Help?

[72pokemonmaniac27]

Any ideas on how to strengthen my team? I really don't want to change the Pokemon in my team tho.

This is my team :) :

Absol

Nature: Modest

Night Slash
Slash
Quick Attack
Pursuit

Absol is my team "leader" I'm still working on her attacks, any ideas would help.:)

Wartortle

Nature: Naive

Water Pulse
Skull Bash
Surf
Bite

I am also still working on his attacks, i do not plan on evolving him into Blastoise, i like him the way he is.

Luxray

Nature: Bashful

Thunder Fang
Bite
Roar
Spark

I want to keep Thunder Fangs in its moves, but id like any help i can get with his moves:)

Salamence

Nature: Lonely

Ember
Fly
Dragon Breath
Zen Headbutt

I'm going to switch Ember with Flamethrower, but I was just wandering what you guys though of her move set.:)

Ariados

Nature: Quirky

Shadow Sneak
Sucker Punch
Spider Web
Night Shade

I'm not to sure of his move set, what do you guys think?

*image removed*Shaymin

Nature: Bashful

Sweet Scent
Magical Leaf
Leech Seed
Synthesis

I wanted to add at least one more offensive attack to Shaymin's move set:)


Well thank you for your time!:) thank you for reading! Suggestions on moves would be nice:) Thank you everyone!:)

 

[Aurafire]

Moving to the In-Game forum since this team doesn't appear to be competitive.

 

[jab2033]

What game is this team for? I assume its for 4th gen, but...

 

[72pokemonmaniac27]

Its in Soul Silver, so yes 4th gen. at least i think Soul Silver is 4th genXD

 

[jab2033]

Yeah, SS is considered 4th gen.

Personally, I'd evolve Wartortle. Only because Blastoise's stats are better, both offensively and defensivly. It makes a pretty decent tank that can take hits. Here's what I've got for Blastoise's final moveset if you want to use it:
-Surf
-Ice Beam
-Earthquake
-Rest

Don't forget to give Blastoise a Chesto Berry for instant Sleep recovery when using Rest. Surf is STAB, Ice Beam can help out with Lance and Clair, and Earthquake takes out Electric types you may run into.

For Absol, use: Night Slash, Slash, Rock Slide, Swords Dance. Set up with Swords Dance, raising Absols Attack. Night Slash is STAB, Slash is decent, Rock Slide gives you more type coverage.

For Salamence, the only thing I'd do which you already mentioned is replace Ember with Flamethrower. You could also replace Dragonbreath with Dragon Claw, as Dragon Claw works better off of Sala's higher Atk stat. Roost is also recommended, as you can heal any damage taken. There are so many ways to go with Salamence.

For Shaymin, I'd use the following for the final moveset: Energy Ball, Synthesis, Toxic, Psychic

I personally wouldn't use Luxray or Arados. Luxray because its atk is higher than its special atk and it doesn't learn any decent electric moves to take advantage of it (save Thunder Fang). Ampharos or Raikou work better as electric type in SS. And Ariados...I've just never really taken to bug types too well.

 

[72pokemonmaniac27]

Ariados and Shedinja have been the only bug types I've actually liked, and due to Shedinja's low HP and that it could be taken out with Lick, I stopped using it and picked up Ariados, I wanted at least one Bug pokemon. As far as Luxray, He's been reliable so far on my team.:) So, I think I'm going to keep him. :) Wartortle I do want to keep as is. Mostly because you don't need to evolve Pokemon for them to become stronger. Also I have to say I do like Wartortle better then Blastoise, and I think Wartortle fits in better with my team.:)

 

[jab2033]

Well, if you want to keep Luxray, this moveset has worked for me fairly well:
-Thunder Fang
-Crunch
-Thunder Wave
-Strength

If you can, try breeding a Shinx with Fire Fang/Ice Fang, as that will provide better type coverage. However, I have no experience with breeding, so I have no idea what pokemon you might need for that.

 

[72pokemonmaniac27]

It's an idea :) and im actually thinking about changing Ariados, what do you think I should replace it with?:)

 

[Fever]

I would suggest a Psychic type, they are pretty dominant in most generations.
And with Alakazams ability to learn Shadow Ball and Focus Blast, he can destroy both his weaknesses with ease.

If you want to opt for it, use the following moveset.

Calm Mind
Psychic
Shadow Ball
Focus Blast


I think people might be noticing lately that I am quick to recommend Alakazam in particular. My favourite pokemon :)

 

[72pokemonmaniac27]

Maybe Alakazam, but I've never really wanted to put him on my team for some reason :/, any other suggestions?:)

 

[umbreonofdarkness]

Damp Rock / Leftovers Hydration Modest Moveset EVs ~ Rain Dance
~ Surf
~ Ice Beam / Aqua Ring / Aqua Jet
~ Rest
252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpA Dewgong's Hydration trait is shared only by Manaphy and Phione, and moreover gives Dewgong a much-needed differentiation from other Water-/Ice-types. Set up Rain Dance to boost one of your STAB moves, and Rest when your HP is low. Hydration will wake Dewgong from its sleep immediately after Resting if it is under Rain Dance conditions. Ice Beam provides a second good STAB move, while Aqua Ring offers more healing per turn, especially if you go with Damp Rock instead of Leftovers. Aqua Jet gets STAB and, together with Rain Dance conditions, can deal pretty nice damage as well.


This is off smogon. It's an idea. Use Ice beam for coverage though.

 

[Fever]

Since your Ariados knows Night Shade, maybe replace it with Gengar then and keep with the Ghost attacks a bit more.
Gengar could pretty much destroy Will on its own once you hit the E4.
I think that would be what would work for me taking into consideration the rest of your team, though if it was me, Id replace Ariados with Gengar and Shaymin with Exeggutor. It adds to extra types into your team that way.

 

[72pokemonmaniac27]

Since your Ariados knows Night Shade, maybe replace it with Gengar then and keep with the Ghost attacks a bit more.
Gengar could pretty much destroy Will on its own once you hit the E4.
I think that would be what would work for me taking into consideration the rest of your team, though if it was me, Id replace Ariados with Gengar and Shaymin with Exeggutor. It adds to extra types into your team that way.

It's a thought, but Gengar just looks a bit too gruesome to fit in with the rest of my team(well not exactly gruesome but you know what i mean) haha:/ and I like Shaymin way to much to get rid of it, its just so darn cute!:) haha

 

[Fever]

Well thats fair enough, each to their own.
Im trying to think of other suggestions, but Im not really sure what to go with.
What sort of pokemon do you really like?

 

[72pokemonmaniac27]

Well thats fair enough, each to their own.
Im trying to think of other suggestions, but Im not really sure what to go with.
What sort of pokemon do you really like?

Well, I really like Psychic, Water, Grass, Steel, and Dragon type pokemon.

 

[Ninja Caterpie]

Wartortle I do want to keep as is. [S-HIGHLIGHT]Mostly because you don't need to evolve Pokemon for them to become stronger.[/S-HIGHLIGHT] Also I have to say I do like Wartortle better then Blastoise, and I think Wartortle fits in better with my team.:)

I just have to point out that this is totally off. There is no way any Wartortle will outmatch an equally-trained Blastoise. This isn't the anime, lol (and even then, I'm pretty sure evolution would make a huge difference). I mean, keep Wartortle all you like (although you can't say we didn't warn you), but I just wanna say that, after a while, you're going to find your Wartortle becomes mediocre (particularly compared to Salamance or Shaymin).

Apart from that, I'd say to get Dragon Claw for Salamence, to work with her far superior Attack, and to get Seed Flare for Shaymin (at level 100 rofl). If it has Serene Grace, teach it Air Slash (if you can get it to Sky Forme).

Apart from that, you might want to think about getting buff moves (like Dragon Dance on Salamence and Swords Dance on Absol) because they make such an epic impact on your battles, particularly the longer ones.


As a replacement for Ariados, I'd suggest getting Metagross. It's a really powerful Steel-type which does massive damage with its favoured Meteor Mash. Meteor Mash/Earthquake/Explosion/Bullet Punch is great. Bullet Punch you'll need to do a bit of working around in the Battle Frontier; I'd suggest the Factory (because they provide decent Pokemon, and it gives the highest BP). If Meta doesn't suit your team (WHICH IT DOES >D), Bronzong works too, but with a moveset I dunno because I don't like stalling Pokemon lol.

 

[72pokemonmaniac27]

Well, if i was to put a wartortle up to battle, I wouldn't put it up to battle a blastoise in the first place haha. I do understand that it may be stronger as a blastoise, BUT Wartorle helped me beat the game as well, and was one of my strongest assets just thought i'd add that:) and thanks for your help.:)