Hey, it's COKTAL and this is an Uber team I've been working on for about a month. It's done alot better than any other team I've made before, but I'm hoping you guys can help me get it to the next level. Changes will be in bold. I won't waste too much time on an intro, so I'll go ahead and show you the team:
Team Selection:
I started off with Giratina-O, since September and I had created a set for it and I wanted to try it out.
I decided to look for a pokemon who had good synergy with Giratina-O, and I found that they covered each others weaknesses perfectly.
Now to add in a lead. After looking through the server statistics and standard sets on Smogon I found speed Deoxys the easiest for my to start with.
Okay, three specials attackers. I need a physical attacker, and one that doesn’t really fear Stealth Rock since I don’t plan on adding a Spinner right now. Lucario only takes a ¼ of its normal damage, plus it can help me control my Mewtwo problems.
Now I need someone who can help me heal Giratina-O since it can’t carry leftovers due to having to hold the Platinum Orb. Blissey was basically a no brainer with its high special defense so on she goes.
Lastly I added in a physical Palkia to help even out the number of special attackers to physical a little more. It helped to gain the surprise factor, but Palkia doesn’t like entry hazards much, especially with spikes down.
So I switch Palkia with Rayquaza. I know it takes more damage from just SR, but it doesn’t have to worry about spikes at all, and it just seems to work better on the team.
Now the team feels pretty good, but Magnezone just isn’t pulling its weight. I need a pokemon that can still help Giratina with being able to takes its SE effective hits, so a steel type is a good idea. I decided to go with Dialga to help against Kyogre and Groudon with Thunder/Draco Meteor respectively.
With the suggestions from -El Geek- I replaced Lucario with a choice band Scizor. This switch has added a good amount of bulk to the team and has helped with U-Turn adding my SR damage to do more. Dialga has been switched to the Bulk Up set and Giratina-O has been swapped to a more offensive set. I'm considering switching Blissey with Latias, but the 4th dragon type makes me uneasy.
The Team:
Deoxys-e @ Focus Sash
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 4 Def/252 Spd/252 SAtk
Timid nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Stealth Rock
- SpikesAbility: Pressure
EVs: 4 Def/252 Spd/252 SAtk
Timid nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
- Shadow Ball
My lead and a pretty awesome one at that. Since I’m new to both competitive battling and the Uber tier in generally I decided to check out the common leads used by looking at the Smogon Shoddy Server Statistics. Just by the numbers I saw it was a good lead to try for a beginner and it has done exceptionally well for me. I’m considering switching to a mixed lead to toss out Taunt and replace it with ExtremeSpeed to counter other Deoxys-e (see lead comparison bellow for explanation).
The set is very basic and effective. Come in, if I think I can out run the opposing lead I set up Stealth Rock unless I think they are going to set up their on SR or spikes. If I think they’ll set up, I use Taunt to hopefully stop them. Shadow runs great against the more common leads such as other Deoxys and Mew, as well as hitting for a good percentage of leads for neutral. Darkrai and Dialga both cause trouble due to good resistances.
Top 10 Lead Comparisons:
Giratina-o @ Platinum Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 248 Atk/196 Spd/64 SAtk
Naive nature (+Spd, -SDef)
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Shadow Sneak
- Draco Meteor
- Dragon Claw
My new Giratina-O, now running the Mixed Spin Blocker set from it's analysis page. Although my previous set did help in some situations, a fair amount of time I had to sacrifice it as death folder for another team member. Now its running a more offensive set and is helping the team alot more. Shadow Sneak is great at finishing off weakened Deoxys due to it's immunity to ExtremeSpeed allowing it to hit first. HP Fire still stands to cover Forretress and Scizor. Draco Meteor for it's strong STAB, boosted by the Platinum Orb. I opted for Dragon Claw due to already having two other members running Outrage and I didn't want to risk getting stuck attacking with all of them.
Dialga @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP/4 Atk/252 SDef
Careful nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Outrage
- Bulk Up
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
Originally running the Choice Scarf set, I've now opted for the Bulk Up set instead and I'm glad I made the switch. Although the previous did help me get alot of KOs, the constant forced switches after most attacks plus it being fairly frail made it hard to come in. With Bulk Up, it allows me to make it a super strong tank, while also having the ability to restore it's own hp and remove status. Sleep Talk is nice because it doesn't force me to lock in on Outrage while I'm asleep, which is always a good thing.
Rayquaza @ Life Orb
Ability: Air Lock
EVs: 252 Atk/252 Spd/4 SDef
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Extremespeed
- Swords Dance
- Earthquake
- Dragon Claw
I've also switched this set from a Mixed Attacker over to a Swords Dancing beast. After causing a switch by coming on a choiced attack that it resists I get a free Swords Dance set up while the opponent switches to a reasonable counter. From here I will normally attack with either Extremespeed or Dragon Claw, depending on what I'm facing. Thanks to entry hazards, Extremespeed has the ability to pick up alot of KOs and keep him running strong. If a steel type comes in, I'll use Earthquake, especially with all the Dialgas running around right now.
Blissey (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 4 HP/252 Def/252 SDefCalm nature (+SDef, -Atk)
- Wish
- Heal Bell
- Toxic
- Ice Beam
- Wish
- Heal Bell
- Toxic
- Ice Beam
Not much to really say here, except that it works as an awesome wall and has helped me win a fair amount of matches with its Toxic/Wish stalling. With Giratina able to reflect off status moves, would switching Heal Bell to another option be a good idea? I never really use it, but I don’t know what I’d switch it to. Past that, this set has really held its own when I’ve needed it to against bulkier pokemon as well as pokemon that boosts stats a lot like Mewtwo (as long as it’s not carrying Aura Sphere), Kyogre (non-sub variants), and both Lati@s.
Scizor (M) @ Choice Band
Ability: Swarm
EVs: 200 HP/56 Atk/252 SDef
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- U-turn
- Bullet Punch
- Pursuit
- Superpower
Okay, when I first heard about Scizor being an awesome pokemon, I figured everyone was just hyping up the fact that it gets a base 90 priority move. After I got the suggestion to switch, I now see that the hype wasn't too far off from the truth. I replaced my old Choice Scarf Lucario with this guy, and I've already seen major improvement. I originally had Lucario to take care of CM Mewtwos who would come in, set up, and sweep. Although Lucario couldn't KO it it would bring it down into range where I could finish it with priority. When Scizor comes out, the mind game begins. I can use Bullet Punch, which will more than likely 2HKO thanks to my entry hazards. I can Purusit if it tries to flee, which makes it almost useless with entry hazards finishing it off if it switches back in. Or I can U-Turn out to finish it off with a nice priority move. Superpower finishes the set nicely with the ability to hit Dialga and Darkrai for a nice SE hit as well.