After building and using my first team with help from this community, I have gained several experiences, and decided to build another (hopefully) more functional team. From what I have understood, variety is king in pokemon teams, therefore that is what Im going for in the next team I want to build. Though Heatran and Excadrill can be a fun combination, they can easily be stopped by the same Pokemon, and that is why I want to have a team with lots of variety between the pokemons. I also want to focus on lots of different moves, so I can counter pokemons that are only week to one thing. In my previous team, I struggled to kill pokemons that were weak to fighting and water. I dont want that to repeat itself :P
This is my current team:
Sableye @ Sablenite
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Bold Nature
- Dark Pulse
- Calm Mind
- Recover
- Will-O-Wisp
Heatran @ Air Balloon
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 248 HP / 252 SpA / 8 SpD
Modest Nature
- Ancient Power
- Stealth Rock
- Flash Cannon
- Lava Plume
Ferrothorn @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 120 Def / 136 SpD
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Leech Seed
- Protect
- Gyro Ball
- Spikes
Tornadus-Therian (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hurricane
- Grass Knot
- Dark Pulse
- Sludge Wave
Excadrill @ BrightPowder
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rock Slide
- Rapid Spin
Clefable @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Bold Nature
- Calm Mind
- Moonblast
- Flamethrower
- Soft-Boiled
From this team, the pokemon I liked the most were Clefable, therefore I want to use it in my next team. I have also tested out Landarous T a bit, and I liked it very much, so maybe you can help me integrate it into my next team as well . Hopefully some of you can help me with this :)
Sableye:
My Mega Sableye set isn't necessarily BETTER than yours, but you might wanna try it out. It's been really useful for me. Yours is fine, but, y'know, ideas.
Sableye @Sablenite
252 HP/252 SPDEF/ 4 DEF
Ability: Prankster ---> Magic Bounce
Nature: Bold
- Taunt
- Will-o-Wisp
- Night Shade
- Recover
With this EV spread, Sableye can check physical and special attackers equally effectively - the maxed-out SPDEF EVs and Will-o-Wisp guard against special and physical hits respectively. By not using Calm Mind and Dark Pulse, this build lacks a hell of a lot of power, but Night Shade deals a nice constant 50 damage every hit to anything that's not Normal-type. This also frees up a slot for Taunt, which is freakin' INDISPENSABLE in Gen 6's hyper-defensive metagame.
If you do try out my build, I recommend sticking with regular Sableye and only Mega Evolving it if absolutely necessary. Against most physical attackers, Will-o-Wisp is more than enough for Sableye to stay alive, and priority Recover is OP as hell. When you DO go Mega, probably do it against a special sweeper like Keldeo or Greninja.
Heatran:
It might be a good idea to slap Protect on Heatran, to scout for any moves that will pop your Air Balloon, or any nasty Ground-type moves after it's popped. Consider replacing Ancient Power.
Tornadus:
Not gonna lie - Hurricane's quite a risky move to use because it misses so much. Try Air Slash instead - It still deals really good damage, and has a bonus chance of flinching your opponent.
Excadrill:
I've never used one, but most people will tell you to give your Excadrill a Choice Scarf and teach it U-Turn. It helps keep your momentum, and it's really good for taking down weakened opponents.
Clefable:
Wish + Protect gives not only recovery to Clefable itself, but if you use Wish and then switch, your new Pokemon will be healed. It's really useful. I recommend:
- Moonblast
- Wish
- Protect
- Calm Mind