[BW] My Black Team: Is it Any Good?

[LalaSapa]

Is my team okay for competitive battling?

Blazer/Typhlosion
Rash nature, somewhat vain
Lead Powerhouse, takes out Pokemon with Choice Scarf Blast Burn

Yoko/Gothitelle
Naughty nature, strong willed
Staller, confuses opponents

Dono/Sandslash
Bold nature, capable of taking hits
Staller, avoids attacks and strikes hard.

Tsui/Serperior
Rash nature, alert to sounds
Powerhouse, takes out opponents with swift speed and Leaf Blade
Or Aerial Ace.

Preyo/Gyarados
Sassy nature, alert to sounds
Powerhouse, Secondary Leader, spams Thunderbolt and Surf with a high Special Atk.

Aero/Togekiss
Quiet nature, capable of taking hits
Healer, heals party and also serves as a Tank.

So, waddaya' think?

[Luke]

Originally Posted by LalaSapa

Is my team okay for competitive battling?

Blazer/Typhlosion
Rash nature, somewhat vain
Lead Powerhouse, takes out Pokemon with Choice Scarf Blast Burn

Yoko/Gothitelle
Naughty nature, strong willed
Staller, confuses opponents

Dono/Sandslash
Bold nature, capable of taking hits
Staller, avoids attacks and strikes hard.

Tsui/Serperior
Rash nature, alert to sounds
Powerhouse, takes out opponents with swift speed and Leaf Blade
Or Aerial Ace.

Preyo/Gyarados
Sassy nature, alert to sounds
Powerhouse, Secondary Leader, spams Thunderbolt and Surf with a high Special Atk.

Aero/Togekiss
Quiet nature, capable of taking hits
Healer, heals party and also serves as a Tank.

So, waddaya' think?

Unfortunately no. Most of their natures are terrible for competitive battling. Gyarados specializes in Attack, not Special Attack. I suggest reading our stickies and possibly doing some research on Smogon to get a better idea of the metagame. :)

[LalaSapa]

Oh. Ok.
It's just that I battled my friend with Gyara as lead and managed to KO 5 with just Thunderbolt and Surf. That's all.

[deoxys121]

Well, since this is the in-game help forum, Natures don't really matter for in-game battles, or at least they never have for me. Let's not worry about natures for now. Just post their movesets and we'll go from there.

[PikachuGuy]

Also, if you're going to head into the world of competitive battling, you have to learn about EV's or Effort Values. They are a must in the world of competitive battling, without them, your next to useless. Here's a url:


http://www.smogon.com/ingame/guides/ev_manual