Stakataka Steel
Jirachi @ Leftovers
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 HP / 148 SpD / 108 Spe
Careful Nature
- Iron Head
- U-turn
- Zen Headbutt
- Trick Room
Heatran @ Air Balloon
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 24 Atk / 232 SpA / 252 SpD
Quiet Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Magma Storm
- Earth Power
- Stone Edge
- Stealth Rock
Stakataka @ Rockium Z
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Lonely Nature
IVs: 15 Def / 0 Spe
- Stone Edge
- Gyro Ball
- Trick Room
- Earthquake
Scizor-Mega @ Scizorite
Ability: Technician
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 Def
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Knock Off
- Bullet Punch
- Roost
- Swords Dance
Celesteela @ Assault Vest
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Quiet Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Flash Cannon
- Air Slash
- Fire Blast
- Giga Drain
Excadrill @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rock Slide
- Toxic
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 HP / 148 SpD / 108 Spe
Careful Nature
- Iron Head
- U-turn
- Zen Headbutt
- Trick Room
Heatran @ Air Balloon
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 24 Atk / 232 SpA / 252 SpD
Quiet Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Magma Storm
- Earth Power
- Stone Edge
- Stealth Rock
Stakataka @ Rockium Z
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Lonely Nature
IVs: 15 Def / 0 Spe
- Stone Edge
- Gyro Ball
- Trick Room
- Earthquake
Scizor-Mega @ Scizorite
Ability: Technician
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 Def
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Knock Off
- Bullet Punch
- Roost
- Swords Dance
Celesteela @ Assault Vest
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Quiet Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Flash Cannon
- Air Slash
- Fire Blast
- Giga Drain
Excadrill @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rock Slide
- Toxic
This is an offensive team with a focus on Trick Room, but doesn't necessarily rely on it, taking advantage of the natural bulk many Steel-types have to offer, while having a variety of speed control methods. Half the team is well-known sets everyone knows, and the rest are tweaked to support the team's needs.
Jirachi is one of the two Trick Room setters, as two is really all you need. It's specially bulky to survive many hits, like Magma Storm, so it can set Trick Room against almost any Special attacker. It serves as a viable lead option against many types, as this team has no strictly dedicated lead. It has 108 Speed so it can consistently outspeed Breloom, using Zen Headbutt to knock it out quickly. Once Trick Room is set, the Speed will make you usually move last, allowing you to absorb a hit while you U-Turn into a sweeper you don't want to risk.
For alternate versions of the set, you could use Healing Wish, to ensure your sweepers can stay alive even longer, Heart Stamp, or changing Speed as you like.
Heatran is the other best lead option, as a Stealth Rock setter with enough power to KO many things the team might otherwise struggle with, like Mega Sableye. This versatility makes it work as a good lead or sweeper. You could replace a move with Taunt if you want another stallbreaker, but between Scizor, Celesteela and Stakataka, as well as Toxic Excadrill, not much can wall this team.
Stakataka is the other TR setter, and just having it in play can often end a match. It survives many hits like Mega Gyarados's Waterfall and defensive Gliscor's Earthquake due to the extreme Physical bulk it has even when made for an Attack Beast Boost. Like Jirachi can set up against nearly any Special attacker, Stakataka works against most Physical.
Mega Scizor has enough Physical defense to be 3HKOed even in base form by attacks like Scarf Heracross's Close Combat, giving you time to set up and start sweeping. Bullet Punch is especially important as it's nice to be able to consistently move first on a team with intentionally slow Pokemon. Knock Off is for Pokemon like Chansey and Jellicent, but you could run Bug Bite, though the Bug STAB isn't really important on Steel. You could also run more Speed to make Azumarill and other Pokemon around that level a little easier to deal with.
Celesteela is the team's primary Special sweeper, using two STABS, a reliable draining move that can KO Ground and Water types that otherwise threaten the team, and a powerful Fire attack for Pokemon like Ferrothorn or Skarmory. Assault Vest gives it great longevity in conjunction with Giga Drain, even allowing it to take out Garchomp 1v1. Once it gets a Beast Boost, it snowballs easily, and causes Giga Drain to heal it even easier.
Excadrill is emergency speed control, being able to take out a variety of opponents from rival Steel-types to Fire-types like Mega Charizard Y when you may not be able to set TR. Toxic is great to catch Physical walls like Hippowdon, Porygon2, and Physical bulk Zapdos off guard. I opted not to use Rapid Spin because Spikes are rare outside of Fairy and Grass, which are easy matchups anyway, Steel resists Stealth Rock, is immune to Toxic Spikes, and Sticky Web is actually doing this team a favor.
Jirachi is one of the two Trick Room setters, as two is really all you need. It's specially bulky to survive many hits, like Magma Storm, so it can set Trick Room against almost any Special attacker. It serves as a viable lead option against many types, as this team has no strictly dedicated lead. It has 108 Speed so it can consistently outspeed Breloom, using Zen Headbutt to knock it out quickly. Once Trick Room is set, the Speed will make you usually move last, allowing you to absorb a hit while you U-Turn into a sweeper you don't want to risk.
For alternate versions of the set, you could use Healing Wish, to ensure your sweepers can stay alive even longer, Heart Stamp, or changing Speed as you like.
Heatran is the other best lead option, as a Stealth Rock setter with enough power to KO many things the team might otherwise struggle with, like Mega Sableye. This versatility makes it work as a good lead or sweeper. You could replace a move with Taunt if you want another stallbreaker, but between Scizor, Celesteela and Stakataka, as well as Toxic Excadrill, not much can wall this team.
Stakataka is the other TR setter, and just having it in play can often end a match. It survives many hits like Mega Gyarados's Waterfall and defensive Gliscor's Earthquake due to the extreme Physical bulk it has even when made for an Attack Beast Boost. Like Jirachi can set up against nearly any Special attacker, Stakataka works against most Physical.
Mega Scizor has enough Physical defense to be 3HKOed even in base form by attacks like Scarf Heracross's Close Combat, giving you time to set up and start sweeping. Bullet Punch is especially important as it's nice to be able to consistently move first on a team with intentionally slow Pokemon. Knock Off is for Pokemon like Chansey and Jellicent, but you could run Bug Bite, though the Bug STAB isn't really important on Steel. You could also run more Speed to make Azumarill and other Pokemon around that level a little easier to deal with.
Celesteela is the team's primary Special sweeper, using two STABS, a reliable draining move that can KO Ground and Water types that otherwise threaten the team, and a powerful Fire attack for Pokemon like Ferrothorn or Skarmory. Assault Vest gives it great longevity in conjunction with Giga Drain, even allowing it to take out Garchomp 1v1. Once it gets a Beast Boost, it snowballs easily, and causes Giga Drain to heal it even easier.
Excadrill is emergency speed control, being able to take out a variety of opponents from rival Steel-types to Fire-types like Mega Charizard Y when you may not be able to set TR. Toxic is great to catch Physical walls like Hippowdon, Porygon2, and Physical bulk Zapdos off guard. I opted not to use Rapid Spin because Spikes are rare outside of Fairy and Grass, which are easy matchups anyway, Steel resists Stealth Rock, is immune to Toxic Spikes, and Sticky Web is actually doing this team a favor.
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