Presenting Team Shine Down
Team Building Process
So the team basically started out with these two. I wanted to find a way for Gyarados and Electivire to sweep cleanly. Since the oh so common pair have such great synergy together, I started the team around them. I specifically liked the idea of luring out my opponent's Thunderbolt and switching to Electivire to gain a free speed boost. Not to mention Gyarados' typing and resistance to ground, which Electivier absolutely despises. Next I needed something that could use rapid spin since my team has a pretty large weakness to stall. I chose Tentacruel because it has relatively good synergy with my team so far and laying down some Toxic Spikes couldn't hurt.
So I listed my weaknesses then and I realized that the only weakness that I had that could't be handled by the other two was Psychic. This could be a problem so I conjured up the idea of Lead-Rachi. Jirachi could set up rocks and do a butt-load of damage to both Azelf and Aerodactyl, 2HKOing both of them with a strong Iron Head.
My next plan of action was to get a revenge killer since Salamence and Latias could potentially tear a hole in my team. I chose Scarf Flygon because it is a great revenge killer. Not to mention I have Ice pretty much covered completely by Tentacruel. Flygon has great synergy with my team because dragon is also completely walled by Jirachi.
So the next few thoughts I had flowing in my head were POWER and keeping my SYNERGY. As I was reflecting on my team, I realized that Electivire was pretty frail so I needed something that could be bulky and deal massive power at the same time. I chose a Choice Band Tyranitar because adamant T-Tar with CB is an over kill on many weakened or soon to be dead pokemon. The synergy with Tyranitar is great. Fighting is handled exceptionally well by Tentacruel and Gyarados after the Intimidate.
So as I experimented more with my team, I realized that Tentacruel wasn't doing anything for me. I didn't know what to do with it. Legendary_07 suggested Starmie, and I complied with that. Instead of having Starmie as a regular Rapid Spinner, I made him an Anti-Lead Rapid Spinner. I then changed Jirachi to a boosting sweeper. The team now looks like this:
After it was brought to my attention by a couple of people, I decided to remove Electivire, sad I know. What to replace him with was a no brainer, Jolteon. Jolteon shares the ability to absorb Electric attacks, which made him an excellent option to replace Electivire with, and I love him. Shur'tugal suggested that I needed a Jolteon because Electivire just sucked. As much as I liked Electivire, I complied. Now, thanks to a large sum of people, I realized that Stealth Rock could really help out my team. I decided on going for Gliscor as its defense is a perfect for countering Scizor and Tyranitar. Starmie wasn't really doing anything for me as a lead except for the occasional Gliscor, Hippowdon, and Azelf leads. The team now looks like this.
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A Closer Look






Team Building Process


So the team basically started out with these two. I wanted to find a way for Gyarados and Electivire to sweep cleanly. Since the oh so common pair have such great synergy together, I started the team around them. I specifically liked the idea of luring out my opponent's Thunderbolt and switching to Electivire to gain a free speed boost. Not to mention Gyarados' typing and resistance to ground, which Electivier absolutely despises. Next I needed something that could use rapid spin since my team has a pretty large weakness to stall. I chose Tentacruel because it has relatively good synergy with my team so far and laying down some Toxic Spikes couldn't hurt.



So I listed my weaknesses then and I realized that the only weakness that I had that could't be handled by the other two was Psychic. This could be a problem so I conjured up the idea of Lead-Rachi. Jirachi could set up rocks and do a butt-load of damage to both Azelf and Aerodactyl, 2HKOing both of them with a strong Iron Head.




My next plan of action was to get a revenge killer since Salamence and Latias could potentially tear a hole in my team. I chose Scarf Flygon because it is a great revenge killer. Not to mention I have Ice pretty much covered completely by Tentacruel. Flygon has great synergy with my team because dragon is also completely walled by Jirachi.





So the next few thoughts I had flowing in my head were POWER and keeping my SYNERGY. As I was reflecting on my team, I realized that Electivire was pretty frail so I needed something that could be bulky and deal massive power at the same time. I chose a Choice Band Tyranitar because adamant T-Tar with CB is an over kill on many weakened or soon to be dead pokemon. The synergy with Tyranitar is great. Fighting is handled exceptionally well by Tentacruel and Gyarados after the Intimidate.






So as I experimented more with my team, I realized that Tentacruel wasn't doing anything for me. I didn't know what to do with it. Legendary_07 suggested Starmie, and I complied with that. Instead of having Starmie as a regular Rapid Spinner, I made him an Anti-Lead Rapid Spinner. I then changed Jirachi to a boosting sweeper. The team now looks like this:






After it was brought to my attention by a couple of people, I decided to remove Electivire, sad I know. What to replace him with was a no brainer, Jolteon. Jolteon shares the ability to absorb Electric attacks, which made him an excellent option to replace Electivire with, and I love him. Shur'tugal suggested that I needed a Jolteon because Electivire just sucked. As much as I liked Electivire, I complied. Now, thanks to a large sum of people, I realized that Stealth Rock could really help out my team. I decided on going for Gliscor as its defense is a perfect for countering Scizor and Tyranitar. Starmie wasn't really doing anything for me as a lead except for the occasional Gliscor, Hippowdon, and Azelf leads. The team now looks like this.






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A Closer Look


Gliscor @Leftovers
Jolly : Sand Veil
196Hp, 96Atk, 216Spe
Stealth Rock
Roost
Earthquake
U-Turn
Ah, Gliscor. This is pretty much the binding force of my team. Gliscor has really helped my team in the first few times I tried him out. Stealth Rock was a great gain I added here. Gliscor is by far one of the better Lucario checks out there. I needed him because Lucario with a +2 boost can potentially sweep my team. Earthquake is my primary STAB here and is very good at denting some huge threats such as Dragon Dance Tyranitar. Roost is for healing purposes, obviously. U-Turn is a great move in this spot because it lets me scout out faster Pokemon or just switch out to a counter. Originally, I had Trick lead Jirachi here, but that wasn't working out for me, then I had Starmie, and it was doing ok, but it wasn't as good as Gliscor is as a lead. Who knows, Starmie might make a return to this team, but it won't be coming back as my lead. Some good Stealth Rock setters are pretty easy to come by, and picking a good lead wasn't easy. I had options.
Gliscor Vs Hippowdon: Hippowdon is a great option to consider. The choice came down to Speed Vs Bulk. I chose Gliscor because it can be both. Not to mention Sandstorm from the start is never a good thing to a non-sandstorm team, like mine. Although both take down Lucario without Ice Punch, Gliscor can take down Lucario with it. Simply because it can outspeed and OHKO with Earthquake. Hippowdon cannot outspeed Lucario, and can easily fall victim to an unsuspecting Ice Punch.


Jirachi @Leftovers
Timid, Serene Grace
252Hp, 176 Spe, 80 SpA
Calm Mind
Psychic
Thunderbolt
Substitute
I love the Calm Mind Jirachi, but I've never had a chance to use him. It was put to my attention that I should put Jirachi here for several reasons. First: My team handles many Special Walls nicely, ie: Blissey and Tentacruel. But not so much Physical Walls. Jirachi was put in to deal with that. Tyranitar could easily OHKO Blissey who tries to laugh at Jirachi. In this spot I had another option, Metagross.
Jirachi Vs Metagross: Both are the same type and work well with this team. I really wanted something that could hit Physical Walls hard, and Metagross just didn't cut it. Although I sacrifice some much needed power by not using Metagross, Jirachi was the choice. Besides, who needs power when you can just get Para-hax for the win?


Gyarados @Leftovers
Adamant : Intimidate
72Atk, 156Hp, 184Spe, 96SpD
Waterfall
Bounce
Dragon Dance
Taunt
Gyarados is my Dragon Dance sweeper. He is very powerful after a few Dragon Dances and not many things can outspeed and kill. After a couple of DDs, Gyarados' main threats are out of the way. He can outspeed and kill Jolteon and Electivire, two of gyara's biggest problems, with a Waterfall. I chose bounce over anything else because it has the extra power with STAB and is very, very useful for coverage. It can destroy Shaymin and Celebi, two other secondary threats, that try to KO me with grass knot. I have Taunt in the last spot because Skarmory and other phazers are the bane of Gyarados' existence. I don't really have another option here, especially since Gyara and E-vire work so well together. I could try Mence, but I don't really think it would draw out the Thunderbolt. Another negative of using Mence is it gives 2 of my Pokemon a 4x weakness to Ice, which is a very common type in the metagame.


Jolteon @Choice Specs
252 SpA, 252 Spe, 4Def
Timid : Volt Absorb
Thunderbolt
Hidden Power [Ice]
Shadow Ball
Signal Beam
Jolteon is my favorite Special Attacker in the whole game, and it seemed so fitting on this team because I lacked Special Attackers for Skarmory and other Physical Walls. I love it. So anyway, after absorbing the Electric attack from my opponent's Pokemon , I can attempt a sweep. Here I had some other options such as Electivire, which was occupying this spot for a while, and possibly even a Rotom. I decided not to because I have many resistance to Ground now. Electivire wasn't working out for me as much as I would like. Not to mention that since both Electivire and Jolton are frail, the extra power beats Electivire. Not much can take a Choice Specs STAB Thunderbolt from Jolteon, except things that flat out resist it. Shadow Ball and Hidden Power Ice are filler moves that give me extra coverage against Ground, Grass, Rock, Ghost, Psychic, and Dragon Types.


Flygon @Choice Scarf
Jolly : Levitate
252Atk, 252Spe, 4Hp
Earthquake
Outrage
U-Turn
Stone Edge
Flygon in my opinion is the best revenge killer out there. The reason I say this is because it has access to U-Turn. The type coverage on Flygon is amazing and complimented by great speed and attack. The synergy was outstanding on this team and I needed Flygon here to do damage and get out. Once again, I had options here.
Flygon Vs Latias: Both great Scarf revenge killers here. The one thing that stood out was U-Turn advantage. Flygon covered that. If I don't like a match up, I can just swap out to a counter while inflicting damage. Although Trick is a great move, I think that U-Turn and Flygon were just better. I could change my mind in the future, but as of now, it's just personal preference.


Tyranitar @Choice Band
Adamant : Sand Stream
252Atk, 164Hp, 92Spe
Stone Edge
Earthquake
Crunch
Pursuit
This...Thing...Is...Awesome! I really think that it should be Uber with a Choice Band. With a CB equipped and an Adamant Nature, Tyranitar reaches an outstanding 604 Attack. This is enough to obliterate anything that doesn't flat out resist it. T-Tar's synergy is complimented by Tentacruel and Flygon, taking fighting and ground hits respectively. Crunch and Pursuit are strictly for Starmie, Rotom, Gengar, and Latias. Thanks to the movepool, this makes the aforementioned threats think twice before coming in and attempting to Surf, Will-O-Wisp, or Focus Blast Tyranitar. I had some options here such as Lucario and Scizor with a Choice Band, but none filled the role that T-Tar does.
So there's my team. Please leave your suggestions and rate it. Keep in mind my Synergy when you leave suggestions and I thank you for your time. :P
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