Question about D/P metagame

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I am new to the D/P metagame. I haven't even bought Diamond or Pearl yet. Regardless I have a question. I want to know what a good, well-balanced D/P team looks like, in terms of roles.

For example, in Advance it looked like this

Special sweeper
Physical sweeper
Physical tank
Special tank
SBC
filler

Now I'm sure SOMETHING has changed when the metagame shifted from Advance to D/P. Can anyone tell me what a team would look like in DP? (Don't post the Pokemon, just the roles that need to be filled.)

Thanks :-D
 
There was never "roles" that need to be filled in Advance. I haven't played much GSC, but I'd assume it was the same there too. The main reason being there are just so many different viable teams.

Trick Room
Rain Dance
Sunny Day
TSS
Choice Item
Synergy
Sturdy (defensive stats or using resistances, while still having strong offense)
Wall (still plenty viable, what with crazy things like Cresselia and Hippowdon now)

You just can't divide a team into roles. Now moreso then ever, as having some sort of strategy and executing it is more important then having a team that counters every Pokemon in some sort of way. Counters are still important of course, but when your sweeping with a Rampardos in a Trick Room, that SpecsMence won't be very scary.
 
FT said it very nicely, this gen is more about team strategy than filling certain roles. Also, tacking a certain role onto a pokemon is misleading, as many pokemon fill more than one role in a battle.
 
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