Plague von Karma
Banned deucer.
I initially intended to use this team to cleave apart Ruft in Yugon's PL tournament as he uses JoltCloy and MieDon a lot, but it didn't pan out as expected. I wasn't sure if it was my poor play or dumb luck, though. Here's the replay where I use it and proceed to lose 0-2, for you to decide...I certainly wasn't proficient with my Rest predictions like I should be, anyway. So, in my infinite wisdom, I handed the team with some minor tweaks to EB0LA when he needed some heat. And, wouldn't you know it, he ended up taking RoA Tour VIII Week 6 RBY OU #4 with it. If you're interested, here's the replay of the final. Not half bad, eh? There was certainly some luck involved, but it worked out!
Anyway, you're not here for stories, you're here to see what my braindead thoughts juiced up by Hipmonlee managed to create. Without further ado, here's the team! Franken Fran is a very good manga btw pls read it to get the references so I don't feel more mentally ill than I already do...
The Team
Fran (Gengar)
Ability: none
- Hypnosis
- Night Shade
- Thunderbolt
- Explosion
I initially picked Alakazam for the lead to make a ZamDos core, but Hipmonlee suggested Gengar and it immediately improved. This led to me making the team more like Amaranth's "GarZapCuno" core you can find in his Global Championships Team Dump. As with that team, Gengar turns the tempo up to maximum: you really want that first sleep and you can't take your foot off the accelerator for a second. You're flying or dying, here. While many Gengar players like to boom on Chansey, it's not inherently necessary here, as Kingler just OHKOes it. So long as you boom on the right thing, you should be fine.Fran (Gengar)
Ability: none
- Hypnosis
- Night Shade
- Thunderbolt
- Explosion
Gavrill (Kingler)
Ability: none
- Swords Dance
- Hyper Beam
- Body Slam
- Crabhammer
Oh, you have a Gengar or Reflect Snorlax? Crabhammer will 3HKO both when it decides to actually work...and not miss while Kingler gets paralyzed by Body Slam. There's a reason Kingler isn't OU, y'know. Anyway, crab with big pincer goes brrr, moving on.
Oswald (Zapdos)
Ability: none
- Thunderbolt
- Drill Peck
- Thunder Wave
- Agility
Newer players that pilot MieDon often immediately go to Rhydon when they do as much as hear Zapdos's heartbeat. What does this mean? Bring Zapdos in, double to Kingler, now their incoming Rhydon is in a bit of a situation: it gets OHKOed by Crabhammer, or it lets Kingler set up as it leaves. This 50/50 isn't good for them no matter how you look at it. This is partly why Zapdos is used over Jolteon, as while it's an Electric neutrality that contributes to a Zapdos weakness, it lures Rhydon MUCH more effectively. Besides, watching things die to the ridiculously strong Thunderbolt is crack. Yes, I have a fetish for big numbers, what's your problem?
Veronica (Chansey) (F)
Ability: none
- Ice Beam
- Reflect
- Soft-Boiled
- Thunder Wave
Counter crossed my mind on this set to synergize with Gengar and Snorlax's Explosions, and Amaranth used it on his GarZapCuno team, but I figured it's better to keep to the traditional sets when you're using something as shaky as Kingler. It can definitely work and could warrant testing. Triple KO Chansey - Sing/Ice Beam/Counter/Soft-Boiled - also crossed my mind to give the team a backup sleeper, but I dunno.
Adorea (Snorlax)
Ability: none
- Body Slam
- Reflect
- Rest
- Self-Destruct
Okita (Tauros) (M)
Ability: none
- Body Slam
- Hyper Beam
- Blizzard
- Earthquake
Thunderbolt crossed my mind as a way to shit on Starmie, but Earthquake is nice just to check for Counter while keeping the offence up. Besides, when I'm using something like Kingler, I do need coverage for Gengar somewhere on the team.
Conclusion
This is a very, very explosive team that can be difficult to stop once it goes off. However, it's also quite inconsistent and unwieldy, especially if the opening doesn't go your way. You can always fire back, it's just a case of getting that opening. Thanks to Hipmonlee for helping me get the team into a playable state, and thanks to EB0LA for pulling that win out of his ass with it. Kingler hasn't had many teams posted online in the past so it's nice to have a solid one for people who want to try it out.Pokepaste for Zoomers
Fran (Gengar)
Ability: none
- Hypnosis
- Night Shade
- Thunderbolt
- Explosion
Gavrill (Kingler)
Ability: none
- Swords Dance
- Hyper Beam
- Body Slam
- Crabhammer
Oswald (Zapdos)
Ability: none
- Thunderbolt
- Drill Peck
- Thunder Wave
- Agility
Veronica (Chansey) (F)
Ability: none
- Ice Beam
- Reflect
- Soft-Boiled
- Thunder Wave
Adorea (Snorlax)
Ability: none
- Body Slam
- Reflect
- Rest
- Self-Destruct
Okita (Tauros) (M)
Ability: none
- Body Slam
- Hyper Beam
- Blizzard
- Earthquake
Ability: none
- Hypnosis
- Night Shade
- Thunderbolt
- Explosion
Gavrill (Kingler)
Ability: none
- Swords Dance
- Hyper Beam
- Body Slam
- Crabhammer
Oswald (Zapdos)
Ability: none
- Thunderbolt
- Drill Peck
- Thunder Wave
- Agility
Veronica (Chansey) (F)
Ability: none
- Ice Beam
- Reflect
- Soft-Boiled
- Thunder Wave
Adorea (Snorlax)
Ability: none
- Body Slam
- Reflect
- Rest
- Self-Destruct
Okita (Tauros) (M)
Ability: none
- Body Slam
- Hyper Beam
- Blizzard
- Earthquake
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