"WUMBO JET"
Amoonguss (M) @ Chesto Berry
Trait: Effect Spore
EVs: 244 HP / 12 Def / 252 SDef
Sassy Nature (+SDef, -Spd)
- Giga Drain
- Spore
- Rage Powder
- Rest
Amoonguss was the TR counter. It was at level 49 to counter things that tied with it in TR like Reuniclus, Slowking, and Snorlax. This thing could also be used against rain teams that did not contain a hard counter to it. It really scared people, and really the entire idea behind putting Amoonguss first in the party was for people to bring their Amoonguss counter along somewhere- usually a fire, flying, ice, or psychic type...and we'll get to that whole idea with the next mon.
"JhenMohran"
Tyranitar (M) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Sand Stream
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Crunch
- Rock Slide
- Fire Punch
- Low Kick
So I mentioned Amoonguss counters were fire, psychic, flying, and ice types? Tyranitar laughs at those types of mons. I don't think people realized how dangerous of a combination this mind game was- they HAD to bring something to counter Amoonguss, but it was already weak to Tyranitar. So it was a double loss for them, and a couple of people credited me for making them nearly wet themselves at regionals because of Amoonguss's butt buddy...that never was next to it, because I only brought Amoonguss to TR and Rain, things that Tyranitar had no part of until the end of the battle.
Also, scarf Tyranitar took care of a lot of things that needed to die before they did anything, and offered a surprise factor as well. It's become less and less of a surprise now that this team has been spammed a lot, but regardless while it lasted it was a phenomenal thing. OHKOing Latios and Chandelure before they could get an attack off was a huge advantage.
"Dat Zapdos" (Thank you Brandon for getting this for me!)
Zapdos @ Sitrus Berry
Trait: Pressure
EVs: 216 HP / 252 SAtk / 40 Spd
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Thunderbolt
- Heat Wave
- Hidden Power [Flying]
- Protect
Got a problem? SLAP A ZAPDOS ON IT. Zapdos did a lot of work for my team, and small wonder- it is quite possibly the most consistent mon in VGC 2012. It countered rain really hard with Hitmontop with its bulkiness. It stood its ground against things that needed to be hit hard (Hitmontop, Ludicolo, Gallade) with HP Flying. It did work, and was the most consistent thing on the team. It also amused me a lot...because some people out there seriously believe Electric Gem Thunderbolt actually OHKOs things, particularly other Zapdoses (which it
NEVER does if you're one of those dipshits that think that and are reading this), and I just laughed at their tiny brains when it did 75% and I healed back to >50% health in their face with the Sitrus. This thing did not get OHKO by many things, only Dgem Dmeteor and Overheat Fire Gem...and it hit hard enough on things like Top and Metagross (things that gave me problems) for me to say it efficiently did its job.
"Roundhouse"
Hitmontop (M) @ Fight Gem
Trait: Intimidate
EVs: 36 HP / 252 Atk / 220 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Sucker Punch
- Close Combat
- Wide Guard
- Fake Out
Hitmontop was here to support. It just does everything you want a support mon to do, and does it excellently, with a bit of damage and picking off ability to boot. It intimidates, leaving Rock Sliders to 3HKO Zapdos instead of 2HKO, fakes out to help Ttar get off that extra move or Volcarona set up Quiver Dance, and Wide Guards to stop the ungodly amount of Heat Waves, Rock Slides, EQs, and every other spread move that wrecked my team. It also took care of Tyranitar, Terrakion, some Chandelures, and added damage to Rotom-Ws, all things my team had issues with.
"Dat Swine"
Mamoswine (M) @ Focus Sash
Trait: Snow Cloak
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Ice Shard
- Icicle Spear
- Protect
- Earthquake
Dat Swine! What else can I say about this beast? It did so much work with type advantages. Is it frail? Yes. Is it a bit of a noob pounder? Yes. But does it work? Yes. It can be used. It is good enough to work on a team. But it pretty much has to have the exact set that is listed here, or it is not considerable to use on a team. I can only laugh at the people using ice gem or some other dumb item...as Mamoswine is the premier sash user. No other mon is benefited as much by a focus sash than Mamo. It resists both weather types, has the best priority move in the game (STAB too, not to mention), and does a shitton of damage (the main thing like when sashing mons). Mamo needed a lot of support, like Hitmontop and Zapdos, but it worked well with the team, and it was a great mon regardless. I don't think it is very versatile in the fact that it can't be used effectively on many teams and only has one good set, but it can be effective, it just needs a LOT of practice and a good team around it that works with it.
Volcarona (M) @ Charti Berry
Trait: Flame Body
EVs: 44 Def / 212 SAtk / 252 Spd
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Heat Wave
- Quiver Dance
- Protect
- Bug Buzz
This, along with Hitmontop, was a package deal that replaced the ever-so-lackluster Salamence/Ludicolo duo...and once it stayed it never left. I'll be the first in line to admit it- Quiver Dance Volcarona is a COMPLETE noob pounder. It is no mystery to good players, and it needs to do a TON of work to work around good players. But for someone who does not focus their teambuilding efforts on getting at least one effective counter to Quiver Dance Volcarona, it took their heads and shoved it...somewhere not nice. Anyways, this thing also took care of the dipwads that thought Cresselia-Metagross was a 'genious' counter to Hitmontop-Volcarona leads, and even did some work on sand teams if Hitmontop was next to it, as wide guard and charti + fake out let it get to work at least two turns of damage/quivering, three if it did get a quiver up. This thing was definitely not intended to take out really good players, but for what it did, I'm going to say it definitely worked, and can be run on nearly any team that needs a little noob check or some spread fire damage help.
