Balanced, Bulky, Fast, with power. OU

KenKuroDa

Hello~ I've decided that a bulky team with power is a great type competitively. In this team, I tried making the Pokémon's survivability a bit longer, while being able to pack a punch. Well, I'm new at this, so I probably have a lot of errors... Anyway, here's my team:

Swampert@Leftovers.
Ability: Torrent.
Nature: Careful.
EV: 252 HP / 216 SpD / 52 Atk.
- Stealth Rock.
- Earthquake.
- Ice Punch.
- Protect.
I like a Swampert for Stealth Rocks lead. He has good bulk, and can beat a lot of the other leads, despite them setting up Stealth Rock. Ice Punch instead of Ice Beam because of horrible SpA. Protect over Roar to protect from Explosions as well.

Jirachi@Leftovers.
Ability: Serene Grace.
Nature: Bold.
EV: 252 HP / 224 Def / 32 Spe.
- Wish.
- Calm Mind.
- Thunderbolt.
- Psychic.
I like using Jirachi because of the overall balance. Mainly I prefer Jirachi over Metagross when it comes to bulk. This is because Metagross is a beast offensively and wouldn't reach top potential when being used for bulk. I like using Jirachi because of Wish, making it a potential supporter for my team. Calm Mind to boost SpA and SpD, helping gain power and even more bulk. Thunderbolt and Psychic are my offenses, both respectably powerful.

Dragonite@Leftovers.
Ability: Inner Focus.
Nature: Adamant.
EV: 252 HP / 52 Atk / 204 Spe.
- Dragon Dance.
- Dragon Claw.
- Earthquake.
- Roost.
Dragonite, with 134 base Atk, all around at least decent stats for bulkiness, and decent speed makes him a pretty dangerous threat after a Dragon Dance or two. Dragon Claw over Outrage, to lengthen his time in the game. Outrage seemed to be a possible option with Lum Berry, but being locked into an attack can spell out disaster. After the Lum Berry, I won't have any item as well. Earthquake used to get the Steels, although Skarmory and Bronzong are dangerous. So I would have to get rid of those.

Gyarados@Life Orb.
Ability: Intimidate.
Nature: Adamant.
EV: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe.
- Dragon Dance.
- Waterfall.
- Earthquake.
- Stone Edge.
Gyarados, a very dangerous sweeper, can do wonders for a team that needs some power. Gyarados may not be 'bulky' but does have at least decent defensive stats. This may seem to delicate for a bulky team, but as long as I can switch in and get a Dragon Dance in, I'm in a great position.

Scizor@Choice Band.
Ability: Technician.
Nature: Adamant.
EV: 240 HP / 252 Atk / 16 Spd.
- Bullet Punch.
- U-Turn.
- Pursuit.
- Superpower.
I needed some instant physical strength, so I decided to use Scizor. Bullet Punch is very powerful on a Scizor and can be used to revenge kill some things. Superpower is used to kill those annoying Blissey or Snorlax and such. Shaymin may replace this, not sure.

Heatran@Choice Scarf.
Ability: Flash Fire.
Nature: Naïve.
EV: 252 SpA / 4 Def / 252 Spe.
- Fire Blast.
- Earth Power.
- Explosion.
- Dragon Pulse.
Another teammate who's EV's do not revolve around bulk. Heatran has great base bulk, tremendous SpA, and decent Speed. Fire Blast is dangerous to a lot. Earth Power for coverage. Explosion to go out with a blast when needed. Dragon Pulse, mainly a filler, but can be used against Dragon types. Heatran is very fast with Choice Scarf, so I don't mind this set, I think its great.

This is my team, I like it from what I see, but I'd like opinions on it. For example, Jirachi, I might change it with another one which is Jolly and uses the Choice Scarf set. I'm also wondering if there are moves which I should replace or anything. Thanks.
 
I may replace Scizor with Shaymin Timid/Modest. I just don't have one yet. Currently I have a Shaymin with a Sassy nature and thought of making it have leech seed, protect, seed flare, and earth power, but the nature just might hurt my team. I prefer Shaymin, I just don't have one with the right nature. Scizor I believe is an okay replacement... Not quite sure.
 
Use Bulky DDGyara, its better and it ruins opposing stat-uppers/phazers.

Gyarados @Leftovers
156 HP / 72 Atk / 96 Def / 184 Spe
Adamant
~ Dragon Dance
~ Taunt
~ Bounce
~ Waterfall

You can use Stone Edge over Bounce but I've had much success with Bounce than Stone Edge.

On Swampert Ice Beam over Ice Punch, Swampert doesn't have a horrible Special Attack stat, its quite respectable.
 
Hmm.. Well, his SpA is 161 compared to 254 Atk.. His nature puts his SpA stats down for SpD.. I liked the idea of a bulky gyarados, but I have a bulky dragonite, wouldn't it make my team have a lot less power..? Also, do you think a Shaymin with leftovers and a moveset of leechseed, protect, seed flare, and earth power is bad with a sassy nature? Anyway thanks for commenting :)
 
KenKuroDa said:
Hmm.. Well, his SpA is 161 compared to 254 Atk.. His nature puts his SpA stats down for SpD.. I liked the idea of a bulky gyarados, but I have a bulky dragonite, wouldn't it make my team have a lot less power..? Also, do you think a Shaymin with leftovers and a moveset of leechseed, protect, seed flare, and earth power is bad with a sassy nature? Anyway thanks for commenting :)
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Change Swampert's set to the MixPert set found here.

On Gyarados, it depends if you want more survivability.
On Shaymin, if that's a Leech Seed set then it could work. But Modest/Timid are superior options though.
 
Yeah, I pretty much do want survivability. I'll change that. You reccommend bounce over stone edge right? Thanks! Yeah, I want a leech seed set, so I'll try it out.. I thought of making a mixpert set, too actually. Thanks a lot for your help !
 
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