I have very little competitive battling experience, and I just beat the story mode for SwSh. I am hoping to start competitive 3v3 battles for series 7 on November 1st. I made a team of what I think will be the best pokemon in series 7, or will at least counter the best pokemon. I'm not sure if this team works well together, so I would appreciate feedback mostly on their compatibility and type coverage. I am familiar with these pokemon, and I think they are good, so I hope not to change my team too much. However, if one or two of the pokemon need to go, I understand. I am also open to new held items or movesets. I think my team is a little heavy on physical attackers, but that seems to be the meta.
Landorus-Therian (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
IVs: 0 SpA
- Earthquake
- Fly
- Stone Edge
- Rock Polish
I chose Landorus-Therian because of his great attack and typing. I also like his intimidate ability. I hope for Landorus to be one of my main sweepers. I included rockpolish because his speed isn’t great. I’d also have the ability to dynamax and use fly as max airstream to get a speed boost.
Dragapult (M) @ Choice Band
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
IVs: 0 SpA
- Dragon Darts
- Phantom Force
- Steel Wing
- Sucker Punch
Dragapult is already one of the best in the game, and I think he will get better as more dragon types are introduced. His speed is unmatched, and banded dragon darts has the capability to OHKO many of the other prevelant dragon types being introduced into the game. I use sucker punch to counter other dragapults.
Darmanitan-Galar (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Gorilla Tactics
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
IVs: 0 SpA
- Icicle Crash
- Flare Blitz
- Earthquake
- U-turn
Darmantian is so good that he was banned in showdown. For some reason, his usage rate in SwSh isn’t very high. He can OHKO many threats, such as dragon types and Lando. He is not banned in SwSh yet, so for now, I plan to use him as counter to many of the top used pokemon.
Metagross @ Weakness Policy
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
IVs: 0 SpA
- Meteor Mash
- Bullet Punch
- Earthquake
- Ice Punch
I wasn’t sure about metagross on this team. I wanted a fairy counter, and he is a great physical attacker. I considered both metagross and scizor, but I figured metagross is a good dynamax option and good user of weakness policy. It also gives me a little more bulk than scizor would with his great defense and good HP.
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike (M) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Unseen Fist
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
IVs: 0 SpA
- Surging Strikes
- Aqua Jet
- Close Combat
- Counter
Urshifu is another pokemon I was unsure about. I kind of just put him here because I know he’s meta. Although it’s gimmicky, I really like counter with focus sash. It’s a great way to put an end to dyanamaxers. Surging strikes is nice for its crits to avoid defensive buffs, and it also breaks sash. Hitting through protect is good too.
Clefable (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Thunderbolt
- Calm Mind
- Soft-Boiled
Clefable is my only true tank. I plan to switch it in to the dragon types that I will inevitably run into. I’m considering putting protect in place of thunderbolt. I hope to stall and get as many calm minds as I can to prepare to hit hard with moonblast. Fairy is pretty good offensive typing so I wouldn’t be worried about having only moonblast. Notice I really accounted for dragon types with this team. I am fairly confident that most team will have a dragon type as one of their attackers. I feel like I check dragon types very well, and even if they don’t use dragon types, my team is still good.
Landorus-Therian (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
IVs: 0 SpA
- Earthquake
- Fly
- Stone Edge
- Rock Polish
I chose Landorus-Therian because of his great attack and typing. I also like his intimidate ability. I hope for Landorus to be one of my main sweepers. I included rockpolish because his speed isn’t great. I’d also have the ability to dynamax and use fly as max airstream to get a speed boost.
Dragapult (M) @ Choice Band
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
IVs: 0 SpA
- Dragon Darts
- Phantom Force
- Steel Wing
- Sucker Punch
Dragapult is already one of the best in the game, and I think he will get better as more dragon types are introduced. His speed is unmatched, and banded dragon darts has the capability to OHKO many of the other prevelant dragon types being introduced into the game. I use sucker punch to counter other dragapults.
Darmanitan-Galar (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Gorilla Tactics
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
IVs: 0 SpA
- Icicle Crash
- Flare Blitz
- Earthquake
- U-turn
Darmantian is so good that he was banned in showdown. For some reason, his usage rate in SwSh isn’t very high. He can OHKO many threats, such as dragon types and Lando. He is not banned in SwSh yet, so for now, I plan to use him as counter to many of the top used pokemon.
Metagross @ Weakness Policy
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
IVs: 0 SpA
- Meteor Mash
- Bullet Punch
- Earthquake
- Ice Punch
I wasn’t sure about metagross on this team. I wanted a fairy counter, and he is a great physical attacker. I considered both metagross and scizor, but I figured metagross is a good dynamax option and good user of weakness policy. It also gives me a little more bulk than scizor would with his great defense and good HP.
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike (M) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Unseen Fist
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
IVs: 0 SpA
- Surging Strikes
- Aqua Jet
- Close Combat
- Counter
Urshifu is another pokemon I was unsure about. I kind of just put him here because I know he’s meta. Although it’s gimmicky, I really like counter with focus sash. It’s a great way to put an end to dyanamaxers. Surging strikes is nice for its crits to avoid defensive buffs, and it also breaks sash. Hitting through protect is good too.
Clefable (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Thunderbolt
- Calm Mind
- Soft-Boiled
Clefable is my only true tank. I plan to switch it in to the dragon types that I will inevitably run into. I’m considering putting protect in place of thunderbolt. I hope to stall and get as many calm minds as I can to prepare to hit hard with moonblast. Fairy is pretty good offensive typing so I wouldn’t be worried about having only moonblast. Notice I really accounted for dragon types with this team. I am fairly confident that most team will have a dragon type as one of their attackers. I feel like I check dragon types very well, and even if they don’t use dragon types, my team is still good.