Gary Coleman has a Wet Dream (OU RMT)

What up Smogon. BrodericKK here, with an OU rmt. This my my first rate my team on smogon, but I'm a pretty experienced battler. I've been battling since around late July '08, and am quite familiar with the current metagame. I wi-fi battle mostly, but I shoddy every few days when I bored. Most of the time I am on the UU ladder, but a few days ago I felt like some good old fashioned OU whoring.
Right now, this team is around 14-6, because I have been haxed out of my freaking mind this morning, 4 straight losses due to crits and burns, and parahax. x_x
Now, on to the team~
I built this team around lead Machamp and Snorlax, and Vaporeon. I've wanted to test out lead Machamp for a long time, along with Choice Band Snorlax. Vaporeon fit the bill to provide wish support, so ta-da. Anyway, here we go.

At a glance~
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[Alex Rodriguez]- Machamp@ Lum Berry
No Guard
Adamant
252 HP / 160 Atk / 96 SpDef
~DynamicPunch
~Payback/Stone Edge
~Substitute
~Encore

Standard lead Machamp here. I've always love this guy, but never got around to using him in a real team. I'm debating whether to have Stone Edge or Payback here. Currently I have Payback because it still hits Flying tpyes hard, and the rest of the team covers flying types pretty well. Substitute is standard, along with Encore. I haven't really used Encore much though.. I'm thinking of replacing it for Stone Edge, to gain further coverage.

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[Gary Coleman]- Snorlax@ Choice Band
Thick Fat
Adamant
4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
~Body Slam
~Crunch
~Fire Punch
~Earthquake

Ah, Choice Band snorlax. I've used CurseLax ever since I started battling, but for some reason it never occured to me to use Choice Band lax. I've even used specsLax before this guy (lul) He provides a great fire resist, along with an Ice resist for Gliscor. Body Slam over Return for Parahax, which this team really likes, especially on Salamence. Crunch is to hit ghosts, Fire Punch is to hit Scizor on the switch (which I've done multiple times), and Earthquake is to hit Heatran on the switch, coming in on a Body Slam. I don't use Selfdestruct, because the way I play, Snorlax dies before he would be able to switch in and go boom.


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[Jock]- Lucario@ Choice Scarf
Inner Focus
Mild
40 Atk / 216 SpAtk / 252 Spe
~Close Combat
~Stone Edge
~Dark Pulse
~HP Ice

This is my answer to... well, just about everything! (ScarfTran mainly) I always do my best to have this guy alive until late game, where he REALLY shines. My revenge killer, and oh does he do his job well. I want to either put more EV's into attack, or alternatively, make him all special. He's the only mixed sweeper on my team though, so I don't nescessarily want to do that. I'd really like a new EV spread on this guy.



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[Poltergeist]- Gengar@ Life Orb
Levitate
Timid
4 Def / 252 SpAtk / 252 Speed
~Shadow Ball
~Thunderbolt
~Focus Blast
~Taunt

Here we have standard Gengar, with a twist. I added Taunt to this thing, because whenever I use Gengar, I'm contstantly getting fucked over by Blissey. So, to stop her T-wave softboil shit, I put Taunt here. I was thinking of a SubPunch set at first as a mixed sweeper, for Blissey, but I decided Taunt instead.



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[Scorpio]- Gliscor@ Leftovers
Sand Veil
Impish
252 HP / 40 Defense / 216 Speed
~Earthquake
~U-turn
~Roost
~Stealth Cock

Gliscor is the second ground immunity on this team, and my answer to non-Ice Punch Lucario. He has great synergy with Vaporeon, covering her weaknesses, and Vappy covering his. I'm thinking of taking some HP Ev's and sticking them in speed, or changing the nature to outrun Jolly luke, but the standard EV's have worked well for me so far. I choose U-turn over something like Ice Fang, simply for scouting, and to get a free switch in to Lucario on their switch. Stealth Rock.. yeah. Self-explanatory. Roost: Ditto. Earthquake is simply for STAB, duuur. :p



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[Wet Dreams]- Vaporeon@ Leftovers
Water Absorb
Calm
252 Defense / 68 Speed / 148 HP / 40 SpD
~Wish
~Protect
~Surf
~Ice Beam

Yay, it's Vappy! This is one of the first pokemon I chose to have on my team, since on almost every OU team I use, I HAVE to have Wish support. Snorlax loves it, Lucario likes it, so he can switch in easily on weak surfs, and the like. I'm really torn between HP Electric and Ice Beam. Ice Beam OHKO's Salamence, and dents grass types, like Shaymin that switch in, although HP Electric hits Gyarados for heavy damage. OHKO after stealth rock iirc. The EV's I just kinda threw on there for some extra special defense, so I could take Ice Beams and Psychics even better than Vaporeon already can. If somebody can suggest some EV's for me, it'd be helpful.


Team Building Process:

Well, when I made this team, there were three pokemon that I really wanted to try out. Lead Machamp, Choice Band Snorlax, and CS Lucario.
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I needed someone to counter the obvious fighting weakness, and also bring some special attacking power to the team:

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Now I wanted some Wish support, like every OU team needs, IMO.

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Okay, now I have a water resistance, along with some wish support. Now I need someone who can scout with U-turn, and something that can set up Stealth Rocks. Gliscor came to mind. He's got an electric immunity, another ground immunity, and his ice weakness is balanced by Vappy and Snorlax, along with his water weakness.
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So far this team has good synergy, yet it doesn't at the same time. Another thing I notice is I have nothing to switch into a strong Flying attack. Like yesterday I was totally raped by a Scyther that got a Salac berry from a Focus Sash. It had Aerial Ace and Reversal, which totally swept my team.

Thanks for reading my RMT. As you can see, this team fails pretty hard right now, and I really need some help.
 
~omg threat list

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Aerodactyl: Dealt with by Machamp and Lucario.


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Alakazam: Dealt with by Lucario and Snorlax.


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Azelf: Dark Pulse'd by Lucario.


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Blissey: Lucario


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Breloom: Machamp takes the spore, subs up, DynamicPunch, bam.


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Bronzong: Machamp, Lucario, Snorlax.


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Celebi: Lucario and Gengar handle this.


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Cress: Oh my god this thing is a pain. Lucario, Gengar, Snorlax, they can all deal with it, but its still a bitch to take down. x_x


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Donphan: DynamicPunch from Machamp, HP Ice from Lucario.. etc.


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Dragonite: Ice Beam from Vappy, HP Ice from Luke.


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Duggy: Dealt with by Lucario. Scarf Variants definetly give me trouble, but I haven't seen any thus far.


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Dusky: Gengar deals with this just fine.


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Electivire: I ran into a Scarfed one today, gave me a run for my money, but Snorlax took it down.


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Emp: Machamp, Lucario, Snorlax, they can all deal with it.


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Flygon: Scarf flygon, again, gives me trouble, but I can just outplay it, with Gengar and Gliscor. No biggie.


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Forry: Fire Punch from Snorlax OHKO's, iirc. If not, it's an easy 2HKO. Easily dealt with.


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Gengar: Lucario's Dark Pulse. ScarfGar can give me trouble, but again, I can just outplay it like flygon.


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Gliscor: Pwnd by HP Ice.


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Gyarados: Gengar deals with this if it hasn't got a DD up. Then, Lucario can handle it somewhat with Stone Edge if the Gyara isn't Jolly. DDJollyGyarados kills me though.


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Heatran: That's what Lucario is there for baby. B)


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Heracross: ScarfHera gives me trouble, but can be dealt with.


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Hippowdon: Machamp can wear it down with DynamicPunch, Gengar's shadow ball, etc. I can handle it.


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Infernape: Gengar deals with this. Lucario can come in and revenge kill too.


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Jirachi: Fire Puch or Earthquake on Snorlax kills. Lucario hurts with CC too.


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Jolteon: ScarfLucario, again.


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Kingdra: ScarfLuke, Snorlax, Machamp.. etc.


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Latias: Snorlax eats this thing for breakfast with Crunch.


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Lucario: Gliscor's a pretty good counter. If he's down, my own Luke comes in for the revenge kill.


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Machamp: Uh... Gliscor? If it has Ice Punch and T-punch, I can't handle this thing, to be honest. I'd have to whittle it down and sacrifice Lucario and Gengar.


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Magnezone: Yup. CC pwns.


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Mamoswine: ^ Ditto. Lucario resists Ice Shard.


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Metagross: Choice Band Earthquake anyone? Metagross hurts though, I have to admit.


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Ninjask: This fucker's a pain, but can be dealt with by Gengar's Taunt+Thunderbolt.


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Porygon-Z: You don't see this much anymore, but when I do, its scarfed. Lucario handles Modest scarfers, with a speed tie, but if they're Timid I can't do a whole lot. Snorlax also is barely 2HKO'd by a Tri-attack.


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Rhyperior: Dynamic Punch and Close Combat hurt Rhyperior pretty bad. Gengar also comes in with Focus Blast.


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-All Forms: Handled by Gengar. Although, scarfers give me trouble.


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Salamence: Countered by Vaporeon's Ice Beam, along with HP Ice from Lucario.


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Scizor: Machamp hurts this mother with Dynamic Punch, and Lucario can clean up with Close Combat.


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Skarmory: Thunderbolt from Gengar pl0x.


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Smeargle: ...really? covered.


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Snorlax: Close Combat, DynamicPunch.


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Starmie: ScarfLuke. If he's down, Starmie goes down to CB Crunch.


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Suicune: ...um. No. I don't have much anything to effectively deal with this, bar Thunderbolt from Gengar. Calm Mind variants REALLY give me a headache.


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Swampy: Whittle it down with Dynamic Punch, Close Combat, body slam.. etc. Gengar also does a bit of damage with Shadow Ball.


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Tenta: Gengar hurts with T-bolt. Gliscor also hurts with earthquake.


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Togekiss: Lucario's Stone Edge.. I guess. I faced one earlier this morning and it haxed me to death, and that was one of my losses. Thunderbolt does jack shit as well. I don't have much to effectively deal with this.


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T-tar: Falcon Punched by Dynamic Punch. B)


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Vappy: This gives me trouble, but it's taken down eventually by T-bolt/Close Combat/etc.


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Weavile: ScarfLuke handles this.


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Zapdos: It doesn't take a whole lot from Luke's stone edge, and Gengar isn't doing huge amounts of damage with Shadow Ball. Snorlax usually covers it though.
 
Hmmm...nothing screams to me, but are you sure you can beat a DDMence with a Vaporeon? I thought that a DD LO Outrage was a OHKO after SR?

Yeah, I ran calcs on Libelldra and got 96.58%-113.70%, guaranteed after SR. Time to think of something else.

I think your Gengar set is rather outmoded in the current metagame (read: Scizor rapes this anyways and it doesn't do enough to justify its place on the team): perhaps you could run a Timid ScarfGar with HP Ice instead. Use an SD Lucario as a wallbreaker and cleaner.

If you don't mind me asking, where are the pictures from?
 
Hmmm...nothing screams to me, but are you sure you can beat a DDMence with a Vaporeon? I thought that a DD LO Outrage was a OHKO after SR?

Yeah, I ran calcs on Libelldra and got 96.58%-113.70%, guaranteed after SR. Time to think of something else.

I think your Gengar set is rather outmoded in the current metagame (read: Scizor rapes this anyways and it doesn't do enough to justify its place on the team): perhaps you could run a Timid ScarfGar with HP Ice instead. Use an SD Lucario as a wallbreaker and cleaner.

If you don't mind me asking, where are the pictures from?

It's more of a MixMence counter now that I think about it. It doesn't handle DD mence to well. :x
Thanks, I'll try ScarfGar over LOGar, and SDLuke over ScarfLuke.
Oh, and I got the sprites from pokesho.com. (It's all in japanese, so just go to this link: http://www.pokesho.com/icon.html
There are different pages with sprites (1-80, 81-151, etc).
 
Come on, please? No more rates?
Oh, Mtr, thanks for the suggestion, the team has been doing a lot better now. As of your rate I've been 12-2. The 2 losses were against stall teams, which I have a lot of trouble with.
 
if you needs to take physical hits better, you can start by making gliscor more bulky... that should solve you problem a little.
 
I suggest you run Skarmory over Gliscor, as it is Gliscor is not really helping your team. It only really serves to counter Pokemon which you have multiple counters / checks for such as Lucario and Tyranitar. Skarmory is similar, it can set up entry hazards and heal itself as can Gliscor but it can also phaze and helps against Dragon Dance Salamence and other Dragons locked into Outrage but you should be wary of Fire Blast. Skarmory also helps you take on Gyarados without taunt though perhaps the reason you struggle with it so much is because you dont get SR up early enough. Skarmory has the added bonus over Gliscor that it can live some explosions and roost off the damage.

This is the set I would run:

Skarmory @Leftovers/Shed Shell
Impish/Careful
252hp/252sp.def

Brave Bird
Roost
Whirlwind
Stealth Rock / Spikes

The Sp.Def evs allow you to handle special attackers such as Latias better and get Spikes up more easily. I suggest you run Spikes if you choose to run what im about to propose otherwise it may just be better to run Stealth Rock.

Im going to suggest you change Lucario to a Scarfed Jirachi. Jirachi handles similar threats but it also gets trick and Stealth Rock. The latter will be invaluable on this team. Jirachi also provides you with another reliable Dragon attack resist.

Jirachi @ Leftovers
Jolly
252spe / 252atk

Iron Head
Fire Punch / U-turn
Trick
Stealth Rock

I think its best if you max speed to beat/speed tie Scarf Flygon and Salamence after a DD. Fire Punch is helpful against the threatening Scizor, Lucario and Magnezone. Trick is excellent on a choiced user and will help against stall. Stealth Rock is a neccesity for this team.

Hope this helps.
 
Pretty good team, just a few things I need to mention.

First of all, Gengar really doesn't work as well as it used to, thanks to Scizor's Bullet Punch. I suggest changing Gengar's moveset a bit. Since Scizor is such a common switch-in to Gengar, he really benefits from packing Substitute and Hidden Power Fire. It's really an overlooked moveset but it does an amazing job OHKOing Scizor which is a huge threat in this metagame.

Gengar @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Timid
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 6 HP
Moveset:
- Substitute
- Shadow Ball
- Focus Blast
- Hidden Power Fire

The Life Orb Sweeper moveset for Gengar really doesn't do anything in this metagame anymore, I guarentee that this set will work much better if used correctly. Sub on the switch and when a Scizor comes in OHKO them with HP Fire, giving you a big advantage in the battle.

As for Lucario, I really do not see what Choice Scarfed Lucario is doing to help your team. Why not just use the SD Sweeper moveset instead? ScarfTran isn't even that common anymore, and Vaporeon counters pretty well, all you need to do is avoid getting hit by an Explosion. I really suggest that you make Lucario an SD Sweeper rather than a Scarfed Sweeper. Sure, the element of surprise can help you in about 1 out of every 4 battles, but having a well built team is better than surprising your opponent every now and then.

Lastly, what is the point of having CB Snorlax? With Rotom-A and Steel types being so common, they will just switch into your Body Slam and you'll be fucked. I suggest changing his moveset or possibly taking him out completely. CurseLax is alright, but it really is sort of outdated and doesn't work as well as it used to. Based on the typing of your team and the style you play (bulky offense), I feel that CursePert would be a perfect addition to your team. When used correctly, CursePert has the ability to wall a lot of teams and can really help you against stall teams, as can Lucario.

Swampert @ Leftovers
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Careful
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpD / 6 Def
Moveset:
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Waterfall
- Curse

Simple and easy to use, all you need is an opening where you can set him up without a problem and he can cause some serious damage.

That's about it, good luck with your team!
 
my first question

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you meant to say this right?

secondly,

Breloom: Machamp takes the spore, subs up, DynamicPunch, bam.
If Breloom isn't a lead (common) then you could potentially be screwed as you you'll be slept next turn after you switch in your Machamp to take the sleep after Breloom is sent out later in the game. One of your team-members will have to be slept, which means it can sub up. Breloom hits Vaporeon, Snorlax, and Lucario super effective while Gengar faints pretty easily anyways, leaving Gliscor and Machamp which in no way screams "Breloom counter" at all. Gliscor can U-turn for super effective damage...to who though?

Depending on how fast Breloom is, you can run Taunt on your Gliscor so it can't spore or sub on you, then U-turn the switch-in or something.

Locopoke is right about using HP fire for Gengar; Taunt isn't worth it and you have Blissey counters already.

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What the others have said is pretty much on the mark.

I too would suggest Sub Gengar, but with a moveset of Substitute/Focus Punch/Shadow Ball/HP Fire and an EV spread of 100 Atk/156 Sp Atk/252 Spe and a Hasty nature. SubPunch Gengar remains useful as a specially offensive threat, serves as a Scizor lure, which is always useful given its popularity, and gives you an extremely effective stallbreaker.

Snorlax doesn't add anything to this team imo, and with Machamp and Lucario (even moreso should you make the suggested changes to Lucario) on the team, you should already be set when it comes to physical offense. Should you keep Snorlax, I'd strongly recommend running SelfDestruct on it so that you can deal a lot of damage on your way out.

The one glaring weakness I see when I look at this team is against MixMence - nothing on your team can safely switch in to a Draco Meteor. As such, the team would benefit greatly from a Steel Type.
To help fix this weakness, as well as improve the team in general, Snorlax and Lucario could be replaced with a number of more effective combinations.

Firstly, I would replace Lucario with either a Choice Scarfed Metagross or Jirachi. Both are capable of coming in on predicted Draco Meteors and posing an instant threat. Both are also considerably more durable than Lucario. On Metagross, I would suggest a moveset of Meteor Mash, Earthquake, Ice Punch and Explosion. On Jirachi, I would suggest Ice Punch, Iron head, Fire Punch and U-turn. Using a steel type Choice Scarfer also means you have a reliable way of taking out Lucario, which means you could run the Skarmory iKitsune suggested without worrying about a Lucario counter.

Finally, while I appreciate that you designed the team with CB Snorlax in mind, I don't think it's effective enough to be worth using here. If you run one of the Choice Scarfers I suggested, Jirachi with Flash Cannon, Thunderbolt, Substitute and Calm Mind, or Heatran with Fire Blast, Earth Power, Dragon Pulse/Hidden Power Grass/Toxic and Substitute would make good replacements. A second steel type makes your team much more durable, and a powerful special threat gives your team much more balance. Jirachi in particular also makes an effective late-game sweeper.

Good luck.
 
Thanks for all the rates guys, it's really helped. I'd like to say that before replying. Now, I have made a couple changes, I just can't edit the post, it just loads..and loads... and loads... but never finishes. xD
I suggest you run Skarmory over Gliscor, as it is Gliscor is not really helping your team. It only really serves to counter Pokemon which you have multiple counters / checks for such as Lucario and Tyranitar. Skarmory is similar, it can set up entry hazards and heal itself as can Gliscor but it can also phaze and helps against Dragon Dance Salamence and other Dragons locked into Outrage but you should be wary of Fire Blast. Skarmory also helps you take on Gyarados without taunt though perhaps the reason you struggle with it so much is because you dont get SR up early enough. Skarmory has the added bonus over Gliscor that it can live some explosions and roost off the damage.

This is the set I would run:

Skarmory @Leftovers/Shed Shell
Impish/Careful
252hp/252sp.def

Brave Bird
Roost
Whirlwind
Stealth Rock / Spikes

The Sp.Def evs allow you to handle special attackers such as Latias better and get Spikes up more easily. I suggest you run Spikes if you choose to run what im about to propose otherwise it may just be better to run Stealth Rock.

Im going to suggest you change Lucario to a Scarfed Jirachi. Jirachi handles similar threats but it also gets trick and Stealth Rock. The latter will be invaluable on this team. Jirachi also provides you with another reliable Dragon attack resist.

Jirachi @ Leftovers
Jolly
252spe / 252atk

Iron Head
Fire Punch / U-turn
Trick
Stealth Rock

I think its best if you max speed to beat/speed tie Scarf Flygon and Salamence after a DD. Fire Punch is helpful against the threatening Scizor, Lucario and Magnezone. Trick is excellent on a choiced user and will help against stall. Stealth Rock is a neccesity for this team.

Hope this helps.
It does, thank you. ScarfRachi, or even ScarfMeta seems like it would fit well over Lucario. I've noticed that even with Choice Scarf or SD set, he doesn't have very good synergy on this team. He just doesn't fit my bulky offensive playing style. I'll try Skarmory over Gliscor, but I've never been a fan of using the steel bird. It's quite common, and I always get out-predicted while using it. Either way, I'll give it a shot.
Pretty good team, just a few things I need to mention.

First of all, Gengar really doesn't work as well as it used to, thanks to Scizor's Bullet Punch. I suggest changing Gengar's moveset a bit. Since Scizor is such a common switch-in to Gengar, he really benefits from packing Substitute and Hidden Power Fire. It's really an overlooked moveset but it does an amazing job OHKOing Scizor which is a huge threat in this metagame.

Gengar @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Timid
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 6 HP
Moveset:
- Substitute
- Shadow Ball
- Focus Blast
- Hidden Power Fire

The Life Orb Sweeper moveset for Gengar really doesn't do anything in this metagame anymore, I guarentee that this set will work much better if used correctly. Sub on the switch and when a Scizor comes in OHKO them with HP Fire, giving you a big advantage in the battle.

As for Lucario, I really do not see what Choice Scarfed Lucario is doing to help your team. Why not just use the SD Sweeper moveset instead? ScarfTran isn't even that common anymore, and Vaporeon counters pretty well, all you need to do is avoid getting hit by an Explosion. I really suggest that you make Lucario an SD Sweeper rather than a Scarfed Sweeper. Sure, the element of surprise can help you in about 1 out of every 4 battles, but having a well built team is better than surprising your opponent every now and then.

Lastly, what is the point of having CB Snorlax? With Rotom-A and Steel types being so common, they will just switch into your Body Slam and you'll be fucked. I suggest changing his moveset or possibly taking him out completely. CurseLax is alright, but it really is sort of outdated and doesn't work as well as it used to. Based on the typing of your team and the style you play (bulky offense), I feel that CursePert would be a perfect addition to your team. When used correctly, CursePert has the ability to wall a lot of teams and can really help you against stall teams, as can Lucario.

Swampert @ Leftovers
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Careful
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpD / 6 Def
Moveset:
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Waterfall
- Curse

Simple and easy to use, all you need is an opening where you can set him up without a problem and he can cause some serious damage.

That's about it, good luck with your team!
I agree, CurseLax is quite outdated, but nevertheless, effective, even more so than CBLax. The days of Snorlax are gone I suppose. xD
As for CursePert: I've tried him too on another team I used for a while, and I liked him best RestChesto style. 1 single attack really sucks, and it's hard to set him up so he can do a lot of damage even on a resisted hit. I'll test him out, but with Chesto Berry over Leftovers, and Earthquake over Sleep Talk. (Or Ice Punch/EQ, w/e.) One thing I'm worried about though, is that Vaporeon walls this set.. yet I have no check to Vaporeon. Suicune also walls this set, whom I also have no reliable check to. I'll try RestChesto style CursePert, and go from there.

my first question

you meant to say this right?

secondly,

If Breloom isn't a lead (common) then you could potentially be screwed as you you'll be slept next turn after you switch in your Machamp to take the sleep after Breloom is sent out later in the game. One of your team-members will have to be slept, which means it can sub up. Breloom hits Vaporeon, Snorlax, and Lucario super effective while Gengar faints pretty easily anyways, leaving Gliscor and Machamp which in no way screams "Breloom counter" at all. Gliscor can U-turn for super effective damage...to who though?

Depending on how fast Breloom is, you can run Taunt on your Gliscor so it can't spore or sub on you, then U-turn the switch-in or something.

Locopoke is right about using HP fire for Gengar; Taunt isn't worth it and you have Blissey counters already.

gl
Yes, I meant to say Stealth Cock. Youtube saying. :p As for Machamp as a breloom counter, it really isn't, but about 80% of the time is Lum Berry is still intact by Mid-game when Breloom comes in to set up.
What the others have said is pretty much on the mark.

I too would suggest Sub Gengar, but with a moveset of Substitute/Focus Punch/Shadow Ball/HP Fire and an EV spread of 100 Atk/156 Sp Atk/252 Spe and a Hasty nature. SubPunch Gengar remains useful as a specially offensive threat, serves as a Scizor lure, which is always useful given its popularity, and gives you an extremely effective stallbreaker.

Snorlax doesn't add anything to this team imo, and with Machamp and Lucario (even moreso should you make the suggested changes to Lucario) on the team, you should already be set when it comes to physical offense. Should you keep Snorlax, I'd strongly recommend running SelfDestruct on it so that you can deal a lot of damage on your way out.

The one glaring weakness I see when I look at this team is against MixMence - nothing on your team can safely switch in to a Draco Meteor. As such, the team would benefit greatly from a Steel Type.
To help fix this weakness, as well as improve the team in general, Snorlax and Lucario could be replaced with a number of more effective combinations.

Firstly, I would replace Lucario with either a Choice Scarfed Metagross or Jirachi. Both are capable of coming in on predicted Draco Meteors and posing an instant threat. Both are also considerably more durable than Lucario. On Metagross, I would suggest a moveset of Meteor Mash, Earthquake, Ice Punch and Explosion. On Jirachi, I would suggest Ice Punch, Iron head, Fire Punch and U-turn. Using a steel type Choice Scarfer also means you have a reliable way of taking out Lucario, which means you could run the Skarmory iKitsune suggested without worrying about a Lucario counter.

Finally, while I appreciate that you designed the team with CB Snorlax in mind, I don't think it's effective enough to be worth using here. If you run one of the Choice Scarfers I suggested, Jirachi with Flash Cannon, Thunderbolt, Substitute and Calm Mind, or Heatran with Fire Blast, Earth Power, Dragon Pulse/Hidden Power Grass/Toxic and Substitute would make good replacements. A second steel type makes your team much more durable, and a powerful special threat gives your team much more balance. Jirachi in particular also makes an effective late-game sweeper.

Good luck.
I acually was planning to use SubPunch gar, but seeing as I had Lucario, and Machamp, I thought I had Blissey covered. But you're right about the Scizor lure, that would work perfectly. Most of the time people overpredict and try yo Pursuit me anyway.


@Everyone: I had made changes before, I just can't edit my post for some reason. I'll try all of your suggestions when I get the time today, and check back here tomorrow. Thanks for all the rates.
 
Yes, I meant to say Stealth Cock.

lol okay

As for Machamp as a breloom counter, it really isn't, but about 80% of the time is Lum Berry is still intact by Mid-game when Breloom comes in to set up.

You can switch in to take the spore, but it still outspeeds you so it can just spore again, which is the main problem.
 
lol okay



You can switch in to take the spore, but it still outspeeds you so it can just spore again, which is the main problem.
Whatever, I do'nt use it as my sole breloom counter. ^^;

Anyway, I made the suggested changes, and most of them have proven well, but, I am utterly walled by Vaporeon. I can't hit anything super-effectively on it. I'm thinking Thunderpunch on Jirachi, but iirc, that only 3HKO's. The best I've really been able to do is set up with Swampert on it.
Wish stalling is the main thing that walls me. Any suggestions?
 
Sort of a bump, since I won't be online later.
I'm thinking of replacing Vaporeon for a specs Jolteon, or maybe a Life Orb Jolt with Charge Beam, because the 2 members of my team that would need Wish support (Swampert and Skamory) heal themselves with Rest and Roost. Also, now that Gliscor is gone I don't need an ice resistance/water resistance that Vaporeon filled.
Jolteon would solve the problem of being walled by Suicune and Vaporeon, but calm mind variants of the former would still give me trouble if given the chance to set up.
 
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