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OU RMT - Missing Something...

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    • Seen Aug 21, 2009
    I've Put Together a New Team for Competitive Play, but I just feel it's missing something. I'm hoping that somebody out there might have an idea of just what that something is.

    Here's how the team looks as of now:

    [FONT=&quot]Lucario @Focus Sash
    Evs: 4 HP/ 252 Atk / 252 Spe[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]Lonely Nature[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]-Close Combat
    -Extreme Speed
    -Crunch
    -Counter[/FONT]

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    [FONT=&quot]The idea behind leading off with counter Lucario is to put pressure on most common leads to stop them from setting up. Close Combat + Extreme Speed should put down most common suicide leads like Aerodactyl. Crunch is there to hurt Azelf, and counter hits any slower poke like Hippowdon or Tyranitar that might get greedy and want to stop you from setting up a potential Swords Dance.
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    [FONT=&quot]Gyarados @Leftovers[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]Evs: 212 HP / 16 Atk / 180 Def / 100 Spe[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]Adamant Nature[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]-Earthquake[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]-Waterfall[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]-Taunt[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]-Dragon Dance[/FONT]


    Had this guy for a Long time. He's worked a wonder for me, but I'm wondering if it's worth swapping out earthquake for Stone Edge. The team as a whole lacks a strong rock type move, and Electivire already has earthquake.
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    [FONT=&quot]Electivire @Expert Belt[/FONT]
    Evs: 6 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe [FONT=&quot]Lonely Nature[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]-Thunderbolt
    -Crosschop[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]-Earthquake
    -Ice Punch[/FONT]
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    Comes out in response to a bait by Gyarados. the idea is to get the speed boost and then hopefully get a supereffective hit in, which expert belt will boost. Electivire's got good type coverage, and most pokes should hopefully be covered.
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    [FONT=&quot]Gengar @Choice Scarf
    Evs: 4 Def / 252 Atk / 252 Spe[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]Timid Nature
    -Thunderbolt[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]-HP Ice[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]-Shadow Ball
    -Trick[/FONT]


    I really like the idea of trick on this guy, to shut down annoying walls like Snorlax, though I'm really wondering if I should have gone with will-o-wisp instead...
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    [FONT=&quot]Infernape @Choice Specs
    Evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]-Grass Knot
    -Flamethrower[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]-Focus Blast[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]-Vacuum Wave[/FONT]

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    [FONT=&quot]This guy replaced my scizor when I realized he was playing basically teh same role as lucario, and my team as a whole was lacking any form of fire attacks, leaving me very open to powerhouses like Scizor and Heracross.
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    Tentacruel @Black Sludge[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]Evs: 252 HP / 120 Def / 136 SpD[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]-Surf
    -Giga Drain/Sludge Bomb
    -Toxic Spikes
    -Rapid Spin[/FONT]


    To keep the arena clean and protect my gyara from SR. He switches in easily on most special ice and water type attacks, and then can set up and clear. Still unsure whether to give him giga drain as some form of recovery, or sludge bomb so that he can actually do SOMETHING to gyarados. Though I'm leaning towards the previous, as I can switch into gengar to evade taking an earthquake, though stone edge variants are going to give me grief.


    Further comments/suggestions would be most appreciated. Besides Move changes, I'd like to keep my electivire/Gyarados pretty much as is, as they are the only two I've actually carried on from my old team, and hence are already fully leveled and trained.
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