SS OU Dracovish offensive + Stall

[thecolinater5]

Dracovish @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Strong Jaw
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Fishious Rend
- Crunch
- Psychic Fangs
- Ice Fang

The main attacker of team. With Adamant and scarf it outspeeds almost all non-scarf threats, except for Dragapult. Ice fang is chosen over outrage, as it serves a similar purpose of killing dragon types, but doesnt lock dracovish into a move for an easy revenge kill. Is best used as a revenge killer, or gotten in using the slow u-turn Corviknight. Crunch and psychic fangs are strong coverage and Fishious Rend is the main attacking move and obliterates so many pokemon.

Ditto @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Imposter
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Transform

Not to much to say here. Scarf ditto is used to copy opposing sweepers boosts.

Toxapex @ Black Sludge
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Baneful Bunker
- Toxic Spikes
- Scald
- Haze

Max specially defensive and max HP toxapex is the main pivot of the team. It will generally live any non boosted move and then it cant either stay in if it tanks the hit really well or switch out to either corviknight or Sylveon. Toxic spikes are run over toxic, because it makes it harder for the opponent to switch freely out if they have trouble damaging either corviknight or Sylveon.

Corviknight @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Roost
- Brave Bird
- Defog
- U-turn

Main physical wall of the team, can tank almost any physical attack from any pokemon. It lives decently comfortable from scarf galarian darm using flare blitz. It is also the hazard control of the team, as it completely tanks the main rocker excadrill and then defogs. It is also the main way to get in dracovish safely with a slow u-turn. Roost is for consistent recovery and Brave bird is just a strong stab move.

Gengar @ Focus Sash
Ability: Cursed Body
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Shadow Ball
- Sludge Wave
- Focus Blast

Gengar is a good lead and revenge killer (Dracovish is better for all pokemon that arent faster than it). It 2HKO leads like excadrill and ferrothorn and will always live 1 hit. Againist some pokemon it can nasty plot on a prediction switch or set up and sweep decently effectively.

Sylveon @ Leftovers
Ability: Pixilate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Mystical Fire
- Hyper Voice
- Wish
- Protect

A general special wall, but it is a check to specs dragapult, which is very common and very dangerous to this team otherwise. It is also good wish support for healing dracovish and ditto.

 

[Misfit Reindeer]

The use of two Choice Scarfs means that you can't participate in formats that have an Item Clause.

Have you considered any alternatives to Choice Scarf for either Pokémon?

 

[thecolinater5]

The use of two Choice Scarfs means that you can't participate in formats that have an Item Clause.

Have you considered any alternatives to Choice Scarf for either Pokémon?

I generally dont participate in events that have an item clause, but it is possible that dracovish could be banned, but then the team would need to run webs or tailwind due to lack of revenge killers without scarf dracovish. There is also 2 leftovers.

 

[Misfit Reindeer]

What formats do you like to run?

 

[thecolinater5]

What formats do you like to run?

just OU generally.

 

[Gross Sweep]

The use of two Choice Scarfs means that you can't participate in formats that have an Item Clause.

Have you considered any alternatives to Choice Scarf for either Pokémon?

Hey Misfit Reindeer welcome to RMT! A little tidbit I can give you is that the teams are posted by tier. In the top left of this thread you'll see a red rectangle that says SS OU. That means this team is posted for Sword and Shield OU, and thus plays under that ruleset. For new teams this gen that could possibly be effected by item clause you'd have to check out SS Other Teams for battle spot and VGC teams.

 

[Misfit Reindeer]

Thank you!

That means this team is posted for Sword and Shield OU, and thus plays under that ruleset.

Oh, okay! I was a little confused because I uploaded the team to test it in the field for Gen 8 OU and I got an error that stated that Item Clause made using the team impossible. Perhaps I had simply selected the wrong ruleset on Showdown, it seems to be working fine for Gen 8 OU right now.

Edit: I still have my sea legs.