Week 1
In week 1, I put my money where my mouth was, and brought cross chop machamp. It won the week. The coverage option is tailored to my team. SE is a nice bonus though because it also has a high crit chance, so all my attacks either have a 1/8 chance to crit, or they cause confusion, which is nasty for the opponent.
Machamp @ Leftovers
Ability: No Guard
EVs: 116 HP / 252 Atk / 140 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Substitute
- Dynamic Punch
- Stone Edge
- Cross Chop
I also brought sub pass cele in the lead slot, where it had an early opportunity to BP. This lead used trick to provide further opportunities for sub passing, and for other plays by the rest of the team. In my week 1 game with it, I got off a sub pass which avoided a ttars pursuit that connected with machamp instead, leaving the substitute intact. Leech seed was originally twave, and can be swapped out if needed. A recover set can also be used without trick.
Celebi @
Choice Scarf
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 HP / 144 Def / 112 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
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Trick
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Substitute
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Baton Pass
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Leech Seed
In the last game, I also brought eruption heatran. The unique part here is that it has 200 speed EVs in case a scarf rotom tricks it a choice scarf, which allows it to outspeed the rotom.
Heatran (M) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 36 HP / 236 SpA / 36 SpD /
200 Spe
Quiet Nature
IVs: 2 Atk / 30 SpA
- Eruption
- Flamethrower
- Hidden Power [Grass]
- Dragon Pulse
This team also included a 4 attacks bronzong. Most people run a support move in the last slot, and this can be unexpected, but perfect glue for a team. The lum berry on bronzong is for looms trying to spore you, which you can explode on if you wish.
4 attacks
Bronzong
@ Lum Berry
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 248 HP / 208 Atk / 52 Def
Sassy Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Payback
- Gyro Ball
- Earthquake
- Explosion
Snorlax is another creative set on this team. The idea of the whole team is to trade pokemon with the opponent while maintaining a +1 advantage from an early eruption KO. Snorlax happens to trade with nearly everything in the tier, so it is a perfect fit. The amount of lum berries on the team make it very para resistant as well.
I can’t take credit for the snorlax set though. It was originally used in SPL 2023; I am unsure who built the team with it.
Snorlax @ Lum Berry
Ability: Thick Fat
EVs: 160 HP / 180 Atk / 96 Def / 72 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Curse
- Body Slam
- Crunch
- Self-Destruct
Scarf suicune is my own creation. It outspeeds the relevant DDers, KOs them back, and can tank hits from them including crit extreme speeds and the like. Its downside is that it's very weak into stall. This is compensated for by the rest of the team. (see replay where I face a stall).
Suicune
@ Choice Scarf
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 40 HP / 236 SpA / 232 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 30 HP / 3 Atk / 30 Def / 30 Spe
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Hidden Power [Electric]
- Hydro Pump