UU Team | Zetta's First | D/P Team

[Zetta-Chan]

Well, we all know what Platinum did to the OU metagame. It turned a perfectly fine metagame, into a common term by the name of "Platifail." Now, Zetta is adapting. I am trying out, for the first time, an UU team. So I was sitting in a pair of super comfy sweatpants, eating Granola, when I thought up this team. I've tried this team a few times on Shoddy, and with mixed results. I now love the lower metagame, and want to advance in it. I give you, Zetta-Chan's new UU team.

Team At A First Look
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[Crobat ; Ct. Chocu] @ Leftovers
Nature: Timid
Trait: Inner Focus​

160 HP / 132 SpA / 216 Spe

• Hypnosis​
• Taunt​
• Roost​
• Air Slash​

Thoughts / Comments:

Now, with BL/UU mixing this Pocket monster can finnally get some well-needed attention. This lead laughs at Fake Out leads such as Persian and is faster. Hypnosis is for the sleep aspect of this set. Taunt, to totally shut down set-up leads. Roost, for recovery. Air slash, for STAB and flinch.​

[Politoed ; LeapFrog] @ Choice Specs
Nature: Modest
Trait: Water Absorb

4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe​

• Hypnosis
• Ice Beam
• Surf
• Hidden Power [Electric]

Thoughts / Comments:
Alot of people just look over this set, but personally, I love it. Many ask, why Hypnosis on a Choice set? Are you crazy? No, it is just their if I need sleep assistance and then I can switch out. Ice Beam to cover Scyther and friends. Surf, for main STAB. Hidden Power [Electric] for Mantine and because I have no electric moves on this team.


[Vileplume ; Sims] @ Heat Rock
Nature: Modest
Trait: Chlorophyll

4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

• Sunny Day
• Solarbeam
• Sleep Powder
• Hidden Power [Fire]

Thoughts / Comments:
You can blame Sims for this one. After reading his sig, I decided to try the little plant. All I can say is that this is one heck of a sweeper. Sunny Day for speed boost. Solarbeam to take even more advantage of the sun, Sleep Powder for night night time, and Hidden Power [Fire] even more advantage of the sun.


[Grumpig ; Wilbert] @ Choice Scarf
Nature: Modest
Trait: Thick Fat

64 HP / 252 SpA / 192 Spe

• Trick
• Shadow Ball / Thunder Wave
• Psychic
• Focus Blast

Thoughts / Comments:
Tricking is very fun and evil. Switch into a wall, Trick them and bam! Destroyed. Shadow Ball for Froslass and friends, Psychic for STAB. And finally, Focus Blast for coverage. Considering T Wave to hurt Scyther and other speedy sweepers.


[Scyther ; Assasin] @ Focus Sash
Nature: Hasty
Trait: Technician

252 Atk / 252 Spe

• Swords Dance
• Reversal
• X-Scissor
• Aerial Ace

Thoughts / Comments:
Ah, good ol' Scyther. I like this much better than the standard sweeper, because I think he has more time to live with Focus Sash. Hasty to take the most damage from physical attacks, triggering my sash. Swords Dance for the Atk boost, Reversal is the point of this set, X-Scissor for STAB, and Aerial Ace for STAB and Technician.


[Hitmonlee ; Kickin'Jack] @ Life Orb
Nature: Jolly
Trait: Limber

252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 SpD

• Close Combat
• Bulk Up
• Mach Punch
• Stone Edge

Thoughts / Comments:
One of the best physical sweepers in UU. Close Comabt destroys Steelix, and is for STAB. Bulk Up is an interesting option, it makes Hitmonlee more stable and allows for higher attack. Mach Punch for priority, and STAB. Last but not least, Stone Edge for Flying friends. I'm considering using a Bulk Up Gallade set instead.


Issues:
The big one is lack of a rapid spinner and wall with automatic recovery. I'm afraid Stealth Rock will really hurt Scyther, so I may Claydol or Torkoal. Politoed being locked into Hypnosis might also be a problem, so I may have to add leftovers instead. Also, with the arrival of all the BL Pokemon, I'm not sure how this team will fare, so I need help. Thanks for rating!






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[Elekish♥]

Why Scyther instead of Scizor?
Anywayz~

Crobat looks good and your strategy is pretty good too.
On Politoad, maybe try Brick Break instead of Ice Beam, but it's up to you.
Vileplume is a beautiful pokemon to use, good use of the Solar Beaming.
Grumpig... interesting choice. But good strategy, it's probably the best you can do with a Grumpig.
Again, why don't you evolve it? Your Scyther I mean. Put 4 extra EVs onto Def or Sp. Def. Isn't bad, but Scizor is much faster.
Hitmonlee. Hitmontop. Hitmonchan. They all would have done the job, but it's true you needed a Physical Attacker. Pretty good moveset, actually.

Overall it's a pretty good team for UU pokemon.

 

[Zetta-Chan]

Why Scyther instead of Scizor?
Anywayz~

Crobat looks good and your strategy is pretty good too.
On Politoad, maybe try Brick Break instead of Ice Beam, but it's up to you.
Vileplume is a beautiful pokemon to use, good use of the Solar Beaming.
Grumpig... interesting choice. But good strategy, it's probably the best you can do with a Grumpig.
Again, why don't you evolve it? Your Scyther I mean. Put 4 extra EVs onto Def or Sp. Def. Isn't bad, but Scizor is much faster.
Hitmonlee. Hitmontop. Hitmonchan. They all would have done the job, but it's true you needed a Physical Attacker. Pretty good moveset, actually.

Overall it's a pretty good team for UU pokemon.

Scyther is kept at his younger stage because Scizor is OU. Scyther is UU. Politoed has horrific attack, but I could maybe change it up to focus blast instead of Hypnosis.

Thanks for the input though^^

 

[luke]

Scizor isn't faster than Scyther. and this is an UU team. I would delete your post but you need to learn a thing or two about competitive battling before rating again. :|

Hitmontop can work over Hitmonlee if you want a spinner. While Technitop is a superior set, Hitmontop is the most viable rapid spinner in UU.

 

[Elekish♥]

=/ Sorry, didn't pick up the fact of Scyther / Scizor UU / OU...
Ooops, sorry~

 

[Samson]

hate to avoid the team for a small point, but hitmonlee has legal access to rapid spin. rapid spin is an egg move for tyrogue. bulk up is bad on hitmonlee, i'd suggest dropping it for rapid spin if it is a deep concern.

 

[BeachBoy]

Zetta wanted his thread locked, so...