This is a team that I've spent a lot of time fine tuning. I'd like to hear some opinions on it though in case you guys can catch something I may have missed.
Lead/Physical Sponge:
Metagross (Ragnarok)
Nature: Adamant
EV: 252 Def, 129 Att, 129 Sp Def
Ability: Clear Body
Item: Lum Berry
-Bullet Punch
-Stealth Rock
-Earthquake
-Explosion
This is my lead but it also can double as a physical sponge if needed. The main idea is to get SR down as quick as possible. Pretty standard. With high defense it can take most all EQ's thrown at it and Lum soaks up status. Its main fear is fire, but Vaporeon and Heatran also on this team do a good job of protecting it from that. I like to keep it alive as long as possible, its priority move is a great asset to the team. But in dire situations or to stop a sweep, Explosion can be used to turn the tides.
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Physical Sweeper/Sleep Inducer:
Breloom (Morpheus)
Nature: Jolly
EV: 252 Att, 252 Spd, 4 Def
Ability: Poison Heal
Item: Toxic Orb
-Focus Punch
-Spore
-Substitute
-Seed Bomb
Perhaps the most feared Pokemon in my lineup, Morpheus alone has won me more battles then any single Pokemon. Most people favor an Adamant Breloom; I do not. For this Breloom the most crucial stat is speed. If Breloom has the speed to set up spore and a sub there's almost no stopping it. 359 attack score is more then enough to get the job done with FP and seed bomb from behind a sub and sleep status. I use Seed Bomb over Leech Seed mainly for dealing with Ghosts. You may think that Gengar would still have an easy time, but Seed Bomb can do a good amount of damage to it as well.
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Physical Sweeper/Revenge Killer:
Salamence (Zangetsu)
Nature: Adamant
EV: 252 Att, 252 Spd, 4 HP
Ability: Intimidate
Item: Choice Scarf
-Outrage
-Stone Edge
-Earthquake
-Fire Blast
I know what you're thinking, Fire Blast should be on a mence with a Naughty nature. And you're right. I just haven't gotten around to training a new one yet xD. But still 230 sp att stat isn't too shabby. I hardly have to use FB though as its mainly for skarm and scizor. This Pokemon is meant as a revenge killer. Very fast, very strong. The strategy is fairly self explainitory.
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Special Sponge/Support:
Vaporeon (Marumasa)
Nature: Bold
EV: 252 HP, 184 Def, 68 Sp Def
Ability: Water Absorb
Item: Leftovers
-Surf
-Toxic
-Wish
-Protect
I listed it as a special sponge but it really can take hits from both sides of the spectrum. The main strategy with this is to toxic stall. Wish and Protect combo help greatly with that. It also passes Wishes to the rest of my team should they need them. A very tough little Pokemon.
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Special Sweeper:
Gengar (Erebus)
Nature: Timid
EV: 252 Sp Att, 252 Spd, 4 HP
Ability: Levitate
Item: Life Orb
-Shadow Ball
-Thunderbolt
-Focus Blast
-Destiny Bond
This guy was added to my team to deal with threats from Pokemon like Lucario. A swords dance life orb Lucario had the ability to rip up my entire team at one point. Not anymore. Gengar can stop it with Focus Blast or if it wants to be safe it can try Destiny Bond to end the sweep. All in all this guy wasn't built to stick around too long. Life Orb adds to the punch it can deliver while its in play. Then when its health is low it can try and use Destiny Bond to take one more Pokemon down with it.
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Special Sweeper:
Heatran (Amaterasu)
Nature: Timid
EV: 252 Sp Att, 252 Spd, 4 HP
Ability: Flash Fire
Item: Choice Specs
-Flamethrower
-Dragon Pulse
-Earth Power
-Overheat
With a Timid nature and the use of specs, this can fool some into believing that this is a Scarf Heatran, forcing switches that sometimes aren't needed. And one Flamethrower or especially Overheat from Specs Heatran will do some serious damage, even to many water types. Timid makes it fast enough to still outspeed some key competition, though its not too terrible since Heatran certainly can take a hit. He also makes a nice compliment to Metagross and Vaporeon.
Lead/Physical Sponge:
Metagross (Ragnarok)
Nature: Adamant
EV: 252 Def, 129 Att, 129 Sp Def
Ability: Clear Body
Item: Lum Berry
-Bullet Punch
-Stealth Rock
-Earthquake
-Explosion
This is my lead but it also can double as a physical sponge if needed. The main idea is to get SR down as quick as possible. Pretty standard. With high defense it can take most all EQ's thrown at it and Lum soaks up status. Its main fear is fire, but Vaporeon and Heatran also on this team do a good job of protecting it from that. I like to keep it alive as long as possible, its priority move is a great asset to the team. But in dire situations or to stop a sweep, Explosion can be used to turn the tides.
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Physical Sweeper/Sleep Inducer:
Breloom (Morpheus)
Nature: Jolly
EV: 252 Att, 252 Spd, 4 Def
Ability: Poison Heal
Item: Toxic Orb
-Focus Punch
-Spore
-Substitute
-Seed Bomb
Perhaps the most feared Pokemon in my lineup, Morpheus alone has won me more battles then any single Pokemon. Most people favor an Adamant Breloom; I do not. For this Breloom the most crucial stat is speed. If Breloom has the speed to set up spore and a sub there's almost no stopping it. 359 attack score is more then enough to get the job done with FP and seed bomb from behind a sub and sleep status. I use Seed Bomb over Leech Seed mainly for dealing with Ghosts. You may think that Gengar would still have an easy time, but Seed Bomb can do a good amount of damage to it as well.
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Physical Sweeper/Revenge Killer:
Salamence (Zangetsu)
Nature: Adamant
EV: 252 Att, 252 Spd, 4 HP
Ability: Intimidate
Item: Choice Scarf
-Outrage
-Stone Edge
-Earthquake
-Fire Blast
I know what you're thinking, Fire Blast should be on a mence with a Naughty nature. And you're right. I just haven't gotten around to training a new one yet xD. But still 230 sp att stat isn't too shabby. I hardly have to use FB though as its mainly for skarm and scizor. This Pokemon is meant as a revenge killer. Very fast, very strong. The strategy is fairly self explainitory.
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Special Sponge/Support:
Vaporeon (Marumasa)
Nature: Bold
EV: 252 HP, 184 Def, 68 Sp Def
Ability: Water Absorb
Item: Leftovers
-Surf
-Toxic
-Wish
-Protect
I listed it as a special sponge but it really can take hits from both sides of the spectrum. The main strategy with this is to toxic stall. Wish and Protect combo help greatly with that. It also passes Wishes to the rest of my team should they need them. A very tough little Pokemon.
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Special Sweeper:
Gengar (Erebus)
Nature: Timid
EV: 252 Sp Att, 252 Spd, 4 HP
Ability: Levitate
Item: Life Orb
-Shadow Ball
-Thunderbolt
-Focus Blast
-Destiny Bond
This guy was added to my team to deal with threats from Pokemon like Lucario. A swords dance life orb Lucario had the ability to rip up my entire team at one point. Not anymore. Gengar can stop it with Focus Blast or if it wants to be safe it can try Destiny Bond to end the sweep. All in all this guy wasn't built to stick around too long. Life Orb adds to the punch it can deliver while its in play. Then when its health is low it can try and use Destiny Bond to take one more Pokemon down with it.
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Special Sweeper:
Heatran (Amaterasu)
Nature: Timid
EV: 252 Sp Att, 252 Spd, 4 HP
Ability: Flash Fire
Item: Choice Specs
-Flamethrower
-Dragon Pulse
-Earth Power
-Overheat
With a Timid nature and the use of specs, this can fool some into believing that this is a Scarf Heatran, forcing switches that sometimes aren't needed. And one Flamethrower or especially Overheat from Specs Heatran will do some serious damage, even to many water types. Timid makes it fast enough to still outspeed some key competition, though its not too terrible since Heatran certainly can take a hit. He also makes a nice compliment to Metagross and Vaporeon.