Primal Kyogre + Zygarde-C Balance | Provided by
TheSnoozySea
Status:
Rejected
This team has multiple lynchpin Pokemon that are trapped and eliminated via Shadow Tag. The team is also somewhat weak to Geomancy Xerneas as the only check is Necrozma-DM, which does not have any kind of recovery. Teams that utilize Xerneas + Mega Gengar or Yveltal + Mega Gengar are strong in the USM metagame, are fairly common, and have a good matchup against this team. With four Pokemon that are readily threatened by Ho-Oh, no Sleep Talk on Zygarde-C, lack of a cleric, and a Primal Kyogre that is OHKOed after SR, Ho-Oh can be an annoyance for this team. The sole anti-hazard Pokemon is a Scarf Yveltal, which can be easy to get SR damage on and subsequently chip down. The result is that offensive Grounds can intermittently break or clean when played well. Apart from these and some questionable detailing, this is otherwise a good team structure.
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Wishkiller | Provided by
Dominatio
Status:
Rejected
This is not an Uber team. The premise of this team is an attempt to counter major Uber threats without utilizing Ubers mons, rather than an attempt to achieve a particular goal in the most efficient way possible with consideration of the elements available in the tier. This team is neither representative of the USM metagame nor does it have its own progressive metagame agenda. I appreciate the thoughtful post and I'm sure other users appreciate having this infamous team made available to them, but this is not the kind of build that should be featured as a sample.
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Hex Spam Balance | Provided by
Kyogre is GR8
Status:
Rejected
It doesn't make much structural sense that this team elects to use Arceus-Dragon. As a result, this team finds itself much more annoyed by Xerneas, Arceus-Fairy, and Mega Diancie than it would otherwise. This team's Yveltal check is Yveltal, which forgoes Toxic and has no way to readily threaten offensive Yveltal regardless. Ho-Oh, with relatively low SpD bulk at that, is not sufficient to cover Dark-types. This team hedges the hazard war on the utilization of triple Defog, which is inefficient and indicative of a lack of refinement. This team also lacks any kind of Flying-type or Dragon-type resistances, leaving it more vulnerable to an array of offensive Pokemon than a balance should be.
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Geomancy Bulky Offense | Provided by
Serial EKiller
Status:
Pending
One of the more threatening Pokemon to this structure is Xerneas, which is apparent in the detailing of the build. Primal Groudon elects to dump high investment into SpD bulk alongside the utilization of the uncommon Thunder Wave in order to maximize defense against Geomancy Xerneas. Similar strategies are in place to try and mitigate issues vs. Mega Salamence (no Flying-type resist) and Necrozma-DM. This team lacks strong RK potential + anti-HO Pokemon or techs and must rely instead on the invested bulk of Primal Groudon, Primal Kyogre, and Giratina-O to try and stop said threats. Otherwise, this structure is rather solid and has good methods of breaking + offensive synergy. The council will debate further and potentially discuss with other players as to if this team will make a good sample.
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Psyspam Offense | Provided by
apoteosis
Status:
Rejected
This team lacks any kind of Ground resist or Ground immunity. Major threats such as RP Primal Groudon and RP Necrozma-DM can trounce this team. Mega Scizor does not make sense on this team - both from an archetype standpoint and the conflict between Bullet Punch and Psychic Terrain. The fundamental structural qualities of this team do not meet sample standards, nor is this team representative of a strong Tapu Lele offense.