This team is all about type synergy to try and get as many free switches from my walls to my counters as possible. Crobat alone can handle most walls in the game and helps counter stall tactics. M-Aggron and Florges make a formidable defensive core. The rest of my team is designed to counter whatever threatens my core with easy switches and immediate power to hit back with. Originally had defog on Crobat, but I was causing so many switches I knew I needed hazards. I put stealth rocks on M-Aggron and added a Hitmontop as a rapid spinner. On a side note, I chose not to use any legendaries. Playing with favorites is my way to have fun in competitive battling.
Changes are in Bold.
Crobat @ Black Sludge
Ability: Infiltrator
EVs:
228 HP /
80 Atk /
200 Spd
Jolly Nature
- Brave Bird
- Toxic
- Taunt
- Roost
Crobat is my stall breaker. With a fast taunt, infiltrator to bypass subs, and toxic it can counter most pokemon trying to stall me out. Having a super fast roost Really helps, allowing me to heal up recoil damage and take electric, ice, and rock attacks as neutral. When M-Aggron is threatened by a fighting type I switch in Crobat, take the x4 resisted attack, and then return fire with a super-fast Brave Bird. EV spread was put together to be fast, bulky, and hit hard. I'm considering giving him even more HP to help against psychic type attacks since Slowbro can hit it too hard to out-stall.
I found myself constantly wanting more bulk to outstall stallers and never seemed to be attacking with Crobat. I upped my HP to the highest possible value divisible by 16 to maximize sludge recovery and set speed just above Noivern. The rest went into attack.
Aggron @ Aggronite
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 16 Def / 240 SDef
Impish Nature
- Heavy Slam
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Ice Punch
This is the pokemon my UU team is built around. While not super popular in OU tier play, he really pulls weight in the UU. He tanks physical hits obviously, but he can also hit back incredibly hard with STAB Maximum Weight Heavy Slam. The investment in special defense makes him an effective counter to other Florges and allows him to hold his own against psyshock Latias. He forces switches often giving me time to set up rocks. I used to run thunder wave on him as my team appreciates the speed debuff, but dragons like Haxorus were becoming a problem so I switched it for ice punch. If he starts taking too much damage from physical fighting types I switch to Crobat. Ground attacks I switch to Eelektross.
Arcanine for fire. Florges for anything special that's not steel or poison.
Florges @ Leftovers
Ability: Flower Veil
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SDef / 4 SAtk
Calm Nature
- Wish
- Protect
- Aromatherapy
- Moonblast
The second half of my defensive core tanks special attacks with ease and keeps my team healthy. Wish passing can keep M-Aggron alive for super long and helps everything else tank a hit when switching in. Moonblast does a fair amount of damage and protect is for self healing. Most dragons these days are running iron head or poison jab so I can't use Florges to wall them (except Hydreigon). Protect can help me toxic stall and heal, but it's easily predictable and the opponent will usually just switch. Florges doesn't enjoy taking psyshocks from Latias, but it can hit back pretty hard if it survives.
Eelektross @
Expert Belt
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 172 HP / 252 SAtk / 84 Spd
Modest Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Flamethrower
- Giga Drain
- Acid Spray
One of my favorite pokemon with a set that's not too common. Tanks a few hits and hits back with powerful special attacks. Carries my only grass type move needed for Gastrodon, Swampert, and Quagsire. All of whom I can easily switch into on a predicted ground attack. The flying resist also makes it a nice bird/bat killer. Flamethrower is for steels.
After playing around with superpower I found that it didn't help me enough against things like Chansey, Umbreon, and Snorlax. I swapped out superpower for acid spray to melt the armor off special walls or give me an advantage on anything switching in. It even gives me a fighting chance against Florges. Expert Belt to increase longevity now that I can increase damage through Acid Spray, not lose more life while using it, and still OHKO Swampert and Rhyperior.
Arcanine @ Life Orb
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 72 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SDef / 176 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Flare Blitz
- ExtremeSpeed
- Crunch
- Wild Charge
Swapped out Darmanitan for Arcanine. I gave up speed and power, but in return I got a fire immunity and a +2 priority. Blastoise may take fire attacks, but it does nothing in return and will remain a support pokemon. Arcanine on the other hand can turn fire attacks into an advantage, making Flare Blitz hit supremely hard. The LO ExtremeSpeed is a great revenge killer and gives my team much needed priority. Crunch to deal with Latias, Vicinti, and Ghosts. Wild Charge for coverage on the water switch ins. (I wish Entei had it's hidden power released, it could do great i this role)
Blastoise @ Assault Vest
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spd
Bold Nature
- Rapid Spin
- Scald
- Dark Pulse
- Dragon Tail
The rapid spin support... is now a non-mega Blastoise. Dinotrek27 pointed out that I was lacking substantial fire resist and my former spinner Hitmontop couldn't deal with ghost types who would spin block it. Enter Blastoise. Even in its non-mega form it can do everything I need it to. Its typing helps my team by adding water and fire resists plus removing a psychic weakness. Gen 6 gave Blastoise dark pulse to hit ghosts with. Scald sures up his physical longevity by spreading burn and does serious damage when torrent kicks in. I tried ice beam for the grass switch ins, but it did pitiful damage and I would be forced out anyway. Dragon tail is a much better option that works as a phazer on everything but fairies. It's amazing that even with an Assault Vest on I can still burn, phaze, and clear hazards. 4 Speed EVs to outspeed uninvested Diggersby and try to score a burn on him.
