Setup Hell

I agree that Taunt severely hampers your team, though Jumpluff outspeeds most Taunt users. As for HP Fighting, Sludge Bomb does more to most of the common Dark-types of the tier, except for Skuntank which you will have trouble with in general. So HP Ground would probably work better for Skuntank, and covers Steels as well. I feel though that you don't have anything that can handle Special Sweepers, especially Shell Smash Gorebyss who can set up on many of your support moves and sweep most of your team if it has HP Grass (many do). Maybe replace one of your set up sweepers with a fast revenge killer like Jynx or Rotom-S? Or you can replace Jumpluff with Cacturne with Water Absorb and Sucker Punch. Hope this helps!

Hey Ewil,

I like the usage of several underrated sets - Curse Miltank with Heal Bell is awfully annoying (how the hell do you kill it ;;), SD Jumpluff is pretty effective as long as that dastardly 75% accuracy Sleep Powder hits, and that Quagsire set is basically unkillable without Toxic. This is an interesting and solid team, and I think your rapid ladder climbing is a result of that. I do remember playing you with it; you had troubles handling special Samurott (granted, it's really pretty uncommon!). Water-types that have a way to bypass Quagsire, such as the aforementioned Samurott with Grass Knot, Gorebyss, and Simipour breeze through your team, which is a pretty big issue we gotta look into (rain teams). Also like you mentioned, Toxic Spikes can also be a problem, even though you have Heal Bell on Miltank. Before we get onto my solutions, I do want to question one moveset choice you made here; why are you running Fire Blast on Shelgon? It doesn't hit anything important ("surprise factor" really isn't valid reasoning) and you have a -SpA nature on it anyway. Go ahead and change Fire Blast to Dragon Claw. also it changes genders in your description??

Anyway, my thoughts:

1. Gorebyss and other similar attackers such as Simipour
   
   WhiteDMist hit the nail on the head with this one. Currently, you're absolutely throttled by Gorebyss, and that's not a good thing. Gorebyss can buy an easy set-up turn if it's double-switched into Camerupt, who is too vital to your team to really risk losing it to a potential Surf. From there, a +2/+2 Timid LO Gorebyss has the ability to OHKO your entire team; Miltank is OHKO'd by Surf after SR, Ice Beam > Shelgon, Quagsire dies to HP Grass (that is, if it doesn't get an Amnesia boost in first, in which case it sort of has a chance to stall it out), Jumpluff is outsped and OHKOed by Ice Beam, Haunter dies to everything, and Camerupt obviously loses to Surf. It's easily the biggest threat to your team, and as such should be top priority here. There aren't many changes that can be made without disturbing the Pokemon you have laid out here, though. :/ You can try Lickilicky over Miltank, as it will play somewhat of a similar role, coupling Heal Bell with reliable recovery, and it tanks special attackers really well. On the other hand, Lickilicky's Wish support proves to be rather redundant with Shelgon (though Lickilicky's is generally much better, thanks to its higher HP).
   
   Offensive partners are certainly worth consideration too, and they can take the place of either Jumpluff or Haunter, both of whom lack any real synergy with the team. Sure, they're neat gimmicks, but they don't really help any solidified team goal. Choice Scarf Rotom-S is probably the best fit over either, as it provides that vital EQ immunity and is currently one of the best Choice Scarf users in NU. It also revenges that lovely Gorebyss, as well as Simipour, Swellow, etc. Lastly, the final check I want you to consider is Bulk Up Throh. With maximum SpD investment, Throh can tank an attack from Gorebyss and phaze it out later. Throh also fits with that "don't let them set up" theme that you're trying to follow here, as it can Bulk Up and then Circle Throw things around so they don't set up on you. It's definitely worth considering two or more checks to Gorebyss, simply because it's so instantly threatening, and because you carry Camerupt who forces you to play the gambling game of "do I risk a KO and go for the Roar, or try to switch out of the Surf and risk it setting up?" Other notable Gorebyss checks include Jynx and priority users, such as Absol.
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2. Toxic Spikes
   
   This isn't really as obvious, nor is it as much of a problem because you still have Heal Bell from Miltank (though you only have 8 uses...). Your entire defensive core is vulnerable and heavily stunted by Toxic Spikes, particularly Quagsire whose entire purpose is defeated when it gets Toxic'd. Obviously there are a couple of ways to fix this: one, pick up a Poison-type, or two, pick up a Rapid Spin user. If you opt for the latter, I'd strongly suggest Specially Defensive Cryogonal, preferably over one of your two offensivish Pokemon (Jumpluff or Haunter). Cryogonal spins away Toxic Spikes and other detrimental hazards, while performing a decent job preventing set-up itself via Haze. Cryo also has pretty good synergy with the rest of the team, as the few special attackers that really threaten it (Magmortar) are handled by Camerupt, whereas basically every physical threat in NU is walled by Shelgon. As far as Poison-types go, you have limited options and it's really just a choice of preference at that point. Garbodor sets up entry hazards fairly easily and thanks to the switches your team forces, they're well-abused. Toxic Spikes in particular helps out both Miltank and Quagsire as they set up, allowing you to be less worried about crits and opposing Pokemon setting up alongside them. Skuntank also picks up those Toxic Spikes and gives you some strong priority in Sucker Punch to help check Gorebyss and other such Pokemon if necessary. There are quite a few other Poison-types that might be worth considering, like Curse Muk, Aromatherapy Vileplume, and Amoonguss, but I'm not going to post those sets simply because I'm already posting so many already lol. If you're interested in those, shoot me a VM and I'll give you the sets.​

I think those changes should significantly help your team and prepare it much more for other teams you will encounter while laddering. Following this are the (many) sets I mentioned above, for easy reference. I'd advise mixing and matching some of these options, especially since your two issues have a ton of different solutions that could potentially be effective, depending on your playstyle. Experiment!

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Lickilicky @ Leftovers | Own Tempo
Careful nature (+SpD, -SpA) | 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Protect / Wish / Heal Bell or Dragon Tail / Return


Rotom-S @ Choice Scarf | Levitate
Timid nature (+Spe, -Atk) | 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Volt Switch / Air Slash / Thunderbolt / Hidden Power Grass or Trick


Throh @ Chesto Berry | Guts
Careful nature (+SpD, -SpA) | 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Bulk Up / Circle Throw / Payback / Rest


Cryogonal @ Leftovers | Levitate
Calm nature (+SpD, -Atk) | 252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
Ice Beam / Rapid Spin / Haze / Recover


Garbodor @ Leftovers | Stench
Impish nature (+Def, -SpA) | 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Toxic Spikes / Gunk Shot / Payback / Spikes or Haze


Skuntank @ Life Orb or Leftovers | Aftermath
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SpA) | 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spe
Sucker Punch / Pursuit / Poison Jab / Taunt or Crunch

Hope I helped, and GL with your team!

edit @ other rates: mold breaker bypasses magic bounce

Hmm, with your changes Quagsire ironically walls most of your team, except for Shelgon. Skuntank can Taunt it, but an Earthquake will still do 63.4% - 75.1% to it. My biggest question now is what role does Haunter play in this updated team? It is the frailest Poke you have, isn't a fast enough revenge killer, and it doesn't fit in with your bulky attacker/defensive team, except as a spinblocker. Have you considered Misdreavus for the slot? Other than a slight danger to Swords Dance Samurott (it can still set up on half your team and and threaten your team if Shelgon faints) this team looks decent! :)