Rate a Newbie's Team

[Demonolith]

@Choice Specs
6 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Ability: Levitate
Timid Nature
-Shadow Ball
-Hidden Power Ice
-Thunderbolt
-Focus Blast

My lead pokemon. Its speedy and it hits hard with choice specs. Shadow Ball for STAB. HP Ice and Thunderbolt for type coverage. Focus Blast hits everything that Shadow Ball doesn't.

@ Leftovers
252 HP / 24 Def / 232 Spe
Ability: Synchronize
Bold Nature
-Mean Look
-Baton Pass
-Wish
-Toxic

Mean Look+Baton Pass Umbreon. Trap opponent's pokemon and switch to an appropriate counter. Wish and Toxic for support.

@Choice Scarf
252 Atk / 6 Def / 252 Spe
Ability: Pure Power
Jolly Nature
-Brick Break
-Psycho Cut
-Ice Punch
-Thunder Punch

This thing is deadly with its Pure Power ability. Choice Scarf, speed EVs, and jolly nature help compensate for its mediocre speed. Hi-Jump Kick and Psycho Cut for STAB. Ice Punch and Thunder Punch for type coverage.

@Leftovers
212 HP / 252 Def / 44 SpA
Ability: Own Tempo
Bold Nature
-Calm Mind
-Surf
-Slack Off
-Ice Beam

My tank. Slowbro is also a very adept special attacker. Surf for STAB, and Ice Beam for type coverage. Calm Mind is there to help his special defense as well as raising his already good special attack. Slack Off for recovery.

@Leftovers
252 HP / 152 SpA / 104 Spe
Ability: Serene Grace
Modest Nature
-Nasty Plot
-Air Slash
-Aura Sphere
-Roost

Standard annoying Togekiss. It can take hits on the special side as well as dish out decent damage

@Expert Belt
252 Atk / 176 Spe / 80 SpA
Ability: Motor Drive
Lonely Nature
-Thunderbolt
-Cross Chop
-Ice Punch
-Earthquake

My sweeper that complements Togekiss and Slowbro's electric weakness well. Boasts excellent type coverage.

 

[Chaos_Emperor]

@Choice Specs
6 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Ability: Levitate
Timid Nature
-Shadow Ball
-Energy Ball
-Thunderbolt
-Focus Blast

My lead pokemon. Its speedy and it hits hard with choice specs. Shadow Ball for STAB. Energy Ball for Swampert, which my team has trouble dealing with. Thunderbolt for type coverage. Focus Blast hits everything that Shadow Ball doesn't.

i would go with HP ice for common dragons like salamence and garchomp

@ Leftovers
252 HP / 24 Def / 232 Spe
Ability: Synchronize
Bold Nature
-Mean Look
-Baton Pass
-Wish
-Taunt

Mean Look+Baton Pass Umbreon. Trap opponent's pokemon and switch to an appropriate counter. Wish and Taunt for support.

i guess its fine, i use the same set

@Choice Scarf[/FONT]
252 Atk / 6 Def / 252 Spe
Ability: Pure Power
Jolly Nature
-Hi-Jump Kick
-Psycho Cut
-Ice Punch
-Thunder Punch

This thing is deadly with its Pure Power ability. Choice Scarf, speed EVs, and jolly nature help compensate for its mediocre speed. Hi-Jump Kick and Psycho Cut for STAB. Ice Punch and Thunder Punch for type coverage.

i suggest that you never go with hi-jump kick. the accuracy and damage you can take its not worth it. brick break ftw.

@Leftovers
212 HP / 252 Def / 44 SpA
Ability: Own Tempo
Bold Nature
-Psychic
-Surf
-Slack Off
-Ice Beam

My tank. Is also a fairly adept special attacker. Surf and Psychic for STAB, and Ice Beam for type coverage. Slack Off for recovery.

@Leftovers
252 HP / 152 SpA / 104 Spe
Ability: Serene Grace
Modest Nature
-Nasty Plot
-Air Slash
-Aura Sphere
-Roost

Standard annoying Togekiss. It can take hits on the special side as well as dish out decent damage

@Expert Belt
252 Atk / 252 Spe / 6 HP
Ability: Motor Drive
Adamant Nature
-Thunder Punch
-Cross Chop
-Ice Punch
-Earthquake

My sweeper that complements Togekiss and Slowbro's electric weakness well. Boasts excellent type coverage.

thunderbolt over thunderpunch to take out skarm =]

 

[Python]

In my opinion, Gengar is the #1 lead when it comes to 1 vs 1. Bronzong meh... its only a support and Ninjasks for baton pass, BUT there isn't a pokemon out of 6 where I couldn't get a kill using a Gengar. Gengar outspeeds like everyeverything that can damage it. If you ever come face to face with something that you can't kill just use Hypnosis and switch. If you ever run into an infernape, use hypnosis then shadow ball it. If you run into a jolteon who gives a ****, use hypnosis and slowly take it down. If you run into a garchamp use HP ICE and 1 hitko. This is why I LOVE GENGAR AND YOU SHOULD TOO!!!

#1 Moveset
W/ Nevermelt Ice .
HP ICE With Nevermelt Ice this thing is deadly. It OHKOS mostly ANYTHING weak to Ice.
Shadow Ball
Hypnosis
Counter ( I have this baby just in case when I predict that a faster pokemon than Gengar will use a physical attack ) .

Thats just my suggestion using a gengar.


I noticed how you use Choice Specs, the advantage is that you can sweep only the lead however its gets annoying switching out and stuff just so you can re-use another move. Good trainers will see that you have a choice item and use pokemon like Shuckle , Blissey against you which can wear you down. Thats why I prefer the set above. Again, Hypnosis those that you can't kill, switch out and sweep those you can with that amazing speed and sp attack.

 

[Kira]

Gengar is so frail it would die to pretty much any physical attack aimed at it making counter pretty useless.

HP Ice Ko's anything weak to it anyway as most pokemon weak to it in OU are 4X weak to it.

Nevermelt ice a poor option on gar as is counter (unless you use sash)

 

[Chaos_Emperor]

the gengar i use is:
Gengar@ focus sash
Nature-Hasty
-HP Ice
-Counter
-Destiny Bond
-Thunderbolt/Energyball(for either gyrados or swampert leads)

This set is pretty self-explanitory. Counter a physical attack then Destiny bond for at least two KO's. If you are looking for one, visit my trade thread =]

 

[Sharpteeth]

I dunno...Gengar and Medicham are pretty weak defensively and Slowbro (without Calm Mind) doesn't have a shining Special Defense either. And all 3 are weak to Ghost. So you *might* have some slight problem with Scarf-Gengar. Your Umbreon is weak to Focus Blast and your Togekiss is weak to HP Ice and Thunderbolt and won't appreciate Hypnosis.

Also, your Umbreon will not appreciate being stuck as the last Pokemon, so I would use Toxic over Taunt (most people won't try to set-up while being badly poisoned). Then again, Heracross will like that, so you might want to train your prediction skills.

Overall, a well balanced team, although no Sandstorm, Hail or Stealth Rock resist will make the team cry against stall teams (with those defences, Medicham doesn't count as a resist to anything)

 

[Demonolith]

Nice info, I think I'll replace psychic with calm mind on Slowbro, and toxic over taunt on Umbreon

I'll also give more thought on replacing one of my pokemon with one who can resist stealth rock.

 

[Venom]

You should replace Umbreon with a something that can handle Heracross and friends, Gyarados if you have prediction, or Gliscor of you want the real stuff. Gliscor also has the ability to set up Stealth Rocks for you. Gyarados I said because you can try to team him up with Electivire and hopefully get a Motor Drive boost and sweep, but Gyarados isn't a safe counter to Heracross.

You can't seem to break the SkarmBlissCress combo, there isn't a good Physical attacker besides Medicham, who can be taken care of by Cresselia itself. I would not worry much about this, the main problem comes with Heracross sweeping this team. You can keep Slowbro if you wish, Calm Mind set is always alright.

I think I forgot something =\