SEE BOTTOM OF POST FOR CHANGELOG
Hello dear world of Smogon :)
So basically, I've never really done any competitive Pokemon battling, just fun battles with friends and my brother. My brother actually went to a Pokemon Red tournament when he was my age (I'm 15, and he's 25), and got second ! So I've always wanted to do something like him. And now that I heard Pokemon VGC Regionals are coming in April, I thought it was the perfect moment to start practicing :)
THE TEAM: FIRST LOOK
Now that you got a team preview, let's go in details :)
Weavile @ Scope Lens
Trait: Pressure
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Fake Out
- Ice Punch
- Night Slash
- Protect
I actually cought a shiny Sneasel, and evolved it :)
Weavile is a tough Motherf*****. He's got blinding speed, great attack, and a good variety of moves ! If you're not careful, he'll really **** you up :)
Fake Out was a must on him, seeing as he replaced my Ambipom (RIP Ambi). Since Weavile is the fastest Fake Outer in the game, that'll ensure me to always go first. And even in normal gameplay, I'll probably be the fastest.
Night Slash does STAB damage, but also has a high critical-hit ratio. Pair that up with Scope Lens, and BOOM he's dead ! Ice Punch also serves very useful, as it can take down threatening types, such as Dragon and Ground. Protect... is Protect.
Breloom (F) @ Focus Sash
Trait: Technician
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature
- Spore
- Mach Punch
- Bullet Seed
- Protect
Yes, a Spore Breloom...
This little guy will go along with my Weavile as a lead. While Weavile focuses on Fake Out, he will focus on Spore. Basically, Weavile Fakes Out one PKMN while Breloom spores the other. Then, I follow according to the pokemons/situation.
Along with Spore, I've given him Mach Punch and Seed Bomb. Mach Punch is here for any PKMN that I need to finish (so that Ambi doesn't waist a turn), and Bullet is his main attack move, and also a nice counter to Rain Team PKMNS + STAB + Technician. As for Protect, it's pretty self-explanatory.
Now since Breloom isn't the fastest PKMN, I expected him to be taken out pretty quickly if the opponent knew how to counter it. Which is why I gave him a Focus Sash in case anything bad happens.
Hydreigon (M) @ White Herb
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 60 HP / 252 SAtk / 196 Spd
Timid Nature
- Draco Metero
- Flamethrower
- Dark Pulse
- Protect
Oh look, a 3-headed dragon ! That's not so dangerous, right ?...
This guy serves a few purposes. The first is mainly to deal heavy damage. Draco Meteor is for any general PKMN, and with a STAB, it deals really good damage. It also counters other Dragon types, so that's always a good thing to have :)
Flamethrower is there for any PKMN that are weak to only Fire, or that have Fire as one of their few weaknesses (Escavalier, Metagross...). Dark Pulse, on the other hand, is not only a STAB, but also a nice counter to those pesky Psychic types like Cresselia or Reuniclus. Protect is what it is. Protect.
Lastly, I paired him up with Terrakion. Since he's got Levitate, he won't get him by Terrakion's Earthquake, which lets him do all the damage he needs :)
White Herb is there to counter the Sp Atk drop from Draco Meteor, so I don't need a big explanation for that...
Terrakion @ Life Orb
Trait: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Adamant Nature
- Close Combat
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Protect
Speaking of Terrakion...
As stated earlier, Terrakion serves as an ally to Hydreigon. Terrakion's bulky, speedy, and extremely powerful. He's got his Earthquake when paired up with Hydreigon (or even Latios), and always has his Rock Slide too. Add in Close Combat for heavy STAB damage and X-Scizor for type coverage, and you've got yourself one baddass bull...
Finally, his Life Orb gives him a nice 30% boost in power. Sure, it's not a Choice Band, but at least he's not locked in into one move...
Heatran (F) @ Chople Berry
Trait: Flash Fire
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Modest Nature
- Heat Wave
- Earth Power
- Protect
- Substitute
Is ma boy, HEATRAN ! YEAH !
Heatran is my team's offensive tank. Sure, I didn't put any EV's in his defenses, but he's still a very good wall, given his high defensive base stats and Steel type. For moves, he's packing a Sub/Protect set (like Chenkovsky suggested). Heat Wave is his main damaging move, and along with STAB and high Sp Atk, does some CRAZY damage.
Following that is Earth Power. Now I know it's not an Earthquake, but Heatran's a special attacker, and this is a GREAT move for him. Also, it doesn't hit your teammate, so you don't have to worry about that anymore :)
His 2nd main is his Sub/Protect. Whenever I get the chance, I can setup a Sub, and use Protect whenever the other person is using a move that could take down my Sub. Put that in with the fact that I'm packing Leftovers, means that I'll be almost invincible in Sub :) HECK YEAH !
Latios (M) @ Dragon Gem
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature
- Dragon Pulse
- Psyshock
- Ice Beam
- Protect
Oh, Latios...
Contrary to what you might be thinking at this moment while reading this text, Latios is NOT a last-spot fill. It actually plays a bigger role.
First of all, it's a backup to Hydreigon. Latios ALSO has Levitate, AND has a few moves that distant itself from the others. Dragon Pulse is the classic Dragon move. Psyshock is an alternative to Psychic, and having a STAB on it surprises the enemy even more. Ice Beam is to counter any Ground types, and well, Dragon types too. It's the only PKMN with Ice Beam, so that's why it's so important.
Finally, Dragon Gem is there to give it that extra punch for Dragon Pulse. And since Latios is pretty speedy, I'll probably bee the first one to move...
TEAM PERFORMANCE
02/12
- Me OWNING a Hail Team: http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/replay/doublesvgc2013dev9655738
- Terrible bad play from my part: http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/replay/doublesvgc2013dev9687802
02/14
- Awseome sweep with Garchomp, but failed to finish against Togekiss: http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/replay/doublesvgc2013dev9810057
02/16
- Enemy rage-quit after I double KO'ed him: http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/replay/doublesvgc2013dev9918180
02/17
- AWSEOME sweep with ONLY Ambipom and Breloom: http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/replay/doublesvgc2013dev9955870
02/19
- Close game, but ended up winning by luck: http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/replay/doublesvgc2013dev10094884
- AWSEOME AND FUN fight I had: http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/replay/doublesvgc2013dev10156820
- Guy forfeits after having Earthquake'd his own Chandelure: http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/replay/doublesvgc2013dev10162394
02/16
- Ace game :): http://play.pokemonshowdown.com/battle-doublesvgc2013dev10627329
ALTERNATE POKEMONS
None for now :P
SUGGESTED POKEMONS
None for now :P
FINAL THOUGHTS
So essentially, my whole technique is too annoy and disrupt the enemy as much as possible w/ Ambi and Breloom (along with some damage), and finish off with my 2 other PKMNS. My main concern with this is Ice, since 4 of my PKMNS are effected by it. But I practice everyday on the Simulator, so I found ways around it :)
Now I do want to stay with a Goodstuff team, mainly because I don't have to worry about a specific thing when battling. For example, when you got a TR team (which I've actually went for at first), you have to worry about setting up the TR, keeping it, using your TR time right, and being able to reput it when it's over. But the thing is, many teams have counters to those, which greatly reduces my chances of being successful. Same goes for a Weather team. If a Rain or Sandstorm doesn't go up, my whole team is ruined. Plus, my PKMNS are designed around it, so if a counter or flaw is found, I'm basically screwed. But with a goodstuff team, that doesn't happen. You don't rely on a specific strategy, but more on a global offensive play that doesn't have any specific setup or counter, therefore MUCH harder to predict.
REMEMBER, this is my first time in competitive PKMN and VGC. So please don't be too harsh. I'm fully open to suggestions for goodstuff, so feel free to drop by and tell me what you think :)
See you guys at VGC ;)
CHANGELOG
EDIT 02/10
Ambipom: - Replaced Silk Scarf with Normal Gem
- Replaced Return with Double Hit
- Changed description to match changes
Breloom: - Replaced Effect Spore with Technician
- Replaced Seed Bomb with Bullet Seed
- Changed description to match changes
Hydreigon: - Changed EV spread
- Replaced Modest Nature with Timid Nature
- Replaced Leftovers with Dragon Gem
- Changed description to match changes
Garchomp: - Changed EV spread
- Replaced Adamant Nature with Jolly Nature
Volcarona: No changes were made
Latios: - Replaced Modest Nature with Timid Nature
EDIT 02/11
Volcarona: - Replaced Psychic with Quiver Dance
- Changed description to match changes
Garchomp: - Replaced Yache Berry with Haban Berry
- Changed description to match changes
EDIT 02/15
Garchomp: - Replaced Fire Fang with Rock Slide
- Changed description to match changes
ALTERNATE POKEMONS: - Added Infernape
- Added chance of addition in main team for each PKMN
OTHER: - Added "SUGGESTED POKEMONS" section
EDIT 02/16
Terrakion: - Increased chance of addition from 30% to 70%
Infernape: - Decreased chance of addition from 70% to 30%
EDIT 02/17
OTHER: - Added "Team Performance" section
EDIT 02/19
TEAM PERFORMANCE: - Added new battle
TEAM STRUCTURE: - Replaced Ambipom with Weavile
- Replaced Garchomp with Terrakion
- Changed descriptions to match changes
Terrakion: - Replaced Choice Band with Life Orb
- Changed description to match changes
Hydreigon: - Replaced Dragon Gem with White Herb
- Changed description to match changes
Latios: - Replaced Life Orb with Dragon Gem
- Changed description to match changes
ALTERNATE POKEMONS: - Took off Infernape
- Changed description to match changes
EDIT 02/10
TEAM STRUCTURE: - Replaced Volcarona with Heatran
- Changed description to match changes
Hello dear world of Smogon :)
So basically, I've never really done any competitive Pokemon battling, just fun battles with friends and my brother. My brother actually went to a Pokemon Red tournament when he was my age (I'm 15, and he's 25), and got second ! So I've always wanted to do something like him. And now that I heard Pokemon VGC Regionals are coming in April, I thought it was the perfect moment to start practicing :)
THE TEAM: FIRST LOOK
Now that you got a team preview, let's go in details :)
Weavile @ Scope Lens
Trait: Pressure
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Fake Out
- Ice Punch
- Night Slash
- Protect
I actually cought a shiny Sneasel, and evolved it :)
Weavile is a tough Motherf*****. He's got blinding speed, great attack, and a good variety of moves ! If you're not careful, he'll really **** you up :)
Fake Out was a must on him, seeing as he replaced my Ambipom (RIP Ambi). Since Weavile is the fastest Fake Outer in the game, that'll ensure me to always go first. And even in normal gameplay, I'll probably be the fastest.
Night Slash does STAB damage, but also has a high critical-hit ratio. Pair that up with Scope Lens, and BOOM he's dead ! Ice Punch also serves very useful, as it can take down threatening types, such as Dragon and Ground. Protect... is Protect.
Breloom (F) @ Focus Sash
Trait: Technician
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature
- Spore
- Mach Punch
- Bullet Seed
- Protect
Yes, a Spore Breloom...
This little guy will go along with my Weavile as a lead. While Weavile focuses on Fake Out, he will focus on Spore. Basically, Weavile Fakes Out one PKMN while Breloom spores the other. Then, I follow according to the pokemons/situation.
Along with Spore, I've given him Mach Punch and Seed Bomb. Mach Punch is here for any PKMN that I need to finish (so that Ambi doesn't waist a turn), and Bullet is his main attack move, and also a nice counter to Rain Team PKMNS + STAB + Technician. As for Protect, it's pretty self-explanatory.
Now since Breloom isn't the fastest PKMN, I expected him to be taken out pretty quickly if the opponent knew how to counter it. Which is why I gave him a Focus Sash in case anything bad happens.
Hydreigon (M) @ White Herb
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 60 HP / 252 SAtk / 196 Spd
Timid Nature
- Draco Metero
- Flamethrower
- Dark Pulse
- Protect
Oh look, a 3-headed dragon ! That's not so dangerous, right ?...
This guy serves a few purposes. The first is mainly to deal heavy damage. Draco Meteor is for any general PKMN, and with a STAB, it deals really good damage. It also counters other Dragon types, so that's always a good thing to have :)
Flamethrower is there for any PKMN that are weak to only Fire, or that have Fire as one of their few weaknesses (Escavalier, Metagross...). Dark Pulse, on the other hand, is not only a STAB, but also a nice counter to those pesky Psychic types like Cresselia or Reuniclus. Protect is what it is. Protect.
Lastly, I paired him up with Terrakion. Since he's got Levitate, he won't get him by Terrakion's Earthquake, which lets him do all the damage he needs :)
White Herb is there to counter the Sp Atk drop from Draco Meteor, so I don't need a big explanation for that...
Terrakion @ Life Orb
Trait: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Adamant Nature
- Close Combat
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Protect
Speaking of Terrakion...
As stated earlier, Terrakion serves as an ally to Hydreigon. Terrakion's bulky, speedy, and extremely powerful. He's got his Earthquake when paired up with Hydreigon (or even Latios), and always has his Rock Slide too. Add in Close Combat for heavy STAB damage and X-Scizor for type coverage, and you've got yourself one baddass bull...
Finally, his Life Orb gives him a nice 30% boost in power. Sure, it's not a Choice Band, but at least he's not locked in into one move...
Heatran (F) @ Chople Berry
Trait: Flash Fire
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Modest Nature
- Heat Wave
- Earth Power
- Protect
- Substitute
Is ma boy, HEATRAN ! YEAH !
Heatran is my team's offensive tank. Sure, I didn't put any EV's in his defenses, but he's still a very good wall, given his high defensive base stats and Steel type. For moves, he's packing a Sub/Protect set (like Chenkovsky suggested). Heat Wave is his main damaging move, and along with STAB and high Sp Atk, does some CRAZY damage.
Following that is Earth Power. Now I know it's not an Earthquake, but Heatran's a special attacker, and this is a GREAT move for him. Also, it doesn't hit your teammate, so you don't have to worry about that anymore :)
His 2nd main is his Sub/Protect. Whenever I get the chance, I can setup a Sub, and use Protect whenever the other person is using a move that could take down my Sub. Put that in with the fact that I'm packing Leftovers, means that I'll be almost invincible in Sub :) HECK YEAH !
Latios (M) @ Dragon Gem
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature
- Dragon Pulse
- Psyshock
- Ice Beam
- Protect
Oh, Latios...
Contrary to what you might be thinking at this moment while reading this text, Latios is NOT a last-spot fill. It actually plays a bigger role.
First of all, it's a backup to Hydreigon. Latios ALSO has Levitate, AND has a few moves that distant itself from the others. Dragon Pulse is the classic Dragon move. Psyshock is an alternative to Psychic, and having a STAB on it surprises the enemy even more. Ice Beam is to counter any Ground types, and well, Dragon types too. It's the only PKMN with Ice Beam, so that's why it's so important.
Finally, Dragon Gem is there to give it that extra punch for Dragon Pulse. And since Latios is pretty speedy, I'll probably bee the first one to move...
TEAM PERFORMANCE
02/12
- Me OWNING a Hail Team: http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/replay/doublesvgc2013dev9655738
- Terrible bad play from my part: http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/replay/doublesvgc2013dev9687802
02/14
- Awseome sweep with Garchomp, but failed to finish against Togekiss: http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/replay/doublesvgc2013dev9810057
02/16
- Enemy rage-quit after I double KO'ed him: http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/replay/doublesvgc2013dev9918180
02/17
- AWSEOME sweep with ONLY Ambipom and Breloom: http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/replay/doublesvgc2013dev9955870
02/19
- Close game, but ended up winning by luck: http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/replay/doublesvgc2013dev10094884
- AWSEOME AND FUN fight I had: http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/replay/doublesvgc2013dev10156820
- Guy forfeits after having Earthquake'd his own Chandelure: http://www.pokemonshowdown.com/replay/doublesvgc2013dev10162394
02/16
- Ace game :): http://play.pokemonshowdown.com/battle-doublesvgc2013dev10627329
ALTERNATE POKEMONS
None for now :P
SUGGESTED POKEMONS
None for now :P
FINAL THOUGHTS
So essentially, my whole technique is too annoy and disrupt the enemy as much as possible w/ Ambi and Breloom (along with some damage), and finish off with my 2 other PKMNS. My main concern with this is Ice, since 4 of my PKMNS are effected by it. But I practice everyday on the Simulator, so I found ways around it :)
Now I do want to stay with a Goodstuff team, mainly because I don't have to worry about a specific thing when battling. For example, when you got a TR team (which I've actually went for at first), you have to worry about setting up the TR, keeping it, using your TR time right, and being able to reput it when it's over. But the thing is, many teams have counters to those, which greatly reduces my chances of being successful. Same goes for a Weather team. If a Rain or Sandstorm doesn't go up, my whole team is ruined. Plus, my PKMNS are designed around it, so if a counter or flaw is found, I'm basically screwed. But with a goodstuff team, that doesn't happen. You don't rely on a specific strategy, but more on a global offensive play that doesn't have any specific setup or counter, therefore MUCH harder to predict.
REMEMBER, this is my first time in competitive PKMN and VGC. So please don't be too harsh. I'm fully open to suggestions for goodstuff, so feel free to drop by and tell me what you think :)
See you guys at VGC ;)
CHANGELOG
EDIT 02/10
Ambipom: - Replaced Silk Scarf with Normal Gem
- Replaced Return with Double Hit
- Changed description to match changes
Breloom: - Replaced Effect Spore with Technician
- Replaced Seed Bomb with Bullet Seed
- Changed description to match changes
Hydreigon: - Changed EV spread
- Replaced Modest Nature with Timid Nature
- Replaced Leftovers with Dragon Gem
- Changed description to match changes
Garchomp: - Changed EV spread
- Replaced Adamant Nature with Jolly Nature
Volcarona: No changes were made
Latios: - Replaced Modest Nature with Timid Nature
EDIT 02/11
Volcarona: - Replaced Psychic with Quiver Dance
- Changed description to match changes
Garchomp: - Replaced Yache Berry with Haban Berry
- Changed description to match changes
EDIT 02/15
Garchomp: - Replaced Fire Fang with Rock Slide
- Changed description to match changes
ALTERNATE POKEMONS: - Added Infernape
- Added chance of addition in main team for each PKMN
OTHER: - Added "SUGGESTED POKEMONS" section
EDIT 02/16
Terrakion: - Increased chance of addition from 30% to 70%
Infernape: - Decreased chance of addition from 70% to 30%
EDIT 02/17
OTHER: - Added "Team Performance" section
EDIT 02/19
TEAM PERFORMANCE: - Added new battle
TEAM STRUCTURE: - Replaced Ambipom with Weavile
- Replaced Garchomp with Terrakion
- Changed descriptions to match changes
Terrakion: - Replaced Choice Band with Life Orb
- Changed description to match changes
Hydreigon: - Replaced Dragon Gem with White Herb
- Changed description to match changes
Latios: - Replaced Life Orb with Dragon Gem
- Changed description to match changes
ALTERNATE POKEMONS: - Took off Infernape
- Changed description to match changes
EDIT 02/10
TEAM STRUCTURE: - Replaced Volcarona with Heatran
- Changed description to match changes