Hello everyone and welcome to my fourth rmt of the generation,I didn't really plan on making another rmt right after my slowbro one but I realised how dead the whole rmt sections have been so this is my attempt at making it alive again.So with that said let's start off with the rmt!
Table Of Contents:
1.Proof Of Peak
2.Teambuilding Process
3.Pokemon Description
4.Threats
5.Replays
6.Conclusion
7.Importable
1.Proof Of Peak
2.Teambuilding Process
I saw one of my friend using sd bax and since I hadnt used SD Bax myself,I decided to build a team with it.
I figured it would work best on HO,so decided to have meowscarada as the lead since imo its the best lead in the meta right now.
Tusk would give me momentum,spin and some good offensive pressure on my team hence I added it.
No HO is complete without kingambit,this mon is a must have for HO's because of its insane strength thanks to supreme overlord,priority and ability to take on gholdengo and dragapult paired with its natural bulk to eat almost any hit.
Since I went with
over 
, I didn't have a grounded poison type to absorb toxic spikes ,so I went with iron moth as it fits very nicely on HO teams and is a toxic spike absorber.
Just like gambit,this mon is another must have on HO,it's one of the best cleaners in this generation,gives speed control and has an insane variety of sets and tera type's it can run giving it a lot of flexibility to adjust for rest of the team.
3.Pokemon Description
Boreas (Baxcalibur) @
Ability: Thermal Exchange
Tera Type: Dragon
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Glaive Rush
- Icicle Crash
- Ice Shard
- Swords Dance
After having used both dd and choice banded baxcalibur to great extent,I didn't really think swords dance set would be able to match up with those and just went into testing to see if it's even worth running or not,but oh boy wasn't I completely wrong,while that take may have been correct a month or so ago,in the current metagame SD Bax is the best set it can run,I chose never melt ice as baxcalibur's item to boost icicle crash and ice shard dmg even more which bax greatly appreciates,SD bax also completely destroys fat teams and even helps vs stall if you get a bit lucky against dondozo.
Tera Type:Dragon to boost glaive rush damage even more.
EV's:Max atk for maximum damage and max speed to speed tie opposing great tusk and baxcalibur.
Bastet (Meowscarada) @
Ability: Overgrow
Tera Type:Ghost
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Leaf Storm
- Knock Off
- Spikes
- Taunt
In my opinion meowscarada is the best lead in sv ou with glimmora being a close second,knock off helps in removing leftovers or rocky helmet if need be,overgrow boosted leaf storms hit rlly hard and with it being the second fastest mon in the metagame it can spike very freely and taunt on opposing lead pokemon to prevent hazard going up on our side.
Tera Type: Ghost to block rapid spin.
EV's: Max speed to speed tie opposing meowscarada and max spatk for leaf storm to do maximum damage.
Tuskuthy (Great Tusk) @
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 232 Atk / 24 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Headlong Rush
- Close Combat
- Knock Off
- Rapid Spin
Great Tusk provides this team hazard removal option with rapid spin but also provides extremely valuable momentum with 120bp stab moves into eject pack to a mon that threatens whatever came in not letting it heal,this is extremely crucial in helping breaking the opponents team quick and putting on immense offensive pressure.
Tera Type:Water is a very good defensive type in general,this helps you vs rain matchups and helps in resisting make it rain from gholdengo letting you stay in even if you are low and knocking it out with headlong rush. You may use tera ground/tera fighting if you wish to but I personally liked tera water even on offensive tusk.
EV's: 24 spdef is to live a energy ball from glimmora letting you stay in and rapid spin if need be(I have a great ev spread resource which has this spread alongside many more mentioned which you can find by clicking here).
Erebus (Kingambit) @
Ability: Supreme Overlord
Tera Type:Flying
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Kowtow Cleave
- Sucker Punch
- Iron Head
- Swords Dance
This is a staple mon on HO an not much to be said about it,thanks to supreme overlord and very good bulk it becomes an amazing endgame sweeper which becomes your wincon a lot of times when paired with tera,its natural typing allows you to switchin to
and 
which is invaluable on HO and overall an insanely good and consistent pokemon,I put lum berry on gambit so it can freely attack without risking wisp/spore making it even more effective in endgames.Tera Type:Tera flying is to become immune to ground moves and resist fighting type moves,both of which kingambit is weak to,this tera type is majorly used for great tusk.
EV's:Max speed to speed tie other gambit,max atk ada for maximum damage.
Polyphemus (Iron Moth) @
Ability: Quark Drive
Tera Type:Fairy
EVs: 64 HP / 60 Def / 132 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Fiery Dance
- Sludge Wave
- Energy Ball
- Dazzling Gleam
Since this team didn't have a grounded poison,iron moth was needed to fill that role.Thanks to it having the highest spatk in the metagame its an extremely threatening pokemon who is very hard to revenge and can often sweep games outright if you get fiery dance boosts.
Tera Type: Tera fairy is chosen to resist kingambit's sucker punch and power up dazzling gleam.
EV's: 132 spatk is so that its lower than moth's speed hence making booster energy boost speed instead of spatk,64 hp allows you to live a modest specs draco meteor from dragapult and rest is dumped into defense for other priority moves.
Mav's Joint (Iron Valiant) @
Ability: Quark Drive
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 248 SpA / 8 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Psyshock
- Shadow Ball
- Calm Mind
This mon is another staple on HO being one of the best cleaners in the metagame having an insane variety of viable sets and tera types which it can run making it insanely flexible to suit the requirements of the team,with booster energy this the fastest pokemon in the metagame outside scarf meowscarada which is very rare anyways and thanks to this meta having an immense amount of dark and dragon types and no.1 usage pokemon weak to fairy,moonblast becomes extremely spammable.
Tera Type:Tera ghost is chosen to become immune to dragonite espeed and power up your own shadow balls to help vs gholdengo and other ghost weak pokemons.
EV's: 8 spdef is to live a timid specs shadow ball from dragapult,max speed to speed tie opposing valiant and rest in spatk.
4.Threats:
Stall
Its a ho and most ho struggle with stall,your main out is trying to hax your way through with tera dragon bax against dondozo or try to weaken dozo enough for kingambit to sweep,outside those two ways its basically a loss vs stall which is fine since we can now focus on having better mu vs the rest of the styles rather than having to make changes that hamper the team just to have a decent stall mu.
Usually you tera against this mon with whatever you have infront or try to position/double in a way where your moth can come in on it moonblasting,valiant is a issue but not really a threat unless you have already used your tera.
Position to not let it dd easily or use your tera to handle it,most of the mons can take a hit or two from it as well so important to save hp on those mons,once tera'd great tusk can threaten it with cc as well.
Try to handle it between tera water great tusk,gambit sucker,bax and sash meow, its a tough mu so play carefully and smartly and you should be fine
5.Replays
vs CB Kingambit: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-1856647984-e05i7j53rjshxgsiyrj3yzk8fmpmd6xpw
vs Semi Stall: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-1856331820-nivup1k27spnukis5587i5rzt5nwx9ypw
vs Sun: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-1858050503-y17v9e48gfwxqi6e00ozgcrtarhjtgvpw
vs Semi Stall/Balance: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-1857024187-g3apg6v94qgmoca0nvkfddvx2tmnw9gpw
vs Rain:https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-1857440350-9c5ttid0qcq6htusmpos8sr33n7yo3tpw
vs Rowash Garg Balance: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-1856675686-bqmu0kxinvuyg9t0c1s3jbjw6gqhgeipw
vs CB Breloom: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-1856749172-cayqw8w5khqp5341vzxmn6wslmuuhc4pw
vs Hatt Garg Balance: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-1856360694-u8qqksoocrtvuu6afqhnzowo9yodkllpw
vs Weavile HO: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-1857391942-pzbye9otmy5qx11ympsr97vwutedk1hpw
vs Dirge BO: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-1857379748-dwi87bc15pccekz6mb6ecom1yxov0bcpw
vs Tera Fairy Volc HO: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-1857295413-kdvcav1zvw7jjj8pqdbicqqnreo4me3pw
vs Loom HO: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-1856351134-fkopgoqhxsqyc2h7rezwjk5udgqp16wpw
vs Bozo balance: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-1856355471-iuo8p3mxh38beo5o4bj973fk5kf3qoapw
vs Meow Garg Balance: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-1856989164-arow1hozeny6p9g67b0pshe1rxflihfpw
vs Ting Lu Balance: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-1856997450-ig0mwfjk5y8gcpk3su72s31goytzyekpw
6.Conclusion
After using sd bax,i am convinced now that this is it's best set in this meta rn.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR ALL HIGH LADDER PLAYERS:Rmt's are completely dead rn,so pls do rmts of the teams you have had success with and help in making rmt's alive again like how it was at the start of the generation,thanks :)
Also Just wanna shoutout some friends with whom I talk daily cuz why not :) Savouras (He said he will finish his breakfast in 8 minutes this time,hasnt returned since,GG) sufys12 (One day I will touch the mon worth touching(If only you guys knew the context)) AgencyIsOwn (That sandy shocks set was fire) RggV (I was about to hit #2 but he haxes me out of victory and then I went on tilt,fuck you and you won't get a electrode team) thatsprison (Ape) TheSergio235 (Baby horse, yum!(No I won't use your other logs,this one is too good))
7.Importable
SD Bax HO With Nicknames: https://pokepast.es/d4ca909a208454ea
SD Bax HO Without Nicknames: https://pokepast.es/4a6dbf214bdd2bb6
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