Wish of a Dragon - RMT
Background Information
Hello my name is Shaymin22 (Kyoshi on PO) and in the following Forum I will present to you my very first "Rate My Team" on this website. Even though I am not a veteran, I am an experienced player and I have built many successful teams in the past, both on PO and on the DS Wifi in Gen. 4 and Gen. 5. The team that I will be showing to you below has been tested but will need suggestions from you (the reader) in order to improve the team. Please feel free to leave suggestions and criteria that can help me make this team better below. Now let's get started shall we? Also, the most recent edits are in bold, suggested sets are in italic.
The Building Process
First, I needed a strong core. I started looking at different Pokemon in the OU tier, looked what they can do in battle and searched for Pokemon that looked like they could potentially work well together.
I decided that I want a weather-less team. Without any specific idea on how I should start building my team I decided that I would just pick a Pokemon that I always liked, finding a good partner for it in order to creating a stable core and focusing on centering my team around it. The Pokemon I picked was the Wish Pokemon, Jirachi.
For the second member of this team I wanted a Pokemon that would work well together with Jirachi. The Shooting Star and the Pokemon I was looking for should cover each other's weaknesses. The first Pokemon that came to mind was Dragonite. It covers Jirachi's Ground and Fire weaknesses and Jirachi covers the Dragon and Ice weaknesses of Dragonite. So Dragonite it is.
With Jirachi and Dragonite in my team it was time for number three. I wanted the third member of this team to be a good scouting Pokemon that could easily revenge kill certain threats and that has a reasonable amount of bulk. I chose Rotom-W.
Jirachi, Dragonite, Rotom-W. Those are the members of this team so far. I was thinking and thinking what else to put on the team when i noticed that I don't have a single Pokemon with the move Stealth Rock. After a while of searching for the right member, I stumbled upon a very defensive Pokemon capable of setting up Stealth Rock and which has great synergy with the rest of my team, this Pokemon is no other than Celebi.
When I looked at the team I had so far I saw that I had a Grass type and a Water type which resulted in me looking for a potential fire type for my team so I would have the infamous water-fire-grass combo. I wanted a specially oriented Pokemon, one that could hit hard but at the same time take hits. Heatran seemed to be a great choice.
Jirachi, Dragonite, Rotom-W, Celebi, Heatran. Looking at this team the first thing I saw was a huge Mamoswine, Terrakion, and ExpertBelt Landorus weakness. I needed something that was physically defensive with reliable recovery. I chose the metal bird, Skarmory as my last team member
I noticed that Sand Teams gave me a little trouble, especially the ones that ran Landorus so I decided to replace Jirachi with Scizor which is a powerful revenge killer and a great scout when equipped with a choice band.
The Team in Depth
RedMantis (Scizor) @Choice Band
Trait: Technician
Evs: 248 HP / 252 Att / 8 SpD
Adamant Nature (+Att, -SpA)
~Bullet Punch
~U-Turn
~Superpower
~Pursuit
After hours of testing and testing I was sick of Expert Belt Landorus, and sand abusing Pokemon, ruining my day so I decided to replace my beloved Jirachi with a Scizor. The reason why I picked Scizor over another Pokemon is because it effectively revenge kills powerful but relatively frail sweepers (some prior damage is appreciated) like Landorus, Terrakion, and Tornadus. With a Choice Band, Scizor hits super hard and has an amazing synergy with Rotom-W (VoltTurn). Adamant Nature is the preferred nature because it allows Scizor to hit as hard as possible. Maxing out its attack is important in order to power up its already ridiculously high attack stat. 248 Evs in HP are necessary to give Scizor an extra switch in if the opponent has put Stealth Rocks up. The remaining Evs are thrown into Special Defense.
The four moves that I chose for Scizor are the standard moves recommended for a choice banded set. With it's main moves being U-Turn which helps scouting and pressuring the opponent and Bullet Punch which acts as a great way to revenge kill frail opposing sweepers. Superpower is there to hit Heatran and Magnezone for super effective damage, OHKing them as they switch in predicting a Bullet Punch or U-Turn. Pursuit fills the final moveslot. Pursuits main purpose is to trap opposing Pokemon (especially Ghost/ Psychic Pokemon that are choiced and locked into a non favorable move) mainly Latios, Alakazam and Gengar.
StormScale (Dragonite) @Lum Berry
Trait: Multiscale
Evs: 252 Attack / 4 SpD / 252 Speed
Adamant Nature (+Attack, -SpA)
~Dragon Dance
~Outrage
~Earthquake
~Roost
I just love using Dragonite in this Generation, it's just stats are just screaming power. In my opinion, Dragonite is by far the best partner for Jirachi (reason I put it in this team), and it is able to pull of a nice, clean sweep very often. Lum Berry is probably the best item for Dragon Dancing Dragonite because it cures the status changes inflicted by the opponent that could potentially stop a sweep as well as the confusion that results after using Outrage. I decided to maximize Dragonites power by giving it 252 Evs in both Attack and Speed, making it a dangerous threat only after a couple of boosts.
A Dragon Dancing set was my choice for this Dragonite. Dragon Dance, one of the best set-up moves in the game, makes Dragonite be able to setup a sweep by increasing its speed and power. As a second move I chose Outrage. Outrage is ridiculously powerful, dealing huge damage and putting deep dents in the opponent's team; it's Dragonite's main attacking move. I prefer Earthquake over Fire Punch because I want to destroy opposing Heatrans and Jirachis. Even though I am unable to properly hit Skarmory, I don't mind because I have plenty of other Pokemon on my team to deal with the metal bird. For my last move I chose Roost so I can recover of damage from Stealth Rocks and from the opponent's attacks. Roost also allows me to abuse Multiscale effectively. Dragonite, it surely is a fierce beast.
HydroVolt (Rotom-Wash) @Choice Scarf
Trait: Levitate
Evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature (+Spe, -Att)
~Volt Switch
~Hydro Pump
~Trick
~Hidden Power (Ice)
The idea behind Rotom-W is rather simple, it helps being one step ahead of your opponent. With great coverage moves, great speed and special attack as well as more than average bulk, a great ability resulting in an immunity to spikes and toxic spikes, and amazing typing that grants it a number of resistances and only one weakness, Rotom-W is simply amazing. With a choice scarf I can revenge kill a number of threats, mainly Gyarados and Salamence. With max Speed (plus timid nature) and max Special Attack, Rotom-W successfully damages the opponent's Pokemon with powerful moves.
The four moves for this Rotom-W are standard but effective. The combination of Volt Switch, Hydro Pump, and Hidden Power Ice allows it to super effectively hit the opponent, and having great coverage. Volt Switch is the most important move in this set, helping in scouting the opponent's switches and being able to put me a step ahead of them. Hydro Pump is the second move of choice; with ridiculous power and STAB it inflicts a huge amount of damage, killing threats which later benefits Dragonite when it is trying to sweep. Hidden Power Ice is chosen for coverage and is especially helpful in revenge killing Salamence and Dragonites after a Dragon Dance boost. Trick is there in order to completely cripple the opponents walls, rendering them almost completely useless. Rotom-Wash is not your ordinary washing machine.
Edit: Currently testing Starmie instead of Rotom-W. Suggested by Expert Physics
Starmie @ Leftovers
Trait: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SpD / 252 Spd
Modest Nature (+Spe, -Atk)
- Hydro Pump
- Thunderbolt
- Ice Beam
- Rapid Spin
TimeGuardian (Celebi) @Leftovers
Trait: Natural Cure
Evs: 252 HP / 220 Def / 36 Spe
Bold Nature (+Def, -Att)
~Stealth Rock
~Giga Drain
~Hidden Power (Fire)
~Recover
Celebi functions as a physical wall on this team with a bold nature and max HP as well as 220 Evs in Defense which makes it even bulkier. Leftovers is important because it helps Celebi gain HP after every turn, and cancels out damage from opposing sand storm. Celebi is such a great wall because it has Natural Cure as an ability, making it basically immune to opposing status moves. I love Celebi because it walls many physical attackers like Terrakion (no X-Scissor) and Metagross. Back to the Evs; 36 Speed Evs are necessary to outpace all unboosted forms of Tyranitar which can be key especially late game.
I needed a Pokemon with Stealth Rocks and Celebi seems to be a fine choice as it is very bulky and almost all ways gets a chance to set up those very important entry hazards. Giga Drain is a great STAB move which allows the fairy to recover important HP. Hidden Power Fire is just there for coverage and very importantly, to hit Scizor. Scizor just loves to switch into Celebi and than either set up a Swords Dance or U-Turn out. But not with HP Fire, with HP Fire Celebi can always 1HKO Scizor, even specially defensive ones. Recover, the last move in the set, is there for the obvious reason to heal off damage. Don't underestimate this little fairy.
Edit: Currently testing the set suggested by LilOuOn
Celebi @Leftovers
Trait: Natural Cure
Evs: 252 HP / 220 Def / 36 Spe
Bold Nature (+Def, -Att)
- Stealth Rock
- Giga Drain
- Hidden Power (Fire)
- Heal Bell
LavaDome (Heatran) @Leftovers
Trait: Flash Fire
Evs: 252 HP / 36 SpD / 220 Spe
Calm Nature (+SpD, -Att)
~Magma Storm
~Toxic
~Substitute
~Protect
The only reason I put Heatran on this team was because it has amazing synergy with Celebi. This Heatran is a bulky variant that is ment to trap and stall out multiple opposing threats. The reason I gave Heatran 220 Evs in Speed was so it would be able to outpace standard Giscor and standard Breloom. I put the remaining Evs in HP and Special Defense to make Heatran more bulky. The nature I chose was Calm and I gave it Leftovers for obvious reasons.
Looking at this set you might think that it's not too good but let me prove you wrong. Magma Storm is amazing because of its power (plus STAB) and because it helps Heatran trap the opponent. Substitute and Protect are there to stall out the opposing Pokemon as well as scouting the other Pokemon's move sets. Toxic is there to help stalling and cripple many big threats. Now I will show you why this set is all but garbage. Let's say the opponent has a Forretress on his side of the field and I have Jirachi. Jirachi can't touch Forretress so I switch out into Heatran. Obviously the opponent doesn't want to leave Forretress in on Heatran because it will most likely get grilled, so they switch out into a Pokemon that they think can take on Heatran, for example Gastrodon. As the opponent switches I can set up a Substitute. Now I am behind a Sub and can use Toxic as the opposing Gastrodon breaks the Sub. I can than use a combination of Sub-Protect to stall the opposing Pokemon out until Toxic kills it. Magma Storm is there to kill the Steal types that are unaffected by Toxic and trap opposing Pokemon to help stalling. Also Sub-Protect is very helpful in PP stalling the opponent out of a particular move. Prepare to get grilled.
MetaRidley (Skarmory) @Leftovers
Trait: Sturdy
Evs: 252 Hp / 232 Def / 24 Spe
Impish Nature (+Def, -SpA)
~Spikes
~Roost
~Whirlwind
~Brave Bird
I don't really feel like explaining Skarmory but I will anyways. It's a great physical wall that deals with Dragonite, Terrakion and Gyarados as well as many more threats. 24 Speed Evs are necessary in order to outpace Wobbofett (Even though I don't face many) and the remaining Evs are thrown into HP and Defense making Skarmory so amazingly physically bulky. Impish Nature even increases that defensive bulk.
Standart set. Spikes to damage the opponent's switch ins and Whirlwind to shuffle the opponent's team. Roost is there to recover damage. Brave Bird is there just so Skarmory isn't complete taunt bait and so it can damage opposing Celebi and the opponent's switch ins. This metal bird will cause much frustration.
Threat List
Major threats are shown in Red, semi-threats are shown in Green; threats that are shown in Orange are only threats depending on the set. Only actual threats are listed.
Conclusion
So here you have it, this is my team. I will happily listen to any suggestions and criteria. Please feel free to point out any flaws and anything that I didn't cover. I will test most suggestions and will keep editing this team. Once this team is completely finished I will give it free for exportation so you guys can use it in Pokemon Online. Rate Away!
