Well, I've been introduced to Shoddy lately, so I've made a team of Pokemon that I have in real life (on my DS ofc). Like the title states, its made up of OU Pokemon... To make a long story short, I've had some success with the team (I have a 1400 rate on the official server) but sometimes I loose... badly as well. So I'm posting this here to get some help... Here is the team:
Bronzong @ Lum Berry
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP/ 128 Atk/ 128 Sp.def
Sassy Nature (-Spe, + Sp.def)
-Hypnosis
-Stealth Rock
-Gyroball
-Earthquake
This is my lead. I put the opposing lead to sleep, set up Stealth Rock, and either retreat for another Pokemon, or if in the case of Gengar or Aerodactyl, I use Gyro Ball which more often than not OHKO's them. Why Lum Berry not leftovers? Simple: I will encounter other Hypnosing Bronzongs or other leads, so I heal my status and put them to sleep :naughty: Earthquake is for type coverage.
Garchomp @ Yache Berry
Ability: Sand Veil
EVs: 252 Atk/ 252 Spe/ 6 HP
Jolly Nature (+ Spe, - Sp.atk)
-Swords Dance
-Earthquake
-Fire Fang
-Outrage
Ok, so this Pokemon is banned from the smogon server and you're thinking "This guy is a coward relying on nearly Uber Pokemon". My response: "Put a sock on it already!" Its a Pokemon that has counters if you know how to play well, so live with it already! Besides, I'm playing with her (yeah its female on my DS so its female here :P) on the official server till they unban Garchomp from the Smogon one. Anyways, I normally send this guy out either to break walls after using Swords Dance, while being protected by yache berry, then I either break the opponent's walls with the rest of the 3 moves that cover everything, or I revenge kill the opponent's pokes. Fire Fang takes care of Steel types, Outrage and Earthquake are STAB moves resisted by very few Pokes.
Spiritomb @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP/ 144 Atk/ 114 Sp.def
Careful Nature (- Sp.atk, + Sp.def)
-Sucker Punch
-Pursuit
-Will 'o' Wisp
-Pain Split
Spiritomb... Surprisingly I seem to be one of the few people who use this Pokemon on the Shoddy official server, and I still don't know why. God knows how many times this Pokemon saved me Sucker Punching a Deoxys-S, Azelf or even a Gengar. Pursuit is there in case you predict an opponent switch, so the Pokemon retreating still suffers a little ^^. Will 'o' Wisp is there to cripple Physical Sweepers to death, or even walls at times. Pain Split serves as a healing moves, and can be used well with my burn move. Spiritomb serves me as a tank since it has no weaknesses.
Infernape @ Life Orb
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 26 Atk/ 252 Sp.atk/ 232 Spe
Naive Nature (- Sp.def, + Spe)
-Close Combat
-Flamethrower
-Grass Knot
-Hidden Power (Ice)
My mixed sweeper. Ok, so its more specially orientated, Grass knot for opposing swamperts and other Bulky waters, Flamethrower as a STAB moves and a good incentive against Steels, Hidden Power for Dragons (which it outruns, unless they have a scarf) and Close Combat is there for Blissey and or against other Pokemon who have lower Defence than Sp.def. Life Orb helps to increase damage caused, although at times it gives me problems due to the recoil :/ But overall, I like this Pokemon.
Deoxys - E (Speed Form) @ Life Orb
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 156 Atk/ 252 Sp.atk/ 100 Spe
Naive Nature (- Sp.def, + Spe)
-Psychic
-Superpower
-Ice Beam
-Thunderbolt
Before you start flaming me... ITS NOT DEOXYS NORMAL FORM DESPITE THE PICTURE!!! ITS THE SPEED FORM! *ends rant* Yeah, this is my late game sweeper/ revenge killer/ semi-wall breaker (w/ stealth rock). I use this Pokemon if I see an opposing pokemon who is either asleep due to Bronzong's Hypnosis, or else is burnt from Spiritomb's Will 'o' Wisp. He'll outrun everything, unless its someone like a scarf Gengar/ Garchomp/ Azelf. If so, I'll switch to a tank, or my next Pokemon :naughty: But wait, I'm not done explaining yet, Bolteam is there for coverage, hurts Gyarados and Dragons badly, but still has problems against certain bulky waters (curse you vaporeon and swampert), but hey, you can't counter everything nowadays. Psychic is there for STAB, and Superpower is there for those fat ass Blisseys, or those pesky weaviles and tyranitars. Obviously, if I see an opposing Azelf, or Gengar, I switch to Spiritomb who ensures they suffer for interfering with my sweeping
Suicune @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP/ 252 Def/ 6 Sp.atk
Bold Nature (- Atk, + Def)
-Calm Mind
-Roar
-Surf
-Ice Beam
Another Pokemon which I don't see too often, but which I love to use! This guy has saved me numerous times in the past. Its bulkiness enables it to survive unboosted Dragon Attacks and retaliate with Ice Beam. Surf is there as a STAB move, Roar is there for phazing (and make your opponent swear after he's SD'd 2 times lol) and Calm Mind for when I predict a switch. This is my bulky water obviously, yet it isn't the first time I killed like 2-3 of the opponent's pokes
Well guys, thats my team, so rate away! :D I appreciate constructive criticism, cause I know my team isn't perfect, and if it was, I wouldn't post it here in the first place. So all help and changes are gladly welcome! ;)
But keep in mind that certain hidden powers can't be obtained since I am basing my team off Pokemon I have in real life on my DS. As I said before, it has weaknesses, and I'm pretty new to competitive battling (started last week) so please don't bash me (especially on the garchomp/deoxys part).
I've compiled a list of Pokemon that tend to annoy me when I see them either cause they're ugly looking (xD) or they're just darn hard to take down with my team:
Vaporeon:
I literally HATE seeing this guy against me, it walls all my pokemon and I normally only take it down by putting it to sleep, or just risk switching Garchomp in to Swords Dance once and kill it with Outrage. Grass Knot and Thunderbolt don't OHKO it and it keeps wishing/protecting itself :/
Heatran:
Ok, it has quaduple weakness to Ground so Garchomp is good against it, but normally the opponent switches, bringing out a hard-to-take down Pokemon (like the thing above :S) Neways, I use my Fighting moves against it at times, but they're normally aren't enough, and sometimes it even threathens Suicune with its Hidden Power (Grass/Electric).
Yanmega:
This thing 5-0'd my team once, no kidding (I managed to kill it at least xD) So this means only one thing: my team is yanmega weak. Yes, I can put it to sleep with Bronzong, set up with Stealth Rock, and Boom, 50% of its health out if it switches in, but what if it has Lum Berry? What if Speed Boost makes it faster than Deoxys? These are all questions that trouble me, but of course, I have Suicune to roar it away and survive its attacks, yet this is still a threat to my team.
Heracross:
When this thing is Scarfed against me (yeah, most of the time) I have a panic attack, especially if it manages to Swords Dance. It then OHKO's all my Pokemon, and all I can do is swear, or watch in fear lol Sometimes I manage to counter it though... but its still a pest :/ (and I'm not saying this cause its a bug) Deoxys ftw against it btw! lol
Absol:
You must be thinking "Wtf?! UU Pokemon threathens this guy's OU team! This guy must stink then!" No really guys, with Scope Lens, one Swords Dance and Super Luck and Sucker Punch, this guy literally 6-0'd my team once. I was speechless o.O I'm surprised the opponent wrote "gg" at the end of the match cause really, it wasn't a pretty sight. So yeah, its a problem for my team.
Togekiss:
Another Pokemon I despise seeing against me.
This thing shruggs off my moves as if they were nothing, then it uses Roost to anger me even more. Paraflinch hax cripples my team (and makes me say certain unmentionables). So yeah, I need help against this guy as well...
Machamp:
A Pokemon my brother adores, but which I hate due to its low speed. (yeah, one of the many reasons why we fight alot at home xD) Anyways, this guy has some solid defences and it isn't the first time it caught me on a bad foot (with Deoxys dead) and smashed my team. It makes a great lead, and absorbs Hypnosis very well, hence making it a threat to my team. Even Suicune has trouble walling it, but thats why there's Will 'o' Wisp :naughty:
Starmie:
Omg I hate this thing. Not only because its good against me, but because I don't have one on my DS and hence I can't use one of my own :X I think that only Spiritomb kills this thing with either Pursuit or Sucker Punch, other than that, it scores super effective against the rest of my team, except Bronzong who would have normally already put another Pokemon to sleep hence I can't put it to sleep due to Sleep-Clause.
Weavile:
One of those Pokes which again, I'd like to use but can't cause I don't have. And again, its a threat to my team. Only Suicune, Infernape and Deoxys can handle it well, other than that, not a good situation for me... But Bronzong does have Gyroball to ruin it
Deoxys outspeeds it for the KO w/ Superpower, and Infernape resists its attacks, unless it has Aerial Ace :/
Scizor:
Yeah, it has quaduple weakness to fire, but its still hard as hell to take him down since opponents tend to retreat after seeing Infernape. When I send out Suicune, it uses Swords Dance and then with Pursiut and Quick attack, both boosted by technician, it slowly cripples my team... Oh the joy of this Pokemon :(
Well, these are the top 10 Pokemon that from experience, threathen my team the most. So guys, I need you to help me figure out what to do to better my team's performance against these fellows. Whether its a team change, strategy or hint, anything, I'll take it! ;) But please be sincere and wise in your responses Thanks
RATE AWAY PEOPLE!!!
(for anyone who cares, I'm at 300+ wins and 150+ losses with this team, so I've won like 63% of my matches with it)
Bronzong @ Lum Berry
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP/ 128 Atk/ 128 Sp.def
Sassy Nature (-Spe, + Sp.def)
-Hypnosis
-Stealth Rock
-Gyroball
-Earthquake
This is my lead. I put the opposing lead to sleep, set up Stealth Rock, and either retreat for another Pokemon, or if in the case of Gengar or Aerodactyl, I use Gyro Ball which more often than not OHKO's them. Why Lum Berry not leftovers? Simple: I will encounter other Hypnosing Bronzongs or other leads, so I heal my status and put them to sleep :naughty: Earthquake is for type coverage.
Garchomp @ Yache Berry
Ability: Sand Veil
EVs: 252 Atk/ 252 Spe/ 6 HP
Jolly Nature (+ Spe, - Sp.atk)
-Swords Dance
-Earthquake
-Fire Fang
-Outrage
Ok, so this Pokemon is banned from the smogon server and you're thinking "This guy is a coward relying on nearly Uber Pokemon". My response: "Put a sock on it already!" Its a Pokemon that has counters if you know how to play well, so live with it already! Besides, I'm playing with her (yeah its female on my DS so its female here :P) on the official server till they unban Garchomp from the Smogon one. Anyways, I normally send this guy out either to break walls after using Swords Dance, while being protected by yache berry, then I either break the opponent's walls with the rest of the 3 moves that cover everything, or I revenge kill the opponent's pokes. Fire Fang takes care of Steel types, Outrage and Earthquake are STAB moves resisted by very few Pokes.
Spiritomb @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP/ 144 Atk/ 114 Sp.def
Careful Nature (- Sp.atk, + Sp.def)
-Sucker Punch
-Pursuit
-Will 'o' Wisp
-Pain Split
Spiritomb... Surprisingly I seem to be one of the few people who use this Pokemon on the Shoddy official server, and I still don't know why. God knows how many times this Pokemon saved me Sucker Punching a Deoxys-S, Azelf or even a Gengar. Pursuit is there in case you predict an opponent switch, so the Pokemon retreating still suffers a little ^^. Will 'o' Wisp is there to cripple Physical Sweepers to death, or even walls at times. Pain Split serves as a healing moves, and can be used well with my burn move. Spiritomb serves me as a tank since it has no weaknesses.
Infernape @ Life Orb
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 26 Atk/ 252 Sp.atk/ 232 Spe
Naive Nature (- Sp.def, + Spe)
-Close Combat
-Flamethrower
-Grass Knot
-Hidden Power (Ice)
My mixed sweeper. Ok, so its more specially orientated, Grass knot for opposing swamperts and other Bulky waters, Flamethrower as a STAB moves and a good incentive against Steels, Hidden Power for Dragons (which it outruns, unless they have a scarf) and Close Combat is there for Blissey and or against other Pokemon who have lower Defence than Sp.def. Life Orb helps to increase damage caused, although at times it gives me problems due to the recoil :/ But overall, I like this Pokemon.
Deoxys - E (Speed Form) @ Life Orb
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 156 Atk/ 252 Sp.atk/ 100 Spe
Naive Nature (- Sp.def, + Spe)
-Psychic
-Superpower
-Ice Beam
-Thunderbolt
Before you start flaming me... ITS NOT DEOXYS NORMAL FORM DESPITE THE PICTURE!!! ITS THE SPEED FORM! *ends rant* Yeah, this is my late game sweeper/ revenge killer/ semi-wall breaker (w/ stealth rock). I use this Pokemon if I see an opposing pokemon who is either asleep due to Bronzong's Hypnosis, or else is burnt from Spiritomb's Will 'o' Wisp. He'll outrun everything, unless its someone like a scarf Gengar/ Garchomp/ Azelf. If so, I'll switch to a tank, or my next Pokemon :naughty: But wait, I'm not done explaining yet, Bolteam is there for coverage, hurts Gyarados and Dragons badly, but still has problems against certain bulky waters (curse you vaporeon and swampert), but hey, you can't counter everything nowadays. Psychic is there for STAB, and Superpower is there for those fat ass Blisseys, or those pesky weaviles and tyranitars. Obviously, if I see an opposing Azelf, or Gengar, I switch to Spiritomb who ensures they suffer for interfering with my sweeping
Suicune @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP/ 252 Def/ 6 Sp.atk
Bold Nature (- Atk, + Def)
-Calm Mind
-Roar
-Surf
-Ice Beam
Another Pokemon which I don't see too often, but which I love to use! This guy has saved me numerous times in the past. Its bulkiness enables it to survive unboosted Dragon Attacks and retaliate with Ice Beam. Surf is there as a STAB move, Roar is there for phazing (and make your opponent swear after he's SD'd 2 times lol) and Calm Mind for when I predict a switch. This is my bulky water obviously, yet it isn't the first time I killed like 2-3 of the opponent's pokes
Well guys, thats my team, so rate away! :D I appreciate constructive criticism, cause I know my team isn't perfect, and if it was, I wouldn't post it here in the first place. So all help and changes are gladly welcome! ;)
But keep in mind that certain hidden powers can't be obtained since I am basing my team off Pokemon I have in real life on my DS. As I said before, it has weaknesses, and I'm pretty new to competitive battling (started last week) so please don't bash me (especially on the garchomp/deoxys part).
I've compiled a list of Pokemon that tend to annoy me when I see them either cause they're ugly looking (xD) or they're just darn hard to take down with my team:
Vaporeon:
I literally HATE seeing this guy against me, it walls all my pokemon and I normally only take it down by putting it to sleep, or just risk switching Garchomp in to Swords Dance once and kill it with Outrage. Grass Knot and Thunderbolt don't OHKO it and it keeps wishing/protecting itself :/
Heatran:
Ok, it has quaduple weakness to Ground so Garchomp is good against it, but normally the opponent switches, bringing out a hard-to-take down Pokemon (like the thing above :S) Neways, I use my Fighting moves against it at times, but they're normally aren't enough, and sometimes it even threathens Suicune with its Hidden Power (Grass/Electric).
Yanmega:
This thing 5-0'd my team once, no kidding (I managed to kill it at least xD) So this means only one thing: my team is yanmega weak. Yes, I can put it to sleep with Bronzong, set up with Stealth Rock, and Boom, 50% of its health out if it switches in, but what if it has Lum Berry? What if Speed Boost makes it faster than Deoxys? These are all questions that trouble me, but of course, I have Suicune to roar it away and survive its attacks, yet this is still a threat to my team.
Heracross:
When this thing is Scarfed against me (yeah, most of the time) I have a panic attack, especially if it manages to Swords Dance. It then OHKO's all my Pokemon, and all I can do is swear, or watch in fear lol Sometimes I manage to counter it though... but its still a pest :/ (and I'm not saying this cause its a bug) Deoxys ftw against it btw! lol
Absol:
You must be thinking "Wtf?! UU Pokemon threathens this guy's OU team! This guy must stink then!" No really guys, with Scope Lens, one Swords Dance and Super Luck and Sucker Punch, this guy literally 6-0'd my team once. I was speechless o.O I'm surprised the opponent wrote "gg" at the end of the match cause really, it wasn't a pretty sight. So yeah, its a problem for my team.
Togekiss:
Another Pokemon I despise seeing against me.
This thing shruggs off my moves as if they were nothing, then it uses Roost to anger me even more. Paraflinch hax cripples my team (and makes me say certain unmentionables). So yeah, I need help against this guy as well...Machamp:
A Pokemon my brother adores, but which I hate due to its low speed. (yeah, one of the many reasons why we fight alot at home xD) Anyways, this guy has some solid defences and it isn't the first time it caught me on a bad foot (with Deoxys dead) and smashed my team. It makes a great lead, and absorbs Hypnosis very well, hence making it a threat to my team. Even Suicune has trouble walling it, but thats why there's Will 'o' Wisp :naughty:
Starmie:
Omg I hate this thing. Not only because its good against me, but because I don't have one on my DS and hence I can't use one of my own :X I think that only Spiritomb kills this thing with either Pursuit or Sucker Punch, other than that, it scores super effective against the rest of my team, except Bronzong who would have normally already put another Pokemon to sleep hence I can't put it to sleep due to Sleep-Clause.
Weavile:
One of those Pokes which again, I'd like to use but can't cause I don't have. And again, its a threat to my team. Only Suicune, Infernape and Deoxys can handle it well, other than that, not a good situation for me... But Bronzong does have Gyroball to ruin it
Deoxys outspeeds it for the KO w/ Superpower, and Infernape resists its attacks, unless it has Aerial Ace :/Scizor:
Yeah, it has quaduple weakness to fire, but its still hard as hell to take him down since opponents tend to retreat after seeing Infernape. When I send out Suicune, it uses Swords Dance and then with Pursiut and Quick attack, both boosted by technician, it slowly cripples my team... Oh the joy of this Pokemon :(
Well, these are the top 10 Pokemon that from experience, threathen my team the most. So guys, I need you to help me figure out what to do to better my team's performance against these fellows. Whether its a team change, strategy or hint, anything, I'll take it! ;) But please be sincere and wise in your responses
ThanksRATE AWAY PEOPLE!!!
(for anyone who cares, I'm at 300+ wins and 150+ losses with this team, so I've won like 63% of my matches with it)
