First of all, I'd like to point out that I'm French and there may be spelling mistakes in my texts. I apologize if that's the case.
How I came up with the idea for the team
Like many people here, I don't particularly like stall teams. Which is why I've been searching for ideas to beat them while staying original. With Pokémon like Dondozo, Alomomola, or Toxapex, having Water immunity is pretty cool. Especially since it's not type-dependent, so you can be more flexible with your Tera. Tera Poison is the best against stalls. It provides immunity to Poison while resisting Skarmory and Corviknight's Body Press. But which Pokémon should I choose?
First of all, it's best if it can beat Blissey since we don't have Tera Ghost to block Seismic Toss.
Cacturne has the Grass type to pressure Dondozo but is much too slow and can't outrun Pokémon like Gliscor or Moltres, which can annoy it.
Finally, my choice falls on a good old Pokemon from Generation 1:
It handles Dondozo with Taunt, can set up with Bulk Up, Clodsire is easily destroyed by our STABs even if he uses his Tera. and I don't need to explain how a physical Fight Pokémon can beat Blissey.
Low Kick allows you to deal decent damage to this big-boned Dondozo (252+ Atk Poliwrath Low Kick (120 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Dondozo: 114-135 (22.6 - 26.7%) -- 28.6% chance to 4HKO) and has a lot of PPs. It's for the same reason that we play Waterfall instead of Liquidation (And if we can make a stall player rage with the flinch, I'm not going to hold back).
ClipJointCalamity (Poliwrath) @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
Shiny: Yes
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 44 HP / 252 Atk / 212 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Waterfall
- Low Kick
- Bulk Up
- Taunt
In addition to what I said earlier, investing in Speed allows you to outpace Gliscor with 8 Speed EVs (you might as well make sure you outpace it).
This Pokémon isn't just useful against Stall teams. It's a pretty nice check to Kingambit; it can effectively hit Great Tusk and can handle Waterpon if it uses its Tera.
Ugly Thing (Enamorus) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Contrary
Tera Type: Stellar
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Moonblast
- Earth Power
- Tera Blast
- Healing Wish
Enamorus scarf is a pretty good asset for a team. It offers a pretty nice revenge killer, can make a good win-condition with Tera Blast Stellar with Contrary and can especially support the team with Healing Wish which is nice because the salt of Moltres' Flame Body (which is sometimes played in stall is top-tier ><. Otherwise, its moveset is classic.
DAAAMN LES GENS!!! (Rillaboom) @ Choice Band
Ability: Grassy Surge
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 160 HP / 252 Atk / 96 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Grassy Glide
- Wood Hammer
- Knock Off
- U-turn
If we look at the different Stall teams, we can see that the most used attack to get past Poison Pokémon is Earthquake (or Bulldoze for Clodsire when he wants more PPs). So Rillaboom is quite useful with its Grassy Terrain. It's also a good check to Waterpon.
Choice Bander is used to make holes in the opposing team with Wood Hammer with Tera Grass and annoy offensive teams with Grassy Glide. Knock Off is there for coverage and removing the opposing item. U-turn allows you to pivot. The investment allows you to outrun up to full-speed Adamant Scizor.
Chris Costagliola (Iron Crown) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Quark Drive
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 32 HP / 244 SpA / 232 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 20 Atk
- Tachyon Cutter
- Psychic Noise
- Focus Blast
- Volt Switch
Iron Crown Assault Vest is the best offensive switch-in for Pokemon like Kyurem or Iron Valiant. Tachyon Cutter allows you to pressure Fairy-type Pokemon and, more importantly, deter Glimmora from coming in as a lead (244 SpA Iron Crown Tachyon Cutter (2 hits) vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Glimmora: 372-444 (121.1 - 144.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO).
Psychic Noise prevents bulky Pokemon from healing and provides an attack that can effectively hit Great Tusk, unlike Future Sight. Focus Blast with Tera Fight allows you to beat Kingambit, while resisting its Sucker Punch. Volt Switch allows you to pivot.
The investment is there to outspeed Kyurem and hold two defensive Gholdengo's Shadow Ball.
Greater Than Lando (Great Tusk) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Headlong Rush
- Ice Spinner
- Knock Off
- Rapid Spin
Well... it's the Landorus-T of the 9th gen. It's a bit hard to play a team without it. As usual, it is played with the Ground + Ice combo which hits a lot of threats, Knock Off allows to offer good coverage allowing to better manage Ghost-type Pokémon that want to prevent it from spinning and Kingambit Tera Ghost and allows to remove the opponent's item. Tera Water allows to change its Ice and Water weaknesses into resistances allowing to better manage rain teams and because it is a good defensive type in general.
Melfire (Heatran) @ Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 248 HP / 144 SpD / 116 Spe
Calm Nature
- Magma Storm
- Earth Power
- Taunt
- Stealth Rock
Heatran's only weakness in common with a Steel/Psychic Pokémon is its Ground weakness. It's an excellent switch-in to Iron Moth (and many other Pokémon, given its many resistances).
Furthermore, it pairs relatively well with Rillaboom, as it weakens its Ground weakness.
Magma Storm is its Fire-type STAB move,
Earth Power provides coverage, and
Taunt allows you to disrupt Bulky Pokémon, especially with Magma Storm for trapping.
Speed EVs allow you to outspeed Kingambit Jolly.
Replay of Poliwrath's theoretical potential against Stall (the Chimecho is just there for Healing Wish):
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2346108453-tjf3imnfngy323okp4mn9erbtje6u0xpw
How I came up with the idea for the team
Like many people here, I don't particularly like stall teams. Which is why I've been searching for ideas to beat them while staying original. With Pokémon like Dondozo, Alomomola, or Toxapex, having Water immunity is pretty cool. Especially since it's not type-dependent, so you can be more flexible with your Tera. Tera Poison is the best against stalls. It provides immunity to Poison while resisting Skarmory and Corviknight's Body Press. But which Pokémon should I choose?
First of all, it's best if it can beat Blissey since we don't have Tera Ghost to block Seismic Toss.
Cacturne has the Grass type to pressure Dondozo but is much too slow and can't outrun Pokémon like Gliscor or Moltres, which can annoy it.
Finally, my choice falls on a good old Pokemon from Generation 1:
Poliwrath
It handles Dondozo with Taunt, can set up with Bulk Up, Clodsire is easily destroyed by our STABs even if he uses his Tera. and I don't need to explain how a physical Fight Pokémon can beat Blissey.
Low Kick allows you to deal decent damage to this big-boned Dondozo (252+ Atk Poliwrath Low Kick (120 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Dondozo: 114-135 (22.6 - 26.7%) -- 28.6% chance to 4HKO) and has a lot of PPs. It's for the same reason that we play Waterfall instead of Liquidation (And if we can make a stall player rage with the flinch, I'm not going to hold back).
Team breakdown
ClipJointCalamity (Poliwrath) @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
Shiny: Yes
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 44 HP / 252 Atk / 212 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Waterfall
- Low Kick
- Bulk Up
- Taunt
In addition to what I said earlier, investing in Speed allows you to outpace Gliscor with 8 Speed EVs (you might as well make sure you outpace it).
This Pokémon isn't just useful against Stall teams. It's a pretty nice check to Kingambit; it can effectively hit Great Tusk and can handle Waterpon if it uses its Tera.
Ugly Thing (Enamorus) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Contrary
Tera Type: Stellar
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Moonblast
- Earth Power
- Tera Blast
- Healing Wish
Enamorus scarf is a pretty good asset for a team. It offers a pretty nice revenge killer, can make a good win-condition with Tera Blast Stellar with Contrary and can especially support the team with Healing Wish which is nice because the salt of Moltres' Flame Body (which is sometimes played in stall is top-tier ><. Otherwise, its moveset is classic.
DAAAMN LES GENS!!! (Rillaboom) @ Choice Band
Ability: Grassy Surge
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 160 HP / 252 Atk / 96 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Grassy Glide
- Wood Hammer
- Knock Off
- U-turn
If we look at the different Stall teams, we can see that the most used attack to get past Poison Pokémon is Earthquake (or Bulldoze for Clodsire when he wants more PPs). So Rillaboom is quite useful with its Grassy Terrain. It's also a good check to Waterpon.
Choice Bander is used to make holes in the opposing team with Wood Hammer with Tera Grass and annoy offensive teams with Grassy Glide. Knock Off is there for coverage and removing the opposing item. U-turn allows you to pivot. The investment allows you to outrun up to full-speed Adamant Scizor.
Chris Costagliola (Iron Crown) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Quark Drive
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 32 HP / 244 SpA / 232 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 20 Atk
- Tachyon Cutter
- Psychic Noise
- Focus Blast
- Volt Switch
Iron Crown Assault Vest is the best offensive switch-in for Pokemon like Kyurem or Iron Valiant. Tachyon Cutter allows you to pressure Fairy-type Pokemon and, more importantly, deter Glimmora from coming in as a lead (244 SpA Iron Crown Tachyon Cutter (2 hits) vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Glimmora: 372-444 (121.1 - 144.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO).
Psychic Noise prevents bulky Pokemon from healing and provides an attack that can effectively hit Great Tusk, unlike Future Sight. Focus Blast with Tera Fight allows you to beat Kingambit, while resisting its Sucker Punch. Volt Switch allows you to pivot.
The investment is there to outspeed Kyurem and hold two defensive Gholdengo's Shadow Ball.
Greater Than Lando (Great Tusk) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Headlong Rush
- Ice Spinner
- Knock Off
- Rapid Spin
Well... it's the Landorus-T of the 9th gen. It's a bit hard to play a team without it. As usual, it is played with the Ground + Ice combo which hits a lot of threats, Knock Off allows to offer good coverage allowing to better manage Ghost-type Pokémon that want to prevent it from spinning and Kingambit Tera Ghost and allows to remove the opponent's item. Tera Water allows to change its Ice and Water weaknesses into resistances allowing to better manage rain teams and because it is a good defensive type in general.
Melfire (Heatran) @ Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 248 HP / 144 SpD / 116 Spe
Calm Nature
- Magma Storm
- Earth Power
- Taunt
- Stealth Rock
Heatran's only weakness in common with a Steel/Psychic Pokémon is its Ground weakness. It's an excellent switch-in to Iron Moth (and many other Pokémon, given its many resistances).
Furthermore, it pairs relatively well with Rillaboom, as it weakens its Ground weakness.
Magma Storm is its Fire-type STAB move,
Earth Power provides coverage, and
Taunt allows you to disrupt Bulky Pokémon, especially with Magma Storm for trapping.
Speed EVs allow you to outspeed Kingambit Jolly.
Replay of Poliwrath's theoretical potential against Stall (the Chimecho is just there for Healing Wish):
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-2346108453-tjf3imnfngy323okp4mn9erbtje6u0xpw
ClipJointCalamity (Poliwrath) @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
Shiny: Yes
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 44 HP / 252 Atk / 212 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Waterfall
- Low Kick
- Bulk Up
- Taunt
Ugly Thing (Enamorus) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Contrary
Tera Type: Stellar
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Moonblast
- Earth Power
- Tera Blast
- Healing Wish
DAAAMN LES GENS!!! (Rillaboom) @ Choice Band
Ability: Grassy Surge
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 160 HP / 252 Atk / 96 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Grassy Glide
- Wood Hammer
- Knock Off
- U-turn
Chris Costagliola (Iron Crown) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Quark Drive
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 32 HP / 244 SpA / 232 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 20 Atk
- Tachyon Cutter
- Psychic Noise
- Focus Blast
- Volt Switch
Greater Than Lando (Great Tusk) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Headlong Rush
- Ice Spinner
- Knock Off
- Rapid Spin
Melfire (Heatran) @ Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 248 HP / 144 SpD / 116 Spe
Calm Nature
- Magma Storm
- Earth Power
- Taunt
- Stealth Rock
Ability: Water Absorb
Shiny: Yes
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 44 HP / 252 Atk / 212 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Waterfall
- Low Kick
- Bulk Up
- Taunt
Ugly Thing (Enamorus) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Contrary
Tera Type: Stellar
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Moonblast
- Earth Power
- Tera Blast
- Healing Wish
DAAAMN LES GENS!!! (Rillaboom) @ Choice Band
Ability: Grassy Surge
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 160 HP / 252 Atk / 96 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Grassy Glide
- Wood Hammer
- Knock Off
- U-turn
Chris Costagliola (Iron Crown) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Quark Drive
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 32 HP / 244 SpA / 232 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 20 Atk
- Tachyon Cutter
- Psychic Noise
- Focus Blast
- Volt Switch
Greater Than Lando (Great Tusk) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Headlong Rush
- Ice Spinner
- Knock Off
- Rapid Spin
Melfire (Heatran) @ Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 248 HP / 144 SpD / 116 Spe
Calm Nature
- Magma Storm
- Earth Power
- Taunt
- Stealth Rock
Conclusion:
I'm open to your feedback. I hope you enjoyed this RMT.