[Gen 5] Ice Monotype - Bulky Hail Balance

Question

Please note that this team is not usable in Monotype, as Snow Cloak is banned.

Dewgong (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Ice Body
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
- Aqua Ring
- Hail
- Ice Beam
- Surf

A real pain to battle. Its trait is Ice Body, which makes it recover HP when it hails. Additionally, it holds Leftovers, which recovers HP every turn. Using Aqua Ring will recover even more HP, allowing Dewgong to sustain itself during battle.

Lapras (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 SpD
Modest Nature
- Dragon Pulse
- Ice Beam
- Toxic
- Thunderbolt

Knowing both Ice Beam and Thunderbolt makes Lapras capable of covering a wide variety of Pokémon. Toxic will badly poison opponents for status effect. Lastly, Dragon Pulse adds a powerful coverage option for dealing with Dragon types.

Walrein (M) @ Chesto Berry
Ability: Thick Fat
EVs: 128 Def / 252 SpA / 128 SpD
Modest Nature
- Ice Beam
- Rest
- Surf
- Sleep Talk

This is my personal Sleep Talking Walrein. The Chesto Berry will awaken Walrein when it uses Rest, allowing it to keep attacking while recovering. Surf and Ice Beam provide strong STAB options, giving it an extra chance of knocking out Pokémon.

Abomasnow (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Snow Warning
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpD
Impish Nature
- Ingrain
- Leech Seed
- Seed Bomb
- Synthesis

Abomasnow helps with HP recovery. Ingrain raises HP during battle, while Synthesis restores a large amount of HP when its HP is low. Leech Seed contributes to ongoing recovery, and Seed Bomb is a reliable offensive move to use against opponents.

Weavile (M) @ Choice Band
Ability: Pickpocket
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Ice Punch
- Night Slash
- X-Scissor
- Toxic

A hit-and-run Pokémon with high Speed and Attack. Night Slash and X-Scissor handle Psychic-types, while Ice Punch takes care of Grass, Ground, and Flying types. Toxic is used for status infliction.

Beartic (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Snow Cloak
EVs: 252 Atk / 178 Def / 78 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Hail
- Icicle Crash
- Night Slash
- Superpower

Beartic is a strong attacker with excellent physical bulk. With its high Attack stat, it can deal heavy damage, and raising its defenses helps improve its survivability.

Comments

abomasnow should be the lead, replacing any need for hail on your team.

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Dragon Pulse is useless on Lapras, Period.

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Your weavile shoudlnt use toxic because of the fact that it will most likely get one shotted

Answer 1

I like answering your questions
once again good team
as theultimateshyguy said put abomosnow as your lead because his ability automaticly summons a hail storm that means your pokemon can use a differant move insted of hail

Abomasnow i would put some of those defence evs onto hp but if you have already made the team and ev trained them o well
maybe switch ingrain to a ice move prefably blizzard because it wont miss in a hail storm
also maybe change nature to relaxed seen as the speed is so low it wont effect it much

Dewgong not much to change maybe switch aqua ring out seen as it recovers like 1/16 of its hp which is about half of what leftovers recover

Lapras not much either infact i wouldnt change anything

Walren there isnt much point in having sleep talk when you have a chesto berry it depends on how much defence your walren has and how long you think it can suvive if you think it can suvive to use another rest use it

Weavile i wouldnt teach weavile toxic because its defence is so low it would easly be taken out but if you do have a chance to useit use it though i would change it to something like swords dance

Beartric once again wouldnt change anything appart from maybe get rid of hail and swap for something like thrash which is high powered and goes quet nicely with a choice band

good team overall 9/10 :)

Comments

well weavile shouldnt learn stat boosters period unless it has a focus sash because of its low defense it might not survive an attack.

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People do it all the time, low defenses may be one thing, but with strategy, you can force an opponent out of play ( Weavile switches in on Grass type, what will they do? Switch.  ) you can use a stat boosting move then. It's better than Toxic, which fills the roll of stalling, which pokemon with low defenses just can't do at all.