RMT Help with Competitive Team

Started by AetherGhast January 10th, 2015 5:42 PM
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Posted January 10th, 2015
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Hello all,
I have recently started trying to create the perfect competitive team (I'm new at competitive), and could use a little help. Here's my team so far:

Greninja @ Expert Belt
Ability: Protean
Nature: Timid
Ev's: 4HP / 252Spd / 252SpAtk
Moveset:
Hydro Pump
Ice Beam
Dark Pulse
Extrasensory


Aegislash @ Shell Bell
Ability: Stance Change
Nature: Adamant
Ev's: 252 Atk /128 Def / 128 SpDef
Moveset:
Swords Dance
King's Shield
Shadow Sneak
Sacred Sword

Hawlucha @ Power Herb
Ability: Unburden
Nature: Adamant
Ev's: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 Def
Moveset:
Hone Claws
Sky Attack
High Jump Kick
Stone Edge

Garchomp @ Garchompite
Ability: Rough Skin
Nature: Jolly
Ev's: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Moveset:
Fire Blast
Earthquake
Dragon Claw
Stone Edge

If you could be of any help, it would be greatly appreciated :)

Thanks!

-Aether

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Moved to Battling section.

PlatinumDude

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Greninja gained Gunk Shot and Low Kick in OR/AS, making it more dangerous against OU in general. In X/Y, Greninja lacked a way to reliably get past healthy Fairy Pokemon, and Gunk Shot changed that in OR/AS. Low Kick also gives Greninja a way to hit Tyranitar and Heatran more reliably than Hydro Pump, but it's not entirely necessary:
-Hydro Pump/Low Kick
-Ice Beam
-Gunk Shot
-Dark Pulse/Hidden Power (Fire)/Grass Knot
Nature: Naive
EVs: 40 Atk/216 SAtk/252 Spe
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Protean

Aegislash is an Uber Pokemon; it can't be used in standard teams. Considering that Mega Garchomp is mediocre outside of sand teams (which yours isn't), you're better off using regular Garchomp and giving the Mega slot to Metagross:
-Meteor Mash
-Zen Headbutt
-Earthquake/Hammer Arm
-Bullet Punch/Ice Punch/Grass Knot
Nature: Jolly/Adamant
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe
Item: Metagrossite
Ability: Clear Body

or
-Agility
-Meteor Mash
-Zen Headbutt
-Earthquake/Hammer Arm
Nature: Adamant
EVs: 80 HP/252 Atk/176 Spe
Item: Metagrossite
Ability: Clear Body

Hawlucha is better off using SubSitrus as a way to activate Unburden. Acrobatics should be its Flying STAB, as it's stronger when the user has no item. Swords Dance is also preferred over Hone Claws, as it boosts Attack faster:
-Substitute
-Swords Dance
-High Jump Kick
-Acrobatics
Nature: Jolly
EVs: 12 HP/252 Atk/244 Spe
Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Unburden

As I mentioned before, regular Garchomp is better over Mega Garchomp; this is the rare time when the regular Pokemon is better than the Mega. Why? Because Garchomp loses Speed when it Mega Evolves, and 92 Speed leaves it outsped by other 100+ Speed Pokemon, like the Mega Charizards:
-Stealth Rock
-Outrage/Dragon Claw
-Earthquake
-Swords Dance/Fire Blast
Nature: Jolly/Naive
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spe
Item: Focus Sash/Lum Berry/Rocky Helmet

or
-Swords Dance
-Outrage/Dragon Claw
-Earthquake
-Stone Edge/Fire Fang/Substitute
Nature: Jolly
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spe
Item: Life Orb/Lum Berry

or
-Outrage
-Earthquake
-Stone Edge/Rock Slide
-Dragon Claw/Fire Blast
Nature: Jolly/Naive
EVs: 4 HP/252 SAtk/252 Spe
Item: Choice Scarf

I don't know what to do with the last 2 slots, tbh.