Undying Turbulence

Hey Smogon, it's ebeast back again with another RMT. The basis of this team is Bulky Offense with Pelipper and Metang as a defensive core to support the team. The idea of using Pelipper came from the knowledge of how effective Mantine was with its defensive RestTalk set and how well its Water/Flying typing would do in the current metagame. I am not a big fan of using RestTalk on non-Stall teams and I was not daring enough to push the limits of my teambuilding abilities by attempting to make a stall team with Scolipede and Jynx in the tier. I saw that Pelipper shared typings with Mantine, but had access to Roost, which sold me over to using it. I was teambuilding with my friend AgentDell, and we got started by making a Pelipper + Piloswine core, which works very well, but I didn't like the way I had to support the team by using Electric-type to beat Flying-type Pokemon or doubling up on some weaknesses. I decided that Pelipper + Metang was solid enough and went from there. CB Golurk + Metang is a combination that I enjoy using and I felt fit really well on this team by providing a separate Flying-type counter and Volt Switch absorber rather than putting all that stress on a single Golem. From there I just added Kanga to gain some valuable priority and Eggy to beat Kanga's counters while making quick work out of Alomomola. Zebstrika fits in there as a secondary Volt Switch absorber and a really cool revenge killer in the metagame with the right speed tier and moves to destroy a lot of new common Pokemon.

This is probably the team I feel most comfortable using at the moment and I really like the way it works. I'm surprised that the first team I made for the new metagame I managed to do so without using any of the drops.​

Pelipper is a really cool Pokemon to use in the metagame thanks to its awesome Water/Flying typing and access to Roost. Its typing lets it take on Scolipede, which only really uses Megahorn and Aqua Tail in this metagame, Samurott, Ludicolo, Charizard, Golurk, Gurdurr, Piloswine, and even the rare, but dangerous Combusken. Scald and Roost make Pelipper extremely annoying to deal with as it can land Burns on anything that switches in and begin stalling with Roost. Toxic lets me nail Alomomola and Tangela even if Exeggutor goes down, while also allowing me to cripple Ludicolo and Samurott before I spam Hurricane. As long as Samurott lacks Taunt or Hidden Power Electric, the former being used less due to Jynx making sets carry Megahorn and the latter not being as common as HP Grass, Pelipper can easily beat Samurott by Toxic + Roost stalling or hitting it for decent damage with Hurricane. With Hurricane Pelipper can also put the hurt on any Grass-type Pokemon that think they can safely switch into a Scald such as Exeggutor or Vileplume. Jynx also does not enjoy taking a Hurricane, especially after Stealth Rock.

EVs: 248 HP and 176 SpD Evs with Calm Nature allow Pelipper to take on Ludicolo and Special Samurott. 24 Spe Evs are to speed creep Base 60 Pokemon such as Alomomola and Tangela and those that attempt to outspeed them like Golurk and Exeggutor. The 60 Def Evs let Pelipper take on some physical hits better such as Samurott's Waterfalls or Primeape/Sawk's Close Combats.​

I've been using tons of Metang recently because it's really damn good right now. It's extremely underrated looking at it's only #68 in the usage stats, but it really pulls its weight in a metagame full of Jynx, Kangaskhan, and the like. Metang still makes an excellent counter to Musharna, Zangoose, and Haunter, who haven't been used as much in the current metagame, but remain extremely dangerous. Stealth Rock is as always an important tool to have on every team to wear down annoying Pokemon like Charizard, Scolipede, and Jynx, and score some extra KOes. Meteor Mash is a great STAB attack and hits a lot of offensive Pokemon for solid damage, while hitting annoying Pokemon like Regice super effectively. Toxic lets Metang beat Musharna and status Tangela and Alomomola in case Eggy goes down too early. I never really found much use in the last slot before Jynx dropped, and I just had random attacks like Rock Slide which I never used. However with Jynx in the tier, Bullet Punch becomes an extremely good filler move to hit the Lady and take her down after Stealth Rock.


EVs:This is Annoyer's EV spread. 176 Atk with Adamant hits a jump point while 28 Spe allow me to speed creep other base 45 Pokemon like Piloswine and Regirock. 248 HP and 56 SpD give Metang great bulk and the ability to avoid a 2HKO from LO Gardevoir's Focus Blast even after Stealth Rock.​

Choice Band Golurk is extremely powerful. A free switch into this beast is basically an easy KO teams not using Alomomola or Tangela. Golurk finds many opportunities to switch in thanks to its Ground/Ghost typing, which allow it to check Electric-type Pokemon such as Rotom-S and Zebstrika as well as Fighting-type like Sawk, Gurdurr, and Primeape. Golurk is also an amazing switch into Regirock and a good check to Golem, especially ones that have Explosion over Sucker Punch. Tearing big holes in opponent's teams is excellent as it allows my other Pokemon to break through easier. Earthquake, Shadow Punch, and Ice Punch hit everything in the tier for at least neutral damage and Drain Punch is a nice luxury to give Golurk some extra recovery if needed. Drain Punch has been a lifesaver in some situations, like in a battle I had vs Zebraiken where Drain Punch recovery allowed Golurk to clutch the match by giving me enough HP to survive Kanga's Fake Out + Double-Edge and take down both Kanga and Regirock. To put in perspective how strong CB Earthquake is, it 2HKOes Seperior, 2HKOes Max/Max Alomomola after Stealth and a bit of prior damage, and clean OHKOes Scolipede.

EVs: 184 Spe Evs allow Golurk to outspeed max Speed Golem, standard Garbodor, and other Pokemon that attempt to outspeed max Speed Golem. 72 HP doesn't help specifically against anything as far as I know, but it can probably come in handy.​

Kangaskhan is a Pokemon full of utility, from its priority in both Fake Out and Sucker Punch to its awesome 105/80/80 bulk, Kanga puts in a lot of work vs many teams. Scrappy is the icing on the cake as I can just spam Double-Edge without a care if a hostile Missy comes in or not. Fake Out is really awesome when I desperately need extra damage on dangerous Pokemon such as Jynx, Haunter, Charizard, you name it. Fake Out can also be used to put things in Double-Edge range like Golurk, half health Missy, Samurott, or Skuntank (More like EQ range for Skunk). Kanga also is deceptively strong, everytime I use it its damage output really impresses me as I don't expect much from neutral nature Base 95 Attack being boosted by just a Silk Scarf. Fake Out + Double-Edge is enough to take down Nasty Plot Missy and Earthquake does surprisingly good damage to Metang, netting a solid 3HKO. The same can't be said about Regirock though, that thing can tanks hits left and right from Kanga although is a free switch to CB Golurk or Eggy to start doing some work.

EVs: Nothing special here, just a 252 Atk / 252 Spe spread. Could use Adamant for the extra power, but I like Jolly for the ability to outspeed CB Sawk and NP Missy.​

Eggy is a pretty important member of the team as it takes care of a bunch of annoying Pokemon that my team doesn't like, like Alomomola and Tangela. Exeggutor's typing and good bulk also make it a great check to a bunch of Pokemon like Sawk, Kangaskhan, and Regirock. Harvest with Lum and Rest is an awesome combination and beats Synthesis any day thanks to its ability to also absorb status and bringing Eggy to full HP without any repercussion. Eggy's STAB combination is also very powerful and hits a majority of the tier for big damage. Anything capable of taking it well enough like Skuntank gets put to sleep with Sleep Powder and is taken care of by a teammate. Sleep Powder is also really cool in that Eggy is capable of tanking a hit, putting something to sleep, and then Resting all the damage off using the free turn that Sleep Powder provides. Eggy also clears the way of checks and counters to Kangaskhan and Golurk, which lets them break through teams well enough for Zebstrika to clean up late game with Scarf Tbolt. The Evs on this set lets it check much more than than a simple 252 HP would do and it's amazing to be able to tank a Primeape U-turn just to Rest it all off and pose a threat against the opponent's team again with a healthy Eggy. Going up against Samurott is a bit riskier due to the chance of it having Megahorn, but the ability to tank a LO Ice Beam and then recover back to half HP after Giga Drain is awesome.

EVs:Annoyer's Ev spread again. 152 HP / 40 Def / 68 SpD does a few things: always live Primeape U-turn (Eggy has a chance to even live one after SR), always live CB Sawk Ice Punch even after SR, and live Timid LO Samurott Ice Beam. 104 Spe Evs allow Eggy to outspeed Base 60 Pokemon such as Alomomola and Tangela as well as standard Golurk.​

Originally a Rotom-F, I changed over to Zebstrika due to its ability to outspeed Scarf Charizard which was really annoying for my team. I would lose an extra Ice-type resist, but what I gained from it was a Scarf Pokemon that wasn't weak to Stealth Rock, a Volt Switch absorber, and a reliable way to check a big portion of the metagame. Scarf Zeb's draw is that it outspeeds pretty much every even with Modest, including popular Scarf Pokemon like Jynx, Primeape, and Charizard. Lightningrod is an awesome ability as it gives me another answer to Rotom-S and switches over the momentum to my side. Zeb having Overheat is also really cool because it allows it to check Scolipede, Jynx, Sawsbuck, and Serperior reliably. Hidden Power Grass is definitely my least used move, but it could come in handy against a Seismitoad or Golem switch in, although my team doesn't care about Seis at all and Golem usually won't last for very many turns to have the ability to switch into Zeb. Hidden Power Ice is probably a good Hidden Power on this as well in case of a random Dragon Dance Altaria or Fraxure, who could be really threatening.

EVs: Generic 252 SpA / 252 Spe EV spread.​