Dread Island (an RU RMT)[peaked #41]

[fatsnorlax]

Yeah, it is the place from Fire Emblem (GBA), but the name suits this team. Honchkrow is the reason for the name, being such a boss and all. Well, here comes the intro. This is my second attempt at an RU team (the first was when I didn't know anything about team building and threw stuff together), and has been doing pretty good: peaking at 1209 points. It has some stereotypical RU stuff, so don't expect anything that unique. Here goes!

At a glance:

After Hector has bravely cleared the Fog of War:

Aggron @ Air Balloon
Ability: Rock Head
Nature: Adamant
EVs: 68hp/252atk/188spd
-Stealth Rock
-Head Smash
-Automatize
-Low Kick​

Aggron is here to "lead" my team to victory. His main goal is to provide Stealth Rock support for my team, which breaks sashes and makes KOs easier to achieve. He is useful for more than that however...​

Automatize is a new toy Aggron recieved this generation, doubling it speed. In this case, I hit 366 speed after one boost, outspeeding just about everything in RU. After that, it's sweep time. Head Smash is a cool move: 225 power, and no recoil thanks to Rock Head. This lets Aggron simply beat its way through everything. The last slot is occupied by Low Kick, which gives me more coverage against stuff like Batiodon and Steelix. There you have it, my lead!​

Synergy:
Ground: Yanmega, Honchkrow
Fighting: Yanmega
Water: Blastoise​

Honchkrow @ Life Orb
Ability: Moxie
Nature: Jolly
EVs: 252atk/4def/252spd
-Brave Bird
-Sucker Punch
-Roost
-Night Slash​

Honchkrow is one of the most feared Pokemon in RU, and for a good reason too. Moxie is an excellent ability, and can cause sheer devestation when paired with Sucker Punch. Brave Bird is Honchkrow's other STAB, and is there to cause obscenely high amounts of damage when I feel like killing something. Roost heals Honchkrow and Night Slash is a more reliable Dark STAB that kills Cresselia. To conclude, Honchkrow truley is a great Pokemon, and an effective tool of destruction if used right.​

Synergy:
Electric: Electivre
Ice: Aggron, Blastoise, Entei
Rock: Aggron​

Blastoise @ Leftovers
Ability: Rain Dish
Nature: Bold
EVs: 216hp/188def/104Sdef
-Scald
-Roar
-Ice Beam
-Rapid Spin​

I decided, that if I were to use Yanmega, I should use a spinner. Blastoise, the original turtle, was chosen for this esteemed position. His high defenses let him take hits while spinning, and roar PHazes set up sweepers.​

He has some other toys as well. Scald is the STAB move of choice when using a bulky water, as a 30% burn rate is quite appealing to a wall. Ice Beam is his other way of attacking, and is used for coverage. That pretty much sums him up(:​

Synergy:
Electric: Electivire
Grass: Yanmega, Honchkrow, Entei​

Yanmega @ Life Orb
Ability: Speed Boost
Nature: Modest
EVs: 252Satk/4Sdef/252spd
-Protect
-Bug Buzz
-Giga Drain
-Air Slash​

Yanmega is amazing. Speed Boost, high Special Attack, a good movepool... yes please. This thing is insane, being able to take out a lot of the walls in RU, and doing while looking cool(:​

Protect is here simply to accumulate free boosts, and is quite effective. Bug Buzz is Yanmega's STAB, and is capable of doing insane amounts of damage, as well as hitting large targets like Cresselia and Sharpedo for super effective damage. Giga Drain is a coverage move, and is useful for healing off Life Orb damage. Air Slash serves as a secondary STAB and kills things like Sceptile and Hariyama.​

Synergy:
Electric: Electivire
Ice: Blastoise, Aggron, Entei
Rock: Aggron
Fire: Entei, Blastoise​

Electivire @ Life Orb
Ability: Motor Drive
Nature: Mild
EVs: 200atk/216Satk/92spd
-Cross Chop
-Thunderbolt
-Flamethrower
-Hidden Power [Grass]​

Electivire is a formidable mixed attacker, being able to muscle his way through a good amount of walls, and support my team by absorbing Electric attacks. The EVs give him great mixed attacking stats and enough speed to outrun base 120s after a Motor Drive boost.​

Cross Chop starts off the set, killing Clefable. Thunderbolt is my STAB, and hits Moltres, Sharpedo and friends for super effective damage. Flamethrower has nice coverage with Thunderbolt, and ensures Ferroseed won't be going anywhere. Hidden Power provides E-Vire with a way to kill Gastrodon, Quagsire, Seismitoad, Rhyperior and freinds.​

Synergy:
Ground: Honchkrow, Yanmega​

Entei @ Choice Band
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Adamant
EVs: 252atk/4def/252spd
-Flare Blitz
-Hidden Power [Grass]
-Extremespeed
-Stone Edge​

Thanks to a late Gen IV event, Entei recieved two welcome adddtions to its movepool, namely Flare Blitz and Extremespeed. Both of these are used to a full extent on this Entei, who hopes to blitz through as much of a team as it can.​

As one could guess, Flare Blitz is the almighty STAB, slaying most things it touches. Extremespeed gives my team another form of priority, and can pick off weakened targets. Hidden Power hits the stuff that walls Entei, and Stone Edge provides coverage.​

Changes are in RED.​

Log

Battle between badgerz and Fatsnorlax started!

Tier: Standard RU
Variation: +26, -6
Rule: Rated
Rule: Sleep Clause
Rule: Species Clause
Rule: Wifi Battle
Rule: Self-KO Clause

Fatsnorlax sent out Aggron!
badgerz sent out Hariyama!
Aggron is floating on a balloon!

Start of turn 1
Fatsnorlax called Aggron back!
Fatsnorlax sent out Blastoise!

The foe's Hariyama used Fake Out!
Blastoise lost 40 HP! (11% of its health)

Blastoise restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
The foe's Hariyama's Toxic Orb activated!
The foe's Hariyama was poisoned!
Fatsnorlax: sup

Start of turn 2
badgerz called Hariyama back!
badgerz sent out Rotom-C!

Blastoise used Scald!
It's not very effective...
The foe's Rotom-C lost 15% of its health!
The foe's Rotom-C was burned!

The foe's Rotom-C is hurt by its burn!
Blastoise restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
badgerz: lol hey mang

Start of turn 3
Fatsnorlax called Blastoise back!
Fatsnorlax sent out Electivire!

The foe's Rotom-C used Leaf Storm!
Electivire lost 243 HP! (83% of its health)
The foe's Rotom-C's Sp. Att. sharply fell!

The foe's Rotom-C is hurt by its burn!

Start of turn 4
The foe's Rotom-C used Leaf Storm!
Electivire lost 48 HP! (16% of its health)
Electivire fainted!
The foe's Rotom-C's Sp. Att. sharply fell!

The foe's Rotom-C is hurt by its burn!
Fatsnorlax sent out Entei!

Entei is exerting its Pressure!

Start of turn 5
badgerz called Rotom-C back!
badgerz sent out Rhyperior!

Entei used Hidden Power!
It's super effective!
A critical hit!
The foe's Rhyperior lost 95% of its health!

The foe's Rhyperior restored a little HP using its Leftovers!

Start of turn 6
badgerz called Rhyperior back!
badgerz sent out Venomoth!

Entei used Hidden Power!
It's not very effective...
The foe's Venomoth lost 3% of its health!

The foe's Venomoth restored a little HP using its Black Sludge!

Start of turn 7
Fatsnorlax called Entei back!
Fatsnorlax sent out Blastoise!

The foe's Venomoth used Sleep Powder!
Blastoise fell asleep!

Start of turn 8
The foe's Venomoth used Quiver Dance!
The foe's Venomoth's Sp. Att. rose!
The foe's Venomoth's Sp. Def. rose!
The foe's Venomoth's Speed rose!

Blastoise is fast asleep!

Start of turn 9
The foe's Venomoth used Bug Buzz!
Blastoise lost 130 HP! (36% of its health)

Blastoise is fast asleep!

Blastoise restored a little HP using its Leftovers!

Start of turn 10
The foe's Venomoth used Bug Buzz!
Blastoise lost 129 HP! (36% of its health)

Blastoise woke up!
Blastoise used Roar!
The foe's Rhyperior was dragged out!

Blastoise restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
The foe's Rhyperior restored a little HP using its Leftovers!

Start of turn 11
badgerz called Rhyperior back!
badgerz sent out Rotom-C!

Blastoise used Scald!
It's not very effective...
The foe's Rotom-C lost 15% of its health!

The foe's Rotom-C is hurt by its burn!
Blastoise restored a little HP using its Leftovers!

Start of turn 12
Fatsnorlax called Blastoise back!
Fatsnorlax sent out Entei!

Entei is exerting its Pressure!
The foe's Rotom-C used Thunderbolt!
Entei lost 178 HP! (47% of its health)

The foe's Rotom-C is hurt by its burn!

Start of turn 13
Entei used ExtremeSpeed!
The foe's Rotom-C lost 6% of its health!
The foe's Rotom-C fainted!

badgerz sent out Rhyperior!

Start of turn 14
Fatsnorlax called Entei back!
Fatsnorlax sent out Aggron!

Aggron is floating on a balloon!
The foe's Rhyperior used Stealth Rock!
Pointed stones float in the air around Fatsnorlax's team!

The foe's Rhyperior restored a little HP using its Leftovers!

Start of turn 15
Aggron used Stealth Rock!
Pointed stones float in the air around badgerz's team!

The foe's Rhyperior used Earthquake!
It had no effect!

The foe's Rhyperior restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
badgerz: derp

Start of turn 16
Aggron used Autotomize!
Aggron's Speed sharply rose!

The foe's Rhyperior used Rock Slide!
It's not very effective...
Aggron lost 36 HP! (12% of its health)
Aggron's Air Balloon popped!

The foe's Rhyperior restored a little HP using its Leftovers!

Start of turn 17
Aggron used Low Kick!
It's super effective!
The foe's Rhyperior lost 28% of its health!

The foe's Rhyperior used Earthquake!
It's super effective!
Aggron lost 262 HP! (87% of its health)
Aggron fainted!

The foe's Rhyperior restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Fatsnorlax sent out Blastoise!
Pointed stones dug into Blastoise!

Start of turn 18
Blastoise used Scald!
It's super effective!
The foe's Rhyperior lost 13% of its health!
The foe's Rhyperior fainted!

Blastoise restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
badgerz sent out Hariyama!
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Hariyama!

Start of turn 19
Blastoise used Rapid Spin!
The foe's Hariyama lost 3% of its health!
Blastoise blew away Stealth Rock!

The foe's Hariyama used Close Combat!
Blastoise lost 138 HP! (39% of its health)
Blastoise fainted!
The foe's Hariyama's Defense fell!
The foe's Hariyama's Sp. Def. fell!

The foe's Hariyama is hurt by poison!
Fatsnorlax sent out Yanmega!

Start of turn 20
badgerz called Hariyama back!
badgerz sent out Blastoise!
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Blastoise!

Yanmega used Air Slash!
The foe's Blastoise lost 35% of its health!
Yanmega is hurt by its Life Orb!

Yanmega's Speed Boost increases its speed!
Yanmega's Speed rose!
The foe's Blastoise restored a little HP using its Leftovers!

Start of turn 21
Yanmega used Protect!
Yanmega protected itself!

The foe's Blastoise used Protect!
But it failed!

Yanmega's Speed Boost increases its speed!
Yanmega's Speed rose!
The foe's Blastoise restored a little HP using its Leftovers!

Start of turn 22
Yanmega used Protect!
Yanmega protected itself!

The foe's Blastoise used Scald!
Yanmega protected itself!

Yanmega's Speed Boost increases its speed!
Yanmega's Speed rose!
The foe's Blastoise restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
Fatsnorlax: Would you mind staying a few seconds afterwards so I can save this as a log?

Start of turn 23
The foe's Blastoise used Protect!
The foe's Blastoise protected itself!

Yanmega used Giga Drain!
The foe's Blastoise protected itself!

Yanmega's Speed Boost increases its speed!
Yanmega's Speed rose!
The foe's Blastoise restored a little HP using its Leftovers!
badgerz: eh, sure
Fatsnorlax: thnx bro

Start of turn 24
Yanmega used Giga Drain!
It's super effective!
The foe's Blastoise lost 50% of its health!
The foe's Blastoise had its energy drained!
Yanmega is hurt by its Life Orb!

The foe's Blastoise used Scald!
Yanmega lost 208 HP! (66% of its health)

Yanmega's Speed Boost increases its speed!
Yanmega's Speed rose!
The foe's Blastoise restored a little HP using its Leftovers!

Start of turn 25
badgerz called Blastoise back!
badgerz sent out Honchkrow!
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Honchkrow!

Yanmega used Giga Drain!
It's not very effective...
The foe's Honchkrow lost 29% of its health!
The foe's Honchkrow had its energy drained!
Yanmega is hurt by its Life Orb!

Yanmega's Speed Boost increases its speed!
Yanmega's Speed rose!

Start of turn 26
Yanmega used Protect!
Yanmega protected itself!

The foe's Honchkrow used Sucker Punch!
Yanmega protected itself!

Yanmega's Speed Boost increases its speed!

Start of turn 27
Yanmega used Bug Buzz!
The foe's Honchkrow lost 45% of its health!
The foe's Honchkrow fainted!
Yanmega is hurt by its Life Orb!

Yanmega's Speed Boost increases its speed!
badgerz: oh, you
badgerz sent out Hariyama!
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Hariyama!

Start of turn 28
The foe's Hariyama used Fake Out!
Yanmega lost 62 HP! (19% of its health)
Yanmega fainted!

The foe's Hariyama is hurt by poison!
Fatsnorlax: >_>
Fatsnorlax sent out Entei!

Entei is exerting its Pressure!

Start of turn 29
Entei used Flare Blitz!
The foe's Hariyama lost 71% of its health!
The foe's Hariyama fainted!
Entei is hit with recoil!

badgerz sent out Blastoise!
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Blastoise!

Start of turn 30
The foe's Blastoise used Protect!
The foe's Blastoise protected itself!

Entei used Flare Blitz!
The foe's Blastoise protected itself!

The foe's Blastoise restored a little HP using its Leftovers!

Start of turn 31
Entei used Flare Blitz!
It's not very effective...
The foe's Blastoise lost 25% of its health!
The foe's Blastoise fainted!
Entei is hit with recoil!

badgerz sent out Venomoth!
Pointed stones dug into the foe's Venomoth!

Start of turn 32
Entei used Flare Blitz!
It's super effective!
badgerz: gg
The foe's Venomoth lost 75% of its health!
The foe's Venomoth fainted!
Entei is hit with recoil!
Fatsnorlax: gg
Entei fainted!

Fatsnorlax won the battle!
Fatsnorlax: I am truly Uber.
badgerz: oh fiddlesticks

Credits

Me, for making this team.
You, for reading.
Arkies.com, Pokemonelite.com, and FireEmblemUniverse.com for images.
Badgerzftw for recommending Air Slash on Yanmega.
Tiffanyy for reccommending Roar on Blastoise.
waterwarrior for the suggestion of Hidden Power on Entei and Expert Belt on E-Vire.
Moonbound, for the suggestion of Rain Dish on Blastoise.
Majestic for the suggestion of Life Orb on E-Vire.
NoLuckInvolved for the help with E-Vire and the suggestion of Night Slash on Honchkrow.

And thus concludes my RMT. Feel free to rate, hate, luvdisc, and nominate. Any feedback is awesome(:​

 

[fatsnorlax]

Offensive Threats

Yanmega-Aggron can take it; Honchkrow nails it, Entei can E-Speed it.

Honchkrow-Extremespeed from Entei can take out weakened ones. Aggron kills it.

Sharpedo-Yanmega can go toe to toe with it; Extei can revenge it with E-Speed if it has been weakened.

Venomoth-Entie's Extremespeed can nail it a good one. Yanmega can also make it cry.

Porygon-Z-+2 Aggron revenges it; Entei, Electivire, and Honchkrow can probaly beat it.

Entei-Aggron beats it, as does Blastoise.

Rhyperior-Blastoise, Yanmega

Gallade-Yanmega, possibly Honchkrow

Alakazam-Honchkrow, Entei, boosted Yanmega/Aggron

Durant-Entei can possibly kill it. This thing is actuallly really good.

Moltres-Electivire, Aggron, possibly Honchkrow

Electivire-Honchkrow may be able to kill it with Sucker Punch. Entei beats it one-on-one, and +2 Aggron revenges it.

Galvantula-Entei beats it one on one, as doees Aggron. +2 Aggron revenges it.

Sceptile-+2Aggron revenges it. +1Yanmega does the same.

Krookodile-Yanmega, Blastoise

Manectric- +2Aggron and +1Yanmega revenge it, as does Honchkrow. Entei beats it one-on-one.

Lilligant-Entei may revenge it. Pretty challenging due to Quiver Dance.

Gorebyss- I really don't give a crap as to how many Shell Smash boosts it passes; it just makes Honchkrow and Entei's lives easier.

Primeape-Blastoise, Entei

Typhlosion-+2 Aggron

Omastar-The more smashes, the more damage from Sucker Punch and the easier the Moxie boost.

Rotom-C-+1Yanmega, +2Aggron, Entei

Scyther-Aggron, Entei, possibly Electivire

Medicham-Honchkrow, Blastoise can burn it
Sneasel-Aggron, Entei

Hariyama-Yanmega

Snover (Hail)-Entei, E-Vire, Yanmega

Qwilfish-E-Vire

Feraligatr-E-Vire
Tauros-Aggron

Defensive Threats

Cresselia-Yanmega, Honchkrow

Blastoise-Electivire

Rhyperior-Blastoise, Yanmega

Claydol-Yanmega, Entei

Moltres-Electivire, Honchkrow

Uxie-Yanmega, Honchkrow

Clefable-Aggron, Entei, Electivire

Gligar-Blastoise, possibly Entei

Umbreon-Entei, Electivire, Yanmega

Ferroseed-Aggron, Electivire, Entei

Dusknoir-Entei, possibly Honchkrow

Quagsire-Yanmega, Entei on the switch

Cofagrigus-Entei

Gastrodon-Yanmega, Entei on the switch

Drapion-Entei, Electivire, Aggron

Steelix-Aggron, Blastoise, E-Vire and Entei on the switch

Mandibuzz-Entei, Aggon

Poliwrath- Electivire, Yanmega

Aggron-Aggron, Blastoise, E-Vire, Entei on the switch

Miltank-Electivire, Aggron, Entei for offensive varients

Tangela-Electivire, Yanmega, Entei

Weezing-Entei

Hariyama-see offensive threats

Snover (Hail)-see offensive threats

Qwilfish-see offensive threats
Munchlax- Electivire, Aggron

 

[Badgerzftw]

This looks to be a pretty decent team. Your team won't like taking hits from Guts Hariyama very much (apart from blastoise). My suggestion would be to run Air Slash on Yanmega for a few reasons: You get secondary stab, flinch chances, and you don't have to use reduced IVs. The only steels you'll see in RU (Ferroseed, Klingklang, rarely Steelix) are easily taken care of by the rest of your team. Yanmega can come in on Hariyama's CC and easily take it out with Air Slash.

 

[fatsnorlax]

I'll try that; thanks.

 

[fatsnorlax]

I've made changes (Low Kick on Aggron, Air Slash on Yanmega thanks to Badgerzftw) and gotten started on the threatlist. Was my typo in the tiltle driving people away or something?

 

[BLINGAS]

Foresight/Roar may be a better choice than Rest on Blastoise. Helping spin away rocks or phazing things.

 

[fatsnorlax]

Good Point; I'll try that.

 

[fatsnorlax]

Decided I'll use roar...



Also, since this team pays tribute to Fire Emblem, I might as well add that a Fire Emblem game is coming to the 3DS. Buy it....

 

[waterwarrior]

-While a Baloon on Aggron makes sense (as well as being incredibly hilarious thinking about it), I suggest giving Electivire an Expert Belt. The 20% boost on Electivire's moves (and with Electric/ Fighting/ Ground/ Fire, you hit quite a lot of types super effectively) is a lot more reliable and useful than you would think, and tricks many people into believing you are Scarfed/ Banded, allowing you to get a surprise KO sometimes. I also suggest changing Thunderbolt to Wild Charge, just for the extra power. If you do change it to Wild Charge, change the EV's to max Atk/ 4 sp. atk. Hasty 4 Sp. Atk Electivire's Flamethrower with an Expert Belt does 57.53- 68.84% to Sassy max HP/ max Sp. Def Ferroseed, forcing it to switch out when it comes in to wall you or get roasted.

-Try changing Toxic on Entei to HP Grass. Even with an Adamant nature, HP Grass is able to 2HKO Gastrodon, Quagsire, and the Rhymons, the best counters to Entei. Well worth it.

- I also suggest bringing Entei's Toxic to Blastoise, replacing Ice Beam. Being able to cripple walls without Rest/ Heal Bell is very important.

Good team, good luck on the ladder :D

 

[fatsnorlax]

-While a Baloon on Aggron makes sense (as well as being incredibly hilarious thinking about it), I suggest giving Electivire an Expert Belt. The 20% boost on Electivire's moves (and with Electric/ Fighting/ Ground/ Fire, you hit quite a lot of types super effectively) is a lot more reliable and useful than you would think, and tricks many people into believing you are Scarfed/ Banded, allowing you to get a surprise KO sometimes. I also suggest changing Thunderbolt to Wild Charge, just for the extra power.

-Try changing Toxic on Entei to HP Grass. Even with an Adamant nature, HP Grass is able to 2HKO Gastrodon, Quagsire, and the Rhymons, the best counters to Entei. Well worth it.

I'll think about those, but without toxic, what would I do to Lickitung?

 

[waterwarrior]

I'll think about those, but without toxic, what would I do to Lickitung?

Most Lickitung's I've seen carry Heal Bell... :S

 

[fatsnorlax]

Most Lickitung's I've seen carry Heal Bell... :S

Dorn... o well, I'll try out Expert Belt and HP Grass.

 

[fatsnorlax]

Made a couple changes.

 

[fatsnorlax]

Crazy Little Thing Called Bump

 

[moonbound]

There's no reason to not run rain dish on blastoise, torrent really doesn't do anything to you, and rain is on the rise in ru.

 

[fatsnorlax]

There's no reason to not run rain dish on blastoise, torrent really doesn't do anything to you, and rain is on the rise in ru.

thnx for that

 

[fatsnorlax]

I'm using Rain Dish now(:

 

[Vitalise]

Use Ironhead on Entei over HpGrass and Life orb over expertbelt on Electriver

 

[fatsnorlax]

I'll try Life Orb. Hidden Power on Entei has the ninche of hitting its counters hard.

 

[fatsnorlax]

I'm using LO now.

 

[fatsnorlax]

Bump?

 

[TM13IceBeam]

nitpick: the name is actually Dread Isle >.>

aside from that, I'm not sure how you are actually setting up SR with Aggron, then Autotomise sweeping afterwards

also, uh, HP Grass on Entei? I don't think that's good, especially since HP is rather weak usually(70 BP) and you have a hindering nature + no investment. change it to Iron Head or Bulldoze in the very least...

your log wasn't anything convincing either js. full of hax and what not.

 

[fatsnorlax]

I'v said it before, HP Grass has the ninche of hitting Entei's counters hard. I don't usually get up Stealth Rock, but I can sometimes find a place.

 

[fatsnorlax]

Bump. I now have a better log.

 

[No Luck Involved]

Hi fatsnorlax, I think you should try HP [Grass] instead of Earthquake on Electivire. If it is functioning as a wallbreaker then it will really appreciate the ability to break Rhyperior, Quagsire and Gastrodon. Also you can try pumping more EVs into its offensive stats and use 92 Spe EVs with a neutral nature instead. It still outruns all walls but if you get the Motor Drive boost then it just outspeeds Alakazam and other Base 120s. This is a risky move though as it will lose a lot of speed against offensive threats but it will hit harder against walls so it's up to your preference. It's an option if its main purpose is a wallbreaker.

I personally use Toxic on Entei because I like to cripple Blastoise, Rhyperior or Cresselia switch-ins. I know you swapped it for HP [Grass] and if works for you then that's fine too as it kills Omastar and Rhyperior faster but both options have certain advantages so it's nice to switch around once in a while to keep your opponents (the ladder!) on their toes.

My only other suggestion is to use Substitute or Night Slash on Honchkrow instead of Pursuit. Nothing in the tier wants to take a Brave Bird from Honchkrow and the few things that can generally end up walling Honchkrow even at +1 (Rhyperior) so the extra kill from Pursuit isn't always necessary or helpful. With Substitute you can play even more mindgames with walls while Night Slash lets you fish for a crit on their switch to a counter (Rhyperior lol) and it gives you a reliable Dark STAB which is helpful.

Overall the team looks solid, Entei and Electivire are good lures that can eliminate Honchkrow's counters to help it sweep while Yanmega should be good at cleaning up. Good luck!