First Team - Help would really be appreciated. :D

[Discoid]

Yep, as I said in the title, this is my first Gen. V team. I've played competitively with friends in Gen. IV a while ago, but this is the first time I've tried to stay up to date and actually compete.

Help would be fantastic. Thanks.

Quick Overview

Mew @ Lum Berry
Trait: Synchronize
EVs: 252 HP / 188 Sp.D / 70 Spd
Bold Nature
- Rock Polish
- Baton Pass
- Sword’s Dance
- Nasty Plot Psychic

Lead. As you can see from the moveset, there really isn’t anything Mew can do apart from Baton Passing. Thanks to Mew’s inherent unpredictability, however, none of the stat boosting moves should immediately give away my plan to Baton Pass, instead giving the impression that I’m merely setting up with Mew. A single Rock Polish should be good enough to make Darmanitan and Gyarados incredibly troublesome for opponents, and a possible Sword’s Dance would make either of them nigh-on indestructible, as well as giving Jirachi a very effective boost as well. Nasty Plot would only really be effective on Latios, but thanks to Mew and Jirachi’s unpredictability, a Nasty Plot shouldn’t be too predictable of a switch into Latios.

Darmanitan @ Life Orb
Trait: Sheer Force
EVs: 252 Attack / 252 Spd / 4 Sp.D
Adamant Nature
- Superpower
- Flare Blitz
- U-Turn
- Earthquake

Darmanitan – Destroyer of Worlds. I absolutely adore this guy, let me tell you. Used through and through as a physical sweeper, I plan to use Darmanitan alongside Mew, with a Rock Polish boost hopefully allowing Darmanitan to wipe the floor with, well, just about everything. STAB Flare Blitz with Sheer Force and a Life Orb is sure to put a dent in any walls Darmanitan is put up against, and Superpower and Earthquake give plenty of extra coverage. A single Rock Polish should also be enough for Darmanitan to outspeed most threats, allowing it to U-Turn out if put in danger, while still dealing good damage.

Blissey @ Leftovers
Trait: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 Defense / 252 Sp.D / 4 HP
Calm Nature
- Wish
- Toxic
- Seismic Toss
- Aromatherapy

A typical Blissey set, really. Mostly used to stall out any walls if necessary, or support the rest of the team with Wish and Aromatherapy.

Latios @ Life Orb
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 252 Sp.A / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Timid Nature
- Hidden Power Fire (68)
- Draco Meteor
- Surf
- Psyshock

Latios’ moveset gives it a ton of coverage, making it a very effective sweeper, especially when boosted by Mew with a Nasty Plot or Rock Polish. The moveset’s about as standard as it gets, but why mess with what works?

Jirachi @ Leftovers
Trait: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 HP / 224 Sp.D Defense / 32 Spd
Careful Nature
- Thunder Wave
- Iron Head
- Thunder Punch
- Ice Punch

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t at least slightly looking forward to pissing people off with this guy. Iron Head benefits from its usual STAB + Serene Grace use, Thunder Punch and Ice Punch grant some extra coverage, and Thunder Wave effectively cripples any pesky sweepers.

Gyarados @ Leftovers
Trait: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Attack / 252 Spd / 4 Sp.D
Adamant Nature
- Dragon Tail
- Waterfall
- Bounce
- Dragon Dance

Swapping Moxie for Intimidate, Gyarados serves as both an effective revenge killer and sweeper. A boost from Mew would start it off with a huge boost in power or speed to begin with, or in the case that Gyarados is sent out without a boost, Dragon Dance can be used to set up for a huge sweep. Dragon Tail serves as a counter to other boosted sweepers, and also works to ruin some of the opponent’s momentum. Waterfall and Bounce work as ordinary STAB moves, providing decent enough coverage to keep Gyarados on the field for a while.

 

[Relados]

Mew is wrecked by Taunt and essentially made useless if hit by it. I'd recommend replacing Nasty Plot with an attacking move, like Psychic or U-Turn, so that you aren't completely shut down if someone hits you with such. You could also go with using a Taunt of your own on Mew. Nasty Plot is probably the least useful of all the boosts, considering only one of your pokemon can make use of it.

You have three physical attackers and no physical walls. You might want to alter Jirachi's EVs to be physically defensive rather than specially (Mew and Blissey already cover that). Consider Chansey over Blissey for more bulk, unless the leftovers recovery is absolutely necessary.

 

[Discoid]

Thanks!

I'll get to work as soon as I can - I'll give Mew Taunt instead of Nasty Plot and alter Jirachi's EVs. I'll keep Blissey for the leftovers, though.

Anything else I should watch out for?

 

[Ikitaimu]

I'd give Latios Calm Mind or something of the sort to boost it's own stats, since Mew won't be able to anymore. That way you won't have to decide who to switch to with Mew after the set up. Like Relados said, Mew should have an attacking move. I would take out either Rock Polish or Sword's Dance (whichever you use the least) or Taunt (it's definitely helpful, but not absolutely needed).

For defensive Pokemon, I was thinking Alomomola, Umbreon, or Hippowdon. I see several ways you could implement any of these into the team; I'll mess around with it a little later. Hope what I got so far helps.

-Iki

 

[Discoid]

I'd give Latios Calm Mind or something of the sort to boost it's own stats, since Mew won't be able to anymore. That way you won't have to decide who to switch to with Mew after the set up. Like Relados said, Mew should have an attacking move. I would take out either Rock Polish or Sword's Dance (whichever you use the least) or Taunt (it's definitely helpful, but not absolutely needed).

For defensive Pokemon, I was thinking Alomomola, Umbreon, or Hippowdon. I see several ways you could implement any of these into the team; I'll mess around with it a little later. Hope what I got so far helps.

-Iki

Hm. I'd really like to have both Swords Dance and Rock Polish though, as they'd both be really useful on several of my team members. I suppose I'll replace Taunt with Psychic for the STAB damage and only use it if necessary.

I really like Latios' coverage as is, so I'd rather just depend on his Life Orb and possibly a Rock Polish boost rather than waste a slot for Calm Mind.


And even if I don't decide to follow up on the advice, it does help a lot. I really appreciate it. :D