So I finally started getting the gist of competitive battling. this is my new team :D. I still have many problems with my team. Especially in dealing with bulky water types like Vaporeon and I feel as if I rely too much on heatran advice on that? There is consideration to remove Suicune and replacing with Jolteon as explained later.
Lead: Swampert (MixPert)
Nature: Relaxed
EV Spread: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Item: Leftover
Move set:
Stealth Rock
Earthquake
Icebeam
Protect
I chose Swampert as my lead due to its fairly decent defense in the OU Tier and its ability to survive after a stealth rock set up. Especially now that many people use the Metagross lead Swampert with earthquake is a perfect match for that. Icebeam is to deal some decent damage against any dragons like a Salamence. Protects main purpose in my team is for scouting explosions from Metagrosses and Heatrans or any choice pokemons. Swampert also correlates well with my team because I have Heatran to cover for its major grass weakness.
Special Sweeper: Heatran
Nature: Rash
4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Item: Life Orb
Move set:
Firblast
Earthpower
Toxic
Explosion
Heatrans moveset is used to cover for 2 members of my team, Celebi,Swampert, and Scizor. As mensioned earlier Heatran covers for Swamperts Grass weakness with Fire blast. It also covers for Celebis Fire weakness getting a nice boost due to flash fire then following up with a earthpower, and especially since many people woll o wisp against scizor. Toxic is to wear down bulky waters like Vaporeon. Explosion will finish the job if necessary. (wich is why I think I rely too much on heatran because once hes gone after explosion my team is screwed recommend a change in move set plz?)
Physical Sweeper: Scizor
Nature: Adamant
4 HP/ 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Item: Life orb
Move set:
Sword Dance
Bullet Punch
Superpower
Roost
While Heatran covers for scizor, scizor also makes a good follow up for Heatran after it uses explosion. I will sword dance if I get the opportunity if they decide to switch out while I use scizor and Roost will be used if needed while sweeping due to damage taken from sword dance. Bullet punch has the stab and technician ability from scizor makes it a force to be reckoned with picking off leftovers or whatever took the explosion from heatran and survived. But if they switch out ill get in a sword dance and do my sweep since super power will probably be able to Oh KO (hopefully XD) whatever they throw at me.
Defensive Celebi
Nature: Bold
252 HP / 220 Def / 36 Spe
Item: Leftovers
Move set:
Thunder Wave
Grass Knot
Recover
Earthpower/ leechseed/ Psy
The main purpose for my Celebi is to T wave. Since a majority of my tema is fairly slow it covers for my Heatran who isn’t a Timid nature and also Scizor. Grass Knot is to deal with Those buly waters like Vaporeon and Gyaradas and because of its great defense it cant take a hit from an Ice fang by Gyaradas and probably 2 hit it. The option of Earthpower is just to do heavy damage against the usually Heatran or any other fire types that come against it. But leechseed is to support my team further because 3 of my pokemon hold life orb and also because it is good for annoying.
Special Sweeper: Suicune
Nature: Timid
4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Item: Life Orb
Move set:
Calm Mind
Surf
Icebeam
Hidden Power Dark
Suicune is in my team because it can back up Heatran. Explosion might also open an opputunity for Suicune. Giving it a chance to use calm mind if the opponent swtches out if it survives the explosion. Surf I chose over hydro pump because of accuracy but still good stabbed move. Icebeam is to cover for the pesky dragon types that my swampert might not be able to deal with and if my Salamence doesn’t get a chance to appear. HP Dark is just to surprise them not sure how yet XD just wanted to mix in something.
Salamence: Physical Sweeper #2
Nature: Naughty
252 Atk/ 252 Spe/ 4HP
Item: Life Orb
Moveset:
Dragon Dance
Outrage
Earthquake
Roost
Salamence moveset is fairly straightforward. Once the chance to dragon dance appears I will use it. Until then, I will keep using earthquake since it does decent overall damage. Roost is to recover from the life orb damage and probably stealth rock entry. Salamce draws out bulky water types usually, wich is why Celebi is in my team but there is also consideration of jolteon since I don’t want to rely too much on Heatran and Celebi if you get my drift?
So yah please give my advice on how to change up my team. I feel like there are many problems I don’t see.
Lead: Swampert (MixPert)
Nature: Relaxed
EV Spread: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Item: Leftover
Move set:
Stealth Rock
Earthquake
Icebeam
Protect
I chose Swampert as my lead due to its fairly decent defense in the OU Tier and its ability to survive after a stealth rock set up. Especially now that many people use the Metagross lead Swampert with earthquake is a perfect match for that. Icebeam is to deal some decent damage against any dragons like a Salamence. Protects main purpose in my team is for scouting explosions from Metagrosses and Heatrans or any choice pokemons. Swampert also correlates well with my team because I have Heatran to cover for its major grass weakness.
Special Sweeper: Heatran
Nature: Rash
4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Item: Life Orb
Move set:
Firblast
Earthpower
Toxic
Explosion
Heatrans moveset is used to cover for 2 members of my team, Celebi,Swampert, and Scizor. As mensioned earlier Heatran covers for Swamperts Grass weakness with Fire blast. It also covers for Celebis Fire weakness getting a nice boost due to flash fire then following up with a earthpower, and especially since many people woll o wisp against scizor. Toxic is to wear down bulky waters like Vaporeon. Explosion will finish the job if necessary. (wich is why I think I rely too much on heatran because once hes gone after explosion my team is screwed recommend a change in move set plz?)
Physical Sweeper: Scizor
Nature: Adamant
4 HP/ 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Item: Life orb
Move set:
Sword Dance
Bullet Punch
Superpower
Roost
While Heatran covers for scizor, scizor also makes a good follow up for Heatran after it uses explosion. I will sword dance if I get the opportunity if they decide to switch out while I use scizor and Roost will be used if needed while sweeping due to damage taken from sword dance. Bullet punch has the stab and technician ability from scizor makes it a force to be reckoned with picking off leftovers or whatever took the explosion from heatran and survived. But if they switch out ill get in a sword dance and do my sweep since super power will probably be able to Oh KO (hopefully XD) whatever they throw at me.
Defensive Celebi
Nature: Bold
252 HP / 220 Def / 36 Spe
Item: Leftovers
Move set:
Thunder Wave
Grass Knot
Recover
Earthpower/ leechseed/ Psy
The main purpose for my Celebi is to T wave. Since a majority of my tema is fairly slow it covers for my Heatran who isn’t a Timid nature and also Scizor. Grass Knot is to deal with Those buly waters like Vaporeon and Gyaradas and because of its great defense it cant take a hit from an Ice fang by Gyaradas and probably 2 hit it. The option of Earthpower is just to do heavy damage against the usually Heatran or any other fire types that come against it. But leechseed is to support my team further because 3 of my pokemon hold life orb and also because it is good for annoying.
Special Sweeper: Suicune
Nature: Timid
4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Item: Life Orb
Move set:
Calm Mind
Surf
Icebeam
Hidden Power Dark
Suicune is in my team because it can back up Heatran. Explosion might also open an opputunity for Suicune. Giving it a chance to use calm mind if the opponent swtches out if it survives the explosion. Surf I chose over hydro pump because of accuracy but still good stabbed move. Icebeam is to cover for the pesky dragon types that my swampert might not be able to deal with and if my Salamence doesn’t get a chance to appear. HP Dark is just to surprise them not sure how yet XD just wanted to mix in something.
Salamence: Physical Sweeper #2
Nature: Naughty
252 Atk/ 252 Spe/ 4HP
Item: Life Orb
Moveset:
Dragon Dance
Outrage
Earthquake
Roost
Salamence moveset is fairly straightforward. Once the chance to dragon dance appears I will use it. Until then, I will keep using earthquake since it does decent overall damage. Roost is to recover from the life orb damage and probably stealth rock entry. Salamce draws out bulky water types usually, wich is why Celebi is in my team but there is also consideration of jolteon since I don’t want to rely too much on Heatran and Celebi if you get my drift?
So yah please give my advice on how to change up my team. I feel like there are many problems I don’t see.
