SM OU Happy jirachi flinching

[amielhinanay]

Introduction​

First off this is my first time here in smogon so please be nice
I wanted to build a team around my favorite mons jirachi and charizard

Teambuilding Process​

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So to start off i chose jirachi as one of the core pokemon of my team bec of it's great typing steel/psychic which gives it a decent amount of weaknesses and immunities. Plus with the ability serene grace gives it a higher chance of flinching an opponent. Z-Happy hour is the main gimmick for this set as it allows jirachi to boost all its stats up by 1 stage. Iron head and zen headbutt as its main STAB moves coupled with serene grace gives it a higher chance of flinching an opponent. I chose Drain punch for the last slot bec it gives jirachi good sustain and coverage

I wanted to add a decent special attacker and a mon that can be used as an answer to most mon in the current meta so i picked charizard y.
I used the standard *fire blast ;solar beam; roost charizard set for this one but instead of going for focus blast i chose to go for hp ice to catch some of the common mon like lando - t and zygarde for instance

For the third slot seeing as i need someone to set up some hazards and as i still do not have anyone on my team that knows earthquake i added dugtrio. Dugtrio with the ability arena trap allows me to trap grounded pokemon such as heatran xurkitree. I gave dugtrio screech and stealth rocks to for it to be some sort of a support pokemon while still capable of dishing decent damage with earthquake

At this point i figured i needed another special attacker for my team so i picked tapu lele to fill that role. Decent typing and a great ability with psychic terrain are the main reasons why i chose to add lele in my team

For the fifth slot i figured i need a physical wall and a mon able to inflict some statuses on my team so i chose to go with ferrothorn

Lastly looking at my team at this point i have no means of clearing out hazards the opposing team might use so i chose to go with a defensive tapu fini

The Team​

Jirachi @ Normalium Z
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 224 HP / 252 Atk / 32 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Happy Hour
- Iron Head
- Zen Headbutt
- Drain Punch
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Jirachi is the main "star" of this team. Decent typing which gives it a good number of resistances and an immunity to poison are one of the reasons why. Another reason is its ability which increases the chances making the opposing pokemon flinch. Z-Happy hour allows jirachi to boost it's stats by 1 stage

Charizard-Mega-Y @ Charizardite Y
Ability: Drought
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Solar Beam
- Fire Blast
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Roost
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Standard mega charizard set but with hp-ice to catch those pesky lando-t and zygarde lurking around

Dugtrio @ Focus Sash
Ability: Arena Trap
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Sucker Punch
- Screech
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Dugtrio functions as a semi support/trapper for my team capable of trapping grounded mons while still able to lay down rocks and whittle down defensive mons with screech

Tapu Lele @ Choice Specs
Ability: Psychic Surge
EVs: 248 HP / 252 SpA / 8 SpD
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Psyshock
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Taunt
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Tapu lele's psychic terrain prevents moves with priority to connect to my mons especially to my dugtrio. Tapu lele also functions as my 2nd special attacker in case mega charizard gets destroyed early. I decided to give lele taunt to prevent mons with moves like dragon dance etc. From getting a boost

Ferrothorn @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Power Whip
- Stealth Rock
- Leech Seed
- Thunder Wave
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Ferrothorn acts as my main physical wall capable of taking hits and dishing out some statuses and hazard against the opponent. I chose to give him rocky helmet so that he can dish out damage coupled with his ability iron barbs.

Tapu Fini @ Leftovers
Ability: Misty Surge
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Taunt
- Defog
- Nature's Madness

Tapu fini acts as my main tool to remove hazards placed on my side by the opponent. I chose to give it taunt again to prevent mons with moves like d-dance etc. I chose to go with nature's madness instead of moonblast because it allows me to easily cut down the hp of very bulky mons allowing my sweepers to clean up easily
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Conclusion​

In conclusion i think the team, well jirachi specifically relies on chance to be able to sweep to it's kind of like a game of luck ( i think) bec if you keep flinching then good! But if it doesn't then it can be pretty bad.
Please let me know how this team can be improved while still keeping the theme "happy flinching!" Any help is appreciated thank you

Importable

Jirachi @ Normalium Z
Ability: Serene Grace
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 224 HP / 252 Atk / 32 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Happy Hour
- Iron Head
- Zen Headbutt
- Drain Punch

Charizard-Mega-Y @ Charizardite Y
Ability: Drought
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Solar Beam
- Fire Blast
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Roost

Dugtrio @ Focus Sash
Ability: Arena Trap
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Sucker Punch
- Screech

Tapu Lele @ Choice Specs
Ability: Psychic Surge
EVs: 248 HP / 252 SpA / 8 SpD
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Psyshock
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Taunt

Ferrothorn @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Power Whip
- Stealth Rock
- Leech Seed
- Thunder Wave

Tapu Fini @ Leftovers
Ability: Misty Surge
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Taunt
- Defog
- Nature's Madness

 

[Edgelord L]

I feel like you should be max speed jolly with the jirachi as even after a speed boost from z happy hour you might have trouble outspeeding a lot not just including scarfers. And you need to outspeed obviously for the flinch