So I played NU for the first time over Christmas, and I had literally no idea what I was doing. I made an all-life-orb team featuring granbull for example. Lol fun stuff. Anyways, this was right after Pangoro and Mega Glalie got banned (I think), and during the time when Mega-lix was becoming a monster. I made a HO team that actually played decently well, and did much better after Steelix left. I won't post the complete sets (coming later), but it featured RedCardCrustle, SD Kabu, sash Vivillon w/ energy ball, E-belt Raichu, Scarf or Specs (I forget) Typhlosion, and Zangoose. However, it wasn't long until Kabu rose to RU and a core part of my team was lost. I was able to swap Raichu with Heliolisk and add Virizion to replace Kabu, and eventually switched Zangoose for Sneasel to better deal with Archeops, and the team still performed somewhat well, but without hazard removal I was severely handicapped (tried Claydol for a time, but it wasn't even close to as good). So now that Kabutops is back I've tried re-creating this team, but the meta seems to have changed so much. The team is significantly worse than when Kabu left for RU just a few months back, and I have failed on multiple attempts to build a similar team.
So, my request is a HO team that features Kabutops, Vivillon, and ideally Crustle (I know the set isn't great, but it works sometimes lol), because the two seem to handle each other's checks pretty well outside of Magneton and just steel types in general. If Crustle just isn't workable or there's a significantly better option(s), you can remove it. Here's the sets:
Kabutops @ Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Rapid Spin
- Stone Edge
- Aqua Jet
- Swords Dance
Vivillon @ Focus Sash
Ability: Compound Eyes
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Sleep Powder
- Hurricane
- Quiver Dance
- Energy Ball
Crustle @ Red Card
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Spikes
- Rock Blast
- Knock Off
So, my request is a HO team that features Kabutops, Vivillon, and ideally Crustle (I know the set isn't great, but it works sometimes lol), because the two seem to handle each other's checks pretty well outside of Magneton and just steel types in general. If Crustle just isn't workable or there's a significantly better option(s), you can remove it. Here's the sets:
Kabutops @ Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Rapid Spin
- Stone Edge
- Aqua Jet
- Swords Dance
Vivillon @ Focus Sash
Ability: Compound Eyes
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Sleep Powder
- Hurricane
- Quiver Dance
- Energy Ball
Crustle @ Red Card
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Spikes
- Rock Blast
- Knock Off


























