new rmt

[teh_demon]

this is my new rmt. and im not going to go on about how great the team is or anyhting like that im just going to get straight to business.

team building: i decided to build the team like a story starting with the begining and end so i started with scizor because its a great attacking pokemon with only one weakness. Then i decided to use a pokemon that covered scizors weakness and scizor could cover this pokemons weakness and because swamperts only weakness is grass and scizor is a bug type they cover each other rather nicely. The main weakness to my old team was the fact that i couldnt really stop set up sweepers such as DDmence. So stopping them was a my first priority using paralys could stop those set ups, but my main strategy would be to stop my opponent with sleep/paralys then send in the set up sweepers to do what they do best.

swampert @ leftovers
ev's: 252hp 60a 196sd
ability: torrent
nature: impish
moves:
stealthrock
roar
earthquake
icepunch

Even though it needs no explaination the rules state that it needs one so with one weakness being grass the most commonly use grass types use for lead are roserade and celebi hence the ice punch. If it gets really tough i can always send out scizor, but if i know they're gonna use an explosion i will keep it in because ive got no counter. Other than the minor explosion problem it covers all other leads pretty well.

crobat @ micle berry
ev's: 252s 252hp 4a
ability: inner focus
nature: jolly
moves:
hypnosis
substitute
haze
u-turn

i would use this baby first. Keep using substitute until the berry takes affect, send em to sleep, then get outta there and because of its incredible high speed it can sometimes stop those set ups with haz. I dont have to use u-turn but its just there for an extra bit of damage when its going out. Crobat's generally the set up for the set up

azelf @ lum berry
ev's: 252s 100sa 156hp
ability: levitate
nature: hasty
moves:
psychic
thunderwave
substitute
u-turn

i chose hasty because physical moves are more commonly used in battles, and the fact that its fragile. Use thunderwave first turn because its garanteed, use substitute, if i can a couple of psychics for good measure, but make sure it doesnt die. Azelf is rarely used first ahead of crobat due to the fact that its my main counter for setups. this is the being of killing so it would seem.

salamence @ life orb
ev's: 252a 252s 4hp
ability: intimidate
nature: adamant
moves:
dragondance
earthquake
stone edge
outrage

basic ddmence with a garanteed dragon dance unless my opponent can come up with an immediate counter this will deal serious damage. i wanted a set up sweeper with immence power so i made a list and i eventually ended up choosing salamence over dragonite because of the speed even though nite could take more of a hit, and i chose mence over gyarados because of the type coverage. Even though it was a bloody hard decision

porygon-z @ leftovers
ev's: 252s 252sa 4hp
ability: download
nature: modest
moves:
substitute
nasty plot
agility
dark pulse

even though it only has one attack it can be the most dangerous of all pokemon if it sets up. due to sleep it is garanteed one attack which is normally agility then use substitute then as many nasty plots as i can use then i use dark pulse, i cant think of a better attack because it hits all types and i can get a flinch now and then. its like a car with incredibly high top speed but not so high acceleration.

scizor @ occa berry
ev's: 100sd 200a 200s 8d (not sure about the ev's for this one)
ability: technician
nature: adamant
moves:
bugbite
swords dance
roost
bullet punch

its not normally used all the time but its main use is to finish off my opponents remains or it can be used as a simple counter for swampert counters, which ever its job it does it well. Due to its ability technician and swords dance bullet punch will have more than 40base power, alot more. If anyone could help me decide what ev's i should use for scizor it will be thanked.

pic's will come shortly, thanks for reading my rmt

 

[YJiang]

Hi there, I'm not exceptionally good at battling by any means, but there are a few glaring weaknesses in your team that have to be addressed. Mainly, I just don't see much cohesion in your choices, and a lot of the Pokemon you use either don't support each other very well, can't switch in often, or have baffling movesets. The team as a whole also has numerous problems, especially with statuses and entry hazards, as well as survivability. It's nice to see that you're trying to make your own movesets, but until you're very experienced and know why some movesets are the way they are, it's best just to stick with the standards (or slight variations of them) and gain a basic grasp of competitive battling and the metagame.

Ok edit: On reading this post again, it kind of seems a bit harsh. I don't mean to sound vindictive or accusatory in any way, it's just the way the post worked out. So if you're offended, I apologize in advance. I'm just being blunt :/

crobat @ micle berry
ev's: 252s 252hp 4a
ability: inner focus
nature: jolly
moves:
hypnosis
substitute
haze
u-turn
i would use this baby first keep using substitute until the berry takes affect send em to sleep then get outta there and because of its incredible high speed it can sometimes stop those set ups with haze i dont have to use u-turn but its just there for an extra bit of damage when its going out its generally the ste up for the set up

This Crobat seems out of place. I have no clue what substitute is even for, since Crobat is so fragile its subs are going to get broken very easily. You're basically giving people 25% HP each turn you use it since you'll most likely outspeed people anyway. Micle Berry is a terrible choice, especially if people see your Micle Berry activating, they'll just assume Hypnosis on the next turn anyway and switch to something that can eat it. If you then need it later, a 1 HP Crobat isn't going to survive any entry hazards or sandstorm, so it won't be able to Haze anything.

azelf @ focus sash
ev's: 252s 100sa 156hp
ability: levitate
nature: hasty
moves:
psychic
thunderwave
substitute
u-turn
i chose hasty because physical moves are more commonly used in battles and the fact that its fragile use thunderwave first turn because its garanteed use substitute if i can coouple of psychics for good measure but make sure it doesnt die azel is rarely used first ahead of crobat due to the fact that its my main counter for setups. this is the being of killing so it would seem

Non-lead focus-sash users are kind of useless, since you'll most likely be taking some sort of residual damage either from Sandstorm or SR by the time your Azelf switches in, rendering it useless. Focus Sash is only used on lead Azelf to guarantee you set up your SR, play around a bit, and maybe explode on something susceptible. On a non-lead it just seems worthless. As with Crobat, Substitute on Azelf seems like a rather confusing choice, given Azelf has terrible defenses and you're going to want to switch it out a lot against any threat anyway. I also don't understand Psychic and U-Turn on the same moveset, especially without a LO. It just doesn't work, especially considering your EVs (which need to be changed as well).

salamence @ life orb
ev's: 252a 252s 4hp
ability: intimidate
nature: adamant
moves:
dragondance
earthquake
stone edge
dragonrush
basic ddmence with a garanteed dragon dance unless my opponent can come up with an immediate counter this will deal serious damage i wanted a set up sweeper with immence power so i made a list and i eventually ended up choosing salamence over dragonite because of the speed even though nite could take more of a hit and i chose mence over gyarados because of the type coverage even though it was a bloody hard decision

Your Salamence is going to get scared off by a lot, even with +1DD. Dragonrush is an absolutely baffling move choice, especially given its accuracy and the fact that Dragon Claw or Outrage would be much better decisions.

porygon-z @ leftovers
ev's: 252s 252sa 4hp
ability: download
nature: modest
moves:
substitute
nasty plot
agility
dark pulse
even though it only has one attack it can be the most dangerous of all pokemon if it sets up due to sleep it is garanteed one attack which is normally agility then use substitute then as many nasty plots as i can use then i use dark pulse i cant think of a better attack because it hits all types and i can get a flinch now and then its like a car with incredibly high top speed but not so high acceleration

The fact that you're never going to set up Agility and Nasty Plot on a Porygon-Z at the same time notwithstanding, having Substitute should probably be reconsidered since you have Dark Pulse as your only attack. There are so many things that can either wall it or set-up with impunity, P-Z seems kind of useless. It's not switching in on anything, it's scared out by a lot, and will never get to actually attack.

Besides the issues with the individual Pokemon, you have no team players that can heal each other or themselves (besides Roost on Scizor), no status, no way of getting rid of status, no way of getting rid of entry hazards, and won't be able to do much against most standard teams. I seriously doubt you've played very much on the ladder given the gaping holes in the team. I'd suggest playing some games on the ladder against other people, noting what problems your team encounters, and then trying to come with ways of fixing it. Most of your Pokemon have odd, extremely-niche movesets that aren't effective individually or as a team. This team currently can't stop many of the common metagame threats, either offensive or defensive. It's not even a question of which ones it has trouble against, but which ones it can actually handle (not many).

 

[teh_demon]

the whole idea of crobat is it sends my opponent to sleep and not every team has a tyranitar or hippowdon in it

 

[gukinator]

this is less of a comment on your team but more people will want to read and rate your team if you make it easier to look at, and one way to do that is add pictures.
before your pokemon name, use the start tag ["img"], without the quotes, then type the url of a pokemon, i like to use the pictures straight of smogon, ie: http://www.smogon.com/download/sprites/dp/130.png. then put the close image tag ["/img"] after it, in the end you will have the sprite above every pokemon name, like
this

sorry i cant rate your team, im still not very good. but that should make other people want to rate your team more

 

[YJiang]

the whole idea of crobat is it sends my opponent to sleep and not every team has a tyranitar or hippowdon in it

One of the purposes of Crobat on a lot of people's teams is to put people to sleep. They just do it more effectively. The standard Crobat set recommended by smogon does that job much more effectively. The fact that you're pretty much suiciding Crobat to put a single Pokemon to sleep on the opposing team (which can just be heal belled away) is pretty damning.

this is less of a comment on your team but more people will want to read and rate your team if you make it easier to look at, and one way to do that is add pictures.
before your pokemon name, use the start tag ["img"], without the quotes, then type the url of a pokemon, i like to use the pictures straight of smogon, ie: http://www.smogon.com/download/sprites/dp/130.png. then put the close image tag ["/img"] after it, in the end you will have the sprite above every pokemon name, like
this

sorry i cant rate your team, im still not very good. but that should make other people want to rate your team more

Actually, something that was really offputting to me was the use of English. The lack of capitalization, punctuation and the sometimes confusing syntax made it sometimes difficult to see where the OP was heading.

 

[teh_demon]

sorry i will try to fix the punctuation and english andd stuff asap when i have time i made this rmt fast-ish

 

[YJiang]

I honestly think the biggest step toward improving this team is to just go on Shoddy, battle with it, and see where it could be improved. I'm not even sure if you've playtested this team at all, since Shoddy has a very convenient team-export function that formats everything perfectly as text for a RMT. More experience on the ladder will give you insight as to the holes of the team and perhaps give some ideas as to what changes would patch up those holes. Additionally, reading through the strategy Pokedex on the site would help show more standard movesets, but also give explanations as to why they're the accepted standard movesets.

It's a great effort and I'm glad you're committed to the team, but at the moment it seems very unfinished.

 

[Sheshi]

Agreed when I say that this team seems to lack a proper focus. I get the idea of spreading status around but generally, some of the Pokemon don't get the job done properly without you having to sac them.

swampert @ leftovers
ev's: 252hp 60a 196sd
ability: torrent
nature: impish
moves:
stealthrock
roar
earthquake
icepunch

You rarely see Celebi as a lead, so Ice Punch isn't that neccessary. I still suggest Waterfall over Ice Punch.

crobat @ micle berry
ev's: 252s 252hp 4a
ability: inner focus
nature: jolly
moves:
hypnosis
substitute
haze
u-turn

I don't know why this isn't your lead. The fastest Hypnosis to begin with isn't anything I would want to pass up if I used it. I suggest this as your lead. You can stop them from setting SR up, which badly hurts your team providing Hypnosis hits. Also, I suggest using Taunt over Haze. That move doesn't help much unless they try to set up on Crobat, which is rare if never.

azelf @ lum berry
ev's: 252s 100sa 156hp
ability: levitate
nature: hasty
moves:
psychic
thunderwave
substitute
u-turn

No one will know if you have a Hasty Nature. Go with a Timid Nature and have Nasty Plot over U-Turn and Flamethrower over Substitute. Also, Grass Knot over Thunder Wave. Azelf doesn't have any time to waste when trying to paralyse anything.

salamence @ life orb
ev's: 252a 252s 4hp
ability: intimidate
nature: adamant
moves:
dragondance
earthquake
stone edge
outrage

I suggest using Fire Blast over Stone Edge and having a Naughty Nature over the Adamant one. Naive is also an option if you want to opt for speed.

porygon-z @ leftovers
ev's: 252s 252sa 4hp
ability: download
nature: modest
moves:
substitute
nasty plot
agility
dark pulse

I don't suggest having Agility. I suggest Tri-ATtack over Agility. This gives you a STAB move which helps a lot more against Pokemon that could otherwise wall this one (read Blissey). However, your team lacks a good revenge killer. I suggest using Rotom-H over Porygon-Z
Rotom @ Choice Scarf
252 SPE, 252 SPA, 6 HP
-Thunderbolt
-Shadow Ball
-Overheat
-Trick
This gives your team a sure-fire way to deal with DDers that set up, because Gyarados has a field day with your team.

scizor @ occa berry
ev's: 100sd 200a 200s 8d (not sure about the ev's for this one)
ability: technician
nature: adamant
moves:
bugbite
swords dance
roost
bullet punch
I suggest that you have 248 HP, 252 ATK, 8 SPE. I also suggest changing the item to a Life Orb. Otherwise, X-Scissor also works over Bug Bite.

Have you even tested this team over shoddy or wifi? If not, then this is most likely to be locked.

 

[Enygma]

not every team has a tyranitar or hippowdon in it

^ i lol'd at this comment here. I skipped straight to the comments to see whether or not I should rate and stopped here.

You obviously haven't been brushing up on your metagame knowledge. Hippowdon is generally seen more often as you advance higher up the ladder, where stall is one of the more common teams of play, and Hippowdon is a general staple to stall. Tyranitar is seen more often than Hippowdon; Tyranitar is an effective stallbreaker when used correctly, most notably Tyraniboah. So you should DEFINITELY recognize these as viable threats if you plan to make this team a competitive one.

Now that I have ripped apart your knowledge, I will now rip apart your RMT.

TBH, this team looks like it was just slapped on a couple of Pokemon to be called a team. How does Salamence help Scizor at all? Crobat? Azelf?

I understand your ruling on Swampert, and thats a great start, since Scizors #1 counter is Heatran and Swampert resists everything Tran can dish out on it barring Explosion and the rare HP Grass.

Ok. You say your teams strategy is to induce paralysis and sleep to help Scizor, n'est-ce pas? Scizor doesn't need paralysis support since it has access to BP. Sleep is good, but obviously nothing will stay in while asleep for fear of letting your Scizor set up. Change your teams strategy.

WTF Crobat. All it is contributing to your team is sending something to sleep. Thats it. And since it is not a lead, it becomes OHKO'd by CB Scizor Bullet Punch. Heck. It even fails against CurseTar.

Salamence? Its good to have a backup sweeper just in case, but there are better Pokemon that can do it better AND have great synergy with Scizor ie Heatran and Celebi.

Like I mentioned before, paralysis support is not needed for Scizor.

Your Porygon set is absolutely horrible. It has NP, sub, and Agility. That would take too much time to set up seeing that once your opponent realizes that it isnt choiced. With that said, CM Jirachi walls the shit outta this set, as well as Crocune, even DDTar and CurseTar can somewhat beat it.

TBH, this team needs a complete overhaul; it just looks like a bunch of your favorites were slapped on for looks. There is not much synergy going on here.

Let me help you a bit:

Your core is Swampert and Scizor. Ok. Now both Scizor and Swampert have one fear in common: Celebi. To counter this, may I consider Heatran? Heatran only fears the occasional Earth Power and threatens Celebi.

Swampert, Scizor, Heatran. Now you seeing that ground moves will be hitting Scizor and Heatran often, as well as Infernape running through them, you need Latias. Latias will help the ground vulnerability as well as counter Infernape. Any dragon moves can be switched towards Scizor or Heatran and ice moves towards any of the four.

Swampert, Heatran, Latias, Scizor. Now you have a valuable synergy. Now you need to focus on eliminating common OU threats as well as a stallbreaker. Tyranitar does this job well. It also has great synergy with Latias. Of course, you opt for Rotom-A as well. If you want, you can opt for something that will lure in Scizor counters as well. Heatran does just this, luring in enemy Heatran as well as Zapdos (you already have it, but just an example).

The final slot can be filled with anything, but of course with restrictions. You need to find something that can help Scizor sweep as well as counter its counters. You might also need something to threaten the metagame's current huge threats: Scizor, Tyranitar, Salamence, Heatran, Gyarados, Lucario, etc. It might help if you have a threats list handy.

I just kinda overhauled the team for you. I didn't suggest any specific movesets since I don't want to do all your work. Take my suggestions to heart, and take your team back to the drawing board. When your done, wait a couple more weeks, months preferably, before you post a a new draft of it.

AND PLEASE TEST YOUR TEAM BEFORE POSTING IT!!! I can't stress this enough! Its a peeve of mine when new members post a team without ever testing it at least 15-20 times. It's obvious when you haven't tested a team yet. Please. Test your team next time before posting it.

As it stands, your team is very weak to Salamence, Infernape, Gyarados, heck even Breloom and Heracross. Rebuild it please.

Sorry for the harsh rate, but I felt that it was necessary for me to do so, just for you to learn from it. I just basically shoved a weeks worth of tutoring in a short post. Good luck with the team.

-IllMinded-