So this is my first team.
Well enough about me, time to talk about my pokemon.
In 40k, the Alpha Legion is a...Well Legion of Chaos Space Marines. When captured and interrogated, they always say their name is Alpharius, The name of their (long Dead) Leader. Zoroark's Illusion Ability, with that little Tidbit of Alpha Legion lore, gave me the Idea for this Team. The goal of this team is to set up Dual Screens, get Zoroark out there, set up, and sweep like...... Some sweepy object. I had something for this.
Anyways, I started with Zoroark
Zoroark needs some friends he can use illusion with. I chose heracross and Chandelure for this duty. Heracross scares away...well most anything not ghost and resistant to bug, which is usually Perfect Night Daze Bait. Chadelure usually brings out a Fire Pokemon/Fire Resistant Pokemon/Umbreon. Just the fact that he causes a switch gives Zoroark the Breathing room he needs to start working his magic.
Zoroark is a frail little fella. He likes to be behind a magic wall or two if possible. I picked Bronzong to be my Screener. He has the bulk to reliably set up both light Screen, and reflect.
Zoroark, still being frail, likes the attacking pokemon to be burned And no one (except Magic Guard pokes) like Entry Hazards. So I chose Blastoise for Rapid Spin/Scald Duty.
So I have the bait, the support, and the Zoroark. Now I need someone for Revenge Killing Duty. I chose Flygon for this Duty.
Alpharius(Zoroark)@Life Orb
252Spatk/4Spd/252Spe
Timid
Nasty Plot
Substitute
Night Daze
Focus Blast
My Sweeper. He comes in Midgame once Bronzong has done his job. Substitute when Zoroark Comes in, since whatever he is illusioning would hopefully cause a switch. From there Nasty Plot while they break the Sub(and they will. The sub at best has 66HP.) After a Nasty Plot, He sits at just the south side of 650 Special Attack. Focus Blast will hurt most anything it touches(assuming it actually touches). I chose Night Daze over dark Pulse because A) I'm already using Focus Miss. What's another 5 accuracy? B) the 40% chance to drop Enemy Accuracy could be the difference of taking a hard smack or giving a hard smack, and since Zoroark falls over at a stiff breeze.... I'll take my chances on the miss.
Alpharius(Heracross)@Choice Band
Guts
Jolly
4hp/252att/252spe
Megahorn
Close Combat
Earthquake
Rock Slide
Heracross is my Wallbreaker. Jolly lets him Speed Tie with Nidoking(something either my team has a problem with, or that I just have a problem dealing with). With the band, he sits at a nice 530(ish) attack, which does a scary amount of damage to...well anything that doesn't resist it's attacks. He is also my Status absorber. He just loves poison and Burns.
Alpharius(Chandelure)@Leftovers
Flash Fire
Modest
252spat/4spd/252spe
substitute
Fire Blast
Shadow Ball
Energy Ball
Since most Chandy Sets run Sub, this helps Zoroark's Illusion. Chandy causes switches to Pokemon like Porygon2, Snorlax, and Houndoom. Pokemon that, After Zoroark Gets a Nasty Plot(while they are breaking the sub) do not getting hit by Focus Blast to say the least. The really nice thing about both Chandy and heracross(and to a lesser extent, Flygon) is I can always decide to bring them out instead of Zoroark after setting up screens do just fine, just because of their monstrous attacking stats. So in a pinch, Like Zoroark Got roared out and I tried to set up too early(or I just tried to set up too early period), Those three still have enough offensive capability to win the match.
Alpharius(Bronzong)@Light Clay
Levitate
Relaxed
252HP/252def/4spd
Light Screen
Reflect
Gyro Ball
Stealth Rocks
Tried out giving Zong Gyro ball and Stealth Rocks after a couple people suggested it. Ended up loving it.
Alpharius(Blastoise)@leftovers
Bold
252Hp/252Def/4Spd
Rapid Spin
Scald
Foresight
Roar
He has helped me out so much it's not even funny. Rapid Spin makes Zoroark's Life easier, since Chandy takes a good lick of damage from Rocks. Scald's high burn chance can give Zoroark some more breathing Room(Attack from a non guts burned pokemon from behind screens? I think he can handle a hit from that.)Foresight so I can spin on ghosts. Roar to get rid of Setup Pokemon untill I can deal with them later.
Alpharius(Flygon)@Choice Scarf
Jolly
252att/4spd/252spe
Outrage
Earthquake
U-turn
Fire punch
Flygon is the team's revenge killer. If something just absolutely, Positively has to be outsped and taken out, out comes Flygon. Jolly and Choice Scarf gives it just shy of 500 Speed. He is my Check to Nidoking as well. Just come in on anything but Ice Beam(made that mistake one too many times while learning) and he can outsped and KO with Earthquake. u-turn can allow me to switch in Bronzong(or whatever else I want) and deal some damage on the way out instead of attacking.
Anyways, that's my team.
I've gotten about 10 games in with it and it does pretty well. I've won more than I've lost using it, just posting it to see if anyone sees a problem that I don't. I do have issues with Nidoking if Flygon and Blastoise are gone, but other than that I think It's pretty tight. Anyways C&C away.
New Problems I've Found. Flygon is really my only Check to ScarfCross(more common than my wallbreakerCross.) and Chandelure is a bit of a problem as well unless I predict perfectly. Going to try making Chandelure timid and see if the Extra speed lets me deal with Chandy Better
Well enough about me, time to talk about my pokemon.
In 40k, the Alpha Legion is a...Well Legion of Chaos Space Marines. When captured and interrogated, they always say their name is Alpharius, The name of their (long Dead) Leader. Zoroark's Illusion Ability, with that little Tidbit of Alpha Legion lore, gave me the Idea for this Team. The goal of this team is to set up Dual Screens, get Zoroark out there, set up, and sweep like...... Some sweepy object. I had something for this.
Anyways, I started with Zoroark
Zoroark needs some friends he can use illusion with. I chose heracross and Chandelure for this duty. Heracross scares away...well most anything not ghost and resistant to bug, which is usually Perfect Night Daze Bait. Chadelure usually brings out a Fire Pokemon/Fire Resistant Pokemon/Umbreon. Just the fact that he causes a switch gives Zoroark the Breathing room he needs to start working his magic.
Zoroark is a frail little fella. He likes to be behind a magic wall or two if possible. I picked Bronzong to be my Screener. He has the bulk to reliably set up both light Screen, and reflect.
Zoroark, still being frail, likes the attacking pokemon to be burned And no one (except Magic Guard pokes) like Entry Hazards. So I chose Blastoise for Rapid Spin/Scald Duty.
So I have the bait, the support, and the Zoroark. Now I need someone for Revenge Killing Duty. I chose Flygon for this Duty.
Alpharius(Zoroark)@Life Orb
252Spatk/4Spd/252Spe
Timid
Nasty Plot
Substitute
Night Daze
Focus Blast
My Sweeper. He comes in Midgame once Bronzong has done his job. Substitute when Zoroark Comes in, since whatever he is illusioning would hopefully cause a switch. From there Nasty Plot while they break the Sub(and they will. The sub at best has 66HP.) After a Nasty Plot, He sits at just the south side of 650 Special Attack. Focus Blast will hurt most anything it touches(assuming it actually touches). I chose Night Daze over dark Pulse because A) I'm already using Focus Miss. What's another 5 accuracy? B) the 40% chance to drop Enemy Accuracy could be the difference of taking a hard smack or giving a hard smack, and since Zoroark falls over at a stiff breeze.... I'll take my chances on the miss.
Alpharius(Heracross)@Choice Band
Guts
Jolly
4hp/252att/252spe
Megahorn
Close Combat
Earthquake
Rock Slide
Heracross is my Wallbreaker. Jolly lets him Speed Tie with Nidoking(something either my team has a problem with, or that I just have a problem dealing with). With the band, he sits at a nice 530(ish) attack, which does a scary amount of damage to...well anything that doesn't resist it's attacks. He is also my Status absorber. He just loves poison and Burns.
Alpharius(Chandelure)@Leftovers
Flash Fire
Modest
252spat/4spd/252spe
substitute
Fire Blast
Shadow Ball
Energy Ball
Since most Chandy Sets run Sub, this helps Zoroark's Illusion. Chandy causes switches to Pokemon like Porygon2, Snorlax, and Houndoom. Pokemon that, After Zoroark Gets a Nasty Plot(while they are breaking the sub) do not getting hit by Focus Blast to say the least. The really nice thing about both Chandy and heracross(and to a lesser extent, Flygon) is I can always decide to bring them out instead of Zoroark after setting up screens do just fine, just because of their monstrous attacking stats. So in a pinch, Like Zoroark Got roared out and I tried to set up too early(or I just tried to set up too early period), Those three still have enough offensive capability to win the match.
Alpharius(Bronzong)@Light Clay
Levitate
Relaxed
252HP/252def/4spd
Light Screen
Reflect
Gyro Ball
Stealth Rocks
Tried out giving Zong Gyro ball and Stealth Rocks after a couple people suggested it. Ended up loving it.
Alpharius(Blastoise)@leftovers
Bold
252Hp/252Def/4Spd
Rapid Spin
Scald
Foresight
Roar
He has helped me out so much it's not even funny. Rapid Spin makes Zoroark's Life easier, since Chandy takes a good lick of damage from Rocks. Scald's high burn chance can give Zoroark some more breathing Room(Attack from a non guts burned pokemon from behind screens? I think he can handle a hit from that.)Foresight so I can spin on ghosts. Roar to get rid of Setup Pokemon untill I can deal with them later.
Alpharius(Flygon)@Choice Scarf
Jolly
252att/4spd/252spe
Outrage
Earthquake
U-turn
Fire punch
Flygon is the team's revenge killer. If something just absolutely, Positively has to be outsped and taken out, out comes Flygon. Jolly and Choice Scarf gives it just shy of 500 Speed. He is my Check to Nidoking as well. Just come in on anything but Ice Beam(made that mistake one too many times while learning) and he can outsped and KO with Earthquake. u-turn can allow me to switch in Bronzong(or whatever else I want) and deal some damage on the way out instead of attacking.
Anyways, that's my team.
I've gotten about 10 games in with it and it does pretty well. I've won more than I've lost using it, just posting it to see if anyone sees a problem that I don't. I do have issues with Nidoking if Flygon and Blastoise are gone, but other than that I think It's pretty tight. Anyways C&C away.
New Problems I've Found. Flygon is really my only Check to ScarfCross(more common than my wallbreakerCross.) and Chandelure is a bit of a problem as well unless I predict perfectly. Going to try making Chandelure timid and see if the Extra speed lets me deal with Chandy Better
