A New SM Battle Spot Singles Team

Question

I took a long break from competitive Pokemon, but I have a new team to be rated.

Aegislash @ Leftovers
Ability: Stance Change
Level: 50
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Shadow Sneak
- Sacred Sword
- King's Shield

Overall a threatening Pokemon to have, it can do a good amount of damage and take some hits.

Blaziken @ Firium Z
Ability: Speed Boost
Level: 50
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Flare Blitz
- High Jump Kick
- Stone Edge
- Protect

A powerful sweeper. It can OHKO many things and can take a weak hit.

Wishiwashi @ Aguav Berry
Ability: Schooling
Level: 50
EVs: 244 HP / 12 Atk / 252 SpA
Mild Nature
- U-turn
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Earthquake

VERY powerful, but also very slow. It can use a slow U-turn to help Aegislash or Salamence set up.

Tapu Bulu @ Big Root
Ability: Grassy Surge
Level: 50
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Bulk Up
- Leech Seed
- Horn Leech
- Nature's Madness

If Tapu Bulu can set up two or more bulk ups, it will brutally destroy anything not named Charizard Y.

Charizard @ Charizardite Y
Ability: Blaze
Level: 50
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Flamethrower
- Air Slash
- Solar Beam
- Hidden Power [Ice]

Speaking of Charizard Y, it can be VERY powerful if it has drought set up. With decent speed and very good special attack, it can and will destroy anything it outspeeds.

Salamence @ Salamencite
Ability: Intimidate
Level: 50
Happiness: 0
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Substitute
- Frustration
- Earthquake

Finally, Salamence has great attack and speed, both of which are boosted by dragon dance. Aerielate-boosted return is very powerful, especially with such a great attack stat.

Comments

Replace Wishiwashi with wash Rotom for better typing and moves. Give Aegislash a ghostium z for more damage and replace sacred sword with toxic to cripple walls. Replace Blaziken's life orb, blaze kick, and stone edge with focus sash to survive longer, flare blitz for more damage, and swords dance to raise physical attack. Replace Tapu Bulu's big root, bulk up, and nature's madness with shed shell for surviving mega Gengar, substitute to heal more from leech seed and prevent status ailments, and wood hammer to hit harder. Replace Charizard's dragon pulse with ice hidden power for dragon and flying coverage. Salamence's dragon claw doesn't seem to cover anything, so replace it with substitute.

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Considering how bulky and powerful wishiwashi is, its typing and move pool don't really matter. I'll consider your thoughts on Aegislash and blaziken, although it seems odd to have focus sash and flare blitz on the same pokemon.  I'll try out shed shell and Substitute on Tapu Bulu, but nature's madness hits all types evenly and grass isn't a very reliable offensive type. I like your ideas for Charizard and Salamence. Thanks for the advice.

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Wishiwashi isn't actually very bulky because it has low HP, and its strong attack stats aren't reliable because it's slow. I'm still pretty sure wash Rotom is better. If you really don't like having focus sash and flare blitz on Blaziken, then still teach it flare blitz, but replace life orb with firium z and give Aegislash leftovers.

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Okay, Wishiwashi isn't that bulky, but it's not like Rotom is any better. Also, it's supposed to be a slow u-turner to help Aegislash, Salamence, or Blaziken set up. The rest of your ideas sound good, I'll change those.

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Of course wash Rotom is better. It can learn both trick and will-o-wisp, and it usually has only one weakness.

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That is true, but Rotom has to invest EVs into HP, defense, and/or special defense to be comparable to Wishiwashi. Wishiwashi can invest in special attack, meaning it can hit much harder.

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If it really is a slow u-turner, then it shouldn't need to hit very hard.

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Just because it doesn't need to doesn't mean that it's bad that it can.

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The fact that it doesn't need to hit hard means that defensive typing is more important. Rotom has one more immunity, one more resistance, and one less weakness, which means three types of attacks that it can switch into more easily. There will be far more cases where you need to switch into those types of attacks (and where you need to burn opponents) than cases where you need a good attack stat.