My Doubles Team for PBR (Surprise and Counter Team) (In the works)

[Shadow Wolf TJC]

I'm back with a new team to be rated/commented on. Much like my previous Singles Team, my Doubles Team was designed for PBR matches (where both you and your opponent can see eachother's teams before the battle, and choose which of your Pokémon you will lead with). It was also designed with the following clauses in mind:

Item Clause
Species Clause
Sleep Clause
Freeze Clause (No 2 Pokémon on either team can be frozen at any given time.)
Self-Destruct Clause (If your last Pokémon uses Selfdestruct or Explosion, you lose regardless of whether or not it KOs the opponent's remaining Pokémon. Also, Perish Song and Destiny Bond won't work if the user is your last Pokémon.)
No Ubers (However, Garchomp and Wobbuffet are OK in my book.)
4 vs 4

It wasn't designed with the following clauses in mind, though it can be used in battles where either/both clauses are implied:

No-Evasion Clause
No-1HKO Clause (meaning that 1HKO moves like Fissure and Sheer Cold are disallowed.)

Anyways, onto the team:

Team at a glance:

Can't decide between which of these 2 Pokémon to add as my 5th Ice-Type member:

Jynx: 0 votes

Froslass: 1 vote
Also, Lucario is at risk of being replaced due to expectations on Me First falling short. The following Pokémon are being considered as Lucario's replacement:

Keep Lucario: 0 votes

Golduck: 0 votes
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My objective with this Doubles Team is to do the following:

1. Before the match, I need to determine which strategy my opponent will be using. Is his/her team a Sandstorm Team? Is it a Trick Room Team? Does it rely more on brute force, technique, outlasting my team, or some combination? Do any of his/her Pokémon potentially know sleep-inducing moves (like Hypnosis) and/or <shudder> Explosion? Which Pokémon does my opponent expect me to use? Once I answer these questions in the amount of time alloted to me (which is 60 seconds in a random online match, or infinite in a friend battle), I'll then pick which of my Pokémon would be best for dealing with the opponent's team.

2. Vs a Sandstorm Team: My Heatran is immune to sandstorms, and can cause heavy damage to Rock and Steel-Type Pokémon. Kangaskhan can also deal with those types, though it's not well suited for sandstorms. Electrode can change the weather to rain. Finally, either Jynx or Froslass can use Blizzard (which can hit Ground and Dragon Type Pokémon, especially Garchomp, for heavy damage), though they'll take passive damage from the sandstorm.

If Lucario stays, then it can withstand Sandstorm damage and hit back at Rock and Steel Types with Aura Sphere. It might also get a chance to use Me First to its advantage, though its reliability is questionable, as it might pick a random target in a Double Battle. On the other hand, Golduck can suppress the sandstorm damage thanks to its Cloud Nine ability, and has access to Hypnosis and Blizzard.

3. Vs a Hail Team: Well, I have 2 Pokémon that possess moves that are super-effective against Ice Types (namely Kangaskhan and Heatran). However, using Endure with either of those Pokémon is a bad idea while it's hailing. If I'm using either Jynx or Froslass for my final team, either one will be immune to Hail damage. Finally, I still have that Electrode that knows Rain Dance...

Lucario can't resist the Hail damage, but it's Aura Sphere does super-effective damage to Ice Types. It's also resistant to Ice-Type attacks. Golduck's ability, Cloud Nine, can prevent hail damage, which could very well be a godsend for its teammates, and yes, it's also resistant towards Ice-Type attacks (though it lacks any moves that are super effective against Ice Types).

4. Vs a Trick Room Team: I have a few counters to Trick Room teams in general. Electrode can use Taunt on the Pokémon that would likely use Trick Room. Kangaskhan can use Fake Out, and thanks to its Scrappy ability, not even Ghosts are safe. However, my best counter is Azelf, who, thanks to its moveset (especially Imprison), can shut down Trick Room for I think as long as it's out in the field?

If the opponent has somehow managed to set up a Trick Room, well, my Kangaskhan knows Sucker Punch. Also, my Heatran is holding a Custap Berry, so when it activates, it'll get the 1st strike.

If Lucario stays, then it can use Extremespeed. However, if Golduck makes it into the team instead, then it could try to put one of the opponent's Pokémon to sleep with Hypnosis.

5. In any of my battles, I try to use the element of surprise when possible. For this purpose, my Kangaskhan and Heatran both know Endure, and are each holding a different pinch berry. (Lucario and Golduck also know Endure, but they're both competing for a spot as the user of a Salac Berry.) My Heatran, Azelf, and Electrode also know Explosion, and I can use Endure (or my Azelf's Protect) to help keep the other Pokémon alive, while possibly activating its pinch berry's effect.

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Individual Pokémon Statistics:
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Kangaskhan

Role: Common Lead, Sucker Puncher, Physical Sweeper
Nature: Adamant (+Attack, -Special Attack)
EVs: 252 Speed, 252 Attack
Held Item: Liechi Berry
Ability: Scrappy
Moves:
Reversal
Endure
Sucker Punch
Fake Out

Basically, this Pokémon is designed to initially keep an opposing Pokémon occupied by using Fake Out while her teammate tries to do its job. For example, she may stall an opposing Trick Room user while her teammate knocks out the Trick Room user, the opponent's other Pokémon, or both even. Thanks to Scrappy, not even Ghosts are safe.

After Fake Out is used, Kangaskhan can attack as normal by using Sucker Punch. If she is expected to get hit by a potentially fatal attack (whether it's coming from either/both of the opponent's Pokémon, or her teammate) she can use Endure to survive the hit. Once she's at a sliver of her health, WATCH OUT!!! Her Reversal will have a base power of 200 (and can also hit Ghost Types thanks to Scrappy), and thanks to the Liechi Berry, all of her physical attacks will be stronger.
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Heatran

Role: Special Sweeper, Surprise Bomber, Sandstormproof
Nature: Rash (+Special Attack, -Special Defense)
EVs: 252 Speed, 252 Special Attack, 4 Attack
Held Item: Custap Berry
Ability: Flash Fire
Moves:
Endure
Explosion
Heat Wave
Earth Power/Dragon Pulse

This is one of my general sweepers. For Heatran's case, it was primarily designed to counter Steel Type Pokémon (which are prevalent in Sandstorm Teams), as well as Ice Type Pokémon (which are prevalent in Hail Teams). Being part Steel-Type itself, Heatran is immune to sandstorm damage, which allows it to use Endure without worrying about taking gradual damage that would've otherwise KOed it.

Much like Kangaskhan, WATCH OUT WHEN HEATRAN'S AT A SLIVER OF ITS HEALTH! IT KNOWS EXPLOSION, AND THANKS TO ITS CUSTAP BERRY, IT CAN OUTSPEED EVEN THE OPPONENT'S FASTEST POKéMON (provided that they don't know any increased priority moves) AND CAUSE MASSIVE DAMAGE TO THEM WITH EXPLOSION!

I'm not sure whether to use Earth Power or Dragon Pulse as Heatran's 4th move. Right now, I'm leaning more towards Earth Power since it's Super Effective against the Fire, Electric, Rock, Poison, and Steel Types, whereas Dragon Pulse is only Super-Effective against Dragon Types.

On a side note, Heatran's ability is Flash Fire, so much like how a Pokémon that's weak to Water Type moves (like Gyarados) would be switched with Electivire to attempt to gain a Speed boost when hit with an expected Electric-Type attack (thanks to Motor Drive), Heatran can be switched in to absorb an expected Fire-Type attack that would've been meant for, say, my Ice-Type Pokémon instead to gain a boost in the power of Heatran's Heat Wave (thanks to Flash Fire).
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Electrode

Role: Support, Taunter, Anti-Trick Room, Bomber, Rain Dancer
Nature: Naive (+Speed, -Special Defense)
EVs: 252 Speed, 128 Attack, 128 Special Attack
Held Item: Life Orb
Ability: Static
Moves:
Taunt
Explosion
Rain Dance/Light Screen
Thunder

This guy's main purpose is to counter the opponent's status moves (which include Trick Room and Hypnosis to name a few) and/or change the weather (in an effort to get rid of sandstorms or hail among other weather conditions). When it's unlikely to survive, I'd usually order Electrode to explode on the enemy (while trying to keep its teammate alive of course). Moreover, in the rain, its Thunder has 100 accuracy, and may break through Protect/Detect. (Thanks to its Life Orb, Electrode can deal a little more damage with its moves, though at the cost of some HP.)

Note: If Golduck is replacing Lucario, then I might consider replacing Rain Dance with Light Screen.
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Azelf

Role: Disruptive Support, Anti-Trick Room, Trick Room, Bomber
Nature: Jolly (+Speed, -Special Attack)
EVs: 252 Speed, 252 Attack, 4 HP
Held Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Levitate
Moves:
Imprison
Trick Room
Protect
Explosion

This guy will probably be the most situational member of my team. (As such, it's unlikely that I'll use Azelf often.) Why? Well, look at its moveset. If Azelf uses Imprison, the opponent's team won't be able to use Trick Room, Protect, Explosion, or even an Imprison of their own (I think). This makes Azelf a serious threat towards teams that rely on any of those moves, such as Trick Room teams.

However, Azelf's moves aren't just there so that the opposing team can't use them. It would use Protect to help stay onto the field longer. (It's also holding a Focus Sash for that same reason.) If I'm up against a generally faster team, then Azelf might use Trick Room itself to give my slower Pokémon the initiative. Finally, if things are looking grim for Azelf, then it could explode as well.

Interesting fact: I 1st got the idea to use Imprison from the Dusknoir that's in Vhind's Doubles Team.
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And now for the Ice-Type Pokémon that I'm trying to decide between adding them to my team:

Both of these Pokémon were designed as a counter to make effective usage of Blizzard. Both are Choice Scarfed so that they could gain the initiative over their targets (especially given their respectably high base speed stats). The reason why I decided on adding a Pokémon that can use Blizzard is so that, like my Heatran that knows Heat Wave, I could hit more than 1 Pokémon at a time. Ice-Type attacks are Super Effective towards the Ground, Grass, Flying, and (especially) Dragon Types.

However, neither one of these Pokémon rely exclusively on Blizzard. They both know an attack that's Super Effective against Water Types (Grass Knot for Jynx, and Thunder for Froslass), and may also share Shadow Ball, an attack that's Super Effective on Ghost Types.

Finally, being Ice Type Pokémon, they're impervious to Hail damage. Also, Blizzard's accuracy becomes 100 while it's hailing.
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Jynx

Role: Choice Scarfed Special Sweeper, Hailproof, Scout
Nature: Modest (+Special Attack, -Attack)
EVs: 252 Speed, 252 Special Attack, 4 Special Defense
Held Item: Choice Scarf
Ability: Forewarn
Moves:
Blizzard
Psychic
Grass Knot
Shadow Ball/Lovely Kiss

Base Stats:
65 HP
50 Attack
35 Defense
115 Special Attack
95 Special Defense
95 Speed

Jynx's advantages over Froslass include her higher Special Attack rating, and Forewarn (which allows Jynx to determine which of the opponent's Pokémon's moves are the most powerful when she's sent out). She can also learn Lovely Kiss, which can put an opponent to sleep if it hits. Finally, Jynx gets STAB on Psychic, whereas Froslass doesn't.
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Froslass

Role: Choice Scarfed Special Sweeper, Anti-Ground, Dragon, & Water Type, Hailproof, Normal-Type Immunity
Nature: Modest (+Special Attack, -Attack)
EVs: 252 Speed, 252 Special Attack, 4 HP
Held Item: Choice Scarf
Ability: Snow Cloak
Moves:
Blizzard
Thunder
Psychic
Shadow Ball

Base Stats:
70 HP
80 Attack
70 Defense
80 Special Attack
70 Special Defense
110 Speed

Froslass's advantages over Jynx include her higher Speed, Defense, and Attack (though that's irrelevant to me) ratings, as well as the fact that (unless the opponent's ability is Scrappy) Normal and Fighting Type attacks (including Explosion!) won't even lay a scratch on her. Because of this, I might switch her in while my other Pokémon explodes to preserve the switched out Pokémon. Also, Thunder's accuracy becomes 100 while it's raining (and if you recall, Electrode knows Rain Dance). Finally, Froslass's evasiveness rises when in a hailstorm thanks to Snow Cloak.
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It has recently come to my attention that Me First doesn't work if its target isn't using an attacking move. Because of this, Lucario's position on my Doubles Team has become jeopardized due to failing to meet one of the major needs that I have set for it (namely, for preventing the usage of Trick Room). It now has to compete with Golduck (and possibly several more Pokémon) for a spot on my Doubles Team.

Both Lucario and Golduck are impervious to sandstorm damage (due to Lucario's Steel-Typing and Golduck's Cloud Nine ability). Both make usage of the Endure/Salac Berry Combo, which could allow them to get the jump over their opponents.

If you'd like to suggest a different Pokémon, then here's a list of what I'm looking for in a Lucario replacement:

Must be immune to Sandstorm damage if it's an Endure/Pinch Berry combo.
Must have an increased priority Special Attack (like Vacuum Wave) and/or a speed-raising ability (like Drifblim's Unburden ability) if it's using a Petaya Berry.
Must have a good Physical Attack rating and decent or higher Speed rating. (I'm already covered in the Special Attacking department as it is.)
Due to me trying to follow the Item Clause, it must not be of the same species as one of my finalized Pokémon.
Due to me trying to follow the Item Clause, it cannot be holding a Liechi Berry, Custap Berry, Life Orb, Focus Sash, or Choice Scarf (as those are already being used by my finalized Pokémon).
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Lucario

Role: Quirky Me First User, Sandstormproof
Nature: Rash (+Special Attack, -Special Defense)
EVs: 252 Speed, 252 Special Attack, 4 Attack
Held Item: Salac Berry
Ability: Inner Focus
Moves:
Me First
Aura Sphere
Endure
Extremespeed

Lucario, much like some of my Pokémon from my Singles Team like Drifblim and Hitmontop, was created as an experimental Pokémon. In Lucario's case, it's Me First. Originally, I thought that Me First could target my teammate or could work with non-attacking moves, but after Relictivity's reply and further testing, that belief was shot down.

Because of this shortcoming, I've been thinking of some possible replacements that Lucario will have to contend with if it wants to remain on my team.
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Golduck

Role: Weather Blocker, Sleep-Inducer, Mixed Sweeper
Nature: Naughty (+Attack, -Special Defense)
EVs: 252 Speed, 252 Attack, 4 Special Attack
Held Item: Salac Berry
Ability: Cloud Nine
Moves:
Blizzard
Waterfall
Endure
Hypnosis

Thanks to Cloud Nine, while Golduck is out on the field, the various weather conditions will be suppressed (though the weather won't be cleared). Although Golduck's base Special Attack stat is higher than its base Attack stat, I've already got so many Special Sweepers in my team that I need some more Physical Sweepers to avoid being walled. Nevertheless, I believe that it's Special Attack stat is still high enough for it to be a Mixed Sweeper.

After getting the speed boost from its Salac Berry, I believe that Golduck will be able to outspeed even Pokémon with a base speed stat of 130, and a Speed boosting nature, assuming that they don't have a Choice Scarf of course. With that extra boost of Speed, Golduck can attempt to land a Hypnosis, or a last-ditch attack before getting KOed.
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I might come up with more potential replacements later on, but for now, here's what I can type up for now. I'm also open for suggestions as to possible replacements for my Lucario build.

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Questions, comments, and constructive criticism for this team would be much welcome. :-)

 

[Relictivity]

I'll take a go at a rate for you.

First things first, THANK YOU for putting so many restrictions on Trick Room. Because it is by far the most deadly of all double strategies (although some may disagree). Just make sure the moment you see a Trick Room team (should be obvious) that Electrode is a lead. This is because nearly most TR teams I have seen use Crobat as a supporter, with Taunt. If they decided to use an Electrode, then at least you have the chance to go for a speed tie. One more thing about Trick Room is that sometimes they will have an additional Sunny Day or Sandstorm going on at the same time. So be prepared, and MAKE SURE Electrode does not get killed. This is because you can only Imprison one move, and some TR supporters have three or even four supporting moves.

As said, Kangashkan needs to watch out for Crobat. Immune to flinching, and having access to Taunt, it can setup on Kangashkan with rather ease. In most cases, you can just Fake-Out the other pokemon, thanks to your Scrappy ability (that's a genius ability).

Lucario in itself is going to hate Trick Room. Lots of things there (thinking Marowak) have higher defense levels. So Extreme Speed won't do much, and Earthquake still won't do enough, with Me First (which I don't know whether it works in TR). However, your Lucario should shred Sandstorm teams. Just be careful of other priority users.

Good Job with Heat Wave Heatran, it rocks : ). Again though, watch for Priority.

Electrode...OK, there is one problem. Rain Dance. It could solve your problems with TR-weather teams, but it also causes Heatran to not be as poweful (Rain Dance makes fire moves less poweful). So do you want Heatran or Rain Dance?

Azelf definately helped with your TR problem, as most teams have. Although it might be better to just drop Imprison. Why? Because most Trick Roomers don't expect to survive for five rounds, or if they do, the annoy with Toxic, Hypnosis, etc. Also, if they switch out, Imprison ends, and they get two free attacks on your pokemon as you reverse the Trick Room. This is mainly because Trick Room has -6 priority, and Azelf is pretty fragile.

Sorry if I seem a bit obsesive with Trick Room, it's just it is really, really good. One pokemon who could give your teams problems is Occa Berry Bronzong. Heatran won't OHKO it and it can sleep you instead. (Also, is there a way to inforce Sleep Clause in PBR, I though there was not).

So yes, your main problems would be... priority, and weather-Trick Room. To help those, I would suggest that you run Taunt on another pokemon. Also, I would suggest not using so many Endure users (multi-pokemon hit moves like Surf will cause problems)

Sorry if it sounds harsh, I'm just trying to offer as much help as I can.

 

[Shadow Wolf TJC]

I'll take a go at a rate for you.

First things first, THANK YOU for putting so many restrictions on Trick Room. Because it is by far the most deadly of all double strategies (although some may disagree). Just make sure the moment you see a Trick Room team (should be obvious) that Electrode is a lead. This is because nearly most TR teams I have seen use Crobat as a supporter, with Taunt. If they decided to use an Electrode, then at least you have the chance to go for a speed tie. One more thing about Trick Room is that sometimes they will have an additional Sunny Day or Sandstorm going on at the same time. So be prepared, and MAKE SURE Electrode does not get killed. This is because you can only Imprison one move, and some TR supporters have three or even four supporting moves.

Not a problem. ;-) Anyways, which Pokémon I decide to lead with will depend on what my opponent's Pokémon are going to be. If I notice a potential Follow Me user (like Clefable or Smeargle) on the opponent's team, then I'd lead with Azelf and Kangaskhan. If there's only 1 Trick Room user, then I wouldn't need Azelf, and would lead with either Electrode or Lucario to counter the Trick Room instead.

As for your claim that Imprison would only work with 1 move, I doubt it. According to other sites like Psypoke, Imprison targets the user, and affects both of the opponent's Pokémon in a Double Battle.

Finally, I wouldn't expect the opponent's Trick Room team to have many fast Pokémon (as Trick Room would be counterproductive to those speedsters). However, some of the slowest Pokémon do have increased priority moves of their own that they can surprise me with.

As said, Kangashkan needs to watch out for Crobat. Immune to flinching, and having access to Taunt, it can setup on Kangashkan with rather ease. In most cases, you can just Fake-Out the other pokemon, thanks to your Scrappy ability (that's a genius ability).

Yeah. The only Pokémon that can avoid flinching from my Kangaskhan's Fake Out would have to be those Pokémon that have Inner Focus as the ability. The only Pokémon that I know of that can have Inner Focus as an ability AND can learn Trick Room are Girafarig and the entire evolutionary line of Alakazam.

Lucario in itself is going to hate Trick Room. Lots of things there (thinking Marowak) have higher defense levels. So Extreme Speed won't do much, and Earthquake still won't do enough, with Me First (which I don't know whether it works in TR). However, your Lucario should shred Sandstorm teams. Just be careful of other priority users.

I think that Me First can still work under Trick Room conditions, though Lucario would still need to outspeed its target in order for it to work. (Under Trick Room conditions, Lucario can outspeed Pokémon with a HIGHER speed rating than itself.) By the way, have you tried to use Me First to copy your opponent's Trick Room? (I haven't yet.)

Good Job with Heat Wave Heatran, it rocks : ). Again though, watch for Priority.

Thanks, and yeah, I'd have to watch for increased priority moves.

Electrode...OK, there is one problem. Rain Dance. It could solve your problems with TR-weather teams, but it also causes Heatran to not be as poweful (Rain Dance makes fire moves less poweful). So do you want Heatran or Rain Dance?

Yeah. Rain would indeed lower the power of Heatran's Heat Wave, though luckily, it can still use its other moves with no drop in power.

Azelf definately helped with your TR problem, as most teams have. Although it might be better to just drop Imprison. Why? Because most Trick Roomers don't expect to survive for five rounds, or if they do, the annoy with Toxic, Hypnosis, etc. Also, if they switch out, Imprison ends, and they get two free attacks on your pokemon as you reverse the Trick Room. This is mainly because Trick Room has -6 priority, and Azelf is pretty fragile.

...which is why Azelf's teammate would try to do its best to keep the opponent's Pokémon occupied. For example, Kangaskhan could use Fake Out on the potential Follow Me user, while Azelf could use Imprison.

However, sometimes I might lead with Lucario instead of Azelf, as it could turn its target's own moves against them with Me First. For example, if the target of Me First was about to use Hypnosis instead of Trick Room, then Lucario would end up using Hypnosis on its target.

Besides, who would expect my Azelf (an OU Pokémon) to behave like this? I typically see ones that just straight up attack, attack, attack (though I'm aware that they can use Trick).

Sorry if I seem a bit obsesive with Trick Room, it's just it is really, really good. One pokemon who could give your teams problems is Occa Berry Bronzong. Heatran won't OHKO it and it can sleep you instead. (Also, is there a way to inforce Sleep Clause in PBR, I though there was not).

Hey, don't sweat it. I was also a bit obsessive with Trick Room myself, and have been thinking about how to counter various Trick Room teams (including those that use a Follow Me user, like Clefable, or those that have multiple Trick Room users).

Oh, and as for whether the Sleep Clause could be enforced in PBR, most of the clauses can actually be enforced by setting up the rules that you want to use before a Friend Match starts. (Notice that I said "Friend Match"? Unfortunately, none of the clauses can be enforced in Wifi battles against random teams.) However, you can't enforce the Uber, Evasion, or 1HKO clauses, so you'll have to work with your opponent as to whether they'll be implied or not.

So yes, your main problems would be... priority, and weather-Trick Room. To help those, I would suggest that you run Taunt on another pokemon. Also, I would suggest not using so many Endure users (multi-pokemon hit moves like Surf will cause problems)

Yeah. Priority moves are going to be my biggest threat to my Endure users (though passive damage from sandstorms, hail, burns, poison, Leech Seed, and trapping moves like Sand Tomb and Fire Spin will also be effective against Endure users).

As for weather Trick Room, I have several Pokémon that are immune to sandstorms or hail. I also have that Electrode that can use Rain Dance. Against Sunny Day or Rain Dance teams, I can still Endure their powered up hits and surprise my opponents with powerful moves of my own.

Sorry if it sounds harsh, I'm just trying to offer as much help as I can.

Hey, don't be so hard on yourself. Your comments and constructive criticism were much welcomed. Besides, they didn't seem harsh to me at all. :-)

 

[Relictivity]

Yes, you are correct, I checked, Imprison effects both opponents (technichally you hit yourself, but it effects both opponents). However, after doing a bit of research, I just noticed that the pokemon that used Imprison MUST stay in in order for it to work. This will be bad news, as Azelf, to be truthful but blunt, will be kind of "dead weight" and unless you choose to explode, the opponent may still try and set up on you. So I would suggest maybe changing Azelf's movepool a bit so that it can become threatening. Furthermore, use Frosslass over Jynx so that you can explode if needed. Still... exploding might not be a good idea as it frees the opponent from Imprison, so you will have to figure out a way to force the opponent to stay in.

About Fake Out, I never really thought about Alakazam setting up Trick Room (interesting, I might mention it to my TR PBR friend).

One bad thing about Me First though : (. It cannot target non-attacking moves. This means you cannot Me First Hypnosis, or even Trick Room. That could cause problems, although I think you have it covered by other pokemon.

Your right about Azelf though, they will expect it to attack. However, the moment you use Imprison or Trick Room, they will know it is not a normal attacking Azelf. That is part of the reason I would suggest putting some attacking moves on it.

If I see anything else, I'll respond, so Good Luck : ).

 

[Shadow Wolf TJC]

OK. Yesterday, I ran some experiments with Me First, and you're right. It can't target the teammate, and it won't work if the target doesn't use an attacking move.

Now that I know this, I can't use Lucario to thwart the opponent's Trick Room like I had hoped (in a way that's similar to the Sharingan from the Naruto series). If Lucario doesn't work out, then I might replace it with maybe someone with either Taunt or a sleep-inducing move and decent speed and offense. In any case, for the Endure/pinch berry combos, I'll be trying to go for someone that's immune to sandstorms and has a decent Attack stat (as it seems that my team is currently comprised of more Special Attackers than Physical Attackers).

Here's one replacement that I'm considering:

Golduck

Role: Weather Blocker, Sleep-Inducer, Mixed Sweeper
Nature: Naughty (+Attack, -Special Defense)
EVs: 252 Speed, 252 Attack, 4 Special Attack
Held Item: Salac Berry
Ability: Cloud Nine
Moves:
Blizzard
Waterfall
Endure
Hypnosis

Thanks to Cloud Nine, while Golduck is out on the field, the various weather conditions will be suppressed (though the weather won't be cleared). Although Golduck's base Special Attack stat is higher than its base Attack stat, I've already got so many Special Sweepers in my team that I need some more Physical Sweepers to avoid being walled. Nevertheless, I believe that it's Special Attack stat is still high enough for it to be a Mixed Sweeper.

After getting the speed boost from its Salac Berry, I believe that Golduck will be able to outspeed even Pokémon with a base speed stat of 130, and a Speed boosting nature, assuming that they don't have a Choice Scarf of course. With that extra boost of Speed, Golduck can attempt to land a Hypnosis, or a last-ditch attack before getting KOed.

I might come up with more potential replacements later on, but for now, here's what I can type up for now. I'm also open for suggestions as to possible replacements for my Lucario build.

 

[Seven Deadly Sins]

Cloud Nine means Golduck won't have perfect Blizzard accuracy, so drop it.

 

[Shadow Wolf TJC]

Cloud Nine means Golduck won't have perfect Blizzard accuracy, so drop it.

You make a good point. Cloud Nine does indeed nullify the benefits that certain moves have under certain weather conditions. However, I'm keeping Blizzard since it targets BOTH of the opponent's Pokémon. (The chance that NEITHER of the opponent's 2 Pokémon would be hit by Blizzard is normally only 30% of 30%, or 9%.)

 

[Shadow Wolf TJC]

Alright. I've finished creating all of my confirmed members and have decided to use Froslass and Golduck for now. I have uploaded my new Doubles Team onto my brother's Pokémon Battle Revolution file until I can somehow find my missing Pokémon Diamond again. Here's which Pokémon I'm currently using:

After I had uploaded this team onto my brother's file, I noticed that he never got all the way to Stargazer Colosseum. So, I took this team all the way through to the end, and I'd say that it shined in the Courtyard and Stargazer Colosseums (which were initially in Double Battle format). In many cases, my battles lasted as short as only 2 rounds (though then again, everyone, including Mysterial, was pretty much a pushover, even with your standard run-of-the-mill cookie cutter teams full of OU Pokémon).