Project SS UU Break This Team [Week 16]

[Corthius]

Sd Cobalion + filler

Sets

Cobalion @ Life Orb
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Iron Head
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge

Ribombee @ Choice Specs
Ability: Shield Dust
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Moonblast
- Bug Buzz
- U-turn
- Sticky Web

Cobalion looks really threatening to the given team. Shuca Berry should overall be more useful it gives Cobalion the extra needed damage against pokemon like Rhyperior or Decidueye which would tank a +2 attack otherwise. Noivern is the only faster opponent and can 2HKO with Flamethrower but it dents against +2 Stone Edge .So all Cobalion really needs is a relatively safe set up opportunity. But that is easier said than done since a good player sees how much of a threat Cobalion is and would just attack it so it doesn't get the opportunity to set up safely. Ribombee can help with this problem as it also act like a decently threatening cleaner who invites Silvally-Steel in. Being able to U-turn out on that and bring in Cobalion is key since the opponent either sacks its best answer to Ribombee or give Cobalion a free set up which basically means gg as long as Cobalion van hit a Stone Edge. Also I don't think Fire Fang from Silvally-Steel + Flamethrower from Noivern KO so you can try to still run havoc but I don't have the calcs atm (I'll add them asap).

 

[KSt3ve]

Reserving Copperjah + something else

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Copperajah @ Assault Vest
Ability: Heavy Metal
EVs: 252 Atk / 172 SpD / 84 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Heavy Slam
- Earthquake
- Power Whip
- Heat Crash

Keldeo-Resolute @ Choice Specs
Ability: Justified
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Secret Sword
- Hydro Pump
- Icy Wind
- Surf

Keldeo is able to put a lot of pressure on slow team like this one. he's capable of threatening almost the entire opposing team :

Clac

252 SpA Choice Specs Keldeo Icy Wind vs. 80 HP / 0 SpD Decidueye: 180-212 (56.7 - 66.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
252 SpA Choice Specs Keldeo Icy Wind vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Noivern: 428-508 (137.6 - 163.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Keldeo Secret Sword vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Pangoro: 510-600 (153.6 - 180.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Keldeo Surf vs. 252 HP / 252 SpD Solid Rock Rhyperior: 741-876 (170.7 - 201.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Keldeo Secret Sword vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Silvally-Steel: 434-512 (130.7 - 154.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 SpA Choice Specs Keldeo Surf vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Sylveon: 175-207 (44.4 - 52.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

Copperajah help keldeo a lot by threatening sylveon, decidueye and noivern. Moreover, nothing can come safe on Copperajah + nothing can really threatened Copperajah (only Pangoro can, Rhyperior being slower than Copperajah, he can't threaten him)

TANK

252+ SpA Decidueye Shadow Ball vs. 0 HP / 172 SpD Assault Vest Copperajah: 87-103 (22.5 - 26.7%) -- 30.9% chance to 4HKO
252 SpA Noivern Flamethrower vs. 0 HP / 172 SpD Assault Vest Copperajah: 118-140 (30.6 - 36.3%) -- 52.9% chance to 3HKO
252 Atk Silvally-Steel Fire Fang vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Copperajah: 156-184 (40.5 - 47.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
0 SpA Pixilate Sylveon Hyper Voice vs. 0 HP / 172 SpD Assault Vest Copperajah: 46-54 (11.9 - 14%) -- possible 8HKO

Calc

252+ Atk Copperajah Heat Crash (120 BP) vs. 80 HP / 0 Def Decidueye: 364-430 (114.8 - 135.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Copperajah Heavy Slam (120 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Noivern: 259-306 (83.2 - 98.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252+ Atk Copperajah Heavy Slam (120 BP) vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Pangoro: 264-312 (79.5 - 93.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252+ Atk Copperajah Power Whip vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Solid Rock Rhyperior: 345-408 (79.4 - 94%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ Atk Copperajah Earthquake vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Silvally-Steel: 250-296 (75.3 - 89.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252+ Atk Copperajah Heavy Slam (120 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Sylveon: 408-480 (103.5 - 121.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

 

[DraconicLepus]

As a reminder due to the DLC coming out and this coming pre DLC, any new additions that came with DLC will not be allowed for the week as there is such little time left for the week. The post DLC cotent will be allowed starting after this week of BTT is over!

 

[A Cake Wearing A Hat]

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Mantine @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Toxic
- Roost
- Defog

Sylveon @ Choice Specs
Ability: Pixilate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Hyper Voice
- Mystical Fire
- Psyshock
- Copycat

This team really doesn't like Toxic Mantine and kind of has to go into Pangoro to do meaningful damage. Therefore, the optimal partner is specs Sylveon. Sylveon outspeeds Pangoro and heavily pressures Silvally-Steel. A single scald burn from Mantine and the game's over. Copycat is a viable option on generalized specs Sylveon that allows it to copy Noivern's U-turn among other neat things.

 

[DraconicLepus]

Thanks to everyone for participating! We got our submissions in for the team, let's get right to voting!

Team Featured:

+ by Corthius

+ by KSt3ve

+ by A Cake Wearing A Hat

Voting will end Tuesday, June 23rd! Happy voting everyone

 

[KSt3ve]

i love specs Ribombee, i vote for it

 

[A Cake Wearing A Hat]

ksteve, because he has no votes as of yet

 

[Corthius]

I vote ACWAH for the same reason he votes for KSt3ve

 

[sanguine]

corthius

 

[Lily]

I'm a bee apologist, Corthius gets my vote

 

[Estarossa]

Congratulations to Corthius for winning with their Cobalion + Ribombee submission!

Votes

Corthius - 3
KSt3ve - 1
Cake - 1

This week's team comes from Moutemoute, featuring one of our new Pokemon in Porygon2! Thanks as always for supplying teams :3

https://pokepast.es/aeb70243e9279adf​

"This team is based on Teleport Porygon2 and Pangoro. The purpose of Porygon2 is to check some checks of Pangoro like Fairy-types, eg. Gardevoir and Sylveon. Thunder Wave is great to bother the opposing team and help provide opportunities for Pangoro, which runs a classic CB set but with Darkest Lariat as the 4th move to better deal with Reuniclus and Necrozma. Rhyperior provides a strong Flying-type check and SR setter. U-turn Noivern is nice to bring Pangoro in oon Pokemon like Bronzong and AV Copperajah. Escavalier helps to handle Roserade and Celebi, which Noivern struggles to deal with alone, especially with an offensive spread or after it's boots are knocked off. Lastly, Modest Choice Scarf Celebi provides some extra speed to an otherwise fairly slow team, momentum, a secondary way to pressure Water-types and offensive support with Healing Wish."

importable

Porygon2 @ Eviolite
Ability: Trace
EVs: 252 HP / 96 Def / 160 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Recover
- Teleport
- Thunder Wave / Discharge
- Foul Play / Ice Beam

Pangoro @ Choice Band
Ability: Scrappy
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Close Combat
- Knock Off
- Darkest Lariat
- Bullet Punch

Rhyperior @ Leftovers
Ability: Solid Rock
EVs: 252 HP / 16 Atk / 156 SpD / 84 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
- Earthquake
- Rock Blast

Noivern @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Infiltrator
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Roost
- U-turn / Defog
- Flamethrower
- Draco Meteor

Escavalier @ Leftovers
Ability: Overcoat
EVs: 252 HP / 16 Atk / 232 Def / 8 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Megahorn
- Iron Head
- Close Combat
- Knock Off

Celebi @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- U-turn
- Healing Wish
- Psychic
- Leaf Storm

Submissions end on Saturday 27th June!

 

[MTB'er Ben]

I'm going to submit:

Cobalion @ Salac Berry
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Iron Head
- Stone Edge

and

Golisopod @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Emergency Exit
EVs: 168 HP / 252 Atk / 88 Spe
Adamant Nature
- First Impression
- Liquidation
- Spikes
- Sucker Punch/Dual Chop​

Golisopod is a great way to pressure Rhyperior and Celebi initially. On a switch to the duck, spikes is a great in betweener move to start chipping at Escavalier and Pangoro. If forced out by Foul Play (either hard switch or emergency exit), Cobalion can swap in to Swords Dance:

+2 252 Atk Cobalion Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 96 Def Eviolite Porygon2: 402-474 (107.4 - 126.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

Even if paralyzed, a +1 Cobalion will outspeed Pangoro, assuming the berry was triggered by three possible scenarios- after Porygon is either forced out or OHKO'ed- psychic from Celebi, flamethrower from Noivern, or CC from Escav. Hopefully these mon's are chipped enough (Golisopod helps with this) for Cobalion to sweep or at the very least put a serious dent in the team.

Last note, if Noivern decides to instead defog in front of Coba, then +2 Stone Edge will OHKO. The speed on Goli outspeeds speed creeping base 40's (cough Rhyperior cough, not sure if this is considered counter teaming). Last note- Dual Chop is slashed with SP to help with Noivern switch-ins to Goli.

 

[Corthius]

reserving (ironically) Sylvion + a Filler IG i wasn't clear enough 'bout what Sylvion Set I want to reserve, you hate to see it

 

[Jade]

Sets

Sylveon @ Leftovers
Ability: Pixilate
EVs: 252 HP / 16 SpA / 240 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hyper Voice
- Mystical Fire
- Substitute
- Calm Mind

Incineroar @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 192 HP / 64 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Knock Off
- Close Combat
- Flare Blitz
- Swords Dance

I could've really just left it with CM Sylveon but I need two mons so here we are. Calm Mind Sylveon has literally no answers here and it finds setup opportunities against Porygon2, (you Sub on it for free) Noivern, or even Escavalier / Pangoro since it forces both of them out with Mystical Fire and Hyper Voice respectively. Once Sylveon gets going, literally nothing is able to stop it. The only mons that can break its sub are Pangoro and Celebi, the former of which has to do so with Bullet Punch and die to Hyper Voice, while the latter won't be able to stop Sylveon at +1. In general all Escavalier teams are weak to this Pokemon and this team is no exception. Here's an example of my BR Snake finals game vs basaninho, where it quickly gets out of hand due to his answer being his own Sylveon / Celebi.

For a partner I decided on Swords Dance Incineroar, as its also capable of shredding this team once Rhyperior and Porygon2 are worn down. Draco Meteor from Noivern will not be enough to stop Incineroar once it gets going, and chip on Rhyperior is very easy to get given that it's the only thing that wants to take a Knock Off at all. With the smallest bit of chip, Porygon2 falls to a Close Combat (+2 64 Atk Incineroar Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Eviolite Porygon2: 300-354 (80.2 - 94.6%) -- 50% chance to OHKO after Stealth Rock), which isn't very hard to accomplish given that its the only pivot to Mystical Fire Sylveon on this team.

 

[Donphantastic]

Reserving incin+ Necrozma

 

[Lily]

the guys

Blastoise @ White Herb
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Liquidation
- Ice Punch
- Substitute
- Shell Smash

Cobalion @ Shuca Berry
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Iron Head
- Stealth Rock

This Blastoise kinda 6-0s and sets up pretty safely on like literally the whole team. Sub allows it to dodge P2's twave and safely get into Torrent range, and it just... does Blastoise things. Cobalion is here to help with breaking through Pangoro/weakening Noivern/busting up P2/getting rocks up. There's not really a lot to say here, these two just sorta win lol

 

[Katy]

lucario + centiskorch


Lucario @ Life Orb
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Extreme Speed
- Meteor Mash

and


Centiskorch @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Fire Lash
- Leech Life
- Power Whip
- Knock Off

lucario can take on most of these teammembers on this team and it can use porygon2 as setup fodder since porygon2 wont stay in on a strong super effective close combat. furthermore lucario
has priority in extreme speed and after a +2 boost the extreme speed is able to nail down noivern with hefty damage. lucario can just close combat through pory2, pangoro and rhyperior pretty easily.
centiskorch can help against escavalier and celebi as it has fire lash which OHKOes escavalier and leech life which also OHKOes celebi and also gives centiskorch some recovery back.
centiskorch can also eat a hit from noivern and knock off its heavy-duty-boots which makes it more vulnerable to stealth rocks, thus lucario has a clear chance of OHKOing noivern with a swords dance-boosted extreme speed. meteor mash also gives lucario a chance to get yet another attack boost, which makes the priority move in extreme speed even more dangerous.
in overall and are decent against these kind of team as they appreciate each others strength to effectovely threaten these members.​

 

[Moutemoute]

Me watching people submit cores which nuke my team​

 

[DraconicLepus]

Thanks to everyone for your submissions! We'll get right onto the voting as usual.

Team featured:

+ by Codsauce

+ by Juno

+ by Lilburr

+ by Katy

Voting Phase ends Monday, June 30th! Happy Voting!

 

[ShayminTV]

Imma vote for Juno's option. I like it!

 

[Corthius]

Juno who stole my idea

 

[MTB'er Ben]

Juno's option is pretty solid. +1 vote!

 

[Robot7620]

Lilburr

 

[Fusion Flare]

Lilburr because its not every day that my boy Stoise sweeps

 

[Katy]

Codsauce