This team was originally centered around abusing gimmicks that were unbanned like evasion, OHKO, and most importantly, Moody. But now i have made this into a more serious team. I have not really been at the top of the ladder mainly staying the mid 1300's. This team has changed many times, but now i have a finalized team. (unless people have changes for my team)
TEAMBIULDING
- I saw how bibarel had the moody ability and wanted to use it and make a team built around it. This is the only gimmick based Pokemon that made it all the way onto the finalized team.
- Every good Anything Goes team needs a Mega Rayquaza. Nuff said
- The same thing can be said for P-Groudon. I orginally had a rock polish groudon, but I changed it to a 4 attack groudon.
- Now this is where the madness begins. I wanted to use a Lock On & Sheer Cold smeargle to abuse the OHKO clause not existing, it worked good for unsuspecting opponents, but for opponents who knew what i was doing, i mainly used this thing for death fodder.
- Out of every single Pokemon i could choose, i chose Primeape. I chose it to counter sleep, which my team doesn't appreciate.
- Clefable is another Pokemon i wanted use as a gimmick, with access to Calm Mind and Stored power, it seemed like a perfectly good option for my team.
- As i played through matches, Clefable seemed like it wasn't preforming as well as my other pokemon, as it could not get enough setup to really do some damage. So I replaced with an Aegislash. but it is not the aegislash you would normally expect. I thought that Swagger & Double team would be a good combo, so i decided to go with that.
- Along with Clefable, Smeargle was not performing as well as i expected. As i said before, if an opponent knew what i was trying to do, than i would use it as death fodder. But even if my opponent didn't know what i was doing, it takes 3 turns just to set up for 1 kill. So i replaced it with a Baton Pass Blaziken. Not only is this thing the evolution of my favorite pokemon (Torchic), but also this thing has brought me great wins in battle.
- The Aegislash that I used sucked, as it died very easily before i could set up and it also didn't help that i could only use one attacking move, shadow ball so it makes me completely walled by normal types. So i replaced it with a far better Pokemon. Skarmory brought one thing that i really needed on which was entry hazards.
- With help from Zangooser I have figured out 3 things. 1- I needed to replace Primeape. The idea of countering sleep was a good idea, but when I was not countering sleep, this thing kind of fell short. So I decided to replace my Ape with a Scarf Terrakion. This thing helps my team by dealing with Fairies and in general has more power than primeape. 2- I needed to redo my Skarmory set. I needed to replace my speed evs with SpD evs to make it more bulky rather than speedy. This also reflects my moveset changes. 3- Replacing Knock off with Substitute on blaziken. There isn't to say other than it really works
Now onto the actual team
TEAM
Paul (Bibarel) @ Life Orb
Ability: Moody
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Protect
- Last Resort
Last resort is an interesting move, as only one high tier Pokemon can use it effectivley, which is Ambipom. Ambipom can use it because it gets fake out and has a high base speed. But bibarel has one thing that Ambipom doesn't. Moody. Protect allows bibarel to scout the opponent and see what move they are going and get a free Moody boost with potentially getting an attack or speed boost. Last Resort is an extremely powerful move and even more powerful if he gets +2 attack because of moody. Without any boosts Last Resort 50% to a max hp Primal Groudon. Paul is Awesome
Rayquaza @ Life Orb
Ability: Air Lock
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Dragon Ascent
- Outrage
- ExtremeSpeed
- Fire Blast
I can see why they banned Mega Ray from ubers. This thing has massive attack power and massive speed. It also has decent defenses thanks to Delta Stream if Dragon Ascent hasn't been used yet. I run Fire Blast instead of DDance because Steel types and defensive walls would be a problem for this Mon and this thing already has enough attack and speed to begin with. I also use this thing as a revenge killer by using ESpeed.
Groudon-Primal @ Red Orb
Ability: Desolate Land
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Precipice Blades
- Dragon Tail
- Fire Punch
- Stone Edge
This thing is also a very common and very popular mon in AG and i can see why. I originally had EQ instead of Dragon Tail and Rock Polish instead of Stone Edge. I run dragon tail to rack up damage from hazards and run stone edge for coverage. I originally had earthquake because I did not want to risk missing Precipice Blades for only a little less damage, but now I feel more confident with the Blades. I originally had rock polish on the set because i wanted to out-speed more pokemon, but it wouldn't live a hit to be able to show off its boosted speed. I planned to put SD on it, but instead i put stone edge.
Speedy (Blaziken) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Speed Boost
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Protect
- Swords Dance
- Baton Pass
- Substitute
Blaziken is one my all time favorite Pokemon in general and especially in battle, so i had to find a way to get this guy on my team. And the result was amazing. For some reason, a lot of people i faced did not expect a baton pass Blaziken and just thought that it was offensive and did not try to get rid of it. I have gotten my Mega Ray up to +6 Attack and +5 speed and pulled of a 6-0 sweep. I have standard
BatonPass moves, Protect and Sub to shield Blaziken from damage, and SD to boost the Pokemon i pass into's attack.
Skarmory @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
- Roost
- Whirlwind
Skarmory adds two things that this team definitely needs, a steel type Pokemon and entry hazards. I have whirlwind to rack up entry hazard damage, Toxic to get even more damage on the other Pokemon, and roost to heal up my Skarm when it gets low on health. I also have a rocky helmet to get even more damage on physical attacks. I gave my P-Groudon dragon tail to keep getting hazard damage that this thing sets up.
Terrakion @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 128 Def / 128 Spe (?)
Adamant Nature
- Close Combat
- Iron Head
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
The latest addition to my team (and a replacement to Green Gloves the Primeape (RIP), this Pokemon adds a counter to fairies (which my team needs) with it's strong iron head. Terrakion also adds a strong fighting type (Way stronger than Primeape) that can benefit from Blaziken's Baton Pass to start sweeping. While this is not immune to sleep, It can still do heavy damage and out-speed Smeargle before it can put me to sleep. Close Combat and Rockslide are stab and EQ is for coverage. I am not sure about the EVs but i think they are fine
Threat List
Togekiss, Whismicott and any other annoying hax pokemon- They are annoying and I hate them
Other Bibarel- They can set up with Moody and sweep my team
Primal Kyogre- A minor threat, but can be a big problem if my Ray & P- Groudon are dead.
Ekiller Arceus- If this Pokemon gets set up it will destroy my team
Ditto- This Pokemon can counter my setup
Questions For Change
I have a team of almost all pokemon on the physical side of attacking (should I change?)
Is my Terrakion set a good idea
BIBAREL IS COOL
TEAMBIULDING
Now onto the actual team
TEAM
Paul (Bibarel) @ Life Orb
Ability: Moody
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Protect
- Last Resort
Last resort is an interesting move, as only one high tier Pokemon can use it effectivley, which is Ambipom. Ambipom can use it because it gets fake out and has a high base speed. But bibarel has one thing that Ambipom doesn't. Moody. Protect allows bibarel to scout the opponent and see what move they are going and get a free Moody boost with potentially getting an attack or speed boost. Last Resort is an extremely powerful move and even more powerful if he gets +2 attack because of moody. Without any boosts Last Resort 50% to a max hp Primal Groudon. Paul is Awesome
Rayquaza @ Life Orb
Ability: Air Lock
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Dragon Ascent
- Outrage
- ExtremeSpeed
- Fire Blast
I can see why they banned Mega Ray from ubers. This thing has massive attack power and massive speed. It also has decent defenses thanks to Delta Stream if Dragon Ascent hasn't been used yet. I run Fire Blast instead of DDance because Steel types and defensive walls would be a problem for this Mon and this thing already has enough attack and speed to begin with. I also use this thing as a revenge killer by using ESpeed.
Groudon-Primal @ Red Orb
Ability: Desolate Land
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Precipice Blades
- Dragon Tail
- Fire Punch
- Stone Edge
This thing is also a very common and very popular mon in AG and i can see why. I originally had EQ instead of Dragon Tail and Rock Polish instead of Stone Edge. I run dragon tail to rack up damage from hazards and run stone edge for coverage. I originally had earthquake because I did not want to risk missing Precipice Blades for only a little less damage, but now I feel more confident with the Blades. I originally had rock polish on the set because i wanted to out-speed more pokemon, but it wouldn't live a hit to be able to show off its boosted speed. I planned to put SD on it, but instead i put stone edge.
Speedy (Blaziken) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Speed Boost
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Protect
- Swords Dance
- Baton Pass
- Substitute
Blaziken is one my all time favorite Pokemon in general and especially in battle, so i had to find a way to get this guy on my team. And the result was amazing. For some reason, a lot of people i faced did not expect a baton pass Blaziken and just thought that it was offensive and did not try to get rid of it. I have gotten my Mega Ray up to +6 Attack and +5 speed and pulled of a 6-0 sweep. I have standard
BatonPass moves, Protect and Sub to shield Blaziken from damage, and SD to boost the Pokemon i pass into's attack.
Skarmory @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
- Roost
- Whirlwind
Skarmory adds two things that this team definitely needs, a steel type Pokemon and entry hazards. I have whirlwind to rack up entry hazard damage, Toxic to get even more damage on the other Pokemon, and roost to heal up my Skarm when it gets low on health. I also have a rocky helmet to get even more damage on physical attacks. I gave my P-Groudon dragon tail to keep getting hazard damage that this thing sets up.
Terrakion @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 128 Def / 128 Spe (?)
Adamant Nature
- Close Combat
- Iron Head
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
The latest addition to my team (and a replacement to Green Gloves the Primeape (RIP), this Pokemon adds a counter to fairies (which my team needs) with it's strong iron head. Terrakion also adds a strong fighting type (Way stronger than Primeape) that can benefit from Blaziken's Baton Pass to start sweeping. While this is not immune to sleep, It can still do heavy damage and out-speed Smeargle before it can put me to sleep. Close Combat and Rockslide are stab and EQ is for coverage. I am not sure about the EVs but i think they are fine
Threat List
Togekiss, Whismicott and any other annoying hax pokemon- They are annoying and I hate them
Other Bibarel- They can set up with Moody and sweep my team
Primal Kyogre- A minor threat, but can be a big problem if my Ray & P- Groudon are dead.
Ekiller Arceus- If this Pokemon gets set up it will destroy my team
Ditto- This Pokemon can counter my setup
Questions For Change
I have a team of almost all pokemon on the physical side of attacking (should I change?)
Is my Terrakion set a good idea
BIBAREL IS COOL
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