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First X/Y Team Build ^^;;
Hey everyone! Just looking for words of wisdom and guidance on my team and the formation of it. I'm definitely still a novice when it comes to competitive battling so please go easy on me. Before X/Y I never really fully got into the competitive scene but I do want to give it a try. The team I currently have :
Charizard Charizardite Y / Adamant / Blaze Heat Wave Flamethrower Rock Slide Fly Venusaur Miracle Seed / Naughty / Overgrow Venoshock Sleep Powder Cut Petal Blizzard Blastoise No Item / Bashful / Torrent Flash Cannon Hydro Pump Scald Ice Beam Jolteon Magnet / Modest / Volt Absorb Thunder Volt Switch Thunderbolt Quick Attack Lucario Expert Belt / Hasty / Steadfast Flash Cannon Aura Sphere Quick Guard Extreme Speed Scizor Metal Coat / Calm / Technician X-Scissor Night Slash Iron Head Air Slash (Only just evolved my Scyther into Scizor, I've been suggested to IV breed Scizor next ^-^) Okay so...I haven't really done much to my pokemon's moveset's aside from Jolteon having Volt Switch and Blastoise and Lucario having Flash Cannon. I'm not sure what movesets would be feasible for them, I like to be as versatile as possible. I was thinking if I needed to opt out some of the pokemon I have in my team for other pokemon who would best cover weaknesses etc, but like I've said this is my first team build so any help would be very helpful ;w; . |
EVs would be preferred.
An Adamant nature wastes away Charizard Y's massive Special Attack. If it wants to use Special moves, it has to use a Timid nature or a mixed set: -Fire Blast -Solar Beam -Focus Blast -Dragon Pulse/Roost Nature: Timid EVs: 4 Def/252 SAtk/252 Spe Item: Charizardite Y or -Flare Blitz -Fire Blast/Overheat -Brick Break/Focus Blast -Hidden Power (Ice)/Earthquake Nature: Naughty/Naive/Lonely/Hasty EVs: 252 Atk/4 SAtk/252 Spe Item: Charizardite Y Since the Sun that Charizard Y brings may not benefit the team, (like not taking advantage of regular Venusaur's Chlorophyll ability) you might as well use Charizard X: -Dragon Dance -Flare Blitz -Dragon Claw/Outrage -Earthquake/Dragon Claw/Roost Nature: Adamant/Jolly EVs: 4 Def/252 Atk/252 Spe Item: Charizardite X Blastoise is only good in its Mega form, IMO. Venusaur is only good either with Chlorophyll, or its Mega form. Since you can only have 1 Mega Evolution per battle, replacing them may be a better idea. Ferrothorn, Chesnaught, Gourgeist (Super Size) and Trevenant are decent Grass Pokemon to use, because of their good bulk, while Greninja fills in the Water slot, because it hits harder and faster than Blastoise: Ferrothorn: -Spikes/Stealth Rock -Leech Seed -Power Whip/Protect -Gyro Ball/Thunder Wave Nature: Relaxed EVs: 252 HP/208 Def/48 SDef Item: Leftovers/Shed Shell Ability: Iron Barbs Chesnaught: -Spikes -Synthesis -Hammer Arm -Stone Edge/Seed Bomb/Roar/Leech Seed Nature: Impish EVs: 252 HP/252 Def/4 Spe Item: Leftovers Ability: Bulletproof Super Size Gourgeist: -Will-o-Wisp -Leech Seed -Protect/Pain Split -Seed Bomb/Shadow Sneak Nature: Impish EVs: 252 HP/4 Atk/252 Def Item: Leftovers Ability: Frisk Trevenant: -Wood Hammer/Horn Leech -Earthquake/Rock Slide -Will-o-Wisp -Rest Nature: Impish EVs: 252 HP/132 Def/124 Spe Item: Leftovers/Lum Berry Ability: Natural Cure/Harvest or -Substitute -Leech Seed -Will-o-Wisp -Phantom Force Nature: Impish EVs: 252 HP/132 Def/124 Spe Item: Sitrus Berry Ability: Harvest Greninja: -Hydro Pump/Surf -Dark Pulse -Ice Beam -U-turn/Hidden Power (Fire) Nature: Hasty/Timid EVs: 4 Atk/252 SAtk/252 Spe Item: Life Orb Ability: Protean or -Spikes -Hydro Pump/Surf -Ice Beam -Dark Pulse/Hidden Power (Fire) Nature: Timid EVs: 4 Def/252 SAtk/252 Spe Item: Life Orb/Focus Sash Jolteon is walled hard by Ground Pokemon, especially Golurk: -Thunderbolt -Volt Switch -Hidden Power (Ice/Fire) -Shadow Ball Nature: Timid EVs: 4 Def/252 SAtk/252 Spe Item: Life Orb/Choice Specs Ability: Volt Absorb A specially-based Lucario should use its Mega form, but your slot is already taken up by Charizard. Physically-based Lucario is better in this case. Quick Guard only sees use in doubles/VGC battles: -Swords Dance -Close Combat -Extreme Speed/Bullet Punch -Earthquake/Crunch Nature: Adamant/Jolly EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spe Item: Life Orb A Calm nature wastes away Scizor's good Attack. None of its current moves benefit from Technician and its Special Attack is too weak for Air Slash. What's a Scizor without its signature Bullet Punch?: -U-turn -Bullet Punch -Brick Break -Pursuit/Quick Attack Nature: Adamant EVs: 248 HP/252 Atk/8 Spe Item: Choice Band Ability: Technician or -Swords Dance -Bullet Punch -X-Scissor -Brick Break Nature: Adamant EVs: 252 Atk/4 SDef/252 Spe Item: Life Orb/Iron Plate/Metal Coat Ability: Technician or -U-turn -Iron Head/Bullet Punch -Brick Break -Pursuit Nature: Jolly EVs: 252 Atk/4 SDef/252 Spe Item: Choice Scarf Ability: Technician or -U-turn -Bullet Punch -Pursuit -Brick Break/Roost Nature: Adamant EVs: 248 HP/112 Atk/148 SDef Item: Assault Vest (4 offensive moves only)/Leftovers Ability: Technician |
This definitely helps out a whole lot! Thanks so much! So opting Blastoise out for Greninja would be better? I've thought of that but I've heard how incredibly squishy Greninja can be in battle...But I can't say much since I've never really used Greninja much at all. :S
As for Venusaur, I kind of kept him in my team because it covered grass but could also do some poison damage should the other team have a fairy..But I always felt that maybe another pokemon could cover this position as well? I'll start to work on my Scizor right away! |
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Anyway, more set suggestions: Roserade: -Spikes -Sleep Powder -Leaf Storm -Hidden Power (Fire) Nature: Timid EVs: 4 HP/252 SAtk/252 Spe Item: Life Orb/Focus Sash Ability: Natural Cure/Technician or -Leaf Storm -Sludge Bomb -Hidden Power (Fire) -Rest/Sleep Powder Nature: Timid EVs: 4 HP/252 SAtk/252 Spe Item: Life Orb Ability: Natural Cure/Technician or -Spikes/Toxic Spikes -Giga Drain -Sludge Bomb/Hidden Power (Fire)/Toxic Spikes -Synthesis/Rest/Sleep Powder Nature: Calm EVs: 252 HP/120 Def/136 SDef Item: Black Sludge Ability: Natural Cure Amoonguss: -Spore -Giga Drain -Hidden Power (Ice/Fire)/Sludge Bomb -Stun Spore/Clear Smog Nature: Calm EVs: 252 HP/28 SAtk/228 SDef Item: Black Sludge Ability: Regenerator Crobat: -Brave Bird -Taunt -U-turn/Toxic -Roost Nature: Jolly EVs: 120 HP/136 Atk/252 Spe Item: Black Sludge Ability: Infiltrator or -Brave Bird -Defog -U-turn -Roost Nature: Jolly EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe Item: Black Sludge/Life Orb Ability: Infiltrator Scolipede: -Spikes -Swords Dance/Toxic Spikes -Megahorn -Baton Pass Nature: Adamant EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spe Item: Focus Sash Ability: Speed Boost or -Swords Dance -Megahorn -Earthquake -Rock Slide/Baton Pass Nature: Jolly/Adamant EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe Item: Life Orb Ability: Speed Boost |
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