Third team member for Battle Subway

Charmageddon

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    I need some help building a team for the single/super single challenge on the Battle Subway in White. I already have two of my team members:

    Krookodile
    - Earthquake
    - Outrage
    - Brick Break (could change to Stone Edge)
    - Crunch

    Volcarona
    - Heat Wave/Flamethrower
    - Quiver Dance
    - Bug Buzz
    - Psychic

    Now for my team member I've narrowed it down to three options.

    Starmie - Hydro Pump/Surf/Scald, Thunderbolt, Ice Beam, Psychic/Thunder Wave/Grass Knot
    or
    Ferrothorn - Power Whip, Explosion/Gyro Ball/Toxic, Leech Seed/Toxic, Stealth Rock
    or
    Eelektross - Wild Charge/Thunderbolt, Acrobatics, Brick Break, Giga Impact/Dragon Claw/Thunder Wave/???

    Starmie gives me better type coverage - especially against Fire and Fighting, and is less troublesome to obtain (I'll have to breed Leech Seed/Stealth Rock onto Ferro). However, Starmie is to some extent reduntant in its role - I already have a special sweeper in Volcarona. Ferrothorn would fill a very different role as a mixed tank. Eelktross is an alternative as a mixed attacked, though he kinda intrudes onto Krookodile's territory.

    Any advice would be welcome, as to which one I should use, which moves I should select, and if you can think of another Pokemon better-suited then please, feel free to suggest alternatives. :)
     
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    Starmie - Thunderbolt/Surf/Psyhic/Ice Beam

    Grass Knot is a bad choice, because Starmie isn't heavy compared to other pokemon.

    Hydropump is useless, really. Surf is only 30 power below Hydro Pump, but it has 10 more PP. Lets do a check on your moveset.

    Ghost Type Foe - Useful
    Grass Type Foe - Useful
    Water Type Foe - Useful
    Flying Type Foe - Useful
    Fire Type Foe - Useful
    Ground Type Foe - Useful
    Rock type Foe - Useful
    Steel Type Foe - Useful
    Fighting Type Foe - Useful
    Dragon Type Foe - Useful
     
    Go with Starmie, as it covers your weakness to water types, at some extent.
    I'd probably use Thunderbolt, Ice Beam, Surf and Recover/Light Screen/Reflect.
     
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