My first serious competitive team, its been pretty consistent but i literally havent played enough games to have a high elo so maybe its just cuz im low ladder (~1200 lol)
Anyways heres the squad
Style Savvy (Zoroark-Hisui) (F) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Illusion
Shiny: Yes
Tera Type: Bug
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Shadow Sneak
- Bitter Malice
- Memento
- U-turn
Zoroark is my lead whenever i dont know what to lead with, i usually disguise it as gallade or dragapult to get people to click a ghost move, or ill lead disguised as garchomp against hatterene teams to bait them into trying to magic bounce me.
Sash is because zoroarks defenses are so awful, and it outspeeds most things. If im faster, at 1hp i can either memento against a threat, or if that isnt worth it i can U-turn out and come back in later as a sack or a memento button.
If they outspeed i click shadow sneak for the chip damage, a 1hp zoroark isnt worth switching out and damaging something else lol
Im never gonna tera this so tera bug cuz who cares
Saint Mercatør (Corviknight) (M) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Mirror Armor
Shiny: Yes
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 Def
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- U-turn
- Defog
- Brave Bird
- Roost
Corviknight is my "i dont have a good switch in to this" pivot, with it being slow and having U-turn and roost. i just let it eat damage for my mons thet actually do stuff. Defog is nice, and brave bird is filler tbh. Woulda ran body press but with gallade's sacred sword and gholdengo's focus blast, I felt i was covered for fighting moves. And corviknights not supposed to deal big damage anyways so
Wine Mom (Dragapult) (F) @ Choice Band
Ability: Clear Body
Shiny: Yes
Tera Type: Dragon
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Darts
- U-turn
- Phantom Force
- Sucker Punch
Im pretty sure this set is ripped straight from the smogon dex, but i swapped infiltrator for clear body. Cool, anyways
Yaki (Garchomp) (F) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Rough Skin
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Dragon Tail
- Spikes
Again, ripped straight from smogon. Support garchomp is nice for using dragon tail vs setup mons and for hazards. Not much to it lol
Here I Come I Am (Gholdengo) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Good as Gold
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Shadow Ball
- Make It Rain
- Focus Blast
- Thunderbolt
Big suprise, gholdengo is on this team. Ive considered running dazzling gleam over focus blast, but focus blast OHKOs garganacl and i hate that guy lol
Thunderbolt is nice for toxapex and for just general coverage
Since its specs i ran tera steel to offset the 1st stat drop from make it rain and keep it strong longer
Skilled Roy (Gallade) @ Life Orb
Ability: Sharpness
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Agility
- Sacred Sword
- Psycho Cut
- Aqua Cutter
Gallade is probably my favorite mon on this team tbh. Sharpness is an insane ability, and if you can get off an agility he'll usually sweep at least half of the other team.
Sacred sword and psycho cut are obviously your STAB buttons, and for the 4th move slot i currently have aqua cutter mostly for skeledirge, but i very well could change it to leaf blade or night slash.
Tera fighting is because of scarf dragapult, who outspeeds you even at +2, and because of sucker punch. Getting rid of your ghost weakness and gaining a dark resist while also buffing sacred sword further is really nice.
Im sure theres some massive oversight with this team but idk its worked so far and its fun lol
Anyways heres the squad
Style Savvy (Zoroark-Hisui) (F) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Illusion
Shiny: Yes
Tera Type: Bug
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Shadow Sneak
- Bitter Malice
- Memento
- U-turn
Zoroark is my lead whenever i dont know what to lead with, i usually disguise it as gallade or dragapult to get people to click a ghost move, or ill lead disguised as garchomp against hatterene teams to bait them into trying to magic bounce me.
Sash is because zoroarks defenses are so awful, and it outspeeds most things. If im faster, at 1hp i can either memento against a threat, or if that isnt worth it i can U-turn out and come back in later as a sack or a memento button.
If they outspeed i click shadow sneak for the chip damage, a 1hp zoroark isnt worth switching out and damaging something else lol
Im never gonna tera this so tera bug cuz who cares
Saint Mercatør (Corviknight) (M) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Mirror Armor
Shiny: Yes
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 Def
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- U-turn
- Defog
- Brave Bird
- Roost
Corviknight is my "i dont have a good switch in to this" pivot, with it being slow and having U-turn and roost. i just let it eat damage for my mons thet actually do stuff. Defog is nice, and brave bird is filler tbh. Woulda ran body press but with gallade's sacred sword and gholdengo's focus blast, I felt i was covered for fighting moves. And corviknights not supposed to deal big damage anyways so
Wine Mom (Dragapult) (F) @ Choice Band
Ability: Clear Body
Shiny: Yes
Tera Type: Dragon
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Darts
- U-turn
- Phantom Force
- Sucker Punch
Im pretty sure this set is ripped straight from the smogon dex, but i swapped infiltrator for clear body. Cool, anyways
Yaki (Garchomp) (F) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Rough Skin
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Dragon Tail
- Spikes
Again, ripped straight from smogon. Support garchomp is nice for using dragon tail vs setup mons and for hazards. Not much to it lol
Here I Come I Am (Gholdengo) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Good as Gold
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Shadow Ball
- Make It Rain
- Focus Blast
- Thunderbolt
Big suprise, gholdengo is on this team. Ive considered running dazzling gleam over focus blast, but focus blast OHKOs garganacl and i hate that guy lol
Thunderbolt is nice for toxapex and for just general coverage
Since its specs i ran tera steel to offset the 1st stat drop from make it rain and keep it strong longer
Skilled Roy (Gallade) @ Life Orb
Ability: Sharpness
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Agility
- Sacred Sword
- Psycho Cut
- Aqua Cutter
Gallade is probably my favorite mon on this team tbh. Sharpness is an insane ability, and if you can get off an agility he'll usually sweep at least half of the other team.
Sacred sword and psycho cut are obviously your STAB buttons, and for the 4th move slot i currently have aqua cutter mostly for skeledirge, but i very well could change it to leaf blade or night slash.
Tera fighting is because of scarf dragapult, who outspeeds you even at +2, and because of sucker punch. Getting rid of your ghost weakness and gaining a dark resist while also buffing sacred sword further is really nice.
Im sure theres some massive oversight with this team but idk its worked so far and its fun lol