Renoninating Swampert from the previous round. In addition to the above, the synergy between it and Heatran is pretty good. It also alleviates the weakness to DDtar@ Leftovers
Trait: Torrent
252 HP / 216 Def / 40 SDef
Relaxed Nature
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam / Toxic
- Roar / Toxic
- Protect
Swampert sports decent type synergy with Roserade as it tanks Fire-type attacks well and its terrible weakness to grass is covered by Roserade. It also acts as a good physical tank which the team currently lacks. Why I am proposing Swampert is because the team currently lacks a good counter to Sp Def Heatran (Roserade can dent it but not switch in) as well as random fire moves which Swampert can take. Swampert also KOs Heatran with Earthquake. Ice Beam is good for taking down Flygon and Dragonite. SR is an almost mandatory hazard which Swampert can set up reliably. If we get another SR user then Roar is good for forcing hazard damage as well as scouting. Finally Protect allows Swampert to scout, which is an important tool in DPP, and also screws over things that want to go boom on it.
gyara @ lefties, careful, 248 hp/16 sdef/244 def, waterfall/roar/restalk
top @ lefties, impish, 248 hp/216 def/44 sdef, close combat/foresight/rapid spin/stone edge or toxic
gengar @ life orb/black sludge, timid, 252 spatk/252 spe, substitute/protect, pain split, shadow ball, focus blast
ok with the addition of heatran we're weaker than ever to physical attacks; tyranitar in particular is a total nightmare. my first instinct is to add gliscor but that will result in a dd ice punch ttar weakness. before i address that however, first we need passho tran with hp electric/grass > earth power. this lets us lure & 2hko starmie who'd spin all over us otherwise. it's also useful as a last ditch check against shit like kingdra/gyara. i would also give it magma storm > fire blast so it can trap bliss/lax before exploding on it.
the core i'm nominating is gyarados + hitmontop. together they cover just about every physical threat thanks to excellent synergy and double intimidate. top's guaranteed rapid spins also let us stay alive longer against stall. i can't export anything cause i'm in class but here are the sets
for the last slot let's go with gengar. perfect switch to the annoying gliscor, emergency spinblocker, amazing tspikes abuser.
Rotom-W @ Choice Specs
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Thunderbolt
- Shadow Ball
- Hydro Pump
- Trick
+Gyarados + Hitmontop (see above post)
.Dang, wanted to avoid FWG.
All right, those three are screaming to be thrashed by stuff like Tyranitar, Infernape, or Dugtrio (yes, it actually has potential and is a threat), so we need some guys to cover those.
I've faced Gyarados + Hitmontop recently and it was pretty solid. I'm OK with that. I think physical versions of Infernape can be held off for the most part.
Renominating the Specs Rotom-W set I posted earlier to be the spinner instead of Gengar though. Oh, and Raikou should be Sub+CM in my opinion, if Gyarados is coming aboard.
Infernape is still an issue. Gengar could be the failsafe against him because of his Speed. We could switch the Specs on Rotom to the Scarf..
needs more activity :cccc@ Leftovers
Trait: Torrent
252 HP / 216 Def / 40 SDef
Relaxed Nature
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam / Toxic
- Stealth Rock / Roar
- Protect
Swampert sports decent type synergy with Roserade as it tanks Fire-type attacks well and its terrible weakness to grass is covered by Roserade. It also acts as a good physical tank which the team currently lacks. Why I am proposing Swampert is because the team currently lacks a good counter to Sp Def Heatran (Roserade can dent it but not switch in) as well as random fire moves which Swampert can take. Swampert also KOs Heatran with Earthquake. Ice Beam is good for taking down Flygon and Dragonite. SR is an almost mandatory hazard which Swampert can set up reliably. If we get another SR user then Roar is good for forcing hazard damage as well as scouting. Finally Protect allows Swampert to scout, which is an important tool in DPP, and also screws over things that want to go boom on it.
Another thing is that this Swampert doesn't give a shit which team style we are using because it's so versatile.
Sub > Rest on Raikou imo. Safety is so important and it's better than using a turn to rest
:x sorry about that! Extending this by one day just in case anyone wanted to vote for his nomination with Gyarados and Hitmontop and also we only have a few votes (though it's all the same!) :O!Sorry if I didn't make it clear (should have posted the sets/images in my post). My full nomination includes Gyarados and Hitmontop.
I think BKC should have just posted an RMT.
lolI think BKC should have just posted an RMT.