Jory

Dibs on the whole "weird traveling sorcerer" archetype

Replace all the blue with a lighter shade, as it's goddamn impossible to read it right now.

If we're going along with the idea that Kanto is actually in Japan, then wouldn't it make more sense for us to be using gen5 Pokemon (as Unova is loosely based on metropolitan America)?

I thought we were only doing gen 1 for now?

>mfw friend gave me his 6 IV ditto so he could start a new game Unrelated, but I recently caught Articuno in X. Is so pretty <3

Jory grinned and a gleam appeared in Shredder's eyes. "You know you want to, Shredder! The technique that has yet to be unleashed. Our trump card. Shredder, annihilate Tropius with a Giga Impact!" Shredder dropped to all fours, roared and became cloaked in a flaming pink aura, and deftly moved out of the way, devoting all of its remaining energy to the next attack. Shredder charged at the Tropius, daring anything to stop him from reaching his destination.

I mean, I'm not sure how you're guaranteed 2 non-perfect IVs if you breed a 6 IV Destiny Knot Ditto with 5 IV mates.

Perseus climbed down from Jessica's arms as they approached the river and pointed toward the mountain in the distance. The place where that weird wind seemed to be coming from. "Slakoth!"

Hydreigon already outspeeds every important Fairy-type. Run Modest, as with a Power Herb equipped you can bluff a scarf set and nuke things with two Draco Meteors.

Jory's stomach grumbled, as if agreeing with Lars's about the whole 'skipping dinner' deal. "Well, since Lars got the other two out of the way, I suppose I'll ask the remaining question. Where are we?"

Jory was left gaping as the Leaf Tornado was vaporized just before it hit Shredder, who was breathing heavily next to the Venusaur's prostrate form. Had Lupus and his Houndoom not intervened, it surely would have knocked out the Zangoose and left both Shredder and his Trainer out of the fight. "Thanks, Lupus," Jory said quietly, reflecting on how he'd nearly failed his Pokemon. He shook his head to clear it, then focused on the battle once more. "Alright, Shredder! I know you're tired, but we're almost there! Use Facade on Celebi!" The Zangoose roared, fatigue beginning to show on his face as he sprang toward the pixie-like Pokemon, priming a powerful Facade attack once again.

Jory's mouth may as well have been anchored to the table in front of him from the way it was gaping. He moved his hand to his jaw and pantomimed closing his mouth manually. Then, Ray asked if anyone had any questions. Jory's hand shot up into the air like a rocket. "How does that thing work and can I have one please?" he asked, sincerity evident on his face.

Jory was half-woken by the ruckus in the barracks. He didn't even bother to open his eyes, only listening blearily as Nathan told off one of the other recruits. He closed his eyes immediately after, grateful for the respite in the noise.

Speaking of Poke-People, it was finally picking up and then it went kaput D:

Jory sighed at Nathan's response, then smiled and chuckled lightly as the man fell asleep. "Guess a cat nap couldn't hurt anyone," he said to himself softly as he lay down on his bunk and closed his eyes.

Jory looked wistfully down at his backpack, then lifted his head up as the airman, Nathan, asked how he'd gotten there. "Well, I'm from New York. I went to university in Richmond, so it seemed logical for me to at least come out to the thing. With everything that's going on, I figured this has got to be one of the safest places I can be. But now I'm not so sure... I mean, look at some of the other recruits. It looks like they're taking just about everyone these days, myself included," he said as he took a small rubber ball out of his bag and began tossing it in his hand. "What do you think all this is about, anyway? The confidentiality agreement, the screening... It's all a bit weird to me," he said quietly, looking towards the doors. "We should keep our ears open, see what else we can figure out. Oh," he continued. "By the way, I'm Jory. Jory Robertson. Your name's Nathan, right?"

Jory, a young man wearing a navy blue zip-up hoodie, a red t-shirt with a jolly roger on it, and dark jeans made a beeline for the rear of the barracks and took the last bottom bed on the right. Hmm... So we've got a half hour till dinner, huh? Jory unslung his duffel bag from his shoulder and slid it under the metal bunk bed. He mentally took stock of all the things he'd brought with him, shaking his head at the sheer speed that things had happened today. One moment he was being screened for who-knows-what and the next he was at some secret military base. Some other guy had taken a bunk near Jory and gone outside, presumably to have a cig. Another man, one with military bearing, was also bunking in the back of the building, on the bed next to Jory's. Better now than later... Jory thought to himself. "Hey, uh... Airman means you were in the Air Force, right? Why'd you transfer?" he asked the man who was laying on the bunk near him.

Man, it's been a hella long time since I've done an RMT on Reborn, but since I don't really ladder here currently I see no reason not to. So, my most recent team is based on a 3-mon core. As many of us know, Heatran + Lando-T is a phenomenal defensive core. However, both share a crippling weakness to Water, which is an increasingly popular type. THE TRIFECTA Introducing one of the most destructive anti-Water Pokemon in the game: Heliolisk. Now, many people would posit that Jolteon and Thundurus-T do its job better and frankly the do when we're only talking about stats. However, Heliolisk benefits from a phenomenal ability: Dry Skin. This gives it an immunity to Water and even heals it when it is hit by a Water-type attack. It can then fire back with a Volt Switch or a high-powered Thunderbolt. To support these three switching in and out, the first role I needed fulfilled was a Defogger; something to prevent me from being punished when switching. Latios stood out to me as the obvious pick in this situation. With acceptable bulk and access to an extremely powerful Draco Meteor to force people out, Latios can almost guarantee me a free Defog. Additionally, its Levitate ability helps alleviate my team's clear weakness to the Ground-types and Earthquake users that are so common these days. Its Psyshock is a sure counter to most Fighting-types that threaten Heliolisk and Heatran, as well. After deciding on Latios, the next step was obtaining a Pokemon with Defiant to punish enemy Defoggers. At first, I tried to fit Braviary onto the team, but quickly realized that Braviary lacks the ability to switch into many Pokemon with Defog (i.e., Lati@s). Bisharp fits the bill perfectly here due to Defiant. With 2 Ground-type immunities and 2 Fighting-type resistances, his only true flaws seem to already be covered by the rest of my team. With access to a powerful and useful STAB in Knock Off and priority in Sucker Punch, Bisharp's ability to force out enemies weak to Sucker Punch (such as Metagross) allows it to capitalize on Knock Off by removing items on the switch. Finally, with my anti-Defogger in place, I needed a Pokemon to take advantage of all the residual damage caused by U-Turns and Volt Switches. In other words, a late-game cleaner. At first, I was hesitant to use Pinsir-M due to its crippling weakness to SR and its inability to function without team support. There are other decisions you'll see later that were made as a result of my worry about its ability to sweep despite its relatively low Speed tiering. Its access to powerful Flying-type priority in Quick Attack and its ability to nuke everything with Swords Dance boosted Returns were ultimately what made me decide to run it. THE BREAKDOWN Randorosu (Landorus-T) (M) @ Leftovers Trait: Intimidate EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SDef Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk) - Stealth Rock - Earthquake - Stone Edge - U-turn Landorus-T's role has always been fairly well laid out. It's meant to sponge Fighting-type attacks, set up Stealth Rock, and force out Pokemon like Heatran that can otherwise give teams a lot of problems. I was debating running Knock Off over Stone Edge, but frankly I feel that my team is more concerned with threats like Talonflame than with Aegislash, especially since I have Heatran for that. Lando-T is essentially the physical tank of this team and often ends up taking the most punishment. Krakatoa (Heatran) (M) @ Leftovers Trait: Flash Fire EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SDef Calm Nature (+SDef, -Atk) - Lava Plume - Protect - Will-O-Wisp - Roar Heatran- in my opinion, the best special wall there currently is. Unlike Chansey or Blissey, this guy has a very respectable offensive presence. His Lava Plume is always an OHKO on any Scizor or Ferrothorn variant and it has that nice 30% burn chance in case you're not sure about who your opponent might switch in. Protect is to scout Pokemon like Latios, who Heatran walls unless it is carrying Earthquake. Additionally, Heatran has access to both Will-O-Wisp and Roar. With Stealth Rock on the field, getting the burn on your opponent results in a whole lot of residual damage over a relatively short period of time. It also helps to soften up those physical hits, allowing Landorus-T to do its job more efficiently. Tuatara (Heliolisk) (F) @ Choice Scarf Trait: Dry Skin EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk) - Thunderbolt - Focus Blast - Volt Switch - Hidden Power [ice] Ah, Heliolisk. My "wild card" as one might put it. Heliolisk's role should be fairly straightforward. Its Speed tier is downright awful, with mons such as Gengar and Lati@s leaving this poor little lizard in their dust. However, with a Choice Scarf equipped Heliolisk becomes a premier pivot for this team. His ability to come in and immediately threaten Starmie, Tentacruel, Gyarados (non-Mega), and Suicune with a Volt Switch is invaluable when all of those mons shut down Heatran and Landorus-T. Heliolisk, in my opinion, should run a similar set to Thundurus-T. His Electric typing often baits in Garchomps and Hippowdons looking for an easy kill or free Stealth Rocks. However, with proper prediction, Heliolisk 2HKOs even the most bulky Garchomp and does a respectable amount of damage to the Hippo using HP Ice. Heliolisk needs to look out for Mach Punch and Extreme Speed users, both of which are covered by Landorus-T. Latios (M) @ Life Orb Trait: Levitate EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk) - Defog - Draco Meteor - Psyshock - Roost Latios was the glue that made this team come together. His ability to threaten opponents with huge Draco Meteors often lets him Defog unpunished. Originally I ran Thunderbolt or Earthquake over Roost, but due to the nature of this team and the threat of Life Orb recoil, I determined that Roost was the best way to go. Psyshock needs to be there in order to hit special walls that would not ordinarily be threatened by a powerful special attack and Life Orb helps to secure OHKOs and 2HKOs. Pointy. (Bisharp) (M) @ Leftovers Trait: Defiant EVs: 124 HP / 252 Atk / 132 Spd Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk) - Knock Off - Sucker Punch - Iron Head - Thunder Wave Bisharp is an easy Pokemon just to stick into a team these days. With the most powerful Knock Off in OU (as far as I know), this thing is a threat. At +2, Sucker Punch becomes a scary weapon. Iron Head is finally a good STAB option, hitting Fairy-types and providing a nice 30% flinch chance in a pinch. I decided on Thunder Wave for the last slot, as Bisharp does not really need the coverage afforded by moves like Low Sweep and Brick Break. He benefits heavily from the speed drop on other mons. This also helps Mega Pinsir to sweep with Return in the late game, as Pinsir's Speed simply doesn't cut it sometimes. Additionally, Thunder Wave and Iron Head give Bisharp a pseudo-paraflinch combo, which has been invaluable on more than one occasion. Dick Pinch (Pinsir) (F) @ Pinsirite Trait: Moxie EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk) - Swords Dance - Quick Attack - Return / Thrash / Double Edge - Earthquake Mega Pinsir is far and away my favorite Mega Evolution from X and Y. Its access to Aerilate and Quick Attack are reason enough to use it, but add in the fact that it has Double Edge and Thrash as boosted STAB options and you've got one tough Pokemon. Sporting a base 155 Attack stat and a measly base 105 Speed, Jolly is the obvious nature to use here. After just one Swords Dance boost, Mega Pinsir's Attack skyrockets to a terrifying 818. Combine that with a boosted Quick Attack and you've got something more than Talonflame to worry about! Pinsir's access to essentially a boosted Outrage and a boosted Brave Bird in Thrash and Double Edge respectively give it an absurd amount of power to throw around. I prefer Return because with no reliable recovery and the heavy presence of Ghost-types in this meta, Double Edge and Thrash are simply too risky. Running Moxie is a better idea than Mold Breaker or Hyper Cutter because if Pinsir comes in on a weaker, slower Pokemon, it can easily revenge kill it and gain a +1 boost before Mega Evolving. CONCLUSION Thanks for reading my RMT! This was my attempt at getting Heliolisk, one of my favorite Pokemon from X/Y, into an OU team using its own unique traits. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to post them below.

Okay seriously? THIS THING. YANMEGA. IT'S TERRIFYING.

As Jessica's thoughts turned to Perseus, he happened to look up at her and give her the same vacant stare he'd been giving to her for the past day or so. The Slakoth finally decided that enough was enough; they would have to find others soon, or they would die of exposure. Perseus mustered all the energy he could and stood up on his hind legs, then tapped Jessica on the shoulder and pointed toward the river.

Yes c:

I'm going full sorcerer with a secret elemental power >:3

Or I was in class and was busy doing other things...

Jabroni