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Please rate my PU team
This team is mostly a Annoy them to death team using weather, item switches and so on as well as a Sweeping team. Any suggestions for improvements?
Carnivine @Quick Claw Adamant Levitate -Bullet Seed -Swords Dance -Synthesis -Crunch Hp:248 Atk:252 SpD:8 Shedinja @Focus Band Jolly Wonder Guard -Shadow Sneak -Will-O-Wisp -Hone Claw -Baton Pass Atk:252 Def:4 Spe:252 Glalie @Flame Orb Gentle Ice Body -Ice Shard -Rest -Switcheroo -Hex Hp:248 Atk:8 SpD:252 Castform @Expert Belt Timid Forecast -Weather Ball -Sunny Day -Hail -Rain Dance Hp:248 SpA:8 Spe:252 Leavanny @Life Orb Adamant Chlorophyll -Leaf Blade -X-Scissor -Retaliate -Shadow Claw Atk:252 SpD:4 Spe:252 Huntail @White Herb Adamant Swift Swim -Aqua Tail -Shell Smash -Sucker Punch -Super Fang Atk:252 SpD:4 Spe:252 |
Weather abuse is less effective in PU than in other environments, as the only auto weather setter there is Hippopotas and not too many Pokemon benefit from it.
As far as I'm concerned, Carnivine is a bad Pokemon, even by PU standards, as it's slow and frail, a bad combination to have. In fact, it's outclassed by Leafeon as a physical Grass Pokemon and by Roselia as a support Grass Pokemon. Leafeon is bulkier and faster than Carnivine, while Roselia is bulkier too, especially with Eviolite, and has a better support move pool: Leafeon: -Swords Dance -Leaf Blade -Knock Off -Baton Pass Nature: Jolly EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe Item: Yache Berry/Occa Berry Ability: Chlorophyll Roselia: -Giga Drain -Sludge Bomb -Spikes -Synthesis Nature: Calm EVs: 252 HP/128 Def/128 SDef Item: Eviolite Ability: Natural Cure Shedinja needs a ton of support to even function effectively. You need entry hazard removal to ensure that Shedinja doesn't get KOed by Stealth Rock or Spikes. I'd replace Glalie with Vibrava, as it provides Defog support and you stacked on a huge Fire weakness: -Earthquake -U-turn -Defog -Roost Nature: Careful EVs: 252 HP/4 Def/252 SDef Item: Eviolite Speaking of Shedinja, it doesn't do well with a boosting move + Baton Pass, as it needs all four of its moveslots to be effective. Even though Focus Sash is a one-time item, it's more reliable than Focus Band, as the latter item's activation rate is rather low at 11.7%. It's better to give Shedinja guaranteed one-off survival with Focus Sash than being KOed right off the bat without the Focus Band activating: -X-Scissor/Protect -Shadow Sneak -Will-o-Wisp -Baton Pass Nature: Adamant EVs: 252 Atk/4 SDef/252 Spe Item: Focus Sash Castform is one of the worst Pokemon you can possibly use, even in PU. Yes, it has that weather gimmick going on and has a wide move pool, but 70 stats all around is just asking for trouble. Ursaring is a more reliable, harder-hitting attacker, though be warned it will get worn down fast with Toxic/Flame Orb: -Facade -Close Combat -Crunch -Protect/Swords Dance Nature: Jolly EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe Item: Toxic Orb Ability: Quick Feet Leavanny should be played as a Sticky Web suicide lead to give your slower attackers an easier time against faster ones. As weird as this sounds, you're better off giving it special moves over physical ones, as the vast majority of Rock and Ground Pokemon in PU have better Defense than Special Defense: -Sticky Web -Leaf Storm -Knock Off -Electroweb/Magic Coat Nature: Naive EVs: 4 Atk/252 SAtk/252 Spe Item: Focus Sash Ability: Chlorophyll While it's true that Huntail can use Shell Smash to compensate for its lower Speed, Floatzel is the best Water Pokemon in PU, as it's very fast off the bat and has a good movepool: -Hydro Pump -Ice Beam -Hidden Power (Grass) -Surf/Switcheroo/Baton Pass Nature: Timid EVs: 4 Def/252 SAtk/252 Spe Item: Choice Specs/Life Orb Ability: Water Veil or -Waterfall -Ice Punch -Aqua Jet -Pursuit/Return/Switcheroo Nature: Jolly EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe Item: Life Orb/Choice Band Ability: Water Veil |
I see but what is baton pass on Shedinja for? I'm not sure what it's for with no stat boosting moves on it now?
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Edit: just found out that Baton Pass is limited to only one Pokemon per team, so you'll have to find another move for Leafeon if you choose to use it. |
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