Hello everyone, I'm a new member on these forums and I'd appreciate some advice on my OU team.
1. Mienshao: Attacking Lead / Anti Setup
Move 1: Hi Jump Kick
Move 2: U-Turn
Move 3: Stone Edge
Move 4: Fake Out
Nature: Jolly
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 HP / 252 Spe
I went with an attacking lead because I have a few guys (namely volcarona) that are prone to stealth rock, and by using mienshao, I could hopefully disrupt any setup of entry hazards or whatever they decide to do.
2. Excadrill: Physical Sweeper / Rapid Spinner
Move 1: Swords Dance
Move 2: Earthquake
Move 3: Rock Slide
Move 4: Rapid Spin
Nature: Jolly
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Sand Rush
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Ok so for this team, I used two physical sweepers. Mienshao doesn't really set up for sweeping, he's just there for disruption and alpha striking. Excadrill on the other hand does utilize swords dance and is fully intended to set up given the chance.
3. Volcarona: Special Sweeper
Move 1: Quiver Dance
Move 2: Bug Buzz
Move 3: Fiery Dance
Move 4: HP Rock
Nature: Timid
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Flame Body
EVs: 252 Spa / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Essentially the same thing I'm doing with the physical sweepers. Volcarona uses quiver dance when he gets the opportunity and destroys people with awesome special attack. Chose him over chandelure because of less weaknesses and I wanted to use gengar.
4. Gengar: Sub-Split
Move 1: Substitute
Move 2: Pain Split
Move 3: Shadow Ball
Move 4: Focus Blast
Nature: Timid
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Used for a special sweeper thats not required to set up and then sweep. He's fast and he hits pretty hard with the shadow ball/focus blast pair. He can also make a substitute to compensate for bad defense and HP, and then pain split to stay in longer and do more damage.
5. Ferrothorn: Tank
Move 1: Stealth Rock
Move 2: Leech Seed
Move 3: Gyro Ball
Move 4: Protect
Nature: Relaxed
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 48 Def / 208 SpD
Ferrothorn was designed to be a tank, with great defenses and only two weaknesses, I can also set up entry hazards and stall with leech seed/protect. Chose him because he was good with physical and special defense, and he seemed on par with or better than foretress. Since he's not my lead I can also switch him in and wall numerous types and force them to switch or take leech seed. The iron barbs are a nice bonus too.
6. Vaporeon: Wish support
Move 1: Wish
Move 2: Protect
Move 3: Scald
Move 4: Roar
Nature: Bold
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Brings back memories, was my first evee from red version. But aside from that, I've seen youtube battles where vaporeon did an amazing support job with the wish/protect and roar for pseudo hazing. It can even do decent damage with STAB scald and possibly cripple physical attackers with the burn.
So to recap, I've got two fast attackers (1 physical, 1 special) and two real sweepers (same thing) plus two more guys to make sure my sweepers stay alive.
For strategy, I will probably always lead with mienshao, although ferrothorn is also an option. Then once I kill or weaken their lead a substantial amount, I can U-turn to ferrothorn to take damage, or vaporeon to stall and heal. I'd prefer to save vaporeon until later though, because it's not as bulky as ferrothorn and it's important to my strategy. I can also switch in sweepers if I think they can live through an attack and then hopefully force a switch so I can set up swords dance/quiver dance. Let me know if you guys have more suggestions on top of this.
Most of these were heavily based off the ones in the 5th gen competitive forum, but my main concern was whether or not they would work well together.
All advice is much appreciated, as I'm doing this with a bunch of very competitive friends. :)
Edit: Thanks everyone for the replies and suggestions. I made changes in green. I think I will keep scald though because I really like the extra burn. I'll try to work out the HP rock for volcarona, but that's going to take a LOT of breeding. Ah well. Thanks again everyone!
Edit2: Added descriptions for each team member to get the thread unlocked...
1. Mienshao: Attacking Lead / Anti Setup
Move 1: Hi Jump Kick
Move 2: U-Turn
Move 3: Stone Edge
Move 4: Fake Out
Nature: Jolly
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 HP / 252 Spe
I went with an attacking lead because I have a few guys (namely volcarona) that are prone to stealth rock, and by using mienshao, I could hopefully disrupt any setup of entry hazards or whatever they decide to do.
2. Excadrill: Physical Sweeper / Rapid Spinner
Move 1: Swords Dance
Move 2: Earthquake
Move 3: Rock Slide
Move 4: Rapid Spin
Nature: Jolly
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Sand Rush
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Ok so for this team, I used two physical sweepers. Mienshao doesn't really set up for sweeping, he's just there for disruption and alpha striking. Excadrill on the other hand does utilize swords dance and is fully intended to set up given the chance.
3. Volcarona: Special Sweeper
Move 1: Quiver Dance
Move 2: Bug Buzz
Move 3: Fiery Dance
Move 4: HP Rock
Nature: Timid
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Flame Body
EVs: 252 Spa / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Essentially the same thing I'm doing with the physical sweepers. Volcarona uses quiver dance when he gets the opportunity and destroys people with awesome special attack. Chose him over chandelure because of less weaknesses and I wanted to use gengar.
4. Gengar: Sub-Split
Move 1: Substitute
Move 2: Pain Split
Move 3: Shadow Ball
Move 4: Focus Blast
Nature: Timid
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Used for a special sweeper thats not required to set up and then sweep. He's fast and he hits pretty hard with the shadow ball/focus blast pair. He can also make a substitute to compensate for bad defense and HP, and then pain split to stay in longer and do more damage.
5. Ferrothorn: Tank
Move 1: Stealth Rock
Move 2: Leech Seed
Move 3: Gyro Ball
Move 4: Protect
Nature: Relaxed
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 48 Def / 208 SpD
Ferrothorn was designed to be a tank, with great defenses and only two weaknesses, I can also set up entry hazards and stall with leech seed/protect. Chose him because he was good with physical and special defense, and he seemed on par with or better than foretress. Since he's not my lead I can also switch him in and wall numerous types and force them to switch or take leech seed. The iron barbs are a nice bonus too.
6. Vaporeon: Wish support
Move 1: Wish
Move 2: Protect
Move 3: Scald
Move 4: Roar
Nature: Bold
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Brings back memories, was my first evee from red version. But aside from that, I've seen youtube battles where vaporeon did an amazing support job with the wish/protect and roar for pseudo hazing. It can even do decent damage with STAB scald and possibly cripple physical attackers with the burn.
So to recap, I've got two fast attackers (1 physical, 1 special) and two real sweepers (same thing) plus two more guys to make sure my sweepers stay alive.
For strategy, I will probably always lead with mienshao, although ferrothorn is also an option. Then once I kill or weaken their lead a substantial amount, I can U-turn to ferrothorn to take damage, or vaporeon to stall and heal. I'd prefer to save vaporeon until later though, because it's not as bulky as ferrothorn and it's important to my strategy. I can also switch in sweepers if I think they can live through an attack and then hopefully force a switch so I can set up swords dance/quiver dance. Let me know if you guys have more suggestions on top of this.
Most of these were heavily based off the ones in the 5th gen competitive forum, but my main concern was whether or not they would work well together.
All advice is much appreciated, as I'm doing this with a bunch of very competitive friends. :)
Edit: Thanks everyone for the replies and suggestions. I made changes in green. I think I will keep scald though because I really like the extra burn. I'll try to work out the HP rock for volcarona, but that's going to take a LOT of breeding. Ah well. Thanks again everyone!
Edit2: Added descriptions for each team member to get the thread unlocked...