Basically choose the top 6 most used and use the first set from smogon; as far as i've seen thats how everyone on shoddy get their teams.
Most teams I see are half fast sweepers, half bulky offense with a dash of support. (Thats what I'm using.)
Stall is pretty rare nowadays. So is scizor actually.
The most successful stalls in the current Standard metagame tend to be heavy stall. A "typical' stall team will look something like Swampert/Blissey/Rotom-A/Forretress/Skarmory/Gyarados. Stall is probably the most reliable style of play, though other styles are still effective. I feel that the Standard metagame is very "balanced" right now; no Pokemon is truly dominant, even Scizor or Salamence. Unlike the Garchomp days of DP, it is not so easy to say "clearly" what the best OU Pokemon is, even using usage statistics. As for stall not being common, the OP didn't really ask for what is common. He asked which styles are most effective, and are the best for winning.
The most successful stalls in the current Standard metagame tend to be heavy stall. A "typical' stall team will look something like Swampert/Blissey/Rotom-A/Forretress/Skarmory/Gyarados. Stall is probably the most reliable style of play, though other styles are still effective. I feel that the Standard metagame is very "balanced" right now; no Pokemon is truly dominant, even Scizor or Salamence. Unlike the Garchomp days of DP, it is not so easy to say "clearly" what the best OU Pokemon is, even using usage statistics. As for stall not being common, the OP didn't really ask for what is common. He asked which styles are most effective, and are the best for winning.
I agree with almost all of your points Taylor, but saying stall can't lay down rocks is just not right. I've personnaly found a way of almost always laying down the rocks: Lead with a phisical tank to lure a special attacker, switch in Blissey (no duh) and SR on the switch to a phisical attacker. Since blissey has so many free turns thanks to a special attacker switching out on every encounter, I thought to myself - why isn't anyone using SR Bliss? SR can be in place of a support move, and you can then lay down stealth rocks early on. It may be true that some stall teams aren't designed to lay down entry hazards early on, but not all of them. A good stall team can set up hazards early in the match, without causing too much negative momentum, and going on from there, and I've actually seen a lot of well built stall teams lately. A well built stall team, followed by smart play, can single handedly beat the whole metagame.With stall I think you'll find it much more difficult to lay down your entry hazards and keep all six members of your team in check, without being caught out by some Life Orb Salamence, et cetera. Just yesterday when I encountered a relatively good player using stall, he found it difficult to set up his Spikes and the like because he was heavily occupied with defending the onslaught from my mix-heavy attackers; it took him a good 20 turns to find himself able to set up his layer of Stealth Rock, and Forretress (which set up SR eventually) lead his team into the game.
I agree with almost all of your points Taylor, but saying stall can't lay down rocks is just not right. I've personnaly found a way of almost always laying down the rocks: Lead with a phisical tank to lure a special attacker, switch in Blissey (no duh) and SR on the switch to a phisical attacker. Since blissey has so many free turns thanks to a special attacker switching out on every encounter, I thought to myself - why isn't anyone using SR Bliss? SR can be in place of a support move, and you can then lay down stealth rocks early on. It may be true that some stall teams aren't designed to lay down entry hazards early on, but not all of them. A good stall team can set up hazards early in the match, without causing too much negative momentum, and going on from there, and I've actually seen a lot of well built stall teams lately. A well built stall team, followed by smart play, can single handedly beat the whole metagame.
I agree with almost all of your points Taylor, but saying stall can't lay down rocks is just not right.
For instance Lucario who in my opinion is a pretty poor option for single handedly beating stall, yes it can weaken members and pave the way for a team mates sweep but that is all it can really do, Gyarados, Rotom, Celebi and Hippowdon all wall different variants of the Swords Dance set. In fact a Lucario without ESpeed and perfect coverage will actually destroy stall but you will lose against the majority of offensive teams.
Most teams I see are half fast sweepers, half bulky offense with a dash of support. (Thats what I'm using.)
Stall is pretty rare nowadays. So is scizor actually.