Rate My UU Team!

Question

First off, I want to thank anyone and everyone who rates my team. It means a lot and I am glad that there are people that are willing to help others.

The pokemon in my team are currently as follows: Gligar, Empoleon, Krookodile, Roserade,

First up, is my Physical wall, Gligar

Bruce Wayne (Gligar) @ Eviolite
Trait: Immunity
EVs: 172 HP / 84 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- Roost
- Toxic
- Knock Off
Gligar is an amazing physical wall, taking the plethora of Fire and Fighting moves with ease. I like running Knock Off on a Pokemon like this to rid opponents of their items like Choice Scarves or leftovers. Although, Toxic or Knockoff is subject to change for U-Turn, which gives me more momentum.

Next, Gligar's perfect complement, Empoleon

The Penguin (Empoleon) @ Leftovers
Trait: Torrent
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SDef / 4 SAtk
Calm Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Scald
- Ice Beam
- Roar
"Empoleon has great synergy with Gligar. Not only does Empoleon's excellent Special Defense complement Gligar's great physical Defense, but their types cover the other's weaknesses perfectly. Empoleon can easily switch into Ice- and Water-type attacks aimed at Gligar, while Gligar can switch into Ground-, Fighting-, and Electric-type attacks aimed at Empoleon" Smogon
I really do like Empoleon. Its special defense is great, but it is still able do do some fair damage when it needs to. I almost always need Roar on a team to get rid of pokemon that set up subs and stat boosts. Stealth Rocks are always good too.

Now, we have the Thug himself, Krookodile

Killer Croc(Krookodile) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Moxie
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 Atk / 4 SDef
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Superpower
- Pursuit
No team is complete without a Choice Scarf user, and Krookodile fits the bill. He out speeds every Pokemon in the tier if they are un-boosted, so he is a great revenge killer. With Moxie, he gets his attack raised to continue his devastation. I guess there are other Scarf-users in the tier that are better than Krookodile, but he always finds ways to get a switch in to Electric and Psychic moves. I could use a pokemon like Mienshao or Herracros to fill this spot, but I really like what Krookodile can do.

Now another Choice user, Roserade

Poison Ivy (Roserade) @ Choice Specs
Trait: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Modest Nature
- Leaf Storm
- Sludge Bomb
- Rest
- Sleep Powder
I absolutely LOVE Choice Specs Roserade. I almost always lead off with her, and always net an easy OHKO on a potential Stealth Rocks user. People always assume that its a defensive set, but they are caught off guard when they get blasted with a Leaf Storm. With the Natural Cure ability, Roserade can use rest, then switch out and be cured of its sleep. This thing is a threat, as I hardly see Pokemon that will want to switch into a Leaf Storm.

Now the speedy but powerfull Sub/Calm Mind abuser, Raikou

Raikou @ Leftovers
Trait: Pressure
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 SAtk / 4 SDef
Timid Nature
- Thunderbolt
- Substitute
- Calm Mind
- Hidden Power [Ice]
I couldnt come up with a witty Batman-related nickname for Raikou, but nonetheless, it is still a monster. It can set up its Sub quickly, and go for some calm minds to raise its Special Attack to really high levels. I like to run the Shiny form because, for anyone who knows, the gift shiny had a rash nature with unique moves like Extreemespeed and Aura Sphere. That isnt my set though, and it might throw someone off. aikou provides increased offensive pressure and the fear of a set-up sweep to those who want to set up entry hazards.

The last team-member is a little odd, comming all the way from NU, Miltank!

Miltank (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Thick Fat
EVs: 156 Def / 252 HP / 4 Atk / 96 SDef
Careful Nature
- Body Slam
- Heal Bell
- Milk Drink
- Curse
Miltank is here for two reasons. Thick Fat and Heal Bell. Thick fat gives Miltank a resistance to Fire and Ice types, both of which the rest of the team is weak to. heal bell is there to cure my team of status ailments, as a burn on Krookodile or anything on Raikou is very detrimental.

I hope you like my team! here is what is missing
1. Rapid Spinner
2. Fire Type...
3. Ghost type, spinblocker
4. Annoy-er/status inflictor.
5. Wish user.

My team has nothing for a Sub Calm Mind Zapdos, and Chandelure is a big problem too, because the only thing to take a hit is Miltank, who cant hit back because of Chandelure's Ghost typing.

Comments

You're team is inherently very good and covers many fields of preparation. As for what you're missing I suggest replacing Miltank. Walrien also has the ability thick fat that takes care of fire and ice pokemon, especially ice, defensively and also can use powerful water moves that will negate your fire weakness including Chandelure. This means that with 1/4 ice resistance plus 1/2 fire resistance and offensive advantage you should have power balance in your team defensively. Chandelure can be a good addition to your team because it covers the fire type, the ghost type, and can be used as a status inflicter, which are three things you said you were missing. As for improving your team I suggest replacing Gligar's toxic with U-turn as Gligar is not as effective with toxic as other team members could be. My compliments to your Roserade, nice job. I'm a bit skeptical about how Raikou blends with your team but that's ok. I hope this helped.

Sincerely, Simon Stone

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Adding a fire type would create a ground weakness in my opinion =/ since Raikou and Empoleon both get hit super effectively by it and only Gligar doesn't take damage.

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Miltank is a far better option than Walrein in UU. Sure, Walrein can take any I e type move, but Ice (and STAB Ice) is quite rare since Dragons and Ground Types mostly reside in different tiers.
Fire, on the other hand, is extremely common in UU. Almost every team got it, and Miltank got just the enough HP abd Def to shine. Walrein lacks the real physical Defense to be useful, even with Thick Fat. Also, Miltank is far better at countering Chandelure since it make virtual pancakes of Fire and Ghost moves.

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Thanks for the tips man. is it possible to run a defensive/stally type of chandelure. cuz its typing is great for my team

I like using Raikou because its really the only thing on my team that can set up and wreak shop. He is just a good Pokemon all around. Although with him, I am weak to ground moves. Nidoking wrecked me one battle

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Flafpert, I agree, but I need to change Miltanks moo-ve set to take care of Ghosts, maybe earthquake?

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Give Miltank Scrappy, add full EV investment in HP and Sp. Def. Miltank can wall the heck out of anything once Curse is set up.

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Thick Fat is vastly superior to Scrappy to deal with Fire. I would consider Toxic over Body Slam to hit Ghosts. If you still want a attacking move, Seismic Toss is a viable option since it have more consistent damage.

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That just means Miltank is 100% susceptible to Taunt.
And I would just replace Empoleon with Blaistoise. Fire counter, Rapid Spinner, phaser all in one.

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Um, why is Roserade Spec'd and has Rest? Give her Life Orb and Giga Drain instead.

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I like the idea of using toxic and Seismic Toss on Miltank, and keeping Thick Fat.
The reason I have Empoleon instead of Blastoise is that he synergises perfectly with Gligar, and his steel typing is amazing for taking a potential toxic. Although Blastoise is a spinner, I can still phase with Roar and none of my team is terribly weak to rocks, and I can absorb Toxic Spikes (if ever seen) with Roserade.