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Thunderflare October 29th, 2015 11:59 AM

Elite Bug type
 
A friend of mine has this fanmade region thing going and thinks I'm good enough to be in the Elite Four. I've chosen to specialize in bug types. After some research, this is what I'm thinking of using.

Herracross
Ability: Moxie
Item: Choice Scarf
Megahorn
Close Combat
Earthquake
Rock Tomb

Yanmega
Ability: Tinted Lens
Item: Life Orb
Bug Buzz
Air Slash
Shadow Ball
Tailwind

Scizor
Ability: Technician
Item: Scizorite
Bullet Punch
Swords Dance
Roost
Bug Bite

Shuckle
Ability: Contrary
Item: Leftovers
Sticky Web
Shell Smash
Toxic
Stealth Rocks

Scolipede
Ability: Speed Boost
Item: Sitrus Berry
Iron Defense
Baton Pass
Steamroller
Swords Dance

Venomoth
Ability: Tinted Lens
Item: Black Sludge
Baton Pass
Quiver Dance
Bug Buzz
Giga Drain

Any suggestions on how to improve it?

PlatinumDude October 29th, 2015 4:11 PM

You need natures and EVs on your Pokemon. Those are crucial in competitive play.

Rock Tomb is redundant with the Choice Scarf boost on Heracross. While its Mega form is the better way to use it, regular Heracross can act as a strong hard-hitter with Toxic Orb + Guts. I would've gone with Mega Heracross here, but most of this team is vulnerable to Stealth Rock, and you're going to need Defog support, which Scizor can provide. More info on it will come later:

Heracross:
-Swords Dance
-Megahorn
-Close Combat
-Facade
Nature: Jolly
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe
Item: Toxic Orb
Ability: Guts

Yanmega is better off just hitting stuff hard. Giga Drain is of better use than Shadow Ball because it hits bulky Water, Rock, and Ground Pokemon harder:
-Bug Buzz
-Air Slash
-Giga Drain
-U-turn/Sleep Talk
Nature: Timid/Modest
EVs: 4 Def/252 SAtk/252 Spe
Item: Choice Specs
Ability: Tinted Lens

With Tinted Lens, Yanmega can afford to stay in and spam any of its STABs, while ignoring most resistances.

However, Volcarona is another alternative for more power and the ability to make itself stronger and faster with Quiver Dance:
-Quiver Dance
-Bug Buzz/Hidden Power (Ground)
-Fire Blast
-Giga Drain
Nature: Timid
EVs: 4 Def/252 SAtk/252 Spe
Item: Life Orb/Lum Berry/Passho Berry
Ability: Flame Body

As mentioned above, Scizor can provide Defog support:
-U-turn/Superpower
-Bullet Punch
-Defog
-Roost
Nature: Impish
EVs: 248 HP/60 Def/200 SDef
Item: Scizorite

Steamroller is a very weak attack. Megahorn is Scolipede's strongest attack and it should be using it if it does decide to go on the offense. Scolipede is also easy setup bait with your current set, and you're better off picking only one setup move to pass away:
-Swords Dance/Iron Defense
-Substitute/Megahorn
-Protect/Megahorn
-Baton Pass
Nature: Timid/Jolly
EVs: 248 HP/20 Def/240 Spe
Item: Mental Herb
Ability: Speed Boost

Both Substitute and Protect help Scolipede stall for Speed boosts. If a Substitute remains intact, it can protect Scolipede and/or the recipient from status or other attacks. Either can be dropped for Megahorn if you don't want Scolipede to be further Taunt bait after its Mental Herb is used up.

Scolipede can also act as a nice offensive Pokemon, as it has a wide move pool:
-Megahorn
-Poison Jab/Rock Slide
-Aqua Tail/Earthquake
-Protect/Swords Dance
Nature: Adamant
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Speed Boost

Contrary + Shell Smash Shuckle may seem tempting at first glance, but it ends up as setup bait big-time. Encore is Shuckle's way to discourage opponents from setting up while it lays down its hazards:
-Sticky Web
-Stealth Rock
-Encore
-Infestation/Toxic/Knock Off
Nature: Bold
EVs: 248 HP/252 Def/8 SDef
Item: Mental Herb
Ability: Sturdy

Venomoth is the weak link in this team, as you only have one special attacker in either Yanmega or Volcarona; the latter even learns Quiver Dance itself. There aren't too many viable Bug Pokemon out there that don't overlap roles with any of your current team members.

Thunderflare October 30th, 2015 2:01 AM

You know what, I should start by IV and egg move breeding more than six Bug types. That way, I'll have some second stringers. That'll be important, as I find I usually need to replace a team member or two when I put my teams into practice. Except for my Eevee team.


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