Ares
Fool me...can't get fooled again
Intro:
Hello, and welcome to my second RMT. I've been a huge fan of the NU tier for quite a while now and more recently I have moved on from balance into Hyper Offense. Hyper Offense is a lot of fun allowing you to have huge offensive threats on your team while not having to account with a couple of walls for the ridiculously long list of threats in the meta game. Of course you still need to run checks for some of the bigger threats such as Feraligatr, but with some decent teambuilding
So I started off building this team knowing I wanted to build and have a gurdurr on the team. Gurdurr can set up all over unprepared teams and provides good utility overall through Knock Off and Mach Punch.
Next I needed a Gatr check and I had already used Sceptile and Lilligant a ton and decided on Leafeon. I had seen some people like Zeb use it a ton and it looked like a lot of fun so I decided to give it a try.
Since I knew I was building HO I decided to put in one of my favorite Hyper Offense cores of Cryogonal and Rotom. These two get rid of any unwanted hazards and can keep them on the field with Rotom's spinblocking. A side note on Rotom is that it always seems to glue my teams together, ever since Spiritomb left NU Rotom has been one of my go to mons in NU.
I decided I wanted something to wear down things that wall Gurdurr and Leafeon and can possibly provide them with an opportunity to sweep later on in the match. I went with Kangaskhan who can 2HKO a ton of walls in NU with Silk Scarf Double-Edge, not to mention the fantastic revenge killing capabilities of Dual Priority.
Lastly I decided to go with a lead Archeops. I normally slap a lead Crustle on my HO teams and call it a day, but I had grown tired of it and had seen lead Archeops work decently well and decided to give it a go. It works incredibly well being able to stop hazards, get up some of my own, and then being able to cripple walls such as toad and plume with Endeavour. I feel like this is the most replaceable Pokemon on my team though as I am not a total fan of suicide leads.
The Squad:
Gurdurr @ Eviolite
Ability: Guts
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Drain Punch
- Knock Off
- Bulk Up
- Mach Punch
Standard Gurdurr, anyone who has every used Gurdurr this gen has probably run this set at least once. I have seen other sets that utilize coverage options such as Ice Punch or Poison Jab over Bulk Up and Mach Punch but honestly giving up the sweeping ability of Bulk Up and the priority of Mach Punch is just to much. Gurdurr is a solid mon that can consistently sweep, one of my biggest checks to Pyroar as well so when I see it on the opposing team I like to keep Gurdurr close to full health.
Leafeon @ Leftovers
Ability: Chlorophyll
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Leaf Blade
- Knock Off
- Synthesis
Leafeon was incredibly underrated at the start of this generation, it has been growing in popularity recently and it is a fantastic mon. After setting up a Swords Dance Leafeon has the speed tier to be able to outpace a lot of slower teams. Great check to Feraligatr, the original reason it got a place on my team, and with the buff of Knock Off Leafeon has all the coverage it needs. I have been given the suggestion to use Natural Gift with a berry that gives a physical Flying-type move, over Synthesis. Leftovers and Synthesis provides enough longevity to be able to check Feraligatr through out the entire match.
Cryogonal @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Freeze-Dry
- Hidden Power [Ground]
- Rapid Spin
- Recover
Cryogonal has quickly become one of my favorite spinners in the NU tier. It has decent coverage between Freeze-Dry and Hidden Power Ground and can beat pretty much all of the relevant spinblockers in the tier. Access to a recovery move and a great base special defensive stat means that Cryogonal is my offensive pivot for special attackers, switching in on things like Vileplume which would otherwise trouble my team.
Rotom @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Volt Switch
- Trick
- Will-O-Wisp
- Shadow Ball
Rotom completes off my favorite offensive core of Rotom + Cryo, it always seems to bring any team I make together. Has amazing utility between Volt Switch, Trick, and Will-O-Wisp, its typing lets it check multiple things. Just a great all around poke, not much else to say lol.
Kangaskhan (F) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Scrappy
EVs: 160 HP / 252 Atk / 96 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Fake Out
- Double-Edge
- Sucker Punch
- Earthquake
Kangaskhan is one of those pokes that just blows holes in walls, anything that isnt a resist takes a ton from Double-Edge. Amazing dual priority between Fake Out and Sucker Punch allows me to check multiple things, such as set up sweepers and anything faster. I prefer Earthquake over Drain Punch as Drain Punch is doing nothing in terms of recovery unless they are quad weak like probopass or pawniard, also EQ has a noticeable power difference and also has the cool thing of being able to hit those Garbodor switch-ins that try to take you out with recoil.
Archeops @ Focus Sash
Ability: Defeatist
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
- Endeavor
- Head Smash / Knock Off
So I've heard mixed things about the lead Archeops set, from its amazing from iplaytennislol to its terrible from Soulgazer. So I decided to try it out to give my own opinion on the matter, after over 100 games using it I can say I quite like Archeops as an offensive lead. Its able to prevent hazards with Taunt, set up its own hazards with Stealth Rock, live any one hit with Focus Sash, and then proceed to cripple incredibly bulky walls with Endeavor. Usually my opponent ends up sending in Pokemon such as Seismitoad or Weezing, which can be difficult to wear down, they send them in because they do not know what set I am and cant risk having anything else taking damage from an offensive Archeops. I would say this set is decent to good from my experience with it, and a fun set at that.
Threat List:Fire-types, specifically fast fire types
These things are almost guaranteed a KO every time they come in, I have to play incredibly smart around them and limit the amount of times they can switch in with Stealth Rock. My checks to them are Kangaskhan and Gurdurr, Kangaskhan can either 2HKO with dual priority or can live a hit and EQ them while Gurdurr can survive a Fire Blast from full and KO with Drain Punch. Always have to watch out for these monsters while battling.
Hax
Fuck Hax >.>
These things are almost guaranteed a KO every time they come in, I have to play incredibly smart around them and limit the amount of times they can switch in with Stealth Rock. My checks to them are Kangaskhan and Gurdurr, Kangaskhan can either 2HKO with dual priority or can live a hit and EQ them while Gurdurr can survive a Fire Blast from full and KO with Drain Punch. Always have to watch out for these monsters while battling.
Hax
Fuck Hax >.>
Gurdurr @ Eviolite
Ability: Guts
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Drain Punch
- Knock Off
- Bulk Up
- Mach Punch
Leafeon @ Leftovers
Ability: Chlorophyll
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Leaf Blade
- Knock Off
- Synthesis
Cryogonal @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Freeze-Dry
- Hidden Power [Ground]
- Rapid Spin
- Recover
Rotom @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Volt Switch
- Trick
- Will-O-Wisp
- Shadow Ball
Kangaskhan (F) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Scrappy
EVs: 160 HP / 252 Atk / 96 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Fake Out
- Double-Edge
- Sucker Punch
- Earthquake
Archeops @ Focus Sash
Ability: Defeatist
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
- Endeavor
- Head Smash
Ability: Guts
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Drain Punch
- Knock Off
- Bulk Up
- Mach Punch
Leafeon @ Leftovers
Ability: Chlorophyll
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Leaf Blade
- Knock Off
- Synthesis
Cryogonal @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Freeze-Dry
- Hidden Power [Ground]
- Rapid Spin
- Recover
Rotom @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Volt Switch
- Trick
- Will-O-Wisp
- Shadow Ball
Kangaskhan (F) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Scrappy
EVs: 160 HP / 252 Atk / 96 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Fake Out
- Double-Edge
- Sucker Punch
- Earthquake
Archeops @ Focus Sash
Ability: Defeatist
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
- Endeavor
- Head Smash
Other Options:
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Archeops is pretty much a place holder for any hazard setter, while I enjoy having Archeops on the team I feel like having a setter who can get Spikes and Stealth Rock on the field would be a good idea.
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While I love Gurdurr and he can set up for multiple wins, this team really struggles with Fire-types. Hariyama can fill the role of a bulky offensive Fighting-type while having the added bonus of being able to better check Fire-types with Thick Fat and Assault Vest.
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So after multiple suggestions to switch out Silk Scarf for AV I finally did. The power loss is pretty noticeable so I'm sticking Silk Scarf in Other Options because I still think its a perfectly viable item on Kangaskhan for this team, being able to power up Fake Out and Double-Edge is pretty awesome.
Archeops is pretty much a place holder for any hazard setter, while I enjoy having Archeops on the team I feel like having a setter who can get Spikes and Stealth Rock on the field would be a good idea.
While I love Gurdurr and he can set up for multiple wins, this team really struggles with Fire-types. Hariyama can fill the role of a bulky offensive Fighting-type while having the added bonus of being able to better check Fire-types with Thick Fat and Assault Vest.
So after multiple suggestions to switch out Silk Scarf for AV I finally did. The power loss is pretty noticeable so I'm sticking Silk Scarf in Other Options because I still think its a perfectly viable item on Kangaskhan for this team, being able to power up Fake Out and Double-Edge is pretty awesome.
Conclusion:
This team isn't 100% polished and there are a few flaws with it, but overall I enjoy playing with the team and with good playing it is possible to play around the teams flaws. This style of team is probably one of my favorite styles in NU right now and has some of my favorite pokes in the tier. I know the first suggestion is gonna be Hariyama for Gurdurr which is why I put it in oo, but aside from the fire weakness which can be played around this team is pretty consistent. Thank you for taking the time to look at my team, hopefully I wrote up everything and didn't miss anything lol. Happy laddering (fuck hax).
This team isn't 100% polished and there are a few flaws with it, but overall I enjoy playing with the team and with good playing it is possible to play around the teams flaws. This style of team is probably one of my favorite styles in NU right now and has some of my favorite pokes in the tier. I know the first suggestion is gonna be Hariyama for Gurdurr which is why I put it in oo, but aside from the fire weakness which can be played around this team is pretty consistent. Thank you for taking the time to look at my team, hopefully I wrote up everything and didn't miss anything lol. Happy laddering (fuck hax).
NU Auth
Aladyyn complained a bunch when he didnt get a shoutout in my last RMT, so he gets to go first
Soulgazer cool user and friend
Raseri RO of NU and tier leader, has been a cool guy since I first met him
Hollywood always trying to innovate, RO, and a fun guy to battle against (even if he calls a ton of hax)
Zebraiken RO, always seems to be busy lol, chill guy and calm under pressure
FLCL "the great" lol Soulgazer always gets pissed when people hype him up
Hyunation some random who has mods on PS ;o
Nozzle this guy who now plays Smash
Punchshroom so much knowledge about Pokemon o.o
Quite Quiet been around since I joined PS, usually quiet...hue, and always using random trash mons
scorpdestroyer chill dude who is always on early for me, helped plan a bunch of practice games for BW2 NUPL
SolarisFox is a fox, been a mod for a while, cool guy that became art RO and branched into programming
iTeddeh chill guy who was some ladder random who is now starting to get into the forums a bit more
tennisace the better of the two tennises
Brawlfest some "scrub" who does RMT's and doesnt vote for me in battle of the week :<
Can-Eh-Dian cool guy who got drivered recently
Davon good player who has been around in NU for a while
Deej Dy great player who always seems to top w/e ladder he is laddering in, also puts about 20hrs into teambuilding o.0
HJAD needs to write up the Rotom analysis alreadyI'm totally not johning driffy or anything
Orphic chill global driver who then retired and has been MIA for a while, hope to see you back soon
QueenOfLuvdiscs most known for stalling
The Goomy chill guy who ladders with random garbage
xzern interviewed me for battle of the week, you are welcome for the pirate pad suggestions
iplaytennislol claims to be undefeated and yet always has a lower GXE than I do, you will make it to the Kentucky Derby one day...I have faith
Amarillo knowledgable user, just got added to NU QC and voiced in NU
AquajetBreloom some random dude who does alright on the ladder
Dat Blast member of the NU QC team and voiced in NU, knows his stuff and is a cool dude
horyzhnz I forgot to unvoice you in NU lol, anyways nice guy, posts false stuff in conquest tho o.o
TheCanadianWifier he died for a minute and then came back from college, the video for liepard is sick btw full credit to you
Thrillz random NU voice lol
the tribalt needs to play more NU, had a rivalry with him for a long time now
Sir Kay 9 always helpful
RU Auth
barton terrible user, biggest scrub ever, needs to change his god awful name color back, fren :]
Lyto cool RO
The Leprechaun newest RO for RU, pretty chill dude, thanks for the BW2 teams fren
Scene forever an RU RO, and the chap who gave me global voice :D
Arikado gets drunk all the time, pretty sure he is an alcoholic, cool guy though
atomicllamas gets on PS occasionally and cool dude in the auth convo
Caption forever Capteon, you are in the same boat as barton, you need to revert to your former awesomeness
EonX cool guy who does a ton for RU and for mentoring/tutoring
galbia fiesty little bugger, I will beat you in the NU ladder challenge keep giving me free points imo
innovamania always seems to be AFK lol, but cool dude when he does talk
Kushalos scrub
migzoo somehow got global voice from some challenge ages ago, cool dude
Ojoni chill guy who loves to play RU, does it at work as well...lucky bastard lol
aoemica some random who now has driver lol
Chillarmy another random who somehow has driver lol
GGBud was here for BW2 but has been sporadic since then :<
Leer okay okay you look 16 fine
PokeGyarados talked to you a couple of times, seemed pretty cool, fuck timezones
Swanna chill lady who has gotten engaged congrats again!
Tidal Waltz used to have like 7 accounts in the top 15, only reason i wasnt top 10 on the ladder in BW2 lol
Turtleye R.I.P. seems to have died, or school lol
xastify recently got drivered gj
Expulso recently got revoiced grats
Gale Wing Srock cool guy who has school so doesnt get on enough
GlassGlaceon knows what he is doing
Mistress Remilia cool user, also driver in PU
Battle Spot Auth
CoolStoryBrobat cool guy who is RO of UU and Battle Spot
Enguarde busy dude
Feliburn a scrub who somehow got RO in battle spot lol, also a fren
Ksnake789 need a name change on here to Chaotic lol, does good artwork
Hulavuta and Age of Kings two cool mods on the battle spot forums
FlamtapShuckle needs to get on more lol
NOVED some scrub driver lol
Kortex gave me a good team for BS sample teams
PU Auth
WhiteDMist chill guy, RO and Co-leader of PU
Detective Dell RO of PU and Co-leader
Magnemite knowledgable user and PU council member
Peef Rimgar fellow Council member
Robert Alfons lord who never loses (doesnt count losing to hax and luck)
TRC cool user who has helped me get better at writing analyses
Anty anty ban, fuck mushy tho
unfixable cool driver who is also global voice
General Shoutouts(probably am gonna miss some people)
Darnell cool guy who has been getting into lower tiers as of late
shaymin I wish I had that beard :<
Swagalge some scrub in NU lol
Spydreigon recently promoted to Global driver, PSPL was fun :D
Goddess Briyella GP team, cool mod, talked about NU :)
frenzyplant awesome GP checker, you are a machine pumpin out GP checks lol
Jasmyn you need to start playing more <3
fleurdyleurse another awesome GP checker
Angeela RIP
offler some random global voice ;o
Kiyo horse, decent player, and also knowledgable
Meteordash wishes he was me
Xylen I didnt forget ?.?
Scarf Buck I didn't forget...shhhhh, cool user in NU
Pearl. late shout out, newly drivered in RU, and loves lead Archeops as well n_n
DMT easiest voice of my life
Guaranteed I missed someone, sorry if I missed you :<
May or may not have gone overboard with the shoutouts idk, I was told to do shoutouts to all the rooms I was auth in, so I did lol.
Aladyyn complained a bunch when he didnt get a shoutout in my last RMT, so he gets to go first
Soulgazer cool user and friend
Raseri RO of NU and tier leader, has been a cool guy since I first met him
Hollywood always trying to innovate, RO, and a fun guy to battle against (even if he calls a ton of hax)
Zebraiken RO, always seems to be busy lol, chill guy and calm under pressure
FLCL "the great" lol Soulgazer always gets pissed when people hype him up
Hyunation some random who has mods on PS ;o
Nozzle this guy who now plays Smash
Punchshroom so much knowledge about Pokemon o.o
Quite Quiet been around since I joined PS, usually quiet...hue, and always using random trash mons
scorpdestroyer chill dude who is always on early for me, helped plan a bunch of practice games for BW2 NUPL
SolarisFox is a fox, been a mod for a while, cool guy that became art RO and branched into programming
iTeddeh chill guy who was some ladder random who is now starting to get into the forums a bit more
tennisace the better of the two tennises
Brawlfest some "scrub" who does RMT's and doesnt vote for me in battle of the week :<
Can-Eh-Dian cool guy who got drivered recently
Davon good player who has been around in NU for a while
Deej Dy great player who always seems to top w/e ladder he is laddering in, also puts about 20hrs into teambuilding o.0
HJAD needs to write up the Rotom analysis already
Orphic chill global driver who then retired and has been MIA for a while, hope to see you back soon
QueenOfLuvdiscs most known for stalling
The Goomy chill guy who ladders with random garbage
xzern interviewed me for battle of the week, you are welcome for the pirate pad suggestions
iplaytennislol claims to be undefeated and yet always has a lower GXE than I do, you will make it to the Kentucky Derby one day...I have faith
Amarillo knowledgable user, just got added to NU QC and voiced in NU
AquajetBreloom some random dude who does alright on the ladder
Dat Blast member of the NU QC team and voiced in NU, knows his stuff and is a cool dude
horyzhnz I forgot to unvoice you in NU lol, anyways nice guy, posts false stuff in conquest tho o.o
TheCanadianWifier he died for a minute and then came back from college, the video for liepard is sick btw full credit to you
Thrillz random NU voice lol
the tribalt needs to play more NU, had a rivalry with him for a long time now
Sir Kay 9 always helpful
RU Auth
barton terrible user, biggest scrub ever, needs to change his god awful name color back, fren :]
Lyto cool RO
The Leprechaun newest RO for RU, pretty chill dude, thanks for the BW2 teams fren
Scene forever an RU RO, and the chap who gave me global voice :D
Arikado gets drunk all the time, pretty sure he is an alcoholic, cool guy though
atomicllamas gets on PS occasionally and cool dude in the auth convo
Caption forever Capteon, you are in the same boat as barton, you need to revert to your former awesomeness
EonX cool guy who does a ton for RU and for mentoring/tutoring
galbia fiesty little bugger, I will beat you in the NU ladder challenge keep giving me free points imo
innovamania always seems to be AFK lol, but cool dude when he does talk
Kushalos scrub
migzoo somehow got global voice from some challenge ages ago, cool dude
Ojoni chill guy who loves to play RU, does it at work as well...lucky bastard lol
aoemica some random who now has driver lol
Chillarmy another random who somehow has driver lol
GGBud was here for BW2 but has been sporadic since then :<
Leer okay okay you look 16 fine
PokeGyarados talked to you a couple of times, seemed pretty cool, fuck timezones
Swanna chill lady who has gotten engaged congrats again!
Tidal Waltz used to have like 7 accounts in the top 15, only reason i wasnt top 10 on the ladder in BW2 lol
Turtleye R.I.P. seems to have died, or school lol
xastify recently got drivered gj
Expulso recently got revoiced grats
Gale Wing Srock cool guy who has school so doesnt get on enough
GlassGlaceon knows what he is doing
Mistress Remilia cool user, also driver in PU
Battle Spot Auth
CoolStoryBrobat cool guy who is RO of UU and Battle Spot
Enguarde busy dude
Feliburn a scrub who somehow got RO in battle spot lol, also a fren
Ksnake789 need a name change on here to Chaotic lol, does good artwork
Hulavuta and Age of Kings two cool mods on the battle spot forums
FlamtapShuckle needs to get on more lol
NOVED some scrub driver lol
Kortex gave me a good team for BS sample teams
PU Auth
WhiteDMist chill guy, RO and Co-leader of PU
Detective Dell RO of PU and Co-leader
Magnemite knowledgable user and PU council member
Peef Rimgar fellow Council member
Robert Alfons lord who never loses (doesnt count losing to hax and luck)
TRC cool user who has helped me get better at writing analyses
Anty anty ban, fuck mushy tho
unfixable cool driver who is also global voice
General Shoutouts(probably am gonna miss some people)
Darnell cool guy who has been getting into lower tiers as of late
shaymin I wish I had that beard :<
Swagalge some scrub in NU lol
Spydreigon recently promoted to Global driver, PSPL was fun :D
Goddess Briyella GP team, cool mod, talked about NU :)
frenzyplant awesome GP checker, you are a machine pumpin out GP checks lol
Jasmyn you need to start playing more <3
fleurdyleurse another awesome GP checker
Angeela RIP
offler some random global voice ;o
Kiyo horse, decent player, and also knowledgable
Meteordash wishes he was me
Xylen I didnt forget ?.?
Scarf Buck I didn't forget...shhhhh, cool user in NU
Pearl. late shout out, newly drivered in RU, and loves lead Archeops as well n_n
DMT easiest voice of my life
Guaranteed I missed someone, sorry if I missed you :<
May or may not have gone overboard with the shoutouts idk, I was told to do shoutouts to all the rooms I was auth in, so I did lol.
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