NU Team - Feedback welcome

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ellysux

formerly TheBasedEllie
So, this is my first ever time using this forum. I hope to gain some good constructive criticism from it, so if you would kindly take the time to look at this team and leave your feedback, that would be lovely! :)

GOD (Shiftry) (M) @ Weakness Policy
Ability: Chlorophyll
EVs: 252 Spd / 216 SAtk / 40 Atk
Hasty Nature
- Endure
- Energy Ball
- Sucker Punch
- Focus Blast

This shiftry puts in a LOT of work, and makes an amazing late-game sweeper. I really recommend trying this set out yourself, the only let down is focus-miss. Alternatively, you could have gigadrain instead of energy ball but I prefer power over recovery.

Whoredino (Audino) @ Leftovers
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 SDef / 248 HP / 8 Def
Careful Nature
- Thunder Wave
- Heal Bell
- Wish
- Knock Off

I needed a specially defensive wall that wasn't weak to ice or fire (shiftry's weaknesses) it works excellently as a wish-passer, allowing shiftry to come back in if hazzards are not on the field. I have a big fighting weakness already, but we'll get to that later.

MetalGearSolid (Armaldo) @ Leftovers
Ability: Battle Armor
EVs: 252 Def / 248 HP / 8 Atk
Impish Nature
- Rapid Spin
- X-Scissor
- Stealth Rock
- Stone Edge

Armaldo is a great defensive wall and can tank hits all day long. I needed a spinner, so I thought why not. Rocks because hazards are nice, and x-scissor and stonemiss to hit things relatively hard.

Midna (Mismagius) (F) @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 SAtk / 4 HP
Timid Nature
- Dazzling Gleam
- Destiny Bond
- Shadow Ball
- Thunderbolt

This thing shouldn't be in NU. Sp00k speed and SpAtk. Destiny bond is on there purely for bulk-up Gurdurs with knock off- my team would be screwed by it otherwise. Very institutional but it works. Standard three attacks w/life orb. It also makes a nice spin-counter.

Scar (Luxray) (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Guts
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 Atk / 4 SAtk
Jolly Nature
- Volt Switch
- Wild Charge
- Fire Fang
- Superpower

Just trying this thing out and it's really good. Predicted toxic's or burns from Duscnoir and you're set. Only downfall is faster scarfers like Archeops.

Broken (Feraligatr) @ Lum Berry
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 Atk / 4 HP
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Waterfall
- Aqua Jet
- Ice Fang

This thing hits like a truck if you're able to set up with it. I thought about taking off Ice Fang for crunch, otherwise you get walled by other water types, but ice fang is nice for Vileplumes/grass types etc.



Overall analysis: I've encountered a few problems with vileplumes and AV regirock but thankfully have played around them so far. If you have any suggestions as to what to take out/improve etc then by all means tell me! If not, use the team and enjoy it :)

Cheers guys!
- Ellie Clarke / TheBasedEllie
 
why not Ice Punch on Feraligator? Flinch Chance or just a HUGE derp? Nothing on your team wants a banded hit from a simipour tbh
 
Firstly, RogerRabbit is right in the fact that you must have 3 lines of description per pokemon. That said, this is an ok team, but it needs serious help in the sense that it appears to be hyper offensive and yet loses so much momentum because of Audino which really go against the team. Sawk is a significant threat to your team since you don't have a 100% surefire way of killing it and it can basically guarantee a kill upon switching in, which is why Audino needs to go since it offers such strong pokemon against offense less opportunities to switch in. On top of this, setup sweepers deal a big chunk to you since Luxray is a relatively slow scarfer and you lose the ability to beat sweepers especially if they again setup against Audino.

Toxic Boost Zangoose I feel is a superior option to Audino because it acts as much less of a dread for your team to carry, and loses far less momentum and offensive pressure. In exchange, you get a powerful wallbreaker that opens up paths for your Feraligatr and Shiftry to sweep. It also guarantees an OHKO on Sawk, and outspeeds as well for that matter. In terms of offense, it supports your team a lot better than Audino.

As you said yourself, Luxray loses to other scarfers. Luxray frankly is just a slow scarfer in the NU tier. It also offers little utility and is just not a reliable revenge killer. I would consider running Scarf Rotom-Frost who is just a better scarfer as a whole. Its much faster and thus actually can revenge kill, and it has STAB BoltBeam coverage, allowing it to pack power as well. Most important is its access to trick, allowing it to cripple a defensive pokemon which is key to HO like yours since it can release a nuisance to facilitate a sweep.

Minor Changes:
Shiftry: The easiest way to take advantage of Shiftry's offensive sweeping prowess is simply to use its swords dance set with Sucker Punch / Knock Off / Seed Bomb / Swords Dance with either a Life Orb or Lum Berry. Weakness Policy is bad because it doesn't take advantage of Shiftry's better offense, and doesn't reliably setup, forcing you to rely on the opponent to use a super effective hit which they may not have, meaning that your setup is not reliable, which is just pointless if you need it late game.
Armaldo: Aqua Tail or Earthquake > X-Scissor because it allows you to more effectively deal with other stealth rockers such as Rhydon, Golem, or Golurk.
Feraligatr: If you want to use Aqua Jet, you should most likely use Feraligatr's Swords Dance set with Swords Dance / Waterfall / Aqua Jet / Return with 196 HP / 252 Attack / 60 Speed. This set is more effective than yours because it takes advantage of Feraligatr's amazing bulk to set up, powers up far more easily, and can just use Aqua Jet to outspeed stuff which Dragon Dance can't do because it is piss weak. Ice Fang / Punch Sucks because you cannot even touch Water Types such as Lanturn which completely wall you.

Hope this helped.
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Zangoose @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Toxic Boost
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 Atk / 4 SDef
Jolly Nature
- Facade
- Quick Attack
- Knock Off
- Close Combat

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Rotom-Frost @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 SAtk / 4 SDef
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Blizzard
- Trick

 
you're pretty lucky you already got rates... you need at least three lines of descriptions for each Pokemon as therogerrabbit pointed out. PM me your updated descriptions and I'll unlock your thread.
 
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