.:Pulse:. 5th Gen RMT.

[nfail]

Introduction:After I started battling again when the 5th generation came out, I've been trying assortments of pokemon. This and That. I quickly realised that I wanted to build a team including Froslass. For some reason, i''m in love with that thing.. Give it a ChoiceScarf, and it outspeeds most dragons and some flying and utterly destroys them. Anyways, no, this won't be the BEST RMT in the world, but I'm obviously going to try, and the more spare time I get, the better I will make it. I've been busy lately, so i'm lucky to have the pics up. Please comment, criticize, and help me make this team better.
Also: ShoutOut to BowlCut for helping Me.!! :D

Team At A Glance:

Team Building Process:

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- I wanted to start out with my beloved Dragon Killer, Froslass.

- I then quickly realised, with fire being a weakness, I needed a strong water type to switch into. Thus, Gyarados.

- Naturally, with Gyarados being x4 weak to Electric, it was obvious I would predict an electric move, so along came Motor Drive Electivire for the switch in, for more speed! :D

- This is where Boredom, and Stall came in. I decided to run a Wish Umbreon that could stall.

- Then I remembered, I needed a Lead pokemon! I didnt want anything too common, so I went with a Ninjask. He could get in some Swords Dance, and switch into gyarados for some damage.! :D

- I needed someone to setup Stealth Rock, and by now, I just like Hippowdon. Now, time to play a little bit, and test the team..

- I decided to mess around with the team a bit and test things. Didnt go to well, something definitley needed a change.

- Ok, so I'm taking peoples advice. It worked. I'm liking this team, it does pretty decent. But something just isn't doing it's job, and needs to change.. Any Suggestions?

Scizor@Life Orb
252HP 40Atk 216SpD
Adamant
-Bullet Punch
-Bug Bite
-Roost
-Swords Dance

Scizor as my lead since he can come in and start wrecking pokemon. He's bulky to deal with Rankurusu but has some EVs in Atk so he can also wreck most things on an opponents team. Things such as Deoxys-S (Which is becoming more and more common) won't be able to do very much but maybe 1 layer of Spikes before they get KOed. Tyranitar isn't much of a threat either with Bug Buzz as STAB and using Technician to power it up even more. Bullet Punch is for priority, and takes care of the likes of Terrakion. If I predict a Fire Move, or someone leads with a Blaziken, I can switch out to Slowbro and take the hit. ShadowTag Shandera is a different story. Since I won't be able to escape, Shandera will outspeed this thing. All I can do is Bullet Punch and hope to do a little bit of damage.

Froslass@Choice Scarf
Timid
252SpA 252Spd
-Ice Beam
-Thunderbolt
-Destiny Bond
-Shock Wave

Froslass, Late Game Sweeper! Once everyone has a little bit of damage thanks to sandstorm, or an OutRage Garchomp picks off one of my pokemon, it's his time to shine. Thanks to Choice Scarf, he outspeeds Garchomp and Destroys it with Ice Beam. This is how it goes with most dragons. Ice Beam, dead. Thanks to his typing, ExtremeSpeed wont do anything, if I were to come in on a Dragonite. I can also send him in on water type pokemon to Thunderbolt them. Unless Starmie is Scarfed, it gets outsped and hit with Thunderbolt doing 65.9% - 78.2% damage to it. Fire Type pokemon come in, it goes to Slowbro.

Slowbro @ Leftovers
252 HP 252 Def4 SpA
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
-Scald
-Hidden Power Grass
-Slack Off
-Toxic

I havent used Slowbro too much yet, but he does his job excellently, Which is Stall. When he comes in I can: Go for the Scald to do damage, and hope for a burn, or use the surefire way and Toxic. Then, I spam Hidden Power Grass until a Slack Off is needed. He comes in on fire moves and forces the switch. I dont have too much to say about him, unfortunately. But hopefully things are somewhat self-explanatory? :D

Tyranitar @ Leftovers
252 HP 80 SpA 76 SpD
-Stealth Rock
-Crunch
-Fire Blast
-Ice Beam/Superpower

Tyranitar! The.. Special Sweeper? Ehh, I'll come up with something that has a better ring to it. Anyways, he comes in, sets up Stealth Rock pretty nicely. Then, I have options. Amusing.. Options. I can always just crunch for the STAB damage, or Fire Blast annoying pokemon like Whimsicott. Which this team HATES. With a Passion. I chose Superpower over Ice Beam, so I can deal with the likes of other annoying Tyranitar. I'm considering giving Tyranitar a Ballon though. What do you guys think? I mean, if he has a Balloon, (No one would predict it :P) he can come in on Excadrill with a Superpower and just destroy the thing! Of course, I could always give someone Mach Punch or something, but I kind of like the idea of Balloon T-tar..

Excadrill@ Air Balloon
Jolly
8HP 252 Atk 244Spd
-Swords Dance
-Rock Slide
-Earthquake
-X-Scissor
This guy hits like a train. He fits into this team, pretty greatly. He isnt my first choice, because of the fact that he is used in just about EVERY SandStorm team there is. Balloon is becoming more and more common on this guy, regardless, I like this guy. Swords Dance is to get his attack boosted even more.

Latios@Choice Scarf
Timid
252SpA 252Spd
-Draco Meteor
-Hidden Power (Fire)
-Thunderbolt
-Surf

I originally ran him with Ice Beam for other dragons, but as my Froslass outspeeds just about everything and 1hKOs them, there was absolutely no need for this move. I switched to Thunderbolt and HP Fire for coverage, and to deal with annoying Grass Types like Whimsicott. Which, again, i HATE. He can come in on quite a lot of things, which is nice, and thanks to his moves, I can dent alot of pokemon. I can spam a few Draco Meteors, then switch him out to regain the SpA I lost using that move and redo it, cant I? I dunno, but regardless. He's great. Not many expect Hidden Power Fire though, which is even more fun. Thunderbolt is for those pesky water pokemon that have Ice Beam, like Suicune and Starmie. o.O

So, thats my team!! Please, Criticize/ Give me Pointers.

 

[Bowl Cut]

Hey, nfail.

Your team is kind of frail in today's B/W metagame, but I can adjust some minor fixes to your team that you might be looking for and make your team much better than it is.

First off, facing against this guy over here:

Your team can't exactly handle the Trick Room variant of Reuniclus, so Specially Defensive Scizor is a definite mon to go on your team, seeing as it checks most Reuniclus variants bar Calm Mind if it gets to +2. It could go over your Ninjask cause quite frankly Ninjask won't be passing to pretty much anything but Terrakion in your team, and since most things check it and how common Stealth Rock is, it won't last for long.

Scizor @ Leftovers
Trait: Technician
EVs: 252 HP / 40 Atk / 216 SpD
Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) or Careful (+SpD, -SpA, I think)
-Bullet Punch
-Bug Bite
-Roost
-Swords Dance

It also takes care of the Terrakion weakness you kind of have at the moment.

Next thing I want to point out is that your team is VERY weak to this dude, if your Latios eventually dies off:

I honestly don't know why you have Umbreon in your team. You don't need that much of Wish Support considering nothing on your team runs Life Orb as a held item, so replacing it with Regenerator Slowbro is a much better idea than keeping it in your team.

Slowbro @ Leftovers
Trait: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
-Surf/Scald
-Hidden Power Grass
-Slack Off
-Toxic/Thunder Wave

Unless the opponent has all entry hazards up, Slowbro stands up to be the best current Blaziken switch in this generation, if it's Swords Dance though. If it's a special Blaziken, Latios can take it somewhat well.

Speaking of Latios, Hidden Power Fire over Energy Ball and Thunderbolt over Ice Beam. I'm curious to know as to why you had Ice Beam in the first place, maybe Chomp I guess, but you have Froslass and since it's a late-game cleaner, you normally send it out when Chomp is out, which is late-game, unless your opponent is somewhat retarded.

My final suggestion is to use MixTar over Hippowdon, as it can set up Stealth Rocks and hit a good number of things really hard as well as set up sandstorm for your Terrakion's mediocre special defense stat.

Tyranitar @ Leftovers
Trait: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP / 180 SpA / 76 SpD
Sassy Nature (+SpD, -Spd)
-Stealth Rock
-Crunch
-Fire Blast
-Ice Beam/Superpower

That is all I have to say for now. Good luck with your team!

 

[haunter]

Your descriptions are quite lacking, especially Hippowdon's and Latios'. Please expand them a little.

 

[nfail]

Ok, I updated alot of it. :D

 

[ToastTyrant13]

Ok, I updated alot of it. :D

While you do provide good information, 2-3 sentences is a bit short for the raters whom would love to rate it.

Make sure to consider...(# of sentences you could provide. :D)

~What does this pokemon do for my team? (1-3 lines)
~What is the purpose of the EVs/Nature/Moveset/Item(1-4)
~What to I do with this pokemon in certain situations.(1-3)
~How does this work well with my teammates(ie type synnergy, defensive stats)? (1-2)
~What do I do if this pokemon faints, is crippled to the point of unusability? (1-2)
~How do I deal with threats that would usually counter my pokemon? (1-3)

Here's an example of what you could do with Scizor.

"Scizor is one of my heavy hitters, and a nice
way to deal with wreched Rankurusus (or is it Rankurusi?). Anyways, I'm running a Specially bulky spread in order to deal with said Rankurusu, as well as things like Gengar, Sazandora, and other Special attackers, while still maintaining a decent amount of Attack to dish out damage. Bullet Punch is Scizors powerful STAB, priority move that we all know and love. It allows me to wreck things like T-Tar, Terrakion, and those pesky Cloyster if they try to set up a Shell Smash sweep, as well as many other 'monz. Bug Bite is a nice, STAB, Technician boosted move that allows me to hit Rankurusu, Sazandora, and Latios/as, etc, rather hard, while being able to strip away the Lum Berry of things like Hippowdon and Machamp. Roost allows me to maintain my survivability while Swords Dance allows me to hit things EXTREMELY hard with my already decent attack. If I encounter things like Urugamosu or Shandera, I can switch out to my Terrakion or Tyranitar respectively to wreck them with Stone Edge and Crunch...respectively. Hopefully I can keep my Scizor on the field until he's done the job, but if he happens to fail, I can summon Latios or Froslass to finish the job."

Did I crawl into your mind and figure out exactly what your Scizor does? :)

Well, this is generally what you want your raters to do. Give them enough information to allow them to imagine using the actual pokemon in their head. That way, we can see exactly what you're trying to accomplish, allowing us to help improve your team to help you reach your maximum potential!

Ahhh...feels so good to be a rater. My brains tired now. XD
Well, I promise I'll come back to rate once you can expand your RMT a bit.

~ToastTyrant-13

 

[nfail]

Ok, added some more info to all of the pokemon.. I might do a Team Building process, when I have the time to. I'm also considering replacing Terrakion.

EDIT: Added team building process

 

[ToastTyrant13]

Scizor@Life Orb
Technician
252HP 40Atk 216SpD
Adamant
-Bullet Punch
-Bug Bite
-Roost
-Swords Dance

Scizor as my lead since he can come in and start wrecking pokemon. He's bulky to deal with Rankurusu but has some EVs in Atk so he can also wreck most things on an opponents team. Things such as Deoxys-S (Which is becoming more and more common) won't be able to do very much but maybe 1 layer of Spikes before they get KOed. Tyranitar isn't much of a threat either with Bug Buzz as STAB and using Technician to power it up even more. Bullet Punch is for priority, and takes care of the likes of Terrakion. If I predict a Fire Move, or someone leads with a Blaziken, I can switch out to Slowbro and take the hit. ShadowTag Shandera is a different story. Since I won't be able to escape, Shandera will outspeed this thing. All I can do is Bullet Punch and hope to do a little bit of damage.
Now THIS is the kind of commentary I like to see as a rater! :D
Shadow Tag Shanderaa is banned, but you're thinking right. I like this variation of Scissor, but remember that you have to sacrifice a little bit of power for that extra bulk, so getting those SDs is crucial.

Froslass@Choice Scarf
Timid
252SpA 252Spd
-Ice Beam
-Thunderbolt
-Destiny Bond
-Shock Wave

Froslass, Late Game Sweeper! Once everyone has a little bit of damage thanks to sandstorm, or an OutRage Garchomp picks off one of my pokemon, it's his time to shine. Thanks to Choice Scarf, he outspeeds Garchomp and Destroys it with Ice Beam. This is how it goes with most dragons. Ice Beam, dead. Thanks to his typing, ExtremeSpeed wont do anything, if I were to come in on a Dragonite. I can also send him in on water type pokemon to Thunderbolt them. Unless Starmie is Scarfed, it gets outsped and hit with Thunderbolt doing 65.9% - 78.2% damage to it. Fire Type pokemon come in, it goes to Slowbro.
May I ask why you're using Shock Wave? The only things that have really high evasion through Sand Veil/Bright Powder/Snow Cloak are either Resistant or Immune to it, while Glaceon is just...not good. May I suggest HP Fire? Especially because, now that I think of it, Scizor hits EVRYTHING (besides Scizor) with BP and Bug Bite for SE damage. From top to bttom on your RMT(if Scizor dies), you get swept by BP, Bug Bite, BP, BP, Bug Bite. HP Fire will be extremely helpful...even though Scizor will still KO with BP.

Slowbro @ Leftovers
Trait: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
-Scald
-Hidden Power Grass
-Slack Off
-Toxic

I havent used Slowbro too much yet, but he does his job excellently, Which is Stall. When he comes in I can: Go for the Scald to do damage, and hope for a burn, or use the surefire way and Toxic. Then, I spam Hidden Power Grass until a Slack Off is needed. He comes in on fire moves and forces the switch. I dont have too much to say about him, unfortunately. But hopefully things are somewhat self-explanatory? :D
Not much to say except that he adds to your Scizor weakness. I'll actually adress that more at the end.

Tyranitar @ Leftovers
Trait: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP / 180 SpA / 76 SpD
Sassy Nature (+SpD, -Spd)
-Stealth Rock
-Crunch
-Fire Blast
-Ice Beam/Superpower

Tyranitar! The.. Special Sweeper? Ehh, I'll come up with something that has a better ring to it. Anyways, he comes in, sets up Stealth Rock pretty nicely. Then, I have options. Amusing.. Options. I can always just crunch for the STAB damage, or Fire Blast annoying pokemon like Whimsicott. Which this team HATES. With a Passion. I chose Superpower over Ice Beam, so I can deal with the likes of other annoying Tyranitar. I'm considering giving Tyranitar a Ballon though. What do you guys think? I mean, if he has a Balloon, (No one would predict it :P) he can come in on Excadrill with a Superpower and just destroy the thing! Of course, I could always give someone Mach Punch or something, but I kind of like the idea of Balloon T-tar..
Ice Beam would actually be alot better for Gliscor, Landlos, heavier damage on Gyarados, any dragon *lookin' at Garchomp*, etc. Fire Blast already hits Doryuuzu, Scizor, Metagross, and Jirachi really hard. Besides, if you really feel that a Fighting type move is neccesary, then Brick Break>Superpower due to the fact that you wouldn't want to lower Crunch's power and T-Tars nice Defense.

Terrakion @ Balloon
Jolly
252Atk 252Spd
-Rock Polish
-Swords Dance
-Close Combat
-Stone Edge

Terrakion was ok, at first. But I really just dont like him all that much anymore. I personally think he's got too many weaknesses, and easily taken down. I wouldnt mind replacing him. Any Suggestions, anyone? Well, if not., He can come in, Rock Polish/Swords Dance and wreck. Thanks to his Balloon, he gets a free SD against the likes of Excadrill.
To me, Terrakion is extreme overkill. It's got rediculous offensive stats, yet horrible defensive typing. I would actually suggest replacing this to improve your Scizor resistance. The rest of your team seems like it's strong, but Terrakion has alot of weak points.

Latios@Choice Scarf
Timid
252SpA 252Spd
-Draco Meteor
-Hidden Power (Fire)
-Thunderbolt
-Surf

I originally ran him with Ice Beam for other dragons, but as my Froslass outspeeds just about everything and 1hKOs them, there was absolutely no need for this move. I switched to Thunderbolt and HP Fire for coverage, and to deal with annoying Grass Types like Whimsicott. Which, again, i HATE. He can come in on quite a lot of things, which is nice, and thanks to his moves, I can dent alot of pokemon. I can spam a few Draco Meteors, then switch him out to regain the SpA I lost using that move and redo it, cant I? I dunno, but regardless. He's great. Not many expect Hidden Power Fire though, which is even more fun. Thunderbolt is for those pesky water pokemon that have Ice Beam, like Suicune and Starmie. o.O
A very good choice for a sweeper by means of speed and movepool. However, if things continue to head in the direction they're heading, you may want to replace this with something else fitted for the job if he's banned. For the time being, he's fine, but just make sure you have a backup plan.

Now, you have a big Scizor weakness after trying so hard to stop Reuniclus. You also appear to have a big problem with Urugamosu/Volcarona, Cacturne, opposing Latios/as, and Gyarados. I can think of two things you could do.

Plan A~Replace Terrakion with Hippowdon as your SSer and replace Tyranitar with a Heatran, unless you don't want to keep SS on your team, then replace Terrakion with a nice Donphan to keep your team free of Spikes and SR, which your beloved Froslass and Latios hate.

Plan B~Replace Terrakion with an all powerful Doryuuzu.

Now if we go with plan A, you could run...
(1a)

@ Lum Berry/Leftovers
Impish~ 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
~Stealth Rock
~Earthquake
~Slack Off
~Roar / Ice Fang

A rather standard set that I love to run on my team. Lum Berry is always a handy item when dealing with things like Machamp and Burungeru, while Leftovers simply adds to your wonderful bulk. SR is of course a means of helping your team score some KOs, while EQ gives you a wonderful STAB move to kil Metagross and Jirachi with. Slack Off allows you to maintain survivabilty and stall out other Hippos. The last slot is of personal preference. Roar allows you to shuffle the other team up a bit, while Ice Fang keeps Gliscor and Voltolos from forcing you to switch after being Taunted.

Or

(1b)

@Leftovers/Lum Berry
Adamant~252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spe
~Rapid Spin
~Earthquake
~Assurance
~Ice Shard/Stealth Rock

I actually recently discovered this wonderful guy. Rapid Spin is, of course, his main selling point for clearing hazards, while EQ is a wonderfully reliable STAB. Assurance is a great add-on that stops Spinblockers in their tracks. You could either run Ice Shard to revenge kill or deal that last bit of damage before your KOed, or Stealth Rock to fulfill a more supportive role. The item choice works exactly like Hippowdon's; bulk or ease of entry to T-Spikes and incoming WoWs and Spores/Hypnosis.

And of course!

@ Choice Scarf
Timid~4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
~Fire Blast
~Earth Power
~Dragon Pulse
~Dark Pulse/Toxic

A wonderful revenge killer and special sweeper! With a choice scarf, you reach a wonderful 417 Speed, paired with a beautiful 359 Special Attack. Fire Blast is your most powerful move, deteriorating Scizors, Ferrothorn, Whimsicott, and Breloom(although you should stay away from Technician variants). Earth Power and Dragon Pulse, in conjunction with Fire Blast, provide near perfect coverage by allowing you to hit dragons, opposing Heatran, Tyranitar, etc. The last slot is either for hitting Ghosts and Rankurusu alot harder, or as a final move if you know you're going to die and want to help the rest of your team.

Now plan B is much more simple and would give you alot more speed to gain your momentum. Here's your best option.

@ Air Baloon
Adamant / Jolly ~ 8 HP / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
~Swords Dance
~Earthquake
~Rock Side
~X-Scizzor

One of the best things Gamefreak ever released for SS teams since Hippowdon. With Air Baloon, Dory is able to switch in on EQs directed towards Tyranitar and
Scizor, while then being able to force a switch and/or aqquire an SD boost. Earthquake is an incredibly powerful move that hits alot of Scizors counters extremely hard. Rock Slide destroys Urugamosu, Voltolos, Gyarados, Zapdos, and Dragonite+Salamence, as well as many other threats due to it's nice type coverage. X-Scissor is a great coverage move that allows you to easily defeat Sazandora, Rankurusu, Whimsicott, and Latios/as. A wonderful sweeper if I do say so myself! Oh! Adamant should only be used if you can confidently keep the sand running, while Jolly can be used if you want the extra speed and have more important priorities than the sand and T-Tar.

While these are two very good options, you could always use variations of it to support your team. Hope I helped!

~ToastTyrant13

 

[Ace Emerald]

I've got a little nitpick that could make a big difference for your team. You currently have two choice scarf pokes on your team. Generally, I try to go for just one, so that my team covers as many roles as possible. I would recomend changing latios to either a specs or life orb. Specs sounds pretty nice for your team, as it would hit really hard off the bat, which is very nice. Life orb offers a lot more freedom, so it's still a good option. Just my two cents.