Help a New Guy Out!

Zomeonez

I am a new battler.
This is my 1st generation of battling.
I hope I can adapt quickly.
NOTE: I may fail epicly.


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Gothitelle @ Leftovers
Frisk/Shadow Tag
Quiet
§ Shadow Ball
§ Psychic
§ Thunderbolt
§ Trick Room
252 HP/ 92 Defense/ 164 Sp. Attack

Since almost my entire team is pretty slow, I thought Trick Room would be rather useful. I don't know if Shadow Tag is legal, so I put Frisk as an alternative. Shadow Ball is a great move to hit Ghosts with, Thunderbolt is just neutral damage, while Psychic is a STAB attack used for Poisions mainly.

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Escavalier @ Shell Bell
Swarm
Adamant
§ Megahorn
§ Substitute
§ Iron Head
§ Swords Dance
252 Attack/ 252 Special Defense / 4 Defense

I fell in love with this guy. Although he isn't as fast as Scizor, he makes up for it by being under Trick Room or because of his Attack and Defense. He has the strongest Megahorn in the metagame, which really helps. Substitute + Swords Dance = Unstoppable Madness. Iron Head is another STAB Steel move, capable of 2HKO a Mienshao without boosts.

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Dragonite @ Lum Berry
Multiscale
Adamant
§ Earthquake
§ Dragon Claw
§ Dragon Dance
§ Roost
252 HP / 52 Attack / 204 Speed

This is one of 3 pokemon that I think don't fit in.
Anyway...
Adamant is used because his moveset is physical. E-Q is for coverage against Rock and other types. DD is vital in this set. It enables Dragonite to take on a sweeping approach, instead of a normal attacker. Dragon Claw is STAB, good for Chomps & Lati's. Roost is to gain some HP, while reducing Ice damage. Lum Berry is used to cure status, which helps.

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Whimsicott @ Mental Herb
Prankster
Timid
§ Substitute
§ Leech Seed
§ Cotton Guard
§ Encore
169 HP/ Defense / Special Defense / 1 Speed

This is the second pokemon that I think does not belong.
Meanwhile...
Your average SubSeed troller. She is always up to no good. Magic Bounce Espeon can counter this fairly easy. Cotton Guard is for durability, and Encore is for more trolling.

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Camerupt @ Life Orb
Solid Rock
Quiet
§ Fire Blast
§ Hidden Power [Grass]
§ Earthquake
§ Stone Edge

He's my Fire of choice. He is the third pokemon I think does not fit in well..
Anyhow...
He is a mixed attacker, which is pretty useful in some cases. His ability really helps, which reduces super-effective damage by 1/4. Fire Blast is STAB attack, being useful with his base 105 Special Attack. Hidden Power is to be able to counter Waters like Jellicent/Vaporeon/Swampert. E-Q and Stone Edge are coverage and the physical part of the attacks.

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Suicune @ Leftovers
Water Absorb/Pressure
Modest
§ Ice Beam
§ Calm Mind
§ Hidden Power [Electric]
§ Surf
252 Defense / 252 Special Attack / 4 Special Defense

This guy has played a major role in my team. He is a very important player. He is a special tank. He takes laughable damage and fires back at least 3x the damage. Calm Mind raises Special Defense and Special Attack, preparing for a sweep. Surf is STAB. HP is for Bulky Waters.
EV's are into defense because Calm Mind is like the Special Defense EVs.



Would appreciate suggestions.


CONSIDERING:
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CHANGES:
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I'm a pretty new battler myself, but I feel I can give a few suggestions:

1) If you are going to lead with a trick room user, it's usually best to make your entire team a trick-room team. Having a fast pokemon like Whimsicott on a trick-room-based team could end up ruining your entire strategy.
2) Your team shares a lot of common weaknesses. Both Whimsicott and Dragonite are super-weak to ice. Also, both Whimsicott and Escavalier are weak to fire.
3) I would recommend replacing Dragonite with Druddigon, as Druddigon really works well in a trick-room team. Here is a moveset:

Druddigon @Life Orb
Brave Nature
Ability: Sheer Force

Dragon Claw
Crunch
Rock Slide
Protect

Dragon claw is for STAB, both crunch and rock slide get a boost from Sheer Force, and protect is for scouting.

4) While I'm not sure what you could replace Whimsicott with, I think that either Eelektross or Spiritomb would fit nicely in Whimsicott's place. Both of these pokemon are slow (and would thus work on a trick-room team), have decent defenses, and have no weaknesses. Eelektross would work especially well with Suicune because he can take super-effective electric attacks aimed at Suicune. A good moveset for Eelektross would be:

Eelektross @Leftovers
Careful Nature
Ability: Levitate

Wild Charge
Dragon Tail
Coil
Substitute

In trick room, Eelektross's poor base speed becomes a powerful asset. He can switch into oncoming earthquakes with impunity, and then get a free turn to set up with coil, which raises his defense, attack, and accuracy. This makes the electric eel even more bulky, and powers up his strong physical attacks even more. Eelektross can even force-switch potential counters or phaze opponents with dragon tail, which gets an accuracy boost from coil. Overall, the eel makes a great addition to your team - I would highly consider him.

5) Though you might object, I think that Suicune should be replaced with Vaporeon. Vaporeon boasts better HP and the ability to pass wishes onto its teammates, giving them much-appreciated hp boosts when needed. Here's a good moveset for Vaporeon:

Vaporeon @Leftovers
Nature: Bold
Ability: Water Absorb

Surf
Ice Beam
Wish
Protect

Vaporeon can heal both the team and itself with the wish/protect combination. With decent special attack, Vaporeon can also deal damage to foes with surf and ice beam, which provide great coverage. Vaporeon is slow, so using it in a trick-room team seems plausible.

7) I realize I didn't post the EV spreads for some of the pokemon that I listed. That is due to laziness and not wanting to look them up at the moment - I apologize.

8) Keep Camerupt - he works well in trick room.

9) When using this team, do everything in your power to keep Gothitelle alive. Vaporeon's wish-passes should really help with this. If Gothitelle dies, your entire team dies.

I hope that my suggestions helped somewhat. Happy battling. :)
 
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