Chansey @ Eviolite
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Toxic
- Seismic Toss
- Soft-Boiled
- Stealth Rock
Toxapex @ Black Sludge
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Toxic Spikes
- Recover
- Haze
Quagsire @ Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Relaxed Nature
- Toxic
- Scald
- Earthquake
- Recover
Sableye-Mega @ Sablenite
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Knock Off
- Will-O-Wisp
- Protect
- Recover
Skarmory @ Shell Bell
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 232 Def / 24 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Spikes
- Whirlwind
- Roost
- Counter
Gliscor @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
EVs: 244 HP / 152 SpD / 112 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Defog
- Roost
- Knock Off
Chansey is my special wall, and can eat up status conditions thanks to Natural Cure. I gave it Stealth Rock instead of heal because I don't have any other Stealth Rock mons on my team and my team really isn't that prone to status. I maximized defense because Chansey can take a lot of special attacks even without EVs, and appreciates the extra defense.
Toxapex can switch into fighting and fairy types that threaten Chansey and Sableye respectively. It can punish Pokémon that try to setup on Chansey with Haze, and burn physical attackers with Scald. I gave it max Special Defense EVs so it can better handle Nasty Plot users Quagsire cannot. It can also setup Toxic Spikes.
Quagsire is my Unaware wall. It can check many Swords Dance and Dragon Dance users such as Landorus-T and Zygarde thanks to its good defense stat and EVs. Thanks to Scald, it can also threaten physical attackers with a burn. While it is vulnerable to Toxic, many setup sweepers that I put it out against won't carry the move.
Mega Sableye is a good utility and anti-hazard Pokémon thanks to its ability Magic Bounce. Sableye can block and bounce threatening moves such as hazards, Taunt, and Toxic, and unlike other Magic Bounce Pokémon like Espeon and Xatu, Sableye doesn't take much damage from Pursuit. Lastly, Sableye can Knock Off opposing items, and burn physical attackers with W-o-W.
Skarmory is my Spikes setter that can also take physical attacks very well. It can switch into Pokémon like Kartana with ease, and use Counter to deal damage while also gaining HP with Shell Bell. It can also phase opposing Pokémon with Whirlwind. However, I feel like my team slightly likes special defense. This could be fixed by either giving Skarmory more Special Defense EVs, or replacing it with Ferrothorn. Here is a set I could use:
Ferrothorn @ Leftovers
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 92 Def / 164 SpD
IVs: 0 Spe
Sassy Nature
- Spikes
- Leech Seed
- Power Whip
- Gyro Ball
However, I appreciate Skarmory's ability to check physical wallbreakers like Kartana. The former has Whirlwind and Roost, but the ladder has Leech Seed and more sufficient special bulk. I'm not entirely sure.
Gliscor is my defogger. Though I already have a ground type and a flying type, the three don't share any weaknesses, so I didn't think using Gliscor was a problem. Thanks to its typing, Gliscor can check many rock, steel, and ground type stealth rock setters. It also has Poison Heal, which a useful ability for stall, especially considering I don't have a Heal Bell cleric. While Zapdos is a really good defogger, I already have two Pokémon that are weak to Zygarde's Thousand Arrows.
Replays:
A close battle that I actually win somehow (looking back I should have used Counter on Loppuny, and should've predicted the Mismagius Taunts and bounce it back using M-Sableye. But w/e)
