Okay, this is my first RMT. Feel free to be harsh, just don't be brutal. With all that out of the way, my team is designed to be bulky at the core while allowing for offensive retaliation with the other Pokemon. The main thing that I would like suggestions on is how to alter or swap my offensive Pokemon to allow for greater coverage, because that is a critical issue that I have discovered in testing. The team is as follows:
Heatran w/Air Balloon 252SpA/4SpD/252Spe Timid
Fire Blast
Earth Power
HP Ice
Stealth Rock
Heatran, while having an offensive set, still fits a niche role in forcing out Pokemon that rely on Earthquake for offense.
Its main purpose is to set up Stealth Rock in those situations and then it takes an offensive role for the rest of the game.
Arguably has the best coverage on the team due to offensive type diversity combined with its innate bulk.
Chansey w/Eviolite 4Hp/252Def/252SpD Bold
Soft-Boiled
Heal Bell
Thunder Wave
Seismic Toss
Chansey fulfills its main role as a Specially Defensive wall.
I use Thunder Wave to shut down offensive threats, specifically sweepers.
Heal Bell acts as a failsafe that can prevent a total shutdown of my team due to status. Soft-Boiled allows me to survive for longer, while Seismic Toss can bruise opposing Pokemon that decide to try and stay in on it.
Gliscor w/Toxic Orb 244Hp/32Def/232Spe Impish
Substitute
Toxic
Protect
Earthquake
Gliscor is my main Physical wall.
It cripples opposing walls with Toxic while stalling them out by utilizing the traditional Substitute/Protect combo to stay at an even amount of health as Toxic gets worse.
Earthquake is nice to put a solid dent in Pokemon such as Tyranitar that rarely carry moves that endanger Gliscor.
Breloom w/Focus Sash 252Atk/4Def/252Spe Jolly
Spore
Bullet Seed
Mach Punch
Swords Dance
Breloom is designed to put opposing Pokemon to sleep before setting up Swords Dance to sweep with Bullet Seed and Mach Punch boosted by Technician.
Has lost a lot of its potency from BW and runs into a lot of situations where it is completely walled in this generation.
Looking for a replacement or new strategy with this Pokemon.
Azumarill w/Choice Band 228Hp/252Atk/28Spe Adamant
Aqua Jet
Play Rough
Knock Off
Waterfall
Azumarill is an offensive powerhouse.
Aqua Jet and Play Rough are the most commonly used attacks, as they revenge kill and take on dragons respectively.
Knock off is useful for its ability to super effectively hit Pokemon such as Espeon and remove their items before they become too annoying.
Waterfall is more or less a placeholder move that I rarely use, because Azumarill is too slow to use it effectively.
I'm on the fence as to whether I should turn this into a Belly Drum set.
Latios w/Life Orb 4Hp/252Spa/252Spe Timid
Draco Meteor
Psyshock
Thunderbolt
Defog
Latios is a specially offensive pokemon that is a fast threat with decent coverage.
If multiple hazards are present, I usually use Defog, sometimes even at the cost of the Pokemon.
Latios is walled better than before in XY, so its usefulness has so far been limited to eliminating hazards and bruising some Pokemon such as Rotom and Azumarill.
However, Latios' limited survivability means that it is supposed to act as a glass cannon, meaning that it is no longer sufficiently effective.
I would like replacement suggestions here too.
Any and all suggestions would be appreciated.
Heatran w/Air Balloon 252SpA/4SpD/252Spe Timid
Fire Blast
Earth Power
HP Ice
Stealth Rock
Heatran, while having an offensive set, still fits a niche role in forcing out Pokemon that rely on Earthquake for offense.
Its main purpose is to set up Stealth Rock in those situations and then it takes an offensive role for the rest of the game.
Arguably has the best coverage on the team due to offensive type diversity combined with its innate bulk.
Chansey w/Eviolite 4Hp/252Def/252SpD Bold
Soft-Boiled
Heal Bell
Thunder Wave
Seismic Toss
Chansey fulfills its main role as a Specially Defensive wall.
I use Thunder Wave to shut down offensive threats, specifically sweepers.
Heal Bell acts as a failsafe that can prevent a total shutdown of my team due to status. Soft-Boiled allows me to survive for longer, while Seismic Toss can bruise opposing Pokemon that decide to try and stay in on it.
Gliscor w/Toxic Orb 244Hp/32Def/232Spe Impish
Substitute
Toxic
Protect
Earthquake
Gliscor is my main Physical wall.
It cripples opposing walls with Toxic while stalling them out by utilizing the traditional Substitute/Protect combo to stay at an even amount of health as Toxic gets worse.
Earthquake is nice to put a solid dent in Pokemon such as Tyranitar that rarely carry moves that endanger Gliscor.
Breloom w/Focus Sash 252Atk/4Def/252Spe Jolly
Spore
Bullet Seed
Mach Punch
Swords Dance
Breloom is designed to put opposing Pokemon to sleep before setting up Swords Dance to sweep with Bullet Seed and Mach Punch boosted by Technician.
Has lost a lot of its potency from BW and runs into a lot of situations where it is completely walled in this generation.
Looking for a replacement or new strategy with this Pokemon.
Azumarill w/Choice Band 228Hp/252Atk/28Spe Adamant
Aqua Jet
Play Rough
Knock Off
Waterfall
Azumarill is an offensive powerhouse.
Aqua Jet and Play Rough are the most commonly used attacks, as they revenge kill and take on dragons respectively.
Knock off is useful for its ability to super effectively hit Pokemon such as Espeon and remove their items before they become too annoying.
Waterfall is more or less a placeholder move that I rarely use, because Azumarill is too slow to use it effectively.
I'm on the fence as to whether I should turn this into a Belly Drum set.
Latios w/Life Orb 4Hp/252Spa/252Spe Timid
Draco Meteor
Psyshock
Thunderbolt
Defog
Latios is a specially offensive pokemon that is a fast threat with decent coverage.
If multiple hazards are present, I usually use Defog, sometimes even at the cost of the Pokemon.
Latios is walled better than before in XY, so its usefulness has so far been limited to eliminating hazards and bruising some Pokemon such as Rotom and Azumarill.
However, Latios' limited survivability means that it is supposed to act as a glass cannon, meaning that it is no longer sufficiently effective.
I would like replacement suggestions here too.
Any and all suggestions would be appreciated.
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