Welp, I might as well take a stab at this ^_^
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(Thanks to users Corporal Levi and DeathxShinigami for the suggestions!)
Pokemon Showdown Username: MadnessDefined
Dark Horse Pokemon:Remoraid, Darumaka, Cottonee, Cranidos, Wynaut, Houndour
Screenshot of Ladder Ranking: NA (Will be added later)
Full Team Importable:
Inb4 Super-Edit
(Thanks to users Corporal Levi and DeathxShinigami for the suggestions!)
Pokemon Showdown Username: MadnessDefined
Dark Horse Pokemon:
Screenshot of Ladder Ranking: NA (Will be added later)
Full Team Importable:
Fritz (Chinchou) (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Volt Absorb
Level: 5
EVs: 36 Def / 232 SAtk / 224 Spd
Timid Nature
- Volt Switch
- Thunderbolt
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
Diesel (Houndour) (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Flash Fire
Level: 5
EVs: 196 Atk / 36 SAtk / 36 SDef / 236 Spd
Lonely Nature
IVs: 0 HP
- Sucker Punch
- Fire Blast
- Crunch
- Protect
Lilo (Wynaut) (F) @ Eviolite
Ability: Shadow Tag
Level: 5
EVs: 76 HP / 132 Def / 212 SDef / 12 Spd
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Counter
- Encore
- Mirror Coat
- Safeguard
NukeDukem (Cranidos) (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
Level: 5
EVs: 60 HP / 236 Atk / 212 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Rock Polish
- Rock Slide
- Zen Headbutt
- Fire Punch
Shay (Misdreavus) (F) @ Berry Juice
Ability: Levitate
Level: 5
EVs: 236 Spd
Timid Nature
- Shadow Ball
- Thunderbolt
- Nasty Plot
- Will-O-Wisp
Biff (Timburr) (M) @ Eviolite
Ability: Guts
Level: 5
EVs: 236 HP / 36 Atk / 236 Def
Impish Nature
- Drain Punch
- Mach Punch
- Knock Off
- Ice Punch
Ability: Volt Absorb
Level: 5
EVs: 36 Def / 232 SAtk / 224 Spd
Timid Nature
- Volt Switch
- Thunderbolt
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
Diesel (Houndour) (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Flash Fire
Level: 5
EVs: 196 Atk / 36 SAtk / 36 SDef / 236 Spd
Lonely Nature
IVs: 0 HP
- Sucker Punch
- Fire Blast
- Crunch
- Protect
Lilo (Wynaut) (F) @ Eviolite
Ability: Shadow Tag
Level: 5
EVs: 76 HP / 132 Def / 212 SDef / 12 Spd
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Counter
- Encore
- Mirror Coat
- Safeguard
NukeDukem (Cranidos) (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
Level: 5
EVs: 60 HP / 236 Atk / 212 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Rock Polish
- Rock Slide
- Zen Headbutt
- Fire Punch
Shay (Misdreavus) (F) @ Berry Juice
Ability: Levitate
Level: 5
EVs: 236 Spd
Timid Nature
- Shadow Ball
- Thunderbolt
- Nasty Plot
- Will-O-Wisp
Biff (Timburr) (M) @ Eviolite
Ability: Guts
Level: 5
EVs: 236 HP / 36 Atk / 236 Def
Impish Nature
- Drain Punch
- Mach Punch
- Knock Off
- Ice Punch
- Chinchou: So, after some testing, Remoraid just wasn't cutting it. It simply wasn't doing it's job, and died way to quickly. Chinchou has taken its place, and I couldn't be happier with the results. Volt Switch helps gain momentum and gives me opportunities to bring Wynaut in. Thunderbolt is a nice STAB, and Hydro Miss for power. Ice Beam hits the occasional Dragon and Grass types
- Houndour: Darumaka had nice power, but Houndour is the Whole Package. It still hits really hard, and has Priority to boot. STAB Sucker Punch is a killer, Crunch is a fantastic secondary attack, and Fire Blast smacks fools and helps Diesel break walls like a champ. Protect is there to protect me from Fake Out, and helps scout as well.
- Wynaut: It's official, 3 of my 4 Dark Horses got replaced. Wynaut is an old favorite of mine, and she does Cottonee's job a hundred times better. Cottonee is super predictable, but then again, so is Wynaut. Only difference is Shadow Tag, which is HUGE. Lilo makes Cranidos's job of setting up so much easier. Standard set is Standard, no need to explain it.
- Cranidos: I made some big edits to Cranidos's set (thanks DeathxShinigami!). It still retains it's role of a RP sweeper, but in a much better way. Rock Slide + Sheer Force hits as hard as Stone Edge, and Fire Punch gives me nice coverage against Steels. Sheer Force's biggest draw however, is the negation of Life Orb recoil, which is fantastic and allows me to bluff a Choice Scarf occasionally.
- Misdreavus: Ok ok, yes I'm using Misdreavus on a Dark Horse team, but it's just an incredible Pokemon, and one of my favorites. Shay acts as a secondary win condition, as after one Nasty Plot she is nearly unstoppable. Shadow Ball because obvious STAB is obvious, Thunderbolt in case anyone tries to get cheeky and switch in Normal Types such as Porygon. Will-O-Wisp provides utility for the team as it cripples physical attackers, and also allows Missy to avoid Sucker Punches.
- Timburr: Honestly, I'm not entirely sure what exactly to think of Timburr. On one hand, it has pretty reliable bulk, and can deal some decent damage with Drain Punch and Mach Punch. Knock Off is pretty dang good this gen, and Ice Punch hits Gligar's on the switch. Overall though, it really hasn't done too much besides being, "that Fighting type" on my team. With the 35% rule gone, I'm considering dropping Biff for Mienfoo, but that sort of defeats the purpose of this team, which is to show off Cranidos and my other Dark Horses.
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