Please Tell the Weaknesses

abhimanyu0003

abhimanyu0003

1. Scizor @ Choice Band
Lead physical attacker. It gives a good type coverage by the moves, so I guess it will check most of the leads. Just that a Fire- move woule be very awesome. Nevertheless, Scizor works just fine even later in game due to Pursuit and STAB U-Turn I think.

Nature: Jolly
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Moveset:
U-Turn
Wing Attack (maybe Superpower will suit more? Both become 120 power.)
Metal Claw
Pursuit

2. Rotom-W @ Leftovers
Main technique with this machine is the parafusion technique. Leaving the opponent with only 33% chance to move is really great, besides, its stats are already pretty cool, and when coupled with damaging moves like Hydro Pump in rain brought by opponent or 105 power Volt Switch, its a monster to be feared.

Nature: Timid
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 Sp. Atk / 252 Spd. / 4 HP
Moveset:
Confuse Ray
ThunderWave
Hydro Pump
Volt Switch

3. Infernape @ Life Orb
For type coverage. He also works well as a sweeper, and really needed on my team even after my having Heatran. The defence drops are only thing I'm worried about besides entry hazards and the notorious EQ from anyone.

Nature: Adamant
Ability: Blaze (tell if Iron Fist is useful in anyway on this set...)
EVs: 252 Atk. / 252 Spd. / 4 HP
Moveset:
Close Combat
Flare Blitz
Poison Jab (just for the 30% chance, could be used for something better?)
Earthquake

4. Heatran @ Fire Gem (is Air Balloon or Shuca Berry better?)
Heatran is a need of team. I'll use him mostly in later game situations or if Scizor brings a potential (like Chandelure) Fire- lure.

Nature: Timid
Ability: Flash Fire (I love the Fire lure Scizor brings...)
EVs: 252 Sp. Atk. / 252 Spd. / 4 HP
Moveset:
Heat Wave
Flash Cannon
Dragon Pulse (any better options?)
Earth Power

5. Latias @ Leftovers
The special wall and set-up sweeper. I know that this set is not all good, but Latias DOES get time setting up and then, even if it can't OHKO most PKMN neutrally, its Recover makes sure it's on the field, as if the Leftovers weren't more than enough after seeing its bulk!

Nature: Timid
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 Sp. Atk. / 252 Spd. / 4 HP
Moveset:
Calm Mind
Recover
Dragon Pulse
Psychic

6. Metagross @ Choice Scarf
My late-game sweeper and Dragon- slayer. Everyone knows what does the latter mean. A resistance to Dragon- types and the fast use of Ice Punch is more than enough to 2HKO even Salamence.

Nature: Adamant
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 252 Atk. / 252 Spd. / 4 HP
Moveset:
Zen Headbutt
Meteor Mash
Ice Punch
Earthquake

Thanks. Please tell the weaknesses and please support for encouragement.
 
First off, add images to your pokemon, and maybe a threat list! That would make it more visually appealing.

As for the team, well, it's weak to rain, which is never a good thing, considering it's so common. I would change Infernape with either Keldeo. It can sweep considering Rain is common. As for the set, your team would LOVE the Choice Scarf set for speedy-ness, and can still sweep under the opponent's rain.

There are still several nitpicks I would like to point out.

Superpower over Wing Attack on Scizor, and Bullet Punch over Metal Claw.

Fire Blast or Flamethrower on Heatran over Heat Wave.

Psyshock or Hidden Power Fire over Psychic on Latias.

Bullet Punch on Metagross over Ice Punch or Earthquake.

Whew, that was a long list of nitpicks :p
 
Good looking team overall, although generally weak to ground and Rain teams. To add to what Psylink said, Infernape could run grass knot instead of poinson jab for ground and bulky water types, hp ice on heatran instead of dragon pulse, change rotoms item to choice specs and give it trick over cofuse ray(one of the most irritating pokes ive ever battled). hope this helps:)
 
CMLatias is best used with a 252 HP / 252 Spe spread, with Sub/CM/Recover/Dragon Pulse. This helps it rack up boosts again things that try to status it and makes you generally impervious to rain team sweepers not named Scizor. The bulk often allows you to get to +6/6 against unprepared teams.

The offensive CM set is better used by Latios, CMing once by forcing a switch and then sweeping with 3 attacks of choice (Psyshock, Dragon Pulse, HP Fire or Surf, generally). Due to its vulnerability to priority and the large number of counters, however, offensive CM is outclassed by Latias' SubCM. It also helps you deal with rain.

Also, Metal Claw is horrible on Scizor, as is Wing Attack (which is boosted to 90 BAP, not 120). Go with Superpower and Bullet Punch instead, the latter being the crux of CB Scizor and irrefutably his best move on the set.

Choice Scarf Metagross is a poor choice as a late game sweeper. Given his role on your team, consider Choice Scarf Garchomp or Keldeo as your dragon killer/late game sweeper. Garchomp/Keldeo doubles as a good revenge killer while Metagross is often too slow to take down many scarfed Dragons and Metagross really just dies to most special hits SE or not.

The list goes on (Flash Cannon and Fire Gem on Heatean is horrid. Use Air Balloon with Fire Blast/Flamethrower and Earth Power). Consider -actually- reading the on-site analyses for Pokemon and Battling 101 will be opening up apprentice applications in ~24hours. Consider applying for that.

Welcome to the site and to competitive battling.
 
Thanks, Box, your was the most helpful. And as for your saying Wing Attack is 90 not 120, I want you to see that Scizor has Technician, so it equals to Superpower, without the defence drops.

As for other suggestions, I changed them. Air Balloon and Flamethrower on Heatran, Metagross is history, there' Garchomp as the LGS and Dragon- slayer.

And for Metal Claw, I think it's pretty cool, given that it can raise attack. Plus it becomes 150 after Technician and STAB boosts, more than priority BPunch, which is expected by most people after seeing a Scizor lead, plus Wing Attack can counter others like Scizor, Ninjask, and others, as your opponent may be prepared for Scizor's Superpower already.

Changed the Latias set with SubCM.

Squirtle, if I give my Rotom a Specs, then how can I pick Trick and ThunderWave as its moves? That was just ridiculous. Yeah but I gave it Grass Knot over Poison Jab.

And Psylink, I'd have given Latias the HP Fire, only if I didn't get the awesome SubCM suggestion. And others nitpicks, I've answered.

I guess my team is still weak to rain teams, so I'm still looking for improvements. Only thing which can abuse rain is Rotom now, with its 180 power Hydro Pump, which frequently misses...
 
The addition of CMLatias largely eliminates your rain issues because it sets up on -everything- bar a couple threats like SpecToad locked into Ice Beam.

Technician offer a 1.5x boost, not 2x. Wing Attack is inferior to Superpower because the former only hits Fighting types slightly better (Terrakion and Lucario are handled by respective SE moves) while the latter hits Steels for huge damage, most notably Heatran on the switch. Bullet Punch is absolute, unarguably essential for CBScizor. It is the reason for Scizor being OU. Bullet Punch takes down all forms of frail Neutrals and hits important targets like Terrakion. Metal Claw is comparatively a useless move. It's not a question of being predictable. Sometimes that Bullet Punch is the last thing on your team that can take down that 50% Scarfed Mence at +1 or that 60% LO Venusaur about to sweep.
 
Hmm seems you're cent per cent right. Can't find flaws. So okay, here's it, I given Scherox the priority punch and got Superpower, which, I lately found out, is really more powerful.

So the issue of rain is partially solved I see. And hey, is it the best technique:
You see a neutral lead to Scizor, and you just U-Turn, giving a 50 or 60% damage and switching Pokemon? Or should I go with Bullet Punching? Superpower is out of question, it'll make it so frail and weak.
 
It really depends on what you're facing. Given your green status to the metagame I highly recommend you apply for a tutor when the application thread goes up in 8~ hours. You really lack many basics needed to be known in competitive battling and getting tutored is exactly what you need for a kickstart.
 
Love to...

I would love to apply to a tutor. Even if I was the strongest battler or something, there's nothing wrong with learning more, so please tell me what you exactly mean, how can I apply for that?
 
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