Arkose Brigade

[Ichida]

This is a team I'm raising in D/P for online battle. I know some of the natures aren't quite right, but I'm not up to starting fresh to get the right one.

Tyranitar
Impish Nature
- Stone Edge
- Crunch
- Fire Fang
- Thunder Fang

Gets the sandstorm up to gradually wear down the enemy. Stone Edge and Crunch for STAB, Fire Fang for Bugs and Grass types, Thunder Fang for Water types.

Metagross
Adamant Nature
- Meteor Mash
- Bullet Punch
- Earthquake
- Zen Headbutt

Fullon physical sweeper. Bullet Punch to finish off critical-HP Pokemon before they can heal or make a final strike, Earthquake against those pesky Fire types, and Zen Headbutt for anything that resists Steel attacks.

Sandslash
Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- Aerial Ace
- Poison Jab
- Brick Break

I honestly just tossed this in because it's a shiny, but it can be useful in battle. Earthquake for STAB physical, Brick Break against Ice Types, and Poison Jab against Grass types and to whittle down anything Sandslash might have problems with.

Lucario
Brave Nature
- Aura Sphere
- Earthquake
- Extremespeed
- Dragon Pulse

Aura Sphere for speed and evasion-heavy enemies, Earthquake against Fire types, Extremespeed for quick finish. Dragon Pulse against those fearsome overused Dragons.

Empoleon
Mild Nature
- Surf
- Earthquake
- Flash Cannon
- Drill Peck

Surf for STAB and Fire or Ground types, Drill Peck for Fight types, Earthquake for Electric Types.

Registeel
Sassy Nature
- Explosion
- Flash Cannon
- Earthquake
- Aerial Ace

Flash Cannon for STAB and killing ice and rocks. and omg, it's Earthquake for Fire types, big surprise. Aerial Ace for Fight types. If it nears critical, go out with an explosion. :P

[Samson]

major suggestion: get rid of fire fang for aerial ace. that way, you're covering both bugs and grass PLUS fighting types, which is a biggy for tyranitar.

bullet punch... i dunno. it's the fact that it's a steel type that disturbs me. it has that STAB to go with, but steel type moves, especially when you have them on more than one pokemon on your team (Flash Cannon on empoleon... NOOO), just don't get the job done as well. skarmory would make a straight fool out of it.

yah... ima have to say no to sandlash. he was kewl first gen, but now, he's been outclassed by almost everything. i'd trade him in for someone who can support your team of full-on attackers.

empoleon... major suggestion: flash cannon for ice beam. you NEED ice beam on empoleon. (i've discovered this myself on my own team XD)

registeel... umm nah. i'm not digging it. i don't know what to put on it, but nah, i just don't like it.