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Rate My Team!
Hello all! So I'm in need of some help with my team's movesets. I'm well aware they could probably be improved heaps so that's why I'm here.
My only comment is if we could perhaps not include egg moves for the meanwhile at least, and yes I know I use a lot of 'non-viable' pokemon but this is largely for fun and some online battling. I'll place a spoiler because there are a lot which I would appreciate feedback on. Special Sweepers Spoiler:
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I know I'm asking a lot but any help is appreciated. |
This is more of a moveset help thread than a team thread, IMO, as you're asking for help on more than 6 Pokemon. Also, you absolutely need EVs and natures.
As I already mentioned in your last thread, Wigglytuff is a terrible Pokemon and outclassed by Sylveon as a Choice Specs abuser: -Hyper Voice -Psyshock -Hidden Power (Fire/Ground)/Shadow Ball -Baton Pass Nature: Modest EVs: 240 HP/252 SAtk/16 Spe Item: Choice Specs Ability: Pixilate Beautifly has bad stats as well, and is outclassed by Volcarona by a significant margin, which is stronger, faster, and more specially bulky: -Quiver Dance -Bug Buzz/Hidden Power (Ground) -Fire Blast -Giga Drain Nature: Timid EVs: 252 SAtk/4 SDef/252 Spe Item: Passho Berry/Lum Berry Ability: Flame Body Yes, Delphox can be a decent special attacker, but it's not that good in standard play as it has both a Stealth Rock weakness and a Pursuit weakness, making it vulnerable to Tyranitar, a common threat. Heatran is the superior alternative for its better overall bulk and defensive typing: -Stealth Rock -Lava Plume -Toxic -Taunt/Protect/Roar Nature: Calm EVs: 248 HP/192 SDef/68 Spe Item: Leftovers or -Magma Storm -Earth Power -Taunt -Toxic/Solar Beam Nature: Timid EVs: 4 Def/252 SAtk/252 Spe Item: Leftovers/Air Balloon/Power Herb or -Fire Blast/Magma Storm -Flash Cannon/Stone Edge/Hidden Power (Ice) -Earth Power -Stealth Rock Nature: Timid EVs: 4 Def/252 SAtk/252 Spe Item: Air Balloon or -Overheat/Fire Blast -Flash Cannon -Earth Power/Hidden Power (Ice) -Stone Edge/Ancient Power Nature: Timid EVs: 4 Def/252 SAtk/252 Spe Item: Choice Scarf Mismagius is outclassed by Gengar, as it's stronger, faster and can reliably deal with Fairy Pokemon with STAB Poison moves: -Shadow Ball -Sludge Bomb/Sludge Wave -Focus Blast -Taunt/Icy Wind/Destiny Bond/Substitute Nature: Timid EVs: 4 Def/252 SAtk/252 Spe Item: Life Orb/Focus Sash/Black Sludge or -Hex -Sludge Bomb/Sludge Wave/Substitute -Taunt -Will-o-Wisp Nature: Timid EVs: 8 HP/248 SAtk/252 Spe Item: Black Sludge As I already mentioned in your last thread, Medicham should be using its Mega Evolution in competitive play, as it's stronger and still decently fast: -High Jump Kick -Zen Headbutt -Fake Out/Fire Punch -Ice Punch Nature: Jolly EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe Item: Medichamite Ability: Pure Power Spinda is one of the worst, if not the absolute worst Pokemon to use in standard play, as 60 stats across the board is terrible by competitive standards. Since this team already has a Mega in Medicham, Diggersby is an alternative. Yes, its Attack appears to be worse than Spinda's but it has the Huge Power ability to make it hit hard without being reliant on Choice Band: -Return -Earthquake -Quick Attack -Fire Punch/Swords Dance Nature: Adamant/Jolly EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe Item: Life Orb/Focus Sash Ability: Huge Power or -Return -Earthquake -U-turn -Knock Off/Wild Charge Nature: Jolly/Adamant EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe Item: Choice Scarf Ability: Huge Power Snorlax isn't as good as it used to be because of power creep. Brick Break isn't the best attack to use, as Earthquake hits Steel Pokemon in general harder: -Return/Body Slam/Double-Edge -Earthquake -Fire Punch/Crunch -Pursuit/Crunch Nature: Adamant EVs: 252 Atk/252 Def/4 SDef Item: Assault Vest Ability: Thick Fat Ingrain is a bad attack to have, since it forces the user to stay in battle. Tangrowth benefits heavily from switching out when it has the Regenerator ability, as said ability restores some HP when the user leaves the battle. That being said, Tangrowth should be used as a bulky pivot with Assault Vest to patch its mediocre special bulk: -Giga Drain/Leaf Storm -Knock Off -Earthquake -Hidden Power (Fire/Ice) Nature: Sassy EVs: 252 HP/4 Def/252 SDef Item: Assault Vest Ability: Regenerator Granbull is outclassed by Clefable as a Fairy wall, as the latter has Unaware to stop most setup sweepers in their tracks, or Magic Guard to block passive damage: -Stealth Rock -Moonblast -Fire Blast/Thunder Wave -Soft-Boiled/Moonlight Nature: Calm EVs: 252 HP/172 Def/84 SDef Item: Leftovers Ability: Magic Guard or -Calm Mind -Moonblast -Flamethrower/Thunder Wave -Soft-Boiled/Moonlight Nature: Calm EVs: 252 HP/172 Def/84 SDef Item: Leftovers Ability: Magic Guard or -Calm Mind -Moonblast -Flamethrower/Heal Bell/Protect -Moonlight/Wish Nature: Bold EVs: 248 HP/252 Def/8 SDef Item: Leftovers Ability: Unaware Alomomola should be used in stall teams only, providing Wish support, as it's very passive and offensively weak. I hope you realize that Heal Pulse heals the target rather than the user, making said move useless in single battles, as it would only heal the opponent: -Wish -Protect -Scald -Toxic/Knock Off Nature: Calm EVs: 36 HP/220 Def/252 SDef Item: Leftovers/Rocky Helmet Ability: Regenerator A good team needs an entry hazard setter to get in chip damage to achieve KOs more easily. Good example of setters that don't rely on egg moves are Excadrill and Garchomp, as both get Stealth Rock via move tutor: Excadrill: -Stealth Rock -Earthquake -Iron Head -Rapid Spin Nature: Careful EVs: 252 HP/4 Atk/252 SDef Item: Leftovers Ability: Mold Breaker Garchomp: -Stealth Rock -Outrage/Dragon Claw -Earthquake -Fire Blast/Swords Dance Nature: Naive/Jolly EVs: 252 Atk/4 SAtk/252 Spe Item: Lum Berry/Focus Sash or -Stealth Rock -Dragon Tail -Earthquake/Toxic -Fire Blast/Toxic Nature: Impish EVs: 240 HP/176 Def/92 Spe Item: Rocky Helmet Ability: Rough Skin Pelipper is outclassed by other bulky Water Pokemon like Gyarados and Suicune, as the former has Intimidate to help it run an effective RestTalk set, while the latter's CroCune set has been effective in the late game since Gen III. Running Rest and Roost on the same set is redundant, as both restore HP, but the latter is more reliable overall, as it doesn't force the user to be out of action for two turns. Rest should only be used in combination with Chesto Berry or Sleep Talk: Gyarados: -Waterfall -Dragon Tail/Roar/Thunder Wave -Rest -Sleep Talk Nature: Careful EVs: 248 HP/104 Def/156 SDef Item: Leftovers Ability: Intimidate Suicune: -Calm Mind -Scald -Rest -Sleep Talk Nature: Bold EVs: 252 HP/252 Def/4 SDef Item: Leftovers Shiftry's many common weaknesses and frailty don't make it a good pick for standard play. As I already told you in your previous thread, Bisharp is the better alternative for Pursuit support. Yes, I get that it gets Sucker Punch and Pursuit as egg moves, but Bisharp is still good for its ability to deal with Ghost and Psychic Pokemon with ease: -Sucker Punch -Iron Head -Knock Off -Pursuit/Swords Dance Nature: Adamant/Jolly EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spe or 204 Atk/52 SDef/252 Spe Item: Black Glasses/Dread Plate/Life Orb/Lum Berry Ability: Defiant or -Sucker Punch -Iron Head -Knock Off -Pursuit Nature: Adamant EVs: 192 HP/220 Atk/96 Spe Item: Assault Vest Ability: Defiant |
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