THIS IS SPARTA !!
(Note: Please bear with the bad English in the upcoming wall of text !)
A little bit about myself
Hello Smogon community, SakuraDaemon here !
And this is my first ever OU Team and I'm back and ready to battle again after a long period of hiatus. The last time I've played is just shortly after the release of B/W 2 and I've still haven't got the chance to play X/Y but I've found out a lot of new stuff (new pokemon and mechanic) after derping for a while on PS. While I know some of the new threats, I still do not know all the ins and outs of the new pokemon and I think the best way to learn is to made a team myself and start playing, and this team is my first step into the world of X/Y.
Without further ado, this is the team which I named 'THIS IS SPARTA !!'
The Team
This teams revolves around a number of bulky pokemon that can take hits and retaliate with a little bit of team support (or at least that's what I want the team to be XD) and also the abuse of intimidate (dayum very good ability).
This Is A Cotton Ball (Whimsicott) @ Leftovers
EVs: 252 HP / 108 Def / 148 SDef
Nature: Bold
Ability: Prankster
- Taunt
- Leech Seed
- Substitute
- Stun Spore
Whimsicott will always be my favorite Pokemon, not only it's cute but it can also difficult to take down due to prankster (very annoying !). EVs spread is simple, the spread is to get this cotton ball bulky to be able to at least take some hits. The second fairy typing is really useful against dragons. Mostly I use Whimsicott as a lead to annoy the enemy and scout using substitute or if the opponent's lead Pokemon is not threatening Whimsicott, I usually stun spore him. This, coupled by taunt leech seed and substitute can really force a lot of switches, which means more stun spores for the enemy team. This greatly helps the team because it slows down the enemy and helps my slower Pokemon to out speed the opponent. The great thing about this cotton ball is that once it sets up it becomes really hard for the opponent to stop, sometimes lead to Rage Quits XD. Believe it or not, this little guy destroy a lot of unprepared team once it has set up (including the ever popular mega scizor), The only limitation is the PP of substitute and magic bounce.
This Is A Dog On Cloud (Landorus-Therian) @ Leftovers
EVs: 252 HP / 80 Atk / 172 Def / 4 Spd
Nature: Naughty
Ability: Intimidate
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- U-turn
My second Pokemon is the legendary Landorus-Therian. This pokemon serves as an offensive and bulky pivot for my team while reducing the attack of the opponent, it also has stealth rock in it's arsenal to provide support for the team. Immune to Elec-type moves this pokemon has great synergy with Gyarados and both have intimidate to cripple the enemy's physical attacker. the EVs spread is to get Landorus to be able to take physical hits and retaliate with STAB earthquake while also out speed another uninvested Landorus if they have one. Landorus can get out of the fight while still damaging the enemy using u-turn. HP ice is there to kill opponents dragon type while also deal a lot to Gliscor and enemy's Landorus too.
This Is A Shrimp (Gyarados) @ Leftovers
EVs: 88 HP / 248 Atk / 4 Def / 168 Spd
Nature: Jolly
Ability: Intimidate
- Dragon Dance
- Waterfall
- Taunt
- Bounce
The third spot is taken by the mighty shrimp, the set I'm using is the standard bulky dragon dance Gyarados set. With another intimidate, this Pokemon can take hits very well if it switches to a resisted hit. From there it can proceed to buff himself using dragon dance. Waterfall hits really hard after a boost and Gyarados can out speed most of the enemy team due to support from Whimsicott. A good Pokemon to switch into the likes of Heatran, Scizor or even breloom as it out speeds it. Taunt is there to prevent Pokemon such as Jellicent and Breloom to will-o-wisp or spore Gyarados, it also make sure that the enemy cannot use protect while bounce is used rendering it useless.
This Is A Cat (Sylveon) @ Leftovers
EVs: 252 HP / 164 Def / 92 Spd
Nature: Calm
Ability: Pixilate
- Wish
- Protect
- Hyper Voice
- Heal Bell
Sylveon is the only new Gen 6 pokemon that I used in this team. Having pure fairy typing is a blessing due to the amount of resistance it provides. This little cat is the main cleric of this team, doing the same role as the infamous Pink Blob, Blissey. I chose the cat due to its better resistance and better offensive presence than Blissey. Sylveon is also able to destoy most dragon types such as a choice locked outrage on nite, mence or chomp. Combination of heal bell and wish+protect is also what separates it from Blissey. The EV spread is to increase the HP it can pass using wish and also the 92 into speed allows it to outpace an uninvested base 70 pokemon such as Breloom, Politoed and Bisharp.
THIS IS SPARTA !! (Mawile) @ Mawilite
EVs: 128 HP / 252 Atk / 128 Spd
Nature: Adamant
Ability: Intimidate
- Sucker Punch
- Play Rough
- Swords Dance
- Substitute
This is the true terror of the team, and the only one in the team that is honored by the title 'SPARTA', ripping apart enemy team like paper if it does not resist it. With intimidate, setting up is easy compared to other setup sweeper, and the new typing makes Mawile really hard to counter if the enemy does not have a strong Pokemon that is able to kill it asap. Unprepared team get wrecked easily if the SPARTANS have somehow managed to set up. The EV spread and nature allows Mawile to hit like a truck, OHKO faster Pokemon such as Latios and gengar with sucker punch. Switching Pokemon only makes matter worse for the enemy as it can set up a substitute making it more destructive. The only drawback of Mawile is the lack of speed, which is supported by Whimsicott's stun spore.
What The Hell Is This Thing ? (Heatran) @ Choice Scarf
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Nature: Modest
Ability: Flash Fire
- Overheat
- Dragon Pulse
- Earth Power
- Hidden Power [Fighting]
The only fast Pokemon in the team (well kinda.. scarf lol), steel types is full stop to Mawile and Heatran melts all of them. While providing revenge killing abilities, Heatran also provide a handy amount of resistance that the team lacks, most notably Fire, Poison, and Ice. The EVs spread is very straight forward, all is spent on speed and Sp.A to maximize revenge killing ability. Handy against Bisharp and Venusaur lacking earthquake which the other teammate have a hard time against, Heatran provide a nice role that is fit to this team needs. Overheat is for raw fire damage, dragon pulse is useful against dragon type as well as decent coverage, earth power is for other Heatran and HP fight is for Bisharp, Tyranitar and ballooned Heatran.
And VOILA, that's my first ever OU team that I made in Gen 6.
Known Threat List so far:
Bisharp: Sometimes this guy is annoying but Heatran usually take care of it, mostly due to defiant and there is so many intimidate on my team so I cannot switch in carelessly.
Pinsir: Heatran, or intimidate.
[updated] Cloyster: Most annoying thing on earth like really XD cannot be walled by whimsicott, although it can paralyze it and then teammate can switch it to lower its attack value to a non a dangerous level then proceed to kill it (still easier said then done). Substitute variant is even more dangerous to the team.
Venusaur: Worse than Cloyster, STAB Sludge bomb to hit Sylveon and Whimsicott super effectively, cannot be paralyzed using stun spore, And fast as hell under sun and neutral to fire once mega. A pain to fight against but Heatran can barely check since it has the possibility to run earthquake.
Talonflame: Heatran can switch in easily after a in intimidate from teamates and wear it down, but still it is going to leave a dent in my team
Sableye: This guy cannot touch whimsicott, but still if it manages to taunt me on the switch then it is really hard since it needs to be out predicted.
Lucario: Heatran, but still a dangerous threat, Whimsicott need to cripple this guy out.
Empoleon: Annoying as hell since it's STAB flash cannon hurt my teams, but a little but of prediction and sacrifice should be enough to deal with this guy. But still a very dangerous threat to the team.
Charizard: Stealth rock, and need to predict carefully on the move its going to use.
[added] Azumarill: Belly drum set can pretty much kill everything on the team once set up, only way to kill it is Whimsicott by sub seed method, although after some intimidates, Landorus can survive an aqua jet from full HP and proceed to damage it with earthquake.
The threat list is far from complete but that's all i can think of right now and yeah, I have very little knowledge on gen 6 pokemon right now so far, maybe that's why.
Your input please fellow battler, rater and pro !!!
Oh yes please be harsh !!! XD
Importable:
(Note: Please bear with the bad English in the upcoming wall of text !)
A little bit about myself
Hello Smogon community, SakuraDaemon here !
And this is my first ever OU Team and I'm back and ready to battle again after a long period of hiatus. The last time I've played is just shortly after the release of B/W 2 and I've still haven't got the chance to play X/Y but I've found out a lot of new stuff (new pokemon and mechanic) after derping for a while on PS. While I know some of the new threats, I still do not know all the ins and outs of the new pokemon and I think the best way to learn is to made a team myself and start playing, and this team is my first step into the world of X/Y.
Without further ado, this is the team which I named 'THIS IS SPARTA !!'
The Team
This teams revolves around a number of bulky pokemon that can take hits and retaliate with a little bit of team support (or at least that's what I want the team to be XD) and also the abuse of intimidate (dayum very good ability).
This Is A Cotton Ball (Whimsicott) @ Leftovers
EVs: 252 HP / 108 Def / 148 SDef
Nature: Bold
Ability: Prankster
- Taunt
- Leech Seed
- Substitute
- Stun Spore
Whimsicott will always be my favorite Pokemon, not only it's cute but it can also difficult to take down due to prankster (very annoying !). EVs spread is simple, the spread is to get this cotton ball bulky to be able to at least take some hits. The second fairy typing is really useful against dragons. Mostly I use Whimsicott as a lead to annoy the enemy and scout using substitute or if the opponent's lead Pokemon is not threatening Whimsicott, I usually stun spore him. This, coupled by taunt leech seed and substitute can really force a lot of switches, which means more stun spores for the enemy team. This greatly helps the team because it slows down the enemy and helps my slower Pokemon to out speed the opponent. The great thing about this cotton ball is that once it sets up it becomes really hard for the opponent to stop, sometimes lead to Rage Quits XD. Believe it or not, this little guy destroy a lot of unprepared team once it has set up (including the ever popular mega scizor), The only limitation is the PP of substitute and magic bounce.
This Is A Dog On Cloud (Landorus-Therian) @ Leftovers
EVs: 252 HP / 80 Atk / 172 Def / 4 Spd
Nature: Naughty
Ability: Intimidate
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- U-turn
My second Pokemon is the legendary Landorus-Therian. This pokemon serves as an offensive and bulky pivot for my team while reducing the attack of the opponent, it also has stealth rock in it's arsenal to provide support for the team. Immune to Elec-type moves this pokemon has great synergy with Gyarados and both have intimidate to cripple the enemy's physical attacker. the EVs spread is to get Landorus to be able to take physical hits and retaliate with STAB earthquake while also out speed another uninvested Landorus if they have one. Landorus can get out of the fight while still damaging the enemy using u-turn. HP ice is there to kill opponents dragon type while also deal a lot to Gliscor and enemy's Landorus too.
This Is A Shrimp (Gyarados) @ Leftovers
EVs: 88 HP / 248 Atk / 4 Def / 168 Spd
Nature: Jolly
Ability: Intimidate
- Dragon Dance
- Waterfall
- Taunt
- Bounce
The third spot is taken by the mighty shrimp, the set I'm using is the standard bulky dragon dance Gyarados set. With another intimidate, this Pokemon can take hits very well if it switches to a resisted hit. From there it can proceed to buff himself using dragon dance. Waterfall hits really hard after a boost and Gyarados can out speed most of the enemy team due to support from Whimsicott. A good Pokemon to switch into the likes of Heatran, Scizor or even breloom as it out speeds it. Taunt is there to prevent Pokemon such as Jellicent and Breloom to will-o-wisp or spore Gyarados, it also make sure that the enemy cannot use protect while bounce is used rendering it useless.
This Is A Cat (Sylveon) @ Leftovers
EVs: 252 HP / 164 Def / 92 Spd
Nature: Calm
Ability: Pixilate
- Wish
- Protect
- Hyper Voice
- Heal Bell
Sylveon is the only new Gen 6 pokemon that I used in this team. Having pure fairy typing is a blessing due to the amount of resistance it provides. This little cat is the main cleric of this team, doing the same role as the infamous Pink Blob, Blissey. I chose the cat due to its better resistance and better offensive presence than Blissey. Sylveon is also able to destoy most dragon types such as a choice locked outrage on nite, mence or chomp. Combination of heal bell and wish+protect is also what separates it from Blissey. The EV spread is to increase the HP it can pass using wish and also the 92 into speed allows it to outpace an uninvested base 70 pokemon such as Breloom, Politoed and Bisharp.
THIS IS SPARTA !! (Mawile) @ Mawilite
EVs: 128 HP / 252 Atk / 128 Spd
Nature: Adamant
Ability: Intimidate
- Sucker Punch
- Play Rough
- Swords Dance
- Substitute
This is the true terror of the team, and the only one in the team that is honored by the title 'SPARTA', ripping apart enemy team like paper if it does not resist it. With intimidate, setting up is easy compared to other setup sweeper, and the new typing makes Mawile really hard to counter if the enemy does not have a strong Pokemon that is able to kill it asap. Unprepared team get wrecked easily if the SPARTANS have somehow managed to set up. The EV spread and nature allows Mawile to hit like a truck, OHKO faster Pokemon such as Latios and gengar with sucker punch. Switching Pokemon only makes matter worse for the enemy as it can set up a substitute making it more destructive. The only drawback of Mawile is the lack of speed, which is supported by Whimsicott's stun spore.
What The Hell Is This Thing ? (Heatran) @ Choice Scarf
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Nature: Modest
Ability: Flash Fire
- Overheat
- Dragon Pulse
- Earth Power
- Hidden Power [Fighting]
The only fast Pokemon in the team (well kinda.. scarf lol), steel types is full stop to Mawile and Heatran melts all of them. While providing revenge killing abilities, Heatran also provide a handy amount of resistance that the team lacks, most notably Fire, Poison, and Ice. The EVs spread is very straight forward, all is spent on speed and Sp.A to maximize revenge killing ability. Handy against Bisharp and Venusaur lacking earthquake which the other teammate have a hard time against, Heatran provide a nice role that is fit to this team needs. Overheat is for raw fire damage, dragon pulse is useful against dragon type as well as decent coverage, earth power is for other Heatran and HP fight is for Bisharp, Tyranitar and ballooned Heatran.
And VOILA, that's my first ever OU team that I made in Gen 6.
Known Threat List so far:
Bisharp: Sometimes this guy is annoying but Heatran usually take care of it, mostly due to defiant and there is so many intimidate on my team so I cannot switch in carelessly.
Pinsir: Heatran, or intimidate.
[updated] Cloyster: Most annoying thing on earth like really XD cannot be walled by whimsicott, although it can paralyze it and then teammate can switch it to lower its attack value to a non a dangerous level then proceed to kill it (still easier said then done). Substitute variant is even more dangerous to the team.
Venusaur: Worse than Cloyster, STAB Sludge bomb to hit Sylveon and Whimsicott super effectively, cannot be paralyzed using stun spore, And fast as hell under sun and neutral to fire once mega. A pain to fight against but Heatran can barely check since it has the possibility to run earthquake.
Talonflame: Heatran can switch in easily after a in intimidate from teamates and wear it down, but still it is going to leave a dent in my team
Sableye: This guy cannot touch whimsicott, but still if it manages to taunt me on the switch then it is really hard since it needs to be out predicted.
Lucario: Heatran, but still a dangerous threat, Whimsicott need to cripple this guy out.
Empoleon: Annoying as hell since it's STAB flash cannon hurt my teams, but a little but of prediction and sacrifice should be enough to deal with this guy. But still a very dangerous threat to the team.
Charizard: Stealth rock, and need to predict carefully on the move its going to use.
[added] Azumarill: Belly drum set can pretty much kill everything on the team once set up, only way to kill it is Whimsicott by sub seed method, although after some intimidates, Landorus can survive an aqua jet from full HP and proceed to damage it with earthquake.
The threat list is far from complete but that's all i can think of right now and yeah, I have very little knowledge on gen 6 pokemon right now so far, maybe that's why.
Your input please fellow battler, rater and pro !!!
Oh yes please be harsh !!! XD
Importable:
This Is A Cotton Ball (Whimsicott) @ Leftovers
Ability: Prankster
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 108 Def / 148 SDef
Bold Nature
- Taunt
- Leech Seed
- Substitute
- Stun Spore
This Is A Dog On Cloud (Landorus-Therian) @ Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 80 Atk / 172 Def / 4 Spd
Naughty Nature
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- U-turn
This Is A Shrimp (Gyarados) @ Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 88 HP / 248 Atk / 4 Def / 168 Spd
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Waterfall
- Taunt
- Bounce
This Is A Cat (Sylveon) @ Leftovers
Ability: Pixilate
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 172 Def / 84 Spd
Calm Nature
- Wish
- Protect
- Hyper Voice
- Heal Bell
THIS IS SPARTA !! (Mawile) @ Mawilite
Ability: Intimidate
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 128 HP / 252 Atk / 128 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Sucker Punch
- Play Rough
- Swords Dance
- Substitute
What The Hell Is This Thing ? (Heatran) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Flash Fire
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Modest Nature
- Overheat
- Dragon Pulse
- Earth Power
- Hidden Power [Fighting]
Thank you for reading it in the first place lol
Changes/Updates:
- added Cloyster substitute shell smash as threat
- added Azumarill as threat
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