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Dark team advice needed

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    • Seen Apr 30, 2011
    i have recently been developing a dark-type team and could use a lot of advice on whether my choices were good and how to use them. I was scared off from using Tyranitar by it's ability.

    Physical Sweeper

    Weavile

    Pursuit
    Brick break
    Ice Punch
    Night Slash
    Ability: Pressure
    Item: Expert Belt
    EV spread: 4HP/252Atk/252Spd
    Nature: Jolly (+Spd, - Satk)

    OR

    Honchkrow

    Brave Bird
    Superpower
    Night Slash
    Sucker Punch
    Item: Choice Band
    Ability: Super Luck
    EV Spread: 4HP, 252 Atk, 252 Spd
    Adamant Nature (+Atk, - SAtk)

    Special Sweeper

    Houndoom

    Flamethrower
    Dark Pulse
    Nasty Plot
    Hidden Power (Fighting)
    Item: Life Orb
    Ability: Flash Fire
    EV spread: 68HP, 188Spd, 252 Atk
    Nature: Timid (+Spd,-Atk)

    Mixed Sweeper

    Sharpedo
    Surf
    Crunch
    Earthquake
    Ice Beam
    ITEM: Life Orb
    ABILITY: Rough Skin
    EV Spread: 252Atk/252Spd/4Satk
    NATURE: Hasty (+Spd, - Def)

    Tank

    Spiritomb

    Sucker Punch
    Taunt
    Will-O-Wisp
    Pain Split
    Item: Leftovers
    EV spread: 208HP, 184Atk, 116Spd
    Nature: Careful (+SDef, -SAtk)

    Shuffler

    Drapion

    Toxic Spikes
    Whirlwind
    Crunch
    Earthquake
    Item: Leftovers
    Ability: Battle Armour
    Nature: Jolly (+Spd, - SAtk)
    EV spread: 252 Spd, 252 Def, 6 Atk

    Annoyer

    Umbreon

    Curse
    Payback
    Moonlight
    Confuse Ray
    Item: Leftovers
    Ability: Synchronise
    EV spread: 252 HP, 252 SDef, 6 Def
    Nature: Careful (+SDef, -SAtk)

    i could really use advice on this team and how to use it.
     

    PlatinumDude

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  • Spiritomb is better off in the lead slot.

    I actually think Weavile is better with Life Orb or Choice Band. Since Rock and Steel Pokemon tend to be heavy, Low Kick is better over over Brick Break. You can also consider Ice Shard.
     
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    i wasn't sure about Choice Band or Life Orb, seeing as the former limits Weavile to 1 attack and the latter causes so much recoil, but of the two i think that Choice Band is the one i will go with. Ice Shard probably is a better choice than Ice Punch due to its priority, so i think that is what i will go with. thanks for the advice!​
     
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