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Sceptile14 September 26th, 2013 11:07 AM

My NU Team
 
I have recently started to get into wifi battling, and feel as though my NU team could use some help. I know it does, but I don't really know how to, so I need help :)

Scolipede:
-Spikes
-Megahorn
-Aqua Tail
-Swords Dance/Rock Slide
Nature: Jolly
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spe
Item: Life Orb/Focus Sash
Ability: Swarm
Added in from advice below

Probopass
~ Stealth Rock
~ Power Gem
~ Toxic
~ Volt Switch
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Sturdy
Nature: Calm
EVs: 252 HP / 56 SpA / 200 SpD
Replacing Regirock



Serperior(M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Overgrow
Timid Nature
EVs: 252 SpA/ 252 Spe/ 4 HP
Calm Mind
Substitute
Giga Drain
Hidden Power(Rock)
Not a lot to say about it, I usually try to set up a Substitute, and then Calm Mind. Hidden Power Rock is great coverage against fire and flying, while having STAB Giga Drain to regain health. It struggles against steel types though...

Zangoose(M) @ Toxic Orb
Trait: Toxic Boost
Jolly Nature
EVs 252 Atk/ 4 SpD/ 252 Spe
Swords Dance
Facade
Close Combat
Quick Attack
Zangoose is a great Sweeper in my opinion. With the Toxic Boost, it becomes extremely powerful, and can wreck a lot of teams. It is completely stopped by ghost Pokemon, however, with great attack, and an awesome ability, I like to overlook this.

Musharna
-Calm Mind
-Psychic
-Moonlight
-Signal Beam
Nature: Bold
EVs: 240 HP/252 Def/16 SDef
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Synchronize
Replaced Hypno. Am going to carry Signal Beam because of type coverage.


Pinsir(M) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Moxie
Adamant Nature
EVs 252 Atk/ 252 Spe/ 4 SpD
SuperPower
X-Scissor
Earthquake
Stone Edge
Pinsir is my main sweeper, along with Zangoose. With Moxie, it can keep gaining attack, when sweeping making it nearly impossible once getting started. With Choice Scarf, it also out speeds
most threats in NU, without the same item.

Any improvements I can make?

PlatinumDude September 26th, 2013 4:33 PM

Glalie is seriously outclassed as a Spiker by Scolipede and even Garbodor; the former's high Speed lets it get in a layer or two of Spikes, while the latter's bulk eases setup:

Scolipede:
-Spikes
-Megahorn
-Aqua Tail
-Swords Dance/Rock Slide
Nature: Jolly
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spe
Item: Life Orb/Focus Sash
Ability: Swarm

or
-Spikes
-Toxic Spikes
-Megahorn
-Aqua Tail/Toxic
Nature: Jolly
EVs: 248 HP/36 Atk/56 Def/168 Spe
Item: Black Sludge
Ability: Swarm

Garbodor:
-Spikes
-Toxic
-Pain Split/Toxic Spikes
-Gunk Shot/Rock Blast
Nature: Impish
EVs: 252 HP/240 Def/16 Spe
Item: Black Sludge
Ability: Aftermath

Musharna is generally better than Hypno because of its better offensive presence and better physical bulk:
-Calm Mind
-Psychic
-Moonlight
-Baton Pass/Heal Bell/Signal Beam
Nature: Bold
EVs: 240 HP/252 Def/16 SDef
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Synchronize

or
-Psychic
-Thunder Wave
-Moonlight
-Heal Bell/Baton Pass
Nature: Bold
EVs: 240 HP/252 Def/16 SDef
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Synchronize

Boilurn September 26th, 2013 9:39 PM

I agree with PD on choosing a better Spiker. Garbodor would be my choice as it has a better defensive typing. Also your team has opened up a few weaknesses in Bug, Dark and Rock; in other words no-one resists them. I know you have Regirock who can tank most of these types of hits, but Probopass has a better typing and more equalized defenses to tank special hits better than Regirock can.

~ Stealth Rock
~ Power Gem
~ Toxic
~ Volt Switch
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Sturdy
Nature: Calm
EVs: 252 HP / 56 SpA / 200 SpD

~ Stealth Rock
~ Flash Cannon
~ Earth Power
~ Volt Switch
Item: Leftovers/Air Balloon
Ability: Magnet Pull
Nature: Modest
EVs: 160 HP / 252 SpA / 96 Spe

The first set is the Defensive set, the second is a little more offensive but more importantly it reliably traps Steel-types, and it also works well on a Baton Pass Chain. The choice is yours. Good luck!

Sceptile14 September 28th, 2013 7:57 AM

Thanks for the posts, and I will try what you guys said. I do have a Scolipede with the same set as the one PD stated, except for it might have earthquake instead of aqua tail, I'll have to check that... Plus, I'm fine with taking Hypno out for the reasons you listed. It seems like it will work better with my team.

@Boilurn, I will also put Probopass in there too, to see how it goes. Think I will go with the more defensive set because looking at the rest of the team, not a lot of them can take a lot of hits.


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