Rate my singles team

Question

Zapdos @ Wide Lens
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Heat Wave
- Discharge
- Volt Switch
- Roost

My lead pokemon, his speed allows him to volt switch out in a bad situation, he's mainly for support.

Espeon @ Life Orb
Ability: Magic Bounce
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Psychic
- Calm Mind
- Shadow Ball
- Dazzling Gleam

Mainly a calm minder special sweeper but also allows status moves and set up moves like stealth rock to be reflected, which is what this team lacks.

Conkeldurr @ Flame Orb
Ability: Guts
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Adamant Nature
- Drain Punch
- Ice Punch
- Knock Off
- Mach Punch

Mainly for coverage, works well with volt switch zapdos to get the burn up as soon as he comes in, also has the only priority move on the team.

Garchomp @ Focus Sash
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Outrage
- Iron Head
- Swords Dance

Physical sweeper, focus sash allows him to safely set up a swords dance first turn.

Volcarona @ Focus Sash
Ability: Flame Body
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Fiery Dance
- Bug Buzz
- Giga Drain
- Quiver Dance

Good for late game sweeping.

Suicune @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Scald
- Rest
- Sleep Talk

This is a pretty popular set, can tank for both physical and special attacks.

Let me know what you think!

Comments

You need to specify which generation this is otherwise you might get the wrong advice

Answer 1

Volcarona @ Focus Sash
Ability: Flame Body
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Fiery Dance
- Bug Buzz
- Giga Drain
- Quiver Dance

use heavy duty boots
cause stealth rocks = death and even if its a late game cleaner use it for caution just in case they use sticky web, toxic spikes

add a defoger or rapid spinner
replace discharge for defog to stop early hazard setters like ferrothorn
replace conkeldure for excadrill

Excadrill @ Air Balloon
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Rapid Spin
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- X-Scissor

Comments

psychic is better than giga drain
rock slide is better than x scissor

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Eh, I like Giga Drain on Volcarona. Maybe that’s just me.

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You're not the only one. It gives Volcarona a way to heal itself as well as really hurt those annoying water types. On the other hand though, it does leave you perpetually walled by that gen 7 pseudo legendary, whatever its name is

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if you need a way to heal I think Roost would be better than Giga Drain
after a few QDs special water moves aren't going to hurt that much and you can just roost it off

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i think i'm going to use the excadrill set but i'll replace x-scissor with stealth rock and maybe give it a focus sash instead. Also id rather get rid of either espeon or volcarona to make room for it and not conkeldurr because it puts the team out of balance and his fighting and ice coverage is really useful.

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That is if you get multiple quiver dances. I don't think anyone's gonna let you set up more than one or two