I have been a viewer of smogon for quite some time now, and now that I have some free time from work and the wife
I decided I'll make a profile. I play Wi-Fi, and am a serious lover of the double and triple battles. But enough
crap about me, you came here to rate some teams, so lets get on with it.
I am a veteran Pokemon player, been playing ever since the Red hit the shelves. And over my days I've made some
pretty fun teams (Hail-Stall, Trick Room) but Drought is probably my favorite addition to the game. So without
any more wait, lets view the creation process.
As with any Sun team, you need sun. Duh. So the obvious choice is Ninetails.
I now need a Chlorophyll abuser, Venusaur, come on down!
Now I just want a pure attacker, able to abuse the sun boost, and have a smidgit of coverage. So I chose Rapidash.
I then came across my sexy Cloyster, and having Ice and Rock type moves were going to be much needed.
Looking back on my team, I noticed that I don't have a dragon resister. So Heatran was the pick.
Since Chlorophyll is so friggin' awesome, I wanted another user, but a Physical attacker. Sawsbuck filled the role
perfectly.
After playing for some time Rapidash just wasnt doing her job the way she promised, so she had to be cut.
I also needed another Special attacker since Ninetails can't damage crap. And I replaced her with a very viable
Sun abuser. Typhlosion.
So now on the stats and analysis.
Ninetails
Le' Fuego @Leftovers
Drought
Modest
4/HP 252/ SpAtk 252/Spe
Overheat
Power Swap
Pain Split
Sunnyday
Ninetails is a pretty pokemon, but just has horrible, horrible stats. This moveset is a little awkward but does
pretty decent, and does wonders with power swap. I don't battle with Her that often because shes so frail, and
sun is so important. So shes more of a Hit and Run. I did run solorbeam on this set in place of Pain Split,
but even with a Base power of 120, it just wasnt hitting hard enough. Since hitting hard isn't her job,
Pain Split fills the bills way better.
Venusaur
~Almighty~ @Life Orb
Chlorophyll
Modest
252/SpAtk 4/Spd 252/Spe
Giga Drain
Sludge Bomb
Growth
Synthesis
Oh Venusaur, such a power pokemon. This is the star of the team. After one growth, it is a force to be reckoned
with. Sludge Bomb is STAB and helps deal with the bastard known as Ludicolo. Growth is standard, nothing fancy about
it. And synthesis is nice, would love to have a hidden power that is usefull, but due to his IV's, its HP Poison.
Sad Face.
Typhlosion
Xel'Naga @Choice Specs/Scarf
Blaze
Timid
4/HP 252/SpAtk 252/Spd
Eruption
Swift
Flamethrower
HP Fighting
It does some pretty damn good damage with eruption +sun boost +Specs. But I can't decide if I was specs or not.
The extra boost is nice, very nice. But the speed is necessary. I usually go with Scarf, but I often switch to
Specs. Swift is just a filler move, and hits all. Which is very nice. Don't ever use it, or flamethrower, but
they are just filler moves.
Cloyster
Bacon @White Herb
Skill Link
Jolly
4/HP 252/Atk 252/Spd
Icicle Spear
Rock Blast
Ice Shard
Shell Smash
It's pretty risky getting a Smash of on him due the low HP and Spd, but it's worth the risk. Skill Link is
just fantastic. 125 Base power Ice and Rock with a +2 boost!! Ice shard for the priority, obvisouly. Its
pretty much a standard Shell Smash set. Im running no razor shell because of the sun.
Heatran
BooAbrAsp @Air Balloon
Flash Fire
Timid
4/HP 252/SpAtk 252/Spe
Heatwave
Earthpower
Solarbeam
Protect/Dragon Pulse
He is the meteorologist, changing the weather to his whim. I was actually not wanting to use him due to the fact
everyone uses him, but he just fits the role that no one can fill. He can handle Politoed/Tyranitar/Hippowdon
surprisingly well. You just have to time everything right. Heatwave is to hit all other Pokemon, while earth power
is there to deal with other Heatran and rock types that try to Earthquake him. Like I said, it's just the timings
with him. If played well, the weather war will always be in my hands.
Sawsbuck
Zergling @Big Root
Chlorophyll
Adamant
4/HP 252/Atk 252/Spe
Horn Leech
Megahorn
Jump Kick
Swords Dance
I was really surprised at how well this does. I was skeptical at first, but now he is permanantly on the team.
With a swords dance, you can really hit hard, especially the rain peeps. He stalls the rain guys alot, the only
thing I worry about is Ice Beam from Kingdra, but usually kill it off before it does me. Horn Leech is a no
brainer, and Megahorn and Jump Kick are coverage.
Thats my team. It's a blast playing with them, and like I said before, I play on Wi-Fi so Rocks aren't a hazard
for me. I enjoy your constructive criticism, so give it to me hard.....
Anyways, I would like to know your thoughts on Typhlosion the most, I've been thinking of replacing him, but can't
find anything that would do as good.
Thanks guys, and I'll be putting my Trick Room and Hail-Stall up shortly.
With this team, I am 95-15, with no rage quits :)
(P.S. Sorry about the weird sized pics. Comp won't let me resize them -.-)
I decided I'll make a profile. I play Wi-Fi, and am a serious lover of the double and triple battles. But enough
crap about me, you came here to rate some teams, so lets get on with it.
I am a veteran Pokemon player, been playing ever since the Red hit the shelves. And over my days I've made some
pretty fun teams (Hail-Stall, Trick Room) but Drought is probably my favorite addition to the game. So without
any more wait, lets view the creation process.
As with any Sun team, you need sun. Duh. So the obvious choice is Ninetails.
I now need a Chlorophyll abuser, Venusaur, come on down!
Now I just want a pure attacker, able to abuse the sun boost, and have a smidgit of coverage. So I chose Rapidash.
I then came across my sexy Cloyster, and having Ice and Rock type moves were going to be much needed.
Looking back on my team, I noticed that I don't have a dragon resister. So Heatran was the pick.
Since Chlorophyll is so friggin' awesome, I wanted another user, but a Physical attacker. Sawsbuck filled the role
perfectly.
After playing for some time Rapidash just wasnt doing her job the way she promised, so she had to be cut.
I also needed another Special attacker since Ninetails can't damage crap. And I replaced her with a very viable
Sun abuser. Typhlosion.
So now on the stats and analysis.
Ninetails
Le' Fuego @Leftovers
Drought
Modest
4/HP 252/ SpAtk 252/Spe
Overheat
Power Swap
Pain Split
Sunnyday
Ninetails is a pretty pokemon, but just has horrible, horrible stats. This moveset is a little awkward but does
pretty decent, and does wonders with power swap. I don't battle with Her that often because shes so frail, and
sun is so important. So shes more of a Hit and Run. I did run solorbeam on this set in place of Pain Split,
but even with a Base power of 120, it just wasnt hitting hard enough. Since hitting hard isn't her job,
Pain Split fills the bills way better.
Venusaur
~Almighty~ @Life Orb
Chlorophyll
Modest
252/SpAtk 4/Spd 252/Spe
Giga Drain
Sludge Bomb
Growth
Synthesis
Oh Venusaur, such a power pokemon. This is the star of the team. After one growth, it is a force to be reckoned
with. Sludge Bomb is STAB and helps deal with the bastard known as Ludicolo. Growth is standard, nothing fancy about
it. And synthesis is nice, would love to have a hidden power that is usefull, but due to his IV's, its HP Poison.
Sad Face.
Typhlosion
Xel'Naga @Choice Specs/Scarf
Blaze
Timid
4/HP 252/SpAtk 252/Spd
Eruption
Swift
Flamethrower
HP Fighting
It does some pretty damn good damage with eruption +sun boost +Specs. But I can't decide if I was specs or not.
The extra boost is nice, very nice. But the speed is necessary. I usually go with Scarf, but I often switch to
Specs. Swift is just a filler move, and hits all. Which is very nice. Don't ever use it, or flamethrower, but
they are just filler moves.
Cloyster
Bacon @White Herb
Skill Link
Jolly
4/HP 252/Atk 252/Spd
Icicle Spear
Rock Blast
Ice Shard
Shell Smash
It's pretty risky getting a Smash of on him due the low HP and Spd, but it's worth the risk. Skill Link is
just fantastic. 125 Base power Ice and Rock with a +2 boost!! Ice shard for the priority, obvisouly. Its
pretty much a standard Shell Smash set. Im running no razor shell because of the sun.
Heatran
BooAbrAsp @Air Balloon
Flash Fire
Timid
4/HP 252/SpAtk 252/Spe
Heatwave
Earthpower
Solarbeam
Protect/Dragon Pulse
He is the meteorologist, changing the weather to his whim. I was actually not wanting to use him due to the fact
everyone uses him, but he just fits the role that no one can fill. He can handle Politoed/Tyranitar/Hippowdon
surprisingly well. You just have to time everything right. Heatwave is to hit all other Pokemon, while earth power
is there to deal with other Heatran and rock types that try to Earthquake him. Like I said, it's just the timings
with him. If played well, the weather war will always be in my hands.
Sawsbuck
Zergling @Big Root
Chlorophyll
Adamant
4/HP 252/Atk 252/Spe
Horn Leech
Megahorn
Jump Kick
Swords Dance
I was really surprised at how well this does. I was skeptical at first, but now he is permanantly on the team.
With a swords dance, you can really hit hard, especially the rain peeps. He stalls the rain guys alot, the only
thing I worry about is Ice Beam from Kingdra, but usually kill it off before it does me. Horn Leech is a no
brainer, and Megahorn and Jump Kick are coverage.
Thats my team. It's a blast playing with them, and like I said before, I play on Wi-Fi so Rocks aren't a hazard
for me. I enjoy your constructive criticism, so give it to me hard.....
Anyways, I would like to know your thoughts on Typhlosion the most, I've been thinking of replacing him, but can't
find anything that would do as good.
Thanks guys, and I'll be putting my Trick Room and Hail-Stall up shortly.
With this team, I am 95-15, with no rage quits :)
(P.S. Sorry about the weird sized pics. Comp won't let me resize them -.-)
