Oh dear, why am I here [OU RMT]

[TwilightBlade]

Hey all, I am trying my shot at battling, so guidance is appreciated. Special thanks to Oversoul for the nickname and team building help, and Syndrome for provoking me into learning how to battle. D8<

Overview
[alink id="Metagross"]

[/alink id] [alink id="Latias"]

[/alink id] [alink id="Flygon"]

[/alink id] [alink id="Hariyama"]

[/alink id] [alink id="Porygon2"]

[/alink id] [alink id="Heatran"]

[/alink id]​

[a id]Metagross[/a id]

Metagross

Pallas Athena @ Occa Berry
Ability: Clear Body


EVs: 252 HP/236 Atk/12 Def/8 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Bullet Punch
- Stealth Rock
- Explosion
- Earthquake

Standard Metagross lead. He gets the rocks up early match whilst surviving hits from other leads like Ape and Heatran thanks to the Occa Berry and Earthquake too. Explosion lets me remove other leads like Swampert early in the game which helps alot.


[a id]Latias[/a id]

Latias

Artemisia (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate


EVs: 148 HP/252 Spd/108 SAtk
Timid nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Dragon Pulse
- Calm Mind
- Recover
- Surf

Latias is here as my special sweeper. Calm Mind up late game and smack things with STAB Dragon Pulse whilst Surf compliments it coverage wise. Recover lets me heal of damage after some boosts and lets me take some hits.


[a id]Flygon[/a id]

Flygon

Orpheus Telos (M) @ Choice Band
Ability: Levitate


EVs: 252 Atk/176 Spd/80 SAtk
Lonely nature (+Atk, -Def)
- Earthquake
- Fire Blast
- Outrage
- U-turn

Flygon is a great Choice Bander, U-Turn lets him scout counters and then he can clean up later game with Outrage and Earthquake. Fire Blast allows him to beat things like Skarmory and hits things like Forretress hard. Then, I can Outrage easier later game with those out of the way.


[a id]Hariyama[/a id]

Hariyama

Caesar (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Thick Fat


EVs: 76 HP/180 Atk/252 Def
Impish nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Whirlwind
- Knock Off
- Force Palm
- Ice Punch

Hariyama is here to tank away and covers things like Tyranitar very well. Knocking off items and hitting things with STAB Force Palm helps support the team. Ice Punch covers dragons looking to switch in and also hits Celebi etc. Whirlwind is useful to get rid of annoying stat uppers amongst other things.


[a id]Porygon2[/a id]

Porygon2

Juno @ Leftovers
Ability: Trace


EVs: 252 HP/216 Def/40 SAtk
Bold nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Discharge
- Ice Beam
- Recover
- Thunder Wave

Porygon2 is here to beat DD Gyarados with Discharge and also DD Salamence with Ice Beam which cause this team a few problems. Thunder Wave helps further support the team and Recover allows him to keep switching in and taking said hits.


[a id]Heatran[/a id]

Heatran

Trismegistus (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire


EVs: 252 HP/16 SAtk/240 SDef
Modest nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Will-o-wisp
- Substitute
- Overheat
- Earth Power

Heatran is here as he is a good Scizor check. However, I am considering more speed though to beat all versions. This EV spread allows him to beat annoying Pokemon like Gengar. Overheat is for STAB and burn support further helps this team cripple things. Earth Power helps hit other fire types etc.

 

[Ooka]

Unfortunately, once Latias gets hit with Pursuit, you lose to NP Azelf. Pursuit bait Latias is no fun anyways, so I'd suggest the Bulky CM with Reflect / Recover / Calm Mind / Dragon Pulse. You lose coverage, but nothing is immune to Dragon so you can hit everything anyways, and you don't die to the likes of TTar and Scizor.

 

[Change]

At this moment in time, i'm probably talking out my ass, surely PorygonZ?

 

[Aurafire]

At this moment in time, i'm probably talking out my ass, surely PorygonZ?

Yup, you are. P-Z and P2 play totally different roles. In this case, she needs P2 so she has insurance against DD Mence and Gyara, among other things.

 

[Change]

Yup, you are. P-Z and P2 play totally different roles. In this case, she needs P2 so she has insurance against DD Mence and Gyara, among other things.

Fair enough, i never play either of them anyways. So I wouldn't know :P

 

[TwilightBlade]

Unfortunately, once Latias gets hit with Pursuit, you lose to NP Azelf. Pursuit bait Latias is no fun anyways, so I'd suggest the Bulky CM with Reflect / Recover / Calm Mind / Dragon Pulse. You lose coverage, but nothing is immune to Dragon so you can hit everything anyways, and you don't die to the likes of TTar and Scizor.

I have yet to encounter Pursuit (lol). Ttar has been a problem, but I do not recall Scizor beating me up too much. >O<

I assume you want Latias to have the EV Spread 128 HP / 128 SpA / 252 Spe then? I could try that out.

 

[Ooka]

Well, I'll admit, lately there hasn't been a large amount of Pursuit just because of the BabiriDD Tar, however, I think the craze is going to die down soon and we'll start seeing more CB Tar. And yeah, that's the EVs for the set.

 

[Niprop]

At this moment in time, i'm probably talking out my ass, surely PorygonZ?

...Must...Resist...Urge...To..Lecture...

*Niprop charges into the thread*

First of all, Porygon2 has a different stat distribution from Z. With 30 20 more Defense and Special Defense (making 2 MUCH more durable then Z), and less speed (and Special Attack), 2 is able to make better use of Trick Room. Second of all, Porygon2 has Trace (which Z cannot have), with allows it to literally copy the ability of the last poke it was sent out against. You send 2 on Jolteon? 2 absorbs electricity, just like Jolt.
Third of all, Porygon-Z can't stand more then a few blows, unlike 2, and replacing Porygon2's role with Z's is like trying to replace Gardevoir with Gallade. It doesn't work that way.

*gets a grip of himself*

Anyways, the only thing I could suggest for you is that you might want to consider replacing Discharge with Thunderbolt on 2, seeing as you already have Thunder Wave. However, if you want to take a risk and attempt to paralyze and damage on the same turn, keep Discharge.