Introduction
After a couple of months of trial and error, i've finally settled with this team.
The team is used for random match-up battles only and so far it's doing pretty good with a record of winning 24 battles without losing; which is in my opinion very good for randoms because of the huge randomness.
The team preview is good nor bad, but selecting 3 pokemon out of 6 makes it hard to counter every poke the opponents have, but like i said before the team is doing good.
I still feel i'm missing something, though i've not yet encountered pokemon that i can't take down.
Team Preview:
Team Detail:
Cincinno @ Razor Claw
Skill Link
Jolly
4 Hp/ 252 Atk/ 252 Spd
- Tail Slap
- Rock Blast
- Bullet Seed
- U-turn
Cincinno is a pokemon that i've learned to appreciate. He's got a multiple hit move for many situations and if not u-turn saves the day. Focus sash is very common and that why i chose Cincinno to bypass it. For it's own item Razor claw came to my mind: "5 hits with skill link + increased chance for critical hits" and it works :naughty:.
Choice band is mostly used, but i don't like being locked and now i can fake a choice band lock.
The EV's are simple, but you ain't got much choice with Cincinno.
Many people in random match-up have trouble with this poke, because he ain't very popular ( saw him twice ), and don't know him that good.
Arcanine @ Sitrus Berry
Flash Fire
Adamant
4 Hp/ 252 Atk/ 252 Spd
- Flare Blitz
- Extremespeed
- Wild Charge
- Close Combat
Good old Arcanine, i've been a fan of him since i saw the first cartoons he appeared.
This moveset take their toll on him with all the recoil damage, that's why i've chosen sitrus berry to restore some health and attack one last time before he faints. Normally people take life orb, but then i feel he dies very very quickly.
Another standard EV spread to get the job done; doing as much damage as possible in his lifespan.
I wanted a flash fire user and since i like Arcanine so much, my choice was made, but not only that. Other flash fire users don't have acces to extremespeed. Priority moves are very popular, extremespeed "outspeeds" them.
Wild Charge is to surprise water types who mostly switch in.
Flash fire is STAB, close combat for coverage.
Virizion @ Lum Berry
Justified
Jolly
4 Hp/ 252 Atk/ 252 Spd
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Leaf Blade
- Hidden Power Ice
Virizion is my favorite of the three musketeers. Very weak when hit by status especially paralyze and sleep. Lum berry solves this problem and helps Virizion sweep. In my opinion Virizion is good at one thing sweeping.
Surprise a standard EV spread. Though i've chosen a physical setup to keep the balance between physical and special sweepers in my team.
You can use a special sweeper with life orb and giga drain against bulky water types, but that's personal choice.
Also a standard moveset for coverage; setting up swords dance when possible and sweep.
Jolteon @ Focus Sash
Volt Absorb
Timid
252 Sp Atk/ 4 Sp Def/ 252 Spd
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Shadow Ball
- Hidden Power Ice
Eeveelution was good, yes you saw it correctly, WAS good and i was one of the people who played it. Although very fragile, Jolteon is in my opinion besides Vaporeon the best eeveelution. Fragile; check focus sash saves the day. Allowing to attack at least twice if opponent is not using choice scarfed pokemon.
Jolteon is fast, very fast 130 base speed is amazing. A switch inn against an electric attack is so nice and hitting back with his speed is mostly a fact.
Although i'm not using choice specs he still can use hit and run tactics with volt switch and hit hard. I've lost some matches when locked into volt switch with specs and then my opponent's last pokemon appears: Swampert
.Besides the item another standard set ( hey, they work for me ).
Hydreigon @ Expert Belt
Levitate
Timid
4 Hp/ 252 Sp Atk/ 252 Spd
- Dragon Pulse
- Dark Pulse
- Flamethrower
- Surf
I don't know where to start with this guy! My favorite pokemon from Gen V with great coverage and a unique dark/dragon typing.
Without life orb he can take a hit. Choice scarf can be used, but like i've said before i don't like being locked ( he outspeeds a lot if used ). Expert belt was the next best option.
Levitate covers my other pokemons ground weakness ( jolteon, arcanine )
Stronger moves like draco meteor and fire blast can be used, but i tend to miss a lot losing some matches as a result. If used as a late game sweeper his teammates probably did some prior damage and then he has no problem finishing them off with 100% accuracy moves.
Except for surf another standard set.
Surf came in for u-turn giving me more surprise factor.
Suicune @ Leftovers
Pressure
Timid
252 Sp Atk/ 4 Sp Def/ 252 Spd
- Calm Mind
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Hidden Power Electric
Suicune is the bulky water type off the team, switching in on almost everything attack his teammates are weak to and setting up calm mind, healing some of the damage with leftovers. If you predict a switch you can use another calm mind and then he's almost unstoppable. Surf is used over scald for more damage, ice beam is standard against dragons.
Hidden power electric is for pokemon who wall Suicune like jellicent or as surprise. Resttalk can be used, but didn't do it because random match-up is so fast and stalling is lame. Burn damage from scald and recovery like resttalk is lame.
Surf over Hydro pump for accuracy.
So this is my team, feel free to rate.
A last glance:
