Theorymon
Long Live Super Mario Maker! 2015-2024
Project Special
What is Project Special?
As some of you may know, Gamefreak has a habit of supplementing its Battle Spot Singles, Doubles, and VGC ladders with wackier formats. These come in the form of either Battle Spot Special, a ladder that changes every season, and fun gimmick tournaments like Ultra Spooky Cup or Simple Symphony.
These metagames are often unique changes of pace, but this comes with a consequence: Special often has low ladder activity, and these metagames often require specialized Pokemon that can be a real pain to get!
That's where this thread comes in: I want Smogon to start taking over the special ladders (especially since there are only 3 left for this gen!). In order to achieve that goal, we gotta have some mons ready first!
Over the course of this generation (and the next depending on how gamefreak handles the ladders), I'll use this thread to give away these specalized Pokemon so you can partcipate too, for the glory of Smogon (or just your own glory, I don't care)!
Rules and Info
1. All Pokemon on this thread are 100% redistrutable and cloned. Hell, I encourage you to clone them and give them away in your threads and in other forms, that means less work for me! However, due to this, please don't actually trade these Pokemon for something valuable, they're supposed to be free so anyone can play in Gamefreak's weird and wacky metagames!
2. To get a mon, put up a Buneary on GTS, and post here telling me its: Gender, Ball, Level, and your in-game name. You can find Buneary easily at route 1 in Ultra Sun and Moon.
3. The event mons work differently, since GTS doesn't like it when those are distributed. If you want them, we'll have to arrange a time to trade. Discord is your best bet, since I hang around the Smogon ones a lot, so give me a highlight there if you want my attention!
4. To make my life easier, please edit your post when you got your mon. This way, I don't look for it in vain if I forgot I traded ya! I would suggest using the cross out text thing.
5. I'm not gonna change the items on whim. Sorry about that, too much work on my end. On the bright side, for Pokemon that have variable abilites, I'll give them an Ability Capsule!
The Format this Season: Metronome Cup
Gamefreak has put forth whats possibly the most teambuilding free competition yet. The rules here are simple: you choose only one of your Pokemon out of 6. And you can only have the move Metronome! This format is mostly luck, but since you don't need to think much, it's also the ultimate "netflix and chill" ladder! That being said, it still requires a LOT of transfered Pokemon and odd Hidden Powers!
To make things simple: All of these Pokemon will only have Metronome, and all of them are level 100! Also, all Pokemon will have non EVed versions in case you desire your own custom EV spread.
The Most Important Pokemon: Gengar!
OT: CHAS | ID: 43603
Bold | Cursed Body
IVs: 2 | 20 | 31 | 24 | 31 | 31 (Hypertrained to 31 in all stats)
Item: Mago Berry
Hidden Powers: Ghost
EVs: 228 Hp / 252 Def / 6 SpA / 4 SpD / 20 Spe
Donated by Lego
(master ball)
OT: Lego | ID: 13115
Relaxed | Cursed Body
IVs: 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 1 (Hypertrained to 31 in all stats except Speed)
Item: Iapappa
Hidden Powers: Ghost
EVs: 228 Hp / 252 Def / 6 SpA / 4 SpD / 20 Spe
Behold: the master of the Metronoming, Gengar! Gengar's bulk isn't great, so it may seem strange until you learn about Cursed Body. With this, Gengar has a 30% chance of disabling Metronome (yeah seriously, this was tested), forcing your foe to Struggle for 4 turns. This is instant death for a LOT of the more defensive users of Metronome without a Mental Herb or super berry! Hidden Power Ghost may seem extremely silly to bring up, but its actually important for mirror matches: if Gengar calls upon Hidden Power, Ghost will do the most damage vs opposing Gengar. Seriously, Gengar is so good you can just make your team just have Gengar as the only Pokemon, and you'll probably do fine!OT: CHAS | ID: 43603
Bold | Cursed Body
IVs: 2 | 20 | 31 | 24 | 31 | 31 (Hypertrained to 31 in all stats)
Item: Mago Berry
Hidden Powers: Ghost
EVs: 228 Hp / 252 Def / 6 SpA / 4 SpD / 20 Spe
Donated by Lego
(master ball)
OT: Lego | ID: 13115
Relaxed | Cursed Body
IVs: 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 1 (Hypertrained to 31 in all stats except Speed)
Item: Iapappa
Hidden Powers: Ghost
EVs: 228 Hp / 252 Def / 6 SpA / 4 SpD / 20 Spe
The Bold EV spread gives Gengar maximum physical bulk to take on Struggles (important because several Pokemon use Choice Band because of Gengar), and the 20 Speed EVs outspeed Adamant Medicham. Mago Berry is good against the Choice Band Struggle stuff that tries to beat Gengar (and also gives a Ghost-typed Natural Gift), but Black Sludge does allow Gengar to shrug off weak attacks more easily.
Thanks to Lego , I also have a Relaxed Gengar to give away. Your milage may vary on wether or not this is better against mirror matches, but it does give Gengar an extra bit of power vs other slower Pokemon, which is a welcomed thing, at the cost of being slower than Medicham.
Stay tuned, I'll add more Gengar natures as this giveaway goes on!
Also, fun fact: The Gengars in this thread are all from my Pokemon Yellow I bought from 1999. I got my ancient Pokemon Yellow save on my 3DS using a complicated web of outdated hardware. I sure didn't expect this Gengar to ever have a use like this almost 20 years back!
Offensive Pokemon
Since Gengar is so nasty, there's a tactic of using Choice Band Pokemon to try and nail Gengar with boosted Struggles. While 100% reliable, its your best shot of beating Gengar if you aren't in the mood for Cursed Body rolls yourself. Also, you can actually run other items than Choice Band (stupid Item Clause), but be warned: they'll be much more scared of an early Cursed Body activation!
Medicham
Donated by: Lego
OT: Lego | ID: 10001
Adamant | Pure Power
IVs: 1 | 31 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 0 (Hypertrained to 31 in all stats)
Item: Choice Band
Hidden Powers: Psychic
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 ATK / 6 Spe
Donated by: Lego
OT: Lego | ID: 10001
Brave | Pure Power
IVs: 30 | 31 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 0 (Hypertrained to 31 in all stats except Speed)
Item: Choice Band
Hidden Powers: Psychic
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 ATK / 6 SpD
Donated by: Lego
OT: Lego | ID: 10001
Jolly| Pure Power
IVs: 1 | 18 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 14 (Hypertrained to 31 in all stats)
Item: Choice Scarf
Hidden Powers: Psychic
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 ATK / 252 Spe
Donated by: Lego
OT: Lego | ID: 10001
Adamant | Pure Power
IVs: 1 | 31 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 0 (Hypertrained to 31 in all stats)
Item: Choice Band
Hidden Powers: Psychic
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 ATK / 6 Spe
Donated by: Lego
OT: Lego | ID: 10001
Brave | Pure Power
IVs: 30 | 31 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 0 (Hypertrained to 31 in all stats except Speed)
Item: Choice Band
Hidden Powers: Psychic
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 ATK / 6 SpD
Donated by: Lego
OT: Lego | ID: 10001
Jolly| Pure Power
IVs: 1 | 18 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 14 (Hypertrained to 31 in all stats)
Item: Choice Scarf
Hidden Powers: Psychic
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 ATK / 252 Spe
Medicham is no joke here, Pure Power means its physical attacks pack a whallop! It is among 2 Choice Banders in this format that also 3HKOs Gengar with Choice Band Struggle! I'd go for the Adamant one personally, but Brave can give you an advantage against Jirachi and opposing Medicham if you get into a Struggle war. Also, I put max HP on Medicham since it gives it a better match-up vs slower Pokemon such as Snorlax, useful since Medicham's bulk isnt that good. Also, Hidden Power Psychic does ok damage vs Gengar, thanks to the STAB!
I have recently added a Choice Scarf variant, if you want to play riskier.
Ambipom
Donated by: Xen
OT: Joe | ID: 00003
Adamant | Technician
IVs: 16 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 2 | 15 (Hypertrained to 31 in all stats)
Item: Choice Band
Hidden Powers: Ghost
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 ATK / 6 Spe
Donated by: Xen
OT: Joe | ID: 00003
Adamant | Technician
IVs: 16 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 2 | 15 (Hypertrained to 31 in all stats)
Item: Choice Band
Hidden Powers: Ghost
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 ATK / 6 Spe
Ambipom is the other Struggle user that can 3HKO Gengar. While it isn't as powerful as Medicham in all cases, Technichan powers up the weak moves compared to Medicham, and unlike any other Pokemon, Ambipom is actually faster than Gengar! Despite that, I still gave it max HP and Attack for better match ups vs slow mons. Also, its neat that Hidden Power Ghost is actually boosted thanks to Technician!
Machamp
Donated by: Xen
OT: Joe | ID: 00003
Adamant | Guts
IVs: 3 | 13 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 1 (Hypertrained to 31 in all stats)
Item: Ability Capsule
Hidden Powers: Ghost
EVs: 244 Hp / 252 ATK / 14 Spe
Donated by: Xen
OT: Joe | ID: 00003
Adamant | Guts
IVs: 3 | 13 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 1 (Hypertrained to 31 in all stats)
Item: Ability Capsule
Hidden Powers: Ghost
EVs: 244 Hp / 252 ATK / 14 Spe
Machamp isn't quite as poweful or fast as Medicham and Ambipom, only 4HKOing Gengar with Struggle. That's ok though, because Machamp is much bulkier, and has two really good abilities to choose from! The default here is Guts, which is great for punishing status, but I include an Ability Capsule because No Guard lets you always connect OHKO moves (and always be hit by them lol), and never miss other important stuff! Hidden Power Ghost is weak, but hey its better than nothing vs Gengar, Jirachi, and Medicham!
Hariyama
Donated by: Xen
OT: Joe | ID: 00003
Adamant | Thick Fat
IVs: 10 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 1 (Hypertrained to 31 in all stats)
Item: Choice Band
Hidden Powers: Ghost
EVs: 4 HP / 252 ATK / 124 Def / 124 SpD / 4 Spe
Hariyama is pretty similar to Machamp. It isn't as powerful, but with Thick Fat, it's got more resists, which always comes in handy! This one just has Choice Band since Thick Fat diffenciates it from Machamp. However, in the future, when I can get ahold of a Brave Hariyama, Guts will be a reasonable option on that, since it's actually slower than Blissey! Donated by: Xen
OT: Joe | ID: 00003
Adamant | Thick Fat
IVs: 10 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 1 (Hypertrained to 31 in all stats)
Item: Choice Band
Hidden Powers: Ghost
EVs: 4 HP / 252 ATK / 124 Def / 124 SpD / 4 Spe
Snorlax
(great ball)
Donated by: Lego
OT: Lego | ID: 13115
Brave | Thick Fat
IVs: 5 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 0 & 9 | 28 | 23 | 11| 30 | 1 (Both Hypertrained to 31 in all stats except Speed)
Item: Ability Capsule
Hidden Powers: Fighting, Ghost
EVs: 252 ATK / 252 Def / 6 SpD
Snorlax isn't what you first think of for Choice Band, but its got enough power to pull it off, and its by far the bulkiest user of it around! You have two different Hidden Power choices here. By default, I'll give out Hidden Power Fighting, since Snorlax's bulk means that it actually would rather not hit Gengar, since the immunity means Cursed Body won't activate. However, if you want to hit Jirachi and Medicham a bit, I'll give out Hidden Power Ghost if specified!(great ball)
Donated by: Lego
OT: Lego | ID: 13115
Brave | Thick Fat
IVs: 5 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 0 & 9 | 28 | 23 | 11| 30 | 1 (Both Hypertrained to 31 in all stats except Speed)
Item: Ability Capsule
Hidden Powers: Fighting, Ghost
EVs: 252 ATK / 252 Def / 6 SpD
Also, by default I have it on Thick Fat because more resists is always nice. However, it also has Immunity, which is very useful since theres a lot of moves that can poison. The choice here is up to you, since I've included an Ability Capsule!
Granbull
OT: Theorymon | ID: 573777
Brave | Intimidate
IVs: 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 1 Hypertrained to 31 in all stats except Speed)
Item: Choice Band
Hidden Powers: Ghost
EVs: 244HP / 252 Atk / 12Def
Granbull's claim to fame compared to most offensive Pokemon is Intimidate. With this, it's your most physically bulky option for an offensive Pokemon, at the cost of not having great Special Defense. Special thanks to Stellar for providing the Love Ball Snubbull I used to breed this!OT: Theorymon | ID: 573777
Brave | Intimidate
IVs: 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 1 Hypertrained to 31 in all stats except Speed)
Item: Choice Band
Hidden Powers: Ghost
EVs: 244HP / 252 Atk / 12Def
Primeape
OT: CHAS | ID: 43603
Adamant | Defiant
IVs: 0 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 (Hypertrained to 31 in all stats)
Item: Iapapa Berry
Hidden Powers: Ghost
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 6 Spe
Primeape is a high risk, high reward Pokemom. Like Medicham, it isn't particularly bulky, nor does it have a large amount of power. Primeape's secret lies in Defiant. There's tons of random stat debuffing moves Metronome can pick, and if they hit Primeape, it gets a beefy +2 Attack boost! I gave it an Iapapa Berry since this can choose a Dark-type move to slam Gengar and Jirachi with. Also, like the Bold Gengar, this Primeape is from my old Yellow save!OT: CHAS | ID: 43603
Adamant | Defiant
IVs: 0 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 (Hypertrained to 31 in all stats)
Item: Iapapa Berry
Hidden Powers: Ghost
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 6 Spe
OT: WCSK17 | ID: 31121
Brave | Synchronize
IVs: 31 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 0 (Hypertrained to 31 in all stats except Speed)
Item: Choice Band
Hidden Powers: Psychic
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 6 SpA
This is the Mew that was given out at a VGC tournament in 2017 in South Korea (and thus, note that I injected this wonder card, and used pcalc to RNG it!)
You'd think Mew would have trouble competing with Jirachi, and while this is technically true, almost all Jirachi go defensive with Rocky Helmet. Since species clause is a thing, this gives Mew an extremely valuable role: an offensive alternative to Jirachi! While it may not be as strong of a Choice Bander as a few others here, Mew is still great at the role ironically because of its high Special Attack stat. Thanks to that, Mew is very consistent at dealing damage compared to other Choice Banders!
Like the other events, we'll have to do a private trade for this one.
Found by Lego
OT: アゲト | ID: 31121
Brave | Natural Cure
IVs: 12 | 20 | 9 | 25 | 11 | 28 [HP Psychic] (Hypertrained to 31 in all stats) & 7 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 1 [HP Water] (Hypertrained to 31 in all stats except Speed)
Item: Weakness Policy
Hidden Powers: Psychic, Water
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 6 SpA
Anyways, Celebi is a weird gimmick: it uses its vast array of weaknesses to attempt a set up with Weakness Policy. Very risky, but potentially rewarding. We found two promising Celebi on the disc: A Brave HP Psychic one, and a Brave 1 Speed one (that unfortunately had HP Water). Reason to use Brave and all that Attack investment is because it makes its Struggles more powerful in case you face Gengar. Not the most common mon around, but it's an interesting choice.
Much like Jirachi, GTS doesn't like event legendaries, so we'll need to arrange a private trade for this one!
PP Stallers
Item-wise, you'll usually see 4 different kinds of items. Super berries like Figy, Wiki, Agauv, and Mago can restore a ton of heath quickly, hand for the more powerful ones like Jirachi and Snorlax against Gengar. Leftovers is cool for letting these Pokemon last long against weak moves, while Rockey Helmet punishes the MANY contact moves Metronome can choose. If you're worried about other stallers, Leppa Berry can let you win the Struggle war at the cost of general surviability. Finally, if you hate Gengar, Mental Herb gives you one get out of jail free card against Cursed Body!
Donated by Lego
OT: WISHMKR | ID: 20043
Relaxed | Serene Grace
IVs: 10 | 28 | 29 | 9 | 13 | 0 (Hypertrained to 31 in all stats except Speed)
Item: Rocky Helmet
Hidden Powers: Psychic
EVs: 228 Hp / 252 Def / 30 SpD
Very important! GTS doesn't really like people asking for Jirachi on GTS, so you'll have to arrange a personal trade with me. Like I mentioned, you got a good shot at getting me if you message me on Discord since I hang around the Smogon ones a lot, and my phone will alert me to that! Otherwise, leave a message on my wall if you want Jirachi, and we can arrange a time.
Snorlax
(great ball)
Donated by: Lego
OT: Lego | ID: 13115
Relaxed | Thick Fat
IVs: 10 | 0 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 0 & 10 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 20 | 1 (Both Hypertrained to 31 in all stats except Speed)
Item: Ability Capsule
Hidden Powers: Fighting, Ghost
EVs: 228 HP / 252 Def / 30 SpD
This is more familiar territory for Snorlax. It may not have Jirachi's reistances, but it has much better Special bulk, and its extremely slow which gives it an edge against other stallers. Thick Fat's resistances are really handy, but Immunity is great against preventing a Poison status. I suggest Hidden Power Fighting so you don't risk a Cursed Body against Gengar, but Ghost does a tiny bit of extra damage vs Jirachi and Medicham.(great ball)
Donated by: Lego
OT: Lego | ID: 13115
Relaxed | Thick Fat
IVs: 10 | 0 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 0 & 10 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 20 | 1 (Both Hypertrained to 31 in all stats except Speed)
Item: Ability Capsule
Hidden Powers: Fighting, Ghost
EVs: 228 HP / 252 Def / 30 SpD
Clefable
(dream ball)
OT: Theorymon | ID: 573777
Relaxed | Magic Guard
IVs: 10 | 16 | 31 | 18 | 20 | 0 Hypertrained in all stats except Speed)
Item: Wiki Berry
Hidden Powers: Fighting
EVs: 236 HP / 148 Def / 124 SpD
Clefable's bulk may not seem too impressive compared to Snorlax and Jirachi, but it has one big trick up its sleeve: Magic Guard. With this, stuff like Rocky Helmet and status effects won't wear it down, which is great in struggle wars! I gave this one more mixed defensives since Clefable doesn't have extreme bulk on one side or the other, and Hidden Power Fighting in case you face off against Gengar, don't want to needlessly activate Cursed Body! (dream ball)
OT: Theorymon | ID: 573777
Relaxed | Magic Guard
IVs: 10 | 16 | 31 | 18 | 20 | 0 Hypertrained in all stats except Speed)
Item: Wiki Berry
Hidden Powers: Fighting
EVs: 236 HP / 148 Def / 124 SpD
Special thanks to Stellar for giving me the Dream Ball Cleffa to start off the breeding!
Togekiss
OT: Theorymon | ID: 573777
Relaxed | Serene Grace / Super Luck
IVs: 11 | 19 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 1 (Serene Grace) & 19 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 (Super Luck) (Both Hypertrained to 31 in all stats except Speed)
Item: Wiki Berry
Hidden Powers: Ghost
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 6 SpD
Togekiss has a unique typing and nice amount of Special Attack for a defensive Pokemon, and two kick butt abilities too! Serene Grace is the obvious one for some extra hax, but I included Super Luck as well, since some forms of hax such as Paralysis and flinching actually help your opponent here! I also bred Hidden Power Ghost on this since it does decent damage to Gengar.OT: Theorymon | ID: 573777
Relaxed | Serene Grace / Super Luck
IVs: 11 | 19 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 1 (Serene Grace) & 19 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 (Super Luck) (Both Hypertrained to 31 in all stats except Speed)
Item: Wiki Berry
Hidden Powers: Ghost
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 6 SpD
Special thanks to Don Honchkrorleone for catching the Togepi in XY that would grow up and give birth to these two fine Togekiss, Du Fromage!
Blissey and Chansey
OT: Theorymon | ID: 573777
Relaxed | Serene Grace
IVs: 7 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 & 29 | 16 | 31 | 17 | 29 | 1 (Both Hypertrained to 31 in all stats except Speed)
Item: Aguav Berry / Eviolite for Chansey
Hidden Powers: Fighting, Ghost
EVs: 236 HP / 252 Def / 22 SpD (Blissey) & 252 HP / 252 Def / 6 SpD (Chansey)
Blissey is the supreme staller for Special Attacks. Seriously, they just bounce off her like nothing considering how many weak ones there are! She also has a decent Special Attack stat and can abuse Serene Grace, so she doesn't always just sit there and stall. You can use Chansey since she's a bit slower and has Eviolite, but Chansey has a serious lack of offensive presence and is more vulnerable to being chipped at compared to Blissey, so I'd go towards Blissey most of the time.OT: Theorymon | ID: 573777
Relaxed | Serene Grace
IVs: 7 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 & 29 | 16 | 31 | 17 | 29 | 1 (Both Hypertrained to 31 in all stats except Speed)
Item: Aguav Berry / Eviolite for Chansey
Hidden Powers: Fighting, Ghost
EVs: 236 HP / 252 Def / 22 SpD (Blissey) & 252 HP / 252 Def / 6 SpD (Chansey)
Hidden Power Fighting is nice for not risking a potential Cursed Body when choosing Hidden Power, but Hidden Power Ghost hits Jirachi and Medicham harder.
Special thanks to Stellar for giving me a Love Ball Chansey to breed with!
Coming soon from me: Clefable and Togekiss
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