My UU Balanced Team!
Introduction
Hello everyone, and this is my first team, and post on smogon. Hopefully, I do this right, but this is my UU team. I wanted to build around mega-swampert, and let's get right into it!
In-Depth
Armstrong (Swampert-Mega) @ Swampertite
Ability: Swift Swim
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Rain Dance
- Waterfall
- Earthquake
- Ice Punch
Mega-Swampert is a huge threat. If it gets a rain dance up, most of the tier is getting killed in 1 hit. With the double speed, and boosted water type moves, it's scary in any situation. Ice punch allows Swampert to hit mons like salamence and noivern. It does have trouble with other water types though. Since water moves are neutral against him, if he set up the rain, it takes a lot of damage.
Bruce Lee (Infernape) @ Life Orb
Ability: Iron Fist
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Fire Punch
- Mach Punch
- Thunder Punch
- Close Combat
Infernape is my favorite mon, as you could probably tell by my avatar, but he is a monster. Gyrados is no longer a switch in against this thing. I sometimes switch between life orb and expert belt, but it gets the job done either way. Quagsire and Swampert counter this thing though. The only way I could counter that is grass knot, and I don't like wasting a space on Nape for that.
Smexy (Roserade) @ Black Sludge
Ability: Natural Cure
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Modest Nature
- Spikes
- Toxic Spikes
- Sludge Bomb
- Giga Drain
I usually use Roserade as a suicide lead. Get the pairs of spikes up, and deal out any damage that I can. sometimes, i use her as a revenge killer, but it's not my most viable choice for one. Escavalier or Bronzong counters this thing, though. I'm deciding to either get rid of toxic spikes or spikes for hp-fire, and make it more offensive .
Sparkxx (Zapdos) @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Modest Nature
- Heat Wave
- Thunderbolt
- Defog
- Roost
Zapdos is pretty much a support mon. It can get rid of hazards, then heal right back up. It's a common set, but gets the job done, thick fat mamo counters it pretty well. Zapdos is one of the best defoggers in the tier.
Florges @ Leftovers
Ability: Flower Veil
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
- Moonblast
- Wish
- Protect
- Aromatherapy
Florges is a tank. Takes hits, and deals out around 20% to an aggron. (Don't remember if it was mega) Status conditions can really ruin my team, especially burn. It's job is to basically get rid of status conditions and get out some chip damage.
Princess (Cresselia) @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Modest Nature
- Calm Mind
- Psyshock
- Moonblast
- Moonlight
This mon catches most people off guard. Calm mind isnt as common as it used to be. Plus, moonblast is a killer to salamence, and other dragons. I prefer Psyshock over Psychic because of blissey and other specially defensive mons.
Conclusion
Any suggestions? Thank you for reading my first post!
Introduction
Hello everyone, and this is my first team, and post on smogon. Hopefully, I do this right, but this is my UU team. I wanted to build around mega-swampert, and let's get right into it!
In-Depth
Armstrong (Swampert-Mega) @ Swampertite
Ability: Swift Swim
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Rain Dance
- Waterfall
- Earthquake
- Ice Punch
Mega-Swampert is a huge threat. If it gets a rain dance up, most of the tier is getting killed in 1 hit. With the double speed, and boosted water type moves, it's scary in any situation. Ice punch allows Swampert to hit mons like salamence and noivern. It does have trouble with other water types though. Since water moves are neutral against him, if he set up the rain, it takes a lot of damage.
Bruce Lee (Infernape) @ Life Orb
Ability: Iron Fist
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Fire Punch
- Mach Punch
- Thunder Punch
- Close Combat
Infernape is my favorite mon, as you could probably tell by my avatar, but he is a monster. Gyrados is no longer a switch in against this thing. I sometimes switch between life orb and expert belt, but it gets the job done either way. Quagsire and Swampert counter this thing though. The only way I could counter that is grass knot, and I don't like wasting a space on Nape for that.
Smexy (Roserade) @ Black Sludge
Ability: Natural Cure
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Modest Nature
- Spikes
- Toxic Spikes
- Sludge Bomb
- Giga Drain
I usually use Roserade as a suicide lead. Get the pairs of spikes up, and deal out any damage that I can. sometimes, i use her as a revenge killer, but it's not my most viable choice for one. Escavalier or Bronzong counters this thing, though. I'm deciding to either get rid of toxic spikes or spikes for hp-fire, and make it more offensive .
Sparkxx (Zapdos) @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Modest Nature
- Heat Wave
- Thunderbolt
- Defog
- Roost
Zapdos is pretty much a support mon. It can get rid of hazards, then heal right back up. It's a common set, but gets the job done, thick fat mamo counters it pretty well. Zapdos is one of the best defoggers in the tier.
Florges @ Leftovers
Ability: Flower Veil
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
- Moonblast
- Wish
- Protect
- Aromatherapy
Florges is a tank. Takes hits, and deals out around 20% to an aggron. (Don't remember if it was mega) Status conditions can really ruin my team, especially burn. It's job is to basically get rid of status conditions and get out some chip damage.
Princess (Cresselia) @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Modest Nature
- Calm Mind
- Psyshock
- Moonblast
- Moonlight
This mon catches most people off guard. Calm mind isnt as common as it used to be. Plus, moonblast is a killer to salamence, and other dragons. I prefer Psyshock over Psychic because of blissey and other specially defensive mons.
Conclusion
Any suggestions? Thank you for reading my first post!
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