Alright, so this is one of my first ever RMTs so bear with me here.
Intro For a while I've been wanting to try out a TR team mostly because they seem like so much fun and because I'm always getting beaten with them(lol) But I haven't really had the chance to until recently. Also, with the release of Reuniclus and Ferrothorn, a pair that go so well together on a TR team, I decided to give it a go.
Individual Pokemon Evaluation
Bronzong is obviously the lead for this team. It has the ability to come in and quickly set up with TR while being able to resist just about any attack. Sadly, mine was hatched in the 5th Gen so no SR for me but I can work around that little setback.
Reuniclus. That evil little psychic type. It's bulk along with it's amazing special attack and low speed make it the perfect choice for any TR team. Magic Guard grants recoil free L/O use which just makes it all the more desirable. It's few weaknesses allow it to set up TR if need be and then just attack, attack, attack.
And now we come to Ferrothorn. Honestly, what is a Reuniclus without a Ferrothorn? I first saw this combo used on PO and because of it I was pwnd. Ferrothorn covers all of Reuniclus' few weaknesses and can easily switch in to any of its counters. Ferrothorn is also useful for setting up entry hazards since I obviously blew that opportunity with Bronzong.
Ah yes, Haxorus. I know what you're thinking, why run a Haxy on a TR team? And truth be told, I'm afraid I'll lose my pokemon who know the move. If that were to be the case I'd have a team left full of bulky yet really slow pokemon. Haxorus fixes this problem with it's nice speed and monstrous attack. Haxy also covers the fire problems that I have with Bronzong and Ferrothorn.
Gigalith is here mainly because I needed another slow, pokemon that could be defensive and something that wasn't weak to fire. Sturdy ability and monstrous defense make this pokemon real hard to take down. With the fighting and ground weaknesses, I always have my good friend Reuniclus for such a situation. Or even Ferrothorn will work.
And finally, the last pokemon I've decided to use, is Vaporeon. Vaporeon is a nice little support to have around and can counter those nasty, nasty fire types that can rip my Bronzong and Ferrothorn to shreds. It's also good against ground types that threaten Gigalith. Of course, all the lovely little threats that Vaporeon has to put up with in this generation are going to be a problem indeed, but I believe I can use this poke to it's full potential.
Strategy
Alright, so lets get down to the individual strategies for each of these pokemon.
Species: Bronzong
Position: Lead
@ Leftovers
Nature: Brave
Ability: Levitate
-Trick Room
-Gyro Ball
-Hypnosis
-Earthquake
IVs: 31/31/31/31/31/0
EVs: 252 HP/252 Atk./4 Def
Yeah, like I said, I blew my SR chance on this one. But Bronzong can still make a great lead as it has many resistances. After it sets up with TR and Hypno, it can just kill with either of it's attacks.
Species: Reuniclus
Position: Special Sweep
@ Life Orb
Nature: Quiet
Ability: Magic Guard
-Trick Room
-Psycho Shock
-Shadow Ball
-Focus Blast
IVs: x/x/x/x/x/0
EVs: 252 SpA/252 HP/4 SpD
My special sweep with TR in case the twisted dimensions get returned to normal while I'm sweeping. Psycho Shock over Psychic in case of Chansey/Blissey, and Focus Blast over Protect because I wanted it to be more of a sweeper.
Species: Ferrothorn
Position: Support/Physical Sweep
@Leftovers
Nature: Relaxed
Ability: Iron Barbs
-Substitute
-Leech Seed
-Power Whip
-Gyro Ball
IVs: x/x/x/x/x/0
EVs: 252 HP/208 SpD/48 Atk
My Physi Sweep/annoying substitute thing. I like Sub over Protect because if I'm going to be faster because of TR Substitute will protect me. Besides, unless Ferrothorn gets hit by a fire type attack, or a really powerful neutral damage one then the Sub will survive. Therefore I can protect myself and sweep with my monstrous attack. I chose to EV in attack instead of defense because I wanted more of a sweeper than a defensive pokemon.
Species: Haxorus
Position: Alternate Physical Sweep
@Choice Band(Life Orb??)
Nature: Adamant
Ability: Mold Breaker
-Dragon Claw
-Earthquake
-Outrage
-Rock Slide
IVs: 31/31/31/31/31/31
EVs: 252 Atk/ 220 Spe/ 36 HP
My only fast pokemon. When it first came out everything about it screamed BROKEN! to me. However, since for now it is currently OU I've decided to take advantage of it. Choice Band makes its awesome attack all the more better but I'm wondering whether or not a L/O will be better since I'm only running one fast poke and I might want to switch moves every now and again.
Species: Gigalith
Position: Physical Wall
@Leftovers
Nature: Brave
Ability: Sturdy
-Protect
-Trick Room
-Rock Slide
-Explosion
IVs: x/x/x/x/x/0
EVs: 252 HP/208 Atk/48 SpD
Wanted to make this pokemon more wallish, thus the more EVs in SpD(and the Leftovers). I was looking to put some Def. EVs in there too but not exactly sure what to sacrifice for those.
and last but not least
Species: Vaporeon
Position: Support
@Leftovers
Nature: Bold
Ability: Water Absorb
-Wish
-Protect
-Scald
-Toxic
IVs: 31/31/31/31/31/0
EVs: 248 HP/252 Def/8 SpD
This one is more or less around to just help out. Wish revives health, Scald is a nice new move to have and Toxic because I like the poisoning effect.
Conclusion
So that's my team. All in all I think it's one of the best I've ever made; especially considering I hate the 5th Gen >.< Feel free to tear it to shreds and whatnot :P
Thanks!
