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^Seconding Moo's suggestion, Bisharp is definitely meant to be a sweeper, and a Sub / T-Wave / SR / Iron Head set is rather gimmicky and questionable as far as how effective it could be. The above Sub/SD/2 Attacks is very viable, but also consider running Brick Break for coverage in place of...

This is a solid team concept, getting up hazards early, luring steels, trapping them, and proceeding to sweep with powerful Dragon-types. Here are a few suggestions to make the team run a bit smoother and sweep faster. First, on Jirachi, I would suggest dropping Fire Punch for Wish. Because you...

Your lead would (as usual) depend on what your opponent has on his/her team, and what you think matches up best with the majority of the opposing Pokemon. First off, one of the main problems I see with your team is that you're running a ResTalk phaser with no entry hazards, which is a...

I'm not set on replacing Darmanitan, since it simply hits much harder than CB Infernape, especially with the sun boost (although as you'll see later, Darmanitan can't check as many pokes as Ape, and is weaker to Stealth Rock). LO Flare Blitz in the sun can consistently 2KO defensive bulky...

I take back my initial doubt of your suggestion to incorporate Chandelure. Since I have tested it, it has worked well; albeit, my ladder rank has gone down, but that's just because I'm an inconsistent ladderer and my losses are largely due to huge mistakes on my part (more a result of lackluster...

First off, let me preface this post by saying I'm not very experienced in NU, but I noticed you weren't happy with your Rhydon set, and I was curious if you've considered a bulky Rapid Spinner / SR Armaldo lead. Rock/Bug is arguably better typing than Rock/Ground, allowing Armaldo to lose the 4x...

Good idea. I ran Psychic over Psyshock just to hit defensively EV'd Hitmontop harder, but Psyshock will definitely help dealing with Roserade, which actually poses a substantial threat to this team. Also, considering that I usually predict the Roserade switchin and go for Psychic, Psyshock has a...

Yeah Passion Pit's great. Thanks for the rate. Any other opinions? Main problem right now is that I lack speed late game. Any ideas for how to add more speed / priority while retaining bulk? Thanks guys. Please halp! Also, I switched Zapdos for Escavalier. It's working quite well so far.

Thanks for the Darmanitan suggestion - I rarely end up using Earthquake except against the Nido family, and that's only in a rare-case scenario where I'm at too low health to take Flare Blitz recoil, so Rock Slide definitely makes sense to hit fliers. I actually made that change on my IGT for...

BUMP. I'd really like some feedback on this team. Made a big change, and replaced Rhyperior for Offensive Rapid Spin Donphan since I desperately needed a spinner; without a spinner Darmanitan is very ineffective as a revenge killer / late-game sweeper when taking rocks damage and Flare Blitz...

All of your attackers are physical, I would switch your mono-attacking SD Shaymin to a Life Orb or Leftovers Variant. Or maybe even Offensive Roserade to sleep stuff and absorb Toxic Spikes. Shaymin @ Leftovers / Life Orb Trait: Natural Cure EVs: 4 HP/252 SAtk/252 Spd Timid nature (+Spd, -SAtk)...

SLEEPYHEAD Sleepyhead - Passion Pit Sleepyhead is a Generation 5 Underused team. It represents a long-overdue first stab at the Underused metagame, as I've been repeatedly frustrated by the overpowered, weather-dominated nature of the OU metagame. The main idea behind this team is to run a...

Just for a brief string of suggestions: you're using a bunch of unconventional sets, some of which could be effective, and some of which really couldn't. First off, I'd drop Brightpowder on Metagross for Leftovers, and consider running Meteor Mash + Bullet Punch to deal with faster leads that...

Also consider running ResTalk Rotom with WoW and Thunderbolt / Shadow Ball, it can really annoy teams, especially seeing as how it completely locks down some of the most powerful offensive sweepers and cripples switchins. Having it around and as a status absorber that's not afraid of switching...

Hey, it's that guy who spams about how gays shouldn't be able to join the military! but he actually has pokemon battling skill. This is looking like a very nice team. A few suggestions to -hopefully- fix how the team works overall. First of all, for a lead, I would suggest running a Life Orb...