Hello, I spent most of last Saturday and Sunday building a battle tower team and testing it. It works pretty well, but it definitely has some problems. Here it goes-
Metagross @ Choice Band
Adamant- Clear Body
252 HP/ 252 Att / 4 Def
Bullet Punch
Meteor Mash
Explosion
Earthquake
This is surprisingly hard to kill in Battle Tower. W/o Emerald, I went with Bullet Punch for a nice way to pick off those fast sweepers that show up later on. Usually Meteor Mash, as I dont want to get locked into Earthquake for a Free turn for my opponent. Explosion is the only way right now for me to kill Bulky Waters (Swampert/Milotic in particular) so any advice?
Starmie @ Expert Belt
Timid- Natural Cure
252 SpAtt/ 252 Spe/ 4 HP
Psychic/ Grass Knot
Thunderbolt
Ice Beam
Surf
This is the pokemon I am going to need the most help with. I have always run Psychic on Starmie in Battle Tower, as I tend to run into more Fighting pokemon then Milotic (except the champions) and Swampert. Any advice there?
Garchomp @ Life Orb
Jolly- Sand Veil
4 HP/ 252 Att / 252 Spe
Dragon Claw
Earthquake
Fire Blast
Crunch/ Sword Dance
This might look weird but it works. Without Sword Dance means this doesnt sweep as well, but Crunch works surprisingly well. I have tried both, and having Crunch has proved more useful than Sword Dance.
I cant honestly post a problem list, as the randomness of battle tower means that every time I change to stop a certain type of pokemon from sweeping, I see another fault show up. The list of pokemon that have given trouble-
Milotic (Hypnosis)
Gengar (Hypnosis)
Hippodown- have to kill with Starmie
Cresselia- have to OHKO with Garchomp or sacrifice Metagross.
Swampert- only Starmie
Drapion- don't ask, Sniper is insane.
Metagross @ Choice Band
Adamant- Clear Body
252 HP/ 252 Att / 4 Def
Bullet Punch
Meteor Mash
Explosion
Earthquake
This is surprisingly hard to kill in Battle Tower. W/o Emerald, I went with Bullet Punch for a nice way to pick off those fast sweepers that show up later on. Usually Meteor Mash, as I dont want to get locked into Earthquake for a Free turn for my opponent. Explosion is the only way right now for me to kill Bulky Waters (Swampert/Milotic in particular) so any advice?
Starmie @ Expert Belt
Timid- Natural Cure
252 SpAtt/ 252 Spe/ 4 HP
Psychic/ Grass Knot
Thunderbolt
Ice Beam
Surf
This is the pokemon I am going to need the most help with. I have always run Psychic on Starmie in Battle Tower, as I tend to run into more Fighting pokemon then Milotic (except the champions) and Swampert. Any advice there?
Garchomp @ Life Orb
Jolly- Sand Veil
4 HP/ 252 Att / 252 Spe
Dragon Claw
Earthquake
Fire Blast
Crunch/ Sword Dance
This might look weird but it works. Without Sword Dance means this doesnt sweep as well, but Crunch works surprisingly well. I have tried both, and having Crunch has proved more useful than Sword Dance.
I cant honestly post a problem list, as the randomness of battle tower means that every time I change to stop a certain type of pokemon from sweeping, I see another fault show up. The list of pokemon that have given trouble-
Milotic (Hypnosis)
Gengar (Hypnosis)
Hippodown- have to kill with Starmie
Cresselia- have to OHKO with Garchomp or sacrifice Metagross.
Swampert- only Starmie
Drapion- don't ask, Sniper is insane.