I've lurked the Smogon forums for a while, but this is my first RMT. It's a Platinum Battle Tower team that uses TrickScarf Uxie with Scizor and Suicune. This team got me to a 165 streak before I got careless and lost. Now I want to see how it can improve.
Upon first glance, this team is very similar to Calisto's, so I ought to give credit to him. However, I did not take the idea from him, as I was already building this team before I ever stumbled across his.
Team members are legally hacked.
Crux (Uxie) @ Choice Scarf
Bold Nature
EVs: 252 Hp / 72 Def / 184 Sp Def
-Stealth Rock
-Trick
-Thunder Wave
-Memento
Easily the best Trickscarf lead in the Tower. Memento and his bulk make him better than Cresselia, Lati@s, and Metagross, in my opinion. Usually he has no trouble setting up my sweepers. Trick always comes first, usually followed by Thunderwave. Once I regain speed priority, I set up Stealth Rock for Sashers if I have enough HP, or go straight to Memento. I will always resort to Memento immediately after Trick if Uxie is in danger of dying. More often than not, Uxie manages to get everything done before using Memento. If anything, Stealth Rock gets overlooked sometimes, but it's generally not a problem. The EVs are kind of lazy, maximizing HP and rounding out the defenses, and could probably use some tweaking.
Overkill (Scizor) @ Iron Plate
Adamant Nature
EVs: 176 HP / 252 Atk / 80 Sp Def
-Bullet Punch
-Swords Dance
-Substitute
-Roost
Everything a BT sweeper needs, he has. Strong priority with Bullet Punch, and the rest of his moves make setting up simple. From behind a Sub, +6 Bullet Punches generally always win me the match, at least 2HKO on everything but Steelix, Magnezone, and Heatran. Substitute provides hax protection, which BT teams desperately need. With Sub/Roost, Scizor is actually capable of PP stalling relatively well (I once managed to PP stall a paralyzed Infernape out of Flare Blitz after both Uxie and Suicune were gone). After Uxie's Memento, the enemy lead usally needs 2-4 hits to break one of his subs, making setup relatively simple. Since Uxie draws in all the Bug/Ghost/Dark moves you could imagine, it's really no surprise that Scizor works so well in conjunction with him.
Nereus (Suicune) @ Chesto Berry
Bold Nature
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Sp Atk
-Calm Mind
-Surf
-Rest
-HP Ground
This guy has fantastic type synergy with Scizor, usually able to set up to +6 on any fire attacks, water attacks, or special attacks. +6 Surfs are incredible powerful, usually capable of sweeping a whole team without me ever using Scizor. I used to carry Toxic for Sheddy and stalling, but I rarely found myself using it. I recently switched it to HP Ground, because Magnezone ALWAYS ruins my fun. I use him immediately after Uxie if the lead is locked into a fire move or STAB special move, either PP stalling them out of their move to let Scizor set up, or just setting up and attempting a sweep with suicune.
So this team works fairly well. The type synergy is amazing between these three, and thier bulk makes setting up easy. The EVs are rather lazy, and any other advice/critiques would be greatly appreciated.
Upon first glance, this team is very similar to Calisto's, so I ought to give credit to him. However, I did not take the idea from him, as I was already building this team before I ever stumbled across his.
Team members are legally hacked.
Crux (Uxie) @ Choice Scarf
Bold Nature
EVs: 252 Hp / 72 Def / 184 Sp Def
-Stealth Rock
-Trick
-Thunder Wave
-Memento
Easily the best Trickscarf lead in the Tower. Memento and his bulk make him better than Cresselia, Lati@s, and Metagross, in my opinion. Usually he has no trouble setting up my sweepers. Trick always comes first, usually followed by Thunderwave. Once I regain speed priority, I set up Stealth Rock for Sashers if I have enough HP, or go straight to Memento. I will always resort to Memento immediately after Trick if Uxie is in danger of dying. More often than not, Uxie manages to get everything done before using Memento. If anything, Stealth Rock gets overlooked sometimes, but it's generally not a problem. The EVs are kind of lazy, maximizing HP and rounding out the defenses, and could probably use some tweaking.
Overkill (Scizor) @ Iron Plate
Adamant Nature
EVs: 176 HP / 252 Atk / 80 Sp Def
-Bullet Punch
-Swords Dance
-Substitute
-Roost
Everything a BT sweeper needs, he has. Strong priority with Bullet Punch, and the rest of his moves make setting up simple. From behind a Sub, +6 Bullet Punches generally always win me the match, at least 2HKO on everything but Steelix, Magnezone, and Heatran. Substitute provides hax protection, which BT teams desperately need. With Sub/Roost, Scizor is actually capable of PP stalling relatively well (I once managed to PP stall a paralyzed Infernape out of Flare Blitz after both Uxie and Suicune were gone). After Uxie's Memento, the enemy lead usally needs 2-4 hits to break one of his subs, making setup relatively simple. Since Uxie draws in all the Bug/Ghost/Dark moves you could imagine, it's really no surprise that Scizor works so well in conjunction with him.
Nereus (Suicune) @ Chesto Berry
Bold Nature
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Sp Atk
-Calm Mind
-Surf
-Rest
-HP Ground
This guy has fantastic type synergy with Scizor, usually able to set up to +6 on any fire attacks, water attacks, or special attacks. +6 Surfs are incredible powerful, usually capable of sweeping a whole team without me ever using Scizor. I used to carry Toxic for Sheddy and stalling, but I rarely found myself using it. I recently switched it to HP Ground, because Magnezone ALWAYS ruins my fun. I use him immediately after Uxie if the lead is locked into a fire move or STAB special move, either PP stalling them out of their move to let Scizor set up, or just setting up and attempting a sweep with suicune.
So this team works fairly well. The type synergy is amazing between these three, and thier bulk makes setting up easy. The EVs are rather lazy, and any other advice/critiques would be greatly appreciated.