This team is currently at 1181 points and ranked at 801 *Edit (I have just broken the 1200 points barrier). You may notice some underrated sets and even pokemon that no one would use. In the past, I have used tried and true sets that are common to this metagame. They were largely unsatisfying because I tend to be creative when making teams. Most of the overused sets require great team synergy, so when I make small changes I feel like everything falls apart. I need help forming a better team synergy with this one and this includes overrated sets if need be, just as long as it is justified. Without further ado, I present to you a team that I made from scratch.
First I present my three walls:
Celebi @ Leftovers
Trait: Natural Cure
EVs: 220 HP / 252 SAtk / 36 Spd
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Stealth Rock
- Leech Seed
-Earth Power
-Giga Drain
Stealth rock is absolutely essential for this team because I rely on predictions and I love to switch around. I only recently realized this when using the team; this was my newest addition, in place of shaymin. Leech seed is there because it adds residual damage on the switch. The final two moves are simply fillers for coverage and for nabbing pokemon on the switch. I need help tweaking the EVs for celebi; I don't even know where I got these numbers.
Crobat (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Inner Focus
EVs: 232 HP / 252 SDef / 24 Spd
Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Roost
- Super Fang
- Brave Bird
- Taunt
Good ol' slow and bulky crobat. It still outspeeds many pokemon, including neutral-natured-base-speed-100 pokemon. It surprisingly makes a great partner with Celebi. All the residual damage my first two pokemon causes will weather down any pokemon that doesn't have reliable healing. Those who do will find themselves shut down by taunt. Super fang is to nab pokemon on the switch. Brave bird is a great STAB move (plus its there because super fang cannot actually kill an opponent with lefties). Roost is to keep crobat alive and live to be annoying. Crobat really makes people tear their hair out, and the only real trouble I have is with defensive heatrans, aside from strong physical and SE attacks, of course.
Jellicent (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Water Absorb
EVs: 248 HP / 216 Def / 44 Spd
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Scald
- Will-O-Wisp
- Recover
- Taunt
I do have a problem with water attacks so this is why Jellicent is on this team. Burn is an annoying status to take and weakens physical attacks even further, along with more residual damage. Taunt surprisingly throws people off guard as well. I try to keep this pokemon at full health before I switch out just to be sure. For the attacking move I am willing to switch it out for something that can better help my team, such as hidden power electric for Gyarados, because seemingly I don't even use scald.
Offensive Pokemon
Heatran (M) @ Choice Specs
Trait: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Fire Blast
- Dragon Pulse
- Hidden Power [Grass]
- Earth Power
Heatran simply hits like a truck every time. I always try to find opportunities to switch this thing in whenever I can. This really doesn't require too much explanation; the moves have great coverage.
Conkeldurr (F) @ Choice Band
Trait: Guts
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Superpower
- Mach Punch
- Drain Punch
- Stone Edge
Simply put this thing hits like a truck. Superpower is my strongest move and will dent even those who resist fighting moves. Using this guy needs solid predictions. If I need to hit anything hard, I go for superpower. If I need health, then drain punch. I sometimes switch this guy into physical attacks because he can tank them easily and return for a lot more. I prefer stone edge to payback because in reality, payback does nothing most of the time. Even if this thing is at low health, I save it because the opponent usually has that one, slow pokemon weak to fighting that I can use drain punch on.
Piloswine (M) @ Eviolite
Trait: Snow Cloak
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SDef
Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Curse
- Ice Shard
- Avalanche
- Earthquake
This is my late game sweeper and no one sees it coming. Maximum special defense is needed, along with maximum HP. I don't always use this guy for late sweeping, though. But he truly shines when certain pokemon are gone (e.g., Rotom-w, Skarmory). Piloswine deals with dragons well and usually removes them. I love the ice-ground coverage this guy has, and the priority throws some people off guard.
You may look at this team and chuckle to yourself. While I do rely on a certain surprise factor, I mainly use awesome predictions and complex planning to do this well using a team like this. Some things I need help on, though, is taking on those pesky Rotom-W better, as I have to rely on either Celebi or Heatran using grass attacks. This is my only qualm with this team. Otherwise, this has been the most fun I've had playing pokemon.
First I present my three walls:
Celebi @ Leftovers
Trait: Natural Cure
EVs: 220 HP / 252 SAtk / 36 Spd
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Stealth Rock
- Leech Seed
-Earth Power
-Giga Drain
Stealth rock is absolutely essential for this team because I rely on predictions and I love to switch around. I only recently realized this when using the team; this was my newest addition, in place of shaymin. Leech seed is there because it adds residual damage on the switch. The final two moves are simply fillers for coverage and for nabbing pokemon on the switch. I need help tweaking the EVs for celebi; I don't even know where I got these numbers.
Crobat (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Inner Focus
EVs: 232 HP / 252 SDef / 24 Spd
Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Roost
- Super Fang
- Brave Bird
- Taunt
Good ol' slow and bulky crobat. It still outspeeds many pokemon, including neutral-natured-base-speed-100 pokemon. It surprisingly makes a great partner with Celebi. All the residual damage my first two pokemon causes will weather down any pokemon that doesn't have reliable healing. Those who do will find themselves shut down by taunt. Super fang is to nab pokemon on the switch. Brave bird is a great STAB move (plus its there because super fang cannot actually kill an opponent with lefties). Roost is to keep crobat alive and live to be annoying. Crobat really makes people tear their hair out, and the only real trouble I have is with defensive heatrans, aside from strong physical and SE attacks, of course.
Jellicent (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Water Absorb
EVs: 248 HP / 216 Def / 44 Spd
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Scald
- Will-O-Wisp
- Recover
- Taunt
I do have a problem with water attacks so this is why Jellicent is on this team. Burn is an annoying status to take and weakens physical attacks even further, along with more residual damage. Taunt surprisingly throws people off guard as well. I try to keep this pokemon at full health before I switch out just to be sure. For the attacking move I am willing to switch it out for something that can better help my team, such as hidden power electric for Gyarados, because seemingly I don't even use scald.
Offensive Pokemon
Heatran (M) @ Choice Specs
Trait: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Fire Blast
- Dragon Pulse
- Hidden Power [Grass]
- Earth Power
Heatran simply hits like a truck every time. I always try to find opportunities to switch this thing in whenever I can. This really doesn't require too much explanation; the moves have great coverage.
Conkeldurr (F) @ Choice Band
Trait: Guts
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Def
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Superpower
- Mach Punch
- Drain Punch
- Stone Edge
Simply put this thing hits like a truck. Superpower is my strongest move and will dent even those who resist fighting moves. Using this guy needs solid predictions. If I need to hit anything hard, I go for superpower. If I need health, then drain punch. I sometimes switch this guy into physical attacks because he can tank them easily and return for a lot more. I prefer stone edge to payback because in reality, payback does nothing most of the time. Even if this thing is at low health, I save it because the opponent usually has that one, slow pokemon weak to fighting that I can use drain punch on.
Piloswine (M) @ Eviolite
Trait: Snow Cloak
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SDef
Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Curse
- Ice Shard
- Avalanche
- Earthquake
This is my late game sweeper and no one sees it coming. Maximum special defense is needed, along with maximum HP. I don't always use this guy for late sweeping, though. But he truly shines when certain pokemon are gone (e.g., Rotom-w, Skarmory). Piloswine deals with dragons well and usually removes them. I love the ice-ground coverage this guy has, and the priority throws some people off guard.
You may look at this team and chuckle to yourself. While I do rely on a certain surprise factor, I mainly use awesome predictions and complex planning to do this well using a team like this. Some things I need help on, though, is taking on those pesky Rotom-W better, as I have to rely on either Celebi or Heatran using grass attacks. This is my only qualm with this team. Otherwise, this has been the most fun I've had playing pokemon.