Hello, Smogon Forums this is my first time posting here, and I'm relatively nervous as in some threads I see a hammer of judgement passed like it's nothing. But I figured if I don't I won't learn anything!
I usually, when it comes to teams at least, copy and paste. But that's obviously not original and not very fun.
I recently (by recently I mean like a week and a half ago) got into wanting to try this competitively, I've read guides and tips on team making but they're all very vague and not SUPER informative (while some being very much the opposite).
But anyways I know there's gonna be kinks here and there, wrong EV spreads I would assume and so on.
Kind tips welcome!
Here's the team.
Jaws 3 (Gyarados) (M) @ Gyaradosite
Ability: Intimidate / Mold Breaker
EVs: 88 HP / 220 Atk / 4 Def / 196 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Crunch
- Waterfall
- Ice Fang
While not the best Mega probably one of my favorites I almost exclusively wanted him in the team purely cause of how he looked, he rips through tanks (for me at least, but my ELO in showdown is super low so.. idk about the high ladder yet! XD)
If someone is foolish enough to let me set up DD I have a very easy sweep on my side. I had tried the more hyper offensive EV spread in 252 Atk/ 252 Spe and honestly am not a fan, he doesn't stay in as long as I'd like so I settled on this other spread I found and can say I like it a good bit, I might tweak it a bit though not sure yet.
Raikou (M) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Shadow Ball
The suggestion was good and it has synergism well with the team, played several games with it in and can say I like it better than what I had before. Not sure about the spread but the Mon all around is better than the last. :^]
Sanic (Excadrill) (M) @ Air Balloon
Ability: Sand Rush
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Rapid Spin
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rock Slide
Ok so clearly I needed a rapid spinner, almost every game I play someone is spending like 6 turns setting up S-Rocks, T- Spikes and Spikes. It's incredibly obnoxious and once I made the mistake of letting it stay and switching in to watch my Mon get ripped to like 1/4 a bar. So gone are the days!
Always have liked Exca and absolutely love it. Especially with Fairy now holy hell this little guy puts in work!
Trap Queen (Gardevoir) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Trace
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 232 SpA / 24 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Psychic
- Moonblast
- Focus Blast
- Healing Wish
To be completely honest this is the slot on my team I'm not sure about, it used to be a 'Zam but he was...not for me. Something about Gardevoir just brings me in.. :^] But really I enjoy her, get more uses out of her and do well with her more so compared to when I was using Zam. But honestly if anything was to get swapped out on the team first it would be this Mon. I just felt I needed a good SpSweeper since I'm kinda lacking with Manectric.
TrixRabbit (Azumarill) (M) @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Huge Power
EVs: 92 HP / 252 Atk / 164 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Aqua Jet
- Play Rough
- Belly Drum
- Knock Off
I absolutely LOVE this Mon set up this way, it's so fun and walls so freaking hard, people exhaust so much to get through it (from what I've been experiencing so far) I enjoy both abilities on him, so I would say for you this is personal preference. I more so lean toward huge power though, so I can hit just a little harder with him. It's also embarrassing to watch him eat a Tbolt from someones Sp Sweeper and then rek him into the ground. x'D
Tyranitar @ Smooth Rock
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 248 HP / 80 Def / 180 SpD
Relaxed Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Stone Edge
- Pursuit
- Fire Blast
This mon is new and for the time being I can't really say much about it but after some testing I will be sure to come back and put an appropriate explanation. C:
TL;DR
I started competitive battling a week ago, judge my team but don't be rude please. C:
I tried to do my best to model my post around how everyone else does theirs! If I did anything wrong also let me know please.
Thanks~
'Lax.
I usually, when it comes to teams at least, copy and paste. But that's obviously not original and not very fun.
I recently (by recently I mean like a week and a half ago) got into wanting to try this competitively, I've read guides and tips on team making but they're all very vague and not SUPER informative (while some being very much the opposite).
But anyways I know there's gonna be kinks here and there, wrong EV spreads I would assume and so on.
Kind tips welcome!
Here's the team.
Jaws 3 (Gyarados) (M) @ Gyaradosite
Ability: Intimidate / Mold Breaker
EVs: 88 HP / 220 Atk / 4 Def / 196 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Crunch
- Waterfall
- Ice Fang
While not the best Mega probably one of my favorites I almost exclusively wanted him in the team purely cause of how he looked, he rips through tanks (for me at least, but my ELO in showdown is super low so.. idk about the high ladder yet! XD)
If someone is foolish enough to let me set up DD I have a very easy sweep on my side. I had tried the more hyper offensive EV spread in 252 Atk/ 252 Spe and honestly am not a fan, he doesn't stay in as long as I'd like so I settled on this other spread I found and can say I like it a good bit, I might tweak it a bit though not sure yet.
Raikou (M) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Shadow Ball
The suggestion was good and it has synergism well with the team, played several games with it in and can say I like it better than what I had before. Not sure about the spread but the Mon all around is better than the last. :^]
Sanic (Excadrill) (M) @ Air Balloon
Ability: Sand Rush
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Rapid Spin
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rock Slide
Ok so clearly I needed a rapid spinner, almost every game I play someone is spending like 6 turns setting up S-Rocks, T- Spikes and Spikes. It's incredibly obnoxious and once I made the mistake of letting it stay and switching in to watch my Mon get ripped to like 1/4 a bar. So gone are the days!
Always have liked Exca and absolutely love it. Especially with Fairy now holy hell this little guy puts in work!
Trap Queen (Gardevoir) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Trace
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 232 SpA / 24 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Psychic
- Moonblast
- Focus Blast
- Healing Wish
To be completely honest this is the slot on my team I'm not sure about, it used to be a 'Zam but he was...not for me. Something about Gardevoir just brings me in.. :^] But really I enjoy her, get more uses out of her and do well with her more so compared to when I was using Zam. But honestly if anything was to get swapped out on the team first it would be this Mon. I just felt I needed a good SpSweeper since I'm kinda lacking with Manectric.
TrixRabbit (Azumarill) (M) @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Huge Power
EVs: 92 HP / 252 Atk / 164 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Aqua Jet
- Play Rough
- Belly Drum
- Knock Off
I absolutely LOVE this Mon set up this way, it's so fun and walls so freaking hard, people exhaust so much to get through it (from what I've been experiencing so far) I enjoy both abilities on him, so I would say for you this is personal preference. I more so lean toward huge power though, so I can hit just a little harder with him. It's also embarrassing to watch him eat a Tbolt from someones Sp Sweeper and then rek him into the ground. x'D
Tyranitar @ Smooth Rock
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 248 HP / 80 Def / 180 SpD
Relaxed Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Stone Edge
- Pursuit
- Fire Blast
This mon is new and for the time being I can't really say much about it but after some testing I will be sure to come back and put an appropriate explanation. C:
TL;DR
I started competitive battling a week ago, judge my team but don't be rude please. C:
I tried to do my best to model my post around how everyone else does theirs! If I did anything wrong also let me know please.
Thanks~
'Lax.
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