Hi guys, first time posting up here. Been using smogon for refrence for forever and a day so feel free to be cruel. In fact I welcome it, I need the help.
I'm planning on entering the regional qualifiers for nintendo's world tournament coming up. So item clause and various banned pokemon.
*Apparently OHKO clause isn't there, Double Team can be used and Smeargle can sketch any move that isn't From Arceus.*
So far I've come to the conclusion that trick room would be the best way to go, and I only have 4 pokemon out of my 6. If you feel something shouldn't be in here / should be in here / that I should ditch trick room. Let me know why you think so. I really appreciate any and all input on this.
Here's the list
Mild Azelf w/Choice Scarf
188 ATK
252 SPD
70 SAtk
-Explosion
-Energy Ball
-Flamethrower
-Shadow Ball
*My lead. Flamethrower for steels, shadow ball for ghosts, explosion for anything else that isnt TTar*
Relaxed Dusknoir w/Leftovers
252 HP
66 Def
192 SDef
-Trick Room
-Swagger
-Shadow Sneak
-Protect
*My main Trick Roomer and special wall. I usually send him out with Azelf as explosion doesn't hit him. Protect for scouting / stalling. Swagger for Lickilicky.*
Relaxed Bronzong w/Lum Berry
252 HP
152 ATK
104 DEF
-Trick Room
-Gyro Ball
-Protect
-Explosion
*My physical wall / other trick roomer. Protect for scouting, gyro ball for basically everything. Explosion for when I either think they aren't expecting it or he's almost dead.*
Brave Lickilicky w/Life Orb
252 HP
252 ATK
4 DEF
-Explosion
-Earthquake
-Return
-Protect
*The meat of my team. After a Swagger from Dusknoir he can do some real damage. STAB Return with life orb is pretty damaging. Earthquake paired with Bronzong is perfect. Protect for stalling / scouting and STAB Explosion + Life Orb + Swagger pretty much insures it destroys anything it hits*
The general idea is to send out Azelf and Dusknoir first. Azelf has Shadow Ball for ghost leads, Flamethrower for Steels, and Explosion for everything else as it doesn't hit my Dusknoir. Regardless of what Azelf does, I generally just Trick Room with Dusknoir. After I switch out Azelf I switch in with Lickilicky who's Own Tempo prevents confusion with Swagger from Dusknoir making his Life Orb'd Return pretty nasty. I generally then try to switch out Dusknoir for Bronzong so Lickilicky is free to use his now buffed earthquake unimpeded. With the obvious moves from Bronzong.
The problem I seen to be facing is I don't have enough versatility and type coverage. BP Scizor throws a pretty large wrench in my plans as it ignores Trick Room with BP and can usually one shot poor Azelf before he can Flamethrower. I was thinking maybe Machamp or something like that to balance out.
Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!
EDIT: Keep in mind this isn't an incomplete team. The tournament is link club rules, 4v4 but you can have 6 on you at once. I'd just like to know if I should pick other pokemon over what I have for what I'm ultimately trying to accomplish.
I'm planning on entering the regional qualifiers for nintendo's world tournament coming up. So item clause and various banned pokemon.
*Apparently OHKO clause isn't there, Double Team can be used and Smeargle can sketch any move that isn't From Arceus.*
So far I've come to the conclusion that trick room would be the best way to go, and I only have 4 pokemon out of my 6. If you feel something shouldn't be in here / should be in here / that I should ditch trick room. Let me know why you think so. I really appreciate any and all input on this.
Here's the list
Mild Azelf w/Choice Scarf
188 ATK
252 SPD
70 SAtk
-Explosion
-Energy Ball
-Flamethrower
-Shadow Ball
*My lead. Flamethrower for steels, shadow ball for ghosts, explosion for anything else that isnt TTar*
Relaxed Dusknoir w/Leftovers
252 HP
66 Def
192 SDef
-Trick Room
-Swagger
-Shadow Sneak
-Protect
*My main Trick Roomer and special wall. I usually send him out with Azelf as explosion doesn't hit him. Protect for scouting / stalling. Swagger for Lickilicky.*
Relaxed Bronzong w/Lum Berry
252 HP
152 ATK
104 DEF
-Trick Room
-Gyro Ball
-Protect
-Explosion
*My physical wall / other trick roomer. Protect for scouting, gyro ball for basically everything. Explosion for when I either think they aren't expecting it or he's almost dead.*
Brave Lickilicky w/Life Orb
252 HP
252 ATK
4 DEF
-Explosion
-Earthquake
-Return
-Protect
*The meat of my team. After a Swagger from Dusknoir he can do some real damage. STAB Return with life orb is pretty damaging. Earthquake paired with Bronzong is perfect. Protect for stalling / scouting and STAB Explosion + Life Orb + Swagger pretty much insures it destroys anything it hits*
The general idea is to send out Azelf and Dusknoir first. Azelf has Shadow Ball for ghost leads, Flamethrower for Steels, and Explosion for everything else as it doesn't hit my Dusknoir. Regardless of what Azelf does, I generally just Trick Room with Dusknoir. After I switch out Azelf I switch in with Lickilicky who's Own Tempo prevents confusion with Swagger from Dusknoir making his Life Orb'd Return pretty nasty. I generally then try to switch out Dusknoir for Bronzong so Lickilicky is free to use his now buffed earthquake unimpeded. With the obvious moves from Bronzong.
The problem I seen to be facing is I don't have enough versatility and type coverage. BP Scizor throws a pretty large wrench in my plans as it ignores Trick Room with BP and can usually one shot poor Azelf before he can Flamethrower. I was thinking maybe Machamp or something like that to balance out.
Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!
EDIT: Keep in mind this isn't an incomplete team. The tournament is link club rules, 4v4 but you can have 6 on you at once. I'd just like to know if I should pick other pokemon over what I have for what I'm ultimately trying to accomplish.
