SM OU mega houndoom offense

hello there, i just recently sined up on smogon and this is my first rmt, so pls go easy on me ^^
i was always the type of player who just copy pasted his teams and ladders with the same team 4 weeks and never really tried teambuilding , but recently i was in the mood so i build a team out of mons i wanted to use and mons i hate to play against.

So first the mons i wanted to use:

Houndoom @ Houndoominite
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Flamethrower
- Dark Pulse
- Sludge Bomb

i started with mega houndoom because i think its an underrated mega and i just rly like its design , i started of with hp ice over sludge bomb , but as i build this team further i realised that i have plenty of ice coverage so i went with sludge bomb just because of fini.

252 SpA Houndoom-Mega Sludge Bomb vs. 248 HP / 0 SpD Tapu Fini: 166-196 (48.3 - 57.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery

Latios @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Psyshock
- Trick
- Hidden Power [Fire]

another mon i wanted to use was scarf latios, as its really good speed allows it to outspeed most scarfers , trick 4 chansey and hp fire over defog just because iam playing offense and otherwise scarf kartana runs threw my team.

now just broken stuff :D

Greninja-Ash @ Choice Specs
Ability: Battle Bond
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Dark Pulse
- Water Shuriken
- Ice Beam

standard set , puts in alot of work late game , one of the best revenge killers ingame and probably the best lategame sweeper in this meta, not much explanation needed.

Tangrowth @ Assault Vest
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Sassy Nature
- Giga Drain
- Knock Off
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Earthquake

probably the best wall in ou right now, another standard set, just because its the best.

Magearna @ Fightinium Z
Ability: Soul-Heart
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Shift Gear
- Thunderbolt
- Ice Beam
- Focus Blast

as a late game cleaner or mid game nuke, mag puts work in almost every game , standard timid shift gear electric ice and fighting coverage is just really great, this thing is broken ban pls.

for the last slot iam really unsure so for the time i went with azelf, just because otherwise i get 6-0d by webs , having the fast taunt is great , and rocks are almost a guarnatee , still unsure about it tho suggestions are appreciated .

Azelf @ Focus Sash
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Explosion
- Taunt
- Knock Off
 
Yo cool team, I do have some suggestions.
  • My first recommendation is Landorus-Therian over Azelf. This helps the team defensively as now you have better counter measure for mons like Charizard Mega X or Excadrill which could be threats because of their ability to hit the team hard. Lando can still get up rocks and can also provide u-turn support giving free switch ins for other teammates.
  • My next suggestion is to run Spikes over Ice Beam on Greninja-Ash. Spikes can help wear down mon which can help your sweepers like Houndoom, Greninja and Magerna sweep. You can still hit Ground Types with your Water Stab while your other teammates can help with dragon/grass types.
Landorus-Therian @ Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 HP / 216 Def / 24 SpD / 16 Spe
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Hidden Power Ice
- U-turn
 
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