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Ninetales-alola @ Focus Sash
Ability: Snow Warning
EVs: 6 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Moonblast
- Blizzard
- Nasty Plot
- Extrasensory

Aerodactyl @ Aerodactylite
Ability: Rock Head
EVs: 6 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stone Edge
- Wing Attack
- Thunder Fang
- Fire Fang

Kartana @ Focus Sash
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 248 Atk / 10 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Leaf Blade
- Smart Strike
- Sacred Sword
- Psycho Cut

Pyroar (F) @ Wise Glasses
Ability: Unnerve
EVs: 6 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Flamethrower
- Hyper Voice
- Dark Pulse
- Solar Beam

Terrakion @ Bright Powder
Shiny: Yes
Ability: Justified
EVs: 6 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Sacred Sword
- Stone Edge
- Poison Jab
- X-Scissor

Scolipede @ Leftovers
Shiny: Yes
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 6 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Steamroller
- Poison Jab
- Aqua Tail
- Protect

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You are meaning Hyper Offense? Blaziken is banned in OU LMAO.
Why is Blaziken banned?
Because it's way too strong. Speed Boost made it super powerful. This was back in Gen 5 so it's been banned for ages
How sad for Blaziken.

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Alrighty, I have a few criticisms for your hyper offense team. I am no expert, but I have a bit of experience.

I'll add to what EvilTwinNeedle said.

I put your team into a team calculator and found that you have a severe Rock and Ground weakness. I'll help you with that.

Lycanroc: Why do you have Sand Rush? I'd understand if it was a Sand Team, but it doesn't seem to be one.

Honestly, if you'll use Lycanroc at all, you should use Dusk. This is a set that me and the people on the Smogon forums have crafted:

Lycanroc-Dusk @ Lycanium Z
Ability: Tough Claws
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Stone Edge
- Drill Run
- Accelerock

This makes Lycanroc a powerful sweeper/revenge killer, with help from its ability in Tough Claws.

However, I would remove Lycanroc altogether. You already have Terrakion, a much more viable pokemon (it pains me to say this because I adore Lycanroc so much and he's a pretty decent Pokemon). If you would've kept Mega Aerodactyl, you would've had 3 rock types, which is far too many.

Lets replace Lycanroc with something that can deal with those Rock and Ground types. How about Landorus Therian?

Landorus-Therian @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 80 HP / 148 Atk / 84 Def / 196 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- U-turn
- Rock Slide
- Defog

With this set, you'll be able to threaten Rock and Steel types and have a nice immunity to Ground. Earthquake is a powerful STAB move and U-Turn helps you pivot around. Rock Slide helps you deal with Flying types and, since Charizard really, really doesn't like Stealth Rocks, you can use Defog to remove them. Choice Scarf turns Landorus into a fast and powerful sweeper and allows it to outspeed usually faster threats such as Greninja and Tapu Koko, whom usually carry Ice Beam or HP Ice. The given EV spread allows it to survive a 2HKO from a Leaf Blade from Kartana. 196 Speed with a Jolly nature and Choice Scarf allows Landorus to outspeed Mega Alakazam, and the remaining EVs are thrown into Attack for maximum damage output. Intimidate from Landorus helps deal with any physical attackers or set up sweepers you're facing.

Pyroar: Pyroar isn't a good Pokemon in OU. It is outclassed by other Fire types, and besides, you shouldn't use Solar Beam without any sun since Solar Beam takes 2 turns to charge without the sun.

Since you already have a Fire type, we won't be replacing it with a different one. Instead, how about we use Kartana?

Kartana @ Fightinium Z
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Leaf Blade
- Sacred Sword
- Smart Strike

Kartana is a powerful sweeper with its ridiculously high Attack, Speed, and physical Defense. This EV spread and nature takes advantage of its Attacking power and Speed. Swords Dance makes it a real force to be reckoned with by adding on to its already insane attack. Leaf Blade is Kartana's ideal STAB move, and it becomes very powerful with Kartana's high attack. It also deals with Water types and the aforementioned Rock and Ground types. Smart Strike deals with Fairy, Ice and Rock types and Sacred Sword deals with Steel, Ice, and Rock types. You should read Smogon's analysis of this Kartana set (https://www.smogon.com/dex/sm/pokemon/kartana/). It also gives you some other options for Kartana, so you can choose what works best with your team.

Terrakion: This set could definitely be improved upon. Bright Powder is a gimmicky item, and I feel that Terrakion would be better off with a Choice Scarf or Rockium Z. X-Scissor is also unnecessary, as Terrakion does not need any Bug coverage. I do like the Poison Jab and Sacred Sword idea though, since the former deals with Fairies and the latter is a strong Fighting move that, unlike Close Combat, doesn't lower any stats.

I also feel that Stealth Rock support may be helpful. So try these sets:

Rockium Z Set
Terrakion @ Rockium Z
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Stone Edge
- Close Combat
- Stealth Rock

Choice Scarf Set
Terrakion @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stone Edge
- Close Combat
- Earthquake
- Toxic

You choose which one works for you, and you can get some input from other users.

Scolipede: Scolipede isn't a bad idea, but it does add to the weaknesses. You could use Azumarill instead:

Azumarill @ Normalium Z
Ability: Huge Power
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Belly Drum
- Aqua Jet
- Play Rough
- Knock Off

Just a suggestion!

Good luck with your team! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask me!

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Both of the Terrakions failed...
Also, I only use my favorites, so, I won't be using Lycanroc Dusk, but I'll test that Azumarill since its a favorite.
A Fake Out Lopunny killed your Azmarill and My Pyroar... But I did get something out of it, now my Pyroar has the Focus Sash.
Kartana is a favorite, so I'm gonna replace someone.
I see.

Personally I would replace Pyroar, but it's your team.
Why would you suggest using Azumarill when mega Gyarados is so much better?
@NylaTheWolf, I replaced Lycanroc, because like you already pointed out, I have too many Rock types.
@sumwun But doesn't that give him more Fighting weaknesses?
@ThunderClaper Cool!

Also, you may want to check out the usage tips for Terrakion on the Smogon website
Terrakion isn't a good Pokemon. Using Azumarill just to cover a few of its weaknesses makes the team even worse. If Terrakion is the reason why the team has a bad fighting weakness, then don't use Terrakion. If you really wanted a Terrakion and something to check fighting, then mega Slowbro is better than Azumarill.
@sumwun, do you always underestimate Pokémon?
There are 807 Pokemon, and only around 70 are worth using in OU. If you simply pick random Pokemon, then I'm statistically likely to say your Pokemon are bad. If you were experienced enough to know which 70 of them are good, then I wouldn't say your Pokemon are bad. How is Azumarill better than Slowbro, anyway?
@sumwun Terrakion isn't THAT bad. It's in the B- tier, so it isn't the best Pokemon but it isn't absolute garbage either.

But sorry for giving him bad suggestions.

"How is Azumarill better than Slowbro anyway?"

If you mean that generally, then thats a really difficult thing to compare since they're different kinds of Pokemon. Slowbro is a tank, and Azumarill is a set-up sweeper.

I love Slowbro to bits, so I'm not complaining or anything, but would they really fit on a hyper offense team (at least I think that's what they're going for)?
Slowbro isn't always a tank. It's pretty good at being a calm mind sweeper. If you still don't think that's a sweeper, then use Alakazam, Pinsir, or Z-bounce Gyarados. If you want to use Smogon's viability rankings, then Azumarill is closer to absolute garbage than all 3 of them.
@sumwun Oh really? That's pretty interesting! Can mega Slowbro be a calm mind sweeper?
Yes. Mega Slowbro is a good calm mind sweeper.
@sumwun Sweet! I gotta try that! I love Mega Slowbro so much!
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GENERAL ADVICE - I noticed you put 6 EVs along with 252 and 252 on your Pokémon. 2 EVs don’t actually do anything, which is why Showdown! lets you add 2 more than the max amount of EVs. It doesn’t really matter, but people that use 6 EVs are usually considered noobs, so you might want to fix that. Also, I noticed you type “Special Attack” as “SpAtk”. Change it to “SpA”, so that you can import it onto Showdown! should your teams ever be lost. (Happens to me all the time.) Also, special attacks should have 0 Attack IVs to minimize confusion damage.

TEAM RATE

NINETALES-ALOLA - I’m assuming you want to use Nasty Plot, have your opponent attack you, and survive on 1 HP, outspeed them the next turn, and use Blizzard/Moonblast/Extrasensory (depending on which is super effective) and OHKO your opponent. Unfortunately, while this set might look good on paper, there are an infinite number of Pokémon that completely shut this set down. Your opponent might have a Focus Sash, a multi hitting move, a priority move, Encore, or they might outspeed you. Instead, use a set that has less counters, an Aurora Veil set. While it might seem that Aurora Veil Ninetales isn’t a sweeper, it actually is. It’s sort of a bulky sweeper that’s also pretty damn fast. Unfortunately, Aurora Veil Ninetales has its own share of weaknesses, but is far less than Focus Sash + Nasty Plot Ninetales. The one thing you need to watch for above all others is eXcess. eXcess can OHKO you with Bullet Punch, and sometimes carries Defog, which allows it to set up on your Ninetales, which isn’t good, considering what a beast eXcess is. Here’s the set:

Ninetales @ Light Clay
Ability: Snot Warning
Timid Nature
EVs: 252 Spe/252 SpA/4 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
- Blizzard
- Freeze-Dry
- Aurora Veil
- Moonblast

CHARIDARD-MEGA-X (BLAZIKEN-MEGA) - So, I’m replacing your Mega Blaziken because Blaziken (and its mega) are banned from OU. Instead, I’ll offer you the next best thing, Mega Charizard X. Here’s a Dragon Dance sweeper set:

Charizard-Mega-X
Ability: Solar Power
Jolly Nature
EVs: 252 Spe/252 Atk/4 Def
- Dragon Dance
- Dragon Claw
- Flare Blitz
- Roost

I know the smogon suggested set is Roost + 3 Attacks, but I think this set fits better on your team because with Aurora Veil, Mega Charizard X can set up way more Dragon Dances than it usually would be able to.

IMPORTANT - This answer is incomplete. I will have it finished by the end of the day. Thank you for your patience.

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I don't like Mega Charizard X, I like Mega Charizard Y.
Could you change Charizard into the Aerodactyl I put since Blaziken is Banned, please?
Charizard should have blaze in case it has to switch into sunlight before mega evolving. Also nice snot warning.
Take off salt-flinch-sensory and put in aurora veil for snow warning (maybe have it hold an icy rock)