Showdown ladder team, #1 and #2 raking places 1810

I wanted to write a short article on my ladder team to keep a memory of ultra series so here we go.

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Xerneas @ Power Herb
Ability: Fairy Aura
Level: 50
EVs: 236 HP / 140 Def / 4 SpA / 100 SpD / 28 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Dazzling Gleam
- Geomancy
- Protect

Very bulky spread, lives 3 precipice blades, dragon ascent and extrem speed (roll if life orb) and 3 moonblast. Speed allows you to outspeed Rayquaza after icy wind. 

252+ Atk Primal Groudon Precipice Blades vs. 236 HP / 140 Def Xerneas: 97-115 (41.9 - 49.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

252 Atk Life Orb Mega Rayquaza Dragon Ascent vs. 236 HP / 140 Def Xerneas: 153-183 (66.2 - 79.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

252 Atk Life Orb Mega Rayquaza Extreme Speed vs. 236 HP / 140 Def Xerneas: 69-82 (29.8 - 35.4%) -- 23.1% chance to 3HKO

252 SpA Fairy Aura Xerneas Moonblast vs. 236 HP / 100 SpD Fairy Aura Xerneas: 100-118 (43.2 - 51%) -- 4.7% chance to 2HKO

4+ SpA Fairy Aura Xerneas Moonblast vs. 4 HP / 0 SpD Fairy Aura Xerneas: 102-120 (50.4 - 59.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

+2 4+ SpA Fairy Aura Xerneas Moonblast vs. 0 HP / 4 SpD Tapu Lele: 175-207 (120.6 - 142.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

Groudon-Primal @ Red Orb
Ability: Desolate Land
EVs: 12 HP / 4 Def / 76 SpA / 220 SpD / 196 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Eruption
- Earth Power
- Roar
- Protect

Lives earth power from timid groudon and ko back, also lives some other stuff like earth power from life orb ray, z lunala, multiple ice beam from kyogre and such. Speed is at 135 to creep the other mons at 134, which is the speed you need to outspeed required to outspeed the base 130 at -1 speed. Roar is a cool tech to have a xerneas answer, no matter what they think, especially if it's special groudon. And I do think roar is more useful than overheat or hp ice considering how popular xerneas is. Why do I not run a standard timid ? Because I do think this one is better for the mirror, and is faster than the physical ones anyway, in addition to that, bulk is always welcome.

252 SpA Primal Groudon Earth Power vs. 12 HP / 220 SpD Primal Groudon: 150-176 (84.7 - 99.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

252 SpA Lunala Menacing Moonraze Maelstrom vs. 12 HP / 220 SpD Primal Groudon: 154-183 (87 - 103.3%) -- 25% chance to OHKO

4 SpA Life Orb Mega Rayquaza Earth Power vs. 12 HP / 220 SpD Primal Groudon: 130-153 (73.4 - 86.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

252 SpA Dark Aura Yveltal Black Hole Eclipse (160 BP) vs. 12 HP / 220 SpD Primal Groudon: 160-189 (90.3 - 106.7%) -- 43.8% chance to OHKO

4+ SpA Primal Kyogre Ice Beam vs. 12 HP / 220 SpD Primal Groudon: 55-65 (31 - 36.7%) -- 67.6% chance to 3HKO

Salamence-Mega @ Salamencite
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 156 Atk / 100 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Roar
- Hyper Voice
- Double-Edge
- Tailwind

156 evs atk allows you to double-edge tapu fini without proccing the berry. I do think roar is a terrible move on salamence, however, I do think having a way to deal with xerneas no matter what your field is is awesome, as they tend to geo in front of salamence, or even set up trick room. This tech has won me a lot of games.

156 Atk Aerilate Mega Salamence Double-Edge vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Tapu Fini: 111-132 (62.7 - 74.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

Tapu Fini @ Wiki Berry
Ability: Misty Surge
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Sassy Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spe
- Icy Wind
- Heal Pulse
- Light Screen
- Haze

The key member of the team in my opinion. Sassy is to haze after xerneas even if it took an icy wind in its switch-in. Move before the primals under trick room, which is very good against kyogre bronzong. Heal pulse and light screen gives the team more longevity, and allows groudon to be more often at full health for eruption. If you still want nature's madness, haze is probably the most removable move, but again, I think having multiple way to deal with xerneas is essential in my opinion.

+2 252 SpA Fairy Aura Xerneas Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Tapu Fini: 130-154 (73.4 - 87%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

+2 252 SpA Fairy Aura Xerneas Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Tapu Fini through Light Screen: 87-103 (49.1 - 58.1%) -- 97.7% chance to 2HKO

252 Atk Life Orb Mega Rayquaza Dragon Ascent vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Tapu Fini: 152-179 (85.8 - 101.1%) -- 12.5% chance to OHKO

Incineroar @ Incinium Z
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 100 HP / 180 Atk / 4 Def / 60 SpD / 164 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Flare Blitz
- Darkest Lariat
- Fake Out
- Low Kick

180 evs atk in to get the most important kos at -1, like lunala bronzong and necrozma. Just enough defense to live -1 precipice blades, and enough special defense to have a good roll vs earth power necrozma. The speed is to outspeed gengar after tailwind. Low kick is the last addition, improving significantly the stakataka matchup in yvelogre.

-1 180+ Atk Incineroar Malicious Moonsault vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Shadow Shield Lunala: 216-254 (101.4 - 119.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

-1 180+ Atk Incineroar Malicious Moonsault vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Bronzong: 170-204 (97.7 - 117.2%) -- 93.8% chance to OHKO-1 180+ Atk Incineroar Malicious Moonsault vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Ultra Necrozma: 200-236 (115.6 - 136.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

-1 252+ Atk Primal Groudon Precipice Blades vs. 100 HP / 4 Def Incineroar: 152-182 (83 - 99.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

252 SpA Neuroforce Ultra Necrozma Earth Power vs. 100 HP / 60 SpD Incineroar: 157-187 (85.7 - 102.1%) -- 12.5% chance to OHKO

Kartana @ Fightinium Z
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 84 HP / 172 Atk / 252 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Leaf Blade
- Sacred Sword
- Substitute
- Detect

What was an amoonguss, became a kartana. Added to improve the rayogre crobat matchup that gives the team so much trouble. Eventhough the yvelogre matchup was still in my favore with amoonguss, kartana improves it even more. Also usable against some xray when they have both tapu fini and incineroar. Enough bulk to take shadow ball from gengar, enough attack to one-shot incineroar and most of the kyogre.

252 SpA Mega Gengar Shadow Ball vs. 84 HP / 252 SpD Kartana: 121-144 (83.4 - 99.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO 4+ SpA Primal Kyogre Water Spout (150 BP) vs. 84 HP / 252 SpD Kartana in Heavy Rain: 126-149 (86.8 - 102.7%) -- 18.8% chance to OHKO

4+ SpA Primal Kyogre Water Spout (150 BP) vs. 84 HP / 252 SpD Kartana in Heavy Rain: 126-149 (86.8 - 102.7%) -- 18.8% chance to OHKO

 

-1 172+ Atk Kartana All-Out Pummeling (175 BP) vs. 236 HP / 4 Def Incineroar: 194-230 (97 - 115%) -- 87.5% chance to OHKO

172+ Atk Kartana Leaf Blade vs. 252 HP / 252 Def Primal Kyogre: 176-210 (85 - 101.4%) -- 6.3% chance to OHKO

172+ Atk Kartana Leaf Blade vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Primal Kyogre: 228-270 (129.5 - 153.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO

 

 

 

 

Even if those rankings seem impressive, I recommend to not use the team, unless you want to lose. I find it very weak at the moment, considering the raise of all these xray nihilego.

 

Also, having good results online doesn't mean you'll have good results at tournaments. I learnt it recently at Berlin at my expense. And having good results online does not mean you are a good player, I find myself pretty mediocre.

 

Shoutouts to Oisiihati and some other persons who will recognize themselves.

 

That being said, thank you for reading.