RMT What am I doing wrong?

Started by Sage Ebock May 30th, 2014 8:07 AM
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Age 35
Male
Michigan (the hinterlands)
Seen June 13th, 2014
Posted May 30th, 2014
45 posts
9.2 Years
I been lookin at these forums for a while now, trying to sort kinks out of my current team and possibly find replacements where applicable

Here's my current singles team:

Espeon @ Metronome
Magic Bounce
Timid 252 SpAtk 252 Spd
Calm Mind
Psychic
Shadow Ball
Morning Sun


Lucario @ Lucarionite
Inner Focus/Adaptability
Timid 252 SpAtk 252 Spd
Nasty Plot
Dark Pulse
Flash Cannon
Vacuum Wave

Elektross @ Shell Bell
Levitate
Adamant 252 Hp 252 Atk
Crunch
Dragon Tail
Spark
Coil



Greninja @ Power Herb
Protean
Lonely 252 Atk 252 Spd
Bounce
U-turn
Toxic Spikes
Extrasensory


Sableye @ Leftovers
Prankster
Brave 252 Hp 252 Atk
Will-o-Wisp
Taunt
Recover
Knock Off

Ditto @ Choice Scarf
Imposter
Adamant 252 Hp 252 Atk
Transform lol



Could use any ideas. Also, any ideas how to do a team with bulk up scrafty and mega pinsir in the same line up??? You guys are my PokeHeros.
This team is going to be my go to singles team for all events applicable :D
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PlatinumDude

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Seen July 31st, 2020
Posted May 30th, 2020
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Espeon is outclassed by nearly every offensive Psychic Pokemon out there because they're either stronger or faster than it and/or boast better offensive move pools. Examples include [email protected], Alakazam, Mega Medicham, (Mega) Gardevoir and Speed Deoxys:

Speed Deoxys:
-Psycho Boost
-Ice Beam
-Superpower
-Knock Off/Stealth Rock
Nature: Hasty/Naive
EVs: 20 Atk/252 SAtk/236 Spe
Item: Life Orb

Alakazam:
-Psychic/Psyshock
-Shadow Ball
-Focus Blast
-Hidden Power (Ice)/Dazzling Gleam/Thunder Wave
Nature: Timid
EVs: 4 HP/252 SAtk/252 Spe
Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Magic Guard

or
-Psychic/Psyshock
-Shadow Ball/Hidden Power (Fire)
-Focus Blast
-Taunt
Nature: Modest
EVs: 4 HP/252 SAtk/252 Spe
Item: Alakazite
Ability: Magic Guard

Latios:
-Draco Meteor
-Psyshock
-Earthquake/Thunderbolt/Hidden Power (Fighting)
-Defog/Recover/Roost
Nature: Hasty/Timid
EVs: 4 Atk/252 SAtk/252 Spe
Item: Life Orb

Latias:
-Draco Meteor
-Psyshock/Thunderbolt
-Defog
-Healing Wish
Nature: Timid
EVs: 252 SAtk/4 SDef/252 Spe
Item: Life Orb

Medicham:
-High Jump Kick
-Zen Headbutt
-Ice Punch/Fire Punch
-Fake Out/Substitute
Nature: Jolly
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe
Item: Medichamite
Ability: Pure Power

Gardevoir:
-Psyshock
-Hyper Voice
-Focus Blast
-Shadow Ball/Taunt/Will-o-Wisp
Nature: Timid
EVs: 24 Def/232 SAtk/252 Spe
Item: Gardevoirite
Ability: Trace

or
-Calm Mind
-Psyshock
-Hyper Voice
-Shadow Ball/Taunt
Nature: Timid
EVs: 24 Def/232 SAtk/252 Spe
Item: Gardevoirite
Ability: Trace

or
-Psyshock
-Moonblast
-Focus Blast
-Trick/Healing Wish
Nature: Timid
EVs: 4 HP/252 SAtk/252 Spe
Item: Choice Scarf
Ability: Trace

If you want to keep Espeon, Dual Screening is the best it can do:
-Reflect
-Light Screen
-Baton Pass
-Psychic/Psyshock/Yawn
Nature: Timid
EVs: 252 HP/4 Def/252 Spe
Item: Light Clay
Ability: Magic Bounce

Mega Lucario is banned to Ubers if this is a Showdown! team. In Wi-Fi, Mega Lucario is okay, though it needs Aura Sphere for specially-based sets:
-Nasty Plot
-Aura Sphere
-Flash Cannon
-Dark Pulse/Shadow Ball/Vacuum Wave/Hidden Power (Ice)
Nature: Timid
EVs: 252 SAtk/4 SDef/252 Spe
Item: Lucarionite
Ability: Steadfast/Inner Focus

or
-Close Combat
-Iron Tail
-Bullet Punch
-Stone Edge/Swords Dance/Ice Punch
Nature: Jolly
EVs: 252 Atk/4 SDef/252 Spe
Item: Lucarionite

or
-Swords Dance
-Close Combat
-Extreme Speed
-Iron Tail/Earthquake/Ice Punch
Nature: Adamant/Jolly
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe
Item: Life Orb/Lucarionite

Eelektross isn't that good, tbh. It has a wide move pool, sure, but its Speed is bad and its defenses are okay at best. Better Electric Pokemon to use are Wash Rotom, Zapdos, Thundurus or even Mega Manectric:

Wash Rotom:
-Volt Switch
-Hydro Pump
-Will-o-Wisp
-Pain Split/Rest
Nature: Bold
EVs: 248 HP/216 Def/44 Spe
Item: Leftovers/Chesto Berry

or
-Volt Switch
-Hydro Pump
-Hidden Power (Ice)/Thunderbolt
-Trick
Nature: Modest/Timid
EVs: 4 Def/252 SAtk/252 Spe
Item: Choice Scarf

Zapdos:
-Thunderbolt
-Defog
-Roost
-Heat Wave/Toxic/U-turn
Nature: Bold
EVs: 248 HP/168 Def/68 SAtk/20 Spe
Item: Leftovers

Thundurus:
-Thunderbolt
-Hidden Power (Ice)
-Focus Blast/Taunt
-Thunder Wave
Nature: Timid
EVs: 4 Def/252 SAtk/252 Spe
Item: Leftovers/Life Orb
Ability: Prankster

or
-Nasty Plot
-Thunderbolt
-Hidden Power (Ice/Flying)
-Focus Blast/Psychic/Thunder Wave/Substitute
Nature: Timid
EVs: 4 Def/252 SAtk/252 Spe
Item: Life Orb/Leftovers
Ability: Prankster

or
-Thunderbolt
-Knock Off
-Superpower
-Hidden Power (Ice)/Fly
Nature: Naive/Jolly
EVs: 76 Atk/180 SAtk/252 Spe or 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe
Item: Life Orb/Power Herb
Ability: Defiant

Physical Greninja is bad because its physical moves lack power compared to its Special ones. Ice Beam does a better job at covering Grass Pokemon than Bounce, as it doesn't need a charge-up turn. Regular Spikes are more useful than Toxic Spikes, IMO, since this team is relatively offensive:
-Hydro Pump
-Ice Beam
-Extrasensory
-Dark Pulse/Hidden Power (Grass/Fire)/Grass Knot/Spikes
Nature: Timid
EVs: 252 SAtk/4 SDef/252 Spe
Item: Life Orb/Focus Sash
Ability: Protean

Even though Sableye is defensively weak, it needs investment in its defenses so that it can at least have an easier time taking hits while it uses its status moves:
-Taunt
-Will-o-Wisp
-Recover
-Knock Off/Foul Play
Nature: Impish/Bold
EVs: 252 HP/252 Def/4 SDef
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Prankster

Offensive EVs are pointless on Ditto, since when Imposter activates, it will already take on the opponent's EVs. The preferred nature for Ditto is Relaxed with 248 HP/252 Def/8 SDef so that in the event when 2 Ditto face each other, the slower one will come out on top in a Struggle war.

Age 35
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Michigan (the hinterlands)
Seen June 13th, 2014
Posted May 30th, 2014
45 posts
9.2 Years
Thank you for this great advice! I have started switching my team around :D Its for Wi-fi btw.
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IGN: Sage Ebock

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