Hi everyone! Just wanted to start out by saying this is my first post on smogon, and I am not the best comp battler. Please excuse my noobiness. Thanks.
Team Overview
Now that we have that done, let's move on to explaining the use of each pokemon.
The Heart of the Team; Scolipede.
This team is built around scolipede, and it's ability to Baton pass off attack, defense, and speed boosts to Charizard X. (And sometimes Excadrill.) Here's my scolipede's data.
Sanic (Scolipede) (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Speed Boost
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Swords Dance
- Iron Defense
- Protect
- Baton Pass
The main gist of scolipede is to set-up, and then baton pass onto charizard or excadrill depending on the situation. I run max hp and defense, because I can use Iron defense, making me easily able to tank physical hits, all the while gaining speed, just adding up until I cannot live another hit. Depending on the situation, I can protect to gain a free speed boost, and if the opponent's physical attacks can't leave a dent, I go for a swords dance, allowing me to then pass onto CharX (or excadrill) and sweep. I can always switch out of scolipede into another mon if a special attacker comes out, leaving me unable to set up.
The Sweeper; Charizard.
As you read earlier, CharX is a sweeper gaining boosts from scolipede.
Fried Chicken (Charizard) (M) @ Charizardite X
Ability: Blaze
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 100 Atk / 156 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Fire Punch
- Crunch
- Dragon Claw
- Roost
This Charizard may seem a little unusual, as it is not the normal CharX set, as I have modified it to work off of scolipede. First thing you might notice is the ho evs. Because charizard has to take a hit when coming in via baton pass, I have invested 252 into it, to assure I can take hit and use scolipede's stats to sweep. I use fire punch over flare blitz, because say the opponent switches into something like a chansey, or a vaporeon. Something with high hp. Using flare blitz will lead you to taking a lot of flare blitz damage, making a roost possibly necessary, which ends your momentum and allows the opponent to attack, set up, etc. I choose not to use dragon dance and use crunch for coverage, as scolipede has already passed on attack and speed boosts, there is no need to set up more.
The StealthSpinner; Excadrill.
The point of excadrill is to spin away hazards, while setting up his own, and potentially sweeping.
Drill Sergeant (Excadrill) (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Mold Breaker
Shiny: Yes
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
- Rapid Spin
- Stealth Rock
I love excadrill because he has a great hp stat allowing for him to easily tank a lot of stuff, and play a big role in the hazards meta. Originally, I ran swords dance as opposed to rock slide for setting up without scolipede, but decided to switch to rock slide to hit flying types, allowing it to be a second choice for scolipede to baton pass onto if necessary. As a StealthSpinner, I feel it is important to run hp as opposed to speed evs to take shots while excadrill spins or rocks.
The Clean-Up Sweeper; Thundurus.
The role of thundurus is to be a very strong special attacker, being able to clean up and revenge kill.
Rub My Lamp (Thundurus) (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Nasty Plot
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Focus Blast
This thundurus is pretty simple, it uses nasty plot if available and hits hard. I also use thundurus as a ZardY counter, which kinda messes up my team. Thunderbolt for STAB, hp ice for ground types that are immune to electric, and focus blast for pink blobs and other stuff that resists electric and ice.
The Physical Wall; Ferrothorn. The point of ferrothorn is to tank and punish physical attackers with its recoil damage.
Iron Man (Ferrothorn) (M) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Iron Barbs
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Leech Seed
- Thunder Wave
- Power Whip
- Knock Off
Gosh, do I love this thing. Power whip is a check to oblivious pokemon like quagsire, knock off gets rid of eviolite-dependent pokemon, and thunderwave/leech seed can make for a deadly combo. Ferrothorn also synthesizes with the special wall, vaporeon.
The SpecialWishPasser; Vaporeon. The point of vaporeon is to tank special attacks, pass wishes onto pokemon who can't easily recover, and toxic stall.
Knock Off
Brittany Spears (Vaporeon) (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
- Wish
- Protect
- Toxic
- Scald
While being mainly a special wall, vaporeon is multi use. It toxic stalls, wish passes, burns, scouts with protect. Many times I've wish passed onto ferrothorn, having the opponent kill themselves from the recoil, and ferrothorn easily gaining back hp. It can take ZardY solar beams and stall out the sun, burn ZardXs, and much more.
Thank you to all who took the time to read, I'm sorry I got lazy toward the end. I appreciate all comments and criticism. Thank you. <3
Team Overview
Now that we have that done, let's move on to explaining the use of each pokemon.
The Heart of the Team; Scolipede.
This team is built around scolipede, and it's ability to Baton pass off attack, defense, and speed boosts to Charizard X. (And sometimes Excadrill.) Here's my scolipede's data.
Sanic (Scolipede) (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Speed Boost
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Swords Dance
- Iron Defense
- Protect
- Baton Pass
The main gist of scolipede is to set-up, and then baton pass onto charizard or excadrill depending on the situation. I run max hp and defense, because I can use Iron defense, making me easily able to tank physical hits, all the while gaining speed, just adding up until I cannot live another hit. Depending on the situation, I can protect to gain a free speed boost, and if the opponent's physical attacks can't leave a dent, I go for a swords dance, allowing me to then pass onto CharX (or excadrill) and sweep. I can always switch out of scolipede into another mon if a special attacker comes out, leaving me unable to set up.
The Sweeper; Charizard.
As you read earlier, CharX is a sweeper gaining boosts from scolipede.
Fried Chicken (Charizard) (M) @ Charizardite X
Ability: Blaze
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 100 Atk / 156 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Fire Punch
- Crunch
- Dragon Claw
- Roost
This Charizard may seem a little unusual, as it is not the normal CharX set, as I have modified it to work off of scolipede. First thing you might notice is the ho evs. Because charizard has to take a hit when coming in via baton pass, I have invested 252 into it, to assure I can take hit and use scolipede's stats to sweep. I use fire punch over flare blitz, because say the opponent switches into something like a chansey, or a vaporeon. Something with high hp. Using flare blitz will lead you to taking a lot of flare blitz damage, making a roost possibly necessary, which ends your momentum and allows the opponent to attack, set up, etc. I choose not to use dragon dance and use crunch for coverage, as scolipede has already passed on attack and speed boosts, there is no need to set up more.
The StealthSpinner; Excadrill.
The point of excadrill is to spin away hazards, while setting up his own, and potentially sweeping.
Drill Sergeant (Excadrill) (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Mold Breaker
Shiny: Yes
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
- Rapid Spin
- Stealth Rock
I love excadrill because he has a great hp stat allowing for him to easily tank a lot of stuff, and play a big role in the hazards meta. Originally, I ran swords dance as opposed to rock slide for setting up without scolipede, but decided to switch to rock slide to hit flying types, allowing it to be a second choice for scolipede to baton pass onto if necessary. As a StealthSpinner, I feel it is important to run hp as opposed to speed evs to take shots while excadrill spins or rocks.
The Clean-Up Sweeper; Thundurus.
The role of thundurus is to be a very strong special attacker, being able to clean up and revenge kill.
Rub My Lamp (Thundurus) (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Nasty Plot
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Focus Blast
This thundurus is pretty simple, it uses nasty plot if available and hits hard. I also use thundurus as a ZardY counter, which kinda messes up my team. Thunderbolt for STAB, hp ice for ground types that are immune to electric, and focus blast for pink blobs and other stuff that resists electric and ice.
The Physical Wall; Ferrothorn. The point of ferrothorn is to tank and punish physical attackers with its recoil damage.
Iron Man (Ferrothorn) (M) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Iron Barbs
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Leech Seed
- Thunder Wave
- Power Whip
- Knock Off
Gosh, do I love this thing. Power whip is a check to oblivious pokemon like quagsire, knock off gets rid of eviolite-dependent pokemon, and thunderwave/leech seed can make for a deadly combo. Ferrothorn also synthesizes with the special wall, vaporeon.
The SpecialWishPasser; Vaporeon. The point of vaporeon is to tank special attacks, pass wishes onto pokemon who can't easily recover, and toxic stall.
Knock Off
Brittany Spears (Vaporeon) (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
- Wish
- Protect
- Toxic
- Scald
While being mainly a special wall, vaporeon is multi use. It toxic stalls, wish passes, burns, scouts with protect. Many times I've wish passed onto ferrothorn, having the opponent kill themselves from the recoil, and ferrothorn easily gaining back hp. It can take ZardY solar beams and stall out the sun, burn ZardXs, and much more.
Thank you to all who took the time to read, I'm sorry I got lazy toward the end. I appreciate all comments and criticism. Thank you. <3