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Please Rate My Team

burningfoot

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    18
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    This is a team I spent a long time building for competitive battling so I want to know what the experts think.

    Dusknoir @ Leftovers
    Pressure
    Nature – Adamant
    EVs: Atk: 255 HP: 255
    - Thunder Punch
    - Shadow Punch
    - Will-o-Wisp
    - Earthquake

    Yanmega @ Nothing
    Speed Boost
    Nature – Modest
    EVs: Sp Atk: 255 Sp Def: 255
    - Air Slash
    - Bug Buzz
    - Giga Drain
    - Signal Beam

    Gallade @ Nothing
    Steadfast
    Nature – Adamant
    EVs: Atk: 255 HP: 255
    - Close Combat
    - Psycho Cut
    - Leaf Blade
    - Night Slash

    Rhyperior @ Nothing
    Solid Rock
    Nature – Impish
    EVs: Atk: 255 HP: 255
    - Rock Wrecker
    - Megahorn
    - Hammer Arm
    - Poison Jab

    Lapras @ Nothing
    Water Absorb
    Nature – Modest
    EVs: Sp Atk: 255 HP: 255
    - Brine
    - Ice Beam
    - Shock Wave
    - Psychic

    Lucario @ Nothing
    Inner Focus
    Nature – Mild
    EVs: Atk: 255 Sp Atk: 255
    - Bullet Punch
    - Aura Sphere
    - Blaze Kick
    - Dragon Pulse

    Thanks in advance to any comments.
     
    burningfoot said:
    This is a team I spent a long time building for competitive battling so I want to know what the experts think.


    Dusknoir @ Leftovers
    Pressure
    Nature – Adamant
    EVs: Atk: 255 HP: 255
    - Thunder Punch
    - Shadow Punch
    - Will-o-Wisp
    - Earthquake


    Dusknoir...Ewww at the set. If there's no Spikes/Stealth Rock, don't use it

    Yanmega @ Nothing
    Speed Boost
    Nature – Modest
    EVs: Sp Atk: 255 Sp Def: 255
    - Air Slash
    - Bug Buzz
    - Giga Drain
    - Signal Beam

    Why are you maxing out SpD? It's not going to live a hit. And the movepool is absolutely ewww. Use this if you want an all out attacker

    Yanmega @ Choice Specs
    Modest
    252 SpA/252 Spe/6 HP
    Bug Buzz
    Air Slash
    HP Ground
    Hypnosis/U-Turn


    Gallade @ Nothing
    Steadfast
    Nature – Adamant
    EVs: Atk: 255 HP: 255
    - Close Combat
    - Psycho Cut
    - Leaf Blade
    - Night Slash


    Disgusting Gallade set. Use the Choice Bander

    Gallade @ Choice Band
    Adamant
    64 HP/252 Att/194 Spe
    Shadow Sneak/Night Slash
    Close Combat
    Psycho Cut
    Ice Punch


    Rhyperior @ Nothing
    Solid Rock
    Nature – Impish
    EVs: Atk: 255 HP: 255
    - Rock Wrecker
    - Megahorn
    - Hammer Arm
    - Poison Jab


    Don't use it


    Lapras @ Nothing
    Water Absorb
    Nature – Modest
    EVs: Sp Atk: 255 HP: 255
    - Brine
    - Ice Beam
    - Shock Wave
    - Psychic



    Lucario @ Nothing
    Inner Focus
    Nature – Mild
    EVs: Atk: 255 Sp Atk: 255
    - Bullet Punch
    - Aura Sphere
    - Blaze Kick
    - Dragon Pulse


    Lucario @ Life Orb
    Adamant
    252 Att/252 Spe/6 HP
    Close Combat
    Swords Dance
    Extremespeed/Bullet Punch
    Crunch/HP Ice
    Thanks in advance to any comments.
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    You have WAY too many physical sweepers. Get rid of one for another good special sweeper (honestly, get rid of Yanmega)
     
    Mystery Treecko said:
    I'm no expert but here's my opinion anyway.
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    What kind of advice is that? That was horrible. You didn't suggest anything good, and the only time you suggested something, it was "Hydro Cannon Empoleon" Hyper Beam moves are absolutely horrible.
     
    Mystery Treecko said:
    Hydro Cannon will do you well.
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    Yeah, for losing. Hydro Cannon and other moves of the like are some of the worst in the game. Yes, even if you manage to kill something with it, you're stuck in the next turn, pretty much doomed to get revenge killed or (even worse) set up on by something like DDMence or SDChomp.

    And for that reason too, burningfoot, you should scrap Rock Wrecker on Rhy.

    Yeah, you seem to lack great special sweepers. Use Alakazam, Gengar, or Togekiss or something.

    EDIT: ARGHHH Vance beat me to it xD
     
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    burningfoot said:
    This is a team I spent a long time building for competitive battling so I want to know what the experts think.

    Dusknoir @ Leftovers
    Pressure
    Nature – Impish
    EVs: Def: 255 HP: 255
    - Thunder Punch
    - Fire Punch/Ice Punch/Shadow Sneak
    - Will-o-Wisp
    - Pain Split

    Dusknoir should be switched with Yanmega as it is not suited to be a lead.

    Yanmega @ Focus Sash
    Speed Boost
    Nature – Modest
    EVs: Sp Atk: 255 Spd: 255
    - HP Ice/Ground
    - Bug Buzz
    - Hypnosis
    - Protect

    This should be your lead pokemon.

    Gallade @ Life Orb
    Steadfast
    Nature – Adamant
    EVs: Atk: 255 Spd: 255
    - Close Combat
    - Psycho Cut/Night Slash/Thunderpunch/Stone Edge
    - Swords Dance
    - Ice Punch

    You just needed to fix the attacks and get a LO.

    Starmie @ Life Orb
    Natural Cure
    Nature - Modest
    Evs: 252 SpAtk / 252 Spd / 6 HP
    - Surf
    - Thunderbolt
    - Ice Beam
    - Grass Knot

    You need a reliable Special Sweeper.

    Vaporeon @ Leftovers
    Water Absorb
    Nature – Calm
    EVs: Def: 255 HP: 255
    - Protect
    - Ice Beam
    - Surf
    - Wish

    Vaporeon does the job so much better.

    Lucario @ Life Orb
    Inner Focus
    Nature – Adamant
    EVs: Atk: 255 Atk: 255
    - Close Combat
    - Stone Edge
    - Blaze Kick / Swords Dance
    - Extremespeed

    SD Luke with LO.

    Thanks in advance to any comments.

    Your welcome.
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    I may have three posts but I know more than scratch when it comes to battling, my edits are in bold. Oh, and all pokemon should always have an item. Now you have one special sweeper, one physical sweeper, a lead, a physical wall, a special wall, and a late game Luke.
     
    Yanmega needs Air Slash, but Hypnosis AND Protect is redundant. Choose one and use Air Slash.
     
    I don't see why It needs Air Slash, with HP Ground it gets Heatran and Magnezone, which normally wall it, and with HP Ice its Garchomp and Salamence. As for protect, you only need it if you are a lead, you use protect for a free speed boost, then sleep something and kill it.
     
    Without Air Slash, Heracross walls you and OHKO's you with Stone Edge. Air Slash is needed for coverage and a STAB.
     
    Well on Shoddy Battle there has been a huge Hera drop in Usage, if there wasn't I would go with Air Slash, but I havn't seen one Hera all week so I'd go with HP.
     
    Crazed_One said:
    Well on Shoddy Battle there has been a huge Hera drop in Usage, if there wasn't I would go with Air Slash, but I havn't seen one Hera all week so I'd go with HP.
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    Then you're lucky.

    Originally posted by Shoddy's usage statistics

    24. Heracross (8488 usages)
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    Yeah, that's quite common. :D
     
    That means nothing, Air Slash is still useful against things like Infernape, Foretress (neutral damage) Machamp, etc...

    Heracross is still a HUGE threat to the OU metagame, especially this team.
     
    Vance said:
    That means nothing, Air Slash is still useful against things like Infernape, Foretress (neutral damage) Machamp, etc...

    Heracross is still a HUGE threat to the OU metagame, especially this team.
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    Isn't Dusknoir there specifically for Herra though? And that is the usage for last month, thats a long time ago. I don't want to get into a Flame War, so I am going to leave now though.
     
    Crazed_One said:
    Isn't Dusknoir there specifically for Herra though? And that is the usage for last month, thats a long time ago. I don't want to get into a Flame War, so I am going to leave now though.
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    What can that Dusky do to Hera though? Will-o-Wisp is only gonna make the team fear Heracross even more, and the other moves don't hurt him terribly.
     
    Crazed_One said:
    Isn't Dusknoir there specifically for Herra though? And that is the usage for last month, thats a long time ago. I don't want to get into a Flame War, so I am going to leave now though.
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    lol Dusknoir lol. Dusknoir is meh. Anyway, it isn't that long... =\ Also, this isn't a flame war, more like a convo or something.
     
    Crazed_One said:
    Isn't Dusknoir there specifically for Herra though? And that is the usage for last month, thats a long time ago. I don't want to get into a Flame War, so I am going to leave now though.
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    This isn't a flame war dude. We're discussing sets and why they work. And also, Dusknoir is not a Heracross counter. It takes WAY too much from Pursuit. Even if it stays in, CB Hera does about 50% to it

    . t R U T H said:
    lol Dusknoir lol. Dusknoir is meh. Anyway, it isn't that long... =\ Also, this isn't a flame war, more like a convo or something.
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    Agreed.
     
    I disagree. My Dusknoir survived a burned SD Hera's Pursuit -without switching, of course- to counter with Pain Split, Fire Punch, & Shadow Sneak (in that order). Not recomending it, of course, but something to mull around the ol' noggin.
     
    But... This guy's Dusky doesn't even have Fire Punch.
     
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