TEAM ANALYSIS
The team starts with the great Seismitoad. Its role is to be a Stealth Rocker while checking Pokemon like Dracovish and maintaining pressure for the team with Scald, Earth Power and Toxic. While people may think Seismitoad is less usable because of Dracovish being dropped, it's solid bulk and utility makes it splashable on any balance team. It has trouble dealing with Pokemon like Corviknight, so it's time to give this toad some team support!
Rotom Heat forms a great core with Seismitoad and checks common grass types like Rotom Mow and Ferrothorn. On contrary to Seismitoad, it benefits more from Dracovish dropping, making this core less troublesome. Clefable has also recently moved into S tier, making it more of a threat, thus making Rotom more beneficial. It's also a great pivot with Volt Switch that gives momentum for its teammates. The oven likes to cook its food, after all!
Hydreigon is a great Pokemon that gives alot of resists to any team and can be a strong wallbreaker with Nasty Plot or a revenge killer with Choice Scarf. It can be a threat to Pokemon like Dragapult and other Hydreigons which are a threat to this core. It also has a decent movepool in Draco Meteor, U-Turn and coverage moves like FireBlast which can be useful. Hydreigon is always a great Pokemon, and it's rise says so!
Corviknight is one of the best hazard controls in the meta and is very splashable. It's great typing also makes Corviknight a defensive backbone. It gets a ton of utility moves such as Taunt, Defog, Roost, U turn, etc. that makes Corviknight a great Pokemon. It also deals with Pokemon such as Conkeldurr and opposing Seismitoads, as well as itself. Corviknight adds extra momentum while making a good core with Seismitoad as well!
Conkeldurr is an amazing wallbreaker that lots of Pokemon will have trouble switching into. Although slow, it can pivot in nicely with VoltTurn from Corviknight and Rotom. This allows it to gain its Flame Orb boost, making it a great Pokemon on the team with it's great typing. Mach Punch can also hit Pokemon like Excadrill and Hydreigon hard, which makes it a decent revenge killer in some occasions!
Clefable is the final spot on the team and is a great wishpasser. It can also deal with Pokemon such as Life Orb Clefable which could be a problem. It keeps the core (and the rest of the team) alive so it could continue to weaken the team while staying healthy if Clefable is in good condition. It can also cure status moves with Aromatherapy and can use Wish + Protect to heal itself. I used this over Sylveon because it grants a more offensive presence to the team!
THE TEAM
Seismitoad @
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
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Stealth Rock
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Scald
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Earth Power
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Toxic
Seismitoad is a decent physical wall that will tank the most out of physical attackers like Conkeldurr with Scald to burn opponents and Earth Power to hit pokemon harder and possibly get a Special Defense drop. It is also one of the few Pokemon this Toxic, making it very useful. Water Absorb gives immunity to Dracovish, making it great to use. 4 special attack EVs are for stacking damage with Toxic/dealing additional damage. Leftovers increase its longevity as a wall.Rotom-Heat @
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 248 HP / 8 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
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Nasty Plot
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Overheat
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Volt Switch
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Will-O-Wisp
Rotom Heat is a great Nasty Plotter that can kill Pokemon like Clefable and Corsola with a strong STAB boosted Overheat. Volt Switch is really great for pivotting and hits Pokemon such as unboosted Gyarados and Pelipper. Will-O-Wisp is an option for burning physical attackers that try to hit it. Heavy Duty Boots, although Defog Corviknight is used on the team, is used to prevent hazard damage which ruins all of its pivotting. It's ability, Levitate, is also really great for negating its ground weakness unless you're facing a Mold Breaker Excadrill. It is also walled by Seismitoad, so in comes Hydreigon to help the core.
Hydreigon @
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
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Dark Pulse
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Draco Meteor
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Thunder Wave
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U-turn
Hydreigon is the speed control of the team with control and has very strong STAB moves in Dark Pulse and Draco Meteor. Thunder Wave can be useful for paralyzing threats on switch-in thus making them weaker. U-Turn is another move used for pivotting and gaining momentum. Like Rotom Heat, it also has access to Levitate which gives it ground immunity, but dosent benefit much from Excadrill like Rotom does. I chose this as a revenge killer over a Nasty Plot set because it can outspeed Dragapult which can be a threat to the core.Corviknight @
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP / 236 SpD / 20 Spe
Careful Nature
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Defog
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Brave Bird
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Roost
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U-turn
Corviknight provides hazard control for the team and is one of the top tier Pokemon in the metagame for its versatility and decent typing. It can use Roost to increase its longevity. Brave Bird is used for chip damage and can hit Pokemon like Conkeldurr. U-Turn also makes it a slow pivotter. Max special defense are recommended for Hatterene using Mystical Fire, Pelipper, etc. and 20 speed can outspeed or speed tie with opposing Corviknights so you can U-Turn out faster. Pressure is recommended for PP stalling out the opponent, whilst Mystical Fire allows you to lower Hatterene and Sylveons special attack while spamming Roost, allowing you to potentionally force them out.Conkeldurr @
Ability: Guts
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
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Mach Punch
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Drain Punch
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Bulk Up
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Earthquake
Bulk Up Conkeldurr is a great slow wallbreaker that can hit very hard to Pokemon that dont resist its moves. Drain Punch increases its longevity, while Mach Punch is used for Priority STAB. Earthquake is it's best coverage move that hits Ghost and Fairy types such as Aegislash and Hatterene. Slow pivotting into Conkeldurr is good, as you get to activate Flame Orb safer. Max speed is used to outspeed Pokemon such as Sylveon. It also works great with Thunder Wave support from Hydreigon, as you get to outspeed more threats such as Clefable.
Clefable @
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 160 Def / 96 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
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Aromatherapy
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Moonblast
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Wish
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Protect
Clefable is the wish passer of the team and can check most special attackers this metagame. Aromatherapy is great for curing status for the team. Despite having bad synergy with Flame Orb Conkeldurr, it can cure other status ailments from it, especially Toxic and Thunder Wave. Wish is the main center of this Pokemon, as it's used for keeping the team alive as well as using Wish + Protect to heal itself. It's EVs are used to take more from physical damage. It's ability, Magic Guard, also makes it immune to Toxic, Sandstorm, and hazards, making Clefable have more utility without taking additional damage.Well, that's the team, guys! Let me know what you thought of this cool-looking balance team I made around the core. Seismitoad has been a fun Pokemon to use this generation and I hope it stays relevant!
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