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SuperEspeon July 16th, 2013 3:47 AM

NU Team
 
I'm not that great at Gen V, so bare with me here. Here's my NU team and all questions, comments, criticsm is welcomed. In fact, it's wanted.

Kecleon
EVs 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Item: Leftovers
Nature: Careful
Ability: Color Change

Moveset

- Stealth Rock
- Recover
- Knock Off
- Thunder Wave


Raichu
EVs 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Item: Choice Scarf
Nature: Modest
Ability: Lightningrod

Moveset

- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power Ice
- Focus Blast
- Volt Switch

Ludicolo

EVs 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Item: Life Orb
Nature: Calm
Ability: Swift Swim


Moveset

- Swords Dance
- Ice Punch
- Waterfall
- Seed Bomb

Beheeyem

EVs 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpA
Item: Leftovers
Nature: Quiet
Ability: Analytic

Moveset

- Trick Room
- Nasty Plot
- Psychic
- Hidden Power Ground

Combusken

EVs 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Item: Life Orb
Nature: Quiet
Ability: Speed Boost

Moveset
- Fire Blast
- Focus Blast
- Protect
- Substitute

Piloswine
EVs 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Item: Choice Band
Nature: Adamant
Ability: Thick Fat

Moveset
- Ice Shard
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- Icicle Crash

Thoughts?

PlatinumDude July 16th, 2013 5:26 AM

I can see some flaws with this team.

While Kecleon is certainly an interesting Pokemon to use, its Color change ability has the potential to backfire on you. Golurk can also set up Stealth Rock while posing an offensive presence, unlike Kecleon, though the lack of recovery hurts:
-Stealth Rock
-Earthquake
-Shadow Punch
-Ice Punch
Nature: Adamant
EVs: 80 HP/252 Atk/176 Spe
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Iron Fist

Why use a Calm nature on Ludicolo if it has Swords Dance? If it were to use Swords Dance, it should be Adamant or Jolly. Heck, Swords Dance Ludicolo isn't that viable anymore:
-Scald
-Giga Drain
-Synthesis
-Leech Seed
Nature: Calm
EVs: 252 HP/4 Def/252 SDef
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Rain Dish

Dual screen support is necessary for Trick Room Beheeyem, and this team doesn't have it:
-Psychic/Psyshock
-Thunderbolt
-Signal Beam/Recover
-Hidden Power (Ground)
Nature: Quiet
EVs: 252 HP/252 SAtk/4 SDef
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Analytic

A Quiet nature ruins the point of Combusken's Speed Boost; change the nature to Modest.


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