Team Reminiscence (OU)

[Transcendent]

Team Reminiscence (OU)

Hi everyone, this is my first battling team I have come up with :)
It consists of many old Pokemon as you can see, hence the name :p

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Aerodactyl @ Focus Stash
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Jolly (-SpA +Spe)
4 HP/ 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Purpose: Lead

Moveset:
Stealth Rock
Stone Edge
Earthquake
Taunt

Coverage: Fire, Ice, Flying, Bug (with Rock); Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock, Steel (with Ground)
Weaknesses: Ice, Water, Electric, Rock, Steel
Resistance: Fire, Normal, Flying, Poison, Bug
Immunity: Ground

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Salamence @ Life Orb
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Adamant (-SpA +Spe)
4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Purpose: Physical Sweeper

Moveset:
Dragon Dance
Outrage
Earthquake
Roost

Coverage: Dragon (with Dragon); Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock, Steel (with Ground)
Weaknesses: Ice, Dragon, Rock
Resistance: Fire, Water, Grass, Fighting, Bug
Immunity: Ground

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Starmie @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Timid (-Atk +Spe)
4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Purpose: Special Sweeper / Revenge Killer

Moveset:
Surf
Psychic
Ice Beam
Thunderbolt

Coverage: Fire, Ground, Rock (with Water); Fighting, Poison (with Psychic); Grass, Ground, Flying (with Ice); Water, Flying (with Electric)
Weaknesses: Grass, Electric, Bug, Ghost, Dark
Resistance: Fire, Water, Psychic, Ice, Fighting, Steel
Immunity: None

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Electivire @ Expert Belt
Ability: Motor Drive
Nature: Adamant (-SpA +Atk)
4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Purpose: Physical Attacker, switch into predicted Thunderbolts

Moveset:
Thunderpunch
Cross Chop
Earthquake
Fire Punch

Coverage: Water, Flying (with Electric); Normal, Ice, Rock, Steel (with Fighting); Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock, Steel (with Ground); Grass, Ice, Bug, Steel (with Fire)
Weaknesses: Ground
Resistance: Flying, Steel
Immunity: Electric

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Skarmory @ Shed Shell
Ability: Keen Eyes
Nature: Impish (-SpA +Def)
252 HP / 64 Atk / 176 Def / 16 Spe; Standard Skarmory set
Purpose: Physical Wall, Spiker

Moveset:
Spikes
Whirlwind
Brave Bird
Roost

Coverage: Grass, Fighting, Bug (with Flying)
Weaknesses: Fire, Electric
Resistance: Grass, Psychic, Dragon, Normal, Flying, Bug, Ghost, Dark, Steel
Immunity: Ground

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Blissey @ Leftovers
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Calm (-Atk +SpD)
24 HP / 252 Def / 232 SpD
Purpose: Special Wall, Status Healer

Moveset:
Softboiled
Aromatherapy
Seismic Toss
Toxic

Coverage: No main attacks, however, Toxic does not work against Steel or Poison
Resistance: None
Weaknesses: Fighting
Immunity: Ghost

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All advice and comments are appreciated,
Thanks!

 

[.Gamer]

Toxic can still hit pokemon with Limber, Thunder Wave and Stun Spore cannot.

That aside, Scarf Starmie without Trick is bad and terrible. All at the same time. Psychic is even worse on it, because Tyranitar can come in on it, and Pursuit you, thus killing you.

On Aerodactyl, Earthquake hits Steels as does Fire Fang, but Earthquake has a higher base power, so keep that.

Other than that, everything looks good.

I would highly reccomend (as in do it) that you get a spin blocker, a.k.a. a Ghost-type of some kind. Rotom-A (assuming this is for shoddy) is the strongest choice for a spin blocker as it can perform multiple other roles at the same time. If this is for Wi-Fi, I reccomend Gengar, or Spiritomb (or Dusknior to a lesser extent).

Other than those few things, team looks good.

 

[Transcendent]

Toxic can still hit pokemon with Limber, Thunder Wave and Stun Spore cannot.

That aside, Scarf Starmie without Trick is bad and terrible. All at the same time. Psychic is even worse on it, because Tyranitar can come in on it, and Pursuit you, thus killing you.

On Aerodactyl, Earthquake hits Steels as does Fire Fang, but Earthquake has a higher base power, so keep that.

Other than that, everything looks good.

I would highly reccomend (as in do it) that you get a spin blocker, a.k.a. a Ghost-type of some kind. Rotom-A (assuming this is for shoddy) is the strongest choice for a spin blocker as it can perform multiple other roles at the same time. If this is for Wi-Fi, I reccomend Gengar, or Spiritomb (or Dusknior to a lesser extent).

Other than those few things, team looks good.

Thanks! Actually, this team is Wi-Fi as I'm planning the Pokemon before I breed them.

I'll look into Starmie. How does Trick work? I'm not actually familiar with the strategy behind it. I bring out Starmie and use Trick to get rid of my Scarf expecting a switch-in? Or alternatively, I switch in Starmie and use Trick to mess with a Pokemon that needs to use various moves?

As for Fire Fang on Aero, I was thinking too much about Skarmory at the time, but you bring up a very valid point.

Yes - I agree on the Spin Blocker. I originally had Gengar instead of Electivire, but realized that the moveset I had imported from my Gengar from my Emerald to Platinum had moves that became Physical (specifically, the elemental punches).

Do you think replacing Electivire with Gengar is a good idea? I'm not too familiar with Gengar movesets in DPPlHGSS, and I doubt I can properly breed for desired Hidden Powers (elemental punches being physical now messed up my Gengar plans).

Thanks for the help!