My only team was a rain based one so I figured that I needed a new team to mess around with. I decided to make a team with volcanora as my win condition and with my limited knowledge of the meta, attempted to make a team centered around it. also forgive me if this looks nasty as I don't know how to make these posts look nice.
Volcarona @ Psychium Z
Ability: Flame Body
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Quiver Dance
- Fire Blast
- Bug Buzz
- Psychic
Volcanora is my win condition. The basic idea is the other pokemon on this team remove or soften up pokes that would impede volcanora in seting up a quiver dance and sweeping. I'm using Psychium Z with psychic so that I can dispose of toxapex since the rest of this team bar tapu-koko cant get rid of it effectively.
Toxapex @ Black Sludge
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
- Scald
- Haze
- Recover
- Toxic
Toxapex is here to soak any hits that would normally damage Volcanora and tyranitar severely. Im using the basic set that is recommended since what is not broken does not need to be fixed. I'm using toxic over toxic spikes since getting hazards off is key for volcanora to not die horribly and defog would just get rid of the spikes.
Zapdos @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 248 HP / 240 Def / 20 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Discharge
- Roost
- Heat Wave
- Defog
Zapdos is here as a flat check to a lot of pokemon that scare me such as dangerous flying types like tornadus as well as ground types that would normaly be an issue for this team. Zapdos is also great at removing threats such as ferothorn without the risk of it landing a thunderwave on volcanora and messing me up entirely. And having a good way to remove entry hazards is key for volcanora to get in safely.
Tyranitar @ Tyranitarite
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 168 HP / 252 Atk / 88 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Pursuit
- Stone Edge
- Fire Punch
Tyranitar is here to give sand support to excadrill and so that my team isn't overly passive. Tyranitar is also great at setting up rocks so that no pokemon can use a focus sash to survive volcanora and then ohko them. also my check for flying types in a more offensive capacity than zapdos with stonedge and another way to remove ferothorn.
Excadrill @ Air Balloon
Ability: Sand Rush
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rapid Spin
Excadrill is here for a few reasons. One of them is that it has access to rapid spin to keep rocks off the field and allow volcanora to do its job. Its also a great way to remove or soften pokemon that may wall volcanora so the cleanup is smooth. And when tyranitar's sand is up excadrill can cause some serious damage to a team and work as my backup sweeper if volcanora misses a fire blast and gets crit.
Tapu Koko @ Shuca Berry
Ability: Electric Surge
EVs: 32 HP / 88 Def / 172 SpA / 216 Spe
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Roost
Tapu koko is here to remove bulky pokemon weak to thunder attacks like celesteela and the ever present toxapex. Volt switch is a good way to predict a switch and get in an effective counter or volcanora to start the sweep. Hidden power ice and shuca berry give me a great way to deal with garchomp and lando T who otherwise are really annoying to deal with unless volcanora has a boost or two.
This team is probably full of holes but this is what I could come up with. I have not encountered any big issues yet but im not very high on the ladder and I may be unprepared for some threat I am not aware of.
Volcarona @ Psychium Z
Ability: Flame Body
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Quiver Dance
- Fire Blast
- Bug Buzz
- Psychic
Volcanora is my win condition. The basic idea is the other pokemon on this team remove or soften up pokes that would impede volcanora in seting up a quiver dance and sweeping. I'm using Psychium Z with psychic so that I can dispose of toxapex since the rest of this team bar tapu-koko cant get rid of it effectively.
Toxapex @ Black Sludge
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
- Scald
- Haze
- Recover
- Toxic
Toxapex is here to soak any hits that would normally damage Volcanora and tyranitar severely. Im using the basic set that is recommended since what is not broken does not need to be fixed. I'm using toxic over toxic spikes since getting hazards off is key for volcanora to not die horribly and defog would just get rid of the spikes.
Zapdos @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 248 HP / 240 Def / 20 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Discharge
- Roost
- Heat Wave
- Defog
Zapdos is here as a flat check to a lot of pokemon that scare me such as dangerous flying types like tornadus as well as ground types that would normaly be an issue for this team. Zapdos is also great at removing threats such as ferothorn without the risk of it landing a thunderwave on volcanora and messing me up entirely. And having a good way to remove entry hazards is key for volcanora to get in safely.
Tyranitar @ Tyranitarite
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 168 HP / 252 Atk / 88 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Pursuit
- Stone Edge
- Fire Punch
Tyranitar is here to give sand support to excadrill and so that my team isn't overly passive. Tyranitar is also great at setting up rocks so that no pokemon can use a focus sash to survive volcanora and then ohko them. also my check for flying types in a more offensive capacity than zapdos with stonedge and another way to remove ferothorn.
Excadrill @ Air Balloon
Ability: Sand Rush
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rapid Spin
Excadrill is here for a few reasons. One of them is that it has access to rapid spin to keep rocks off the field and allow volcanora to do its job. Its also a great way to remove or soften pokemon that may wall volcanora so the cleanup is smooth. And when tyranitar's sand is up excadrill can cause some serious damage to a team and work as my backup sweeper if volcanora misses a fire blast and gets crit.
Tapu Koko @ Shuca Berry
Ability: Electric Surge
EVs: 32 HP / 88 Def / 172 SpA / 216 Spe
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Roost
Tapu koko is here to remove bulky pokemon weak to thunder attacks like celesteela and the ever present toxapex. Volt switch is a good way to predict a switch and get in an effective counter or volcanora to start the sweep. Hidden power ice and shuca berry give me a great way to deal with garchomp and lando T who otherwise are really annoying to deal with unless volcanora has a boost or two.
This team is probably full of holes but this is what I could come up with. I have not encountered any big issues yet but im not very high on the ladder and I may be unprepared for some threat I am not aware of.