Well this is my first competitive team but its doing rather well. its also my first time posting so i guess that makes me a noob, but I'd appreciate if anybody can tell me what my team does well as well as what it needs or if I should replace/ switch any of my pokemon
Also I forgot to mention that this is a pre bank team so no unobtainable pokemon please
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Lucario
Lucarionite
255 attack
100 defense
155 speed
Earthquake
Shadow claw
Close combat
Protect
He is my attack sweeper, as well as the pokemon I send out first. Close combat is really powerful and with his awesome speed he can take them down without giving them a chance. Also he is a great counter to pokemon that need a turn to set up, ex dragon dance. He can also fill in if they manage to kill Umbreon and are poisoned, and he can simply use protect every once in a while. I tend not to use his mega evolution but its there as a safety in the case of Snorlax or Blissey. His major weakness is to flying types, which render his close combat and earthquake unusable, or to ghost types, specifically those with levitate like gengar.
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Umbreon w leftovers
Evs = 255 defense
255 sp defense
Toxic
Protect
Moonlight
Payback
Umbreon is my wall/ stall and he is awesome. I usually start by setting up toxic and then using protect, then moonlight, then protect untill the opponent is KOd, but in case they use taunt I gave him payback, for which his terrible speed actually gives him an advantage. From my experience, he singlehandedly crushes any non steel types, but his major checks are Skarmory and Ferrothorn, both of which can be taken down by either Delphox or charizard. Overall he works great with the rest if my team and can last almost forever given that he can both protect and heal.
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Togekiss w razor fang
Serene grace
Evs = 255 speed
125 sp attack
130 health
Roost
Air slash
Shadow ball
Flamethrower
Togekiss is awesome because with serene grace, air slash has 72% chance of flinch and she can flinch the enemy to death. If necessary, her speed means that she can consecutive roosts to stall, also she can give a burn with flamethrower or lower sp def using shadow ball. Also she is the perfect check for sweepers like dragonite, salamence or haxorus which typically carry dragon dance, outrage and sometimes earthquake, given her excellent typing. However she falls flat on her face before steel or poison types.
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Charizard
Charizardite Y
Evs = 200 sp attack
200 speed
77 def 78 sp def
Blast burn
Heat wave
Air slash
Focus blast
I know that this seems like a weird choice, but hear me out. With drought, and heat wave he can instant kill most steel types, namely Ferrothorn and Skarmory. Focus blast kills most dark types. air slash can make the target flinch and finally he can use blast burn when low on hp to instant kill almost anything albeit killing himself. Overall I've found him to work well with the team although many find him overrated. His biggest weakness is to rock types, but he covers that pretty well with focus blast. Also stealth rock is the bane of his existence but it seems as though stealth rock is becoming a less used tactic.
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Venesaur w venesaurite
Evs =255 special defense
100 defense
100 special attack
55 health
Toxic
Synthesis
Grass knot
Sludge ball
Venesaur plays a similar role to umbreon, with one major difference: Venesaur is great at taking down tanks/ walls. Grass knot works well given the general correlation between tanks and weight, he can also fill in right after Charizard, since usually the only type that can take down Charizard is a wall. His mega evolution is also quite useful since it gives him a much needed resistance to fire and ice as well as increasing his overall stats. His greatest weakness is poison types which render essentially all of his moves worthless, but Delphox takes care of them.
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Delphox
Rock helmet
Evs = 255 speed
255 special attack
Psychic
Flame burst
Grass knot
Calm mind
She is my special sweeper. Grass knot deals with water types, flame burst and psychic get STAB. Also Delphox has rather high special defense and combined with rock helmet and calm mind she can mess up most other special sweepers that rely on speed and special attack. She's also my greatest defense against poison and steel types that people tend to throw into their parties as a defense against my Togekiss or Venesaur.
Note: I'm using her as a replacement for mewtwo who I originally had on this list
Also I forgot to mention that this is a pre bank team so no unobtainable pokemon please
@ @ @
Lucario
Lucarionite
255 attack
100 defense
155 speed
Earthquake
Shadow claw
Close combat
Protect
He is my attack sweeper, as well as the pokemon I send out first. Close combat is really powerful and with his awesome speed he can take them down without giving them a chance. Also he is a great counter to pokemon that need a turn to set up, ex dragon dance. He can also fill in if they manage to kill Umbreon and are poisoned, and he can simply use protect every once in a while. I tend not to use his mega evolution but its there as a safety in the case of Snorlax or Blissey. His major weakness is to flying types, which render his close combat and earthquake unusable, or to ghost types, specifically those with levitate like gengar.
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Umbreon w leftovers
Evs = 255 defense
255 sp defense
Toxic
Protect
Moonlight
Payback
Umbreon is my wall/ stall and he is awesome. I usually start by setting up toxic and then using protect, then moonlight, then protect untill the opponent is KOd, but in case they use taunt I gave him payback, for which his terrible speed actually gives him an advantage. From my experience, he singlehandedly crushes any non steel types, but his major checks are Skarmory and Ferrothorn, both of which can be taken down by either Delphox or charizard. Overall he works great with the rest if my team and can last almost forever given that he can both protect and heal.
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Togekiss w razor fang
Serene grace
Evs = 255 speed
125 sp attack
130 health
Roost
Air slash
Shadow ball
Flamethrower
Togekiss is awesome because with serene grace, air slash has 72% chance of flinch and she can flinch the enemy to death. If necessary, her speed means that she can consecutive roosts to stall, also she can give a burn with flamethrower or lower sp def using shadow ball. Also she is the perfect check for sweepers like dragonite, salamence or haxorus which typically carry dragon dance, outrage and sometimes earthquake, given her excellent typing. However she falls flat on her face before steel or poison types.
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Charizard
Charizardite Y
Evs = 200 sp attack
200 speed
77 def 78 sp def
Blast burn
Heat wave
Air slash
Focus blast
I know that this seems like a weird choice, but hear me out. With drought, and heat wave he can instant kill most steel types, namely Ferrothorn and Skarmory. Focus blast kills most dark types. air slash can make the target flinch and finally he can use blast burn when low on hp to instant kill almost anything albeit killing himself. Overall I've found him to work well with the team although many find him overrated. His biggest weakness is to rock types, but he covers that pretty well with focus blast. Also stealth rock is the bane of his existence but it seems as though stealth rock is becoming a less used tactic.
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Venesaur w venesaurite
Evs =255 special defense
100 defense
100 special attack
55 health
Toxic
Synthesis
Grass knot
Sludge ball
Venesaur plays a similar role to umbreon, with one major difference: Venesaur is great at taking down tanks/ walls. Grass knot works well given the general correlation between tanks and weight, he can also fill in right after Charizard, since usually the only type that can take down Charizard is a wall. His mega evolution is also quite useful since it gives him a much needed resistance to fire and ice as well as increasing his overall stats. His greatest weakness is poison types which render essentially all of his moves worthless, but Delphox takes care of them.
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Delphox
Rock helmet
Evs = 255 speed
255 special attack
Psychic
Flame burst
Grass knot
Calm mind
She is my special sweeper. Grass knot deals with water types, flame burst and psychic get STAB. Also Delphox has rather high special defense and combined with rock helmet and calm mind she can mess up most other special sweepers that rely on speed and special attack. She's also my greatest defense against poison and steel types that people tend to throw into their parties as a defense against my Togekiss or Venesaur.
Note: I'm using her as a replacement for mewtwo who I originally had on this list
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