Gen. 6 Diverse Battling Team (Nickster206)

Question

Pokemon No. 1
Name: Scolipede
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 252 Atk, 252 Spd, 6 HP
Item: Focus Sash
Moves: Megahorn, Spikes, Protect, Baton Pass.

Purpose
Megahorn: To take out weak leads.
Spikes: To set up spikes.
Protect: To stall for speed boost and to scout.
Baton Pass: To pass the speed into Aegislash or Pinsir.

Pokemon No. 2
Name: Aegislash
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 252 Atk, 128 Def, 128 Sp.Def
Item: Leftovers
Moves: Shadow Claw, Sacred Sword, Swords Dance, King's Shield.

Purpose
Shadow Claw and Sacred Sword: Complete damage coverage.
Swords Dance: Power up SC and SS.
King's Shield: Lower foe's attack, scout, lefties.

Pokemon No. 3
Name: Greninja
Ability: Protean
EVs: 252 Sp.Atk, 252 Spd, 6 HP
Item: Focus Sash
Moves: Surf, Dark Pulse, Ice Beam, Extrasensory.

Purpose
Special Revenge Killer and all-around coverage.

Pokemon No. 4
Name: Xatu
Ability: Magic Bounce
EVs: 252 HP, 252 Def, 6 Sp.Def
Item: Leftovers
Moves: Night Shade, Roost, Thunder Wave, Confuse Ray.

Purpose
Physical wall and parafusion. That's all I have to say.

Pokemon No. 5
Name: Alakazam
Ability: Magic Guard (Trace)
EVs: 252 Sp.Atk, 252 Spd, 6 HP.
Item: Alakazite
Moves: Psychic, Dazzling Gleam, Shadow Ball, Energy Ball.

Purpose
Special Sweeper and a Mega Evolution option if opponent's team is weaker to special attacks.

Pokemon No. 6 (This one is shiny!)
Name: Pinsir
Ability: Mold Breaker (Aerialate)
EVs: 252 Atk, 252 Spd, 6 HP.
Item: Pinsirite
Moves: X-Scissor, Earthquake, Storm Throw, Swords Dance.

Purpose
Physical Sweeper and Mega Evolution option if opponent's team is weaker to physical attacks.

Comments

You can only have one Mega Evolution per battle, so that would be a waste of an item slot. Soooo, Mega Pinsir > Mega Alakazam. Tbh Mega Alakazam isn't that good of a Mega, and I prefer LO or Sash Magic Guard Alakazam.

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I would use carbink instead of Xatu. Umbreon is also good.

Answer 1

Scolipede: Looking good. Can't change much.

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Aegislash:

Instead of the investment in defenses, I would go for a 252 HP, 252 Atk, 4 in something else, your decision. His set looks good, although I would use shadow sneak instead of claw for the priority to make up for his low speed. Other than that it looks good.

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Greninja: This set eats small children. Thumbs up.

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Xatu: Also looking pretty good, although maybe try a dual screens set up? This one is also helpful. It's really up to you.

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Alakazam was a beast in gen 1, but fell off in the later gens, until gen 5 came along, with magic guard. I am really not sure if you can do as much damage with a megakazam then the normal life orb variant of alakazam, so I have no idea, I can't say much. The moves look nice, though.

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Pinsir: It looks pretty good, but you have nothing to abuse his ability. X scissor is a must, of course. Storm throw with a swords dance can be pretty dangerous, and good against curse setups. Earthquake is also good for the rock types that sorta screw you over. Also, congrats on the shiny ^_^

Hope this helps,
-MintyMornings

Comments

i agree with the pinsir evaluation. You might want to give him thrash for an extremly powerful "flying" move with his ability

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Oh jeez, just thought of that. That would be insane against anyone who doesn't resist it. I was thinking return xD