So I re-download Pokemon online and have just got back into competitive battleing. I decided to try and go for some more unorthodox pokemon, plus some that have served me well before.
Here is how I built it up.
What can I say, I love this big lug. Fantastic attack, HP and a good recovery move made him a first pick for me team.
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My second pokemon was one that I wanted to break down anything slower with. Haxorus's raw power made him my second choice.
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Quagsire was my second pick. I dont like the idea of people setting up on my and then sweeping me with no chance for me to stop them. The lack of weakness's also makes him easy to support on a team.
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A nice fighting resist was next on what I wanted. None of my pokemon so far totally stop fighting types, niether did I have a pokemon with taunt, which I have found to be a priceless move.
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Next I wanted a stealth rock user. Infernape can do that and wreck havoc being a mixed sweeper. He also resists grass types, which helps quagsire.
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My final pokemon seems like an odd choice, but it is a very helpful pokemon. I noticed with building my team that dragon types were a major problem, while trying to think of a surefire counter to all of them I thought, why not just thunder wave them and get Hazorus to kill them? Zebstrika is a bit of an iffy memeber of my team and may go if I find something better though.
So here is the team in detail. The aim is to soften my opponent up with my setup sweepers and stealth rock and then sweep with Haxorus. Anything remaining can be picked off by Zebstrikas blistering speed or a priority move.
Infernape: Life orb
Hasty 252 Spd, 252Atk 4SpAtk
Stealth rock
Overheat
Close combat
Mach punch
My lead. Infernapes No1 aim is to get the rocks up. Unless I spot a massive weakness to him in my opponents team. He does hurt alot of populor pokemon though, and he does make the opponent wary of leading with tyranitar. He is also my grass type counter (a nesecity with quagsire on my team), although Haxorus can com in on non ferrothorn grass types and scare them off as well.
I had to give him mach punch as he was very often being outrun by weakened scarfed pokemon.
Conkeldurr: Leftovers
Brave 120HP 252Atk 136SpDef Guts
Drain Punch
Mach punch
Payback
Bulk up
Servive and break stuff. Thats really all he is built to do, but boy does he do it well. Conkeldurr is a massive pain to stop, especially after a bulk up or two. Conkeldurr hurts alot of pokemon, espcially late game, when his mach punch can turn a loseing situation into a victory. Payback was my choice as I dislike stone edges poor accuracy and the double in power is very often in effect with Conkeldurrs low speed.
Haxorus: Choice band
Adamant 36HP 252Atk 220Spd Mold breaker
Outrage
Earthquake
Dragon claw
Brick break
POWER! My big offensive threat. Any wall giving my team trouble is dealt with brutally by this guy. Normally dragons would be a problem for him, but with Zebstrika (and banned garchomp) all dragons apart from flygon can be crippled and eliminated. Dragon claw is merely an alternative to outrage if I dont want to be stuck for several turns. There really isnt a huge amount to say as Haxorus is really just about killing stuff.
Quagsire: Leftovers
Careful 252HP 252SpDef 4Def Unaware
Earthquake
Waterfall
Curse
Recover
My anti setup sweeper, and setup sweeper at the same time. Quag finds lots of oppertunities to start setting up curse, as any other setup sweeper that stays in is fighting a loseing battle. Quagsire was added also to add a fire resistance and is a massive heatran counter (that dosent have HP Grass). High special defense is something my team lacks, and is a great help here.
Gliscor: Toxic orb
Impish 252HP 184Def 72Spd Poison heal
Earthquake
Taunt
Ice fang
Swords dance
Problem fighting types? The massive defenses of gliscor are a great help to me. He can stop walls from doing, well anything thanks to taunt, and then setting up in thier face with swords dance. Ice fang is here to help with other gliscor and dragon types that lack draco meteor. Special attackers are an issue, but Quagsire helps nulifiy that, and even conkeldurr to an extent. Gliscor also helps my team absorb status.
Zebstrika: Life orb
Naive 252Spd 160Atk 96SpAtk Lightningrod
Overheat
Volt switch
Thunder wave
Double kick
Now, onto my final pokemon. Zebstrika is mainly here as a supporting/attacking pokemon. Useing its moves to weaken and subdue alot of pokemon. Some pokemon though it can counter very effectively. Its overheat OHKOs all variants of ferrothorn outside of the rain 100% of the time. It can 2HKO thundurus after a lightningrod boost, or can cripple it with thunderwave. It can 2HKO defensive variants of Tyranitar with double kick and OHKO some offensive ones. OHKO Excadrill (with either move) and Scizor as well with overheat. Any weakened steel types have little chance against overheat either, and few scarfless pokemon can outrun the Zebra. Volt switch is to keep switching and doing damage.
So there it is. I think there may be quite a few holes in my team it and I am sure some people will post instantly for me to take Zebstrika off. But I am open to critisium and help in making this team better.
I will make a post of a proper threat list when I can.
Here is how I built it up.
What can I say, I love this big lug. Fantastic attack, HP and a good recovery move made him a first pick for me team.
My second pokemon was one that I wanted to break down anything slower with. Haxorus's raw power made him my second choice.
Quagsire was my second pick. I dont like the idea of people setting up on my and then sweeping me with no chance for me to stop them. The lack of weakness's also makes him easy to support on a team.
A nice fighting resist was next on what I wanted. None of my pokemon so far totally stop fighting types, niether did I have a pokemon with taunt, which I have found to be a priceless move.
Next I wanted a stealth rock user. Infernape can do that and wreck havoc being a mixed sweeper. He also resists grass types, which helps quagsire.
My final pokemon seems like an odd choice, but it is a very helpful pokemon. I noticed with building my team that dragon types were a major problem, while trying to think of a surefire counter to all of them I thought, why not just thunder wave them and get Hazorus to kill them? Zebstrika is a bit of an iffy memeber of my team and may go if I find something better though.
So here is the team in detail. The aim is to soften my opponent up with my setup sweepers and stealth rock and then sweep with Haxorus. Anything remaining can be picked off by Zebstrikas blistering speed or a priority move.
Infernape: Life orb
Hasty 252 Spd, 252Atk 4SpAtk
Stealth rock
Overheat
Close combat
Mach punch
My lead. Infernapes No1 aim is to get the rocks up. Unless I spot a massive weakness to him in my opponents team. He does hurt alot of populor pokemon though, and he does make the opponent wary of leading with tyranitar. He is also my grass type counter (a nesecity with quagsire on my team), although Haxorus can com in on non ferrothorn grass types and scare them off as well.
I had to give him mach punch as he was very often being outrun by weakened scarfed pokemon.
Conkeldurr: Leftovers
Brave 120HP 252Atk 136SpDef Guts
Drain Punch
Mach punch
Payback
Bulk up
Servive and break stuff. Thats really all he is built to do, but boy does he do it well. Conkeldurr is a massive pain to stop, especially after a bulk up or two. Conkeldurr hurts alot of pokemon, espcially late game, when his mach punch can turn a loseing situation into a victory. Payback was my choice as I dislike stone edges poor accuracy and the double in power is very often in effect with Conkeldurrs low speed.
Haxorus: Choice band
Adamant 36HP 252Atk 220Spd Mold breaker
Outrage
Earthquake
Dragon claw
Brick break
POWER! My big offensive threat. Any wall giving my team trouble is dealt with brutally by this guy. Normally dragons would be a problem for him, but with Zebstrika (and banned garchomp) all dragons apart from flygon can be crippled and eliminated. Dragon claw is merely an alternative to outrage if I dont want to be stuck for several turns. There really isnt a huge amount to say as Haxorus is really just about killing stuff.
Quagsire: Leftovers
Careful 252HP 252SpDef 4Def Unaware
Earthquake
Waterfall
Curse
Recover
My anti setup sweeper, and setup sweeper at the same time. Quag finds lots of oppertunities to start setting up curse, as any other setup sweeper that stays in is fighting a loseing battle. Quagsire was added also to add a fire resistance and is a massive heatran counter (that dosent have HP Grass). High special defense is something my team lacks, and is a great help here.
Gliscor: Toxic orb
Impish 252HP 184Def 72Spd Poison heal
Earthquake
Taunt
Ice fang
Swords dance
Problem fighting types? The massive defenses of gliscor are a great help to me. He can stop walls from doing, well anything thanks to taunt, and then setting up in thier face with swords dance. Ice fang is here to help with other gliscor and dragon types that lack draco meteor. Special attackers are an issue, but Quagsire helps nulifiy that, and even conkeldurr to an extent. Gliscor also helps my team absorb status.
Zebstrika: Life orb
Naive 252Spd 160Atk 96SpAtk Lightningrod
Overheat
Volt switch
Thunder wave
Double kick
Now, onto my final pokemon. Zebstrika is mainly here as a supporting/attacking pokemon. Useing its moves to weaken and subdue alot of pokemon. Some pokemon though it can counter very effectively. Its overheat OHKOs all variants of ferrothorn outside of the rain 100% of the time. It can 2HKO thundurus after a lightningrod boost, or can cripple it with thunderwave. It can 2HKO defensive variants of Tyranitar with double kick and OHKO some offensive ones. OHKO Excadrill (with either move) and Scizor as well with overheat. Any weakened steel types have little chance against overheat either, and few scarfless pokemon can outrun the Zebra. Volt switch is to keep switching and doing damage.
So there it is. I think there may be quite a few holes in my team it and I am sure some people will post instantly for me to take Zebstrika off. But I am open to critisium and help in making this team better.
I will make a post of a proper threat list when I can.
