XY OU Mega Absol Based team, please rate

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Sup every one im back with my second RMT and this time I've got a team with Mega absol, my favorite pokemon, as the star. This team is pretty much all about power and setting up opportunities to sweep. Don't be nice, tear it apart if you feel necessary, I want Mega Absol to be a terror :)

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Unlucky (Absol) Absolite
Justified/Magic Bounce
252 speed 252 attack 4 special defense Jolly
-Sucker Punch
-Knock Off
-Pursuit/SuperPower
-Swords Dance
As i stated before, Absol is my favorite Pokemon hands down. Its been over looked since it was introduce in gen III because of its speed and frailty, but with its mega evolution its been giving new life with an impressive 115 base speed and a monstrous 150 attack. sucker punch is a must as its his only viable priority and since the first turn mega evolving his new speed isn't taken into account, it allows him to safely do damage. Knock off for a main stab, in my opinion this is the best move in the game at the moment. Swords dance seems odd since he is frail, but its all about predictions. Send him out, they switch expecting the sucker punch then get set up on, and believe me, this is one Poke you don't want with more attack. Finally I'm undecided on the final slot, i could run pursuit to trap the lati twins or superpower for a fighting type coverage. I honestly don't know which to choose.

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Monica (sylveon) Leftovers
Pixilate
252 special defense 252 hp 4 special attack Calm
-hyper voice
-Heal Bell
-Wish
-Toxic
So if I'm going to use a frail Pokemon like Absol, i need some good walls to cover his weaknesses, and one of my favorite special walls in OU is Sylveon. I hate using walls to be honest, i like getting damage off, tearing holes in teams, etc. But sylveon has the amazing ability pixilate, which makes hyper voice, an already decently powerful move even stronger. Virtually no investments in special attack and it hits really hard, but at the same time sylveons massive special defense means it can switch in rather easily, which is exactly what i needed. Heal bell is in case absol gets statused, which shuts him down rather easily, wish and toxic are just for stalling, plus wish can be passed on to others which is a plus.

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Spike (Ferrothorn) Rocky Helmet
Iron Barbs
252 defense 252 hp 4 attack
-Gyro Ball
-Leech Seed
-Thunder wave
-Stealth Rock
Like i said, I need some reliable walls if Absol is to be viable, and probably the best defensive wall in the game right now is ferrothorn. Being a steel type means a lot of resistances, and being a grass type means good recovery. Rocky helmet plus barbs does serious damage to physical attackers, deterring them from staying in, while stealth rocks is there to make switch ins less desirable for the opponent. Leech seed is a most since i don't have lefties, and gyro ball with no ivs in attack demolishes speedy Pokemon. Thunder wave isn't used much but it can be good in some situations to slow down certain pokes when my thunderus dies. You'd think talon flames would just come in and scare it out, but I'm a very reckless player and do not mind sacking this thing to a flare blitz because recoil+helmet+barbs+SR means a very injured talonflame.

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WispFather (Thunderus) Life Orb
Prankster
252 special attack 252 speed 4 special defense timid
-thunderbolt
-thunder wave
-taunt
-HP Ice
The first time i used this thing, i fell in love. Priority thunder wave is devastating to sweepers and can shut down entire teams sometimes. Taunt makes this a guaranteed lead if they have a stealth rocker, as i have a talon flame and no spinner, and thunderbolt is a very powerful main stab move that turns this thing from a support to a strong sweeper. HP ice because other wise i have no ice type moves for lando, garchomp, etc. Even when using normal attacks he outspeeds and kills most things, so all in all, good edition to the team.

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Charizard #2 (talonflame) Sharp beak
gale wings
252 attack 252 speed 4 special defense
-Brave bird
-Flare Blitz
-roost
-Swords Dance
This is one of the Pokemon that i believe was made just too good. I run swords dance in the exact same why i run it on absol, send it in on something that's gonna want to switch, SD up, and BAM as long as they don't have a counter there goes half there team before i go down to recoil. This thing comes out when i know absol can't get the job down and i just start brave birding all the things. Flare blitz is for secondary stab, really just there for ferros and scizors, roost is rarely used but is there to add longevity if possible. I was running life orb but id lose like half my health off of one Brave bird so i switched it up to sharp beak and its just as good.

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NayIsay (keldeo) Choice Specs
Justified
252 speed 252 special attack 4 special defense timid
-Hydro pump
-scald
-secret sword
-HP fire
I haven't used keldeo before this team, but i have to say its got to be one of the best special attackers it OU. Hydro just to get massive damage when i need it, and scald when i don't want to miss (the hax are pretty nice sometimes too :p) secret sword which is basically just a fighting type psyshock, great for special walls that come in. Hp fire is there because if my talonflame is down and they have a ferro still i can still kill it. choice specs makes this thing monstrously powerful and can and will tear through teams if they don't check it.

D dance dragonite and scarfed kryeum black really tears into this team tho :/

Thats my team, I really like using it and if i can make good plays no team can counter it, please leave suggestions id appreciate it :)
 
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Here are some of my suggestions:
Keldeo @ Choice Scarf
- Justified
252 speed 252 special attack 4 special defense timid
-Hydro pump
-scald
-secret sword
-icy wind

without a scarfer, things like scarfchomp, scarf kyreum-B and Dnite are gonna run through the team. Icy Wind will Ohko Chomp, Dnite after rocks and Secret Sword will Ohko Kyreum-B. Its also good for outspeeding Gredninja which can hurt quite a few guys on your team.

After eliminating Ferro Quagsire can hard wall this team.
To counter this run:

(Thunderus) Life Orb
Prankster
252 special attack 252 speed 4 special defense timid
-thunderbolt
-thunder wave
-grass knot
-HP Ice

It will ohko Quag with Grass Knot.
 
Here are some of my suggestions:
Keldeo @ Choice Scarf
- Justified
252 speed 252 special attack 4 special defense timid
-Hydro pump
-scald
-secret sword
-icy wind

without a scarfer, things like scarfchomp, scarf kyreum-B and Dnite are gonna run through the team. Icy Wind will Ohko Chomp, Dnite after rocks and Secret Sword will Ohko Kyreum-B. Its also good for outspeeding Gredninja which can hurt quite a few guys on your team.

After eliminating Ferro Quagsire can hard wall this team.
To counter this run:

(Thunderus) Life Orb
Prankster
252 special attack 252 speed 4 special defense timid
-thunderbolt
-thunder wave
-grass knot
-HP Ice

It will ohko Quag with Grass Knot.
Cool thanks for the suggestions :)
 
I like your team but on Talon flame you can only have two different maxed out EV's and also I don't really think swords dance is a good move to run on it due to the fact that it's already fragile and once you get your attack up at least one hit from a move, the HP is already in the yellow. And with brave bird recoil it will be down in the red if not a KO.
 
Talonflame gets priority roost. nuff said. anyways that's the main set. and btw dude did you like hack your talonflame cuz the EVs are really messed up. hp fire is useless on keldeo. it already OHKOes stuff like scizor and ferrothorn with hydro pump and secret sword respectively. HP flying is much more useful for megasaur.
 
I like your team but on Talon flame you can only have two different maxed out EV's and also I don't really think swords dance is a good move to run on it due to the fact that it's already fragile and once you get your attack up at least one hit from a move, the HP is already in the yellow. And with brave bird recoil it will be down in the red if not a KO.
also im not looking for longevity in talonflame. Like i said once it gets an SD up if they dont have a counter talonflames gonna kill a few Pokes, Leaving the rest of the team there to finish it off
 
I feel that a Mega Heracross when properly set up (3x speed) can kill 4-5 of your pokemon. So I would suggest you don't let any Baton Passers like Scolipede stack up speed boosts by using Hyper Voice through it's Substitutes
 
I feel that a Mega Heracross when properly set up (3x speed) can kill 4-5 of your pokemon. So I would suggest you don't let any Baton Passers like Scolipede stack up speed boosts by using Hyper Voice through it's Substitutes
Talon flame counters this rather well though
 
I would suggest trying out a CM Chandelure instead of Talonflame, and giving it CM/Shadow Ball/Focus Blast/HP Ice. It would at least mitigate your counters, and, although Talonflame SEEMS like such an integral part of the team, you really would want a special tank that synergies well with Unlucky.
 
I'm sure you figured out you can't have knock off and play rough on the Same set, but solid team my suggestion would be put protect on sylveon instead of toxic. Protect insures you can use the wish on sylveon if you need to, plus you have Thundurus and Ferrothorn using T-wave so it doesn't seem like a worth move slot. But I second scarf Keldeo, it looses a lot of power, but it's well worth the revenge killing.
 
I would suggest trying out a CM Chandelure instead of Talonflame, and giving it CM/Shadow Ball/Focus Blast/HP Ice. It would at least mitigate your counters, and, although Talonflame SEEMS like such an integral part of the team, you really would want a special tank that synergies well with Unlucky.
ill try it out thanks :) what ev spread an item do you suggest?
 
I'm sure you figured out you can't have knock off and play rough on the Same set, but solid team my suggestion would be put protect on sylveon instead of toxic. Protect insures you can use the wish on sylveon if you need to, plus you have Thundurus and Ferrothorn using T-wave so it doesn't seem like a worth move slot. But I second scarf Keldeo, it looses a lot of power, but it's well worth the revenge killing.
yeah i figured that out after posting lol but ill try the sylveon suggestion out thanks
 
I use a mixed Absol: Sucker Punch, Night Slash, Play Rough, Fire Blast or Sucker Punch, Night Slash, Fire Blast, Swords Dance.
Change your mistakes/typos in your OP already. The longer you keep it up the more people question it.
 
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