Nintendan
Active Member
Hey everyone. I'm relatively new to the competitive side of the Video Games and I really want to get into good team building.
With this team, I'm not exactly trying to win in OU or VGC, but just for battles where anything goes. This is just a team for use with friends or at league etc.
Also, I'm not a fan of using Legendaries because they're a bit boring, though I'm only talking about ones like Mewtwo, Zekrom etc. Others such as Registeel or Thundurus are fine. I just don't like using the overpowered legends because I find them too boring.
I've tried switching up this team a bit with different Pokémon and this is what I have so far:
Serperior
Ability : Overgrow
Item : Light Clay
EV's:
12 HP
128 Def
128 Sp.Def
240 Speed
Nature : Jolly
Moveset :
Leaf Blade
Reflect
Light Screen
Taunt
Just a brief explanation, this is obviously a Serperior that sets up screens and Taunts anything trying to set up on it. The EV's and nature allow me to barely outspeed Tornadus or Thundurus (regular) by 1 point.
When Dream World Snivy is released, this will obviously change to Timid nature with Contrary Ability and Leaf Storm instead of Lead Blade. because of how fast this Poke is, it can deal some pretty serious damage early on and can actually proceed to sweep a portion of a team.
Scizor
Ability : Technician
Nature : Adamant
Item : Choice Band
EV's:
252 HP
252 Atk
4 Def
Moveset :
Bullet Punch
U-Turn
Pursuit
Superpower
Just a regular banded Scizor. Nothing else to be said really.
Jellicent
Ability : Water Absorb
Nature : Calm (-Atk, +Sp.Def)
Item : Leftovers
EV's:
252 HP
4 Sp.Atk
252 Sp.Def
Moveset :
Scald/Surf
Toxic
Will-O-Wisp
Recover
Wait... what!? W-o-W on a Scald/Surf + Toxic set? Yes. I run Will-o-Wisp because it's a safer burn on an opponent. The accuracy may be low (75%), but it's better than Scald's 30% of burn. There are times where a burn will put an end to large blows dealt to my team, which is where WoW comes in. I'm am not sure about running Surf or Scald because there may be times where a burn would be nice but isn't necessarily needed. But I might want more damage done with Surf and burn when needed with WoW. Not sure on those yet.
This is a great way to eat up any Flamethrowers, Fire Blast, Ice Beams or Blizzards thrown at Serperior or Scizor.
Reuniclus
Ability : Magic Guard
Nature : Bold (-Atk, +Def)
Item : Leftovers/Life Orb
EV's:
252 HP
252 Def
4 Sp.Def
Moveset :
Recover
Calm Mind
Psychic
Focus Blast
The standard Calm Mind set for Reuniclus. With this I can either go for a bulky one with Leftovers or take an aggressive approach with LO. I did use Psyshock before instead of Psychic, but I prefer Psychic's larger damage output. If a special wall does come in, I can either try to boost up even more, or just switch out.
Volcarona
Ability : Flame Body
Nature : Calm (-Atk, +Sp.Def)
Item: Chesto Berry
EV's:
252 HP
128 Sp.Atk
128 Sp.Def
Moveset :
Quiver Dance
Rest
Fiery Dance
Bug Buzz
Definitely my favourite Pokémon on this team. Resto Chesto, with the screen support from Serperior lets this thing set up a lot easier and faster than normal ones. The EVs are very weird. Half Sp.Atk and no speed. Instead I wanted a much more (special) defensive Volcarona. While you might think no speed won't let me set up fast enough, it surprisingly works. If I can get a safe switch in and get 1 QDance, I can take off from there. If anything threatening like T-kon switches in, I can eat the Rock Slide nicely with Scizor, and Bullet Punch, SPower or U-Turn out. bear in mind I normally have screens up with Serperior for at least 70% of the time, so it's easy for this Volcarona to become a complete special sweep and walling monster.
Salamence
Ability : Moxie
Nature : Jolly
Item: Yache Berry
EV's:
4 HP
252 Atk
252 Speed
Moveset :
Dragon Dance
Dragon Claw/Outrage
Earthquake
Stone Edge
A pretty standard MoxieMence that can sweep teams if they aren't careful. The Yache Berry in combination with Serperior's screens works VERY well at allowing this beast to get up a Dragon Dance and sweep away. Apparently MoxieMence gets it's weapon of choice in B/W2, Outrage. When B/W2 does come out, I may just run the obvious Scarf with Adamant nature with Outrage. But right now, D-Dance works pretty well. After 1 KO, he becomes a big threat.
With this team, I'm not exactly trying to win in OU or VGC, but just for battles where anything goes. This is just a team for use with friends or at league etc.
Also, I'm not a fan of using Legendaries because they're a bit boring, though I'm only talking about ones like Mewtwo, Zekrom etc. Others such as Registeel or Thundurus are fine. I just don't like using the overpowered legends because I find them too boring.
I've tried switching up this team a bit with different Pokémon and this is what I have so far:
Serperior
Ability : Overgrow
Item : Light Clay
EV's:
12 HP
128 Def
128 Sp.Def
240 Speed
Nature : Jolly
Moveset :
Leaf Blade
Reflect
Light Screen
Taunt
Just a brief explanation, this is obviously a Serperior that sets up screens and Taunts anything trying to set up on it. The EV's and nature allow me to barely outspeed Tornadus or Thundurus (regular) by 1 point.
When Dream World Snivy is released, this will obviously change to Timid nature with Contrary Ability and Leaf Storm instead of Lead Blade. because of how fast this Poke is, it can deal some pretty serious damage early on and can actually proceed to sweep a portion of a team.
Scizor
Ability : Technician
Nature : Adamant
Item : Choice Band
EV's:
252 HP
252 Atk
4 Def
Moveset :
Bullet Punch
U-Turn
Pursuit
Superpower
Just a regular banded Scizor. Nothing else to be said really.
Jellicent
Ability : Water Absorb
Nature : Calm (-Atk, +Sp.Def)
Item : Leftovers
EV's:
252 HP
4 Sp.Atk
252 Sp.Def
Moveset :
Scald/Surf
Toxic
Will-O-Wisp
Recover
Wait... what!? W-o-W on a Scald/Surf + Toxic set? Yes. I run Will-o-Wisp because it's a safer burn on an opponent. The accuracy may be low (75%), but it's better than Scald's 30% of burn. There are times where a burn will put an end to large blows dealt to my team, which is where WoW comes in. I'm am not sure about running Surf or Scald because there may be times where a burn would be nice but isn't necessarily needed. But I might want more damage done with Surf and burn when needed with WoW. Not sure on those yet.
This is a great way to eat up any Flamethrowers, Fire Blast, Ice Beams or Blizzards thrown at Serperior or Scizor.
Reuniclus
Ability : Magic Guard
Nature : Bold (-Atk, +Def)
Item : Leftovers/Life Orb
EV's:
252 HP
252 Def
4 Sp.Def
Moveset :
Recover
Calm Mind
Psychic
Focus Blast
The standard Calm Mind set for Reuniclus. With this I can either go for a bulky one with Leftovers or take an aggressive approach with LO. I did use Psyshock before instead of Psychic, but I prefer Psychic's larger damage output. If a special wall does come in, I can either try to boost up even more, or just switch out.
Volcarona
Ability : Flame Body
Nature : Calm (-Atk, +Sp.Def)
Item: Chesto Berry
EV's:
252 HP
128 Sp.Atk
128 Sp.Def
Moveset :
Quiver Dance
Rest
Fiery Dance
Bug Buzz
Definitely my favourite Pokémon on this team. Resto Chesto, with the screen support from Serperior lets this thing set up a lot easier and faster than normal ones. The EVs are very weird. Half Sp.Atk and no speed. Instead I wanted a much more (special) defensive Volcarona. While you might think no speed won't let me set up fast enough, it surprisingly works. If I can get a safe switch in and get 1 QDance, I can take off from there. If anything threatening like T-kon switches in, I can eat the Rock Slide nicely with Scizor, and Bullet Punch, SPower or U-Turn out. bear in mind I normally have screens up with Serperior for at least 70% of the time, so it's easy for this Volcarona to become a complete special sweep and walling monster.
Salamence
Ability : Moxie
Nature : Jolly
Item: Yache Berry
EV's:
4 HP
252 Atk
252 Speed
Moveset :
Dragon Dance
Dragon Claw/Outrage
Earthquake
Stone Edge
A pretty standard MoxieMence that can sweep teams if they aren't careful. The Yache Berry in combination with Serperior's screens works VERY well at allowing this beast to get up a Dragon Dance and sweep away. Apparently MoxieMence gets it's weapon of choice in B/W2, Outrage. When B/W2 does come out, I may just run the obvious Scarf with Adamant nature with Outrage. But right now, D-Dance works pretty well. After 1 KO, he becomes a big threat.