~ The Wrath of the Deep ~

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  1. Shawn Frost

    Shawn Frost Neko-sama

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    ( ~ The Wrath of the Deep ~ )

    Intro

    Hello everyone :D This is one of my "old" teams that I stacked up during the early phases of the metagame. I didn't have any luck with it and basically forgot all about it until now. I decided to tweak it, and I made a team around it. It is basically a Rain Team :3 and it uses an underrated Pokémon going by the name of Birijion.

    Overview

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    ¤ There are no Stealth Rock / Spiker in this team :S
    ¤ Birijion should not be underestimated, it has bulk and attacking power :3
    ¤ Scouting is an essential part of this team :/
    ¤ Lol, 4.5 / 6 of this team is special o.o Yeah, 4.5 coz Geno is mixed :S
    ¤ I have three choiced Pokémon on this team, which is dangerous but I have no choice, and one of them knows Trick :3

    And I love Rotom's sprite xD


    Into the Deep


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    Genosekuto @ Choice Scarf
    Trait: Download
    EVs: 64 Atk / 192 SAtk / 252 Spd
    Hasty Nature (+Spd, -Def)
    - Thunder
    - Ice Beam
    - Bug Buzz
    - U-turn

    Description
    Ah, the good new Genesect. I can't really live without it xD. It's an awesome Pokémon with a really good movepool, and U-Turn, which helps me scout a lot. He'll usually kill off the lead, scout for any other weather inducer.

    Moveset & Ability
    Download is a beast. It makes Geno a monster, with +1 Boost to Atk / Sp.Atk. Thunder is a monster in rain, as it gets a 30% accuracy boost in ran. Ice Beam gives me the BoltBeam ( Or Thundbeam xD ) coverage. Since I run rain, I can't put a weakened move in, so I gave Bug Buzz as a good Special STAB move. U-Turn is a scouting move, and it helps a lot. Since running weather means winning weather wars, scouting is the most important part.

    EVs & Nature
    64 Attack allows it get some damage off U-Turn, while the rest is dumped in Sp.Atk since I use it more after scouting. 252 Speed EVs are obvious, since I run a scarfer. Hasty nature drops Defense, so the opposing Geno gets an Atk boost, while I can maximize my speed.

    Tactics
    At the note of a weather inducing lead, I proceed to try my luck at killing it. Usually if my opponent is dumb, (s)he'll just let the Hippowdon stay in and get a beating. Tyranitar isn't K0ed, but that's what Birjion is for. If my opponent is a Ninetales, I switch to Politoed to really weaken the attack, and kill with some prediction. If my opponent is a Politoed, well here's the catch. Politoed will usually protect/switch to Zapdos. So I normally switch to Birjion. If he didn't switch, I usually set off a CM. If he switched to Zapdos, HP Rock 2Hkoes it anyway.

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    Politoed (M) @ Leftovers
    Trait: Drizzle
    EVs: 252 HP / 4 SAtk / 252 SDef
    Calm Nature (+SDef, -Atk)
    - Surf
    - Ice Beam
    - Toxic
    - Protect

    Description
    Fairly obvious in a rain team. Politoed sets off what we need, rain. I made him into a special tank, so it can take specs Latias Draco Meteor. He also has reasonable bulk, and in rain he can kill Dory, since he can survive unboosted EQ and Ko him with Surf.

    Moveset & Ability
    I don't run Hypnosis because it's cheap, and 60% accuracy is just dumb. You won't hit 40% of the time anyway. Toxic however severely weakens pokes, and also can help me stall some pokes. Protect is obvious, for knowing which move your opponent is going to use, and also has the benefit of getting 50% HP of HJK from Blazikens xD Drizzle is obvious as an ability, I RUN A RAIN TEAM!

    EVs & Nature
    252 HP maximizes HP, so I can take some hits, especially Draco Meteors. The Sp.Def boost trolls everything special so much, since Electric is the only thing that can touch him, and the only fair users are Zapdos, who is KOed by most of my team anyway.

    Tactics
    Politoed should be sent in after a fair amount of scouting, after being sure that there are no weather inducer, or anything that can hamper it. It is also good to set it off for a bit in the late phase, and should be kept alive until Latios is dead, since my team can't take much hits from Latios. Also, never switch in Politoed in on a weather starter unless you've got your plan down to the last flaw, as Politoed is frail in the physical side, and that is where Tyranitar/Hippowdon excel :S

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    Rotom-W @ Choice Specs
    Trait: Levitate
    EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
    Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
    - Hydro Pump
    - Thunder
    - Hidden Power [Ice]
    - Trick

    Description
    This thing is a beast in rain. Since its type has been changed to Electric/Water, it gets STAB Hydro Pump, and STAB Thunder, both insanely useful moves in rain. What is more, it has an immunity to ground, basically trolling Dory, since dory can't hurt him unless he's at +2, which won't happen. The only drawback is it's poor Speed, reaching only 297 (30 Spd IVs since I need HP Ice).

    Moveset & Ability
    Now, this washing machine will literally troll everything in rain. Hydro Pump can 0hko Roobushin and Breloom, as well as Zapdos, since he can outspeed them. Thunder is awesome when Zapdos isn't around or Gliscor as it hits almost everything hard. Hidden Power Ice gives awesome coverage, and trolls Gliscor so hard. Trick is awesome on a specs user, trolling everything when you outpredict them.

    EVs & Nature
    4HP EV is just a filler, but saved myself a few times, dunno why xD. 252 Sp.Atk with specs make him reach over 400 Sp.Atl. Take that count, and look at Hydro Pump and Thunder, and you get a deadly weapon. 252 Speed with Timid makes it reach 297 Spd, barely enough to outspeed Zapdos and Adamant Dory in rain.

    Tactics
    Its usually safe to bring him out during the middle phase of the game, or at the end to clean up the garbage that may threaten Kingdra. This is the reason I said to scout well, because if you give the right move and send him in the right time, you may just crush your opponent's team apart unless he has a really threatening Pokemon.

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    Birijion @ Leftovers
    Trait: Justice Heart
    EVs: 32 HP / 252 SAtk / 224 Spd
    Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
    - Calm Mind
    - Giga Drain
    - Focus Blast
    - Hidden Power [Ice]

    Description
    Ah, the thread that hold this team together, BIRIBOSS! Nothing can beat it after it sets up 2 CMs. Without any investment, he has an awesome 294 Sp.Def, which is awesome. He trolls Stall, Sand teams and Rain Teams like nothing else. He can setup on Blissey/Chancey, and the best they can do is toxic. Just predict right, and you have an awesome beast. I used to run a physical one, but thanks to HSOWA I now run this beast. He resists the EdgeQuake combo, laughing at sand teams, since their most powerful weapon, Dory can only X-Scissor it, and get squashed by Focus Blast/+1 Giga Drain.

    Moveset & Ability
    An awesome CM set. Giga Drain is a reliable STAB move, to hit Burungeru and water types, as well as troll Rankurusu if Birijion is at +2. It's only weaknesses are Ice/Psychic moves, since Fire is horribly weakened in Rain. The only stuffs that can kill him is Espeon, and Cloyster, the latter hardly seen. Focus blast is awesome STAB move, hitting stuffs like Chancey/Blissey at +2 so hard that they can choke themselves off. Justice Heart is, rofling useless.

    EVs & Nature
    The 32 HP EVs gives him some bulk, I used to run 12, but 32 gave me more survivability. 252 Sp.Atk with Modest gives him an awesome 306 Sp.Atk. Set off a CM and you're off to the rocket. 224 Spd EVs allow it to outspeed and kill Zapdos, which gives my team some trouble.

    Tactics
    Birijion proves itself as an awesome Electric resist. I usually use him to kill off Zapdos at the beginning of the game. Then he comes in to revenge kill, and setup on my opponent's face. However, being greedy can be really diffucult if your opponent has a Ditto, which is why you must scout scout scout with Birijion and Geno.

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    Kabutops (M) @ Choice Band
    Trait: Swift Swim
    EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
    Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
    - Waterfall
    - Stone Edge
    - Aqua Jet
    - Superpower

    Description
    You probably noticed that my team was special so far. Well here's the physical beast, Kabutops. With 252 Atk, Choice Band and Adamant Nature he reaches an awesome 541 Attack stat. The only downfall is that even that much attack can't 0hko Nattorei, as he does not get STAB for that. Also, the Rock typing makes him 4x Weak to Grass. But hey anyway, he ran reach 514 spd with Swift Swim, and with 500+ Stats in the offensive side what can matter? It has such a deadly attack, it can 0hko Gliscor in rain o.o

    Moveset & Ability
    I used to run X-Scissor over Aqua Jet, but thanks to Meh, I now have an awesome boosted STAB priority move. Waterfall is awesome in rain, it can 0hko Gliscor. Stone Edge allows me to hit some flying types, but I hardly use it :3 Now here's the most tricky thing I had to run, Superpower, mainly for Natt. I have to weaken Natt to 60-80% for Superpower to KO. Swift Swim is obvious as I run a rain team.

    EVs & Nature
    A basic set, 252 Attack, 252 Spd and 4HP. I run Adamant Nature over Jolly because of.....NATTOREI FTW. It's such a pain, that thing. However, Adamant has proven its point. It can literally dent my opponent's team, since I don't run Stealth Rock.

    Tactics
    The main purpose of Kabutops is to kill Nattorei, and put holes in my opponent's team. Weaken Natt to 80%, and Superpower to KO. However, there's a risk of him being KOed by Power Whip, so I use U-Turn to Birjion, who switches to Kabutops for the kill. And Kabutops acts like my artillery, it dents the opposing pokes until they either crack from the pressure, or somehow manage to kill him, after which I bring out the big boys to finish the game xD

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    Kingdra (M) @ Life Orb
    Trait: Swift Swim
    EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
    Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
    - Hydro Pump
    - Ice Beam
    - Draco Meteor
    - Hidden Power [Electric]

    Description
    Kingdra is obvious on a rain team. It's so pro. However for me, I prefer Special Kingdra over Physical, mainly because of Ice Beam/Hidden Power. Hydro Pump comes along with it. Surf is just weak even in rain, because I don't have Stealth Rock, the lower Power can't be ignored. He usually comes during the post-endgame, where I finish off weakened pokes.

    Moveset & Ability
    Special Kingdra ftw. Need I say anything? Hydro Pump/Ice Beam/Hidden Power [Electric] is awesome. Physical Kingdra doesn't have anything near that awesome coverage. Draco Meteor is also a powerful STAB move. Swift Swim, need I say anything?

    EVs & Nature
    Fairly obvious set. Also, I run Modest over Timid because 299 S.Atk is just an embarassment, also Politoed/Birijion/Rotom takes care of an opposing Kingdra if there is one :]

    Tactics
    Kingdra owns everything at the end. He usually stays back and watches as the other stuffs take care, and if need be, step in at the end and start owning whatevers left behind.

    Now that's it :]


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    1. Genosekuto @ Choice Scarf
    2. Trait: Download
    3. EVs: 64 Atk / 192 SAtk / 252 Spd
    4. Hasty Nature (+Spd, -Def)
    5. - Thunder
    6. - Ice Beam
    7. - Bug Buzz
    8. - U-turn
    9.  
    10. Politoed (M) @ Leftovers
    11. Trait: Drizzle
    12. EVs: 252 HP / 4 SAtk / 252 SDef
    13. Calm Nature (+SDef, -Atk)
    14. - Surf
    15. - Ice Beam
    16. - Toxic
    17. - Protect
    18.  
    19. Rotom-W @ Choice Specs
    20. Trait: Levitate
    21. EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
    22. Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
    23. - Hydro Pump
    24. - Thunder
    25. - Hidden Power [Ice]
    26. - Trick
    27.  
    28. Birijion @ Leftovers
    29. Trait: Justice Heart
    30. EVs: 32 HP / 252 SAtk / 224 Spd
    31. Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
    32. - Calm Mind
    33. - Giga Drain
    34. - Focus Blast
    35. - Hidden Power [Ice]
    36.  
    37. Kabutops (M) @ Choice Band
    38. Trait: Swift Swim
    39. EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
    40. Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
    41. - Waterfall
    42. - Stone Edge
    43. - Aqua Jet
    44. - Superpower
    45.  
    46. Kingdra (M) @ Life Orb
    47. Trait: Swift Swim
    48. EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
    49. Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
    50. - Hydro Pump
    51. - Ice Beam
    52. - Draco Meteor
    53. - Hidden Power [Electric]
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  2. Archerknight

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    Nice team. You probably won't use HP electric anytime, as Draco Meteor normally hits for more. Perhaps Sub? Volt Change is also good on Rotom-W. Nice team! (no hurricane aboooooser - DNite)
     
  3. Shawn Frost

    Shawn Frost Neko-sama

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    I'd reccomend a DD Kingdra. Certainly. On Politoed, you have Toxic AND Boil Over. You should use Surf, for obvious reasons. On Kabutops, X-Scissor is better than Superpower, as X-Scissor gets Grass Pokémon, like Celebi. Nice team.
     
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    Shawn Frost Neko-sama

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    No rocks = Multi Scale Dnite trouble :P

    Although that, I love it.
    I'll test and tell the results.
     
  7. Dark Trinity

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    If too many special attackers is a problem for you, maybe you can change Birijion into a physical attacker. You could use Leaf Blade/Swords Dance/Mystery Sword/filler. Like SuperScizor said, I'd probably use either Surf or Hydro Pump over Boil Over. Nice team, btw.
     
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    Shawn Frost Neko-sama

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    Oh, I meant Holy Sword. I get so confused between the two xD
     
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    Shawn Frost Neko-sama

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    Team looks really nice, well done!
    Although you say most of the Pokemon do well against a stall team, I can see this team struggling to keep up. You have nothing to really prevent SR, 3 layers of Spikes and TSpikes going up, and once they do, something like a Specs Draco Meteor from Latios is going to clean you up. Since you have three Choiced Pokemon, they'll probably be severely weakened by the end of the match, and won't be able to switch in to save themselves.
    To remedy this, I suggest replacing Kabutops with Armaldo (yes, Armaldo). It can be a really powerful sweeper; after a Swords Dance, it will tear through just about anything, since it has pretty good bulk. I suggest a set of Swords Dance / Stone Edge / Earthquake / Rapid Spin.
    Good luck with the team!
     
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    You should use Toxicroak, if you have problems with Nattorei. Yeah, Nattorei fucks up your team very bad. :l
     
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    The neatness you maintain is quite remarkable
    One thing I noticed
    you have way too many sp attackers
    I suggest making kingdra attack rather than special
    god team :3
     
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