Ace Of Keys
Me and My sketch pad
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My first RMT. Since I believe Chess to be a source and heavily influence strategy games such as this I based my team on roles of the chess pieces. That and I love Alice and her Adventures Through the Looking Glass. Once I figure out how to post pictures I will do so immediately because for the life of my I can't figure out how without someone holding my hand.
Gliscor *White Pawn@ Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
Nature: Impish
EVs: 252 HP/ 184 Def/ 72 Spd
Moves
Toxic
Earthquake
Ice Fang
Protect
In most chess games the pawn is often the first piece to move across the board. With that idea I used this set to reflect this. The idea is that my Pawn will take two spaces forward by inflicting Toxic or use Protect to scout my opponent and take advantage of Toxic Orb and Poison Heal. I would use the other move on my second turn or if I feel the need Earthquake or Ice Fang to start the sweep going. Originally White Pawn had Fling and Acrobatics but I felt the restriction to one enemy with toxic along with losing out on Poison Heal if I used Fling the first turn restricting.
Ferrothorn *Red Rook @Leftovers
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP/ 48 Def/ 208 SDef 0 IV
Relaxed
Moves
Spikes
Leech Seed
Thunder Wave
Power Whip/Gyro Ball
My wall Ferrothorn is my rook or castle if you will, and as such protects the inner court from outside threats. Red Rook starts off with Spikes, preferably three layers but I have gotten away with two, or Thunder Wave if I feel the opponent will create difficulties for me unparalyzed. Leech Seed is used to recover HP I lose setting up and works in conjunction with Leftovers as well as applying pressure along with Thunder Wave. A straight forward STAB such as Power Whip completes the set as any Rook will need to some means to move across the chess board. I have contemplated replacing Ferrothorn with Forretress since they have similar function however I found the Leech Seed/Thunder Wave combo too irresistible to give up. Without the proper incentive of course.
Starmie *White Knight @Life Orb
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 4 HP/ 252 SpAtk/ 252 Spd
Nature: Timid
Moves
Hydro Pump
Ice Beam
Rapid Spin
Thunderbolt
My White Knight and Shining Star, Starmie. Like a knight on the chess board, Starmie's role is a little more indirect compared to some of my other chess pieces. Starmie functions as the Rapid Spinner of the party as well as early to mid-game sweeper. Also with the presence of Life Orb I have found myself rushing with Starmie, and while I have found relative use in Recover I sometimes find myself rushing the game in such that I sometimes go through matches without even touching it. Though after consideration it may be best to replace it with Thunderbolt. However I feel due to the presence of the Red Bishop (read below) I feel Starmie isn't really pulling its weight.
Jellicent *Red Biship @Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 248 HP/ 216 Def/ 44 Spd
Nature: Bold
Moves
Scald
Recover
Will-O-Wisp
HP Fire
Much like how a bishop has to keep to the color squares it started on, Jellicent can't really go out of what it was intended for. The idea is to use Red Bishop as a secondary defense after Red Rook in the forms of being a spin blocker, Scald, Recover, and its ability Cursed Body. While I haven't gotten as many status inflictions compared to White Pawn's Toxic or Red Rook's Thunderwave, Scald has stopped the momentum on some of the physical sweepers I've faced. What's more Cursed Body has proven to be a sort of insurance card and Recover has been more liable compared to Starmie. As stated above I've relied on Jellicent more due to Scald's hit rate compared to Hydro Pump. On that same note I do feel slightly troubled by my team's double Thunderbolt weakness though I haven't actually faced situations like so as much as I thought so I found little reason to switch to another reliable spin blocker such as Gengar.
Thundurus *White Queen @Life Orb
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 4 Def/ 252 SpAtk/ 252 Spd
Nature: Timid
Moves
Thunderbolt
HP Ice
Taunt
Nasty Plot
The White Queen, Thundurus. Ironic that this queen has a full mustache, unless you live in San Francisco like i do where the queens normally sport mustaches XD Tacky jokes aside, like the queen on the chess board White Queen sweeps across the board in all directions and as such is my mid to late game sweeper. The premise of this set is Prankster, which I capitalize to its fullest by utilizing Taunt to keep my enemies at a check (lol) and Nasty Plot to set up for the sweep. Thunderbolt is my default attack however I've found HP Ice reliable against enemies such as Dragonite or Gliscor. I'm slightly bothered that Thundurus is on the chopping board for banning so that will mean an eventual need to find a new Queen should the need arise. However until then Thundurus will take his throne in this chess set.
Conkeldurr *Red King @Flame Orb/Leftovers
Ability: Guts/Iron Fist
EVs: 252 HP/ 252 Atk/ 4 SpD
Nature: Adamant
Moves
Mach Punch
Drain Punch
Bulk Up/ Stone Edge
Payback
The final chess piece of my set, the Red King. And rightly named as the imagery of painful red burns and aggression will set His Majesty on a rampage. Like a king, Red King's power is only second to his Queen, and like a king he has the means to avoid ko through Detect, Drain Punch and Payback. Due to Red King's speed, much like a king on the board, he has to rely on other means to ensure his rule. This takes shape in the form of Mach Punch. Drain Punch ensures His Majesty continues his reign and payback ensures his annoyances get just what they deserve. Namely Gengar.
While I haven't dealt with too trouble in the form of opposing pokemon so far, I have been troubled by certain aspects of this set up. For starters, I have been trouble that I feel a need to rush with White Knight (Starmie), White Queen (Thundurus) and Red King (Conkeldurr) due to the accumulating damages from Life Orb and Flame Orb as well as mediocre defenses or speed. There is also trouble in the fact that White Knight (Starmie) and Red Bishop (Jellicent) have same weaknesses in thunderbolt. Also that because I find Scald reliable I haven't been able to use Starmie to the best of its abilities. Then there is the question of Red Rook (Ferrothorn) and whether I will need to replace him with Forretress, however I find this issue doesn't stand too much out compared to the problems I've stated above. Finally, perhaps because of my familiarity with my party, I haven't been able to compose a list of possible banes to my team.
I hope my explanation of my team has been detailed and entertaining. I would appreciate if any of the above problems would be addressed, along with any other problems I don't have the foresight to forsee.
My first RMT. Since I believe Chess to be a source and heavily influence strategy games such as this I based my team on roles of the chess pieces. That and I love Alice and her Adventures Through the Looking Glass. Once I figure out how to post pictures I will do so immediately because for the life of my I can't figure out how without someone holding my hand.
Gliscor *White Pawn@ Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
Nature: Impish
EVs: 252 HP/ 184 Def/ 72 Spd
Moves
Toxic
Earthquake
Ice Fang
Protect
In most chess games the pawn is often the first piece to move across the board. With that idea I used this set to reflect this. The idea is that my Pawn will take two spaces forward by inflicting Toxic or use Protect to scout my opponent and take advantage of Toxic Orb and Poison Heal. I would use the other move on my second turn or if I feel the need Earthquake or Ice Fang to start the sweep going. Originally White Pawn had Fling and Acrobatics but I felt the restriction to one enemy with toxic along with losing out on Poison Heal if I used Fling the first turn restricting.
Ferrothorn *Red Rook @Leftovers
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP/ 48 Def/ 208 SDef 0 IV
Relaxed
Moves
Spikes
Leech Seed
Thunder Wave
Power Whip/Gyro Ball
My wall Ferrothorn is my rook or castle if you will, and as such protects the inner court from outside threats. Red Rook starts off with Spikes, preferably three layers but I have gotten away with two, or Thunder Wave if I feel the opponent will create difficulties for me unparalyzed. Leech Seed is used to recover HP I lose setting up and works in conjunction with Leftovers as well as applying pressure along with Thunder Wave. A straight forward STAB such as Power Whip completes the set as any Rook will need to some means to move across the chess board. I have contemplated replacing Ferrothorn with Forretress since they have similar function however I found the Leech Seed/Thunder Wave combo too irresistible to give up. Without the proper incentive of course.
Starmie *White Knight @Life Orb
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 4 HP/ 252 SpAtk/ 252 Spd
Nature: Timid
Moves
Hydro Pump
Ice Beam
Rapid Spin
Thunderbolt
My White Knight and Shining Star, Starmie. Like a knight on the chess board, Starmie's role is a little more indirect compared to some of my other chess pieces. Starmie functions as the Rapid Spinner of the party as well as early to mid-game sweeper. Also with the presence of Life Orb I have found myself rushing with Starmie, and while I have found relative use in Recover I sometimes find myself rushing the game in such that I sometimes go through matches without even touching it. Though after consideration it may be best to replace it with Thunderbolt. However I feel due to the presence of the Red Bishop (read below) I feel Starmie isn't really pulling its weight.
Jellicent *Red Biship @Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 248 HP/ 216 Def/ 44 Spd
Nature: Bold
Moves
Scald
Recover
Will-O-Wisp
HP Fire
Much like how a bishop has to keep to the color squares it started on, Jellicent can't really go out of what it was intended for. The idea is to use Red Bishop as a secondary defense after Red Rook in the forms of being a spin blocker, Scald, Recover, and its ability Cursed Body. While I haven't gotten as many status inflictions compared to White Pawn's Toxic or Red Rook's Thunderwave, Scald has stopped the momentum on some of the physical sweepers I've faced. What's more Cursed Body has proven to be a sort of insurance card and Recover has been more liable compared to Starmie. As stated above I've relied on Jellicent more due to Scald's hit rate compared to Hydro Pump. On that same note I do feel slightly troubled by my team's double Thunderbolt weakness though I haven't actually faced situations like so as much as I thought so I found little reason to switch to another reliable spin blocker such as Gengar.
Thundurus *White Queen @Life Orb
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 4 Def/ 252 SpAtk/ 252 Spd
Nature: Timid
Moves
Thunderbolt
HP Ice
Taunt
Nasty Plot
The White Queen, Thundurus. Ironic that this queen has a full mustache, unless you live in San Francisco like i do where the queens normally sport mustaches XD Tacky jokes aside, like the queen on the chess board White Queen sweeps across the board in all directions and as such is my mid to late game sweeper. The premise of this set is Prankster, which I capitalize to its fullest by utilizing Taunt to keep my enemies at a check (lol) and Nasty Plot to set up for the sweep. Thunderbolt is my default attack however I've found HP Ice reliable against enemies such as Dragonite or Gliscor. I'm slightly bothered that Thundurus is on the chopping board for banning so that will mean an eventual need to find a new Queen should the need arise. However until then Thundurus will take his throne in this chess set.
Conkeldurr *Red King @Flame Orb/Leftovers
Ability: Guts/Iron Fist
EVs: 252 HP/ 252 Atk/ 4 SpD
Nature: Adamant
Moves
Mach Punch
Drain Punch
Bulk Up/ Stone Edge
Payback
The final chess piece of my set, the Red King. And rightly named as the imagery of painful red burns and aggression will set His Majesty on a rampage. Like a king, Red King's power is only second to his Queen, and like a king he has the means to avoid ko through Detect, Drain Punch and Payback. Due to Red King's speed, much like a king on the board, he has to rely on other means to ensure his rule. This takes shape in the form of Mach Punch. Drain Punch ensures His Majesty continues his reign and payback ensures his annoyances get just what they deserve. Namely Gengar.
While I haven't dealt with too trouble in the form of opposing pokemon so far, I have been troubled by certain aspects of this set up. For starters, I have been trouble that I feel a need to rush with White Knight (Starmie), White Queen (Thundurus) and Red King (Conkeldurr) due to the accumulating damages from Life Orb and Flame Orb as well as mediocre defenses or speed. There is also trouble in the fact that White Knight (Starmie) and Red Bishop (Jellicent) have same weaknesses in thunderbolt. Also that because I find Scald reliable I haven't been able to use Starmie to the best of its abilities. Then there is the question of Red Rook (Ferrothorn) and whether I will need to replace him with Forretress, however I find this issue doesn't stand too much out compared to the problems I've stated above. Finally, perhaps because of my familiarity with my party, I haven't been able to compose a list of possible banes to my team.
I hope my explanation of my team has been detailed and entertaining. I would appreciate if any of the above problems would be addressed, along with any other problems I don't have the foresight to forsee.
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