RMT First competitive team

Started by Bellum October 16th, 2014 8:15 PM
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Bellum

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Hey fellow PC users (:
I have never done competetive battling in any pokemon game before, and decided I would like to try and get into it.
I have a rough idea of what pokemon I would like in my team. I have decided:

Chandelure
Scizor
Roserade
Haxorus (I got a Japanese Haxorus through WT so will be breeding for a Shiny with perfect IVs and ability)
Electivire
Blissey

If anyone could give me feedback on my team choice, that would be awesome. If you want to know my chosen Nature's, abilities and EVs, for each pokemon, just say and I shall post them (:
Also outline any big weaknesses my team may have so I can build upon them and adjust my team Accordingly.

Thanks in advance ^_^

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Hey fellow PC users (:
I have never done competetive battling in any pokemon game before, and decided I would like to try and get into it.
I have a rough idea of what pokemon I would like in my team. I have decided:

Chandelure
Scizor
Roserade
Haxorus (I got a Japanese Haxorus through WT so will be breeding for a Shiny with perfect IVs and ability)
Electivire
Blissey

If anyone could give me feedback on my team choice, that would be awesome. If you want to know my chosen Nature's, abilities and EVs, for each pokemon, just say and I shall post them (:
Also outline any big weaknesses my team may have so I can build upon them and adjust my team Accordingly.

Thanks in advance ^_^
Heloooo, Blue exorcist fan person. :3 Team looks pretty neat already from what I can tell, post them sets though, how you play a pokemon and what you put into it is really what makes or breaks it in battle. Only things I can think of, are do you have something that can take a really heavy physical beating, and do you have anything to handle ghosts outside of Chandelure? (Cuz, y'know. Ghost weak to ghost.)
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Bellum

I'm Rin. Rin Okumura.

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Well Scizor will be running Swords Dance + Night Slash, I think between Scizor and Chandelure, ghosts won't be very much of a threat xD

As for sets:

Chandelure
Nickname- Spectre
Nature- Modest
Ability- Flash Fire
Gender-Male
IVs - all except Attack (still needs breeding...can't find anyonw who will breed the Litwick for me -_-)
Moves- Flamethrower, Psychic, Dark Pulse, Shadow Ball
Item- Not figured out just yet.
EV Spread- 252 SP.Atk, 252 Speed, 4 HP



Electivire
Nickame- Live-Wire
Nature- Adamant
Ability- Motor Drive
Gender- Male
IVs- all except Special Attack
Item- still figuring out
Moves- Fire Punch, Ice Punch, Thunder Punch, E-Quake
EV Spread- 252 Atk, 252 Speed, 4 HP


Scizor:
Nickname- Klaw
Nature- Jolly
Ability- Technician
Gender- Male
IVs- 31 in attack, speed and both defences.
Item- Scizorite
Moves- Bullet Punch, Swords Dance, Night Slash and either X-Scissor or U-Turn
EV Spread- 252 Speed, 124 Def, 124 Sp.def, 4 atk

Roserade:
Nickname- no nickname. Acquired the Roselia through WT and it's perfect everything xD but in my mind, his name would be Romeo xD
Nature- Timid
Ability- Natural Heal
Gender- Male
IVs- Perfect except attack
Item- Not decided yet
Moves- Leaf Storm, Sludge Wave (or bomb, dunno which is better), Not decided other 2
EV Spread- 252 Speed, 252 Sp.Atk, 4 Sp.Def (why not? XD)


Haxorus:
Nickname- Probably Hacker, or Chopper
Nature- Adamant
Ability- Either Rivalry or Mold Breaker
Gender- Male
IVs- all except special attack
Item- Dragon Fang? I dunno xD not decided yet
Moves- D-Dance, D-Claw, Poison Jab (to deal with those pesky fairies), X-Scissor
EV Spread- 252 Atk, 252 speed, 4 Def


Blissey:
nothing has been decided for Blissey, still working this one out.

As for defensive wall...I have nothing :I I was thinking maybe a Bastiodon? I dunno haha.

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Well Scizor will be running Swords Dance + Night Slash, I think between Scizor and Chandelure, ghosts won't be very much of a threat xD

As for sets:

Chandelure
Nickname- Spectre
Nature- Modest
Ability- Flash Fire
Gender-Male
IVs - all except Attack (still needs breeding...can't find anyonw who will breed the Litwick for me -_-)
Moves- Flamethrower, Psychic, Dark Pulse, Shadow Ball
Item- Not figured out just yet.



Electivire
Nickame- Live-Wire
Nature- Adamant
Ability- Motor Drive
Gender- Male
IVs- all except Special Attack
Item- still figuring out
Moves- Fire Punch, Ice Punch, Thunder Punch, E-Quake



Scizor:
Nickname- Klaw
Nature- Jolly
Ability- Technician
Gender- Male
IVs- 31 in attack, speed and both defences.
Item- Scizorite
Moves- Bullet Punch, Swords Dance, Night Slash and either X-Scissor or U-Turn

Roserade:
Nickname- no nickname. Acquired the Roselia through WT and it's perfect everything xD but in my mind, his name would be Romeo xD
Nature- Timid
Ability- Natural Heal
Gender- Male
IVs- Perfect except attack
Item- Not decided yet
Moves- Leaf Storm, Sludge Wave (or bomb, dunno which is better), Not decided other 2



Haxorus:
Nickname- Probably Hacker, or Chopper
Nature- Adamant
Ability- Either Rivalry or Mold Breaker
Gender- Male
IVs- all exceot special attack
Item- Dragon Fang? I dunno xD not decided yet
Moves- D-Dance, D-Claw, Poison Jab (to deal with those pesky fairies), X-Scissor

Blissey:
nothing has been decided for Blissey, still working this one out.

As for defensive wall...I have nothing :I I was thinking maybe a Bastiodon? I dunno haha.
Okay, first off, Dark Pulse and Shadow Ball are redundant on Chandelure. Pick the one that has STAB (Shadow Ball in that case). As a general rule of thumb, don't use Ghost and Dark offensive moves together on the same set, as they have the exact same super effective coverage. Only Spiritomb gets away with having Dark and Ghost STABs at once, as its STABs fulfill different functions. Also, Fire Blast > Flamethrower, as the extra power is appreciated, and the accuracy is still acceptable:
-Fire Blast
-Shadow Ball
-Hidden Power (Ice/Fighting)
-Trick/Energy Ball
Nature: Modest/Timid
EVs: 4 Def/252 SAtk/252 Spe
Item: Choice Scarf
Ability: Flash Fire

or
-Shadow Ball
-Fire Blast/Will-o-Wisp
-Substitute
-Taunt
Nature: Modest
EVs: 160 HP/156 SAtk/192 Spe
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire

Electivire is a mediocre Pokemon in general. While its coverage is good, sometimes it falls short of KOing a target, meaning that it tends to get KOed in return. Here are better Electric Pokemon to turn to for more utility, raw power and/or Speed:

Mega Manectric:
-Thunderbolt
-Volt Switch
-Overheat
-Hidden Power (Ice)
Nature: Timid
EVs: 4 Def/252 SAtk/252 Spe
Item: Manectite
Ability: Lightning Rod

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

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

Magnezone:
-Thunderbolt
-Volt Switch
-Flash Cannon
-Hidden Power (Fire)
Nature: Modest/Timid
EVs: 172 HP/252 SAtk/84 Spe (Modest) or 4 HP/252 SAtk/252 Spe (Timid)
Item: Choice Specs (Modest)/Choice Scarf (Timid)
Ability: Magnet Pull

or
-Magnet Rise
-Thunderbolt
-Flash Cannon
-Hidden Power (Fire)
Nature: Modest
EVs: 128 HP/252 SAtk/128 Spe
Item: Air Balloon
Ability: Magnet Pull

Mega Ampharos:
-Agility
-Thunderbolt
-Dragon Pulse
-Focus Blast
Nature: Modest
EVs: 4 HP/252 SAtk/252 Spe
Item: Ampharosite
Ability: Static

or
-Volt Switch
-Dragon Pulse
-Rest
-Sleep Talk
Nature: Calm
EVs: 248 HP/28 SAtk/232 SDef
Item: Ampharosite
Ability: Static

There's little reason for Scizor to use a Jolly nature, as Bullet Punch takes care of its Speed problems. Take note that if you want Bug Bite, Superpower and/or Knock Off on Scizor, you'll have to transfer from B2/W2, or wait for Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire; the latter games are confirmed to have move tutors back:
-Swords Dance
-Bullet Punch
-Bug Bite/Knock Off/Superpower/X-Scissor
-Roost
Nature: Adamant
EVs: 248 HP/44 Atk/116 Def/100 SDef
Item: Scizorite/Leftovers
Ability: Technician

or
-Swords Dance
-Bullet Punch
-X-Scissor/Bug Bite/Knock Off
-Superpower/Brick Break/U-turn
Nature: Adamant
EVs: 252 Atk/4 SDef/252 Spe
Item: Scizorite/Life Orb
Ability: Technician

or
-U-turn
-Bullet Punch
-Superpower/Brick Break
-Pursuit/Knock Off
Nature: Adamant
EVs: 248 HP/252 Atk/8 SDef
Item: Choice Band
Ability: Technician

or
-Bullet Punch
-U-turn/Superpower/Knock Off
-Defog
-Roost
Nature: Impish
EVs: 248 HP/252 Def/8 SDef
Item: Scizorite/Leftovers
Ability: Technician

Really, Roserade is mediocre. All it's good for is setting up Spikes:
-Spikes
-Leaf Storm
-Hidden Power (Fire)/Sludge Bomb
-Sleep Powder
Nature: Timid
EVs: 4 Def/252 SAtk/252 Spe
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Technician/Natural Cure

There are better Grass Pokemon out there than Roserade, such as Breloom, Amoonguss, Ferrothorn and Mega Venusaur:

Breloom:
-Bullet Seed
-Mach Punch
-Rock Tomb
-Spore
Nature: Adamant/Jolly
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe
Item: Life Orb/Focus Sash
Ability: Technician

Amoonguss:
-Spore
-Giga Drain
-Foul Play/Sludge Bomb
-Clear Smog/Sludge Bomb/Stun Spore
Nature: Bold
EVs: 252 HP/136 Def/120 SDef
Item: Black Sludge
Ability: Regenerator

Ferrothorn:
-Stealth Rock
-Leech Seed
-Power Whip
-Gyro Ball/Protect/Knock Off
Nature: Relaxed
EVs: 252 HP/88 Def/168 SDef
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Iron Barbs

Mega Venusaur:
-Giga Drain
-Sludge Bomb
-Sleep Powder/Leech Seed/Hidden Power (Fire)/Earthquake
-Synthesis
Nature: Bold/Relaxed
EVs: 252 HP/240 Def/16 Spe
Item: Venusaurite

or
-Giga Drain
-Sludge Bomb
-Hidden Power (Fire)
-Synthesis
Nature: Modest
EVs: 236 HP/252 SAtk/4 SDef/16 Spe
Item: Venusaurite

Your current Haxorus set is walled badly by Steels. Mold Breaker is the superior ability on it simply because Rivalry is too situational and the fact that Levitators aren't safe from Earthquake:
-Dragon Dance
-Outrage/Dragon Claw/Dual Chop
-Earthquake
-Poison Jab
Nature: Adamant/Jolly
EVs: 36 HP/252 Atk/220 Spe
Item: Lum Berry
Ability: Mold Breaker

However, there are better Dragon Dancers out there than Haxorus, such as Mega Charizard X, Mega Tyranitar, Mega Gyarados and Dragonite:

Charizard:
-Dragon Dance
-Flare Blitz/Earthquake
-Dragon Claw
-Roost/Earthquake
Nature: Adamant/Jolly
EVs: 40 HP/252 Atk/216 Spe
Item: Charizardite X
Ability: Blaze

Tyranitar:
-Dragon Dance
-Stone Edge
-Fire Punch/Superpower/Earthquake/Crunch
-Ice Punch/Crunch
Nature: Jolly
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe
Item: Tyranitarite
Ability: Sand Stream

Gyarados (Crunch becomes an option come OR/AS, as Gyarados gained it as a level-up move there):
-Dragon Dance
-Waterfall
-Earthquake/Crunch
-Ice Fang/Crunch
Nature: Adamant
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe
Item: Gyaradosite
Ability: Intimidate

Dragonite:
-Dragon Dance
-Outrage
-Extreme Speed
-Earthquake/Fire Punch
Nature: Adamant
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe
Item: Lum Berry
Ability: Multiscale

When OR/AS comes around, there's also Mega Altaria and Mega Salamence as other possible options:

Altaria:
-Dragon Dance
-Return
-Earthquake
-Roost
Nature: Adamant
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe
Item: Altarite (?)
Ability: Natural Cure

Salamence:
-Dragon Dance
-Return/Thrash/Double-Edge
-Earthquake
-Fire Blast
Nature: Naive/Naughty
EVs: 252 Atk/4 SAtk/252 Spe
Item: Salamencite (?)

Blissey should be running:
-Seismic Toss/Flamethrower
-Heal Bell/Aromatherapy/Stealth Rock
-Soft-Boiled
-Thunder Wave/Toxic
Nature: Bold
EVs: 4 HP/252 Def/252 SDef
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Natural Cure

Don't even think about using Bastiodon. Its offensive presence is practically non-existent and its defensive typing is plain bad; its suffers from a 2x Water weakness and two crippling 4x weaknesses in Fighting and Ground.