Hey guys, back again with a team from Houston regionals. I went 5-3 and finished in the Top 64, but I felt like I could have gone much farther had the event been best of three rather than best of one. Regardless, I figured I'd share it. I'm a bit busy catching up from the weekend and a little under the weather so I'm not going to go into huge detail on the Pokemon, but here's the sets and spreads I used.
Kangaskhan @ Kangaskhanite
Ability: Scrappy
Level: 50
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Fake Out
- Double-Edge
- Low Kick
- Sucker Punch
Landorus-Therian @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Intimidate
Level: 50
EVs: 76 HP / 228 Atk / 52 Def / 4 SpD / 148 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- U-turn
- Superpower
Thundurus @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Prankster
Level: 50
EVs: 236 HP / 84 Def / 4 SpA / 76 SpD / 108 Spe
Calm Nature
IVs: 30 SpA / 30 SpD / 30 Spe
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Flying]
- Rain Dance
- Thunder Wave
Aegislash @ Leftovers
Ability: Stance Change
Level: 50
EVs: 252 HP / 180 SpA / 76 SpD
Sassy Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Shadow Ball
- Wide Guard
- Substitute
- King's Shield
Volcarona @ Life Orb
Ability: Flame Body
Level: 50
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Flamethrower
- Bug Buzz
- Quiver Dance
- Protect
Swampert @ Swampertite
Ability: Torrent
Level: 50
EVs: 148 HP / 212 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD / 140 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Waterfall
- Earthquake
- Ice Punch
- Protect
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Sunday, July 12, 2015
Dodrio Cup Teams
Hey guys, wanted to go ahead and post all of the teams I used for Dodrio Cup. I had a ton of fun with this tournament, and teaming with Zach and Luke made it even more fun. I'll also put in a bit of information on some of the techs and reasonings behind certain Pokemon on the teams. Enjoy!
Vs Swanner (W)
Scrafty / Cresselia / Ferrothorn / Camerupt / Gastrodon / Jellicent
I knew Swanner would be using his regionals team from earlier in the day (we played live at Madison Regionals in a hotel room), so I figured the best straight up answer to the CharY/Venu/Cressperior archetype was probably Camerupt Trick Room, so I took that concept and ran with it. Some specific techs included Sub Camerupt, Smack Down Scrafty, Sunny Day Safety Goggles Cress, Sub Ferrothorn.
Vs Zelda (W)
Kangaskhan / Clefairy / Arcanine / Zapdos / Sylveon / Breloom
Going into this match, Zelda hadn't used a ton of different teams over the course of the season, consistently picking between a pool of 10-12 Pokemon. This made creating this team not only a bit easier, but also a lot of fun with some crazy techs, some of which include: Protect Kangaskhan, Band ESpeed Arcanine, HP Grass/Drill Peck Zapdos, and Hyper Voice/Hyper Beam/Sleep Talk Sylveon.
Vs Biosci (W)
Charizard-Y / Ferrothorn / Suicune / Sylveon / Excadrill / Conkeldurr
William was a match I was really excited for, and this was a really fun team to build as well. William had been using a Gardevoir / Zapdos / Amoonguss core for a large portion of the season, so I tried to best counter it using Charizard/Ferrothorn/Sylveon. Excadrill looks weird on this team, but William had been using Tyranitar as of late, so I added Excadrill as a Team Preview Pokemon to try to dissuade him from bringing TTar. Interesting sets: Heat Wave/Overheat/Sub Charizard, Sub Ferrothorn, Assault Vest Suicune, Safety Goggles Wide Guard Conkeldurr.
Vs KusamochiVGC (W)
Whimsicott / Audino / Sableye / Muk / Pidgeot / Landorus-T
Since the finals were relatively inconsequential, I thought it might be fun to bring Luke's Muk team to the finals, with a side of another of his Australian tricks in Pidgeot/Landorus. Pidgeot has Tailwind, while Landorus goes for Role Play on Pidgeot and proceeds to use Fissure. Muk team was incredibly fun to use.
Thanks for reading, and see you in the Nugget Bridge Invitational!
Vs Swanner (W)
Scrafty / Cresselia / Ferrothorn / Camerupt / Gastrodon / Jellicent
I knew Swanner would be using his regionals team from earlier in the day (we played live at Madison Regionals in a hotel room), so I figured the best straight up answer to the CharY/Venu/Cressperior archetype was probably Camerupt Trick Room, so I took that concept and ran with it. Some specific techs included Sub Camerupt, Smack Down Scrafty, Sunny Day Safety Goggles Cress, Sub Ferrothorn.
Vs Zelda (W)
Kangaskhan / Clefairy / Arcanine / Zapdos / Sylveon / Breloom
Going into this match, Zelda hadn't used a ton of different teams over the course of the season, consistently picking between a pool of 10-12 Pokemon. This made creating this team not only a bit easier, but also a lot of fun with some crazy techs, some of which include: Protect Kangaskhan, Band ESpeed Arcanine, HP Grass/Drill Peck Zapdos, and Hyper Voice/Hyper Beam/Sleep Talk Sylveon.
Vs Biosci (W)
Charizard-Y / Ferrothorn / Suicune / Sylveon / Excadrill / Conkeldurr
William was a match I was really excited for, and this was a really fun team to build as well. William had been using a Gardevoir / Zapdos / Amoonguss core for a large portion of the season, so I tried to best counter it using Charizard/Ferrothorn/Sylveon. Excadrill looks weird on this team, but William had been using Tyranitar as of late, so I added Excadrill as a Team Preview Pokemon to try to dissuade him from bringing TTar. Interesting sets: Heat Wave/Overheat/Sub Charizard, Sub Ferrothorn, Assault Vest Suicune, Safety Goggles Wide Guard Conkeldurr.
Vs KusamochiVGC (W)
Whimsicott / Audino / Sableye / Muk / Pidgeot / Landorus-T
Since the finals were relatively inconsequential, I thought it might be fun to bring Luke's Muk team to the finals, with a side of another of his Australian tricks in Pidgeot/Landorus. Pidgeot has Tailwind, while Landorus goes for Role Play on Pidgeot and proceeds to use Fissure. Muk team was incredibly fun to use.
Thanks for reading, and see you in the Nugget Bridge Invitational!
Monday, July 6, 2015
VGC 2015 Nationals Team
Hey everyone, here's the team I used at the 2015 US National Championships. I really enjoyed this team a lot, but given the chance I would definitely make some adjustments. It was made the Wednesday before the competition and I had 0 practice games with it, and this is definitely something to take note of for next year. I felt that with more practice I likely could have done better, since the losses I suffered were all due to me playing poorly rather than flaws in the team. Enjoy!
Salamence @ Salamencite
Ability: Intimidate
Level: 50
EVs: 20 HP / 108 Atk / 4 Def / 124 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Double-Edge
- Hyper Voice
- Fire Blast
- Protect
Tyranitar @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 4 HP / 244 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Rock Slide
- Crunch
- Superpower
- Stone Edge
(I meant to run Stone Edge, but forgot to put it in game and had Ice Punch instead -- some of my losses could easily have been averted if I had Stone Edge)
Landorus @ Life Orb
Ability: Sand Force
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Earth Power
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Stone Edge
- Protect
Amoonguss @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 220 HP / 212 Def / 76 SpD
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Giga Drain
- Spore
- Rage Powder
- Protect
Aegislash @ Leftovers
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 252 HP / 100 SpA / 156 SpD
Quiet Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Shadow Ball
- Flash Cannon
- Substitute
- King's Shield
Milotic @ Safety Goggles
Ability: Competitive
EVs: 252 HP / 60 Def / 132 SpA / 60 SpD / 4 Spe
Bold Nature
- Scald
- Ice Beam
- Recover
- Protect
Salamence @ Salamencite
Ability: Intimidate
Level: 50
EVs: 20 HP / 108 Atk / 4 Def / 124 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Double-Edge
- Hyper Voice
- Fire Blast
- Protect
Tyranitar @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 4 HP / 244 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Rock Slide
- Crunch
- Superpower
- Stone Edge
(I meant to run Stone Edge, but forgot to put it in game and had Ice Punch instead -- some of my losses could easily have been averted if I had Stone Edge)
Landorus @ Life Orb
Ability: Sand Force
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Earth Power
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Stone Edge
- Protect
Amoonguss @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 220 HP / 212 Def / 76 SpD
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Giga Drain
- Spore
- Rage Powder
- Protect
Aegislash @ Leftovers
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 252 HP / 100 SpA / 156 SpD
Quiet Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Shadow Ball
- Flash Cannon
- Substitute
- King's Shield
Milotic @ Safety Goggles
Ability: Competitive
EVs: 252 HP / 60 Def / 132 SpA / 60 SpD / 4 Spe
Bold Nature
- Scald
- Ice Beam
- Recover
- Protect
Sunday, June 21, 2015
VGC 2015 Kansas Regionals Top 8 and Wisconsin Regionals Top 64 Team
Kangaskhan (F) @ Kangaskhanite
Ability: Scrappy
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Fake Out
- Double-Edge
- Low Kick
- Sucker Punch
Togekiss @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 HP / 164 Def / 4 SpA / 12 SpD / 76 Spe
Bold Nature
- Air Slash
- Follow Me
- Tailwind
- Protect
Volcarona @ Focus Sash
Ability: Flame Body
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Heat Wave
- Bug Buzz
- Quiver Dance
- Protect
Aegislash @ Safety Goggles
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 Spe
Modest Nature
- Shadow Ball
- Flash Cannon
- Wide Guard
- King's Shield
Rotom-Wash @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 20 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 228 Spe
Modest Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Protect
Landorus-Therian @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Intimidate
Level: 50
EVs: 76 HP / 228 Atk / 52 Def / 4 SpD / 148 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- U-turn
- Superpower
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