Hi, this is my Battle Subway team. I don't know exactly how far I've gotten through it, but I wanna say it's something like a 56 or 58 kill win streak. I know I beat the subway boss (this is super singles if you couldn't tell). It works alright, but that win streak did involve luck here and there, and subsequent attempts have not gone so well. Anyway, here is the team. Note that this team is for Black version. I don't know if there are any differences with the Black and White 2 subway.
Kabutops@Focus Sash
Ability: Weak Armor
Adamant Nature
EV's: 252 Atk + 252 Spe
-Swords Dance
-Waterfall
-Stone Edge
-Aqua Jet
Chandelure@Choice Specs
Ability: Flash Fire
Modest Nature
EV's: 252 SpA + 252 Spe
-Flamethrower/Fire Blast (Flamethrower has a noticeable drop in power, but it's more reliable; I got my highest streak with Fire Blast)
-Shadow Ball
-Energy Ball
-Trick
Hydreigon@Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
Modest Nature
EV's: 252 SpA + 252 Spe
-Draco Meteor
-Dark Pulse (Move tutor from BW2)
-Fire Blast
-Focus Blast
Usually, I start off trying to attempt a sweep with Kabutops. Focus Sash ensures I survive any attack, and lets me get a Weak Armor boost. It also usually allows me to pull a Swords Dance. I tend to stay, even against Pokemon who have a slight advantage over me, since it loses much of its worth outside of leading and switching in after another Pokemon faints. Much of the time, Kabutops destroys entire teams. Water and Rock have fairly good coverage together, and for things that resist both of them, my other team members can deal with it.
Chandelure and Hydreigon have pretty great synergy with each other, since both of them either resist or aren't affected by moves the other is weak to, apart from Dragon-types, which Draco Meteor can usually deal with, or Rock-types, which generally don't worry me much anyway. Hydreigon resists Water, Fire, and Ghost, and is immune to Ground, which Chandelure and Kabutops both appreciate. Chandelure resists Ice and Bug, and is immune to Fighting, so they make for a good combination. In the past, I used Chandelure's Fire Blast as a nuke, basically; it decimated things left and right. Flamethrower still packs a lot of power, but I'm wondering if the added power is worth the lower accuracy. I should add that Hydreigon is more or less the crux of this team. It has good power, strong STAB's (and Dark Pulse features a nice flinch chance), and good coverage. I often fodder Chandelure so I can change his attack, since his bulk is greater than Chandelures, and Dark Pulse's flinch chance can definitely come in handy in the long haul.
I do have some concerns. My only physical sweeper is usually hit-or-miss, and the other two are special. Granted, they're both powerful, but a special wall, well, walls them, especially something like Blissey, which could probably heal from my damage, and only Hydreigon packs a SE move, which is Focus Miss. Other than that, no other huge threats come to mind, but I know this team can probably do better. There's the possibility of turning Hydreigon into a mixed attacker, or removing Kabutops in favor of a more versatile physical attacker, but nothing has so far come to me. Please put in some input. Thanks for reading.
Kabutops@Focus Sash
Ability: Weak Armor
Adamant Nature
EV's: 252 Atk + 252 Spe
-Swords Dance
-Waterfall
-Stone Edge
-Aqua Jet
Chandelure@Choice Specs
Ability: Flash Fire
Modest Nature
EV's: 252 SpA + 252 Spe
-Flamethrower/Fire Blast (Flamethrower has a noticeable drop in power, but it's more reliable; I got my highest streak with Fire Blast)
-Shadow Ball
-Energy Ball
-Trick
Hydreigon@Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
Modest Nature
EV's: 252 SpA + 252 Spe
-Draco Meteor
-Dark Pulse (Move tutor from BW2)
-Fire Blast
-Focus Blast
Usually, I start off trying to attempt a sweep with Kabutops. Focus Sash ensures I survive any attack, and lets me get a Weak Armor boost. It also usually allows me to pull a Swords Dance. I tend to stay, even against Pokemon who have a slight advantage over me, since it loses much of its worth outside of leading and switching in after another Pokemon faints. Much of the time, Kabutops destroys entire teams. Water and Rock have fairly good coverage together, and for things that resist both of them, my other team members can deal with it.
Chandelure and Hydreigon have pretty great synergy with each other, since both of them either resist or aren't affected by moves the other is weak to, apart from Dragon-types, which Draco Meteor can usually deal with, or Rock-types, which generally don't worry me much anyway. Hydreigon resists Water, Fire, and Ghost, and is immune to Ground, which Chandelure and Kabutops both appreciate. Chandelure resists Ice and Bug, and is immune to Fighting, so they make for a good combination. In the past, I used Chandelure's Fire Blast as a nuke, basically; it decimated things left and right. Flamethrower still packs a lot of power, but I'm wondering if the added power is worth the lower accuracy. I should add that Hydreigon is more or less the crux of this team. It has good power, strong STAB's (and Dark Pulse features a nice flinch chance), and good coverage. I often fodder Chandelure so I can change his attack, since his bulk is greater than Chandelures, and Dark Pulse's flinch chance can definitely come in handy in the long haul.
I do have some concerns. My only physical sweeper is usually hit-or-miss, and the other two are special. Granted, they're both powerful, but a special wall, well, walls them, especially something like Blissey, which could probably heal from my damage, and only Hydreigon packs a SE move, which is Focus Miss. Other than that, no other huge threats come to mind, but I know this team can probably do better. There's the possibility of turning Hydreigon into a mixed attacker, or removing Kabutops in favor of a more versatile physical attacker, but nothing has so far come to me. Please put in some input. Thanks for reading.
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