| Generation | Tier | Code Name | Theme Name | File | Mascot | 1 Starmie *Candy* | 2 Chansey *Eggs* | 3 Golem *Cookie* | 4 Exeggutor *Ice Cream* | 5 Tauros *Chocolate* | 6 Persian *Cake* |
| 1 | Stadium OU | SubStrategy | Do you like eggs? | View attachment Stadium OU 1 - SubStrategy.tp |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
History
Development for this team began when I first heard that Stadium OU was being introduced to Pokemon Online. Initially, after discussions with fellow competitive player Redst0rm, we came to the conclusion that Alakazam with Substitute would work well with the Stadium mechanics. We had only ever experienced RBY (GB cartridge mechanics) in 1st gen. However, when the PO update arrived, the metagame wasn't as I expected. It soon came to my attention that there was a bug with Reflect and Light Screen in which they'd be in effect for every pokemon for infinite turns. Consequently, I built a team to abuse this bug and it quickly reached number 1. Fortunately, another PO update fixed this bug, so I could go back to the original team I had began development on. As it turned out, I didn't really enjoy leading with Alakazam, especially because it was frustrating when the opposing team also had the same popular Alakazam set.
As a result of this, I decided to modify my favourite team that I built based on Pokemon Netbattle's GB cartridge mechanics to suit PO's stadium mechanics. I had called it Spirit of RBY; but now I was going to make the nicknames of the Pokemon be based on Majin Buu's favourite snacks (character from DBZ) and the strategy would be based on substituting, avoiding status and betting on the opponent's team to get fully paralysed in order to deplete their health to the point that they lose.
The idea of Spirit of RBY was to make a team with Persian in. Originally, I put Tauros, Chansey, Exeggutor, Golem and Gengar in the team with it. Gengar was the lead to get an early sleep. When it came to laddering in Stadium though, I realised Starmie did a better job as I could lure opposing Gengar to either attack or sleep Starmie, and at the very least, knock off a bit more than half of Gengar's HP with Psychic. Plus, the frequent use of Substitute in Stadium makes Gengar's niche of taking no damage from Explosion/Selfdestruct less prevalent.
Achievements
Explanation
| Sprite | Name | Pokedex No. | Type 1 | Type 2 | (Base) HP | (Base) Attack | (Base) Defense [*HP] | (Base) Special [*HP] | (Base) Speed | Critical Hit Ratio | 4x Weak | 2x Weak | Neutral | 2x Resistance | 4x Resistance | Immunity |
| Starmie | 121 | Water | Psychic | (60) 323 | (75) 248 | (85) 268 [86564] | (100) 298 [96254] | (115) 328 | 22.46% | N/A | Bug, Electric, Grass | Dragon, Flying, Ground, Normal, Poison, Rock | Fighting, Fire, Ice, Psychic, Water | N/A | Ghost |
| Move Name | Type | Base Power | Accuracy | Max PP | Priority | Effect | Super-Effective | Neutral | Not Very Effective | Does Not Affect |
| Blizzard | Ice | 120 | 90% | 8 | 0 | 10% chance to Freeze the foe. | Dragon, Flying, Grass, Ground | Bug, Electric, Fighting, Fire, Ghost, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock | Ice, Water | N/A |
| Psychic | Psychic | 90 | 100% | 16 | 0 | 30% chance to lower foe's Special. | Fighting, Poison | Bug, Dragon, Electric, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Rock, Water | Psychic | N/A |
| Recover | Normal | N/A | N/A | 32 | 0 | Restores 50% of the user's maximum HP. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | 95 | 100% | 24 | 0 | 10% chance to Paralyze the foe. | Flying, Water | Bug, Fighting, Fire, Ghost, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock | Dragon, Electric, Grass | Ground |
Pokemon Choice - Starmie
Now, one of the first things you may notice about this team is it lacks Alakazam. And you might ask for instance, why Starmie instead of Alakazam? Well even though Alakazam is brilliant in Stadium OU, I wanted to choose Starmie so I could lure Gengar to attack and thus deplete the opponent's persian walling potential by getting in a Psychic hit first. Another added benefit is that Starmie possesses higher HP and Defense, which allows it to get 3HKOed by physical attackers such as Persian (Slash), Snorlax and Tauros (Body Slam) instead of possibly 2HKOed in the case of Alakazam. Additionally, I felt Starmie better supports Chansey in taking occasional Blizzards as well as attempting to take down Slowbro (with Thunderbolt) if need be.
Nickname Choice - Candy
Since there's a limited amount of Buu food to choose from, I thought Starmie somewhat resembled candy.
Moveset Choice - Blizzard, Psychic, Recover, Thunderbolt
Psychic on the moveset was required for Gengar. It is a powerful STAB move and can hit other Poison/Fighting types that stray into OU. Recover also seemed necessary for maintaining Starmie's HP, and thus a steady stream of powerful special moves. Next I needed to put in Thunderbolt to give it a good chance against Slowbro and any other Water-types that I am in trouble against. Finally to have good coverage, I completed the popular Electric/Ice combination by opting for Blizzard. Blizzard was also useful for giving a nice 10% chance of freeze which I could use early on.
Why not Surf? Well, Surf is the most powerful attacking option due to STAB and the fact it also manages to OHKO any Rock/Ground, hit Fire and ground types super-effective; but what it doesn't do, that Blizzard does, is offer great coverage. With Blizzard, you can still do well over 60% damage on Golem/Rhydon and not be expected to be KOed back - and threaten Pokemon such as Exeggutor and Dragonite. Both Rhydon and Golem have reasonably low Critical Hit ratios; Golem can't 2HKO without a crit on Starmie; Rhydon can 2HKO; but both can always be beaten with attacking with a combination of Blizzard and Psychic. And Surf cannot go over the other attacks because of their necessity, with Thunderbolt also maintaining great coverage. Why not Thunder Wave? Paralysis is great. In fact, it helps this team. But what I require is the 3 attacking options and recovery.
How to Use Starmie
Since Starmie's defense is not too bad and it has strong special attacks, it can be used to take the odd physical attack (at a risk), mainly Rhydon's/Golem's, in situations where you need to conserve Exeggutor's health. Starmie can also be brought on a Persian's Slash (at near full health) and recover stall against Persian's Slash - since Slash will never 2HKO. Recover stalling can also be an option to use against Alakazam if desperate measures need to be taken.
Starmie can shine from switching into a Tauros's predicted Blizzard against Golem, threatening it back with Psychic. Additionally, it can also take the chill off Chansey from taking Blizzard from the likes of Articuno and Water-types and attacking back with Thunderbolt or even using Blizzard/Recover, anticipating a switch against Articuno since it usually can't do much against you. When faced with a foe that has Thunder Wave, it's probably wise to switch out if possible, so that Starmie does not incur Paralysis.
Psychic is probably your primary choice with regard to hitting neutrally because it is the most powerful attack in this Starmie's move arsenal because of effectively 135 Base Power (90 x1.5) from Same Type Attack Bonus. As mentioned earlier, it is also useful for attacking Gengar, doing over 50% damage. Just to note, you are safe to use Psychic on Venusaur at full health as it can not OHKO with Razor Leaf. Blizzard will be your main choice against Flying, Grass, Ground-types - including Charizard, Dragonite, Golem, Exeggutor, Rhydon.
As you haven't got Thunder Wave, it can be useful to try to Freeze with Blizzard, so if you expect a switch-in to Alakazam, Chansey, it's a opportunity to choose it. Thunderbolt is pretty much exclusively for dealing with other Water-types (and Articuno). With Thunderbolt, you are able to threaten an already Amnesia'ed up Slowbro with a possible Critical Hit (CH) Thunderbolt that will bring it subsequently in range for a finishing off with a CH-less Thunderbolt in the worst case scenario when the foe's Slowbro is at full health. It also poses a significant threat to Gyarados, a possible anti-lead to Alakazam, with an easy 2HKO on it. Recover can be used either when you think your foe will switch out, eg. Golem or Rhydon, or when the foe has any attack that won't 2HKO you, but beware of effects like Paralysis from Body Slam and even Critical Hits.
| Sprite | Name | Pokedex No. | Type 1 | Type 2 | (Base) HP | (Base) Attack | (Base) Defense [*HP] | (Base) Special [*HP] | (Base) Speed | Critical Hit Ratio | 4x Weak | 2x Weak | Neutral | 2x Resistance | 4x Resistance | Immunity |
| Chansey | 113 | Normal | N/A | (250) 703 | (5) 108 | (5) 108 [75924] | (105) 308 [216524] | (50) 198 | 9.77% | N/A | Fighting | Bug, Dragon, Electric, Fire, Flying, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock, Water | N/A | N/A | Ghost |
| Move Name | Type | Base Power | Accuracy | Max PP | Priority | Effect | Super-Effective | Neutral | Not Very Effective | Does Not Affect |
| Seismic Toss | Fighting | N/A | 100% | 32 | 0 | Deals damage equal to user's level (100). | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Softboiled | Normal | N/A | N/A | 16 | 0 | Restores 50% of user's maximum HP. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Substitute | Normal | N/A | N/A | 16 | 0 | Gives up 25% of maximum HP to create a Substitute that takes damage for the user until it receives damage equal or greater than the given up HP. Prevents the user from incurring leech, stat changing effects and status effects such as Confusion, Freeze, Poison, Paralysis, Sleep. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Thunder Wave | Electric | N/A | 100% | 32 | 0 | Paralyzes the foe. | N/A | N/A | N/A | Ground |
Pokemon Choice - Chansey
Nickname Choice - Eggs
Chansey is named after the scene where Super Buu asks Chi Chi "Do you like eggs?" before turning her into an egg and subsequently crushing her under his foot.
Moveset Choice - Seismic Toss, Softboiled, Substitute, Thunder Wave
- Seismic Toss - deals 100 damage (Level 100). Important in dealing damage that will prevent Alakazam (and Starmie) from otherwise keeping their Substitute for more than one turn.
- Softboiled - restores 50% of HP. Useful to allow Chansey to maintain walling, stalling and depleting the foe's health with Seismic Toss.
- Substitute - gives 25% HP to create a substitute that is only removed after it takes 25% or greater damage. Aids in protect Chansey from status, particularly Freeze.
- Thunder Wave - paralyzes all non-ground types without a Substitute up. Vital for giving a speed advantage that will allow Chansey and its team mates to capitalize if not paralyzed themselves.
How to Use Chansey
| Sprite | Name | Pokedex No. | Type 1 | Type 2 | (Base) HP | (Base) Attack | (Base) Defense [*HP] | (Base) Special [*HP] | (Base) Speed | Critical Hit Ratio | 4x Weak | 2x Weak | Neutral | 2x Resistance | 4x Resistance | Immunity |
| Golem | 076 | Rock | Ground | (80) 363 | (110) 318 | (130) 358 [129954] | (55) 208 [75504] | (45) 188 | 8.79% | Grass, Water | Fighting, Ground, Ice | Bug, Dragon, Ghost, Psychic | Fire, Flying, Normal, Rock | Poison | Electric |
| Move Name | Type | Base Power | Accuracy | Max PP | Priority | Effect | Super-Effective | Neutral | Not Very Effective | Does Not Affect |
| Body Slam | Normal | 85 | 100% | 24 | 0 | 30% chance to paralyze the foe. | N/A | Bug, Dragon, Electric, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Water | Rock | Ghost |
| Earthquake | Ground | 100 | 100% | 16 | 0 | N/A | Electric, Fire, Poison, Rock | Dragon, Fighting, Ghost, Ground, Ice, Normal, Psychic, Water | Bug, Grass | Flying |
| Explosion | Normal | 170 | 100% | 8 | 0 | Faints the user and half's the foe's defense while calculating damage. Prevents the foe from using a move if they move second. | N/A | Bug, Dragon, Electric, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Water | Rock | Ghost |
| Substitute | Normal | N/A | N/A | 16 | 0 | Gives up 25% of maximum HP to create a Substitute that takes damage for the user until it receives damage equal or greater than the given up HP. Prevents the user from incurring leech, stat changing effects and status effects such as Confusion, Freeze, Poison, Paralysis, Sleep. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Pokemon Choice - Golem
Nickname Choice - Cookie
Golem's Rocky build seems rather crunchy, like crunchy cookies, and is also round.
Moveset Choice - Body Slam, Earthquake, Explosion, Substitute
- Body Slam - has a 30% chance to paralyze; deals moderate damage (85BP); useful for trying to paralyze Starmie and Exeggutor.
- Earthquake - powerful STAB move (100BP x1.5) used against the majority of foes that don't resist it.
- Explosion - faints Golem, halves the defense of the foe and deals a 170BP move; OHKOs those with low defense/HP and deals over 55% HP damage to all that don't resist.
- Substitute - allows Golem to block sleep and gives a turn for it to select the right move against an incoming Pokemon; or to block attacks until the foe is fully paralyzed.
How to Use Golem
| Sprite | Name | Pokedex No. | Type 1 | Type 2 | (Base) HP | (Base) Attack | (Base) Defense [*HP] | (Base) Special [*HP] | (Base) Speed | Critical Hit Ratio | 4x Weak | 2x Weak | Neutral | 2x Resistance | 4x Resistance | Immunity |
| Exeggutor | 103 | Grass | Psychic | (95) 393 | (95) 288 | (85) 268 [105324] | (125) 348 [136764] | (55) 208 | 10.74% | Bug | Fire, Flying, Ice, Poison | Dragon, Normal, Rock | Electric, Fighting, Grass, Ground, Psychic, Water | N/A | Ghost |
| Move Name | Type | Base Power | Accuracy | Max PP | Priority | Effect | Super-Effective | Neutral | Not Very Effective | Does Not Affect |
| Egg Bomb | Normal | 100 | 75% | 16 | 0 | N/A | N/A | Bug, Dragon, Electric, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Water | Rock | Ghost |
| Explosion | Normal | 170 | 100% | 8 | 0 | Faints the user and half's the foe's defense while calculating damage. Prevents the foe from using a move if they move second. | N/A | Bug, Dragon, Electric, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Water | Rock | Ghost |
| Psychic | Psychic | 90 | 100% | 16 | 0 | 30% chance to lower foe's Special. | Fighting, Poison | Bug, Dragon, Electric, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Rock, Water | Psychic | N/A |
| Sleep Powder | Grass | N/A | 75% | 24 | 0 | Puts the foe to sleep. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Pokemon Choice - Exeggutor
Nickname Choice - Ice Cream
Exeggutor's heads resemble ice cream scoops and its top is similar to that of a Pineapple, which is used as an ice cream flavor.
Moveset Choice - Egg Bomb, Explosion, Psychic, Sleep Powder
- Egg Bomb - has 75% accuracy; 100BP. Allows Exeggutor to attack Chansey without recoil damage present with Double-Edge, which is useful on occasions when Chansey is asleep.
- Explosion - has a possibility of OHKOing Chansey and deals over 50% damage to those that don't resist.
- Psychic - powerful STAB move that will deal heavy damage (90BP x1.5) to all the physical attackers that try to get past it.
- Sleep Powder - has 75% accuracy and sleeps the foe provided they aren't behind a Substitute or under a status condition.
How to Use Exeggutor
| Sprite | Name | Pokedex No. | Type 1 | Type 2 | (Base) HP | (Base) Attack | (Base) Defense [*HP] | (Base) Special [*HP] | (Base) Speed | Critical Hit Ratio | 4x Weak | 2x Weak | Neutral | 2x Resistance | 4x Resistance | Immunity |
| Tauros | 128 | Normal | N/A | (75) 353 | (100) 298 | (95) 288 [101664] | (70) 238 [84014] | (110) 318 | 21.48% | N/A | Fighting | Bug, Dragon, Electric, Fire, Flying, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock, Water | N/A | N/A | Ghost |
| Move Name | Type | Base Power | Accuracy | Max PP | Priority | Effect | Super-Effective | Neutral | Not Very Effective | Does Not Affect |
| Blizzard | Ice | 120 | 90% | 8 | 0 | 10% chance to Freeze the foe. | Dragon, Flying, Grass, Ground | Bug, Electric, Fighting, Fire, Ghost, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock | Ice, Water | N/A |
| Body Slam | Normal | 85 | 100% | 24 | 0 | 30% chance to paralyze the foe. | N/A | Bug, Dragon, Electric, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Water | Rock | Ghost |
| Earthquake | Ground | 100 | 100% | 16 | 0 | N/A | Electric, Fire, Poison, Rock | Dragon, Fighting, Ghost, Ground, Ice, Normal, Psychic, Water | Bug, Grass | Flying |
| Substitute | Normal | N/A | N/A | 16 | 0 | Gives up 25% of maximum HP to create a Substitute that takes damage for the user until it receives damage equal or greater than the given up HP. Prevents the user from incurring leech, stat changing effects and status effects such as Confusion, Freeze, Poison, Paralysis, Sleep. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Pokemon Choice - Tauros
Nickname Choice - Chocolate
Tauros's mane is chocolate colored.
Moveset Choice - Blizzard, Body Slam, Earthquake, Substitute
- Blizzard -
- Body Slam -
- Earthquake -
- Substitute -
How to Use Tauros
| Sprite | Name | Pokedex No. | Type 1 | Type 2 | (Base) HP | (Base) Attack | (Base) Defense [*HP] | (Base) Special [*HP] | (Base) Speed | Critical Hit Ratio | 4x Weak | 2x Weak | Neutral | 2x Resistance | 4x Resistance | Immunity |
| Persian | 053 | Normal | N/A | (65) 333 | (70) 238 | (60) 218 [72594] | (65) 228 [75924] | (115) 328 | 22.46% | N/A | Fighting | Bug, Dragon, Electric, Fire, Flying, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock, Water | N/A | N/A | Ghost |
| Move Name | Type | Base Power | Accuracy | Max PP | Priority | Effect | Super-Effective | Neutral | Not Very Effective | Does Not Affect |
| BubbleBeam | Water | 65 | 100% | 32 | 0 | 10% chance to lower foe's speed one stage. | Fire, Ground, Rock | Bug, Electric, Fighting, Flying, Ghost, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic | Dragon, Grass, Water | N/A |
| Slash | Normal | 70 | 100% | 32 | 0 | High critical hit rate. | N/A | Bug, Dragon, Electric, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Water | Rock | Ghost |
| Substitute | Normal | N/A | N/A | 16 | 0 | Gives up 25% of maximum HP to create a Substitute that takes damage for the user until it receives damage equal or greater than the given up HP. Prevents the user from incurring leech, stat changing effects and status effects such as Confusion, Freeze, Poison, Paralysis, Sleep. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | 95 | 100% | 24 | 0 | 10% chance to Paralyze the foe. | Flying, Water | Bug, Fighting, Fire, Ghost, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock | Dragon, Electric, Grass | Ground |
Pokemon Choice - Persian
Nickname Choice - Cake
Persian's coat is a dough-like color.
Moveset Choice - BubbleBeam, Slash, Substitute, Thunderbolt
- BubbleBeam -
- Slash -
- Substitute -
- Thunderbolt -
How to Use Persian
Conclusion
Overall, I think this is a highly competitive team and I have little doubt of the effectiveness of every Pokemon in the team. There are valuable Pokemon you can swap in, however. Alakazam with Psychic, Recover, Substitute, Thunder Wave is a great alternative to Starmie. It doesn't have the defenses or range of attacks as Starmie has, but it has two important things over it, very high special and speed stats. This allows it to use Substitute on a wide range of Special attackers and the Substitute won't break after one special attack. And since it's so fast, not many will be able to get in a move before it uses Substitute, making the threat of being paralyzed a great deal lower. Its Psychic is also significantly more powerful, giving you a greater chance of taking down physical attackers, especially with CHs, special downs. Chansey's Substitute could be swapped for Ice Beam if you want more security against Golem and Rhydon, as well as having an oppportunity to freeze - you will however lose the benefit of blocking against freeze. Rhydon can be used instead of Golem for greater attacking potential, but you will lose the valuable Explosion that Golem has. You could also swap Substitute or Body Slam for Rock Slide on Golem. Exeggutor's Egg Bomb can be replaced by either Double-Edge, Mega Drain or Stun Spore if you prefer. Finally, if you are not a fan of Persian's frailty, you could opt for Snorlax, with a variety of sets each having their own advantages. A solid set for this team would probably be Body Slam, Earthquake, Reflect, Rest.
Importable
| Candy (Starmie) @ (No Item) - Blizzard - Psychic - Recover - Thunderbolt Eggs (Chansey) (F) @ (No Item) - Seismic Toss - Softboiled - Substitute - Thunder Wave Cookie (Golem) (M) @ (No Item) - Body Slam - Earthquake - Explosion - Substitute Ice Cream (Exeggutor) (M) @ (No Item) - Egg Bomb - Explosion - Psychic - Sleep Powder Chocolate (Tauros) (M) @ (No Item) - Blizzard - Body Slam - Earthquake - Substitute Cake (Persian) (M) @ (No Item) - BubbleBeam - Slash - Substitute - Thunderbolt |
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