So I haven't played much in the metagame recently, but i was around when dugtrio was OU and every team had to make sure it got through Skarmbliss. With that in mind, here is where i started my team:
Ninjask -> Breloom has always been a solid combo, and remains so today. GyaraVire because... Bulkydos is good and with Motor Drive, Electvire gets faster... you get it.
I needed some defensive pokes, and Scizor was getting used alot so i thought i'd just on the band wagon. And sticking with the "It's Super effect.. nevermind i just helped you" idea, I chose Heatran.
Then I swapped Gyara for Vaporeon for a more bulky water feel, and got to this team:
Ninjask @ Leftovers
Speed Boost..
248 HP / 8 Atk / 68 Spd
Jolly
~Substitute
~Swords Dance
~Baton Pass!
~X-Scissor
Ninjask used for passing speed (and maybe a sub or an SD) to Breloom. If hit with Ice moves not safe for Breloom, its surprising how far a quick Vaporeon can get you. Getting hit with Fire moves is an easy switch to Heatran. Electric to Vire, etc. If Taunted by an Azelf, X-scissor can put in quite a dent while they're trying to set up stealth rocks. A Jolly Aerodactyl howspeeds and kills Ninjask with Rock Slide, so I may mess with it's EV spread. Encore Machamp kinda screws me into subing, but I surpringly haven't seen any Machamps when testing this team... hmm...
Breloom @ Toxic Orb
Poison Heal
Adamant
48 HP / 252 Atk / 208 Spd
~Spore
~Substitute
~Focus Punch
~Leech Seed / Seed Bomb
Ahhhh Breloom. A simple poke. I'd been using Seed Bomb for a while but after trying SubSeed, I'm pretty convinced. Usually people can deal with Breloom eventually due to his lackluster speed, but if ninjask suceeds that isn't even an issue. If things get dire due to some flying or fire move, then Heatran can save the day, but i usually just keep him in until he's expired. Very fun poke.
Vaporeon @ Leftovers
Water Absorb
Bold
188 HP / 252 Def / 68 Spd
~Wish
~Surf
~Ice Beam
~Protect
Vaporeon is actually a goddess. Brings in Electric for Vire to feed on, and provides a pretty good Wish support. Protect helps with electric prediction and staying alive while getting some leftovers. Surf and Ice Beam have pretty good coverage, and I'm too lazy to try and breed a good bold HP Electric one haha. Besides, Ice Beam helps kill the numerous dragons that fill the metagame. Heatran is a good lure for water moves if Vaporeon is in need of some Absorbtion and your opponent has forgotten about her.. But yeah. Vaporeon.
Electivire @ Life Orb
Motor Drive
Adamant
252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
~Thunderpunch
~Ice Punch
~Earthquake
~Cross Chop
Electivire is a surprisingly strong poke to deal with. If Ninjask passes to vire or Vaporeon can lure in a t-bolt, get ready to see Vire sweep. I don't think there is much to explain.. Smogon gives an option of Fire Punch over EQ, but I think it only really helps against Scizor and Forretress (admittedly good walls). I think i'm gonna do some calcs and try each out before i decide.
Scizor @ Choice Band
Technician
Adamant
248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 Spd
~Bullet Punch
~Superpower
~Pursuit
~U-turn
Scizor. Classy poke. Basically Bullet Punch for days. U-turn utilizes his technician and is STAB. Good to kill physics and get a free switch. Pursuit helps for pokes you know will switch out and Superpower is just a fatty fighting move. Some people use Brick Break, but I don't come across Reflect too often and the subtracted defense is definitely worth a kill (unless they switch to ghost.. hehe). Scizor can lure out Fire very very nicely for Heatran. Yeah, he's everywhere kinda self explanitory.
Heatran @ Shuca Berry
Flash Fire
Timid
252 SpAtk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
~Stealth Rock
~Fire Blast
~Earth Power
~Explosion
Haha, okay i just realized on shoddy i made his EV's 252 Def / 252 Spdef / 4 HP on accident, but it has been working out.. probably because i trigger Flash Fire alot. Shuca Berry literally won me a game once, very useful berry. Helps on the defensive side of things, scizor can lure for flash fire etc. etc. Overall very solid poke, I'm definitely going to mess with his EV spread some and make him more bulky but probably keep the set since he's my only stealth rock, and explosion comes in handy for problem pokes.
So that's my team, kinda rough as you can probably tell. It's pretty late here, so i'll put up a threat list later, but something i noticed: I have no way of getting rid of spikes / toxic spikes. Not a huge problem, but a problem none the less.
Any feedback is good feed back :D
(I resized the pictures several times... idk whats going on so i'll fix it tomorrow)
Ninjask -> Breloom has always been a solid combo, and remains so today. GyaraVire because... Bulkydos is good and with Motor Drive, Electvire gets faster... you get it.
I needed some defensive pokes, and Scizor was getting used alot so i thought i'd just on the band wagon. And sticking with the "It's Super effect.. nevermind i just helped you" idea, I chose Heatran.
Then I swapped Gyara for Vaporeon for a more bulky water feel, and got to this team:
Ninjask @ Leftovers
Speed Boost..
248 HP / 8 Atk / 68 Spd
Jolly
~Substitute
~Swords Dance
~Baton Pass!
~X-Scissor
Ninjask used for passing speed (and maybe a sub or an SD) to Breloom. If hit with Ice moves not safe for Breloom, its surprising how far a quick Vaporeon can get you. Getting hit with Fire moves is an easy switch to Heatran. Electric to Vire, etc. If Taunted by an Azelf, X-scissor can put in quite a dent while they're trying to set up stealth rocks. A Jolly Aerodactyl howspeeds and kills Ninjask with Rock Slide, so I may mess with it's EV spread. Encore Machamp kinda screws me into subing, but I surpringly haven't seen any Machamps when testing this team... hmm...
Breloom @ Toxic Orb
Poison Heal
Adamant
48 HP / 252 Atk / 208 Spd
~Spore
~Substitute
~Focus Punch
~Leech Seed / Seed Bomb
Ahhhh Breloom. A simple poke. I'd been using Seed Bomb for a while but after trying SubSeed, I'm pretty convinced. Usually people can deal with Breloom eventually due to his lackluster speed, but if ninjask suceeds that isn't even an issue. If things get dire due to some flying or fire move, then Heatran can save the day, but i usually just keep him in until he's expired. Very fun poke.
Vaporeon @ Leftovers
Water Absorb
Bold
188 HP / 252 Def / 68 Spd
~Wish
~Surf
~Ice Beam
~Protect
Vaporeon is actually a goddess. Brings in Electric for Vire to feed on, and provides a pretty good Wish support. Protect helps with electric prediction and staying alive while getting some leftovers. Surf and Ice Beam have pretty good coverage, and I'm too lazy to try and breed a good bold HP Electric one haha. Besides, Ice Beam helps kill the numerous dragons that fill the metagame. Heatran is a good lure for water moves if Vaporeon is in need of some Absorbtion and your opponent has forgotten about her.. But yeah. Vaporeon.
Electivire @ Life Orb
Motor Drive
Adamant
252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
~Thunderpunch
~Ice Punch
~Earthquake
~Cross Chop
Electivire is a surprisingly strong poke to deal with. If Ninjask passes to vire or Vaporeon can lure in a t-bolt, get ready to see Vire sweep. I don't think there is much to explain.. Smogon gives an option of Fire Punch over EQ, but I think it only really helps against Scizor and Forretress (admittedly good walls). I think i'm gonna do some calcs and try each out before i decide.
Scizor @ Choice Band
Technician
Adamant
248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 Spd
~Bullet Punch
~Superpower
~Pursuit
~U-turn
Scizor. Classy poke. Basically Bullet Punch for days. U-turn utilizes his technician and is STAB. Good to kill physics and get a free switch. Pursuit helps for pokes you know will switch out and Superpower is just a fatty fighting move. Some people use Brick Break, but I don't come across Reflect too often and the subtracted defense is definitely worth a kill (unless they switch to ghost.. hehe). Scizor can lure out Fire very very nicely for Heatran. Yeah, he's everywhere kinda self explanitory.
Heatran @ Shuca Berry
Flash Fire
Timid
252 SpAtk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
~Stealth Rock
~Fire Blast
~Earth Power
~Explosion
Haha, okay i just realized on shoddy i made his EV's 252 Def / 252 Spdef / 4 HP on accident, but it has been working out.. probably because i trigger Flash Fire alot. Shuca Berry literally won me a game once, very useful berry. Helps on the defensive side of things, scizor can lure for flash fire etc. etc. Overall very solid poke, I'm definitely going to mess with his EV spread some and make him more bulky but probably keep the set since he's my only stealth rock, and explosion comes in handy for problem pokes.
So that's my team, kinda rough as you can probably tell. It's pretty late here, so i'll put up a threat list later, but something i noticed: I have no way of getting rid of spikes / toxic spikes. Not a huge problem, but a problem none the less.
Any feedback is good feed back :D
(I resized the pictures several times... idk whats going on so i'll fix it tomorrow)