So I originally made this team out of Pokemon that I thought would be fun and some that I loved using last gen. It has been doing pretty well for me. Usually I never lose to a bad matchup I just lose to getting outplayed or predicted.
Mamoswine @ Focus Sash
Ability: Thick Fat
EVs: 252 Atk / 236 SpA / 20 Spe
Rash Nature
- Ice Shard
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Freeze-Dry
Mamoswine is my suicide lead 9/10. It can either get rocks up, or take something down with it with EQ/Ice Shard. A lot of people like switching Hatterene into it trying to predict rocks, but EQ does like half damage. Freeze Dry and the special attack investment is there for Gyarados and Pelipper. it can OHKO both of them with it, which I found they were the two biggest threats to my team.
Darmanitan-Galar @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Gorilla Tactics
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Flare Blitz
- Icicle Crash
- U-turn
- Earthquake
I love Darm. It's a great late game sweeper for me, or a revenge killer. I'm pretty sure this is a standard set, but I was thinking about replacing U-Turn or EQ with Rock Slide or something, if it can even learn that, just for Gyarados.
Aegislash @ Weakness Policy
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Brave Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Swords Dance
- King's Shield
- Gyro Ball
- Shadow Sneak
I love that Aeg is allowed in OU because it is still great despite the Nerf. It works for me as a revenge killer and also it is able to stall out a couple turns of Dynamax. King's Shield can eat up any Dynamax move from my experience, and if it is a super effective move it will activate weakness policy even through King's Shield. It helps me deal with Dragapult, even though Shadow Sneak doesn't OHKO without any boosts.
Hydreigon @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Substitute
- Dark Pulse
- Nasty Plot
- Flash Cannon
This is a standard Ditto counter set. It also counters Corsola, which I have leftovers to negate burn damage and to heal after substitute. Dragapult is the biggest threat to this set, because even if sub is up it outspeeds and ignores it
Appletun @ Leftovers
Ability: Thick Fat
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Dragon Pulse
- Apple Acid
- Leech Seed
- Recover
I really love Thick Fat as an ability, and it works well on Appletun. it can easily take a non-stab Ice attack and eats up Fishious Rend. With reliable recovery it's just a great pivot for my team, and if I see no use for it I can sack it to gain momentum.
Charizard @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Solar Power
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hurricane
- Dragon Pulse
- Solar Beam
- Fire Blast
Charizard is my primary Dynamax target. As long as Ditto isn't on the other team, and Gyarados/Pelipper aren't on the other side of the field it can set up and sweep most teams. Some people don't expect the Solar Beam, which works really well cause Dynamax Charizard can set up the sun to be able to use solar beam effectively even after returning back to normal. Dragon Pulse is mostly for Dragapult, and for a move that won't miss in case I just need to finish something off.
My own biggest criticism of this team is that there is no hazard removal, which isn't that much of a problem cause Aeg resists rocks and ignores toxic spikes, Charizard has heavy duty boots and Hydriegon has levitate, but it prevents me from utilizing Mamoswine's focus sash later in the game if I decide I don't want to lead with it.
Edit: I completely forgot to say that Corviknight is actually a threat to my team even though I have two Pokemon that can OHKO it with ease. If I lead Mamoswine it can't do anything if my opponent can potentially switch to Corv
Mamoswine @ Focus Sash
Ability: Thick Fat
EVs: 252 Atk / 236 SpA / 20 Spe
Rash Nature
- Ice Shard
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Freeze-Dry
Mamoswine is my suicide lead 9/10. It can either get rocks up, or take something down with it with EQ/Ice Shard. A lot of people like switching Hatterene into it trying to predict rocks, but EQ does like half damage. Freeze Dry and the special attack investment is there for Gyarados and Pelipper. it can OHKO both of them with it, which I found they were the two biggest threats to my team.
Darmanitan-Galar @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Gorilla Tactics
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Flare Blitz
- Icicle Crash
- U-turn
- Earthquake
I love Darm. It's a great late game sweeper for me, or a revenge killer. I'm pretty sure this is a standard set, but I was thinking about replacing U-Turn or EQ with Rock Slide or something, if it can even learn that, just for Gyarados.
Aegislash @ Weakness Policy
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Brave Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Swords Dance
- King's Shield
- Gyro Ball
- Shadow Sneak
I love that Aeg is allowed in OU because it is still great despite the Nerf. It works for me as a revenge killer and also it is able to stall out a couple turns of Dynamax. King's Shield can eat up any Dynamax move from my experience, and if it is a super effective move it will activate weakness policy even through King's Shield. It helps me deal with Dragapult, even though Shadow Sneak doesn't OHKO without any boosts.
Hydreigon @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Substitute
- Dark Pulse
- Nasty Plot
- Flash Cannon
This is a standard Ditto counter set. It also counters Corsola, which I have leftovers to negate burn damage and to heal after substitute. Dragapult is the biggest threat to this set, because even if sub is up it outspeeds and ignores it
Appletun @ Leftovers
Ability: Thick Fat
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Dragon Pulse
- Apple Acid
- Leech Seed
- Recover
I really love Thick Fat as an ability, and it works well on Appletun. it can easily take a non-stab Ice attack and eats up Fishious Rend. With reliable recovery it's just a great pivot for my team, and if I see no use for it I can sack it to gain momentum.
Charizard @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Solar Power
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hurricane
- Dragon Pulse
- Solar Beam
- Fire Blast
Charizard is my primary Dynamax target. As long as Ditto isn't on the other team, and Gyarados/Pelipper aren't on the other side of the field it can set up and sweep most teams. Some people don't expect the Solar Beam, which works really well cause Dynamax Charizard can set up the sun to be able to use solar beam effectively even after returning back to normal. Dragon Pulse is mostly for Dragapult, and for a move that won't miss in case I just need to finish something off.
My own biggest criticism of this team is that there is no hazard removal, which isn't that much of a problem cause Aeg resists rocks and ignores toxic spikes, Charizard has heavy duty boots and Hydriegon has levitate, but it prevents me from utilizing Mamoswine's focus sash later in the game if I decide I don't want to lead with it.
Edit: I completely forgot to say that Corviknight is actually a threat to my team even though I have two Pokemon that can OHKO it with ease. If I lead Mamoswine it can't do anything if my opponent can potentially switch to Corv
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