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Need a Tank

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Smashchu

Beginning Trainer
Hello Im looking for a Tank, but I have had no success. I am making this team to not only fight my friend, but to use in Colloseum. Im only using R/S and its a Lv 50 team

So far I have

Bellosom
Syntasis
Sunny Day
Ingrain
Solar Beam

Crobat
Mean Look
Toxic
Air Cutter
Double Team

Ninetails
Flamethrower
Attract
Wii-o-wisp
Double Team(Or confuse ray)

Wishcash
Surf
Earthquake
Rest
Snore
or
Swapmert
Ice Beam
Sure
Earhtquake
"some other move"

Magnaton
Lock-On
Zap Cannon
Thunderbolt
"some other non electic move"

I need 1 tank and Its complete. Im also wondering if I should use Swampert or Wishcash. I can also make Ninetails a sweeper if that better. Thanks!
 
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spareux

maldición
Punctuation ftw. Get some EVs and above all Natures and Items on here or it's not really worth being in crmt.

Swampert > Whiscash. Lol Rest and Snore.

Crobat wants Sludge Bomb over Air Cutter. If you dont have it, either chain breed for it again or use Aerial Ace. Attract > Double Team.

Please give Bellosom some other form of attacking. That set if far too reliant on the weather.

Magneton needs HP Fire or Ice, Thunderbolt, Thunderwave but I don't know if you can Substitute since this is for R/S and you never said if your have FR/LG. Zap Cannon is dreadful and you get more from two ThunderBolts.

Don't use Confuse Ray and Will-O-Wisp. Will-O-Wisp lowers the foes attack and then when they hit themselves in confusion they will thus be doing less damage to themselves.

As for a Tank in R/S, you could try Weezing to stop Earthquake and Rock Slide from tearing through half of your team. It also resists Grass Moves which scare Swampert.
 
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Smashchu

Beginning Trainer
Srry about the grammar. Thats what you get for typing fast.

One thing. Shouldn't I use someone else besides Weezing since I have a posion pokemon and there both weak against Psychic which I have no defence aginst? If I use Weezing then could it bee evened out by switching Crobat for a Ghost pokemon.

Also if it has Thunderbolt should I give it Calm Mind?

Also is this better for Ninetails?
Flamethrower
Attract
Will-o-wisp
Double Team

Thanks for the help.
 
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spareux

maldición
Evasion is generally unreliable and shouldn't be used. Give it Grudge and Fire Blast to make up for low SAtk.

Weezing with Calm Mind is lol. Just give it some SAtk EVs with
Sludge Bomb, Thunderbolt/Fire Blast, Pain Split/Explosion and Haze.

Weezing helps you a lot and Crobat is quite a bad Pokemon and you already have a slight annoyer in Ninetales. Switching Crobat for a good physical sweeper would be good because you lack a true one apart from Swampert. Mabye Metagross to resist psychic and raise your Rock resistance more. Weezing will handle Earthquakes that the foes tries to use. Swampert may still cause problems if it has Ice Beam and Earthquake which a lot do, so mabye try switching Bellosom with Ludicolo.
 
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Shiny Crobat

Well-Known Member
I would use blissey or shuckle
 
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Smashchu

Beginning Trainer
-4J- said:
Weezing with Calm Mind is lol. Just give it some SAtk EVs with
Sludge Bomb, Thunderbolt/Fire Blast, Pain Split/Explosion and Haze.
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No I ment on Magnaton.
I was also going to use Weezing as a Tank, of course Pain Split would work wonders. Thanks. If I use Ludicolo what are some good healing moves?
 
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Tazzler

Well-Known Member
Magneton can't learn Calm Mind.

Synthesis/LEECH SEED/Rest are good healing moves for Ludicolo.
 
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Smashchu

Beginning Trainer
But If I get a Ludicolo with Rain Dish then I would have Rainy Day which half synthasis. Also Should I use Magnaton or is there a better Electric for a sweeper?
 
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spareux

maldición
In R/S, not really. Most eletric types in r/s suck apart from Raichu which is meh.

Ludicolo w/ Rain Dish + Rain Dance/leech Seed/Giga Drain works much better than synthesis.
 
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Smashchu

Beginning Trainer
The would an electric annoy be better? Expecially so since Ninetails is a good sweeper, but why exactly is Magnaton a bad one? Is it because of Adverage speed? I could also try Manectric who has a higher speed.

Also I assum a Steel pokemon would work well in my team so should I use Skarmory since its withstands Psychic and Dark, has only a normal weakness to fighting and can't be hurt by Earthquake?
 
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Jukain:)

Heart & Soul...
why do you need sythenis AND ingrain? I would have substitue, atracct, sunny day and solar beam for bellosum.
 
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Smashchu

Beginning Trainer
Jukain:) said:
why do you need sythenis AND ingrain?
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Ingrain gives small amounts of HP every turn where Syntasis one big shot of HP. Of course if its sunny then more HP, but if noit its only half. With ingrain and a Leftover you can gain a fair amount of HP each turn(better if it also has Leech seed). Plus Synthisis has only 5 pp and thats not good on a Tank.

EDIT:If Magnaton sucks then how about

Richu
Thunder Bolt
Focus Punch
Charm
"some other move"
or
Toxic
Protect
Thunder Wave
Charm
Something like that but perhaps with obne move switched for Thunder Bolt.
Of course EVs in Spe. Atk. and Speed.

Now Im not sure If I'd use this since I have a Ground pokemon but
Sandslash
Toxic
Protect
Dig
Attract
Evs in Speed.
 
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