Kodachrome
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This is my first thread on this forum so please bear with me. I've been running Mono Dark for a good while and It's time for something different. Here's what I came up with...
@Light Clay
Swarm
Calm Nature
Reflect
Light Screen
U-Turn
Bug Buzz
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Ledian is one of my leads. Her job is to set up her screens to acommodate the rest of my team's subpar defensive stats. I gave her U-Turn to switch out while causing some damage to hinder a Focus Punch that is planned for my switch or to switch into Shedinja whose Ghost secondary-typing renders it immune to Forretress' Explosion.
EV: SP.A-20 SP.D-252 Speed-238
@Occa Berry
Sturdy
Careful Nature
Stealth Rock
Toxic Spikes
Rapid Spin
Explosion
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Forretress is my second lead, pairing with Ledian. His job is to set up Stealth Rock and Toxic Spikes to cripple my opponents survivability, disable stalling without the aid of a status recovery move, kill incoming Shedinjas with Stealth Rock, and make my sweepers' jobs easier. I went with Rapid Spin to remove entry hazzards from my side of the field and prevent large sums of damage to be taken from my pokemon. (All of which are very vulnerable to Stealth Rock.) I went with Explosion because Forretress has virtually no use to me after it sets up it's entry hazzards, and also because it times nicely with Ledian's strategy.
EV: HP-160 Attack-60 Defense-60 Sp.D-230
@Muscle Band
Hyper Cutter
Jolly Nature
X-Scissor
Brick Break
Rock Slide
Return
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Pinsir is my physical sweeper. I gave him a moveset that can cover all of his weaknesses with Brick Break(Rock) and Rock Slide(Fire and Flying). I chose Rock Slide over Stone Edge because it hits two pokemon in a double battle, which is more useful since both pokemon could be flying types and I can, wait for it... kill two birds with one stone. I gave him X-Scissor for the STAB bonus and Return for more coverage. I opted for Muscle Band instead of a Choice item because with all of this type coverage, it would be a shame if I couldn't use it to it's full potential without having to switch out from being locked into a bad move. That leaves just Muscle Band and Life Orb as my viable item options, but since Muscle Band boosts the power without the 10% penalty, I gave him that instead.
EV: Attack-252 Defense-6 Speed-252
@Focus Sash
Wonder Guard
Adamant Nature
Shadow Sneak
X-Scissor
Protect
Will-O-Wisp
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Shedinja is my burner and revenge killer. I gave it Shadow Sneak because it functions well with Shedinja's stats, receives STAB bonus, and has priority. X-Scissor is for Normal types who are immune to Shadow Sneak. Protect is to stall the burn from Will-O-Wisp after my Focus Sash breaks, and Will-O-Wisp is to apply burn. The burn, in combination with Reflect from Ledian should cripple my opponents ability to hit hard with Rock and Flying type moves even further.
EV: HP-6 Attack-252 Speed-252
(P.S. I put 6 into HP just for the perfect 510.)
@Life Orb
Speed Boost
Modest Nature
Protect
Bug Buzz
Air Cutter
Ancient Power
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Yanmega is one of my special sweepers. When I send him out, I'll first use Protect to activate the Speed Boost. The boost in speed will counterbalance my Modest nature and lack of max EV placement into the Speed stat. After which, I'll sweep normally. Bug Buzz is for STAB bonus, as well as Air Cutter. I opted for Air Cutter over Air Slash for the same reason that I opted to go with Rock Slide over Stone Edge on my Pinsir. It also has a higher critical hit rate to compensate for the lower base damage, albeit random. Ancient Power is there to hit Flying types, Ice types, Fire types, and other Bug types that would receive normal damage from Air Cutter, or who receive a x4 damage multiplier from Rock. Such as those who are Bug and Flying.
EV: Defense-105 Sp.A-252 Speed-153
@Big Root
Tinted Lens
Timid Nature
Bug Buzz
Psychic
Shadow Ball
Giga Drain
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Venomoth is my other special sweeper, aside from Yanmega. Her job is the same as Yanmega's, but with a different method of approach. Yanmega starts on the defensive with Protect, but Venomoth goes right in offensively with tremendous type coverage and great stats. Bug Buzz is for STAB bonus. Psychic is always a good attack to fill a space since it has a base damage of 90 and hits Infernape and Blaziken pretty hard when used right. Shadow Ball is there for coverage and the 20% Sp.D decrease. Giga Drain pairs nicely with Big Root and hits Rock and Ground types like Golem, Water and Rock types like Kabutops and Omanyte, and Water and Ground types like Quagsire, Swampert, and Gastrodon really hard, and also gives Venomoth back a decent chunk of health when combined with Big Root.
EV: SP.A-252 Sp.D-6 Speed-252
Swarm
Calm Nature
Reflect
Light Screen
U-Turn
Bug Buzz
________________________
Ledian is one of my leads. Her job is to set up her screens to acommodate the rest of my team's subpar defensive stats. I gave her U-Turn to switch out while causing some damage to hinder a Focus Punch that is planned for my switch or to switch into Shedinja whose Ghost secondary-typing renders it immune to Forretress' Explosion.
EV: SP.A-20 SP.D-252 Speed-238
Sturdy
Careful Nature
Stealth Rock
Toxic Spikes
Rapid Spin
Explosion
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Forretress is my second lead, pairing with Ledian. His job is to set up Stealth Rock and Toxic Spikes to cripple my opponents survivability, disable stalling without the aid of a status recovery move, kill incoming Shedinjas with Stealth Rock, and make my sweepers' jobs easier. I went with Rapid Spin to remove entry hazzards from my side of the field and prevent large sums of damage to be taken from my pokemon. (All of which are very vulnerable to Stealth Rock.) I went with Explosion because Forretress has virtually no use to me after it sets up it's entry hazzards, and also because it times nicely with Ledian's strategy.
EV: HP-160 Attack-60 Defense-60 Sp.D-230
Hyper Cutter
Jolly Nature
X-Scissor
Brick Break
Rock Slide
Return
________________________
Pinsir is my physical sweeper. I gave him a moveset that can cover all of his weaknesses with Brick Break(Rock) and Rock Slide(Fire and Flying). I chose Rock Slide over Stone Edge because it hits two pokemon in a double battle, which is more useful since both pokemon could be flying types and I can, wait for it... kill two birds with one stone. I gave him X-Scissor for the STAB bonus and Return for more coverage. I opted for Muscle Band instead of a Choice item because with all of this type coverage, it would be a shame if I couldn't use it to it's full potential without having to switch out from being locked into a bad move. That leaves just Muscle Band and Life Orb as my viable item options, but since Muscle Band boosts the power without the 10% penalty, I gave him that instead.
EV: Attack-252 Defense-6 Speed-252
Wonder Guard
Adamant Nature
Shadow Sneak
X-Scissor
Protect
Will-O-Wisp
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Shedinja is my burner and revenge killer. I gave it Shadow Sneak because it functions well with Shedinja's stats, receives STAB bonus, and has priority. X-Scissor is for Normal types who are immune to Shadow Sneak. Protect is to stall the burn from Will-O-Wisp after my Focus Sash breaks, and Will-O-Wisp is to apply burn. The burn, in combination with Reflect from Ledian should cripple my opponents ability to hit hard with Rock and Flying type moves even further.
EV: HP-6 Attack-252 Speed-252
(P.S. I put 6 into HP just for the perfect 510.)
Speed Boost
Modest Nature
Protect
Bug Buzz
Air Cutter
Ancient Power
________________________
Yanmega is one of my special sweepers. When I send him out, I'll first use Protect to activate the Speed Boost. The boost in speed will counterbalance my Modest nature and lack of max EV placement into the Speed stat. After which, I'll sweep normally. Bug Buzz is for STAB bonus, as well as Air Cutter. I opted for Air Cutter over Air Slash for the same reason that I opted to go with Rock Slide over Stone Edge on my Pinsir. It also has a higher critical hit rate to compensate for the lower base damage, albeit random. Ancient Power is there to hit Flying types, Ice types, Fire types, and other Bug types that would receive normal damage from Air Cutter, or who receive a x4 damage multiplier from Rock. Such as those who are Bug and Flying.
EV: Defense-105 Sp.A-252 Speed-153
Tinted Lens
Timid Nature
Bug Buzz
Psychic
Shadow Ball
Giga Drain
________________________
Venomoth is my other special sweeper, aside from Yanmega. Her job is the same as Yanmega's, but with a different method of approach. Yanmega starts on the defensive with Protect, but Venomoth goes right in offensively with tremendous type coverage and great stats. Bug Buzz is for STAB bonus. Psychic is always a good attack to fill a space since it has a base damage of 90 and hits Infernape and Blaziken pretty hard when used right. Shadow Ball is there for coverage and the 20% Sp.D decrease. Giga Drain pairs nicely with Big Root and hits Rock and Ground types like Golem, Water and Rock types like Kabutops and Omanyte, and Water and Ground types like Quagsire, Swampert, and Gastrodon really hard, and also gives Venomoth back a decent chunk of health when combined with Big Root.
EV: SP.A-252 Sp.D-6 Speed-252
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