Team Origins: .
![:lunala:](/forums/media/minisprites/lunala.png.m.1716648629)
is a mon I've liked and respected since its debut in Sun and Moon, but one I've seldom used myself. It has its flaws of course which prevent it from being a splashable mon, but its unique traits have allowed it to carve a niche in various Ubers metas over the generations. The addition of
![:heavy-duty-boots:](/forums/media/minisprites/heavy-duty-boots.png.m.1716648629)
in SS and tera in SV (at least for now) make slotting
![:lunala:](/forums/media/minisprites/lunala.png.m.1716648629)
onto a team easier than ever.
Last July I was enjoying the warm summer weather by sitting inside and laddering when I was serendipitously completely and utterly goobed by
![:choice-specs:](/forums/media/minisprites/choice-specs.png.m.1716648629)
![:lunala:](/forums/media/minisprites/lunala.png.m.1716648629)
. I made a mental note at the time and later in the year when I had the time and motivation to make some new teams this was the result.
The teambuilding Process: I am primarily a balance player. I deviate into other styles, but balance is definitely my preference. Naturally, I decided to give
![:choice-specs:](/forums/media/minisprites/choice-specs.png.m.1716648629)
![:lunala:](/forums/media/minisprites/lunala.png.m.1716648629)
a go on balance as a breaker. At this point in time when I build a balance I just start with
![:groudon-primal:](/forums/media/minisprites/groudon-primal.png.m.1716648629)
![:ho-oh:](/forums/media/minisprites/ho-oh.png.m.1716648629)
+ the mon I would like to build around and then figure out the remaining 3. As I've decided to use
![:lunala:](/forums/media/minisprites/lunala.png.m.1716648629)
and opted for
for damage as opposed to
for defensive purposes, proper answers to
![:life-orb:](/forums/media/minisprites/life-orb.png.m.1716648629)
![:yveltal:](/forums/media/minisprites/yveltal.png.m.1716648629)
,
![:arceus-dark:](/forums/media/minisprites/arceus-dark.png.m.1716648629)
, and
![:marshadow:](/forums/media/minisprites/marshadow.png.m.1716648629)
were required.
This gave me an excuse to use
![:arceus-fairy:](/forums/media/minisprites/arceus-fairy.png.m.1716648629)
which I'd been wanting to for a while, but had not found the right team to do so. I wanted to see if it was actually as mediocre as it seemed at the time and the answer is both yes and no. It loses to most of the top mons in the tier and locks you out of using
![:arceus-dark:](/forums/media/minisprites/arceus-dark.png.m.1716648629)
. Yes it locks you out of other
![:arceus:](/forums/media/minisprites/arceus.png.m.1716648629)
forms, but
![:arceus-dark:](/forums/media/minisprites/arceus-dark.png.m.1716648629)
is its biggest competition as a defensive
![:arceus:](/forums/media/minisprites/arceus.png.m.1716648629)
. That being said, a defensive fairy is a defensive fairy and
![:arceus-fairy:](/forums/media/minisprites/arceus-fairy.png.m.1716648629)
is really our only good one that is reasonably splashable. Having a decent defensive
![:life-orb:](/forums/media/minisprites/life-orb.png.m.1716648629)
![:yveltal:](/forums/media/minisprites/yveltal.png.m.1716648629)
answer on a balance team that is not tera reliant is a breath of fresh air and something I could get used to. It is specially defensive purely for
![:life-orb:](/forums/media/minisprites/life-orb.png.m.1716648629)
![:yveltal:](/forums/media/minisprites/yveltal.png.m.1716648629)
with investment to outspeed it. What use is a
![:life-orb:](/forums/media/minisprites/life-orb.png.m.1716648629)
![:yveltal:](/forums/media/minisprites/yveltal.png.m.1716648629)
check which can be denied recovery by taunt? It still gets 3hko'd by Oblivion Wing after rocks, but this is as good as it is going to get. C'est la vie.
![:arceus-fairy:](/forums/media/minisprites/arceus-fairy.png.m.1716648629)
is the rocker for the team and does a pretty good job at keeping them up thanks to drawing in
![:ho-oh:](/forums/media/minisprites/ho-oh.png.m.1716648629)
and taunting on the defog.
![:arceus-fairy:](/forums/media/minisprites/arceus-fairy.png.m.1716648629)
also welcomes a burn compared to being toxic'd or paralyzed. Taunt also prevents
![:groudon-primal:](/forums/media/minisprites/groudon-primal.png.m.1716648629)
switching in looking for an opportunity to boost or set hazards. The stealth rock slot is quite flexible as they could be shifted to
![:groudon-primal:](/forums/media/minisprites/groudon-primal.png.m.1716648629)
and replaced with refresh or a status move. Intially
![:arceus-fairy:](/forums/media/minisprites/arceus-fairy.png.m.1716648629)
was
but I ended up changing it to
to answer
![:necrozma-ultra:](/forums/media/minisprites/necrozma-ultra.png.m.1716648629)
in a pinch.
![:arceus-fairy:](/forums/media/minisprites/arceus-fairy.png.m.1716648629)
is rarely going to tera on this team anyways so I went with something that had a practical, if limited use.
With
![:arceus-fairy:](/forums/media/minisprites/arceus-fairy.png.m.1716648629)
on the team
![:marshadow:](/forums/media/minisprites/marshadow.png.m.1716648629)
counterplay was still required. The mons that are comfortable taking that job are rather limited so turning to
![:zygarde-complete:](/forums/media/minisprites/zygarde-complete.png.m.1716648629)
should not come as a surprise. It provides the important
![:marshadow:](/forums/media/minisprites/marshadow.png.m.1716648629)
switch which it can use to get its transformation off.
![:zygarde-complete:](/forums/media/minisprites/zygarde-complete.png.m.1716648629)
is just the boring standard set that makes us all want to throw our computers out the window after being paralyzed for the umpteenth turn in a row. It provides a decent backbone against many HO threats and cheese in general.
I honestly do not recall why
![:kyogre-primal:](/forums/media/minisprites/kyogre-primal.png.m.1716648629)
is on the team. It fits fine but could certainly be changed. It also speaks to the restrictions
![:choice-specs:](/forums/media/minisprites/choice-specs.png.m.1716648629)
![:lunala:](/forums/media/minisprites/lunala.png.m.1716648629)
puts on you in the builder. It is a fun mon to use but I have trouble building a balance with it that deviates from
![:groudon-primal:](/forums/media/minisprites/groudon-primal.png.m.1716648629)
![:ho-oh:](/forums/media/minisprites/ho-oh.png.m.1716648629)
![:arceus-fairy:](/forums/media/minisprites/arceus-fairy.png.m.1716648629)
![:zygarde-complete:](/forums/media/minisprites/zygarde-complete.png.m.1716648629)
![:lunala:](/forums/media/minisprites/lunala.png.m.1716648629)
+1. It is a very fun mon to use and less reliant on multiscale being intact than you'd imagine due to its natural bulk.