Double battle team

[TheAppleFreak]

Double battle team [RMT]

Yes, I've moved on from defiling the PC Shoddy server to defiling the S&M forum :) But this is for good reason, as most of you guys know that I suck at just about every form of competitive battling known to man. Therefore, I need your help.

For a little bit of background info, I'm entering in the Video Game Championship series, and I'll have three days to create a team good enough to get somewhere in the tournament. So, without further ado, here is the team that I drafted to compete in the series:

VGC Team 20XX: THE MOVIE​

Okay, after consulting with a representative from Pokémon International, I found that the OHKO clause is not in effect (which is rather good for me). Therefore, I began designing a team to take advantage of the best OHKO move, Sheer Cold. The bulkiest Sheer Cold user is Kyogre, which would form one of the four Pokémon on my team.

Now, this is all fine and dandy, but I know that Sheer Cold only has 30% accuracy. I was actually considering using a Mind Reader Articuno instead of Kyogre, but then I remembered No Guard. Thus, Machamp was in as well.

Then, I ran into a dilemma. Neither Pokémon could learn Skill Swap or a suitable equivalent. So, a third Poké would be required for Skill Swapping No Guard from Machamp to Kyogre. After one turn or so, the opponent would realize what I was doing, which would pose a threat to my entire plan. Therefore, I chose a Pokémon with high, balanced defenses: Dusknoir.

I still had one slot left (remember, it's 4 vs 4 double battle), so I decided to put something in to obliterate the first two Pokémon on the opponent's team. A suicide lead immediately came to mind, and Metagross would fit the role perfectly. High defenses, a small pool of weaknesses, and an astronomical attack stat made it a perfect candidate. Couple that in with a Life Orb or a Choice Band, and it would more or less destroy everything.

NOTE: EVs are in the following format: HP/Atk/Def/Sp. Atk/Sp. Def/Spd

The Team
Machamp (No Guard)

Nature: Impish
Item: Black Belt? (Tentative)
EVs: 0/252/124/0/124/0
Moves:
-Protect: This is to protect against Metagross's Explosion. Not much use asides from that.
-DynamicPunch: Standard STAB move boosted by Black Belt; won't miss while No Guard is active.
-Stone Edge: For Flying-type switch-ins.
-Payback: Because it has no Speed EVs, Payback would be ideal. Also counters Psychics.

Metagross (Clear Body)

Nature: Adamant
Item: Life Orb
EVs: 0/252/0/0/124/124
Moves:
-Explosion: The entire point behind this set. Will most likely use on first turn, unless if there are Ghosts.
-Earthquake: Use this if there are Ghosts. Should deal a sizeable amount of damage to foes.
-Zen Headbutt: Tertiary attacking move. Mainly to deal with Gengar leads, which could jeopardize everything.
-Reflect: To up Kyogre's and Machamp's meager defenses if Explosion is not an option in the first turn.

Dusknoir (Pressure)

Nature: Adamant
Item: Expert Belt? (Tentative)
EVs: 252/252/0/0/0/6
Moves:
-Skill Swap: The entire point behind this Pokémon. Skill Swap transfers No Guard from Machamp to this Pokémon.
-Shadow Punch: Fairly powerful with STAB, standard support.
-LAST TWO MOVES ARE STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION. SUPPORT WOULD BE MUCH OBLIGED

Kyogre (Drizzle)

Nature: Modest
Item: Leftovers
EVs: 48/0/252/0/0/208
Moves:
-Sheer Cold: Main attack move. Will hit when No Guard is in effect, therefore making it unstoppable.
-Water Spout: Very powerful STAB move if No Guard is not in effect. Also should deal tons of damage to a ShuckBliss or a Shuckle. (FYI, ShuckBliss is a Blissey which Mimics Transform and becomes a Shuckle).
-Thunder: For those pesky Water-types with Water Absorb.
-Surf: Redundant, yes, but will deal a lot of damage if Kyogre has its HP lowered.
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So... any constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated.

 

[hiphiphippo]

idk if i completely understand your plan, but is this how it goes?
skill swap (no guard) machamp -> dusknoir -> kyogre?

for dusknoir, you could fill the last 2 slots will-o-wisp (for support) and earthquake (to counter electric types that could pose as a threat to kyogre?)

 

[TheAppleFreak]

idk if i completely understand your plan, but is this how it goes?
skill swap (no guard) machamp -> dusknoir -> kyogre?

for dusknoir, you could fill the last 2 slots will-o-wisp (for support) and earthquake (to counter electric types that could pose as a threat to kyogre?)

More or less, yes. Metagross annihilates the leads with Explosion/Equake, Machamp protects, Dusknoir comes in and Skill Swaps No Guard to it, Machamp gets switched out/dies, Kyogre comes in, Dusknoir skill swaps No Guard onto that, Kyogre sweeps what's left with Sheer Cold.

 

[hiphiphippo]

More or less, yes. Metagross annihilates the leads with Explosion/Equake, Machamp protects, Dusknoir comes in and Skill Swaps No Guard to it, Machamp gets switched out/dies, Kyogre comes in, Dusknoir skill swaps No Guard onto that, Kyogre sweeps what's left with Sheer Cold.

ooh, ok. i understand
so yeah, you should design dusknoir to support kyogre (possibly with the moves i suggested)