"Team Dudes" (As I can never think of good Filenames)
I usually try to but some kind of background to my RMT, To make it look like I haven't just posted my team and want people to just tell me if it's good or not. So if you don't want to read all of the blurb that is to come feel free to skip all of the writing and go straight to the team. The reson that I do the background is that people can try to gauge my playing style and what I want out of this team as well as just what would make it work best. i.e. what I will enjoy using as well as what will work. So your choice!
So why am I writing this RMT
I honestly believe I have team building problems. Either I will build a Team with great defensive coverage with limited attacking options, or I will build a team that has too much attack, and I cant switch around to well due to a lack of a comprehensive type coverage. Sometimes I try to "Play the Metagame" too much and forget about other threats, the reason that this team is already in its 3rd revision already. I am looking to make a nicely balanced team that can do well in todays metagame and will also win me battles! A bit of a feat!
The Team at a Glace
Where this team came from
The previous Platinum Metagame teams that I have built have been offensive, based around things like Scizor and Skymin, possibly Heatran as well. This is a slightly more defensivly orientated team that will be slightly more "Anti-Platinum" in it's approach. The idea is to eliminate things that can deal with Heatran. This will be explained in more detail with the individual Pokemon, but for example Dugtrio stop other Heatrans, so I don't need to worry about Earth Powering on the switch, and Celebi rapes most bulky waters + has HP Fire for Scizors who want to steal a free Swords Dance. I originally had Bronzong over Tyranitar, but I felt that my team didn't have the offensive power I wanted, so I stuck T-Tar in there to deal with things such as Rotom formes and Scarf Gengars that can ruin Gyarados parade. I also gave Rotom Thunder Wave over Light Screen to help T-Tar sweep. Gyarados Spot originally had Poliwrath in it, but I found that Poliwrath didnt do much excpet sit there and switch in on Heatran. It was just not as powerful as I wanted it to be. So I went for more Bulky offense in the form of Heracross, but then i did not have a reliable Heatran, so I slapped the Choice Band on Gyarados instead to do the same job. So, I want to see if I can find some better options to keep the balance between offense and Defence right, and covering all threats, so RATE AWAY!
The Dudes
Rotom-h @ Leftovers
Modest Nature / Levitate
EVs: 252 HP/144 Spd/112 SAtk
- Discharge
- Overheat
- Shadow Ball
- Thunder Wave
A lead far solider than you might expect. Completely screws over suicide leads, using Discharge and then Shadow Ball, or Discharge and then Discharge if they are called Aerodactyl. If they taunt they are in big trouble, especially if discharge paralyses, and they are unable to explode or KO Rotom in 1 hit. I have Thunder Wave over what used to be light screen to make it easier for T-Tar to sweep. It works as a fighting Counter and also deals with Metagross a lot better than anything else does. Owns Scizor too. Even without overheat it would deal with Gross and scizor quite well, so I am up for possible Forme changes on this guy. I don't know if another forme might have better coverage or allow me to hit more things. Any suggestions?
Heatran (M) @ Choice Scarf
Naive Nature / Flash Fire
EVs: 4 HP/252 Spd/252 SAtk
- Earth Power
- Flamethrower
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Explosion
Standard ScarfTran, but that's not all there is to say about it. He is supported by Dugtrio, who takes out other Heatrans, which may switch in on Flamethrowers. I do not like Earth Powering trying to predict Heatran switch ins, especially when thay have flying types / Levitators out. So I use scarf Duggy to take out other Heatrans. Celebi Rapes all bulky waters unless they are ResTalk CM Suicunes, so they hopefully wont be around to bother Heatran either. Does his job of revenging Skymin and switches into gengars and all of the stuff we love that Heatrans do. The Main fast threat on my team and is invaluable to the team's sucess. Yes I am running Flamethrower. Please don't suggest Fire Blast, as pretty much all Dugtrio these days are either Scarf on Non-Existant. I enjoy the PP and the accuracy much more.
Gyarados (M) @ Choice Band
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 112 HP/252 Atk/144 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Ice Fang
- Waterfall
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
CB Gyara. Switches into a lot of Stuff (Perhaps I need rapid Spin support) thanks to Gyarados' good defensive ability and stats adn owns something with a +1 move. Scarf Gar's switchin into the Expected DD don't like it very much and neither do a lot of Gyarados' potential counters such as Skarmory and weakened Cresselia. Waterfall is the move of Choice here. The other moves I generally use when I am predicting a specific switch, once I knowmore about my opponants team. This is pretty simple, my main Heatran counter and has the ability to bite back. I am not sure about it's durability thanks to Stealth Rockand perhaps spinning support would be a good idea, but I honestly am unsure as to where a spinner would fir into this team. Help on this one definately appreciated!
Celebi @ Leftovers
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 HP/220 Def/36 Spd
Bold nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Recover
- Leech Seed
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Grass Knot
Celebi is how I deal with Bulky Waters. I took the "Defensive Seeder Set" from the Analysis and basically used that. This thing is perhaps the least used thing on my team but does have an importanat role to play, for example it can catch lots of Scizors Off-Guard with HP Fire, as they try to get a free Swords Dance. It also rapes most Bulky waters, allowing Heatran a lot more freedom. Most Ice Beams fail to do 68% damage, which is the average amount of HP Celebi gains in a "Recover" turn. It is also useful for Swampert who other wise gives most of my Team a rough day (Seeing as Rotom can deal with most bulky waters if nessecary) There is not much to say about him. Probably the most underused member of my team but still important. i am considering putting more EVs in Sp. Def to allow it to do it's job versus Bulky Waters better, I feel, however, that he will become too specialised if I try this.
Tyranitar (M) @ Choice Band
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 60 HP/252 Atk/196 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Pursuit
- Crunch
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
CB Tar. Deals with things Like the Rotom Formes and general things that are going to annoy me. I really do like CB Pusuit and the Trapping Factor is awesome. This thing can deal with Cresselia, which otherwise has a fun day walling me and he also provides a good deal of special walling support as well as a decent switch into Heatran if Gyarados is out of commision. As I am writing this I realise that he is perhaps not so Important to the Team and could be replaced, but it would be quite important that whatever I replace it with should have a similar sort of attacking capability as him, seeing as he dents a LOT of things. Any Thoughts?
Dugtrio (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Arena Trap
EVs: 128 HP/252 Atk/128 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Night Slash
- Stone Edge
- Aerial Ace
A Star. CB Duggy doesn't do a great Job of killing Blissey if she is on a reasonable Health level, but if she is he can switch in, often survive and ICe Beam and then KO. If said Blissey has Seismic Toss instead, his role is even easier. He can also trap and kill Heatrans, and Weakened Tyranitar. Other things like Tentacruel etc... can also be killed. Infernape, Heracorss etc... He really is an asset in today Metagame (In My Opinion) as Scarf heatran seems to be the centre of most Teams at the moment. I know with him that even if they take out my Heatran, we will be on a level pegging. Night Slash > Sucker Punch as it will always hit, and I'm fater than pretty much everything anyway.
Threat List
Final Thoughts
Congratulations if you are still with me. I hope that my RMT was not too long and boring, but I want to show that I have considered a lot of options and am now ready to recive other peoples input. I just want to know if I have got the balance right, and where my team may have issues that I should attend to. Thankyou very much for reading this far, and Happy Rating!
