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This week you will be building cores around CM Spam! This is very huge in our meta as many top mons have calm mind access and uses it to great success. I think a core of Two pokémon would be better for this week. Submission phase will end sometime during Thursday the 20th. Good luck and make some cores!
Aerodactyl @ Aerodactylite
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Stone Edge
- Aqua Tail
- Fire Fang
So what im using here is a fast Clefable with Fire Blast and enough speed for Scizor to pop unsuspecting defensive Scizors when they try to stay in and U-turn out of there, allowing Lati and Venomoth more setup opportunities without fear of being revenge killed. p basic, didnt feel like innovating much this week, but it gets the job done.
Slowbro is a great teammate for clefable that can check Infernape, Cobalion, Keldeo, Metagross, and other threats to Clefable. Slowbro can also beat Amoonguss, one of Clefable's best checks, one-on-one.Together they also have a good sinergy slowbro check a stell-typer and helping clefable to sweep with calm maind
Slowbro @ Leftovers
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 248 HP / 232 Def / 28 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Psyshock
- Slack Off
- Calm Mind
As some of you may know, Vincune is the most underrated piece of shit on this planet, and unfortunately it needs a big amount of support. Fortunately, Latias covers most of its weaknesses. Vincune is weak to Nasty Plot Celebi, any Keldeo variant, and any Raikoy variant, and Latias can check them really well and sometimes set up Calm Mind. Be careful against Raikou because it can carry Ghostium Z.
Grimy ass core that covers a good number of threats to stall and semi-stall, most notably fat Scizor, MG Clef, Gliscor sorta, and Togekiss sorta. Cune can set up on stuff like (slower) Gliscor, Choice-locked Volcanion, Blissey, and Alo and beat them 1v1, whilst Clef can cover opposing Clef + everything else Clef naturally checks + it walls bulky Sciz lmao. Wish + Heal Bell suport from AloBliss allows them to come in every once in a while to check something early- to mid-game, but they're mostly used late-game to stop opposing wincons. The rest of the team I used is pretty standard, and really only struggles with stuff every stall struggles with, namely Bisharp, Toge, and Gliscor, but they're not unbeatable in large part thanks to this core.
Suicune @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP / 40 SpD / 216 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Substitute
- Calm Mind
- Protect
Raikou @ Ghostium Z
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Thunderbolt
- Shadow Ball
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Calm Mind
Latias @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Draco Meteor
- Psyshock
- Hidden Power [Fire] / Roost
- Calm Mind
Break the meta CM core of Raikou + Latias, both Pokemon have similar offensive checks and counters (Krookodile, M-Aerodactyl) which means that one can sacrifice itself to aid the others sweep late game. Versus bulkier builds Raikou is able to beat opposing Latias, Empoleon, Togekiss, Mandibuzz; and Latias takes care of Pokemon such as Hippowdon, Amoonguss, Swampert. This core obviously can't beat offensive checks such as Krook, M-Sharp & M-Aero, as well as defensive checks such as Clefable. That's where Cobalion comes in, providing Stealth Rock, another set up sweeper, as well as a decent check to this cores aforementioned offensive and defensive threats through the use of Shuca Berry. Faster Pokemon around the 115 base speed mark and above were troublesome, M-Aerodactyl was added to alleviate this. Seeing as threats such as Scarf Hydreigon & Keldeo were a problem Choice Specs Primarina was added as a supplementary breaker. Lastly, Gliscor is this teams Ground type, stall annoyer and status absorber.
Raikou @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Thunderbolt
- Toxic
This core can break balanced teams thanks to Icium Z keldeo who can do this:
+1 252 SpA Keldeo Subzero Slammer (100 BP) vs. 248 HP / 92 SpD Amoonguss: 350-414 (81.2 - 96%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Black Sludge recovery
+1 252 SpA Keldeo Subzero Slammer (100 BP) vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Celebi: 324-382 (95 - 112%) -- 68.8% chance to OHKO
and raikou who can run toxic on clefable, bulky grass and ground.
The main weakness of this core are: faster pokemons (like m-aerodactyl), latias, decidueye and sylveon.
This team is my first build, infact I solved problems like stall teams and offense but I didn't removed threats like M-Aerodactyl and latias+ specs sylveon (my only switch-in is empoleon).
Clefable @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Flamethrower
- Moonblast
- Soft-Boiled
Raikou @ Normalium Z
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Thunderbolt
- Calm Mind
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Hyper Beam
Clefable checks a lot of Raikou's revengekillers like Pedo, Hydreigon, Krooko, Aerodactyl, etc. I'm using full physical defensive just for Dactyl and Pedo. Normalium Z is a great nuke for all the bulky shit, in this particular case is great for Hippo, that does a really good work against this core, and Amoonguss, who can be annoying. Also Scizor isn't a good matchup, Clefable is carrying Flamethrower just for him but he can revengekill anyway. Raikou is a good switch-in on his BPunchs but without Leftovers it doesn't like residual damages. Raikou also helps with some Clefable's checks like Empoleon (Roar), Togekiss, and he can revengekill Primarina, a huge threat for every CMind core without Vincune. Another threat is Celebi since I'm not using Ghostium Raikou, and if you have already used the Z-HB he can be pretty annoying.
Hi sorry for this being late, my bad had some things irl. Anyway here are the cores, Kushalos Latias + Clefable Santu Slowbro + Clefable Highways Suicune + Latias eht Suicune + Clefable pokemon sparrow Raikou + Latias Oibaf cune Keldeo + Raikou Renny_ Raikou + Clefable
Vote for two cores as we have a lot of submissions this week. Voting ends on Wednesday, the 26th.