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Would this be a good net battle team in OU?

Charziken

< That's me! Hello!
Just wondering if this would be good against the OU circuit.


Lugia@Leftovers.
Modest Nature (Attack Down, Special attack up)
EV's: 252 Special attack, 126 Defense, 126 Special Defense, 4 HP

Psychic
Thunderbolt
Ice Beam
Calm Mind

A Special sweeper/mixed wall result was in mind here. Calm Mind a few times and let Leftovers recover any thing Lugia loses. Psychic for stab and boltbeam to damage a heck of a lot of things bar Shedinja. I realize Magneton probably walls this if it is used as a wall. If I had net battle (could some one provide a link to get net battle?), this beast would lead off more often than not.


Charizard@Leftovers/Salac Berry
Hardy Nature (can't find anything I won't use)

EV's: 252 Speed, 126 Attack, 126 Special attack, 4 HP

Rock Slide
Hp [Grass]
Flamethrower
Wing Attack

My answer to Magneton and Shedinja, among others. Mixed Sweeper to start attacking on the word go. Rock Slide for Shedinja. Hp [Grass] for Rhydon, Suicune (if it doesn't have any Calm minds under its belt), and other troublesome rock, ground, or water types. Flamethrower for Skarmory, Magneton, and other steel types. Wing Attack for Heracross and other fighting, bug, and grass types. This would lead when Lugia doesn't. If it doesn’t it would come in after a Pokemon has been defeated.


Groudon@Leftovers
Hasty Nature (Defense down, Speed up)

EV's: 252 Speed, 126 Attack, 130 Special attack

Solarbeam
Earthquake
Eruption
Hp [Fire]

Same result was wanted as Charizard. Mixed Sweeper who benefits greatly from Drought ability. Solarbeam OHKO's cursing Swampert. Earthquake for STAB and to rid me of DDtar. Eruption and Hp Fire to start sweeping on the word go and to benefit from Drought (unless Kyogre/Tyranitar switches in. Kyogre's going to make this beast run for cover and Tyranitar's going to receive a STABed Earthquake before Groudon leaves).


Machamp@Liechi Berry
Admant Nature (Special attack down, Attack up)

Ev's: 252 Attack, 252 Speed, 4 HP

Earthquake
Substitute/Hp Ghost
Focus Punch/Cross Chop
Rock Slide

A speedy Physical Sweeper was in mind here. Enough speed to set up a Sub and Focus punch the opponent or Hp Ghost to counter Psychic types and Cross Chop for STAB (and an alternative counter to DDtar). Rock Slide to counter annoying flying types. Earthquake to sweep any thing else (Dragons that are immune to Earthquake and aren't flying type will make this guy run though). Liechi Berry to enhance attack (obviously since he's a Physical sweeper). A straight forward attacker from the word go (what is it with me and speed?) Also serves to counter Blissey.


Jolteon@Quick Claw
Naive Nature (Special Defense down, Speed up)

EV's: 252 Speed, 126 Attack, 126 Special Attack, 4 HP

Thunder
Hp [Ice]
Shadow Ball
Iron Tail

You guessed it, another sweeper. Quick Claw to assure Jolteon has a chance to go first against faster opponents. Thunder for STAB and to counter Skarmory should Charizard all ready be down. Shadow Ball to counter the Psychic and Ghost types this set might encounter. Hp [Ice] to shut down dragons that would have walled this pokemon. Iron Tail to make it another Tyranitar counter.


Weezing@Leftovers
Hasty Nature (Defense down, Speed up)

EV's: 252 Speed, 126 Attack, 126 Special Attack, 4 HP

Sludge Bomb
Flamethrower
Haze
Thunderbolt

Not much of a surprise, but here is yet another sweeper. Sludge Bomb for STABed strength. Flamethrower to counter Steel types that would have walled this pokemon. Thunderbolt to hit water types decently. Haze to knock away any stat ups my opponent gets/has gotten. Straight forward with little explaining needed.

Comments/Suggestions wanted.
 

aipomkong

prophecy fulfilled
jolteon, the 3rd fastest pokemon in OU with quick claw is stupid

also ubers aren't allowed in ou, so there goes your lugia and groudon

you may also want to look at jolteon's shitty attack stat, and decide to not use physical attacks on it. Iron tailing a tyranitar for like 40% while it ohko's you with earthquake, does not make it a tyranitar counter ._.

http://www.smogon.com/rs/articles/introduction
 

Frost Nova

The predator awaits.
Someone needs some homework done. Those EVs are horrible btw.
 

spareux

maldición
The only things which outspeed Jolteon in OU are Electrode (which is about as useful as a chocolate teapot) and Ninjask (which Jolteon won't do anything to before it BPs to something.)

There's more to EVs than 252/252/4 or 252/126/126/4 or whatever. Especially wasting things like Iron Tail on Jolteon (lol).

I suggest you look at Smogon and read some articles. A lot of articles in fact.
 
^ One flaw with that statement: Electrode isn't OU...
 
Team Builder, File, Export to Text. Saves you the trouble of typing up a ton of stuff.
Charziken said:
Just wondering if this would be good against the OU circuit.

Lugia@Leftovers.
Modest Nature (Attack Down, Special attack up)
EV's: 252 Special attack, 126 Defense, 126 Special Defense, 4 HP

Psychic
Thunderbolt
Ice Beam
Calm Mind

A Special sweeper/mixed wall result was in mind here. Calm Mind a few times and let Leftovers recover any thing Lugia loses. Psychic for stab and boltbeam to damage a heck of a lot of things bar Shedinja. I realize Magneton probably walls this if it is used as a wall. If I had net battle (could some one provide a link to get net battle?), this beast would lead off more often than not.

As mentioned before, ubers are not allowed in OU and have their own metagame.

Charizard@Leftovers/Salac Berry
Hardy Nature (can't find anything I won't use)

EV's: 252 Speed, 126 Attack, 126 Special attack, 4 HP

Rock Slide
Hp [Grass]
Flamethrower
Wing Attack

My answer to Magneton and Shedinja, among others. Mixed Sweeper to start attacking on the word go. Rock Slide for Shedinja. Hp [Grass] for Rhydon, Suicune (if it doesn't have any Calm minds under its belt), and other troublesome rock, ground, or water types. Flamethrower for Skarmory, Magneton, and other steel types. Wing Attack for Heracross and other fighting, bug, and grass types. This would lead when Lugia doesn't. If it doesn’t it would come in after a Pokemon has been defeated.

Shedinja can be stopped by a lot of things. (Sandstorm) Also, who would keep their Magneton in on this? Or, more importantly, why would you send this in on Magneton when it will just get zapped out of the visible spectrum?

This is what I would use. Save it as your last Pokemon.

Charizard (M) @ Salac Berry
Trait: Blaze
EVs: 252 Atk / 136 Spd / 120 SAtk
Lonely Nature (+Atk, -Def)
- Substitute
- Belly Drum
- Hidden Power [Flying]
- Overheat

Sub + Drum activates Salac, at which point you're pretty much good to go.


Groudon@Leftovers
Hasty Nature (Defense down, Speed up)

EV's: 252 Speed, 126 Attack, 130 Special attack

Solarbeam
Earthquake
Eruption
Hp [Fire]

Same result was wanted as Charizard. Mixed Sweeper who benefits greatly from Drought ability. Solarbeam OHKO's cursing Swampert. Earthquake for STAB and to rid me of DDtar. Eruption and Hp Fire to start sweeping on the word go and to benefit from Drought (unless Kyogre/Tyranitar switches in. Kyogre's going to make this beast run for cover and Tyranitar's going to receive a STABed Earthquake before Groudon leaves).

No comment needed, you know why.

Machamp@Liechi Berry
Admant Nature (Special attack down, Attack up)

Ev's: 252 Attack, 252 Speed, 4 HP

Earthquake
Substitute/Hp Ghost
Focus Punch/Cross Chop
Rock Slide

A speedy Physical Sweeper was in mind here. Enough speed to set up a Sub and Focus punch the opponent or Hp Ghost to counter Psychic types and Cross Chop for STAB (and an alternative counter to DDtar). Rock Slide to counter annoying flying types. Earthquake to sweep any thing else (Dragons that are immune to Earthquake and aren't flying type will make this guy run though). Liechi Berry to enhance attack (obviously since he's a Physical sweeper). A straight forward attacker from the word go (what is it with me and speed?) Also serves to counter Blissey.

Machamp isn't speedy in any sense of the word. Try this instead:

Machamp (M) @ Choice Band
Trait: Guts
EVs: 180 HP / 252 Atk / 76 Def
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Cross Chop
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
- Hidden Power [Bug]

HP [Bug] shows the floor to Celebi switch-ins. RS hits Flying-types, EQ adds type coverage, and Cross Chop is your main attacking move.


Jolteon@Quick Claw
Naive Nature (Special Defense down, Speed up)

EV's: 252 Speed, 126 Attack, 126 Special Attack, 4 HP

Thunder
Hp [Ice]
Shadow Ball
Iron Tail

You guessed it, another sweeper. Quick Claw to assure Jolteon has a chance to go first against faster opponents. Thunder for STAB and to counter Skarmory should Charizard all ready be down. Shadow Ball to counter the Psychic and Ghost types this set might encounter. Hp [Ice] to shut down dragons that would have walled this pokemon. Iron Tail to make it another Tyranitar counter.

It's a lot better to lead with this and BP Subs imo, but do what you want. But, as mentioned before, Jolteon has a horrid Atk stat. I'd lead with this:

Jolteon (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Volt Absorb
EVs: 252 HP / 184 Spd / 72 SAtk
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Substitute
- Baton Pass
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Ice] / Hidden Power [Grass]

Sub, then pass to something. I like Zapdos better for this purpose, though, but you do whatever.


Weezing@Leftovers
Hasty Nature (Defense down, Speed up)

EV's: 252 Speed, 126 Attack, 126 Special Attack, 4 HP

Sludge Bomb
Flamethrower
Haze
Thunderbolt

Not much of a surprise, but here is yet another sweeper. Sludge Bomb for STABed strength. Flamethrower to counter Steel types that would have walled this pokemon. Thunderbolt to hit water types decently. Haze to knock away any stat ups my opponent gets/has gotten. Straight forward with little explaining needed.

Weezing isn't a sweeper in any sense. It's a physical wall. Since you don't have any walls on your team already, excluding Lugia, which is banned in OU, we'll start with your physical one here. Note that this won't take everything, but it does take a lot of stuff.

Weezing (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 216 Def / 40 SDef
Relaxed Nature (+Def, -Spd)
- Sludge Bomb
- Fire Blast
- Pain Split / Will-O-Wisp / Haze
- Pain Split / Will-O-Wisp / Haze

Fire Blast hits Skarmory hard, Pain Split annoys the hell out of stuff, WoW slows down physical sweepers (that was the purpose here anyways), and Haze slows down stat-uppers.


Comments/Suggestions wanted.
Comments / Suggestions put in bold. You need to learn the basics before stepping in. I think the guys before me did a fine enough job linking you, to say the least...
 
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