Okay, this is going to be my first POTW post, so forgive me if I make any mistakes in this post.
Overview:
Reshiram is devastating in the Ubers. Cool design (Although Zekrom is more popular...), and it can destroy almost anything with it's STAB attacks such as Blue Flare and Draco Meteor. It works GREAT in the sun. The only counter that comes to mind is Heatran because of Flash Fire - WHAAAAAT? Reshiram has Turboblaze (Mold Breaker)? Well then, Heatran can't do very much against Reshiram! Reshiram just has no true counters because of it's sheer power and alright movepool, dual screens, and a great partner with Groudon.
Abilities:
Turboblaze: Reshiram makes great use of this ability by negating all Flash Fire users, Rayquaza, Pressure, Levitate, and other harmful abilities.
The White Flame
- Solarbeam/Hidden Power [Grass]/Hidden Power [Rock]/Flame Charge
- Blue Flare/Overheat/Flamethrower
- Draco Meteor/Dragon Pulse/Dragon Claw
- Focus Blast/Shadow Ball/Calm Mind
Item Attached: Life Orb/White Herb/Choice Specs/Choice Scarf
Ability: Turboblaze
EVs and Nature:
4 Atk/252 SpAtk/252 Spd
Rash Nature (+SAtk, -SDef)
This set looks overboard, but that's for flexibility. I recommend using this set on a sun team, but there are other options if you aren't. Solarbeam works fairly well when used with Groudon (or DW Ninetails if you REALLY want to, but we're playing Ubers here...), but gets smashed by weather switch ins (including Kyogre, Tyranitar, and other weather causers that aren't Ninetails or Groudon). Hidden Power [Grass] is an option if you aren't running a sun team or you are afraid of switch ins. Hidden Power [Rock] can beat Ho-oh. Flame Charge speeds Reshiram up and gives it a better chance to sweep, but not recommended with Choice items. Blue Flare has the potential to OHKO everything that isn't a Water, Dragon, Rock, or Fire-type. Overheat is if you want something a tiny bit stronger, but it has the drawback of the lowering of 2 stages of SAtk, and it can't burn.Flamethrower has more PP and reliable accuracy. Draco Meteor can kill off most of Reshiram's weaknesses. Dragon Pulse is an option for no drawbacks and more accuracy. Dragon Claw is an option for Chansey. Focus Blast decimates Tyranitar and other weak Pokemon, while Shadow Ball gives coverage against Ghosts and Psychics. Calm Mind boosts Reshiram's power up, but doesn't work very well with the Choice items. The item is up to you. White Herb can recover from Draco Meteor and Overheat, but Life Orb helps with damage. Choice Specs locks you in the move and powers that move up more than Life Orb. Choice Scarf locks you in that move but increases speed instead.
Double & Triple Battle Options:
Reshiram gets Rock Slide, Fusion Flare, and strong single hitting moves. That's pretty much it for the attacking side of the spectrum. On the support side, Reshiram gets to dual screen, and use support sets. Honestly, the only reason you should run Reshiram in doubles and triples is because of dual screens.
Partners:
Reshiram has high SAtk power, but needs a lot of support to back it up. The most obvious choice: GROUDON. Reshiram runs decently on it's own, but with infinite sun coming in, Reshiram's power and flexibility boosts up to the sky. You also need a spinner to remove Spikes, so Starmie could do the trick. Forretress can do the job as well and resists Dragon. You also might want a cleric to recover from any statuses, because Reshiram can't do it's job well if it gets hit by Thunder Wave. Zekrom actually pairs up with Reshiram quite well and can eliminate Kyogre with a Bolt Strike or a Thunder. You also want to throw in entry hazards to try and ensure the OHKO. Bronzong can resist quite well for Reshiram as well as using dual screens.
Countering Reshiram:
How to counter something that can have high SAtk and Turboblaze...Straight away we can look at Evolite Chansey walling it with statuses, crippling Reshiram unless Reshiram is running a mixed or physical set. Speaking of statuses, Reshiram is prone to status effects. Tornadus and Thundurus have Prankster, which can run ahead and use statuses, crippling Reshiram, but prepare to lose it soon. Weather causers that aren't Drought can switch into Solarbeam, creating an opening if you are fast enough. Kyogre and Politoed have Drizzle, which can lower Reshiram's potential and power. Just try and avoid Draco Meteor and Zekrom switch ins. Tyranitar and Hippowdon can change the weather to Sandstorm, Tyranitar can get the boost of SDef, and both can deal reliable damage using Stone Edge and Earthquake, but Tyranitar is 4x weak to Focus Blast and Hippowdon's SDef is terrible. Abomnasnow is the last weather causer that I haven't mentioned, hail, but unless you're running a hail team...why? Choice Scarf Terrakion can outspeed Reshiram, resist Blue Flare, and can hit hard with a STAB Stone Edge. Be wary of Focus Blast, though. Entry Hazards ruin Reshiram's chances at switching in, as it's weak to Stealth Rock and takes damage from Spikes. Rock-type Arceus can guard against Blue Flare, but still takes hard hits from repeated Dragon attacks and Focus Blasts. Ho-oh resists Blue Flare and can use Recover, while dealing damage to Reshiram with Brave Bird. Watch it for Hidden Power [Rock] though. Palkia can switch in to the Blue Flare and resist Blue Flare to the max, but takes serious damage from Draco Meteor. In conclusion, Reshiram has no true counters, and should always be noted of when creating a team to play in Ubers.
