Unbreakable Core?

[Sabinfrost]

Hey guys,

Recently I stumbled across a Deoxys - D, Chansey and Umbreon core....

Just reading that you must have an idea of how frustrating that was but truly that's nothing compared to to the reality with good predictions.

I just honestly don't know how to deal with this, has anyone else encountered it?

It seems like the kind of thing you almost need to design a team specifically to beat.

 

[Pombo]

Escavalier?

 

[Machi]

Or better yet Heracross who has the STAB coverage moves needed to break all three, and makes them think twice about using any status on him due to guts...

Edit: Sableye also hard stops them with taunt...

 

[a fairy]

Scrafty.

Drain Punch + Crunch

 

[moonbound]

Anything with taunt

 

[verbatim]

Anything with magic guard

 

[Chou Toshio]

use taunt/wow Mew or Sableye. Finished.

 

[Sabinfrost]

Had heal bell for status and ways to cause damage, this was UU as well and Sableye is taunt bait himself

 

[canno]

Had heal bell for status and ways to cause damage, this was UU as well and Sableye is taunt bait himself

How?

The only pokemon that should be able to taunt Sableye are other Prankster-mon. (And the only viable one's I can think of are Whimsicott and Tornadus)

 

[Arkeis]

Sableye has Prankster. There's no way any of those three can out-Taunt Sableye. Taunt also prevents Heal Bell and any sort of healing and Sableye has Recover to heal off all damage.

 

[Sabinfrost]

How?

The only pokemon that should be able to taunt Sableye are other Prankster-mon. (And the only viable one's I can think of are Whimsicott and Tornadus)

He can get taunted on the switch in, if he gets in he'll get behind a sub though and start firing off WoW and confuse ray like he does

 

[Warped Worlds]

Choice Band Mamoswine can 2HKO all of those after Stealth Rock.

 

[D4RR3N]

Banded Escavalier eats this core alive

 

[Machi]

He can get taunted on the switch in, if he gets in he'll get behind a sub though and start firing off WoW and confuse ray like he does

Chansey lacks taunt so you at least have one safe switch in from that core. Moreover, the other two will be stuck to either firing off a status then attacking once that happens its an easy switch in for Sableye and from there its GG against those three. Or if you happen to have any mon capable of at least threatening one of the three in the core that should provide a switch in opportunity for Sableye to enter as they switch to an appropriate wall. Also clearly you won't be using WoW on Umbreon (just taunt which should stop heal bell coming from either Chansey/Umbreon) since that has synchronize but on Deoxys-D and Chansey. With prankster it will ALWAYS go first against those three (and taunt affects even through a sub).

Mew is even better since it can proceed to set up after taunting any of the three, its speed is higher than Deoxys-D who is the fastest of the core you mentioned, and proceed to screw over your opponent.

 

[LonelyNess]

Heracross