KINGK. ROOL'S RAINY DAY ADVENTURE
A while ago, there was a "debate" on the OU Viability Ranking Thread on whether or not Feraligatr deserved his current placement in the B Rank. And as we all know, I’m sure, only the highest of quality posts ever make their way into that thread /s. I didn’t participate in that discussion because I had literally zero experience with Feraligatr. I have to say, when I first saw that Feraligatr had been moved up to B, I was shocked and skeptical to say the least. I thought “no fucking way is that thing B rank.” I don’t think I could have been more wrong. Thunderblunder and Lavos Spawn said it better than I ever could, Feraligatr is one of the most threatening rain sweepers, and is an extremely underrated threat. I never would have guessed how easy it would be to get him into Torrent range at +2 and simply clean up with Aqua Jet, but it happens more regularly than you might expect. Speaking of Aqua jet, it’s actually pretty useful since my team doesn’t really fear a Landorus sweep so long as Feraligatr is alive and rain is up. I’m really glad that I made this team, since it got me my suspect ladder reqs (not OU reqs though 
I swear I have like eight alts that are all at around 1900-1950 +/- 60 because I would get haxed/be dumb on the last few matches), and it also gave me a chance to add a new ‘mon to my repertoire.
I swear I have like eight alts that are all at around 1900-1950 +/- 60 because I would get haxed/be dumb on the last few matches), and it also gave me a chance to add a new ‘mon to my repertoire.
Why the Donkey Kong theme? Because Donkey Kong 64 is the best game fucking EVER.
After seeing all the Feraligatr hype, I decided to create a team that focused on a Feraligatr sweep. You can’t do that without Feraligatr! So naturally he was the first Pokémon I chose. The next most important thing was to decide which of Crunch, Superpower and Ice Punch I was going to use in the last slot. This was a pretty big decision, so I decided to leave that for later, when I knew how the rest of the team would look.
If you’re using Feraligatr, you better be using Politoed too. I needed rain in order to have any chance of sweeping with him. I went with a defensive build because I wanted to make sure that the rain would stay up for as long as possible. Perish Song is also like guaranteed insurance against certain setup Pokémon and Baton Pass teams (fuck ‘em). Plus, none of the weather starters want to take a Toxic.
At this point, I had noticed that I had two Electric-weak Pokémon on my team, so my next choice was my personal favorite OU sweeper, Thundurus-T. I started off with an Agility set, but it didn’t work out as well as I had hoped, so I went with the mixed set with U-turn and Superpower instead and I haven’t looked back since.
Next, I wanted another Electric resist and Ferrothorn immediately came to mind. What self respecting rain team doesn’t use everyone’s favorite spike ball? Ferrothorn also provided Spikes and Stealth Rock, which Feraligatr would greatly appreciate. It also gave me something to tank Draco Meteors and Outrages from the Dragons that dominate OU.
My team was looking way too slow, and seemed incredibly vulnerable to Scarf Keldeo and Scarf Terrakion. Scarf Latios was an easy fix to both of these problems, since my team could play around Stone Edge and now I had something that could reliably tank a Close Combat and revenge if it came down to that. Plus, Tricking a Scarf onto things that would otherwise give my team trouble (Jellicent, Gastrodon) seemed like a great idea.
As I mentioned above, Kellicent and Gastrodon were pretty huge problems for the team so far, so I decided to add Breloom to easily handle them, as well as give myself a second form of priority. Plus, with the set I use, I could eliminate Lati@s, Skarmory, Salamence, Dragonite (after Rocks), and severely damage Celebi, which is huge for allowing Feraligatr to sweep. And who doesn’t love Spore?
Also, I balanced my team in terms of color :D (three blue, three green)
King K. Rool (Feraligatr) @ Mystic Water
Trait: Torrent
EVs: 184 HP / 72 Spd / 252 Atk
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Waterfall
- Superpower
- Aqua Jet
Currently testing: Crunch>Superpower
That final boss fight against King K. Rool is a real bitch. Facing Feraligatr reaches a similar level of bitch-ness I’m sure. Feraligatr never ceases to amaze me. I can’t count the number of times I’ve beaten teams by simply setting up to +2 late-game and clicking Aqua Jet. Waterfall is an insanely powerful move. At +2 and in Torrent range, which is not hard to do at all, Waterfall is a OHKO on Tentacruel after Stealth Rock. That’s defensive Tentacruel too, mind you. Specially defensive sets have a chance to be OHKO’d even without a Torrent boost. But enough gushing about how sexy...erm, I mean, powerful...Feraligatr can be. Aqua Jet is really useful for revenge killing Landorus that have set up Rock Polish, and gives me extra insurance to make sure I will never be swept by him. His final move is the real kicker. I chose Superpower because I was finding that Ferrothorn was becoming a bit of a problem since Thundurus couldn’t kill it without Focus Blast. I miss Crunch sometimes (once lost a match where it was me versus Jellicent in a last Pokémon situation, and there was literally NOTHING I could do besides bang my head against my keyboard), but I just don’t know if it’s worth giving up Superpower, which also gives me a way to KO Keldeo (guaranteed OHKO after SR and Spikes at +2). I also wish I had Ice Punch sometimes, but that’s much less often. I would definitely be willing to change Superpower though.
Puftoss (Politoed) @ Leftovers
Trait: Drizzle
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SDef / 4 Def
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Protect
- Perish Song
- Scald
- Toxic
Currently testing: Psychic>Protect
I decided to use a specially defensive Politoed spread because it would pair better with Ferrothorn, which is definitely more physically oriented. Scald is a wonderful, wonderful move. The 30% burn chance has saved my butt more times than I care to remember. I also have Toxic, which can hit things like Rotom-W, Jellicent, Water Absorb Vaporeon, and the other weather starters. Protect helps me rack up damage on opponents that have been hit with Toxic or burned by Scald, as well as gain my own Leftovers recovery. Perish Song is definitely the most useful move on this set, though. It’s basically my only defense against Toxicroak, which can’t set up if it’s dying in three turns! This Politoed makes a nice little defensive core with Ferrothorn, with only Fighting type moves hitting both.
Dogadon (Thundurus-Therian) (M) @ Expert Belt
Trait: Volt Absorb
EVs: 252 SAtk / 252 Spd / 4 Atk
Naive Nature
IVs: 2 Atk / 30 Def
- Thunder
- Superpower
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- U-turn
If anyone tries to tell you that this set doesn’t work, you can tell them they’re the biggest liar on the planet. So many people switch their Celebi into me thinking they can wall me, only to take a huge chunk of health from U-Turn. And if I can predict right, HP Ice + U-turn is essentially a OHKO. I also have a surprising number of people switching in their Tyranitar to take on Thundurus-T. I have to believe it’s because they think it’s a Choice Scarf, which, looking at my team, would make sense to have with Specs Latios. Oh well. When they are dumb enough to keep Tyranitar in, they get absolutely demolished by Superpower. I will say, though, that bluffing the Choice item is extremely useful, since I’ll have a lot of people switch in a Landorus-T on my Thunder and try to set up Stealth Rock as I Hidden Power Ice them into next week. The only problem I have with this set is that Ferrothorn is impossible to beat. I tried using Focus Blast for a while, but I just missed being able to hit on both sides of the spectrum more than Ferrothorn. Plus I already have Breloom and Feraligatr to do that.
Army Dillo (Ferrothorn) @ Leftovers
Trait: Iron Barbs
EVs: 88 Def / 252 HP / 168 SDef
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Spikes
- Power Whip
- Thunder Wave
My resident hazards setter and physical wall. Spikes and Stealth Rock are crucial to allowing Feraligatr to sweep, since it turns a lot of 2HKOs into OHKOs. Thunder Wave support is also really cool. If I Thunder Wave the right stuff, then I can use Bullet Seed or Waterfall against certain threats instead of Mach Punch and Aqua Jet, respectively. I’ve considered running Leech Seed instead, to force more switches and rack up more hazards damage, but I’m unsure. If it’s worth losing Thunder Wave. Ferrothorn is my answer to most Dragon attacks, and can easily set up hazards on Dragons locked into Outrage or Draco Meteor.
Krusha (Latios) (M) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 72 HP / 184 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Draco Meteor
- Surf
- Trick
- Psyshock
Latios is the guy who revenge kills stuff. Being the fastest viable Scarf Pokémon in OU has its perks. Also, because I have Surf, Tyranitar isn’t a completely reliable answer to Latios. With only one layer of spikes and Stealth Rock, I can always 2HKO Banded Tyranitar (other sets can’t OHKO Latios so long as I don’t switch out). but mainly Latios is my answer to Keldeo, Breloom, Terrakion, and other Fighting types that can be a pain to deal with without him. Even Infernape can be a bitch, since I don’t want to switch in Feraligatr only to be killed by a ThunderPunch. Trick is also a really cool move since I can use it to cripple walls or Pokémon that can threaten multiple members of my team, but only if it can switch moves. I have to be careful about Tricking though, since I need to make sure I don’t need to be faster than anything my opponent still has alive (for example, if my opponent’s Scarfer is a Keldeo, I have no problem Tricking). I’ve considered using Thunder instead, but I think Thundurus-T has it covered. Memento is also an option to give Feraligatr a sure setup opportunity late game.
Mad Jack (Breloom) @ Life Orb
Trait: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Adamant Nature
- Bullet Seed
- Spore
- Mach Punch
- Focus Punch
Currently testing: Fight Gem>Life Orb
This is my absolute favorite Breloom set. It works so well, since people still haven’t really caught on to how good it is, so they still love to switch in their sleep fodder, and then go right into Latios/Latias/Dragonite/Salamence and promptly get to a low enough health after Rocks that makes them in KO range for Mach Punch. There’s nothing more satisfying than seeing an opponent’s Breloom counter get demolished by STAB Focus Punch coming off of Adamant base 130 attack Life Orb Breloom. That is the very definition of power. Bullet Seed is important since it lets me deal with Gastrodon, Jellicent, and Rotom-W, which all need to be taken out before Feraligatr can attempt to sweep. Spore is obviously extremely useful, since it basically puts one Pokémon out of commision every game, and lets me get a free switch into something else, should I need it.
*I’ll fill this in more later*
Toxicroak
This thing can be impossible for me to take out. Honestly, I just have to hope that I can get it down to the last Pokémon and then kill it with Perish Song, or Trick it with Latios so it can’t Sucker Punch me to death. Beyond that I have nothing to do to this thing. However, it can’t take Focus Punch + Bullet Seed if I get at least three hits. or have Spikes up. Still a major threat that I hate having to deal with.
Alakazam
It isn’t hard to beat once I break its Sash, but doing that is no easy feat. If I can, then I can revenge kill it with Feraligatr without any real trouble. It’s mostly a matter of “what can I afford to sac?”
Physical Celebi
U-turn does nothing to these things and Draco Meteor from Latios can’t do much at all. I battled Vertex the other day and he was using one. The only reason I was able to KO it was because I caught him off guard with Focus Punch. There’s really not much I can do to stop it though.
Expert Belt Latios
If the opponent can get sand up then this thing is a problem because it can KO Ferrothorn with HP Fire, which is the only thing I have to absorb Dragon attacks. Latios can revenge kill it, but locking myself into Draco Meteor is never something I want to do.
So that’s the team. I’ve had some great success with it, but more importantly, it’s been really fun to use. I wish I could say it got me both suspect requirements, but nope, only the suspect ones :I oh well. if at all possible, I would like it if your rates could try to improve the team without changing Feraligatr for another Pokémon, though I’m sure I don’t need to tell most people that. I’d like to specifically thank Thunderblunder and Lavos Spawn who indirectly gave me the idea to start the team. Thanks in advance for the rates! Hope you enjoyed my third RMT!
Keep the nicknames...
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King K. Rool (Feraligatr) @ Mystic Water[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]Trait: Torrent[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]EVs: 184 HP / 252 Atk / 72 Spd[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]Adamant Nature[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]- Swords Dance[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]- Waterfall[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]- Superpower[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]- Aqua Jet[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]Puftoss (Politoed) @ Leftovers[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]Trait: Drizzle[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SDef[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]Calm Nature[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]IVs: 0 Atk[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]- Protect[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]- Perish Song[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]- Scald[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]- Toxic[/CENTER][/CENTER]
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[CENTER][CENTER]Dogadon (Thundurus-Therian) (M) @ Expert Belt[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]Trait: Volt Absorb[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]Naive Nature[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]IVs: 2 Atk / 30 Def[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]- Thunder[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]- Superpower[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]- Hidden Power [Ice][/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]- U-turn[/CENTER][/CENTER]
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[CENTER][CENTER]Army Dillo (Ferrothorn) @ Leftovers[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]Trait: Iron Barbs[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]EVs: 252 HP / 88 Def / 168 SDef[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]Impish Nature[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]- Stealth Rock[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]- Spikes[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]- Power Whip[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]- Thunder Wave[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]Krusha (Latios) (M) @ Choice Scarf[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]Trait: Levitate[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]EVs: 72 HP / 184 SAtk / 252 Spd[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]Timid Nature[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]]IVs: 0 Atk[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]- Draco Meteor[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]- Surf[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]- Trick[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]- Psyshock[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER] [/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]Mad Jack (Breloom) @ Life Orb[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]Trait: Technician[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]Adamant Nature[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]- Bullet Seed[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]- Spore[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]- Mach Punch[/CENTER][/CENTER]
[CENTER][CENTER]- Focus Punch[/CENTER][/CENTER]
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