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Diamondkin Lv44 Steelix
Impish Nature
-Stone Edge
-Stealth Rock
-Roar
-Earthquake
After Victory Road, I'm changing his attack pool to be this
-Fire Fang
-Thunder Fang
-Crunch
-Ice Fang
This guy is my jack of all trades. His defense is so high that he can't be OHKOed by anything using physical attacks, but the special Defense department needs improvement. In fact, his defense unaltered is a whopping 187. He's also my main Psychic killer, as the only thing that the Psychics have to deal SE damage to him are Focus Blast and EQ.
Keep in mind not to let that Defense go to waste by loading him up on Attacks, at least if he's not running a Choice Band. Steelix is a Wall, nothing more, nothing less.
Striker Lv 44 (Luxray)
Rash Nature
-Thunderbolt
-Ice Fang
-Return
-Iron Tail
Although he has Crunch, his Special Defense makes him more of a backup player for Psychic types. His big weakness is Ground Types, but Swagger helps to even the flow, and Crunch usually deals a lot of damage because of his high Attack power.
Shellkin Lv43 (Gastrodon)
Impish Nature
-Earthquake
-Stockpile
-Toxic
-Waterfall (getting rid of this one too, His attack isn't bad, but two moves of the same type on a single pokemon is asking for it.)
Shellkin is my damage taker, with 160HP at the moment, Shellkin actually fares well against most opponents. I tend to use him against foes that can't fight back well against him. I'd like a suggestion on what move to give him instead of Waterfall
Sonikin Lv43 (Crobat)
Naughty Nature
-Aerial Ace / Brave Bird
-U-Turn
-Cross Poison
-Substitute
Was there any doubt I wouldn't have a Crobat in my team. Crobat can beat up even the sturdiest walls with Cross Poison and Confuse Ray combo, and once he has Aerial Ace, he'll be able to take out many of those pesky pokes that like to raise their evasion. Giga Drain was tried out on Rosekin to great effect, so Sonikin's gonna get it to keep him in the game longer.
Ponykin Lv43 (Rapidash)
Naive Nature
-Hypnosis
-Megahorn
-Fire Blast
-Will-o-Wisp
Ponykin is quite possibly the evilist creature on my team. Only Rock types have a chance against Ponykin, if Flamethrower's too weak to do the job, then Fire Blast'll KO them for sure. Megahorn's there because of it's immense strength (120 base!!!) and because its SE against dark types. Poison Jab is coming to give Ponykin a status move that requires no TM. EVIL EVIL EVIL
Rosekin Lv44 (Roserade)
Modest nature
-Energy Ball / Grass Knot
-Stun Spore
-Sludge Bomb
-Leech Seed
This guy's my Legend Breaker, the guy that can reduce a foe to near KO. Giga Drain's used to heal my Poke without using items, while Stun Spore puts a handicap on any foe. Magical Leaf never misses, giving Roserade the ability to hit any foe, no matter what they do (aside from the obvious). I'm thinking of replacing Leech Seed with something else, but Sludge Bomb would be too obvious and too common a theme.
Please Critique. 8 Gym Badges.
