Shanco Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 (edited) Ryan C here. Finally time for team #7! This song is another one of my favorites by the legendary Gordon Lightfoot, about the Detroit riots of 1967 whose violence spilled over the US-Canada border into Windsor. It's an interesting song. Give it a listen while I exhibit my new monocolor. (M) @ Leftovers Trait: Pressure EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk) - Ice Punch - Night Slash - Brick Break - Swords Dance Attacker lead. If you know me well, you know that if I'm not running a weather team then I favor boosting leads which can scare away the opponent. Weavile is one such lead. Ice Punch is STAB and takes out flying Pokemon, although it's not the most desirable lead attack due to Politoed and Ninetales both resisting Ice. Night Slash...now that's more like it. It's not as powerful as Ice Punch, but it's more useful against other leads, and it has a high crit-hit. Brick Break is a coverage move that takes out many things which neither STAB can. Swords Dance boosts the power of those moves so I can focus the item choice to resist Sandstorm damage. (F) @ Charti Berry Trait: Shadow Tag EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd Timid Nature (+Spd, -SAtk) - Substitute - Pain Split - Shadow Ball - Flamethrower Trapper. This ghost likes to use a combination of moves to destroy opponents with its nearly unresisted STAB coverage (only Heatran, Hydreigon and Tyranitar resist Ghost-Fire) in combo with its high Special Attack. The trick is to throw it in against something that can't hit it well, then work behind a Substitute. As with most Ghosts, Pain Split is its source of recovery and gives it a fighting chance against something like Chansey. Shadow Ball will most likely be its main source of offense, in tandem with Flamethrower (Smogon recommended Fire Blast, but it's too unreliable in my opinion). The Charti Berry reduces the chances of Chandelure falling to a Rock-type attack. This allows it to contine trapping the opponent who would be under the effect of Murkrow's Perish Song. @ Leftovers Trait: Levitate EVs: 252 HP / 60 Def / 156 SAtk / 40 SDef Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk) - Earth Power - Rapid Spin - Cosmic Power - Ice Beam Defensive spinner. When the tier changes rolled around, I found it hard to believe that Claydol was overlooked. It's very bulky. Sure, it has six weaknesses, but let's remember that while Claydol is in LU, Celebi is getting pounded around with its seven weaknesses, including one double (to bug), up in BL. Earth Power will be its main attack, but the main reason for using it will be Rapid Spin, as through its ability Levitate, Claydol will be immune to Spikes and Toxic Spikes while taking less than 10% damage from Stealth Rock. If Claydol's survival will change the battle, it will be time to use Cosmic Power and have it settle in for a grind. And finally, Ice Beam is its other move to discourage Skarmory from coming back for more. (F) @ Leftovers Trait: Synchronize EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SDef Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk) - Curse - Wish - Heal Bell - Payback Cursing support. If you can't tell that I'm a big fan of the Leftovers item, I am. Payback is the move that capitalizes on bad speed, which will get worse when Curse kicks in. Wish could be to heal Umbreon, it might also be for somebody else, perhaps Chandelure. Heal Bell clears the entire team of status, but if nobody else is asleep then that allows Breloom to beat up on it unless I can throw Chandelure or Zebstrika in the way. (M) @ Eviolite Trait: Prankster EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SDef Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk) - Mean Look - Perish Song - Roost - Substitute Stallbreaker and otherwise annoying Pokemon. This Pokemon takes a different path down the SubRoost road. Mean Look prevents the enemy from going anywhere, which then allows for Perish Song to be used and...bwahahahahaha. Roost is its source of recovery, and Substitute prevents a real slobberknocker from taking out Murkrow before it can lay down Perish Song. (F) @ Choice Band Trait: Sap Sipper EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk) - Wild Charge - Flame Charge - Double Kick - Return Choice attacker. Working with the black monocolor really limited my choice of Pokemon, and as for a Choice user, it was Zebstrika or something much less desirable. I also didn't want a defensive Pokemon like Dusclops as I was lacking an offensive core that drives all of my teams. Wild Charge...it hurts quite a bit. Flame Charge is not STAB, but it's a nice move, and I didn't have too many options. Double Kick breaks Sturdy and Focus Sash users like Carracosta, Aggron and others that may show up in OU. Return is a nice coverage move that hits most types that aren't ready for it. Import this team. You might like it. Weavile (M) @ Leftovers Trait: Pressure EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk) - Ice Punch - Night Slash - Brick Break - Swords Dance Chandelure (F) @ Charti Berry Trait: Shadow Tag EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd Timid Nature (+Spd, -SAtk) - Substitute - Pain Split - Shadow Ball - Flamethrower Claydol @ Leftovers Trait: Levitate EVs: 252 HP / 60 Def / 156 SAtk / 40 SDef Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk) - Earth Power - Rapid Spin - Cosmic Power - Ice Beam Umbreon (F) @ Leftovers Trait: Synchronize EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SDef Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk) - Curse - Wish - Heal Bell - Payback Murkrow (M) @ Eviolite Trait: Prankster EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SDef Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk) - Mean Look - Perish Song - Roost - Substitute Zebstrika (F) @ Choice Band Trait: Sap Sipper EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk) - Wild Charge - Flame Charge - Double Kick - Return First 5 battles: 1. 4-0 win vs. [ironfist]Hitomaru. 2. 6-0 loss vs. [AO]Mcheezburger. 3. 5-0 win vs. [CP]Red87. 4. 3-0 loss vs. Layug. 5. 6-0 win vs. crep (won by forfeit). Have at it! Next time on the monocolor series, it's as bland as it gets! Edited October 31, 2012 by rc52 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringabel Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Why is Weavile male? What? I always have seen Weavile has 1 of those pokemon who should always be female. Why are you looking me oddly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanco Posted October 31, 2012 Author Share Posted October 31, 2012 When I put Weavile into the teambuilder, it came up as male. I guess luck of the draw. Serebii.net says the chances of getting a female Sneasel / Weavile are 50/50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TsundereQueenZephi Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Seems like a very good team. Would like to see you use it a bit more often. Ever consider the Rolling Stones' song Paint it Black? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summer Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Is this a weather-counter team? If not, I would suggest Sash > Leftovers for leads like Weavile. Given it's many weaknesses, i highlu doubt Weavile would get a chance to heal back after an attack. Also Luxray > Zebstrika. Luxray is a beast with scarf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanco Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 To Explosms: I did. But that's boring. I was looking to choose a different song, and Black Day in July came to mind due to how much I listened to Gordon Lightfoot (Canadian folk-rock artist) when I was younger. To Summer: It's a counter-weather team for sure. Also Luxray is blue, so I couldn't use that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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