Trying this again...

Pokemon Master 8

This team is made up of my favorite pokes, im just getting back into pokemon so sorry if im a little rusty.


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Weavile@Leftovers
Nature:Adament
Ability: Pressure
EVs:252Atk/252Spd/4HP
-Pursuit
-Ice shard
-brick break
-aerial ace

My lead, don't know how effective it has been for yall but want to keep him. I think he can handle a lot of common leads, brick break Skarm, Ice punch Hippo, aerial ace any leech seeders and pursuit anyone wanting to get out of there.

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Milotic@Leftovers
Nature:Bold
Ability:Marvel Scale
Evs:252S.Atk/126Def/126S.Def/4HP
-Surf
-Ice Beam
-Hypnosis
-Recover

Dragon-counter and special wall. Hypnosis can give people problems and can clean up with recover and finish them off with surf and ice beam.

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Gengar@Choice Scarf
Nature:Modest
Ability:Levitate
Evs:252S.Atk/252Spd/4HP
-Shadow Ball
-Energy Ball
-Focus Blast
-Thunderbolt

I like WoW>focus blast>hypnosis because i already have hypnosis on milotic and I have machamp if i need a fighting move. WoW also helps me out if one poke is owning me i can switch in and use it. Special Sweeper

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Dragonite@Leftovers
Nature:Adament
Ability:Inner Focus
Evs/252Atk/126Def/126S.Def/4HP
-Dragon Dance
-EQ
-Stone Edge
-Dragon Claw

My dragon, yes not the best but im gona use him. DD to boost speed and attack, and the rest to sweep. Physical Sweeper

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Machamp@Life Orb
Nature:Adament
Ability:No Guard
Evs/252Atk/126Def/126S.Def
-Dynamic Punch
-Fire Punch
-Stone Edge
-Ice Punch

Ahh no guard, this lets machamp have a 100/100 plus stab move and with the certainty of them being confused. Fire punch so i have some type of grass coverage, ice punch for help with dragons, and stone edge for coverage type.



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Snorlax@Leftovers
Ability:Thick Fat
Nature:Careful
Evs/252Atk/252S.Def/4Def
-Body Slam/Return
-Curse
-EQ
-Crunch

Curselax, after one curse he turns into a great pok. A great gar counter depending on if it has focus blast. Nice special wall



And that's it, any and all help is appreciated.
 
First of all, put Ice Shard on Weavile over AA / Ice Punch so you can effectively OHKO Garchomp without it outspeeding your team with Choice Scarf and totally demolishing it with SandStorm and Stealth Rock support.

Gengar could also do with the Hidden Power [Ice] over Will O Wisp for extra Garchomp coverage, a long with the less problematic, Gliscor and Salamence. Energy Ball should be replaced with Focus Blast. Focus Blast is used because Tyranitar likes to switch into Gengar at any point in the match, and have the ability to Pursuit it. You want Focus Blast to stop Tyranitar from doing so, yes, it is a situational move but it does help with other Pokemon.

Milotic might be able to stop Salamence that is holding Life Orb, but it can't take on Garchomp in SandStorm with them EVs. Personally, I would take out Milotic in this team and add a Pokemon that can fill a role for your offensive team. I mean, we can't counter every Pokemon in the OU metagame with this team, so we have to rely on our prediction and revenge kills in order to do so. Here's my replacement:

Bronzong @ Lum Berry / Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP/96 Atk/46 Def/116 SAtk
Relaxed nature (+Def, -Spd)
- Hypnosis
- Stealth Rock
- Explosion
- Hidden Power [Electric]

If you lead with this, you can take advantage of the opponents' lead nearly all the time. Gyarados will fall to Hidden Power [Electric] even it it used Taunt then Dragon Dance. Stealth Rock is an obvious need for your offensive team. Hypnosis will replace the Milotic's duties and sleep is a must this generation. Explosion is for when you think your Bronzong has done enough, allowing your other Pokemon to set up their sweep.

There's no reason at all to use Dragonite over Salamence in this situation apart from preference. This is a competitive community, so the best will always be recommended. Therefore I advise you to take out Dragonite and replace it with a Dragon Dance Salamence. Intimidate, extra speed and the ability to Roost off damage should be enough. Adamant, max Attack, 270 Speed with the rest in HP.

We'll give Machamp and Snorlax the benifit of the doubt here, though I would replace them personally, or atleast upgrade their movesets. However, let's just see how you do with the changes I advised you to make.

Hope that helps. ^_~
 
Taylor thanks for the help, while i understand me switching some pokes would make my team better im just trying to be as competitive as i can with these six. Im replace ice punch with ice shard on weavile, also would choice band be better on him? Im gona do Focus Blast>WoW on gar, and can you suggest a better moveset for lax and champ?
 
I'm very sorry for missing out Weavile's item. Yes, replace Leftovers for Choice Band (I expected it on, I need to scan more effectively).

I would honestly consider swapping Milotic out for Bronzong. Sleep their Pokemon, then set up SR, and finally, use Explosion to attempt a more than likely OHKO on a 2nd Pokemon. The advantage that this Pokemon creates alone is amazing.

Salamence just does that job better than Dragonite.

I would advise the Machamp to take on a different item, preferably Choice Scarf. Though you could use Leftovers which would lead to a Rest Sleep Talker. Please check Machamp's analysis on the Smogon site: http://www.smogon.com/dp/pokemon/machamp

For Snorlax, I would replace him for a more offensive Pokemon. I'm thinking Magnezone - So your Salamence and Weavile have a better chance of sweeping without worrying about Skarmory or Bronzong ruining the fun. Here's a Magnezone recommendation:

Magnezone @ Leftovers
Ability: Magnet Pull
EVs: 6 Def/252 Spd/252 SAtk
Timid nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Thunderbolt
- Substitute
- Magnet Rise
- Hidden Power [Ice]

You can always alternate the EV spread to be defensive, with a Modest nature.
 
First thing I noticed was that your Milotic's EV's are a tad messed up. 126 is not divisible by four, so you may want to fix your defensive stats. Oh.. checking the posts, Dragonite and Machamp have that same issue. My post count puts me as a noob, but math is math. Random tip so you don't need a calculator: check the last two digits of any number to see if it's divisible by four. 26, for example, isn't divisible by four. The target you're looking for is 128.

Being a Dragonite user myself, I really want to vouch for Outrage over Dragon Claw. If you chose Dragon Claw to have better control of what your Pokemon is doing, Salamence is a more optimal choice, I think. If Skarmory is giving you issues, you can try Fire Punch on Dragonite over Stone Edge. Both moves have their merits, though.

I don't understand (maybe due to my noobness) what Energy Ball does for Gengar. You have Focus Blast if you're worried about Rock coverage, and Thunderbolt is already there for Water types. Energy Ball just nets you extra Ground coverage, which HP Ice handles, plus Dragons. Maybe Explosion can replace that if you are breeding and don't want to go through the pain of doing so for IV's. Explosion hits hard enough even with a hindering nature. Another nature can also be used it that bothers you (maybe Mild, or Rash). Gengar doesn't take hits anyway.
 
Energy ball is more or less solely to ohko swampert. Normally 1 slot isn't worth it for 1 pokemon but pert is unbelievably common and can easily beat gengar 1 on 1 if gengar isnt packing energy ball. It also hits rhyperior and donphan really hard.
 
So does Shadow Ball, well...hard enough. You don't see Rhyperior, Donphan and Swampert enough to feel that they're in need of countering because they'll cause a major threat.

Hidden Power [Ice] on Gengar, and follow up my other changes so Milotic and Dragonite won't even exsist in this team, allowing Bronzong and Salamence to really cause your opponent some problems.
 
Alright im gona make some changes to the team let me know what you think...


Bronzong @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP/96 Atk/46 Def/116 SAtk
Relaxed nature (+Def, -Spd)
- Hypnosis
- Stealth Rock
- Explosion
- Grass Knot

Im gona do grass knot hear for swampy leads and does a good enough job on Gyra. Get stealth rock up try and put them to sleep and boom when im about to go. Special/Physcial Wall

Electrivire @ Expert Belt
Ability: Motor Drive
Evs: 128Atk/128S.Atk/4Spd
Nature?
-Thunderbolt
-Cross Chop
-EQ
-Flamethrower

My physical sweeper, this set hits alot of things.

Garchomp @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Sand Veil
Evs: 252Atk/252Spd/4HP
Nature: Adament
-Sword Dance/Fire Fang
-Dragon Claw
-EQ
-Stone Edge

My dragon, let me know if i got the evs and moveset right on this guy.

Gengar@Choice Scarf
Nature:Modest
Ability:Levitate
Evs:252S.Atk/252Spd/4HP
-Shadow Ball
-HP/Ice
-Thunderbolt
-Focus Blast

Special Sweeper, can boltbeam, shadow ball for nice STAb and focus blast for Tar.

Gliscor @ Leftovers
Nature:Impish
Ability: Sand Veil
Evs:252Def/128Atk/128HP
-Roost
-Knock Off
-Aerial Ace
-Stealth Rock/Thunder Fang/Ice Fang

Hera-counter and physical wall. Roost to heal knock off to get em mad and don't know to go with more stealth rock or thunder fang seeing that i would thank counter anything that might come in on it, and Ice fang for more Dragon coverage.

Heracross @ Leftovers
Nature: Impish
Ability: Guts
Evs/252Atk/252Spd/4HP
-Sword Dance
-Close Combat
-Mega Horn
-Rock Slide

I may want another special wall here but besides Bliss(which im not gona use) i cant think of another solid one. So im goin with hera, after a swords dance this bug is nasty.

Well i made quite a few changes, let me know how it looks now.
 
Do not give Bronzong Grass Knot over Hidden Power [Electric]. You must have the Bronzong lead to take advantage of the game early, and Gyarados is common for stopping you, not Swampert. Their Swampert won't want the Hypnosis because chances are it's their Tyranitar and an extra Garchomp counter, that means they won't bother with Bronzong allowing you to set up. Granted, you're scaring away Swampert anyway...not trying to 2HKO it.

Garchomp can't use Choice Scarf and a move like Swords Dance, because you can't set up then target a different move and attack with it. Replace Stone-Edge with Fire Blast, and replace Fire Fang / Swords Dance with Outrage. If you're un sure, please check the Smogon analysis on Garchomp:http://www.smogon.com/dp/pokemon/garchomp

Atleast for the sake of me giving up time to help you, try my changes I recommended you earlier...
 
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