HOW TO BUILD STALL
(if this already exists so be it)
Ever wanted to troll people on ladder? Or just want to annoy your friends? The Stall archetype has been playing these roles for years. Today, I will explain how to build viable Pure Hackmons stall teams. But first, we must discuss the fundamentals of PH stall teams, such as:(if this already exists so be it)
- Your stall team must be good against the Big 5 Offensive Threats of Pure Hackmons. (
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) These include MMX, MMY, Kart, MGar, and PDon. If your team doesn't match up well into these mons, you need to change it. - Your stall team must have at least 2 Wonder Guards. This will counter Little Timmy's No Guard Deoxys-Speed set.
- Your stall team must have a way to nerf opponents. This allows for a better range of mons you can defeat, whether by status or straight-up stat drops.
Our first mon should be able to defeat Unwallable Kartana. This Kartana, concocted in PHPL, is notorious for being unwallable. Only 4x resists (that are bulky) can survive the wrath of +2 Huge Power SSS. This mon should have two types on the list of Water/Fire/Electric/Steel and a good Defense stat. I would suggest Heatran and Magneton as the best mons for this role.
Our next mon should have Prankster+Haze, a reliable combo that allows stall teams to stop sweepers while still keeping their mon. I like Steela because it's immune to Fissure, but Mega Steelix/ Aggron are also nice to have. However, to not double up on Steels, I would suggest using Ho-Oh or MBro instead.
The next two mons should cover >90% of MMX's most popular sets. One of them should also be a Wonder Guard for role compression. IMO the best MMX-walling Wonder Guard is MBro, and there is zero competition. BYRD is also really good at walling MMX, as its Fur Coat King's Shield Beak Blast sets can make quick work of that dastardly cat. (Fun fact: I have an MMX plush in my bedroom.) If you don't want to go that route, you could go with something like Doublade, who is renowned for being the best MMX wall (but has been put on fraudwatch recently).
Our second Wonder Guard, this mon should cover special attackers, namely MMY and MGar. Honestly, though, the only good contenders for this are Melo and AMuk, which have great Sp. Def and either resist or are immune to special Moldy Moves.
Finally, our last mon could be pretty much anything. A Magic Bounce could be nice if you don't already have one, but I like Harvest Slaking as it utilizes things like Toxic and TSpike to be exceptionally infuriating to deal with. If you go the Magic Bounce route, I would suggest Steela, Zygod, BYRD, and Kyu-W as they each have their own merit. The final teams should look like this:
I actually got a good win rate at high ladder with the first team, so you can check out Stallmons Tower here!
