This is my first time making a team, so I'm looking also for feedback
Rangato (Meowscarada) (F) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Protean
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Knock Off
- Sucker Punch
- U-turn
- Flower Trick
The main pokemon I wanted to build the team around. Flower Trick threatens with high dmg or even OHKO Pokemon such as Samurott-H, Great Tusk, Donzo or Garg, as well as Tera water pokemon like Garg or some Wake sets. Knock Off is self explanatory, cripples the opponent by removing their item and OHKOs common ghosts in Dragapult and Ghold. Sucker Punch allows Meow to revenge kill already weakened pokemon. U-Turn gives Meow the ability to pivit and deals massive dmg to pokemon like Moon, Hoopa-U or other Meows. Bc this is pivit Meow, boots are a must.
Rumpelano (Dragapult) (M) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Infiltrator
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Shadow Ball
- Flamethrower
- U-turn
Dragapult doesnt need presentation, being one of the powerhouses of the tier. I decided to go with Specs, since it really appreciates the help of Meow to deal with some pokemon like Garg, Samurott-H or Ting-Lu. Specs Shadow Ball hits like a truck with neutral dmg to a lot of pokemon such as Valiant, Tusk or Enamorous, while Meteor is a nuke for bulky pokemon like Pex or for other dragons like Bax or Nite pre-tera. Flamethrower hits Corvi, Tera Steel pokemon and Gambit trying to switch in for super effective and U-turn helps with momentum while hitting dark types for super effective.
Macho catalunio (Gholdengo) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Good as Gold
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Shadow Ball
- Make It Rain
- Trick
- Focus Blast
Gholdengo and Draga form a great offensive core in ghost spam, while it also provides some nice resistances for both Meow and Draga and check for Sneasler. Scarf allows Ghold to outspeed other Gholds, Draga, No Booster Valiant and Enamorous. Make it rain helps against the fairies like Enam or Valiant, while also hitting pre-Tera Garg for high dmg. Trick with Scarf destroys defensive pokemon such as Pex or Clod or set-up sweepers like Bax, DD Draga, SD Valiant or DNite. Focus allows to hit (when it doesnt miss) dark types like the common Gambit, Moon or other Steels like Tran.
Great Egg (Great Tusk) @ Leftovers
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Knock Off
- Rapid Spin
While making the team, I realised that I needed some sort of hazard control and a Gambit check. Tusk fits in both roles, so here it is. Rapid Spin helps with hazards while also boosting Tusk speed, which can help a lot in some scenarios. Knock off allows Tusk to remove items from pokemon that usually switch into it like Amoongus or Corvi. EQ secures a 2HKO on Gambit while also hitting pokes like Glowking, Clod or Sneasler, who thx to our EV spread doesnt OHKO with Acrobatics even after SD. Tera water to deal with Bax.
Hombre pollo (Zapdos) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Static
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Roost
- Hurricane
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
My team at this point only had a ground resists and Meow is pretty frail, therefore I picked Zapdos, who also helps against some common tera types, like Flying Gambit, Sneasler or Ghold and Tera Water Wake or Garg. Roosts gives Zap sustain, while Thunderbolt is a great way to hit Samurott-H, Corvi, Donzo or Pex. Hurricane is here to take care of common fighting types in Sneasler, Valiant or Tusk, OHKOing them. Volt Switch gives momentum while also hitting pretty hard. Like with Meow, Boots are a must even with Tusk, in case it cant remove hazards.
Dr.Goomez (Slowking-Galar) (M) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Regenerator
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 252 HP / 16 Def / 120 SpA / 120 SpD
Calm Nature
- Future Sight
- Sludge Bomb
- Flamethrower
- Surf
I needed a special wall, as well as another answer to fairies aside from Ghold and a way to get rid TSpikes. Comes in Glowking. AV Glowking is able to tank hits from Specs Draga, +2 Ghold, Wake and even +2 Enam. Future Sight is preffered over Psychic in case the enemy switches to a dark or steel type, while Sludge Bomb is Glowking main form of direct dmg. Flamethrower helps against Steel types that try to switch into Glowking, while Surf hits fire and ground types like Tran, Ursa or Lando for super effective.
While I got a decent result with this team, Im not that good at pokemon, so I'm looking to see what improvementsthis team could see.
Pokepaste: https://pokepast.es/715da295c20f6908
Rangato (Meowscarada) (F) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Protean
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Knock Off
- Sucker Punch
- U-turn
- Flower Trick
The main pokemon I wanted to build the team around. Flower Trick threatens with high dmg or even OHKO Pokemon such as Samurott-H, Great Tusk, Donzo or Garg, as well as Tera water pokemon like Garg or some Wake sets. Knock Off is self explanatory, cripples the opponent by removing their item and OHKOs common ghosts in Dragapult and Ghold. Sucker Punch allows Meow to revenge kill already weakened pokemon. U-Turn gives Meow the ability to pivit and deals massive dmg to pokemon like Moon, Hoopa-U or other Meows. Bc this is pivit Meow, boots are a must.
Rumpelano (Dragapult) (M) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Infiltrator
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Shadow Ball
- Flamethrower
- U-turn
Dragapult doesnt need presentation, being one of the powerhouses of the tier. I decided to go with Specs, since it really appreciates the help of Meow to deal with some pokemon like Garg, Samurott-H or Ting-Lu. Specs Shadow Ball hits like a truck with neutral dmg to a lot of pokemon such as Valiant, Tusk or Enamorous, while Meteor is a nuke for bulky pokemon like Pex or for other dragons like Bax or Nite pre-tera. Flamethrower hits Corvi, Tera Steel pokemon and Gambit trying to switch in for super effective and U-turn helps with momentum while hitting dark types for super effective.
Macho catalunio (Gholdengo) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Good as Gold
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Shadow Ball
- Make It Rain
- Trick
- Focus Blast
Gholdengo and Draga form a great offensive core in ghost spam, while it also provides some nice resistances for both Meow and Draga and check for Sneasler. Scarf allows Ghold to outspeed other Gholds, Draga, No Booster Valiant and Enamorous. Make it rain helps against the fairies like Enam or Valiant, while also hitting pre-Tera Garg for high dmg. Trick with Scarf destroys defensive pokemon such as Pex or Clod or set-up sweepers like Bax, DD Draga, SD Valiant or DNite. Focus allows to hit (when it doesnt miss) dark types like the common Gambit, Moon or other Steels like Tran.
Great Egg (Great Tusk) @ Leftovers
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Knock Off
- Rapid Spin
While making the team, I realised that I needed some sort of hazard control and a Gambit check. Tusk fits in both roles, so here it is. Rapid Spin helps with hazards while also boosting Tusk speed, which can help a lot in some scenarios. Knock off allows Tusk to remove items from pokemon that usually switch into it like Amoongus or Corvi. EQ secures a 2HKO on Gambit while also hitting pokes like Glowking, Clod or Sneasler, who thx to our EV spread doesnt OHKO with Acrobatics even after SD. Tera water to deal with Bax.
Hombre pollo (Zapdos) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Static
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Roost
- Hurricane
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
My team at this point only had a ground resists and Meow is pretty frail, therefore I picked Zapdos, who also helps against some common tera types, like Flying Gambit, Sneasler or Ghold and Tera Water Wake or Garg. Roosts gives Zap sustain, while Thunderbolt is a great way to hit Samurott-H, Corvi, Donzo or Pex. Hurricane is here to take care of common fighting types in Sneasler, Valiant or Tusk, OHKOing them. Volt Switch gives momentum while also hitting pretty hard. Like with Meow, Boots are a must even with Tusk, in case it cant remove hazards.
Dr.Goomez (Slowking-Galar) (M) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Regenerator
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 252 HP / 16 Def / 120 SpA / 120 SpD
Calm Nature
- Future Sight
- Sludge Bomb
- Flamethrower
- Surf
I needed a special wall, as well as another answer to fairies aside from Ghold and a way to get rid TSpikes. Comes in Glowking. AV Glowking is able to tank hits from Specs Draga, +2 Ghold, Wake and even +2 Enam. Future Sight is preffered over Psychic in case the enemy switches to a dark or steel type, while Sludge Bomb is Glowking main form of direct dmg. Flamethrower helps against Steel types that try to switch into Glowking, while Surf hits fire and ground types like Tran, Ursa or Lando for super effective.
While I got a decent result with this team, Im not that good at pokemon, so I'm looking to see what improvementsthis team could see.
Pokepaste: https://pokepast.es/715da295c20f6908
