Wall Breaker Sceptile.
Wall Breaking Sceptile
Sceptile@ Life Orb
Ability: Overgrow
Nature: Naive
IV's: HP:31 Att:30 Def:31 Spe:30 SpA:31 SpD:31
EV's: 252 SpA, 116 Att, 140 Spe
Moveset:
Substitute
Focus Punch
HP Psychic/ HP Ice
Leaf Storm
Ok before the big long wall of text that follows this paragraph about matchups vs common walls I want to put my thoughts out there. First and foremost I hate Stall and because of that reason I'm always looking for a way to shatter the best of cores. With this set it aims to cripple the most common UU walls and allow a clean up sweeper of either Attack or Special to finish the match. Before I get into the moveset, I want to explain why I chose Sceptile. First and foremost I've never liked using Blaziken or Magmortar as wall breakers for two reasons: The first being their mediocre base 80 and 83 Speed. Secondly with Milotic as the premiere mixed wall around, a wall breaking fire just doesn't sit well with me. So this lead me to the impressive base 120 Speed Sceptile with 85 Attack(More than Venusaur) and 105 SpA. The EV's are to outpace anything +105 and below with Max SpA and the rest into Attack. I chose Naive over Hasty as unlike Sceptiles SpD, its Def stat is already too low. Now on to the Moveset, Leaf Storm is a given, and combined with an impressive 105 Base and Life Orb, shreds through most Physical walls. Hp Psychic is my preferred choice as I hate being walled by Chansey/Weezing combination and with HP Psychic giving the same Damage output as HP Ice on Venusaur I figured why not. Last but certainly not least is my way of dealing with those pesky special walls who think that they can switch in freely. Ideally you have a Sub up before you try and fire off Focus Punches but as you'll see below in the damage calcs you won't be disappointed.
The key to all the matchups below is to switch in on a favorable matchup and get your Sub.
Common Defensive Pokemon:
Blastoise- Leaf Storm does 98.3% - 116.6% with 252 HP/252 SpD and +Nature, OHKO with Rocks
Chansey- Focus Punch does 78.4% - 92.3% with 252 HP/252 Def and +Nature and Leaf Storm does 25.3% - 30% with 252HP /252 SpD +Nature Guaranteed 2HKO with SR Focus Punch + Leaf Storm and as an added bonus Focus Punch has a chance to OHKO(93.6% - 110.5%) with normal Wish/Utility sets of 252 Def/252 SpD
Claydol- Guaranteed OHKO with Leaf Storm with NO ROCKS 100% - 118.5% with 252 HP/252 SpD and +Nature
Clefable-Focus Punch does 62.4% - 73.6% with 252 HP/252 Def and +Nature and Leaf Storm does 50.3% - 59.4% with 252 HP/252 SpD and + Nature guaranteed 2HKO with Focus Punch+Leaf Storm
Cloyster- Leaf Storm does 192.1% - 227% with 252 HP/252 SpD and +Nature, even with a Rindo berry still does 96.1% - 113.5% or a OHKO with rocks
Donphan- Leaf Storm does 131.3% - 154.7% with 252 HP/252 SpD and +Nature.
Hitmontop- HP Psychic does 37.5% - 44.7% with 252 HP/252 SpD and + Nature and Leaf Storm does 56.6% - 67.1% with 252 HP/252 SpD and + Nature so after rocks and two turns of leftovers Hitmontop has ~5% left.
Milotic- Leaf Storm does 79.7% - 94.4% with 252 HP/252 SpD and +Nature and guarantees the 2HKO's even without rocks and with the -2 SpA drop.
Miltank- Focus Punch does 49.2% - 58.4% with 252 HP/252 Def and +Nature and Leaf Storm does 58.6% - 69.3% with 252 HP/252 SpD and +Nature. Guaranteed 2HKO with Focus Punch and Leaf Storm.
Omastar- Leaf Storm does 268.6% - 317.4% with 252 HP/252 SpD and +Nature. 89.5% - 106.4% with 252 HP/252 SpD, Sandstorm and Rindo Berry.
Regirock- Focus Punch does 33.5% - 39.6% with 252 HP/252 Def and +Nature and Leaf Storm does 67.6% - 79.7% with 252 HP/252 SpD, Sandstorm and +Nature.
Registeel- This is one of the few ones you need some support on. Focus Punch and get 41.2% - 48.9, percents are of course with 252 HP/252 Def and +Nature.
Slowbro- Leaf Storm is a guaranteed OHKO without rocks, 107.1% - 126.9% with 252 HP/252 SpD and +Nature.
Slowking- Leaf Storm does 87.3% - 103.6% with 252 HP/252 SpD and +Nature, chance to OHKO with rocks and guaranteed 2HKO with two Leaf Storms.
Spiritomb- Leaf Storm does 58.2% - 68.4% with 252 HP/252 SpD and +Nature and after the -2 drop 28.9% - 34.5%. Likely 2HKO with rocks and Tomb holding Leftovers.
Steelix- Focus Punch does 34.5% - 40.7% to 252 HP/252 Def +Nature and Leaf Storm does 67.8% - 79.7% with 252 HP/252 SpD and +Nature and after the -2 drop 33.9% - 40.7%. Likely 2HKO with rocks and Steelix holding Leftovers.
Tangrowth- Unless you run HP Ice over HP Psychic(I highly recommend you don't) you will need support here too. HP Ice does 46% - 54.5% with 252 HP/252 SpD and +Nature, with rocks a chance to 2HKO. If you run HP Psychic you can do 23% - 27.2% and 34.2% - 40.3% with Leaf Storm before having to swith out. Focus Punch does roughly the same damage output as HP Psychic on the 252 HP/252 Def without positive nature, so don't use it.
Torterra- Unlike Tangrowth, Torterra is more Bulky on the Special Side so start with Focus Punch which does 24.6% - 29.2% with 252 HP/252 Def and +Nature then Leaf Storm for 51.8% - 61.4% with 252 HP/252 SpD and +Nature. Again if you carry HP Ice over HP Psychic then this is a lot easier, neting you a clean 2HKO with 69% - 82.2% on the 252 HP/252 SpD and +Nature.
Uxie- This is definitely the best answer to this set if it is running max HP and max SpD, so have a good Dark Pokemon to help back you up. Focus Punch does 11.9% - 14.1% on 252 HP/252 Def and +Nature, even without the +Nature it still only does a measly 13% - 15.3%. Leaf Storm is not as helpless but because of the SpA drop it will fail to have a chance for a 3HKO, it does 43.5% - 51.7% on a 252 HP/252 SpD +Nature.
Venusaur- HP Psychic does 34.1% - 40.7% to a 252 HP/252 SpD +Nature, HP Ice does the same damage output. You'll need two layers of Spikes and SR to guarantee the 2HKO.
Weezing- Ah the reason I run HP Psychic, the other half of the Def/SpD wall that is Chansey and Weezing. HP Psychic does 46.7% - 55.1% to 252 HP/252 SpD which means with rocks you have a guaranteed 2HKO on one of the best Walls for grass types. Even without rocks you have a 62.52% chance of 2HKOing this bad boy.
So what do you guys think?