PokéCommunity Daily: Aaron Takes on Showdown

[Arcaneum]

Hello!

Many moons ago, I started a small PC Daily series, in which the community (that's y'all) gave me Pokémon sets both serious and wacky to take on Showdown's OU ladder, with myself then posting my results in the form of a Daily Article!

So this will be the first thread, all I want is for you to post a set of your choice in this thread, I will then be choosing 6 mons to use in the Gen 8 OU Ladder for next week! Then on the Sunday of that week, I'll collate my results and put together the article ready to post, before starting Week 2 after that!

What are you waiting for, give me your worst!

 

[Arcaneum]

Submitted by user: Sage on the #competitive-battling Discord channel (you should go there btw):

Shogun (Golisopod) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Emergency Exit
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Bug Buzz
- Frost Breath
- Dark Pulse

 

[Bulky Ledian]

yeah alright, I got just the thing

Spoiler:

Die. (Rhyperior) @ Choice Band
Ability: Solid Rock
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Rock Wrecker

 

[faf]

which head tho? (Hydreigon) @ Berry Juice
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Outrage
- Crunch
- Iron Tail

 

[gimmepie]

ShouldHavePickedPurrserker (Persian-Alola) @ Choice Specs
Modest Nature
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 Def / 252 Spe
- Snarl
- Water Pulse
- Icy Wind
- Parting Shot

 

[Arcaneum]

Posted by user: Dark Azelf on the Discord server:

Pincurchin @ Leftovers
Ability: Electric Surge
EVs: 252 HP / 160 Def / 96 SpD
Calm Nature
- Toxic Spikes
- Discharge
- Scald
- Recover

(I've chosen out of the options you gave me for moves)

 

[Arcaneum]

Annnnnd Team Member #6, submitted by Oya on the Discord Server:

Dubwool @ Leftovers
Ability: Fluffy
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Cotton Guard
- Body Press
- Payback
- Thunder Wave

I'll start with this team, but please do still keep posting sets in here!

 

[faf]

cat like grandma (Sylveon) @ Leftovers
Ability: Pixilate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Curse
- Quick Attack
- Facade
- Wish

 

[Wuzzy]

Cloyster @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Skill Link
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Icicle Spear
- Explosion
- Teleport
- Spikes

(teleport is legal i swear)

 

[gimmepie]

Teleport really is legal wtf?

 

[5qwerty]

yes, teleport is legal

but this set shouldn't be, at least your crying opponents will think so
Crawdaunt @ Salac Berry
Ability: Adaptability
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hydro Pump
- Dark Pulse
- Sludge Wave
- Nasty Plot

 

[Arcaneum]

Thank you for the sets for the first week chaps - gunna give it this week toget some more sets, then I'll ladder and write the article next week!

In the meantime, see how I fared this week in the following article!!!!

 

[gimmepie]

Are we submitting here still?

Mew @ Normal Gem
Ability: Synchronize
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Block
- Explosion
- Swords Dance
- Soft-Boiled

 

[User Anon 1848]

Bulbasaur @ Focus Sash
Ability: Chlorophyll
EV's: 252 Spe, 252 Atk, 4 HP
Jolly Nature
- Sleep Powder
- Toxic
- Knock off
- Leech Seed

Believe it not I had some success with this set as my lead in the 4th gen OU ladder and against a friend of mine who is quite good at the meta so I'd be curious to see how it'd fare in 8th gen. Wish Bulby had its own Gigantamax form so it could be viable in Ubers like Pikachu and Eevee apparently are.

 

[Arcaneum]

Article up soon! Just posting a set from the Discord server that was used this week:

Centiskorch @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Fire Lash
- Leech Life
- Power Whip
- Coil

 

[Arcaneum]

Annnnnd article is up! Click this shiny to see just how useless that Bulbasaur set really was.

More importantly, Week Three be go! Send your sets in this week either via here or Discord (ping me please!) so I can start laddering next week :)

 

[faf]

Bravest Bird (Corviknight) @ Life Orb
Ability: Mirror Armor
EVs: 252 HP / 148 Atk / 28 Def / 80 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Bulk Up
- Power Trip
- Brave Bird
- Roost

 

[5qwerty]

temple of droplets (Malamar) @ Leftovers
Ability: Suction Cups
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Rest
- Block
- Acupressure
- Night Slash

 

[gimmepie]

I'm just going to leave a couple of options here cause I couldn't choose

Indeedee @ Choice Specs
Ability: Psychic Surge
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Expanding Force
- Dazzling Gleam
- Mystical Fire
- Trick

Arcanine @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 248 HP / 244 Def / 16 Spe
Timid Nature
- Flamethrower
- Toxic
- Morning Sun
- Teleport

 

[Wuzzy]

Mantine @ Life Orb
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hydro Pump / Surf
- Hurricane
- Ice Beam
- Rain Dance