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My first team ever! Please rate :)
>: D MachPunch to Face >: D
This is my first team ever so please be a little understanding. My goal with it is to knock out Pokemon quickly with my Starmie and Machamp as a supporter, but have my Volcarona scare my opponent with its self power ups. Whimsicott is my annoyer/staller as he will provide me with time to scope out the opponent’s team. http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/feralig8rx/Ferrothorn.gif Ferrothorn @ Rocky Helmet Trait: Iron Barbs EVs: 136 HP / 120 Def / 252 SDef Sassy Nature (+SDef, -Spd) - Thunder Wave - Spikes - Leech Seed - Power Whip Ferrothorn is my opener. Plan is to get out spikes + Twave immediately. Leech seed and power whip in case I need a backup tank to take a hit since Ferrothorn has high def and HP. Forces opponent to use special attacks due to helmet and Iron Barbs. http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/feralig8rx/Starmie.gif Starmie @ Choice Specs Trait: Natural Cure EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd Timid (+Spd, -Atk) - Hydro Pump - Rapid Spin - Ice Beam - Psychic Starmie is a mix. She has rapid spin if I need to remove something but also packs a punch if needed. If I need more of a physical attacker, I can switch to my Machamp. http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/feralig8rx/Machamp.gif Machamp (M) @ Choice Band Trait: No Guard EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 6 HP Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SpA) - Dynamic Punch - Payback - Stone Edge - Ice Punch Machamp is my powerhouse. He's designed to take out any opponent with his boost in attack power. It will also be a mini supporter as his fast speed and 100% accuracy can ensure a confused and hurt opponent. http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/feralig8rx/Reuniclus.gif Reuniclus (M) @ Life Orb Trait: Magic Guard EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Def Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk) - Calm Mind - Recover - Psychic - Hidden Power [Fighting] I want him to be a back up attacker for when things get rough with Machamp and Starmie. He can soak up some hits and turn offensive when necessary. http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/feralig8rx/Whimsicott.gif Whimsicott (M) @ Leftovers Trait: Prankster EVs: 252 HP / 244 SDef / 12 Spd Calm Nature (+SDef, -Atk) - Leech Seed - Substitute - Giga Drain - Taunt I use Whimsicott if I need to take a few hits or need to take a look at my opponents team. Taunt to prevent stat changes as I stall. Should be able to last a little on the field. http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd458/feralig8rx/Volcarona.gif Volcarona (M) @ Charti Berry Trait: Flame Body EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk) - Quiver Dance - Bug Buzz - Fiery Dance - Hidden Power [Rock] I have Volcarona in here to put pressure on the opposing team. with her rising stats through quiver dance and fiery dance, the opponent has something to fear. This will either force the opponent to get her switched out or take her out with a rock type. Hidden Power [Rock] for countering Heatran and Salamence. The berry is to prevent it from being OHKO by fire. Being my first team, I would really appreciate it if I could get feedback. I'm going to be editing this a LOT, and eventually leveling up these Pokemon, so any advice is greatly appreciated! :) |
Machamp Adamant Guts Flame Orb
255 attack 255 speed Focus punch substitute earthquake stone edge/rock slide Flame orb gives you the same boost as choice band and allows you to change moves. If you want to use a choice band use machamps no guard ability. Replace Focus punch with dynamic punch and substitute with something else. Cant think of it right now |
Ok thanks for the help :) I'll get on that
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Alrighty, I'll start off by helping you with this one part, at least. :c
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Do you know what a Choice item does? It increases a stat (depending on the item: Specs = Special Attack, Band = Attack, Scarf = Speed) by 1.5 times as much as it was before... the equivalent of a +1 boost (like a Howl, for example). But they come with a restriction - when you use them, you're stuck using the first move you pick. Now, what good would being stuck into Substitute be for you? When you're using a Choice item, you should almost never run non-attacking moves because they'll usually get you locked into a move that does nothing and forces you to switch out - a great situation for your opponent. So running Substitute on a Choice Band Machamp is definitely a no-no. When you build a set for a Pokemon, you have to try to take advantage of the things that make it good. Machamp, for example, is really good but for one particular reason - it has this ability called No Guard. No Guard makes every move hit when Machamp's out, no matter what. This means that Machamp can use moves like DynamicPunch, a move that's really powerful but usually no one uses it because it has 50% accuracy! DynamicPunch & No Guard should -always- be on Machamp because that's what separates it from other bulky Fighting-types like Conkeldurr. The next thing is something that isn't too easy to explain, at least to someone who's just beginning. Earthquake isn't a very good move to run on Machamp. Do you know why? It's because Ground- and Fighting-type moves have very very similar coverage. For example, Ground hits Steel super-effective... and so does Fighting. Ground hits Rock super-effective... and so does Fighting. Ground does no damage to Flying types... and Fighting is resisted by them. You'll get more mileage out of running a different move to give you more type coverage. :) Also, a small note, you should run Stone Edge - you don't have to worry about it missing because of No Guard. Lastly, on EVs: 255 looks like it's maxed out, right? But it isn't! The games calculate the increase in stats from EVs by numbers divisible by four. Therefore, every 4 EVs = 1 stat point. When you hit 252 EVs in one stat, you can't get any more boosts out of it - and when you have 252 in another, you have 6 EVs left over. These can be invested in another stat to give it a little bit of oomph. So let's run over everything: 1. When you build a set for a Pokemon, play to their strengths, whether that's an ability or a stat or anything! 2. Make sure you know exactly how your items & moves work. 3. EVs can only be maxed at 252 - the extra three won't help! Invest them in another stat. If you've followed along with me so far, I'd like to see if you can patch up that set a little bit. I think I explained mostly everything but to check your understanding I'd like to see what you got out of that tl;dr. :) edit: Quote:
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Wow, thanks so much! You don't even understand how much that helped haha.
I've literally spent the past 5 days researching online and there's been 0 guides that I've found that have actually explained team building to me in a way I actually understood. FINALLY I have an idea on where to go with this team! I will definitely go make some changes with Machamp. I will definitely repost once I figure out exactly what I want to do with this team. I REALLY REALLY appreciate your help. All the replies I got today were 2 line answers saying "lolwut are you doing. Don't do that." or like "wrong nature choose other items l2playn00b". Those aren't helpful. You actually gave me a significant push in the right direction, so thank you ^.^ |
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A lot of learning about this comes with experience; it's really hard to get into without being guided in the right direction to start with. When you do get that set/whatever else figured out, do update! :) |
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I'm new to the competitive battling scene to. Everyone here is really good at what they do and they all give great, comprehensive advice.
You're team is pretty good! It seems like you've got the basics down well, but it'll never hurt to do some more R&D. Quote:
Starmie @ Life Orb Trait: Natural Cure EVs: 76 HP / 252 SAtk / 180 SDef Quiet Nature (+SAtk, -Spd) - Hydro Pump - Rapid Spin - Ice Beam - Recover Also, if you are going to have a special sweeping Starmie, you may want to try the Choice Specs as Vrai mentioned with Machamp. Starmie @ Choice Specs Trait: Natural Cure EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Speed Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Spd) - Hydro Pump - Thunder Bolt - Ice Beam - Psychic But it's probably in your best interest to stay with Recover. There's an awful lot that you can try out until you find what you like. Good luck Feralig8rx! |
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I will definitely take note of these changes and play around as I mess with the team. You're right about the rapid spin- I totally forgot about it! |
Volcarona seriously needs an item. (Life Orb comes to mind)
Why is Starmie Quiet? It seriously needs the Speed to outrun things. Use Timid instead. |
Just a few things on Reuniclus: Firstly, you should be using Life Orb. Magic Guard makes it so you take 0 recoil damage so it's almost always the best option. Second, CM Reuniclus wants to be Bold; it's going to be incredibly powerful after a few CMs anyway. Finally, you want Hidden Power Fighting > Focus Blast because Focus Blast is unreliable and has low PP. You'll be making up for that power increase with CMs anyway.
Reuniclus (M) @ Life Orb Trait: Magic Guard EVs: 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Def Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk) - Calm Mind - Recover - Psychic - Hidden Power [Fighting] edit: Yeah, Starmie wants Timid. Its speed is really good and should be abused! |
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@Vrai: Focus Blast >>>> Hidden Power (Fighting). Yes, FB is inaccurate, but Reuniclus needs the power it can get against Steels and Darks. |
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Sorry, my bad, should have been more specific. When I was asking about the EVs I was referring to Starmie instead of Reuniclus. Also, I've been playing around on Pokemon Online and I've been thinking about switching the Hidden Power with something more powerful since it just doesn't seem to be getting the job done. Thanks for the advice! |
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When you're using CM Reuniclus, you need to actually use CM before it gets powerful. Keep in mind that you have no investment in Special Attack basically and naturally all of your attacks are weak until you get the opportunity to boost, which is usually readily available for Reuniclus anyway. |
Without Focus Blast you lose vital 2hko's on Tyranitar (LO HP Fight doesn't even 2HKO the bulkier variants which is frankly awful imo) and also Skarmory and Scizor.
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Alright, I will go fix the speed stat on Starmie. Thanks for clearing that up!
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