My Competitive Battle Team

[poke25]

here it is, I know most of the pokemon are OU though:

;094;Gengar@choice Scarf
Mild Nature
Focus Punch
Psychic
Substitute
Ice Punch or Hidden Power
EV's - SATK:252 SPD:202 ATK:54

;373;Salamance@leftovers
Adamant Nature
Dragon Dance
Dragon Claw
Earthquake
Stone Edge
Ev's - HP:100 ATK:252 SPD:158

;065;Alakazam@Choice Specs
Synchronize
Modest Nature
Psychic
Focus Blast
Shadow Ball
Grass knot
EV's - SATK:252 SPD:252 DEF:4

;208;Steelix@Leftovers
Sturdy
Relaxed Nature
Earthquake
Stealth Rock
Gyro Ball
Explosion
EV's - DEF:252 HP:202 SDEF:54

;242;Blissey@Leftovers
Bold Nature
Seismic Toss
Softboiled
Ice Beam
Thunder Wave
EV's - HP:252 DEF:252 SDEF:4

;227;Skarmory@Leftovers
Keen eye
Impish
Brave Bird
Roost
Spikes
Whirlwind
EV's - HP:252 DEF:252 ATK:4

 

[fireson360]

Drill peck over brave bird on skarmory, skarmory is a tank whats the piont if its gets hurt. don't know about the evs for blissy tho Always ev the hp but don't know the def. I would go focus slash on Alakazam. Make Gengar your lead,

Gengar
focus slash
modest natuer
Hyposins
focus blast
shadow ball
expolosion
252 sp. att, 252 speed, 4 att.

 

[turtleboy3840]

blissey needs 252 defense to take a physical hit at all then split up hp and special defense at your discression

instead of expert belt on alakazam try choice specs a stab psychic will almost always OHKO anything other than a wall

the above guy is an idiot never run hypnosis and explosion and if you do run explosion do it with a hasty nature

though he is right about skarmory everyone gets luck lol

i see your trying to run a physical gengar no offense but focus blast works as well as focus punch anyway try

Gengar@choice scarf- srsly uber speed lol
modest
252 speed 252 spatk 6 hp
focus blast
energy ball
shadow ball
hp- ice

finally brick break is better than stone edge on salamence

 

[poke25]

Im still figuring out the choice items, ill probably give them o my pokemon after i practice switching pokemon a bit.

 

[rippersteveM5]

here it is, I know most of the pokemon are OU though:

;373;Salamance@leftovers
Adamant Nature
Dragon Dance
Dragon Claw
Earthquake
Stone Edge
120 HP / 252 Atk / 136 Spe --> Standard DD Mence

;094;Gengar@leftovers
Hasty Nature
Focus Punch
Shadow Ball --> Psychic has poor coverage
Substitute
Ice Punch or Hidden Power
64 Atk / 192 SpA / 252 Spe is the better spread, gives you a good chance to 2HKO Blissey

;065;Alakazam@Expert Belt/Life Orb/Choice Specs
Synchronize
Modest/Timid Nature
Psychic
Focus Blast
Shadow Ball
Grass knot
EV's - SATK:252 SPD:252 DEF:4

;208;Steelix@Leftovers
Sturdy
Relaxed Nature
Earthquake
Stealth Rock
Gyro Ball
Explosion
252 HP / 120 Atk / 136 SpD --> Steelix doesn't need defensive EVs, it's defense is high enough anyway. Invest more in Atk and SpD.

;242;Blissey@Leftovers
Bold Nature
Seismic Toss
Softboiled
Ice Beam
Thunder Wave
148 HP / 252 Def / 108 SpA --> Diverse Blissey spread

;227;Skarmory@Leftovers
Keen eye
Impish
Brave Bird
Roost
Spikes
Whirlwind
252 HP / 96 Atk / 156 Def / 4 Spe --> Invest an extra 4 or 8 EVs in speed if you want to outrun other Skarmorys, take them out of attack.

You're going to have to use either Skarm or Steelix, Fire types (mostly Heatran) will rip through both of them, leaving you physical wall-less. Use a bulky water over one of them: Vaporeon, Swampert, etc. This will provide you with a safe switch in to fire types, which Skarm and Steelix can't do.

 

[turtleboy3840]

k btw you should think about replacing steelix or alteast getting curse

 

[turtleboy3840]

k btw you should think about replacing steelix or alteast getting curse

 

[poke25]

You're going to have to use either Skarm or Steelix, Fire types (mostly Heatran) will rip through both of them, leaving you physical wall-less. Use a bulky water over one of them: Vaporeon, Swampert, etc. This will provide you with a safe switch in to fire types, which Skarm and Steelix can't do.

ill probably ditch Steelix, Swampert sounds like a great bulky water but how would I cover its grass weakness' ill keep steelix in my box in case i need him.

Edit: how do you think a relicanth would hold up. it has great defence and an amazing fire resistance

 

[turtleboy3840]

idk about reclineth actually never really thought of it but swamp has the same fire resist and both are doubly weak to grass so i'd stick with swamp

 

[rippersteveM5]

Keep steelix, it has better overall defensive power, and its ground and fighting weaks are nullified by the rest of your team. Relicanth is a poor OU option, Swampert does whatever Relicanth can do, better (Except Rock polish). Vaporeon counters Luke and Ape better than Pert, and can support your team with wish as well.

 

[turtleboy3840]

yeah he's right swamperts not the best fit for your team but you porbalbly still need to switch steelix think about heatran though you do need to worry about your fighting weak so cress (lol i recomend it too much but i love it) could work

 

[poke25]

I like swamperts stats and ill probably use him, but im thinking if a way to cover his 4x grass weakness

 

[turtleboy3840]

well heatran has the most realiable coverage with him

 

[poke25]

i was looking around, another possible viable option could be omastar, he has very high defence (125 base) but looses some of swamperts special defence and attack, ill probably go wit hswampert just need to know other viable options

 

[rippersteveM5]

i was looking around, another possible viable option could be omastar, he has very high defence (125 base) but looses some of swamperts special defence and attack, ill probably go wit hswampert just need to know other viable options

Blastoise, Milotic, Swampert, Vaporeon, Bulky Starmie, Quagsire, Slowbro and Slowking all head a long list of viable bulky water options.

 

[poke25]

thanks, now i just have to choose between blastoise and swampert, 1 has more hp and no electric weakness, the other only has a 2x grass weakness and higher defense

 

[Femme Fatale]

Blastoise, Milotic, Swampert, Vaporeon, Bulky Starmie, Quagsire, Slowbro and Slowking all head a long list of viable bulky water options.

Don't forget Suicune and Gastrodon. Gastrodon and Skarmory is something I used on one of my more recent teams as a defensive combo (I think I have a semi-bulky Starmie on there too for spin support) and it works extremely well. Overall the pair have no weaknesses (Skarm's fire, electric weaknesses are covered by Gastrodon who, in turn, has her grass weakness covered by Skarm etc.)

Also, it is a wise idea to look at your wall(s)' healing ability. Is it viable to run Rest/ResTalk (Rest and Sleep Talk combination)? Do they have an instant recovery move (Softboiled, Recover) or do they have a support recovery move (Wish)?

If you're going to opt for using a Scarfed Gengar, it generally makes a more effective lead than Salamence. On that note, Thunderbolt > Energy Ball on that set...whoever suggested that =s can't remember. Any sashed Gengar/Pokemon MUST be your lead on this team as you lack a Rapid Spinner. Stealth Rock is only gaining popularity and you cannot rely on them NOT setting them up.