Project Break This Team: USUM UU Edition [Week 71 - Submissions]

[revelations]

Sneer yeet

 

[Wevton]

Sneer

 

[PapaBisexual]

sneer

 

[A Cake Wearing A Hat]

one (1) (one) landslide victory from Scizorphobic (the artist formerly known as Sneer)

Sneer - 9
Smallsmallrose - 3
Twilight - 1

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HarrisIsAwesome sent a team in for this week, thanks! (At least, I figured that's who Accel meant when he said "Harris". I could be wrong.)

Importable

Altaria-Mega (F) @ Altarianite
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 96 HP / 100 Atk / 124 Def / 4 SpD / 184 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Return
- Fire Blast
- Roost
- Earthquake

Empoleon (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 248 HP / 80 Def / 180 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
- Protect

Rotom-Heat @ Firium Z
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 144 HP / 64 SpA / 52 SpD / 248 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Overheat
- Volt Switch
- Defog
- Pain Split

Krookodile (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 16 HP / 232 Atk / 8 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Knock Off
- Stone Edge
- Pursuit

Amoonguss (M) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 180 Def / 76 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Giga Drain
- Clear Smog
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Spore

Hydreigon (M) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Draco Meteor
- Dark Pulse
- Flamethrower
- Flash Cannon

I started off building this team around Specs Hydreigon, which a lot of common builds aren't currently prepared for. Knowing that Hydreigon was holding going to be specs, I knew I wanted another Krookodile response. Mega Altaria covered that basis while giving me a switchin to Hydreigon, Infernape, and much more. Empoleon is my steel of choice giving me rocks and a reliable check to mons such as Latias lacking Electrium Z and Primarina. Rotom-Heat fills the slot as my Defogger and Moltres/Scizor check, while also giving me momentum into Specs Hydreigon. Amoonguss gives me a secondary pivot into Scizor that isn't pressured by rocks and takes pressure off of Rotom-Heat from constantly switching into it, thus freeing it up for Z. Scarf Krook as the last for a ground + necessary speed control.

Get your core submissions in by Thursday, folks!

 

[avarice]

ZThunder Nihi + Colbur Celebi

Nihilego @ Electrium Z
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Protect
- Sludge Wave
- Thunder
- Grass Knot

Celebi @ Colbur Berry
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Dazzling Gleam
- Giga Drain
- Nasty Plot
- Psychic

Protect is a great move on nihilego to scout and lets nihi put a lot of work in. With hydreigon and krook being choiced, it's easier for nihi to deal with them. ZThunder nukes empoleon. Of course, nihilego handles malt and rotom h with ease. Colbur celebi meanwhile can smash amoongus while finishing whichever dark nihi couldnt. Celebi also hits malt with dazzle if it wasnt mega when facing nihi.

 

[revelations]

Electrium Latias + Defensive Primarina

Primarina @ Leftovers
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Moonblast
- Rest
- Sleep Talk

Latias @ Electrium Z
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Thunder
- Calm Mind
- Draco Meteor
- Psyshock
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Primarina is able to go up against much of this team by chipping and then getting back a lot of health with Rest and using Sleep talk to its fullest advantage, beating Krook, Malt, and both Hydreigon and Rotom-Heat based on its health. Electrium-Latias beats Empoleon with the Z-Thunder or forces it out and thanks to Hydreigon being specs can outspeed and take out Hydrei and can also beat Amoongus which fully walls Primarina.

 

[Twilight]

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Swords Dance Cobalion + DD Malt

Cobalion @ Steelium Z
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Iron Head
- Close Combat
- Swords Dance
- Substitute / Stealth Rock

Altaria-Mega @ Altarianite
Ability: Natural Cure
Happiness: 0
EVs: 72 HP / 252 Atk / 184 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Frustration
- Earthquake
- Dragon Dance
- Roost

Cobalion is able to run through this team with Steelium-Z and reaches +2 out-speeding everything bar Krookodile which it can also eat a hit from. Calcs below show how it can break through every defensive Mon on this squad. Last move-slot is filler you can use Substitute to avoid status and better handle revenge killers. You can also use SR as it very easily sets them up on Empoleon, Malt and choice-locked Hydra, however you'll avoid picking the OHKO on Amoonguss most likely as it's the primary switch into Coba. So I partnered it with Malt which heavily pressures Hydreigon to predict correctly, can reliably handle Krookodile and Rotom-H, acts as a sleep powder and scald switch-in pre-mega with natural cure. Cobalion does a good job luring and removing Amoonguss for DD Malt to sweep, especially if Rotom-H set is revealed lacking Toxic.

Calcs

+2 252 Atk Cobalion Corkscrew Crash (160 BP) vs. 252 HP / 180+ Def Amoonguss: 394-465 (91.2 - 107.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock and Black Sludge recovery

+2 252 Atk Cobalion Close Combat vs. 144 HP / 0 Def Rotom-Heat: 288-339 (103.9 - 122.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

+2 252 Atk Cobalion Iron Head vs. 96 HP / 124 Def Altaria-Mega: 336-396 (106.6 - 125.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

232 Atk Krookodile Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Cobalion: 240-284 (74.3 - 87.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

 

[TMM]

NP Ape + Mega Bee

Infernape @ Life Orb/Fightium z
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Nasty Plot
- Fire Blast
- Focus Blast
- Vacuum Wave

Beedrill @ Beedrillite
Ability: Swarm
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- U-turn
- Poison Jab
- Drill Run
- Knock Off


Nasty Plot ape is looking so good in this. Ape

Nasty Plot ape is looking so good in this. One nasty plot and infernape will blow through this team, it normally ohkos hydreigon without boost, it can Ohko empoleon, rotom heat, and amoonguss at +2, Krookodile dies to +2 vacuum wave on a high roll. Assuming all those focus blasts and fire blasts connects, its only problem is mega altaria. i added bee so that when infernape goes down beedrill can then come in and try to finish the job.

 

[Moutemoute]

NP Steelium Z Lucario + Blissey

Lucario @ Steelium Z
Ability: Inner Focus
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Aura Sphere
- Vacuum Wave
- Flash Cannon

Blissey (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
- Soft-Boiled
- Seismic Toss

Lucario can almost 6-0 the team if it can set up 1 Nasty Plot. +2 Corkscrew Crash OHKO Amoonguss and then everything get OHKO after Stealth Rocks by Lucario's Moveset. Blissey is just there because it kinda wall on its own the whole team while being able to cheap with Toxic 4/6 Pokemon. It also provides Stealth Rocks that Lucario needs.

Calcs :

• +2 252 SpA Lucario Flash Cannon vs. 96 HP / 4 SpD Altaria-Mega: 458-542 (145.3 - 172%) -- guaranteed OHKO
• +2 252 SpA Lucario Aura Sphere vs. 252 HP / 180+ SpD Empoleon: 366-432 (98.3 - 116.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery
• +2 252 SpA Lucario Aura Sphere vs. 144 HP / 52 SpD Rotom-Heat: 216-255 (77.9 - 92%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
• +2 252 SpA Lucario Vacuum Wave vs. 16 HP / 0 SpD Krookodile: 320-380 (95.5 - 113.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
• +2 252 SpA Lucario Corkscrew Crash (160 BP) vs. 252 HP / 76 SpD Amoonguss: 526-619 (121.7 - 143.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Stealth Rock
• +2 252 SpA Lucario Vacuum Wave vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Hydreigon: 260-308 (80 - 94.7%) -- 43.8% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock

 

[A Cake Wearing A Hat]

ayo let's get to it

Scizorphobic

MysticalHaze

Twilight

Jacobikko

Moutemoute

Feel free to vote for up to two cores, voting ends Saturday.

 

[Lost Soul]

Scizorphobic and Jacobikko

 

[PapaBisexual]

moute and mystical

 

[Sabbio]

Twilight and moute

 

[Twilight]

Moute and jacob

 

[Smallsmallrose]

Rare of me not to post for this but I'm busier IRL and I haven't had much time to build, I couldn't come up with anything spicy for this week. But don't worry, I'll be back soon.
Anywho, as for what cores I like, I'm really fond of Twilight's core. This team smelled like Coba food at first glance and I probably would have done something with Coba myself if I built for this week. An Absent Amoonguss also makes the team terribly weak to the likes of Altaria, so once Amoonguss gets caught by Coba steel-Z Alt can really come on through. I really, really like this core.
The core of the Scizorphobic Sneer is another favorite of mine this week, Protect Nihi is so dirty vs teams that fall back on a Krook as their primary Nihi answer, and the thing shreds the rest of the team. Colbur Gleam Celebi is also really nasty here because it really slashes the viability of Krook and Hydra as answers, making the teams best Celebi answer.....Rotom-H? I think that speaks for itself. This core is downright nasty against this team and if I was using this team I'd never want to face this core. It's probably my favorite core this week.
I love coming back to Break this Team even if I'm not posting my own core because it gets better and better each week, some players are really good at finding the chinks in the armor or making crafty gameplans against certain teams.

 

[avarice]

Twilight and mounte

 

[Moutemoute]

Scizorphobic and MysticalHaze !

 

[Staxi]

Scizorphobic and Twilight

 

[revelations]

moute and sneer !

 

[TMM]

moute and twilight

 

[Taptricity]

twilight and sneer

 

[patoche]

Mystical haze and moutemoute

 

[Accel]

Hey all, sorry for the delay. Congratulations to Moutemoute for winning this week, and I'd also like to shoutout the rest of the guys for submitting some very cool cores of their own. Keep it up!

Moutemoute - 7
Scizorphobic - 6
Twilight - 6
MysticalHaze - 3
Jacobikko - 2


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shoutouts to the one and only vivalospride for this week's team

Importable

Primarina @ Leftovers
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Moonblast
- Rest
- Sleep Talk

Rotom-Heat @ Iapapa Berry
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 236 HP / 20 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Volt Switch
- Overheat
- Defog
- Toxic

Latias @ Dragonium Z
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Draco Meteor
- Psyshock
- Recover

Cobalion @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Iron Head
- Close Combat
- Swords Dance

Krookodile @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Knock Off
- Stone Edge
- Pursuit
- Earthquake

Scizor @ Choice Band
Ability: Technician
EVs: 164 HP / 252 Atk / 92 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Bullet Punch
- Superpower
- U-turn
- Pursuit

I started around prima + rotom-h + cm dragonium z lati because prima does a rlly good job of consistently chipping steels (especially Empoleon) for draonium z lati to put in work, while rotom-h is a good scizor check, hazard removal, and raw steel answer that also appreciates prima's defensive utility in being a fighting resistance and status absorber. I went with rocks coba next because i needed rocks and it also abuses pursuit/knock off to support Lati... another sciz check couldn't hurt either since CB Sciz can be rlly rlly annoying if rocks are up. Scarf Krook was the natural 5th here as it is an elec immunity and speed control which is p much what I need and there aren't rlly any other options to get both in one slot other than scarf krook. This also gives a ghost answer which is needed p badly. CB Scizor comes through as a pivot to pair with Rotom-H and as a steel type that actually checks Lati, unlike Coba. Also gives better speed control for dders and scarfers that outspeed krook at +1 therefore making it not the most reliable speed control, CB BP makes up for it all the way around.

Please remember to submit your cores by Thursday.

 

[avarice]

Ghostium Celebi + Healing Wish Alo

Bad Time (Celebi) @ Ghostium Z
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Giga Drain
- Psychic
- Shadow Ball

Sue Me (Alomomola) (F) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 40 HP / 252 Def / 216 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Wish
- Protect
- Healing Wish
- Scald

Ghostium Celebi has gotten more usage as of late for being a cool set that gives celebi a strong widely neutral move that still nails latias. Slowbro has pretty much replaced alo as a fat water with regenerator, at the cost of making counterplay to VoltTurn a priority, but Alo is still viable. Celebi already has Natural Cure has an ability and thus isn’t as bothered by status in the long run, but still get worn down when lacking recover. Alo is a pest to scizor, Cobalion, and Krookodile and can exploit primarina. Healing wish on alo means celebi can take a strong hit from latias or krook and still come back in full. Rotom-h needs rocks to kill celebi with overheat, though that’s not happening if it’s -2.

 

[Moutemoute]

another one

NP Steelium Z Lucario + DD Altaria-Mega Refresh

Lucario @ Steelium Z
Ability: Inner Focus
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Aura Sphere
- Vacuum Wave
- Flash Cannon

Altaria-Mega @ Altarianite
Ability: Pixilate
EVs: 168 HP / 188 Atk / 152 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Roost
- Refresh
- Return

After a Nasty Plot, Lucario can handle and break through the majority of the team except Latias. Altaria-Mega is here to check Krookodile, Rotom-Heat and Latias. The EVs spread allows it to never be 2HKO by Krookodile's Earthquake, to outspeed Latias after a Dragon Dance and Choice Scarf Krookodile after 2 Dragon Dance. I opted for Refresh over Earthquake because it allows Altaria-Mega to 1v1 Rotom-Heat.

Calcs :

+2 252 SpA Lucario Corkscrew Crash (160 BP) vs. 248 HP / 0 SpD Primarina: 421-496 (115.9 - 136.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+2 252 SpA Lucario Aura Sphere vs. 236 HP / 0 SpD Rotom-Heat: 226-267 (75.3 - 89%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
+2 252 SpA Lucario Vacuum Wave vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Krookodile: 320-380 (96.6 - 114.8%) -- 81.3% chance to OHKO
+2 252 SpA Lucario Vacuum Wave vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Cobalion: 314-372 (97.2 - 115.1%) -- 81.3% chance to OHKO
+2 252 SpA Lucario Aura Sphere vs. 164 HP / 0 SpD Scizor: 288-340 (89.4 - 105.5%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO

252 Atk Krookodile Earthquake vs. 168 HP / 0 Def Altaria-Mega: 141-166 (42.3 - 49.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO