Offensive Dream World Threats
Deoxys-S:
- Focus Sash -
- Offensive -
- Dual Screens -
Serperior:
Feraligatr:
- Swords Dance -
- Dragon Dance -
Hitmonlee:
Heracross:
- Guts Abuse -
- Choice Band / Choice Scarf -
Tyranitar:
- Choice Band -
- Choice Scarf -
- Dragon Dance -
- Support -
Rotom-W:
Scizor:
- Choice Band -
- Swords Dance -
- Bulky Swords Dance -
Dragonite:
- Choice Band -
- Dragon Dance -
- Mixed -
- Parashuffler -
- Rain Abuser -
Politoed:
- Choice Specs / Scarf -
- 3 Attacks -
Heatran:
Jirachi:
- Substitute + Calm Mind / Wish + Calm Mind -
- Offensive Expert Belt -
- Choice Scarf -
Latios:
- Life Orb -
- Choice Scarf / Choice Specs -
- Calm Mind -
Reuniclus:
- Calm Mind -
- Offensive Trick Room -
Haxorus:
- Choice Scarf / Choice Band -
- Dragon Dance -
- Double Dance -
Ninetales:
- Nasty Plot -
- Choice Specs -
- Special Attacker -
Conkeldurr:
- Bulk Up -
- Sub + Punch -
- Flame Orb + 3 Attacks -
Jolteon:
- Choice Specs -
- Offensive -
- Baton Pass -
Manaphy:
- Offensive Tail Glow -
- Bulky Tail Glow -
- Offensive Calm Mind -
Thundurus:
Zapdos:
Celebi:
- Nasty Plot Sweeper -
- Tinkerbell -
- Choice Scarf -
Terrakion:
- Double Dance -
- Choice Scarf / Choice Band -
- Subsitute + Swords Dance -
Gyarados:
- Offensive / Bulky Dragon Dance -
- Choice Scarf -
Gengar:
- Substitute + Disable / Pain Split -
Starmie:
- Life Orb -
- Rapid Spin -
- Choice Specs -
Landorus:
- Rock Polish / Swords Dance -
- Choice Scarf -
- Substitute + 3 Attacks -
- Sheer Force -
Infernape:
- Mixed Attacker -
- Nasty Plot / Swords Dance Booster -
- Choice Band -
Volcarona:
- Offensive Quiver Dance -
- Bulky Quiver Dance -
- Chesto Rest -
- Substitute -
Magnezone:
- Substitute -
- Choice Scarf / Choice Specs -
Espeon:
- Calm Mind -
- Bulky Sun Attacker -
Salamence:
- Dragon Dance -
- Mixed -
- Defensive -
- Choice Scarf -
Hydreigon:
- Offensive -
- Choice Specs / Choice Scarf -
- Substitute + 3 Attacks-
Breloom:
- Swords Dance -
- Sub Punch -
- Sub Seed -
Latias:
Toxicroak:
Lucario:
- Swords Dance -
- Nasty Plot -
Virizion:
- Calm Mind -
- Swords Dance -
Scrafty:
Venusaur:
- Special Growth -
- Mixed Growth -
- SubSeed -
- All-Out Attacker -
Metagross:
- Stealth Rock -
- Choice Scarf / Choice Band -
- Agility -
Mienshao:
Cloyster:
Mamoswine:
Alakazam:
- Offensive -
- Sub + 3 Attacks -
Tornadus:
- Rain Abuser -
- Choice Specs Tornados -
- Bulk Up -
Keldeo:
- Calm Mind -
- Choice Specs -
- Sub + Calm Mind -
Excadrill:
Garchomp:
- Sub + Swords Dance -
- Choice Scarf / Choice Band -
- Offensive Swords Dance -
Weavile:
- Offensive -
- Swords Dance -
Raikou:
- Subsitute + Calm Mind -
- Offensive Calm Mind -
- Choice Specs / Choice Scarf -
Chandelure:
- Choice Scarf / Choice Specs -
- Substitute + Calm Mind -
Empoleon:
- Agility + 3 Attacks -
- Choice Specs -
Golurk:
- Rock Polish + 3 Attacks -
- Choice Band -
Dugtrio:
- Choice Band -
- Focus Sash -
Ditto:
Victini:
- Choice Scarf / Choice Band -
- Mixed Wallbreaker -
- Offensive -
Suicune:
Gliscor:
Genesect:
- Choice Scarf / Choice Specs -
- All-Out Attacker -
- Focus Sash -
- Rock Polish + 3 Attacks -
Blaziken:
- Swords Dance -
- Offensive Baton Pass -
- Mixed Attacker -
| Meloetta / Meloetta-P:
- Bulky Calm Mind -
- Stallbreaker -
Baton Pass - Baton Pass teams have very few goals in mind - they either wish to pass to Espeon with a lot of boosts, or pass to a 4 attack Sweeper at Air Balloon or Focus Sash. To defeat these teams, keep these questions in mind:
- Can I break the chain successfully and/or somewhat easily?
- Am I not helpless to Espeon with only defensive boosts?
- Can I hit hard enough to quickly kill these teams after the chain is broken?
- How could I potentially beat Focus Sash Smeargle before it gets out of hand?
This is perhaps the hardest strategy to prepare against. If you evaluate that you simply can't beat these teams through brute force or passive play, then you may want to add Perish Song or Haze to a Pokemon, in order to give yourself a much better chance.
Defensive Dream World Threats
Sableye:
Deoxys-D:
- Physically / Specially Defensive -
- Toxic Staller -
Amoonguss:
Chansey:
Empoleon:
Xatu:
- Standard -
- Dual Screens -
Donphan:
Tyranitar:
Tangrowth:
Rotom-W:
Wobbuffet:
Ferrothorn:
Politoed:
Gliscor:
- Substitute + Toxic -
- Defensive -
Heatran:
Jirachi:
Skarmory:
- Physically Defensive Spiker -
- Specially Defensive Spiker -
Ninetales:
Celebi:
- Physically / Specially Defensive -
Forretress:
- Physically Defensive Spiker -
- Specially Defensive Spiker -
Gyarados:
Jellicent:
Tentacruel:
Gastrodon:
Espeon:
- Dual Screens -
- Baton Pass -
Blissey:
Vaporeon:
- Wish Support -
- Baton Pass -
Latias:
Bronzong:
Swampert:
Mew:
Slowbro:
Quagsire:
- Curse -
- Specially Defensive -
- Physically Defensive -
Stall - Stall teams can be weather or non-weather, but they all focus on the same central goal of laying down hazards and proving solid defense while the foe struggles to bring in Pokemon that can break them.
Being able to beat stall teams require a much different kind of thinking than trying to defeat archetypes of weather. Be sure to answer these questions:
- Can I control the hazards of the game, either by setting up my own or having a successful spin strategy?
- Is my team fine in the long-run by entry hazards?
- Can I attack from both sides of the attacking spectrum successfully?
- Can I lure in defensive threats that wall a large portion of my team and get rid of them (or even make them useless?)
If you can't do any of these things and answered no, then your team isn't bring enough offensive pressure to match, as well as not enough defensive pressure to fight back. You will simply be stalled out, fighting to even land effective hits while slowly being worn down by hazards. The trick to fixing your team here is to fill in some of the roles listed above. For example, if Blissey walls much of your team and you have a Rotom-w with Will-o-Wisp, Thunderbolt, Hydro Pump, and Volt Switch, consider switching the Rotom-w into a choiced Pokemon, giving you the option to suprise Blissey and Trick it.
