I'd Love Some People to Rate My Team

[Steelix8]

I'd appreciate some creative feedback on this team :). Explanations for each pokemon. Yes I have alot of Shinies. No, none of them are hacked; they are all 100% legit. Don't ask.

Kabutops(M) @ Focus Sash
Nature: Adamant
- Stealth Rock
- Stone Edge
- Aqua Jet
- Waterfall
Strategy: I love Kabutops, he's always been one of my favorite pokemon. He's a ninja horseshoe crab with two scythes for gods sake! Anyways, this is the Smogon style lead Kabutops. First he sets up Stealth Rock, then he can try to pull off some nice damage on enemy leads. Waterfall for a more accurate stab than Aqua Tail. Stone Edge for another nice stab. And Aqua Jet for the sake of having a priority move. Running into a BatonJask would not be fun without a nice priority attack to take it down. He's guaranteed to at least get Stealth Rock off because of his focus sash. He's not meant to sweep, though with his respectably high attack, he can. He's meant to set up rocks and kill what he can before he goes down. He's a perfect counter for any sorry sap who leads with Ninjask.
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Gengar(F) @ Life Orb
Nature: Modest
- Destiny Bond
- Energy Ball
- Thunderbolt
- Shadow Ball
Strategy: She's your basic Gengar with a few things that deviate from the norm. Firstly, I elected to take Destiny Bond over Explosion because I have found that Gengar simply doesn't have the attack stat to make it worthwhile, and because she is so fragile, I can pretty much anticipate whether or not she will die from an attack. I also chose Energy Ball over Focus Blast because I never have luck with many things that have anything less than an 85% accuracy, and because I like to have an option that is guaranteed to OHKO the likes of Swampert and Rhyperior. Shadowball and TBolt are there for coverage. I got her from a very good breeder on this site (Lunaby; check her out). She has a perfect Speed IV and a good SpA IV, so I'm not worried about her getting outsped by other pokes without a timid nature, and the bonus SpA from a Modest nature is very, very nice. Do you think I should take Life Orb or does anyone have another item suggestion?

Feraligatr(F) @ Leftovers
Nature: Naive
- Dragon Dance
- Earthquake
- Waterfall
- Ice Punch
Strategy: This is essentially your basic DDgatr. He's a pretty bulky pokemon, able to take even supereffective hits relatively well assuming they are physical. With two Dragon Dances under his belt I've seen him 2HKO a Skarmory with Waterfall. I just bring her in on a physical attacker or a special wall, let her set up, and start to sweep. Fast special attackers like Gengar can be problematic, however. Just as a note, please don't even bother saying "ROFLMAO JU SHUD TAYK GYARADOS" because I'm just going to ignore any comments of that nature. In case you haven't figured it out by my sig and avy, Feraligatr is my favorite pokemon and I wouldn't ever replace her for some stupid, overgrown Magikarp.

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Dragonite(M) @ Leftovers
Nature: Adamant
- Dragon Dance
- Fire Punch
- Outrage
- Earthquake
Strategy: This is just a physical Nite. You're average DDRage set, after one DD he's able to 1HKO just about anything that's not resistant to Outrage. The problem that comes entailed with this is getting walled by the likes of the dreaded Skarmory and/or Bronzong while locked into Outrage. I'll usually bring him in during the mid game, usually when one or two pokes are down.

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Salamence(M) @ Choice Scarf
Nature: Naughty
- Outrage
- Earthquake
- Flamethrower
- Hydro Pump
Strategy: This is the street sweeper. My late game cleaner-upper. He's another shiny IV breed I got off of Lunaby (again, go check her out). I've always been a big fan of the Scarfed MixMence. With his above average speed maxed out by Scarf, he's not getting outrun by much short of a priority move. Outrage will eat stuff that doesn't resist it and isn't a physical wall. Flamethrower for grass and ice pokes like Froslass. Hydro Pump because it's awesome on any mixmence, in my opinion. And Earthquake because it's a move that pretty much any physical or part physical sweeper should have.

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Umbreon(F) @ Leftovers
Nature: Careful
- Mean Look
- Wish
- Baton Pass
- Toxic
Strategy: Oh my god. I remember many battles in which I fought this thing and they aren't fun. Umbreon is my favorite Eeveelution so I have no idea why I didn't have one in my party a long time ago! I can use Mean Look on a pokemon that's in on me, Wish, Baton Pass to a pokemon that can set up on it and then proceed to sweep. Or, I can just stall the opponent with Wish and Toxic.


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[Aurafire]

Well hm, there aren't any EVs here, but there are still a few problems to point out:

Gengar always wants a Timid nature so it isn't outsped by positive natured base 100's. It's critical that you outspeed as much as possible since Gengar is so fragile.

It's fine if you want to use DD Feraligatr over Gyara, but just know that it's kinda inferior in almost every way possible =(

Same thing with Dragonite, it's an inferior DD Mence. I'd unscarf Mence since it's kinda a waste of its ability and run a DD set. Honestly, Dragonite and Mence on the same team isn't the best idea. You could add another scarfer in place of Dragonite so you can still revenge stuff. Scarf Jirachi can help protect you against sweepers like SD Scizor and DD Gyara, Mence, and T-Tar, all of which your team is very weak to right now =(

I may come back if I see any more things...

 

[Sebastien Loeb]

There am no EVs, and however I don't see a strategy of base, 6 Pokémon seem me put at random.

 

[Pokedra]

Run DD Gyarados >>> DDGatr, it's inferior in basically everything. Same thing for DDNite, if you want to use Nite play to his strengths(MixNite, Support) don't use him as an inferior Mence :P

Timid >>> Modest on Gengar please, it is crucial to run it to outspeed some stuff that you really need to or at least tie(Latias for example).

Naive DDMence smashes you after a DD, I'd suggest getting rid of Nite and switching Mence to the DD set then putting a reliable steel in. Then you can bait Outrage with Mence and go to your Steel. Something like Scarf Jirachi would work and it'll still revenge kill for you.

I'd honestly get rid of Umberon as well, that thing is pretty ass. Something like SpecsJolt could work, making a good switch-in for Gyarados.

Jolteon @ Choice Specs
Nature : Timid
EV : 4 HP / 252 SpAtk / 252 Spe
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Shadow Ball
- Baton Pass

Have fun with this team ^__^

 

[Dark Azelf]

Yeah it would be cool if we had evs too, since you know those are kinda important lol