Team Kittens

[Kitty Purry]

I was into competitive battling before but then stopped. Now after a while I decided to get backl into it and try again. This is my first team in while and obviously is gonna have some flaws. It is a standard team really. There isn't too much stalling going on and it's not hyper offense. There is some bulk in some places. Well now here's the team in an overview.​

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Forretress @ Leftovers
Sturdy
Relaxed
EV's: 252 HP/112 atk/144 def
- Toxic Spikes - Gyro Ball
-Explosion -Rapid Spin


Forretress makes for a great bulky lead and physically defensive pokemon. The Toxic spikes really help the team, most notably so far Lanturn. When certain pokemon come out and try to stall Lanturn the poiso really helps. The ability to spin away entry hazards also is a huge plus. Both Zapdos and Gyarados are weak to Stealth Rocks which can hugely hinder there abilities. Gyro ball is just a great move with the STAB and his outragous slowness. Explosion I have discovered is great. It really helps with an almost guarenteed KO on most pokemon.

Lanturn @ Leftovers
Volt Absorb
Modest
EV's: 52 HP/252 spA/148 spD/56 spe
- Charge Beam - Hydro Pump
- Substitute - ice beam


Lanturn was a base for the team. With its special tanking ability it really works great. The best situation is for lanturn to switch into one of its many resistances. On the switch i set up a substitute. Then proceed to charge beam my spA through the roof. Hydro pump gets STAB and demolishes through things. Ice beam helps a great load against dragons. Volt absorb is also a great help to Gyarados who gets electric thrown at him all the time.


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Gliscor @ leftovers
Sand Veil
Jolly
252 HP/252 spe/4 def
- taunt - u-turn
-earthquake - roost


Glsicor is a good taunter and helps to stop people setting up. This gliscor is mainly a tank. I don't particularly like him on the team but he just filled a spot. Earthquake gets STAB and is good. Roost helps to heal but seems useless so far. Gliscor does help to stall with the toxic spikes a little bit. I think Gliscor might have better options.

Zapdos @ Choice Specs
Modest
252 spA/252 spe/4 HP
- Thunderbolt - Heat Wave
- U-turn - HP Grass

Zapdos with the Choice specs I have found is a beast. Most people don't expect it so they make a switch that a normal Zapdos couldn't kill but the specs kill it and they waste a pokemon. HP grass helps to eliminate swampert to can cause some trouble for the team. Heat Wave is my main way of taking care of steels like scizor. U-turn helps me to get out quick and scout the opponents team.

Claydol @ Leftovers
relaxed
252 HP/144 def/112 spA
- Rapid Spin - Earth Power
- Stealth Rocks - Explosion


Claydol acts as a great way to get Stealth Rocks up and rapid spin. I have found that rapid spinning is extremely nessacery. Also forretress doesnt always have the chance to rapid spin. I found room to make sure that rapid spin happens in Claydol. Explosion helps alot to clear the field of pokemon that are in my way and will hinder the other members. I'm not sure but I was contemplating switching the SpA to Atk, because I hardly ever use Earrth power and find myself exploding more often.

Gyarados @ Choice Band
Adamant
72 HP/252 atk/184 spe
- Waterfall - Payback
- Stone Edge - Earthquake

Gyarados has been great on the team. He has produced many sweeps. Another unexpected set. People switch in expecting to survive and get raped by my Gyarados' STAB waterfall. Stone Edge and Earthquake help coverage aswell as payback.






Please rate and help. I know its garbage, its my first team.​

 

[artbomber_97]

Your team lacks a reliable revenge killer, so add something like Choice Scarf Jirachi or Flygon. Claydol kinda sucks in OU, you could try something like Swampert to set up Stealth Rock or Starmie to Spin. Choice Band Gyarados isn't a good option, I suggest going with Bulky DD set.

 

[Regarde]

Give Forretress Payback over Gyro Ball because Gyro Ball doesn't hit much of anything really, and Payback does a good amount to Rotom who is the most common spin blocker. I'd probably drop Explosion too and run Spikes or something. Toxic Spikes are incredibly crucial for Lanturn's success so why would you ever wanna sacrifice Forretress in case T-spikes are spun away or absorbed? Spikes also help Lanturn and Zapdos get some nice OHKOs and 2HKOs they wouldn't normally get against mons like Snorlax. I'm not sure what CB Gyarados is doing for your team. That set is used to lure out and weaken/KO its counters in order to make it easier for another mon on your team to sweep. However, Lanturn wants Gyarados' counters to be intact because they're setup on. If you decide to take my suggestion of Spikes > Explosion on Forretress you should try a ResTalk Gyarados set in place of CB. This set will help your team by giving more insurance against some threats like Agility Lucario, Machamp, and Flygon who if running a mixed set could really put a dent in your team. It also gives you a good mon to take status.

As you said yourself Gliscor doesn't seem to be doing much, and is really in Gyarados' shadow. Also Claydol seems to really just be there for Stealth Rock, as you have just as much a chance spinning with Forretress. You could probably combine the two roles and just use Swampert. Swampert + Gyarados is one of the best defensive cores around, and Swampert provides Stealth Rock + Roar which means more shuffling making it easier for Lanturn to sweep.

Now for the last spot you may want something speedy that can clean up lategame or revenge KO if necessary. You could also really use a Spin Blocker as well so the choice is pretty obvious in Rotom. Running a Choice Scarf set will allow you to block the opponent's efforts to spin, clean up late game, and revenge KO when you need to. I'd run a more offensive set since most of the stuff it would revenge is checked by Gyarados+Swampert. Trick also stops last-mon setup sweepers like CM Jirachi, and the rare Curselax.

Gyarados @ Leftovers
Impish | 252 HP / 252 Def / 6 SpD
Waterfall / Roar / Rest / Sleep Talk

Swampert @ Leftovers
Relaxed | 252 HP / 252 Def / 6 SpD
Earthquake / Ice Beam / Roar / Stealth Rock

Rotom-W @ Choice Scarf
Timid | 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Hydro Pump / Shadow Ball / Thunderbolt / Trick

I tried not to change too much, and keep the goal of a Lanturn sweep intact. Hope these changes work, I haven't done too much 4th gen battling lately so these suggestions may be a little off.