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INTRO
Because I bet someone wanted to see this thing in depth... Here is the team I used to beat A.A.'s tournament. I don't find it THAAT impressive, but maybe you guys will find some hidden charm that makes this team so good.
LINEUP
In order from left to right: O RLY?, NOWAI!, o rlmente?, whoa rly?, quite rly, and 'fro rly?.
'tis very colorful, yes? I personally think my nicknames brings out my Pokemon's... uh... natures.
IN-DEPTH
Dragonite @ Yache Berry
Inner Focus: Adamant
16 HP, 252 Atk, 240 Spe
-Dragon Dance
-Dragon Claw
-Earthquake
-Fire Blast
Super, super simple set. Dragonite is my lead because Inner Focus comes in handy to screw with Fake Out users every now and then. Leads are pretty much a game of RPS nowadays... Speed is set to 256, which outruns Weavile after a DD. This is pretty much pointless since Weavile still beats this set if it's holding a Focus Sash (._."). Moveset is unresisted. My goal is just to soften up the opposing team or sweep lategame. Dragonite also gets this spot on my team for providing very helpful resistances. Because of this, I'm considering to make him more bulky OR remove him as a lead so that my opponent can't predict my switch to him.
← Yeah, I know there's this weird space here...
Raikou @ Leftovers
Pressure: Timid
252 SpA, 4 SpD, 252 Spe
-Calm Mind
-Substitute
-Thunderbolt
-HP (Ice)
Raikou is one of the stars of my team. Raikou was given the boot to UU from OU a while ago, so I decided to give him a whirl. He has been FANTASTIC for my team, allowing me to force a lot of switches and even sweep lategame. I'm considering removing some speed for some bulk because people seem to always think Raikou runs max speed. Unfortunately, when I made the changes, the next game I played ended up with my Raikou vs. Azelf as my opponent's and my last Pokemon. This slot used to be a Curselax.
Infernape @ Life Orb
Blaze: Naive
64 Atk, 252 SpA, 192 Spe
-Fire Blast
-Close Combat
-Grass Knot
-Vacuum Wave
A mostly standard mixape. 192 Speed outruns all base 100s, if you didn't already know. Garchomp is in ubers, and base 105s are rarely ever seen. I would use Focus Sash to beat scarf and other sash users, but SR is too much of a problem. Vacuum Wave is in my third slot because I like having at least 2 priority moves in all of my teams and Metagross doesn't feel like Bullet Punching today. Oh, and I annihilated Chibo's Scarfed Smeargle with it in the tournament, so that move STAYS lol.
Swampert @ Leftovers
Torrent: Careful
240 HP, 52 Def, 216 SpD
-Curse
-Waterfall
-Earthquake
-Avalanche
Cursepert. It can survive mixape's Grass Knot with SR and send a Torrent'd STAB Waterfall back at it, 100% of the time. Yeah, that's right; Grass Knot only has 80 Base Attack against Swampert. This is basically a Gyarados, only bulkier and with less weaknesses. I would have a Rhyperior in this slot, but his weakness to Water bothers me. I actually used one with a water-resist berry, but his bulk really needs more than just one turn of protection. Lesson: type resist berries are reserved for sweepers.
Metagross @ Leftovers
Clear Body: Adamant
76 HP, 252 Atk, 96 Def, 84 Spe
-Agility
-Meteor Mash
-Earthquake
-Thunder Punch
HP is set for a leftovers threshold. Max Attack because there's no such thing as a Metagross without it. Speed is set to 197, which after an Agility, outspeeds all non-boosted Pokemon. Otherwise, the moveset is pretty standard. Metagross is by far my most favorite Pokemon in OU. It survives every non-boosted EQ in the game barring Rhyperior, who has a 20% chance to ohko.
Mamoswine @ Liechi Berry
Snow Cloak: Adamant
252 Atk, 4 Def, 252 Spe
-Ice Shard
-Earthquake
-Stone Edge
-Endure
My variant of Mamoswine is similar to a Cursing set, only a helluva lot more surprsing. Mamoswine does his job extremely well, sweeping lategame or removing a key threat. I'd like to call him my "Scizor on wheels", because he's that much faster and hits even harder after that Liechi boost. Mamoswine has been one of my favorites in OU just for having STAB on Ice and Ground, which is a type combo all by itself. Metagross and Mamoswine have been on practically all of my semi-serious and up teams. I guess I just have a soft spot for Pokemon with somewhat limited movepools and amazing stats.
OUTRO
As you can see, my team is very, very weak to opposing Earthquakes. Fortunately, some of my opponents don't even try to EQ me because they've already seen my Dragonite. As always, every single one of my teams sucks again Rain teams. I have never beaten a Rain Dance team, ever. I really want U-turn somewhere on my team, preferably on a Pokemon that can dish some hurt with it on the way out. Infernape is a mexican. I always wanted to use Salamence as a lead instead of Dragonite so I could use Hydro Pump on Hippowdon, but I dunno... I guess I'm just paranoid about Fake Out. Well, that's all for now. Do your stuff, Poke Center.
Because I bet someone wanted to see this thing in depth... Here is the team I used to beat A.A.'s tournament. I don't find it THAAT impressive, but maybe you guys will find some hidden charm that makes this team so good.
LINEUP
In order from left to right: O RLY?, NOWAI!, o rlmente?, whoa rly?, quite rly, and 'fro rly?.
'tis very colorful, yes? I personally think my nicknames brings out my Pokemon's... uh... natures.
IN-DEPTH
Dragonite @ Yache Berry
Inner Focus: Adamant
16 HP, 252 Atk, 240 Spe
-Dragon Dance
-Dragon Claw
-Earthquake
-Fire Blast
Super, super simple set. Dragonite is my lead because Inner Focus comes in handy to screw with Fake Out users every now and then. Leads are pretty much a game of RPS nowadays... Speed is set to 256, which outruns Weavile after a DD. This is pretty much pointless since Weavile still beats this set if it's holding a Focus Sash (._."). Moveset is unresisted. My goal is just to soften up the opposing team or sweep lategame. Dragonite also gets this spot on my team for providing very helpful resistances. Because of this, I'm considering to make him more bulky OR remove him as a lead so that my opponent can't predict my switch to him.
Raikou @ Leftovers
Pressure: Timid
252 SpA, 4 SpD, 252 Spe
-Calm Mind
-Substitute
-Thunderbolt
-HP (Ice)
Raikou is one of the stars of my team. Raikou was given the boot to UU from OU a while ago, so I decided to give him a whirl. He has been FANTASTIC for my team, allowing me to force a lot of switches and even sweep lategame. I'm considering removing some speed for some bulk because people seem to always think Raikou runs max speed. Unfortunately, when I made the changes, the next game I played ended up with my Raikou vs. Azelf as my opponent's and my last Pokemon. This slot used to be a Curselax.
Infernape @ Life Orb
Blaze: Naive
64 Atk, 252 SpA, 192 Spe
-Fire Blast
-Close Combat
-Grass Knot
-Vacuum Wave
A mostly standard mixape. 192 Speed outruns all base 100s, if you didn't already know. Garchomp is in ubers, and base 105s are rarely ever seen. I would use Focus Sash to beat scarf and other sash users, but SR is too much of a problem. Vacuum Wave is in my third slot because I like having at least 2 priority moves in all of my teams and Metagross doesn't feel like Bullet Punching today. Oh, and I annihilated Chibo's Scarfed Smeargle with it in the tournament, so that move STAYS lol.
Swampert @ Leftovers
Torrent: Careful
240 HP, 52 Def, 216 SpD
-Curse
-Waterfall
-Earthquake
-Avalanche
Cursepert. It can survive mixape's Grass Knot with SR and send a Torrent'd STAB Waterfall back at it, 100% of the time. Yeah, that's right; Grass Knot only has 80 Base Attack against Swampert. This is basically a Gyarados, only bulkier and with less weaknesses. I would have a Rhyperior in this slot, but his weakness to Water bothers me. I actually used one with a water-resist berry, but his bulk really needs more than just one turn of protection. Lesson: type resist berries are reserved for sweepers.
Metagross @ Leftovers
Clear Body: Adamant
76 HP, 252 Atk, 96 Def, 84 Spe
-Agility
-Meteor Mash
-Earthquake
-Thunder Punch
HP is set for a leftovers threshold. Max Attack because there's no such thing as a Metagross without it. Speed is set to 197, which after an Agility, outspeeds all non-boosted Pokemon. Otherwise, the moveset is pretty standard. Metagross is by far my most favorite Pokemon in OU. It survives every non-boosted EQ in the game barring Rhyperior, who has a 20% chance to ohko.
Mamoswine @ Liechi Berry
Snow Cloak: Adamant
252 Atk, 4 Def, 252 Spe
-Ice Shard
-Earthquake
-Stone Edge
-Endure
My variant of Mamoswine is similar to a Cursing set, only a helluva lot more surprsing. Mamoswine does his job extremely well, sweeping lategame or removing a key threat. I'd like to call him my "Scizor on wheels", because he's that much faster and hits even harder after that Liechi boost. Mamoswine has been one of my favorites in OU just for having STAB on Ice and Ground, which is a type combo all by itself. Metagross and Mamoswine have been on practically all of my semi-serious and up teams. I guess I just have a soft spot for Pokemon with somewhat limited movepools and amazing stats.
OUTRO
As you can see, my team is very, very weak to opposing Earthquakes. Fortunately, some of my opponents don't even try to EQ me because they've already seen my Dragonite. As always, every single one of my teams sucks again Rain teams. I have never beaten a Rain Dance team, ever. I really want U-turn somewhere on my team, preferably on a Pokemon that can dish some hurt with it on the way out. Infernape is a mexican. I always wanted to use Salamence as a lead instead of Dragonite so I could use Hydro Pump on Hippowdon, but I dunno... I guess I'm just paranoid about Fake Out. Well, that's all for now. Do your stuff, Poke Center.
