Battle Teams Q&A

[toastia]

If you have a battle team you would recommend/want, then just post your wants or recommendations here
I'll help you, if you want. I haven't done this in ages, but if the smogon's dex isn't working for your I can break out my own database.

Anybody need rating or ideas for a battle team? If you want a team, then simply tell me the look you're going for here (defensive, offensive) I'm your person!

If you just need a pokemon to complete your team, I do that too!

As an alternate, if you need information on how to make a pokemon completely battle-ready(such as nature to have, IV's, moveset, etc.) then I'll help you.

 

[Cam1]

I want to make a Competitive Team with:
Stunfisk(with Earth Power)
Blastoise(with Dragon Pulse and Aura Sphere)
Loppunny(with Ice and Fire Punch)
Any ideas for the other three? Im considering Weavile and Medicham.

 

[toastia]

I want to make a Competitive Team with:
Stunfisk(with Earth Power)
Blastoise(with Dragon Pulse and Aura Sphere)
Loppunny(with Ice and Fire Punch)
Any ideas for the other three? Im considering Weavile and Medicham.

A grass type would be good and a fire type would be good. I'm not a big fan of Weavile, but personally Medicham is great. Half the time my medicham sweeps through someone's entire team in battle spot(or at least weakens them). Tyranitar is a replacement for a fire type, but Venesaur comes up every now and again and it's hard to get rid of with Fire Punch at times.

 

[Cam1]

Any recommendations on specific grass and fire types? Im thinking Bellossom and Magmortar, maybe?

 

[toastia]

Any recommendations on specific grass and fire types? Im thinking Bellossom and Magmortar, maybe?

Lillgant seems to work for me, especially 5IV. My shiny lilligant has a rather dismal HP but is 3IV and still wrecks things.
Ninetales is great.

 

[Cam1]

Okay! Thanks!

 

[Cress]

Here's my team right now.

Spoiler

When (more like "if" by the way things are going) I get my shiny Magnezone, he's going to replace my Giratina. But if I wanted to make a non-legendary team, who should replace Manaphy and Phione? I'm thinking Florges for one of them, but I don't know about the other.

 

[JellofishXD]

I want to make a team on the most flibbin adorable pokes that can kick butt competitively

 

[toastia]

Here's my team right now.

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When (more like "if" by the way things are going) I get my shiny Magnezone, he's going to replace my Giratina. But if I wanted to make a non-legendary team, who should replace Manaphy and Phione? I'm thinking Florges for one of them, but I don't know about the other.

Florges is a good choice. Maybe Umbreon? It has good sp def/def and is good for wearing down enemies. Then again, you actually might want to replace Florges with Gengar. Gengar combats the fairy types that Umbreon is weak to, along with the fighting types it's also weak too. Do you plan to do more single battling or double battling?

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I want to make a team on the most flibbin adorable pokes that can kick butt competitively

eevee teams~~~
all I'm gonna say

 

[Cress]

How would you run the Umbreon? I have one but I never get much use from it. Maybe I just have the wrong moves. And Gardevoir can handle Ghost and Fighting types, and I already have 2 that can mega evolve, probably shouldn't have a third.

 

[toastia]

How would you run the Umbreon? I have one but I never get much use from it. Maybe I just have the wrong moves. And Gardevoir can handle Ghost and Fighting types, and I already have 2 that can mega evolve, probably shouldn't have a third.

You need the EV's in sp def and def to maximize its wall capabiluty. Not to mention 6IV's to be safe.
Mainly, just Payback with Toxic and status moves. Umbreon can handle ghost types alone, however.

 

[Cress]

That's pretty much my set with Curse and Moonlight as well. Also I play all types of battles with this team.

 

[XTheLancerX]

This is just the kind of thread I have been looking for!! I got a 6 IV Ditto from someone, and have no real problems IV breeding. I just so happen to have a Pokemon with pokerus, my brother accidentally got it in Pokemon sapphire haha. (Btw, does pokerus ever exit its spreadable condition?) So that means EV training will be easier. although I haven't tried it, I have seen tutorials on it, and it seems decently easy to do.

Anyway, I am thinking of a sort of offensive defensive hybrid sort of team (however if I come up with a solid team that is primarily one or the other, I will be okay with it) and am leaning towards a weather buffing team. I think a ludicolo would be cool, but more of a tankier ludicolo with like rain dish, etc.

But yeah, I am having problems with what kinds of Pokemon should know like rain dance, sunny day, etc?

Oh, and btw, I am going to be doing competitive double battles.

 

[Cress]

This is just the kind of thread I have been looking for!! I got a 6 IV Ditto from someone, and have no real problems IV breeding. I just so happen to have a Pokemon with pokerus, my brother accidentally got it in Pokemon sapphire haha. (Btw, does pokerus ever exit its spreadable condition?) So that means EV training will be easier. although I haven't tried it, I have seen tutorials on it, and it seems decently easy to do.

Anyway, I am thinking of a sort of offensive defensive hybrid sort of team (however if I come up with a solid team that is primarily one or the other, I will be okay with it) and am leaning towards a weather buffing team. I think a ludicolo would be cool, but more of a tankier ludicolo with like rain dish, etc.

But yeah, I am having problems with what kinds of Pokemon should know like rain dance, sunny day, etc?

Oh, and btw, I am going to be doing competitive double battles.

(Stealing your job Prin.) Here's a Ludicolo set that I used to use and it worked moderately well. (Built for doubles too!)

Spoiler: Ludicolo

Ability: Rain Dish
Nature: Modest or Timid, but I think Modest is better.
Item: Big Root
Moves:
-Teeter Dance (Can replace, maybe something like Ice Beam to deal with Grass types)
-Surf
-Giga Drain
-Leech Seed

And who to pair it up with, I used Jellicent.

Spoiler: Jellicent

Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest or Timid, but I like Modest more again.
Item: Damp Rock or Lum/Persim Berry
Moves:
-Rain Dance
-Water Spout
-Shadow Ball
-Recover

A less defensive and more offensive set, but still has some bulk. Basically how you would use this.
On turn 1, have Ludicolo use Teeter Dance if Jellicent has a Lum/Persim Berry, otherwise use Surf. Have Jelli use Rain Dance. After that, you can Leech Seed walls to drain their health and use Surf to damage opponents while healing Jellicent. Water Spout does more damage the more HP you have, so this ends up being perfect. If you want to use a rain team, (I like rain teams. Don't know why.) you'll want an Electric type with Thunder for massive damage. (Perfect accuracy) Maybe a Ground type to cover the Electric weakness? You'll also want to have at least 1 other Pok?mon with Rain Dance/Drizzle just in case the first one faints. Other Pok?mon with Rain or Water-type-move activating abilities (Swift Swim, Storm Drain) are also great to have.

Here's a battle I had with a Mono-Water team. I didn't get the best setup, but Gastrodon sweeped the other team just fine. (I was on the opponent's side.)