RMT / Team Help Just another Mega-Zam team

[Zukrad]

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Introduction

Honestly, I just wanted a Mega Alakazam team, Trace + 150 Spe is freacking cool to use (There is nothing more satisfying than Tracing Swif Swim/Sand Rush against weather teams, or switch into a Gastrodon's Scald, Trace Storm Drain and Encore XD) and this thing is what I ended up with. The team is decent enough to stand on is own... so... yeah.

The Team

150% More Spoons (Alakazam-Mega) @ Alakazite
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Psychic
- Shadow Ball
- Focus Blast
- Encore

This is the Pokémon I choosed to build around, his awesome 150 Speed tier allows him to outspeed the full unboosted metagame besides Mega Aerodactyl and Ninjask.
His high speed plus an even higher special attack makes him an amazing revenge killer and late game sweeper, having a great matchup against offense.
Psychic is the mandatory Psychic STAB, checking Fighting types that trouble Bisharp, Poison types that are annoying to Clef, Kills Mega Venusaur and Amoonguss for Keldeo.
Focus Blast hits (lol, "hits" and "Focus Blast" in the same sentence without a "never" in the middle) Dark and Steel Types that resist Psychic, while Shadow Ball hits other Psychic types.
Encore is great for utility, and locking the opponent in a move that benefits you is priceless.

My Little S-Rank (Keldeo) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 1 Atk / 30 SpA
- Scald
- Hydro Pump
- Secret Sword
- Hidden Power [Electric]

Keldeo checks Dark and Steel types that resist Mega-Zam STAB, while also checking the Steel and Ground types that check Bisharp. Timid to outspeed everything you can, while carrying Choice Specs to hit like a truck. Scald hits hard and has a chance to burn, Hydro Pump hits harder when it hits, Secret Sword is the best Fighting STAB for Keldeo and HP Electric to hit better the bulky waters that try to switch into Keldeo.

Literally a Bishop (Bisharp) @ Lum Berry
Ability: Defiant
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Sucker Punch
- Knock Off
- Iron Head
- Swords Dance

Bisharp checks Lati@s, Ghost and Psychic types that give trouble to both Zam and Keldeo, while also checking some Fairy and Grass types that give trouble to the latter.
Adamant nature for exceptional power, Knock hits super hard and takes out the enemy's item,Sucker Punch for priority, while Swords Dance gives me set up and another win condition, Iron Head nukes Fairies and Lum berry heals status.

Useless Fangs (Raikou) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 30 Def
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Shadow Ball

AV Raikou can switch into Thundurus and other electric types Pokemon really easily, which can be a problem to Zam thanks to Prankster T-Wave. Thunderbolt is the main tool for damage, while Volt Switch gives me momentum and makes a Volt-Turn core with Lando-T. HP Ice hits Lando, Garchomp, Gliscor, etc, while Shadow Ball gives me coverage. The Evs are pretty standard.

This is Scarfed (Latios) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Psyshock
- Trick
- Defog

Latios is my revenge killer and defogger. Choice Scarf allows him to outspeed fast threats that Zam can't outspeed before and after mega evolving, like +1 Zard X, +1 Gyarados, Mega Lopunny, Mega Manetric, Tornadus-T, etc. Draco and Psyshock are powerfull STABs, Trick cripples set up and status mons, while Defog is Defog, so I don't lose to Sticky Web teams.

I'm EVERYWHERE (Landorus-Therian) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 HP / 244 Def / 8 SpD / 4 Spe
Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- U-turn
- Stone Edge
- Stealth Rock
Landorus-T is my rock setter, the EV spread is the standard, but being 1 point slower than other Landos so I can get a slower U-turn. Landorus can check priority users that can hurt Zam badly. Thanks to U-Turn, creates a Volt-Turn with Raikou, which is quite useful to give Zam a free switch. Gives me a Ground inmunity other than Latios, and it can switch into ScarfDrill, which was a problem before adding Lando to the team.

Conclusion

What can I say? The Zam/Keldeo/Bisharp core is pretty cool... After the fixes, the team has been working a lot better, specially after adding Lando


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Spoiler: Sets

150% More Spoons (Alakazam-Mega) @ Alakazite ​

Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Psychic
- Shadow Ball
- Focus Blast
- Encore

My Little S-Rank (Keldeo) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 1 Atk / 30 SpA
- Scald
- Hydro Pump
- Secret Sword
- Hidden Power [Electric]

Literally a Bishop (Bisharp) @ Lum Berry
Ability: Defiant
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Sucker Punch
- Knock Off
- Iron Head
- Swords Dance

Useless Fangs (Raikou) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 30 Def
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Shadow Ball

1.3x DRACO!!! (Latios) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Psyshock
- Trick
- Defog

I'm EVERYWHERE (Landorus-Therian) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 HP / 244 Def / 8 SpD / 4 Spe
Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- U-turn
- Stone Edge
- Stealth Rock
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[3905]

Yet another solid team Zukrad!
I just have one question

Literally a Bishop (Bisharp) @ Lum Berry
Ability: Defiant
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Sucker Punch
- Knock Off
- Iron Head
- Swords Dance

Bisharp checks Lati@s, Ghost and Psychic types that give trouble to both Zam and Keldeo, while also checking some Fairy and Grass types that give trouble to the latter.
Adamant nature for exceptional power, Knock hits super hard and takes out the enemy's item,Sucker Punch for priority, while Swords Dance gives me set up and another win condition, Iron Head nukes Fairies and Lum berry heals status.
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Bisharp has a base 70 Speed stat, which probably isn't much in my opinion compared to most other mons. I feel that those EVs should go into its Defense stat, because a base 100 Defense stat could probably allow it to survive a hit from something like Mach Punch from technician Breloom or something along those lines, or allow you to live long enough to get a Swords Dance off, then be able to Sucker Punch right after! That's what I feel about it though, don't know what you have in store for that.

Other than that I think this is a great team, you got pretty much everything covered and left no holes for someone to mess you up. Great work

 

[Zukrad]

Yet another solid team Zukrad!
I just have one question

Bisharp has a base 70 Speed stat, which probably isn't much in my opinion compared to most other mons. I feel that those EVs should go into its Defense stat, because a base 100 Defense stat could probably allow it to survive a hit from something like Mach Punch from technician Breloom or something along those lines, or allow you to live long enough to get a Swords Dance off, then be able to Sucker Punch right after! That's what I feel about it though, don't know what you have in store for that.

Other than that I think this is a great team, you got pretty much everything covered and left no holes for someone to mess you up. Great work

The speed is there to tie with other 70 base mons (You want your Sucker Punch hitting before Mach Punch Breeloom does), and some Bulky Pokémon.
There's quite a bit of Pokemon max speed Bisharp outruns. Tyranitar, base 80s like Venusaur and Goodra, and especially Rotoms.
There is the option to run 204 Spe with 52 SpD to survive Latios HP Fire after SR damage, but since this Bisharp doesn't have Pursuit, and since I have plenty of mons that check Latios, I don't run him like that

btw 252 Atk Technician Breloom Mach Punch vs. 0 HP / 252 Def Bisharp: 312-372 (115.1 - 137.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO Max def Adamant Bisharp dies to Jolly Breloom Mach Punch with no item XD
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252 Atk Technician Breloom Mach Punch vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Bisharp: 288-340 (86.2 - 101.7%) -- 12.5% chance to OHKO

That kills too (And that's even with no Adamant Nature nor Item)

 

[3905]

The speed is there to tie with other 70 base mons (You want your Sucker Punch hitting before Mach Punch Breeloom does), and some Bulky Pokémon.
There's quite a bit of Pokemon max speed Bisharp outruns. Tyranitar, base 80s like Venusaur and Goodra, and especially Rotoms.
There is the option to run 204 Spe with 52 SpD to survive Latios HP Fire after SR damage, but since this Bisharp doesn't have Pursuit, and since I have plenty of mons that check Latios, I don't run him like that

btw 252 Atk Technician Breloom Mach Punch vs. 0 HP / 252 Def Bisharp: 312-372 (115.1 - 137.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO Max def Adamant Bisharp dies to Jolly Breloom Mach Punch with no item XD
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252 Atk Technician Breloom Mach Punch vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Bisharp: 288-340 (86.2 - 101.7%) -- 12.5% chance to OHKO

That kills too (And that's even with no Adamant Nature nor Item)

That makes sense. I just thought that since Bisharp has such a high Defense stat why not invest some EVs towards that >.>
Well then again you probably know more in the competitive field than me xD

 

[Danny]

This team is perfectly balaced outstanding work zurkard , i really want to make team with mega alakazma but making a team is never been easy.

Just want point that this pokemon can bit trouble some for your team if latiso faints-

Talonflame
Ability: Gale Wings
EVs: 248 HP / 252 SpD / 8 Spe
Careful Nature
- brave bird
- Roost
- taunt
- Will-O-Wisp

 

[Zukrad]

This team is perfectly balaced outstanding work zurkard , i really want to make team with mega alakazma but making a team is never been easy.

Just want point that this pokemon can bit trouble some for your team if latiso faints-

Talonflame
Ability: Gale Wings
EVs: 248 HP / 252 SpD / 8 Spe
Careful Nature
- brave bird
- Roost
- taunt
- Will-O-Wisp

Actually, both Raikou and Landorus-T check Talonflame really well, specially with SR up