Hey guys
I have lately been trolling in OU with a defensive team starring mega sableye. This team revolves around getting a clean switch in and gradually wearing the opponent down.
GotGems? (Sableye) @ Sablenite
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Adamant Nature
- Recover
- Will-O-Wisp
- Sucker Punch
- Knock Off
The star of this team and one of my favorite ORAS megas. Sableye is a prankster annoyer turned wall. Since he gets magic bounce, and, with max HP and Defense, he can take pretty much anything barring a strong fairy type move. WOW and Recover are given. His purpose is to be anti-hazards and status while adding a little bit of priority to this slow team.
Vesuvius (Heatran) @ Air Balloon
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 SpD
- Lava Plume
- Toxic
- Earth Power
- Stealth Rock
Special wall #1 and fairy counter. Heatran has nice synergy with sableye, which allows him to switch in on almost any fairy attacks directed at him. Heatran gets rocks up and spreads toxic around. Lava plume and earth power are pretty standard.
Titanic (Dragalge) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Adaptability
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 SpD
Modest Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Focus Blast
- Sludge Bomb
- Thunderbolt
Special wall #2 I don't understand how this 'mon is in the tier it's in. Dragalge's special stats are absolutely insane. With max investments, his special attack reaches 332 and his special defense reaches a whopping 345 not including assault vest. His job is mainly so switch in on a special move (hello serperior) and proceed to fire off a powerful move based on the opposition. That's about all their is.
Home Depot (Rotom-Wash) @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpA
Modest Nature
- Will-O-Wisp
- Volt Switch
- Hydro Pump
- Confuse Ray
Finishing off the heatran-sableye core, rotom is immune to heatran's 4x weakness and heatran resist's his. He is most of the time my lead to get some initiative with a volt switch or get a WOW off. Confuse ray could be subject to change, but it has pulled through clutch a few times. Hydro pump is self explanatory.
HitMe (Ferrothorn) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Thunder Wave
- Leech Seed
- Gyro Ball
- Power Whip
Physical wall #2 Ferrothorn is here to take a resisted physical attack and get some damage off. T-wave is nice and leech seed is useful if the opposing 'mon switching out to get some health back. He can also take a hit and fire off a gyro ball in return. Very solid pokemon.
QueenOfDiamonds (Diancie) @ Light Clay
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpD
Impish Nature
- Light Screen
- Reflect
- Diamond Storm
- Toxic
Diancie is a beast. It's defenses are absolutely amazing; reaching 438 and 399. Couple that with screens and diancie cannot get touched (couch scizor cough). Mostly used for getting the screens up, shooting a toxic, and either switching out or firing off some diamond storms.
So that's the team. I only have 2 problems.
~Lack of physical attackers
~Ground weakness
Four of the six pokemon are special, and diancie really only has one move. Also, heatran (sans balloon) dragalge, and diance are all weak to ground, with only one immunity. What is my best option to counter these weaknesses? I have been thinking toxic stall gliscor, but I would like to know what other people think.
Thank you!
