Ou sample teams smogon. Because Politoed's Special Attack isn't too bad, and its Water-type attacks are boosted under Rain, I decided to forgo the standard defensive moveset because it's a momentum killer for offensive teams. Teams are grouped by primary sleeper, and the starred teams are most encouraged for beginners to try. Diancie is great vs many hazard stacking,and stall/defensively made teams,and has good coverage overall as well amazing stats. Anyhow here's how to use this team. This team made by M Dragon is a classic 6 and represents sand builds that don’t utilize the magic guard spikes strategy. Rarelyme Oct 17, 2014 · This is my final version of the classic Sun Offense team. Not to bash this team or anything, I think it can definitely be good in the right matchup but this is probably not suitable for a sample team imo. 0) The idea of this thread is to provide a visual list of what Pokémon does what in the DPP OU metagame. then the choose for this slot fell on spikes protean ninja, this helps gengar making more Sep 28, 2020 · Outside of that, the team has performed quite solidly in my experience with it so far. Jun 14, 2017 · BW Doubles OU Sample Teams These are teams for getting into the BW DOU metagame! The purpose of this is to showcase proven successful DOU teams in order to help aspiring new players jump into the tier and get acclimated to the tier's numerous team playstyles and archetypes. These teams can also be used as a base in order to try out new options in teambuilding. (Depending on how suitable it is for the meta, it will be verified to be added, better if it is with some description) Most Simple. Even though Mega Sceptile has negligible usage in OU, I've often used this team to beat many great gen 6 OU players. Please note: Team submissions are closed, unlike in current generation tiers. I used it to win many World Cup games (Jabba in 2012, Dragonuser in 2013 and Limitless in 2014), frontier, powc, pocl and tour games. Special Spam Offense by GXE. Jan 13, 2019 · This thread is meant to highlight the best of the best teams in the Doubles OU tier. 3. Mismagius is a classic sub-leftovers-setup, klefki can be a prankster with foul play and toxic orb switcheroo, and mudsdale do mudsdale things. Current Sample Teams Below are the current sample teams! Click the minisprites for the importables of the teams. Thanks to the investment in Special Attack Jun 14, 2017 · Now here is a team that I posted in the SM OU bazaar about 2 months ago. Excadrill - A suicide lead to setup stealth rocks as well as to clean opponent hazards with stealth rock and rapid spin respectively. Smurf Team Alternative by @Lumiere-----Double Frog Rain Team Alternative by @Lumiere -----Rain Crawdaunt by @Huargensy ----- Sep 28, 2015 · ORAS OU SAMPLE TEAM THREAD V2 Original approved by alexwolf | OP taken from namehtmas | Originally hosted by TheEnder | Art by McMeghan Welcome! The purpose of this thread is to archive successful ORAS OU teams, intended to help new players get acclimated to the metagame and different May 3, 2020 · That is why ive come here with a team that I will be using in a small pokemon tournament. This can help beginner and Dec 4, 2019 · The main goal of this resource is to showcase good teams that are easy to pick up and use on the ladder. I added in Zam for late game sweeping, Mag for defensive typing coverage and some special offense and Lando-T + Garchomp to try to pick off mons when the opportunity presents itself. If you are interested in trying the metagame but are unable to build any teams of your own due to Welcome to the GSC OU sample teams thread! With the recent update of the GSC OU sample teams now is a great time to improve the resources and generate discussion on some of the most popular and influential teams in the meta. Both of them are dominated by 252 HP / 4 Atk / 28 Def / 4 SpD / 220 Spe with Impish nature. Posting Guidelines Before posting teams here you should get permission from one of this thread's host. I think something like Ske's mega Hera BO (also featuring SD Bulu like the current Ske sample) is a better representation of what's effective in the current meta and could replace the current SD Bulu team in the samples. We will actively look over the sample teams and make sure that they stay up-to-date in order to reflect the current metagame as well as possible. Notes: - This only contains information about sets that I thought would be useful for new players to use. - LGPE Wish Killer has been added! This team has the most consistent tournament results of any team the meta has ever seen, so keep it in mind as both an option and something to prep for. The idea was to run a balanced team with the tang/pex regenerator defensive core because that seemed fun. I use reall weird EVs. Edit: in all honesty, I think half of the sample teams or so need an update, not just this one. Many players who are still invested in the May 19, 2020 · DPP OU TEAMBUILDING COMPENDIUM (v 2. OTR Bronzong + Choice Band Tyranitar Offense by crayon pop Jun 28, 2021 · The basic sand team structure of Tyranitar, Landorus-Therian, Ferrothorn, and Rotom-wash give so much flexibility in the choice of the last two slots. The team did originally have Dugtrio, but its main purpose was to trap Hoopa and Mega-Medicham. this team has some pretty insane synergy, a ton of mons opening opportunities for others to sweep. Tapu Lele @ Choice Specs Ability: Psychic Surge. com/forums/threads ) and it shows some model builds from the current SS OU metagame that some of the stronger players Nov 25, 2022 · Most common teams on OU are Rain and Smurf Offense and this set had a suprise for they. smogon. Jan 10, 2020 · This thread is meant to highlight the best of the best teams in the Doubles OU tier. Sample Teams are exemplary teams that have proven themselves to be good and are basic enough for beginners to use, allowing them to pick up the fundamentals of teambuilding and doubles play. Editing the post to include another team This is 3v3. SM RU: Did the same as BW RU and ORAS samples. I would say that since your new, that rain or a magearna team would be good for you. Please provide an importable of the team and give a brief but thorough description of the team. Oct 29, 2020 · The OP is now updated with new sample teams for the current metagame, all of which are usable in the Official Smogon Tournament! The old sample teams are logged in the second post. May 20, 2019 · Completely removed the existing sample set (0 teams were viable) and replaced it with the RU communities ORAS RU sample teams. The team had a bunch of weaknesses though, mainly to stuff like specs Tapu Lele, and Fairium Z Tapu Koko, and Psychicium Z Volcarona in particular. It's a simple team to pick up and use. mixed lead lo chomp allows you to poke holes in the opposing ground types, opening chances for zera to sweep. Sample Teams will be hosted in the 2nd post in this thread. It went through countless improvements, and is now a very polished product working pretty well at least on the ladder : i was able to reach ~top 50 with it without much troubles (although i dropped pretty hard because i tried out sun right after- which, turns out, sucks lol), and Dec 27, 2016 · Sample teams are included in this post! Basically, exemplary posted teams are going to be featured on the OP (this post) of this thread. New teams featured daily/weekly! Want to submit a team for me to use? Do so on this page! Jan 23, 2024 · 2. Just look up "usum ou sample teams" and pick the one that you like the most. Nov 16, 2021 · The teams "double fight finals" and "assurance broken" both have wrong spreads on Gliscor. so I went to build around it to practice with it, the team has been doing very well even for Nov 9, 2014 · Politoed's primary purpose is to provide 8 turns of rain support for the teams offensive core. Sep 16, 2021 · Thundurus-T teams also tend to look for Water-resistances; if a team is actively opting not to run Thundurus-I, with the specially defensive utility set being quite the answer to rain teams, then of course such a team would need to be capable of withstanding strong Water-type attacks. Nov 16, 2021 · Sample teams will be selected by a collection of experienced BDSP OU players. Not only does it provide an invaluable Electric-type immunity for rain teams, but it can very effectively abuse the rain with Swift Swim, and finds quite a few powerful Stealth Rock setting opportunities thanks to its good defensive typing and ability to Jul 2, 2014 · Get your SM OU teams rated here! Welcome to Smogon! Take a moment to read the Introduction to Smogon for a run-down on everything Smogon, and make sure you take some time to read the global rules. Sep 9, 2022. Dec 15, 2023 · this is a pretty fun HO team that fits the "halloween monsters" theme I was going for. Feb 24, 2023 · Welcome to Scarlet & Violet National Dex Monotype Sample Teams, your primary place to get, well, National Dex Monotype sample teams! The purpose of this resource will be to provide teams that are easy to use and represent the type fairly well for newer players to learn the metagame with. Enjoy! The main goal of this thread is to archive teams that do an exemplary job showcasing certain playstyles / archetypes that are prominent in the current metagame. I really like what Actuarily did with Steal Beam Klefki later on in the season, its great for momentum which is very important on fast paced styles like rain. All three teams featured Amoonguss / Ferrothorn, as well as Oct 24, 2014 · OU SAMPLE TEAM THREAD Approved by alexwolf | OP taken from namehtmas | Art by ArkaMustang Welcome! The purpose of this thread is to archive successful XY OU teams, intended to help new players get acclimated to the metagame and different playstyles. Sep 7, 2024 · Welcome to Smogon! Resource SV OU Sample Teams Shaymin Sky; Dec 12, 2022; Replies 8 Views 550K. 200 Speed EVs allow it to outrun defensive Rotom-W. Nov 17, 2022 · This thread is meant to highlight the best of the best teams in the Doubles OU tier. Oct 18, 2023 · Welcome to the [OU] PvP Sample Sets Compendium guide. Seeing as how gaining knowledge about teambuilding and the Doubles OU metagame in general can be hard and complicated, having a Dec 14, 2021 · This is the team I'm probably most proud of. This thread showcases popular playstyles and archetypes to help beginner- to intermediate-level players become acclimated to the tier or simply to help anyone in need of a solid team to play. To get the importable of the team, simply click on the mini-sprites! The Indigo Disk Sample Teams. I also won my superstars final match and got #1 in the BW OU ladder with it in 2012. They need to be fixed before making them sample teams. Jan 11, 2024 · It is no secret that the forum resources for the tier are woefully outdated: Smogon writeups for SS OU are littered with Kyurem-era analyses, published sets are still half-baked despite SetsuSetsuna's efforts in the past four months while the sample teams and viability rankings threads are no better. I managed to use this team to reach my first 1550 elo in the OU meta. This is also THE PLACE for sample team submissions. This can help beginner and intermediate level players get May 1, 2016 · I suck at using mega diancie and before oras ends I want to get a taste of its power and capabilities in the ou metagame. Dec 12, 2022 · Welcome to the sample teams thread where you can find solid teams to try out the tier and learn the OU metagame. The purpose of this thread is to provide players an easy-to-understand compendium of sample strategies of OU Pokémons. Updated Dark Spam HO by CTC and Vert. These teams have proven to be good and are basic enough for beginners to use, allowing them to pick up the fundamentals of teambuilding and doubles play. Jan 8, 2019 · Sample Teams have been updated! - The old Zard-X + Eevee team has been replaced with an updated version that is better equipped for the meta. Jul 6, 2021 · Its aim is to help beginners and intermediate level players become acclimated to the tier, or simply to help anyone in need of a solid team to play. Each sample team will have a dedicated post covering four topics: A general team overview Jul 16, 2021 · Team Dumps The following are team dumps donated by members of the community. Gen 7 ou is one of my favorite tiers so im always down to play some games btw! Nov 16, 2021 · the two besties. If you have Sep 3, 2015 · Welcome! The purpose of this thread is to archive successful Doubles OU teams, intended to help new players get acclimated to the metagame and different playstyles. They have not been curated unlike the sample teams, but nevertheless are a treasure trove of information about ADV! Bold = recommended for learning the metagame. Locked; Sticky; Resource Tera Type Index Jan 4, 2024 · Welcome to SV Monotype Sample Teams, your primary place to get, well, SV Monotype sample teams! The purpose of this resource will be to provide teams that are easy to use and represent the type fairly well for newer players to learn the metagame with. If you are interested in trying the metagame but are unable to build any teams of Dec 7, 2021 · The current paradigm for the tier is fast paced teams with suicide leads that ensure the early hazard game develops in your favor and set up mons that compliment each other well to break past the opposing team and sweep, either assisted by Sticky Webs to allow slower threats like Mega-Scizor and Bisharp to beat their faster checks or through Screens to buy relatively frail but strong sweepers Get your SV OU teams rated here! Welcome to Smogon! Take a moment to read the Introduction to Smogon for a run-down on everything Smogon, and make sure you take some time to read the global rules. They had an adequate number of teams, no need to add more at the moment. I swear that I used bulky Leftovers Excadrill w/ Sand Rush before it was cool. Please consider this Jun 14, 2017 · Yeah you can build to not lose to Kingdra by putting 4 of the things I just mentioned on every team (which can still lose to Kingdra just not guaranteed), but to say Kingdra isn't tier 1 because every good team has 4 counters—because having less than that is an autoloss—seems as crazy to me as saying that Kang isn't the best mon in XY Jul 29, 2021 · :gs/smeargle: :gs/scizor: :gs/snorlax: :gs/marowak: :gs/jolteon: :gs/machamp: Standard Agility Baton Pass (click sprites for team) Overview: Full Baton Pass: a team style almost impossible in future generations, GSC the only generation with Baton Pass that has not outright banned it or Nov 25, 2022 · You are free to contribute teams if you want them to appear as sample teams. Dec 30, 2021 · crudely drawn by me and hosted by the sm moderation team! In such a rampant, high-activity metagame filled with an incredibly diverse cast of Pokemon, finding a good place to start can be incredibly difficult. Aug 23, 2021 · Welcome to the RBY OU Sample Teams thread. Sticky; Jan 1, 2024 · art by GoldCat the brilliant artist Hello! This thread serves as a place for good teams intended to help new players get acclimated to the metagame and different playstyles. vileplume is a key member of this team, and is used over tang here because: does much better vs breloom, specifically of the choice band variety, 2, takes much less from life orb fire blast chomp, meaning that it isnt immedietely forced out by it to give u Jul 28, 2024 · Check out a variety of teams I showcase on YouTube and Twitch. Writeups for each sample team may come soon. 4. This can help beginner and intermediate level players get acclimated to the metagame and just be a general tool to those in need of teams. Feb 27, 2023 · This team is an edited sample team that centers around using trick to mess up an opponent trying to set up. This team basically revolves around Pursuit MZor + Rotom-W + wallbreaker (in this case nidoking), which is an extremely effective Jun 19, 2020 · With the new metagame giving us so many new Pokemon and strategies to explore, we decided to share some sample teams for everyone to try out in the early stages of the metagame. This should help players to familiarize themselves with the current SS OU metagame. kd458. Assault Vest allows Serperior to Survive Kingdra Hurricane and Volcarona Fiery Dance (As long as volca didn't setup) and if hazards are up, Volca loses 1v1 and Kingdra if you setup once before, you win. Hit a speed bump and then max SpD and then the Atk is for a jump point and the Nov 16, 2021 · This team is, I believe, a team solid enough to be a sample team. All Pokemon included are from BKC's Viability Rankings Rules: One liners are fine, avoid double posting; Don't shitpost and don't be an idiot. If you are doing so, please provide a good description of the team and make sure to mention that the team is being submitted explicitly for sample team consideration. To get the importable of the team, simply click on the mini-sprites! Aegislash Semi-Stall by ABR: Urshifu-Rapid Sand Balance by Empo and Norton: Jul 8, 2018 · co-hosted by Finchinator | approved by the OU Moderator Team | ORAS one by starry blanket | banner by dk The main goal of this thread is to archive teams that do an exemplary job showcasing certain playstyles / archetypes that are prominent in the current metagame. It's probably my best BW OU team and also my favorite one. The sample team thread was just updated ( https://www. chomp + melm stress out ferro/skarm/corv for May 10, 2019 · hosted by me (with a lot of help) | banner by McMeghan | sprite converter The main goal of this thread is to archive teams that do an exemplary job showcasing certain playstyles / archetypes that are prominent in the current metagame. It is OU Gen 7. Hyper Offense Double Water HO by H momento Double Water HO 2 by Lalaya Sticky Webs HO by Eve DragMag Jirachi DragMag by Eve Empoleon DragMag by adem Offense Dec 16, 2022 · DPL IX Team Dump Week 1 vs RelicanthPrimal This is now a sample but I definitely think its not the most optimized rain can be. for the 3rd slot i just added zygarde as an electric check and win condition also because it has a good synergy with gar and tom. May 1, 2016 · This is another one of my best teams, and while nidoking is uncommon, it has been rising in popularity and the team archetype itself represents an increasingly popular team style, so I feel this may be sample worthy. Sep 3, 2024. May 2, 2016 · Doubles OU Sample Teams (⚆ _ ⚆) These are teams for getting into the DOU metagame! The purpose of this thread is to showcase proven successful DOU teams in order to help aspiring new players jump into the tier and get acclimated to the tier's numerous team playstyles and archetypes. Glimm + Tera Ground Spam HO by Storm Zone. Mar 30, 2017 · Approved by Acast and Eien / Banner by Moosical Taken over from Tyke Welcome to Monotype Sample Teams, your go-to resource to find Monotype sample teams! The object of this project is to develop a selection of well-built, relevant sample teams for Gen 7 Monotype submitted by experienced Jul 8, 2018 · Regarding the current SD Bulu team, I feel like wish Clef balances like that are a bit outdated in the current meta. Jul 8, 2018 · Especially on ladder, when there are more fire-types than Heatran. The team itself is fairly easy to pilot and could definitely serve as a good introduction to the differences between CAP and OU. Nov 17, 2022 · op stolen from here SS OU Sample Teams In such a rampant, high-activity metagame filled with an incredibly diverse cast of Pokemon, finding a good place to start can be incredibly difficult. Seeing as how gaining knowledge about Nov 15, 2019 · Welcome to Smogon! Resource SS OU Sample Teams (Crown Tundra) Finchinator; Oct 29, 2020; Replies 11 Views 400K. glisc gives us a ground type + a check to heatran, infernape etc while also giving the team a knock offer and a defogger. ironwater. Nov 16, 2021 · Sample Submission THE DRIP (WaterSpam HO) Really solid HO, Fire Blast Garchomp lures in Skarmory for Cloys to clean, Skill Swap Manaphy is a neat tech to bust through Unaware Clefable, Mantine, and Gastrodon which can give the team troubles, and together with Garchomp and Blaziken generally shred apart fatter teams. Completely removed the existing sample set (0 teams were viable) and replaced it with the RU We considered that team for the samples but main thing with sample teams is that you want well structured, overall consistent teams that will be able to perform decent in most scenarios with as little surprise factor as possible and ideally to have tournament usage or overall being used by the players of the tier. The team is built around an alakazam tapu lele core and tries to setup both of them with free switches and favourable matchups to get free hits weakening the enemy team untill alakazam can sweep. Mar 18, 2017 · hello guys this is a pretty cool team i made around the scarfgar + tomw core, rotom just attracts fat grass types like tang switchs on it and gives gar the chance to hit. I can't believe that so many top players still get it wrong. 2021 thelinearcurve; OP here; 2020 thelinearcurve (all); OP here; 2020 thelinearcurve (more viable/user Mar 19, 2017 · The idea of this team is to hit your opponents as hard as possible both physical and special. [click image for importable] Hello Smogon Comunity, today im going to share a team that was built by End Game Team, thunder n' blazes made it and was spammed by members, the main reason is because we spammed this offense on the ladder and had a lot of success, then people started copying the team and using wrong EV's, wrong movesets, and since some people asked To give Ferrothorn room to afford Spikes, I knew I wanted a good offensive Stealth Rock setter, and Seismitoad was my Pokemon of choice. 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