Hey all, Well from the title you can obviously tell this is my first team, and it's rather bland. It's been okay-ishly successful, but I'd like butchering/criticism/any help possible. Thanks. Importable: Spoiler Ambipom (M) @ Flight Gem Trait: Technician EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk) - Acrobatics - Fake Out - Pursuit - Low Sweep Cloyster (M) @ White Herb Trait: Skill Link EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SDef Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk) - Shell Smash - Hydro Pump - Icicle Spear - Rapid Spin Blissey (F) @ Leftovers Trait: Natural Cure EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk) - Thunder Wave - Seismic Toss - Softboiled - Heal Bell Gengar (M) @ Life Orb Trait: Levitate EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk) - Destiny Bond - Shadow Ball - Clear Smog - Toxic Excadrill (M) @ Air Balloon Trait: Sand Rush EVs: 152 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def / 100 Spd Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk) - Swords Dance - Earthquake - Rock Slide - X-Scissor Tyranitar (M) @ Leftovers Trait: Sand Stream EVs: 252 HP / 148 SAtk / 100 SDef Sassy Nature (+SDef, -Spd) - Crunch - Stealth Rock - Ice Beam - Fire Blast[/HIDE] Ambipom (M) @ Flight Gem Trait: Technician EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk) - Acrobatics - Fake Out - Pursuit - Low Sweep/Low Kick My sexy lead, and moveset that I haven't seen anyone else use. Fake Out is for the free damage/sash break, Pursuit is for the predicted switch-outs (that makes a lot of people ragequit), Acrobatics + Flying Gem + Technician = 247.5 base damage. Bossly. And Low Sweep/Low Kick is for whatever is weak to it. Low Kick can OHKO T-tar, Low Sweep can't, but Low Sweep seems more useful. Opinions? Cloyster (M) @ White Herb Trait: Skill Link EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SDef Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk) - Shell Smash - Hydro Pump - Icicle Spear - Rapid Spin/Rock Blast We all know how annoying this guy can be once he's Shell Smash'd. Skill Link provides a 5x'r on Icicle Spear almost every time. Rapid Spin is to protect my team, but Rock Blast can get rid of other Ice types(mainly Cloysters). Hydro Pump is for what Icicle Spear wouldn't hurt. And Shell Smash.. well that's obvious. I like the Careful Nature to help insure the first Shell Smash, because Cloyster's SDef sucks ballsack. Blissey (F) @ Leftovers Trait: Natural Cure EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk) - Thunder Wave - Seismic Toss - Softboiled - Heal Bell Blisey, Blissey, how much you save me so. Blissey pwns pretty much everything. Thunder Wave is to slow stuff down. Seismic is for damaging consistently (cept' Ghost). I feel that Softboiled is better for TW/Seismic, instead of Wish/Protect, plus it frees up a move. And Heal Bell is to keep my team healthy. Toxic Orb Flings from Gliscor are very common in OU. Gengar (M) @ Life Orb Trait: Levitate EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk) - Destiny Bond - Shadow Ball - Clear Smog - Toxic I've been a Gengar fan since Leaf Green (my first Pokemon game), so I decided "I need a Special Attacker/annoyer, I'll choice you Gengar". He acts as a suicide bomb if I'm facing something that's really annoying, and can be a sexy sweeper too, with Shadow Ball STAb. Clear Smog is to punch Sweepers/Baton Pass Teams in their faic, and Toxic is for the annoying-ness. Excadrill(M) @ Air Balloon Trait: Sand Rush EVs: 152 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def / 100 Spd Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk) - Swords Dance - Earthquake - Rock Slide - X-Scissor "LOLNOOB". Yaaa I know. But he's a hoe. Big hoe. Once he's in SS and has a Swords Dance up, you're f'd. Earthquake Stab for pwn'age, Rock Slide for more pwn'age, X-Scissor to be able to almost hit everything with neutral/super effective damage, and the EV's for a good ammount of bulk, and to outspeed almost everything scarfed as well. Aw ya. Tyranitar (M) @ Leftovers Trait: Sand Stream EVs: 252 HP / 148 SAtk / 100 SDef Sassy Nature (+SDef, -Spd) - Crunch - Stealth Rock - Ice Beam - Fire Blast This guy starts everything up for the mole above him. I chose a mixed sweeper because I felt Ferrothorn was being a threat, so Fire Blast hurts, bad. Ice Beam for the sole purpose that it hurts almost everything, stealth rocks for entry hazards, and the infamous crunch T-tar STAB. Sassy for bulk, and EV's for Bulk.
Ambipom, I think it would be better off with this set, not only does it hit harder with all the other moves, it provides alot better coverage. Spoiler Ambipom (M) @ Life Orb Trait: Technician EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk) - Fake Out - Pursuit - Low Sweep - Double Hit[/HIDE] This set of cloyster provides stronger hits. Spoiler Cloyster (M) @ White Herb Trait: Skill Link EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk) - Shell Smash - Rock Blast - Razor Shell - Icicle Spear [/HIDE] The classic SubSplit set is more efficent then the Support set. Spoiler Gengar (M) @ Life Orb Trait: Levitate EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk) - Pain Split - Shadow Ball - Focus Blast - Substitute [/HIDE] Excadrill is to frail to have any bulk.... Spoiler Excadrill (F) @ Life Orb Trait: Sand Rush EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk) - Rock Slide - Frustration - Earthquake - Swords Dance [/HIDE] Leftover numbers and more efficient bulk. Spoiler Tyranitar (F) @ Leftovers Trait: Sand Stream EVs: 240 HP / 96 SAtk / 172 SDef Sassy Nature (+SDef, -Spd) - Stone Edge - Pursuit - Stealth Rock - Fire Blast [/HIDE]
Cloyster, in any case, doesn't want a +Sp Def nature at all anyways--it's just a waste since its Sp. Def is so low, it'll probably be OHKOd anyways. I'm guessing Gengar is your only way of taking out Breloom? Because as it is Breloom (Conkeldurr too) will just rip through your team with pretty much Mach Punch alone.
I agree with Nightshift's suggestion of switching to Subsplit Gengar or even SubDisable Gengar along with his Excadrill and Tyranitar but I would replace Pursuit with Ice beam to allow you to Surprise and OHKO Gliscors and allow your excadrill to sweep better. I would suggest replacing cloyster who does nothing for this team with Gliscor who allows you to beat Conkledurrs and Brelooms. Spoiler Gliscor (M) @ Toxic Orb Trait: Poison Heal EVs: 252 HP / 200 Def / 56 Spd Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk) - Fling - Protect - Earthquake - Acrobat [/HIDE] Good luck :)
