Jan 1, 2017, 07:00 AM
This team is decent for the most part but it looks like it will have problems with faster teams and some heavy Trick Room attackers like Magnezone, Muk-A, Drampa etc. The damage output of this team is abysmal at best seeing as only Tapu Lele and Marowak really do any serious damage and the two are pretty frail in their own right against the current meta that consists of Muk, Celesteela, Arcanine and opposing Tapu Lele and Marowak
I have no idea what Gastrodon's EV spread is supposed to achieve and Sludge Bomb isn't netting any significant KOs. Honestly, Earthquake is still the better option as it hits a lot more things in the metagame for super effective and Ground coverage would be much appreciated by this team. Recover is also a good option as Gastrodon has no means of recovery and its bulk doesn't avoid a lot of 2HKOs or OHKOs to be honest
252 Atk Garchomp Tectonic Rage vs. 244 HP / 28 Def Gastrodon: 201-237 (92.6 - 109.2%) -- 56.3% chance to OHKO
0 Atk Tapu Lele Shattered Psyche vs. 244 HP / 28 Def Gastrodon: 169-199 (77.8 - 91.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Toxic is preferred on Gastrodon due to its ability to tank hits from bulkier Pokemon such as Porygon2 and stall them out with the status in combination with Protect and passive recovery
Your team cannot support a Minimize set up plus the move is too gimmicky and relying on evasion to win isn't really a strong wincon because your win condition is still chance based meaning if you so happen to be unfortunate (or the opponent carries a Z move that OHKOs Muk) you just wasted turns. Curse, Taunt and Shadow Sneak are better options for this slot and Muk should always be running either the Iapapa Berry or Figy Berry as they give 50% recovery when Muk drops below 50% provided it has the Gluttony ability
-1 0 Atk Celesteela Heavy Slam (120 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Tapu Lele: 116-138 (80 - 95.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Just putting that calc out there. Arcanine and Tapu Lele is a common lead matchup and your team's only responses are Marowak (who gets OHKOd by Tapu Lele), Muk (who Arcanine can possibly burn) and Celesteela (who Arcanine pressures). A bit more attack investments would be appreciated so Celesteela can OHKO Tapu Lele at -1 attack. It seems arbitrary but it really isn't as a situation like this is very likely to happen. Also Flamethrower does nothing for Celesteela. Earthquake, Wide Guard or Substitute are better options for this set
Recover is a necessary move on Porygon2 to keep it around. Gastrodon, Tapu Lele and Muk all outspeed and KO Marowak so you really don't need Shadow Ball as much as you'd think
I have no idea what Gastrodon's EV spread is supposed to achieve and Sludge Bomb isn't netting any significant KOs. Honestly, Earthquake is still the better option as it hits a lot more things in the metagame for super effective and Ground coverage would be much appreciated by this team. Recover is also a good option as Gastrodon has no means of recovery and its bulk doesn't avoid a lot of 2HKOs or OHKOs to be honest
252 Atk Garchomp Tectonic Rage vs. 244 HP / 28 Def Gastrodon: 201-237 (92.6 - 109.2%) -- 56.3% chance to OHKO
0 Atk Tapu Lele Shattered Psyche vs. 244 HP / 28 Def Gastrodon: 169-199 (77.8 - 91.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Toxic is preferred on Gastrodon due to its ability to tank hits from bulkier Pokemon such as Porygon2 and stall them out with the status in combination with Protect and passive recovery
Your team cannot support a Minimize set up plus the move is too gimmicky and relying on evasion to win isn't really a strong wincon because your win condition is still chance based meaning if you so happen to be unfortunate (or the opponent carries a Z move that OHKOs Muk) you just wasted turns. Curse, Taunt and Shadow Sneak are better options for this slot and Muk should always be running either the Iapapa Berry or Figy Berry as they give 50% recovery when Muk drops below 50% provided it has the Gluttony ability
-1 0 Atk Celesteela Heavy Slam (120 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Tapu Lele: 116-138 (80 - 95.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Just putting that calc out there. Arcanine and Tapu Lele is a common lead matchup and your team's only responses are Marowak (who gets OHKOd by Tapu Lele), Muk (who Arcanine can possibly burn) and Celesteela (who Arcanine pressures). A bit more attack investments would be appreciated so Celesteela can OHKO Tapu Lele at -1 attack. It seems arbitrary but it really isn't as a situation like this is very likely to happen. Also Flamethrower does nothing for Celesteela. Earthquake, Wide Guard or Substitute are better options for this set
Recover is a necessary move on Porygon2 to keep it around. Gastrodon, Tapu Lele and Muk all outspeed and KO Marowak so you really don't need Shadow Ball as much as you'd think
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