacking strategy. I'm running a scarf moveset as the added speed helps alot (eg. you now outpseed 
). You could run boots on Meowscarada as this team has no hazard removal but I think the added speed on Meowscarada is really good. For Scarf Meow, you can run alot of moves in the first slot so i'm going to give you options. Thunder Punch hits flying types like Enamorus which normally wall Meowscarada, Low Kick for Steels like 
and 
. Catches them off guard if they swap them in blindly thinking it walls Meowscarada or you could run Play Rough for fairy weaks like 
and 
. All moves have their uses but the one i recommend is Thunder Punch.
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Enamorus but the natural speed of Iron Valiant + the 
item on Iron-Valiant + the coverage moves that it gets fully convince me to choose Iron-Valiant. This thing rips apart weakened teams and also is much better vs Kingambit. While it can't eat a hit, its 4x resistance to dark type moves like Sucker-Punch means that you can be confident that Kingambit won't be able to blow past your teams.
for 
When looking at your team, all of your defensive walls are weak to grass type moves. Adding Moltres helps with this as it resists grass moves 4x and offers alot that Garganacl doesn't. While you do loose salt-cure, you are now able to punish contact moves with Flame-Body like U-Turn. Its higher speed tier than Garganacl allows too outspeed 
set for a more defensive set. I'm not changing any moves, just the Evs, Item and Tera type. The set I'm giving you makes Goldengo as Phys bulky as possible (max hp and def) but enough speed to outspeed max speed 
. Air Balloon is not needed as you already have 
levitating + Air Balloon doesn't do anything if the 
has knock-off (It very commonly has it.). Covert Cloak makes Gholdengo a consistent check to 
(wow) and more. Because secondary effects like defence drops and salt-cure don't happen which is far better mileage for an item. Swap Tera type of Flying for Fairy as that serves as a solid defensive type by itself and is a Dark resist.
as it offers hazard removal (provided there are no hazards on the opponent's team) and also gives counterplay to screens. The downside to this is that it doesn't get knock-off which means that 
just ignore those hazards you setup as there is no item removal and also a slower pokemon. Set for Cinderace is below if you wanna swap Meowscarada out.
tera is going to be changed to water, trust me, It's so fucking good for the fire, water, ghost and ground matchup
with things like Meowscarada. Also you have Gholdengo as a second fairy resist.