Hi everyone! I'm just posting one of my teams from this round that i had a fair amount of success with, getting top 20 and such which was pretty cool, but i'm mostly posting it because i think it was the most well built out of all the teams i made and included everything i felt a uu team needed.
if anyone is interested, the template i used to build it was just: Spiker lead / Water / Fire / Grass / Spinner / Ghost, which is what most UU teams seem to look like anyway! But yeah here's the team
AT A GLANCE
**** Jonah @ Focus Sash
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spd
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Waterfall
- Taunt
- Explosion
- Spikes
A pretty typical spikes lead, my last RMT had Omastar, but this time i decided to change things up and go with Qwilfish. I like Taunt alot, and i find Qwil useful if i can keep it alive, since it sets up on Milotic pretty nicely and can just Explode on stuff if i find the need to! I also like being able to explode on rain sweepers if i keep Stealth Rock off. Qwil is part 1 of my "stop the rain" core, along with Kabutops / Torterra and i supposed Houndoom too.
So lately, all my good UU teams have been using Qwilfish as a lead to throw up Spikes, and then smashing stuff with Choiced / Life Orbed attacks. So why try something new if this strategy works perfectly well? Most of the time against Uxie and Mesprit and Omastar i don't really bother Taunting, i just set up my layers since i have Houndoom + Kabutops to remove ghosts and spin, so it doesnt really bother me if Stealth Rock is down. I'm considering throwing Aqua Jet on over Taunt but it can be useful against helpless mons like Registeel and stuff that i don't want to set up, like CM Slowbro or Rock Polish Torterra (even though i have Explosion, i can be hesitant to use it).
Originally I had Cloyster in this spot so i could use dual spinners, but i disliked its horrible special bulk and Stealth Rock weak (making it less useful later on) and found it to be a lackluster lead in general. I've also considered using Stealth Rock + Spikes suicide Omastar and using LO Venusaur over Torterra, but i feel like it'd put a pretty big burden on Omastar to set up hazards, and without Torterra i have a ton of trouble with Plot Mismagius and Sub Life Orb Rotom.
I'm not really sure why i named Qwilfish Jonah, but i figured it suited it reasonable well considering it was a fish? I dunno i really couldn't think of anything better to be honest
**** Thanatos @ Life Orb
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spd
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Waterfall
- Rapid Spin
- Aqua Jet
- Stone Edge
So i needed a Rapid Spinner, Water for the FWG core, and something to beat down rain, and Kabutops does the job perfectly. Jolly + Swift Swim means i pretty much outspeed and beat down every rain sweeper with a Rain boosted Waterfall and Stone Edge for stuff like Gory / Qwilfish / Ludicolo. Kabutops also has the advantage of the 4x Fire-type resist so it can come into Fire Blasts and Flare Blitzs and threaten with either Aqua Jet or Waterfall, depending. My team isn't really too worried about Fire-types other than Arcanine though, since Houndoom can Pursuit choiced Fires and switch into Fire attacks for the boost and proceed to steam roll through the opposition (assuming you can clear Milotic!)
While I really do miss Swords Dance sometimes, i'm generally fine without it, and i absolutely love Tops as a spinner largely due to surprise value. I don't really care about taking Life Orb recoil to Rapid Spin against stall, and since RS Tops is starting to grow in popularity (and most run Leftovers as opposed to Life Orb) i can bluff pure Swords Dance a bit better! Thanks to the large number of switches Tops forces + 329 Attack with 2 solid STABs boosted behind a Life Orb, it benefits a great deal from Spikes. It weakens Defensive Hitmontop switch ins, which is pretty cool because this team hates Impish Top alot (unless i get Scyther in on a Foresight) and Blastoise and Donphan will generally have a hard time switching in, and Rotom covers them pretty solid anyway so its cool.
Aqua Jet helps me partially revenge Rock Polish Rhyperior (which can be a big bitch if Torterra goes down..) as well as Mixed Blaziken and Nasty Plot Houndoom. I've considered throwing on Swords Dance over Aqua Jet but i don't think that would benefit me in the long run, especially when i need to pick off stuff like weakened Scarf Rotom / Mismagius and i'd have alot more trouble with Vaccum Wave MixKen so i figure i'll just stick to Aqua Jet!
Anyway as for the name! Thanatos is the Greek personification of death, which i found pretty fitting for Kabutops since its extremely powerful and gets alot of KOs with Spikes / SR support
**** Pele @ Life Orb
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 128 Atk/224 Spd/156 SAtk
Hasty nature (+Spd, -Def)
- Dark Pulse
- Fire Blast
- Pursuit
- Sucker Punch
This is a staple on every UU team i make, and for good reason. Houndoom gives me an amazing switch into Will O Wisps, as well as being able to Pursuit troublesome ghosts like Taunt + Will O Wisp Mismagius and Scarf Rotom locked into Hidden Power [Ice] or Shadow Ball. 224 is enough to beat max Speed Timid Rotom and everything below it, and 128 Attack gives reasonable power behind Sucker Punch, allowing me to OHKO Dugtrio after Stealth Rock. I was always a bit shaky on using Houndoom as a mixed sweeper, but after using it on a team with Donphan to remove ghosts and spin, i fell in love. Almost every team of mine has a core of Qwilfish / Mixed Houndoom / Some form of Rotom.
Despite the extreme frailty, Houndoom is a pretty solid defensive pivot with Fire attacks, being able to switch into 50% Moltres Life Orb Fire Blast / HP Grass and KO with Dark Pulse. It also Pursuits Choiced Fire-types like Typhlosion (lol) and Arcanine, although i'm generally a bit more hesitant with Arcanine because of Extreme Speed. With Kabutops being able to spin rather often, i don't really mind Houndoom's Stealth Rock weakness. Sucker Punch fits in with the whole priority theme, and revenge kills alot of unsuspecting mons, as well as being able to atleast get a hit in before being KO'd, because every adds up in the long run. Houndoom is pretty cool because it breaks RegiBro no problem, and Houndoom also Pursuits Psychic types like its his job (ie: Specs Kazam, Gardevior, Hypno etc).
Houndoom benefits from Spikes because its main counters, like Milotic, Chansey, SDef Arcanine, and other bulky waters, are all grounded and therefore get harassed by Spikes upon coming in. It doesn't take much to break them either, just spamming Dark Pulse / Fire Blast with Spikes down will generally work, and then you just have to bring something in to force a switch and repeat the cycle. I'm almost considering trying Life Orb Moltres in this slot, just because its much more of an anti spinner mon that Houndoom, but 2 4x Stealth Rock weaks worries me, especially since i'd be losing my Pursuiter to remove ghosts. I suppose i may test out LO Moltres and Scarf Blaziken in the future though, just to see how it goes.
Houndoom is Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of Fire and Volcanoes, pretty fitting considering its a Fire mon with Flash Fire!
**** Phaunos @ Leftovers
Ability: Overgrow
EVs: 252 HP/4 Spd/252 SDef
Careful nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Wood Hammer
- Synthesis
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
The last of my Fire / Water / Grass core is Specially Defensive Torterra, which is a top quality Stealth Rocker and also comes with the added benefit of being able to shut down Offensive Mismagius / Rotom as well as being a reasonably solid switch in to bulky waters. I first found out about this set when Jabba posted his UU team a few round backs, and after using it on a couple teams, i really fell in love with it. It can switch into so many mons thanks to its typing and bulk from both sides, and pretty much never dies thanks to synthesis Wood Hammer and Earthquake are pretty obvious if you ask me... 4 Speed allows me to beat Sub Perior most of the time, which comes in handy alot, especially if they run Megahorn :|
It was between Torterra, Venusaur, and Leafeon for this spot. I ended up choosing Torterra because if i picked Venusaur or Leafeon, i'd need to either: a) use Omastar lead for Stealth Rock, or b) use a bulky Stealth Rocker over Scyther. I didn't want to run Omastar because i find Qwilfish to be better, and running all hazards on Omastar means they're much harder to get down, and after my recent success with Scyther, i wasn't about to replace the crux of the team with a defensive Stealth Rocker. Torterra doesn't exactly slow down the tempo offensively either, thanks to an extremely solid attack stat and 2 powerful STABs to punish everything. But yeah i'd like to thank LN and Jabba for showing me this set, because its pretty awesome!
The mons that Tort allows a free switch in are: Moltres, Leafeon, Eggy, and occasionally Venusaur. Moltres can't really come in much thanks to Stealth Rock, and Houndoom and Kabutops are both pretty good switch ins if i'm in trouble (and Scyther can revenge with Aerial Ace). Scyther can easily come into Leafeon if i keep rocks off and either U Turn or Aerial Ace, depending on if i expect a switch or not. Against Eggy i'll generally sacrifice Qwil if its still alive, and proceed to Pursuit for an OHKO with Houndoom to remove it. Venusaur can really only Sleep Powder me, because Life Orb Sludge Bomb doesn't really do that much, and Earthquake is doing about 40% which is enough to force it to use Synthesis, in which case i can force it out with either Houndoom or Scyther on a predicted Synthesis.
Phaunos is the Greek / Roman god of the forest, which is pretty fitting for the Turtle with a forest on its back
**** David @ Choice Band
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spd
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- U-turn
- Aerial Ace
- Quick Attack
- Brick Break
Scyther is easily my favorite mon in UU as of right now. If you can manage to spin, its an absolute monster against all types of teams, not to mention it can easily come in on Grass / Fighting / Ground attacks and spam U Turn or Aerial Ace, both of which are pretty overpowered in UU if you ask me. Between Mixed Pursuit Houndoom and Kabutops, i can spin pretty easily, which allows Scyther to come in late game and clean up, or throw around U Turns, which is cool because most of Scyther's popular switch ins are Grounded except for Rotom, and Scarf Rotom takes about 56% from a Choice Banded Aerial Ace, which really means that only heavily Defensive Rotom can come in, which Houndoom can generally remove without much of a problem. Registeel coming in on U Turn gives me a free switch into Torterra, which allows me to set up Stealth Rock if i haven't done so, or just spam Earthquake or Wood Hammer accordingly.
The moveset and EVs are pretty standard. I've considered Pursuit over Quick Attack to hit fleeing users locked into Fighting / Ground attacks and to smash stuff like Chansey and Venusaur that would never consider staying in on Scyther. The only problem with that is that i miss out on priority, which is kinda the basis of UU offense. I actually never use Brick Break unless i'm trying to revenge kill Kabutops, but i'm not going to risk not having it, incase there comes a time where i really need it.
I originally had Roost / Aerial Ace / U Turn / Brick Break Scyther @ Life Orb in this slot, but i found it very underwhelming because it never really KO'd anything because i was wasting my time Roosting, so after replacing it with CB i never looked back. Scyther is my main switch into Hitmontop if i think it's going to Foresight, or if i switch Rotom into a healthy Hitmontop knowing it will try to Foresight Spin. Aerial Ace immediately threatens Top for an OHKO, which means i get to keep my Spikes, and get a free turn to spam AA. This is actually the first time i've used CB Scyther out of the lead position (its an outstanding lead, for the record) and i can't say i've been disappointed at all, considering that its easily the MVP.
Scyther is David because despite not many people expecting it, i find it more powerful than the "regular" UU physical powerhouses like Azumarill, Torterra, Kabutops, Hitmonlee etc.
**** Melinoe @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP/8 Def/248 Spd
Timid nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Pain Split
- Will-o-wisp
- Thunderbolt
- Shadow Ball
Rotom is, in my opinion, the best spinblocking ghost in uu, or atleast the most versatile. It can easily run Sub Will O Wisp, Defensive Pain Split, Restalk Will O Wisp, Sub Life Orb, Choice Specs / Scarf, or just a simple spinblocking set with alot of speed; like this one. Having used Rotom on a majority of my teams, i wanted to try a new set on this team. I've used Bold Pain Split Rotom in the past on a stall team, but i wanted to use Timid on this one to outspeed Venusaur, Life Orb Milotic and Kabutops, while still somewhat checking Fighters like Hitmonlee as well as Normal-types (barring Kangaskhan). I've also seen people use fast Wisp Rotom pretty effectively, and decided to give it a shot for myself. Can't say i'm disappointed, although i do miss the bulk of Bold sometimes.
On the other hand, i also miss offensive power sometimes, but we can't always get what we want! This still handles Donphan and Blastoise like a champ, and if i go to Scyther on Foresight from Top then i don't really have to worry too much! Between Rotom and Scyther, i have Ground and Fighting attacks covered really well, which is pretty cool considering i have 3 ground weaks... i also have 2 checks to most Normal-types as well between Rotom and Kabutops, barring Kanga who pretty much just smashes through this team no problem. Sometimes i kinda want to run Hidden Power [Ice] over Shadow Ball, mainly for Torterra, because i don't even remember what Shadow Ball is on here for..? I'd like some opinions on this if possible!
While Rotom is awesome and all, this set kinda slows down the tempo of the team, which isn't a bad thing, but i might test out Sub Life Orb Rotom, since its an awesome spinblocker that doesn't lose to Chansey, and it hits like a truck which is always a plus. PS: If no one has noticed yet, Qwilfish lead / Mix Doom / Some Rotom set is on every one of my UU ladder teams, so if you wanna try out a badass offensive combo, i suggest building a team with it!
Melinoe was the Ancient Greek Goddess of offerings made to the deceased. She was also followed around by a train of ghosts, which i found pretty fitting for Rotom, considering its a ghost and all!
Thanks for reading, and please rate if you wish to!
if anyone is interested, the template i used to build it was just: Spiker lead / Water / Fire / Grass / Spinner / Ghost, which is what most UU teams seem to look like anyway! But yeah here's the team
AT A GLANCE
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spd
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Waterfall
- Taunt
- Explosion
- Spikes
A pretty typical spikes lead, my last RMT had Omastar, but this time i decided to change things up and go with Qwilfish. I like Taunt alot, and i find Qwil useful if i can keep it alive, since it sets up on Milotic pretty nicely and can just Explode on stuff if i find the need to! I also like being able to explode on rain sweepers if i keep Stealth Rock off. Qwil is part 1 of my "stop the rain" core, along with Kabutops / Torterra and i supposed Houndoom too.
So lately, all my good UU teams have been using Qwilfish as a lead to throw up Spikes, and then smashing stuff with Choiced / Life Orbed attacks. So why try something new if this strategy works perfectly well? Most of the time against Uxie and Mesprit and Omastar i don't really bother Taunting, i just set up my layers since i have Houndoom + Kabutops to remove ghosts and spin, so it doesnt really bother me if Stealth Rock is down. I'm considering throwing Aqua Jet on over Taunt but it can be useful against helpless mons like Registeel and stuff that i don't want to set up, like CM Slowbro or Rock Polish Torterra (even though i have Explosion, i can be hesitant to use it).
Originally I had Cloyster in this spot so i could use dual spinners, but i disliked its horrible special bulk and Stealth Rock weak (making it less useful later on) and found it to be a lackluster lead in general. I've also considered using Stealth Rock + Spikes suicide Omastar and using LO Venusaur over Torterra, but i feel like it'd put a pretty big burden on Omastar to set up hazards, and without Torterra i have a ton of trouble with Plot Mismagius and Sub Life Orb Rotom.
I'm not really sure why i named Qwilfish Jonah, but i figured it suited it reasonable well considering it was a fish? I dunno i really couldn't think of anything better to be honest
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spd
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Waterfall
- Rapid Spin
- Aqua Jet
- Stone Edge
So i needed a Rapid Spinner, Water for the FWG core, and something to beat down rain, and Kabutops does the job perfectly. Jolly + Swift Swim means i pretty much outspeed and beat down every rain sweeper with a Rain boosted Waterfall and Stone Edge for stuff like Gory / Qwilfish / Ludicolo. Kabutops also has the advantage of the 4x Fire-type resist so it can come into Fire Blasts and Flare Blitzs and threaten with either Aqua Jet or Waterfall, depending. My team isn't really too worried about Fire-types other than Arcanine though, since Houndoom can Pursuit choiced Fires and switch into Fire attacks for the boost and proceed to steam roll through the opposition (assuming you can clear Milotic!)
While I really do miss Swords Dance sometimes, i'm generally fine without it, and i absolutely love Tops as a spinner largely due to surprise value. I don't really care about taking Life Orb recoil to Rapid Spin against stall, and since RS Tops is starting to grow in popularity (and most run Leftovers as opposed to Life Orb) i can bluff pure Swords Dance a bit better! Thanks to the large number of switches Tops forces + 329 Attack with 2 solid STABs boosted behind a Life Orb, it benefits a great deal from Spikes. It weakens Defensive Hitmontop switch ins, which is pretty cool because this team hates Impish Top alot (unless i get Scyther in on a Foresight) and Blastoise and Donphan will generally have a hard time switching in, and Rotom covers them pretty solid anyway so its cool.
Aqua Jet helps me partially revenge Rock Polish Rhyperior (which can be a big bitch if Torterra goes down..) as well as Mixed Blaziken and Nasty Plot Houndoom. I've considered throwing on Swords Dance over Aqua Jet but i don't think that would benefit me in the long run, especially when i need to pick off stuff like weakened Scarf Rotom / Mismagius and i'd have alot more trouble with Vaccum Wave MixKen so i figure i'll just stick to Aqua Jet!
Anyway as for the name! Thanatos is the Greek personification of death, which i found pretty fitting for Kabutops since its extremely powerful and gets alot of KOs with Spikes / SR support
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 128 Atk/224 Spd/156 SAtk
Hasty nature (+Spd, -Def)
- Dark Pulse
- Fire Blast
- Pursuit
- Sucker Punch
This is a staple on every UU team i make, and for good reason. Houndoom gives me an amazing switch into Will O Wisps, as well as being able to Pursuit troublesome ghosts like Taunt + Will O Wisp Mismagius and Scarf Rotom locked into Hidden Power [Ice] or Shadow Ball. 224 is enough to beat max Speed Timid Rotom and everything below it, and 128 Attack gives reasonable power behind Sucker Punch, allowing me to OHKO Dugtrio after Stealth Rock. I was always a bit shaky on using Houndoom as a mixed sweeper, but after using it on a team with Donphan to remove ghosts and spin, i fell in love. Almost every team of mine has a core of Qwilfish / Mixed Houndoom / Some form of Rotom.
Despite the extreme frailty, Houndoom is a pretty solid defensive pivot with Fire attacks, being able to switch into 50% Moltres Life Orb Fire Blast / HP Grass and KO with Dark Pulse. It also Pursuits Choiced Fire-types like Typhlosion (lol) and Arcanine, although i'm generally a bit more hesitant with Arcanine because of Extreme Speed. With Kabutops being able to spin rather often, i don't really mind Houndoom's Stealth Rock weakness. Sucker Punch fits in with the whole priority theme, and revenge kills alot of unsuspecting mons, as well as being able to atleast get a hit in before being KO'd, because every adds up in the long run. Houndoom is pretty cool because it breaks RegiBro no problem, and Houndoom also Pursuits Psychic types like its his job (ie: Specs Kazam, Gardevior, Hypno etc).
Houndoom benefits from Spikes because its main counters, like Milotic, Chansey, SDef Arcanine, and other bulky waters, are all grounded and therefore get harassed by Spikes upon coming in. It doesn't take much to break them either, just spamming Dark Pulse / Fire Blast with Spikes down will generally work, and then you just have to bring something in to force a switch and repeat the cycle. I'm almost considering trying Life Orb Moltres in this slot, just because its much more of an anti spinner mon that Houndoom, but 2 4x Stealth Rock weaks worries me, especially since i'd be losing my Pursuiter to remove ghosts. I suppose i may test out LO Moltres and Scarf Blaziken in the future though, just to see how it goes.
Houndoom is Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of Fire and Volcanoes, pretty fitting considering its a Fire mon with Flash Fire!
Ability: Overgrow
EVs: 252 HP/4 Spd/252 SDef
Careful nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Wood Hammer
- Synthesis
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
The last of my Fire / Water / Grass core is Specially Defensive Torterra, which is a top quality Stealth Rocker and also comes with the added benefit of being able to shut down Offensive Mismagius / Rotom as well as being a reasonably solid switch in to bulky waters. I first found out about this set when Jabba posted his UU team a few round backs, and after using it on a couple teams, i really fell in love with it. It can switch into so many mons thanks to its typing and bulk from both sides, and pretty much never dies thanks to synthesis Wood Hammer and Earthquake are pretty obvious if you ask me... 4 Speed allows me to beat Sub Perior most of the time, which comes in handy alot, especially if they run Megahorn :|
It was between Torterra, Venusaur, and Leafeon for this spot. I ended up choosing Torterra because if i picked Venusaur or Leafeon, i'd need to either: a) use Omastar lead for Stealth Rock, or b) use a bulky Stealth Rocker over Scyther. I didn't want to run Omastar because i find Qwilfish to be better, and running all hazards on Omastar means they're much harder to get down, and after my recent success with Scyther, i wasn't about to replace the crux of the team with a defensive Stealth Rocker. Torterra doesn't exactly slow down the tempo offensively either, thanks to an extremely solid attack stat and 2 powerful STABs to punish everything. But yeah i'd like to thank LN and Jabba for showing me this set, because its pretty awesome!
The mons that Tort allows a free switch in are: Moltres, Leafeon, Eggy, and occasionally Venusaur. Moltres can't really come in much thanks to Stealth Rock, and Houndoom and Kabutops are both pretty good switch ins if i'm in trouble (and Scyther can revenge with Aerial Ace). Scyther can easily come into Leafeon if i keep rocks off and either U Turn or Aerial Ace, depending on if i expect a switch or not. Against Eggy i'll generally sacrifice Qwil if its still alive, and proceed to Pursuit for an OHKO with Houndoom to remove it. Venusaur can really only Sleep Powder me, because Life Orb Sludge Bomb doesn't really do that much, and Earthquake is doing about 40% which is enough to force it to use Synthesis, in which case i can force it out with either Houndoom or Scyther on a predicted Synthesis.
Phaunos is the Greek / Roman god of the forest, which is pretty fitting for the Turtle with a forest on its back
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spd
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- U-turn
- Aerial Ace
- Quick Attack
- Brick Break
Scyther is easily my favorite mon in UU as of right now. If you can manage to spin, its an absolute monster against all types of teams, not to mention it can easily come in on Grass / Fighting / Ground attacks and spam U Turn or Aerial Ace, both of which are pretty overpowered in UU if you ask me. Between Mixed Pursuit Houndoom and Kabutops, i can spin pretty easily, which allows Scyther to come in late game and clean up, or throw around U Turns, which is cool because most of Scyther's popular switch ins are Grounded except for Rotom, and Scarf Rotom takes about 56% from a Choice Banded Aerial Ace, which really means that only heavily Defensive Rotom can come in, which Houndoom can generally remove without much of a problem. Registeel coming in on U Turn gives me a free switch into Torterra, which allows me to set up Stealth Rock if i haven't done so, or just spam Earthquake or Wood Hammer accordingly.
The moveset and EVs are pretty standard. I've considered Pursuit over Quick Attack to hit fleeing users locked into Fighting / Ground attacks and to smash stuff like Chansey and Venusaur that would never consider staying in on Scyther. The only problem with that is that i miss out on priority, which is kinda the basis of UU offense. I actually never use Brick Break unless i'm trying to revenge kill Kabutops, but i'm not going to risk not having it, incase there comes a time where i really need it.
I originally had Roost / Aerial Ace / U Turn / Brick Break Scyther @ Life Orb in this slot, but i found it very underwhelming because it never really KO'd anything because i was wasting my time Roosting, so after replacing it with CB i never looked back. Scyther is my main switch into Hitmontop if i think it's going to Foresight, or if i switch Rotom into a healthy Hitmontop knowing it will try to Foresight Spin. Aerial Ace immediately threatens Top for an OHKO, which means i get to keep my Spikes, and get a free turn to spam AA. This is actually the first time i've used CB Scyther out of the lead position (its an outstanding lead, for the record) and i can't say i've been disappointed at all, considering that its easily the MVP.
Scyther is David because despite not many people expecting it, i find it more powerful than the "regular" UU physical powerhouses like Azumarill, Torterra, Kabutops, Hitmonlee etc.
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP/8 Def/248 Spd
Timid nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Pain Split
- Will-o-wisp
- Thunderbolt
- Shadow Ball
Rotom is, in my opinion, the best spinblocking ghost in uu, or atleast the most versatile. It can easily run Sub Will O Wisp, Defensive Pain Split, Restalk Will O Wisp, Sub Life Orb, Choice Specs / Scarf, or just a simple spinblocking set with alot of speed; like this one. Having used Rotom on a majority of my teams, i wanted to try a new set on this team. I've used Bold Pain Split Rotom in the past on a stall team, but i wanted to use Timid on this one to outspeed Venusaur, Life Orb Milotic and Kabutops, while still somewhat checking Fighters like Hitmonlee as well as Normal-types (barring Kangaskhan). I've also seen people use fast Wisp Rotom pretty effectively, and decided to give it a shot for myself. Can't say i'm disappointed, although i do miss the bulk of Bold sometimes.
On the other hand, i also miss offensive power sometimes, but we can't always get what we want! This still handles Donphan and Blastoise like a champ, and if i go to Scyther on Foresight from Top then i don't really have to worry too much! Between Rotom and Scyther, i have Ground and Fighting attacks covered really well, which is pretty cool considering i have 3 ground weaks... i also have 2 checks to most Normal-types as well between Rotom and Kabutops, barring Kanga who pretty much just smashes through this team no problem. Sometimes i kinda want to run Hidden Power [Ice] over Shadow Ball, mainly for Torterra, because i don't even remember what Shadow Ball is on here for..? I'd like some opinions on this if possible!
While Rotom is awesome and all, this set kinda slows down the tempo of the team, which isn't a bad thing, but i might test out Sub Life Orb Rotom, since its an awesome spinblocker that doesn't lose to Chansey, and it hits like a truck which is always a plus. PS: If no one has noticed yet, Qwilfish lead / Mix Doom / Some Rotom set is on every one of my UU ladder teams, so if you wanna try out a badass offensive combo, i suggest building a team with it!
Melinoe was the Ancient Greek Goddess of offerings made to the deceased. She was also followed around by a train of ghosts, which i found pretty fitting for Rotom, considering its a ghost and all!
Thanks for reading, and please rate if you wish to!
