Gen 3 Trapping Team, rate it.

[Thorns]

Salamence (F) @ Choice Band
Trait: Intimidate
EVs: 6 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Double-Edge
- Earthquake
- Hidden Power [Flying]
- Rock Slide

My lead. I don't need Fire Blast since I have Magneton. I believe Double-Edge 2HKOs Swampert. Main offense.

Heracross (F) @ Choice Band
Trait: Guts
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Brick Break
- Megahorn
- Rock Slide
- Sleep Talk

My other main offense. I use this to switch in on sleepers and sweep. A Guts'd CB STAB Megahorn hurts.

Snorlax (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Thick Fat
EVs: 76 HP / 136 Atk / 136 Def / 4 Spd / 156 SDef
Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Body Slam
- Curse
- Shadow Ball
- Rest

Curselax, also Special Wall.

Dugtrio (F) @ Choice Band
Trait: Arena Trap
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 6 SDef
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Aerial Ace
- Earthquake
- Hidden Power [Bug]
- Rock Slide

Revenge Killer, and trapper for stuff that would otherwise hurt my team. May consider switching to Jolly.

Magneton @ Salac Berry
Trait: Magnet Pull
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Spd / 252 SAtk
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Endure
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Thunderbolt
- Toxic

Endsalac Magneton. Kills dragons, Dugtrio and anything else that I can OHKO that can also OHKO me. Skarm counter.

Donphan (M) @ Choice Band
Trait: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 56 Atk / 140 Def / 8 Spd / 52 SDef
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Hidden Power [Rock]
- Roar
- Rapid Spin

Physical Tank. I'm not sure about running two Ground types on a team, and I don't want to use Skarmory. Earthquake OHKOs Metagross and Tyranitar with these EVs. Choice Band because Donphan doesn't really need to switch attacks.

NEW! Threat List and counters
Aerodactyl: Generally Donphan scares it away but I'm having some trouble with this, especially the 394 variant, as my Magneton only reaches 393 speed.
Alakazam: Snorlax
Blaziken: Dugtrio revenges on it, but otherwise Salamence is ok.
Blissey: Heracross, Dugtrio.
Breloom: Dugtrio revenges, Salamence.
Celebi: Dugtrio revenges (again) and heracross
Claydol: I have no idea on how to deal with it, but Heracross usually scares it away.
Donphan: Another problem. Magneton, I guess though.
Dragonite: Magneton, Donphan for physical Draggy
Dugtrio: Dugtrio switches in after I've been killed with anything not Earthquake. Also Magneton revenges.
Dusclops: Snorlax, but WOW causes problems. Problem Poke.
Flygon: Magneton revenges.
Forretress: Hard Poke to take down. I'm considering Fire Blast over Rest on Snorlax, but I don't think it's worth it. Besides, it can only hurt me if it Explodes.
Gengar: Snorlax
Gyarados: Magneton revenges.
Heracross: Dugtrio revenges. Salamence.
Jirachi: Uhh...most of my physical attackers?
Jolteon: Donphan Roar.
Magneton: Dugtrio, haha. Unless of course it's EndSalac.
Medicham: Salamence.
Metagross: Donphan, Dugtrio
Milotic: Magneton 2HKOs
Ninjask: Donphan roar!
Raikou: Snorlax, but Dugtrio revenges if the Raikou doesn't Sub.
Regice: Heracross
Salamence: Donphan and my Salamence.
Skarmory: MAGNETON
Snorlax: Heracross?
Starmie: Snorlax
Suicune: Magneton. Ice Beam less Suicune gets killed by Salamence.
Swampert: If it switches in, Salamence. If not, I'm bloody considering HP Grass on Maggy.
Tyranitar: Dugtrio, Donphan
Weezing: No surefire counter, Magneton seems to work well.
Zapdos: Damn, I hate Zapdos. No one truly counters it.

 

[Nightsever]

max hp on sleep talk hera

you could use metagross/jirachi>donphan since you have a pretty big gengar weak and you lack a good normal/flying resist

 

[keloggsequent]

or you could change earthquake to shadow ball since you have donphan to cover tyranitar

 

[Sir Spanky]

And Dugtrio to kill Tar/Gross.

 

[Judicator]

Magneton @ Salac Berry
Trait: Magnet Pull
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Spd / 252 SAtk
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Endure
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Thunderbolt
- Toxic

Best Magneton set, gj. I use EndSalac Mag with Dugtrio to kill the incoming Blissey also.



I see a bit of a Gengar weak here, particularly McIceGar. You may as well throw Shadow Ball onto Snorlax.

EDIT: Forget it, didn't realise it had already been said.

 

[Cruiselax]

yeah I would definitely suggest you use jolly max speed duggy. It traps other dugtrio so it wont be a threat to your hera and tar. you might as well use stalk maggy now that you have your own duggy counter. Endure salac barely works, plus stalk maggy counters that huge gar weak you have.

Edit: dont forget to set your duggy speed ivs to 31

 

[Thorns]

Yeah, I noticed my gengar weak today while I was battling on Ever Grande.
Changes: Shadow Ball over Earthquake on Snorlax.
Dugtrio is now Jolly.
I'm keeping Magneton as it is.
Considering placing physical wall Dusclops on the team.

 

[tayottt]

I think you should definetly take double edge off of the cbmence as well as giving it 270 speed to just outspeed adamant hera. I think this is better becauseyour a bit more bulky. I would also take off maggy because its overkill having a spinner and magneton as a trapper. Or you could take out that donphan and add a bulky water like suicune.

 

[monkfish]

tayottt: Magneton is obviously to trap Skarmory, which can come in on any of his other pokemon.

He also stated that Double Edge 2KOs Swampert and that is what it is for - without it, Swampert is a complete counter.

Using a bulky water doesn't take advantage of Magneton's Skarm-killing powers, which I'm assuming is why Donphan is in the spot at the moment - because without Skarm around, it can get killing stuff.

 

[Aeroblacktyl]

Well technically, even without Double-Edge and while using HPFly, you are only taking one more turn to kill it, meaning it can only switch in one extra time, so it's not like it's 'omg surefire way to get rid of swampy'

 

[Taylor]

they can switch, it 2 KOs after a leftovers? w/e i dont like d-e tbh...

aero weak?

 

[Karrot]

Wishblissey > Snorlax allows you to pass wishes around your recoverless team, which is basically magneton + 4 cbers. Everything will last 10 times longer, and thus have 10 times more chances of getting in a hit. So, yeah, this team would really like the wish support from blissey.

 

[Aeroblacktyl]

Well if that's the case, than Donphan should be indefinitely removed, as with Wish, that 12% doesn't seem to be as bothersome anymore, therefore you still get to keep Snorlax, or whoever else you might want.