My previous team I had for the Gen, while had some good Pokémon, kept losing when I faced my friends. I was stumped as to why I was losing so much this Gen when last Gen I did so well. I started to notice the Pokémon of mine that were doing the best on my team were my walls and then it hit me: I’m better with bulky Pokémon, not relatively frail sweepers! So, after much thought and effort, I made a far improved team that fits my play style and has won more times than it has lost.
A Pokémon that was banned last Gen only to come back with a vengeance. Excadrill is here as a bulky sweeper. Plus, with a 1/4 Stealth Rock resistance and an immunity to Toxic Spikes, there aren’t many better Rapid Spinners in the game. An additional bonus is being immune to the common status moves Toxic and Thunder Wave. STAB Mold Breaker Earthquake takes out many foes, including Gengar and Rotom-Wash. Rock Slide hits what Earthquake can not. Iron Head is there as an extra cover move. as it does even more damage against Fairies plus acts as a better STAB moves against Flying types, etc. Rapid Spin is there to get rid of Entry Hazards. Exca is holding my favorite new item this Gen: Assault Vest. With no status moves, Exca gets a 50% boost in Sp. Def, which is very useful as his common weaknesses are typically Special.
Yukiteru (Vaporeon) (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SDef
Bold Nature
- Scald
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Wish
My favorite Eeveelution is also a really good wall on my team thanks to excellent HP and good defenses on both counts. He literally absorbs the Water attacks that hurt my Excadrill and Gliscor and resists Ice attacks aimed at Goodra and, once again, Gliscor. Even without Rain, Scald still hits fairly hard and that chance for Burn is always useful. Ice Beam is for coverage and is always a good move to have since it hits so many Pokémon. Wish is great for healing my team, especially Goodra and Excadrill since neither of them have access to healing themselves. Protect rounds off the team as a way for Wish to be used on Vaporeon himself if needed.
The Batman (Gliscor) (M) @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
EVs: 244 HP / 40 Def / 224 Spd
Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- Protect
- Ice Fang
- Toxic
If you have been look at my teams for a while, you will recognize this guy. This is the same Gliscor set I’ve been using since my Sandstorm team last Gen and the only Pokémon to survive the change from the initial Gen VI team. Poison Heal Gliscor heals really well, better than Leftovers and it keeps it immune to Frozen, Burn, Sleep, or the rare Paralyze (well, rare for a Ground-type). Earthquake is an excellent STAB and Ice Fang covers nicely. Protect is there to let Toxic Orb do its thing as well as give The Batman a free turn to heal (I love doing that before I switch him out so he has higher HP before leaving the fray and wasting a PP of an opponent’s move). Rounding off the moveset is Toxic, helping me get rid of many bulky Pokémon.
Goozilla (Goodra) (M) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Sap Sipper
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SAtk
Modest Nature
- Dragon Pulse
- Sludge Bomb
- Flamethrower
- Thunderbolt
The only Pokémon on this team that is truly new, Goodra has earned his place on my team. A wonderfully bulky Special Attacker with a wonderful movepool, Goodra keeps enemy Pokémon on their toes. Just like Excadrill, Goodra has an Assault Vest, boosting his already excellent Special Defense even higher. Sap Sipper is useful for when I face the occasional Breloom and Smeargle (I’ve killed a few Breloom after it tried to put Goodra to sleep). Dragon Pulse is a good STAB move with Sludge Bomb and Flamethrower to help out against Fairies and Steel-type Pokémon. Thunderbolt is there since eariler versions of the team did badly against Vaporeon.
Tony Stark (Scizor) (M) @ Scizorite
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 HP / 12 Atk / 244 SDef
Adamant Nature
- Knock Off
- X-Scissor
- Swords Dance
- Roost
Time for my Mega. This Scizor is very similar to the one I had at the beginning of last Gen, except this time it has a base 150 Atk and 140 Def, it is excellent in the physical department with a respectable 100 base Sp. Def. Swords Dance helps boost Mega Scizor to unholy levels of power while Roost helps heal the damage he takes while setting up. Bullet Punch is the standard STAB which wrecks everything. Knock Off adds both coverage and the ability to get rid of items. I’ve seen this Scizor (after getting 3 Dances off) 2HKO a Kyogre with a resisted Bullet Punch. Just an amazing Pokémon.
Hikari (Chansey) (F) @ Eviolite
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef
Bold Nature
- Aromatherapy
- Softboiled
- Thunder Wave
- Seismic Toss
After trying both Chansey and Blissey out for the role of Special Wall, I’ve decided on the Generation I Pokémon instead of the Gen II one. Not from nostalgia but because I prefer the increased bulk from Eviolite over the continuous recovery of Leftovers (though I will admit I only tried Chansey because when I was originally building my team, my Dedenne hadn’t picked up my second Leftovers in Y and I wanted Vaporeon on my team as well). I’ve seen Garchomp only able to 3HKO with Outrage. Actually, it never got there thanks to Chansey’s egg based variant to Recover, Soft-Boiled. Aromatherapy is there to heal my team of status (though it occasionally heals my Gliscor, but I think about the pros and cons of each use of Aromatherapy, so it rarely hurts me). Thunder Wave is there to help slow down enemies since my team aren’t the fastest Pokémon in the game. Finally, since Chansey has bad Special Attack and even worse physical Attack, she has Seismic Toss to hit foes.
So there’s my team, exactly as it is on Pokémon Alpha Sapphire. I’m quite happy with my team, though I would be interested in hearing what suggestions any of you have, especially since this was originally made before the release of Pokémon Bank. Just remember, I have to be able to have it on my physical copy of Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, so keep that in mind when making suggestions. Like last Gen, I would prefer no Legendary Pokémon, even more so than ever since I can't breed perfect IVs on them.
Team Preview:
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Mr. Mole (Excadrill) (M) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Iron Head
- Rapid Spin
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Mr. Mole (Excadrill) (M) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Iron Head
- Rapid Spin
A Pokémon that was banned last Gen only to come back with a vengeance. Excadrill is here as a bulky sweeper. Plus, with a 1/4 Stealth Rock resistance and an immunity to Toxic Spikes, there aren’t many better Rapid Spinners in the game. An additional bonus is being immune to the common status moves Toxic and Thunder Wave. STAB Mold Breaker Earthquake takes out many foes, including Gengar and Rotom-Wash. Rock Slide hits what Earthquake can not. Iron Head is there as an extra cover move. as it does even more damage against Fairies plus acts as a better STAB moves against Flying types, etc. Rapid Spin is there to get rid of Entry Hazards. Exca is holding my favorite new item this Gen: Assault Vest. With no status moves, Exca gets a 50% boost in Sp. Def, which is very useful as his common weaknesses are typically Special.
Yukiteru (Vaporeon) (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SDef
Bold Nature
- Scald
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Wish
My favorite Eeveelution is also a really good wall on my team thanks to excellent HP and good defenses on both counts. He literally absorbs the Water attacks that hurt my Excadrill and Gliscor and resists Ice attacks aimed at Goodra and, once again, Gliscor. Even without Rain, Scald still hits fairly hard and that chance for Burn is always useful. Ice Beam is for coverage and is always a good move to have since it hits so many Pokémon. Wish is great for healing my team, especially Goodra and Excadrill since neither of them have access to healing themselves. Protect rounds off the team as a way for Wish to be used on Vaporeon himself if needed.
The Batman (Gliscor) (M) @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
EVs: 244 HP / 40 Def / 224 Spd
Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- Protect
- Ice Fang
- Toxic
If you have been look at my teams for a while, you will recognize this guy. This is the same Gliscor set I’ve been using since my Sandstorm team last Gen and the only Pokémon to survive the change from the initial Gen VI team. Poison Heal Gliscor heals really well, better than Leftovers and it keeps it immune to Frozen, Burn, Sleep, or the rare Paralyze (well, rare for a Ground-type). Earthquake is an excellent STAB and Ice Fang covers nicely. Protect is there to let Toxic Orb do its thing as well as give The Batman a free turn to heal (I love doing that before I switch him out so he has higher HP before leaving the fray and wasting a PP of an opponent’s move). Rounding off the moveset is Toxic, helping me get rid of many bulky Pokémon.
Goozilla (Goodra) (M) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Sap Sipper
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SAtk
Modest Nature
- Dragon Pulse
- Sludge Bomb
- Flamethrower
- Thunderbolt
The only Pokémon on this team that is truly new, Goodra has earned his place on my team. A wonderfully bulky Special Attacker with a wonderful movepool, Goodra keeps enemy Pokémon on their toes. Just like Excadrill, Goodra has an Assault Vest, boosting his already excellent Special Defense even higher. Sap Sipper is useful for when I face the occasional Breloom and Smeargle (I’ve killed a few Breloom after it tried to put Goodra to sleep). Dragon Pulse is a good STAB move with Sludge Bomb and Flamethrower to help out against Fairies and Steel-type Pokémon. Thunderbolt is there since eariler versions of the team did badly against Vaporeon.
Tony Stark (Scizor) (M) @ Scizorite
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 HP / 12 Atk / 244 SDef
Adamant Nature
- Knock Off
- X-Scissor
- Swords Dance
- Roost
Time for my Mega. This Scizor is very similar to the one I had at the beginning of last Gen, except this time it has a base 150 Atk and 140 Def, it is excellent in the physical department with a respectable 100 base Sp. Def. Swords Dance helps boost Mega Scizor to unholy levels of power while Roost helps heal the damage he takes while setting up. Bullet Punch is the standard STAB which wrecks everything. Knock Off adds both coverage and the ability to get rid of items. I’ve seen this Scizor (after getting 3 Dances off) 2HKO a Kyogre with a resisted Bullet Punch. Just an amazing Pokémon.
Hikari (Chansey) (F) @ Eviolite
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef
Bold Nature
- Aromatherapy
- Softboiled
- Thunder Wave
- Seismic Toss
After trying both Chansey and Blissey out for the role of Special Wall, I’ve decided on the Generation I Pokémon instead of the Gen II one. Not from nostalgia but because I prefer the increased bulk from Eviolite over the continuous recovery of Leftovers (though I will admit I only tried Chansey because when I was originally building my team, my Dedenne hadn’t picked up my second Leftovers in Y and I wanted Vaporeon on my team as well). I’ve seen Garchomp only able to 3HKO with Outrage. Actually, it never got there thanks to Chansey’s egg based variant to Recover, Soft-Boiled. Aromatherapy is there to heal my team of status (though it occasionally heals my Gliscor, but I think about the pros and cons of each use of Aromatherapy, so it rarely hurts me). Thunder Wave is there to help slow down enemies since my team aren’t the fastest Pokémon in the game. Finally, since Chansey has bad Special Attack and even worse physical Attack, she has Seismic Toss to hit foes.
So there’s my team, exactly as it is on Pokémon Alpha Sapphire. I’m quite happy with my team, though I would be interested in hearing what suggestions any of you have, especially since this was originally made before the release of Pokémon Bank. Just remember, I have to be able to have it on my physical copy of Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, so keep that in mind when making suggestions. Like last Gen, I would prefer no Legendary Pokémon, even more so than ever since I can't breed perfect IVs on them.
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