Jirachi @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spe
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SpA)
- Iron Head
- Trick
- ThunderPunch / U-turn
- Stealth Rock
Scarf Jirachi is overall a really solid lead. It stops a huge array of leads, ranging from the suicide leads such as Azelf and Aerodactyl, to the bulkier ones, Swampert, Hippowdon, and Bronzong.
Gameplay: Jirachi makes sure I get Stealth Rock down no matter what, while it always steals the advantage early off my opponent thanks to Trick. Iron Head can be deadly should I be playing on a lucky day. :>
I have changed U-turn to ThunderPunch, as this gives me one more option to revenge kill Gyarados if it has already managed to get a Dragon Dance.
Cresselia (F) @ Light Clay
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 220 HP/124 Def/164 Spe
Bold nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Lunar Dance
- Psychic
- Reflect
- Light Screen
Introducing Lunar Dance Cresselia.
"Use only if you acquire a surplus amount of bawls!"
This Pokémon is what keeps my team in line, which you will most probably witness as well after reading through the whole team.
Gameplay: The set is self-explanatory and simple to use. Keep Cresselia in 'til late game, where either Lucario or Tyranitar are heavily damaged (they should have have taken down most physical walls with them by then), bring this in, set up the two screens, and Lunar Dance for the sweep.
During mid-game, Cresselia can prove itself useful by serving my walling needs against Ground/Fighting attacks and generally attacks that can't hit it for super effective damage.
Lucario (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Inner Focus
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SpA)
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Crunch
- ExtremeSpeed
Adamant Lucario still remains the number one physical threat. Period. Defeats most stall teams with ease.
Gameplay: Lucario will attempt to sweep two times. The first time is when I want to crack my opponent's defenses. I will start unleashing attacks left and right, while snatching any opportunities to Swords Dance. I won't hesitate to let Lucario absorb any status effects such as Thunder Wave from Celebi, as this will allow me to weaken said Pokémon next time Lucario attempts a sweep, thanks to Lunar Dance.
Tyranitar (M) @ Babiri Berry
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe
Jolly nature (+Spe, -SpA)
- Dragon Dance
- Crunch
- Fire Punch
- Stone Edge
Tyranitar, unexpectedly, is my MVP every match. Nothing can safely counter Tyranitar.
Gameplay: Tyranitar works in a similar manner as Lucario. Babiri Berry is there because the first time I will attempt a sweep, I'll need Tyranitar to take out any CB Scizors that attempt to Bullet Punch.
Am sure all of you by now realised that Scizor is every DDtar's archnemesis, in the current metagame. Should this first step of taking out Scizor be achieved, Lunar Dance Cresselia will be waiting to heal Tyranitar giving it another chance to shine, this time with the exception of not having to face any Tyranitar counters assuming they have been weakened/taken out during the first DDTar attack.
Suicune @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP/164 Spe/92 SpA
Modest nature (+SpA, -Atk)
- Calm Mind
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Rest
I needed something to shrug off Fire attacks launched at Jirachi and Lucario. I also needed something which would be elementally oriented, while also being able to beat Blissey. Suicune instantly sprang to mind.
Gameplay: Suicune is usually my early switch in to the likes of Heatran and Infernape. Modest is there because I need to hit Celebi and Zapdos as hard as possible, while still maintaining enough Speed to outspeed both of their bulky variants. Definitely a Pokémon to look out for after it manages to get 2-3 Calm Minds under its belt.
Gliscor (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Hyper Cutter
EVs: 252 HP/172 Def/84 Spe
Impish nature (+Def, -SpA)
- Swords Dance
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge / Ice Fang
- Roost
Swords Dance on a bulky Gliscor is really deadly since not many attacks pack the punch to hit it for enough damage.
Gameplay: In Gliscor, I've found the best Fighting/Bug defense someone can acquire in this game, as well as a dedicated, hidden sweeper which benefits from what my other physical hitters are trying to weaken. By the time I get this into the game, I'll have probably weakened my opponent's bulky Waters with Lucario and Tyranitar enough so that Gliscor picks up the trash at the very end.
Hyper Cutter accompanied with Stone Edge provide me with extra Gyarados support as they allow me to KO as it switches in on Swords Dance.
If Tyranitar/Lucario didn't manage to finish the game earlier, then this thing will.
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