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Pimp My Team. (OU)

Deej26

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    15
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    • Seen Aug 27, 2010
    The Lead:

    Skarmory @Leftovers
    EV's 240 HP / 74 Atk / 196 Def
    Impish nature / Keen Eye
    -Brave Bird
    -Roost
    -Whirlwind
    -Stealth Rock

    Electivire @Expert Belt
    EV's 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
    Adamant nature / Motor Drive
    -ThunderPunch
    -Ice Punch
    -Cross Chop
    -Earthquake

    Arcanine @Leftovers
    EV's 120 HP / 152 Atk / 236 Spe
    Adamant nature / Flash Fire
    -Flare Blitz
    -Extremespeed
    -Morning Sun
    -Will-O-Wisp

    Blastoise @Leftovers
    EV's 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
    Calm nature / Torrent
    -Surf
    -Ice Beam
    -Rapid Spin
    -Protect

    Scizor @Leftovers
    EV's 248 HP / 88Atk / 172 Spe
    Adamant nature / Technician
    -Baton Pass
    -Swords Dance
    -Iron Defense
    -Bug Bite

    Sweeplax/Snorlax @Chesto Berry
    EV's 170HP / 170Atk / 170SpD
    Adamant nature / Thick Fat
    -Rest
    -Body Slam
    -ThunderPunch
    -Earthquake

    As you can see, the team is pretty self explanatory it's a newer team than my old one and my current record with it is 4-1 so far. I haven't ran into any pokemon that wall my team nor any others that rip through my team. The cause of my loss was miss prediction (Scizor out against Infernape, predict Flare Blitz, but he uses Stone Edge and got a Critical hit on Arcanine). If I'm missing anything please let me know in the comments below. Thank you.
     
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    Deej26 said:
    The Lead:

    Skarmory @Leftovers
    EV's 240 HP / 74 Atk / 196 Def
    Impish nature / Keen Eye
    -Brave Bird
    -Roost
    -Whirlwind
    -Stealth Rock

    ok i guess..

    Electivire @Life Orb
    EV's 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
    Adamant nature / Motor Drive
    -ThunderPunch
    -Ice Punch
    -Meditate
    -Earthquake


    Much better set. Since you know it can actually sweep and if it gets a speed boost you can then Meditate on the switch and that will be the equivalent of a DD boost.

    Arcanine @Leftovers
    EV's 120 HP / 152 Atk / 236 Spe
    Adamant nature / Flash Fire
    -Flare Blitz
    -Extremespeed
    -Morning Sun
    -Will-O-Wisp


    Inferior Infernape. Ape can also attack from both ends of the spectrum, has priority and isn't walled by everything.

    Blastoise @Leftovers
    EV's 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
    Calm nature / Torrent
    -Surf
    -Ice Beam
    -Rapid Spin
    -Protect

    100% inferior Starmie. Starmie can also Recover.

    Scizor @Leftovers
    EV's 248 HP / 88Atk / 172 Spe
    Adamant nature / Technician
    -Baton Pass
    -Swords Dance
    -Iron Defense
    -Bug Bite

    Meh the CBer would be better. Iron Defense is a crappy boost to pass since its so easily negated and the rest of your team can stat up (the pokes that need it i.e vire and ape) without the help.

    Snorlax @Leftovers
    EV's 186 HP / 88 Def / 236 sp.def
    Careful nature / Thick Fat
    -Rest
    -Body Slam
    -Sleep Talk
    -Crunch

    Chesto Resting is meh. Use a Rest talker A. Because your team cannot handle status and B. Crunch helps your Gengar weakness.
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    Comments in bold.

    Ok fighting types and Tyranitar give this team a torrid time. Id replace Electivire for a solid Fighting type counter, Gliscor works well as it stops both rather well.

    Either way i dont really see what this team does. It doesn't have a strategy at all. Using easy to wall stuff (Vire - even with SD's passed to it) and easy to set up on things is asking for a torrid time. Stall and offense are both going to overwhelm this. This team is in the middle basically, not doing anything.

    https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=123757

    https://www.pokecommunity.com/showpost.php?p=4658759&postcount=6

    https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=205008

    https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=209090

    ^read those.
     
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    https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=209090
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    This is outdated since it mentions Latias and Salamence.

    I haven't ran into any pokemon that wall my team nor any others that rip through my team.
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    You should never ever say that especially when you only battled 5 times with this team. And the people you battled probably aren't even that good. Here's a small list of Pokemon that can sweep your entire team with little or no trouble.

    Mixed Infernape - OHKOs Snorlax, Skarmory, Scizor, and Electivire with Close Combat or Fire Blast. 2HKOs Blastoise with Grass Knot and 2HKOs Arcanine with Close Combat.
    Mixed Dragonite - OHKOs or 2HKOs everything with Draco Meteor, Thunderbolt, or Superpower
    Life Orb Gyarados - After a Dragon Dance, OHKOs Electivire, Arcanine, and Snorlax after Stealth Rock damage. 2HKOs Skarmory, Scizor, and Blastoise.
    Swords Dance Lucario - After a Swords Dance, can OHKO everything on your team with Close Combat or Extremespeed.

    There are more Pokemon that can give you trouble, but these are the major ones.

    When building a team, use a threat list to check if you have a major weakness to anything. HERE is a good one. Of course, you aren't expected to be able to counter EVERY single Pokemon in the tier, but as long as you have a decent answer to the most commonly used Pokemon and sets you should be well off.

    BLASTOISE

    As was mentioned, Starmie is a way better Spinner than Blastoise. Starmie is also one of the best Infernape counters and can be a decent check to Gyarados.

    Starmie @Leftovers
    Timid Nature
    136 HP / 156 Def / 216 Spd

    -Surf
    -Thunderbolt
    -Ice Beam
    -Recover

    ARCANINE

    Don't use Arcanine in OU. Heatran and Infernape are way better. Scarf Heatran gives you a revenge killer with lots of resistances for most things that trouble you including Dragonite and Lucario.

    Heatran @Choice Scarf
    Naive Nature
    4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd

    -Fire Blast
    -Earth Power
    -Dragon Pulse
    -Explosion

    ELECTIVIRE

    Many new battlers use physical Electivire because they look at Electivire's higher Attack stat, but Mixed Electivire generally performs better in OU battles.

    Electivire @Expert Belt
    Mild Nature
    36 Atk / 252 SpA / 220 Spd

    -Thunderbolt
    -Flamethrower
    -Cross Chop
    -Ice Punch/Hidden Power Grass

    Physical Electivire's Thunderpunch vs. Bold Vaporeon: 67.9% - 80.8%
    Mixed Electivire's Thunderbolt vs. Bold Vaporeon: 77% - 90.4%

    Physical Electivire's Thunderpunch vs. Bold Suicune: 50.5% - 60.4%
    Mixed Electivire's Thunderbolt vs. Bold Suicune: 73% - 86.1%

    Physical Electivire's Thunderpunch vs. Impish Skarmory: 56% - 66.8%
    Mixed Electivire's Thunderbolt vs. Impish Skarmory: 132% - 155.7%

    Physical Electivire's Fire/Ice Punch vs. Bold Celebi: 38.1% - 45.6%
    Mixed Electivire's Flamethrower vs. Bold Celebi: 54.5% - 64.6%

    Physical Electivire's Fire Punch vs. Relaxed Forretress: 71.8% - 85.3%
    Mixed Electivire's Flamethrower vs. Relaxed Forretress: 188.4% - 222.3%

    Physical Electivire's Earthquake vs. Relaxed Swampert: 24.3% - 28.7%
    Mixed Electivire's HP Grass vs. Relaxed Swampert: 87.9% - 104.5%

    So you see, even though Electivire's Attack is greater than its Special Attack, most walls in OU are physically defensive which means you need focus more on special attacks to beat them.

    Physical Electivire is still good, just not AS GOOD as Mixed Electivire.

    Also emphasizing the fact that you should use CHOICE BAND SCIZOR. Don't use Baton Pass Scizor just because you can.

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