I made this team back in the old metagame days. I wanted to see if there was any way to revive it. I used to use Dusknoir but now I figured Rotom was much better for the team anyways. I don't know how to insert pictures, so sorry if it isn't pretty.
Moltres @ Life Orb
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 250 HP/60 Spd/200 SAtk
Bold nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Air Slash
- Flamethrower
- Hidden Power [Ground]
- Roost
^ I would HP ground if I saw a Weavile, Scizor, or anything that would pair up with Heatran for a lead. Just because he's built to take those type of hits and risk it :P. Well...there isn't too much to him as a lead. He's bulky, trades hits, and if the situation isn't right then he hides back to one of his team members and remains a mystery of what type of Moltres it is. He can take Heracross on and Roost his CB CC even after Stealth Rocks no problem. This is usually after it's been through Rotom (Megahorn+CC) and Donphan (Stone Edge).
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Donphan (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP/6 Atk/252 Def
Impish nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Ice Shard
- Earthquake
- Rapid Spin
- Knock Off
Donphan...R.I.P. How he used to be so beastly...well, I needed a Rapid Spinner. Starmie wasn't going to fit in the team with Vaporeon, and I still needed wish support to get Moltres in safely and blah blah. I know Stealth Rocks are very important, and I consider it over Knock Off here and there, but overall Knock Off is a lot of fun and really messes with peoples' teams.
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Vaporeon (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 188 HP/252 Def/70 SAtk
Bold nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Wish
- Surf
- Protect
- Toxic
^ Vaporeon is just to support the team while still countering some weaknesses. As you can see, I don't directly have a bulky water or Blissey counter and I just tend to Toxic stall them out, because I used to be an exclusive BL player and that's how I played around things at the time.
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Rotom-c @ Lum Berry
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP/200 Def/58 SDef
Bold nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Rest
- Thunderbolt
- Sleep Talk
- Will-O-Wisp
^ I needed a way to stop Zapdos from pounding on me and walling Electivire. Even though it resorts to Resting and not Sleep Talking to stall Zapdos out...it's the only thing I could do for the team and pair it up with Snorlax.
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Electivire (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Motor Drive
EVs: 72 HP/252 Atk/184 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Cross Chop
- Ice Punch
- Thunderpunch
The new metagame really made me sad to see Electivire thrown out like that. Personally, he was THE MOST fun pokemon for me to use, and I loved predicting through what was already in front, especially when a Motor Drive was involved. I know he gets walled nowadays...but maybe, just maybe if you take out Hippo/Zapdos...he can PROBABLY do something late game...but I realize how weak he is now.
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Snorlax (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Thick Fat
EVs: 252 HP/100 Atk/152 SDef
Careful nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Crunch
- Body Slam
- Sleep Talk
- Rest
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^ Snorlax....well, he's definitely my special sponge as you can see. Nothing too out of the ordinary, I need to keep him alive that's for sure.
Overall...my team is heavily lacking fire power, and even with predictions, it is bound to come up short in the new metagame. Is there any saving for this team?
Moltres @ Life Orb
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 250 HP/60 Spd/200 SAtk
Bold nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Air Slash
- Flamethrower
- Hidden Power [Ground]
- Roost
^ I would HP ground if I saw a Weavile, Scizor, or anything that would pair up with Heatran for a lead. Just because he's built to take those type of hits and risk it :P. Well...there isn't too much to him as a lead. He's bulky, trades hits, and if the situation isn't right then he hides back to one of his team members and remains a mystery of what type of Moltres it is. He can take Heracross on and Roost his CB CC even after Stealth Rocks no problem. This is usually after it's been through Rotom (Megahorn+CC) and Donphan (Stone Edge).
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Donphan (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP/6 Atk/252 Def
Impish nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Ice Shard
- Earthquake
- Rapid Spin
- Knock Off
Donphan...R.I.P. How he used to be so beastly...well, I needed a Rapid Spinner. Starmie wasn't going to fit in the team with Vaporeon, and I still needed wish support to get Moltres in safely and blah blah. I know Stealth Rocks are very important, and I consider it over Knock Off here and there, but overall Knock Off is a lot of fun and really messes with peoples' teams.
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Vaporeon (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 188 HP/252 Def/70 SAtk
Bold nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Wish
- Surf
- Protect
- Toxic
^ Vaporeon is just to support the team while still countering some weaknesses. As you can see, I don't directly have a bulky water or Blissey counter and I just tend to Toxic stall them out, because I used to be an exclusive BL player and that's how I played around things at the time.
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Rotom-c @ Lum Berry
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP/200 Def/58 SDef
Bold nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Rest
- Thunderbolt
- Sleep Talk
- Will-O-Wisp
^ I needed a way to stop Zapdos from pounding on me and walling Electivire. Even though it resorts to Resting and not Sleep Talking to stall Zapdos out...it's the only thing I could do for the team and pair it up with Snorlax.
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Electivire (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Motor Drive
EVs: 72 HP/252 Atk/184 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Cross Chop
- Ice Punch
- Thunderpunch
The new metagame really made me sad to see Electivire thrown out like that. Personally, he was THE MOST fun pokemon for me to use, and I loved predicting through what was already in front, especially when a Motor Drive was involved. I know he gets walled nowadays...but maybe, just maybe if you take out Hippo/Zapdos...he can PROBABLY do something late game...but I realize how weak he is now.
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Snorlax (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Thick Fat
EVs: 252 HP/100 Atk/152 SDef
Careful nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Crunch
- Body Slam
- Sleep Talk
- Rest
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^ Snorlax....well, he's definitely my special sponge as you can see. Nothing too out of the ordinary, I need to keep him alive that's for sure.
Overall...my team is heavily lacking fire power, and even with predictions, it is bound to come up short in the new metagame. Is there any saving for this team?
