Hey all,
I know, I know, I'm new to this community. I am learning and hope this community will help me. I have made loads of teams (16 in total) but none of them turned successful until I made up this team.
I use the old battling style. The battling style in D/P. I know, it's a bad thing, but once a habit always a habit right?
I thought to myself, what could be a good lead? If you read, I said I use the D/P battling style, so I went ahead and chose D/P Azelf.
Hmm, let's see. A fighting type, a dragon type, that dragon type has a good attack if it has a choice band, a chansey, wait! A dragion type that has a good attack if it has a choice band! This was a theory I was wanting to test. So, I did so.
I decided to bring a special sweeper in my team. He really packs a punch in ice teams, once even sweeping the whole ice team. Note later this guy is changed.
I ain't a fan of using very common pokemon (such as Deoxys-D). I know, it's a bad thing to do, but I find it very effective to just show I battle one way and others battle another way. Bring some flare to the battle, ey? Now, yes, Skarmory is pretty common, so I chose this thing as an exception to my rule. Skarmory was added as a physical wall. This skarmory has been proven very helpful to the team, most of the time bringing it victory.
Celebi is a special wall. Celebi is also a special attacker. This little guy packs a good punch in the opponent's face, just like a little kid punching a bully at school in the face. Celebi is a vital assessment to this team.
Sadly no animated sprite was found for Thundurus-Therian. :evan:
Thundurus is the most vital person of the team. He sweeps whole teams along with the help of Skarmory. Skarmory helps this guy with Whirlwind and Thundurus comes in to kill the unsuspecting victim.
Cya Infernape! Goodbye!
Infernape was proven invaluable later and was, therefore, released. Politoed was then added. This is to confuse people for who's gonna be my lead. They usually fall for it and choose a grass type like ferothorn. Because of that, my Azelf has Fire Blast. However, before I choose my lead, I always look at the opponent's pokemon. Very rarely will I choose Politoed as my lead, but when it is, watch out, this becomes one fierce rain team.
Cya Celebi! Goodbye!
I found Jirachi a tough fellow to beat. I found Heatran also a better special defense man. Base 106 defenses, immunity to Toxic, and a wide support movepool make it a powerful and highly effective wall. Heatran can take down a Jirachi very easily. Jirachi use to be the killer of this team, killing all of the team.
Cya Haxorus! Goodbye!
An excellent suggestion by a person was to change Haxorus to Garchomp due to speed. I love this. Here's why:
http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/ou6289871
Cya Heatran! Goodbye!
Another suggestion made by another person. I haven't really got to test this out, but with Serene Grace, I'm pretty sure it's awesome!
Azelf @ Focus Sash
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Naive Nature
- Fire Blast
- Explosion
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
Some people underestimate the power of Azelf. Here's the daily routine when Azelf wakes up (wakes up refers to when it's let out):Trait: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Naive Nature
- Fire Blast
- Explosion
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
- Use Taunt to block them from making hazards.
- Use Stealth Rock to set up my own threat.
- If I haven't died yet or if I ain't at low HP, use Fire Blast. Ice teams are an exception to this. However, if I am at low HP, I use Explosion.
Explosion: Used if I have low HP and the opponent is not a Ghost type.
Stealth Rock: Used to set a hazard on the other team. Skarmory helps this as Skarmory has access to Whirlwind, giving the opponent torture.
Taunt: Used to stop the opponent from setting up hazards. First move played after released.
Garchomp @ Choice Band
Trait: Rough Skin
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature
- Outrage
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Dragon Claw
Trait: Rough Skin
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature
- Outrage
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Dragon Claw
It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.
Outrage: Used only if the opponent either has:
Stone Edge: Used for its high critical hit rate.
Dragon Claw: Used if the opponent has a mixture of special walls and defensive walls and if the opponent has more than 3 pokemon. As you can see, I don't take chances with confusion.
Politoed @ Leftovers
Trait: Drizzle
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SAtk
Bold Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Psychic
- Ice Beam
- Protect
Outrage: Used only if the opponent either has:
- A strong physical defense team and Haxorus is one of few left.
- Less than 3 pokemon.
Stone Edge: Used for its high critical hit rate.
Dragon Claw: Used if the opponent has a mixture of special walls and defensive walls and if the opponent has more than 3 pokemon. As you can see, I don't take chances with confusion.
Politoed @ Leftovers
Trait: Drizzle
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SAtk
Bold Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Psychic
- Ice Beam
- Protect
You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there.
Hydro Pump: Hydro Pump is the STAB of this set. Hydro Pump kills alot of things.
Psychic: For damage to ghost type Gengar.
Ice Beam: Ice Beam is to hurt dragon types when Garchomp is down.
Protect: Used to help prediction.
Skarmory @ Leftovers
Trait: Sturdy
EVs: 232 Def / 252 HP / 24 Spd
Impish Nature
- Roost
- Spikes
- Whirlwind
- Brave Bird
Hydro Pump: Hydro Pump is the STAB of this set. Hydro Pump kills alot of things.
Psychic: For damage to ghost type Gengar.
Ice Beam: Ice Beam is to hurt dragon types when Garchomp is down.
Protect: Used to help prediction.
Skarmory @ Leftovers
Trait: Sturdy
EVs: 232 Def / 252 HP / 24 Spd
Impish Nature
- Roost
- Spikes
- Whirlwind
- Brave Bird
He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying. Skarmory is indeed one of the majistic birds in the sky, flying high.
Roost: Used to heal and used when people use certain moves.
Spikes: Another added danger when I use Whirlwind.
Whirlwind: Used to blow the opponent away. The hazards Azelf and Skarmory combined deal a 31% damage.
Brave Bird: Some offense for this majestic bird to criple it's opponent.
Jirachi @ Leftovers
Trait: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 HP / 224 SDef / 32 Spd
Gentle Nature
- Thunder
- Iron Head
- Wish
- Protect
Roost: Used to heal and used when people use certain moves.
Spikes: Another added danger when I use Whirlwind.
Whirlwind: Used to blow the opponent away. The hazards Azelf and Skarmory combined deal a 31% damage.
Brave Bird: Some offense for this majestic bird to criple it's opponent.
Jirachi @ Leftovers
Trait: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 HP / 224 SDef / 32 Spd
Gentle Nature
- Thunder
- Iron Head
- Wish
- Protect
The sharing of joy, whether physical, emotional, psychic, or intellectual, forms a bridge between the sharers which can be the basis for understanding much of what is not shared between them, and lessens the threat of their difference.
Thunder: With the help of Politoed, Thunder does a devistating 120 base power damage. Pretty helpful with flying types, eh?
Iron Head: With Serene Grace, Jirachi becomes the most annoying Pokemon, making the opponent flinch at a very high rate.
Wish: Sometimes used when switching and sometimes used for extra helth. Protect supports this.
Thundurus-Therian (M) @ Expert Belt
Trait: Volt Absorb
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature
- Thunder
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Grass Knot
- Volt Switch
Thunder: With the help of Politoed, Thunder does a devistating 120 base power damage. Pretty helpful with flying types, eh?
Iron Head: With Serene Grace, Jirachi becomes the most annoying Pokemon, making the opponent flinch at a very high rate.
Wish: Sometimes used when switching and sometimes used for extra helth. Protect supports this.
- Use Wish.
- Use Protect. Healed!
Thundurus-Therian (M) @ Expert Belt
Trait: Volt Absorb
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature
- Thunder
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Grass Knot
- Volt Switch
Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work. Thundurus-Therian, in my opinion, super effects alot of things. With that, Expert Belt helps a ton.
Thunder: With the help of Politoed, Thunder does a devistating 120 base power damage. That's enough to hurt half hp of a wall!
Hidden Power [Ice]: HP[Ice] Is for other Thundurus. Other Thundurus are big problems, well, until HP[Ice].
Grass Knot: Used for heavy rock types such as Tyranitar.
Volt Switch: Used if I wanna switch to a different pokemon whereas I can still do a possible critical damage. Happened before to a Rottom-W.
I am a beginner in competitive battling. I need constructive criticism. If you do give me constructive criticism, it's very greatly appreciated.
"In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing to accept constructive criticism. Without one-hundred percent dedication, you won't be able to do this."
-Willie Mays
Help me excel! Criticize!
Thunder: With the help of Politoed, Thunder does a devistating 120 base power damage. That's enough to hurt half hp of a wall!
Hidden Power [Ice]: HP[Ice] Is for other Thundurus. Other Thundurus are big problems, well, until HP[Ice].
Grass Knot: Used for heavy rock types such as Tyranitar.
Volt Switch: Used if I wanna switch to a different pokemon whereas I can still do a possible critical damage. Happened before to a Rottom-W.
http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/ou6241508
http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/ou6248265 (Even though I won, this showed me Gengar is a big weakness to the team)
http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/ou6289871
http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/ou6295342
http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/ou6248265 (Even though I won, this showed me Gengar is a big weakness to the team)
http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/ou6289871
http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/ou6295342
Code:
Haxorus @ Choice Band
Trait: Mold Breaker
EVs: 36 HP / 252 Atk / 220 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Outrage
- Earthquake
- Brick Break
- Dragon Claw
Azelf @ Focus Sash
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Naive Nature
- Fire Blast
- Explosion
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
Politoed @ Leftovers
Trait: Drizzle
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SAtk / 4 Spd
Modest Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Hidden Power [Grass]
- Hypnosis
Skarmory @ Leftovers
Trait: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 232 Def / 24 Spd
Impish Nature
- Roost
- Spikes
- Whirlwind
- Brave Bird
Heatran @ Leftovers
Trait: Flash Fire
EVs: 248 HP / 252 SDef / 8 Spd
Calm Nature
- Lava Plume
- Roar
- Protect
- Will-O-Wisp
Thundurus-Therian (M) @ Expert Belt
Trait: Volt Absorb
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature
- Thunder
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Grass Knot
- Volt Switch"In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing to accept constructive criticism. Without one-hundred percent dedication, you won't be able to do this."
-Willie Mays
Help me excel! Criticize!
