I'm using this team on Shoddy, and a few notes.
This is the WAY to use Machamp. I used a Scarf variant early on in Shoddy and it sucked. So very little can switch into this.
But I'm having some trouble with Jirachi. Magnezone switch ins are a huge pain, though somewhat rare. It's only in the case of a lead that is outclassed by Jirahci, like Gyarados. Gyarados would HATE a scarf.
I'm considering testing out U-Turn to be able to scout, because I do love scouting leads. Gyarados leads mean I can switch to Rotom. Losing Ice Punch will suck to take care of Dragons in the mid-late game, but it might be worth it. I can a
I know Rhys and I discussed via VMs about Rotom and screens vs sub (a while back). Scizor is dealing too much damage when only burned. The standard Lawn-Rotom set I'm usign with WOW and Reflect makes the damage almost laughable, so I'll probably be taking Sub off of Rotom and putting on Reflect.
I am not convinced that Payback is necessary for ghost types on Machamp. I've been having a lot of fun with Fire Punch.
I haven't used Blissey in such a long time, but since no one uses Specs sweepers anymore, she can wall all these support-ish support Pokemon to no end. I love it. She spreads around Thunder Waves like no tomorrow. Not quite sure if I'm getting enough mileage out of Ice Beam though. I'm gonna test out Aromatherapy/Heal Bell.
This team is not SR weak, but Toxic Spikes/Spikes can be quite annoying. Roserade is easy enough to stop, and the only guy who suffers too much is Machamp. But every time I see Tentacruel, I just impulsively switch to Rotom to block Rapid Spin, and I've been seeing Toxic Spikes being layed down instead. But Machamp is the driving force behind physical attacking on this team. So advice? Or maybe recommend a Guts variant?
Also, is it just me, or are less people exploding their lead Metagross?