After my previous RMT, which sucked ass, here's one, once again for NU, with a slightly more tested non-gimmick team, that actually works quite well.
It is, as most of my teams, Game of Thrones themed.
Viserys (Arbok) (M) @ Black Sludge
Trait: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Jolly Nature
- Coil
- Gunk Shot
- Aqua Tail
- Sucker Punch
Evene though he is described as "Less than the shadow of a snake", this underestimated monster can quite easily rape late-game. My basic strategy is to get his counters out of the way/crippled, and then try to set up at least one and preferably 2 coils. At that point most things die to Gunk Shot, and most Revenge killers die to Sucker Punch.
Nymeria (Absol) (F) @ Life Orb
Trait: Super Luck
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Adamant Nature
- Sucker Punch
- Pursuit
- Superpower
- Night Slash
Nym is, as should be expected of Absol, a great pokemon. Although very difficult to use well, due to Sucker Punch/Pursuit mindgames, she can punch wholes the size of Dorne into most psychic/ghost types, or anything physically frail that is foolish enough to stand up against her wrath.
Syrio (Samurott) (M) @ Life Orb
Trait: Torrent
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Hidden Power [Grass]
- Megahorn
Syrio is my best early-game threat, excellig as a lead against people who lead with Torkoal. Although he tends to die quite easily between his abysmal special bulk and Life Orb recoil, he can generally take out at leats one pokemon, and two or three if i'm lucky.
Donal (Torkoal) (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: White Smoke
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SDef
Bold Nature
- Rapid Spin
- Lava Plume
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Donal is a much bigger asset to my team than i expected, just like his one-armed namesake. He easily takes most physical hits and poisons/ hits and hopefully burns back. He is also my spinner and hazard mon.
Illyrio (Lickilicky) (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Own Tempo
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SDef
Careful Nature
- Wish
- Protect
- Heal Bell
- Dragon Tail
Illyrio is, also like his namesake, a more subtly important pokemon. His support is great, allowing me to be more careless around status. He can also easily shuffle teams for lots of damage if SR is up.
Old Teammate
Loras (Jumpluff) (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Chlorophyll
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 8 HP / 200 Def / 84 SDef / 216 Spd
Timid Nature
- Substitute
- Leech Seed
- Sleep Powder
- Encore
New Teammate
Davos (Rotom-S) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef /252 Spd
Timid Nature
-Thunderbolt
-Air Slash
-Volt Switch
-Trick
Remaining threats: Zangoose(/Swellow Cores). I have a lot of trouble with zangoose, as it ohkoes absol with quick attack, and i can't really wall it with torkoal. my only solytion is to sacrifice pokemon until i can protect stall with Illyrio, try to keep Viserys alive, dragon tail shuffle with illyrio after zangoose is gone, and then hope i can sweep their weakened team with arbok
Amarillo suggestions have been put in, and i'm generally quite happy with them, although the loss of aqua jet on Syrio na d the loss of physical bulk on Illyrio have been kind of hard to deal with at times. More tips are still welcome.
It is, as most of my teams, Game of Thrones themed.
Viserys (Arbok) (M) @ Black Sludge
Trait: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Jolly Nature
- Coil
- Gunk Shot
- Aqua Tail
- Sucker Punch
Evene though he is described as "Less than the shadow of a snake", this underestimated monster can quite easily rape late-game. My basic strategy is to get his counters out of the way/crippled, and then try to set up at least one and preferably 2 coils. At that point most things die to Gunk Shot, and most Revenge killers die to Sucker Punch.
Nymeria (Absol) (F) @ Life Orb
Trait: Super Luck
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Adamant Nature
- Sucker Punch
- Pursuit
- Superpower
- Night Slash
Nym is, as should be expected of Absol, a great pokemon. Although very difficult to use well, due to Sucker Punch/Pursuit mindgames, she can punch wholes the size of Dorne into most psychic/ghost types, or anything physically frail that is foolish enough to stand up against her wrath.
Syrio (Samurott) (M) @ Life Orb
Trait: Torrent
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Hidden Power [Grass]
- Megahorn
Syrio is my best early-game threat, excellig as a lead against people who lead with Torkoal. Although he tends to die quite easily between his abysmal special bulk and Life Orb recoil, he can generally take out at leats one pokemon, and two or three if i'm lucky.
Donal (Torkoal) (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: White Smoke
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SDef
Bold Nature
- Rapid Spin
- Lava Plume
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Donal is a much bigger asset to my team than i expected, just like his one-armed namesake. He easily takes most physical hits and poisons/ hits and hopefully burns back. He is also my spinner and hazard mon.
Illyrio (Lickilicky) (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Own Tempo
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SDef
Careful Nature
- Wish
- Protect
- Heal Bell
- Dragon Tail
Illyrio is, also like his namesake, a more subtly important pokemon. His support is great, allowing me to be more careless around status. He can also easily shuffle teams for lots of damage if SR is up.
Old Teammate
Loras (Jumpluff) (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Chlorophyll
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 8 HP / 200 Def / 84 SDef / 216 Spd
Timid Nature
- Substitute
- Leech Seed
- Sleep Powder
- Encore
New Teammate
Davos (Rotom-S) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef /252 Spd
Timid Nature
-Thunderbolt
-Air Slash
-Volt Switch
-Trick
Remaining threats: Zangoose(/Swellow Cores). I have a lot of trouble with zangoose, as it ohkoes absol with quick attack, and i can't really wall it with torkoal. my only solytion is to sacrifice pokemon until i can protect stall with Illyrio, try to keep Viserys alive, dragon tail shuffle with illyrio after zangoose is gone, and then hope i can sweep their weakened team with arbok
Amarillo suggestions have been put in, and i'm generally quite happy with them, although the loss of aqua jet on Syrio na d the loss of physical bulk on Illyrio have been kind of hard to deal with at times. More tips are still welcome.