Need help with my Gen 6 team!

[joeskeet]

Hey everyone, I haven't posted on here in a while and I have been trying to build up a gen 6 team and need some help with a final team member.

*Note* When giving suggestions, please do not suggest any legendaries because this team is made for me battling my close friends and we DO NOT use legendaries. Thanks!


The Physical Sweeper

Andrew(Aegislash) w/ Life Orb
Ability: Stance Change
Nature: Adamant
EVs: 252 HP/252 Atk/4 Spe

-Iron Head
-Swords Dance
-King's Shield
-Shadow Sneak

My physicall sweeper. So, once I found out that there was a steel/ghost Pokemon, I was already set in getting it even if it wasn't good lol. But Aegislash is a monster with great stats, an awesome ability, and great typing. This set is pretty standard but it is great if predicted right and can sweep teams with ease when put out at the right moment. I usually start off by setting up a SD if I know I can tank a hit, and then King's Shield if they are physical attackers. Shadow Sneak is used to bypass Aegislash's poor speed, and Iron head is a second STAB move that deals massive damage if it isn't resisted. Not much more to say about this guy.


The Power House

Robert(Azumarill) w/ Choice Band
Ability: Huge Power
Nature: Adamant
EVs: 252 HP/252 Atk/4 Def

-Aqua Jet
-Play Rough
-Waterfall
-Superpower

One of my favorite Pokes of all time. I have always loved Azumarill, but this gen gave him a secondary typing, Fairy, which was amazing for him. This new typing gave him an resist to Fighting, Dark, and Bug, an immunity to Dragon, and a 90 BP STAB move, Play Rough, all backed up by decent bulk and a monstrous attack. Waterfall and Play Rough are his two main STAB moves that are both pretty strong, Aqua Jet is to pick off weakened Pokemon late in the game, and Superpower is a coverage move for those Pesky Steel types.


The Physical Wall

Gretchen(Gourgeist Super-Size) w/ Leftovers
Ability: Frisk
Nature: Relaxed
EVs: 252 HP/252 Def/4 Atk

-Pain Split
-Leech Seed
-Substitute
-Phantom Force

Another new Pokemon with a cool new typing. The super-sized Gourgeist has 85 HP, 122 Def, and a usable 100 Atk, making it a very nice physical wall. The set I have chosen is a bulky sub seeder/annoyer lol. The goal is to set up a substitute on a physical attacker, then leech seed, and pain split to get lost HP back. Phantom Force is a STAB 90 BP physical Ghost move where the user disappears for one turn and then hits the next, so once Substitute is up along with Leech Seed, Pain Split, and Leftovers, she can be pretty tough to take down.


The Special Wall Cleric

Francine(Florges) w/ Leftovers
Ability: Flower Veil
Nature: Calm
EVs: 252 HP/252 SpD/4 SpA

-Wish
-Moon Blast
-Protect
-Aromatherapy

My special wall. I think that this Pokemon is extremely underrated. It does have a crappy ability, but it's stats just scream special wall. 78 HP, 118 SpA, and 154 SpD! That's the same stat number of a legendary Pokemon people. And this set is as straight forward as it gets, special wall cleric. Wish/Protect combo for self healing, and it can also pass decent Wish's to teammates, Aromatherapy for curing teammates of status conditions, and Moon Blast so it can have some sort of attacking option. Moon Blast also has a nifty 30% chance of sharply lowering the foes special attack stat which is great. This Pokemon also has decent synergy with Gourgeist, resisting Dark and Bug attacks aimed at him.


The Clean-Up Sweeper

Harrison(Heliolisk) w/ Choice Scarf
Ability: Dry Skin
Nature: Timid
EVs: 252 Spe/252 SpA/4 HP

-Surf
-Volt Switch
-Grass Knot
-Thunderbolt

This is my late game clean up sweeper. He has a great ability and an incredible counter to Jellicent, immune to both STABs. He is a fast frail special attacker with great coverage moves and a powerful Volt Switch. He also has good synergy with the Ghosts on my team being immune to Ghost moves, and my Ghosts immune to Fighting and Ground (well, at least Gourgeist anyway). His goal is to come in late game and start dishing out powerful Thunderbolts/coverage moves, or scouting with Volt Switch. His Dry Skin ability allows him to switch in on a predicted water move and get some HP back and then fire back with powerful STAB moves.


Final Team Member (???)

 

[newtonja]

A good last pokemon would be mega kang, while it does add Two fighting type weaknesses the other four laugh at fighting types, plus you lack a way to win if aegislash goes down, they complement each other very well. Two little fixes, one is that you don't want to use phantom force, it give the opponent to switch in a counter, use shadow claw instead. Lastly i would suggest trying sacred sword over iron head for aegislash, however that one is completely up to your preferences.

 

[joeskeet]

A good last pokemon would be mega kang, while it does add Two fighting type weaknesses the other four laugh at fighting types, plus you lack a way to win if aegislash goes down, they complement each other very well. Two little fixes, one is that you don't want to use phantom force, it give the opponent to switch in a counter, use shadow claw instead. Lastly i would suggest trying sacred sword over iron head for aegislash, however that one is completely up to your preferences.

Thanks for the suggestion Newtonja! And I have considered Mega Kangaskhan and will continue to keep him as a choice. I think I will stick to Iron Head on Aegislash for now, but I will also definitely keep Sacred Sword as a second option. And I will change Phantom Force for Shadow Claw as well. Didn't think about how the opponent could switch out lol -__-

 

[newtonja]

Thanks for the suggestion Newtonja! And I have considered Mega Kangaskhan and will continue to keep him as a choice. I think I will stick to Iron Head on Aegislash for now, but I will also definitely keep Sacred Sword as a second option. And I will change Phantom Force for Shadow Claw as well. Didn't think about how the opponent could switch out lol -__-

I love the team, almost perfect synergy, and everything has its role, very well done. (I don't say that very often, usually I am a jerk on the rmt)

 

[joeskeet]

I love the team, almost perfect synergy, and everything has its role, very well done. (I don't say that very often, usually I am a jerk on the rmt)

Thanks a lot! I have been doing a crap ton of thinking it through and I still have a shit ton of breeding as well hah.

 

[YellowRice]

I really like the megakang, but I noticed that your team doesn't especially like earthquakes. There are a lot of powerful ground types with stab earthquake, and even your gourgeist won't like taking too many because it has rocky helmet instead of lefties. Furthermore, your team is also strongly effected by spikes and sticky web because you don't have a spinner and your pokemon are all grounded. For these reasons, I think megablastoise is a good fit for your team because helioisk is your only reliable/consistent special attacker and its relatively weak. Megablastoise with max hp max special attack modest can punch holes through teams, and easily spin because ghost types can't switch into boosted dark pulses. Yeah, I didn't even realize this at first, but hazards destroy your team, gourgeist and florges will really get worn down by a couple layers of spikes and rocks, and toxic spikes are rare but detrimental.

 

[joeskeet]

I really like the megakang, but I noticed that your team doesn't especially like earthquakes. There are a lot of powerful ground types with stab earthquake, and even your gourgeist won't like taking too many because it has rocky helmet instead of lefties. Furthermore, your team is also strongly effected by spikes and sticky web because you don't have a spinner and your pokemon are all grounded. For these reasons, I think megablastoise is a good fit for your team because helioisk is your only reliable/consistent special attacker and its relatively weak. Megablastoise with max hp max special attack modest can punch holes through teams, and easily spin because ghost types can't switch into boosted dark pulses. Yeah, I didn't even realize this at first, but hazards destroy your team, gourgeist and florges will really get worn down by a couple layers of spikes and rocks, and toxic spikes are rare but detrimental.

Thanks for the suggestions! Yeah I kinda knew I was in need of a spinner...my friends don't really use hazards as much as the online community though so I wasn't too worried about it, but I will definitely put Mega Blastoise into consideration. I appreciate the help man. Any other suggestions? Even about the synergy of my team of anything?