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Okay mono dragon team, for wifi-battles, will take a bash at ranked but doesn't need to be perfect, just decent.
I'm fairly confident about the team, my main concern is coverage as I'll explain, so I'll do each mon with a description underneath and a final sum up after...
1) Altaria "Conflicted" @ Altarianite
Ability: Natural cure
Nature: Adamant
EV's: 64HP, 192 Att, 252 Speed
Moves:
Return
EQ
Dragon Dance
Roost
This seems a pretty standard set and from me using it so far seems very effective, the bonus is a lot of folks seem to assume (unusually in my view) the mega is going to be salamence and thus treat it as if it's typing isn't going to shift, no real comments on this otherwise.
2) Dragalge "Trinity" @ choice specs
Ability: Adaptability
Nature: Modest
EV's: 200hp, 252 spA, 56 Speed
Moves:
Draco Meteor
Sludge Wave
Focus Blast
Hidden power fire
Again standard nuke. Not sure if the 30% poison from bomb is best or the 5 higher base power? I'm assuming wave as this thing is, for the most part, more bothered about scoring OHKO/2HKO's on everything.
3) Salamence "Hotshot" @ Life orb
Ability: Moxie
Nature:Jolly
EV's: 252 att, 252 speed, 4 hp
Moves:
Outrage
Dragon claw
EQ
Fire blast
Probably something horribly wrong with this as it's one I came up with totally myself without consulting smogon and the like. So the idea is for this to come in on something ideally already damaged so it can score a KO, then proceed to sweep with the moxie boost(s). Speed investment and nature is to try and get it going first, so sort of a revenge killer in a way, but the idea is to get that kill and sweep.
4) Hydreigon "Requital" @ Choice scarf
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest
EV's: 252 Sp.att, 252 Speed, 4 Att
Moves:
Draco meteor
Dark pulse
Flash cannon
Earth power
Smacks what ever it can with its meteor (for the most part) and then switch out against what is often a fighting response or kingdra/goodra to take ice beams if they're not backed by STAB. Had a bit of 4MSS, wasn't sure on flash cannon or U-turn, went with the former for now...
5) Kingdra "Captious" @ Scope lens
Ability: Sniper
Nature: Modest
EV's: 64HP, 252 Sp. Att, 192 Speed
Moves:
Focus energy
Draco meteor
Hydro pump
Hidden power fire
Standardcritdra, albeit should I run Hydro pump or surf/scald? I have had a few frustrating hydro misses...but then base power difference significant, of course generally it'll be using meteor.
6) Goodra "Voluminous" @ Assault vest
Ability: Sap sipper
Nature: Modest
EV's: 240 HP, 252 Sp. att, 16 speed
Dragon pulse
Fire blast
Sludge bomb
Muddy water
Went with Pulse over meteor as if its ends up tanking a special attacker later on would rather let it use stab without suffering stat drop.
Now I suppose my main concern is whether or not I need to alter the coverage options? A lot have run fire blast/hp fire, now it often has important uses for steels, but it does mean there are multiple types which I lack the coverage for, particularly thinking flying, no t-bolt or ice beam. Could stick ice beam on critdra over hp fire, and simply switch if needed, or could stick bolt or beam on Goodra/Hydreigon?
I'm fairly confident about the team, my main concern is coverage as I'll explain, so I'll do each mon with a description underneath and a final sum up after...
1) Altaria "Conflicted" @ Altarianite
Ability: Natural cure
Nature: Adamant
EV's: 64HP, 192 Att, 252 Speed
Moves:
Return
EQ
Dragon Dance
Roost
This seems a pretty standard set and from me using it so far seems very effective, the bonus is a lot of folks seem to assume (unusually in my view) the mega is going to be salamence and thus treat it as if it's typing isn't going to shift, no real comments on this otherwise.
2) Dragalge "Trinity" @ choice specs
Ability: Adaptability
Nature: Modest
EV's: 200hp, 252 spA, 56 Speed
Moves:
Draco Meteor
Sludge Wave
Focus Blast
Hidden power fire
Again standard nuke. Not sure if the 30% poison from bomb is best or the 5 higher base power? I'm assuming wave as this thing is, for the most part, more bothered about scoring OHKO/2HKO's on everything.
3) Salamence "Hotshot" @ Life orb
Ability: Moxie
Nature:Jolly
EV's: 252 att, 252 speed, 4 hp
Moves:
Outrage
Dragon claw
EQ
Fire blast
Probably something horribly wrong with this as it's one I came up with totally myself without consulting smogon and the like. So the idea is for this to come in on something ideally already damaged so it can score a KO, then proceed to sweep with the moxie boost(s). Speed investment and nature is to try and get it going first, so sort of a revenge killer in a way, but the idea is to get that kill and sweep.
4) Hydreigon "Requital" @ Choice scarf
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest
EV's: 252 Sp.att, 252 Speed, 4 Att
Moves:
Draco meteor
Dark pulse
Flash cannon
Earth power
Smacks what ever it can with its meteor (for the most part) and then switch out against what is often a fighting response or kingdra/goodra to take ice beams if they're not backed by STAB. Had a bit of 4MSS, wasn't sure on flash cannon or U-turn, went with the former for now...
5) Kingdra "Captious" @ Scope lens
Ability: Sniper
Nature: Modest
EV's: 64HP, 252 Sp. Att, 192 Speed
Moves:
Focus energy
Draco meteor
Hydro pump
Hidden power fire
Standardcritdra, albeit should I run Hydro pump or surf/scald? I have had a few frustrating hydro misses...but then base power difference significant, of course generally it'll be using meteor.
6) Goodra "Voluminous" @ Assault vest
Ability: Sap sipper
Nature: Modest
EV's: 240 HP, 252 Sp. att, 16 speed
Dragon pulse
Fire blast
Sludge bomb
Muddy water
Went with Pulse over meteor as if its ends up tanking a special attacker later on would rather let it use stab without suffering stat drop.
Now I suppose my main concern is whether or not I need to alter the coverage options? A lot have run fire blast/hp fire, now it often has important uses for steels, but it does mean there are multiple types which I lack the coverage for, particularly thinking flying, no t-bolt or ice beam. Could stick ice beam on critdra over hp fire, and simply switch if needed, or could stick bolt or beam on Goodra/Hydreigon?