Jan 17, 2016, 09:55 AM
Hi, so this thread is going meant to give people (newbie and veteran) ideas for builds. It is also a chance for the veterans to teach the newbies (like me) how to build a decent team for battle spot, VGC, etc. If anyone has any good builds and/or teams, please post them below.
Here is my own team I made earlier today (feel free to give criticism as I know its far from the best team ever; also, please note that none of these pokes are ev trained):
Poke: Azumarill (F)
Nature: Adamant
Ability: Huge Power
Item: Sitrus Berry (more health after belly drum)
Moves:
Waterfall (STAB and coverage + that chance to flinch is always helpful against slower but more threatening pokemon)
Play Rough (Again, stab and coverage)
Superpower (yet more coverage; a lot of base power + huge power + adamant nature + belly drum = mass destruction)
Belly Drum (+6 attack... yes please!, also activates sitrus berry [in theory])
The purpose of this pokemon is to be a general tank. Soaks up damage like... well, a tank, and deals damage like a... you guessed it. It also has one of the best typings in my opinion. I only just realised my love for this pokemon today... and it will be on my top 10 pokemon of all time list for a long time to come. The main issue is how common it is, so people are mostly prepared for it. (I always believe that you should start with a pokemon you want to use).
Poke: Diggersby (M)
Nature: Adamant
Ability: Cheek Pouch (I am working towards Huge Power)
Item: Rawst Berry (Burns scar diggersby)
Moves:
Quick Attack (STAB + priority)
Power-Up-Punch (Increase attack while dealing damage, and provide more coverage... do i need say more)
Earthquake (We all know the power earthquake has)
Smack Down (Deal with flying types)
This pokemon is meant to cover the few weaknesses of azumarill such as poison types. I'm not a huge diggersby fan, but i do feel like this pokemon is well underused, and because of that people dont prepare for it. Its biggest enemy, fighting types (but thats why we have azumarill)
Poke: Heatran (F)
Nature: Lonely (I really want modest or calm)
Ability: Flash Fire
Item: Shell Bell (With the amount of damage this pokemon dishes out, more times than not, this item will heal more than leftovers)
Moves:
Dark Pulse (Coverage + chance to flinch is really nice)
Protect (To scout what your opponent is up to)
Flash Cannon (STAB + base damage makes this move pretty good, also by having the chance to lower the Sp.Def of the opponent, this move can do more damage than the turn last if this occurs)
Lava Plume (STAB + chance to burn + base damage makes this move a good choice [Flamethrower is an option as well but i dont hav the tm for it])
This pokemon is your special tank, again, like azumarill, it is meant to annihilate the opposition with powerful stab move and scouting moves, if you play this pokemon right, you can outpredict your opponent with ease. The biggest weakness is of course, Earthquake.
Poke: Virizion
Nature: Hasty (Want careful)
Ability: Justified
Item: Focus Sash (Lets face it, 1 brave bird from a talonflame or staraptor and its bye bye Virizion without it)
Moves:
Stone Edge (In the off chance ur faster than a flying threat, u can knock it out with ease due to its high base power and high crit rate)
Aerial Ace (Coverage, always hits... yes please)
Sacred Sword (Stab + high base power + high natural physical strength + stat changes dont matter... my lord, you'd be kinda mental to take this pokemon to battle without it)
Swords Dance (Boosts all your moves... why not)
This pokemon is just there to insure you can take on special pokemon such as gengar and 2HKO them due to there fragile natural bulk. Also, gotta love the way it looks!
Poke: Thundurus
Nature: Bashful (Want modest or timid)
Ability: Prankster (Works well with T-Wave)
Item: Zap Plate (Passive boost to T-Bolt)
Moves:
Incinerate (Takes care of any berries anyone wants to use)
Thunder Wave (Dumb to not take with prankster)
Thunderbolt (The main attacking move on this pokemon)
Flash Cannon (Bye Bye rock types)
This pokemon is ur status mon, it also doubles as a berry counter due to incinerate. Send this out on any pokemon you feel will bring a berry.
Poke: Togekiss
Nature: Bold
Ability: Serene Grace (Real good with fire blast/flamethrower and air slash)
Item: Cheri Berry (No more paralysis)
Moves:
Air Slash (Coverage + STAB + high flinch chance... please, dont be foolish and bring this along)
Aura Sphere (Never misses, deals with rock types, nice power)
Fire Blast (Get flamethrower if you can, but this is still a semi-decent move to use, with a chance to burn)
Dazzling Gleam/Solarbeam (STAB + Coverage OR Solarbeam offers an extra counter to rock types [just be sure to bring a power herb if you choose this move])
This pokemon is ur main special sweeper, it is commonly used though, so expect people to counter it.
Please, what is your best team, tell us below, and leave any advise below.
Here is my own team I made earlier today (feel free to give criticism as I know its far from the best team ever; also, please note that none of these pokes are ev trained):
Poke: Azumarill (F)
Nature: Adamant
Ability: Huge Power
Item: Sitrus Berry (more health after belly drum)
Moves:
Waterfall (STAB and coverage + that chance to flinch is always helpful against slower but more threatening pokemon)
Play Rough (Again, stab and coverage)
Superpower (yet more coverage; a lot of base power + huge power + adamant nature + belly drum = mass destruction)
Belly Drum (+6 attack... yes please!, also activates sitrus berry [in theory])
The purpose of this pokemon is to be a general tank. Soaks up damage like... well, a tank, and deals damage like a... you guessed it. It also has one of the best typings in my opinion. I only just realised my love for this pokemon today... and it will be on my top 10 pokemon of all time list for a long time to come. The main issue is how common it is, so people are mostly prepared for it. (I always believe that you should start with a pokemon you want to use).
Poke: Diggersby (M)
Nature: Adamant
Ability: Cheek Pouch (I am working towards Huge Power)
Item: Rawst Berry (Burns scar diggersby)
Moves:
Quick Attack (STAB + priority)
Power-Up-Punch (Increase attack while dealing damage, and provide more coverage... do i need say more)
Earthquake (We all know the power earthquake has)
Smack Down (Deal with flying types)
This pokemon is meant to cover the few weaknesses of azumarill such as poison types. I'm not a huge diggersby fan, but i do feel like this pokemon is well underused, and because of that people dont prepare for it. Its biggest enemy, fighting types (but thats why we have azumarill)
Poke: Heatran (F)
Nature: Lonely (I really want modest or calm)
Ability: Flash Fire
Item: Shell Bell (With the amount of damage this pokemon dishes out, more times than not, this item will heal more than leftovers)
Moves:
Dark Pulse (Coverage + chance to flinch is really nice)
Protect (To scout what your opponent is up to)
Flash Cannon (STAB + base damage makes this move pretty good, also by having the chance to lower the Sp.Def of the opponent, this move can do more damage than the turn last if this occurs)
Lava Plume (STAB + chance to burn + base damage makes this move a good choice [Flamethrower is an option as well but i dont hav the tm for it])
This pokemon is your special tank, again, like azumarill, it is meant to annihilate the opposition with powerful stab move and scouting moves, if you play this pokemon right, you can outpredict your opponent with ease. The biggest weakness is of course, Earthquake.
Poke: Virizion
Nature: Hasty (Want careful)
Ability: Justified
Item: Focus Sash (Lets face it, 1 brave bird from a talonflame or staraptor and its bye bye Virizion without it)
Moves:
Stone Edge (In the off chance ur faster than a flying threat, u can knock it out with ease due to its high base power and high crit rate)
Aerial Ace (Coverage, always hits... yes please)
Sacred Sword (Stab + high base power + high natural physical strength + stat changes dont matter... my lord, you'd be kinda mental to take this pokemon to battle without it)
Swords Dance (Boosts all your moves... why not)
This pokemon is just there to insure you can take on special pokemon such as gengar and 2HKO them due to there fragile natural bulk. Also, gotta love the way it looks!
Poke: Thundurus
Nature: Bashful (Want modest or timid)
Ability: Prankster (Works well with T-Wave)
Item: Zap Plate (Passive boost to T-Bolt)
Moves:
Incinerate (Takes care of any berries anyone wants to use)
Thunder Wave (Dumb to not take with prankster)
Thunderbolt (The main attacking move on this pokemon)
Flash Cannon (Bye Bye rock types)
This pokemon is ur status mon, it also doubles as a berry counter due to incinerate. Send this out on any pokemon you feel will bring a berry.
Poke: Togekiss
Nature: Bold
Ability: Serene Grace (Real good with fire blast/flamethrower and air slash)
Item: Cheri Berry (No more paralysis)
Moves:
Air Slash (Coverage + STAB + high flinch chance... please, dont be foolish and bring this along)
Aura Sphere (Never misses, deals with rock types, nice power)
Fire Blast (Get flamethrower if you can, but this is still a semi-decent move to use, with a chance to burn)
Dazzling Gleam/Solarbeam (STAB + Coverage OR Solarbeam offers an extra counter to rock types [just be sure to bring a power herb if you choose this move])
This pokemon is ur main special sweeper, it is commonly used though, so expect people to counter it.
Please, what is your best team, tell us below, and leave any advise below.
