The Team's First View
Hello Everyone, well, this is my 5th try making a Pokemon B/W Team, and by far this has been the most successful one yet, it is really strong & bulky ^.^ How did i come up with this team? well, i wanted to make a team based around my favorite pokemon that are: Swampert, Skarmory & Porygon-Z, since Porygon-Z didn't fit in very well with the team, so i might as well go with the next best thing, so i went with Porygon2. Since i'm kinda new to 5th Gen, i did not know about Evolite Stone.. when i found out, i knew this guy was the one i needed. With an pretty good lead and two awesome walls, i needed some sweepers, i have always liked Latios alot so i put him in there! Ever since i saw Haxorus & Chandelure, i thought they looked BADASS. So they fit pretty well within the team.
This team has great type coverage, every pokemon's weakness is covered by the other one, wich is something i had never sucesfully pulled off before... Fighting types that are super effective against Portygon2 are covered my Chandelures immunity to Fighting, altho with Evolite stone, Porygon takes a fighting hit like a champ. Swampert's lone weakness is grass, but it's 4x so a grass move can 1 hit K.O him without a doubt, i do carry the Ice Punch, but if the Pokemon is faster, i need Chandelure or Porygon to take that hit, Skarm's Fire & Electric weakness can be covered by Swampert, Haxorus' Ice weakness can be covered by Swampert and Dragon hits by skarm, especially if its a physical Outrage from Sala or Nite. Chandelure's Water weakness is covered by Swapert and Ghost by Porygon, and as for Latios, same thing as Haxorus.
Team Building Process:
A Closer Look At The Boys:
Olympus
Swampert @ Leftovers
Trait: Torrent
EVs: 252 Hp/ 56 Attack/ 200 Def
Relaxed Nature (+Def/-Spd)
-Stealth Rock
-Scald
-Ice Punch
-Earthquake
This Swampert serves as my lead, gets up steath rocks because nobody usually leads with a Grass type or a Grass move holder, I maxed HP & gave 200 into Def to make him extra Bulky, i didn't really have a good EV set, so i just copied the basic Gliscor one, and what do you know, it worked really well! I carry the Scald, even though Swamperts Special Attack isn't THAT great, i mostly use it to get the burn up. I carry Ice Punch for those annoying Gliscor leads and to take care of your basic dragon types, Swampert has never failed me before. He can be a major threat to the opponents team if they do not have the grass move.
Joe
Porygon2 @ Evolite Stone
Trait: Trace
Ev:200 Def/ 56 SpA/ 252 SpD
Calm Nature (+Sp.D/-Atk)
-Recover
-Ice Beam
-Thunderbolt
-Toxic
I just have one word for this guy: Beast. With Evolite stone and the Right EVs/IVs this guy can have up to 475 Sp.D and Around 400 Def. this makes him a freaking unbeatable wall, i do carry Recover, for the lack of leftovers, the obvious Bolt/Beam combo and Toxic to stall out, the biggest threat to my Porygon right now would be Trickers. Since they all want to get rid of my Evolite Stone (Jealous Bastards). Porygon2's main strategy is to Poison stall the annoying walls, and to take Ghost attacks that were ment for Chandelure.
Fear
Skarmory @ Leftovers
Trait: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP/ 252 Def/ 4 Atk
Impish Nature (+Def/-Sp.A)
-Roost
-Spikes
-Brave Bird
-Whirlwind
Not really much to say about this one, its your basic Scarmory set, this guy is a total beast when it comes to Shuffling (If you don't know what that means, its setting up Spikes and Whirlwinding to get damage on entering Pokemons with the entry hazards). This guy is really helpful, and one of the main reasons i started this team.
Threat
Haxorus @ Lum Berry
Trait: Rivalry
EVs: 252 Atk/ 252 Spd/ 4Hp
Adamant Nature (+Atk/-Sp.A)
-Outrage
-Dragon Dance
-Earthquake
-Brick Break
Haxorus is pretty much a god, thats all i can say. With 432 Atk and 293 Speed, this guy is one of the best sweepers out there plus what his ability Rivalry adds up to his attack if he faces another male Pokemon, which is very common. Outrage is the STAB move that can do decent damage on pretty much anything that comes in with the Lum Berry it allows me to go for 4-6 Outrages consecutively, if i can get a DD up, it can outspeed almost anything that isn't scarfed/ or has gotten a Agility/DD etc.
Poultergeis
Chandelure @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 Sp.A/ 252 Spd/ 4 Hp
Mild Nature (+Sp.A/-Def)
-Heat Wave
-Shadow Ball
-Energy Ball
-Psychic
Chandelure is a pretty awesome Pokemon, with this base 145 Sp.A, makes him the Pokemon with highest special attack in the OU section, his speed isn't that great, thats why i added a Scarf, to surely out speed most pokemons, with a powerful STAB Heat Wave, Chandelure can kick some serious Ass, i chose Heat Wave because Fire Blast hates me, i always miss Fire Blast which sucks really bad, and since overheat drops the Sp.Attack and Chandelure is weak to SR i don't wanna be switching in with him too much.. Shadow ball also provides a great STAB move and Psychic and Energy ball for some type coverage. I usually switch in to Chandelure on a fighting type like Conkeldurr thats threatening my Porygon2, and since they can't do anything to me i can get some decent damage on anything that comes in with Heat Wave.
Zeus
Latios @ Choice Specs
Trait: Levitate
Evs: 252 Sp.A/ 252 Spd/ 4Hp
Modest Nature (+Sp.A/-Atk)
-Draco Meteor
-Surf
-Thunderbolt
-Trick
This is a pretty common set for a Latios, Draco Meteor to get alot of damage and sweep trough unprepared teams, Surf & Thunderbolt is good for type coverage, and Trick just in case i get tired of Choice Specs i can swich them for some leftovers (If i need HP) etc. This Latios never fails me, he is an awesome sweeper with Draco Meteor, his amazing Sp.A, and his really high speed he's just pro.
I don't really know how this threat list works, so if you guys could help me out, i would apreciate it :)
I'm open for suggestions, i don't know if i'll change any Pokemons, but i'm willing to change the moveset. So.. what did you guys think? :)
Hello Everyone, well, this is my 5th try making a Pokemon B/W Team, and by far this has been the most successful one yet, it is really strong & bulky ^.^ How did i come up with this team? well, i wanted to make a team based around my favorite pokemon that are: Swampert, Skarmory & Porygon-Z, since Porygon-Z didn't fit in very well with the team, so i might as well go with the next best thing, so i went with Porygon2. Since i'm kinda new to 5th Gen, i did not know about Evolite Stone.. when i found out, i knew this guy was the one i needed. With an pretty good lead and two awesome walls, i needed some sweepers, i have always liked Latios alot so i put him in there! Ever since i saw Haxorus & Chandelure, i thought they looked BADASS. So they fit pretty well within the team.
This team has great type coverage, every pokemon's weakness is covered by the other one, wich is something i had never sucesfully pulled off before... Fighting types that are super effective against Portygon2 are covered my Chandelures immunity to Fighting, altho with Evolite stone, Porygon takes a fighting hit like a champ. Swampert's lone weakness is grass, but it's 4x so a grass move can 1 hit K.O him without a doubt, i do carry the Ice Punch, but if the Pokemon is faster, i need Chandelure or Porygon to take that hit, Skarm's Fire & Electric weakness can be covered by Swampert, Haxorus' Ice weakness can be covered by Swampert and Dragon hits by skarm, especially if its a physical Outrage from Sala or Nite. Chandelure's Water weakness is covered by Swapert and Ghost by Porygon, and as for Latios, same thing as Haxorus.
Team Building Process:
1-As i said before the team started with these three guys:
2-I already had a Physcial Wall, a Lead and a Special Sweeper, so i needed a Special Wall, and what better than a Skarm-Bliss set?
3-Now, time for a Physical Sweeper! T-Tar is pretty cool, and has an amazing Attack, hmm.. lets try him out!
4-I noticed my team laked ALOT of speed, so.. i just had to add something fast in there. I didn't have a special sweeper other than Porygon-Z, So Gengar it is!
5-Blissey was NOT working well with the team, so i wen't off to find another special wall, thats when i found about evolite stone! so i wasen't gonna have 2 Porygon's in there.. so here i did a double switch.
6-The Double ghost thing, wasen't really working out in my favor. I really liked Chandelure, so it was hard decision, but i chose him over Gengar! and added a strong Special Dragon.
7-Tyranitar was way to slow for my likings, i know he is a wonderful Sweeper, but.. i like my speed! i didn't want to try a double dragon at the beginning, but i convinced my self and it worked out wonderfully.
2-I already had a Physcial Wall, a Lead and a Special Sweeper, so i needed a Special Wall, and what better than a Skarm-Bliss set?
3-Now, time for a Physical Sweeper! T-Tar is pretty cool, and has an amazing Attack, hmm.. lets try him out!
4-I noticed my team laked ALOT of speed, so.. i just had to add something fast in there. I didn't have a special sweeper other than Porygon-Z, So Gengar it is!
5-Blissey was NOT working well with the team, so i wen't off to find another special wall, thats when i found about evolite stone! so i wasen't gonna have 2 Porygon's in there.. so here i did a double switch.
6-The Double ghost thing, wasen't really working out in my favor. I really liked Chandelure, so it was hard decision, but i chose him over Gengar! and added a strong Special Dragon.
7-Tyranitar was way to slow for my likings, i know he is a wonderful Sweeper, but.. i like my speed! i didn't want to try a double dragon at the beginning, but i convinced my self and it worked out wonderfully.
A Closer Look At The Boys:
Olympus
Swampert @ Leftovers
Trait: Torrent
EVs: 252 Hp/ 56 Attack/ 200 Def
Relaxed Nature (+Def/-Spd)
-Stealth Rock
-Scald
-Ice Punch
-Earthquake
This Swampert serves as my lead, gets up steath rocks because nobody usually leads with a Grass type or a Grass move holder, I maxed HP & gave 200 into Def to make him extra Bulky, i didn't really have a good EV set, so i just copied the basic Gliscor one, and what do you know, it worked really well! I carry the Scald, even though Swamperts Special Attack isn't THAT great, i mostly use it to get the burn up. I carry Ice Punch for those annoying Gliscor leads and to take care of your basic dragon types, Swampert has never failed me before. He can be a major threat to the opponents team if they do not have the grass move.
Joe
Porygon2 @ Evolite Stone
Trait: Trace
Ev:200 Def/ 56 SpA/ 252 SpD
Calm Nature (+Sp.D/-Atk)
-Recover
-Ice Beam
-Thunderbolt
-Toxic
I just have one word for this guy: Beast. With Evolite stone and the Right EVs/IVs this guy can have up to 475 Sp.D and Around 400 Def. this makes him a freaking unbeatable wall, i do carry Recover, for the lack of leftovers, the obvious Bolt/Beam combo and Toxic to stall out, the biggest threat to my Porygon right now would be Trickers. Since they all want to get rid of my Evolite Stone (Jealous Bastards). Porygon2's main strategy is to Poison stall the annoying walls, and to take Ghost attacks that were ment for Chandelure.
Fear
Skarmory @ Leftovers
Trait: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP/ 252 Def/ 4 Atk
Impish Nature (+Def/-Sp.A)
-Roost
-Spikes
-Brave Bird
-Whirlwind
Not really much to say about this one, its your basic Scarmory set, this guy is a total beast when it comes to Shuffling (If you don't know what that means, its setting up Spikes and Whirlwinding to get damage on entering Pokemons with the entry hazards). This guy is really helpful, and one of the main reasons i started this team.
Threat
Haxorus @ Lum Berry
Trait: Rivalry
EVs: 252 Atk/ 252 Spd/ 4Hp
Adamant Nature (+Atk/-Sp.A)
-Outrage
-Dragon Dance
-Earthquake
-Brick Break
Haxorus is pretty much a god, thats all i can say. With 432 Atk and 293 Speed, this guy is one of the best sweepers out there plus what his ability Rivalry adds up to his attack if he faces another male Pokemon, which is very common. Outrage is the STAB move that can do decent damage on pretty much anything that comes in with the Lum Berry it allows me to go for 4-6 Outrages consecutively, if i can get a DD up, it can outspeed almost anything that isn't scarfed/ or has gotten a Agility/DD etc.
Poultergeis
Chandelure @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 Sp.A/ 252 Spd/ 4 Hp
Mild Nature (+Sp.A/-Def)
-Heat Wave
-Shadow Ball
-Energy Ball
-Psychic
Chandelure is a pretty awesome Pokemon, with this base 145 Sp.A, makes him the Pokemon with highest special attack in the OU section, his speed isn't that great, thats why i added a Scarf, to surely out speed most pokemons, with a powerful STAB Heat Wave, Chandelure can kick some serious Ass, i chose Heat Wave because Fire Blast hates me, i always miss Fire Blast which sucks really bad, and since overheat drops the Sp.Attack and Chandelure is weak to SR i don't wanna be switching in with him too much.. Shadow ball also provides a great STAB move and Psychic and Energy ball for some type coverage. I usually switch in to Chandelure on a fighting type like Conkeldurr thats threatening my Porygon2, and since they can't do anything to me i can get some decent damage on anything that comes in with Heat Wave.
Zeus
Latios @ Choice Specs
Trait: Levitate
Evs: 252 Sp.A/ 252 Spd/ 4Hp
Modest Nature (+Sp.A/-Atk)
-Draco Meteor
-Surf
-Thunderbolt
-Trick
This is a pretty common set for a Latios, Draco Meteor to get alot of damage and sweep trough unprepared teams, Surf & Thunderbolt is good for type coverage, and Trick just in case i get tired of Choice Specs i can swich them for some leftovers (If i need HP) etc. This Latios never fails me, he is an awesome sweeper with Draco Meteor, his amazing Sp.A, and his really high speed he's just pro.
I don't really know how this threat list works, so if you guys could help me out, i would apreciate it :)
I'm open for suggestions, i don't know if i'll change any Pokemons, but i'm willing to change the moveset. So.. what did you guys think? :)
