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- Thread starter _TyRoGuE_
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Hey,
First off...LC IS THE BEST!! More people should play it, and your team is really pretty good. However, Scarf Birds like Taillow and Doduo, as well as Acrofloon have an easy time with your team bar Bronzor (who lacks recovery anyway), as does opposing Timburr, who can set up on Munchlax, and break the rest of your team without much difficulty when rocks are up; your best hope is keeping Bronzor alive for long enough at a high health. Additionally, you don't have any Electric resists, making things like Staryu and Chinchou problematic. Using a Chinchou over Houndour could really help out here, giving you a great Electric immunity and Flying resist, and allowing you to scare out Staryu easier, since Frillish is a horrible answer to the most common spinner in LC, Staryu, because it gets scared out from Thunderbolt. Chinchou, while it doesn’t give you the immediacy of power, offers you a much needed type advantage, as well as checking the same pokemon Houndour previously did.
Additionally, something you can try is using a more offensive Dratini, since Eviolite variants are generally very underwhelming. Holding a Life Orb with an EV spread of 244 Atk / 36 SpD / 196 Spe and 0 HP IVs, you will take minimum damage from LO, and deal significantly more damage both immediately, and after a DD, and if I’m not mistaken, LO +1 Dratini nabs the OHKO on the increasingly common Natu, something Eviolite Tini can’t do. Hopefully I shed some light on your team, good luck!
First off...LC IS THE BEST!! More people should play it, and your team is really pretty good. However, Scarf Birds like Taillow and Doduo, as well as Acrofloon have an easy time with your team bar Bronzor (who lacks recovery anyway), as does opposing Timburr, who can set up on Munchlax, and break the rest of your team without much difficulty when rocks are up; your best hope is keeping Bronzor alive for long enough at a high health. Additionally, you don't have any Electric resists, making things like Staryu and Chinchou problematic. Using a Chinchou over Houndour could really help out here, giving you a great Electric immunity and Flying resist, and allowing you to scare out Staryu easier, since Frillish is a horrible answer to the most common spinner in LC, Staryu, because it gets scared out from Thunderbolt. Chinchou, while it doesn’t give you the immediacy of power, offers you a much needed type advantage, as well as checking the same pokemon Houndour previously did.
Chinchou @ Eviolite
Volt Absorb
Modest | 52 Def / 232 SpAtk / 220 Spe
~ Hydro Pump
~ Hidden Power Fire
~ Thunderbolt
~ Volt Switch / Substitute
This will let you beat Slowpoke, Ferroseed, Frillish and Flying-types with relative ease, and is a staple in many LC teams, and perfect in yours. Although you don’t have a Psychic immune now, Bronzor is fine for that role, and you ultimately gain more than you lose with Chinchou’s perfect typing as a unit of synergy within your team.
Volt Absorb
Modest | 52 Def / 232 SpAtk / 220 Spe
~ Hydro Pump
~ Hidden Power Fire
~ Thunderbolt
~ Volt Switch / Substitute
This will let you beat Slowpoke, Ferroseed, Frillish and Flying-types with relative ease, and is a staple in many LC teams, and perfect in yours. Although you don’t have a Psychic immune now, Bronzor is fine for that role, and you ultimately gain more than you lose with Chinchou’s perfect typing as a unit of synergy within your team.
Additionally, something you can try is using a more offensive Dratini, since Eviolite variants are generally very underwhelming. Holding a Life Orb with an EV spread of 244 Atk / 36 SpD / 196 Spe and 0 HP IVs, you will take minimum damage from LO, and deal significantly more damage both immediately, and after a DD, and if I’m not mistaken, LO +1 Dratini nabs the OHKO on the increasingly common Natu, something Eviolite Tini can’t do. Hopefully I shed some light on your team, good luck!
Hey man, thanks for the rate !
Bulky Chinchou sounds pretty cool and I will defeinitly try it out, although I think I will run Hidden Power [Grass] for hitting other Chinchous for super effective damage. I also like the idea of an offensive Dratini, which I will try out of course, too :)
Bulky Chinchou sounds pretty cool and I will defeinitly try it out, although I think I will run Hidden Power [Grass] for hitting other Chinchous for super effective damage. I also like the idea of an offensive Dratini, which I will try out of course, too :)
After testing, I replaced Houndoor with Chinchou, which works fantastic and amkes things like Staryu and other bulky waters easier to handle. I also went for the offensive Dragon Dance version on Dratini, although I miss the bulk sometimes, the power is quite impressive !
I'm looking forward to more helpful rates !
I'm looking forward to more helpful rates !