Emerald - Battle Frontier

[TheFrozen]

So I need a Battle Frontier team so I can kick those butts! But... as I am bad at doing this I will just list how I want right now ^^;;. And all will be lvl50 o_o;;

So... for battle frontier you need one attacker, one special defenser and one defenser? O_o;;

[Attacker]
Exploud (m) @Shell Bell
Lonley Nature
Ability: Sound Proof
- Return
- Shadow Ball
- Earthquake
- Flamethrower

[Defenser]
Swalot (m) @Leftovers
Impish Nature
Ability: Liquid Ooze
- Sludge Bomb
- Counter
- Explosion
- Yawn

[Special Defenser]
Blissey (F) @???
Sassy Nature
Ability: Sound Proof
- Aromatherapy
- Softboiled
- Thunder Wave
- Ice Beam

[BUMP]
Sorry if I am not allowded to bump but I would like to have someone's word about the team I suggested for the Battle Frontier ^^;;

[BUMP]
How many times are you allowded to BUMP anyways? O_o;;

 

[Sammi]

Um, please don't bump if it means double posting. It isn't allowed. :x Just wait. ^^;;

Yes, I merged the posts, I didn't just randomly post, okay? XD

 

[shanecdavis]

It's more like one special sweeper, one physical sweeper, and one tank/wall.

Exploud isn't a great choice as a physical sweeper because it is too slow and doesn't have the defenses to make up for the lack of speed.

Swalot is not a good defender since its defenses aren't that great to compensate for its Ground/Psychic weaknesses. You really need a special sweeper since Blissey won't be instilling much fear in your AI opponent's with its weak base SAtk.

Blissey is a good choice, except you gave it very bad nature and it doesn't have the Soundproof Ability. You probably transposed it from Exploud. At any rate, Blissey MUST be Bold Nature because with its high base HP, it allows it to actually take a few physical hits, especially if you max its Def EVs and pour a lot into HP (the spread alludes me at the moment).

 

[Synchronize]

my normal blissey spread gets into the vicinity of 700 HP, with near max Defense.

 

[TheFrozen]

=/ Who should I have instead of Swalot... Golem? O_o;;

 

[shanecdavis]

=/ How should I have instead of Swalot... Golem? O_o;;

Thanks for reading my post. LOL I actually suggested you go with a SPECIAL SWEEPER. Alakazam, Gengar, Starmie, Sceptile, Flygon, Octillery, Raikou, Slowbro, and the like.

 

[AC drain]

Flygon makes a much better Phs sweeper. His special attack is way way lower than his attack. What's more is his strongest move, EQ is also not special.

 

[shanecdavis]

While Flygon makes a better physical sweeper, it is still an effective special sweeper with its good special movepool. Earthquake is included in the special set for STAB and to take care of special walls that think they can come in and set up shop against it.

 

[TheFrozen]

So an Alakazam, huh? O_o;;
Alakazam will probably have psychic or what? XD

 

[AC drain]

Well I always figured salamence did a much better job. It's base special attack is much much higher than flygon's, and it gets hydro pump. Basically all flygon has over salamence is grass attacks, and since it can't learn hydro pump it seems pretty even. That special attack difference is just so daunting.

 

[Synchronize]

that's quite possibly one of the funnier questions asked in this forum.

Alakazam will usually have Psychic, Calm Mind, and probably two of the three elemental punches.

 

[shanecdavis]

Well I always figured salamence did a much better job. It's base special attack is much much higher than flygon's, and it gets hydro pump. Basically all flygon has over salamence is grass attacks, and since it can't learn hydro pump it seems pretty even. That special attack difference is just so daunting.

Salamence does a much better job than Flygon. Salamence should have been in my list of suggestions. Definite oversight on my part. I should have proofread the thing first. My bad.

 

[Arsibiyez]

Tis but a slight mistake, Master Shane. You're still one of the best.

How 'bout considering a cleric too? Vileplume does a fantastic job at it, and can also be used to dish out some good Special damage with Razor Leaf, or some Physical damage with Sludge Bomb.

Vileplume @ Lum Berry
Trait: Chlorophyll
Bold / Mild Nature
- Razor Leaf / Sludge Bomb
- Sunny Day
- Moonlight
- Aromatherapy

Attack depends on the nature, and vice-versa. Not only can Plume serve as a cleric, but s/he can also serve as a wall for Specials. A single Pokemon with Superior SpDef and Average Def will help your team a lot.


And as for a Physical wall, try Skarmory. It's usually a spiker, but since it's in-game I assume it's not going to be very effective with that role.

Skarmory @ Leftovers
Trait: Sturdy (I'm aware that some Battle Frontier AI use OHKO moves. They suck.)
Impish Nature
- Drill Peck
- Steel Wing
- Rest / Substitute
- Toxic

I'm not so sure of how an in-game Skarm works. The Netbattle norm has their Skarms with Spikes and Roar / Whirlwind (which hasn't yet proved to be very useful in-game). But with this build, you can probably serve two purposes with Skarmory: a Physical Wall and Toxistaller.

 

[shanecdavis]

Sorry my friend, but she already has one of the best clerics in Blissey. Having two defensive Pokes in the BT will fail most of the time. You need two good attackers (physical and special) and a wall. I haven't tried using WishPassing Umbreon yet, but I imagine that would be pretty effective. Milotic has always worked for me.

 

[Synchronize]

Sorry my friend, but she already has one of the best clerics in Blissey. Having two defensive Pokes in the BT will fail most of the time. You need two good attackers (physical and special) and a wall. I haven't tried using WishPassing Umbreon yet, but I imagine that would be pretty effective. Milotic has always worked for me.

Rephrase that, Master Shane.

 

[shanecdavis]

LOL Okay, WishPassing Umby would rock the free world!! In fact, I am going to work on one right now just to prove it.

 

[Synchronize]

My name is Umby, and I support the message above this one.

 

[AC drain]

Well anyway, since the BF is harder than most in-game trainers, it's usually a good idea to use better pokemon than those used for your adventure. Even still, the battle frontier trainers are no where near as good as real people... as long as your lineup is decent and you keep the common weaknesses to a minimum you'll be fine. My Bf team and my online team are totally different; I use flygon, sharpedo and flareon in the BF, just because they're my favorites, not because they're really good pokemon. using them online would be risky, since they're outclassed by so much else...but I'm just blabbing now

 

[shanecdavis]

Just be careful because the AI in the BF cheats.

 

[Arsibiyez]

Sorry my friend, but she already has one of the best clerics in Blissey. Having two defensive Pokes in the BT will fail most of the time. You need two good attackers (physical and special) and a wall. I haven't tried using WishPassing Umbreon yet, but I imagine that would be pretty effective. Milotic has always worked for me.

Uhh, I think I should clarify that I was just suggesting one of the two. And, uhh, I was thinking about that Vileplume, and it should have had Solarbeam > Razor Leaf since Sunny Day will be in effect. And I didn't really notice the Blissey. After I saw the first two, I immediately began thinking of alternatives. But, yeah, the Blissey rocks. It's pretty standard, but it still rocks. To me, though, Vileplume > Skarmory when it comes to walling. But if versatility is an issue, a good Bulky water would be either Lanturn or Starmie. That is, if you don't have Swampert. Those could prove useful especially when trying to put together multiple roles on one Pokemon. Pert could be a physical sweep / wall. Starmie or Lanturn could be Special sweeps / walls. And as Master Shane has said, Milotic. She is the Mother of all Water Walls. Consider Lanturn or Starmie if you're going for versatility. Keep your Blissey, and change your Exploud for a better Physical sweep, like Salamence.