Hi everyone.
I've been battling at a more competitive level for almost a year now, but most of the time I take snippets of other people's teams and throw them all together.
I've just put together my own team, and while I for the most part use the movesets listed on this site, I feel that the team is more originally mine.
I'm sure you understand.
Anyhow, I have some obvious weaknesses, and also I'm having trouble countering scizor, ferrothorn and breloom, and was hoping you guys could come out with some suggestions.
With no further delays...
Tinkerbell (Celebi) @ Life Orb
Trait: Natural Cure
EVs: 220 HP / 36 Spd / 252 SAtk
Modest Nature
- Nasty Plot
- Giga Drain
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Psychic
So when starting to put together a team you have to obviously start somewhere. I'd never used Celebi in a team, but she's always been one of my favourite pokes. It's suggested to take either psychic or icebeam in the last slot, and I took psychic because I've got Slowbro and Weaville on the team, not to mention a Jolteon Hidden Power Ice. I formed the rest of my team around my Celebi, and would like to keep her. The giga drain, nasty plot, and hidden power fire are fairly self explanatory.
Magnets (Slowbro) @ Leftovers
Trait: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SAtk
Bold Nature
- Scald
- Ice Beam
- Thunder Wave
- Slack Off
One of the quick things I needed to patch up after ditching ice beam on my celebi was dragon coverage, and so I choose a bulky water pokemon with ice beam, an exact opposite of my Celebi. I'm fairly attached to my generation 1s, but I'm open to change with Slowbro. Scald allows for a burn if I'm feeling risky, to make offensive attackers even worse against this tank, combined with slack off and regenerator Slowbro doesn't die. Ice beam covers the hole left by Celebi's psychic, and Thunder wave cripples faster threats.
Dugtriot (Dugtrio) @ Focus Sash
Trait: Arena Trap
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Jolly Nature
- Reversal
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Sucker Punch
As you know, I'm a doll for generation 1s, and while Dugtrio has never been high on my list, when I read what he could bring to the table I was enthralled.
This, combined with a typing that wasn't around on my team gave Dugtrio the slot.
Reversal adds a fighting slot onto my team useful for taking out darks, and sucker punch is, well, incredible.
Dugtrio doesn't stay strong very long, so he has a slightly suicidal set.
Sam (Jolteon) @ Choice Specs
Trait: Volt Absorb
EVs: 252 SAtk / 252 Spd / 4 SDef
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Signal Beam
- Hidden Power [Ice]
So, slow moving team, weak to fire, and hey, a gen 1 eeveelution.
Jolteon it was, and revenge killers are always fun. I'm not very experienced with the feel of him, but slowly he is growing on me. The moves here are fairly basic, thunderbolt to stay in, volt switch for quick moving around, hidden power ice to take out unsuspecting threats, and signal beam to remove grass threats alongside Celebi's HP Fire.
The Comedian (Aerodactyl) @ Life Orb
Trait: Rock Head
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 Atk / 4 HP
Jolly Nature
- Taunt
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- Aqua Tail
I replaced a wobbufett with this aerodactyl, and he still doesn't fit in my team.
I find him frail, and not a strong attacker, a balenced poke never really works for me. I'd love a change on this one. I ran Aqua Tail on him instead of the usual roost because according to the teambuilder I was using rock head removed life orb damage, and Aqua Tail gave him incredible coverage.
Alfalfa (Weavile) @ Choice Band
Trait: Pressure
EVs: 216 Spd / 40 HP / 252 Atk
Serious Nature
- Ice Shard
- Pursuit
- Punishment
- Low Kick
Weaville replaced a gengar that I couldn't really use, and I'm loving him.
He patched up a huge ghost and dark weakness on my team, and in a fast and strong team. Ice Shard is for taking out fast threats, pursuit is for predicatble changes, which happen a LOT with weaville, and punishment stops sweepers straight in their paths.
Low Kick adds a second fighting move to my team, useful for threats like heatran and ferrothorn.
I've been battling at a more competitive level for almost a year now, but most of the time I take snippets of other people's teams and throw them all together.
I've just put together my own team, and while I for the most part use the movesets listed on this site, I feel that the team is more originally mine.
I'm sure you understand.
Anyhow, I have some obvious weaknesses, and also I'm having trouble countering scizor, ferrothorn and breloom, and was hoping you guys could come out with some suggestions.
With no further delays...
Tinkerbell (Celebi) @ Life Orb
Trait: Natural Cure
EVs: 220 HP / 36 Spd / 252 SAtk
Modest Nature
- Nasty Plot
- Giga Drain
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Psychic
So when starting to put together a team you have to obviously start somewhere. I'd never used Celebi in a team, but she's always been one of my favourite pokes. It's suggested to take either psychic or icebeam in the last slot, and I took psychic because I've got Slowbro and Weaville on the team, not to mention a Jolteon Hidden Power Ice. I formed the rest of my team around my Celebi, and would like to keep her. The giga drain, nasty plot, and hidden power fire are fairly self explanatory.
Magnets (Slowbro) @ Leftovers
Trait: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SAtk
Bold Nature
- Scald
- Ice Beam
- Thunder Wave
- Slack Off
One of the quick things I needed to patch up after ditching ice beam on my celebi was dragon coverage, and so I choose a bulky water pokemon with ice beam, an exact opposite of my Celebi. I'm fairly attached to my generation 1s, but I'm open to change with Slowbro. Scald allows for a burn if I'm feeling risky, to make offensive attackers even worse against this tank, combined with slack off and regenerator Slowbro doesn't die. Ice beam covers the hole left by Celebi's psychic, and Thunder wave cripples faster threats.
Dugtriot (Dugtrio) @ Focus Sash
Trait: Arena Trap
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Jolly Nature
- Reversal
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Sucker Punch
As you know, I'm a doll for generation 1s, and while Dugtrio has never been high on my list, when I read what he could bring to the table I was enthralled.
This, combined with a typing that wasn't around on my team gave Dugtrio the slot.
Reversal adds a fighting slot onto my team useful for taking out darks, and sucker punch is, well, incredible.
Dugtrio doesn't stay strong very long, so he has a slightly suicidal set.
Sam (Jolteon) @ Choice Specs
Trait: Volt Absorb
EVs: 252 SAtk / 252 Spd / 4 SDef
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Signal Beam
- Hidden Power [Ice]
So, slow moving team, weak to fire, and hey, a gen 1 eeveelution.
Jolteon it was, and revenge killers are always fun. I'm not very experienced with the feel of him, but slowly he is growing on me. The moves here are fairly basic, thunderbolt to stay in, volt switch for quick moving around, hidden power ice to take out unsuspecting threats, and signal beam to remove grass threats alongside Celebi's HP Fire.
The Comedian (Aerodactyl) @ Life Orb
Trait: Rock Head
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 Atk / 4 HP
Jolly Nature
- Taunt
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- Aqua Tail
I replaced a wobbufett with this aerodactyl, and he still doesn't fit in my team.
I find him frail, and not a strong attacker, a balenced poke never really works for me. I'd love a change on this one. I ran Aqua Tail on him instead of the usual roost because according to the teambuilder I was using rock head removed life orb damage, and Aqua Tail gave him incredible coverage.
Alfalfa (Weavile) @ Choice Band
Trait: Pressure
EVs: 216 Spd / 40 HP / 252 Atk
Serious Nature
- Ice Shard
- Pursuit
- Punishment
- Low Kick
Weaville replaced a gengar that I couldn't really use, and I'm loving him.
He patched up a huge ghost and dark weakness on my team, and in a fast and strong team. Ice Shard is for taking out fast threats, pursuit is for predicatble changes, which happen a LOT with weaville, and punishment stops sweepers straight in their paths.
Low Kick adds a second fighting move to my team, useful for threats like heatran and ferrothorn.
