My Battle Tower Team

[Nicki]

Salamence@Berrie Nr 1
Trait: Intimidate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spd
Nature: modest
-Fire Blast
-Crunch
-Hydro Pump
-Dragon Claw

Metagross@Leftovers
Trait: Clear Body
EVs: HP 4 / Def 90 / Att 252 / SpD 164 (I gave it 4 HP for having 301 Life at all)
Nature: adamant
-Meteormash
-EQ
-Agility
-Return (maybe I should switch this? But I had good exp with this!)

Heracross@Choice Band
Trait: Guts
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Att / 252 Spd
Nature: adamant
-Megahorn
-Focus Punch
-Return (I will give it the RockSlide, when I got FireRed)
-Brick Break


Well Salamence is the opener and should kill everything that doesn't have Ice Attacks or high Special Defense. Special Defenser will be killed by the other two. Heracross is there for killing Snorlax, Blissey and those Normal types.


Comments?

Well, Metagross is already 100 so I can only switch the attacks.

 

[Ollyboy45]

IMO Salamence is more suited as a physical sweeper, but thats just me

Also, Heracross (and all pokemon really) are vulnerable when using focus punch, so you might want to think about adding substitute, maybe by getting rid of brick break because focus punch should take care of all your fighting needs

 

[Nicki]

IMO Salamence is more suited as a physical sweeper, but thats just me

Also, Heracross (and all pokemon really) are vulnerable when using focus punch, so you might want to think about adding substitute, maybe by getting rid of brick break because focus punch should take care of all your fighting needs

Hhm, I think there could be no use of Substitute because Blizzeys and Laxxes usually use moves like CalmMind or Curse before they attack and this is where Ican strike. But I really consider this. Well I can't use CB anymore then...

Elemence does quite good. I had one once in the Battle Factory and it finished nearly every battle all alone.

 

[DragonDance]

Focus Punch fails in-game.

 

[Nicki]

Focus Punch fails in-game.

What exactly do you mean?

 

[magnemiteZ]

It doesn't work ingame. Pretty self explainitry really.

 

[Nicki]

It doesn't work ingame. Pretty self explainitry really.

Well, I might be a n00b, but I never heard of it... well I don't want to waste the TM now, so please tell me what's it about.

 

[magnemiteZ]

Focus Punch on Heracross fails ingame because the AI don't switch.
Use
Heracross@ Salac Berry
Trait-Swarm
Adamant Nature
Evs-252 Speed and Attack 6 HP
-Return
-Endure
-Megahorn
-Rock Slide

-Also, Get rid of Salamence if you want something Special. Special-mence is crap in comparison to DDmence or CBmence.
-RS or Shadow Ball over Return on Metagross

 

[Nicki]

Okay, now show me a salac Berry ingame.

I already have a Heracross with Reversal and Endure, like that, but without salac berry it's not ownage.

Instead of Salamence I could take my Starmie, but it's very weak against physical attackers. Salamence has more staying power. DDmence would be very similar to Metagross, so I should only take one of both.

 

[magnemiteZ]

But one of Colosseum.
Plant them.
Pick them.
Have an owning Heracross.
('Tis what I do)

You could take Starmie, but you have some defencive Problems.

 

[Nicki]

If I had Colosseum I would do that.

Thanks anyway. I think I will find something inbetween yours and mine suggestion.

(Heracross has been my favourite Pokemon since G/S/C)

 

[magnemiteZ]

He is my second fav Pokemon of all time!
My fav being Tyrogue.

You coiuld use this set then...
Heracross@ Leftovers
Trait-Guts
Jolly Nature
Evs-252 Attack and Speed, 6 HP
-Brick Break
-Rock Slide
-Megahorn
-Swords Dance

 

[Nicki]

Well this looks very good, SD makes it better than Sword Dance and the initative should be allright, too. Thanks a lot!

 

[magnemiteZ]

^Whuuuu?
SD is Swords Dance... :/

 

[Tazzler]

Foucs Punch fails ingame ON sweppers like heracross, blaziken, and such.For slow tankish pokemon like hariyama, it works with sub.

Metagross should have explosion over return.

 

[DavidUm]

heracross

focus punch is bull****. replace it with earthquake. THe rest should be endure and reversal. top it off with a salac berry.

 

[ZNtelle]

focus punch is bull****. replace it with earthquake. THe rest should be endure and reversal. top it off with a salac berry.

I have a better suggestion for Nicki - ignore this guy.