Send the Hounds!!!!

[Tdogz52]

Devil's Hounds

Hello its Torian again this is my 2nd team i built a rain team earlier this week but i felt like it was to easy to win with and plus didnt have one of my fav pokemon HOUNDOOM!! So, comment hate like steal and most of all help ^^.

Team Building

Ok so i had to start with houdoom for he is my fav pokemon and is a beast ^^

Next i wanted someone to support and draw in fire type move for houndoom to take so jirachi seemed like a good choice

next i wanted some that i could switch into ground moves and had a amazing Spatk Zapdos proved himself worthy

There was my core so now i wanted a physical sweeper and i was debating on dragonite or conkeldurr and conkeldurr won because his attack status and ability to cause a swich is awesome

So i was liking how the team was coming out the syenergy was pretty good here but i know i wanted physical wall so guess whose back Steelix!! his defense capabilities and the dragon tail move is so awesome.

Then i decided that forretress defense capabilites were just as good and i need a spinner^^

Ok now all i was missing was a strong lead that could wreck most leads and i came up with gengar lol this guy is fun and you will see why ^^

IN-Depth

Houndoom @ AirBalloon
Trait:FlashFire
EVs:252 (Spatk) 252 (Spd) 4(HP)
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
-FlameThrower
-NastyPlot
-DarkPulse
-HiddenPower (Electric)

My sweet sweet Houndoom ^^ I love this thing its my main counter for fire types (Jirachi and Forretress) The air balloon gives him a chance of not being hit by a ground move. FlameThrower is for STAB as Dark pulse is too. HiddenPower electric is for common switch INs on hound and nasty plot is just to get down and nasty lol.

Jirachi @ Leftovers
Trait:Serene Grace
EVs:252 (Spdef) 252 (HP) 4 (Spd)
Careful Nature (+Spdef, -Spatk)
-ThunderWave
-IronHead
-Wish
-Fire Punch

I wish apon a star o wait its JIRACHI!!!!!!!! Jirachi is so awesome it makes no sense the wishes she give are amazing.She is here for team support my team greatly appreciates the para hax she gives people. She is also my Special wall. I noticed the rise of magnetons lately and fire punch weas needed for coverage TY Dragone ^^

Dragonite @ Leftovers
Trait:Multiscale
EVs:252 (HP) 200 (Def) 56(Spd
Careful Nature (+Spdef, -Spatk)
-ThunderWave
-DragonTail
-Roost
-Substitute

I never relized how fun and useful parashuffle dragonite is my team benefits from him greatly and 9 times out of 10 i para almost 4 pokes each time with dragonite alone.

Conkeldurr @ Leftovers
Trait:Guts
EVs:252 (Atk) 252 (HP) 4 (Spd)
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -Spatk)
-DrainPunch
-BulkUp
-Mach Punch
-Payback

This is pretty much the standard set drainpunch for stab and hp regain. Mach punch for priority. Bulk up to get bulky on someone and payback to hit most switch ins on conkeldurr

Forretress @ Leftovers
Trait:Sturdy
EVs: 252 (Def) 252 (HP) 4 (Atk)
Impish Nature (+Def, -Spatk)
-RapidSpin
-StealthRock
-PainSplit
-VoltSwitch

Forretress is my spinner and stealth rock setter.His defense is a great addition to this team.Volt switch is here just to troll.not really much to say besides he is my spinner and physical wall.

Gengar @ ExpertBelt
Trait:Levitate
EVs:252 (Spd) 100 (HP) 156 (Spatk)
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
-ShadowBall
-FocusBlast
-HiddenPower (Ice)
-Energyball

ok a very odd set to see but i dont like the subdisable set and this one is more fun imm open to any suggestions about it besides subdisable focus blast is to deal with ferra and tyranitar leads and energyball for politoed leads.

Changes in Bold ^^

 

[wraiders11]

i dont have much time so i will try to return later for a full rate, but at a glance i notcied that zapdos has lightningrod and heatwave, and as far as i am aware that is still impossible due to heatwave being a gen 4 move tutor move, this also leads me to beleive you have not tested this team much or you would have encountered that, so maybe go test the team out a little before asking for a rate or two?

 

[Xos]

Have a Flame Orb on Conkeldurr. Guts ignores the attack drop from burn and you're healing from drain punch anyway.

 

[Tdogz52]

i dont have much time so i will try to return later for a full rate, but at a glance i notcied that zapdos has lightningrod and heatwave, and as far as i am aware that is still impossible due to heatwave being a gen 4 move tutor move, this also leads me to beleive you have not tested this team much or you would have encountered that, so maybe go test the team out a little before asking for a rate or two?

sorry i tested it this was liek 10 minutes before that ill fix now

 

[Tdogz52]

Have a Flame Orb on Conkeldurr. Guts ignores the attack drop from burn and you're healing from drain punch anyway.

not a big fan of flame orb i dont like taking non needed damage

 

[Dragone]

Hi, nice unique team but I have some ideas on how you could make it better. You have some weakness that I would like to point out for you.

Magnezone: With 2 Drag 1 Mag teams becoming more popular you are bound to run into the steel catcher several times. If you're not familiar on how the teams work they go like this; Play starts as normal, but when one of your steel types like Jirachi or Forretress Magnezone will come in and trap them with Magnet Pull, then one Magnezone has eliminated all the steel types, the dragons are free to sweep unresisted. Magnezone can come in on Jirachi or Forretress and do just this, using Substitute to block Thunder Wave from Jirachi, and using Hidden Power (Fire) to OHKO Forretress before he can Volt Switch to safety. After they are eliminated Pokes like Dragonite and Haxorus can completely sweep the rest of them team with just one Dragon Dance under their belt. Jirachi could be given Fire Punch instead of Protect, since it isn't really needed since you're not Toxic stalling or scouting. That way when Magnezone tries to lock you, you'll be prepared and make a surprise KO.

Chansey: She can wall every member of your team except Conkeldurr, which can be a major problem since she is usually the last to be KOed and Conkeldurr may not last that long. I would suggest Scizor to replace (definitely test before choosing to replace it) Jirachi, since they are both steel types, and Scizor will still be able to handle your Magnezone problem by using Superpower, or by U-Turning out, since Scizor's max speed is higher. There are also other advantages of having a near balanced number of physical and special sweepers. For example, if your opponent's team consists of mostly special walls, it will be difficult to KO them with only special sweepers. Having balanced offenses also puts more pressure on your foe to switch out in an unfavorable position, allowing you to watch them rack up more Stealth Rock damage. The Scizor set is just an idea to test out, so don't feel too compelled to switch one of your team members.

Volcarona: An even worse threat then the ones mentioned before, able to sweep the entire team with but one Quiver Dance. Stealth Rocks will help, but make sure they get up early if Volcarona is in your opponent's team. Since Stealth Rock literally 2HKOes Volcarona, a Poke with Roar ,Dragon Tail, Whirlwind, etc. could keep Volcarona on his toes. Dragonite is by far the best Volcarona counter period, and has a lot to offer your team, although the best Poke for him to switch with is probably Houndoom. You could run a kind of defensive parashuffler set that would be great for countering many threats, as well as making it easier for your sweepers to sweep. A Latias set could also work to replace Zapdos if you don't want to replace Houndoom for Dragonite, although it won't be as effective at handling Volcarona. On the plus side, Latias would give you another stat booster and a check to other stat booster like Calm Mind Reniclus. Test both sets to see what you like better.

Offensive Improvements: Change Thunder Wave on Jirachi to Body Slam, so that it can deal damage and have a 60% of Paralysis. Hyposis is awful on Gengar, and its unreliability often sends Gengar to his doom. Since you are using him mostly as a coverage sweeper try using Hidden Power (Ice), and then Shadow Ball for STAB in place of Dream Eater, then give him an Expert Belt or a Life Orb (Full sweeping Gengar works great with paralysis support). If you plan on keeping Zapdos and not switching him for Latias, change the item to Expert Belt to pack a more offensive punch when dealing 4x damage attacks.

Scizor @ Life Orb
252 Spe/252 Atk/4 Hp
Adamant
-Swords Dance
-Bullet Punch
-U-Turn
-Pursuit

Dragonite @ Leftovers
252 Hp/200 Def/56 Spe
Careful
-Thunder Wave
-Substitute
-Roost
-Dragon Tail

Latias @ Leftovers
252 Hp/252 Def/4 Spe
Bold
-Calm Mind
-Roost
-Roar
-Dragon Pulse

Here are the sets, they are all yours to test, Good luck Tdogz52

 

[Tdogz52]

Hi, nice unique team but I have some ideas on how you could make it better. You have some weakness that I would like to point out for you.

Magnezone: With 2 Drag 1 Mag teams becoming more popular you are bound to run into the steel catcher several times. If you're not familiar on how the teams work they go like this; Play starts as normal, but when one of your steel types like Jirachi or Forretress Magnezone will come in and trap them with Magnet Pull, then one Magnezone has eliminated all the steel types, the dragons are free to sweep unresisted. Magnezone can come in on Jirachi or Forretress and do just this, using Substitute to block Thunder Wave from Jirachi, and using Hidden Power (Fire) to OHKO Forretress before he can Volt Switch to safety. After they are eliminated Pokes like Dragonite and Haxorus can completely sweep the rest of them team with just one Dragon Dance under their belt. Jirachi could be given Fire Punch instead of Protect, since it isn't really needed since you're not Toxic stalling or scouting. That way when Magnezone tries to lock you, you'll be prepared and make a surprise KO.

Chansey: She can wall every member of your team except Conkeldurr, which can be a major problem since she is usually the last to be KOed and Conkeldurr may not last that long. I would suggest Scizor to replace (definitely test before choosing to replace it) Jirachi, since they are both steel types, and Scizor will still be able to handle your Magnezone problem by using Superpower, or by U-Turning out, since Scizor's max speed is higher. There are also other advantages of having a near balanced number of physical and special sweepers. For example, if your opponent's team consists of mostly special walls, it will be difficult to KO them with only special sweepers. Having balanced offenses also puts more pressure on your foe to switch out in an unfavorable position, allowing you to watch them rack up more Stealth Rock damage. The Scizor set is just an idea to test out, so don't feel too compelled to switch one of your team members.

Volcarona: An even worse threat then the ones mentioned before, able to sweep the entire team with but one Quiver Dance. Stealth Rocks will help, but make sure they get up early if Volcarona is in your opponent's team. Since Stealth Rock literally 2HKOes Volcarona, a Poke with Roar ,Dragon Tail, Whirlwind, etc. could keep Volcarona on his toes. Dragonite is by far the best Volcarona counter period, and has a lot to offer your team, although the best Poke for him to switch with is probably Houndoom. You could run a kind of defensive parashuffler set that would be great for countering many threats, as well as making it easier for your sweepers to sweep. A Latias set could also work to replace Zapdos if you don't want to replace Houndoom for Dragonite, although it won't be as effective at handling Volcarona. On the plus side, Latias would give you another stat booster and a check to other stat booster like Calm Mind Reniclus. Test both sets to see what you like better.

Offensive Improvements: Change Thunder Wave on Jirachi to Body Slam, so that it can deal damage and have a 60% of Paralysis. Hyposis is awful on Gengar, and its unreliability often sends Gengar to his doom. Since you are using him mostly as a coverage sweeper try using Hidden Power (Ice), and then Shadow Ball for STAB in place of Dream Eater, then give him an Expert Belt or a Life Orb (Full sweeping Gengar works great with paralysis support). If you plan on keeping Zapdos and not switching him for Latias, change the item to Expert Belt to pack a more offensive punch when dealing 4x damage attacks.

Scizor @ Life Orb
252 Spe/252 Atk/4 Hp
Adamant
-Swords Dance
-Bullet Punch
-U-Turn
-Pursuit

Dragonite @ Leftovers
252 Hp/200 Def/56 Spe
Careful
-Thunder Wave
-Substitute
-Roost
-Dragon Tail

Latias @ Leftovers
252 Hp/252 Def/4 Spe
Bold
-Calm Mind
-Roost
-Roar
-Dragon Pulse

Here are the sets, they are all yours to test, Good luck Tdogz52

wow thank you so much i really like the scizor and gengar sets/ideas im not all warm to latias or dragonite but i must test 1st before any judgements ty so much i will most likely put and changes on friday for i might not have long on here