17-10-2011, 05:41 PM
Hello, people! I am in a tourney and I would like some help improving my team. Oh, some of its rules are: everyone must use at least two flying pokemon and no one is allowed to change the weather.
Magnezone
Modest@Air Balloon
Magnet Pull
252 HP, 6 Def, 252 SAtk
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power (Fire)
- Charge Beam
- Signal Beam
Many people use Forretress, Ferrothorn and Scizor, so Magnezone is there to trap them with its ability and defeat them with a fire type Hidden Power. I don´t know which item I should use, so I´ve chosen Air Balloon... I don´t know much about other good moves for it, but Thunderbolt is strong and has STAB, Charge Beam may increase its attack power (special attack, whatever...) and Signal Beam... well, just an attack with a different type.
Starmie
Timid@Life Orb
Natural Cure
6 HP, 252 SAtk, 252 Spd
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
- Rapid Spin
Powerful, fast and a good Rapid Spinner. I think I should teach it Recover, but I don´t know which move should be replaced... Without Ice Beam, it can´t OHKO dragons, without Thunderbolt, it is not threatening to other water pokemon.
Gliscor
Impish@Toxic Orb
Poison Heal
252 HP, 252 Def, 6 SDef
- Swords Dance
- Taunt
- Earthquake
- Ice Fang
It is a good physical wall, has good resistances, a nice ability, which heals it and protects it against status ailments, but I wish it could have Poison Heal and learn Stealth Rock at the same time...
Chandelure
Modest@Choice Scarf
Flash Fire
6 HP, 252 SAtk, 252 Spd
- Flamethrower
- Shadow Ball
- Hidden Power Fighting
- Psychic
It is the best spin blocker in my opinion (what is pointless to say here, since I have no entry hazards). Forretress, Ferrothorn and Scizor can do nothing against it and it can also surprise Starmies whose trainers are not expecting Choice Scarf. Psychic is there in order to counter fighting pokemon. Hidden Power Fighting is mainly to be able to attack Air Balloon Heatran.
Snorlax
Impish@Leftovers
Thick Fat
252 HP, 6 Def, 252 SDef
- Curse
- Rest
- Return
- Crunch
A sturdy special wall. I used to use a Blissey, but I needed something more offensive, so I´ve chosen Snorlax. This moveset doesn´t need much explanation. Curse powers up its attack and defense (that is why I chose to invest EVs only in HP and SDef), Rest is for recovering HP, Return is the main attack and Crunch is for ghosts.
Jumpluff
Timid@Focus Sash
Chlorophyll
? Def, ? SDef, 252 Spd
- Sleep Powder
- Leech Seed
- Substitute
- Giga Drain
My favorite pokemon, which can be really annoying... although it is not as effective as it was in the previous generation. Its strategy is simply to put some pokemon to sleep and then have some fun with Substitute and Leech Seed. Giga Drain´s power is almost the same than Energy Ball´s, but it recovers HP, so... Ah, and Focus Sash is for allowing Jumpluff to put faster foes to sleep, since its defences are not good after all. It works nicely with Stealth Rock, since it causes lots of switches...
Well, this team was working ok... but I really need something with Stealth Rock (as you may have noticed), a better moveset to Magnezone (and, maybe, to Chandelure too) and to replace one of Starmie´s moves with Recover... Can you help me out?
Magnezone
Modest@Air Balloon
Magnet Pull
252 HP, 6 Def, 252 SAtk
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power (Fire)
- Charge Beam
- Signal Beam
Many people use Forretress, Ferrothorn and Scizor, so Magnezone is there to trap them with its ability and defeat them with a fire type Hidden Power. I don´t know which item I should use, so I´ve chosen Air Balloon... I don´t know much about other good moves for it, but Thunderbolt is strong and has STAB, Charge Beam may increase its attack power (special attack, whatever...) and Signal Beam... well, just an attack with a different type.
Starmie
Timid@Life Orb
Natural Cure
6 HP, 252 SAtk, 252 Spd
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
- Rapid Spin
Powerful, fast and a good Rapid Spinner. I think I should teach it Recover, but I don´t know which move should be replaced... Without Ice Beam, it can´t OHKO dragons, without Thunderbolt, it is not threatening to other water pokemon.
Gliscor
Impish@Toxic Orb
Poison Heal
252 HP, 252 Def, 6 SDef
- Swords Dance
- Taunt
- Earthquake
- Ice Fang
It is a good physical wall, has good resistances, a nice ability, which heals it and protects it against status ailments, but I wish it could have Poison Heal and learn Stealth Rock at the same time...
Chandelure
Modest@Choice Scarf
Flash Fire
6 HP, 252 SAtk, 252 Spd
- Flamethrower
- Shadow Ball
- Hidden Power Fighting
- Psychic
It is the best spin blocker in my opinion (what is pointless to say here, since I have no entry hazards). Forretress, Ferrothorn and Scizor can do nothing against it and it can also surprise Starmies whose trainers are not expecting Choice Scarf. Psychic is there in order to counter fighting pokemon. Hidden Power Fighting is mainly to be able to attack Air Balloon Heatran.
Snorlax
Impish@Leftovers
Thick Fat
252 HP, 6 Def, 252 SDef
- Curse
- Rest
- Return
- Crunch
A sturdy special wall. I used to use a Blissey, but I needed something more offensive, so I´ve chosen Snorlax. This moveset doesn´t need much explanation. Curse powers up its attack and defense (that is why I chose to invest EVs only in HP and SDef), Rest is for recovering HP, Return is the main attack and Crunch is for ghosts.
Jumpluff
Timid@Focus Sash
Chlorophyll
? Def, ? SDef, 252 Spd
- Sleep Powder
- Leech Seed
- Substitute
- Giga Drain
My favorite pokemon, which can be really annoying... although it is not as effective as it was in the previous generation. Its strategy is simply to put some pokemon to sleep and then have some fun with Substitute and Leech Seed. Giga Drain´s power is almost the same than Energy Ball´s, but it recovers HP, so... Ah, and Focus Sash is for allowing Jumpluff to put faster foes to sleep, since its defences are not good after all. It works nicely with Stealth Rock, since it causes lots of switches...
Well, this team was working ok... but I really need something with Stealth Rock (as you may have noticed), a better moveset to Magnezone (and, maybe, to Chandelure too) and to replace one of Starmie´s moves with Recover... Can you help me out?