Uno "Memento" [UU]

[Imp]

This team's main strategy is to use trapping and Memento to set up a Belly Drum Linoone sweep. Excuse the lame title: it was used because this team has two Pokemon seen with Memento, but only one uses it. Hope you enjoy.

Uxie @ Light Clay
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 180 SpD / 76 Spe
Bold nature (+Def, -Atk)
~ Reflect
~ Light Screen
~ Stealth Rock
~ Thunderbolt

The lead. Thunderbolt may seem odd, but the last thing I want to happen is for Crobat to have its way with Taunt or for Moltres to set up with impunity. Uxie's primary goal at the start is to set up Stealth Rock and to draw out Steel-types (read: Steelix) after seeing Thunderbolt so I can transition to Magneton. Later in the match, when the opponent's Steel-type has been eliminated, Uxie sets up screens and switches out to Umbreon.

Magneton @ Leftovers
Ability: Magnet Pull
EVs: 108 HP / 252 SpA / 148 Spe
Modest nature (+SpA, -Atk)
~ Thunderbolt
~ Hidden Power Fire
~ Substitute
~ Magnet Rise

Pretty self-explanatory, but quintessential on a team whose central strategy relies on the elimination of the opponent's Steel-type(s). Magneton works alongside Uxie, preferably early in the game, to do just that. Earthquake is Magneton's demise, but paired with Uxie, Magneton has less reason to fear it.

Umbreon @ Leftovers
Ability: Synchronize
EVs: 252 HP / 92 SpD / 164 Spe
Careful nature (+SpD, -SpA)
~ Mean Look
~ Baton Pass
~ Wish
~ Taunt

The transition Pokemon from Uxie's dual screens. It traps whatever comes in, most likely a Fighting-type, and passes the baton to Weezing. Wish is always useful to have if the sweep doesn't go off successfully, and Taunt is to prevent p-hazing. I've been thinking of a much more Defense-oriented EV spread, but I don't know of one.

Weezing @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
Bold nature (+Def, -Atk)
~ Hidden Power Ground
~ Will-O-Wisp
~ Pain Split
~ Memento

Weezing counters the Fighting-type switch-ins to Umbreon with absolute impunity assuming Uxie's screens are up, and further cripples the opponent's Attack with Will-O-Wisp. Hidden Power Ground is used over Weezing's myriad other options for a special attack to weaken stuff like Steelix and Blaziken. Memento is used after the opponent has been burned by Will-O-Wisp and/or weakened by Hidden Power Ground, and if I am sure Linoone is ready to enter the fray.

Linoone @ Salac Berry
Ability: Gluttony
EVs: 116 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 136 Spe
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SpA)
~ Belly Drum
~ ExtremeSpeed
~ Seed Bomb
~ Shadow Claw

The centerpiece of the team, optimally coming into the battle against a burned, -2 Atk, -2 SpA (via Memento) foe, and with dual screens up, Linoone has much reason to be feared. The foe against which Linoone enters the battle will be severely crippled, allowing Linoone to pull off a Belly Drum rather easily. +6 Atk Gluttony Linoone is going to wreak havoc on anything, even foiling priority attackers with ExtremeSpeed.

Drapion @ Leftovers
Ability: Battle Armor
EVs: 252 HP / 12 Atk / 244 SpD
Careful nature (+SpD, -SpA)
~ Rest
~ Sleep Talk
~ Crunch
~ Earthquake

Drapion is a grounded Poison-type, which is more or less needed on such a team. Aside from that, it takes status, and it handles Mismagius.

 

[Sui89]

This is my main problem here: you transition from Uxie to Umbreon. Umbreon uses Mean Look, and traps the incoming Crobat. Crobat uses Taunt. Umbreon passes to Weezing. Weezing is now screwed against Crobat. Even if you don't pass to Weezing since you know it's Crobat in now, who do you pass to? You lack a solid switch-in, and those two are COMPLETELY hopeless against Crobat thanks to Taunt. Taunt also ruins your set up at the start (most will probably Taunt before U-Turning since they don't suspect Tbolt, I think). So you definitely need to think about adding a solid Crobat Counter to this team. I always like Regirock the best, but Regirock, Registeel, and Steelix are all pretty common Crobat counters.

Secondly, I'm not sure sure about Magneton there. The only steel Magneton can effectively trap and beat is Steelix. Magneton doesn't fair so hot against Registeel (I'm not so sure if he can with screens, but given that Crobat, Ambipom, and Roserade, the three most common leads can ALL stop Uxie from setting up, it's better to assume there will be no screans up). So your Crobat counter could maybe replace Magneton. Or, you could add a fire type here in order to try to accomplish the same goal of steel elimination. Either way, Magneton doesn't really do it so well.

 

[d2m]

Psychic on Uxie hits Crobat a lot harder than Thunderbolt. Umbreon is pretty much dead weight, as your only real sweeper is Linoone. The team is a gimmick and will be beaten both by real teams and other gimmicky teams (Like Baton Pass or Rain Dance teams) rather handily. If you're going to have Memento, toss it on Uxie and replace Weezing and Umbreon, one with a sweeper (like Shaymin, as you lack a really good switch in to things like Feraligatr and Azumarill or any other water types packing fighting or ground moves) and one with a decent wall. Or hell, keep Weezing, but replace memento with a second attack like Tbolt.

@Sui: Magneton IS a Crobat counter <_<