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Black team for a casual battling party

Strawberry Mint

Dancer in the Dark
This is a team I've been tweaking for my friends summer battling party in the next couple days. They're not competitive battlers, and their "strategy" amounts to "i use ubers because they're the strongest lol"

I want to beat them with my normal team. There are no rules in place other than "no one-hit KO moves" I'm honestly so annoyed by their all-uber teams that I want to use the most annoying strategies that I can find against them.
On to my team.

Mienshao (Serious) @Razor Claw
Regenerator
EVs: Unknown
-Bounce
-Aura Sphere
-Reversal
-Stone Edge

Togekiss (Modest) @Leftovers
Serene Grace
EVs: Unknown
-Thunder Wave
-Air Slash
-AncientPower
-Zen Headbutt

Yanmega (Modest) @Focus Sash
Ability (Speed Boost)
EVs: Unknown
-Hypnosis
-Toxic
-U-turn
-Dream Eater

Infernape (Jolly) @None
Blaze
EVs: Unknown
-Close Combat
-Mach Punch
-Flare Blitz
-Flame Wheel

Terrakion (Jolly) @Wide Lens
Justified
EVs: Unknown
-Rock Slide
-Sacred Sword
-Earthquake
-X-Scissor

Gliscor (Jolly) @None
Hyper Cutter
EVs: Unknown
-Swords Dance
-Earthquake
-Rock Polish
-Baton Pass

I'm sure my team has a lot of problems that need to be worked out. I want to get the satisfaction of defeating 6 ubers with my team!
 

Diaglio

Well-Known Member
For your Mienshao... What is going on here? If you're wanting to run reversal, a Focus Sash should be in effect. It should have Drain Punch/Hi Jump Kick over Aura Sphere. Someone else should talk to you about Bounce, because I run that on mine and love it and I know other people don't like that move. Stone Edge is fine. It should be Adamant.

Your Terrakion is great. Muscle Band over Wide lens, though. If you're doing Double battles, Whimsicott makes a great partner. The Whimsi gets Beat Up, which helps Terrakion out a lot. I use that pair on PO and I can get Fulvous' (my Terrakion) Attack to over 1500. That's what I call attacking power.

Gliscor. You want Poison Heal. You can find a DW Gligar in Windswept Skies (Or something like that... the Flying area) in the 1st area unlocked. You'll want a Toxic Orb on that. Swords Dance, EQ, Acrobatics, and Fire Fang should be the set. FF is there for Ice-types. Nature is fine.

Your Infernape has a great nature, but a terrible set. Honestly, whenever I choose to use an Infernape, I run Flint's set from D/P/Pt. EQ, Mach Punch, ThunderPunch, and Flare Blitz. I think that that is a great set, but you could also run Stone Edge>EQ.

I have not idea what to do with Yanmega. Sorry about that.

Your Togekiss is running the right idea with paraflinch. But, it is advisable to change Ancient Power and Zen Headbutt to Tri Attack and Aura Sphere. Tri Attack is a good reliable STAB that can work for Pokemon immune to Thunder Wave. Aura Sphere hits Rocks, Ices, and Steels hard.
 

AmbipomMaster

#TeamInstinct
If you use Toxic, Hypnosis doesn't really have any value. Either get rid of Toxic, or use this moveset:
Toxic
Attract (the Yanmega neeeds to be Female)
Double Team
X-Scissor

They will not be able to hit you if they use a Male against Yanmega.
 

Funtime

Steel Trainer
Overall team synergy is a bit of a mess. You have three weak to ice, one of which is 4x. You have three 2x weak to water, 2 ground weaknesses, 2 rock, 3 flying and 3 psychic. Water, Ground, Rock and Ice moves are all going to be common amongst Ubers expecting to beat on each other. So, what do you have that you're prepared to switch out and what do you have waiting in the wings? If you want to stick with it, that's fine but it could cost you.

Mienshao (Serious) @Razor Claw
Regenerator
EVs: Unknown
-Bounce
-Aura Sphere
-Reversal
-Stone Edge

Mienshao enjoys regenerator abuse. It gets the most out of it with U-Turn and changing often allows it to really annoy with Fake Out. Those two moves should be on just about any set. Reversal is rather gimmicky, especially as you heal on every switch, so Hi-Jump Kick makes the most of your attack stat and gives constant damage. Bounce is not a great choice, but it can work. Subs work quite well for it, but Stone Edge and Payback give coverage. Wide Lens helps HJK hit a lot.

Togekiss (Modest) @Leftovers
Serene Grace
EVs: Unknown
-Thunder Wave
-Air Slash
-AncientPower
-Zen Headbutt

Paraflinch is the best way to go here. T-Wave, Air Slash, Nasty Plot and Roost/Wish/Aura Sphere. Paralyze, then flinch them repeatedly. Nasty Plot doubles Sp. Attack which is even more annoying. Aura Sphere adds great coverage while the other two add healing.

Yanmega (Modest) @Focus Sash
Ability (Speed Boost)
EVs: Unknown
-Hypnosis
-Toxic
-U-turn
-Dream Eater

Again, this thing wants to abuse its ability as a special sweeper. Protect for a first turn Speed Boost, Bug Buzz for powerful STAB, Air Slash and then Baton Pass to give that speed to somebody who can really abuse it. Togekiss works well here, as it's a little slow otherwise.

Infernape (Jolly) @None
Blaze
EVs: Unknown
-Close Combat
-Mach Punch
-Flare Blitz
-Flame Wheel

Stone Edge, Close Combat, Flare Blitz/Flamethrower, Swords Dance. Can work purely physical or mixed or purely special. Lots of options depending on what you think is going to be the biggest threat. If you can get Hidden Power Ice then use that to destroy dragons, otherwise stick to punching them and boosting. Life Orb or Expert Belt, or lose SD for Mach Punch/fake Out and use a Choice Band

Terrakion (Jolly) @Wide Lens
Justified
EVs: Unknown
-Rock Slide
-Sacred Sword
-Earthquake
-X-Scissor

Works fine enough. Lose X-Scissor for Rock Polish or Swords Dance though for added threat. The coverage is good enough, unless you are expecting an onslaught of Celebi.

Gliscor (Jolly) @None
Hyper Cutter
EVs: Unknown
-Swords Dance
-Earthquake
-Rock Polish
-Baton Pass

I'm sure my team has a lot of problems that need to be worked out. I want to get the satisfaction of defeating 6 ubers with my team!

Swords Dance, Earthquake, Fling, Acrobatics. Poison Heal and Toxic Orb. Get poisoned the first turn, while you SD, Fling the Orb to poison your opponent and then abuse double power Acrobatics and Earthquake, which enjoy coverage on all non-flying/Levitating Rocks/Steels.
 

Typhlosionvsworld

Y u mad bro?
Gliscor (Jolly) @Flying Gem
Hyper Cutter
EVs: Unknown
-Swords Dance
-Earthquake
-Fire Fang
-Acrobatics
 
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