Jox
LCPL Champion
(approved by OP )
"Exploring the meta"
A Teambuilder Guide by 067jox
Everyone knows Pokemon battles are fun, thats why we play it. If we win we feel satisfied, if we lose we feel determined to not lose again. For me to win with my own team is the greatest feeling ever as i put a lot of effort into making it. I wanna give this feeling to more people, people that only use teams from others just because they don't quite get the meta yet. So hello everyone, my name is jordi aka 067jox and today I'm going to teach you guys how to build a team.
The current meta
Abra - Amazing Failsafe with Focus Sash + Magic guard that can be alternatively used as a LO Wallbreaker.
Croagunk - Bulky Mixed fighting type with Perfect coverage and an immunity to water types.
Diglett - Arena Trapper with great support moves and the highest speed stat of LC.
Doduo - Flying type wall breaker with access to Jump Kick. Amazing late game cleaner and early wall breaker.
Ferroseed - Grass Steel type that can set up Spikes and Stealth Rocks
Foongus - Great Defensive pivot with access to both Regenerator and Spore.
Gastly - Amazing offensive ghost type with a insane amount of coverage moves. Gastly can been runned as a Choice Scarf abuser, a Berry Juice Willo-Wisp Hex set or as a Life Orb/Z-Move wallbreaker.
Grimer Alolan - Slow Pursuit trapper that can also check Snivy. Grimer Alolan has a great defensive typing and Stab Knock Off.
Magnemite - Great Volt-Switch abuser that has 3 viable abilities. It can be used as a failsafe with Sturdy + Berry Juice, a trapper with Magnet Pull but also as a Choice Scarf user with Analytic.
Mareanie - Amazing wall that can check fighting types, water types and fire types. With the ability Regenerator and good defensive stats this pokemon will last longer as your typical wall.
Mienfoo - Insane fighting type that can be run both defensively and offensively. A good wall breaker with Reckless while its a great pivot with Regenerator.
Mudbray - Amazing Volt-Switch check with an great ability. It’s a Stealth Rock user with a lot of offensive pressure.
Onix - Best flying switch-in of the tier that can setup Stealth Rocks and can give you some offensive pressure once Weak Armor is activated. Sturdy is also an Great ability for Onix as it gives you a failsafe.
Pawniard - Fast Pursuit trapper with a nice amount of resistance. A really good Choice Scarf user but also a strong Stealth Rocker.
Ponyta - Fire Sweeper that can run both physical and special. It also has the ability Flame Body and can be used as a fast defensive presense.
Shellder - Best Shell Smash sweeper in LC that can pierce through Sturdy and Focus Sashes rephrase to 'Best shell smash sweeper in LC, capable of piercing through sturdy and focus sashes
Snivy - Contrary Grass type sweeper that can be both used as a bulky wall breaker or as a Choice Scarf late game sweeper.
Spritzee - Bulky Fairy type and only viable Wish passer in LC. It also can be used as a bulky setup sweeper with Nasty Plot or Calm Mind.
Staryu - Fast water type Rapid Spinner that has limited switch-ins with Analytic.
Timburr - Bulky fighting type with strong priority that can be used as a Bulk Up sweeper.
Vullaby - Dark Flying type that can do literally anything. It can be used as a Choice Scarf user, Bulky pivot, Special wall breaker and Physical wall breaker.
Wingull - Offensive Water Flying type that can hit the whole meta with both stabs.
Sub Meta
Archen - Flying Rock type that has access to both Stealth Rock and Defog.
Axew - Dragon type wall breaker with good coverage and access to Dragon Dance.
Bunnelby - Normal type nuke that has the ability to wall break. Also an amazing pivot.
Carvanha - Hard hitting Speed Boost user that can run both physical and special.
Chespin - Bulletproof user in LC with access to spikes and recovery.
Chinchou - Amazing Meta check as it can switch into both Staryu and Wingull while also resisting Flying types and having access to Volt-Switch. It is also a very good switch-in to Volt Switch.
Corphish - Water Type Adaptability abuser with a high attack stat and access to both Swords Dance and Dragon Dance.
Cottonee - Prankster user in LC that also resists fighting types. Amazing failsafe with great support moves and access to Defog.
Dewpider - Sticky Webs setter with the Water Bubble ability and with resistance to both fighting and ground types.
Drilbur - Offensive ground type that can ignore some abilities, most notably Levitate and Sturdy. It also has access to both Rapid Spin and Stealth Rocks.
Dwebble - Great Spike stacker and Shell Smash sweeper with two usable abilities.
Elekid - Fastest Volt-Switch user that can run physical and special.
Frillish - Water ghost type that can run as a wall or as a Choice Scarf Waterspout user.
Houndour - Special wallbreaker that has access to Flame Charge and Sucker Punch.
Kabuto - Weak Armor Flying check with both Stealth Rocks and Rapid Spin. It has also access to Priority and Knock Off.
Larvesta - Great pivot that can run both Defensive and Offensive.
Meowth - Priority abuser with access to technician boosted Fake Out + Feint.
Munchlax - Amazing Special defensive wall that has access to Pursuit.
Numel - Simple sweeper that has access to Stealth Rock with an amazing matchup vs Ferroseed/Spritzee core.
Omanyte - Shell Smash user that can also be used as a bulky Spike Stacker.
Pancham - Bulky Fighting type with perfect coverage and Parting Shot.
Pumpkaboo - Defensive ghost type that can run as a Z Trick a Treat sweeper.
Rufflet - Hard hitting flying type that can also be used as a bulk up sweeper.
Salandit - Fire Poison type sweeper with both Nasty Plot and Flame Charge.
Scraggy - Wall Breaker that can be used as a bulky Dragon Dance sweeper or as a Offensive Moxie sweeper.
Shellos - Water type Sticky Hold user with an insane amount of bulk.
Skrelp - Bulky Adaptability user that has limited switch-ins.
Slowpoke - Defensive Regenerator user with a insane amount of bulk. Amazing ground check and can be used as a Abra switch-in.
Snubbull - Offensive Fairy type with Intimidate and perfect coverage.
Surskit - Fast Webs user with coverage to hit the incoming Defog/Rapid Spin user.
Taillow - Wallbreaker that can be used both Physically with Guts or Special with Scrappy.
Tirtouga - Bulky flying check that has access to Shell Smash and Stealth Rocks.
Trapinch - Bulky Arena Trap user that has decent coverage and an amazing attack stat.
Trubbish - Sticky hold fighting check that can use Spikes
Vulpix Alolan - LC's best aurora veil setter, that can be used as a decent scarfer.
Wynaut - Shadow Tag user with a lot of HP that can Encore lock.
Zigzagoon - Belly Drum Wall breaker with stab Extreme Speed
https://pokemonshowdown.com/damagecalc/
http://pokemonforever.com/teambuilder.php
2. Have a concept or a goal ( Shellder team, Z-Pony etc. )
3. Follow these steps.
Normal : You need to have a switch into Belly Drum Zigzagoon and Bunnelby
Fighting : A fighting switch-in that can manage without their item . Think about Foongus or Mareanie.
Flying : A flying switch-in that can manage without their item. Think about Tirtouga, Onix, Kabuto. You can also Check flying types with Spritzee + flying resist like Choice Scarf Magnemite.
Poison : Have a way to kill both Foongus and Mareanie but also have a good switch-in into both as you need to have something that can take a Spore.
Ground : Offensive typing that you need a switch into. you can never build a team to weak to grounds as Diglett or Mudbray will destroy it.
Rock : Try to have a good Onix switch at +2 speed.
Ghost : Have a Gastly switch-in.
Steel : Try not to get walled by Ferroseed.
Fire : Try to have a switch that can take Ponyta on, just Onix is not enough as special hp grass is still is viable.
Water : Have something that checks Shellder, Corphish, Carvanha and Staryu as all of them can destroy an unprepared team.
Grass : Have a Snivy switch-in, for both Choice Scarf and Eviolite.
Electric : ALWAYS have an immunity to electric. Electric types will otherwise gain momentum against you with Volt-Switch.
Psychic : Have an Abra switch-in.
Dark : Have something that can check Pawniard, both special and physical Vullaby, and a Pokemon that can pivot into Knock Off like Mienfoo.
Fairy : Have something that can kill Spritzee but at the same time something that can switch into it.
Do I have a way to remove items?
Do I have enough Bulk?
Do I have enough offence?
What are my bad matchups and how can I survive this matchup?
Is my team too slow?
Do I have hazards/hazard control?
If you guys have any questions or you want to get better at the game you can always send me a message and I will try my best to help you get used to the meta.
067jox#9205
A huge shoutouts to EnzoLapras thnx buddy for grammar checking everything.
"Exploring the meta"
A Teambuilder Guide by 067jox
Everyone knows Pokemon battles are fun, thats why we play it. If we win we feel satisfied, if we lose we feel determined to not lose again. For me to win with my own team is the greatest feeling ever as i put a lot of effort into making it. I wanna give this feeling to more people, people that only use teams from others just because they don't quite get the meta yet. So hello everyone, my name is jordi aka 067jox and today I'm going to teach you guys how to build a team.
The current meta
Sub Meta
How to teambuild
1. Open up your calcs and a teambuilder website.
https://pokemonshowdown.com/damagecalc/
http://pokemonforever.com/teambuilder.php
2. Have a concept or a goal ( Shellder team, Z-Pony etc. )
3. Follow these steps.
Questions you can ask yourself
If you guys have any questions or you want to get better at the game you can always send me a message and I will try my best to help you get used to the meta.
067jox#9205
A huge shoutouts to EnzoLapras thnx buddy for grammar checking everything.
Go MDL!!!
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