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Special Sweeper...

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Chandler

Well-Known Member
Can someone help suggest a good special sweeper for a team that is shaping up like this:

Skarmory
Impish
-Spikes
-Drill Peck
-Roost
-(Steel Wing)

Skarmory should open up most of my battles. Its not there to counter any specific pokemon but rather to spike the other team. Roost will help prolong its spiking time but perhaps a better move than Steel Wing in the 4th slot would help me more?

Weavile
Adamant
-Ice Punch
-Night Slash
-Swords Dance
-?

A physical sweeper to counter dragons and to send out when faced with an Alakazam etc. The Evs of my Weavile are excellent and it is EV trained in Att & Sp which should help its Ice Punch and Night Slash get in a few OHKOs. However I dont know if SD would get a look in due to its low defense properities and HP...

Scizor (Not definite but Ive EV trained it already)
Adamant
-X Scissor
-Agility
-Iron Head
-?

A problem as this is also a phsyical sweeper but it is EV trained in Att (maxed), Hp and Sp Def. It is good against Dark and Rock types but its slow speed make it bad for the role of revenge pokemon. I do love this guy on my team despite all its weakness, I dont know what I should do!!

Dusknoir
Not Caught Yet
-Protect
-Toxic
-Confuse Ray
-Double Team

An annoyer as well as a bit of a tank. It should have leftovers to improve its stay in battle but I think that this moveset is excellent and that this guy will be the heart of my team.

Milotic
Calm (Not evolved yet)
-Hypnosis
-Sleep Talk
-Toxic?
-Surf?

Hard to think of a decent moveset for Milotic, Im starting to doubt whether it should be on my team with all the other water options out there. It is a Sp Wall and its Sleep Talk is boosted by its ability Marvel Scale. It might be a good gamble but I am open to other suggestions!!

I know I am not great at picking out a team but Im very fond of the ones Ive trained so far and Id hate to let any of them rot away in a box in the PC...

I want to complete the team with a special sweeper but I am not sure who would compliment it well. I was hoping maybe Garedvoir could, because I have a shiny timid female Ralts (as well as a few others from chaining), but if I dont get to use a shiny I wont be heartbroken. Any advice would be appreciated!
 
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Read up on each pokemon, complete your team, read how to present your team, then post your team. I'll give it a full rate once that's done.
 
I edited my first post to your suggestion Hayabusa
 
Whirlwind over Steelwing on Skarm.

Brick break and Pursuit on Weavile over Sword Dance. I like Baton Pass Scizor with Swords Dance. Lead with it.

Dusknoir wants something like Painsplit/WoW/EQ/TP or IC don't ever use Double Team.

Milotic still likes Sleeptalking, Surf + Ice beam imo.

Depending on Dusknoirs evs you'll want another Special wall, Calm Mind Blissey would do you team well imo.
 
Im falling out of love with Milotic.

Im not sure who could replace her as a special wall though, without a water type my team would get destroyed by almost any fire type...

What about Lapras, Vaporeon or Tentacruel? What wpuld people on here recommend?
 
Is it possible for a Milotic to have both Mirror Coat and Hypnosis?

It can get Mirror Coat from breeding with a Corsola and it can get Hypnosis from the Poliwag line... Is there any way these two moves can appear on the same Milotic?
 
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