This team I've created has a very little amount of problems that are rather obvious, making it hard to correct anything to make it better. I do know, however, that this team can be checked by someone with more competitive experience here on Smogon that may find something I could have missed. Please do note this team will be made on Platinum, so I will not be able to change any Pokemon on this team to the Rotom Formes, as they cannot be used on Wi-Fi (And I have no hacking devices available).
Team At A Glance...
Weavile: Anti-Lead
EV's: 252 ATK/252 SPD/4 HP
Nature: Hasty (+Spd, -Def)
Item: Focus Sash
~Fake Out
~Taunt
~Counter
~Night Slash
Fake Out allows Weavile to negate the opponent's Focus Sash while getting in a very light hit. This is useful for suicide leads like Azelf, who, more often than not, run Focus Sashes to bypass a move that would usually OHKO them to set up Stealth Rock. Taunt gives Weavile the ability to stop the opponent from setting up Stealth Rock or trying to status it. Taunt not only stops the opponent from using non-attacking moves, but it also provokes them to attack Weavile. Many leads will often run physical moves, which will allow Weavile to suprise KO them with Counter. Night Slash is useful for leads running special moves, which are usually Alakazam or Azelf. Weavile, being able to out speed them, can easily OHKO them with Night Slash. Weavile surprises many opponents because they often predict Weavile to be running the much more common Revenge Killer set. This allows Weavile to take advantage of this stereotyping to a full extent to KO many common leads.
Salamence: Mid/Late Game Sweeper
EV's: 232 ATK/24 SpA/252 SPD
Nature: Naive(+Spd, -SpcD)
Item: Life Orb
~Dragon Dance
~Outrage
~Fire Blast
~Earthquake
Salamence is an incredibly powerful Pokemon that can easily sweep a team not prepared for it. Dragon Dance boosts Salalmence’s already ridiculous Attack even higher and gives it the Speed boost it needs to out speed originally faster foes with ease. Outrage is a devastating move able to tear even the most defensive Pokemon apart. Most Pokemon in OU are either 2HKO'd or OHKO'd by its power after a DD. There is a drawback, however. Using Outrage forces Salamence to continue to use it until its rampage ends. Due to this, Salamence cannot switch, leaving it open to revenge kills from Pokemon like Weavile and Heatran. Fire Blast annihilates anything that resists Outrage (Barring Heatran) such as Forretress, or floating Steels like Bronzong. Earthquake is able to destroy grounded Steels such as Heatran and Metagross. Salamence can tear apart teams given a chance to, and with its good defenses and typing, this isn’t a hard task for Salamence to pull off.
Cresselia: Mixed Tank
EV’S: 252 HP/252 DEF/4 SpA
Nature: Bold(+Def, -Atk)
Item: Leftovers
~Reflect
~Thunder Wave
~Moonlight
~Ice Beam
Cresselia is an incredibly bulky Pokemon that not only can survive a brutal number of attacks, but it can also support its teammates with ease. Reflect allows Cresselia to give itself and the other members on the team more bulk on the physically defensive side. Reflect allows Cresselia to even survive a DD’d Outrage from Salamence, and counter it back with Ice Beam. Thunder Wave cripples the likes of Weavile and other fast Pokemon who will try to take advantage of Cresselia’s poor typing and destroy it with moves like Night Slash. Moonlight is Cresselia’s only really way to recover outside of Rest. Disappointingly, it has terrible PP and is virtually worthless in Sandstorm. Ice Beam is for Salamence and other Pokemon weak to Ice. Even with super effective damage, it can barely OHKO anything aside from Salamence. Ice Beam allows Cresselia to move while Taunted, which is also a minor positive attribute. Cresselia may not have impressive attacking stats, but it can easily wall to no end.
Heatran: Choice Scarf Revenge Killer/Sweeper
EV’S: 4 HP/252 SpA/252 SPD
Nature: Naive(+Spd, -SpcD)
Item: Choice Scarf
~Fire Blast
~Earth Power
~Dragon Pulse
~Explosion
With its impressive offensive and defensive stats, typing, and movepool, Heatran can be an effective Choice Scarf user. Fire Blast can put a large dent on anything that doesn’t resist it, and is given more power if Heatran switches onto a Fire move. Earth Power allows Heatran to significantly hurt other Heatran, and Fire Types expecting an easy switch onto a Fire Blast. Dragon Pulse allows Heatran to hurt Salamence, Kingdra, and Flygon, which either are neutral, immune, or resistant to Heatran’s other attacks. Explosion is for when Heatran is severely weakened and wants to take down one last Pokemon before fainting. Also, it’s Heatran’s only real weapon against Blissy and Cresselia; which can shrug off most of Heatran’s other attacks. Heatran is a frightening Pokemon that can easily sweep an opponent’s team if they do not expect it.
Starmie: Rapid Spinner
EV’S: 136 HP/ 156 DEF/ 216 SPD
Nature: Timid(+Spd, -Atk)
Item: Leftovers
~Rapid Spin
~Surf
~Thunderbolt
~Recover
Starmie is a Pokemon that has just the right stats to accommodate one of its most common strategies, Rapid Spinning. Rapid Spin allows Starmie to rid the field of Stealth Rock and other annoying entry hazards. Surf allows Starmie to hit its opponents hard with a powerful STAB move coming off a respectable base 100 Spc Atk. Thunderbolt punishes Skarmory and effectively counters Gyarados; even if it already has a DD under its belt. Recover allows Starmie to repeatedly take weak beatings from the opponent, while quickly recovering. Starmie is an effective Rapid Spinner that can also counter Gyarados and other threats that would normally sweep its teammates.
Breloom: Physical Sweeper
EV’S: 252 ATK/212 SPD/44 HP
Nature: Adamant(+Atk, -SpA)
Item: Toxic Orb
~Spore
~Substitute
~Focus Punch
~Seed Bomb
Breloom may be lacking in its speed and defenses, but its fantastic ATK stat coupled with the best sleep move in the game makes Breloom a hard Pokemon to switch in on. Spore allows Breloom to put slower opponents to sleep and gives Breloom a better opportunity to attack. Substitute gives Breloom a protective net from attacks and allows it launch its incredibly powerful Focus Punch. Focus Punch is an extremely powerful attack that will deal a large amount of damage to anything that doesn’t resist it. Seed Bomb is there to counter bulky waters and gives Breloom better overall coverage. Breloom can come on a variety of slower opponents and then can proceed to destroying the opponent’s team after putting the enemy to sleep.
Team At A Glance...
EV's: 252 ATK/252 SPD/4 HP
Nature: Hasty (+Spd, -Def)
Item: Focus Sash
~Fake Out
~Taunt
~Counter
~Night Slash
Fake Out allows Weavile to negate the opponent's Focus Sash while getting in a very light hit. This is useful for suicide leads like Azelf, who, more often than not, run Focus Sashes to bypass a move that would usually OHKO them to set up Stealth Rock. Taunt gives Weavile the ability to stop the opponent from setting up Stealth Rock or trying to status it. Taunt not only stops the opponent from using non-attacking moves, but it also provokes them to attack Weavile. Many leads will often run physical moves, which will allow Weavile to suprise KO them with Counter. Night Slash is useful for leads running special moves, which are usually Alakazam or Azelf. Weavile, being able to out speed them, can easily OHKO them with Night Slash. Weavile surprises many opponents because they often predict Weavile to be running the much more common Revenge Killer set. This allows Weavile to take advantage of this stereotyping to a full extent to KO many common leads.
EV's: 232 ATK/24 SpA/252 SPD
Nature: Naive(+Spd, -SpcD)
Item: Life Orb
~Dragon Dance
~Outrage
~Fire Blast
~Earthquake
Salamence is an incredibly powerful Pokemon that can easily sweep a team not prepared for it. Dragon Dance boosts Salalmence’s already ridiculous Attack even higher and gives it the Speed boost it needs to out speed originally faster foes with ease. Outrage is a devastating move able to tear even the most defensive Pokemon apart. Most Pokemon in OU are either 2HKO'd or OHKO'd by its power after a DD. There is a drawback, however. Using Outrage forces Salamence to continue to use it until its rampage ends. Due to this, Salamence cannot switch, leaving it open to revenge kills from Pokemon like Weavile and Heatran. Fire Blast annihilates anything that resists Outrage (Barring Heatran) such as Forretress, or floating Steels like Bronzong. Earthquake is able to destroy grounded Steels such as Heatran and Metagross. Salamence can tear apart teams given a chance to, and with its good defenses and typing, this isn’t a hard task for Salamence to pull off.
EV’S: 252 HP/252 DEF/4 SpA
Nature: Bold(+Def, -Atk)
Item: Leftovers
~Reflect
~Thunder Wave
~Moonlight
~Ice Beam
Cresselia is an incredibly bulky Pokemon that not only can survive a brutal number of attacks, but it can also support its teammates with ease. Reflect allows Cresselia to give itself and the other members on the team more bulk on the physically defensive side. Reflect allows Cresselia to even survive a DD’d Outrage from Salamence, and counter it back with Ice Beam. Thunder Wave cripples the likes of Weavile and other fast Pokemon who will try to take advantage of Cresselia’s poor typing and destroy it with moves like Night Slash. Moonlight is Cresselia’s only really way to recover outside of Rest. Disappointingly, it has terrible PP and is virtually worthless in Sandstorm. Ice Beam is for Salamence and other Pokemon weak to Ice. Even with super effective damage, it can barely OHKO anything aside from Salamence. Ice Beam allows Cresselia to move while Taunted, which is also a minor positive attribute. Cresselia may not have impressive attacking stats, but it can easily wall to no end.
EV’S: 4 HP/252 SpA/252 SPD
Nature: Naive(+Spd, -SpcD)
Item: Choice Scarf
~Fire Blast
~Earth Power
~Dragon Pulse
~Explosion
With its impressive offensive and defensive stats, typing, and movepool, Heatran can be an effective Choice Scarf user. Fire Blast can put a large dent on anything that doesn’t resist it, and is given more power if Heatran switches onto a Fire move. Earth Power allows Heatran to significantly hurt other Heatran, and Fire Types expecting an easy switch onto a Fire Blast. Dragon Pulse allows Heatran to hurt Salamence, Kingdra, and Flygon, which either are neutral, immune, or resistant to Heatran’s other attacks. Explosion is for when Heatran is severely weakened and wants to take down one last Pokemon before fainting. Also, it’s Heatran’s only real weapon against Blissy and Cresselia; which can shrug off most of Heatran’s other attacks. Heatran is a frightening Pokemon that can easily sweep an opponent’s team if they do not expect it.
EV’S: 136 HP/ 156 DEF/ 216 SPD
Nature: Timid(+Spd, -Atk)
Item: Leftovers
~Rapid Spin
~Surf
~Thunderbolt
~Recover
Starmie is a Pokemon that has just the right stats to accommodate one of its most common strategies, Rapid Spinning. Rapid Spin allows Starmie to rid the field of Stealth Rock and other annoying entry hazards. Surf allows Starmie to hit its opponents hard with a powerful STAB move coming off a respectable base 100 Spc Atk. Thunderbolt punishes Skarmory and effectively counters Gyarados; even if it already has a DD under its belt. Recover allows Starmie to repeatedly take weak beatings from the opponent, while quickly recovering. Starmie is an effective Rapid Spinner that can also counter Gyarados and other threats that would normally sweep its teammates.
EV’S: 252 ATK/212 SPD/44 HP
Nature: Adamant(+Atk, -SpA)
Item: Toxic Orb
~Spore
~Substitute
~Focus Punch
~Seed Bomb
Breloom may be lacking in its speed and defenses, but its fantastic ATK stat coupled with the best sleep move in the game makes Breloom a hard Pokemon to switch in on. Spore allows Breloom to put slower opponents to sleep and gives Breloom a better opportunity to attack. Substitute gives Breloom a protective net from attacks and allows it launch its incredibly powerful Focus Punch. Focus Punch is an extremely powerful attack that will deal a large amount of damage to anything that doesn’t resist it. Seed Bomb is there to counter bulky waters and gives Breloom better overall coverage. Breloom can come on a variety of slower opponents and then can proceed to destroying the opponent’s team after putting the enemy to sleep.
