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Flamingmence

Flamingmence

I’m still new to the competitive feel for pokemon and was hoping to get a good team ready for multiple battles and actually win some. I would like any and all feedback for this team and would greatly appreciate it if you guys could help.


Swampert -leftovers


Ability: torrent


EV’s 252 HP, 252 Defense, 4 Attack


Nature: Relaxed


Earthquake


Ice beam


Sludge wave


Protect


I chose Swampert as a lead for the fact that its only weakness is to grass and the fact I can cover that with other members of my team. The reason I put sludge wave is for the chance that they try to send a grass or fairy type to try and take him out with special attacks. He also has great defense being the water/ground type he is and a great tank.


Dragonite - Lum Berry


Ability: Multiscale


EV;s 252 Attack, 252 Speed, and 4 HP


Nature: Adament


-Dragon dance


-Dragon Claw/Outrage (don’t know which one to go with)


-Fire Punch/Roost


-Extreme speed


I chose Dragonite for the role of a physical sweeper because of his high attack, speed and ability. The main reason I chose him is I based this team mostly around him and since my favorite pokemon(Salamence) is not in OU anymore I had to make do with the one I like second best. This set is more for late game sweeping than early game set up. Dragonite overall hits hard and fast and for those unprepared for his speed he will end up sweeping you.


Slyveon - Leftovers


Ability: Pixelate


EV’s 252 HP, 4 Defense, 252 Special Defense


Nature: Calm


-Hypervoice


-Wish


-Protect


-Healbell


I chose Slyveon for the position of a cleric to alleviate any status given to my other pokes while also being able to wish pass and be a special defensive wall. I was having a hard time finding anything to fit in this spot and for my special sweeper but Sylveon does a nice job of warding off dragons from trying to take it down and walling anything trying to take out my other pokes.


Slowbro - Mega Stone


Ability: Regenerator


EV’s 252 HP, 252 Defense, 4 Special Attack


Nature: Bold


-Calm Mind


-Slack Off


-Psyshock


-Scald


I chose Slowbro as my mega cause he is a good defensive wall and if it comes down to it he can set up and sweep people unprepared for the calm mind and slackoff. I also needed something to cover my mega slot because going into this metagame without a mega is hard for the newcomers and I hope to eventually be able to make a team that works well without it.


Gengar - Life Orb


Ability: Levitate


EV’s 252 Special Attack, 252 Speed, 4 Defense


Nature: Timid


-Substitute


-Disable


-Focus Blast


-Shadow Ball


I have had success with this setup in the past but Gengar is just something I slapped on this team when I just couldn’t find any other special sweeper that could help. The main focus of this set is to lure the opponent to use their super effective move when I set up the sub so I can disable it and take out the enemy next turn. As I said I chose this guy when I couldn’t find anything else so he is interchangeable.


Excadrill - Air Balloon


Ability: Mold Breaker


EV’s 252 Speed, 252 Attack, 4 Defense


Nature: Jolly


-Rapid Spin


-Stealth Rocks


-Rock Slide


-Iron Head


I chose Excadrill for the support since Dragonite and Excadrill have great synergy. The moveset is for maximum efficiency to work correctly and to get the hazards set up early enough to work. I used him for his decent speed and his switch in reliability with Dragonite.



I can use all the help you can give for this team, the only things that have to stay the same is Dragonite otherwise everything else is interchangeable thank you for any help you give and any changes you may have.
 
Hi, welcome to Smogon and to competitive battling!

First of all, I would like to say that this team is really good for a newcomer. The team synergy is really nice and your sets have decent type coverage.

Now, let's get into each Pokemon:

Swampert is inherently not a strong Special Attacker. So I would get rid of the Special Attacks on it. I would instead, since you use it as a lead, put Stealth Rocks on it. So you at least have some set up moves. Also, Torrent is useless without any Water Type moves, so you should switch that to Damp. However, I DO suggest keeping Torrent and adding a Water Type move to Swampert
swampert.gif

Swampert @ Leftovers
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Waterfall
- Protect

Next for Dragonite. You do know that UU Pokemon CAN be used in OU right? So if you like Salamence, then by all means use Salamence. Here are some sets for each. Also, Lum Berry isn't necessary (could be useful though) on Dragonite if you have a Cleric already. You could run Weakness Policy, or Choice Band could also work.
dragonite.gif

Dragonite @ Weakness Policy
Ability: Multiscale
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature
- Outrage
- Dragon Claw/Earthquake
- Fire Punch
- ExtremeSpeed
salamence.gif

Salamence @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Moxie
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Naughty Nature
- Outrage
- Dragon Claw
- Earthquake
- Fire Blast

Your Sylveon set looks good, so I'm not gonna comment on that.

Your Mega Slowbro set is very good on its own. Few things can take on that set. However, that set seems to make Mega Slowbro the MVP, not Dragonite. It seems like you've separated your team into two very distinct attackers, which is fine. However, I do suggest finding a Mega that compliments Dragonite rather than tries to compete with it.

Your Gengar set is extremely evil. I like it.

And finally for Excadrill. Because of Stealth Rocks on Swampert, I would suggest giving Excadrill Earthquake instead of Stealth Rocks. Optional, but helpful. You could also keep Stealth Rocks so that you have opportunities so set them back up again if they're spun or defogged away and Swampert is dead.


Overall, pretty solid team.
 
Oh, make sure you have more than 3 lines for each Pokemon. Some only have 2 and some are barely three. Try to explain the movesets and why you chose the EVs.
 
not really but possible also
the item and evs for the drago set is all right but the moves need to be changed, dragon lcaw, dragon dance, roost and extremme speeed ahould be the moves, also as furthere refernece most threass have pics for pokemon, and alos you have a major faiery weakness, i would replace excadrill for likem magnazone or choice band scizor or you can keep excadrill but switch ethier disable or sub(sub i recommend) for sludge wave or bomb
 
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