Hi people. I'm Cherub Agent, some of you know me, some of you don't. It's been ages since I've done one of these, and I saw it fitting that this should be my last RMT of Gen 5, as it's for RU, by far my favourite tier. There's just something appealing about a tier that is pretty much completely balanced, but never ever stale. Due to the amount of viable strategies, from Stall to Trick Room, from Weather to Balanced, from DragMag to VoltTurn, you can never be sure what kind of team your opponent is going to bring, and this keeps you on your toes. Furthermore, new movesets and EVs are constantly being experimented with to beat the "standards", to mess around with the standard counters, or to lure them out so that another Pokemon can take advantage of them. You can expect the unexpected in RU.
Anyway, a bit on to my team. I've been using this team off and on for quite a while now, and always making little adjustments to it. I'm currently at #3 on the ladder, but Molk and august are so high up there I just can't be bothered to try and reach them. Laddering is fairly boring as well, so I'm never motivated enough to try and reach the top, dunno how you guys do it. From the title it should be fairly obvious that I first started this team off with Lilligant, as she's one of the most vicious setup sweepers the tier has to offer (together with Omastar, but Lilligant is easier to set up, while Omastar is far harder to counter after having set up). I have another #snail team with him in it, but I've been using this team longer and thus it seemed more right to showcase it. Oh enough babbling, I'll just get on with it.
Alomomola @ Leftovers
Trait: Regenerator
EVs: 244 HP / 240 Def / 24 Spe
Impish Nature
- Toxic
- Wish
- Waterfall
- Protect
Pretty much the Pokemon that holds my team together. Everything on my team resists either Grass or Electric, and the three Pokemon on my offensive core resist both. This is especially true for Druddigon, as thanks to its bulk it can come in time and time again and launch off its powerful attacks, go back to Alomomola, and get healed up. Simply rinse and repeat for maximum fun. Apart from keeping pretty much my entire team healthy all on its lonesome, Alomomola herself is an absolute bitch to take down. RU has tons of physically based nasties running around, and fish here can pretty much Toxic stall them all one one one. It's highly effective against the middling players below 1800, and can often solo entire teams nearly by itself. I've been playing aroud with the 120 SDef spread, and a spread with some Attack investment, which see more merit in NU, but this EV spread helps more against the physical behemoths running around in RU, and the Speed EVs are used to crep out Bouffalant so I can toxic the thing before it sets up a sub.
Golurk @ Leftovers
Trait: Iron Fist
EVs: 120 Spd / 244 Atk / 144 HP
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Magic Coat
- Shadow Punch
Yeah Golurk is now really really good in RU. I use this as my lead most of the time, unless it's blindingly obvious that the opponent is gonna lead with something that counters it. It's pretty much the definition of Tank, able to take hits and dish out bigger ones. I was using Fire Punch until I saw col49 using Magic Coat, and man this move is seriously fun on Golurk. It's quite prediction based, but gives you pretty much a guaranted win against teams that lead off with Smeargle. It's also really fun against lead Crustle and Aerodactyl, as Golurk can just bounce back all its hazards while resisting STAB. Fire Punch isn't really missed, since I can just bounce back the Spikes that Ferroseed would set up for me, and since most people now expect Fire Punch, no one is gonna bring their Escavalier in on Golurk. I have Magneton to trap and kill those two anyway. The EVs are just to outspeed Lanturn plus loads of creep, as tons of Pokemon aim for that and I like being able to move before other Golurk. Pretty much every RU team needs a Ground-type to prevent the opponent from Volt Switching you all over, and Golurk also resists U-Turn, which is just a bonus.
Sigilyph @ Life Orb
Trait: Magic Guard
EVs: 208 Spd / 84 SAtk / 216 HP
Timid Nature
IVs: null Atk
- Calm Mind
- Psychic
- Heat Wave
- Roost
Sigilyph is pretty much on this team because I must be the worst person in the world at handling Stall. Without this, or something like Scraggy, I just get crushed every single time. Anywho, unless the opponent is running some really weird set to cockblock this (like idk CM or TrickSpecs Slowking) Sigilyph can often be relied on to run through most Stall teams like a hot knife through butter. Spiritomb is still annoying, but Siggy avoids the 2HKO from Foul Play and can alternate between Roost and Calm Mind to set up. It's also pretty useful for firing off decently powered Psychics and Heat Waves midgame to soften stuff up for my other Pokemon. The EVs allow Sigilyph to outrun Rotom-N, and to OHKO Moltres after Stealth Rock, and Omastar after a Calm Mind, with the rest placed into HP. It is replaceable though, don't get me wrong, as I have a few threats that my team doesn't quite cover well enough for my liking.
Magneton @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Magnet Pull
EVs: 252 SAtk / 252 Spd / 4 Def
Timid Nature
- Volt Switch
- Thunderbolt
- Flash Cannon
- Hidden Power [Fire]
OK, here we have the start of my offensive core. Molk has a pretty similar one in his RMT that consists of the same Pokemon, although our sets vary to suit our teams needs. Magneton is pretty much there to trap the Steel-types that are a nuisance for Druddigon and Lilligant, but as I lack a fast Pokemon, I decided to Scarf it instead of running with the standard Eviolite set. While this does now give me a way of outspeeding stuff like Swellow, Sceptile and Scarf Emboar, it comes at the rather depressing price of a massive decrease in bulk. Magneton has a really really hard time coming in on Choice Band Megahorn from Escavalier, as after some residual damage it damn near OHKOs. It's fine though as long as I manage to eliminate it (HP Fire is a OHKO after Stealth Rock). Flash Cannon 2HKOs the Ground-types that come in to try and absorb an Electric move. Thunderbolt is pretty neat when Magneton has the opportunity to lategame clean. Magneton may be frail, but those resistances man, 13!
Druddigon @ Choice Band
Trait: Rough Skin
EVs: 96 Spd / 252 Atk / 160 HP
Adamant Nature
- Outrage
- Sleep Talk
- Dragon Claw
- Fire Punch
I'm never ever going back to Stealth Rock Druddigon after having used this monster, especially paired with Alomomola. The synergy between them is just sick. Druddigon can just come in time and time again, creating massive holes with Dragon Claw early game (this is easily my most used move, as there is so much frail shit in RU that's just straight up KOd by it). When I need to kill bulky stuff, then I just click Outrage, and watch as things like Slowking and Amoonguss falls like leaves. These are really pretty much the only moves CB Druddigon needs, but I like Fire Punch as an emergency stop to Escavalier, and it insures that Druddigon always beats Amoonguss. Speaking of Sleep Talk, Druddigon is probably the best Sleep Talker in the tier together with Emboar, as neither gets screwed over by Lilligants most common Hidden Powers, but idk, mabye Druddigon has just proven better because unlike Emboar I can invest in its bulk. The EVs are mostly just for massive Speed creep, as the best way for me to deal with opposing Drudds is a faster Drudd of my own. Non Choice Band versions are crushed by Momo though, but the extra insurance is really nice, as all Druddigon counter the upcoming monster.
Lilligant (F) @ Grass Gem
Trait: Own Tempo
EVs: 252 SAtk / 252 Spd / 4 SDef
Timid Nature
- Petal Dance
- Quiver Dance
- Sleep Powder
- Hidden Power [Rock]
This ladies and gentlemen is what I started the team off with. For a more detailed explanation as to how this set works, read my post here.
If you want the shorter version, this Lilligant is supposed to just muscle past its checks and counters with sheer brute force. Specially bulky Pokemon such as Gallade, Clefable, Cryogonal don't stand a chance, and the cute part is that 2x resists don't either. Scarf Emboar and Rotom-C are guaranteed to be OHKOd after Stealth Rock, as is Klinklang, and have a good chance without it. Of course, there a multiple quadruple Grass resists in RU where a nuclear Petal Dance just doesn't cut it, but these can be divided into two groups. On the one hand we have the Steel-types in Escavalier and Ferroseed (hi Magneton :D) and on the other we have Moltres and Scyther, who are crushed by Hidden Power Rock. Countless times I've allowed my opponent to bring me down to Lilligant being my last Pokemon, and pretty much every time she's managed to sweep. She is probably THE most threatening setup sweeper that this tier has to offer, and with Magneton as her teammate, is pretty much uncounterable. Sleep Powder grants her numerous setup opportunities (and is also really cool if I decide to just lead with her), not to mention the numerous groovy resists that come to the table courtesy of being a Grass-type.
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Thanks for taking the time to read my RMT. I thought about making it all flashy, but then realized that it's just a dumb waste of time to Bold and Italic stuff, when all you really want as a reader is to know how my team functions. I'm not showcasing this team off as a finished product, because I know that it's far from it. It has a good couple of weaknesses, particularly to Toxic Spikes and to Shell Smash Omastar. There are a couple of other Pokemon I've tried out to help me deal with these: both pretty much involve replacing Alomomola, which I'm loathe to do due to the support it gives my team. The first would be using Qwilfish over it, as I then gain Spikes or possibly Toxic Spikes of my own. The second would be replacing it with perhaps a Slowking, as that can generally handle most Omastar versions, but then I still don't have that wonderful WishPassing. Bouffalant is also a big pain as it walls Lilligant completely, and if it's SubSD then Alomomola is also in trouble. So, have at you dear raters, and please find a way to fix my problem :) Oh yeah and many thanks to darling Treecko for my banner, it rocks.
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