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Project What's Their Last? PU Edition Round 6 (Closed)
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blue hedgehog also
Alolan Dugtrio
This time the winner is Jmash324 ,grats!
R3 up and new team here!
R3 up and new team here!
Aggron @ Rockium Z
Ability: Rock Head
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Head Smash
- Heavy Slam
- Rock Polish
- Earthquake
Mesprit @ Colbur Berry
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spe
Bold Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Psychic
- U-turn
- Healing Wish
Scyther @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- U-turn
- Aerial Ace
- Brick Break
- Defog
Gurdurr @ Eviolite
Ability: Guts
EVs: 252 HP / 44 Atk / 212 Def
Adamant Nature
- Drain Punch
- Mach Punch
- Knock Off
- Bulk Up
Roselia @ Eviolite
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 248 HP / 236 SpD / 24 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Spikes
- Synthesis
- Sludge Bomb
- Giga Drain
Ability: Rock Head
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Head Smash
- Heavy Slam
- Rock Polish
- Earthquake
Mesprit @ Colbur Berry
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spe
Bold Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Psychic
- U-turn
- Healing Wish
Scyther @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- U-turn
- Aerial Ace
- Brick Break
- Defog
Gurdurr @ Eviolite
Ability: Guts
EVs: 252 HP / 44 Atk / 212 Def
Adamant Nature
- Drain Punch
- Mach Punch
- Knock Off
- Bulk Up
Roselia @ Eviolite
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 248 HP / 236 SpD / 24 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Spikes
- Synthesis
- Sludge Bomb
- Giga Drain
Silvally-Water @ Water Memory
Ability: RKS System
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 Def / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Timid Nature
- Defog
- Surf
- Thunderbolt
- Ice Beam
Really strange team this week tbh considering the lack of Speed outside of the Rocks weak Scyther with no hazard control. Also not much of a Psychic resist considering Def Mesprit gets worn down super quickly. A lot of different directions you could go this week, but offensive Silvally-Water provides the team with much needed hazard control support, provides an Ice-resist, and patches up the Speed issue somewhat outside of just Scarf Scyther. (Also Scarf Defog Scyther is lol)
Silvally-Electric @ Electric Memory
Ability: RKS System
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Parting Shot
- Defog
- Thunderbolt
- Ice Beam
I noticed the team is very weak to Dodrio and other flying type attackers. Also has no Knock Off switch-ins, and the team has issues with hazard removal as well as Scyther in the only hazard remover and is 4x weak to Stealth Rocks. So I decided that Silvally-Electric will be the last member. Silvally can be another defogger and helps with the Dodrio match-up with a way to check it and killing it.
Lanturn @ Leftovers
Ability: Volt Absorb
EVs: 40 HP / 220 Def / 212 SpD / 36 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Volt Switch
- Scald
- Toxic
- Protect
Lanturn & Roselia form a specially defensive core, with Lanturn checking special attackers that Roselia has problems with such as Aurorus and Raichu-Alola while Roselia absorbs Toxic Spikes and checks grass types such as Lilligant in return. Lanturn also checks Calm Mind Oricorio-Pom-Pom, which I believe to be especially notable as the HP Fighting variant otherwise 6-0s this team.
Lanturn also provides the team with a way to beat Omastar, provided it is lacking Z-Earth Power, which Scarf Scyther is unable to consistently revenge kill.
Lastly, Lanturn can provide a slow Volt Switch for Aggron, giving it an easy way to set up on Pokémon such as Mesprit and Silvally-Dragon without taking too much prior damage.
The EVs in place allow Lanturn to creep Sandslash-A, allowing Lanturn to quickly pivot into Gurdurr. This is particularly useful if Toxic has been scouted prior.
I have opted for the Protect variant of Lanturn as it allows the mon to better stall out Rain and Hail turns in the weather matchup while also stalling out turns to regenerate health and wear down the likes of Eelektross with Toxic.
The team still struggles with hazards, but the team isn't particularly rocks weak outside of Scyther and Froslass/Qwilfish can potentially be scared off by Aggron and Mesprit respectively. That, and there's only so much you can do with one slot.
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Raichu-Alola @ Aloraichium Z
Ability: Surge Surfer
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Psychic
- Grass Knot
- Nasty Plot
The team does look rather Pom Pom weak and Alolachu can come in on it and fight back. Pom Pom is usually running HP Fighting/Revelation Dance and Hurricane. All of which Alolachu can take. A +2 Stoked Sparksurfer OHKOs it even when Pom Pom gets at most 1 Calm Mind off assuming it's running it.
+2 252 SpA Raichu-Alola Stoked Sparksurfer vs. +1 252 HP / 0 SpD Oricorio-Pom-Pom: 411-484 (116.1 - 136.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO
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Komala @ Leftovers
Ability: Comatose
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Rapid Spin
- Toxic
- Wish
- Protect
Komala offers some very useful utility to the team in being a blanket special wall whilst providing Rapid Spin support for Scyther. Toxic is necessary for standing a chance against Pom Pom and can also catch ghosts on the switch.
Rotom-Frost @ Iapapa Berry
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Blizzard
- Volt Switch
- Defog
- Thunderbolt
this patches up a few notable holes in the team, namely serving as a pompom check, aurorus switch-in, a way to not get 6-0'd by quag if roselia dies, and is removal for scyther (scarf defog lol). honestly I really don't like the structure of this team and rotom-f is the best way to fix most of the fallacies this team has, scarf defog scyther with (presumably) one other form of removal is ludicrous, and the only other viable removers for this team only compounds issues (alolaslash is a more consistent psychic resist but clashes with aggron, hitmonchan eases the horrific simisear mu but gives this team little leeway against pompom since aggron drops to hp fight with little chip) and not running removal at all often means the team is almost always down a mon since it has no way of dissuading rocks for scyther and can be only be remedied by hwish mes, which gurdurr or aggron usually wants more.
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Blizzard
- Volt Switch
- Defog
- Thunderbolt
this patches up a few notable holes in the team, namely serving as a pompom check, aurorus switch-in, a way to not get 6-0'd by quag if roselia dies, and is removal for scyther (scarf defog lol). honestly I really don't like the structure of this team and rotom-f is the best way to fix most of the fallacies this team has, scarf defog scyther with (presumably) one other form of removal is ludicrous, and the only other viable removers for this team only compounds issues (alolaslash is a more consistent psychic resist but clashes with aggron, hitmonchan eases the horrific simisear mu but gives this team little leeway against pompom since aggron drops to hp fight with little chip) and not running removal at all often means the team is almost always down a mon since it has no way of dissuading rocks for scyther and can be only be remedied by hwish mes, which gurdurr or aggron usually wants more.
Winner of this round is Aaronboyer , grats!
R4 up, new team provided by Aaronboyer :
R4 up, new team provided by Aaronboyer :
Scyther @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- U-turn
- Aerial Ace
- Knock Off
- Pursuit
Mesprit @ Colbur Berry
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spe
Bold Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Psychic
- U-turn
- Healing Wish
Lanturn @ Assault Vest
Ability: Volt Absorb
EVs: 252 SpA / 72 SpD / 184 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Volt Switch
- Ice Beam
- Hidden Power [Grass]
Hitmonchan @ Assault Vest
Ability: Iron Fist
EVs: 188 HP / 152 Atk / 168 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Drain Punch
- Mach Punch
- Stone Edge
- Rapid Spin
Bouffalant @ Leftovers
Ability: Sap Sipper
EVs: 252 HP / 156 SpD / 100 Spe
Careful Nature
- Substitute
- Swords Dance
- Return
- Earthquake
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- U-turn
- Aerial Ace
- Knock Off
- Pursuit
Mesprit @ Colbur Berry
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spe
Bold Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Psychic
- U-turn
- Healing Wish
Lanturn @ Assault Vest
Ability: Volt Absorb
EVs: 252 SpA / 72 SpD / 184 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Volt Switch
- Ice Beam
- Hidden Power [Grass]
Hitmonchan @ Assault Vest
Ability: Iron Fist
EVs: 188 HP / 152 Atk / 168 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Drain Punch
- Mach Punch
- Stone Edge
- Rapid Spin
Bouffalant @ Leftovers
Ability: Sap Sipper
EVs: 252 HP / 156 SpD / 100 Spe
Careful Nature
- Substitute
- Swords Dance
- Return
- Earthquake
- Status