(Just in case you guys are not aware because I just now realized that I don't know if the poll is telling you, but on your choice above you can pick for more than 1 poke in case you see more than one Poke you want me to build around.)
Introduction
What's up guys, this is Spiderp-Man bringing you my second RMT! Now before we start I need to bring something up, and that's the quality of these RMT Teams. I'm not gonna lie, while I enjoyed and had fun with my first team and had some Member Set concepts that I enjoyed very much, when I kinda look back at it, it's kinda... well... I mean... you know it was... ummm... It sucked *BLEEP* (Sorry, gotta make it PG for the Kiddies.)... While I wouldn't go as far as to say it's the worst thing I've ever built, I'm starting to realize that team wouldn't get too far, especially once we get to the 1200 to 1300's, and that's not even considering if we just happen to get towards the high ladder, keyword "IF". The point is, I don't want these RMTs to suck. These are still gonna be teams that, you know can always improve, but I still want them to have viable use for at least the Mid Ladder, if not the High Ladder. But, I also want these teams to have use in some form of Tournament play on Showdown, hence why the structure is built like this. And while I'm still fairly new, I personally think this team right here, if anything, is at least better built then my first team, with so far having earned 15 wins and 3 losses. In fact, some time later, I might end up just revamping that team. But for now, let's take a look at our new team, built around Aftershock! (Get it... because he's slow. And... and he's an Electric type. *Ba Da Bing.*
Why that Pokemon?
By: falconfliesalone at Devian Art
http://www.deviantart.com/art/Ampharos-Awakened-402704298
So, why Ampharos? Well to start with he's got a extremely high Special Attack stat. With a base 165, this means the only Pokemon that tie him or beat him in the entirety of the OU Meta Game are Mega Gardevoir, with 165 as well, and Mega Alakazam with 175. He's also got some well balanced bulk, with 90 base HP, 105 base Defense, and 110 base Special Defense, this is a mega that can take some hits pretty damn well. This means you can make him into a strong Special Sweeper, or a Specially Defensive Wall with a slow Volt Switch for some great momentum. I also wanted to start with a Pokemon that's rated low on the Viability Ranks, but still had some definite Viability in the overall Meta Game. Plus, if didn't decide to make this team based around, I wouldn't have been able to use that S+ nickname. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
The Process to build the Team
To start things off, I wanted two Pokemon that could act as Stall Breakers, one on the Physical side and one on the Special. For these roles, I decided I would go with Gliscor and Gengar. These guys defensively Synergy well with Ampharos, as both of them are Immune to Ground Moves, and are both provide either a Fighting Resist or Immunity. Gengar in particular also provides me one of my Fairy Checks. While Gliscor also provides me a potential Physical Sweeper and an Electric Immunity.
An In-Depth look at the Team
By: The Black Rabbit at Tumblr
http://el-conejo-negro.tumblr.com/post/138160633740/mega-ampharos-2016-sketchbook-digital-this-is
Aftershock (Ampharos-Mega) @ Ampharosite
Ability: Static (Mold Breaker)
EVs: 4 Def/ 252 SpA/ 252 Spe
Modest Nature (+ SpA, - Atk)
IVs: 0 Atk
- Dragon Pulse
- Thunderbolt
- Focus Blast
- Agility
"Give it a Thunderbolt!" The star of the team. Ampharos is my Fat *BLEEP* Special Sweeper for the team. As I said above, It's got a monstrous Special Attack, especially when given a Modest Nature. Because of this, his Special Attack reaches to 471! It's Thunderbolt can 2HKO a Shuckle, and an Assault Vest Goodra with a Dragon Pulse.
Focus Blast is to cover Steel Types. Focus Blast allows it to 2HKO a Specially Defensive Registeel, and 2HKO a standard Ferrothorn with 252 HP and 168 Special Defense. (Though make sure you don't start setting up Agility's in front of it though. ^-^') Finally, one downside that comes with his Mega, is that he's slow. I mean... slow. Like really *BLEEP*ing slow! Like, if Ampharos had no Speed investments, a Registeel could run *BLEEP*ing circles around him. That's what Agility is for, it allows Aftershock here to out speed a good majority of the Meta Game. Anyone slower than a Noivern will be out paced by this guy after one Agility Set-Up. If you give a Timid Nature instead, he'll out pace anyone slower than a Scarfed Adamant Excadrill. But, I don't know, he can lose some KOs if he's not Modest.
Sadly I'm not sure what happened to the original creator, it said his Reddit account was deleted. I'll still leave a link though.
https://m.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/30gi7o/day_324_above_the_city_gliscors_midnight_flight/
BatFang (Gliscor) @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
Evs: 244 HP/ 8 Def/ 200 SpD/ 56 Spe
Careful Nature (+SpD, -SpA)
- Earthquake
- Roost
- Swords Dance
- Baton Pass
Gliscor was the first member I decided to add, as my Stall Breaker and , to an extent, a Physical Set-Up Sweeper. Honestly, there's not much to talk about this guy, He's pretty much your standard Toxic Orb Gliscor set. With Earthquake for STAB, Roost for Recovery, and Swords Dance for Set-Up. However, you'll notice that I'm running Baton Pass. Baton Pass allows me to get some safe switch-ins for Kyurem-Black, and pass on his boosts. I'll go in more detail about him specifically further down, though. Other than that, he's a pretty good Mon that can take hits well, and hit back with +2 STAB Earthquakes.
Unfortunately I'm not exactly sure who made this this Artwork here, but here's the link.
http://wallpoper.com/wallpaper/pokemon-gengar-318124
Joker (Gengar) @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 Def/ 252 SpA/ 252 Spe
Timid Nature (+ Spe, - Atk)
IVs: 0 Atk
- Shadow Ball
- Sludge Wave
- Focus Blast
- Taunt
"Let's put a smile on that face!" Gengar seems to be one of, if not the best Ghost Type Pokemon the OU Meta Game has to offer. It makes sense though, in fact he might be possibly be better this Generation than he has been previously. Why? Simple, Fairies. Fairy Types are very prominent in this current Meta Game, with only two weaknesses, being Steel and Poison. Do you know what our "Prince of Ghosts" is? Ghost... and Poison. This means Gengar is an effective check to these damn Fairies that're running around. Gengar also has a very respectable base Special Attack stat of 130 to back up the majority of his Move Pool. Gengar has also been an effective Stall Breaker, thanks to Taunt. Taunt can completely bend over most Stall teams with no offensive pressure to back up. The rest of the moves are pretty standard. Shadow Ball and Sludge Wave for Dual STAB, and Focus Blast for some more Steel coverage. Considering my blood turns to molten lava whenever I come across Mons like Mega Sableye and Chansey, me and the Joker here are going to have some fun... ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
By: MatthewJWills and colored by silverbirch at Devian Art
http://www.deviantart.com/art/Ferrothorn-258023447
Ouchies (Ferrothorn) @ Leftovers
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 248 HP/ 88 Def/ 172 SpD
Relaxed Nature (+ Def, - Spe)
- Leech Seed
- Gyro Ball
- Stealth Rock
- Thunder Wave
It's Wall... That's about it... Alright, but Ferrothorn was picked because we needed a form of Hazard Setter and is one of the best Walls in the entire Meta Game. Leech Seed is for extra recovery, Gyro Ball is to hit fast Mons, and Thunder wave is for Mons that decide "Yea, I wanna out speed your entire team." He also provides some extra chip damage from his Iron Barbs Ability.
By: BeJuled at Devian Art
http://bejuled.deviantart.com/art/Clefable-513197895
Fairytale (Clefable) @ Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
EVs: 248 HP/ 164 Def/ 96 SpD
Calm Nature (+ SpD, - Atk)
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Wish
- Protect
- Heal Bell
Oh look! It's the only Pokemon with S Rank! Clefable as our Mixed Wall and our Cleric. Wish is very handy for bringing some of our Power Houses like Aftershock and Bonechill, Heal Bell heals Status Effects, and Protect is when we need to Stall a turn to bring our HP back up for Fairytale here. Also provides us Immunity towards Dragon types and can get some pretty decent damage even with an uninvested Moonblast.
Bonechill (Kyurem-Black) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Teravolt
EVs: 252 Atk/ 4 SpA/ 252 Spe
Naive Nature (+ Spe, - SpD)
- Fusion Bolt
- Ice Beam
- Outrage
- Dragon Claw
Kyurem-Black. One of the most powerful Meta Game threats out right now, this Mon has extraordinarily high Attack stat of 170, and its 120 in the Special Attack department is not something to take lightly either. He's not the fastest of threats, but a Choice Scarf can patch that up, bringing his Speed up to 476. Imagine, Baton Passing all those Swords Dance boosts from Gliscor to this incarnate of destruction. After two Swords Dance boosts, Fusion Bolt is a guaranteed 2HKO Mega Aggron. Want something more relevant? How about being able to OHKO Mega Slowbro after two Swords Dance boosts? Or how about after two Swords Dance boosts, being able to OHKO a Mega Tyranitar with a Dragon Claw. Point is, this is a force to be reckoned with as it is, but after Swords Dance boosts, if the opposing player has no one that can resist Kyurem-Black's Coverage, Then it's a clean sweep from there. Sadly, the one downside to Kyurem-Black, is that he's got no good Physical Ice Coverage Moves. :( But, hey. This powerful Dragon Type, and King of the Ice Types, is still nothing to scoff at.
Conclusions
So, what do you think. As I said, I've gotten 15 wins and 3 losses so far. So it's done pretty well, but unfortunately I forgot to make it so I was able to share my replays. -__-' But, I'm hoping you can all see that too. This team, took me a long while 'till I finally got a Team Structured to my liking. Like I'm talking at least five days. The overall goal of the team is to be competitive on the ladder, yes. But, it was also built when keeping mind the possibilities of competing in tournaments.
Please leave any suggestions if you have any changes you recommend. I'll admit, I've had some debates on some moves selections, like whether if I wanted Iron Head on Bonechill for backup Fairy Coverage, or having Taunt over Baton Pass on Gliscor. Let me know what y'all think.
Also, I'm going to make a new team for the next RMT I do in two weeks, so I want you guys to tell me if there's a specific team your interested in. The only catch is that it has to be the Pokemon that are in the Poll. Here's a list of the Pokemon in case something happens.
These are all Pokemon, that have some form of viability in the OU Meta Game, whether it's being a Sweeper, or a Utility Mon.
Thank you for reading, and I'll see y'all next time.
*Rows off back to Ocean on his trusty mattress.*
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