Acast
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I just finished hosting a workshop along with Akir, ShuckleDeath, ManOfMany, amberrlamps, and various other PU roomstaff. (it lasted a while so some had to leave and others joined part-way through) We built the team around 5gen's Shell Smash Crustle.Suggesting SS Crustle
Crustle @ White Herb
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Shell Smash
- X-Scissor
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
I don't understand why this set is used as little as it is. Shell Smash Crustle is a great set up sweeper and Choke just left the tier so that's one less thing to stop it :D. Not difficult to find set up opportunities and X-Scissor/Stone Edge/EQ give you solid coverage vs the current meta.
Crustle @ White Herb
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Shell Smash
- X-Scissor
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
Lapras @ Choice Specs
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 104 HP / 252 SpA / 152 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Freeze-Dry
- Ice Beam
- Hydro Pump
- Surf
Zebstrika @ Life Orb
Ability: Lightning Rod
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 30 Def
- Thunderbolt
- Overheat
- Volt Switch
- Hidden Power [Ice]
Mawile @ Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Play Rough
- Toxic
- Baton Pass
Swanna @ Life Orb
Ability: Hydration
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hurricane
- Scald
- Defog
- Roost
Grumpig @ Leftovers
Ability: Thick Fat
EVs: 80 HP / 252 SpA / 176 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Psyshock
- Focus Blast
- Thunder Wave
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Shell Smash
- X-Scissor
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
Lapras @ Choice Specs
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 104 HP / 252 SpA / 152 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Freeze-Dry
- Ice Beam
- Hydro Pump
- Surf
Zebstrika @ Life Orb
Ability: Lightning Rod
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 30 Def
- Thunderbolt
- Overheat
- Volt Switch
- Hidden Power [Ice]
Mawile @ Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Play Rough
- Toxic
- Baton Pass
Swanna @ Life Orb
Ability: Hydration
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hurricane
- Scald
- Defog
- Roost
Grumpig @ Leftovers
Ability: Thick Fat
EVs: 80 HP / 252 SpA / 176 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Psyshock
- Focus Blast
- Thunder Wave
We started with a very hyper offensive team in mind, but as the workshop went on we realized we were struggling with a lot of things like Stealth Rock, Electric types, and Monferno, so the team gradually became more and more bulky until we arrived at this. It has a bit of a weakness to EdgeQuake coverage, but we decided that playing around it with Mawile and Swanna should be enough. It also has a speed tier issue so we considered replacing Grumpig for Kadabra, but we decided to just give Thunder Wave to Grumpig instead, since we would be weak to Rotom-F without the pig. It's not perfect, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I also learned a ton in the process, so thanks to everyone that helped us!
Test battle vs Matthew DeAngelis
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