Project Next Best Thing: USUM UU (Week 45: Jellicent - Submissions)

[pokemonisfun]

TSR, would have voted YABO but not using Sludge Wave is so eh...

 

[Moltracer]

TSR

 

[Accel]

Tsr

 

[Sage]

And with that, week one is closed! I'll be voting for TSR's set, Destiny Bond is fantastic at giving Gengar value in matches where it has a bad matchup, and the lowered Defense IVs are a great tech to guarantee kills against the primary target, Alolan Muk. YABO, MasterAmpharos, and DurzaOffTopic were among the other sets I enjoyed during testing.

TSR (7): Wascally Wabbit, Darksafadao, Harpp, Pokeisfun, bla bla fat, Accelgor, Sage of the 6

YABO (5): Jord-E, 1Surgeon, TJ, MemeDankster, ACakeWearingAHat

MasterAmpharos (2): Xiri, PapaBisexual

Wascilly Wabbit (1): MasterAmpharos
Jord-E (1): retrowaves
Kink (1): tmacbalanced
DurzaOffTopic (1): Sleepless

Congratulations to TSR for winning week one of USUM UU Next Best Thing! Your set will be added to the archive shortly. Week 2 Mon will be up once I'm off this bus ride.

 

[Sage]

With that, we're moving on to Week 2, where we'll look at the offense focused pixie of Gen 4, Azelf!

The following sets are blacklisted:

Suicide Lead Azelf

Azelf @ Focus Sash
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Taunt
- Fire Blast / Knock Off
- Explosion
- Stealth Rock

Sets are due 1/26/18, EST Morning.

 

[Amane Misa]

Azelf @ Focus Sash
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Explosion
- Taunt
- Magic Coat

This set aims to make Azelf a more consistent suicide lead by allowing hit to surprise faster leads, mainly Aerodactyl, and opposing Azelf that may force a Speed-tie.

Basically, Magic Coat allows Azelf to bounce back a potential Taunt by the aforementioned competitors to block them from setting up hazards, and after that set-up its own Stealth Rock and use Explosion.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/azure-gen7uunoteampreview-54347
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7uu-688873221

 

[retrowaves]

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Azelf @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Psyshock
- Fire Blast
- Dazzling Gleam

People never actually expect Azelf to be np instead of a suicide lead, but this can perfom pretty well against stall and most balanced teams
(+2 252 SpA Azelf Psyshock vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Blissey: 460-543 (64.4 - 76%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery / +2 252 SpA Azelf Fire Blast vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Hippowdon: 306-360 (72.8 - 85.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery / +2 252 SpA Azelf Psyshock vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Sylveon: 238-282 (60.4 - 71.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery ), just setup on a passive mon like Hippowdon or Blissey (watch out for thunder wave though) and have fun

replays

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7uu-692223524
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7uu-692237262[/replay]

 

[Nightingales]

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Azelf @ Choice Band / Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Zen Headbutt
- Fire Punch
- U-Turn
- Knock Off / Explosion

Everybody seems so certain that Azelf will be Special, they forget it has 125 base Attack. Well, it does, and it hits like a truck with both band and LO. Also makes it more difficult to play against if people keep thinking it's special, since after Rocks it 2HKO's the tier's premiere special wall. Little bit of a gimmick, but it's just a fun set to catch people off-guard.

 

[Moutemoute]

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Azelf @ Psychium Z
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Psyshock
- Energy Ball
- Fire Blast

Main objective is to break through Stall that lacks of Muk-A (or break through when Muk-A is low or K.O). After a NP, Azelf can be really threatening thanks to its high SpA and coverage which can force the oppo to scout and take more residual damages. Shattered Psyche is a powerful nuke that can blow away Pokemon even without any boost.

calcs

+2 252 SpA Azelf Psyshock vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Blissey: 460-543 (64.4 - 76%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

+2 252 SpA Azelf Energy Ball vs. 40 HP / 216 SpD Alomomola: 500-590 (103.9 - 122.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

252 SpA Azelf Energy Ball vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Quagsire: 540-636 (137 - 161.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

+2 252 SpA Azelf Shattered Psyche (160 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Togekiss: 450-531 (120.3 - 141.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO after Leftovers recovery

252 SpA Azelf Energy Ball vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Pyukumuku: 154-182 (49 - 57.9%) -- 56.3% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
252 SpA Azelf Shattered Psyche (160 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Pyukumuku: 204-240 (64.9 - 76.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

+2 252 SpA Azelf Fire Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Filter Aggron-Mega: 291-343 (84.5 - 99.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

+2 252 SpA Azelf Energy Ball vs. 244 HP / 76 SpD Gliscor: 220-259 (62.5 - 73.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Poison Heal
252 SpA Azelf Shattered Psyche (160 BP) vs. 244 HP / 76 SpD Gliscor: 292-345 (82.9 - 98%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Poison Heal

 

[justdrew]

Azelf @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Explosion
- Energy Ball
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt

Essentially this a lead Azelf set but instead of Focus Sash it's Life Orb. Even with a Jolly nature Azelf 87.5% chance to OHKO Swampert and has max attack to unleash a powerful Life Orb Explosion. It's a nice set to suprise lead Swampert, who I might add has increased in usage since the rise of Rotom-Wash, and Life Orb gives it a bit more offensive utility instead of just dying turn 1.

 

[Sage]

Alright that wraps up Week 2 nominations! You may now vote for any of the following sets:

Amane Misa's Magic Coat set

Azelf @ Focus Sash
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Explosion
- Taunt
- Magic Coat

retrowaves' Nasty Plot set

Azelf @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Psyshock
- Fire Blast
- Dazzling Gleam

Nightingales' Physically Offensive set

Azelf @ Choice Band / Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Zen Headbutt
- Fire Punch
- U-Turn
- Knock Off / Explosion

Moutemoute's Psychium Z set

Azelf @ Psychium Z
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Psyshock
- Energy Ball
- Fire Blast

Wascally Wabbit's Energy Ball Lead set

Azelf @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Explosion
- Energy Ball
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt

You have until 1/28/18, EST late morning to afternoon to vote!

 

[vivalospride]

Amane, on my mama ive played this a few times and got my ass beat every time smh

 

[justdrew]

Physically offensive Azelf sounds fun. Nightingales nice set.

 

[Darksafadao]

Misa

 

[LotadSupreme]

Gonna be real here Magic coat has won me like 1 game but that game was pretty funny so I'm gonna go with Amane Misa's set

 

[roman]

misa

 

[MemeDankster]

moutemoute

 

[pokemonisfun]

Moutemoute for the wall crusher set

 

[Pimflois]

i saw that nasty plot z psyshock set putting in heavy work in high ladder, so id vote moutemoute too

 

[PapaBisexual]

misa

 

[nameless90]

Nightingales

 

[retrowaves]

amane misa

 

[Sage]

And that's that for voting on week 2! While I didn't get to test all the sets this time around, I think Nightingales' set is a great mix up to a lot of Azelf's switch ins, hitting them hard with physical attacks they didn't expect to take. I was also a fan of Amane Misa's set for improving the lead matchup even more into Azelf's favor, and Moutemoute's set which could bust through stall at a moment's notice. Thanks to everyone in week 2!

Amane Misa (6): vivalospride, Darksafadao, LotadSupreme, roman, PapaBisexual, retrowaves

Nightingales (3): Wascally Wabbit, Nameless90, Sage of the 6
Moutemoute (3): MemeDankster, PokeisFun, Pimflois

Congratulations to Amane Misa for winning week 2! Your set will be added to the archive shortly. Week 3 will be up after my soccer game!

 

[Sage]

For week 3, I have a special double header for us! In honor of the current suspect test, let's take a look at the two recently released threats, Buzzwole and Breloom.

You are still limited to one set to post, but it may be of either subject. At the end, you may vote for your favorite Breloom set and your favorite Buzzwole set.

The following sets are blacklisted:

Standard Breloom

Breloom @ Life Orb / Focus Sash
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Bullet Seed
- Mach Punch
- Spore / Rock Tomb

Natural Gift Breloom

Breloom @ Lansat Berry / Ganlon Berry
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Natural Gift
- Bullet Seed
- Mach Punch

3 Attacks + Roost Buzzwole

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Buzzwole @ Leftovers / Life Orb
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 112 HP / 252 Atk / 144 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Drain Punch / Superpower
- Ice Punch
- Poison Jab / Leech Life
- Roost

You have until February 1st, EST Afternoon, to post your sets. Good luck!

 

[justdrew]

The Set

Buzzwole @ Leftovers
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 HP / 192 SpD / 64 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Ice Punch
- Roost
- Drain Punch
- Bulk Up

Basically this is just a bulky Buzzwole set designed to sweep late game. I used it on my Bulky Offense team for UU Suspect Ladder. Drain Punch is for recovery and just a nice STAB move however it also has Roost which is good against Pokemon that are tickled by Drain Punch. Ice Punch is for Gliscor because screw the bat. Oh and the speed is to creep max speed Scizor and other base 65 speed Pokemon.