Other The Dark Horse Project

[Salemance]

Its no prob, just its hard keeping it going with me only doing one half of it and look forward to your next entry.

 

[jpw234]

Well Salemance , I thought that Alomomola was pretty good for me but not a star by any means. Really the biggest issue with Mola is that it doesn't provide any sort of pressure at all - even Skarmory offers hazards, Whirlwind, etc, but Mola's Scald does about 20% even when it's super-effective so you kind of have to pray for burns. Mirror Coat is a pretty sad attempt to rectify that but I've recently replaced it with Toxic as it's just necessary to beat Keldeo, Lando-I, Char-X, etc. Ultimately Mola is mostly a backup pokemon - its only primary roles are countering non-SubCM Keldeo and Conkeldurr and providing some Wish support, but its all-around bulk is helpful in providing some redundancy against opposing threats and Regenerator is super-useful in late-game situations.
Ultimately, I like Alomomola but I wish it could hit a bit harder to become a truly top-tier stall mon.

 

[Salemance]

Understandable, and goes to show that even with the best of intentions not every Dark horse can have it day. Alomo was a pain for me in last gen's RU (it would constantly soak and then toxic me in one of my more difficult matches as I recall, even if it was slightly gimmicky) and its refreshing to see that it is stil lcapable of doing its job as a stall mon in such an offensive meta.

 

[effyouzion]

Just noticed this thread has been kinda dead, so since my new team has a few dark horses I thought I'd revive it:

Pokemon Showdown! Username: soulswag
Prior Hall of Fame Standing: 1857 rank with Shedinja -- currently 1892 with my new dark horse team
Current Dark Horse Pokemon: Tornadus-T (1.56711%), Mew (2.88408%), Rhyperior (0.51656%)
Explanation of Dark Horse(s)

Tornadus-Therian (M) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 248 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Hurricane / Aerial Ace
- Knock Off
- Superpower
- U-turn

Just a great pivot. Having something so ridiculously fast on a stall team is awesome. He can really save your ass vs. the Latis and stall-breaker Gengar. Even without investment, hurricane hits physical walls and M-Venu pretty hard and means you can go for the surprise kill after they've been worn down. Aerial ace is specifically for countering CM Keldeo, which can be necessary if you lack a mega Venusaur. HP EVs can be changed for SpD EVs, attack EVs, or even SpAtk EVs depending on your preference and play style.

Mew @ Leftovers
Ability: Synchronize
EVs: 244 HP / 248 Def / 16 Spe
Impish Nature
- Knock Off
- Will-O-Wisp
- Defog
- Roost

Great defogger and general physical wall. Can switch in on virtually every physical attacker and burn it before it does anything too harmful, then roost off the damage. Only Lum/SD Garchomp and Excadrill as well as fast Mega Hera really scare this guy. EVs are to outrun adamant Bisharp and burn before he gets in the knock off:

-2 252+ Atk Life Orb Bisharp Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Mew: 159-190 (39.3 - 47%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

After the burn you can just roost stall non-SD variants out. Make sure to get something else for SD variants. Shouldn't be hard to do after a burn.

Rhyperior @ Leftovers
Ability: Solid Rock
EVs: 252 HP / 100 Atk / 156 Def
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Stealth Rock
- Dragon Tail

Rhyperior covers Mew's major weakness to MegaZard X. This is as close to a hard counter as you can get. WoW variants are annoying, but you can still set up rocks in his face while he does little to you in return. EVs let you out damage 252/252+ Chansey's soft-boiled after a knock off (not hard to get with this team). In general, Rhyperior has a lot of flaws and is only on this team for specific support needs. Would not recommend for most teams.

 

[Salemance]

This could just be me, but I would think you could find room for Heal Bell on Mew if truly wished to help make Rhyperior's life a bit easier. Other than that solid, if not common dark horses and hope they ladder strong with ya.

 

[effyouzion]

This could just be me, but I would think you could find room for Heal Bell on Mew if truly wished to help make Rhyperior's life a bit easier. Other than that solid, if not common dark horses and hope they ladder strong with ya.

Chansey is on the team as a cleric. I agree Rhyperior needs cleric support to take on ZardX consistently because that defensive WoW set is pretty common.

 

[Salemance]

Chansey is on the team as a cleric. I agree Rhyperior needs cleric support to take on ZardX consistently because that defensive WoW set is pretty common.

Ah, you already had one. Alright then man.