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Welcome to USUM UU v2 of “What’s their last?”!
Back in DPP, there was no such thing as team preview meaning you would commonly ask the question “What’s their last?”. It was imperative to be prepared for anything that could be in the last slot and act accordingly to handle it. Even though we have been graced with team preview, this same analogy can be applied to the way we build teams today. This project aims to put your team building skills to the test as you, the community, try to figure out what would fit best in that final slot.
Every week a team will be posted with one member missing. It is then up to you guys to post your suggestions for whom you believe the final member is. This process will last for a few days. Once the voting phase begins, you will vote for the Pokemon you believe fits best in the final slot. At the end of each round, the Pokemon with the most votes wins and the team will be placed into the hall of fame with the winner’s name and their submission. We will also reveal what the Pokemon in the final slot originally was after each round. Even if you may not have guessed said Pokemon it doesn’t mean your submission was wrong. Teams can have multiple solutions to fill a weakness, so you may have found an alternative solution to its problems! Hopefully this thread will be useful in helping you improve as a team builder.
Rules:
- Please only post Pokemon that are viable in the UU metagame. The viability ranking thread is a good indicator of this, but exceptions will be made with enough evidence to support your nomination (A detailed paragraph minimum and maybe even a few replays or calcs). E.g. Silvally-Fairy isn’t ranked, but it is usable. Pokemon like Jolteon are out of the question.
- For other nominations only a small paragraph is required per submission. Calcs or replays aren’t needed, but you are more than welcome to add some with your post. Try not to post one-liners.
- Don’t post any unviable sets, you can use the Strategy Pokedex as a useful tool. Alternative coverage options / items are allowed if they are within reason. It should not hinder a Pokémon’s effectiveness greatly when it comes to other match-ups.
- You can discuss about other people’s nominations before the voting phase but keep it civil. This isn’t a thread to just bash others for sets or Pokemon they post. Be helpful and nice!
- YOU CAN submit the same Pokemon as someone else if the set isn’t the same. E.g. Someone could have posted Scarf Latias meaning you can post CM Latias etc.
- Reservations are allowed as long as you make your post within 24 hours, otherwise someone else is allowed to take your reserved Pokemon. When reserving please post the set you plan to use E.g. CM Electrium-Z to differentiate from Dragonium.
- NO slashing is allowed. You can't have five moves or 2 items in battle, this should be no different.
- Only one Pokemon can be suggested by each user, per round.
- When choosing a Pokemon for the last slot try to analyse what the team is weak to or can’t break before making a submission. Rather than submitting a random Pokemon just because you can.
- DO NOT change any of the provided members or their sets to accumulate for a weakness. Simply post your submission based off the provided import.
- During voting phase, you can ONLY vote for one nomination unless we say otherwise. You cannot vote for yourself.
- Please PM Scizorphobic and I on Smogon or PS! if you want to send in teams to be featured each week. If you could also provide a very short team building process it would be very helpful. We can’t promise your team will be featured, but it is worth trying ^_^
- Most importantly, have fun posting!
Hydreigon @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Dark Pulse
- Draco Meteor
- Fire Blast
- U-turn
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Dark Pulse
- Draco Meteor
- Fire Blast
- U-turn
The current team lacked a form of speed control so Hydreigon seems like a good option for several reasons. It helps with revenge killing mega Manectric, DD Kommo-o, Latias etc. It also provides the team with a strong check to Pokemon like Celebi, Rotom-H and Krookodile while still having the ability to gain a lot of momentum thanks to U-turn. It can lure in fairy types which is really nice for <Insert Pokemon> to have an easy time to start breaking. It can also act as a cleaner late game.
Current Team (Week 21)
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"I built this team around Toxic Volcanion during the weather wars going on right now. It can easily screw up Sun and Rain if played well. Nihilego was added as a Flying resist, rocker, and Venusaur/Houndoom check. Next, I decided on DD Facade Mega Altaria to improve my matchup against stall, though it's in a rough spot at the moment. Scizor was chosen as a late-game sweeper and provided priority for my team. Lastly, Krookodile glues the team together with a Ground-type, a form of speed control. What’s my last?"
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