Hello all! This is a team that I have put much time into building and testing. It has been met with better than expected results, and I would like to refine it even further with your help.
Basic Strategy: I set up stealth rock and spikes using Forretress then I use Dragonite to Parashuffle the team with Thunder Wave and Dragon Tail. While the enemy team is getting paralyzed they are also taking damage from the various entry hazards that I have set up. When Dragonite finally goes down I clean up with my sweepers.
Note: All of my Pokemon are also Female, since most Attract users I have fought are Female. (This is probably due to the fact that many ppl do not think to change genders from default Male)
Basic Strategy: I set up stealth rock and spikes using Forretress then I use Dragonite to Parashuffle the team with Thunder Wave and Dragon Tail. While the enemy team is getting paralyzed they are also taking damage from the various entry hazards that I have set up. When Dragonite finally goes down I clean up with my sweepers.
Note: All of my Pokemon are also Female, since most Attract users I have fought are Female. (This is probably due to the fact that many ppl do not think to change genders from default Male)
-In Depth Look at Team-
Forretress
Gender:--Female
Ability:---Sturdy
Item:----Red Card
EVs:-----252 HP / 176 Def / 80 SDef
Nature:--Bold (+Def, -Atk)
Moves:--Stealth Rock, Spikes, Rapid Spin, Voltswitch
Forretress is almost always my starter. I used to use Omastar as a suicide lead to set up spikes/stealth rock. It worked very well but I needed more. Sturdy replaced Omastar's Focus Sash, and she also has the luxury of being able to spin away enemy entry hazards. She is still a suicide lead, but is more valuable if the situation arises.
A strange choice to many of you may be the Red Card. This is to mainly screw with pokemon that set up early - such as a shell smash/baton pass smeargle. As soon as the boosted pokemon comes in and attacks its forced to switch, losing all of those precious stats and getting all messed up. It has worked wonders lately.
I'm not sure how I could improve on Forretress, but any suggestions for a better way to set up would be awesomesauce.
Dragonite
Gender:--Female
Ability:---Multiscale
Item:----Leftovers
EVs:-----252 HP / 252 SDef / 4 Spd
Nature:--Careful (+SDef, -SAtk)
Moves:---Thunder Wave, Dragon Tail, Roost, Substitute
This is the standard Dragonite Parashuffler build that many of you should be familiar with. It does very well and often enrages the enemy player :nerd:. I've been called a variety of names that shouldn't be uttered beyond the borders of Mordor, but you know how it is.
The only drawback is that she is still too slow against some paralyzed opponents and gets KO'd before I can Roost or shuffle the enemy. If anyone can help me either buff her or replace her with a better parashuffler i would appreciate it.
Breloom
Gender:--Female
Ability:---Poison Heal
Item:----Toxic Orb
EVs:-----4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Nature:--Jolly (+Spd, -SAtk)
Moves:--Spore, Facade, Seed Bomb, Superpower
This is an offensive Breloom build and she is my physical sweeper. I utilize Toxic Orb to gain healing and double the power to Facade. Superpower and Seed Bomb are there for STAB and Spore is very very useful, especially for pokemon that have not been crippled by thunder wave.
Breloom has been met with very high success, and I do not feel that she needs any improving, though I am open to suggestions of course.
Starmie
Gender:-Neutral (from an accident using my staryu as a shuriken, dont ask)
Ability:--Natural Cure
Item:----Expert Belt
EVs:-----4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Nature:--Modest (+SAtk, -Atk)
Moves:--Hydro Pump, Thunderbolt, Icebeam, Psyshock
Ah Starmie, one of the most reliable pokemon to ever exist. It needs an evolution (all in favor of Starwii raise your hands). Starmie is my main special sweeper. Given the classic BoltBeam combo with STAB Hydro Pump and Psyshock, it can tear through many obstacles.
Starmie used to have choice specs but I had too many issues with it getting locked into undesireable moves, and I felt that it took away power from a large move pool that could almost always find super-effective attack. Natural Cure is just icing on the cake if there are poison spikes on the ground.
Infernape
Gender:--Female
Ability:---Blaze
Item:-----Life Orb
EVs:------252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 SpD
Nature:---Hasty (+Spd, -Def)
Moves:---Roar, Overheat, Close Combat, Stone Edge
Infernape is a double-edged sword for me. On one hand she is a GREAT mixed sweeper, capable of dealing with all but the most bulky threats. On the other, she seems to get KO'd really easily, has a lackluster ability, and during a sandstorm Life Orb tears her apart.
Infernape seems to be the weak link in my team. She is powerful but there are too many drawbacks (also with her 3 pokemon on my team are weak to psychic). If there is a better Fire sweeper I would love to hear how to utilize it.
Gengar
Gender:--Female
Ability:---Levitate
Item:----Choice Specs
EVs:-----4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Nature:--Timid (-Atk, +Spd)
Moves:--Hidden Power(Fire), Shadow Ball, Focus Blast, Trick
I <3 my Gengar. Aside from being a strong special sweeper (even without Choice Specs) she is also a wall-breaker. With Choice Specs shadow ball and Hidden Power Fire can rip through Jellicent and Ferrothorn. But when a blissey or chansey comes calling, I use trick to steal their item and leave them stuck using only one move
.
I think my gengar is pretty well set. Although if anyone knows how to make her stronger please let me know!
Overall this team works pretty well, but the glaring weakness to Psychic is a bit unnerving and sandstorm teams tear through it a bit easier. I was thinking of replacing Breloom/Infernape with Heatran/Terakkion. Then I Would still have a good physical and a good special sweeper along with a powerful revenge killer and lose the Sandstorm weakness. I'm just not sure about loosing breloom. Any help would be appreciated, this is a team I am very, very fond of and would like to make as powerful as possible.
Forretress
Gender:--Female
Ability:---Sturdy
Item:----Red Card
EVs:-----252 HP / 176 Def / 80 SDef
Nature:--Bold (+Def, -Atk)
Moves:--Stealth Rock, Spikes, Rapid Spin, Voltswitch
Forretress is almost always my starter. I used to use Omastar as a suicide lead to set up spikes/stealth rock. It worked very well but I needed more. Sturdy replaced Omastar's Focus Sash, and she also has the luxury of being able to spin away enemy entry hazards. She is still a suicide lead, but is more valuable if the situation arises.
A strange choice to many of you may be the Red Card. This is to mainly screw with pokemon that set up early - such as a shell smash/baton pass smeargle. As soon as the boosted pokemon comes in and attacks its forced to switch, losing all of those precious stats and getting all messed up. It has worked wonders lately.
I'm not sure how I could improve on Forretress, but any suggestions for a better way to set up would be awesomesauce.
Dragonite
Gender:--Female
Ability:---Multiscale
Item:----Leftovers
EVs:-----252 HP / 252 SDef / 4 Spd
Nature:--Careful (+SDef, -SAtk)
Moves:---Thunder Wave, Dragon Tail, Roost, Substitute
This is the standard Dragonite Parashuffler build that many of you should be familiar with. It does very well and often enrages the enemy player :nerd:. I've been called a variety of names that shouldn't be uttered beyond the borders of Mordor, but you know how it is.
The only drawback is that she is still too slow against some paralyzed opponents and gets KO'd before I can Roost or shuffle the enemy. If anyone can help me either buff her or replace her with a better parashuffler i would appreciate it.
Breloom
Gender:--Female
Ability:---Poison Heal
Item:----Toxic Orb
EVs:-----4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Nature:--Jolly (+Spd, -SAtk)
Moves:--Spore, Facade, Seed Bomb, Superpower
This is an offensive Breloom build and she is my physical sweeper. I utilize Toxic Orb to gain healing and double the power to Facade. Superpower and Seed Bomb are there for STAB and Spore is very very useful, especially for pokemon that have not been crippled by thunder wave.
Breloom has been met with very high success, and I do not feel that she needs any improving, though I am open to suggestions of course.
Starmie
Gender:-Neutral (from an accident using my staryu as a shuriken, dont ask)
Ability:--Natural Cure
Item:----Expert Belt
EVs:-----4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Nature:--Modest (+SAtk, -Atk)
Moves:--Hydro Pump, Thunderbolt, Icebeam, Psyshock
Ah Starmie, one of the most reliable pokemon to ever exist. It needs an evolution (all in favor of Starwii raise your hands). Starmie is my main special sweeper. Given the classic BoltBeam combo with STAB Hydro Pump and Psyshock, it can tear through many obstacles.
Starmie used to have choice specs but I had too many issues with it getting locked into undesireable moves, and I felt that it took away power from a large move pool that could almost always find super-effective attack. Natural Cure is just icing on the cake if there are poison spikes on the ground.
Infernape
Gender:--Female
Ability:---Blaze
Item:-----Life Orb
EVs:------252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 SpD
Nature:---Hasty (+Spd, -Def)
Moves:---Roar, Overheat, Close Combat, Stone Edge
Infernape is a double-edged sword for me. On one hand she is a GREAT mixed sweeper, capable of dealing with all but the most bulky threats. On the other, she seems to get KO'd really easily, has a lackluster ability, and during a sandstorm Life Orb tears her apart.
Infernape seems to be the weak link in my team. She is powerful but there are too many drawbacks (also with her 3 pokemon on my team are weak to psychic). If there is a better Fire sweeper I would love to hear how to utilize it.
Gengar
Gender:--Female
Ability:---Levitate
Item:----Choice Specs
EVs:-----4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Nature:--Timid (-Atk, +Spd)
Moves:--Hidden Power(Fire), Shadow Ball, Focus Blast, Trick
I <3 my Gengar. Aside from being a strong special sweeper (even without Choice Specs) she is also a wall-breaker. With Choice Specs shadow ball and Hidden Power Fire can rip through Jellicent and Ferrothorn. But when a blissey or chansey comes calling, I use trick to steal their item and leave them stuck using only one move
.I think my gengar is pretty well set. Although if anyone knows how to make her stronger please let me know!
-Conclusion-
Overall this team works pretty well, but the glaring weakness to Psychic is a bit unnerving and sandstorm teams tear through it a bit easier. I was thinking of replacing Breloom/Infernape with Heatran/Terakkion. Then I Would still have a good physical and a good special sweeper along with a powerful revenge killer and lose the Sandstorm weakness. I'm just not sure about loosing breloom. Any help would be appreciated, this is a team I am very, very fond of and would like to make as powerful as possible.
