Rate/Fix My Team

[Espreon]

Hello, thank you for being willing to rate and/or fix my team. Unlike my other team I have taken care to avoid having too many shared weaknesses. In addition this is to be used on Wi-Fi.

Enough chit-chat, here are the members of my team.

Typhlosion @Choice Specs
Nature: Timid
252 Sp.Atk
252 Speed
6 HP
-HP Electric
-Focus Blast
-Flamethrower
-Overheat

Special Sweeper.

Porygon-Z @Expert Belt
Nature: Timid
Ability: Download
252 Sp.Atk
252 Speed
6 HP
-Nasty Plot
-Thunderbolt
-Ice Beam
-Psychic

Another Special Sweeper

Electivire @Life Orb
Nature: Adamant
252 Attack
252 Speed
6 HP
-Thunderpunch/Thunderbolt
-Earthquake
-Ice Punch
-Cross Chop

Just a physical sweeper, I am deciding to go completely physical or to utilize Thunderbolt rather than Thunderpunch so that way Skarmory cannot completely wall Electivire.

Garchomp @Leftovers or Life Orb (Again I want your advice before making decisions)
Nature: Jolly
252 Attack
252 Speed
6 HP
-Swords Dance
-Earthquake
-Fire Fang
-Dragon Claw

Just another physical sweeper.

Uxie @Leftovers
Nature: Bold
252 Defense
252 HP
6 Sp. Atk
-Stealth Rock
-Thunderwave
-Shadow Ball/Grass Knot
-Toxic

My Dual-wall. Thunderwave is to cripple sweepers that rely on speed, and Toxic is for walls that can be poisoned. I need help to decide between Grass Knot and Shadow Ball, I can soften some of the heavier walls and some of the heavier sweepers with Grass Knot. With Shadowball I could take out some Psychics/Ghosts.

Skarmory @Shed Shell
Ability: Keen Eye
Nature: Impish
HP: 252
Attack: 76
Defense: 180
-Brave Bird
-Spikes
-Roost
-Whirlwind

My physical wall. Brave Bird is there so he is not completely Tauntable, Spikes is there for more pain when Uxie lays out the Stealth Rocks and Whirlwind just makes it even more fun! Roost is there to heal and to Roost off the recoil from BB. Shed Shell is required to make it so Magnezone doesn't cook Skarmory.

 

[luke]

Please reformat this to the standard form. The way you have it currently is rather annoying.

 

[Espreon]

OK, are my edits better than my previous format?

 

[sims796]

No. He means, stop with all

the

spacing.

 

[Espreon]

I have removed the obnoxious spacing.

 

[sims796]

That's much better. Off the bat, no special wall. You'll need to change that. Also, you rely to heavily on 252/252/6 EV spreads, meaning most of your pokes are too linear and one-dimensional. However, I cannot give you solutions as of right now, I'll help on it a little later. But those two weaks stick out like a sore thumb.

 

[Espreon]

That's much better. Off the bat, no special wall.

Uxie does not count? What if I shifted the EVs from the Defense stat to the Sp.Def stat? Would that count?

 

[Dark Azelf]

Uxie does not count? What if I shifted the EVs from the Defense stat to the Sp.Def stat? Would that count?

Technically yes, but its not enough. Gengar kinda owns you =x, Uxie needs support.

This team cannot absorb status to save its life, try either Aroma Blissey, or Rest Talk snorlax, heck Sassy Rest-Talk bronzong makes a great sp.wall. They also beat gengar aswell.

Drop one of your sweepers.

 

[Espreon]

Technically yes, but its not enough. Gengar kinda owns you =x, Uxie needs support.

This team cannot absorb status to save its life, try either Aroma Blissey, or Rest Talk snorlax, heck Sassy Rest-Talk bronzong makes a great sp.wall. They also beat gengar aswell.

Drop one of your sweepers.

I hate to say this, but would dropping Typhlosion for the Bronzong of which you speak of be a good idea?

 

[Sora_8920]

Just a quick note: LO gets strong very fast with SDChomp.

BTW, two Status moves is just asking for a Resttalker with Guts like Hera to come in and pulverize you.

I think Z needs Choice Scarf, with Modest, as it needs the speed. And it doesn't lose a substantial loss of power when going Scarf AND Timid.

Typlosion owns Skarm already, so go T-Punch on Vire.

Also, go Dark Pulse and and Tri Attack > NP and Psychic. Tri Attack STAB is great as well.

 

[Espreon]

Just a quick note: LO gets strong very fast with SDChomp.

BTW, two Status moves is just asking for a Resttalker with Guts like Hera to come in and pulverize you.

I think Z needs Choice Scarf, with Modest, as it needs the speed. And it doesn't lose a substantial loss of power when going Scarf AND Timid.

Typlosion owns Skarm already, so go T-Punch on Vire.

Also, go Dark Pulse and and Tri Attack > NP and Psychic. Tri Attack STAB is great as well.

OK first of all what does "LO" mean?

For Uxie what move should I replace Toxic with?

Is Choice Scarf on Porygon-Z required? I typically don't like Choice items and I don't want more than 1 team member using a Choice item.

So Porygon-Z's moveset:

Thunderbolt
Ice Beam
Dark Pulse
Tri-Attack

Good?

 

[El Gofre]

LO= Life Orb
Cant stop for a full rate, will give one later.

 

[Dark Azelf]

I hate to say this, but would dropping Typhlosion for the Bronzong of which you speak of be a good idea?

Sounds a good idea to me.


Bronzong@Leftoverv / Shed Shell
Sassy Nature
252 HP / 200 SP.DEF / 58 DEF
Trait : levitate
- Gyro ball
- Earthquake
- Rest
- Sleep Talk


Id put Psychic on uxie aswell, its good for Infernape and hits Heracross n stuff, it also gets STAB.

 

[Sora_8920]

OK first of all what does "LO" mean?

For Uxie what move should I replace Toxic with?

Is Choice Scarf on Porygon-Z required? I typically don't like Choice items and I don't want more than 1 team member using a Choice item.

So Porygon-Z's moveset:

Thunderbolt
Ice Beam
Dark Pulse
Tri-Attack

Good?

Yeah, the moveset's good. But I really would go Scarf. Go Psychic > Toxic. And just go Grass Knot > Shadow Ball. Also, like Gofre said LO = Life Orb. Thanks, Gofre.

 

[Espreon]

OK thanks guys. But I am having trouble deciding between Typhlosion or Bronzong. Maybe I should try the team w/o Bronzong and if I feel like he is required I guess I would go with him.

 

[Sora_8920]

OK thanks guys. But I am having trouble deciding between Typhlosion or Bronzong. Maybe I should try the team w/o Bronzong and if I feel like he is required I guess I would go with him.

Well, DA is a pretty good player, so I would go with Bronzong.

 

[Dark Azelf]

Well, DA is a pretty good player, so I would go with Bronzong.

Well, unless you dont add support for Uxie, your gonna die to Gengar.


On second thoughts, i wouldnt use Bronzong, Snorlax or Blissey would suffice, 2 steels arnt good, sorry, i didnt see skarm..

 

[Espreon]

Well, unless you dont add support for Uxie, your gonna die to Gengar.


On second thoughts, i wouldnt use Bronzong, Snorlax or Blissey would suffice, 2 steels arnt good, sorry, i didnt see skarm..

Yeah, but I would then have to get rid of Porygon-Z...
In addition what would be good "support" for Uxie?

 

[Sora_8920]

Well, unless you dont add support for Uxie, your gonna die to Gengar.


On second thoughts, i wouldnt use Bronzong, Snorlax or Blissey would suffice, 2 steels arnt good, sorry, i didnt see skarm..

I have to wonder why you crossed "Pretty good player" out. You are a good player, DA, How times have you just creamed me in a Shoddy Match, barring Test Team matches?

Bronzong @ Leftovers
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpD / 220 HP / 28 SpA
Sassy Nature (+SpD, -Spe)
- Gyro Ball
- Psychic
- Rest
- Charge Beam / Stealth Rock / Light Screen / Hypnosis / Sleep Talk / Flash Cannon / Grass Knot.

DA, could you run the calcs? This is kind of like the Bulky Mence moveset you posted earlier, except in Special Walling to counter Gar. This should help, I suppose.

 

[Espreon]

I have to wonder why you crossed "Pretty good player" out. You are a good player, DA, How times have you just creamed me in a Shoddy Match, barring Test Team matches?

I think he is just being modest. Nonetheless can we please get back on topic?