usum is about to come, so i thought i'd just drop all the fun sets i've used
there's more but i prolly forgot cuz of deleted teams or they're RLY outdated like from phero meta. tried to post mons that weren't rly discussed in snake draft thread or other past threads. hope y'all experiment with some of these.
Xurkitree @ Psychium Z
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Tail Glow
- Hypnosis
use this on webs to slow down all the scarfers. this set was much btr early gen because all of them were grounded. scarf landot and latios werent rly a thing at the time. this set can still work tho, just less effective.
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Tail Glow
- Hypnosis
use this on webs to slow down all the scarfers. this set was much btr early gen because all of them were grounded. scarf landot and latios werent rly a thing at the time. this set can still work tho, just less effective.
Qwilfish @ Life Orb
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Aqua Tail
- Poison Jab
- Explosion
- Swords Dance
this mon absorbs tspikes, which is huge for rain teams. u sd up and kill all rain answers. ferro coming on ur sd? naw 2hko by aqua tail. mons like venu and pex die to explosion and jab is a great overall stab for bulu, tang, and shit.
i've been trying to get this ranked for a while, but ladder success don't mean anything, even if i am undisputed the GREATEST ladderer we have seen this gen.
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Aqua Tail
- Poison Jab
- Explosion
- Swords Dance
this mon absorbs tspikes, which is huge for rain teams. u sd up and kill all rain answers. ferro coming on ur sd? naw 2hko by aqua tail. mons like venu and pex die to explosion and jab is a great overall stab for bulu, tang, and shit.
i've been trying to get this ranked for a while, but ladder success don't mean anything, even if i am undisputed the GREATEST ladderer we have seen this gen.
Kingdra @ Bluk Berry
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Waterfall
- Outrage
- Natural Gift
- Dragon Dance
i made this set a couple hours ago and i want to try it out. dd + outrage can pressure toxapex since they run spdef now. waterfall hits pretty hard under the rain. u also can get a second dd on mons like venu and tang which force out specs kingdra usually.
the icing is the bluk berry natural gift (90 bp fire physical move). send this early game when rain aint up and bop the ferro. nice for sciz and tana too.
untested tho, but it looks hot.
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Waterfall
- Outrage
- Natural Gift
- Dragon Dance
i made this set a couple hours ago and i want to try it out. dd + outrage can pressure toxapex since they run spdef now. waterfall hits pretty hard under the rain. u also can get a second dd on mons like venu and tang which force out specs kingdra usually.
the icing is the bluk berry natural gift (90 bp fire physical move). send this early game when rain aint up and bop the ferro. nice for sciz and tana too.
untested tho, but it looks hot.
Dragonite @ Groundium Z
Ability: Multiscale
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Fire Punch
- Earthquake
- Blizzard
- Dragon Dance
this mon is lit
Ability: Multiscale
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Fire Punch
- Earthquake
- Blizzard
- Dragon Dance
this mon is lit
Banette-Mega @ Banettite
Ability: Cursed Body
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Shadow Claw
- Gunk Shot
- Will-O-Wisp
- Destiny Bond
destiny bond still hits darks and some players are forced to trade the bannette for their ttar or ash gren, which is a trade id always make. wisp is always nice. gunk shadow claw is very hard to handle. gunk just destroys gren on the switch if u predict right lol and shadow claw pressures a lot of defensive pivots like magearna for 40% (80% if it tries to come in). everything else is just annoyed by wisp man.
i'd def try this pokemon on an ho team. very underrated imo
Ability: Cursed Body
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Shadow Claw
- Gunk Shot
- Will-O-Wisp
- Destiny Bond
destiny bond still hits darks and some players are forced to trade the bannette for their ttar or ash gren, which is a trade id always make. wisp is always nice. gunk shadow claw is very hard to handle. gunk just destroys gren on the switch if u predict right lol and shadow claw pressures a lot of defensive pivots like magearna for 40% (80% if it tries to come in). everything else is just annoyed by wisp man.
i'd def try this pokemon on an ho team. very underrated imo
Heatran @ Normalium Z
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Magma Storm
- Nature Power
- Earth Power
- Stealth Rock
nature power tran fucks over a lot of its counters like mantine and toxapex in the electric terrain. i use gigavolt cuz its just nice for one shotting pex as said and nice when u just want to nuke something. decreased zygarde usage nice for heatran in general and this set in particular.
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Magma Storm
- Nature Power
- Earth Power
- Stealth Rock
nature power tran fucks over a lot of its counters like mantine and toxapex in the electric terrain. i use gigavolt cuz its just nice for one shotting pex as said and nice when u just want to nuke something. decreased zygarde usage nice for heatran in general and this set in particular.
Kartana @ Adrenaline Orb
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Leaf Blade
- Return
- Sacred Sword
- Swords Dance
nothing rly out of ordinary here. this set is pretty funny since a lot of ppl try to soft check kart with landot and uturn into something that revenge kills it. but naw, get that speed boost real quick and sweep. i would use this with wisp mimikyu to get multiple sd's on landot too lol. just watch out for hp fire landots which have started to pop up more.
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Leaf Blade
- Return
- Sacred Sword
- Swords Dance
nothing rly out of ordinary here. this set is pretty funny since a lot of ppl try to soft check kart with landot and uturn into something that revenge kills it. but naw, get that speed boost real quick and sweep. i would use this with wisp mimikyu to get multiple sd's on landot too lol. just watch out for hp fire landots which have started to pop up more.
Nihilego @ Electrium Z
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Power Gem
- Thunder
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Toxic Spikes
gimmicky set since it beats pex. z-esense gren does it better tho unless ur to celesteela too.
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Power Gem
- Thunder
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Toxic Spikes
gimmicky set since it beats pex. z-esense gren does it better tho unless ur to celesteela too.
Breloom @ Focus Sash
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Mach Punch
- Bullet Seed
- Rock Tomb
- Spore
sash loom was funny is zardy dominant metagame. it could also check a lot of mons on that xtra/sabella ho and rain teams. now zardy is basically irrelevant, rain is still popular but ye u also got stuff like venu all over and insane koko usage atm means way too mind games between bullet seed and spore.
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Mach Punch
- Bullet Seed
- Rock Tomb
- Spore
sash loom was funny is zardy dominant metagame. it could also check a lot of mons on that xtra/sabella ho and rain teams. now zardy is basically irrelevant, rain is still popular but ye u also got stuff like venu all over and insane koko usage atm means way too mind games between bullet seed and spore.
Aerodactyl @ Firium Z
Ability: Unnerve
EVs: 36 Def / 220 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Fire Blast
- Iron Tail
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt / Hidden Power Ice
zfire blows back sciz which ppl like to lead with when they see aero + 5 ho mons. also catches ferro off guard. i think the defense was for bullet punch. iron head exists but iron tail actually ohko's diancie so ill take that risk. u can use hp for landot but that makes u vulnerable to heatran tho idk what kind of madman risks the eq. this aero is flames tho, try it out on rain teams or set up spam cuz they dont usually need a zmove user to function so not much opportunity cost when u using this set
Ability: Unnerve
EVs: 36 Def / 220 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Fire Blast
- Iron Tail
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt / Hidden Power Ice
zfire blows back sciz which ppl like to lead with when they see aero + 5 ho mons. also catches ferro off guard. i think the defense was for bullet punch. iron head exists but iron tail actually ohko's diancie so ill take that risk. u can use hp for landot but that makes u vulnerable to heatran tho idk what kind of madman risks the eq. this aero is flames tho, try it out on rain teams or set up spam cuz they dont usually need a zmove user to function so not much opportunity cost when u using this set
Kyurem-Black @ Electrium Z
Ability: Teravolt
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Fusion Bolt
- Ice Beam
- Roost
- Hidden Power [Fire]
i think this set can work with koko, there's def a better spread for this tho.
Ability: Teravolt
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Fusion Bolt
- Ice Beam
- Roost
- Hidden Power [Fire]
i think this set can work with koko, there's def a better spread for this tho.
Talonflame @ Flyinium Z
Ability: Gale Wings
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Brave Bird
- Flare Blitz
- Steel Wing
- Swords Dance
this mon needed more usage. hopefully this will change in usum. so fucking underrated.
Ability: Gale Wings
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Brave Bird
- Flare Blitz
- Steel Wing
- Swords Dance
this mon needed more usage. hopefully this will change in usum. so fucking underrated.
Zapdos @ Electrium Z
Ability: Static
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Thunder / Thunderbolt
- Heat Wave
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Agility
THIS NEEDS SO MUCH MORE USAGE!!!!! its crazy what this thing does. specs pelipper complements this thing nicely by pressure av magearna, and it can uturn out of stuff like mantine and pex which it doesnt want to play games with cuz if u hurricane a ttar by accident, ur screwed. overall insane power and the coverage is ridiculous. cant be rk'd by scarfers and priority and sets up on a lot of stuff. just have mons to pressure mag and ttar. mega latios was something i was thinking of. also keeps venusaur in check.
Ability: Static
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Thunder / Thunderbolt
- Heat Wave
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Agility
THIS NEEDS SO MUCH MORE USAGE!!!!! its crazy what this thing does. specs pelipper complements this thing nicely by pressure av magearna, and it can uturn out of stuff like mantine and pex which it doesnt want to play games with cuz if u hurricane a ttar by accident, ur screwed. overall insane power and the coverage is ridiculous. cant be rk'd by scarfers and priority and sets up on a lot of stuff. just have mons to pressure mag and ttar. mega latios was something i was thinking of. also keeps venusaur in check.
Sceptile-Mega @ Sceptilite
Ability: Lightning Rod
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Leaf Storm
- Dragon Pulse
- Focus Blast
- Nature Power
i thought this mon would run the meta lol but w/e i guess a god gotta be wrong from time to time. this set is pretty cool tho for celesteela tho it doesnt help u deal with av mag.
Ability: Lightning Rod
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Leaf Storm
- Dragon Pulse
- Focus Blast
- Nature Power
i thought this mon would run the meta lol but w/e i guess a god gotta be wrong from time to time. this set is pretty cool tho for celesteela tho it doesnt help u deal with av mag.
Manectric-Mega @ Manectite
Ability: Lightning Rod
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Thunderbolt
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Volt Switch
idgaf what anyone says. this thing is a savage and murders teams and then gets off the radar like tayk and his bitch ass. insane coverage, speed, use this with koko. ppl be sleeping man.
Ability: Lightning Rod
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Thunderbolt
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Volt Switch
idgaf what anyone says. this thing is a savage and murders teams and then gets off the radar like tayk and his bitch ass. insane coverage, speed, use this with koko. ppl be sleeping man.
Toxapex @ Eject Button
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 30 Spe
- Scald
- Toxic Spikes
- Haze
- Recover
if ur using toxapex ho, use this set pls so u dont lose momentum.
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 30 Spe
- Scald
- Toxic Spikes
- Haze
- Recover
if ur using toxapex ho, use this set pls so u dont lose momentum.
Weavile @ Fightinium Z / Groundium Z
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Knock Off
- Focus Punch / Dig
- Ice Shard
- Swords Dance
this thing is funny when it works
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Knock Off
- Focus Punch / Dig
- Ice Shard
- Swords Dance
this thing is funny when it works
Omastar @ Focus Sash
Ability: Weak Armor
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Shell Smash
- Surf
- Spikes
- Toxic Spikes
Cloyster @ Focus Sash
Ability: Skill Link
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Spikes
- Shell Smash
- Rapid Spin
- Icicle Spear
these are 10x better than azelf. stop using that trash mon.
Ability: Weak Armor
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Shell Smash
- Surf
- Spikes
- Toxic Spikes
Cloyster @ Focus Sash
Ability: Skill Link
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Spikes
- Shell Smash
- Rapid Spin
- Icicle Spear
these are 10x better than azelf. stop using that trash mon.
