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previously hosted by and OP adapted from Twilight and avarice
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What're Their Lasts?
Back in generations 1-4, team preview did not exist, and as such it was vital to be able to discern what the opponents remaining Pokemon were. Even though we are now blessed with team preview, the ability to work out which Pokemon would be the best choice for the last teamslot(s) is a vital question during the teambuilding process.previously hosted by and OP adapted from Twilight and avarice
hosted by Estarossa
What're Their Lasts?
In this project, every week the hosts will post a team that a player has built, but with two of the Pokemon missing. It is your goal to suggest which Pokemon would fit best in these last slots. There will be two stages each week, a nominations stage, where you will be able to submit your suggestion, and a voting phase. The person who recieves the most votes will win the week, and be added to our hall of fame, along with their submission!
At the end of each week, we will also reveal what the original Pokemon were. Even if you did not guess these Pokemon however, this does not mean your choice was wrong. Teams may have multiple paths to fill their weaknesses, and you may have found an even better option than the original builder.
Hopefully this project will help any aspiring builders improve their teambuilding skills! If you would like to submit a team to be used in an upcoming week, please PM Estarossa on Smogon or Discord (Saria#4720), providing us with an import, and a short building process for your team! We can't promise your team will be featured, but it is worth trying!
Rules
- Please only post viable Pokemon in the UU metagame. In general one can refer to the Viability Rankings thread to get a general idea of this.
- Exceptions will be made on a case by case basis if enough evidence is provided to support why your nomination is a viable choice, eg. overlooked Pokemon you believe to have a niche. Replays and calcs are highly advised in this scenario, on top of a detailed explanation.
- For any other nomination, a small paragraph will suffice for a nomination. You may choose to add calcs and replays too to strengthen your arguement if you like however. One-liners should be avoided.
- Do not post unviable sets. Alternative coverage options or items may be permitted if within reason, however they should not negatively affect a Pokemon in terms of other matchups greatly.
- You may submit the same Pokemon as someone else, provided at least one of the sets are different. For instance, if someone has already submitted Competitive Milotic + offensive Toxic Spikes Weezing-Galar, you may still submit offensive Competitive Milotic + Spikes Roserade.
- NO slashing is permitted. You may not have 5 moves, 2 abilities, 2 items etc. in a match, the same should be true here.
- Reservations are permitted provided the post is complete within 24 hours. After this time limit, anyone may take your reservation freely. Please post your sets when posting a reservation, eg. Acid Armor Reuniclus.
- Each person may only submit once per round.
- When choosing a Pokemon and set, try to analyse what the team is weak to or is unable to break before submitting. Don't just submit a random Pokemon for the sake of it.
- You may not change any of the provided sets on the other 4 Pokemon in order to better fit a submission. You should instead submit based upon the given sets.
- During the voting phase you may only vote for one person unless otherwise instructed. You may not vote for yourself.
Weezing-Galar @ Black Sludge
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 212 HP / 252 SpA / 44 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Defog
- Sludge Bomb
- Strange Steam
- Fire Blast
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 212 HP / 252 SpA / 44 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Defog
- Sludge Bomb
- Strange Steam
- Fire Blast
The current team lacks any form of hazard control. Furthermore, the team currently lacks a sturdy Fighting-resist. Weezing-Galar is a perfect choice here, being able to offer a Fighting-resist for the <insert Pokemon>. Due to the team not having good switch ins to Escavalier, an offensive set fits better with Fire Blast to punish these switch ins. Furthermore, offensive Weezing-Galar can switch into Umbreon for <insert Pokemon>, and <insert Pokemon> greatly appreciates the Sludge Bomb Poison's it spreads against switch ins such as Milotic.
Current Team (Week 2)
"With the general drop in bulky Water-types as a result of Incineroar/Bronzong/Noivern/Mamoswine cores being everywhere, I decided I wanted to build around Inteleon since it has a great matchup vs those types of teams; Noivern being the primary Water-resist makes it quite difficult for them to switch into its Hydro Pumps. Incineroaar felt like a natural fit since it can abit in and Knock Off a lot of INteleon's better answers like Mantine, Vaporeon, and Noivern, and also U-turn out into Mamoswine, which could better pressure them. The progress pig was put on the team because there's literally 0 reason not to, it has no switch ins and provides good utility with Knock Off and Ice Shard. I needed a Ground immunity next along with a Defogger and a check to the otherwise nightmarish Golisopod. Noivern fit all the boxes so i went with that. Cobalion was added to the team as my own offensive Mamoswine check that could switch into it at least once and also set up Stealth Rock, as well as pressuring fat with Swords Dance. What's my Last?"
"With the general drop in bulky Water-types as a result of Incineroar/Bronzong/Noivern/Mamoswine cores being everywhere, I decided I wanted to build around Inteleon since it has a great matchup vs those types of teams; Noivern being the primary Water-resist makes it quite difficult for them to switch into its Hydro Pumps. Incineroaar felt like a natural fit since it can abit in and Knock Off a lot of INteleon's better answers like Mantine, Vaporeon, and Noivern, and also U-turn out into Mamoswine, which could better pressure them. The progress pig was put on the team because there's literally 0 reason not to, it has no switch ins and provides good utility with Knock Off and Ice Shard. I needed a Ground immunity next along with a Defogger and a check to the otherwise nightmarish Golisopod. Noivern fit all the boxes so i went with that. Cobalion was added to the team as my own offensive Mamoswine check that could switch into it at least once and also set up Stealth Rock, as well as pressuring fat with Swords Dance. What's my Last?"
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