Hello! This thread is here to archive teams from the ORAS OU metagame and showcase popular playstyles and archetypes of the current metagame. Its aim is to help beginners and intermediate level players to get acclimated to the tier, or simply to help anyone in need of a solid team to play.
The tier is in constant shift, so if you have suggestions for teams to be excluded/included, don't hesitate to post in this thread.
I also wrote a basic overview of the team styles and some key notes on how they should be played for the Hyper Offense and Stall sections. The humble section is too varied for that, maybe we'll add an overview for each particular team in the future, but that's not really the scope of a Sample thread.
Without further ado:
Hyper offense 
Cloyster Hyper Offense (by ABR)
Spanish Webs (by Spaniards)
Tyranitar Screens (by xray, Garay oak and London Beats)
Altaria Screens (by Sjneider)
Stall 
Mega-Altaria Stall (by Trosko)
Mega-Scizor Stall (by Italians)
Humble 
Lopunny Hazard Stack (by fade)
Scarf Volcanion Sand (by cbb)
Alakazam Spikestack (by fade)
Gallade Weavile Bulky Offense (by xray)
Charizard-Y Serperior Bulky Offense (by xray)
Metagross Serperior Bulky Offense (by Persephone, Amir and Seasons)
Diancie Weavile T-Spikes (by Seasons)
Medicham Manaphy Bulky Offense (by fade)
There are a few techs in these teams that might be confusing to new players, so i'll attempt to explain the more esoteric sets here.
Cloyster Hyper Offense:
The EV-spread on this Aerodactyl means it is not KO'd by Mega Lopunny's Fake Out into High Jump Kick combo, allowing it to efficiently check it at the lead matchup and get up Stealth Rock
Tyranitar Screens:
Brick Break on Tyranitar serves the purpose of fighting coverage, and as a tech against opposing screens
Safeguard on Latias can be used instead of (or in addition to) screens when you need to set up on the face of something that runs a status move
Scarf Volcanion Sand:
Focus Punch on Mega Tyranitar allows it to beat Skarmory, or severely hinder its usefulness throughout a game, as the combination of Crunch into Focus Punch on Roost will KO Skarmory.
Rest + Chesto Berry essentially gives Serperior a second life to sweep the opposing team after its checks have been taken care of, significantly chipped, or even paralyzed by Serperior in the early game. The possibility of healing Serperior to full HP in the middle of the battle allows it to be played more aggressively early on, as long as you don't let it take a Knock Off, or allow it to get KO'd.
Alakazam Spikestack:
Jolly Taunt Gliscor is very efficient at breaking bulkier, slower teams, as it has the ability to remove Leftovers via Knock Off, and prevent Pokémon that are slower than itself from healing via recovery moves.
Gallade Weavile Bulky Offense:
The HP on Gallade means it tanks even standard Life Orb Clefable's Moonblast, allowing it to (theoretically) get a Swords Dance off, if the Clefable is low enough to beat it at +2. The bulk also allows it to better take on threats like Weavile, since it doesn't have to fear a flinch from Icicle Crash.
Cloyster Hyper Offense:
The EV-spread on this Aerodactyl means it is not KO'd by Mega Lopunny's Fake Out into High Jump Kick combo, allowing it to efficiently check it at the lead matchup and get up Stealth RockTyranitar Screens:
Brick Break on Tyranitar serves the purpose of fighting coverage, and as a tech against opposing screens Safeguard on Latias can be used instead of (or in addition to) screens when you need to set up on the face of something that runs a status moveScarf Volcanion Sand:
Focus Punch on Mega Tyranitar allows it to beat Skarmory, or severely hinder its usefulness throughout a game, as the combination of Crunch into Focus Punch on Roost will KO Skarmory. Rest + Chesto Berry essentially gives Serperior a second life to sweep the opposing team after its checks have been taken care of, significantly chipped, or even paralyzed by Serperior in the early game. The possibility of healing Serperior to full HP in the middle of the battle allows it to be played more aggressively early on, as long as you don't let it take a Knock Off, or allow it to get KO'd.Alakazam Spikestack:
Jolly Taunt Gliscor is very efficient at breaking bulkier, slower teams, as it has the ability to remove Leftovers via Knock Off, and prevent Pokémon that are slower than itself from healing via recovery moves.Gallade Weavile Bulky Offense:
The HP on Gallade means it tanks even standard Life Orb Clefable's Moonblast, allowing it to (theoretically) get a Swords Dance off, if the Clefable is low enough to beat it at +2. The bulk also allows it to better take on threats like Weavile, since it doesn't have to fear a flinch from Icicle Crash.Now you have no excuse, so go out there and enjoy ORAS
(until you face screens that is)
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