For Project Uber, I would like to test Skarmory. I have been using it to success in my latest Uber team. He makes a great physical wall. Most Groudon forgo Fire Punch, and they are set-up bait. Supporting Groudon has no hope of breaking Skarmory, and even Rock Polish variants fail miserably. Swords Dance variants just get pHazed away when they have too many boosts. Skarmory makes a great switch-in to Rayquaza's Outrage, and any DD or SD Rayquaza that doesn't have Overheat (the February statistics state only 13.9% of Rayquaza used Overheat, whilst 63.2% used Earthquake). Garchomp is even easier to deal with. And Scizor can't hope to take down Skarmory.
Here's the set I use:
Skarmory
Nature: Bold
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Keen Eye
Stealth Rock
Spikes
Whirlwind
Roost
EVs - 252 HP, 216 Def, 40 SDef
All those moves are self-explanatory. Spikes is a must, and cripples the many grounded Ubers. It's great for weakening Kyogre's Water Spout. Stealth Rock is another must. I could have it on many other pokemon, but this saves me from having another support pokemon, and Skarmory doesn't have much use for Brave Bird. 90 base attack doesn't cut it for Ubers, and it hits no one super-effective, not to forget that Skarmory takes lots of recoil against all the base 100 HP ubers. I rather just set up entry hazards, and use Whirlwind to go on the offense. Few Ubers use Taunt, and I don't see many Taunt Mewtwo these days.
I don't see the point in giving Skarmory Speed EVs; his main use is to wall the most common physical Uber threas - Groudon, Rayquaza, Scizor and Garchomp. He already outruns Scizor, who normally forgoes any speed EVs, and it would be foolish to attempt to outrun the base 90 speed Ubers. I'm not sure what EVs Tyranitar normally runs, but I think most Tyranitar split their EVs between Atk, HP and SDef, with none left for Speed. Should a Tyranitar be running speed, it would probably be a DD variant. Skarmory could have enough speed to outrun 252 Speed Adamant Tyranitar, but I don't consider it worth all those Def EVs to outrun an uncommon pokemon that will always be faster after 1 DD. 216 Def EVs give a bonus point. Rest goes into SDef should I decide to set up against Blissey.
Another major reason to use Skarmory is Tickle Wobbuffet isn't a good idea against Skarmory. Thanks to his Steel typing, and naturally high Defence, Skarmory doesn't fear Pursuit. Attempting Tickle will ensure that I get 3 layers of Spikes down, and considering how few Uber teams actually have a Spinner, even without a Ghost pokemon, I'll be happy to sacrifice Skarmory for 3 layers of Spikes. And not to forget that Magnezone is rarely around to ruin Skarmory's fun.
Also, if I get some Uber sets, I can PM a mod to suggest the idea of setting up Uber analysis for OU/UU pokemon that are separate from their main analysises. Or at least, I could post them in Project Uber when that is set up.
[[EDIT]] For Project Uber, if we are going to create as many "Works" sets as possibly, shouldn't we start by listing sets that we already know works. I'm not referring to those of Uber pokemon, as they can be listed in their analysis. I'm referring to pokemon like Scizor and Blissey. Here's some
Scizor - Works - Specially Bulky CB, Uber Trapper*
Blissey - Works - Special Wall, and probably also either Wish or Cleric support
Tyranitar - Works - CB, maybe Dragon Dance
Forretress - Works - Specially Bulky Spinner and Entry Hazard Layer
Jirachi - Works - Uberachi*
Metagross - Works - CB with some Special BulkyCelebi - Works - Uber Lead*
Bronzong - Works - Dual Screen, Physical Wall
Heracross - Works - Choice Scarf
* = Set is listed on the Smogon analysis.
When listing which pokemon work, we should also list the full details of the set that works.
Here's are the details for some of the ones I listed. I'll like help with the ones I have not mentioned, for I haven't used them, and I don't know what their sets are. I just know they are viable for use. Note: I've left out the sets that are listed on the Smogon analysis on purpose.
Scizor
Nature: Adamant
Ability: Technician
Item: Choice Band
Bullet Punch
U-turn
Pursuit
Superpower
EVs - 200 HP / 56 Atk / 252 SDef
Blissey
Anything with 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SDef; there's too many sets to list
Forretress
Nature: Careful
Item: Leftovers
Spikes / Toxic Spikes
Rapid Spin
Light Screen / Payback
Explosion
EVs - 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SDef
Metagross
Nature: Adamant
Item: Choice Band
Meteor Mash
Pursuit
Ice Punch / Earthquake
Explosion
EVs - 210 HP / 140 Atk / 160 SpD - These EVs enable Metagross to survive a CM boosted Modest Latios Thunder, and OHKO back with Meteor Mash
Bronzong
Nature: Bold
Ability: Leviate
Item: Ligh Clay
Reflect
Light Screen
Stealth Rock
Explosion
252 HP / (I'm not sure for the rest of the EVs)
Nature: Bold
Ability: Leviate
Item: Leftovers
Stealth Rock
Hypnosis
Grass Knot (Groudon)
HP Ice (Rayquaza and Garchomp)
252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Heracross:
Nature: Adamant
Ability: Guts
Item: Choice Scarf
Close Combat
Megahorn
Stone Edge
Sleep Talk
EVs: 24 HP / 252 Atk / 232 Speed (enough Speed to outrun Mewtwo)
Project Ubers should also be combined with this link:
http://www.smogon.com/dp/articles/uber_battling. Jibaku can help us out here.
