Nevermind Switching to Alakazam (damn metagame shifts...)
Alakazam(M) @ Life Orb Trait: Magic Guard
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Psyshock
- Substitute
- Shadow Ball
- Focus Blast
Can Clean up better than starmie or something... idk...
Pokemon Online Username: darkerhorse
Hall of Fame Standing: None as of yet!
Dark Horse Pokemon Currently Working With: Alakazam
Current Ladder Standing: 1073
Chansey (F) @ Eviolite Trait: Natural Cure
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SDef
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Stealth Rock
- Softboiled
- Toxic
- Snatch
Along with testing alakazam as a clean-upper, I am hoping to attempt a very heavy stall team using double blobs, blissey and chansey, as well as other defensive pivots that will help them to function. What people don't realize is simply how insanely bulky chansey is, even moreso that blissey. By using chansey as a central defensive pokemon, after getting rid of the physical threats, the match is nearly won. Because of the focus on chansey, I will, rather than focus on phasing through hazards, rather focus on forcing switches through heavy walling and status.
Pokemon Online Username: 2Blobs
Hall of Fame Standing: None as of yet!
Dark Horse Pokemon Currently Working With: Chansey
Current Ladder Standing: 1210
Uxie (F) @ Leftovers Trait: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SpAtt)
- Stealth Rock
- U-Turn
- Yawn
- Magic Coat
Due to the offensive nature of the current metagame, my third and final horse is going to be Uxie with a momentum based team. Will focus on U-turn as well as Uxie's ability to be one of the best momentum grabbers in the game to, by keeping constant pressure, break the opponent's defensive cores, allowing for a clean up by any one of the other members.
Pokemon Online Username: Momentum.
Hall of Fame Standing: None as of yet!
Dark Horse Pokemon Currently Working With: Uxie
Current Ladder Standing: 1215
Mienshao (M) @ Life Orb Trait: Regenerator
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- U-turn
- Hi Jump Kick
- Fake Out
- Stone Edge
Rotom-W @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Volt Switch
- Hydro Pump
- Trick
- Hidden Power [Fire]
Uxie @ Leftovers
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Yawn
- U-turn
- Magic Coat
- Stealth Rock
Scizor (M) @ Choice Band
Trait: Technician
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- U-turn
- Bullet Punch
- Pursuit
- Superpower
Ambipom (M) @ Life Orb
Trait: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Fake Out
- U-turn
- Low Sweep
- Double Hit
Breloom (M) @ Toxic Orb
Trait: Poison Heal
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Spore
- Substitute
- Focus Punch
- Seed Bomb
I suppose that ambipom and mienshao can also be considered dark horse pokes but in terms of the team, uxie does more. Shao is already quite ou and ambipom doesn't offer much in terms of momentum, just wearing down chlorophyl users that killed me.
