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Gengar-Mega @ Gengarite
Ability: Shadow Tag
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Taunt
- Sludge Bomb
- Shadow Ball
- Protect
Gengar is a really cool Pokemon that has a bunch of poor matchups but also has a lot of stellar matchups. Its high Speed and Special Attack in combination with its powerful STAB attacks makes it a potent special attacker. However, its most significant niche is its ability Shadow Tag. Trapping makes Mega Gengar extremely fearsome in certain matchups.
Sludge Bomb and Shadow Ball are the standard STAB moves. I decided to go for Taunt to make our Trick Room matchup even stronger actually, while also being able to annoy other stuff, such as Recover Gastrodon ;__;
The EV spread is quite simple, just make it as fast as possible. I guess you could run Modest but I think you miss out on the Deoxys-Attack outspeed which wouldn't be too nice due to it simply killing you.
Rotom-Wash @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 96 Def / 128 SpA / 20 SpD / 12 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Will-O-Wisp
- Thunderbolt
- Hydro Pump
- Protect
One of the matchups Gengar struggles with is the Landorus-Therian matchup. The Scarf variant will be able to OHKO it especially as I am not running Will-O-Wisp on Gengar. Rotom-Wash has a great Landorus-Therian matchup, being able to switch into Earthquakes and forcing it out with Hydro Pump and/or Will-O-Wisp. Will-O-Wisp also does a nice job at crippling other stuff such as Mega Kangaskhan (trapping it with Mega Gengar) and stuff like Hoopa-Unbound which also annoys Gengar. It also has a sweet Talonflame matchup which Gengar can struggle with as well.
Hydro Pump is obviously it's main STAB move. Not very powerful but still threatens Heatran and Landorus-Therian while also doing some nice damage to things such as Hoopa-Unbound and Jirachi. Thunderbolt deals damage to the Water-types, mainly Volcanion and Azumarill. Will-O-Wisp is useful for the aforementioned matchups. Protect is the last move which should be quite obvious.
The EV spread makes Rotom-Wash live an Adamant Mega Kangaskhan Fake Out and Return, a Life Orb Latios Draco Meteor, and the 12 speed EVs allow it to outspeed Adamant Choice Scarf Landorus-Therian under Tailwind. The rest was put in Special Attack.
Sylveon @ Pixie Plate
Ability: Pixilate
EVs: 176 HP / 252 SpA / 80 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hyper Voice
- Calm Mind
- Substitute
- Protect
Sylveon does a nice thing here that basically all Sylveon variants struggle to do; be able to punish Amoonguss for clicking Spore. It also has a nice matchup vs Dragons which is quite crucial as Rotom-Wash can't hurt them while Gengar struggles with Hydreigon.
I personally think CM Sub Sylv is the best set for it right now, as it gives you the freedom of switching around moves while also being able to punish Amoonguss for clicking Spore. You mitigate some matchups by setting up Substitute and like other games it can win from team preview (almost as CM Cresselia) being able to set up a lot of Calm Minds. Pixie Plate is the obvious choice as you still boost the Hyper Voice damage while not taking damage from Life Orb.
The EV spread is full Special Attack, enough speed to outspeed a 252+ Latios in your own Tailwind and the rest in HP.
Scrafty @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 248 HP / 216 Atk / 44 Def
Impish Nature
- Fake Out
- Knock Off
- Drain Punch
- Protect
Scrafty carries really nice Fake Out utility, which I think can be crucial on a lot or even most teams, while improving the matchup against other common physical attackers such as Landorus-Therian and Kangaskhan with Intimidate.
Even though I could go with the based god Checkmater's High Jump Kick set to KO Kangaskhan but it wasn't necessary at all, so I just went with Drain Punch. I also think Knock Off is a very good move, barely anything really switches into it without losing something. Knocking off Landorus' Choice Scarf or Assault Vest is lovely, or something like Volcanion's Goggles or some shit.
The EV spread allows it to live a 252 Life Orb Keldeo Secret Sword, despite it being a shit Pokemon. The rest was dumped into Attack probably.
Latios @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Draco Meteor
- Psychic
- Tailwind
- Protect
Latios is in my opinion a very underrated Pokemon. I feel like being a Dragon-type nuke while having another sick STAB move and speed control can be so valuable to many teams. I felt like this team highly benefited from speed control, as Sylveon, Rotom-Wash, and Scrafty all have middling speed tiers. You could probably use Dragon Pulse and get away with it but in that case you kind of lose out on the value that Draco Meteor offers which is Latios' greatest niche in my opinion. Psyshock is also an option in case you think the Cresselia matchup is truly that terrible but I don't think the difference is relevant.
Having another Amoonguss check to this team was crucial as there was nothing that could really stop Amoonguss apart from Taunt Gengar. Also I felt like the team was a little too slow and could struggle against Dragons such as Hydreigon and Kyurem-Black if not properly played around. Latios' high speed and Tailwind patch these problems up.
Heatran @ Safety Goggles
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Substitute
- Heat Wave
- Earth Power
- Protect
Even though I prefer Eruptran much more over the Substitute set, it does a great job at checking Amoonguss with Safety Goggles while also being able to threaten Steel-types. Getting into a position where you can freely Heat Wave + Hyper Voice can be so powerful as there's not much that likes switching into it.
I decided to not go for Eruptran because I didn't feel like that fit on this team. It just wasn't too reliable enough when Tailwind isn't up to actually abuse Eruption, but I still feel like it's a generally pretty underlooked set so I'd heavily recommend checking it out!
Importable
Gengar-Mega @ Gengarite
Ability: Shadow Tag
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Taunt
- Sludge Bomb
- Shadow Ball
- Protect
Rotom-Wash @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 96 Def / 128 SpA / 20 SpD / 12 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Will-O-Wisp
- Thunderbolt
- Hydro Pump
- Protect
Sylveon @ Pixie Plate
Ability: Pixilate
EVs: 176 HP / 252 SpA / 80 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hyper Voice
- Calm Mind
- Substitute
- Protect
Scrafty @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 248 HP / 216 Atk / 44 Def
Impish Nature
- Fake Out
- Knock Off
- Drain Punch
- Protect
Latios @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Draco Meteor
- Psychic
- Tailwind
- Protect
Heatran @ Safety Goggles
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Substitute
- Heat Wave
- Earth Power
- Protect
Ability: Shadow Tag
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Taunt
- Sludge Bomb
- Shadow Ball
- Protect
Rotom-Wash @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 96 Def / 128 SpA / 20 SpD / 12 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Will-O-Wisp
- Thunderbolt
- Hydro Pump
- Protect
Sylveon @ Pixie Plate
Ability: Pixilate
EVs: 176 HP / 252 SpA / 80 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hyper Voice
- Calm Mind
- Substitute
- Protect
Scrafty @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 248 HP / 216 Atk / 44 Def
Impish Nature
- Fake Out
- Knock Off
- Drain Punch
- Protect
Latios @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Draco Meteor
- Psychic
- Tailwind
- Protect
Heatran @ Safety Goggles
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Substitute
- Heat Wave
- Earth Power
- Protect
Now I got to the shoutout section and I don't really feel like doing it. I probably highlighted over 20 people or something last time and I don't really feel like doing that again, as I'm not that desperate for likes and attention.
I still wanted to shoutout some people though for who I haven't done that before;
mostly to the people in the private room I'm good friends with.
Obviously Matame, gr8 memer hump me fuck me doesn't know I collect real education etc. Also it's totally fine to like lana del rey
Kudasai
DaAwesomeDude1 and Demantoid, two cool users and even though I don't talk to you guys as much as I talk to Matame and kudasai I just have to respect both of yours accomplishments in the tier (especially Demantoid goddamn)
FloristtheBudew, I've actually rarely met someone that is truly thinks so much about the game while he's playing it, truly thinking ahead of each turn. I'm sorry for not being the greatest testing partner and ragequitting / forfeiting quite a lot. I definitely see you winning seasonals / getting to SPL really soon if you keep it up.
qwily the love of my lifeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Obligatory mention of Yoda2798
(ps. how do I beat the flagship in FTL its so broken)
BlueSkiddoWeCanToo
checkmater75, I'm actually really happy to see someone improve so much in the timespan of like one and a half year. I remember when you were on Latias is Waifu and were actually shitting up the chat but now you're doing really well in tours and stuff and I'm really glad to see that, keep it up dude! :D
Some other nerds like Cubonesmother PrinceLucian Bhris Brown and obviously
SpaceBass aka edam mafia
Kudasai
DaAwesomeDude1 and Demantoid, two cool users and even though I don't talk to you guys as much as I talk to Matame and kudasai I just have to respect both of yours accomplishments in the tier (especially Demantoid goddamn)
FloristtheBudew, I've actually rarely met someone that is truly thinks so much about the game while he's playing it, truly thinking ahead of each turn. I'm sorry for not being the greatest testing partner and ragequitting / forfeiting quite a lot. I definitely see you winning seasonals / getting to SPL really soon if you keep it up.
qwily the love of my lifeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Obligatory mention of Yoda2798
(ps. how do I beat the flagship in FTL its so broken)
BlueSkiddoWeCanToo
checkmater75, I'm actually really happy to see someone improve so much in the timespan of like one and a half year. I remember when you were on Latias is Waifu and were actually shitting up the chat but now you're doing really well in tours and stuff and I'm really glad to see that, keep it up dude! :D
Some other nerds like Cubonesmother PrinceLucian Bhris Brown and obviously
SpaceBass aka edam mafia
goddamnit this shoutouts section got longer than i wanted it to