[Gen 6] LC - Torchic Baton Pass

Question

Please note that this team is no longer usable in LC following the Meditite ban.

While I've primarily been using offensive VoltTurn, another offensive strategy caught my attention: Baton Pass. Torchic single-handedly makes this a viable and dangerous strategy.

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The Team

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Teambuilding Process

If any Pokemon is broken in Little Cup (imo nothing is right now), it's Meditite. With the ability Pure Power and great dual STABs, the only thing keeping it from being banned is its mediocre Speed. But that's what I wanted to center it around, so I knew I would have to get around that downside somehow.

Now I needed to somehow patch up that sub-par Speed and make Meditite the monster it can truly be. Sticky Web was considered, but Murkrow and things like that still hindered me. I didn't want to hinder its capabilities with a Scarf, so Torchic was added. It could pass both Speed boosts and Swords Dance boosts to Meditite, giving it both wallbreaking power and Speed, turning it into a monster.

Now I wanted another abuser, one who could blast holes just as well as Meditite. Cranidos was originally added, but it just didn't have what I needed. I looked through the list of LC Pokemon for one who could sufficiently receive boosts, and eventually came to Bunnelby. Unlike its evolution, Bunnelby is actually viable, and has not let me down since.

After testing these Pokemon, I decided I needed something to actually take hits. And when you need a backbone in LC, you look to the regen core. Slowpoke + Foongus is incredibly solid and can counter the majority of the game. They simply don't die and can cripple with Thunder Wave and Spore.

So far, with some wearing down, my team was sweepable by SturdyJuice Shell Smashers, so I added my insurance, pivot, fairy killer, and glue in Magnemite.

After testing excessively with this version of the team, I found my sweeps constantly stopped by SturdyJuice, among other things. Paralyzing stuff wasn't helping my sweeps, as I already outsped virtually everything. I decided I needed rocks, and to sub my Slowpoke with a just as capable wall that nobody expects: Tirtouga.

And here we have the version of the team up until this point. It is primarily offensive, but can take hits with Foongus and Tirtouga. I like the team, as it is a step away from my usual teams.

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Meditite @ Eviolite
Ability: Pure Power
Level: 5
EVs: 116 HP / 196 Atk / 196 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Drain Punch
- Bullet Punch
- Thunder Punch
- Psycho Cut

Torchic @ Eviolite
Ability: Speed Boost
Level: 5
EVs: 236 HP / 196 Def / 36 SpA / 36 SpD
Bold Nature
- Protect
- Baton Pass
- Swords Dance
- Flamethrower

Bunnelby @ Eviolite
Ability: Huge Power
Level: 5
EVs: 52 HP / 232 Atk / 224 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Return
- Earthquake
- Quick Attack
- Stone Edge

Tirtouga @ Eviolite
Ability: Solid Rock
Level: 5
EVs: 92 HP / 252 Def / 164 SpD
Sassy Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Scald
- Stone Edge
- Knock Off

Foongus @ Eviolite
Ability: Regenerator
Level: 5
EVs: 124 HP / 156 Def / 156 SpD
Bold Nature
- Spore
- Giga Drain
- Stun Spore
- Sludge Bomb

Magnemite @ Berry Juice
Ability: Sturdy
Level: 5
EVs: 244 Spe / 236 SpA
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Volt Switch
- Flash Cannon

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Descriptions below!

Comments

Your team is very good; however, dat Ground Weakness tho. Foe Bunnelby will make fun of Torchic, Magnemite and Tirtouga, or shortly, your team is half weak against Ground-type.

Answer 1

Meditite:
Meditite was originally banned in BW, and for good reason. The leader of lc on smogon decided to allow everything back into little cup to see how it was at the beginning of XY (except scyther because it's scyther). Sneasel was quickly banned, as it was broken. Yanma and tangela were then banned, followed by gligar and swirlix. The biggest buff that meditite got from these bans is that no gligar and tangela = no ice punch = perfect coverage. Add this to the fact that is gets priority in the form of bullet punch, and you have a formidable pokemon. So what is keeping this pokemon back from being banned? it's speed. Meditite is not in the most important speed tier with murk row and missy, which means the aformentioned and scarfers can pick it off with little effort. But no longer! When paired with torchic, it outspeeds nearly the entire tier after just one boost. It can regain HP from Drain Punch, and can hit everything for massive damage if not a KO. But when boosted, There are very few things that can survive a hit, which means that it is a dangerous sweeper. Most of the battles I have end with a sweep from this thing, and I would be sad but understand completely if it is banned.
torchic:
The center of this team. Torchic paired with meditite is insanely powerful, and is intimidating even to the most experienced battler. Torchic has offensive presence with flamethrower, so that it is not complete setup fodder. Swords dance is surprisingly easy to pull off, as it sets up in the face of most pokemon. Eviolite makes it bulky, and speed boost allows it to outspeed things. Every move here is essential, and believe me, there are other things I would like to add. Overall, it is possibly the best passer in any tier, and is generally awesome :D.

I'll continue these things later, i'm getting tired of this O.o

Comments

i'm actively editing in stuff

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Maybe some other physical fire move besides flamethrower, like flame charge or flame wheel.

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no, because it needs every move on that set. If i were to add something, it would be will-o-wisp, not another attack