Rate My Gen 8 Anything Goes Pokemon Showdown Team

Question

Lean (Tyranitar) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Unnerve
EVs: 85 HP / 85 Atk / 85 Def / 84 SpA / 85 SpD / 84 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
- Stealth Rock
- Dragon Breath
- Fire Blast
- Thunder

Goldylocks (Ho-Oh) @ Charcoal
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 85 HP / 84 Atk / 85 Def / 84 SpA / 85 SpD / 85 Spe
Mild Nature
- Fire Spin
- Flamethrower
- Brave Bird
- Iron Head

Whaleofatime (Kyogre) @ Leftovers
Ability: Drizzle
EVs: 85 HP / 85 Atk / 84 Def / 85 SpA / 84 SpD / 85 Spe
- Water Spout
- Thunder
- Blizzard
- Earthquake

L for You (Rayquaza) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Air Lock
EVs: 85 HP / 84 Atk / 85 Def / 85 SpA / 85 SpD / 84 Spe
- V-create
- Dragon Ascent
- Draco Meteor
- Extreme Speed

Cal (Calyrex-Shadow) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: As One (Spectrier)
EVs: 85 HP / 84 Atk / 84 Def / 85 SpA / 85 SpD / 85 Spe
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Aromatherapy
- Astral Barrage
- Dark Pulse
- Energy Ball

GG (Garchomp) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 84 HP / 84 Atk / 85 Def / 85 SpA / 85 SpD / 85 Spe
- Dragon Claw
- Rock Slide
- Aqua Tail
- Fire Blast

I'm new, so I probably did some stuff wrong.

Comments

There is no point in splitting EVs that way. It's completely useless to divide across all six stats. Some of your Pokemon are missing Natures.

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the EVs are bad, Dark Pulse and Astral Barrage is completely useless, and almost every single set is unviable.

Answer 1

Hi
I am here to help you out .Your team needs some primary changes and the way you gave them EVs is bad. But its ok, everyone makes it when they are new and become better so lets start here.

Tyranitar ---> Necrozma-Dusk Mane
Tyranitar can be used as a Calyrex-S counter but you used it as a Stealth Rock setter and ran a special set which is not good on Tyranitar. So NDM is a better Stealth Rocker.

Necrozma-Dusk-Mane @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Prism Armor
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Thunder Wave / Knock Off
- Morning Sun
- Sunsteel Strike

This NDM set is a Stealth Rock and Zacian counter set. You can use Knock Off against a Caly with no stat rise and full HP to KO it easily.

Ho-Oh is really a good Pokemon in Gen 8 AG but the set you use isn't that good. So,

Ho-Oh @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Defog
- Sacred Fire
- Toxic
- Whirlwind

This is a super specially defensive Ho-Oh set. Use this against special attackers like Calrex, Palkia, etc. And this is your teams Defogger to save you from hazards. When you see some stats rise or a tough Pokemon just use Whirlwind to get rid of them.And plus you have Toxic.

Kyogre is also a good Pokemon and I have suggested changes in your set

Kyogre @ Choice Specs /Choice Scarf
Ability: Drizzle
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Thunder
- Water Spout
- Origin Pulse
- Ice Beam

In my opinion Specs is great and this one is super offensive using Water spout when at full HP and rest of the moves are also good and cover most types.

Rayquaza -----> Zygarde

Rayquaza is really the most powerful in Gen 7 AG but not that much good in gen 8 AG because Zacian kills Ray easily.

Zygarde @ Leftovers
Ability: Power Construct
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Coil
- Thousand Arrows
- Scale Shot
- Rest

I have given you Zygarde coz you are wishing to have a Dragon Type.This is a defensive set and Scale Shot raises the speed and Thousand Arrows is a great move. Rest cures you from status ailment and restore HP completely.You can use it a Zacian check ,Ho-Oh Check.

Caly is one of the most powerful pokemon in Gen 8 AG. But your set needs to be changed.

Calyrex-Shadow @ Focus Sash/Life Orb
Ability: As One (Spectrier)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Astral Barrage
- Nasty Plot
- Psyshock
- Draining Kiss

Zacian-Crowned. You must really have it in AG format. Its almost the most powerful Pokemon in Gen 8
The suggested set is

Zacian-Crowned @ Rusted Sword
Ability: Intrepid Sword
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Wild Charge
- Behemoth Blade

I hope this team will help you a lot.

Hope I helped.

Pokepaste for this

Comments

It works well, thanks!

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i think scale shot should be replaced with sleep talk
but its my thing, not urs

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Sleep Talk isn't a viable enough move for Zygarde. With the extremely high bulk (and the increased bulk from Coil), you can stall the two turns of Rest pretty easily, as usually you'll be trapping Pokémon such as Necrozma-DM and Groudon. RestTalk Zygarde was a thing in USM OU (pre-Zygarde ban) where Power Construct was banned, and Zygarde was left with a bad ability in Aura Break and comparatively a drastically lower bulk, and it needed to utilise those Rest turns as much as possible. Post-Zygarde ban, though, RestTalk sets got obsolete and they aren't ever used now (in any Gen any tier).

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There's no real reason to have both Water Spout and Origin Pulse on Kyogre. I'd swap one out with Calm Mind.

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The Kyogre is specs/scarf, so CM wouldn't work. Origin Pulse is most likely for when Kyogre takes damage and Water Spout does less damage.