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I'm a beginner going for a standard OU Team! My setup for this team is Physical Wall and Rapid Spinner/ Special Wall and Cleric / Physical Sweeper/ Special Sweeper/ Bulky Physical Sweeper / Bulky Special Sweeper. I decided that I'm going to build around my first choice's weaknesses while still maintaining certain roles. I decided to start out with a Cleric/Supporter/Special Wall, Jirachi:
Jirachi@Leftovers
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Atk
Nature: Calm
-Body Slam
-Fire Punch
-Wish
-Iron Head
It's pretty obvious what this Jirachi does. It'll help in healing my sweepers, as well as crippling my opponents will either Body Slam Paralysis or Fire Punch Burn. As a Special Wall, it'll be able to take a lot, and even then, it can still take a few physical hits.
Weakness: Ground/Fire
Donphan@Leftovers
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP/252 Def/4Atk
Nature: Impish (+Def -SpAtk)
-Rapid Spin
-Earthquake
-Stealth Rock
-Roar/Knock Off
Here is my physical wall/spinner. He will also be putting up Stealth Rocks. Donphan can wall many things, and even without much EVs in Attack, it can still rack up a lot of damage. I'm debating between Roar and Knock Off. Roar of course would be to phaze a little, but Knock Off would be too get rid of my opponent's precious item.
Weaknesses: Ice/Water/Grass
Team Weaknesses and Uncountered Types: Water/Grass/Fire/Ground (Since Donphan is a wall, I will not generally rely on it to take down any Fire types)
Now that I have my two walls down, I'd like to get started on my special sweeper. So here, I want to choose from two very powerful special sweepers: Heatran or Tornadus-T. The Scarf Heatran I plan on using will have Fire Blast, Flash Cannon, Earth Power, HP Ice. It'll be able to take care of the Ice Weakness, Grass, Fire, and Ground. But there is still Water. Thankfully, I still have space of my team for a water counter.
The Life Orb Tornadus-T I will use will have Air Slash, HP Ground, Focus Blast, U-Turn. It'll be able to cover the Ice Weakness, Grass and Fire. If I use Tornadus-T, there will still be a remaining Water/Ground weakness. Thankfully, a good grass type will eliminate both weaknesses.
In the end, if I use either, I will need a Grass type to take on the weaknesses. So, I was thinking Breloom!
What do you guys think? Tornadus-T or Heatran? I can't continue on the rest of my team unless I get a decision on who to choose. Although, I'm hoping to use Terrakion as my Physical Sweeper later on.
Jirachi@Leftovers
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Atk
Nature: Calm
-Body Slam
-Fire Punch
-Wish
-Iron Head
It's pretty obvious what this Jirachi does. It'll help in healing my sweepers, as well as crippling my opponents will either Body Slam Paralysis or Fire Punch Burn. As a Special Wall, it'll be able to take a lot, and even then, it can still take a few physical hits.
Weakness: Ground/Fire
Donphan@Leftovers
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP/252 Def/4Atk
Nature: Impish (+Def -SpAtk)
-Rapid Spin
-Earthquake
-Stealth Rock
-Roar/Knock Off
Here is my physical wall/spinner. He will also be putting up Stealth Rocks. Donphan can wall many things, and even without much EVs in Attack, it can still rack up a lot of damage. I'm debating between Roar and Knock Off. Roar of course would be to phaze a little, but Knock Off would be too get rid of my opponent's precious item.
Weaknesses: Ice/Water/Grass
Team Weaknesses and Uncountered Types: Water/Grass/Fire/Ground (Since Donphan is a wall, I will not generally rely on it to take down any Fire types)
Now that I have my two walls down, I'd like to get started on my special sweeper. So here, I want to choose from two very powerful special sweepers: Heatran or Tornadus-T. The Scarf Heatran I plan on using will have Fire Blast, Flash Cannon, Earth Power, HP Ice. It'll be able to take care of the Ice Weakness, Grass, Fire, and Ground. But there is still Water. Thankfully, I still have space of my team for a water counter.
The Life Orb Tornadus-T I will use will have Air Slash, HP Ground, Focus Blast, U-Turn. It'll be able to cover the Ice Weakness, Grass and Fire. If I use Tornadus-T, there will still be a remaining Water/Ground weakness. Thankfully, a good grass type will eliminate both weaknesses.
In the end, if I use either, I will need a Grass type to take on the weaknesses. So, I was thinking Breloom!
What do you guys think? Tornadus-T or Heatran? I can't continue on the rest of my team unless I get a decision on who to choose. Although, I'm hoping to use Terrakion as my Physical Sweeper later on.