The Wrath of the Mexican Duck

Riley 15 · May 24, 2013

Intro: this is Riley 15 bring u my second RMT (NU again) and i'm hoping to improve from my last one. So the team i'm bringing u today is my most successful NU team. The team hasn't laddered yet because i haven't played enough battles yet but it has peaked at 1850 ACRE on PS which is great IMO and is currently 19-4 (W-L). Anyway lets get to the team.

The Team At A Glace:

The Team In Depth:

Duosion @

Duosion is the the Set up attacker of this team and IMO the best in NU. with eviolite it Def is 327 and SpD is 261 which are great in NU and allow it to set up really well and pretty much if this thing sets up to +4 or more it pretty much gg. although it doesn't have the greatest IMO defense makes up for lack of speed.

The evs are pretty standard with max defense and hp to take hits well and the moves are standard too with calm mind to raise SpA and SpD and recover to well ... recover and psychic for a strong stab attack and signal beam to round of the the coverage because the only thing that resists both types is steel and most steel types in NU are walls u can set up on.

Primeape @

Primeape is the main physical attacker on my team and he takes pride in it. When Primeape first moved down from RU i didn't even know he was good because i don't play RU but then when i was battling it the angry ape was out speeding and firing of big hits left and right. Looking for a great physical sweeper i chose the ape and he has been working well ever since.

As u can see its a pretty standard set but i am using band>scarf this is because of primeape having great speed in the NU tier so banding him made sense but a scarf could work well also please leave feed back on that.

Haunter @

Haunter is the second special attacker on this team but this one does not set up. the reason i use haunter is because i use Gengar on almost all of my OU teams and it work very well so why not try its pre evo in NU. Haunter turned out to be a Boss i deals out a ton of damage even if it is a pre evo.

The set is pretty strait forward with 3 attacking moves and destiny bond same with the evs making it an all out special sweeper and i like to use a sash because nothing can kill u in one hit which is great because if ur faster and no rocks are up u can get 2 hits off and haunter can kill pretty much anything in 2 hits that isn't a wall or hasn't boosted their special defense with its great type coverage.

Golem @

Golem is the best suicide lead in NU IMO so obviously i would choose him. On my team Golem pretty much sets up rock and gets off 1-3 big hits with rock blast earthquake but mostly explosion.

My Golem set is a standard suicide lead with rock and explosion and its 2 best stab moves. The ev spread is pretty strait forward with max attack and max speed with adamant nature the speed investment makes golem somewhat fast and he surprises me by out speeding things occasionally.

Skuntank @

Skuntank is my 3rd physical attacker on this team and the only pokemon with any investment into any of the defenses besides Duosion. Skuntank is one of the best bulky attackers in NU and has access to taunt to cripple walls like alomomola and pokemon that can set up.

The set like every pokemon on this team is a standard set with taunt which i explained above, sucker punch for priority, its other stab wwith poison jab and pursuit for trapping ghost and psychic types. The evs are max attack with alot of special defense investment. With this investment Skuntank can take alot of hits from the special side to make him somewhat of a wall.

Ludicolo @

Ludicolo is no doubt the MVP of this team. I wanted a great special sweeper and after using this thing i have come to the conclusion that it is the best. Under rain im pretty sure nothing can out speed Ludicolo in NU and with life orb nothing can survive 3 hits from it either.

The set is the usual with rain dance to double speed and its to stabs Surf which i run over Hydro because of the accuracy Giga Drain which helps recover LO damage and Ice Beam to round of the type coverage. the Ev spread is also the set on the Ludicolo page on the website with max SpA and Spe with the Modest nature and 29 IVs into HP to minimize LO damage.

Threat List:

Mold breaker Sawk- Mold Breaker Sawk is a Big threat to my team because it can knock out Golem in 1 hit because of sturdy not working and aslo haunter if rock are up so the only pokemon on my team that can counter it is Duosion so if it's not alive or at low health Sawk can Damage my team alot if its scarfed so my Primeape cant out speed it. Ludicolo can take care of it but only it it has rain up which takes 1 turn and Sawk can kill it in 1 hit anyway.

Closing Statement: Thanks for reading my RMT and thanks 4 leaving feedback if u did and have fun using this team if u want to test it =D

Changes:
Lovely Sub Jynx > Haunter Putting pokes to sleep and making them useless for some turnnsand getting a free sub is better than just attacking
Scarfed Primeape > Banded Primeape as JMC said

Your team lacks a fast Pokemon, as the fastest Pokemon on your team is Banded Primeape

so i decided to swap power for speed to out speed threats like scarf sawk and scolipede

Shuckleking87 · May 25, 2013

SD Samurott gives this team nightmares, as it can kill everything on your team after a swords dance. I would suggest to place jynx over haunter, as haunter seems the most expendable. Jynx also has great speed and attack, while incapacitating anohter poke with lovely kiss, and can obviously water absorb samurott's attacks and psychic or lovely kiss. Also, running timid over modest would be ideal for ludicolo, as he can guarantee to outspeed or speed tie jolly samurott.

JCM. · May 25, 2013

Hey, nice team,

Your team lacks a fast Pokemon, as the fastest Pokemon on your team is Banded Primeape. I suggest you replace that by Choice Band Sawk, as it hits harder than Primeape and has Mold Breaker. I also agree with replacing Haunter with Jynx, and if you do, give a Scarf to it. If you don't, although, you can try using Scarf Haunter over Focus Sash Haunter. The only other suggestion I would have is trying Hydro Pump over Surf even though it's less accurate because Hydro Pump gets some extra KOs.

The Wrath of the Mexican Duck

Riley 15

Shuckleking87

"Assault vest makes everything better" AV Seaking, BT

JCM.