This is the first generation i wanted to really learn competitive pokemon so i made my first Showdown team after beating SV :) don't be mean if its bad
Pokepaste: https://pokepast.es/2987d4d816f55645
The squad:
- Future sight can put pressure onto teams and do like 85% on annihilape and stuff and while usually teams have at least one dark type or gholdengo it can force them into the field so that their other mons don't get nuked, synergizes well with Tusk and Chien Pao
- Chilly reception lets slowking pivot out (after taking a hit usually) which recovers some health, which the added bonus of removing other weathers like sun which is awesome vs torkoal
- Slack off is for more longevity if you took more damage than you expected from something and yawn is to force a dark type out that just switched in bc of future sight and slowking's typing
- Boots are to be able to switch slowking in constantly and tera fairy is to resist dark type moves
- Chien pao gets the defense boost from hail but its so frail it doesn't rly matter but you can switch into a resisted physical move in a pinch if you think you can pick up a KO with it
- I think the moveset is self explanatory its just a bunch of strong moves with good coverage (Sacred sword to beat dark types) and sucker punch is priority, boots for obvious reasons and idk what tera type i should use
- Being able to switch this one in safely with slowking is awesome
Another pivot with really good coverage because of protean and it 2HKOs dondozo regardless of curse so if u switch into it when dondozo uses curse it has to switch or die
Play rough is the only move im considering switching off of but idk what i should use in its place
spoiler alert i put boots on my entire team except 1 mon i switch a LOT
Skeledirge has clutched up so many games for me because of unaware, if you switch into it on a dragonite dragon dance and tera water you take 30 percent and get a free burn (unless it misses which it has for me lmfao)
Torch song can sometimes spiral out of control unless they also have an unaware mon but dondozo gets will o wisp'd and when it rests you switch to meowscarada anyways
the nickname may be a joke but this guy is not !! this is one of the more common sets i think
knock off is good to get rid of rocky helmets or whatever which lets meowscarada not take a billion damage for using u turn on corviknights
assault vest lets it live a make it rain from goldilocks and blow it up in return with EQ on scarf sets for the OHKO or knock off> eq on balloon sets since you outspeed
Might use headlong rush for the raw power though lmk if i should
This is a slightly gimmicky blissey set but its really funny
gholdengo players love tricking their choice scarf onto predicted blissey switch ins so i just give them their item back or if they switch to someone else i simply give that mon the choice item instead
its also my rocks setter but i don't use hazards like that its mainly just to scout out boots vs choice sets on chi yu/goldilocks/chien pao
Pokemon i usually have trouble with:
- Espathra because of calm mind and future sight resist which can let it spiral out of control if i didn't already have chien pao or meowscarada in
- Tera fire taunt annihilape because i can't even burn the mf and future sight does less
- roaring moon outrage sets because i don't have a fairy type besides tera slowking
Pokepaste: https://pokepast.es/2987d4d816f55645
The squad:
- Future sight can put pressure onto teams and do like 85% on annihilape and stuff and while usually teams have at least one dark type or gholdengo it can force them into the field so that their other mons don't get nuked, synergizes well with Tusk and Chien Pao
- Chilly reception lets slowking pivot out (after taking a hit usually) which recovers some health, which the added bonus of removing other weathers like sun which is awesome vs torkoal
- Slack off is for more longevity if you took more damage than you expected from something and yawn is to force a dark type out that just switched in bc of future sight and slowking's typing
- Boots are to be able to switch slowking in constantly and tera fairy is to resist dark type moves
- Chien pao gets the defense boost from hail but its so frail it doesn't rly matter but you can switch into a resisted physical move in a pinch if you think you can pick up a KO with it
- I think the moveset is self explanatory its just a bunch of strong moves with good coverage (Sacred sword to beat dark types) and sucker punch is priority, boots for obvious reasons and idk what tera type i should use
- Being able to switch this one in safely with slowking is awesome
Another pivot with really good coverage because of protean and it 2HKOs dondozo regardless of curse so if u switch into it when dondozo uses curse it has to switch or die
Play rough is the only move im considering switching off of but idk what i should use in its place
spoiler alert i put boots on my entire team except 1 mon i switch a LOT
Skeledirge has clutched up so many games for me because of unaware, if you switch into it on a dragonite dragon dance and tera water you take 30 percent and get a free burn (unless it misses which it has for me lmfao)
Torch song can sometimes spiral out of control unless they also have an unaware mon but dondozo gets will o wisp'd and when it rests you switch to meowscarada anyways
the nickname may be a joke but this guy is not !! this is one of the more common sets i think
knock off is good to get rid of rocky helmets or whatever which lets meowscarada not take a billion damage for using u turn on corviknights
assault vest lets it live a make it rain from goldilocks and blow it up in return with EQ on scarf sets for the OHKO or knock off> eq on balloon sets since you outspeed
Might use headlong rush for the raw power though lmk if i should
This is a slightly gimmicky blissey set but its really funny
gholdengo players love tricking their choice scarf onto predicted blissey switch ins so i just give them their item back or if they switch to someone else i simply give that mon the choice item instead
its also my rocks setter but i don't use hazards like that its mainly just to scout out boots vs choice sets on chi yu/goldilocks/chien pao
Pokemon i usually have trouble with:
- Espathra because of calm mind and future sight resist which can let it spiral out of control if i didn't already have chien pao or meowscarada in
- Tera fire taunt annihilape because i can't even burn the mf and future sight does less
- roaring moon outrage sets because i don't have a fairy type besides tera slowking
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i suggest changing meowscarada to specs dragapult. not only does this give u a very solid answer to dealing with