Bisharp (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Defiant
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SDef
Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Stealth Rock
- Thunder Wave
- Iron Head
- Night Slash
Sets up Rocks, cripples what it can with Thunder Wave. Para-flinches with Iron Head or tries out for a lucky crit with Night Slash. My lead.
Froslass (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Snow Cloak
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SDef / 4 Spd
Calm Nature (+SDef, -Atk)
- Spikes
- Confuse Ray
- Ice Beam
- Psychic
Soaks up fighting moves for Bisharp.
Blocks use of rapid spin, sets up spikes. Confuse Ray is a great annoyance. Ice Beam is STAB. Psychic takes down fighting types that will be lured in.
Kingdra (M) @ Shell Bell
Trait: Sniper
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Dragon Dance
- Waterfall
- Outrage
- Iron Head
Leftovers was getting redundant, but considering he's going to be doing lots of damage, I figured Shell Bell would be reasonable. Dragon Dance sets up +1 attack and speed, and he sweeps with..
Waterfall for STAB that doesn't lock you in. Outrage for crazy beast STAB. And Iron Head for coverage.
Also takes fire moves for Bisharp and Froslass.
Zapdos @ Leftovers
Trait: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SAtk / 4 SDef
Calm Nature (+SDef, -Atk)
- Roost
- Thunderbolt
- Heat Wave
- Extrasensory
Special tank. Roost keeps it alive, gotta love reliable healing. Thunderbolt is STAB. Heat Wave and Extrasensory are my choices for coverage.
Darmanitan (F) @ Choice Band
Trait: Sheer Force
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Flare Blitz
- Earthquake
- Brick Break
- Rock Slide
Physical sweeper. Easy to bring out early in the game and see what kind of threats you can OHKO.
Flare Blitz is STAB. Paired with that crazy beast attack stat and Choice Band.. It hurts.
Earthquake is coverage.
Brick Break and Rock slide are also coverage.
Azelf @ Focus Sash
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Nasty Plot
- Psyshock
- Shadow Ball
- Hidden Power [Fighting]
1 HP sweeper.
Hopefully for use in the late game.
Nasty plot doubles your attack, straight up. Focus Sash lets you take any hit you need to.
Psyshock is that sweet STAB that can hit special walls hard.
Shadow Ball and HP Fighting get great coverage together.
Feb 3 - 2012
Things I'm considering in my team at the moment.
- Rapid Spinner
- New special sweeper
I'm most open to switching out Azelf, it hasn't been doing as good as I thought it would.
I'll probably edit something in later with any replacement I put in for him.
EDIT: Now using this in place of Azelf.
Xatu (M) @ Light Clay
Trait: Magic Bounce
EVs: 252 HP / 128 Def / 128 SDef
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Reflect
- Light Screen
- Roost
- Tailwind
Dual screens offer great support. Immediately switching in to block hazards is a fun thing to do. Tailwind makes Darmanitan have an easier time sweeping with his choice band. Roost is to stay alive.
Currently replacing Azelf.
Feb 3 - 2012
