hello everyone! this is my first thread and my first team, I'm an experienced battler but is the first time I join an internet community to learn more about pokemon. I made this team based on my real pokemon team on Soul Silver, yesterday I battled 6 times in Shoddy and win 5 times, the last battle I get bored because a gengar using substitute, confuse and diable. I tried to give coverage to most types of pokemon, including the main threats. Well, this is my team:
Metagross @ Occa Berry
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Bullet Punch
- Meteor Mash
- Explosion
- Stealth Rock
I choose this pokemon as my lead because it can set up stealth rock, and then begin hitting hard with meteor mash and if they are still alive, kill them with bullet punch. Those attacks were enough to defeat common leads (I think they are common) such as gliscor, aerodactil, lucario and metagross. Explosion is my "last hope" when using metagross. With this pokemon I can defeat 2 or 3 foes. I think occa berry isn't reliable because an Infernape's flamethrower OHKOed my metagross, and I think shucca berry is not necesary because metagross have great defense, so it is completely useless against fire type pokemons.
Torterra (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Overgrow
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Wood Hammer
- Synthesis
- Stone Edge
When I was building my team, I was not sure about using this pokemon, and I'm still not sure of using it, but is a good pokemon to use. It can defeat infernape and gliscor. A few moves can superefective hit him so it's a great defensive pokemon while hitting hard.
Arcanine (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Extremespeed
- Flare Blitz
- Thunder Fang
- Morning Sun
A semi-legendary pokemon, son of Entei and Ra (egyptian god of sun xD).
When the opponent tries to hit metagross or torterra with fire moves I switch in Arcanine to get the flash fire boost and begin killing pokemon with flare blitz. Thunder fang is a required move to easly defeat water problems like starmie and milotic. Morning Sun and leftovers are for healing arcanine after flare blitz and opponents moves and then keep sweeping more foes.
Togekiss (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 220 HP/252 Spd/36 SAtk
Modest nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Air Slash
- Nasty Plot
- Roost
- Aura Sphere
A great pokemon in my team, he can easly defeat Tyranitar with aura sphere. Few times is necesary to use nasty plot, because air slash has 60% rate of flinch the opponent with Serene Grace, the problem is when the foe is faster than togekiss. I think I will bred a new togekiss with a Timid nature, but I'm not sure to do that.
Kingdra (M) @ Nothing
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 208 Atk/164 Spd/136 SAtk
Rash nature (+SAtk, -SDef)
- Rain Dance
- Hydro Pump
- Waterfall
- Draco Meteor
Kingdra is a great partner, specially when raining, some foes can't even touch him, it can defeat salamence and dragonite without problem, as well as infernape, arcanine and heatran. The opponente always try to hit togekiss and kingdra with electric moves, then I switch in the next pokemon.
Electivire (M) @ Expert Belt
Ability: Motor Drive
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Thunderpunch
- Ice Punch
- Earthquake
- Cross Chop
My ever reliable pokemon, when my opponent tries to hit togekiss or kingdra with electric moves, this friend comes in to save the day and gets a motor drive boost, after that boost, electivire is almost unstopable, great speed and atk, his 4 attacks give super effective hits to many of the types in the game, and with expert belt is a very good combination. With electivire I was able to defeat gengar, heatran, infernape and a dragonite. Definitiely this is a great pokemon to have in a team.
Metagross @ Occa Berry
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Bullet Punch
- Meteor Mash
- Explosion
- Stealth Rock
I choose this pokemon as my lead because it can set up stealth rock, and then begin hitting hard with meteor mash and if they are still alive, kill them with bullet punch. Those attacks were enough to defeat common leads (I think they are common) such as gliscor, aerodactil, lucario and metagross. Explosion is my "last hope" when using metagross. With this pokemon I can defeat 2 or 3 foes. I think occa berry isn't reliable because an Infernape's flamethrower OHKOed my metagross, and I think shucca berry is not necesary because metagross have great defense, so it is completely useless against fire type pokemons.
Torterra (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Overgrow
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Wood Hammer
- Synthesis
- Stone Edge
When I was building my team, I was not sure about using this pokemon, and I'm still not sure of using it, but is a good pokemon to use. It can defeat infernape and gliscor. A few moves can superefective hit him so it's a great defensive pokemon while hitting hard.
Arcanine (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Extremespeed
- Flare Blitz
- Thunder Fang
- Morning Sun
A semi-legendary pokemon, son of Entei and Ra (egyptian god of sun xD).
When the opponent tries to hit metagross or torterra with fire moves I switch in Arcanine to get the flash fire boost and begin killing pokemon with flare blitz. Thunder fang is a required move to easly defeat water problems like starmie and milotic. Morning Sun and leftovers are for healing arcanine after flare blitz and opponents moves and then keep sweeping more foes.
Togekiss (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 220 HP/252 Spd/36 SAtk
Modest nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Air Slash
- Nasty Plot
- Roost
- Aura Sphere
A great pokemon in my team, he can easly defeat Tyranitar with aura sphere. Few times is necesary to use nasty plot, because air slash has 60% rate of flinch the opponent with Serene Grace, the problem is when the foe is faster than togekiss. I think I will bred a new togekiss with a Timid nature, but I'm not sure to do that.
Kingdra (M) @ Nothing
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 208 Atk/164 Spd/136 SAtk
Rash nature (+SAtk, -SDef)
- Rain Dance
- Hydro Pump
- Waterfall
- Draco Meteor
Kingdra is a great partner, specially when raining, some foes can't even touch him, it can defeat salamence and dragonite without problem, as well as infernape, arcanine and heatran. The opponente always try to hit togekiss and kingdra with electric moves, then I switch in the next pokemon.
Electivire (M) @ Expert Belt
Ability: Motor Drive
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Thunderpunch
- Ice Punch
- Earthquake
- Cross Chop
My ever reliable pokemon, when my opponent tries to hit togekiss or kingdra with electric moves, this friend comes in to save the day and gets a motor drive boost, after that boost, electivire is almost unstopable, great speed and atk, his 4 attacks give super effective hits to many of the types in the game, and with expert belt is a very good combination. With electivire I was able to defeat gengar, heatran, infernape and a dragonite. Definitiely this is a great pokemon to have in a team.
