Hi. First of all, I'm a veteran when it comes to Pokemon, but fairly new to competitive, so this is a "newbie" team I created with the help of Smogon Builds.
I've tested it in three battles, all of which I won, so I'm happy with it. However, I know there are lots of people who are way better than me at competitive Pokemon battling, so I'm posting here with the hope that someone dicides to help me out
The team itself is:
Spoon Man (Alakazam) @ Alakazite
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Psychic
- Focus Blast
- Recover
- Shadow Ball
This is the main attraction of the team, a Special Sweeper set on Mega Alakazam. Pretty basic stuff with obviously Psychic as its main attacking move, Recover for when I'm low on HP and Focus Blast and Shadow Ball as coverage moves. I usually don't open with it, instead I set up and kill the defogger, then try to sweep the enemy team with this killing machine.
Patrick's Pet (Tyranitar) @ Choice Band
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 40 HP / 252 Atk / 48 SpD / 168 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Stone Edge
- Crunch
- Pursuit
- Earthquake
This set is mostly to deal with bulky Psychic types which Mega Alakazam struggles to kill. It's an offensive set as you can see, with only moves. Another option for his item could be Assault Vest, but I went with Choice Band because of his main function being spreading damage, not tanking. I also thought about making him my Stealth Rock setter, but that would mean neither Assault Vest nor Choice Band would be viable items, so maybe this could go well with Life Orb?
Chicago Bulls (Tapu Bulu) @ Choice Band
Ability: Grassy Surge
EVs: 84 HP / 248 Atk / 176 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Wood Hammer
- Horn Leech
- Superpower
- Stone Edge
An offensive build on one of the absolutely broken guardians of Alola. I mainly havve him to power up my Z-Move user (which is Heatran), with high physical moves and a Choice Band to boost his offensive capabilities even higher. There's not much else here other than explaining his moves so... Wood Hammer for the STAB + Grassy Terrain big damage, Horn Leech to get out of risky situations, Super Power to deal with dark types which are super effective against Mega Alakazam and Stone Edge to cover against big Flying type threats.
Big Spiky Ball (Ferrothorn) @ Leftovers
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 24 Def / 232 SpD
Sassy Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Spikes
- Leech Seed
- Knock Off
- Protect
A deffensive beast with max HP to support Leftovers and Leech Seed, which I use to set up and stall. I usually open with him using leech seed, then spamming protect every other turn while setting up spikes and using knock off. So yeah, a mainly support-ish deffensive pokemon with a high tankiness. Also, his 0 IVs on speed are to kinda "counter" Trick Room, but really they're just because his 20 base Speed reaaaaaaally isn't gonna surpass the vast majority of the other Pokemon.
Not A Bug (Heatran) @ Grassium Z
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Magma Storm
- Earth Power
- Solar Beam
- Stealth Rock
My Z-Move user. I've gone for a grass type Z-Move with base Solar Beam due to the Grassy Terrain set up by Tapu Bulu. But that's not the only function Heatran has on the team, he also checks for most Steel Types who can pose a threat to Mega Alakazam. I've gone for Magma Storm instead of Lava Plume so I can trap an opponent to set up Stealth Rocks easily after I kill the Defogger. Earth Power is basically a coverage move.
Theon (Landorus-Therian) (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 232 Atk / 68 Def / 208 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- U-turn
- Defog
- Explosion
Landorus-Therion is (from what I've heard) one of the best pivoting pokemon. I use him as a defogger, and while that would mean he's a bad Choice Scarf user, it was the best item I could think of so I would really appreciate a little help on that part. U-Turn is obvious on a pivoting Pokemon and Earthquake is basically his STAB move, while Explosion is some sort of "Last Resort" to use when i just can't handle an enemy Pokemon. I usually play him according to his ability, ad it can add up to be a major inconvenience to sweeping physical mons.
And that's basically the team, thanks in advance!
I've tested it in three battles, all of which I won, so I'm happy with it. However, I know there are lots of people who are way better than me at competitive Pokemon battling, so I'm posting here with the hope that someone dicides to help me out
The team itself is:
Spoon Man (Alakazam) @ Alakazite
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Psychic
- Focus Blast
- Recover
- Shadow Ball
This is the main attraction of the team, a Special Sweeper set on Mega Alakazam. Pretty basic stuff with obviously Psychic as its main attacking move, Recover for when I'm low on HP and Focus Blast and Shadow Ball as coverage moves. I usually don't open with it, instead I set up and kill the defogger, then try to sweep the enemy team with this killing machine.
Patrick's Pet (Tyranitar) @ Choice Band
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 40 HP / 252 Atk / 48 SpD / 168 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Stone Edge
- Crunch
- Pursuit
- Earthquake
This set is mostly to deal with bulky Psychic types which Mega Alakazam struggles to kill. It's an offensive set as you can see, with only moves. Another option for his item could be Assault Vest, but I went with Choice Band because of his main function being spreading damage, not tanking. I also thought about making him my Stealth Rock setter, but that would mean neither Assault Vest nor Choice Band would be viable items, so maybe this could go well with Life Orb?
Chicago Bulls (Tapu Bulu) @ Choice Band
Ability: Grassy Surge
EVs: 84 HP / 248 Atk / 176 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Wood Hammer
- Horn Leech
- Superpower
- Stone Edge
An offensive build on one of the absolutely broken guardians of Alola. I mainly havve him to power up my Z-Move user (which is Heatran), with high physical moves and a Choice Band to boost his offensive capabilities even higher. There's not much else here other than explaining his moves so... Wood Hammer for the STAB + Grassy Terrain big damage, Horn Leech to get out of risky situations, Super Power to deal with dark types which are super effective against Mega Alakazam and Stone Edge to cover against big Flying type threats.
Big Spiky Ball (Ferrothorn) @ Leftovers
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 24 Def / 232 SpD
Sassy Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Spikes
- Leech Seed
- Knock Off
- Protect
A deffensive beast with max HP to support Leftovers and Leech Seed, which I use to set up and stall. I usually open with him using leech seed, then spamming protect every other turn while setting up spikes and using knock off. So yeah, a mainly support-ish deffensive pokemon with a high tankiness. Also, his 0 IVs on speed are to kinda "counter" Trick Room, but really they're just because his 20 base Speed reaaaaaaally isn't gonna surpass the vast majority of the other Pokemon.
Not A Bug (Heatran) @ Grassium Z
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Magma Storm
- Earth Power
- Solar Beam
- Stealth Rock
My Z-Move user. I've gone for a grass type Z-Move with base Solar Beam due to the Grassy Terrain set up by Tapu Bulu. But that's not the only function Heatran has on the team, he also checks for most Steel Types who can pose a threat to Mega Alakazam. I've gone for Magma Storm instead of Lava Plume so I can trap an opponent to set up Stealth Rocks easily after I kill the Defogger. Earth Power is basically a coverage move.
Theon (Landorus-Therian) (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 232 Atk / 68 Def / 208 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- U-turn
- Defog
- Explosion
Landorus-Therion is (from what I've heard) one of the best pivoting pokemon. I use him as a defogger, and while that would mean he's a bad Choice Scarf user, it was the best item I could think of so I would really appreciate a little help on that part. U-Turn is obvious on a pivoting Pokemon and Earthquake is basically his STAB move, while Explosion is some sort of "Last Resort" to use when i just can't handle an enemy Pokemon. I usually play him according to his ability, ad it can add up to be a major inconvenience to sweeping physical mons.
And that's basically the team, thanks in advance!
