Which one of these would make the best lead and with what move set?
Xatu
Politoed
Hitmontop
Granbull
Azumarill
Girafarig
Once you've done that, could you tell me what move sets to use for the other five to balance out the lead?
I know this is a tall order, but I'm brand new to competitive battling.
Ok Im not going to lie but looking there none of them would make a spectacular lead, no infact they all make dreadful leads, I Think perhap[s you could use politoad to make you oppoment swithch out so I looked this moveset up on smogon....
Leftovers Sassy
Perish Song
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Hypnosis
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Bounce
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Surf
Ev's: 240 HP / 122 Def / 140 SpD
The long forgotten little frog returns to launch an amphibious assault of status and pseudo-status. Politoed sports a decent assortment of stats, most notably, his Base 90 HP and Special Attack, and his Special Defense of 100. Coupled with the Water-type's natural resistances and Water Absorb, Politoed can switch into many Pokemon and threaten them instantly.
Perish Song is the main attraction of this set. It casts a pseudo-status on both Politoed and the opponent that makes both of them faint in three turns. To avoid this 100% death, most opponents shall switch out. Use this to your advantage by bombarding the field with Spikes, Toxic Spikes and Stealth Rock. Hypnosis shall also cause switches, as it renders a Pokemon helpless for 1-4 turns. Bounce essentially makes one of the Perish Song turns pass by while being a powerful Flying type attack with a 30% paralysis chance, which may prove necessary later on in a battle. Surf is your obligatory STAB move.
Sassy nature allows you to function as a special wall all while maintaining Bounce's power. The EVs provided give Politoed optimum Leftovers recovery and solid defensive capabilities all around.
As stated earlier, be sure to place entry hazards before using this for maximum efficiency.
As I said none of those pokemon are good leads but this seems to suck less, dont use this in Ou or you will get whalloped big time :)
All credit to smogon for the moveset.