This is my second RMT. I apologize for it being posted so soon after the first and it won’t happen again (the other thread is NOT active). This team is my most effective non-weather team so far and I would appreciate any suggestions on improving it. It includes a Tinker Bell Celebi and Heatran which is the origin of its name; a variation of Cele-Tran. I would not be against replacing anything at all on this team.
Team building process:
I had always liked Celebi but I never built a team with one so I decided to model this team around the Tinker Bell set.
Next I decided that including a Ferrothorn would set up hazards and provide good synergy. To cover the weakness to fire, I also added Heatran.
I then added Rotom – W as a choice scarfer and Tyranitar as a pursuit user to volt switch into.
To deal with fighting type pokemon I chose a bulky dragon dancing Gyarados as my sixth pokemon.
After some testing I found that my team was not working out at all. I tried tweaking the pokemon and some of the sets but I could not get the team to work correctly. Therefore I went back to the drawing board with just Celebi.
In order to maximize the potential of the paralysis that the Tinkerbell set focusses on, I chose Jirachi with its iron head/serene grace combo.
Looking back on my original team, I realized that the Heatran-Ferrothorn-Celebi combination worked well. So, I brought Heatran and Ferrothorn back onto the team.
I looked around and found that Jellicent would make a good addition to my team as a spin blocker, a bulky water, and a fighting counter.
In order to cover this team’s weakness to the extraordinarily popular Rotom-W I added Latios as my final member.
Final Team:
Celebi @ Life Orb
Trait: Natural Cure
EVs: 200 HP / 240 SAtk / 68 Spd
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Thunder Wave
- Leaf Storm
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Recover
The team’s main focus; Celebi is supposed to be used in a hit a run manner, coming in and paralyzing threats as they switch in, dishing out Leaf Storm, and Recovering in between. I gave it hidden power fire in order to take care of Ferrothorn and Scizor. It is given 68 Speed Evs to outspeed Jolly Scizor
Jirachi @ Leftovers
Trait: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 HP / 224 SDef / 32 Spd
Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Iron Head
- Body Slam
- Wish
- U-turn
Jirachi makes a great partner to Celebi as it can set up paralysis and abuse flinching. U-turn is meant help Jirachi transfer Wish to teammates as Jirachi will usually move slowly. Plus people have varying reactions when they see wish and they know that you have a pokemon with low HP.
Ferrothorn (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 88 Def / 168 SDef
Relaxed Nature (+Def, -Spd)
- Spikes
- Leech Seed
- Protect
- Power Whip
Ferrothorn takes hits and sets up spikes. TIt has great synergy with Celebi and usually draws out the fire types which I then focus on defeating thanks to the help of Heatran. I choose power whip over gyro ball primarily due to this team’s emphasis on paralysis.
Heatran (F) @ Air Balloon
Trait: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Fire Blast
- Earth Power
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Stealth Rock
Heatran takes advantage of the paralysis Celebi and Jirachi inflict. Thanks to speed reduction of the foes Heatran has an easier time sweeping. It is an absorber of fire attacks (highly important) and is a great switch in on earthquake at the beginning of the game. The Heatran uses Hidden Power Ice to destroy dragons and it sets ups stealth rocks usually as the opponent’s pokemon switches.
Jellicent (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Water Absorb
EVs: 248 HP / 216 Def / 44 Spd
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Scald
- Will-O-Wisp
- Recover
- Taunt
Jellicent is an amazing asset with its ability to stop physical sweepers, Chanseys and Blisseys in their tracks. It can take any water type attack and is amazingly useful against rain dance teams. It has the ability to prevent set up, recover HP, and burn the opponent; these are the perfect attributes in a staller.
Latios (M) @ Life Orb
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Draco Meteor
- Surf
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Recover
Latios is meant to be a fast sweeper who can pick up the slack of the rest of the team. He is also supposed to counter Rotom – W who could be a huge problem for the rest of the team. Thanks to the paralysis provided by Celebi and Jirachi, Latios has little problem out speeding choice scarfers and it has the ability to change which move it uses at will.
Offensive Threat List:
Defensive Threats:
Rain Teams –
Against rain teams, I use Celebi, Ferrothorn and Jellicent to control the battle. Celibi and Ferrothorn both use their stab grass attacks while Jellicent stalls opponents out with water absorb. The main issue is in beating hurricane users such as Dragonite. I usually try to paralyze them with the thunder wave as the switch in and then switch out into Jirachi and Latios. My team actually gains protection under the rain because fire type attacks are rarely used.
Sandstorm Teams –
In the sandstorm, Jirachi, Ferrothorn, and Heatran don’t take damage. Jirachi can take a hit from any variant of Tyranitar and hit it back with an iron head while passing off wish to teammates. Ferrothorn is able to set up its entry hazards. Both Ferrothorn and Celebi, to an extent, can fire off stab Grass attacks and destroy many threats that switch in. Heatran is able to come in on its air balloon (resisting Earthquake) and fire off hidden power ice against Gliscor and Landorus, use earth power against Tyranitar and some switch ins and use fire type attacks to deal with Scizor and other steel types. Jellicent gets used in this situation to take hit, burn the opponent, and stalling them out with recover.
Sun Teams –
Heatran is a monster against sun teams, he can switch in against fire attacks (and earthquake when they try to predict him) and then use a STAB, Sunny day boosted, and flash fire boosted Fire Blast ripping anything that switches in (except flash fire) to shreds. Jellicent is able to taunt opponents and take hits. It is especially useful against scarfed Darmanitan and Infernape when they use close combat. Celebi is able to come in and force switch ins paralyzing them as they come in. Then as a follow up, Celebi can then take advantage of its boosted hidden power fire.
Stall Teams –
Against a stall team, my team can fair very well. Thanks to both Heatran and Ferrothorn I can set up spikes and stealth rocks. Heatran, Ferrothorn, Jirachi, and Latios are all immune to toxic spikes and Celebi has natural cure at its disposal. Jirachi and Celebi can both set up paralysis which will allow Jirachi to abuse a paraflinch combo. With the opponent’s pokemon being slow and paralyzed, Jellicent will be to taunt the pokemon and prevent set up and phasing moves. my team has 3 very powerful Special attackers and one powerful physical attacker.
Dual Screens Team –
While fighting a dual screen team my Celebi and Jirachi combo can abuse the para flinch combo and are both powerful attackers. Ferrothorn can leech seed opponents and set up while waiting out the dual screens and Jellicent also can stall out the screens. In addition, Jellicent can taunt dual screen users.
Multi-Dragon (4drag2mag) team –
Fighting a Multi dragon team would be difficult however it is doable with this team. Heatran, Latios, and Jellicent can each take down fire type pokemon while Celebi, Jellicent and Latios can beat fighting types. Against these teams Celebi and Jirachi will try to paralyze the dragons so that Heatran can sweep with a hidden power ice. Also, if Latios is faster than the oponents dragons, it can OHKO many of them with Draco Meteor. When the fire fire and fighting pokemon are defeated Ferrothorn is able to stall them out
Baton Pass –
Baton pass teams are even more difficult to beat. Against these teams I try to set up stealth rocks and spikes to hurt them along the way. Neutralizing Espeon is difficult. My best strategy is using Jirachi to set paralysis with body slam and paraflinch with iron head. Latios is a key player when it fires off one attack after another.
Trick Room –
Under trick room I can use both Jellicent and Ferrothorn with this speed reversal and stall out the trick room. The rest of my team will be able fire off powerful attacks after taking a hit. IN addition, Latios, Celebi, and Jirachi also have access to recovery and will be able to stall out trick room as well.
I would really appreciate any criticisms and suggestions to make this team better. I apologize for the lack of sprites on the threat list. I will put the importable text at the bottom if anyone wants to test the team out.
Team building process:
I had always liked Celebi but I never built a team with one so I decided to model this team around the Tinker Bell set.
Next I decided that including a Ferrothorn would set up hazards and provide good synergy. To cover the weakness to fire, I also added Heatran.
I then added Rotom – W as a choice scarfer and Tyranitar as a pursuit user to volt switch into.
To deal with fighting type pokemon I chose a bulky dragon dancing Gyarados as my sixth pokemon.
After some testing I found that my team was not working out at all. I tried tweaking the pokemon and some of the sets but I could not get the team to work correctly. Therefore I went back to the drawing board with just Celebi.
In order to maximize the potential of the paralysis that the Tinkerbell set focusses on, I chose Jirachi with its iron head/serene grace combo.
Looking back on my original team, I realized that the Heatran-Ferrothorn-Celebi combination worked well. So, I brought Heatran and Ferrothorn back onto the team.
I looked around and found that Jellicent would make a good addition to my team as a spin blocker, a bulky water, and a fighting counter.
In order to cover this team’s weakness to the extraordinarily popular Rotom-W I added Latios as my final member.
Final Team:
Celebi @ Life Orb
Trait: Natural Cure
EVs: 200 HP / 240 SAtk / 68 Spd
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Thunder Wave
- Leaf Storm
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Recover
The team’s main focus; Celebi is supposed to be used in a hit a run manner, coming in and paralyzing threats as they switch in, dishing out Leaf Storm, and Recovering in between. I gave it hidden power fire in order to take care of Ferrothorn and Scizor. It is given 68 Speed Evs to outspeed Jolly Scizor
Jirachi @ Leftovers
Trait: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 HP / 224 SDef / 32 Spd
Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Iron Head
- Body Slam
- Wish
- U-turn
Jirachi makes a great partner to Celebi as it can set up paralysis and abuse flinching. U-turn is meant help Jirachi transfer Wish to teammates as Jirachi will usually move slowly. Plus people have varying reactions when they see wish and they know that you have a pokemon with low HP.
Ferrothorn (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 88 Def / 168 SDef
Relaxed Nature (+Def, -Spd)
- Spikes
- Leech Seed
- Protect
- Power Whip
Ferrothorn takes hits and sets up spikes. TIt has great synergy with Celebi and usually draws out the fire types which I then focus on defeating thanks to the help of Heatran. I choose power whip over gyro ball primarily due to this team’s emphasis on paralysis.
Heatran (F) @ Air Balloon
Trait: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Fire Blast
- Earth Power
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Stealth Rock
Heatran takes advantage of the paralysis Celebi and Jirachi inflict. Thanks to speed reduction of the foes Heatran has an easier time sweeping. It is an absorber of fire attacks (highly important) and is a great switch in on earthquake at the beginning of the game. The Heatran uses Hidden Power Ice to destroy dragons and it sets ups stealth rocks usually as the opponent’s pokemon switches.
Jellicent (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Water Absorb
EVs: 248 HP / 216 Def / 44 Spd
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Scald
- Will-O-Wisp
- Recover
- Taunt
Jellicent is an amazing asset with its ability to stop physical sweepers, Chanseys and Blisseys in their tracks. It can take any water type attack and is amazingly useful against rain dance teams. It has the ability to prevent set up, recover HP, and burn the opponent; these are the perfect attributes in a staller.
Latios (M) @ Life Orb
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Draco Meteor
- Surf
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Recover
Latios is meant to be a fast sweeper who can pick up the slack of the rest of the team. He is also supposed to counter Rotom – W who could be a huge problem for the rest of the team. Thanks to the paralysis provided by Celebi and Jirachi, Latios has little problem out speeding choice scarfers and it has the ability to change which move it uses at will.
Offensive Threat List:
Tyranitar:
• Choice Band – Ferrothorn, Jirachi, Jellicent
• Choice Scarf – Ferrothorn, Jirachi, Jellicent
• Dragon Dance – Jirachi, Heatran, Jellicent
Rotom-W:
• Choice Scarf / Specs - Latios
Scizor:
• Choice Band – Jellicent, Latios, Heatran
• Swords Dance – Jellicent, Latios, Heatran
Dragonite:
• Choice Band - Ferrothorn
• Dragon Dance - Ferrothorn
• Mixed - Ferrothorn
• Parashuffler - Latios
Politoed:
• Choice Specs / Scarf – Jellicent, Celebi, Ferrothorn
Heatran:
• Standard – Heatran, Jellicent
Jirachi:
• Substitute + Calm Mind / Wish + Calm Mind – Jellicent, Heatran
Latios:
• Life Orb – Jirachi (HP Fire), Jellicent
• Choice Scarf / Specs – Ferrothorn, Jellicent, Jirachi
• Calm Mind – Jellicent, Jirachi
Reuniclus:
• Calm Mind – Ferrothorn, Jirachi, Heatran
• Offensive Trick Room – Ferrothorn, Jirachi, Heatran
Haxorus:
• Choice Scarf / Choice Band – Jellicent, Ferrothorn
• Dragon Dance – Jellicent, Ferrothorn
• Double Dance – Jellicent, Ferrothorn
Ninetales:
• Nasty Plot – Heatran, Jellicent
• Choice Specs – Heatran, Jellicent
• Special Attacker – Heatran, Jellicent
Conkeldurr:
• Bulk Up - Celebi
Celebi:
• Nasty Plot Sweeper – Jirachi, Heatran, Latios
• Tinkerbell – Jirachi, Heatran, Latios
• Choice Specs / Choice Scarf – Jirachi, Heatran, Latios
Terrakion:
• Double Dance - Jellicent
• Choice Scarf / Choice Band – Jellicent
Gyarados:
• Offensive / Bulky Dragon Dance – Jellicent, Ferrothorn, Jirachi
Gengar:
• Substitute + Disable / Pain Split – Jirachi, Heatran, Latios
Starmie:
• Life Orb – Jirachi, Celebi, Ferrothorn
• Rapid Spin – Jellicent, Jirachi, Celebi, Ferrothorn
• Choice Specs – Jirachi, Celebi, Ferrothorn
Landorus:
• Rock Polish / Swords Dance – Latios, Jellicent
• Choice Scarf – Latios, Jellicent
• Substitute + 3 Attacks – Latios, Jellicent
Infernape:
• Mixed Attacker – Jellicent
• Nasty Plot / Swords Dance Booster - Jellicent
• Choice Band -Jellicent
Volcarona:
• Offensive Quiver Dance – Heatran, Jellicent
• Bulky Quiver Dance – Heatran, Jellicent
• Chesto Rest - Heatran, Jellicent
• Substitute - Heatran, Jellicent
Magnezone:
• Substitute – Heatran, Celebi
• Choice Scarf – Heatran, Celebi
Espeon:
• Calm Mind – Jirachi, Latios
Salamence:
• Dragon Dance – Jellicent, Heatran
• Mixed – Jellicent, Heatran
• Defensive – Jellicent, Heatran
Hydreigon:
• Offensive – Ferrothorn, Heatran, Jirachi
• Choice Specs / Choice Scarf – Ferrothorn, Heatran, Jirachi
Breloom:
• Sub Seed – Celebi, Heatran, Jirachi
• Sub Punch - Celebi, Heatran, Jirachi
Latias:
• Calm Mind - Celebi, Heatran, Jirachi, Jellicent
Toxicroak:
• Swords Dance – Jellicent, Latios
• Bulk Up – Jellicent, Latios
Lucario:
• Swords Dance – Jellicent (Crunch), Latios (Ice punch), Jirachi
• Nasty Plot – Jirachi, Celebi (Hidden Power Ice)
Virizion:
• Calm Mind – Jirachi, Latios, Celebi
• Swords Dance – Jellicent, Latios, Celebi
Scrafty:
• Dragon Dance – Jirachi, Jellicent
• Bulk Up - Jirachi, Jellicent
Venusaur:
• Special Growth – Heatran, Latios
• Mixed Growth – Heatran, Latios
• SubSeed – Heatran, Celebi, Latios
Metagross:
• Stealth Rock - Heatran, Ferrothorn, Celebi
• Choice Scarf / Choice Band - Heatran, Ferrothorn, Celebi
• Agility – Heatran, Ferrothorn, Celebi
Mienshao:
• All-Out Attacker – Jellicent, Latios
• Choice Scarf / Choice Band – Jellicent
Cloyster:
• Shell Smash – Heatran, Jirachi, Jellicent, Forretress
Mamoswine:
• Physical Attacker – Jellicent, Jirachi
Darmanitan:
• Choice Scarf – Heatran, Jellicent
Tornadus:
• Rain Abuser – Jirachi, Heatran, Latios
• Choice Band – Ferrothorn, Jirachi, Jellicent
• Choice Scarf – Ferrothorn, Jirachi, Jellicent
• Dragon Dance – Jirachi, Heatran, Jellicent
Rotom-W:
• Choice Scarf / Specs - Latios
Scizor:
• Choice Band – Jellicent, Latios, Heatran
• Swords Dance – Jellicent, Latios, Heatran
Dragonite:
• Choice Band - Ferrothorn
• Dragon Dance - Ferrothorn
• Mixed - Ferrothorn
• Parashuffler - Latios
Politoed:
• Choice Specs / Scarf – Jellicent, Celebi, Ferrothorn
Heatran:
• Standard – Heatran, Jellicent
Jirachi:
• Substitute + Calm Mind / Wish + Calm Mind – Jellicent, Heatran
Latios:
• Life Orb – Jirachi (HP Fire), Jellicent
• Choice Scarf / Specs – Ferrothorn, Jellicent, Jirachi
• Calm Mind – Jellicent, Jirachi
Reuniclus:
• Calm Mind – Ferrothorn, Jirachi, Heatran
• Offensive Trick Room – Ferrothorn, Jirachi, Heatran
Haxorus:
• Choice Scarf / Choice Band – Jellicent, Ferrothorn
• Dragon Dance – Jellicent, Ferrothorn
• Double Dance – Jellicent, Ferrothorn
Ninetales:
• Nasty Plot – Heatran, Jellicent
• Choice Specs – Heatran, Jellicent
• Special Attacker – Heatran, Jellicent
Conkeldurr:
• Bulk Up - Celebi
Celebi:
• Nasty Plot Sweeper – Jirachi, Heatran, Latios
• Tinkerbell – Jirachi, Heatran, Latios
• Choice Specs / Choice Scarf – Jirachi, Heatran, Latios
Terrakion:
• Double Dance - Jellicent
• Choice Scarf / Choice Band – Jellicent
Gyarados:
• Offensive / Bulky Dragon Dance – Jellicent, Ferrothorn, Jirachi
Gengar:
• Substitute + Disable / Pain Split – Jirachi, Heatran, Latios
Starmie:
• Life Orb – Jirachi, Celebi, Ferrothorn
• Rapid Spin – Jellicent, Jirachi, Celebi, Ferrothorn
• Choice Specs – Jirachi, Celebi, Ferrothorn
Landorus:
• Rock Polish / Swords Dance – Latios, Jellicent
• Choice Scarf – Latios, Jellicent
• Substitute + 3 Attacks – Latios, Jellicent
Infernape:
• Mixed Attacker – Jellicent
• Nasty Plot / Swords Dance Booster - Jellicent
• Choice Band -Jellicent
Volcarona:
• Offensive Quiver Dance – Heatran, Jellicent
• Bulky Quiver Dance – Heatran, Jellicent
• Chesto Rest - Heatran, Jellicent
• Substitute - Heatran, Jellicent
Magnezone:
• Substitute – Heatran, Celebi
• Choice Scarf – Heatran, Celebi
Espeon:
• Calm Mind – Jirachi, Latios
Salamence:
• Dragon Dance – Jellicent, Heatran
• Mixed – Jellicent, Heatran
• Defensive – Jellicent, Heatran
Hydreigon:
• Offensive – Ferrothorn, Heatran, Jirachi
• Choice Specs / Choice Scarf – Ferrothorn, Heatran, Jirachi
Breloom:
• Sub Seed – Celebi, Heatran, Jirachi
• Sub Punch - Celebi, Heatran, Jirachi
Latias:
• Calm Mind - Celebi, Heatran, Jirachi, Jellicent
Toxicroak:
• Swords Dance – Jellicent, Latios
• Bulk Up – Jellicent, Latios
Lucario:
• Swords Dance – Jellicent (Crunch), Latios (Ice punch), Jirachi
• Nasty Plot – Jirachi, Celebi (Hidden Power Ice)
Virizion:
• Calm Mind – Jirachi, Latios, Celebi
• Swords Dance – Jellicent, Latios, Celebi
Scrafty:
• Dragon Dance – Jirachi, Jellicent
• Bulk Up - Jirachi, Jellicent
Venusaur:
• Special Growth – Heatran, Latios
• Mixed Growth – Heatran, Latios
• SubSeed – Heatran, Celebi, Latios
Metagross:
• Stealth Rock - Heatran, Ferrothorn, Celebi
• Choice Scarf / Choice Band - Heatran, Ferrothorn, Celebi
• Agility – Heatran, Ferrothorn, Celebi
Mienshao:
• All-Out Attacker – Jellicent, Latios
• Choice Scarf / Choice Band – Jellicent
Cloyster:
• Shell Smash – Heatran, Jirachi, Jellicent, Forretress
Mamoswine:
• Physical Attacker – Jellicent, Jirachi
Darmanitan:
• Choice Scarf – Heatran, Jellicent
Tornadus:
• Rain Abuser – Jirachi, Heatran, Latios
Defensive Threats:
Tyranitar:
• Specially Defensive – Ferrothorn, Jirachi
Rotom-W:
• Standard - Latios
Ferrothorn:
• Standard – Heatran
Politoed:
• Defensive – Ferrothorn, Celebi
Gliscor:
• Swords Dance -Jellicent
• Substitute + Protect -Jellicent
• AcroBat -Jellicent
• Defensive -Jellicent
Heatran:
• Specially Defensive – Heatran, Jellicent
Jirachi:
• Specially Defensive - Heatran
Skarmory:
• Physically Defensive Spiker – Heatran, Jellicent
• Specially Defensive Spiker – Heatran, Jellicent
Ninetales:
• Specially Defensive – Heatran, Jellicent
Celebi:
• Physically Defensive – Heatran, Jirachi, Latios
Forretress:
• Physically Defensive Spiker – Heatran, Jellicent, Celebi
• Specially Defensive Spiker - Heatran, Jellicent, Celebi
Gyarados:
• RestTalk - Ferrothorn
Jellicent:
• Utility Counter - Celebi
Tentacruel:
• Toxic Spikes - Jellicent
Gastrodon:
• Tank – Ferrothorn, Celebi
Espeon:
• Dual Screens – Jirachi, Latios, Heatran
• Baton Pass - Jirachi, Latios
Blissey:
• Support - Jirachi
Vaporeon:
• Wish Support – Jellicent, Celebi, Ferrothorn
Latias:
• Support – Jellicent, Jirachi, Latios
Bronzong:
• Tank - Heatran, Jellicent
• Dual Screens – Heatran, Jellicent
Swampert:
• Defensive - Celebi, Jellicent
Mew:
• Stallbreaker – Jellicent
Slowbro:
• Tank - Celebi, Ferrothorn
Quagsire:
• Curse - Celebi, Ferrothorn, Latios, Jellicent
• Specially Defensive - Celebi, Ferrothorn, Jellicent
• Physically Defensive – Celebi, Ferrothorn, Latios, Jellicent
• Specially Defensive – Ferrothorn, Jirachi
Rotom-W:
• Standard - Latios
Ferrothorn:
• Standard – Heatran
Politoed:
• Defensive – Ferrothorn, Celebi
Gliscor:
• Swords Dance -Jellicent
• Substitute + Protect -Jellicent
• AcroBat -Jellicent
• Defensive -Jellicent
Heatran:
• Specially Defensive – Heatran, Jellicent
Jirachi:
• Specially Defensive - Heatran
Skarmory:
• Physically Defensive Spiker – Heatran, Jellicent
• Specially Defensive Spiker – Heatran, Jellicent
Ninetales:
• Specially Defensive – Heatran, Jellicent
Celebi:
• Physically Defensive – Heatran, Jirachi, Latios
Forretress:
• Physically Defensive Spiker – Heatran, Jellicent, Celebi
• Specially Defensive Spiker - Heatran, Jellicent, Celebi
Gyarados:
• RestTalk - Ferrothorn
Jellicent:
• Utility Counter - Celebi
Tentacruel:
• Toxic Spikes - Jellicent
Gastrodon:
• Tank – Ferrothorn, Celebi
Espeon:
• Dual Screens – Jirachi, Latios, Heatran
• Baton Pass - Jirachi, Latios
Blissey:
• Support - Jirachi
Vaporeon:
• Wish Support – Jellicent, Celebi, Ferrothorn
Latias:
• Support – Jellicent, Jirachi, Latios
Bronzong:
• Tank - Heatran, Jellicent
• Dual Screens – Heatran, Jellicent
Swampert:
• Defensive - Celebi, Jellicent
Mew:
• Stallbreaker – Jellicent
Slowbro:
• Tank - Celebi, Ferrothorn
Quagsire:
• Curse - Celebi, Ferrothorn, Latios, Jellicent
• Specially Defensive - Celebi, Ferrothorn, Jellicent
• Physically Defensive – Celebi, Ferrothorn, Latios, Jellicent
Rain Teams –
Against rain teams, I use Celebi, Ferrothorn and Jellicent to control the battle. Celibi and Ferrothorn both use their stab grass attacks while Jellicent stalls opponents out with water absorb. The main issue is in beating hurricane users such as Dragonite. I usually try to paralyze them with the thunder wave as the switch in and then switch out into Jirachi and Latios. My team actually gains protection under the rain because fire type attacks are rarely used.
Sandstorm Teams –
In the sandstorm, Jirachi, Ferrothorn, and Heatran don’t take damage. Jirachi can take a hit from any variant of Tyranitar and hit it back with an iron head while passing off wish to teammates. Ferrothorn is able to set up its entry hazards. Both Ferrothorn and Celebi, to an extent, can fire off stab Grass attacks and destroy many threats that switch in. Heatran is able to come in on its air balloon (resisting Earthquake) and fire off hidden power ice against Gliscor and Landorus, use earth power against Tyranitar and some switch ins and use fire type attacks to deal with Scizor and other steel types. Jellicent gets used in this situation to take hit, burn the opponent, and stalling them out with recover.
Sun Teams –
Heatran is a monster against sun teams, he can switch in against fire attacks (and earthquake when they try to predict him) and then use a STAB, Sunny day boosted, and flash fire boosted Fire Blast ripping anything that switches in (except flash fire) to shreds. Jellicent is able to taunt opponents and take hits. It is especially useful against scarfed Darmanitan and Infernape when they use close combat. Celebi is able to come in and force switch ins paralyzing them as they come in. Then as a follow up, Celebi can then take advantage of its boosted hidden power fire.
Stall Teams –
Against a stall team, my team can fair very well. Thanks to both Heatran and Ferrothorn I can set up spikes and stealth rocks. Heatran, Ferrothorn, Jirachi, and Latios are all immune to toxic spikes and Celebi has natural cure at its disposal. Jirachi and Celebi can both set up paralysis which will allow Jirachi to abuse a paraflinch combo. With the opponent’s pokemon being slow and paralyzed, Jellicent will be to taunt the pokemon and prevent set up and phasing moves. my team has 3 very powerful Special attackers and one powerful physical attacker.
Dual Screens Team –
While fighting a dual screen team my Celebi and Jirachi combo can abuse the para flinch combo and are both powerful attackers. Ferrothorn can leech seed opponents and set up while waiting out the dual screens and Jellicent also can stall out the screens. In addition, Jellicent can taunt dual screen users.
Multi-Dragon (4drag2mag) team –
Fighting a Multi dragon team would be difficult however it is doable with this team. Heatran, Latios, and Jellicent can each take down fire type pokemon while Celebi, Jellicent and Latios can beat fighting types. Against these teams Celebi and Jirachi will try to paralyze the dragons so that Heatran can sweep with a hidden power ice. Also, if Latios is faster than the oponents dragons, it can OHKO many of them with Draco Meteor. When the fire fire and fighting pokemon are defeated Ferrothorn is able to stall them out
Baton Pass –
Baton pass teams are even more difficult to beat. Against these teams I try to set up stealth rocks and spikes to hurt them along the way. Neutralizing Espeon is difficult. My best strategy is using Jirachi to set paralysis with body slam and paraflinch with iron head. Latios is a key player when it fires off one attack after another.
Trick Room –
Under trick room I can use both Jellicent and Ferrothorn with this speed reversal and stall out the trick room. The rest of my team will be able fire off powerful attacks after taking a hit. IN addition, Latios, Celebi, and Jirachi also have access to recovery and will be able to stall out trick room as well.
I would really appreciate any criticisms and suggestions to make this team better. I apologize for the lack of sprites on the threat list. I will put the importable text at the bottom if anyone wants to test the team out.
Celebi @ Life Orb
Trait: Natural Cure
EVs: 200 HP / 240 SAtk / 68 Spd
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Thunder Wave
- Leaf Storm
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Recover
Jirachi @ Leftovers
Trait: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 HP / 224 SDef / 32 Spd
Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Iron Head
- Body Slam
- Wish
- U-turn
Ferrothorn (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 88 Def / 168 SDef
Relaxed Nature (+Def, -Spd)
- Spikes
- Leech Seed
- Protect
- Power Whip
Heatran (F) @ Air Balloon
Trait: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Fire Blast
- Earth Power
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Stealth Rock
Jellicent (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Water Absorb
EVs: 248 HP / 216 Def / 44 Spd
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Scald
- Will-O-Wisp
- Recover
- Taunt
Latios (M) @ Life Orb
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Draco Meteor
- Surf
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Recover
Trait: Natural Cure
EVs: 200 HP / 240 SAtk / 68 Spd
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Thunder Wave
- Leaf Storm
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Recover
Jirachi @ Leftovers
Trait: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 HP / 224 SDef / 32 Spd
Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Iron Head
- Body Slam
- Wish
- U-turn
Ferrothorn (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 88 Def / 168 SDef
Relaxed Nature (+Def, -Spd)
- Spikes
- Leech Seed
- Protect
- Power Whip
Heatran (F) @ Air Balloon
Trait: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Fire Blast
- Earth Power
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Stealth Rock
Jellicent (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Water Absorb
EVs: 248 HP / 216 Def / 44 Spd
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Scald
- Will-O-Wisp
- Recover
- Taunt
Latios (M) @ Life Orb
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Draco Meteor
- Surf
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Recover
