Social Experiment Happy Holidays

[z2porygon]

Here is my Ev spread. In general, this team is too fast and offensive that it is out-classed by other teams with defensive pokemon and Trick Room. I would replace Landorus-T and Latios for something that can provide support for the teammates of Mega-Mawile and Ludicolo which are the core of offense. I used this team on Smogon Showdown and came across some problems such as Bisharp/Milotic and Trick Room. Anyway it is a good team for starting to build.


Politoed @ Damp Rock
Ability: Drizzle
EVs: 236 HP / 116 Def / 68 SpA / 84 SpD / 4 Spe
Modest Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Rain Dance
- Ice Beam
- Scald

The EVs are like Alex's at 2014 US Nationals; survive and dish out hits and keep the rain up


Raikou @ Shuca Berry
Ability: Pressure
Level: 50
EVs: 88 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 156 Spe
Timid Nature
- Quash/Thunder Wave
- Thunderbolt/Thunder
- Snarl
- Protect

The EVs allow it to be 2OHKO by almost anything and I would give it speed control such Quash or T-Wave so you can Paralyzed M-Kanga or M-Charizard or Quash Garchomp max speed.


Mawile @ Mawilite
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 68 HP / 252 Atk / 92 Def / 96 SpD
Careful Nature
- Protect
- Sucker Punch
- Play Rough
- Iron Head

The EVs are designed to survive hits but Mawile has 2 key weakness that now have more access to them (with the move tutors Heat Wave and Earth Power, TM Earthquake, and the expanded Pokedex). Most teams I faced try to take advantage of the rain trying to OHKO Mega-Mawile with a water move.


Ludicolo @ Assault Vest
Ability: Swift Swim
Level: 50
EVs: 72 HP / 36 Def / 144 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Fake Out
- Scald
- Ice Beam
- Giga Drain

This is the EVs I created for another Ludi that I used on another team I made. I made it so Ice Beam can OHKO 4x weakness such as Garchomp, Salamence, and Landorus-T. It can out-speed a lot of Fake-out users and Choice Scarf users. It can survive for a while and dash out hits.


Landorus-Therian @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Intimidate
Level: 50
EVs: 84 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 168 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Superpower/Knock Off
- U-turn

The 168 speed EVs with Choice Scarf allow it to out-speed Max speed Talonflame. This is good for to dish out quick-hard hits but Earthquake can only be used once with Mawile/Raikou using protect and Latios is the only pokemon that cannot be hit by Landorus-T's EQ. When using this I thought of using Rock Slide/U-Turn before using Earthquake.


Latios (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Psyshock
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Protect

Ugh the EVs are for singles. I find it way to hard to use this in VGC. Latios is too frail to invest bulk and Draco may only 2OHKO a non-super effective pokemon that is denfensive.

Good Luck and
Happy Holidays