feralig8rx
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Hey guys!
I recently beat Pokemon X and I decided to put a team together to try and get into competitive battling with my cousin.
I'm trying to work with the fact that I'm limited to whatever Pokemon I can get from the game since the trading service isn't up yet.
What I'm looking for: I want a team that "functions" in that I hit the basics correctly but they don't need to be 100% maximized. I don't really care about tiers since I'm mainly playing with my cousin for fun just so we can learn competitive battling together. So yes, I know I have a lot of RU and UU and an OU in here, but I chose the Pokemon I liked just to get some experience putting a team together.
Objective: Beef up Sylveon and Gengar's SpA and just dominate the opponents with sheer force, taking advantage of Mega Gengar. Aggron will be my physical attacker, although I'm looking at other possible options. I'll lead with a Tyranitar to set up rocks and try to counter other popular leads. I want to run baton pass with my support, Hypno, who will also provide some small defensives for my sweep.
Lead: Tyranitar @ Focus Sash
Ability: Sand Stream
Evs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Speed
Nature: Hasty (+Speed, -Def)
-Crunch
-Fire Blast/Ice Beam
-Low Kick/Ice Beam
-Stealth Rock
Taken from Smogon. Guarantee a stealth rock set up w/focus sash, get an attack or two up if necessary. Tyranitar has a nice STAB with crunch so I can take care of early leaders like Espeon.
SS: Gengar @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
-Shadow Ball
-Focus Blast
-Hidden Power Ice
-Thunderbolt
Taken from Smogon. I want to have mega on this. Boost up this SpA with my support, Hypno, and then sweep the team with my oversized Gengar. Thunderbolt to counter Gyarados and whatnot.
SS: Sylveon @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Pixilate
Evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Nature: Timid
-Hyper Voice
-Moonblast
-Calm Mind
-Shadowball
Calm mind, boost my SpA if I switch out of my Gengar. Shadowball for coverage. Nothing special here, but not sure if this moveset/EV set works. I am seeing a lot of bulky Sylveons for some reason.
PS: Aggron @ Choice Band
Ability: Rock Head
Evs: 116 HP / 252 Atk / 140 Spe
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
-Head Smash
-Heavy Slam
-Earthquake
-Fire Punch
Taken from Smogon. My Aggron is meant to break walls. Just annihilate anyone with this physical sweep. I want to have Fire Punch to counter Ferrothorn since I hear that's pretty common.
Wall: Steelix @ Leftovers
Ability: Sturdy
Evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Nature: Relaxed (+Def, -Spe)
-Stealth Rock
-Earthquake
-Gyro Ball
-Roar
Taken from Smogon. Pretty nice wall, able to block a lot and set up stealth rocks if needed, but I think I might switch out of it since I have Tyranitar for this as well. Roar to bring out another Pokemon into battle.
Support: Hypno @ Leftovers
Ability: Insomnia
Evs: 252 HP / 80 Def / 176 SpD
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
-Calm Mind
-Psychic
-Baton Pass
-Substitute
Baton passer for my team. I want to set up high SpA, pass it to my Gengar, then sweep. Have a substitute and set it up for my Gengar so that I can hide behind and avoid so much damage.
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Any help is appreciated!
I recently beat Pokemon X and I decided to put a team together to try and get into competitive battling with my cousin.
I'm trying to work with the fact that I'm limited to whatever Pokemon I can get from the game since the trading service isn't up yet.
What I'm looking for: I want a team that "functions" in that I hit the basics correctly but they don't need to be 100% maximized. I don't really care about tiers since I'm mainly playing with my cousin for fun just so we can learn competitive battling together. So yes, I know I have a lot of RU and UU and an OU in here, but I chose the Pokemon I liked just to get some experience putting a team together.
Spell Cleave
Objective: Beef up Sylveon and Gengar's SpA and just dominate the opponents with sheer force, taking advantage of Mega Gengar. Aggron will be my physical attacker, although I'm looking at other possible options. I'll lead with a Tyranitar to set up rocks and try to counter other popular leads. I want to run baton pass with my support, Hypno, who will also provide some small defensives for my sweep.
Lead: Tyranitar @ Focus Sash
Ability: Sand Stream
Evs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Speed
Nature: Hasty (+Speed, -Def)
-Crunch
-Fire Blast/Ice Beam
-Low Kick/Ice Beam
-Stealth Rock
Taken from Smogon. Guarantee a stealth rock set up w/focus sash, get an attack or two up if necessary. Tyranitar has a nice STAB with crunch so I can take care of early leaders like Espeon.
SS: Gengar @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
-Shadow Ball
-Focus Blast
-Hidden Power Ice
-Thunderbolt
Taken from Smogon. I want to have mega on this. Boost up this SpA with my support, Hypno, and then sweep the team with my oversized Gengar. Thunderbolt to counter Gyarados and whatnot.
SS: Sylveon @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Pixilate
Evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Nature: Timid
-Hyper Voice
-Moonblast
-Calm Mind
-Shadowball
Calm mind, boost my SpA if I switch out of my Gengar. Shadowball for coverage. Nothing special here, but not sure if this moveset/EV set works. I am seeing a lot of bulky Sylveons for some reason.
PS: Aggron @ Choice Band
Ability: Rock Head
Evs: 116 HP / 252 Atk / 140 Spe
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
-Head Smash
-Heavy Slam
-Earthquake
-Fire Punch
Taken from Smogon. My Aggron is meant to break walls. Just annihilate anyone with this physical sweep. I want to have Fire Punch to counter Ferrothorn since I hear that's pretty common.
Wall: Steelix @ Leftovers
Ability: Sturdy
Evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Nature: Relaxed (+Def, -Spe)
-Stealth Rock
-Earthquake
-Gyro Ball
-Roar
Taken from Smogon. Pretty nice wall, able to block a lot and set up stealth rocks if needed, but I think I might switch out of it since I have Tyranitar for this as well. Roar to bring out another Pokemon into battle.
Support: Hypno @ Leftovers
Ability: Insomnia
Evs: 252 HP / 80 Def / 176 SpD
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
-Calm Mind
-Psychic
-Baton Pass
-Substitute
Baton passer for my team. I want to set up high SpA, pass it to my Gengar, then sweep. Have a substitute and set it up for my Gengar so that I can hide behind and avoid so much damage.
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Any help is appreciated!