Hey all, This is my first time posting a rate my team. After a few weeks of playing on showdown I decided it was time to get serious. I originally designed the team around a Special sweeping Starmie but quickly realized that it just wasnt the best at what i was asking of it. So i started messing around with the team and decided Hydreigon fit the bill. So lets get started.
Jirachi @ Choice Band
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- U-turn
- Iron Head
- Zen Headbutt
- Drain Punch
Jirachi originally replaced my flygon. I chose to use a choice band Jirachi because i was looking for a hard hitting physical attacker that could run U turn to keep the momentum on my side of the field. As well he covers the Fairy type that would absolutely destroy Hydreigon. On top of that the Serene Grace ability paired with the Jolly Nature can allow you to just straight Flinch a bulky pokemon to death with Iron head. In the last spot i put Drain Punch to give it a little bit of sustain or recovery. However im not sure if there would be something better then that to help cover a bit more. Perhaps fire punch, ice punch?
Hydreigon @ Expert Belt
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Dark Pulse
- Superpower
- Fire Blast
This is the star of the show. Every other pokemon on this team is designed to get this bad boy to the point where he can come in and clean up the field. Draco Meteor and Dark Pulse give some great Stab moves as my special sweeper. Fire blast gives him a bit more coverage and a very strong attack in general, Perhaps change with Flame thrower cause of accuracy? And finally Superpower so i dont get walled out by a special wall like Blissey. I gave it an expertbelt so that i can hit harder but not lose the life that life orb would take from it.
Toxicroak @ Assault Vest
Ability: Dry Skin
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Drain Punch
- Gunk Shot
- Knock Off
- Sucker Punch
This guy is one of my personal favorites. He is a bulky physical sweeper that has great stab attacks in Drain Punch and Gunk Shot. He gets priority from Sucker punch and then Knock off can be used to cripple there walls or sweepers by knocking off there item. The assault vest is used to give him his bulk so that special sweepers just tickle him. Then the ability dry skin makes him my water counter. This set makes him a great counter to pokemon like Mega-Blastoise and rest talk Suiccune.
Slowbro @ Eviolite
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Scald
- Slack Off
- Psyshock
- Calm Mind
This is the teams defensive wall and also a bulky sweeper if given the opportunity. He can set up on some physical sweepers with calm mind. Spread some burns using scald. And then break through the special walls that will switch in to him with psyshock. The ability regenerator makes him a real big hassel to deal with since when he is nearly dead i can just switch him out and he will be ready to go again.
Shuckle @ Leftovers
Ability: Contrary
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Sticky Web
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
- Encore
This guy is really the mvp of this team. He has his hazards which are essential for the success on my team. Sticky web will slow the opponent to ensure that Hydreigon can out speed and deal the killing blow. Toxic can help weaken the opponent that they send in to kill this guy. And Encore can be used to lock a pokemon into an unfavorable move to get an easy and free switch in. I understand that he has not real damaging move but lets be honest he wasnt gonna be dealing that much damage. His job is to come in, set up the entry hazards, toxic, and get someone else in.
Rotom-Heat @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Overheat
- Volt Switch
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Thunderbolt
This guy and Jirachi are like the wonder twins. The combo of volt switch and U-turn allow me to really keep the momentum on my side with the constant switches that i can keep up. The Choice scarf will ensure that i am able to out speed everything except for pretty much other scarfers. His moveset is self explanetory. However perhaps trick would be better then thunderbolt? And possibly a better Hidden Power type to use on him?
That is my team, I feel like they cover the weaknesses of each other pretty well and especially the weaknesses of Hydreigon. Any suggestions or ideas that you have would be much appreciated. Also since this is my first post i didnt know how to do those cool sprites to make it look cooler so youll have to bear with me. Hope i followed all the rules and cant wait to hear the responses!
Jirachi @ Choice Band
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- U-turn
- Iron Head
- Zen Headbutt
- Drain Punch
Jirachi originally replaced my flygon. I chose to use a choice band Jirachi because i was looking for a hard hitting physical attacker that could run U turn to keep the momentum on my side of the field. As well he covers the Fairy type that would absolutely destroy Hydreigon. On top of that the Serene Grace ability paired with the Jolly Nature can allow you to just straight Flinch a bulky pokemon to death with Iron head. In the last spot i put Drain Punch to give it a little bit of sustain or recovery. However im not sure if there would be something better then that to help cover a bit more. Perhaps fire punch, ice punch?
Hydreigon @ Expert Belt
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Dark Pulse
- Superpower
- Fire Blast
This is the star of the show. Every other pokemon on this team is designed to get this bad boy to the point where he can come in and clean up the field. Draco Meteor and Dark Pulse give some great Stab moves as my special sweeper. Fire blast gives him a bit more coverage and a very strong attack in general, Perhaps change with Flame thrower cause of accuracy? And finally Superpower so i dont get walled out by a special wall like Blissey. I gave it an expertbelt so that i can hit harder but not lose the life that life orb would take from it.
Toxicroak @ Assault Vest
Ability: Dry Skin
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Drain Punch
- Gunk Shot
- Knock Off
- Sucker Punch
This guy is one of my personal favorites. He is a bulky physical sweeper that has great stab attacks in Drain Punch and Gunk Shot. He gets priority from Sucker punch and then Knock off can be used to cripple there walls or sweepers by knocking off there item. The assault vest is used to give him his bulk so that special sweepers just tickle him. Then the ability dry skin makes him my water counter. This set makes him a great counter to pokemon like Mega-Blastoise and rest talk Suiccune.
Slowbro @ Eviolite
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Scald
- Slack Off
- Psyshock
- Calm Mind
This is the teams defensive wall and also a bulky sweeper if given the opportunity. He can set up on some physical sweepers with calm mind. Spread some burns using scald. And then break through the special walls that will switch in to him with psyshock. The ability regenerator makes him a real big hassel to deal with since when he is nearly dead i can just switch him out and he will be ready to go again.
Shuckle @ Leftovers
Ability: Contrary
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Sticky Web
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
- Encore
This guy is really the mvp of this team. He has his hazards which are essential for the success on my team. Sticky web will slow the opponent to ensure that Hydreigon can out speed and deal the killing blow. Toxic can help weaken the opponent that they send in to kill this guy. And Encore can be used to lock a pokemon into an unfavorable move to get an easy and free switch in. I understand that he has not real damaging move but lets be honest he wasnt gonna be dealing that much damage. His job is to come in, set up the entry hazards, toxic, and get someone else in.
Rotom-Heat @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Overheat
- Volt Switch
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Thunderbolt
This guy and Jirachi are like the wonder twins. The combo of volt switch and U-turn allow me to really keep the momentum on my side with the constant switches that i can keep up. The Choice scarf will ensure that i am able to out speed everything except for pretty much other scarfers. His moveset is self explanetory. However perhaps trick would be better then thunderbolt? And possibly a better Hidden Power type to use on him?
That is my team, I feel like they cover the weaknesses of each other pretty well and especially the weaknesses of Hydreigon. Any suggestions or ideas that you have would be much appreciated. Also since this is my first post i didnt know how to do those cool sprites to make it look cooler so youll have to bear with me. Hope i followed all the rules and cant wait to hear the responses!