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Rapid Spinner: Hitmontop or claydol

Hitmontop or Claydol for my team?


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BrainDamage

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    which of the following rapid spinners would best fit into my team?

    Spinners:
    Claydol@leftovers (special wall/rapid spinner)
    calm: 214 sp.def. 252 hp 44 sp atk
    rapid spin
    Ice Beam
    earth power
    reflect/light screen

    OR

    Hitmontop @leftovers (special wall/Rapid Spinner)
    Technician
    careful: 252hp 164 sp def. 72 atk
    rapid spin
    mach punch
    aerial ace
    pursuit


    rest of my team:

    Weavile @life orb (physical sweeper)
    jolly: 252 atk, 252 spd, 6 hp
    night slash
    ice punch
    brick break
    aerial ace

    Togekiss@leftovers (annoyer/semi-sweeper)
    serene grace
    Timid: 252spatk 252 spd 4 hp
    air slash
    aura sphere
    thunder wave
    roost

    Gengar @ Choice Specs (special sweeper)
    Timid
    252 SAtk/252 Spd/4 Hp
    Hypnosis
    Shadow Ball
    Focus Blast
    Energy Ball

    Milotic@burn orb (mixed wall)
    Bold: 240 hp 104def 88 sp def 72 sp atk
    hypnosis
    recover
    ice beam
    surf

    yes i know...blah blah blah restalking is better, etc. im going to experiment for myself. so dont even mention the milotic unless its about the evs

    Steelix @ macho brace (physical wall)
    Relaxed
    252 hp, 252 def. (bred with crappy speed IVs :) )
    stealth rock
    explosion
    EQ
    gyro ball

    please help me narow this down. thanks in advance. any suggestions about other pokes are fine too
     
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    i'd go with hitmontop. why? i dunno, it's a cutie, and all it's weaknesses are covered by your team anyway.

    anywho, you don't need to give hitmontop full sp def evs. give it 252 HP/164 SP DEF/92 ATK. also, get rid of stone edge for pursuit. does extra damage to blissey before it switches out.

    oh and finally, give steelix explosion or roar instead of toxic. toxic is such a failure on steelix.
     
    roar is also a failure as i hear. thanks for advice...i want to use hitmontop as well, but team wise i was unsure if it would be good. hitmontop aerial ace: hera death
     
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