Rate my Galar Starter Trio Gen 8 OU Team

Question

Weird team.

Magearna-Original @ Leftovers
Ability: Soul-Heart
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Modest Nature
IVs: 30 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Iron Defense
- Draining Kiss
- Stored Power

Setup Magearna. What sets this apart from other Stored Power users is its defensive typing, its ability, and access to amazing recovery in Draining Kiss.

Cinderace @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Libero
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Pyro Ball
- U-turn
- Sucker Punch
- High Jump Kick

Revenge killer. Don't really want to waste a move-slot on Court Change, because all the current moves are really good.

Inteleon @ Scope Lens
Ability: Sniper
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Focus Energy
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Dark Pulse

Haven't found much use at all for this thing, but it's just meant to focus energy up and chip away at Pokemon. Also a Cinderace check.

Rillaboom @ Life Orb
Ability: Grassy Surge
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Grassy Glide
- Superpower
- High Horsepower

Really good sweeper. The Life Orb damage taken will be mostly recovered by Grassy Terrain, and Grassy Glide will have priority. Swords Dance just boosts its attack even more, making it capable of 1HKOing/2HKOing almost everything in the metagame.

Urshifu @ Choice Band
Ability: Unseen Fist
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Wicked Blow
- Close Combat
- Poison Jab
- U-turn

Another wallbreaker that doesn't need setup. Adamant Wicked Blow 2HKOs Toxapex, Close Combat is another STAB move, Poison Jab is fairy coverage, and U-turn is for momentum and pairs well with Magnezone VoltTurn.

Magnezone @ Choice Specs
Ability: Magnet Pull
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Steel Beam
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Flash Cannon

Steel Beam may be a bit overkill, but what's the point of running anything else now that Hidden Power Fire is gone? So yeah, it's a steel trapper for stuff like Corviknight and Skarmory.

Comments

Wow nice team.

Also steel beam is super overkill.

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You have a lot of offensive and set-up pokemon, but you don’t really have any strong defensive answers to anything to switch-in to opposing offensive threats. Here’s a team that Finchinator made I’d recommend trying out.
https://pokepast.es/fbd314ccfacb5e8d

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not having pokemon to switch into isn't a bad decision by default, it's a type of team called 'Hyper Offense', which focuses on winning through purely offensive matchups and not worrying about defensive ones

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thinking about replacing inteleon with sub cm primarina and replacing magnezone for mandibuzz, thoughts?

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Ehh I like Inteleon, the Mandibuzz over Magneton thing sounds good tho....

Trapping Corviknight also isn’t a good idea, with its Iron Defense and Body Press shenanigans.

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True, but I feel that this team would work a lot better with a defensive core instead of going the hyper offense route

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Also, doesn’t replacing Inteleon defeat the whole purpose of this team? To have all three starters on it?

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I quite like hyper offense, mostly because defense isn’t really my thing. Having a defensive core isn’t always the best option, imo. Hyper offense is useful if you just want to sweep, which a team revolving around defense can’t pull off.