Second Chances- Duster's Gen 6 League Team

[Duster]

Second Chances

Duster's second challenge of The Reborn League

Hello everyone. Duster is here. If you don't know me you may have seen my picture on the wall of fame. I won the league smack dap in the middle of Gen 5, although I never completed the X League. After Gen 6 came out, I wanted to re-challenge the League with all the fantastic new pokemon (ahem Protean Greninja), and see how the League has changed in a year.

To go into more detail about myself, I have been gone for about a year due to school and other stress related reasons, and Reborn has changed a lot in this time (all in good ways). Some of my good friends on the site were Dark Desire and Kamina, and I posted my return in the ace forums, and many suggested that I post more to be involved in the community. I plan to use this RMT as help for my League team, but also as a get-to-know type of section. You'll see what I mean when you scroll down to the RMT. Anyway, let's get started!

At a Glance

I always liked teams with a good balance of offense and bulk for the League. I have some fairly bulky pokes with Aegislash, Scrafty, Venusaur, Arcanine, and Aerodactyl and Greninja are my two speedsters. This balanced approached allows flexibility and some good options for multiple leaders teams. Also the synergy here is great. Aegislash and Scrafty have a great core, Aegislash stops fairies that Scrafty hates, and Aegislash stops the flying and fighting types that Scrafty strongly dislikes. Venusaur, Arcanine, and Greninja have a FWG core, and Greninja stops the psychic types that Venusaur wants to avoid. Aerodactyl is just a great supporter and has STAB rock-slide for double and triple battles. Anyways, on with the analysis, and er the getting to know me part!

Team/Duster Analysis

The nature/EVs will most likely change per leader, but I will put the ones that I will most likely be using for most situations

Smash (Greninja)

Ability: Protean

Nature: Timid/Modest

EVs: 4 HP/ 252 Sp Attack/ 252 Speed

Moveset

-Surf

-Dark Pulse

-Ice Beam

-U-Turn/ Extrasensory/ Grass Knot

Ah Super Smash Brothers, how to describe how much I love you. I have been playing since I was a kid, and I just started getting the competitive Melee scene over the past couple months, and I am hoping to break out once Smash 4 comes out. Once the 3DS version is released I expect everyone who plays to give me their friend code and we will have hours of For Glory matches. I will be maining Greninja because- A) He is amazing. He is my favorite starter. And C). He looks like he will be a competitive force to be reckoned with.

But to begin, Smash (Greninja) is a badass. Getting STAB on everyone of his attacks just screams to be used in the League. He hits the majority of leaders super effectively, and he gets two multi targeting moves for triple and double battles. Ice Beam is a no brainer, but the last moveslot is the one I am having trouble with. U-Turn seems like it would be great in singles, but useless in double and triple battles. Extrasensory isn't a great type to get STAB on, but it could help with some strong fighting types that might give him trouble. Grass knot is purely for bulky waters. Thoughts?

Hakuman (Aegislash)

Ability: Stance Change

Nature: Quiet

EVs: 4 HP/ 252 Attack/ 252 Sp Attack

Moveset:

-King's Shield

-Shadow Ball

-Iron Head

-Shadow Sneak

Hakuman represents my love for BlazBlue and other 2D fighting games such as Persona 4 Arena and King of Fighters. This summer I am planning on buying the new one BB, and then I will wreck with my main man Bang. Yes, Hakuman isn't my main, but hey he was the closest fit to Aegislash as the cool armored knight looking guy, so don't get mad. PSN names anyone for Chronophantasma?

I opted for the mixed attacking set over the Sword Dance because frankly I think it is better, but especially better for the League. I also chose Iron Head over Sacred Sword because I need to take out fairies for Scrafty. Shadow Ball is the main move of choice, and if I just spam it along with King's Shield then there isn't going to be much in the way

that can take this thing except for bulky normals… This is where Scrafty comes in.

MF Doom (Scrafty)

Abilities: Intimidate/ Moxie/ Shed Skin

Nature: Adamant/ Jolly

EVs: 4 HP/ 252 Att/ 252 Speed

Moveset:

-Dragon Dance

-Rock Slide

-Drain Punch/ Hi Jump Kick

-Crunch

Anyone here listen to hip-hop? I am just a huge music fan of all genres, feel free to talk to me about any bands or artists you like. I love MF Doom, he is my all time favorite hip-hop artist. And yes, he is wearing a Dr. Doom mask. The story behind his mask is that his twin brother died when Doom was just starting making music under a different name. After this tragic event he secluded himself and came out as a "supervillian." He adopted this persona of MF Doom, and he wears this mask to all his shows and when making music. Anyway his rhymes are super awesome so if you like music/rap and haven't heard of this guy check him out.

Scrafty is a boss. Three great abilities that all can serve a purpose in the League. Intimidate is great for double and triple battles, Moxie is perfect for sweeping, and Shed Skin can be used for a leader trying to stall me. He is my only sweeper on my team, but I feel like I only need one because most battles are double or triple battles. His moveset is a pretty standard sweeping set. Rock Slide is important, again, for double and triple battles. Dark is such a great STAB this gen so Crunch is necessary. I'm debating whether to go with power in Hi Jump Kick or Drain punch for longevity, probably the later to avoid the dangerous recoil, but any suggestions would be nice.

Socrates (Venusaur)

Abilities: Overgrow/ Chlorophyll

Nature: Modest/ Timid/ Calm/ Bold

EVs: 4 HP/ 252 Sp Att/ 252 Speed

Or

4 Sp Att/ 252 HP/ 252 Defense (or Sp Defense)

Moveset:

-Sunny Day

-Sleep Powder

-Giga Drain

-Sludge Bomb/ HP Fire

Okay so I am weird. I like school (kinda), philosophy really. I want to teach it when I am older, you know do the whole professor thing and teach a subject that doesn't matter that much in real world application. But hey I like it, so f*** people who tell me I am not going to get a job. Socrates also started the entire philosophical movement and Bulbasaur is the first Pokemon on the Pokedex, so he kinda started the whole Pokemon movement. Hurray for symbolism!

Venusaur is probably the most diverse pokemon on my team. He is a supporter with Sunny Day for Arcanine, he can sweep with chlorophyll, or he can go bulky and simply put pokemon to sleep with sleep powder. His typing is also fantastic and along with Aegislash he glues this whole team together. Giga Drain is for pseudo recovery, and I am not exactly sure what to put for the second attacking slot. Sludge Bomb gets STAB and is stronger, but HP Fire makes sure he isn't walled by Steels, and it gets pseudo STAB in sun. I kinda need help with this one so any suggestions would be nice.

Koromaru (Arcanine)

Abilities: Intimidate/ Flash Fire/ Justified

Nature: Adament/ Jolly

EVs: 4 HP/ 252 Attack/ 252 Speed

Moveset:

-Heat Wave

-Flare Blitz

-Extremespeed

-Close Combat/ Wild Charge

Koromaru represents my love for the Persona series. Yes, I know Persona is super popular on the site, but I love Persona just as much as everyone else. Koromaru is the dog in Persona 3 that has a persona and helps you fight against shadows. Koromaru was a perfect choice for Arcanine. They both are head strong and have a strong sense of justice. Koromaru's persona is also based off fire so win/win. Side note, those who are here is excited for Persona 5 be even more excited it looks amazing.

Arcanine is a great pokemon. Great offensive move pool and mixed attacking stats. Heat wave hits multiple targets, Flare Blitz is a powerhouse behind his strong attack, Extremespeed is a crazy good priority move. I am thinking close combat for the last slot so he won't get walled by Rock types, but I already have a Scrafty for fighting. I have no electric type move on my team, and without Wild Charge he would be walled by bulky waters. Suggestions here would be great. Arcanine's abilities are also fantastic. He gets a intimidate core in Scrafty, he also has immunity to fire moves with Flash Fire.. Justified can be used against Luna and get an attack boost from it.

Michael Scott (Aerodactyl)

Abilities: Rock Head/ Unnerve

Nature: Adamant/ Jolly

EVs: 4 HP/ 252 Attack/ 252 Speed

Moveset:

-Taunt

-Roost

-Earthquake

-Rock Slide

The Office gets funnier and funnier every time I watch it. It probably is my all time favorite, I haven't laughed as hard ever as I watched some of these shows. There is no reason why I am naming Aerodactyl Michael Scott except for I think it is hilarious. I am going end on a Michael Scott quote. Yes, it is true. I, Michael Scott, am signing up with an online dating service. Thousands of people have done it, and I am going to do it. I need a username. And I have a great one. Little Kid Lover. That way people will know exactly where my priorities are at.

This is the one pokemon I would probably change if someone gave me a good argument to get rid off it. Aerodactyl is the perfect pokemon in double and trible battles. Unnerve stops berries from working, he is super duper fast, rock slide gets a STAB mulit hit move, Earthquake can be used in conjunction with Aegislash and King's Shield. Taunt is necessary to stop some leaders strategies. Roost is just to heal. But I still don't like Aerodactyl on this team quite truthfully. He will not be able to do much in singles, and I prefer a more balanced pokemon.

I hope you guys got to know me a little better and I hope anyone has comments they can share with me to improve my team!

[Mikzal]

Welcome back! That is one good-looking team

[Sheep]

Welcome back.

I've got a few comments/suggestions. To start with you don't have any hazards but having not played the league myself I'm not sure how important they are. You say that most of the fights are double/triple battles? If so I'd probably go with drain punch for scrafty as most teams in doubles run pokemon with protect. Also I'd recommend running grass knot on smash as without venusaur the rest of your team doesn't do so well against water and a bulky water will be hard to break without it.

It's your team but that's my two cents.

[Notus]

Welcome back! About your team, I really don't have much to say, it seems very solid. As a former Champion you probably know better than me how to take on the league. Also I have not seen any double battle in the league this season, and most of them are really triples, but singles are a thing too. Anyway, good luck in your challenge!

[Kamina]

o: duster get on teh server sometimes n_n

the team tho!

first of all nicely done rmt!

You should give greninja extra sensory since not many of your other pokemon can do much to fighting types.

You should also give scrafty knock off instead of crunch because it has more base power and gets rid of opponents item the first time you use it!

Keep sludge bomb on venasour since it is a stab move and hits many pokemon with neutral.

0ther than that it seems pretty solid for league.

[Fezzdog]

Hi

I really like this team. Was surprised to see no-one running Arcanine until now Otherwise, I'd say be careful of Trick Room. I'd tell you not to run Grass Knot on Greninja and go for the Extrasensory like Kamina said, Grass Knot doesn't hit enough threats hard enough imo.

I'm not a fan of Aerodactyl in general myself either. Maybe I'm just biased against Rock-types, hate most of them (excepting T-tar). I'd say Dragonite would be a decent mon to replace him with, but that'd give you another Fairy weakness against you and no Taunt. No unnerve doesn't really hurt in League afaik, at least, I haven't seen any leaders this season run any berries. Gliscor maybe? Has better bulk, Poison Heal options and basically the same weaknesses, still slower by quite a factor though. Honestly, Aerodactyl looks like it does its job the best as a fast flinch inducer/taunter.

[Godot]

Psn: DominusWolf

I play almost every fighting game, right now my BB main is Ragna because I am lame, but I really enjoy Hazama, Azreal, and Relius

Oh and your team! It looks good! Seems like straight forward offensive, not so gimmicky. I love the nicknames, I do similar things...

My league team is King, Zagan, Maelstrom, Solitude, Oni, and McGrath

[Godot]

Oh in p4a I main Akihiko and Yosuke, and in smash 4 I intend to main Fox, Lil' Mac, Samus, Bowser, and Sheik

My aerodactyl nick name is Kravitz, I don't know mf doom, but my nickname for Noivern is Deltron, which is a hip hop referance too

[Duster]

Oh in p4a I main Akihiko and Yosuke, and in smash 4 I intend to main Fox, Lil' Mac, Samus, Bowser, and Sheik

My aerodactyl nick name is Kravitz, I don't know mf doom, but my nickname for Noivern is Deltron, which is a hip hop referance too

You should check out MF Doom/ Madvillian he goes by those two names. Especially if you like comics, he puts a bunch of samples of old Fantastic Four cartoons in his music and it's really awesome. And my PSN name is duster_099, when I get back from school we should definitely play Persona 4 Arena, cause it's my favorite. I wish Yosuke was my main but he's so hard to use correctly, so I use Yu instead.

And that's a good suggestion for Smash Kams thanks a lot, I am going to test this team out on Aya tonight, so everyone wish me luck!

Thanks for all the help and suggestions!