At A Glance
Introduction
To tell you the truth this is my first RMT so tear it apart if you want to. Ok first of all this team is based on lucario. most of my selections went to supporting him and his little buddies. I think I did a ok job with this team they've had a few wins, However I can't help but feel that this team is missing something so I'd like to ask you to rate it and tell me your thoughts.
Building Process
I got Lucario from an egg received by Riley in Platinum. It's got a good Nature for a Special sweep, which is good because Special Sweep Lucario = get the opponent by surprise. Thus my team gets the name "Aura Blasting" I normally play Lucario as a late game sweeper.
looking at Lucario's weaknesses I saw he has Fighting, fire, and Ground to put up with so I needed to pick a reliable partner for him I decided on Chandelure. Flash Fire takes care of my fire problem and Ghost typing gets rid of those nasty nasty pokemon known as fighting types, leaving only ground types. I'm running choice scarf because Chandelure can use the speed plus I normally use at least one choice pokemon.
now that I have 2 of the pokemon that cover each other pretty well I needed a wall that's strong and can cover the remaining weaknesses for this I chose Skarmory one of the best Physical walls in the game. Skarmory also covers the dark type and has an immunity to ground plus it can set up entry traps, all and all making it a must have for my team, not to mention it's one of the few pokemon that can stand up to excadrill.
Bilssey is Skarmoy's born partner covering all special attacks. plus Chandelure and Skarmory can take care of it's only weakness. I pick Blissey over her sister because if chansey gets hit by a trick she's ruined if Bilssey gets hit by trick however it's only a set back Blissey can also keep most ghost types at bay.
Swampert is my lead, easy enough to see that. It's also my personal belief that Stealth Rock is much less popular because it's harder to get also making it that much more valuable. Swampert's only weakness is easily covered by 3/4 pokemon already listed (and all of them if the pokemon is attacking form the special side.) That being said Swampert takes electric attacks and throws them away which works good with skarmory, he's also resistant to fire helping Lucario even more. To add to that he's got resistance to rock helping Chandelure in a tight spot.
to end my team I decided to go with Gliscor, he's very handy in this team. Gliscor serves as a backup sweeper always handy to have, his new ability is nothing to laugh at either. As for helping the team Gliscor isn't slacking, he has immunity to electric (like Swampert ^^) and Ground letting him kill any and all excadrill. He has resistances to Fighting, Bug, and Poison of which the first two are very useful. I think he's a great way to end this team.
My Team In Depth
Name: Lucario (Sir Aaron)
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Aura Sphere
move 3: Vacuum Wave
Move 4: Shadow Ball
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Steadfast
Nature: Modest
evs: 4 HP/252 SpA/252 Spe
Ok like I said I got this in game Steadfast isn't too bad in my opinion Lucario will appreciate the Speed boost Vacuum Wave is for killing off pokemon without much effort I picked Shadow Ball over Dark Pulse Because it offers better coverage. I'm also too lazy to redo Lucario to get better iv's and stuff lol.
Name: Chandelure (NevilGhost)
Move 1: Hidden Power ice
Move 2: Psychic
Move 3: Flamethrower
Move 4: Shadow Ball
Item: Choice Scarf
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA/ 4 SpD/ 252 Spe
I was hoping Chadelure would have Trick but oh well Flamethrower and Shadow Ball are my STAB attacks HP Ice covers common threats like Gliscor and rampant Dragon types (like Garchomp) I like Choice Scarf better than Choice Specs because Chandelure likes the Speed boost better. the last 4 evs didn't really matter to me so I did SpD like good old smogon said.
Name: Skarmory (BirdOfDoom)
Move 1: Roost
Move 2: Spikes
Move 3: Whirlwind
Move 4: Brave Bird
Item: Shed Shell
Ability: Sturdy
Nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP/ 232 Def/ 24 Spe
I'm Following the Stander Strategy of Skarmory so not much needs to be said. However I picked Shed Shell over Leftovers because I can get away from magnezone and wobbuffet (and later DW Chandelure) with this item. 24 Spe evs is just in case I do run into Wobbuffet and it has max speed I read Skarmory can outrun it like that.
Name: Blissey (QueenOfFat)
Move 1: Wish
Move 2: Protect
Move 3: Seismic Toss
Move 4: Toxic
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP/ 252 Def/ 4 Spd
with wish now granting 50% recovery based on the pokemon that used it to the whole team I decided to go with a wish strategy. Toxic seems to be the better one these days although I like Thunder Wave better I decided to try Toxic and see how it works it works really well. I can Protect myself to get a wish and see how the opponent moves at the same time so I can kinda scout out which set they're using. Seismic Toss is more Consistent than flamethrower so I picked that instead.
Name: Swampert (Tsunami)
Move 1: Earthquake
Move 2: ice beam
Move 3: Stealth Rock
Move 4: Scald
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Relaxed
evs: 252 HP/ 252 Def/ 4 SpA
ok Swampert is working out for me unless I come against a grass lead it's just awesome. Earthquake is my strongest attack, Ice beam is for flying types, Stealth Rock get more entry traps setup, and scald is also a STAB that can give burns to pokemon I hate. Leftovers is stander for Swampert Relaxed Nature is so I don't lower my SpA I maxed Def and HP because I want Swampert to take some hits (and Smogon says so.) 4 SpA evs (again smogon) is because I want to power up my special attacks a bit. Swampert has always rocked on my team causing massive damage every time he comes out ^^.
Name: Gliscor (Ace Menace)
Move 1: Swords Dance
Move 2: Earthquake
Move 3: Ice Fang
move 4: Protect
Item: Toxic Orb
Ability: Toxic Heal
Nature: Jolly
evs: 4 HP/ 252 Atk/ 252 Spe
I called Gliscor Ace Menace for a reason, I either predict a switch (or just take some damage) and get a Swords dance or Protect myself and try to see what set they're using, either way I get Toxic Ord and or a Swords Dance Boost at the same time. earthquake is my main attack and it works real well, I picked Ice Fang over Facade because my lovely friends Mismageus and Gengar would love to watch me do absolutely nothing to them. I did Jolly Nature and Sweeping evs because I plan to sweep I don't ant to be defensive I want to kill. Overall he's been one of my strongest and turned the game around a few times, giving me quite a few wins.
well thanks for reading please rate/comment and tell me if I can improve anything on this team/replace something. Thanks again :)
Introduction
To tell you the truth this is my first RMT so tear it apart if you want to. Ok first of all this team is based on lucario. most of my selections went to supporting him and his little buddies. I think I did a ok job with this team they've had a few wins, However I can't help but feel that this team is missing something so I'd like to ask you to rate it and tell me your thoughts.
Building Process
I got Lucario from an egg received by Riley in Platinum. It's got a good Nature for a Special sweep, which is good because Special Sweep Lucario = get the opponent by surprise. Thus my team gets the name "Aura Blasting" I normally play Lucario as a late game sweeper.
looking at Lucario's weaknesses I saw he has Fighting, fire, and Ground to put up with so I needed to pick a reliable partner for him I decided on Chandelure. Flash Fire takes care of my fire problem and Ghost typing gets rid of those nasty nasty pokemon known as fighting types, leaving only ground types. I'm running choice scarf because Chandelure can use the speed plus I normally use at least one choice pokemon.
now that I have 2 of the pokemon that cover each other pretty well I needed a wall that's strong and can cover the remaining weaknesses for this I chose Skarmory one of the best Physical walls in the game. Skarmory also covers the dark type and has an immunity to ground plus it can set up entry traps, all and all making it a must have for my team, not to mention it's one of the few pokemon that can stand up to excadrill.
Bilssey is Skarmoy's born partner covering all special attacks. plus Chandelure and Skarmory can take care of it's only weakness. I pick Blissey over her sister because if chansey gets hit by a trick she's ruined if Bilssey gets hit by trick however it's only a set back Blissey can also keep most ghost types at bay.
Swampert is my lead, easy enough to see that. It's also my personal belief that Stealth Rock is much less popular because it's harder to get also making it that much more valuable. Swampert's only weakness is easily covered by 3/4 pokemon already listed (and all of them if the pokemon is attacking form the special side.) That being said Swampert takes electric attacks and throws them away which works good with skarmory, he's also resistant to fire helping Lucario even more. To add to that he's got resistance to rock helping Chandelure in a tight spot.
to end my team I decided to go with Gliscor, he's very handy in this team. Gliscor serves as a backup sweeper always handy to have, his new ability is nothing to laugh at either. As for helping the team Gliscor isn't slacking, he has immunity to electric (like Swampert ^^) and Ground letting him kill any and all excadrill. He has resistances to Fighting, Bug, and Poison of which the first two are very useful. I think he's a great way to end this team.
My Team In Depth
Name: Lucario (Sir Aaron)
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Aura Sphere
move 3: Vacuum Wave
Move 4: Shadow Ball
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Steadfast
Nature: Modest
evs: 4 HP/252 SpA/252 Spe
Ok like I said I got this in game Steadfast isn't too bad in my opinion Lucario will appreciate the Speed boost Vacuum Wave is for killing off pokemon without much effort I picked Shadow Ball over Dark Pulse Because it offers better coverage. I'm also too lazy to redo Lucario to get better iv's and stuff lol.
Name: Chandelure (NevilGhost)
Move 1: Hidden Power ice
Move 2: Psychic
Move 3: Flamethrower
Move 4: Shadow Ball
Item: Choice Scarf
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA/ 4 SpD/ 252 Spe
I was hoping Chadelure would have Trick but oh well Flamethrower and Shadow Ball are my STAB attacks HP Ice covers common threats like Gliscor and rampant Dragon types (like Garchomp) I like Choice Scarf better than Choice Specs because Chandelure likes the Speed boost better. the last 4 evs didn't really matter to me so I did SpD like good old smogon said.
Name: Skarmory (BirdOfDoom)
Move 1: Roost
Move 2: Spikes
Move 3: Whirlwind
Move 4: Brave Bird
Item: Shed Shell
Ability: Sturdy
Nature: Impish
evs: 252 HP/ 232 Def/ 24 Spe
I'm Following the Stander Strategy of Skarmory so not much needs to be said. However I picked Shed Shell over Leftovers because I can get away from magnezone and wobbuffet (and later DW Chandelure) with this item. 24 Spe evs is just in case I do run into Wobbuffet and it has max speed I read Skarmory can outrun it like that.
Name: Blissey (QueenOfFat)
Move 1: Wish
Move 2: Protect
Move 3: Seismic Toss
Move 4: Toxic
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP/ 252 Def/ 4 Spd
with wish now granting 50% recovery based on the pokemon that used it to the whole team I decided to go with a wish strategy. Toxic seems to be the better one these days although I like Thunder Wave better I decided to try Toxic and see how it works it works really well. I can Protect myself to get a wish and see how the opponent moves at the same time so I can kinda scout out which set they're using. Seismic Toss is more Consistent than flamethrower so I picked that instead.
Name: Swampert (Tsunami)
Move 1: Earthquake
Move 2: ice beam
Move 3: Stealth Rock
Move 4: Scald
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Torrent
Nature: Relaxed
evs: 252 HP/ 252 Def/ 4 SpA
ok Swampert is working out for me unless I come against a grass lead it's just awesome. Earthquake is my strongest attack, Ice beam is for flying types, Stealth Rock get more entry traps setup, and scald is also a STAB that can give burns to pokemon I hate. Leftovers is stander for Swampert Relaxed Nature is so I don't lower my SpA I maxed Def and HP because I want Swampert to take some hits (and Smogon says so.) 4 SpA evs (again smogon) is because I want to power up my special attacks a bit. Swampert has always rocked on my team causing massive damage every time he comes out ^^.
Name: Gliscor (Ace Menace)
Move 1: Swords Dance
Move 2: Earthquake
Move 3: Ice Fang
move 4: Protect
Item: Toxic Orb
Ability: Toxic Heal
Nature: Jolly
evs: 4 HP/ 252 Atk/ 252 Spe
I called Gliscor Ace Menace for a reason, I either predict a switch (or just take some damage) and get a Swords dance or Protect myself and try to see what set they're using, either way I get Toxic Ord and or a Swords Dance Boost at the same time. earthquake is my main attack and it works real well, I picked Ice Fang over Facade because my lovely friends Mismageus and Gengar would love to watch me do absolutely nothing to them. I did Jolly Nature and Sweeping evs because I plan to sweep I don't ant to be defensive I want to kill. Overall he's been one of my strongest and turned the game around a few times, giving me quite a few wins.
well thanks for reading please rate/comment and tell me if I can improve anything on this team/replace something. Thanks again :)
