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i know most people think it's chaotic when you have all 3 starters on one team.. but i've been playing net battle for a while now and it's not like i'm winning anybody's respect winning with a team of OU's like metagross, tyranitar, blissey, skarm, etc etc. it also gets old. i love to win, but really, there comes a point where it becomes pointless to win with pokemon you don't even like, using movesets which were created by many others before you. i've always been fond of starters(perhaps a newbish thing to say but it's true) and i think it'll be quite a challenge to build a team around staters, even if the other 3 spots are occupied by OU's. anyway, i'd appreciate any sort of help. so far my team has been winning its fair share of games, but i want it to be even better. There are different versions of the team, one composed of OU's like Tauros, Gengar, Snorlax and the other composed of my sentimental favorites(pikachu butterfree and pidgeot).
Tauros@CB [adament] nickname: Lebron James
-intimidate
6hp, 252att, 252speed
-facade
-return
-hp ghost
-earthquake
very standard. i'm trying to steer away from OU's so i replace him with pikachu when i'm up for the challenge, but when the losing sets in i'd switch back to him and he's pretty good. i don't expect much of a feedback here.
Pikachu@lightball [modest] nickname: Allen Iverson
-static
6hp, 252sp.att, 252 speed
-volt tackle
-hp ice
-thunderwave <-- rarely used cuz pika can't take hits well
-encore
not bad, imo. he's actually pretty strong, but it's when i run into the fast pokemon that i have trouble. things that outrun it usually kill it, and i think even at jolly nature he still gets outrun by a lot of pokes, and lose a lot of his sp. att. he's surprised several ppl, but obviously when i'm up against pros his abilities are very limited. pika is quite a big drop off from tauros as anyone can see.
Gengar@salac [modest] nickname: Kobe Bryant
-leviate
6hp, 252sp.att, 252speed
-destiny bond
-psychic
-tbolt
-ice punch
my second pokemon of choice when up against experts. he can't avoid status, but as long as he doesn't get paralyzed i'm happy. and chances are you know which pokemon does which status effects. blisseys twave, weezing willowisp, so you just switch accordingly(or not as in weezing's case you use psychic and OHKO it). as long as he has speed then when salac gets activated he can go out with a bang, taking down an extra poke. he's also an excellent special sweeper(though not as good as pikachu but definitely more durable).
Pidgeot@CB [adament] nickname: Ray Allen
-keen eye
6hp, 252att, 252speed
-return
-hp ghost
-quick attack
-hyperbeam <-- this is useful since in a lot of cases he's gonna get OHKO anyway, so might as well go strong :P
a poor man's CB tauros i guess. when he replaces gengar i obviously lose a huge physical tank as gengar can avoid ground, normal, and fighting attacks. pidgeot can take a hit from a fighting type but he won't last long. this is a huge drop off from gengar really. quick attack is useful though, when you have a fighting poke trying to do reversal.
snorlax@lefties [sassy] nickname: Shaq O'Neal
-immunity
6hp, 252def, 252sp.def
-curse
-rest
-shadowball
-return
very boring standard curelax.. but.. i need a special tank. i try not to use him even against experts cuz he's quite cheap and everybody hates snorlax. curelax requires no skills(which is why i use him).
butterfree@salac [jolly] nickname: Damon Jones
-compound eyes
252hp, 252speed, 6sp.att
-sleep powder
-stun spore
-psychic
-hp water
my worst poke. horrible horrible really. why do i even bother? there's a line between using sentimental favorites and just plain saying "OHKO me, my friend". having max speed allows it to sleep powder pokes(and i believe his compound eyes help boost his accuracy as he doesn't seem to miss as often as venasaur does). stun spore to add to the annoyance as he can stun spore the next poke as the opponent switch out the sleeping poke. psychic is his strongest attack, but really, it hardly hurts anybody even with SE. hp water too. he catches some newbies by surprise, but overall ppl just walk all over him. you can imagine how big a drop off he is from snorlax.. without snorlax i miss a special tank and teams have fun bullying my weak weak team.
now for the CORE of the team:
Venasaur @ lefties [modest/adament] <-- usually modest
nickname: Tim Duncan
-overgrow
252hp, 162def, 96sp.def
-gigadrain/magical leaf/earthquake <--i use giga drain
-hp fire/hp ice/sludge bomb<--hp fire for skarms
-sleep powder
-leech seed
i think he is one of my strongest pokes. he's a semi-tank as he can take several hits. i used to use the adament set but after trying out the special set i think i like it better. both have its pros and cons. i used to use magical leaf but giga drain gives it even more staying power. magical leaf has more pp but really, what are the chances i'll even survive that long? i mean the move i use the most is leech seed, heck, even hp fire as some trainers are still a little slow on catching on, sending out their skarms against venasaur. giga drain when used with leech seed makes him almost invincible. not to mention with pp ups i get 8 pp which is enough. i haven't actually ever run out of giga drain yet, granted i just started using it recently.
charizard @ salac [modest] nickname: Kevin Garnett
-blaze
6hp, 252speed, 252 sp.att
-fire blast/heat wave
-hp electric <-- any suggestions?
-dragon claw
-endure
he can't avoid status.. but just pick your battles. i send him out against weezings, and usually he's matched up with other dragon pokes like salamence, dragonite, tyranitar. i find the physical charizard pretty weak since i can never DD up properly or belly drum up(even with sub). it's really too risky. i notice most ppl don't even try to use status on charizard anyway because he's so weak (2HKO if not OHKO). still, i like him and he can contribute if used right. dragon claw drops salamence like they're hot, fire blast drops skarms and weezings, endure helps it survive an extra hit which activating salac. i like this way better than the DD zard or BD zard.
blastoise@lefties[bold] nickname: Yao Ming
-torrent
252hp, 129def, 129sp.att
-counter
-haze
-surf
-ice beam
not very creative but he's alright. sp.att gives him that extra punch and he can still take several hits. he's just okay. i like him better than the DD/BD zard that's so popular in the meta game at least ;P i'd give him mirror coat, but really, he's my physical tank so i usually send him out for physical tankage(ie when pokes curse up or DD up or SD up or whatnot). counter just makes a lot more sense when he's gonna be taking physical attacks, does it?
Tauros@CB [adament] nickname: Lebron James
-intimidate
6hp, 252att, 252speed
-facade
-return
-hp ghost
-earthquake
very standard. i'm trying to steer away from OU's so i replace him with pikachu when i'm up for the challenge, but when the losing sets in i'd switch back to him and he's pretty good. i don't expect much of a feedback here.
Pikachu@lightball [modest] nickname: Allen Iverson
-static
6hp, 252sp.att, 252 speed
-volt tackle
-hp ice
-thunderwave <-- rarely used cuz pika can't take hits well
-encore
not bad, imo. he's actually pretty strong, but it's when i run into the fast pokemon that i have trouble. things that outrun it usually kill it, and i think even at jolly nature he still gets outrun by a lot of pokes, and lose a lot of his sp. att. he's surprised several ppl, but obviously when i'm up against pros his abilities are very limited. pika is quite a big drop off from tauros as anyone can see.
Gengar@salac [modest] nickname: Kobe Bryant
-leviate
6hp, 252sp.att, 252speed
-destiny bond
-psychic
-tbolt
-ice punch
my second pokemon of choice when up against experts. he can't avoid status, but as long as he doesn't get paralyzed i'm happy. and chances are you know which pokemon does which status effects. blisseys twave, weezing willowisp, so you just switch accordingly(or not as in weezing's case you use psychic and OHKO it). as long as he has speed then when salac gets activated he can go out with a bang, taking down an extra poke. he's also an excellent special sweeper(though not as good as pikachu but definitely more durable).
Pidgeot@CB [adament] nickname: Ray Allen
-keen eye
6hp, 252att, 252speed
-return
-hp ghost
-quick attack
-hyperbeam <-- this is useful since in a lot of cases he's gonna get OHKO anyway, so might as well go strong :P
a poor man's CB tauros i guess. when he replaces gengar i obviously lose a huge physical tank as gengar can avoid ground, normal, and fighting attacks. pidgeot can take a hit from a fighting type but he won't last long. this is a huge drop off from gengar really. quick attack is useful though, when you have a fighting poke trying to do reversal.
snorlax@lefties [sassy] nickname: Shaq O'Neal
-immunity
6hp, 252def, 252sp.def
-curse
-rest
-shadowball
-return
very boring standard curelax.. but.. i need a special tank. i try not to use him even against experts cuz he's quite cheap and everybody hates snorlax. curelax requires no skills(which is why i use him).
butterfree@salac [jolly] nickname: Damon Jones
-compound eyes
252hp, 252speed, 6sp.att
-sleep powder
-stun spore
-psychic
-hp water
my worst poke. horrible horrible really. why do i even bother? there's a line between using sentimental favorites and just plain saying "OHKO me, my friend". having max speed allows it to sleep powder pokes(and i believe his compound eyes help boost his accuracy as he doesn't seem to miss as often as venasaur does). stun spore to add to the annoyance as he can stun spore the next poke as the opponent switch out the sleeping poke. psychic is his strongest attack, but really, it hardly hurts anybody even with SE. hp water too. he catches some newbies by surprise, but overall ppl just walk all over him. you can imagine how big a drop off he is from snorlax.. without snorlax i miss a special tank and teams have fun bullying my weak weak team.
now for the CORE of the team:
Venasaur @ lefties [modest/adament] <-- usually modest
nickname: Tim Duncan
-overgrow
252hp, 162def, 96sp.def
-gigadrain/magical leaf/earthquake <--i use giga drain
-hp fire/hp ice/sludge bomb<--hp fire for skarms
-sleep powder
-leech seed
i think he is one of my strongest pokes. he's a semi-tank as he can take several hits. i used to use the adament set but after trying out the special set i think i like it better. both have its pros and cons. i used to use magical leaf but giga drain gives it even more staying power. magical leaf has more pp but really, what are the chances i'll even survive that long? i mean the move i use the most is leech seed, heck, even hp fire as some trainers are still a little slow on catching on, sending out their skarms against venasaur. giga drain when used with leech seed makes him almost invincible. not to mention with pp ups i get 8 pp which is enough. i haven't actually ever run out of giga drain yet, granted i just started using it recently.
charizard @ salac [modest] nickname: Kevin Garnett
-blaze
6hp, 252speed, 252 sp.att
-fire blast/heat wave
-hp electric <-- any suggestions?
-dragon claw
-endure
he can't avoid status.. but just pick your battles. i send him out against weezings, and usually he's matched up with other dragon pokes like salamence, dragonite, tyranitar. i find the physical charizard pretty weak since i can never DD up properly or belly drum up(even with sub). it's really too risky. i notice most ppl don't even try to use status on charizard anyway because he's so weak (2HKO if not OHKO). still, i like him and he can contribute if used right. dragon claw drops salamence like they're hot, fire blast drops skarms and weezings, endure helps it survive an extra hit which activating salac. i like this way better than the DD zard or BD zard.
blastoise@lefties[bold] nickname: Yao Ming
-torrent
252hp, 129def, 129sp.att
-counter
-haze
-surf
-ice beam
not very creative but he's alright. sp.att gives him that extra punch and he can still take several hits. he's just okay. i like him better than the DD/BD zard that's so popular in the meta game at least ;P i'd give him mirror coat, but really, he's my physical tank so i usually send him out for physical tankage(ie when pokes curse up or DD up or SD up or whatnot). counter just makes a lot more sense when he's gonna be taking physical attacks, does it?
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