I've been working on this team for a few weeks now and I would like some help on it to see if there's any problems I need to work out. So here are the pokemon:
Porygon-Z @ Life Orb
Timid/Adaptability
EVs: 4 HP/252 SpA/252 Spe
-Thunderbolt
-Nasty Plot
-Dark Pulse
-Tri-Attack
I picked Porygon-Z for being able to have such a great movepool, while not having many weaknesses and the Sp. Atk to back it up. He would be the Special Sweeper for my team, and I use to take down the competition faster. Although I'm not sure if Porygon-Z is the right Special Sweeper for my team. Do you think I can do better with a different pokemon with similar moves? And if so, which one?
Metagross @ Choice Band
Adamant/Clear Body
EVs: 252 HP/244 Atk/12 Def
-Earthquake
-Meteor Mash
-Explosion
-Brick Break
I picked Metagross because of his high physical attack, good defenses and the typing that fits my team. He's my Physical Sweeper, so I choose Choice Band as his item to boost his attacks to a point that could take out a lot of my opponent, especially Explosion. The reason I picked Brick Break over Pursuit or Bullet Punch is because, as you'll see from my five other pokemon, I have no fighting moves in my team, thus no good way of taking down a Normal or Dark type. My only problem with Metagross is his speed, but as you'll see later on, I think that problem is solved.
Weezing @ Black Sludge
Bold/Levitate
EVs: 252 HP/252 Def/4 Spe
-Will-o-wisp
-Pain Split
-Thunderbolt
-Flamethrower
I picked Weezing because he can absorb so many phsyical attacks with his defenses, Pain Split and WoW. He's my Physical Wall, there to stop fighters and Heracross. Thunderbolt is there to take on Gyarados or any other electric-weakened pokemon. Flamethrower is there because a fire move helps cover up any holes in my team that other attacks don't. I would use Fire Blast, but I prefer a move with better accuracy.
Cresselia @ Leftovers
Calm/Levitate
EVs: 20 HP/252 Def/236 SpA
-Moonlight
-Thunder Wave
-Ice Beam
-Psychic
I picked Cresselia because it can put a stop to most physical and special attacks with its high defenses and HP. It's my Special Wall mostly, there to slow things down with a Thunder Wave and take hits for the team, even if it isn't a special attack. Sure Moonlight is blocked by Sand Stream, but I've played my fair share of matches, and I haven't come across a lot of Sand Stream's, so I think I'm safe. Ice Beam is there to counter Dragons and Psychic for the STAB.
Vaporeon @ Leftovers
Calm/Water Absorb
EVs: 188 HP/252 Def/68 SpA
-Wish
-Toxic
-Ice Beam
-Surf
I picked Vaporeon because I like to have a pokemon that has Wish in case I'm running low on HP, which Vaporeon has plenty of. Vaporeon is a supporter, there to either attack or poison a pokemon or revive HP, so it can do a lot of things for this team.
Gliscor @ Leftovers
Impish/Hyper Cutter
EVs: 252 HP/4 Atk/252 Def
-Agility
-Baton Pass
-Stone Edge
-Earthquake
I picked Gliscor because he brings the resistances to the team that I needed for the circle to be complete, and some of the resistances in the group help out with him too. He's another supporter, helps out with Agility and Baton Pass. He could make any pokemon in the group that I need faster. He could make Metagross fast enough to speed right by all the competition. And with his defenses and Vaporeon's wish, he'll be in there for a while. I went with Stone Edge over Roost because I'd like my Gliscor to have more attacks, and I already have a recovery move in Vaporeon, that's all I need.
So that's my team. What do you think? Feel free to make corrections, but please also answer the questions I posted about the pokemon. I feel good about the typings for all the pokemon. I have only one of each weakness, which is great, and four resistances (Ground, Electric, Water and Ghost) only make things better. I do feel like there is too much repetition, as in I have three pokemon immune to ground attacks (Weezing, Gliscor and Cresselia). I'm not saying it's a bad thing, I think that's just a little too much. Should I do something about that?
Do you think I made the right choices for my Walls? I thought about the Walls all day long and came down either Cresselia/Weezing or Blissey/Dusknoir. In the end I decided Cresselia/Weezing, because if I went the other and I lost Dusknoir in battle, that would mean any good fighting type would rip my team apart, especially Porygon-Z and Blissey. Plus, Blissey has no physical power whatsoever. I know she isn't meant for that, but still. What if she was my last pokemon and I had to go up against physical pokemon? I'm dead. I much rather perfer Cresselia/Weezing.
However, do you think I should combine? I'm not sure myself. If I picked Blissey for my team, then I would have to go with Dusknoir, because I'd have two weaknesses to fighting and no way to avoid it. So that also rules out Blissey/Weezing. Sure there's Dusknoir/Cresselia, but they both share two weaknesses: Dark and Ghost. That means either of those could go straight through my walls and destroy my team. So I think Weezing/Cresselia is the right combo. What do you think?
Please help me out.
Porygon-Z @ Life Orb
Timid/Adaptability
EVs: 4 HP/252 SpA/252 Spe
-Thunderbolt
-Nasty Plot
-Dark Pulse
-Tri-Attack
I picked Porygon-Z for being able to have such a great movepool, while not having many weaknesses and the Sp. Atk to back it up. He would be the Special Sweeper for my team, and I use to take down the competition faster. Although I'm not sure if Porygon-Z is the right Special Sweeper for my team. Do you think I can do better with a different pokemon with similar moves? And if so, which one?
Metagross @ Choice Band
Adamant/Clear Body
EVs: 252 HP/244 Atk/12 Def
-Earthquake
-Meteor Mash
-Explosion
-Brick Break
I picked Metagross because of his high physical attack, good defenses and the typing that fits my team. He's my Physical Sweeper, so I choose Choice Band as his item to boost his attacks to a point that could take out a lot of my opponent, especially Explosion. The reason I picked Brick Break over Pursuit or Bullet Punch is because, as you'll see from my five other pokemon, I have no fighting moves in my team, thus no good way of taking down a Normal or Dark type. My only problem with Metagross is his speed, but as you'll see later on, I think that problem is solved.
Weezing @ Black Sludge
Bold/Levitate
EVs: 252 HP/252 Def/4 Spe
-Will-o-wisp
-Pain Split
-Thunderbolt
-Flamethrower
I picked Weezing because he can absorb so many phsyical attacks with his defenses, Pain Split and WoW. He's my Physical Wall, there to stop fighters and Heracross. Thunderbolt is there to take on Gyarados or any other electric-weakened pokemon. Flamethrower is there because a fire move helps cover up any holes in my team that other attacks don't. I would use Fire Blast, but I prefer a move with better accuracy.
Cresselia @ Leftovers
Calm/Levitate
EVs: 20 HP/252 Def/236 SpA
-Moonlight
-Thunder Wave
-Ice Beam
-Psychic
I picked Cresselia because it can put a stop to most physical and special attacks with its high defenses and HP. It's my Special Wall mostly, there to slow things down with a Thunder Wave and take hits for the team, even if it isn't a special attack. Sure Moonlight is blocked by Sand Stream, but I've played my fair share of matches, and I haven't come across a lot of Sand Stream's, so I think I'm safe. Ice Beam is there to counter Dragons and Psychic for the STAB.
Vaporeon @ Leftovers
Calm/Water Absorb
EVs: 188 HP/252 Def/68 SpA
-Wish
-Toxic
-Ice Beam
-Surf
I picked Vaporeon because I like to have a pokemon that has Wish in case I'm running low on HP, which Vaporeon has plenty of. Vaporeon is a supporter, there to either attack or poison a pokemon or revive HP, so it can do a lot of things for this team.
Gliscor @ Leftovers
Impish/Hyper Cutter
EVs: 252 HP/4 Atk/252 Def
-Agility
-Baton Pass
-Stone Edge
-Earthquake
I picked Gliscor because he brings the resistances to the team that I needed for the circle to be complete, and some of the resistances in the group help out with him too. He's another supporter, helps out with Agility and Baton Pass. He could make any pokemon in the group that I need faster. He could make Metagross fast enough to speed right by all the competition. And with his defenses and Vaporeon's wish, he'll be in there for a while. I went with Stone Edge over Roost because I'd like my Gliscor to have more attacks, and I already have a recovery move in Vaporeon, that's all I need.
So that's my team. What do you think? Feel free to make corrections, but please also answer the questions I posted about the pokemon. I feel good about the typings for all the pokemon. I have only one of each weakness, which is great, and four resistances (Ground, Electric, Water and Ghost) only make things better. I do feel like there is too much repetition, as in I have three pokemon immune to ground attacks (Weezing, Gliscor and Cresselia). I'm not saying it's a bad thing, I think that's just a little too much. Should I do something about that?
Do you think I made the right choices for my Walls? I thought about the Walls all day long and came down either Cresselia/Weezing or Blissey/Dusknoir. In the end I decided Cresselia/Weezing, because if I went the other and I lost Dusknoir in battle, that would mean any good fighting type would rip my team apart, especially Porygon-Z and Blissey. Plus, Blissey has no physical power whatsoever. I know she isn't meant for that, but still. What if she was my last pokemon and I had to go up against physical pokemon? I'm dead. I much rather perfer Cresselia/Weezing.
However, do you think I should combine? I'm not sure myself. If I picked Blissey for my team, then I would have to go with Dusknoir, because I'd have two weaknesses to fighting and no way to avoid it. So that also rules out Blissey/Weezing. Sure there's Dusknoir/Cresselia, but they both share two weaknesses: Dark and Ghost. That means either of those could go straight through my walls and destroy my team. So I think Weezing/Cresselia is the right combo. What do you think?
Please help me out.