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Tayla

Tayla

Gengar (M) @ Wide Lens
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP/252 Spd/252 SAtk
Timid nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Focus Blast
- Hypnosis
- Shadow Ball
- Thunderbolt

This is my lead, Gengar. I know how common these things are, but personally, I see more Roserades and Bronzongs these days than Gengar. I like Gengar as a lead for its versatility, and I can usually take something out with it before it dies from my stupidity, or gets a status slapped on to it. I chose Wide Lens so Hypnosis and Focus Blast have a little better accuracy.
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Vaporeon (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 188 HP/252 Def/70 SAtk
Bold nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Wish
- Surf
- Protect
- Toxic / Ice Beam

I've toyed around with Vaporeon alot. Since moving to the Suspect, I replaced Ice Beam with Toxic. Toxic meshes well with Wish and Protect, but I generally have problems against things Vaporeon used to handle semiwell. I've stalled out more Blissey with Surf and Ice Beam than with Toxic.. Which is a little strange. Standard Bulky water here.
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Sceptile (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Overgrow
EVs: 172 Atk/252 Spd/86 SAtk
Naive nature (+Spd, -SDef)
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Swords Dance
- Leaf Blade
- Dragon Claw

Alright.. I decided to go with a Physical variant of Sceptile rather than Special. It's quite fun to Swords Dance up on a Blissey and annihalate it before she can do much. Usually, it takes two Leaf Blades to KO, but Blissey usually doesn't stay in anyway once it sees a SD. I've kept HP Fire on this Sceptile, as it still KOs Scizor and Forretress, and does decent damage to Roserade and its assorted Grass bretheren.
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Breloom (M) @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spd
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Focus Punch
- Spore
- Substitute
- Leech Seed

Ugh.. I kind of just stuck Breloom here after moving to Suspect. It's had its ups and downs, and I'm not quite sure if it belongs on this team. It's a good Pokemon, but it just doesn't flow with the team very well. I'd appreciate some suggestions as to what to put here. This used to be Rhyperior, but Rhyperior usually didn't do very much attacking and defaulted to lots of sucking.
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Magnezone @ Leftovers
Ability: Magnet Pull
EVs: 142 HP/20 Def/96 Spd/252 SAtk
Modest nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Substitute
- Magnet Rise

Standard Magnezone with a few EVs stuck into Def and a few more into Speed to beat out other Magnezone. The extra Defense only gives it an extra 5, to 270, but I've found it helps in the long run against assorted Mach Punches and the like. Other than the EVs, nothing else is changed. Switching into Bronzongs and Skarmorys is always fun, but Heatran usually sends Magnezone packing.
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Heatran (F) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 40 HP/216 Spd/252 SAtk
Modest nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Earth Power
- Fire Blast
- Dragon Pulse
- Lava Plume

SpecsTran is really fun. Most variants I see are Life Orb, and really don't have the same punch as this Heatran does. Fire Blast running off 591 special attack is nothing to laugh at. FB is usually my default, as Lava Plum really doesn't give out the same results, but I still have a Fire move to fall back on in the rare cases I run out of Fire Blasts. Dragon Pulse is for Salamence and company, though I'm usually not fast enough to get the notch in. I usually come in with Tran on Specs-locked Fire Blasts and get the boost.


That's it. I've had various results with this team, and most of my losses come from my horrible prediction skills. CM Blissey swept me once, which.. totally made me feel like a tard. I know I have no RS/TS/S/SR Pokemon. Rhyperior used to dish out SR, but half my team really has no trouble with TS, if they even get the chance to lay them down. SR does neutral to all but Heatran, and I rarely see Tyranitar, which is a little baffling.

Thanks for the read and the possible rate. I could use all the advice I can get.
 
Well if you worry about Roserades 'n such you gotta be cautious of the Scarf variant, which would immediately put something of yours to sleep. Along against other Gars with Choice Scarf you might want to give it Scarf.

You might want to consider giving Vappy Acid Armor and Baton Pass, turning your entire team into physical walls feels so good.

I really like that Sceptile.

Be careful against Cresselia and make sure Gengar survives awhile because you're going to have a really hard time trying to take that duck down.

You also have a bit of a DDTar weak. I'd stick Machamp somewhere to give Blissey more trouble as well.
 
Personally, all the Roserades I see are Sashed, or have Leftovers on them. I've never had problems with. Once again, Breloom's usually my sleep fodder which.. isn't too nice of me, but that's a role Breloom fills til I know what to replace it with.

That'd be a great idea.. especially in Sceptile's case. I'll consider that, thank you.

Charge Beam Cresselias aren't a problem for Heatran.. I do typically attempt to keep Gengar through the match to spread Sleep about. That's where Vaporeon's Wish helps me out, but I might add Acid Armor and BP over Protect and Toxic. I'll test it out.

I could replace Breloom with Machamp, seeing as I rarely have anything useful for 'Loom to do but 1) die, or 2) deal with Blissey. Like I said above, I personally have rare battles with Tyranitar in them.. I see more Salamence.
 
You may not want to, but if you want someone to obsorb sleep, use Guts Heracross with Sleep talk. Guts activates the boost, and if you want CB on it, Heracross is a beast. It also activates sleep clause, which is extremely useful.
 
Yeah, but the only thing Breloom would accomplish otherwise would be Stone Edge. Or HP Ghost, which is lol. Over Seed Bomb as its other offensive.. I already have Sceptile as my Grasser.

Heracross sounds like a good idea. I've never used one before, so I'd be happy to test one out. Thanks.
 
All this talk about Garchomp is annoying recently. Heracross will always be the biggest OU threat in my eyes.

I just can't see it fitting in without switching a good half of your team.
 
I'd get rid of breeloom to put no guard rest sleep talk machamp (u dont have a status absorber). Personnally, i dont see the point of breeloom, u already have a sleeper, and the only reason he is BL and not UU is because he has a 100% accurate sleeping move...
Hope I helped!
 
Like it's been said, I would strongly consider replacing Breloom for a Lucario / Heracross so you actually do something, because I don't think DP is the metagame for Breloom seeing how it moves fast paced barely letting it set up. You have problems dealing with other Heracross and Lucario though, which can end up pretty bad since you have nothing that can handle Bullet Punch Lucario at all. I really don't see Sceptile doing anything in this team, It's just like a filler here, so I would suggest replacing Sceptile with a Gliscor, who stops Heracross and Lucario as well as other Physical Power houses cold. If you don't want Gliscor, a Bulky Salamence is another pretty good alternative, 252 HP / 180 Def / 76 Spe @ Timid so you outspeed base 90s.

If you really want a Sleep Abosorber, Heatran would make a great one, it will handle status and take blows from Gengar and Azelf. 252 HP / 48 Def / 208 SDef @ Modest should be allright, Dragon Pulse / Lava Plume would make you lose against other Heatran (but you have Heatran), but in return you can hit Gengar in your sleep without missing with Earth Power.
 
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