Onward and Beyond! Pokemon of the Week

         Hello, welcome back to the the Creature League news. It's been awhile, since CreaturePhil has been gone but now he is back in full force(not really). CreaturePhil has been trying to introduce new members to the creature league and has created new factions in the league for that. These include such things as frontier brains, trainers, and professors. They will be included in the website shortly or by the time this is posted, it has already been included in the website. 
In addition, the Creature League News staff has a whole new revamp as well as the League Pages in the new version 1.9 update. Although it is more internal than externally influencing our challengers and stuff, we have reorganized the staff with deparments. New departments such as Pokemon of the Week and Image Department has been added and are assigned to specific writers or members of the Creature League Staff.

The Creature League Staff would like to introduce a new department call Pokemon of the Week. To start it off, it would be the pokemon Rotom-W!

[Pros]

• Rotom-W has incredible typing.
• It's easily the best Volt Switch user in OU.
• With it's good stats, it can be pretty versatile.
• Rotom-W right now checks many dangerous threats.

[Cons]

• Rotom-W's Speed stat is pretty low.
• When not invested into bulk, it's kinda frail.

Rotom-Wash @ Chesto Berry
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Volt Switch
- Hydro Pump
- Will-O-Wisp
- Rest

Rotom-W is very good in the metagame right now, as it checks extremely dangerous threats such as Talonflame, Blaziken, Togekiss, and Azumarill. Rotom-W is also great in gaining momentum via Volt Switch, as Ground-types generally can't switch in on Rotom-W in fear of its Water-type STAB attacks. Hydro Pump hits moderately hard and has nice general coverage with Volt Switch. Will-O-Wisp cripples physical attackers such as Excadrill, Azumarill, and Garchomp, as well as Breloom and Ferrothorn on the switch. Rest gives Rotom-W a second life as it's easily worn down by Stealth Rock. Chesto Berry heals off Rest.

Scizor is the best teammate for Rotom-W, as it forms an incredible VoltTurn core. Rotom-W beats physical walls that switch into Scizor, such as Gliscor, Skarmory, and Gyarados, while Scizor beats Ferrothorn and Blissey that switch into Rotom-W. Forretress has great synergy with Rotom-W, as Forretress easily tanks Grass-types attacks, while Forretress also supports Rotom-W with Rapid Spin support, due to Rotom-W switching all the time. Blaziken likes free switches, as well as Rotom-W's ability to beat Talonflame and bulky Water-types, while Amoonguss beats Grass-types and helps spread status along with Rotom-W.

[Checks and Counters]

Bulky Grass-types such as Chesnaught, Ammonguss, and Venusaur resist both STABs and can switch in with little fear. Gastrodon is immune to Rotom-W's STAB attacks, making it a solid counter. Strong physical attackers can muscle through Rotom-W, so Pokemon such as Dragonite, Garchomp, and Breloom make for decent checks. Special walls such as Blissey and Ferrothorn easily take on anything bar Trick.

Hello, my name is SharkBomb and I will be introducing a new section called the image department where me and CreaturePhil displays cool or funny pics! Here are the cool/funny pics this week! We will be featuring a few of Cyanide & Happiness comics every week so be sure to support them and check them out!

 The Creature League News Staff

General Department - CreaturePhil
Pokemon of the Week Department - CreaturePhil, Zisteau, and SharkBomb
Image Department - SharkBomb and CreaturePhil
Editorial - Zisteau