Hi and welcome to another Smogon Doubles team.
After running my Already Nervous team I wanted to try something other then Trick Room.
Also a new type of weather. But that wasn't the only reason. LieLoom was annoying the crap outta me and needed a counter to that, at least a check. So someone told me to use Prankster Thundurus. And I started building:
My LieLoom check. Also my Taunter and Paralysis spreader. Prankster was a must for this team. Allowing me to stop Trick Room from setting up and Taunting Pokemon for the incoming Will O Wisp to cripple my ally's.
With Thundurus on my team I needed something to avoid those Rock Slides and Blizzards coming my way. So after Thundurus I added Hitmontop.
Hitmontop saved me many times. He was a great supporter: Fake Out, Intimidate support and also Wide Guard support. He didn't only support Thundurus but also my other members of my team with his Wide Guard support.
With his Psychic weakness I needed something to tank that so my lovely Cresselia came back in mind. But a little different then before.
Like I said before I dropped my old Cresselia and went for offensive Cresselia and it works great. Allowing me to OHKO 252/0 Scizor in his face without Occa Berry.
Speaking of Scizor:
I got this Red Beast from Nugget Bridge. It's just like Cybertron's Scizor but a different spread to make it bulkier. Also Scizor enjoyed Wide Guard support due incoming Heat Waves and other Spread Special attacks like Surf, Muddy Water and stuff.
Where is the Storm you may ask? Now here it is. Again a member that enjoyed Wide Guard support from Top and also the Intimidate support. He has caught many people off guard:
After Rain I wanted to try Sand. with Thundurus, Hitmontop, Cresselia and Scizor as solid Team members I was able to sweep with this thing. The suprise: Choice Scarf. Together with Thundurus his Prankster Thunder Wave and Tyranitar his Rock Slide I was able to ParaFlinch through a game.
A last Dragon to complete this stuff:
Chompy was great for a late game sweep with Helping Hand from Cresselia spamming Earthquake all the way. Lets take a closer look on the team.
@ Electric Gem
Trait: Prankster
EVs: 252 HP / 32 SAtk / 204 SDef / 20 Spd
Calm Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Thunder Wave
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Taunt
Taunt and Thunder Wave I already explained. Electric Gem Thunderbolt allows me to OHKO Kingdra after I used Thunder Waved it. Hidden Power Ice for Dragons, 4x weak to Ice and the famous BoltBeam. EVs to live a Dragon Gem Draco Meteor from Latios 100% of the time. 20 speed EVs to outspeed Jolly Cloyster iirc, thanks to Blank_Zero for that.
My Second Lead:
@ Fighting Gem
Trait: Intimidate
EVs: 126 HP / 132 Spd / 252 Atk
Adamant Nature
- Close Combat
- Fake Out
- Feint
- Wide Guard
I already explained his function on the team. EVs to speedcreep Modest Rotom formes thanks to LagaLaga. Fighting Gem Close Combat OHKO's Terrakion, Tyranitar and Ferrothorn. Also nearly OHKO's Scizor with 252 HP EVs.
@ Expert Belt
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 252 SAtk / 132 Spd / 124 HP
Modest Nature
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Psyshock
- Icy Wind
- Helping Hand
Offensive Cress. Expert Belt to power up Super Effective hits like Hidden Power [Fire] for Scizor and Ferro. Psychock as STAB and also to punish those Fighting types that stay in on me thinking that I'm Sitrus Berry Cresselia. Icy Wind for Speed control.
@ Steel Gem
Trait: Technician
EVs: 236 HP / 164 Atk / 20 Def / 84 SDef / 4 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Bug Bite
- Bullet Punch
- Swords Dance
- Protect
This is a set from NuggetBridge. It works amazing. Gets around the Cybertron Scizors I fave a lot and this one is a lot more bulky. Standard moveset on Scizor. At +2 this thing is amazing and goes for the kill. I even OHKOed a Ninetales with +2 Helping Hand Steel Gem Bullet Punch. Here is also a nice mention for Hitmontop being able to stop Heat Waves aimed at Scizor.
@ Choice Scarf
Trait: Sand Stream
EVs: 4 HP / 244 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature
- Crunch
- Superpower
- Ice Punch
- Rock Slide
Yes another NuggetBridge set. When I was reading that report that Tyranitar was just what I needed. The power and most of the time the suprise factor caught many people off guard. All round typecoverage and able to ParaFlinch together with Thundurus his Thunder Wave. Wide Guard protected me against incoming Surfs, Muddy Waters and Earthquakes.
@ Yache Berry
Trait: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 Atk / 4 HP
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Claw
- Earthquake
- Substitute
- Protect
Last but not least. My own Dragon. Used to kill Metagross and Heatran but is also able to KO every other Dragon after a Icy Wind from Cresselia. Substitute for dodging Intimidate and another Ice attack.
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With this team I have a 27 W- 7 L ratio on my alt and ranked #76 on the Smogon Doubles Ladder on Main.
This is where you see the full potential of the team:
AlphaDraconis vs tst_2
