First Team

[Isa]

This is my first time posting an online team. I have battled numerous times on older generations, but with the introduction of Wifi, I feel I need my team to be more competative.

The overall theme of this team is to have a mix of roles (and several pokemon filling multiple roles), including 2 strong physical attackers, 2 strong special attackers, 2 strong physical defenders, 2 strong special defenders.

Since typically having a pokemon with both a strong attack and a strong defense means a lower speed, I decided to try using a Trick Room strategy, but I still have a sweeper pokemon as backup, in case I don't have a chance to get my trick room pokemon out or he goes down.

Without further ado, here it is:

;094;Gengar - Special Sweeper
Modest (+sat/-atk), Levitate
252 Sat, 252 Spd, 6 HP
Expert Belt

Shadow Ball
Focus Blast
Psychic
Energy Ball


;080;Slowbro - Physical wall, Special attacker, Trick Room
Relaxed (+def/-spd), Own Tempo
252 Def, 252 Sat, 6 HP
Wise Glasses

Surf
Ice Beam
Trick Room
Slack Off


;205;Forretress - Physical Sponge, Spinner, Spike
Relaxed (+def/-spd), Sturdy
252 def, 252 HP, 6 atk
Focus Sash

Rapid Spin
Spikes
Gyro Ball
Explosion


;297;Hariyama - Tank, Physical Attacker
Brave (+Atk/-Spd), Guts
252 Atk, 129 Def, 129 SDef
Toxic Orb

Facade
Bullet Punch
Revenge
Stone Edge


;242;Blissey - Special Wall
Quiet (+Sat/-spd), Natural Cure
252 Def, 252 Sat, 6 HP
Leftovers

Seismic Toss
Aromatherapy
Stealth Rock
Soft Boiled


;143;Snorlax - Special Sponge, Physical Attacker
Brave (+Atk/-Spd), Immunity
252 Sdf, 252 Atk, 6 HP
Shell Bell

Whirlwind
Subsitute
Zen Headbutt
Earthquake

Coming up with a hold item for forretress was kind of tricky (I'm trying to make an item clause compatable team), since focus sash won't work if he comes in to spin out spikes, but it'll also give him a decent shot of surviving a 1hko and exploding if a spinner isn't necessary.

 

[morefirepokemon]

nice, but haryi dosent want a toxic orb

 

[Ludicodaniel]

Firstly, Use Claydol as your spinner. It's resistant to most Psysical moves, if not, immune. It has slightly lower def, but, it's immune to ground, electric, and resistant to poision, fighting, and psychic. It also walls special attacks well, and has a higher attack stat to use when going... BOOM!

Use Stealth rock with it instead, as it catches flyers. I suggest:

Claydol @ Focus Sash

Earthquake/ Psychic
Explosion
Stealth Rock
Rapid Spin

However, if you would rather be safe from Crunch, than EQ and fighting moves, use Foretress. It's really up to you.

Also, this is Item Clause compatiable. Hairy also gets 1.5% boost of Physical attack from Guts, so, it does want Toxic Orb, as it can, unlike Choice Band, swap moves!

 

[Isa]

Firstly, Use Claydol as your spinner. It's resistant to most Psysical moves, if not, immune. It has slightly lower def, but, it's immune to ground, electric, and resistant to poision, fighting, and psychic. It also walls special attacks well, and has a higher attack stat to use when going... BOOM!

Claydol is an alternative I considered, but Slowbro is also weak to Dark (which is now predominately physical), so I wanted a pokemon that resists dark. Also, Blissey already has stealth rock. I figured that it was better to put rapid spin on a defensive pokemon rather than an offensive one so it'll still be standing next turn, so those were pretty much my best options, but there was also Torkoal or Donphan, but I felt Forretress filled the role best.

 

[Old Sage]

I cried when i saw that snorlax.I prefer it like this.

Snorlax@Leftovers
Careful/Adamant nature
-Rest
-Sleep Talk
-Earthquake
-Return/Crunch

Gengar FS if its your lead.