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!Ze Normals! (Current Peak at 1438)
(taking a break from laddering)
(Featuring Shell Smash PopBomb Smeargle)
What's up, everybody.
Random Battles have some unique sets for every pokemon, whether they be really good and sometimes a bit gimmicky. I was playing a couple and I loaded a game where one of the mons was a Tera Normal Wide Lens
that had Spore, Shell Smash and Population Bomb. I didn’t use it in that battle (won because of an early CSoul 
sweep:), but my imagination was triggered and I started experimenting with the concept of a Shell Smashing PopBomb . I first did this in OU, but decided against it and moved to Monotype, which is where this team was created. The concept of a band was created by the fact that I’m a bass/guitar player and the pokemon on this team connected kind of well with a band style background.The main reason I decided to build this team. More explanation later.
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These four are practically mandatory imo on a normal team.
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The last slot was the hardest to try to figure out.
I originally went with
as it fit as a bassist (only reason) but i didn’t feel like it fit the team. I realized that I need a form of speed control as I wasn’t using specifically for that role. That slot became , after using some others like 
and 
, however after getting bodied by another team I realized that 
fit the team almost perfectly; a fighting neutrality and hit those same fighting types super-effectively, while also providing priority-move protection for frail . It was also faster than while hitting as hard with EForce.
Singer (Smeargle) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant/Jolly Nature
- Spore
- Shell Smash
- Population Bomb
- Wicked Blow/Power Trip
Used more often as a hazard lead due to having the biggest movepool in the game using Sticky Web, Stone Axe and Ceaseless Edge, this gimmicky
takes advantage of the movepool to become a powerful..whatever smeargle is supposed to be. Spore puts foes to sleep so that gets at least one smash done. Population Bomb (boosted by Technician) and Power Trip all take advantage of the boosts to do some damage, with Population Bomb ohkoing frailer pokemon 
, 
, 
, while 2hkoing bulkier pokemon like 
, 
, and others. Power Trip benefits from the boosts and also the only move that hits/kills Ghost types that we have on Smeargle, important against 
and 
. The Random Battle Showdown Set originally went for Wide Lens, and it would help tremendously as missing Population Bomb sucks when set-up and at 1 HP, however it's too weak and never survives a hit, so Sash was the way to go in my eyes.Do keep in mind tho when using this Smeargle half the time it will be used as a dead weight to get a free switch in or to get a sleep off. The other times, if you get a Spore off and
sets up, at some point it’ll miss a Population Bomb and just die.(The reason Wicked Blow is there because I started with it than forgot to change it to Power Trip :|)
Multi-Instrumentalist (Ditto) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Imposter
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 Def
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Transform
It's insane how important this little blob is to Normal. This is the standard set for almost any
, if one wants to know all the optimizations then check the smogdex page. There's really nothing else to talk about other than it saves you from being swept.Ghost: Switch in on 
or and the opponents team basically dies unless Shadow Sneak from 
takes it out.
Fire: Switch in on a
thats locked into Flare Blitz (or any other move thats not Head Smash or Close Combat) and that Fire Team is done for
Basically anything that is set up and threatening to sweep your team: just do regular ditto things.
in on or and the opponents team basically dies unless Shadow Sneak from takes it out.Fire: Switch in on a
thats locked into Flare Blitz (or any other move thats not Head Smash or Close Combat) and that Fire Team is done forBasically anything that is set up and threatening to sweep your team: just do regular ditto things.
Pianist (Terapagos) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Tera Shift
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Rapid Spin
- Tera Starstorm
- Flamethrower
- Ice Beam
combines two roles for this team as the hazard control and wall breaker. Rapid Spin + HDBoots are the hazard control and The rest of the moves are easy enough to understand. With the combo of Flamethrower+Ice Beam along with STAB 100BP Tera Starstorm, a speed boost (from RSpin), survivability with its broken ability, and a SpA stat of 105, it allows it to tear through Ground (
& 
, 
, 
and 
) and Ice (basically all of them except for 
and 
super effectively maybe). Many games have been just RapidSpin once and sweep with .Guitarist (Zoroark-Hisui) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Illusion
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Trick
- Shadow Ball
- Flamethrower
- Focus Blast
is usually our main lead while being vital in the ghost and fighting matchup. The 3A are pretty standard, nothing too special; SBall is STAB, Focus Blast is Coverage for Dark and opposing Normal, and Flamethrower is just good coverage that helps taking out 
and 
which blocks a sweep attempt. Trick is invaluable on this team, it allows it to neutralize different threats like Belly Drum 
and other set-up sweepers while also neutralizing which then makes the Poison Matchup even easier.Drummer (Ursaluna) @ Leftovers
Ability: Guts
EVs: 248 HP / 16 Atk / 156 SpD / 88 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Bulk Up
- Earthquake
- Drain Punch/Fire Punch?
- Ice Punch
I’ve gone with a different set than usual for this team's
, and I’ve gone for a Bulk Up set with Lefties instead of a Flame Orb Facade set. acts as my beefy wall breaker and also acts as a status absorber as it still gets the Guts boost. The speed is for outspeeding base 60s and surviving attacks. The only problem I’ve had with this set is that it can’t hit or which I found to be common when laddering, so Fire Punch might work but I haven’t tested it yet.It might also just be better to switch back to Flame Orb SD Guts, but this is the set I’ve been going with.
Bassist (Indeedee) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Psychic Surge
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 Def
Timid Nature
- Expanding Force
- Dazzling Gleam
- Shadow Ball
- Healing Wish
This thing makes the Fighting and Poison Matchup (as long as you remove the
and 
) a piece of cake. This serves as the main cleaner and speed control. 99% of the time you are clicking Expanding Force otherwise you’re using Dazzling Gleam to clean up against Dark Teams. Shadow Ball and Healing Wish are just there as filler, I haven't clicked any of them on my ladder run also synergizes slightly with as ther terrain prevents priority from beating Flying: My record against flying is horrifying, the team just doesn't do well against flying because of its bulky stally structure. 
and :landorus-incarnate: don’t give me too much trouble, but both and don’t die to Flamethrower, only ’s Flamethrower kills non-SpD and they all ko back because its frail, and I usually lose it because I almost always lead with it. Fire Punch Ursaluna might solve the problem a bit but I haven't tested it yet so idk. Legit it might be a skill issue on my part but yeah.
Opposing This thing on other teams gives me a headache; are they going to lead like I do, or is the lead regular? It also hurts that it's faster than most of my team and I don’t have reliable damage against it, tho it usually always dies to an EForce.
on Fire: I’ve had some bad experiences with , due to the amount of chip it can inflict and lack of things on my team that can hit it with good damage (pre-Air Balloon, ’s Focus Blast being the main one, but it's fine it you hit the Blast and then it becomes more manageable
I may be forgetting some things.
and :landorus-incarnate: don’t give me too much trouble, but both and don’t die to Flamethrower, only ’s Flamethrower kills non-SpD and they all ko back because its frail, and I usually lose it because I almost always lead with it. Fire Punch Ursaluna might solve the problem a bit but I haven't tested it yet so idk. Legit it might be a skill issue on my part but yeah.Opposing
This thing on other teams gives me a headache; are they going to lead like I do, or is the lead regular? It also hurts that it's faster than most of my team and I don’t have reliable damage against it, tho it usually always dies to an EForce. on Fire: I’ve had some bad experiences with , due to the amount of chip it can inflict and lack of things on my team that can hit it with good damage (pre-Air Balloon, ’s Focus Blast being the main one, but it's fine it you hit the Blast and then it becomes more manageableI may be forgetting some things.
Note: Smeargle may have Wicked Blow in these replays, I tried Wicked Blow before Power Trip and have not saved those replays.
I also forget which one of these is the peak and forgot to get a screenshot of the peak but whatever.
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2339334195
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2347864268 https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2347873248-xn5hnnfkyif1i7ul4j8842u989cutnwpw https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2348520507-25r17ng3c3017t57v5iv66vo58v5y8jpw
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2351745676
I also forget which one of these is the peak and forgot to get a screenshot of the peak but whatever.
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2339334195
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2347864268 https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2347873248-xn5hnnfkyif1i7ul4j8842u989cutnwpw https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2348520507-25r17ng3c3017t57v5iv66vo58v5y8jpw
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9monotype-2351745676
So that’s the team!
This is the first RMT that I actually decided to focus on pushing a little bit. I'm in a break phase as of now, but I intend on trying to push to at least the 1600s with this team (when I find the time) when all the end of year tests and exams end. I really wish
had a bit more bulk so I could run Wide Lens and see the satisfaction of a Population Bomb slowly whittling down the mon in front of it ... .but oh well.All my losses come from either Dragon or Flying, with the occasional Fire.
Legit if you swapped
for 
and change to a CM set the team might not change too much but that gets rid of the gimmick.Batmason09 same ol ol bruh
MICHOLMCGAMER on showdown learn the type chart If you want to beat me
potatovicious hop off of CoC bruh you play way too much get on smog
MICHOLMCGAMER on showdown learn the type chart If you want to beat me
potatovicious hop off of CoC bruh you play way too much get on smog
Have a good week everyone.
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would probably be a good enough replacement due to its ability to hit a lot of things for good damage having the same SpA stat as 
, it can deal some damage while also providing some pivoting ability for the team.