My first team, rate please

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Hello there im a bit new to competitive pokemon battling but ive managed to get a team that i think it's "balanced". OU/UU pokemon on this team.

Forretress - Shed Bell / Leftovers Lead
Impish Nature 252 hp / 252 Sp def / 4 Def

-Toxic Spikes / Gyro Ball / EQ / Light Screen / Reflect
-Spikes
-Rapid Spin
-Spikes

I am undecided about the move toxic spikes. i am worried about guts pokemon of switching too freely just to take advantage of it, so i've put some other options, leave an opinion about this. Also, i've chosen impish but with a special defense build so Forrestress takes special hits much better while maintaing a good physical bulk, since i don't intend it to be a full special "wall". i'm also worried about the item because of magnezone.

Blaziken - choice specs Special Sweeper
Modest nature 252 sp att/252 spe/4 sp def

-Focus Blast
-Fire Blast
-Vacuum Wave
-Name a move

Ok about Blaziken. I don't really know. The accuracy of his moves is a bit letdown but of course the power it packs is enormous! I have thought of replacing it with a better special sweeper, name one if you don't mind.

Miltank - choice band Physical Sweeper
Adamant nature 252 att/252spe/4 def Scrappy ability

-Hammer arm
-Return
-Zen Headbutt
-Thunderpunch/Fire punch

I'm using miltank just for fun, it isn't bad at all, and can take a few hits before fainting. i do not know about the punches but i think ill get thunderpunch since nailing gyarados and skarmory prove useful, aswell as other Water-types not named Swampert.

Vaporeon - Leftovers Wish support
Bold 188 hp/252 def/ 68 spe

-Wish
-Protect
-Surf
-Ice Beam

Your standard Vaporeon. I've chosen it because some pokemon here appreciate wish support a lot e.g Forretress.

Vileplume - Leftovers Support&Attacking options
Modest 252 hp/ 48 def/148 sp att/60 sp def

-Stun Spore
-Sludge Bomb
-Energy Ball
-Aromatherapy

Well, fairly good defensive stats ensures that she will stay in the battlefield for at least a few turns. I've chosen her as a support pokemon due to paralysis and aromatherapy which might come handy at some situations.

Bronzong - Leftovers tank
Sassy 252 hp/ 86 att/ 80 def / 92 Spe

-Stealth rock
-EQ
-Explosion
-Gyro Ball

Well, quite self-explanatory:p .



So.... what do you think about this?
 
Next, this team kinda gets brutally murdered in the OU environment. So many pokemon beat this team that i can't begin to list them all. But, this is a rate so, I'll try to help restructure it.

Keep Forretress but run this, Payback, Spikes, Rapid Spin and Explosion. Only run one entry hazard on a poke is just how I think it should be done because you never know how its going to go if you try to keep setting up. Plus Explosion gets rid of some problem pokes.

Ditch Blaziken for Infernape. All Blaziken is, no matter how cool he was last generatin, is an inferior Infernape. Run a MixApe with a set such as this one...
Infernape @ Life Orb
Ability:Blaze
Evs:252 Atk / 64 SpA / 192 Spe
Nature:Naive / Hasty
~ Close Combat
~ U-turn / Grass Knot
~ Stone Edge / Mach Punch
~ Overheat
This set causes many teams headaches.

Next, Miltank serves much better as a wall then an attacker. So if you wish to keep her, run this...
Miltank @ Leftovers
Ability:Thick fat/Scrappy
Evs:252 HP / 224 Def / 32 Spe
Nature:Impish
~ Heal Bell
~ Milk Drink
~ Stealth Rock
~ Body Slam
Thick fat or scrappy is really your choice on what you prefer to go with. Thick fat really helps with taking some hits though.

Keep this Vaporeon, but run Hp Electric>Ice Beam because then it become one of the best Gyarados counters.

If you want to go with a status inducer, I suggest either a Rotom form or Dusknoir as they can do the job of your vileplume as a status inducer and they can block rapid spin. You can look on smogon for a set.

Now, for your sixth pokemon. I would suggest either Heatran or Tyranitar. Heatran can absorb fire attacks aimed at Forretress and he can set up stealth rocks(depending on the set). Tyranitar can set them up too, but you would really only want to do that on a LeadTar. It's really up to you.

I tried not to change this team too much to keep your basic team. Hopefully I helped.
 
Next, this team kinda gets brutally murdered in the OU environment. So many pokemon beat this team that i can't begin to list them all. But, this is a rate so, I'll try to help restructure it.

Keep Forretress but run this, Payback, Spikes, Rapid Spin and Explosion. Only run one entry hazard on a poke is just how I think it should be done because you never know how its going to go if you try to keep setting up. Plus Explosion gets rid of some problem pokes.

Ditch Blaziken for Infernape. All Blaziken is, no matter how cool he was last generatin, is an inferior Infernape. Run a MixApe with a set such as this one...
Infernape @ Life Orb
Ability:Blaze
Evs:252 Atk / 64 SpA / 192 Spe
Nature:Naive / Hasty
~ Close Combat
~ U-turn / Grass Knot
~ Stone Edge / Mach Punch
~ Overheat
This set causes many teams headaches.

Next, Miltank serves much better as a wall then an attacker. So if you wish to keep her, run this...
Miltank @ Leftovers
Ability:Thick fat/Scrappy
Evs:252 HP / 224 Def / 32 Spe
Nature:Impish
~ Heal Bell
~ Milk Drink
~ Stealth Rock
~ Body Slam
Thick fat or scrappy is really your choice on what you prefer to go with. Thick fat really helps with taking some hits though.

Keep this Vaporeon, but run Hp Electric>Ice Beam because then it become one of the best Gyarados counters.

If you want to go with a status inducer, I suggest either a Rotom form or Dusknoir as they can do the job of your vileplume as a status inducer and they can block rapid spin. You can look on smogon for a set.

Now, for your sixth pokemon. I would suggest either Heatran or Tyranitar. Heatran can absorb fire attacks aimed at Forretress and he can set up stealth rocks(depending on the set). Tyranitar can set them up too, but you would really only want to do that on a LeadTar. It's really up to you.

I tried not to change this team too much to keep your basic team. Hopefully I helped.

Hmm could breloom do approximately the same as infernape? not only that but im thinking of getting rotom with burn, paralysis and poison and breloom got spore, would it be a good combination?
 
Hmm could breloom do approximately the same as infernape? not only that but im thinking of getting rotom with burn, paralysis and poison and breloom got spore, would it be a good combination?

Do you mean that Rotom would have will-o-wisp, toxic and twave? If that's what you're asking that would not be good at all it would simply be overkill. Only run one status mainly. Breloom could not do the same as Infernape because Infernape acts, in this case, as a mixed attack, which Breloom cannot perform.
 
Do you mean that Rotom would have will-o-wisp, toxic and twave? If that's what you're asking that would not be good at all it would simply be overkill. Only run one status mainly. Breloom could not do the same as Infernape because Infernape acts, in this case, as a mixed attack, which Breloom cannot perform.
in that case i'll run it with will o wisp.
but i was asking you this because i dont have a chimchar and i cba to look for someone to trade so i was asking if breloom could do a good job as well, of course not equal to infernape's but good nonetheless
 
in that case i'll run it with will o wisp.
but i was asking you this because i dont have a chimchar and i cba to look for someone to trade so i was asking if breloom could do a good job as well, of course not equal to infernape's but good nonetheless

Breloom can fill the role of a physical attack with this

Breloom @ Toxic Orb
Ability:POison Heal
Evs:12 HP / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
Nature:Adamant
~ Spore
~ Focus Punch
~ Seed Bomb
~ Stone Edge / Substitute

In which case you'll definitely want to go with Heatran in the last slot as a your special sweeper.
 
Breloom can fill the role of a physical attack with this

Breloom @ Toxic Orb
Ability:POison Heal
Evs:12 HP / 252 Atk / 244 Spe
Nature:Adamant
~ Spore
~ Focus Punch
~ Seed Bomb
~ Stone Edge / Substitute

In which case you'll definitely want to go with Heatran in the last slot as a your special sweeper.
yes of course. i've thought of that, since breloom and especialy forrestress attract fire moves like a magnet switching into it would be a flash fire activation
 
yes of course. i've thought of that, since breloom and especialy forrestress attract fire moves like a magnet switching into it would be a flash fire activation

Yea, but don't always do that because your opponent can catch on. Gl.
 
Your descriptions are lacking, you're missing a move on Blaziken and Vileplume looks like a gimmck.

I'm going to lock this thread until you fix your descriptions\movesets.
 
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