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Opinions on my pokemon team?

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    • Seen Apr 9, 2011
    I'm planning on making this my competitive Pokemon team. Any suggestions or criticism is welcome.
    Let me know what you think.

    1. Dragonite -Adamant Nature

    IVs maxed: Attack & Speed
    -Fly
    -Thunder Punch
    -Outrage
    -Aqua Tail

    2. Tyranitar -Adamant Nature

    IVs maxed: Attack & Defense
    -EarthQuake
    -Crunch
    -Thunder Fang
    -Brick Break

    3. Snorlax -Sassy Nature

    IVs maxed: Attack & Special defense
    -Rest
    -Giga Impact
    -Stockpile
    -Swallow

    4. Bastiodon -Sassy Nature

    IVs maxed: Defense & Special Defense
    -Fissure
    -Iron Defense
    -Metal Burst
    -Stealth Rock

    5. Porygon-Z -Modest Nature

    IVs maxed: Special Attack & Speed
    -Zap Cannon
    -Psychic
    -Recover
    -Solar Beam

    6. Crobat -Jolly Nature

    IVs maxed: Attack & Speed
    -Confuse Ray
    -Toxic
    -Hypnosis
    -Brave Bird
     
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    • Seen Apr 9, 2011
    I'm planning on making this my competitive Pokemon team. Any suggestions or criticism is welcome.
    Let me know what you think.

    1. Dragonite -Adamant Nature

    IVs maxed: Attack & Speed
    -Roost
    -Brick Break
    -Outrage
    -Aqua Tail
    Fly is like all 2-turn moves bad in competitive play as it gives your opponent a free turn of switching or setting up. With a moveset of Thunder Punch, Outrage and Aqua Tail, you are completely walled by Ferrothorn. Fly wouldn't help much against him either, since it would give him more leech life recovery and free turns for spikes.

    2. Tyranitar -Adamant Nature

    IVs maxed: Attack & Speed
    -EarthQuake
    -Crunch
    -Thunder Fang
    -Brick Break
    I can't help to wonder what your thought behind the maxed Defense. I feel that the moveset is lacking a rock type move. Stone Edge is really strong on Tyrannitar.

    3. Snorlax -Sassy Nature

    IVs maxed: Attack & Special defense
    -Rest
    -Body Slam
    -Curse
    -Crunch
    If a ghost switches in, you're dead. No matter how many stockpiles you get up, you still cant do anything with your normal move. I like the thought behind Stockpile, but since you already have high spD, curse could be a better option. 2 healing moves in Rest and Swallow feels like a waste of moveslots. Giga Impact also gives your opponent a free turn to do whatever. Body Slam is a much better option here, with the chance on paralysis. Return also works well if you just want power.

    4. Bastiodon -Sassy Nature

    IVs maxed: Defense & Special Defense
    -Fissure
    -Iron Defense
    -Metal Burst
    -Stealth Rock
    Not much to comment really other than you should be aware of Bastiodons 4x weaknesses to ground and fighting, two really common offensive move types. In my opinion, get rid of him altogether. Ferrothorn is much better as bulky steel with entry hazards.

    5. Porygon-Z -Modest Nature

    IVs maxed: Special Attack & Speed
    -Tri Attack
    -Psychic
    -Recover
    -Dark Pulse
    Solar Beam.. It starts to feel like I'm repeating myself. Zap Cannon's 50% accuracy isn't really good. This set also have problems with steels, so Hidden Power Fighting would be good if you can get it.

    6. Crobat -Jolly Nature

    IVs maxed: Attack & Speed
    -Roost
    -Toxic
    -Hypnosis
    -Brave Bird
    Double status can be all well and good, but with no recovery move you have no means of using Toxic to it's fully potential. Crobat in general are a little too squishy to really be able to pull it of, but Roost certainly helps. U-Turn and Taunt are good alternatives over the status moves and will help you with prediction.

    My comments and changes are in bold.
    Also think a little bit about what items they should have.
     

    PlatinumDude

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  • You have EVs and IVs mixed. They're completely different things. I know that EVs are what you're referring to.

    Anyway, on with the rate:

    Tyranitar is better with this. I'm surprised it doesn't have Stone Edge:
    -Flamethrower
    -Ice Beam
    -Dark Pulse/Crunch
    -Superpower/Stone Edge
    Nature: Naive
    EVs: 56 Atk/252 SAtk/200 Spe
    Item: Leftovers

    Your Dragonite isn't good except for Outrage. I'd suggest:
    -Dragon Dance
    -Roost/Fire Punch
    -Outrage/Dragon Claw
    -Earthquake
    Nature: Adamant
    EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe
    Item: Leftovers/Life Orb

    Snorlax isn't as good as it used to be. It might be better with:
    -Return/Body Slam
    -Earthquake
    -Crunch
    -SelfDestruct/Fire Punch
    Nature: Adamant
    EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 SDef
    Item: Leftovers
    Ability: Thick Fat

    Porygon-Z isn't as good because it's vulnerable to priority. Starmie is a better alternative, though it's a bit weaker at attacking. It has good Speed, however:
    -Surf/Hydro Pump
    -Ice Beam/Rapid Spin
    -Thunderbolt
    -Recover
    Nature: Timid
    EVs: 4 HP/252 SAtk/252 Spe
    Item: Life Orb
    Ability: Natural Cure

    Bastiodon's defensive typing is terrible. Swampert is a better replacement, and it can set up SR too. Put it in the lead slot:
    -Stealth Rock
    -Earthquake
    -Ice Beam
    -Surf/Roar/Protect
    Nature: Relaxed
    EVs: 248 HP/216 Def/44 SDef
    Item: Leftovers

    Lucario is a much better physical attacker than Crobat:
    -Swords Dance
    -Close Combat
    -Crunch
    -ExtremeSpeed/Bullet Punch/Ice Punch
    Nature: Adamant/Jolly
    EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe
    Item: Life Orb
     
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    • Seen Apr 9, 2011
    Thanks for the advice guys. Yeah, i suppose i should of been worrying about the Effort values more than the individual, but I'm just working on breeding for natures and IVs right now so i haven't really put much thought into their EVs yet. When i say maxed IVs I'm hoping to get the IV for that stat up to 31. I'll probably settle for anything over 25 though. :P
     
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