Storm Eagle
Banned deucer.
I've been working on and off on this team. I've sought help for this team not only on Smogon but on the Discord server for this subreddit. I've gotten to the 1450s and am on the track to Top 500 (1500+ is Top 500). This team is extremely successful and with a few more tweaks I can easily get into Top 500 with time.
Blissey @ Safety Goggles
Ability: Queenly Majesty
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def / 252 SpD / 252 Spe
Impish Nature
- Soft-Boiled
- Defog
- U-turn
- Toxic
Blissey without Imposter or Fur Coat can be something of an odd sight. But I wanted something that could tank and hard counter most versions of Mega Diancie as well as Triage Ray-M. Also: Fuck Triage Ray-M. With that being said, Blissey is entirely meant to be a Support Pokemon. It's Safety Goggles allow it to serve as an anti-lead to Deoxys-S while countering Triage Ray-M, as both commonly run Spore. Defog reinforces it's capability to anti-lead Deoxys-S. Soft-Boiled gives longevity. Toxic puts a timer on many Pokemon it would normally have issues with, such as Mega Diancie. U-Turn can let it gain momentum by switching to a more offensive Pokemon on the team.
With that being said, I'm unsure as to whether Blissey is best for the job. Blissey was chosen over any other Pokemon due to it's great Special Defense, leaving it comfortably 3HKO'd by a Boomburst from Mega Diancie, whereas the other Pokemon including Aegislash do not take it quite as well. This team has three Steel types which means that I was unable to fit a Registeel into my team for a Fairy resist and chose Blissey instead. I am considering adding Hyper Voice with a Relaxed nature to hit Triage Mega Ray behind a substitute.
Aegislash @ Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
Shiny: Yes
Happiness: 0
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpA / 252 SpD / 252 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Recover
- Topsy-Turvy
- Toxic
- Scald
Aegislash is an absolutely incredible Pokemon at countering Contrary Pokemon. Initially it's job was to counter -ate Pokemon but I found it to be a bit lackluster at doing so and added Blissey instead. It still checks Kyurem fairly well however. It can Stall out threats like Mega Mewtwo X and other Contrary Pokemon. Since many Contrary users prefer to exclusively use moves that lower stats, that means their only moves which hit Steel types are Close Combat, which Aegislash is a Ghost type, and V-Create, which Aegislash has Flash Fire. Because of there being no Ground type moves that lower the users' stats, Aegislash is often completely safe from Contrary Pokemon. To prevent Aegislash from getting overrun, it has Topsy-Turvy which completely grinds any momentum the opponent had into a halt. Toxic and Recover can stall out any threat to Aegislash. Scald is to prevent Aegislash from completely getting shut down while having a Burn chance. Scald has more PP and accuracy than Steam Eruption. I could try using a different move instead, like Sacred Fire, but also sacrifice PP. Lava Plume can't burn other Flash Fire Pokemon like Mega Scizor.
Aegislash serves as a wall for the other Steel types as well.
Kartana @ Choice Band
Ability: Steelworker
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def / 252 SpA / 252 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Power Whip
- Sunsteel Strike
- Sacred Fire
- Bullet Punch
Kartana is the best physical wallbreaker in the tier. It's not as fast as Mega Mewtwo X, but it's not reliant on stat boosts either. Kartana flat out destroys any wall that tries to switch in on Kartana. Kartana also serves as a lethal revenge killer, being capable of finishing off weak targets easily with Bullet Punch, namely Mega Mewtwo Y, while also OHKOing virtually anything that isn't Chansey or Zygarde Complete. Speaking of which...
252+ Atk Choice Band Steelworker Kartana Sunsteel Strike vs. +2 244 HP / 252+ Def Eviolite Chansey: 343-405 (48.8 - 57.6%) -- 95.3% chance to 2HKO
For some reason the damage calc does not support Fluffy/Fur Coat correctly so I'll just increase it's Defense by 2 for the same effect.
252+ Atk Choice Band Steelworker Kartana Sunsteel Strike vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Zygarde-Complete: 328-387 (51.5 - 60.8%) -- 91.8% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
That is disgustingly powerful. I like this Pokemon so much because it's immensely effective. Because it's a revenge killer, Imposter Chansey often tries to reverse sweep me, but Aegislash also counters this Kartana set so Imposter Chansey is forced out.
Zygarde-Complete @ Leftovers
Ability: Prankster
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def / 252 SpA / 252 SpD / 252 Spe
Careful Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Haze
- Thousand Arrows
- Slack Off
Prankster Zygarde is busted. I've seen a few people on Smogon complaining about it. It's just an overall fantastic Pokemon. It serves as an emergency check to Contrary sweepers as well as a check to Simple Pokemon. Prankster Haze will defeat virtually any set except for Triage, which Blissey handles. Rocks gets set up while the opponent has lost his momentum after a Haze. Thousand Arrows is to make this mon less passive. Prankster Slack Off is always appreciated.
Zygarde is absolutely essential to this team and I'll remove every other Pokemon before I even consider removing this one.
Mewtwo-Mega-Y @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def / 252 SpA / 252 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Psychic
- Bolt Strike
- Moonblast
- Earth Power
Mega Mewtwo Y is a specially offensive Pokemon specifically meant to take out threats like Zygarde-Complete, Mega Gengar, and Mega Mewtwo X. Psychic is absurdly strong and gets the Sheer Force boost unlike Psystrike or Photon Geyser. Bolt Strike gets rid of Primal Kyogre and other mons, notably ones which are specially defensive. Moonblast gets rid of Dragons and Dark types, and despite being weaker than Ice Beam for the most part is generally preferred due to hitting Yveltal and the like. Earth Power destroys Steel types and is preferred over Blue Flare because of Flash Fire.
Necrozma-Dusk-Mane @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Unburden
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 96 Def / 252 SpA / 252 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Belly Drum
- Sunsteel Strike
- Photon Geyser
- Power Trip
When the conditions are just right, Dusk Mane can come out and start 6-0'ing entire teams. If it gets a Belly Drum up while the opponent lost his momentum, it'll go to half health, eat it's Sitrus Berry, then Unburden activates. Dusk Mane is literally the perfect Belly Drum Pokemon. It's Steel type, which means Fake Out/Extreme Speed from -ate Pokemon aren't going to do much to Dusk Mane. It's typing lets it get STAB off BOTH Sunsteel Strike and Photon Geyser. Unburden lets it fuck over Imposter Chanseys. You may have noticed that it has 96 Defense. With 96 Defense and at +4 Attack, a 140 BP Power Trip can OHKO even opposing Chanseys with Eviolite. The damage calc is... strange in that it only lists a 2HKO and doesn't support Imposter, but rest assured it can OHKO Chansey consistently. Some may worry about it being outsped. With 252 Speed, Adamant, and Unburden, Dusk Mane reaches 506 Speed. For context, Deoxys-Speed at 252+ speed reaches 504 speed.
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7balancedhackmons-761198618
Dusk Mane sweeps. Dusk Mane don't care about your feels. Dusk Mane wins.
What do you guys think about this team? I'd like to improve it rather than just receiving thoughts on the matter.
Blissey @ Safety Goggles
Ability: Queenly Majesty
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def / 252 SpD / 252 Spe
Impish Nature
- Soft-Boiled
- Defog
- U-turn
- Toxic
Blissey without Imposter or Fur Coat can be something of an odd sight. But I wanted something that could tank and hard counter most versions of Mega Diancie as well as Triage Ray-M. Also: Fuck Triage Ray-M. With that being said, Blissey is entirely meant to be a Support Pokemon. It's Safety Goggles allow it to serve as an anti-lead to Deoxys-S while countering Triage Ray-M, as both commonly run Spore. Defog reinforces it's capability to anti-lead Deoxys-S. Soft-Boiled gives longevity. Toxic puts a timer on many Pokemon it would normally have issues with, such as Mega Diancie. U-Turn can let it gain momentum by switching to a more offensive Pokemon on the team.
With that being said, I'm unsure as to whether Blissey is best for the job. Blissey was chosen over any other Pokemon due to it's great Special Defense, leaving it comfortably 3HKO'd by a Boomburst from Mega Diancie, whereas the other Pokemon including Aegislash do not take it quite as well. This team has three Steel types which means that I was unable to fit a Registeel into my team for a Fairy resist and chose Blissey instead. I am considering adding Hyper Voice with a Relaxed nature to hit Triage Mega Ray behind a substitute.
Aegislash @ Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
Shiny: Yes
Happiness: 0
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpA / 252 SpD / 252 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Recover
- Topsy-Turvy
- Toxic
- Scald
Aegislash is an absolutely incredible Pokemon at countering Contrary Pokemon. Initially it's job was to counter -ate Pokemon but I found it to be a bit lackluster at doing so and added Blissey instead. It still checks Kyurem fairly well however. It can Stall out threats like Mega Mewtwo X and other Contrary Pokemon. Since many Contrary users prefer to exclusively use moves that lower stats, that means their only moves which hit Steel types are Close Combat, which Aegislash is a Ghost type, and V-Create, which Aegislash has Flash Fire. Because of there being no Ground type moves that lower the users' stats, Aegislash is often completely safe from Contrary Pokemon. To prevent Aegislash from getting overrun, it has Topsy-Turvy which completely grinds any momentum the opponent had into a halt. Toxic and Recover can stall out any threat to Aegislash. Scald is to prevent Aegislash from completely getting shut down while having a Burn chance. Scald has more PP and accuracy than Steam Eruption. I could try using a different move instead, like Sacred Fire, but also sacrifice PP. Lava Plume can't burn other Flash Fire Pokemon like Mega Scizor.
Aegislash serves as a wall for the other Steel types as well.
Kartana @ Choice Band
Ability: Steelworker
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def / 252 SpA / 252 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Power Whip
- Sunsteel Strike
- Sacred Fire
- Bullet Punch
Kartana is the best physical wallbreaker in the tier. It's not as fast as Mega Mewtwo X, but it's not reliant on stat boosts either. Kartana flat out destroys any wall that tries to switch in on Kartana. Kartana also serves as a lethal revenge killer, being capable of finishing off weak targets easily with Bullet Punch, namely Mega Mewtwo Y, while also OHKOing virtually anything that isn't Chansey or Zygarde Complete. Speaking of which...
252+ Atk Choice Band Steelworker Kartana Sunsteel Strike vs. +2 244 HP / 252+ Def Eviolite Chansey: 343-405 (48.8 - 57.6%) -- 95.3% chance to 2HKO
For some reason the damage calc does not support Fluffy/Fur Coat correctly so I'll just increase it's Defense by 2 for the same effect.
252+ Atk Choice Band Steelworker Kartana Sunsteel Strike vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Zygarde-Complete: 328-387 (51.5 - 60.8%) -- 91.8% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
That is disgustingly powerful. I like this Pokemon so much because it's immensely effective. Because it's a revenge killer, Imposter Chansey often tries to reverse sweep me, but Aegislash also counters this Kartana set so Imposter Chansey is forced out.
Zygarde-Complete @ Leftovers
Ability: Prankster
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def / 252 SpA / 252 SpD / 252 Spe
Careful Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Haze
- Thousand Arrows
- Slack Off
Prankster Zygarde is busted. I've seen a few people on Smogon complaining about it. It's just an overall fantastic Pokemon. It serves as an emergency check to Contrary sweepers as well as a check to Simple Pokemon. Prankster Haze will defeat virtually any set except for Triage, which Blissey handles. Rocks gets set up while the opponent has lost his momentum after a Haze. Thousand Arrows is to make this mon less passive. Prankster Slack Off is always appreciated.
Zygarde is absolutely essential to this team and I'll remove every other Pokemon before I even consider removing this one.
Mewtwo-Mega-Y @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def / 252 SpA / 252 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Psychic
- Bolt Strike
- Moonblast
- Earth Power
Mega Mewtwo Y is a specially offensive Pokemon specifically meant to take out threats like Zygarde-Complete, Mega Gengar, and Mega Mewtwo X. Psychic is absurdly strong and gets the Sheer Force boost unlike Psystrike or Photon Geyser. Bolt Strike gets rid of Primal Kyogre and other mons, notably ones which are specially defensive. Moonblast gets rid of Dragons and Dark types, and despite being weaker than Ice Beam for the most part is generally preferred due to hitting Yveltal and the like. Earth Power destroys Steel types and is preferred over Blue Flare because of Flash Fire.
Necrozma-Dusk-Mane @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Unburden
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 96 Def / 252 SpA / 252 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Belly Drum
- Sunsteel Strike
- Photon Geyser
- Power Trip
When the conditions are just right, Dusk Mane can come out and start 6-0'ing entire teams. If it gets a Belly Drum up while the opponent lost his momentum, it'll go to half health, eat it's Sitrus Berry, then Unburden activates. Dusk Mane is literally the perfect Belly Drum Pokemon. It's Steel type, which means Fake Out/Extreme Speed from -ate Pokemon aren't going to do much to Dusk Mane. It's typing lets it get STAB off BOTH Sunsteel Strike and Photon Geyser. Unburden lets it fuck over Imposter Chanseys. You may have noticed that it has 96 Defense. With 96 Defense and at +4 Attack, a 140 BP Power Trip can OHKO even opposing Chanseys with Eviolite. The damage calc is... strange in that it only lists a 2HKO and doesn't support Imposter, but rest assured it can OHKO Chansey consistently. Some may worry about it being outsped. With 252 Speed, Adamant, and Unburden, Dusk Mane reaches 506 Speed. For context, Deoxys-Speed at 252+ speed reaches 504 speed.
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7balancedhackmons-761198618
Dusk Mane sweeps. Dusk Mane don't care about your feels. Dusk Mane wins.
What do you guys think about this team? I'd like to improve it rather than just receiving thoughts on the matter.