Rmt

[WouW]

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Yeah, most original RMT title evar.

Anyway, onto the team:

Ninjask @ Petaya Berry
Adamant/Speed Boost
252Atk/232HP/24Spe
Protect
Substitute
Baton Pass
X-Scissor

My lead. Protects on turn one, making him outspeed every Trickscarfer in the game (except for Timid Alakazam, but they nearly never lead anyway), Subs the second trick attempt/anything else and attacks away or Subs until I've got enough boosts, and passes the speed to one of my sweepers. Also lols at TTars trying to set up against this.

Metagross @ Life Orb
Adamant/Clear Body
252HP/16Def/8Spe/232Atk
Meteor Mash
Earthquake
Grass Knot
Thunderpunch

CB Gross without the CB - If I'm sweeping with massive BPed Speed anyway, I'd rather have the ability to freely pick my moves. Grass Knot OHKOs Hippowdon if a Petaya boost is passed.

Porygon-Z @ Life Orb
Modest/Adaptability
252SpA/252Spe/4HP
Tri Attack
Dark Pulse
Hidden Power Fighting
Ice Beam

Another recipient for Baton Passed Speed, which Tri Attacks everything it sees if it's not a Ghost, Rock or Steel, which is covered by the other moves.

Zapdos @ Leftovers
Modest/Pressure
252SpA/252Spe/4HP
Heat Wave
Thunderbolt
HP Grass
Roost

Attacking Zapdos. Counters the omnipresent Scizor and Swamperts trying to phaze.

Hippowdon @ Leftovers
Impish/Sand Stream
252HP/168Def/88SpD
Earthquake
Slack Off
Stealth Rock
Stone Edge

Standard Hippo and the physical wall.

Blissey @ Leftovers
Calm/Natural Cure
252Def/80SpA/176SpD
Softboiled
Ice Beam
Thunderbolt
Thunder Wave

It's Blissey. Need I say more?



I may want to replace the walls with other sweepers. Is this a good idea? If so, any suggestions?

 

[ss118]

I'm curious as to what exactly Hippowdon and Blissey are doing on the team.... this team seems very offensive-looking and I see two pokemon who are most known for being set-up bait and halting the momentum in battles.

I really don't like the idea of Ninjaskl being used- and not only that, the team falls apart if it doesn't work just right, and it is easily stopped. Since you seem to have a problem with Scizor, let me suggest a Zapdos over the spot: give it HP Grass to combat Swampert, the most common phazer, and it can very easily Agility-pass in todays metagame, due to the sheer unexpectedness of it.

Metagross is good, as I can see it decently holding up its own even without the boosted speed(though that is definitely preferable). Porygon-z is outdated: it is found being outsped by everything, owned by priority, and residual damage does no good to it's cause. Overall I say chuck it

Infernape is not a very good stat-up pokemon: take off Nasty Plot and use GK and HP Ice to further your chances of sweeping, and give it an Expert Belt so it doesn't fall to residual damage.

I can see this team doing decently against other similar teams... and only that. It would seem to fall apart against any specific offensive or defensive team, as common combinations of pokemon just tear this apart. Salamence also does you no justice: after a DD you find it KOing the team, or at the very least crippling your physical wall. CB Mence is even worse, but I guess you have Infernape to fall back on that. Try specializing the team over something not 4x weak to SR and ruined by Roar and you should be good.

Also "Gyarados sweeps your team after a DD"

 

[Pink Reaper]

This may sound odd, but you should switch Liechi berry to Petaya Berry and pass to Metagross. Swap Explosion for Grass Knot and you can sweep pretty much everything in the game. +1 Grass Knot with no EV's, a neutral nature and a Life Orb does 100% minimum to Max HP Hippowdon. Also, you might as well go with Download on Porygon-Z. Just BP to it when you see something with low SpDef and you get yourself a free SpAtk boost. And drop Nasty Plot, you're not gonna get a chance to stat up anyways, and even if you do Scizor still ruins your fun. Might as well use Ice Beam(Or return for Blissey LOL)

 

[Deleted member]

Your team is weak to Infernape.

 

[c3gill]

Your team is weak to Infernape.

LOL


how do you deal with taunters? They rock your set up.......

 

[WouW]

Do you mean Taunt leads? I protect turn 1, becoming faster than every other taunter unless it's scarfed Aerodactyl (which is ridiculous anyway), and then I can freely set up.

 

[c3gill]

taunt hits through substitute. even if you protect on the first turn, you can get taunted again on the 2nd turn- taunt leads rock this team.

Obviously after you are taunted, your opponent would be wise to switch in a phazing tank to WW or roar your speed boosts away......