[UU]Sorbet Sunshine

[SunshineCat]

[UU]And the sun will shine~

Introduction:
This is my first serious attempt at UU. I played OU but I was looking for a change. I didn't like NU much, so I started thinking about a UU team. I always liked weather teams and Sunny Day was my favourite weather effect. It isn't too usable in OU due to dragons and co but I could see it would fare better in UU. And so here I am with my newly built team.

Don't ask about the ice cream XP

At a glance:

The team in detail:

Uxie @ Heat Rock
Levitate / Impish
EVs: 252 HP / 180 Def / 76 Spe
~ Sunny Day
~ Stealth Rock
~ U-Turn
~ Yawn

When I was thinking of a good Sunny Day lead, Uxie and came to mind right away. I didn't want a frail lead, and Uxie was perfect, in case I needed another supporter later on in the game.

Uxie is a reasonably bulky lead, setting up Sunny Day and the always helpful Stealth Rock. Yawn is one of my favorite moves after using lead Uxie; it annoys people to death. U-turn is for scouting and getting team members in.

Tangrowth @ Leftovers
Chlorophyll / Adamant
EVs: 16 HP / 252 Atk / 240 Spe
~ Earthquake
~ Power Whip
~ Rock Slide
~ Swords Dance

A sun team without Tangrowth is pretty crazy to think about. Tangrowth is a monster in the sun, plowing through things with powerful attacks and boosted speed. Power Whip is the STAB of choice and Rock Slide handles flying types like Altaria and Swellow. Earthquake hits fire and steel types, who are obviously dangerous. Swords Dance is to raise attack(obviously) and make Tangrowth even more dangerous.

Exeggutor @ Life Orb
Chlorophyll / Modest
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
~ Sunny Day
~ Solarbeam
~ Hidden Power Fire
~ Sleep Powder/Explosion

Victreebel used to be in this spot, but Exeggutor has proven himself to be more powerful and useful in battle. I chose Sleep Powder over Explosion because it was helped me in so many situations. Also, I always explode too soon, so I would use Explosion badly if it was on this moveset. Standard Sunny Day set: Solarbeam and Hidden Power Fire is a decent type combo and Sleep Powder makes threats unable to attack while I switch out.

Arcanine @ Leftovers
Flash Fire / Adamant
EVs: 192 HP / 252 Atk / 64 Spd
~ Flare Blitz
~ Extremespeed
~ Thunder Fang
~ Morning Sun

Arcanine soaks up the fire moves that my poor grass types would be hit with otherwise. He boasts STAB Flare Blitz and can cause havoc with the most powerful priority: Extremespeed. He can heal himself with Morning Sun and hit waters with Thunder Fang on the switch in. Flash Fire > Intimidate on this team for obvious reasons. I tried out Intimidate but there were a few moments when I thought "I wish I had Flash Fire to absorb that fire attack"

Regirock @ Heat Rock
Clear Body / Careful
EVs: 252 HP / 36 Def / 220 SpD
~ Sunny Day
~ Earthquake
~ Stone Edge
~ Explosion / Ice Punch

Cresselia used to be here but Regirock has proven to be more useful. If Uxie doesn't get up Sunny Day, I switch to Regirock(usually) who gladly sets up the sun. Earthquake and Stone Edge are a given and Explosion lets Regirock explode in the opponents face. In the sun, Regirock's water weakness is halved so it's even sturdier.

Hitmontop @ Heat Rock
Intimidate / Impish
EVs: 252 HP / 68 Atk / 188 Def
~ Rapid Spin
~ Sunny Day
~ Close Combat
~ Stone Edge

Hitmontop is my reliable spinner and yet another Sunny Day user.

It destroys Houndoom, Chansey and Clefable with Close Combat and hit flying types with Stone Edge. The reason I'm going crazy with these moves to hit flying types is because they destroy my team otherwise...and still might.


Former teammates:

Victreebel @ Life Orb
Chlorophyll / Modest
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
~ SolarBeam
~ Weather Ball
~ Sludge Bomb
~ Sleep Powder

Victreebel is my special sweeper. It can hit hard with SolarBeam and can put things to sleep with Sleep Powder. Weather Ball is a safe move, it can be useful in Sandstorm/Hail/Rain if for some reason Sun isn't up anymore. Sludge Bomb hits fire and flying Pokemon who switch in to absorb SolarBeam.

I took him out in favour of Exeggutor, who packs more of a punch and can set Sunny Day up too, since he's bulkier.

Currently Testing:

Over Regirock: Registeel @ Heat Rock
Clear Body / Careful
252 HP / 40 Atk / 216 SpD
~ Sunny Day
~ Explosion
~ Earthquake/Seismic Toss
~ Shadow Claw/Thunder Wave

 

[Engineer Pikachu]

I don't really have time for a full rate, but here's a quick suggestion: Replace Cresselia with Registeel. With Uxie and Cresselia, you have 2 Ghost weaknesses, and no resists whatsoever. Replacing Cress with Registeel, you gain a Ghost resistance and lose a Ghost weakness. Registeel still learns Sunny Day, and can use T-Wave/Toxic to cripple the opponent, letting Tangrowth/Victreebel sweep more successfully. It also learns Explosion, which it can use immediately after setting up Sun, as it'll do much damage to anything that doesn't resist it, and you can bring in a sweeper afterwards. However, it doesn't learn a screen. My guess is that you'll be able to use the Rain Support moveset, replacing Rain Dance with Sunny Day and Damp Rock for Heat Rock:

Registeel @ Heat Rock
Careful Nature (+Sp.D -Sp.A)
252HP/40Atk/216Sp.D
Sunny Day
Explosion
Earthquake/Seismic Toss
Shadow Claw/Thunder Wave

I'd personally use Seismic Toss and Thunder Wave. Thunder Wave (obviously) slows the opponent down, letting your sweepers sweep, and has a 25% chance of Sucker Punch/any other priority move failing :). Seismic Toss does steady damage to pretty much everything except for Ghosts, which Earthquake probably wouldn't be hitting anyway (Mismagius and Drifblim).

 

[Lucario_Skywalker]

I agree with Engineer Pikachu, having a Ghost resist is important due to Mismagius running around in UU... also, leaving Cresselia unchanged leaved you with FOUR Bug weaknesses, a huge hole in your team.

I think Exeggutor would be a viable addition over Victreebel, as it has a much higher Sp. Attack, and it bulkier than Victreebel as well. The additional weaknesses don't matter much since you will have Registeel to take those super-effective hits, like Bug, Ice, etc.

Here is the set if you want to use it:

Exeggutor @ Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest
EVs: 4 Def, 252 Sp. Att, 252 Spe
-Sunny Day
-Solarbeam
-Hidden Power Fire
-Sleep Powder/Explosion

Solarbeam is powerful STAB, Hidden Power Fire is for Steels who rain on your parade. You can't get super-effective coverage on Dragons or Fire-types, though. Sleep Powder/Explosion is your choice (they can also deal with Dragons and Fire-types, to an extent), and if you choose not to go with Sunny Day, you can run both.

 

[SunshineCat]

I don't really have time for a full rate, but here's a quick suggestion: Replace Cresselia with Registeel. With Uxie and Cresselia, you have 2 Ghost weaknesses, and no resists whatsoever. Replacing Cress with Registeel, you gain a Ghost resistance and lose a Ghost weakness. Registeel still learns Sunny Day, and can use T-Wave/Toxic to cripple the opponent, letting Tangrowth/Victreebel sweep more successfully. It also learns Explosion, which it can use immediately after setting up Sun, as it'll do much damage to anything that doesn't resist it, and you can bring in a sweeper afterwards. However, it doesn't learn a screen. My guess is that you'll be able to use the Rain Support moveset, replacing Rain Dance with Sunny Day and Damp Rock for Heat Rock:

Registeel @ Heat Rock
Careful Nature (+Sp.D -Sp.A)
252HP/40Atk/216Sp.D
Sunny Day
Explosion
Earthquake/Seismic Toss
Shadow Claw/Thunder Wave

I'd personally use Seismic Toss and Thunder Wave. Thunder Wave (obviously) slows the opponent down, letting your sweepers sweep, and has a 25% chance of Sucker Punch/any other priority move failing :). Seismic Toss does steady damage to pretty much everything except for Ghosts, which Earthquake probably wouldn't be hitting anyway (Mismagius and Drifblim).

I'll try Registeel out, I've been testing Regirock on Shoddy and it's doing decently but I'll give Registeel a try.

I agree with Engineer Pikachu, having a Ghost resist is important due to Mismagius running around in UU... also, leaving Cresselia unchanged leaved you with FOUR Bug weaknesses, a huge hole in your team.

I think Exeggutor would be a viable addition over Victreebel, as it has a much higher Sp. Attack, and it bulkier than Victreebel as well. The additional weaknesses don't matter much since you will have Registeel to take those super-effective hits, like Bug, Ice, etc.

Here is the set if you want to use it:

Exeggutor @ Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest
EVs: 4 Def, 252 Sp. Att, 252 Spe
-Sunny Day
-Solarbeam
-Hidden Power Fire
-Sleep Powder/Explosion

Solarbeam is powerful STAB, Hidden Power Fire is for Steels who rain on your parade. You can't get super-effective coverage on Dragons or Fire-types, though. Sleep Powder/Explosion is your choice (they can also deal with Dragons and Fire-types, to an extent), and if you choose not to go with Sunny Day, you can run both.

I'll test that as well. Sorry I forgot to edit Regirock in Cresselia's place. Thanks for the rates :)

Edit: Shoddy is screwing up so testing will have to wait...

Edit: It's working! Recently, the battles I've won...haven't been won by the sunny day sweepers but by Hitmontop/Regirock. Uhh...weird. I'm testing Registeel next. But first I have to actually USE Exeggutor.

Edit: Exeggutor has an extra "punch" which I like. He's a keeper. Next is Registeel. I'm choosing Sleep Powder over Explosion, since it has proven to be very useful.

Surprisingly, when I played a few battles on OU, this team did better than in UU? Maybe thats because I saw no dragons or weather changes though :)