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Originally Posted by grandmaster192
I'm not gonna use any walls in my group. Why put rest on swampert? How good is a sp.atk dragonite? Also I will not replace dragonite with salamence.
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Well not having a wall is your choice, of course. With you saying that, I will assume that this is an in-game team. If that is correct, you could slap practically ANY six Pokes together, teach them all offensive moves and not worry much.
If you are playing against someone else that has any smarts about battling, you will quickly find out why a wall (physical, special, both, or even one of each) can be so valuable to your team. Once you run into a well played Snorlax, Blissey, or Skarmory, you will see why.
Dragonite has a base Atk of 134, but it also has a base SAtk of 100, making it an effective mixed sweeper. The argument will always be waged whether Dragonite or Salamence is better, but it is basically based on preference. While Dragonite has much better defenses (95/100), Salamence has more HP, SAtk, and more importantly Spd. While you typically switch out Dragonite when you are faced against a Heracross (Heracross is faster and a good set includes Rock Slide), Salamence can safely outspeed it.
As for Rest on Swampert, that is to be used in conjunction with Curse. You use Curse a few times, absorbing some attacks from your opponent, Rest to heal all HP and cure any conditions (PSN, PAR, BRN, etc.), and then use a STAB Earthquake to blow through opposing Pokes. A weak man's Curselax. Nasty.