Post by skankovich on Apr 12, 2016 21:35:52 GMT
Raticate @ Flame Orb
Ability: Guts
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Facade
- Sucker Punch
- Crunch
Huntail @ White Herb
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 Atk / 60 SpA / 196 Spe
Lonely Nature
- Shell Smash
- Waterfall
- Ice Beam
- Double-Edge
Meowstic @ Light Clay
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Bold Nature
- Reflect
- Light Screen
- Psychic
- Thunder Wave
Lairon @ Eviolite
Ability: Rock Head
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Head Smash
- Iron Head
- Stealth Rock
- Rock Polish
Volbeat @ Leftovers
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Roost
- Thunder Wave
- U-turn
- Encore
Simisear @ Life Orb
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Nasty Plot
- Fire Blast
- Focus Blast
- Knock Off
Same as the old one, but with Meowstic > Meganium since it's now FU. An updated description:
Volbeat is no longer the weird choice it once was. Here it works as a pivot that checks things like opposing Simisage and the vast majority of physical set up mons, that fail to 2hko it and get encore'd into set up, eg Huntail, Whiscash. Prankster Twave threatens out most offensive mons and applies a lot of pressure.
Same as the old one, but with Meowstic > Meganium since it's now FU. An updated description:
I mentioned in the chat that I wanted to build an FU sample team, and someone suggested I build around Raticate. Since it's powerful and fast with good priority, but suffers from frailty which prevents it from setting up easily, I thought that it would really appreciate screens, and so built from that concept.
Rat uses the standard swords dance set, it's as good as ever and threatens every playstyle out there. The main thing that stops rat with screens up is bulky rock and/or steel types that stomach boosted facades easily; basically Gigalith and Lairon.
This led me to Huntail, who deals with these mons easily when boosted, and who also got a huge boost in this meta with the loss of lots of water types to check it and compete with it for a slot. It has decent bulk that means it can set up without screens, but with screens included it's very difficult to revenge with priority and scarfers that outspeed (Which are rare, since this set creeps the common base 65 scarfers). This allows me to forgo Sucker Punch without much worry, letting me use Double Edge which 1hkos the remaining offensive water types in the tier and heavily dents the defensive ones. Also packs ice beam to get rid of Geist for rat!
Meowstic provides prankster screens, which is basically it! Prankster Twave is a great bonus too.
I wanted an offensive rock setter, and Lairon is one of the few options. I chose it as it can double as a cleaner with rock polish, head smash is stronk and it checks a lot of handy stuff.
Volbeat is no longer the weird choice it once was. Here it works as a pivot that checks things like opposing Simisage and the vast majority of physical set up mons, that fail to 2hko it and get encore'd into set up, eg Huntail, Whiscash. Prankster Twave threatens out most offensive mons and applies a lot of pressure.
Simisear is ridiculous right now and forms a complementary trio of set up with Rat and Huntail. Simi can knock off the Wartortle switchins, letting either it or Huntail break it later on, Huntail deals with faster mons/scarfers and weakens the water types that can stop a Simisweep™. Also roasts the steel types and blasts the rock types that stop Rat, and can switch into Gourgeist quite easily.