Best moves for my Sapphire Team

[pokemonmastah]

Here's my team:
>>Swampert
ability: torrent
nature: quiet
moves: protect, ice beam, earthquake, surf
>>Blaziken
ability:blaze
nature:relaxed
moves: slash, aerial ace, sky uppercut, flamethrower
>>Gardevior
ability:trace
nature:impish
moves: dream eater, calm mind, hypnosis, psychic
>>Sceptile
ability: overgrow
nature:lonely
moves: false swipe, thunder punch, leaf blade, detect
>>Rayquaza
ability:air lock
nature:mild
moves: fly, dragon claw, extreemspeed, hyper beam
>>aggron
ability:rock head
nature:lax
moves: thunderbolt, water pulse, earthquake, metal sound

Please tell me what's wrong with my team[the moves of the pokemon]....THANK YOU!!!! ü

 

[shanecdavis]

Fixes in bold:

Here's my team:
>>Swampert
ability: torrent
nature: Brave(+Atk, -Spd)
moves: Curse, ice beam/surf, earthquake, Rest

Cursepert. IB or Surf is your choice. I say IB.

>>Blaziken
ability:blaze
nature:relaxed
moves: Rock Slide, Earthquake, sky uppercut, flamethrower

Take advantage of its good base Atk (120) with more effective physical moves. Also be careful about having too many mixed sweepers. They are difficult to get Natures, where usually you end up sacraficing defense or speed. Not to mention the EVs spreads are tricky.

>>Gardevior
ability:trace
nature:Modest (+SAtk, -Atk)
moves: Thunderbolt, calm mind, hypnosis, psychic

NEVER use Impish on a special sweeper since you wouldn't keep Gardevoir in against a physical attacker anyway. It needs the extra boost in SAtk. Also, TB>DE.

>>Sceptile
ability: overgrow
nature:Modest (+SAtk, -Atk)
moves: Leech Seed, Ice punch, leaf blade, Substitute

This little ***** is a lot of fun, especially with Leftovers. If you can, Seed on the switch and then get a Sub up, force a switch, and then Seed on that as well, the whole time LO has replenished the Sub HP loss.

>>Rayquaza
ability:air lock
nature:Adamant (+Atk, -SAtk)
moves: Aerial Ace, Earthquake, extreemspeed, Rock Slide

Ugh. NEVER use Fly or Hyper Beam. Ever. RayRay should be a physical sweeper with Choice Band. Just swing away.

>>aggron
ability:rock head
nature:lax
moves: thunderbolt, water pulse, earthquake, metal sound

I don't like Aggron enough to offer a good moveset. I suggest Metagross instead.

Please tell me what's wrong with my team[the moves of the pokemon]....THANK YOU!!!! ü

Not too bad, but you really need a better special wall.

 

[Ice demon]

shanecdavis to my knowledge, sceptile doesnt learn ice punch. Use thunderpunch or HP ice if possible.
Endeavor set for sceptile is way cool also.

Aggron (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Rock Head
EVs: 252 HP / 188 Atk / 68 Def
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Rock Slide
- Thunder Wave
- Focus Punch
- Substitute

U could max attack and disperse the rest into hp and defense.But i rather the hp. 96 Sp EVs can help it outspeed weezing if ur doing any competitive battles.


Agreeing with shane.You need a special wall.

 

[aragornbird]

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I don't think he can change his natures if he already has this team trained. Also, that would impede his ability to get bred-on moves for starters.

Also, pokemonmastah, learn about EVs and what they are and why they are important in the EV guide at the top of this forum.

Here's my team:
>>Swampert
ability: torrent
nature: quiet
moves:
protect/Curse
ice beam
earthquake
surf/Rest

This set is actually good for in-game. But the standard is Curse over Protect and Rest over Surf. Since Curse is unobtainable without breeding, you'll still fare well with this one.

>>Blaziken
ability:blaze
nature:relaxed
moves:
sky uppercut
flamethrower
Bulk Up/Swords Dance
Rock Slide

You're halfway there. You shouldn't use Slash or any other Normal moves on Pokemon who don't get STAB from them, since Normal attacks aren't supereffective against types that the user might be weak against. Instead, go with Rock Slide (Emerald tutor) since it takes care of Flying types that Blaziken has trouble against. Finally, drop the unnecessary Aerial Ace (Flamethrower is stronger and already supereffective against Grass and Bug types). Replace with Bulk Up (TM) or Swords Dance (tutor) to boost your Attack.

>>Gardevior
ability:trace
nature:impish
moves:
calm mind
hypnosis
psychic
Thunderbolt

Don't use the Hypnosis+Dream Eater combo. Why? Because it takes two turns to use when you can simply use Psychic twice and deal over twice as much damage as once Dream Eater. Also, Hypnosis is very inaccurate and you'll miss quite often, making the combo take even longer to set up. It's just not worth it. Also, you're helpless against Dark and Steel Pokemon. Thunderbolt ensures that you can at least hit those types.

>>Sceptile
ability: overgrow
nature:lonely
moves:
thunder punch
leaf blade
Substitute
Leech Seed/Endeavor

I don't know why people think Sceptile can learn Ice Punch. Thunderpunch is the only elemental punch that it can learn. Anyways, get rid of crappy False Swipe and useless Detect for the much more useful Substitute. Unfortunately, Leech Seed and Endeavor (Sceptile's best 4th attacks) are bred-on moves, so unless your Sceptile is Female, you're gonna have to get a new one.

>>Rayquaza
ability:air lock
nature:mild
moves:
extreemspeed
Aerial Ace
Dragon Dance
Earthquake

Ugh, this Rayquaza is probably the worst one on your team. I can rant on about why Hyper Beam is a horrible move, but I don't have time and all you should know is that Hyper Beam SUCKS. Actually so does Fly. Notice a pattern here? Moves that take 2 turns like Fly and Hyper Beam (unavoidable recharge) are generally bad and should not be used. Go with the Dragon Dancing set. You'll see how much better it is than your original set.

>>aggron
ability:rock head
nature:lax
moves: thunderbolt, water pulse, earthquake, metal sound

Actually, I take that back. Aggron might be your worst Pokemon on this team. You're giving Special moves to it, but have you ever looked at Aggron's Special Attack? It's terribly low! Go with Ice demon's set.

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[shanecdavis]

I don't know why people think Sceptile can learn Ice Punch.

Bad research on my part. I had it written down incorrectly once and still haven't fixed it. It is fixed now.

 

[Synchronize]

Lol, I bet you got that from blueshirt 32's FAQ where he listed Ice Punch on Sceptile as an April Fool's joke.

pokemonmastah, consider the weaknesses of your team. Right now, I see that Swampert can do considerable damage to your team, especially if it predicts Sceptile and uses Ice Beam on the switch. I know this is in-game, but still, it's goodd to know that for future purposes.

 

[shanecdavis]

Lol, I bet you got that from blueshirt 32's FAQ where he listed Ice Punch on Sceptile as an April Fool's joke.

Possibly. I cannot remember where I got it from, but I checked Metal Kid's program and it shows IB for a possible Sceppy moveset too. Maybe that is where his sets come from, as well. LOL

BTW - what would you consider a good counter to Pert since its only weakness is Grass, which it has a great counter to?

 

[pokemonmastah]

How do I change the nature of a pokemon? What's a EV? DO I have to change some pokemon on my team? I cant really choose.... THANKS! ü

 

[Ice demon]

How do I change the trait/ ability of a pokemon? What's a EV?

You cant change the ability or trait of a pokemon.
If the pokemon has 2 available traits, only catching another one can get u the other trait.

Go read synchronize's guide on EVs
Its stickied i believe.

 

[CipherDakim12]

Uh....Well........

Here's my team:
>>Swampert
ability: torrent
nature: quiet
moves: Toxic/Curse/Return, ice beam, earthquake, surf
>>Blaziken
ability:blaze
nature:relaxed
moves: Rock Slide/Earthquake/Bulk Up,Rock Slide/Earthquake/Bulk Upflamethrower, sky uppercut
>>Gardevior Horrible!
ability:trace
nature:impish
moves: T-bolt, I-punch, F-punch calm mind, T-bolt, I-punch, F-punch, psychic
>>Sceptile
ability: overgrow
nature:lonely
moves: Leech Seed/Toxic/Sub, thunder punch, leaf blade, Leech Seed/Toxic/Sub
>>Rayquaza
ability:air lock
nature:mild
moves: Aeriel Ace, dragon claw, extreemspeed, Flamethrower/T-bolt
>>aggron NEVER EVER LET AGGRON LEARN ANYTHING BUT PHYSICAL ATTACKS!!!
ability:rock head
nature:lax
moves: Rock Slide, Earthquake, Iron Tail, Double-Edge (no recoil because of Rock Head)

Please tell me what's wrong with my team[the moves of the pokemon]....THANK YOU!!!! ü

Not the best team, not hardly...

Gardevior(Rating:5)-Use the 3 elemental punchs and/or Thunderbolt, not just Psychic moves. What will happen when a Houndoom is around the corner...

Aggron(Rating:1.2)-HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE! Use some sense! Probably a standard aggron at level 100 has a Sp. Atk of 105-120. NOT GOOD AT ALL! Though that Aggron's will probably be around 250-300. GOOD! Think a bit harder...

Rayquaza(Rating:5.6)-Fly and Hyper Beam SUCK! Truthfully, recharging isn't good and Fly gets too inaccurate. Why not use Aeriel Ace?

Swampert(Rating:8.6)-Not too bad. Earthquake, Surf, and Ice Beam are great moves. Protect fails too much. And for does it matter? It's only against moves such as Solarbeam, Dig, Fly, and Hyper Beam.

Blazikin(Rating:4.5)-Slash and Aeriel Ace?!? BIG NO NO! Bulk Up a bit (can also make up for majorly low defense) and Slash, well, why not use Rock Slide/Earthquake, it might be against something...

Sceptile(Rating:5)-False Swipe: Weak. Detect: Not Successful. Use Leech Seed and/or Toxic to "take down the bar" more. Sub and Leech Seed are really successful, considering that you can regain some of the HP you used to Sub.

 

[Fr0st]

That wasnt very nice cipher wtv=P but he is right. I won't bother on your rong natures as I doubt you're gonna start all over...

Here's my team:
>>Swampert
ability: torrent
nature: quiet
moves: protect, ice beam, earthquake, surf

I like the sub/focus punch (substitute, fpunch, earthquake, protect) but this one is ok. Counter and protect combo ain't bad. Sleep talk, rest, hydro pump, EQ is good as well


>>Blaziken
ability:blaze
nature:relaxed
moves: slash, aerial ace, sky uppercut, flamethrower

Rong... Use sword dance, earthquake/rock slide, sky uppercut/brick break, overheat
OR!!! the all predictable. Reversal, endure, overheat, sword dance

>>Gardevior
ability:trace
nature:impish
moves: dream eater, calm mind, hypnosis, psychic

Its ok but i dont like the dream eater combo. Will-O-wisp, Calm mind, Psychic, Tbolt

>>Sceptile
ability: overgrow
nature:lonely
moves: false swipe, thunder punch, leaf blade, detect

False swipe sucks. Its impossible to kill something with it.... If you want you can Substitute, leaf blade, leech seed, and filler. But u might've used sub on something else. So u might wanna use another pokemon alltogether

>>Rayquaza
ability:air lock
nature:mild
moves: fly, dragon claw, extreemspeed, hyper beam

Sucks lol! I like Dragon dance, earthquake, ariel ace, rock slide. But u prolly use rock slide on something else. PS get salamence as ppl will say u suck if u use an uber like rayquaza

>>aggron
ability:rock head
nature:lax
moves: thunderbolt, water pulse, earthquake, metal sound

Quoting mullet when I say "Hi I'm Aggron and I suck" He really sucks. All that defence and two quad weaknesses to ground and fighting, two popular attack types. Use skarmory save yourself

Please tell me what's wrong with my team[the moves of the pokemon]....THANK YOU!!!! ü

Bye Bye sceptile, rayquaza, and aggron for something, sala, and skarmory.