Introduction
Hello, this is Thoughts and I'm here with another RMT, my third one for those who want to know. So for those who haven't met me yet, this is the beginning of my second year of competitive battling and I'm just starting to get use to the playing style of 'Offense'. Usually, I'm the kind of person who plays slowly, taking hits, and moving slowly through a match. When I came here, I had Dark Azelf to show me everything and helping me with myElf Stall Teams.
After awhile, I got bored of stall teams because they all seem like Elf Stall Rip-offs =(. My last team got me very high (for me) and I was excited by its performance. But then school got in the way and my previous skills slowly diminished. I was idle in Competitive Battling for awhile until a Joint Rmt by Dark Azelf and Bedlam Beldum was posted. With the tools that the team 'Toxic Termination' used, I decided to build a team around another special sweeper that I personally, have struggled through my competitive life, Raikou (I'll do Breloom some other time xD).
Team Production
So after pursuing this team, I first consulted with Dark Azelf (who immediately rebuked the idea >:/). Obvious threats to my Raikou sweep was the ever-so-obvious Blissey. Another blob by the name of Snorlax also threatened my attempts.
Other threats that threatened to end my sweep attempt were ground-types, more notably Swampert and Gliscor.
So Raikou was first on the team seeing he was the one I was going to centre it around. I was thinking a Calm Mind set will do, so I settled for Calm Mind + Three Attacks.
Next in line was Roserade. Obviously chosen for her ability to set-up Toxic Spikes which help counter ground- types which is crucial in my attempt to start a Raikou Sweep. The ability to send something to sleep was also a very good addition to this team letting me cripple 1 Pokemon which I could later set-up on.
After Roserade was the matter of getting past big blobs, male or female. In the RMT Toxic Termination, Bedlam and D_A got past these roadblocks by using TrapTran. This allowed me to destroy blobs of special walling which further helped Raikou.
I chose Scizor next simply because of his utility in combat. He let me come in on predicted Outrages and Bullet Punch mences which helped a lot in my success. U-Turn helped scout and bring in certain members of my team in unscathed.
My next choice was obviously a ground immunity or resist and since Rotom-W is on every team, I used him. I chose Rotom-W because Rotom-H was too obvious these days and even slightly scaring off Heatran and friends with the threat of scarf Hydro Pump was nice.
My last choice, was Gyarados. I remember choosing him for his Ground- immunity but he fits nicely into the rest of his team. I think that's it... other than the fact he weakens everything before Raikou comes into play...if he ever enters play, lol.
The Team [At a Glance]
What does what? Take a Look!
Roserade @ Focus Sash
Ability : Natural Cure
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Speed / 252 Special Attack
Timid nature (+Spd, -Atk)
> Sleep Powder
> Toxic Spikes
> Leaf Storm
> Hidden Power [Fire] / Hidden Power [Ground]
Why This Member:-
So I chose Roserade for her ability to lay down Toxic Spikes. This helps me against bulky grounds that Raikou can't get past unless they're weakened. It also helps me overall as it has a powerful Leaf Storm and Sleep Powder, which both can help me in very useful ways.
Raikou @ Life Orb
Ability : Pressure
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Speed / 252 Special Attack
Timid nature (+Spd, -Atk)
> Calm Mind
> Thunderbolt
> Hidden Power [Fighting]
> Shadow Ball
Why This Member:-
As said somewhere in the introduction above, Raikou has been a pokemon where it has swept me when I was unprepared, I chose him as my centre for many reasons. For starters, what I noticed first were his base stats. 115 Base Speed and Special Attack is nothing to laugh at offensively as it outspeeds the 110 speed tier, which is a nice because this is where Latias and Gengar lurk. Its also a given it outspeed Salamence as well. Taking a look at its defenses, Raikou possess 90/75/100 defenses, which aren't necessarily bad but good enough to take neutral hits and get in a Calm Mind or two (which I've almost never have). And secondly, I like its typing, I don't know why though >:... lol.
Heatran @ Life Orb
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Speed / 252 Special Attack
Hasty nature (+Spd, -Def)
> Magma Storm
> Stealth Rock
> Earth Power
> Explosion
Why This Member:-
Heatran is one of my key members for this team to function properly. His ability to Trap Blissey and Snorlax is very valuable as they both stop Raikou. I will now quote from Team 'Toxic Termination'.
This pretty much says it all, just replace all Empoleons with Raikou, k? =)
Gyarados @ Liechi Berry
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Attack / 252 Speed
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
> Substitute
> Dragon Dance
> Bounce
> Waterfall
Why This Member:-
Gyarados' position was very flexible as long as they share the key role of having a Ground Immunity / Resist. I settled with Gyarados because of his ability to strike back with lots of power. His resistances to Fire and Ground made him my first switch-in to Heatran. He helps weaken the other team before Raikou comes out for the final sweep.
Rotom-W @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 168 Defense / 88 Speed
Bold nature (+Def, -Atk)
> Rest
> Sleep Talk
> Reflect
> Thunderbolt
Why This Member:-
Rotom-W is also my other Ground-Immunity that plagues my team. I made him a Restalk variant to absorb status while spreading it though Reflect is perfectly viable over WoW as they both soften Physical hits. Rotom-W provides a Hydro Pump feint as well as a real team supporter with Reflect / WoW.
Scizor @ Choice Band
Ability: Technician
EVs: 176 HP / 252 Attack / 80 Defense
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
> Bullet Punch
> U-turn
> Superpower
> Pursuit
Why This Member:-
Obviously the most used Pokemon in the current metagame, a whopping 32% in the September Statistics and a huge support to my team not to mention a powerful force. I use Bullet Punch for picking off anything with low health and I basically Pursuit anything early in the game. I tend to Pursuit or Superpower early in the game and then Bullet Punch late-game. I use U-turn at a bare minimum. The EVs are weird but whatever, I basically took D_A's bulky Scizor spread, put max attack, and then leftovers into defense.
So this is my team and I would like all your considerations, so point out anything you notice. A major weak or a grammar error, tell me (as long as it follows this forum's rules, lol).
Have a nice day! ^^
Hello, this is Thoughts and I'm here with another RMT, my third one for those who want to know. So for those who haven't met me yet, this is the beginning of my second year of competitive battling and I'm just starting to get use to the playing style of 'Offense'. Usually, I'm the kind of person who plays slowly, taking hits, and moving slowly through a match. When I came here, I had Dark Azelf to show me everything and helping me with my
After awhile, I got bored of stall teams because they all seem like Elf Stall Rip-offs =(. My last team got me very high (for me) and I was excited by its performance. But then school got in the way and my previous skills slowly diminished. I was idle in Competitive Battling for awhile until a Joint Rmt by Dark Azelf and Bedlam Beldum was posted. With the tools that the team 'Toxic Termination' used, I decided to build a team around another special sweeper that I personally, have struggled through my competitive life, Raikou (I'll do Breloom some other time xD).
Team Production
So after pursuing this team, I first consulted with Dark Azelf (who immediately rebuked the idea >:/). Obvious threats to my Raikou sweep was the ever-so-obvious Blissey. Another blob by the name of Snorlax also threatened my attempts.
Other threats that threatened to end my sweep attempt were ground-types, more notably Swampert and Gliscor.
So Raikou was first on the team seeing he was the one I was going to centre it around. I was thinking a Calm Mind set will do, so I settled for Calm Mind + Three Attacks.
Next in line was Roserade. Obviously chosen for her ability to set-up Toxic Spikes which help counter ground- types which is crucial in my attempt to start a Raikou Sweep. The ability to send something to sleep was also a very good addition to this team letting me cripple 1 Pokemon which I could later set-up on.
After Roserade was the matter of getting past big blobs, male or female. In the RMT Toxic Termination, Bedlam and D_A got past these roadblocks by using TrapTran. This allowed me to destroy blobs of special walling which further helped Raikou.
I chose Scizor next simply because of his utility in combat. He let me come in on predicted Outrages and Bullet Punch mences which helped a lot in my success. U-Turn helped scout and bring in certain members of my team in unscathed.
My next choice was obviously a ground immunity or resist and since Rotom-W is on every team, I used him. I chose Rotom-W because Rotom-H was too obvious these days and even slightly scaring off Heatran and friends with the threat of scarf Hydro Pump was nice.
My last choice, was Gyarados. I remember choosing him for his Ground- immunity but he fits nicely into the rest of his team. I think that's it... other than the fact he weakens everything before Raikou comes into play...if he ever enters play, lol.
The Team [At a Glance]
What does what? Take a Look!
Roserade @ Focus Sash
Ability : Natural Cure
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Speed / 252 Special Attack
Timid nature (+Spd, -Atk)
> Sleep Powder
> Toxic Spikes
> Leaf Storm
> Hidden Power [Fire] / Hidden Power [Ground]
Why This Member:-
So I chose Roserade for her ability to lay down Toxic Spikes. This helps me against bulky grounds that Raikou can't get past unless they're weakened. It also helps me overall as it has a powerful Leaf Storm and Sleep Powder, which both can help me in very useful ways.
Raikou @ Life Orb
Ability : Pressure
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Speed / 252 Special Attack
Timid nature (+Spd, -Atk)
> Calm Mind
> Thunderbolt
> Hidden Power [Fighting]
> Shadow Ball
Why This Member:-
As said somewhere in the introduction above, Raikou has been a pokemon where it has swept me when I was unprepared, I chose him as my centre for many reasons. For starters, what I noticed first were his base stats. 115 Base Speed and Special Attack is nothing to laugh at offensively as it outspeeds the 110 speed tier, which is a nice because this is where Latias and Gengar lurk. Its also a given it outspeed Salamence as well. Taking a look at its defenses, Raikou possess 90/75/100 defenses, which aren't necessarily bad but good enough to take neutral hits and get in a Calm Mind or two (which I've almost never have). And secondly, I like its typing, I don't know why though >:... lol.
Heatran @ Life Orb
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Speed / 252 Special Attack
Hasty nature (+Spd, -Def)
> Magma Storm
> Stealth Rock
> Earth Power
> Explosion
Why This Member:-
Heatran is one of my key members for this team to function properly. His ability to Trap Blissey and Snorlax is very valuable as they both stop Raikou. I will now quote from Team 'Toxic Termination'.
Toxic Termination said:
This pretty much says it all, just replace all Empoleons with Raikou, k? =)
Gyarados @ Liechi Berry
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Attack / 252 Speed
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
> Substitute
> Dragon Dance
> Bounce
> Waterfall
Why This Member:-
Gyarados' position was very flexible as long as they share the key role of having a Ground Immunity / Resist. I settled with Gyarados because of his ability to strike back with lots of power. His resistances to Fire and Ground made him my first switch-in to Heatran. He helps weaken the other team before Raikou comes out for the final sweep.
Rotom-W @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 168 Defense / 88 Speed
Bold nature (+Def, -Atk)
> Rest
> Sleep Talk
> Reflect
> Thunderbolt
Why This Member:-
Rotom-W is also my other Ground-Immunity that plagues my team. I made him a Restalk variant to absorb status while spreading it though Reflect is perfectly viable over WoW as they both soften Physical hits. Rotom-W provides a Hydro Pump feint as well as a real team supporter with Reflect / WoW.
Scizor @ Choice Band
Ability: Technician
EVs: 176 HP / 252 Attack / 80 Defense
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
> Bullet Punch
> U-turn
> Superpower
> Pursuit
Why This Member:-
Obviously the most used Pokemon in the current metagame, a whopping 32% in the September Statistics and a huge support to my team not to mention a powerful force. I use Bullet Punch for picking off anything with low health and I basically Pursuit anything early in the game. I tend to Pursuit or Superpower early in the game and then Bullet Punch late-game. I use U-turn at a bare minimum. The EVs are weird but whatever, I basically took D_A's bulky Scizor spread, put max attack, and then leftovers into defense.
So this is my team and I would like all your considerations, so point out anything you notice. A major weak or a grammar error, tell me (as long as it follows this forum's rules, lol).
Have a nice day! ^^
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