Introduction:
I wanted to create a near perfect team that would use the sweepers that BW gave everyone to my advantage by using a certain strategy I used once before: Volt/Turn. I tried to make it with Kyogre/Thundurus-T/Genesect with other pokemon like Arceus to help out, but I didn't like having Thundurus-T as it was very frail, and Volt Switch didn't hit Groudon, and since Thundurus-T would have to be scarfed to outspeed certain things in the Ubers tier, I ditched it and I kept genesect. So, I decided to just make a hyper offense team with Genesect to help get switch initiative. I've tried to make this team counter almost every single threat possible, and as a result, I've gotten high ranks on PS. The highest I got once was 20-0, until I lost the 21st match. I decided to tweak it even more, and I still feel like there are still some things left that I need to fix, but when I do fix it, another thing happens that needs fixing, so, I just decided to make this, instead. So, here's the team, everything the team counters, is weak to, threats, and strategies to help defend the team if any of these certain threats happen to pop up. :)
Genesect @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Download
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SAtk / 252 Spd
Naive Nature
- U-turn
- Ice Beam
- Explosion
- Flamethrower
Genesect is the most important poke on this team because it can get so much work done, and since it is part steel type, Toxic Spikes don't affect it, which means that it can come in longer, even though TS are very, very rare. Now since Genesect will be my lead 95% of the time, I have constructed the moveset to disable most leads Genesect faces in Ubers. FlameThrower shuts down lead Ferrothorn, Genesect, Forretress, and is a very shocking thing to have considering that Kyogre can set up rain, which lowers Genesect's Flamethrower. Ice Beam, on the other hand, is a great thing to have against Rayquaza, and weakened Groudon. The last moves are the moves that Genesect will use the most. Since Genesect gets Download, which boosts is SAtk and it's Atk depending on the foe's pokemon's defenses, Genesect can get the advantage. However, this set is mostly used just for Genesect's U-Turn. Genesect with U-Turn plays a vital role on this team. Not only can it get switch initiative like I said before, but I can come in on Mewtwo, scare it out, or kill, and go from there. Even if Genesect gets a SAtk boost, just U-Turn anyway. For the last move, I have explosion, which I find to be very useful in certain situations, when I feel that Genesect has done its job already, and that U-Turn won't KO. Explosion is incredible powerful if Genesect gets an Atk boost, and it can change the match because of it. Usually, it's a double down. If it is, then I'll just see who to go in to; if not, then I'll pick a certain pokemon that I see fit. So, that is Genesect's role. Genesect is my lead most of the time, and is a very great pokemon to have when scouting. Oh, and also, the Naive nature makes it so other Genesect get a Spatk boost, so U-Turn won't do as much.
Kyogre @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Drizzle
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Modest Nature
- Water Spout
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Thunder
Kyogre is a monster in rain; and with the special attackers that I need, Kyogre does its job perfectly. Kyogre shuts down Groudon and with Choice Scarf it can now outspeed things like Mewtwo and KO with Water Spout or Surf. Get used to the item "Choice Scarf", as you'll be seeing it a lot in this team. Anyway, Kyogre, like I said, is a monster. Its base 150 SAtk is something that I wanted to use to its fullest potential. Because of Choice Scarf and Kyogre's ginormous Special Attack, it can become an excellent special sweeper. With Rain and all of that, Kyogre is like Politoed on steroids. The given EVs give it enough power and speed to demolish certain things, and since Kyogre's Defense stat was its lowest out of HP and Special Defense, I gave it 4 EVs to give one more point so it could take Physical attacks better. Now, Water Spout does damage according to the pokemon's health. Since it's max stat only goes up to 150, Kyogre can take a few hits before Water Spout's power lowers. With STAB, base 150 max Special Attack, and in Rain, Kyogre is an extremely deadly thing. The only downfall is it's speed, in which pokemon like scarfed Genesect can destroy easily. Surf is there for back-up in case Water Spout cannot be used anymore, and Ice Beam is a great move to have to counter such threats as Rayquaza or Shaymin-S, as Kyogre outspeeds due to Scarf. The last move, Thunder, is another move Kyogre can use in case of Things like Lugia as long as it hasn't used CM yet. All in all, Kyogre is an excellent sweeper on the special side, and can demolish any team that isn't ready for it.
Terrakion @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge
- X-Scissor
- Sleep Talk
Now that I have good offense on the Special side, I thought I could use something more Physical, and a good counter to threats like Arceus, Dialga, and scarfed Ho-Oh. Terrakion was the best option as it is very fast and has excellent base attack. The only downfall is that Terrakion has to have scarf to counter Arceus, or else Arceus outspeeds, and kills with either Earthquake, or Brick Break. Now that this is Ubers, and not OU, Terrakion can use Adamant nature instead of Jolly, since there aren't Keldeo, as people would use Palkia. The 4 EVs in Defense gives it that extra bulk to survive Extreme Speed from Arceus, as it's my only real check to it. Since it is my only real check to Arceus, I'll have to preserve it at full health, if hazards are up. Now, Terrakion can sweep, to, like Kyogre. With Close Combat, it wrecks everything that doesn't resist it, and gets STAB. Stone Edge on the other hand, can KO DD Rayqauza with +1 in speed, and +2 speed Blaziken, with CC, if I'm correct. X-Scissor on the other hand, can surprise Mewtwo, and other Pyschic types, like the rare Latios. For the last move, Sleep talk is there in case you need sleep founder, and there is no Arceus, or the Arceus has already been KO'd. Terrakion can come in on Darkrai, use sleep talk to take advantage of sleep; or just KO with CC. However, you might want to let it fall asleep, as you'll get the speed boost, but you won't necessarily be locked into a move, as Sleep Talk randomly selects moves. If you're unlucky and get a first turn wake up, then you're screwed in a way. Terrakion still is useful as it can counter Dialga weakened by Genesect's U-Turn if it is a lead variant, and is my only real check to ESpeed Arceus. If you're lucky, they won't see the scarf coming and will go for Earthquake instead, letting you still have a full health Terrakion,
Rayquaza @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Air Lock
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- V-create
- Outrage
- ExtremeSpeed
- Earthquake
Now, even though it may seem stupid having Rayquaza with Air lock, and scarf, there is a reasoning behind this. The reason? Swift Swim. Swift Swim users like Kabutops, and Kingdra can sweep this team if Rayquaza wasn't on it. I haven't seen an omastar yet, but I'd assume it's because it's outclassed by Kingdra. Even though it has Air lock, it still needs scarf to outspeed +1 speed Naive Kingdra out of rain. I've tested it, you don't need jolly. It gets outspeed with Dragon Dances even if you use Scarf + Jolly. Anyway, since Air Lock stops weather until Kyogre comes back in, I figured I'd take this to my advantage. Now, Rayquaza can KO Ferrothorn easily, but gets hurt by Iron Barbs, and can KO the rare Venusaur, too. Since Rayquaza won't really be in during most of the match, I picked Outrage instead over Dragon Claw, as it was very weak anyway. Ray can wreck havoc with Outrage and the +1 speed boost. What about other priority users like Arceus? ExtremeSpeed is there. With Adamant instead of Jolly it can most likely KO since Terrakion would have most likely put it to low enough health. Lastly, Earthquake is there for Kabutops, or just things that are weak to it, which would otherwise resist Outrage, like Arceus-S, for exmaple. Rayquaza is a vital pokemon on this team because of this, and getting rid of it would ensure I get sweeped again by Kabutops or Kingdra with Swift Swim.
Dialga @ Life Orb
Trait: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SAtk / 4 Spd
Modest Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Thunder
- Aura Sphere
- Dragon Pulse
Finally, a decent check to scarfed Palkia. You see, scarfed Palkia was a huge threat as Terrakion couldn't do anything to Palkia other than Stone Edge, which would miss a lot, and Genesect which could only just Explode in its face as a means of trying to take it down. Scarfed Palkia has been a huge threat, and I've been trying to find ways to stop it. Calm Mind Arceus-S, Blissey, then this. Not only is Dialga extremely bulky, but it can also be a bulky sweeper, too; and since this team is mostly about offense, I would much rather have Dialga. However, like Terrakion, I have to preserve it if I think the palkia is Scarfed, because it needs all the HP it can get. I gave it the max HP is can get so that it can have an easier time dealing with it, and just being extremely hard to take down, baring the Life Orb Recoil. Draco Meteor gets STAB and is very powerful with Life Orb and base 150 SAtk. Dialga is also a great check to Kyogre, as it cannot really do anything, and since it is part steel, it cannot be poisoned, either. So, Thunder would be the next option there. Aura Sphere can also stop Ferrothorn, which could want to set up in Dialga's face as it resists Dialga's Dragon type moves. Finally, Dragon Pulse is another option over Draco Meteor in case I feel like I don't want to have the Special Attack drop just yet, or, against Palkia. I'll usually use Draco Meteor as a last resort or to just KO certain things like Groudon if it has taken entry damage.
Forretress @ Red Card
Trait: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef
Bold Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Spikes
- Volt Switch
- Rapid Spin
Finally, we have our last pokemon on the team, Forretress. Even though it may seem like Forretress is only here to set up Entry Hazards and to get rid of them, there is more to that. See the ability Sturdy and Red Card? Yep, Forretress is as important as a check to Arceus as Terrakion is. Forretress can set up Entry Hazards while Arceus tries to set up, and if I predict an Attack, I'll go for Volt Switch, to get switch initiative. Even though it's mostly for Arceus, it can be for any threat that needs to go away: Blaziken, Lugia, Groudon, Giratina-O, Giratina, Dialga, Kyogre, and even the extremely rare baton pass teams. See, Forretress isn't that useless after all. Even though that is its job, there isn't really much for me to say here that I haven't already said now. This is all Forretress is here for. The only downside is that if entry hazards are already up, then it's GG if the other pokemon has set up and Spikes/SR have broken Sturdy. Nonetheless, it's still my only real line of defense against Arceus. Arceus is that big of a threat.
Conclusion:Slowly, but surely, I have managed to win more matches, and lose less matches all together. This team has gone through many, many, different ideas, strategies, tweaks, and pokemon. The only downfall with this team is that I think it focuses too much on countering threats, that it opens the window for a certain other pokemon to come in, and as a result, most of the team is locked into a move because every single pokemon has freaking scarf. Nonetheless, I still find myself going on long win streaks with this team. On my PS account, Apple Friters, I have 11 wins, and 0 losses so far. Hopefully this team will continue to get better. Now that this is over, you can look over the threats and strategies to use if I encounter them, there aren't many, but they are there. :)
Threats:
Like I had said before, Dialga is my only real check to Scarf Palkia. If you think it's scarfed, save Dialga, and go into Kyogre. Go for Thunder, and see if it is. If it is, then go into Dialga, and go for either Draco or Dragon Pulse. If it isn't, then go into Dialga anyway, or go into Rayuaza and KO.
Your best bet is to go into Terrakion, and hope to God you hit Stone Edge. If it misses, then see if Rain is up. If it is, go into Dialga, and simply go for Thunder or Draco if you believe Draco will kill.
Like I had said before, ESpeed Arceus is a huge threat because +2 STAB, Life Orb, priority is extremely deadly. Your best bet would be to go into Terrakion and try to KO with CC. If it lives, go into Rayquaza and go for an ExtremeSpeed to kill. Only go into Forretress if you don't want to risk ExtremeSpeed not killing.
So, those are the only Threats that I have encountered so far. So, lemme know what you think :)
Importable:
Forretress @ Red Card
Trait: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef
Bold Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Spikes
- Volt Switch
- Rapid Spin
Genesect @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Download
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SAtk / 252 Spd
Naive Nature
- U-turn
- Ice Beam
- Explosion
- Flamethrower
Kyogre @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Drizzle
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Modest Nature
- Water Spout
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Thunder
Dialga @ Life Orb
Trait: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SAtk / 4 Spd
Modest Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Thunder
- Aura Sphere
- Dragon Pulse
Rayquaza @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Air Lock
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- V-create
- Outrage
- ExtremeSpeed
- Earthquake
Terrakion @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge
- X-Scissor
- Sleep Talk
