Hi people,
so I've been getting into competitive mons a bit more recently and I want to present my team that got me over 1500 for the first time, as this is basically my only really successful team so far. That said, I'm still not that experienced and haven't ventured too far up the ladder, so there might be some things I overlooked here. This team has no set up moves and no recovery moves except for Leech seed and Leftovers, but every mon has STAB for both typings. So without further ado, let's talk about these mons:
Greninja-Ash @ Choice Specs
Ability: Battle Bond
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Water Shuriken
- Hydro Pump
- Dark Pulse
- Ice Beam
My first thought was, that I wanted to build a team around Ash-Gren, so I started from there. Specs Ash-Gren is pretty standard, but I put Ice Beam on this one to deal with stuff like Zygarde, Tangrowth, Venusaur a bit better while also being able to instantly get rid of 4-times weaks like Lando and Chomp.
Tapu Fini @ Leftovers
Ability: Misty Surge
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Modest Nature
- Defog
- Moonblast
- Scald
- Nature's Madness
I really like Fini on this team, as Misty Surge is super good for keeping your threats out of status trouble. This set is my Ash-Gren counter and having Nature's Madness allows me to hit bulky stuff on the switch, which is pretty nice. Scald is also always a plus to have.
Heatran @ Assault Vest
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Modest Nature
- Lava Plume
- Flash Cannon
- Earth Power
- Overheat
So this Heatran is my Celesteela and Magearna counter as long as the latter doesn't run Z-Fighting. I was debating running Volcarona over Tran just because of Mag, but then again Heatran fits this team better with its typing. Assault Vest + Earth Power allows it to OHKO other Heatrans while living their Earth Power, and Overheat is very nice when your opponent expects to be able to eat another hit after switching into Plume.
Ferrothorn @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 Def
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Power Whip
- Gyro Ball
- Leech Seed
- Toxic
This Ferrothorn is great. I love having Helmet + Barbs to switch into U-Turns and having Leech + Toxic on this allows it to 1v1 other mons, especially ones that want to set up on you without clicking an attack. I needed Power Whip over Spikes on this because my team otherwise gets 6-0ed by Swampert on rain teams.
Landorus-Therian @ Flyinium Z
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Fly
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- U-turn
At first I ran bulk and Rockium-Z (for Zard-Y) on my Lando and then I thought what's the point when everything just outspeeds you and kills you with HP Ice (or just Fire move in case of Zard). So I put speed on this and changed it to STAB-Z-move, therefore now I can get up rocks against a lot of stuff without dying first and chip away with U-Turn without getting punished too hard. I also felt like Skystrike hits a lot more targets than Continental, but I'm not quite sure yet on which Z-Move I like better.
Medicham-Mega (F) @ Medichamite
Ability: Pure Power
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Fake Out
- High Jump Kick
- Zen Headbutt
- Ice Punch
Finally, Mega-Medicham just brings the physical offensive power I needed to this team. During the very shirt lived phase of Marshadow in OU I ran Mega-Lopunny in this slot, which also had the added benefit of being able to hit Mega-Sableye. But since Marshadow got banned and Fini actually deals pretty well with Sableye, I went back to this, as it has a little more oomph and is actually able to deal with Toxapex by clicking Zen Headbutt and 2 hit KO almost anything, especially Celesteela (fuck that mon), by clicking HJK.
Alright so what do you think? This team has trouble with Rain, Stall and Zard-Y + Dug teams, and since those are pretty common higher up the ladder, I'm not quite sure how far this team can take me. On the other hand, every mon is very solid and holds his own, and Medicham + Ash-Gren is just so damn strong in the late game that this team has gotten me a lot of games. Would be really interested to hear your opinions!
so I've been getting into competitive mons a bit more recently and I want to present my team that got me over 1500 for the first time, as this is basically my only really successful team so far. That said, I'm still not that experienced and haven't ventured too far up the ladder, so there might be some things I overlooked here. This team has no set up moves and no recovery moves except for Leech seed and Leftovers, but every mon has STAB for both typings. So without further ado, let's talk about these mons:
Greninja-Ash @ Choice Specs
Ability: Battle Bond
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Water Shuriken
- Hydro Pump
- Dark Pulse
- Ice Beam
My first thought was, that I wanted to build a team around Ash-Gren, so I started from there. Specs Ash-Gren is pretty standard, but I put Ice Beam on this one to deal with stuff like Zygarde, Tangrowth, Venusaur a bit better while also being able to instantly get rid of 4-times weaks like Lando and Chomp.
Tapu Fini @ Leftovers
Ability: Misty Surge
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Modest Nature
- Defog
- Moonblast
- Scald
- Nature's Madness
I really like Fini on this team, as Misty Surge is super good for keeping your threats out of status trouble. This set is my Ash-Gren counter and having Nature's Madness allows me to hit bulky stuff on the switch, which is pretty nice. Scald is also always a plus to have.
Heatran @ Assault Vest
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Modest Nature
- Lava Plume
- Flash Cannon
- Earth Power
- Overheat
So this Heatran is my Celesteela and Magearna counter as long as the latter doesn't run Z-Fighting. I was debating running Volcarona over Tran just because of Mag, but then again Heatran fits this team better with its typing. Assault Vest + Earth Power allows it to OHKO other Heatrans while living their Earth Power, and Overheat is very nice when your opponent expects to be able to eat another hit after switching into Plume.
Ferrothorn @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 Def
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Power Whip
- Gyro Ball
- Leech Seed
- Toxic
This Ferrothorn is great. I love having Helmet + Barbs to switch into U-Turns and having Leech + Toxic on this allows it to 1v1 other mons, especially ones that want to set up on you without clicking an attack. I needed Power Whip over Spikes on this because my team otherwise gets 6-0ed by Swampert on rain teams.
Landorus-Therian @ Flyinium Z
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Fly
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- U-turn
At first I ran bulk and Rockium-Z (for Zard-Y) on my Lando and then I thought what's the point when everything just outspeeds you and kills you with HP Ice (or just Fire move in case of Zard). So I put speed on this and changed it to STAB-Z-move, therefore now I can get up rocks against a lot of stuff without dying first and chip away with U-Turn without getting punished too hard. I also felt like Skystrike hits a lot more targets than Continental, but I'm not quite sure yet on which Z-Move I like better.
Medicham-Mega (F) @ Medichamite
Ability: Pure Power
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Fake Out
- High Jump Kick
- Zen Headbutt
- Ice Punch
Finally, Mega-Medicham just brings the physical offensive power I needed to this team. During the very shirt lived phase of Marshadow in OU I ran Mega-Lopunny in this slot, which also had the added benefit of being able to hit Mega-Sableye. But since Marshadow got banned and Fini actually deals pretty well with Sableye, I went back to this, as it has a little more oomph and is actually able to deal with Toxapex by clicking Zen Headbutt and 2 hit KO almost anything, especially Celesteela (fuck that mon), by clicking HJK.
Alright so what do you think? This team has trouble with Rain, Stall and Zard-Y + Dug teams, and since those are pretty common higher up the ladder, I'm not quite sure how far this team can take me. On the other hand, every mon is very solid and holds his own, and Medicham + Ash-Gren is just so damn strong in the late game that this team has gotten me a lot of games. Would be really interested to hear your opinions!
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