CaliforniBreloom
"Mach Punch, things go boom
Sand fears its doom
Dreaming of CaliforniBreloom"
"Mach Punch, things go boom
Sand fears its doom
Dreaming of CaliforniBreloom"
Introduction
I was procrastinating a lot and never got around to making that gen 4 RMT I mentioned in my previous RMT. I was planning on making it over this couple days, but that changed yesterday. I had made this fun little BW HO team and was laddering with it and used it in a Ruins of Alph room tour. In that room tour, I had the opportunity to play Monai and with some help from the hax gods I managed to win. Then, I laddered and ended up playing Jhonx. I won that game as well and realized that this team might actually be good. I've also been listening to Red Hot Chili Peppers songs recently and all the nicknames are songs from their best album, Californication.
vs. Monai: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen5ou-1973242414
vs. Jhonx: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen5ou-1973296588-i1yir991nn06tpa89phznyde9j7r873pw
Teambuilding Process
Funnily enough, this team actually was built around Terrakion.
I really liked Cloyster's ability to provide setup was well as to punish flying types, like Lando-T and Gliscor. Plus it provides a setup option.
I needed rocks, and Garchomp does the job. My plan was for Terrak to be a Choice Band set.
Starmie is pretty simple. It adds Rapid Spin and some special attacking power.
Dnite is a must-have on hyper offense. It is one of the most dangerous sweepers around.
Breloom is a personal favorite. It adds more setup and strong priority, plus Grass/Fighting is good offensively.
I realized that Terrak honestly wasn't doing that much. I replaced it with Mag as Cloyster, Garchomp, and Dragonite like having steels out of the way. It can also remove weather with Sunny Day.
The Team
Porcelain (Cloyster) (F) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Skill Link
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Ice Shard
- Icicle Spear
- Rock Blast
- Shell Smash
Setup Sweeper #1. Before this team, I didn't really consider Cloyster to be broken. Now I do. Cloyster can blast through entire teams after just one Shell Smash, which is why this one is sashed. Ice Shard gives us very strong priority, especially after a Shell Smash. This lets us beat Thundurus-Therian. Ice Shard also snipes weakened Dragonite and Latios. Icicle Spear is our main stab, and Rock Blast adds coverage for Ice-resistant Pokemon. Adamant gives the Ice Shards a boost since we aren't holding Never-Melt Ice.
This Velvet Glove (Dragonite) (M) @ Lum Berry
Ability: Multiscale
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Outrage
- Extreme Speed
- Earthquake
Setup Sweeper #2. I love Dragonite. This is the standard Dragon Dance Multiscale setup version, and I love to use this set because it's so good at what it does. You get a free setup due to Multiscale, and then you can break through with Outrage, Earthquake for mons like Heatran, and Espeed for anything faster (e.g. Scarf Keldeo or Latios) Adamant lets you bust through bulkier threats and Lum Berry just avoids burns and paras-as well as freeing you from your own Outrage's confusion. Dnite is either a late game cleaner or just a general sweeper.
Scar Tissue (Garchomp) (F) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Outrage
- Swords Dance
Setup Sweeper #3. Although it has Swords Dance, Garchomp's main job is to stealth rock. Rocks chip opponents and break sashes, aiding in the sweep. Earthquake and Outrage are standard STAB moves. SD can make Garchomp into a sweeper if it gets the chance. Jolly is the best nature, to get rocks up as fast as possible. Garchomp is commonly used as a suicide lead against teams that don't have a spinner. Garchomp can also do a cool trick where it revenge kills Dragonite: if its sash is intact it will live Dnite's attack and break Dnite's Multiscale with Rough Skin. Then, it KOs Dnite with Outrage.
Parallel Universe (Starmie) @ Air Balloon
Ability: Analytic
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hydro Pump
- Thunderbolt
- Ice Beam
- Rapid Spin
With triple Focus Sash and Dragonite, this team desperately needs a spinner. And when it comes to weatherless HyperOffense, there's no better spinner than Starmie. In addition to spinning, Starmie offers strong and fast special attacks with STAB Hydro Pump and BoltBeam coverage. Analytic allows it to get a nice damage boost on switches. Air Balloon lets Starmie float above Spikes and Toxic Spikes and serve as a ground switch-in occasionally. In general, if Starmie can get rid of hazards and keep them off, it's done its job.
Otherside (Magnezone) @ Air Balloon
Ability: Magnet Pull
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 2 Atk / 30 SpA / 30 Spe
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Sunny Day
- Magnet Rise
Cloyster, Garchomp, and Dragonite all do not appreciate steels very much. Naturally, Magnezone is a perfect ally then. Air Balloon and Magnet Rise allow for Magnezone to escape its greatest fear, ground-types. Thunderbolt is strong STAB that hits Skarmory. HP Fire allows for Magnezone to hit most other steel-types, like Excadrill and Ferrothorn. Sunny Day lets Magnezone reverse weather and weaken rain teams once Politoed is KOed, and even sand teams don't like losing their sand. Modest ups Magnezone's damage even more.
Road Trippin' (Breloom) (M) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Mach Punch
- Bullet Seed
- Low Sweep
- Swords Dance
Setup Sweeper #4. Breloom is definitely the star of this team. This is my favorite Breloom set as well. Bullet Seed Breloom's best grass move as it gets a nice boost from Technician. It also ignores sashes due to being a multi-hit move, allowing for this Breloom to OHKO Alakazam. Low Sweep is another Technician boosted move. It also doesn't lower your attack like Superpower allowing for the follow-up Mach Punch to deal maximum damage. Speaking of Mach Punch, it is very good . It has a 60 base power after Technician, is a STAB fighting move, has priority, and is coming from a 394 attack stat. And not to mention what happens after a Swords Dance... I went with Sash on this Breloom to guarantee a Swords Dance, or at least 1 attack, usually 2.
Ramblings
Weatherless HO often gets labeled as inconsistent with many bad matchups - and I don't think that this is untrue. But with HO, no matchup is unwinnable. Due to the sheer power of the mons on HO teams, they can often break through and start sweeping after just one error from the opponent. I think using the Focus Sash helps a lot too, as it allows for easier setup. In addition, the priority spam helps. It's a lot harder for things to go wrong when you're moving first and hitting hard.
Outro
I hope you enjoyed CaliforniBreloom! I should hopefully have the gen 4 RMT ready to go in 2 weeks, and that team beat Togaquest when he was using his rank #1 team recently. I'll see you next time!
https://pokepast.es/63d65ff8f8cd2d3e
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