The Fishermen in were always the coolest in the game, giving you rods and such. SOOO who's the pokemon you always hope to get from a super rod?
Gyarados of course, so here it is a team based off Bulky DD Gyaraaa
Team Process:
Bulky Gyarados is the focus of this team, of course sometimes its hard to choose between taunting or attacking for a 2hko
Obviously Gyarados attracts alot of electric attacks and Jolteon attracts alot of ground types so this duo was obvious at the time, so I put in a SubPass Jolteon.
Alot of the pokemon bullying Heatran are also the pokes Gyarados can switch in on, and I needed a guy to set up stealth rocks, so it was a good choice.
As I switch Jolteon in from a Choice Electric attack, Blissey or Snorlax come in to ruin the thunder dog's fun so, Breloom gets the SubPass and Spore+Sub+Focus Punch/Seed Bomb. Eventually Breloom turned into a Leech Seed variant to take care of some switch ins to the Spore Puncher.
I was reading the Lead Synergy article on the Smog and saw that ScarfLead Sleep Powder Roserade,saw its potential against popular leads, so I used it to stop those early Stealth Rocks.
I didn't really know what else to do with the team, so I added the Spiker Skarmory as a Physical Phazer and more entry hazard.
Holy Crap. Slowly the team turned into this. Sleep powder was sometimes unreliable and lost me momentum so I replaced her with Trick Froslass Lead to setup Spikes, replacing both Roserade and Skarmory. Sometimes, Jolteon couldnt always be the go to guy from gyarados, but Snorlax was, more of the time. Then I realized I had trouble with the Rain, and since Froslass replaced both Skarmory and Roserade, there was a slot left for a Tyranitar who's designed to kill breloom switchins. And, at last, a TrickScarf Metagross with SR replaced Heatran as I got swept by a Close Combat Thunder Punch Overheat Infernape. Maybe the initial team was better, but this team hasnt had much trouble. Sorry I stacked these guys together.
Metagross replaced with Jirachi, thanks to Aqueos. The switch kept Metagross's typing, role of getting SR up, and is a much more reliable revenge killer for the hole in my team.
In Depth:
Froslass @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Snow Cloak
EVs: 252 Spe/152 HP/100 SpA/4 Def
Timid
- Trick
- Spikes
- Destiny Bond
- Ice Beam
Has never disappointed me. If I don't get the scarf off, its a late-game Destiny Bond. Unlike explosion, it goes through substitutes, which I like -looks at Gengar-. Trick things: gaining sash, removing light clay, removing damp rock. Then Spikes on the switch or switch to Jirachi if they taunt her. The EVs are to add bulk while keeping its OHKO on 4x resists (other than Support or Cleric Dancer Dragonites)
Against some leads:
- Azelf: This guy makes me happy to see. I trick as it SRs, I get Spikes as it Switches. If it taunts/flamethrowers I switch to Ttar and pursuit. Sometimes Azelf gives me Colbur berries which saves me from pursuits and I get to keep Froslass.
- Aerodactyl: This guy also makes me happy. Similar to Azelf, I trick as it SRs, I get Spikes as it switches. If it taunts, I 2hko with Ice Beam. If it Rock Slides, I switch to Breloom who gets behind a sub and takes down Aerodactyl if it decides to stay. Or I could go to Jirachi and keep Aerodactyl from switching in alot earlier in the match.
- Swampert: Trick this guy on SR, spikes, and now hes left with two attacks hes stuck in for the rest of the match.
- Machamp: The reason why Roserade failed. So far I've been tricking this guy as it OHKO's my Froslass with payback and I switch to Breloom who sets up on it. Besides entry hazards, I get a good start with Breloom behind a sub at 100%.
-Metagross: I dont know what to call on this one. If I trick it, in the long run they have a scarf explosion running waiting in line. But I do get free spikes. Unless they Meteor Mash, then I get on my own metagross and trick(?). This would be a time where I miss my heatran, but darn those Infernape. EDIT: Normally I encounter Metagross who BP for 70% but today I ran into a 100% BP. early 5-6 with nothing down. CB?
- Jirachi: Another time where I miss heatran. I can destiny bond here hoping it will iron head me. Usually I switch Gyara in and DD.
- Infernape: Trick on flamethrower/SR. Flamethrower: Switch to Snorlax and Sub. SR: Spikes.
- Ninjask: If they protect I gave them an extra turn. If they go straight to sub, I get the head-start on things.
-Roserade: Trick the sleep powder and switch to Jirachi for early SR.
- Hippowdon: Trick the SR and they're left with EQ/Stone Edge or Ice Fang
- Tyranitar(?): Never really faced a real leadtar, I think I'd Trick their Lum berry off and go to Breloom?
- Heatran: Trick the SR. If they go for the attack I get Snorlax behind a sub.
- Smeargle(?): Haven't faced many. Looking at the first set, I think I'd Trick and use Froslass as the sleep fodder. If it turns out to be another scarf user, go to Metagross and trick that switch in.
- Uxie(?): Haven't faced many. Looking at the first set, I'll trick. Another scarf makes me go Jirachi
- Starmie: Trick, switch to Snorlax and Sub if its a surf. I dont have any problems with it coming back to ruin Gyarados sweep because Snorlax takes it pretty well.
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@ Choice Scarf
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 252 Atk/252 Spe/4 SpD
Jolly
- Iron Head
- Zen Headbutt
- Thunder Punch
- Stealth Rock
Replacement recommended by Aqueos, and a good replacement it is. No trick here to have another room for revenge killing, and to keep the scarf for that reason being. Added a now seemingly obvious Thunder Punch over Ice Punch in order to get them Bulky Waters out of Gyarados' way. Love the hax with this guy. I was recommended to throw trick over Zen Headbutt, but as it stands I'm not very convinced. Takes care of Infernape's with Thunder Punch/ Stone Edge trying to ruin my fun ):
Breloom @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
EVs: 236 HP/248 Def/24 Spe
Impish
- Substitute
- Leech Seed
- Focus Punch
- Spore
I like sending this guy early, especially on Gyarados/ Kingdra think they can sweep. This guy also gets in by Froslass's tricks. Zapdos's like coming in on Breloom, but I leech seed them, switch to Snorlax, and sub.
Snorlax @ Leftovers
Ability: Thick Fat
EVs: 252 Atk/ 252 SpD/ 4 HP
Brave
- Substitute
- Body Slam
- Earthquake
- Crunch
I like this Snorlax. The EV's are for Special Attackers sent in on Breloom and Snorlax benefits from the Leech Seed more. Brave(+atk, -spe) gives me a pokemon to go to on trick room teams(slowbro, slowking, dusknoir, rampardos). I like substitute because it doesn't give ghosts a free switch if i decide to body slam, same with earthquake. Another thing about substitute snorlax is that it can turn 49.9% into 25%, which saves alot of HP.
Gyarados @ Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk/252 Spe/4 SpD
Adamant
- Dragon Dance
- Waterfall
- Earthquake
- Ice Fang
Previously a bulky Gyarados has turned into the Offensive Gyarados, due to my playstyle with him saving it for late-game. As for the moveset, I don't like Stone Edge's 80% accuracy, but maybe people will convince me otherwise.
Tyranitar @ Life Orb
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 4 HP/ 252 Atk/ 252 Spe
Adamant
- Dragon Dance
- Stone Edge
- Crunch
- Fire Punch
Thanks Faladran for recommending the DDTar. It replaced a Tyranitar who's sole goal in life was to make Brelooms everywhere sad for switching in. This set still completes the goal of finishing Breloom switch ins, OHKOing the Spore Puncher and doing a minimum of 93% on SubSeeder Breloom. I went with Adamant because I'm content with switching to Snorlax once Starmie comes.
Grats me on a good team, switch pokes, switch sets, everything. thanks :D
Gyarados of course, so here it is a team based off Bulky DD Gyaraaa
Team Process:
Bulky Gyarados is the focus of this team, of course sometimes its hard to choose between taunting or attacking for a 2hko
Obviously Gyarados attracts alot of electric attacks and Jolteon attracts alot of ground types so this duo was obvious at the time, so I put in a SubPass Jolteon.
Alot of the pokemon bullying Heatran are also the pokes Gyarados can switch in on, and I needed a guy to set up stealth rocks, so it was a good choice.
As I switch Jolteon in from a Choice Electric attack, Blissey or Snorlax come in to ruin the thunder dog's fun so, Breloom gets the SubPass and Spore+Sub+Focus Punch/Seed Bomb. Eventually Breloom turned into a Leech Seed variant to take care of some switch ins to the Spore Puncher.
I was reading the Lead Synergy article on the Smog and saw that ScarfLead Sleep Powder Roserade,saw its potential against popular leads, so I used it to stop those early Stealth Rocks.
I didn't really know what else to do with the team, so I added the Spiker Skarmory as a Physical Phazer and more entry hazard.
Holy Crap. Slowly the team turned into this. Sleep powder was sometimes unreliable and lost me momentum so I replaced her with Trick Froslass Lead to setup Spikes, replacing both Roserade and Skarmory. Sometimes, Jolteon couldnt always be the go to guy from gyarados, but Snorlax was, more of the time. Then I realized I had trouble with the Rain, and since Froslass replaced both Skarmory and Roserade, there was a slot left for a Tyranitar who's designed to kill breloom switchins. And, at last, a TrickScarf Metagross with SR replaced Heatran as I got swept by a Close Combat Thunder Punch Overheat Infernape. Maybe the initial team was better, but this team hasnt had much trouble. Sorry I stacked these guys together.
Metagross replaced with Jirachi, thanks to Aqueos. The switch kept Metagross's typing, role of getting SR up, and is a much more reliable revenge killer for the hole in my team.
In Depth:
Froslass @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Snow Cloak
EVs: 252 Spe/152 HP/100 SpA/4 Def
Timid
- Trick
- Spikes
- Destiny Bond
- Ice Beam
Has never disappointed me. If I don't get the scarf off, its a late-game Destiny Bond. Unlike explosion, it goes through substitutes, which I like -looks at Gengar-. Trick things: gaining sash, removing light clay, removing damp rock. Then Spikes on the switch or switch to Jirachi if they taunt her. The EVs are to add bulk while keeping its OHKO on 4x resists (other than Support or Cleric Dancer Dragonites)
Against some leads:
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Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 252 Atk/252 Spe/4 SpD
Jolly
- Iron Head
- Zen Headbutt
- Thunder Punch
- Stealth Rock
Replacement recommended by Aqueos, and a good replacement it is. No trick here to have another room for revenge killing, and to keep the scarf for that reason being. Added a now seemingly obvious Thunder Punch over Ice Punch in order to get them Bulky Waters out of Gyarados' way. Love the hax with this guy. I was recommended to throw trick over Zen Headbutt, but as it stands I'm not very convinced. Takes care of Infernape's with Thunder Punch/ Stone Edge trying to ruin my fun ):
Breloom @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
EVs: 236 HP/248 Def/24 Spe
Impish
- Substitute
- Leech Seed
- Focus Punch
- Spore
I like sending this guy early, especially on Gyarados/ Kingdra think they can sweep. This guy also gets in by Froslass's tricks. Zapdos's like coming in on Breloom, but I leech seed them, switch to Snorlax, and sub.
Snorlax @ Leftovers
Ability: Thick Fat
EVs: 252 Atk/ 252 SpD/ 4 HP
Brave
- Substitute
- Body Slam
- Earthquake
- Crunch
I like this Snorlax. The EV's are for Special Attackers sent in on Breloom and Snorlax benefits from the Leech Seed more. Brave(+atk, -spe) gives me a pokemon to go to on trick room teams(slowbro, slowking, dusknoir, rampardos). I like substitute because it doesn't give ghosts a free switch if i decide to body slam, same with earthquake. Another thing about substitute snorlax is that it can turn 49.9% into 25%, which saves alot of HP.
Gyarados @ Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk/252 Spe/4 SpD
Adamant
- Dragon Dance
- Waterfall
- Earthquake
- Ice Fang
Previously a bulky Gyarados has turned into the Offensive Gyarados, due to my playstyle with him saving it for late-game. As for the moveset, I don't like Stone Edge's 80% accuracy, but maybe people will convince me otherwise.
Tyranitar @ Life Orb
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 4 HP/ 252 Atk/ 252 Spe
Adamant
- Dragon Dance
- Stone Edge
- Crunch
- Fire Punch
Thanks Faladran for recommending the DDTar. It replaced a Tyranitar who's sole goal in life was to make Brelooms everywhere sad for switching in. This set still completes the goal of finishing Breloom switch ins, OHKOing the Spore Puncher and doing a minimum of 93% on SubSeeder Breloom. I went with Adamant because I'm content with switching to Snorlax once Starmie comes.
Grats me on a good team, switch pokes, switch sets, everything. thanks :D