Team UU-SubCrazy (Needs Major Improvements)

Before Rating my team, know this: I DO NOT HAVE AN AR. This means I can't give the Pokemon Egg moves or HG/SS Tutored moves.

Uxie @ Leftovers
Careful
252 Def/252 Sp.Def/6 HP
Substitute
Stealth Rock
Ice Punch
Electric Punch

My Lead. First it sets up Stealth Rock. Then, it either uses Substiture, Attacks, or Switches out, depending on the opponent. Ice Punch/electric Punch provides the same coverage as the Bolt/Beam combo, which beats every lead I've ever seen used or does normal Damage. It can be switched in Mid-battle to do some decent damage too.

Registeel @ Leftovers
Sassy
252 Def/252 Sp.Def/6 HP
Curse
Earthquake
Iron Head
Thunderbolt

OK, lets ignore Thunderbolt, I know it needs changed. Thunderbolt will likely become Thunderpunch, so comment as if that's its last move.
Now, many of you know exactly what this will do. Curse, then try to take out the opponents with its increased Def/Att. Iron Head gives it a strong STAB attack, Earthquake is another strong attack, there to beat Rock/Fire types and because its my Team's only Pokemno with EQ. Thunderpunch takes care of most of the other things it can't beat with Iron Head and EQ.

Sceptile @ Shell Bell
Timid
252 Sp.Att/252 Speed/6 HP
Substitute
Giga Drain
Dragon Pulse
HP Water

These four moves provide excellent type coverage, beatng everything except Shedninja with normal-Effective hits. Now, this is my own unique set, or so I think. First comes Substitute, which is always pulled off because of its insane speed, almost unmatched in UU. Next, I attack depending on the pokemon. Shrll Bell allows me to gain HP upon attacking, which is very useful to Sceptile, as it can use all the HP it can get, immediately. Shell Bell paired with Giga drain lets Sceptile gain enormous amounts of HP at a time, sometimes giving it back almost 3/4 of its HP in one turn. HP Water gives it an attack to useon Fire type who think they've got Sceptile beat.

Ambipom @ Life Orb
Jolly
252 At/252 Speed/6 ???
Fake Out
Thunder Wave
Aerial Ace
Pursuit

Ambipom is useful to inflict damage on the opponent immediately. First, is Fake Out, which pretty much is just a free turn for me to lower the foe's HP a little. Sometimes I'll start with Pursuit when a Switch out is obvious. Thunder Wave helps to slow down the other Pokemon so things like my Milotic and Arcanine can try to defeat the crippled opponent. Aerial Ace gives ambipom a good 90-Power attack to use, if I think it has a good shot at winning the battle.

Milotic @ Leftovers
Bold
252 Def/252 Sp.Def/6 HP
Substitute
Recover
Surf
Dragon Pulse

Like Sceptile, Milotic is here to use Substitute, Recover its HP, then proceed to defeat Pokemon one-by-one. i chose Surf/Dragon Pulse over Surf/Ice beam for the type coverage. Milotic is like Sceptile in many ways, and like Sceptile Shedninja resists all of its attacks, and so does Empoleon.

Arcanine @ Life Orb
Adamant
252 Att/252 Speed
Thunder Fang
Flare Blitz
ExtremeSpeed
Roar

OK, first things first, everyone suggest a replacement for Roar. I never use it, and really I probably never will. Now, this current moveset has trouble against Rock/Ground types (whic generally have High Defense, so using Arcanine isn't really a good choice either way). Life Orb powers up Arcanine's attacks to high levels, soit can deal large amounts of damage. Flare Blitz, while extrmemly powerful, causes a lot of damage to Arcanine as well, making it almost a Suicide-Attack. ExtremeSpeed lets Arcanine hit faster things like Alakazam, and usually does lots of damage since they have bad Defenses.

Yeah, so thats my UU team. Rate away, and please don't hold back. Say anything, becuase so far this team is pure shit. 0-3, and the battles weren't very close, 0-4, 0-4, and 0-3.
 
Subsitute on Milotic is a waste of a moveslot IMO. Ice Beam over Dragon Pulse is a MUST IMO again. You could switch Subsitute with maybe Toxic or take out Sub+Recover for a Rest+SleepTalk for the classic RestTalk set. Instead of Roar on Arcanine, Morning Sun (not sure if it it's a tutored move) would be more benificial as you don't have a spinner so Stealth Rock/Spikes/Flare Blitz damage would greatly decrease the fiery dogs time on the battlefield. For Ambipom, Thunder Wave isn't really good as Ambipom is very fragile and can't really take a hit so changing that and Aerial Ace for a combination of either Return, Taunt, U-Turn, or Double Hit any of the 2 would be pretty decent. Again sort of the same problem, Sceptile is sort of fragile to run Giga Drain so maybe Leech Seed over Giga Drain is good making the SubSeed set with Energy Ball and Hidden Power Ice. Rest over Thunderbolt is a good option for Registeel. I'll do a full rate later after I look over other teams.
 
Subsitute on Milotic is a waste of a moveslot IMO. Ice Beam over Dragon Pulse is a MUST IMO again. You could switch Subsitute with maybe Toxic or take out Sub+Recover for a Rest+SleepTalk for the classic RestTalk set. Instead of Roar on Arcanine, Morning Sun (not sure if it it's a tutored move) would be more benificial as you don't have a spinner so Stealth Rock/Spikes/Flare Blitz damage would greatly decrease the fiery dogs time on the battlefield. For Ambipom, Thunder Wave isn't really good as Ambipom is very fragile and can't really take a hit so changing that and Aerial Ace for a combination of either Return, Taunt, U-Turn, or Double Hit any of the 2 would be pretty decent. Again sort of the same problem, Sceptile is sort of fragile to run Giga Drain so maybe Leech Seed over Giga Drain is good making the SubSeed set with Energy Ball and Hidden Power Ice. Rest over Thunderbolt is a good option for Registeel. I'll do a full rate later after I look over other teams.
Again, I chose Surf/Dragon Pulse over Surf/Ice Beam for the type coverage. Surf/Ice Beam has problems against tons of Pokemon, and Suf/Dragon Pulse doesn't. (also, I'm planning on Making a Rest/sleep Talk Miltoic, I just need the TMs)

I'm assuming that with Rest you want me to either teach it sleep Talk or get
a Chesto Berry for it?

Ambipom with U-Turn doesn't sound too bad. what's U-Turns base power, 80? (I know Return has a BP of 102, which really makes it...153)

Someone doesn't read well. Read the First post, I don't have an AR, so I can't simply go and change its IVs and get HP Ice. Also, Grass/Ice doesn't have good type coverage, while my moveset does. Your main problem with that moveset is that it can't beat Fire types.

Feel free to suggest a Spinner or any other Pokemon if you want.
 
I don't think that Iron Head is a HG/SS move, so that sould replace Roar, or Morning Sun but i,m pretty sure that it is a HG/SS tutored move. Sub on Milotic is not going to do a whole lot, replace it with Toxic or another attacking move. IMO
 
take subsitute off of sceptile and replace giga drain with leaf blade. i personally find subsitute pointless. u could put rock slide on him to help with the bird pokemon in uu. who run rapid. just suggestion.
 
Again, I chose Surf/Dragon Pulse over Surf/Ice Beam for the type coverage. Surf/Ice Beam has problems against tons of Pokemon, and Suf/Dragon Pulse doesn't. (also, I'm planning on Making a Rest/sleep Talk Miltoic, I just need the TMs)


Surf/Ice Beam has better coverage. You are not walled by Grass-types on the switch in, because you can hit them with Ice Beam, offering you better coverage, thusly its a superior move.

Sceptile wants Energy Ball or Grass Knot or any move not named Giga Drain on it. Also Shell Bell is a terrible item, replace it with Leftovers or something, gives you reliable recovery, and Shell Bell is not (factoring resistant switches and whatnot).

Imo, Silk Scarf >> Life Orb, since you don't take Recoil damage and all that.

On Uxie its Thunderpunch, not Electric Punch, but it should be Replaced with U-Turn, and why Substitute? Give it Reflect/Light Screen instead, its more useful, as its attack stat is pretty bad.

Lastly, on Arcanine I would replace Roar with Morning Sun, since you have Flare Blitz Recoil + LO Recoil = lolfastdead. So yeah, healing is good for it.

Thats all I can spot for now. Good luck.
 
I don't think that Iron Head is a HG/SS move, so that sould replace Roar, or Morning Sun but i,m pretty sure that it is a HG/SS tutored move. Sub on Milotic is not going to do a whole lot, replace it with Toxic or another attacking move. IMO
Yeah, Iron Head is a Platinum tutored move, and i have Platinum. (Also, I just traded for one with Morning Sun, and I think I'll get rid of its Heat Wave for Iron Head when I get the right amount of Shards or just tutor it ExtremeSpeed like my Current one..)
take subsitute off of sceptile and replace giga drain with leaf blade. i personally find subsitute pointless. u could put rock slide on him to help with the bird pokemon in uu. who run rapid. just suggestion.
Your not serious, right? Leaf Blade isn't a special attack, and is a poor suggestion for an Special-Attacking Sceptile. And Rock Slide is, again, a Physical attack.

And Substitute is far from useless if used correctly.

Surf/Ice Beam has better coverage. You are not walled by Grass-types on the switch in, because you can hit them with Ice Beam, offering you better coverage, thusly its a superior move.

Sceptile wants Energy Ball or Grass Knot or any move not named Giga Drain on it. Also Shell Bell is a terrible item, replace it with Leftovers or something, gives you reliable recovery, and Shell Bell is not (factoring resistant switches and whatnot).

Imo, Silk Scarf >> Life Orb, since you don't take Recoil damage and all that.

On Uxie its Thunderpunch, not Electric Punch, but it should be Replaced with U-Turn, and why Substitute? Give it Reflect/Light Screen instead, its more useful, as its attack stat is pretty bad.

Lastly, on Arcanine I would replace Roar with Morning Sun, since you have Flare Blitz Recoil + LO Recoil = lolfastdead. So yeah, healing is good for it.

Thats all I can spot for now. Good luck.
Silk Scarf on Ambipom, right? Usually I don't like the items that only power up one type, but here it seems like a good idea.

I put Electric Punch? Anyway, so your suggesting a Ice Punch/U-Turn/Reflect/Light Screen? Well, the move combo can't do sh*t against Fire Types, but U-Turn pretty much eliminates that problem becuase I can U-Turn to Milotic.


Yeah, I traded for one with Morning Sun yesterday.
 
Why Dragon Pulse on Sceptile and Milotic? Unstabed filler moves that could be replaced with something way better. How does Dragon Pulse/surf have better coverage than Surf/Ice beam? The only thing Dragon Pulse covers is altaria, and Ice beam should knock that down fast. And definetly U-turn on Uxie. Hitmontop is a good spinner.
 
How does Dragon Pulse/surf have better coverage than Surf/Ice beam?
Let's Read the First Post, shall we?
Megamaster37 said:
I chose Surf/Dragon Pulse over Surf/Ice beam for the type coverage. Milotic is like Sceptile in many ways, and like Sceptile Shedninja resists all of its attacks, and so does Empoleon.
So, now let's compare the two Movesets.


Two Pokemon resist Dragon Pulse/Surf, Shedninja and Empoleon. The amount that resists Surf/Ice Beam is 70. See the difference?
And definetly U-turn on Uxie. Hitmontop is a good spinner.
Where can I find U-Turn?

Also, you suggest Hitmontop, but what should be replaced for it?
 
empoleon is ou and you can ht shedinja with other people (as well as stealth rocks) ice beam is helpful to it grass types on the switch weakening them.
 
U-turn is a tm, and like shuckles my hero said, empoleon is OU (and others take care of Shedninja). Besides, Shedninja isn't the most common UU poke. For example, flare blitz (on Arcanine) would (obviously) OHKO shedninja, with a recoil of 1 damage. When Alan said Reflect/Light Screen I BELIEVE (but am not sure) he ment one or the other. So U-turn, stealth rock, substitute, and Reflect/light screen. But maybe he did mean both Reflect and Light Screen. In that case, I would take out substitute. I believe that would be a much better set. With that set I don't really see the need for substitute, since you would use stealth rock, then reflect, then Light screen then U-turn (If you survived). I'm not saying you need a spinner, but since you asked for one I thought hitmontop might be good. Your team (after these changes) will be looking good.

Sorry, U-turn is at the Game Corner.

Lastly, you will be walled to oblivion and back by grasses on Milotic if you keep dragon pulse for ice beam.
 
Two Pokemon resist Dragon Pulse/Surf, Shedninja and Empoleon. The amount that resists Surf/Ice Beam is 70. See the difference?
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And just how may of those are actually used or are allowed to be used in UU? Plus Milotic isin't going to be killing waters with Dragon pluse any time soon and you won't be hitting Grass types hard enough
 
Two Pokemon resist Dragon Pulse/Surf, Shedninja and Empoleon. The amount that resists Surf/Ice Beam is 70. See the difference?
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And just how may of those are actually used or are allowed to be used in UU? Plus Milotic isin't going to be killing waters with Dragon pluse any time soon and you won't be hitting Grass types hard enough
Well let's see, assuming that only Shedninja can be used in UU and is never actually used, it can't possibly be better than it.

If you really want to go through the list and pick out all the OU/Uber/BL pokes, go ahead, but I have better things to do.

But, since everyone is suggesting it, I think I'll have to try it.

U-turn, stealth rock, Reflect, Light Screen for Uxie? Looks good.
 
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