So, after messing around with Mence+Ninjask for a while I got bored of it, and went back to my old team. Same result.
So I decided to start from scratch.
Here's the result.
It has so far worked out wonderfully, with only 2 losses and 20~ wins.
Metagross @ Occa Berry
Adamant - Clear Body
252 HP / 236 Atk / 12 Def / 8 Spe
~ Stealth Rock / Earthquake
~ Meteor Mash
~ Explosion
~ Bullet Punch
Lead Gross. Everyone knows how this works. I have been alternating between this and Swampert, and so far he has proved quite useful. Stealth Rock helps a lot, since my team is quite adept at causing switches, but EQ has proved quite useful when faced against other Gross leads, in which case I switch over another 4 EVs to speed.
Kingdra @ Life Orb
Lonely - Swift Swim
252 Atk / 240 SpA / 16 Spe
~ Rain Dance
~ Waterfall
~ Hydro Pump
~ Draco Meteor
Mixed RD Kingdra. This functions as my generic wall-breaker, as well as an amazing mixed sweeper when the rain is on. Another great thing about using this is that everyone on my team except Dusknoir can benefit from the rain in way or another should Kingdra fall early.
The fact that this is not as widespread as MixMence or MixNape makes it a lot more effective, given that not so many teams are prepared for it.
This also makes the ban of opposing rain teams. 4-0 so far.
Starmie @ Leftovers
Timid - Natural Cure
136 HP / 156 Def / 216 Spe
~ Rapid Spin
~ Surf
~ Thunderbolt
~ Recover
I have somewhat of a pet peeve against opposing SR, so I really like my spinners. Starmie has been by far the most effective for me, especially because it reliably takes care of Gyara and Nape.
A lot of people have commented on the fact that Water overlaps with Kingdra, but Kingdra's Dragon typing making grass and electric neutral has made this a lot less concerning.
Dusknoir - Leftovers
Impish - Pressure
252 HP / 252 Def / 6 SpD
~ Will-O-Wisp
~ Fire Punch
~ ThunderPunch
~ Pain Split
Dusknoir Tank. This functions as my wall, and it works great especially because there's very little that can get past this without getting quite a beating thanks to his stellar defenses. Using this as opposed to other walls leaves me free to keep just him instead of spending two slots on defense.
Between Starmie, Kingdra, Empoleon and to an extent, Scizor, Dragons are quite well covered here, so T-Punch is preferred.
Scizor @ Life Orb
Adamant - Technician
32 HP / 252 Atk / 224 Spe
~ Swords Dance
~ Bullet Punch
~ Brick Break
~ Quick Attack
Scizor functions as the physical side of my late-game duo, with Empoleon being the special one. Their many resistances and the fact that Kingdra usually opens up the opponent means power is more valuable than durability here, so Quick Attack for Napes and friends.
Brick Break is also preferred so as to keep the flow going.
With the rain on, it's usually much easier to get an SD off, which means this crimson bug is even more threatening in this team.
Empoleon @ Petaya Berry
Modest - Torrent
12 HP / 252 SpA / 12 SpD / 232 Spe
~ Agility
~ Substitute
~ Surf
~ Ice Beam
SubPetaya Empoleon forms the special part of my sweeping duo. Between Torrent, amazing speed and the Petaya boost, Ice Beam and Surf become quite a threatening pair, with the latter sometimes boosted even further by the occasional rain. Rain also adds fire to its already impressive list of resistances.
The reason I chose this is that I find it much more able to cause switches than some other contenders, which means setting up with Sub+Agility becomes much safer.
So this is my new team.
Thanks in advance.
So I decided to start from scratch.
Here's the result.
It has so far worked out wonderfully, with only 2 losses and 20~ wins.
Metagross @ Occa Berry
Adamant - Clear Body
252 HP / 236 Atk / 12 Def / 8 Spe
~ Stealth Rock / Earthquake
~ Meteor Mash
~ Explosion
~ Bullet Punch
Lead Gross. Everyone knows how this works. I have been alternating between this and Swampert, and so far he has proved quite useful. Stealth Rock helps a lot, since my team is quite adept at causing switches, but EQ has proved quite useful when faced against other Gross leads, in which case I switch over another 4 EVs to speed.
Kingdra @ Life Orb
Lonely - Swift Swim
252 Atk / 240 SpA / 16 Spe
~ Rain Dance
~ Waterfall
~ Hydro Pump
~ Draco Meteor
Mixed RD Kingdra. This functions as my generic wall-breaker, as well as an amazing mixed sweeper when the rain is on. Another great thing about using this is that everyone on my team except Dusknoir can benefit from the rain in way or another should Kingdra fall early.
The fact that this is not as widespread as MixMence or MixNape makes it a lot more effective, given that not so many teams are prepared for it.
This also makes the ban of opposing rain teams. 4-0 so far.
Starmie @ Leftovers
Timid - Natural Cure
136 HP / 156 Def / 216 Spe
~ Rapid Spin
~ Surf
~ Thunderbolt
~ Recover
I have somewhat of a pet peeve against opposing SR, so I really like my spinners. Starmie has been by far the most effective for me, especially because it reliably takes care of Gyara and Nape.
A lot of people have commented on the fact that Water overlaps with Kingdra, but Kingdra's Dragon typing making grass and electric neutral has made this a lot less concerning.
Dusknoir - Leftovers
Impish - Pressure
252 HP / 252 Def / 6 SpD
~ Will-O-Wisp
~ Fire Punch
~ ThunderPunch
~ Pain Split
Dusknoir Tank. This functions as my wall, and it works great especially because there's very little that can get past this without getting quite a beating thanks to his stellar defenses. Using this as opposed to other walls leaves me free to keep just him instead of spending two slots on defense.
Between Starmie, Kingdra, Empoleon and to an extent, Scizor, Dragons are quite well covered here, so T-Punch is preferred.
Scizor @ Life Orb
Adamant - Technician
32 HP / 252 Atk / 224 Spe
~ Swords Dance
~ Bullet Punch
~ Brick Break
~ Quick Attack
Scizor functions as the physical side of my late-game duo, with Empoleon being the special one. Their many resistances and the fact that Kingdra usually opens up the opponent means power is more valuable than durability here, so Quick Attack for Napes and friends.
Brick Break is also preferred so as to keep the flow going.
With the rain on, it's usually much easier to get an SD off, which means this crimson bug is even more threatening in this team.
Empoleon @ Petaya Berry
Modest - Torrent
12 HP / 252 SpA / 12 SpD / 232 Spe
~ Agility
~ Substitute
~ Surf
~ Ice Beam
SubPetaya Empoleon forms the special part of my sweeping duo. Between Torrent, amazing speed and the Petaya boost, Ice Beam and Surf become quite a threatening pair, with the latter sometimes boosted even further by the occasional rain. Rain also adds fire to its already impressive list of resistances.
The reason I chose this is that I find it much more able to cause switches than some other contenders, which means setting up with Sub+Agility becomes much safer.
So this is my new team.
Thanks in advance.
