Using my set from the Creative Sets thread, Here's the full RMT that I promised:
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THE HORSE IS IN - Choice Band Mudsdale Bulky Offense
Banded Mudsdale is an incredible wallbreaker due to its defensive utility and huge offensive movepool. EQ/Edge/CC/Heavy Slam hits almost the entire bulky meta for a 2HKO and the entire offensive meta for a OHKO. On top of this monstrous offense, Mudsdale also has the luxury of Stamina and phenomenal 100/100/85 bulk. Every single setup threat barring Poltergeist can’t 1v1 this thing because of how obscenely bulky it is with Max HP investment. Plus, this thing gets even bulkier with wish support, letting it keep on the pressure and stay defensively useful throughout a game (especially if you tera steel for the better typing and Heavy Slam STAB boost!). If you want to know more, the full Banded Mudsdale post is here.
Next up is Scream Tail, who is basically an auto-add on all of my BO/Balance teams in this tier. Anti-Setup, wish support, and a blanket special check in one team slot? Sign me up! Wish support is the most useful on Mudsdale and the next member, who you were probably skeptical of when you first saw this post unless your name is Melt Gibson.
Coalossal is actually good. It doesn’t even need to tera to be the best. It just switches in on all of the u-turners, spins away hazards, sets up hazards for yourself, and does big chip with Overheat. Rock Blast is good consistent damage and anti-substitute for when Overheat's one and done nature won't fit the situation. Flamethrower over Overheat and Will-o-wisp over Rock Blast is also a strong option, but it's truly up to personal preference. As previously mentioned, Scream Tail can heal it up so that it can keep doing its job. But really, if you are still skeptical, try Coalossal yourself; you won’t be disappointed.
My team is quite slow so far, so the next members are all pretty fast. Next is Speedy Gonzales, a wincon that appreciates Mudsdale’s wallbreaking. Any strong threats that might want to revenge kill Maushold are taking big damage from Mudsdale’s EQ, plus any passive threats that might want to mess with hazards/status are ruined by the massive damage that Mudsdale gives. Not much else to say; if you’ve played SV competitive, you know what Maushold does.
Another fast member is Grafaiai. Anti-Offense and Anti-Stall in one team slot as well as pivoting in Mudsdale made this a no-brainer. The biggest thing that it does is Knock Off some rocky helmets and toxic passive mons to set up Mudsdale and Maushold for an easy sweep, and it’s pretty good at it. Air Balloon is chosen over boots because my team only has one ground resist and it’s nice for Rotom-Mow to get worn down slower.
Finally, we have Rotom-Mow, the funniest of the Rotom forms concept wise and the form that's best in the current meta in my opinion. It’s here because I needed a ground immunity, a special attacker, and a way to pressure bulky grounds & waters, so this was a natural fit. Choice Scarf lets me cripple walls and provides some very nice speed for revenge killing. There’s not much else to say, but it’s a very valuable member that puts in work in pretty much every game.
And that’s all! Teambuilding tips are very much appreciated. If you are wondering what the nicknames are references to, here you go:
(click the sprites for the pokepaste!)
THE HORSE IS IN - Choice Band Mudsdale Bulky Offense
Banded Mudsdale is an incredible wallbreaker due to its defensive utility and huge offensive movepool. EQ/Edge/CC/Heavy Slam hits almost the entire bulky meta for a 2HKO and the entire offensive meta for a OHKO. On top of this monstrous offense, Mudsdale also has the luxury of Stamina and phenomenal 100/100/85 bulk. Every single setup threat barring Poltergeist can’t 1v1 this thing because of how obscenely bulky it is with Max HP investment. Plus, this thing gets even bulkier with wish support, letting it keep on the pressure and stay defensively useful throughout a game (especially if you tera steel for the better typing and Heavy Slam STAB boost!). If you want to know more, the full Banded Mudsdale post is here.
Next up is Scream Tail, who is basically an auto-add on all of my BO/Balance teams in this tier. Anti-Setup, wish support, and a blanket special check in one team slot? Sign me up! Wish support is the most useful on Mudsdale and the next member, who you were probably skeptical of when you first saw this post unless your name is Melt Gibson.
Coalossal is actually good. It doesn’t even need to tera to be the best. It just switches in on all of the u-turners, spins away hazards, sets up hazards for yourself, and does big chip with Overheat. Rock Blast is good consistent damage and anti-substitute for when Overheat's one and done nature won't fit the situation. Flamethrower over Overheat and Will-o-wisp over Rock Blast is also a strong option, but it's truly up to personal preference. As previously mentioned, Scream Tail can heal it up so that it can keep doing its job. But really, if you are still skeptical, try Coalossal yourself; you won’t be disappointed.
My team is quite slow so far, so the next members are all pretty fast. Next is Speedy Gonzales, a wincon that appreciates Mudsdale’s wallbreaking. Any strong threats that might want to revenge kill Maushold are taking big damage from Mudsdale’s EQ, plus any passive threats that might want to mess with hazards/status are ruined by the massive damage that Mudsdale gives. Not much else to say; if you’ve played SV competitive, you know what Maushold does.
Another fast member is Grafaiai. Anti-Offense and Anti-Stall in one team slot as well as pivoting in Mudsdale made this a no-brainer. The biggest thing that it does is Knock Off some rocky helmets and toxic passive mons to set up Mudsdale and Maushold for an easy sweep, and it’s pretty good at it. Air Balloon is chosen over boots because my team only has one ground resist and it’s nice for Rotom-Mow to get worn down slower.
Finally, we have Rotom-Mow, the funniest of the Rotom forms concept wise and the form that's best in the current meta in my opinion. It’s here because I needed a ground immunity, a special attacker, and a way to pressure bulky grounds & waters, so this was a natural fit. Choice Scarf lets me cripple walls and provides some very nice speed for revenge killing. There’s not much else to say, but it’s a very valuable member that puts in work in pretty much every game.
And that’s all! Teambuilding tips are very much appreciated. If you are wondering what the nicknames are references to, here you go:
- Mudsdale is named “The Horse Is In” because I thought that it would be funny if I said “The Horse Is In” every time that Mudsdale was about to get a kill.
- Scream Tail is named “Mining Away” after the old parody song “Mine Diamonds” from all of those years ago. The name is there because Scream Tail screams very loudly which hurts your ears, similar to listening to that song.
- Coalossal is named Supa Hot Fire because of the old meme with the terrible rapper named “Supa Hot Fire”with nonsensical lyrics. Coalossal is a fire type that gets very hot.
- Maushold is named Speedy Gonzales after the Looney Tunes character, a mouse who moves very fast everywhere
- Grafaiai is named “A Little Trolling” because of its Prankster ability and how annoying it is to play against in general.
- Rotom-Mow is named “Neighbor at 5AM” because of the joke of the idea of that one neighbor who always mows their lawn super early in the morning and wakes you up before you want to.