I love stall. I really do. I love stall to the point where this is the first successful team I've ever had that didn't have Blissey or Chansey. My favorite Pokemon in 5th gen is Tangrowth with his new ability Regenerator, but is weak to fire, one of the most common attacking types in the metagame. To fix this I decided to bring in eternal rain and other defensive Pokemon that could benefit from rain.
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Team Building
Like I said before, Tangrowth is my favorite Pokemon because he does not die. With Leftovers, Leech Seed, Giga Drain, Regenerator, 404 Hp and 383 Def he's close to untouchable.
Politoed provides Tangrowth with endless rain nullifying his fire weakness and providing support to my other Pokemon. And after using Politoed for a while he's not too bad himself.
Bronzong is another great Pokemon who can take advantage of the rain, which gets rid of his only weakness, fire. Bronzong can consistently set up Stealth Rock and can hit pretty hard with Gyro Ball while walling an assortment of threats.
Tentacruel's great in the rain with Rain Dish. He also has Rapid Spin and Toxic Spikes which I need for any stall team.
Skarmory adds Spikes to the fun and can Phaze, two more vital aspects of my team. The only problem is that he's my only Phazer now which can be annoying. He is a great physical defender and resists all of Tangrowth's weaknesses aside from fire which Drizzle makes up for.
I tried a mixed Eelektross because he had no weaknesses, could abuse a perfectly accurate Thunder and could beat a few more walls I was having trouble with including Jellicent. However after some use I decided he didn't do enough damage and was too slow, and trashed him. After getting rid of him I went through many Pokemon including Jolteon, Volcarona, Magnezone and Toxicroak, but couldn't find a good last Pokemon. Note that even though I did get rid of these Pokemon I am still open to add them back to my team.
I eventually decided on Tornadus, as he has priority taunt, can use Rain Dance if Politoed faints, and can spam STAB perfect accuracy Hurricane. Although I am currently using Tornadus I feel as if he is somewhat sub-par and am open to replacing him.
The Team
Politoed (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Drizzle
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SDef
Calm Nature (+Def, -SDef)
- Scald
- Toxic
- Perish Song
- Protect
Politoed is here for Drizzle, but isn't that bad on its own. Politoed helps spread Toxic and can go for a burn with Scald, or support with Encore. I can't replace him without fundamentally changing my team, and I like a defensive set, but any changes to this would be appreciated. I don't use Encore that often but I don't really know what to replace it with.
Tangrowth (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Sleep Powder
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Giga Drain
- Leech Seed
I love Tangrowth. Its bulky enough that it only takes 51% from a +2 Atk Dragonite's Fire Punch NOT in the Rain, only 25% in it. Sleep Powder's always fun, and HP [Ice] takes out boosted dragons who think they can hurt me. Giga Drain, Leech Seed, Leftovers and Regenerator keep him alive for a very long time.
Bronzong @ Leftovers
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 84 Atk / 80 Def / 92 SDef [0 Spd IVs]
Sassy Nature (+SDef, -Spd)
- Stealth Rock
- Gyro Ball
- Toxic
- Earthquake
With Levitate and in the Rain, Bronzong functionally has no weaknesses and is a great wall. Bronzong can easily set up Stealth Rock, spread around Toxic and remove fast threats like Gengar with Gyro Ball. Bronzong can even beat Heatran without an Air Balloon with Earthquake.
Tentacruel (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Rain Dish
EVs: 252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spd
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Toxic Spikes
- Rapid Spin
- Scald
- Protect
Tentacruel's great in the rain where Rain Dish provides an extra Leftovers recovery. Toxic Spikes and Rapid Spin are necessary while the 30% burn chance from Scald is always fun. Protect is useful for scouting and a free 12.5% recovery.
Skarmory (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 232 Def / 24 Spd
Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Roost
- Spikes
- Whirlwind
- Brave Bird
Just the normal Skarmory set. Can set up Spikes and Phaze as well as anybody else. Roost keeps Skarm alive and Brave Bird does some damage and is a great Physical Wall.
Tornadus (M) @ Life Orb
Trait: Prankster
EVs: 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Hurricane
- Focus Blast
- Rain Dance
- Taunt
This is the slot I've had trouble with. I don't really know who to put here, but Tornadus has been better than other Pokemon I've tried even though he makes the 4th Electric weakness on my team. Without him I can't do much against Ferrothorn and to a lesser extent Magnezone, two huge problems. He can also use a 100% accurate Hurricane, bring up the rain if necessary and has a priority taunt. If you have any suggestions in this slot, that would be wonderful. I'm tempted to keep an offensive Pokemon because without that I don't have any real offense.
Any suggestions would be great, especially if you can help with the last spot on my team.
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THE TEAM
Team Building
Like I said before, Tangrowth is my favorite Pokemon because he does not die. With Leftovers, Leech Seed, Giga Drain, Regenerator, 404 Hp and 383 Def he's close to untouchable.
Politoed provides Tangrowth with endless rain nullifying his fire weakness and providing support to my other Pokemon. And after using Politoed for a while he's not too bad himself.
Bronzong is another great Pokemon who can take advantage of the rain, which gets rid of his only weakness, fire. Bronzong can consistently set up Stealth Rock and can hit pretty hard with Gyro Ball while walling an assortment of threats.
Tentacruel's great in the rain with Rain Dish. He also has Rapid Spin and Toxic Spikes which I need for any stall team.
Skarmory adds Spikes to the fun and can Phaze, two more vital aspects of my team. The only problem is that he's my only Phazer now which can be annoying. He is a great physical defender and resists all of Tangrowth's weaknesses aside from fire which Drizzle makes up for.
I tried a mixed Eelektross because he had no weaknesses, could abuse a perfectly accurate Thunder and could beat a few more walls I was having trouble with including Jellicent. However after some use I decided he didn't do enough damage and was too slow, and trashed him. After getting rid of him I went through many Pokemon including Jolteon, Volcarona, Magnezone and Toxicroak, but couldn't find a good last Pokemon. Note that even though I did get rid of these Pokemon I am still open to add them back to my team.
I eventually decided on Tornadus, as he has priority taunt, can use Rain Dance if Politoed faints, and can spam STAB perfect accuracy Hurricane. Although I am currently using Tornadus I feel as if he is somewhat sub-par and am open to replacing him.
The Team
Politoed (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Drizzle
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SDef
Calm Nature (+Def, -SDef)
- Scald
- Toxic
- Perish Song
- Protect
Politoed is here for Drizzle, but isn't that bad on its own. Politoed helps spread Toxic and can go for a burn with Scald, or support with Encore. I can't replace him without fundamentally changing my team, and I like a defensive set, but any changes to this would be appreciated. I don't use Encore that often but I don't really know what to replace it with.
Tangrowth (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Sleep Powder
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Giga Drain
- Leech Seed
I love Tangrowth. Its bulky enough that it only takes 51% from a +2 Atk Dragonite's Fire Punch NOT in the Rain, only 25% in it. Sleep Powder's always fun, and HP [Ice] takes out boosted dragons who think they can hurt me. Giga Drain, Leech Seed, Leftovers and Regenerator keep him alive for a very long time.
Bronzong @ Leftovers
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 84 Atk / 80 Def / 92 SDef [0 Spd IVs]
Sassy Nature (+SDef, -Spd)
- Stealth Rock
- Gyro Ball
- Toxic
- Earthquake
With Levitate and in the Rain, Bronzong functionally has no weaknesses and is a great wall. Bronzong can easily set up Stealth Rock, spread around Toxic and remove fast threats like Gengar with Gyro Ball. Bronzong can even beat Heatran without an Air Balloon with Earthquake.
Tentacruel (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Rain Dish
EVs: 252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spd
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Toxic Spikes
- Rapid Spin
- Scald
- Protect
Tentacruel's great in the rain where Rain Dish provides an extra Leftovers recovery. Toxic Spikes and Rapid Spin are necessary while the 30% burn chance from Scald is always fun. Protect is useful for scouting and a free 12.5% recovery.
Skarmory (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 232 Def / 24 Spd
Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Roost
- Spikes
- Whirlwind
- Brave Bird
Just the normal Skarmory set. Can set up Spikes and Phaze as well as anybody else. Roost keeps Skarm alive and Brave Bird does some damage and is a great Physical Wall.
Tornadus (M) @ Life Orb
Trait: Prankster
EVs: 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Hurricane
- Focus Blast
- Rain Dance
- Taunt
This is the slot I've had trouble with. I don't really know who to put here, but Tornadus has been better than other Pokemon I've tried even though he makes the 4th Electric weakness on my team. Without him I can't do much against Ferrothorn and to a lesser extent Magnezone, two huge problems. He can also use a 100% accurate Hurricane, bring up the rain if necessary and has a priority taunt. If you have any suggestions in this slot, that would be wonderful. I'm tempted to keep an offensive Pokemon because without that I don't have any real offense.
Any suggestions would be great, especially if you can help with the last spot on my team.
