ORAS OU Team Building Competition (Go vote!)

[halcyonic]

i vote for stealth rock kid srinator

 

[Tricko]

I vote for Srinator..

 

[wolf]

srinator won! Congrats.

Anti and I have decided on this new core:

Good luck!

 

[Nah]

lol it would be a Mega Pidgeot core

I shall get working on making another one of my crappy OU teams then

 

[halcyonic]

dammit anti i still have pidgeot ptsd

 

[KorpiklaaniVodka]

Spoiler:

Pidgeot @ Pidgeotite
Trait: Big Pecks
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature

- Hurricane
- Heat Wave
- U-turn
- Roost

Garchomp @ Lum Berry
Trait: Rough Skin
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature

- Swords Dance
- Earthquake
- Dragon Claw
- Fire Fang

Thundurus @ Life Orb
Trait: Prankster
EVs: 76 Atk / 184 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature

- Thunder Wave
- Knock Off
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power Ice

Celebi @ Leftovers
Trait: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 HP / 156 Def / 84 SpD / 16 Spe
Bold Nature

- Giga Drain
- Recover
- Baton Pass
- Stealth Rock

Excadrill @ Assault Vest
Trait: Mold Breaker
EVs: 200 HP / 76 Atk / 232 SpD
Adamant Nature

- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rapid Spin
- Rock Slide

Talonflame @ Liechi Berry
Trait: Gale Wings
EVs: 88 HP / 252 Atk / 168 Spe
Jolly Nature

- Swords Dance
- Natural Gift
- Brave Bird
- Flare Blitz

Mega Pidgeot and Garchomp form a good core that beats a large portion of the OU metagame.
Thundurus is here to destroy Lati@s, bulky waters and stop sweepers.
Celebi and Excadrill support the team with Stealth Rock and Rapid Spin.
Talonflame is the mid-game sweeper of the team, as well as a great lure to Rotom-W and Mega Gyarados, which otherwise are huge threats to this team.

 

[champagnepapi]

Spoiler:

King Kunta (Garchomp) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 160 Def / 92 Spe
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Dragon Tail
- Earthquake
- Fire Blast

Blacker the Berry (Pidgeot-Mega) @ Pidgeotite
Ability: No Guard
EVs: 32 HP / 252 SpA / 224 Spe
Timid Nature
- Work Up
- Hurricane
- Heat Wave
- Roost

These Walls (Slowbro) @ Leftovers
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
Bold Nature
- Scald
- Psyshock
- Thunder Wave
- Slack Off

Alright (Heatran) @ Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Spe
Calm Nature
- Lava Plume
- Taunt
- Toxic
- Protect

Hood Politics (Tangrowth) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 56 Def / 200 SpD
Relaxed Nature
- Power Whip
- Focus Blast
- Knock Off
- Leaf Storm

i (Landorus) (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Calm Mind
- Earth Power
- Focus Blast
- Hidden Power [Ice]

Kind of a different take with a bulky team, Garchomp plus the FWG defensive core is there to take on a lot of the metagame. Slowbro was the first added since the core we were given doesn't like switching into Keldeo and is outright beaten by Charizard-X at +1. From there Tangrowth and Heatran were added to check other big threats in the game like Clefable, Gyarados, Bisharp, etc. Heatran is also nice for potentially allowing me to chip Rotom-W with burn or toxic so that Pidgeot can do more damage, same with Slowbro. I chose the Work Up set on Pidgeot, with enough speed for Tornadus-T as it's a cool balance breaker right now. CM Landorus was added as the teams final member and stallbreaker, it acts as an auxiliary to Pidgeot by weakening Rotom-W and taking advantage of Pokemon like Tyranitar that Pidgeot can't beat.​

 

[Nah]

idk here's some shitty screens+NP Pass thing I made:

Spoiler: importable

BIRD JESUS (Pidgeot-Mega) @ Pidgeotite
Ability: No Guard
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hurricane
- Heat Wave
- Roost
- Hidden Power [Ground]

Garchomp @ Focus Sash
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Dragon Claw
- Fire Blast

Celebi @ Leftovers
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 HP / 148 Def / 108 Spe
Bold Nature
- Recover
- Baton Pass
- Nasty Plot
- Giga Drain

your car keys (Klefki) @ Light Clay
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 248 HP / 68 Def / 192 SpD
Careful Nature
- Reflect
- Light Screen
- Foul Play
- Safeguard

Latias (F) @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Psyshock
- Defog
- Earthquake

Keldeo-Resolute @ Leftovers
Ability: Justified
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Scald
- Secret Sword
- Substitute
- Calm Mind

 

[Yoshikkko]

r u serious mega pidgeot
ill edit this later

Spoiler:

Pidgeot @ Pidgeotite
Ability: Big Pecks
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hurricane
- Heat Wave
- Roost
- U-turn

Garchomp @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- Dragon Tail
- Stealth Rock
- Fire Blast

Celebi @ Leftovers
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 HP / 148 Def / 108 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Giga Drain
- Recover
- Earth Power

Excadrill @ Leftovers
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rapid Spin
- Rock Slide

Keldeo-Resolute @ Choice Specs
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 30 Def / 30 SpD
- Hydro Pump
- Secret Sword
- Scald
- Hidden Power [Bug]

Heatran @ Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Lava Plume
- Flash Cannon
- Roar
- Toxic

im so bad with ev spreads like 3 of these just feel weird to me :(

 

[srinator]

Sets-

Spoiler:

Garchomp @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 236 HP / 196 Def / 16 SpD / 60 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Dragon Tail
- Stealth Rock
- Fire Blast

Pidgeot @ Pidgeotite
Ability: Keen Eye
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Hurricane
- Heat Wave
- U-turn
- Work Up

Rotom-Wash @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 152 Def / 104 SpD
Bold Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Volt Switch
- Will-O-Wisp
- Pain Split

Jirachi @ Leftovers
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 224 HP / 236 SpD / 48 Spe
Careful Nature
- Iron Head
- U-turn
- Thunder Wave
- Toxic

Mew @ Leftovers
Ability: Synchronize
EVs: 252 HP / 224 SpD / 32 Spe
Calm Nature
- Taunt
- Soft-Boiled
- Will-O-Wisp / Defog
- Knock Off

Hippowdon @ Leftovers
Ability: Sand Force
EVs: 252 HP / 144 Def / 112 SpD
Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Slack Off
- Roar​

Team building process-

Spoiler:

The given core was Garchomp and Mega Pidgeot, and although it hints towards a hyper offense style, I went for a balanced (I am not sure) team. I knew Mega Pidgeot runs U-turn most of the time and I wanted to abuse this a bit by forming a volt turn core in the team. I didn't use Scizor because then I get walled by Mega Pidgeots most famous counter in Heatran, and I anyway wanted to use Jirachi to stop fairies from tearing away at me. so I went with Rotom-Wash and Jirachi since I always kind of struggle with talon, and it gives me momentum in volt switch. the EV's on Rotom ensure I don't get 5hko'd by Talon ( this was so that I can be sure I can take SD variants which have set up as well) while giving it a bit of special bulk. Chomp's ev's may seem weird but it allows me to out speed max speed which have a base speed of 77 or less (lol heatran), and the SpDef investment allow me to survive 2 fire blast's from mega zard y to phaze it out and get more rocks damage. mew is my stall breaker and can also act as a hazard remover ( but I don't use defog much so I slashed it in). and finally to cover and finish my team i added hippo that helps me against things like megazard x etc.

 

[Anti]

EDIT: I apologize for my insensitivity. I have decided to include a TRIGGER WARNING for users Archer99 and static. I'm happy to have a prayer circle with you guys or something.

LET'S GET TO IT:

Pidgeot @ Pidgeotite
Ability: Big Pecks
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hurricane
- Heat Wave
- U-turn
- Roost

wow, shout-outs to mega pidgeot. some call him bird Jesus, but i think most of u know him as ur worst nightmare. bow down to the lord himself, for only one mega pokemon is worthy of our lord and savior's name, and here he is in all his glory. just click hurricane the rest doesn't matter. i would have gone with work up or something but hey, i just took this straight out of the mega pidgeot all-stars. have you ever heard the saying "if it aint broke don't fix it"? bingo welcome to this pidgeot set. i even have uturn for #momentum even though hurricane is all the momentum you need, especially when you bs through someone with the confusion chance LOL. truly a legend pokemon, few trainers exhibit the mastery needed to click its stab move and bulldoze through the various hyper offense builds on our server that don't prep for it despite its majesty. i love you mega pidgeot, even more thank drunk gloom.

Garchomp @ Life Orb
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Dragon Claw
- Fire Blast

decided to go really aggressive with the chomp to get some early damage. it blows the doors down on clefable:

252 Atk Life Orb Garchomp Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 160 Def Clefable: 226-266 (57.3 - 67.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

i've had trouble with the last moveslot. swords dance puts a ton of pressure on the opponent and can break down defensive cores (a lot of slow builds built around stopping stuff like m-meta aren't super well equipped to take lo sd boosted stab attacks) but fire blast has more utility against hazard-setting steel-types and chesnaught. without spin/defog support, i opted for the latter.

Keldeo-Resolute @ Choice Specs
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Secret Sword
- Hydro Pump
- Icy Wind

simply amazing offensive synergy with pidgeot, even though it opens up the manectric weakness a bit. tyranitar and heatran want nothing to do with this thing and it can easily weaken rotom-w into pidgeot kill range. it also puts pressure on chansey. i can't say i'm thrilled that this is my main stall breaker but hey, with bisharp and chomp/pidg it can tag-team some stuff. went for specs because the immediate power is rly nice and having used submind a lot, i feel like the metagame has adapted to it pretty well and its inability to hit hard until boosted can make it a liability in certain match-ups. :/

Clefable @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
Bold Nature
- Moonblast
- Calm Mind
- Thunderbolt
- Soft-Boiled

idk wtf this is tbh but i use clef on like, all of my teams lol. i opted for a bit of a glue build here where it acts as a decent stop to physical attackers. was insanely talon weak and this lures it well, though tbolt's utility is pretty barren outside of that. status absorption is rly nice and can at least absorb non choice locked volt switches without dying in three seconds. :(

Celebi @ Leftovers
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 HP / 220 SpD / 36 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Thunder Wave
- Giga Drain
- Nasty Plot
- Recover

eh these last two slots suck and i'll change them if i have time, but i noticed weaknesses to diancie/m-bro/manaphy (really the usual suspects for the types of teams i like running) and also needed another ground immune/resist so i tossed this guy on. thunder wave is as an emergency stop against a few things i'm pretty poorly prepared for (can maim a torn-t or m-meta or w/e) though idk i might go with a nastypass since keld and pidg would love that!

Bisharp @ Life Orb
Ability: Defiant
EVs: 72 HP / 252 Atk / 184 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Knock Off
- Sucker Punch
- Iron Head
- Swords Dance

mostly just here to provide added offensive pressure vs. stall/semistall while acting as further protection from the latis. also checks clefable who i am pretty weak to haha. i'll make these last couple slots more efficient if i don't run out of time.

____________________________________

but let's be real. you're not here to see some bulky offense squad i threw together. i have better entries for this competition.

for the uu ladder race, i made some insanely stall weak voltturn (literally no wallbreakers LOL) that went 15-0 before i stopped playing since i had locked up the #1 seed. (btw will get around to my match vs. elf in that eventually LOL #kingjohn) anyway, once raikou and jirachi rose to ou i needed a new squad. turns out this is a terrible uu team but it has revolutionized the ou metagame with innovations like "anti as its user" and "mega pidgeot." so BEHOLD THE MEGA PIDGEOT ALL-STARS:

Slurpuff @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Unburden
EVs: 44 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 208 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Belly Drum
- Play Rough
- Drain Punch
- Return

Pidgeot @ Pidgeotite
Ability: Big Pecks
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hurricane
- Heat Wave
- U-turn
- Roost

Donphan @ Leftovers
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 244 HP / 60 Atk / 200 Def / 4 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Rapid Spin
- Knock Off

Snorlax @ Leftovers
Ability: Thick Fat
EVs: 160 HP / 112 Atk / 96 Def / 140 SpD
Careful Nature
- Curse
- Body Slam
- Earthquake
- Rest

Suicune @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Ice Beam
- Extrasensory
- Calm Mind

Entei @ Choice Band
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Sacred Fire
- Extreme Speed
- Bulldoze
- Flare Blitz

mega pidgeot is awesome. the rest doesn't matter.

no garchomp? yeah whatever pidg has beaten too many of those to care for your petty restrictions.

don't believe me? as per the request in the op, i shall provide replays exhibiting this team's greatness:

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/pokecommunity-ou-137350: idk what i was doin on t1 LOL but it all worked out, sun/sand core? pffft np
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/pokecommunity-ou-145327: another weatherman gets the forecast wrong vs. pidg master
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/pokecommunity-ubers-149765: april fools
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/pokecommunity-ou-150921: pidgeot cares not for ur thunderbolts LOL

plus like 7459836 replays vs. oddEEsh but hey who's counting

____________________________________

after many sleepless nights, i realized that i needed a new gimmick to further annoy my fellow server patrons. i present to you a rebranding of the original:

Feraligatr @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Waterfall
- Ice Punch
- Crunch
- Agility

Pidgeot @ Pidgeotite
Ability: Big Pecks
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Hurricane
- Heat Wave
- U-turn
- Roost

Hydreigon @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Dark Pulse
- Fire Blast
- U-turn

Shaymin @ Leftovers
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Seed Flare
- Psychic
- Leech Seed
- Healing Wish

Swampert @ Leftovers
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 252 HP / 216 Def / 40 SpD
Relaxed Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Scald
- Ice Beam

Bronzong @ Macho Brace
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 88 Def / 168 SpD
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Gyro Ball
- Earthquake
- Hypnosis
- Trick

some hilarious gimmicks on this squad, hw shaymin gets 'em every time and the bronzong makes me weep tears of joy.

i have even more replays showcasing the devilish nature of this squad:

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/pokecommunity-ou-154886: oof
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/pokecommunity-ou-154779: pidgeot gets 5 kills man what a legend
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/pokecommunity-ou-147996: a rare defeat and some possible chokin' down the stretch but yolo. even the great d_a is pushed to the brink
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/pokecommunity-ou-145879: ROFL

wow, i am but a mere peasant compared to m-pidg ^_^


SO, i enter all three teams into this competition. while the final two are ineligible, i hope you consider their impact on the metagame and admire their presence and their creator.

furthermore, consider this post a FINAL TEAM RETIREMENT of the mega pidgeot allstars, both v1 and v2. they have served me well, and they shall be missed. may pidgeot rest in peace...

...until, like Jesus/a pheonix rising from its own ashes, it comes again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and its kingdom shall have no end.

 

[halcyonic]

mega pidgeot ptsd hnnnggg

all the replays seem to be broken 8( i wanted to watch da lose

 

[Anti]

all the replays seem to be broken 8( i wanted to watch da lose

don't worry i fixed it go me etc

 

[Nah]

Anti you forgot to include the replay where I beat the UU version

Why're you retiring the teams already though?

 

[Yoshikkko]

WOLF DONT FORGET THIS ONE!!

 

[wolf]

YES SORRY. I've been pushing this off so I could complete my team. :x Give me a moment.

 

[srinator]

...lol

 

[wolf]

Time to vote.

Post the username of your preferred winner, along with a reason why (optional). Please read the criteria:

When voting, consider the criteria that the panel will be using: viability (is the team good?), creativity (does it stray from standard builds?), and synergy (is there evidence of thoughtful team building?).

 

[Yoshikkko]

omfg......wolf x)

i vote for....anti's uu team...

 

[srinator]

anti's uu team does not have chomp x)

i shall vote for anti