Good morning or Good Evening. I am happy to be posting my 4th team on forums. I will try to make it more detailed than my other teams. A note is my little brother(he is 5) "helped" me with this team. He forced a couple of UUs into the team, but they actually really helped the team.
Pokepaste: https://pokepast.es/b79990f519865d85
The first pokemon that I added to the team was Choice Specs Chandelure. It is incredible at wallbreaking. With its 145 special attack stat, you can't play around with this Pokemon. Overheat destroys threats such as Volcarona(even after a Quiver Dance)and, it even 2 hit OHKHOs specially defensive Clefable. Then I added Shadow Ball. Shadow Ball is Chandelure's ghost stab move. It also guaranteed 2 hit OHKHO's Physically defensive Toxcapex. The last move I added was Energy Ball. Energy Ball is two OHKHO Rhyperior another threat to my team. Flash Fire is for a reliable switch in into Choice Band Darmanitan. It 2 hit OHKHOs even Toxcapex so I needed a switch in. When I look at Chandelure, in my mind it's an OU.
Set:
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Chandelure @ Choice Specs
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Overheat
- Flamethrower
- Shadow Ball
- Energy Ball
Chandelure has a lot of problems. 1, it gets chipped away by Stealth Rock. 2, it doesn't get recovery. 3, It gets walled by Blissey and Chansey and occasionally a well played normal type. I decided to Fix the Recovery problem first, so I decided to add Wish Teleport Clefable next, but then I found some problems. Wish Protect was not a very reliable recovery source for Clefable. I preferred Soft Boiled and Stealth Rocks, so I used Clefable's Utility set with Wish > Knock Off. So now my team had a Stealth Rocker and a Pokemon to Wish Pass (even though it isn't completely safe because we don't have teleport). I saw PokeaimMD use it in one of his Road to Top Ten Episodes.
Set:
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Clefable @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Stealth Rock
- Moonblast
- Soft-Boiled
- Wish
Chandelure's next problem was it getting walled by Chansey and Blissey, so the first Pokemon I thought of was Urshifu. At first, I chose to run the standard Choice Band set, but then in testing, I found a liking of Life Orb Urshifu. It only 75 percent OHKHOs Chansey but, it's good enough. Being able to Click Wicked Blow on the Clefable coming in and then Killing it with the next Poison Jab if its Specially Defensive(Most noobs would just click on the suggested Ev Spread which is specially defensive) is amazing. I had Urshifu Sweep Teams Straight up! Not being choice locked benefits Urshifu a lot. Since I always use Choice Band It was fun to use a new set. I added the set PokeaimMD used in one of his Road to Top Ten episodes.
set:
Urshifu @ Life Orb
Ability: Unseen Fist
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Wicked Blow
- Sucker Punch
- Close Combat
- Poison Jab
Chandelure's last problem was getting chipped from Stealth Rocks. This is when my little brother made me use one of his favorite Pokemon, Flygon. It got Defog too get Stealth Rocks off the field. It also always 2 hit OHKHs Rotom. It also OHKHOs Volcarona which is great for our team. It OHKHOs the two steel type threats Excadrill and Magnezone. It benefits as a great Magnezone switch in that my team lacks. And then I finally realized how much Flygon benefited the team. I didn't want to run Mandibuzz or Corviknight like I usually do. I decided to run Life Orb with double stab. In testing, Flygon saved me in a lot of situations, Its very fun to use.
Set:
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Flygon @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Defog
- Roost
- Earthquake
- Outrage
Since all of Chandelure's problems are fixed, I decided to add another half ass check to Volcarona, Toxcapex. I used the Smogons recommended set. I ran Black Sludge instead of Rocky Helmet because Rocky Helmet doesn't help against Volcarona. Toxcapex is the best defensive water type out there other than Cloyster which is just not too viable defensively. I was thinking of running Mantine over Toxcapex, I kept switching between the two but in the end, I just won more games with Toxcapex.
set:
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Toxapex @ Black Sludge
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Bold Nature
- Scald
- Recover
- Haze
- Knock Off
Flygon doesn't completely check Magnezone if it always gets OHKHOd by Analytic Magnezone. So I decided to add Amoonguss to put Magnezone to sleep. Spore is by far better than the 1 accuracy Sleep Powder. Rocky Helmet used for chip on Urshifu. I'm running Synthesis simply being able to recover in front of Pokemon such as Excadrill without having to switch out. One time, in testing Synthesis saved me when someone's Tangrowth could have Knocked out Amoongus but I used Synthesis So his Tangrwoth couldn't knock us out. After a lot of thinking I decided to run Sludge Bomb over Foul Play because of Amoonguss's bad attack stat. Dealing with Magnezone is still tough but once we put it to Sleep Flygon can finish it off. The surprising thing was that I never used Amoongus before.
Set:
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Amoonguss @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 248 HP / 168 Def / 92 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Spore
- Giga Drain
- Sludge Bomb
- Synthesis
Thanks for reading. This took me a very long time to write, so if you could please rate my team, I would really appreciate it :)
Pokepaste: https://pokepast.es/b79990f519865d85
The first pokemon that I added to the team was Choice Specs Chandelure. It is incredible at wallbreaking. With its 145 special attack stat, you can't play around with this Pokemon. Overheat destroys threats such as Volcarona(even after a Quiver Dance)and, it even 2 hit OHKHOs specially defensive Clefable. Then I added Shadow Ball. Shadow Ball is Chandelure's ghost stab move. It also guaranteed 2 hit OHKHO's Physically defensive Toxcapex. The last move I added was Energy Ball. Energy Ball is two OHKHO Rhyperior another threat to my team. Flash Fire is for a reliable switch in into Choice Band Darmanitan. It 2 hit OHKHOs even Toxcapex so I needed a switch in. When I look at Chandelure, in my mind it's an OU.
Set:
View attachment 278826
Chandelure @ Choice Specs
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Overheat
- Flamethrower
- Shadow Ball
- Energy Ball
Chandelure has a lot of problems. 1, it gets chipped away by Stealth Rock. 2, it doesn't get recovery. 3, It gets walled by Blissey and Chansey and occasionally a well played normal type. I decided to Fix the Recovery problem first, so I decided to add Wish Teleport Clefable next, but then I found some problems. Wish Protect was not a very reliable recovery source for Clefable. I preferred Soft Boiled and Stealth Rocks, so I used Clefable's Utility set with Wish > Knock Off. So now my team had a Stealth Rocker and a Pokemon to Wish Pass (even though it isn't completely safe because we don't have teleport). I saw PokeaimMD use it in one of his Road to Top Ten Episodes.
Set:
View attachment 278829
Clefable @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Stealth Rock
- Moonblast
- Soft-Boiled
- Wish
Chandelure's next problem was it getting walled by Chansey and Blissey, so the first Pokemon I thought of was Urshifu. At first, I chose to run the standard Choice Band set, but then in testing, I found a liking of Life Orb Urshifu. It only 75 percent OHKHOs Chansey but, it's good enough. Being able to Click Wicked Blow on the Clefable coming in and then Killing it with the next Poison Jab if its Specially Defensive(Most noobs would just click on the suggested Ev Spread which is specially defensive) is amazing. I had Urshifu Sweep Teams Straight up! Not being choice locked benefits Urshifu a lot. Since I always use Choice Band It was fun to use a new set. I added the set PokeaimMD used in one of his Road to Top Ten episodes.
set:
Urshifu @ Life Orb
Ability: Unseen Fist
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Wicked Blow
- Sucker Punch
- Close Combat
- Poison Jab
Chandelure's last problem was getting chipped from Stealth Rocks. This is when my little brother made me use one of his favorite Pokemon, Flygon. It got Defog too get Stealth Rocks off the field. It also always 2 hit OHKHs Rotom. It also OHKHOs Volcarona which is great for our team. It OHKHOs the two steel type threats Excadrill and Magnezone. It benefits as a great Magnezone switch in that my team lacks. And then I finally realized how much Flygon benefited the team. I didn't want to run Mandibuzz or Corviknight like I usually do. I decided to run Life Orb with double stab. In testing, Flygon saved me in a lot of situations, Its very fun to use.
Set:
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Flygon @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Defog
- Roost
- Earthquake
- Outrage
Since all of Chandelure's problems are fixed, I decided to add another half ass check to Volcarona, Toxcapex. I used the Smogons recommended set. I ran Black Sludge instead of Rocky Helmet because Rocky Helmet doesn't help against Volcarona. Toxcapex is the best defensive water type out there other than Cloyster which is just not too viable defensively. I was thinking of running Mantine over Toxcapex, I kept switching between the two but in the end, I just won more games with Toxcapex.
set:
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Toxapex @ Black Sludge
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Bold Nature
- Scald
- Recover
- Haze
- Knock Off
Flygon doesn't completely check Magnezone if it always gets OHKHOd by Analytic Magnezone. So I decided to add Amoonguss to put Magnezone to sleep. Spore is by far better than the 1 accuracy Sleep Powder. Rocky Helmet used for chip on Urshifu. I'm running Synthesis simply being able to recover in front of Pokemon such as Excadrill without having to switch out. One time, in testing Synthesis saved me when someone's Tangrowth could have Knocked out Amoongus but I used Synthesis So his Tangrwoth couldn't knock us out. After a lot of thinking I decided to run Sludge Bomb over Foul Play because of Amoonguss's bad attack stat. Dealing with Magnezone is still tough but once we put it to Sleep Flygon can finish it off. The surprising thing was that I never used Amoongus before.
Set:
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Amoonguss @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 248 HP / 168 Def / 92 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Spore
- Giga Drain
- Sludge Bomb
- Synthesis
Thanks for reading. This took me a very long time to write, so if you could please rate my team, I would really appreciate it :)
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