What's up Smogon? This is The Tyranitar and I guess it's kinda been a while since I've posted here. I've still been playing a lot of Showdown but I kinda lost contact with the smogon forums so that's too bad. In any case as you probably already know, we've had a suspect test for Aegislash. I made a bunch of pretty mediocre teams to try and get voting reqs with but none of them worked out. I finally pieced this team together and the team did pretty well. At the very end of the test I got a lot more wins and got in to the 1400s even with my limited time. Anyway this team was pretty good IMO and it's a shame this wasn't the team I used earlier on (I many have actually gotten reqs with this team had I used it earlier.) So without further ado here is my favorite team I used in our suspect test, let me know what you think!
Hippowdon @ Leftovers
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Slack Off
- Rock Slide
Ahh, specially defensive Hippowdon. This thing is an absolute beast, it can even survive LO Greninja's Hydro pump (not that you should stay in or anything). Hippowdown is a nice switch in to many threats like Thundurus. Latios doesn't 2HKO with Draco Meteor and Slack off heals off any damage sustained. Rock slide is nice for Pinsir Mega and popping Excadrill's balloon. Hippo is the rock of an otherwise offensive team and provides Stealth Rock for offensive support. Hippo also lures out Kyu-B which Scizor can easily set up on.
Kyurem-Black @ Life Orb
Ability: Teravolt
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Mild Nature
- Dragon Claw
- Fusion Bolt
- Ice Beam
- Iron Head
Physical based Kyu-B got a lot better with Aegislash gone, and it's my team's only real answer to stall. Dragon Claw tears apart anything that doesn't resist it, and can easily crush special walls. Since Hippowdown is weak to Water and Grass attacks, Kyurem can switch in on these moves and strike back while Hippowdon deals with Bisharp. Ice Beam hits Mega Venusuar hard, and OHKOs Gliscor and Landorus-T. Bluffing a purely physical set allows Kyu-B to lure out these walls and hit them with Ice Beam. Iron Head is great against Fairies and Fusion Bolt smashes the ubiquitous Azumarill. Overall Kyu-B is a solid member of the team and does a lot of heavily lifting.
Scizor @ Scizorite
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Bullet Punch
- Roost
- Knock Off
Scizor Mega also appreciates the lack of Aegislash, and with Kyu-B removing most of it's defensive checks, Scizor is an excellent sweeper. Gamefreak is awesome for keeping Technican on Scizor Mega because Bullet Punch just wrecks offensive teams at +2. Scizor's excellent bulk paired with its typing and roost gives it many opportunity to set up. Scizor does dislike the lack of a Dark resist but honestly this is one of the best bulky sweeper in the tier.
Azumarill @ Assault Vest
Ability: Huge Power
EVs: 196 HP / 252 Atk / 60 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Waterfall
- Play Rough
- Knock Off
- Aqua Jet
Azumarill is the fighting resist as well as an excellent dragon check. Huge Power lets this beast hit hard even without a boosting item. With an assault vest in hand Azumarill turns in to the team's Greninja check. Azumarill just fills a variety of roles and is often crucial to have in battle.
Bisharp @ Dread Plate
Ability: Defiant
EVs: 132 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 120 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Knock Off
- Sucker Punch
- Iron Head
I love Knock off so much, it's like the best move in the game these days. Bisharp is just plain amazing and defiant just gives the finger to so many pokemon and moves it's just unbelievable. Bisharp is the real MVP and my teams are never complete without him.
Landorus (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Earth Power
- Focus Blast
- Psychic
- Sludge Wave
Landorus just may be too powerful to handle for most OU teams. This monster has great stats and is actually pretty nice against stall as well. Lando hits everything hard and sludge wave is great to surprise fairies with. If Chansey is on the field switch to Bisharp and try to knock off eviolite so Lando can in turn beat it one on one. Landorus also is nice against Mawile mega and Venusuar Mega.
Thanks for reading my RMT I hope you've enjoyed it!
pS ban aegislash
Hippowdon @ Leftovers
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Slack Off
- Rock Slide
Ahh, specially defensive Hippowdon. This thing is an absolute beast, it can even survive LO Greninja's Hydro pump (not that you should stay in or anything). Hippowdown is a nice switch in to many threats like Thundurus. Latios doesn't 2HKO with Draco Meteor and Slack off heals off any damage sustained. Rock slide is nice for Pinsir Mega and popping Excadrill's balloon. Hippo is the rock of an otherwise offensive team and provides Stealth Rock for offensive support. Hippo also lures out Kyu-B which Scizor can easily set up on.
Kyurem-Black @ Life Orb
Ability: Teravolt
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Mild Nature
- Dragon Claw
- Fusion Bolt
- Ice Beam
- Iron Head
Physical based Kyu-B got a lot better with Aegislash gone, and it's my team's only real answer to stall. Dragon Claw tears apart anything that doesn't resist it, and can easily crush special walls. Since Hippowdown is weak to Water and Grass attacks, Kyurem can switch in on these moves and strike back while Hippowdon deals with Bisharp. Ice Beam hits Mega Venusuar hard, and OHKOs Gliscor and Landorus-T. Bluffing a purely physical set allows Kyu-B to lure out these walls and hit them with Ice Beam. Iron Head is great against Fairies and Fusion Bolt smashes the ubiquitous Azumarill. Overall Kyu-B is a solid member of the team and does a lot of heavily lifting.
Scizor @ Scizorite
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Bullet Punch
- Roost
- Knock Off
Scizor Mega also appreciates the lack of Aegislash, and with Kyu-B removing most of it's defensive checks, Scizor is an excellent sweeper. Gamefreak is awesome for keeping Technican on Scizor Mega because Bullet Punch just wrecks offensive teams at +2. Scizor's excellent bulk paired with its typing and roost gives it many opportunity to set up. Scizor does dislike the lack of a Dark resist but honestly this is one of the best bulky sweeper in the tier.
Azumarill @ Assault Vest
Ability: Huge Power
EVs: 196 HP / 252 Atk / 60 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Waterfall
- Play Rough
- Knock Off
- Aqua Jet
Azumarill is the fighting resist as well as an excellent dragon check. Huge Power lets this beast hit hard even without a boosting item. With an assault vest in hand Azumarill turns in to the team's Greninja check. Azumarill just fills a variety of roles and is often crucial to have in battle.
Bisharp @ Dread Plate
Ability: Defiant
EVs: 132 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 120 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Knock Off
- Sucker Punch
- Iron Head
I love Knock off so much, it's like the best move in the game these days. Bisharp is just plain amazing and defiant just gives the finger to so many pokemon and moves it's just unbelievable. Bisharp is the real MVP and my teams are never complete without him.
Landorus (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Earth Power
- Focus Blast
- Psychic
- Sludge Wave
Landorus just may be too powerful to handle for most OU teams. This monster has great stats and is actually pretty nice against stall as well. Lando hits everything hard and sludge wave is great to surprise fairies with. If Chansey is on the field switch to Bisharp and try to knock off eviolite so Lando can in turn beat it one on one. Landorus also is nice against Mawile mega and Venusuar Mega.
Thanks for reading my RMT I hope you've enjoyed it!
pS ban aegislash
