xxmoosexx
Smash Lord
Okay. So in the light of getting fed up with trying stall in gen 5. I wanted to abuse all the new offensive stuff in Gen 5 :D
I realize some of you don't like color. I took out all color so that it would please you and your bleak lives.
THE MEMBERS
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Lead
Metagross@Occa Berry
Clear Body- Adamant(+Atk -SpAtk)
252HP/252Atk/6Spe
~Meteor Mash
~Bullet Punch
~Stealth Rock
~Earthquake
I figure since Explosion got such a huge nerf that Earthquake would provide good coverage. He allows me to use a second move on my Hippowdon. Also he provides an all-important dragon resistance.
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Hippowdon@Leftovers
SandStream-Impish(+Def -SpAtk)
252HP/152Def/104SpDef
~Ice Fang
~Roar
~Earthquake
~Slack Off
Hippowdon serves as a good defensive fall back. He is also a check to Dory if he comes in at full health, the sandy hippo is able to take the +2 EQ and roar away. Since Metagross has Stealth Rock I can run Ice Fang. Not only does it hurt Gliscor but also hits Dory if he tries to setup on Hippowdon. He sets up sand for my Dory and Garchomp to abuse. Nothing really out of the ordinary.
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Blissey@Leftovers(ShedShell?)
Natural Cure-Bold(+Def -Atk)
252HP/252Def/6Spe
~Wish
~Protect
~Seismic Toss
~Thunder Wave
Blissey does a good job at passing wishes and taking the special hits. She has stat synergy(as in taking special hits while hippowdon takes physical), with hippowdon. Blissey takes all those hits Hippowdon can't take. So far my team seems to be stall but truly it isn't. These two pokemon just create a good pitfall for when things go south.
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Roopushin@Leftovers
Guts-Adamant(+Atk -Spatk)
128HP/252 Atk/128SpDef
~Bulk Up
~Drain Punch
~Mach Punch
~Stone Edge
Roopushin is great at causing problems. I generally throw him in against Nattorei or just about any other core on a team. I opt for Stone Edge over payback because the only ghosts he would be hitting with payback for a KO would be ghosts like Gengar. I just don't see the point for Payback unless you wanted to get that KO on Desukan at +3Atk when you will just be Hazed anyways. Stone Edge will kill Desukan eventually anyways. But I wouldn't understand why they'd even let you get any boosts if they had Desukan. So, in my opinion Payback is for a niche that rarely happens.
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Garchomp@Choice Scarf
Sand Veil-Jolly(+Spe -SpAtk)
6HP/252Atk/252Spe
~Outrage
~Earthquake
~Fire Fang
~Dragon Claw
This is scarfchomp. He's great. Revenges all those pesky DD'ers and cleans up well. Sweeps. Softens up the other team. Fire Fang is to clean up a weakened Nattorei. Dragon Claw is there to revenge fairly weak pokemon in situations where I don't want to be locked into battle for 2-3 turns. Outrage is to pick off those bulkier pokemon and is a great option to sweep. He most notably comes in on Thunder Waves that I see so often nowadays.
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Doryuuzu@Balloon
Sand Throw-Jolly(+Spe -SpAtk)
252Atk/6Def/252Spe
~Swords Dance
~Earthquake
~Rock Slide
~Brick Break
Doryuuzu is always a threat. One turn setup and he destroys hyper offense and stall. Instant rock polish. I use Brick Break mainly because I just don't use X scissor all that much. Brick Break also kills weakened Natt's when I can't get a swords dance.
Over the past few days I've come to a realization. Your core isn't supposed to be perfect. Yeah, this is pretty elementary. But I've been so obsessed with making perfect cores and blah blah blah. It doesn't matter in the metagame right now. Unless Im playing stall which allows me to have 6 slots instead of restraining myself to 2-3. So I created a pretty solid core in Blissey and Hippowdon with weaknesses that my offesnive pokemon check and/or setup on.
I haven't played offense very much. I really need some help setting up sweeps.
ScarfChomp and Dory are great together but they lose to a couple of walls. Mainly Steel types and Ground types.
So I'm looking for an answer to Roopushin, Steel/Ground walls, and a sure-fire way to sweep through a team.
Help D:
Ideas?
I realize some of you don't like color. I took out all color so that it would please you and your bleak lives.
THE MEMBERS
_______________
Lead
Metagross@Occa Berry
Clear Body- Adamant(+Atk -SpAtk)
252HP/252Atk/6Spe
~Meteor Mash
~Bullet Punch
~Stealth Rock
~Earthquake
I figure since Explosion got such a huge nerf that Earthquake would provide good coverage. He allows me to use a second move on my Hippowdon. Also he provides an all-important dragon resistance.
_______________
Hippowdon@Leftovers
SandStream-Impish(+Def -SpAtk)
252HP/152Def/104SpDef
~Ice Fang
~Roar
~Earthquake
~Slack Off
Hippowdon serves as a good defensive fall back. He is also a check to Dory if he comes in at full health, the sandy hippo is able to take the +2 EQ and roar away. Since Metagross has Stealth Rock I can run Ice Fang. Not only does it hurt Gliscor but also hits Dory if he tries to setup on Hippowdon. He sets up sand for my Dory and Garchomp to abuse. Nothing really out of the ordinary.
_______________
Blissey@Leftovers(ShedShell?)
Natural Cure-Bold(+Def -Atk)
252HP/252Def/6Spe
~Wish
~Protect
~Seismic Toss
~Thunder Wave
Blissey does a good job at passing wishes and taking the special hits. She has stat synergy(as in taking special hits while hippowdon takes physical), with hippowdon. Blissey takes all those hits Hippowdon can't take. So far my team seems to be stall but truly it isn't. These two pokemon just create a good pitfall for when things go south.
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Roopushin@Leftovers
Guts-Adamant(+Atk -Spatk)
128HP/252 Atk/128SpDef
~Bulk Up
~Drain Punch
~Mach Punch
~Stone Edge
Roopushin is great at causing problems. I generally throw him in against Nattorei or just about any other core on a team. I opt for Stone Edge over payback because the only ghosts he would be hitting with payback for a KO would be ghosts like Gengar. I just don't see the point for Payback unless you wanted to get that KO on Desukan at +3Atk when you will just be Hazed anyways. Stone Edge will kill Desukan eventually anyways. But I wouldn't understand why they'd even let you get any boosts if they had Desukan. So, in my opinion Payback is for a niche that rarely happens.
_________________
Garchomp@Choice Scarf
Sand Veil-Jolly(+Spe -SpAtk)
6HP/252Atk/252Spe
~Outrage
~Earthquake
~Fire Fang
~Dragon Claw
This is scarfchomp. He's great. Revenges all those pesky DD'ers and cleans up well. Sweeps. Softens up the other team. Fire Fang is to clean up a weakened Nattorei. Dragon Claw is there to revenge fairly weak pokemon in situations where I don't want to be locked into battle for 2-3 turns. Outrage is to pick off those bulkier pokemon and is a great option to sweep. He most notably comes in on Thunder Waves that I see so often nowadays.
__________________
Doryuuzu@Balloon
Sand Throw-Jolly(+Spe -SpAtk)
252Atk/6Def/252Spe
~Swords Dance
~Earthquake
~Rock Slide
~Brick Break
Doryuuzu is always a threat. One turn setup and he destroys hyper offense and stall. Instant rock polish. I use Brick Break mainly because I just don't use X scissor all that much. Brick Break also kills weakened Natt's when I can't get a swords dance.
Over the past few days I've come to a realization. Your core isn't supposed to be perfect. Yeah, this is pretty elementary. But I've been so obsessed with making perfect cores and blah blah blah. It doesn't matter in the metagame right now. Unless Im playing stall which allows me to have 6 slots instead of restraining myself to 2-3. So I created a pretty solid core in Blissey and Hippowdon with weaknesses that my offesnive pokemon check and/or setup on.
I haven't played offense very much. I really need some help setting up sweeps.
ScarfChomp and Dory are great together but they lose to a couple of walls. Mainly Steel types and Ground types.
So I'm looking for an answer to Roopushin, Steel/Ground walls, and a sure-fire way to sweep through a team.
Help D:
Ideas?