Battle Tower Team

Demon_Hunter94 · Apr 13, 2009

Im trying to get agood team to start for the BT to get into competetive eventually.

Choice Band Garhomp
TyraniBoah Tyranitar
Tank Dusknoir

You think this team would do good or are there any weaknesses that would completely mess this up or would it be able to get atleast to round 21 or so?

MEHOZ · Apr 13, 2009

post move sets and Evs in this format, it'll help people to rate your team.

Swampert @ Leftovers
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 240 HP/ 216 DEF/ 52 SPA
Nature: Relaxed
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Stealth Rock
- Roar

Demon_Hunter94 · Apr 13, 2009

Garchomp @ Choice Band
Ability:
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Nature: Jolly
~ Outrage
~ Earthquake
~ Stone Edge
~ Dragon Claw

Dusknoir @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 6 SpD
Nature: Impish
~ Will-O-Wisp
~ Fire Punch
~ ThunderPunch / Ice Punch
~ Pain Split

Tyranitar @ Leftovers
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP / 52 Atk / 176 SpA / 28 Spe
Nature: Quiet / Brave
~ Substitute
~ Focus Punch
~ Dark Pulse / Crunch
~ Ice Beam / Flamethrower / Thunderbolt

~Golden Emp · Apr 13, 2009

Why do you want Dragon Claw on Chompy if you already have Outrage?

You should put Tyranitar as a starter, so Chomp can recieve the Sand Veil evasion boost.

And try to reach battle 51 with your team, it is the first really difficult battle in the Battle Tower (at least in my experience xP)

FelixTheCat · Apr 13, 2009

It looks pretty solid but would making Dusknoir a Mix Denfeder be any use? I forget the exact spread but it's something like Impish 252Hp/52Def/204SpD.

Also two STAB on a Choice Bander? Why not use Fire Fang?

bluedragony · Apr 13, 2009

i'm pretty sure that in the battle tower, your pokemon cannot be holding the same items so switch the item on tyranitar to something different to something like an expert belt or something else.

Demon_Hunter94 · Apr 13, 2009

Tyranitar @ Expert Belt
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP / 52 Atk / 176 SpA / 28 Spe
Nature: Quiet / Brave
~ Substitute
~ Focus Punch
~ Dark Pulse / Crunch
~ Ice Beam / Flamethrower / Thunderbolt

Garchomp @ Choice Band
Ability:
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Nature: Jolly
~ Outrage
~ Earthquake
~ Stone Edge
~ Fire Fang

Dusknoir @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 6 SpD
Nature: Impish
~ Will-O-Wisp
~ Fire Punch
~ ThunderPunch / Ice Punch
~ Pain Split

How about it now? Also, what moves should be used for the ones with slashes?

FelixTheCat · Apr 15, 2009

I found on my Dusknoir that Ice Punch and EQ are more effective.

For Tyranitar, I'd use Thunder Bolt and Dark Pulse.

Scepticallistic · Apr 15, 2009

Using a Tanky Pokemon like Dusknoir isn't really beneficial, because once you get farther on the computer can really decimate you with hax, especially if you have a slow, passive Pokemon like Dusknoir. You'll do better to have another offensive Pokemon, or at least a bulky sweeper with moderate speed and not Dusknoir.

Once you get higher up, it's either kill or be killed.