Dereck_S
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Alright so here's the scoop, I feel pretty confident in my ability to choose typings, as well as know EV/IV training (the actual process) I've been playing for quite some time now. But recently I've been wanting to get into the more competitive side of battling, so issues I have are the actual builds of pokemon and team 'synergy' I usually just pick pokemon that cover the other's weakness type wise, and then pick a moveset that makes sense as far as STAB and countering weaknesses. I've seen the words 'stall team' and other such things, what type of teams are there?
Here's a rough sketch of my team (ignoring EV and natures I didn't want to train up a team and be advised to change it), its the in game team I'm using in sapphire
Ninjask
~Baton Pass
~Swords Dance
~Subsitute
~Slash
Starmie
~Psychic
~Recover
~Surf
~Thunderbolt
Rhydon
~Megahorn
~Earthquake
~Rock Slide
~Surf (This I'm very iffy about, considering Roar)
(I had a donphan originally here, flail, Equake, Endure, Rapid Spin)
Weezing
~Sludge
~Flamethrower
~Pain Split
~Explosion
Manectric
~Thunderbolt
~Crunch
~Protect
~Toxic (again, iffy)
Here I wanted to use a Fire type, I was avoiding Camrupt/Macargo for typing reasons, don't have torchic, I was considering torkoal but aside from overheat I would be using similar moves (explosion, Rock slide, ect.)
I have all the GBA games so go ahead and feel free to suggest any gen 3 pokemon, any and all help is greatly appreciated, just don't be to harsh haha.
One last thing to note: I plan on mainly battling my friends for starters so I didn't bother with a spinner because I have never had any of them ever use entry hazards, hence why I didn't use them either.
Edit: For when I start using entry hazards (never tried them) I've been considering skarmory as a lead instead of ninjask, which would free up subsitute for a breloom (sub+focus punch)
Here's a rough sketch of my team (ignoring EV and natures I didn't want to train up a team and be advised to change it), its the in game team I'm using in sapphire
Spoiler:
Ninjask
~Baton Pass
~Swords Dance
~Subsitute
~Slash
Starmie
~Psychic
~Recover
~Surf
~Thunderbolt
Rhydon
~Megahorn
~Earthquake
~Rock Slide
~Surf (This I'm very iffy about, considering Roar)
(I had a donphan originally here, flail, Equake, Endure, Rapid Spin)
Weezing
~Sludge
~Flamethrower
~Pain Split
~Explosion
Manectric
~Thunderbolt
~Crunch
~Protect
~Toxic (again, iffy)
Here I wanted to use a Fire type, I was avoiding Camrupt/Macargo for typing reasons, don't have torchic, I was considering torkoal but aside from overheat I would be using similar moves (explosion, Rock slide, ect.)
I have all the GBA games so go ahead and feel free to suggest any gen 3 pokemon, any and all help is greatly appreciated, just don't be to harsh haha.
One last thing to note: I plan on mainly battling my friends for starters so I didn't bother with a spinner because I have never had any of them ever use entry hazards, hence why I didn't use them either.
Edit: For when I start using entry hazards (never tried them) I've been considering skarmory as a lead instead of ninjask, which would free up subsitute for a breloom (sub+focus punch)
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