Hello fellow pokemon fanatics,
i hereby present to you my as yet undefeated (i believe i've platyed about 8 matches so far with this team) NU team. I was surprised at how well it worked since i didn't spend so much time on putting it together, i just payed some attention to the really nice NU teambuilding 101 article in the newest Smog and put some defensive synergies in. Without futher ado, i present to you the following team; they're stoned as fuck and ready to kick some ass:
Cheese (Sawk) (M) @ Choice Band
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Close Combat
- Earthquake
- Ice Punch
- Stone Edge
Your regular instant win button, AKA choice band Sawk, i put him in to usually lead and start the game off with some pressure to prevent hazards as much as possible. There's really not much more to say about this guy, he just kills everything that doesn't wall him.
White Widow (Shiftry) (F) @ Life Orb
Ability: Early Bird
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 88 Atk / 244 SAtk / 176 Spd
Rash Nature
- Leaf Storm
- Sucker Punch
- Dark Pulse
- Nature Power
This is the least useful pokemon on the team right now, he's useful for killing bulky water types and killing the occasional frail ghost/psychic type, but really he gets the least amount of screen time on my team. Replacements are welcome, but its not like he's bad or anything.
Purple Haze (Musharna) (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Synchronize
EVs: 240 HP / 252 Def / 16 SDef
Bold Nature
- Calm Mind
- Moonlight
- Psychic
- Heal Bell
Another staple 'mon in the NU tier, Musharna, or Purple Haze as i like to call her, is my go-to cleric, special wall when set up, and just generally a nice switch in when some powerful move is coming my way, cause she can ususally just heal it off. She's also no slouch offensively, the only problem i have is taunt on high spdef/dark mons.
Stonehead (Relicanth) (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Rock Head
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Atk
Impish Nature
- Head Smash
- Stealth Rock
- Waterfall
- Toxic
I really love this guy. Noone really knows what to expect when i switch him in, and i can ususally abuse that nicely, with either a well placed stealth rock, a nice OHKO with that head smash, or a crippling toxic. On top of that he's a great physical wall, even things like Earthquake without STAb ususally don't take off more than 40-50%.
Intoxicated Bird (Swellow) @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Guts
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 Def
Jolly Nature
- Facade
- Brave Bird
- U-turn
- Quick Attack
I really wanted some immunities on my team, but i already had enough bulk between Musharna, Muk and Relicanth, so i decided to go with this ere bird. I really like Swellow because of the speed he brings to a battle, and he's a superb scout/early or late game cleaner. Combined with Cheese the Sawk he ususally has no problem keeping pressure up.
Cannabile (Muk) (M) @ Black Sludge
Ability: Poison Touch
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SDef
Adamant Nature
- Curse
- Fire Punch
- Poison Jab
- Shadow Sneak
Aaaand its everyones favorite heap of puke, Muk!
Seriously, i love Muk, and he fulfils the role of bulky physical threat on my team. He's also amazing for an unesxpected shadow sneak when being swept by say a misdreavus or a haunter. On top of that poison jab+poison touch will poison most things he hits, which is nice since my team doesn't have that many status moves. He can also sweep lategame if i can set him up nicely and there aren't any mons left to ohko him.
Anyways, any kind of constructive criticism would be appreciated, i really like this team so far, but there's probably a good lot of improvement to be made.
Thanks in advance!
i hereby present to you my as yet undefeated (i believe i've platyed about 8 matches so far with this team) NU team. I was surprised at how well it worked since i didn't spend so much time on putting it together, i just payed some attention to the really nice NU teambuilding 101 article in the newest Smog and put some defensive synergies in. Without futher ado, i present to you the following team; they're stoned as fuck and ready to kick some ass:
Cheese (Sawk) (M) @ Choice Band
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Close Combat
- Earthquake
- Ice Punch
- Stone Edge
Your regular instant win button, AKA choice band Sawk, i put him in to usually lead and start the game off with some pressure to prevent hazards as much as possible. There's really not much more to say about this guy, he just kills everything that doesn't wall him.
White Widow (Shiftry) (F) @ Life Orb
Ability: Early Bird
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 88 Atk / 244 SAtk / 176 Spd
Rash Nature
- Leaf Storm
- Sucker Punch
- Dark Pulse
- Nature Power
This is the least useful pokemon on the team right now, he's useful for killing bulky water types and killing the occasional frail ghost/psychic type, but really he gets the least amount of screen time on my team. Replacements are welcome, but its not like he's bad or anything.
Purple Haze (Musharna) (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Synchronize
EVs: 240 HP / 252 Def / 16 SDef
Bold Nature
- Calm Mind
- Moonlight
- Psychic
- Heal Bell
Another staple 'mon in the NU tier, Musharna, or Purple Haze as i like to call her, is my go-to cleric, special wall when set up, and just generally a nice switch in when some powerful move is coming my way, cause she can ususally just heal it off. She's also no slouch offensively, the only problem i have is taunt on high spdef/dark mons.
Stonehead (Relicanth) (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Rock Head
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Atk
Impish Nature
- Head Smash
- Stealth Rock
- Waterfall
- Toxic
I really love this guy. Noone really knows what to expect when i switch him in, and i can ususally abuse that nicely, with either a well placed stealth rock, a nice OHKO with that head smash, or a crippling toxic. On top of that he's a great physical wall, even things like Earthquake without STAb ususally don't take off more than 40-50%.
Intoxicated Bird (Swellow) @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Guts
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 Def
Jolly Nature
- Facade
- Brave Bird
- U-turn
- Quick Attack
I really wanted some immunities on my team, but i already had enough bulk between Musharna, Muk and Relicanth, so i decided to go with this ere bird. I really like Swellow because of the speed he brings to a battle, and he's a superb scout/early or late game cleaner. Combined with Cheese the Sawk he ususally has no problem keeping pressure up.
Cannabile (Muk) (M) @ Black Sludge
Ability: Poison Touch
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SDef
Adamant Nature
- Curse
- Fire Punch
- Poison Jab
- Shadow Sneak
Aaaand its everyones favorite heap of puke, Muk!
Seriously, i love Muk, and he fulfils the role of bulky physical threat on my team. He's also amazing for an unesxpected shadow sneak when being swept by say a misdreavus or a haunter. On top of that poison jab+poison touch will poison most things he hits, which is nice since my team doesn't have that many status moves. He can also sweep lategame if i can set him up nicely and there aren't any mons left to ohko him.
Anyways, any kind of constructive criticism would be appreciated, i really like this team so far, but there's probably a good lot of improvement to be made.
Thanks in advance!