Hey, fellow Smogoners! I'm addict22, and this is my first RMT. You may have battled me on Shoddy. And won. Several times. This team is a bit pathetic, and quite unbalanced, too. I hope you can help sort me out!
LEAD
Adamant Metagross@Occa Berry
248 HP / 232 Atk / 28 Spe
~ Stealth Rock
~ Earthquake
~ Meteor Mash
~ Bullet Punch
My lead. It would be pretty useful against normal OU leads, except I'm so low on the ladder that all I get are gimmicky UU and NU leads. Which manage to do their job, somehow. Machamp tends to destroy this guy with Dynamicpunch. Metagross, cool as he is, really is just a small nuisance for most of my opponents. No idea what to replace him with though. No Explosion because, as someone once rightly said on a thread I read once, Metagross is often too slow to pull it off in a pinch.
COVERAGE UTILITY
Naive Infernape@Expert Belt
64 Atk / 252 SpA / 192 Spe
~ Fire Blast
~ Close Combat
~ Grass Knot
~ Hidden Power Ice
Specially-based MixApe off the Infernape page, except with Expert Belt in lieu of Life Orb. Means he doesn't take unnecessary recoil damage, but lacks the power boost in some situations. I don't know whether to put the LO back on him. Performance-wise, he was doing OK higher up the ladder, but, again, now sort of acts like another small nuisance.
SPECIAL SWEEPER
Timid Gengar@Life Orb
4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
~ Shadow Ball
~ Thunderbolt
~ Focus Blast
~ Explosion
Standard LOgar. The guy has saved my butt a few times against slower sweepers such as CM Suicune in the early setup stages, but epically fails against ScarfTran, like the rest of my team. I have considered Scarfing him, though I hate switching out all the time to change moves. HP Fire's IV drops in Speed and Special Attack scared me too much to use it, but I might if persuaded.
CHOICE BANDER
Adamant Scizor@Choice Band:Technician
248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 Spe
~ U-turn
~ Bullet Punch
~ Superpower
~ Pursuit
CB Scizor. What can I say? Er... what CAN I say? He helps delay my defeat by about three to four turns. I've got a feeling I don't use him early enough but he really doesn't have that much coverage with his moves at all, so I normally find no reason to switch this guy in until Infernape, Gengar and Flygon have fainted. Bullet Punch has helped revenge leads that Metagross narrowly missed KOing before. Superpower is annoying in terms of the stat drop. All in all, CB Scizor hasn't proved to be the OHKO monster it's described as on my team. Not enough support, maybe?
TANK
Sassy Bronzong@Leftovers:Levitate
252 HP / 84 Atk / 80 Def / 92 SpD (IVs: 2 Spe)
~ Stealth Rock
~ Hidden Power Ice
~ Payback
~ Earthquake
Delays defeat by about ten turns. Best tank anyone could ask for. Though he's no sweeper, his coverage nets me about one or two super-effective KOs every match. Stealth Rock is often necessary as I often concentrate on using Metagross to KO the other lead instead of SRing. I think the other three guarantee me at least a neutral hit on everything. Not thinking about replacing this guy really, unless my team undergoes major restructuring.
REVENGE KILLER (of sorts)
Jolly Flygon@Life Orb
252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
~ Earthquake
~ Roost
~ Dragon Claw
~ Stone Edge
The Physical LO set off Flygon's page. I'm quite happy with this guy. Pretty powerful, lots of resists, two immunities... lacks the speed of Scarfgon though, which is a pain when I switch into Heatran, hoping it's not Scarfed. Zapdos with HP Ice normally nets a KO on it, weakened as it gets because of Life Orb. Roost sometimes works to heal off the recoil. I don't know whether I'm really using him to his full potential.
And that's that. Winning with this team is a rare occurence, and it's often too close a match to be considered a proper win. PLEASE HELP!!!
EDIT: Currently testing Parallel's Swampert replacement for Bronzong
The Team:
LEAD
Adamant Metagross@Occa Berry
248 HP / 232 Atk / 28 Spe
~ Stealth Rock
~ Earthquake
~ Meteor Mash
~ Bullet Punch
My lead. It would be pretty useful against normal OU leads, except I'm so low on the ladder that all I get are gimmicky UU and NU leads. Which manage to do their job, somehow. Machamp tends to destroy this guy with Dynamicpunch. Metagross, cool as he is, really is just a small nuisance for most of my opponents. No idea what to replace him with though. No Explosion because, as someone once rightly said on a thread I read once, Metagross is often too slow to pull it off in a pinch.
COVERAGE UTILITY
Naive Infernape@Expert Belt
64 Atk / 252 SpA / 192 Spe
~ Fire Blast
~ Close Combat
~ Grass Knot
~ Hidden Power Ice
Specially-based MixApe off the Infernape page, except with Expert Belt in lieu of Life Orb. Means he doesn't take unnecessary recoil damage, but lacks the power boost in some situations. I don't know whether to put the LO back on him. Performance-wise, he was doing OK higher up the ladder, but, again, now sort of acts like another small nuisance.
SPECIAL SWEEPER
Timid Gengar@Life Orb
4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
~ Shadow Ball
~ Thunderbolt
~ Focus Blast
~ Explosion
Standard LOgar. The guy has saved my butt a few times against slower sweepers such as CM Suicune in the early setup stages, but epically fails against ScarfTran, like the rest of my team. I have considered Scarfing him, though I hate switching out all the time to change moves. HP Fire's IV drops in Speed and Special Attack scared me too much to use it, but I might if persuaded.
CHOICE BANDER
Adamant Scizor@Choice Band:Technician
248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 Spe
~ U-turn
~ Bullet Punch
~ Superpower
~ Pursuit
CB Scizor. What can I say? Er... what CAN I say? He helps delay my defeat by about three to four turns. I've got a feeling I don't use him early enough but he really doesn't have that much coverage with his moves at all, so I normally find no reason to switch this guy in until Infernape, Gengar and Flygon have fainted. Bullet Punch has helped revenge leads that Metagross narrowly missed KOing before. Superpower is annoying in terms of the stat drop. All in all, CB Scizor hasn't proved to be the OHKO monster it's described as on my team. Not enough support, maybe?
TANK
Sassy Bronzong@Leftovers:Levitate
252 HP / 84 Atk / 80 Def / 92 SpD (IVs: 2 Spe)
~ Stealth Rock
~ Hidden Power Ice
~ Payback
~ Earthquake
Delays defeat by about ten turns. Best tank anyone could ask for. Though he's no sweeper, his coverage nets me about one or two super-effective KOs every match. Stealth Rock is often necessary as I often concentrate on using Metagross to KO the other lead instead of SRing. I think the other three guarantee me at least a neutral hit on everything. Not thinking about replacing this guy really, unless my team undergoes major restructuring.
REVENGE KILLER (of sorts)
Jolly Flygon@Life Orb
252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
~ Earthquake
~ Roost
~ Dragon Claw
~ Stone Edge
The Physical LO set off Flygon's page. I'm quite happy with this guy. Pretty powerful, lots of resists, two immunities... lacks the speed of Scarfgon though, which is a pain when I switch into Heatran, hoping it's not Scarfed. Zapdos with HP Ice normally nets a KO on it, weakened as it gets because of Life Orb. Roost sometimes works to heal off the recoil. I don't know whether I'm really using him to his full potential.
And that's that. Winning with this team is a rare occurence, and it's often too close a match to be considered a proper win. PLEASE HELP!!!
EDIT: Currently testing Parallel's Swampert replacement for Bronzong
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