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First post!
I've been playing Pokemon since Red and Blue, but I've never been into the metagame. PVP in general has been something I've avoided in games because I've never been good. But a few weeks ago I stumbled across the 2014 VGC Nationals and I thought it looked like so much fun. I've been watching strategy videos galore and I've been IV breeding, EV breeding, trading, and training so hard for about two weeks straight. I'm playing doubles in Y, by the way.
Today I battled my first online opponent after testing my team in the Battle Maison for two days. And I won! Four times in a row! Then I got wrecked by this dude's Gliscor and realized I need to fix my team. It starts out really nice! But then I feel like it's clanky and aimless after I've switched out of my leads, or after they faint.
Lead 1:
Thundurus @ Leftovers - Prankster
1) Thunder Wave
2) Agility
3) Volt Switch
4) U-turn
Lead 2:
Garchomp @ Garchompite - Rough Skin
1) Earthquake
2) Swords Dance (I never use this, recommend a move?)
3) Dragon Claw
4) Iron Head (very handy against Fairy types!)
Backup 1:
Gardevoir @ Assault Vest - Telepathy
1) Dazzling Gleam
2) Shadow Ball
3) Psychic
4) Thunderbolt (non-mega Gyarados beware)
Backup 2:
Aeglislash @ Sitrus Berry (better item?) - Stance Change, obviously
1) Shadow Sneak
2) King's Shield
3) Iron Head (has been more useful than Sacred Sword so far for me)
4) Swords Dance
Basically the idea is to take advantage of Prankster in combination with Garchomp's speed. Thunder Wave gets priority because of Prankster then I Earthquake or Dragon Claw. The plan is to keep both of my opponent's Pokes paralyzed and sweep them as much as possible. If I don't need to Thunder Wave, I Agility or U-turn/Volt Switch and bring the nuisance back later. However, he absolutely FAILS late game because of his weak attack moves. I think it's worth it though. People honestly haven't been handling it well generally.
Where I'm looking for help is after those two. My Gardevoir does really well. He's fully invested into Def and Sp Def but still can dish out some damage. And Aeglislash is downright fun to use. But if someone could make suggestions on replacements for those I would appreciate it! Maybe looking for a great tank that would fit with this strategy. I love switching moves.
I'm gonna start playing with mega Mawile soon! Fingers crossed! Thanks for reading, everyone.
I've been playing Pokemon since Red and Blue, but I've never been into the metagame. PVP in general has been something I've avoided in games because I've never been good. But a few weeks ago I stumbled across the 2014 VGC Nationals and I thought it looked like so much fun. I've been watching strategy videos galore and I've been IV breeding, EV breeding, trading, and training so hard for about two weeks straight. I'm playing doubles in Y, by the way.
Today I battled my first online opponent after testing my team in the Battle Maison for two days. And I won! Four times in a row! Then I got wrecked by this dude's Gliscor and realized I need to fix my team. It starts out really nice! But then I feel like it's clanky and aimless after I've switched out of my leads, or after they faint.
Lead 1:
Thundurus @ Leftovers - Prankster
1) Thunder Wave
2) Agility
3) Volt Switch
4) U-turn
Lead 2:
Garchomp @ Garchompite - Rough Skin
1) Earthquake
2) Swords Dance (I never use this, recommend a move?)
3) Dragon Claw
4) Iron Head (very handy against Fairy types!)
Backup 1:
Gardevoir @ Assault Vest - Telepathy
1) Dazzling Gleam
2) Shadow Ball
3) Psychic
4) Thunderbolt (non-mega Gyarados beware)
Backup 2:
Aeglislash @ Sitrus Berry (better item?) - Stance Change, obviously
1) Shadow Sneak
2) King's Shield
3) Iron Head (has been more useful than Sacred Sword so far for me)
4) Swords Dance
Basically the idea is to take advantage of Prankster in combination with Garchomp's speed. Thunder Wave gets priority because of Prankster then I Earthquake or Dragon Claw. The plan is to keep both of my opponent's Pokes paralyzed and sweep them as much as possible. If I don't need to Thunder Wave, I Agility or U-turn/Volt Switch and bring the nuisance back later. However, he absolutely FAILS late game because of his weak attack moves. I think it's worth it though. People honestly haven't been handling it well generally.
Where I'm looking for help is after those two. My Gardevoir does really well. He's fully invested into Def and Sp Def but still can dish out some damage. And Aeglislash is downright fun to use. But if someone could make suggestions on replacements for those I would appreciate it! Maybe looking for a great tank that would fit with this strategy. I love switching moves.
I'm gonna start playing with mega Mawile soon! Fingers crossed! Thanks for reading, everyone.