ORAS Ubers Switch!



Introduction

Hello rmt forums! This is my... weird team, based around moves like U-turn, those that let me switch pokemon at will. With this team, I predict my opponents moves and send out a pokemon who is immune or resistant to the move I think they might use. This team also gives me the upper hand because it allows me to switch pokemon and deal damage to the opponent in the same turn.

The Team


Behemoth (Pangoro) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Scrappy
Nature: Jolly
EVs: 104 HP / 48 Atk / 52 Def / 52 SpD / 252 Spe
Moves: Parting Shot | Drain Punch | Gunk Shot | Zen Headbutt​

This one's probably my slowest pokemon, even with 236 speed, making him a strange choice to be the lead in a team like this. Let me explain: Pangoro's Signature move, Parting shot, is a good lead for my team, as it lets me switch into the correctly typed pokemon, while also debuffing their lead. He can also pack a punch too, but his main purpose is as a debuff lead. He's also pretty good at tanking things, so I gave him the rocky helmet, to let him deal damage back to enemies he takes damage from. He also knows Knock Off, a STAB move that gets rid of the annoying items that some leads have.


Azmodeus (Zekrom) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Teravolt
Nature: Jolly
EVs: 188 HP / 64 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moves: Volt Switch | Dragon Tail | Bolt Strike | Dragon Claw​

However, since ground types are immune to volt switch, this disables his ability to switch out while fighting ground types. If I see a ground type, I just use dragon tail.


Beelzebub (Beedrill-Mega) @ Beedrillite
Ability: Adaptability
Nature: Jolly
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moves: U-turn | Fury Cutter | Poison Jab | Fell Stinger​

Beelzebub is the glass cannon. Fury cutter, his main attack, has 40 damage. However, this attack doubles in power the more you use it, capping off at 160 power. Mega Beedrill's adaptability doubles that to 320 damage, since fury cutter is a bug type move. Mega Beedrill can also deal a lot of damage when he leaves, because U-turn, after adaptability, deals 140 damage. I also try to always finish the opponent with fell stinger, in an attempt to double his damage again, bringing Fell Stinger to a total of 640 damage. The thing is though, he needs to go first. If he doesn't, most pokemon one shot him before he even gets a chance to attack. This isn't usually a problem, since he has 427 speed, but if an opponent gets anywhere above that amount of speed, or lowers beelzebub's speed, he's over.


Leviathan (Greninja) @ Expert Belt
Ability: Protean
Nature: Timid
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moves: U-turn | Dark Pulse | Ice Beam | Scald​

I'm pretty sure you all know why I chose greninja. Greninja is generally a great pokemon, U-turn or not, and is probably the most powerful pokemon on this team. He's a fantastic counter to a great many threats to this team, such as rock types. His expert belt makes it so that his STAB moves from Protean deal 1.2x damage if I use them against the right opponent.


Nybbas (Whimsicott) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Timid
EVs: 100 HP / 108 SpA / 24 Def / 24 SpD / 252 Spe
Moves: U-turn | Switcheroo | Moonblast | Giga Drain​

Nybbas is a new addition to my team. Replacing my old talonflame, this whimsicott runs a basic choice specs switcheroo build. I added him because we were very low on Special Attack Power as a team. While I did add him as a special attacker, I really put him in as an all-around counter to the biggest problems on this team, ground types and fighting types. I do still need to work on remembering to use switch first.


Apollyon (Gliscor) @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
Nature: Adamant
EVs: 212 HP / 44 Atk / 252 Spe
Moves: U-turn | Stone Edge | Facade | Earthquake​

I added gliscor to round up my team, as he is a rather nice pokemon. His toxic orb makes him immune to getting other debuffs from opponents, making him my lead when I see darkrai or smeargle. He's also fairly descent against Groudon. His toxic orb, essentially being a better version of leftovers, is great for letting him last longer on the field. His other attack, facade, is boosted by his toxic orb as well. I built him as a tank, and he's been working well so far as one, but He probably could be made better.

Conclusion

So... what do you guys think? This is my first team that isn't just a group of counters... It's been doing decent so far in Showdown, but not too great, that's why I came here for help.

Behemoth (Pangoro) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Scrappy
EVs: 104 HP / 48 Atk / 52 Def / 52 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
IVs: 0 SpA
- Parting Shot
- Drain Punch
- Gunk Shot
- Zen Headbutt

Asmodeus (Zekrom) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Teravolt
EVs: 188 HP / 64 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
IVs: 0 SpA
- Volt Switch
- Dragon Tail
- Bolt Strike
- Dragon Claw

Beelzebub (Beedrill-Mega) @ Beedrillite
Ability: Adaptability
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
IVs: 0 SpA
- U-turn
- Fury Cutter
- Poison Jab
- Fell Stinger

Leviathan (Greninja) @ Expert Belt
Ability: Protean
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- U-turn
- Dark Pulse
- Ice Beam
- Scald

Nybbas (Whimsicott) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 100 HP / 24 Def / 108 SpA / 24 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- U-turn
- Switcheroo
- Moonblast
- Giga Drain

Apollyon (Gliscor) @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
EVs: 212 HP / 44 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
IVs: 0 SpA
- U-turn
- Protect
- Facade
- Earthquake



Jan 27, 017: Switched Asmodeus's Dragon Claw for Dragon Tail. Replaced Astaroth's Roost with Tail Wind.
Feb 01, 017: Fiddled around with the team's EVs. Tested with Whimsicott.
Feb 02, 017: replaced Astaroth with Nybbas, Replaced Behemoth's Gunk Shot with Knock Off



Astaroth (Talonflame) @ Life Orb
Ability: Flame Body
Nature: Jolly
EVs: 84 HP / 172 Atk / 252 Spe
Moves: U-turn | Flare Blitz | Brave Bird | Tailwind​

Talonflame is another one that I chose simply because it's a great pokemon. While talonflame doesn't last too long, It does deal a lot of damage while it lasts. Since it doesn't last long in the first place, I decided to give it a life orb, so it can deal even more damage. However, he is extremely weak to stealth rock, the bane of this team, removing half of his health on switch in. I replaced this pokemon with Whimsicott
 
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