Prologue
Hi, this is my first Smogon post as well as my first SM Pokebank OU team. I acknowledge that I am one of the worst competitive players who can hardly scrape past 1200 in the ladder even with good teams, but that's due to lackluster battling skills… But anyways, I was interested in trying these two out and learning that Tapu Lele and Pheromosa work well together in a core inspired me to try to make a team out of them. I've revised it a bunch of times, but I still got half of my team destroyed by a Porygon-Z in my only battle with the team. I don't know too much about matchups and stuff like that, so my descriptions will definitely be atrocious (I'll mostly be repeating what others have told me to change).
The Team
Tapu Lele
lelelelelelelelele (Tapu Lele) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Psychic Surge
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Psychic
- Moonblast
- Shadow Ball
- Hidden Power [Fire]
This pink easter egg covers a lot of ground with its moveset and typing. It works well at revenge killing. I was told that Focus Blast doesn't beat anything Lele needs to beat, so I gave it Shadow Ball instead.
Pheromosa
Madonna (Pheromosa) @ Life Orb
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- High Jump Kick
- Poison Jab
- Ice Beam
- U-turn
Hasty Phero can outspeed most Pokemon, and even U-Turn out of a bad matchup against Pokemon that have boosted their speed sometimes. I changed it from a Jolly max Sp Atk set since Ice Beam is just a filler move. Poison Jab is more effective on this set than Bug Buzz. Not sure if I should Scarf it.
Tapu Koko
kokokokokokoko (Tapu Koko) @ Life Orb
Ability: Electric Surge
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- U-turn
- Thunderbolt
- Dazzling Gleam
- Brave Bird
I've heard this works well with Phero and Lele, so I'm giving it a shot. Another member with a pivot move. I've got the double STAB with Dazzling Gleam and Tbolt. I have HP Fire on Lele already, so I gave Koko BB instead. Works well at scouting.
Mega Metagross
HAL 9000 (Metagross-Mega) @ Metagrossite
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Meteor Mash
- Zen Headbutt
- Hammer Arm
- Ice Punch
I don't know how effective megas are this gen, so I was curious. I've gotten a lot of mixed responses for the fourth move, first TPunch then BP then Ice Punch. I was recommended to add EQ as well to cover Poison types, but I have Lando and Zen Headbutt. When I lost my battle, I was told something along the lines of "megas are strong but you should focus on setups more".
Landorus-Therian
head log (Landorus-Therian) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 248 HP / 244 Def / 8 SpD / 8 Spe
Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- U-turn
- Stone Edge
Seems impossible to get away from using this genie no matter the gen, it's just too effective. Obviously, this is the standard defensive set for setting up Rocks. The third and final member with U-Turn, not sure if that's a good or bad thing. The Ground and Rock coverage is also really helpful. I had a Scarf defensive set for some reason with Knock Off over Rocks, but changed it to the defensive set.
Tapu Fini
finito mussolini (Tapu Fini) @ Leftovers
Ability: Misty Surge
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Taunt
- Nature's Madness
- Defog
My last Tapu, I guess I'll get a lot of experience with using them from this team. Fini is just here for utility. I was told to put Nature's Madness over Haze, though I'm still afraid of set ups against this team such as that Z Conversion.
Epilogue
Also, if you guys have any battling tips whatsoever for me, whether specific to this team or general, please help me out since I suck.
Importable
I don't know how to do those open/close boxes lol.
Ability: Psychic Surge
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Psychic
- Moonblast
- Shadow Ball
- Hidden Power [Fire]
Madonna (Pheromosa) @ Life Orb
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- High Jump Kick
- Poison Jab
- Ice Beam
- U-turn
kokokokokokoko (Tapu Koko) @ Life Orb
Ability: Electric Surge
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- U-turn
- Thunderbolt
- Dazzling Gleam
- Brave Bird
HAL 9000 (Metagross-Mega) @ Metagrossite
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Meteor Mash
- Zen Headbutt
- Hammer Arm
- Ice Punch
head log (Landorus-Therian) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 248 HP / 244 Def / 8 SpD / 8 Spe
Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- U-turn
- Stone Edge
finito mussolini (Tapu Fini) @ Leftovers
Ability: Misty Surge
EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Taunt
- Nature's Madness
- Defog