artwork by the phenomenal and generous Swiffix! OP adapted from OU/UU teambuilding competition threads
This project will be broken up into two phases: there will be 5 days to submit teams, followed by 2 days of voting. The winning team will then get put into the hall of fame with their team on display for anyone to see! Submissions will be SV CAP unless stated otherwise, but oldgens may be featured so that you can show off all sorts of different teams!
Rules (read these first):
- Entry submission: Post team in the thread itself with an explanation and easily identifiable import.
- Disputes / Copying: If your team entry has the same Pokémon and similar move sets to an earlier entry, it is subject to disqualification. Disqualifications will occur on a case-by-case basis depending on how similar the two teams are. If anyone tries to abuse this by reserving an early post in the thread for their entry, please bring it to my attention and they'll be disqualified.
- Discussion and team changes: One part of the process is to have discussions about the teams and the core, so suggestions of improvements to submitted teams are allowed and encouraged. In the interests of fairness though, I'd ask that any suggestions don't involve anything more than minor set changes, and that if you've already submitted a team you don't change the Pokémon in it. Basically, just be sure that you're happy with the team before you send it in.
- Voting Phase: The voting system used is the Ranked Pairs format, the same format we use for polls! To vote, you basically order your options like this: C>B>A>D, like this A>B=C>D, or like this D>C, assuming there are 4 team options (A, B, C, and D). If you choose not to vote for all teams, the last team(s) will be assumed to be last and valued equally if more than one got left out. If you have any questions about this system, by all means, contact me. You are not allowed to vote for your own team.
Feel free to write as much or as little as you want in your submission (although one-liners are discouraged). At the least, please make sure to convey some brief idea of how the team works or your thought process behind building. Here is an example submission:
Meow Kril Spikes
This is a very standard balance team that aims to get hazards up and apply pressure with Meowscarada + Krilowatt, ideally resulting in a Ceruledge sweep late game. Meow is the team's speed control, forming a great VoltTurn core with Krilowatt and knocking Boots so that hazards are more impactful. Its synergy with Ceruledge is also pretty strong as it can double on many of Ceru's answers like Garg and bulky Waters, sometimes even forcing them to Tera which makes Ceru far more threatening. Ceru is a strong wincon in its own right but is arguably more important as a defensive tool for the Jumbao/sun matchup. Libra/Argh/Venom is just a standard defensive core; Libra spins and beats Ghosts, Argh sets Spikes and is a great anti-HO tool, Venom is the rocker/Ground immunity/general pain in the ass with Fighting+Flying coverage. Tera Fairy Meow is for Rev (Argh/Venom should beat after losing Spell Tag), Water Libra helps vs offensive Waters/Fires like Kril and Sub Dirge, Water Venom is great vs weather.
You don't have to follow this format exactly, you can structure your submission however you want as long as it's easily readable. With all that said, let's get to building!
