Dec 23, 2016, 04:56 PM
(Dec 23, 2016, 07:43 AM)Marcusube Wrote: This is a very fun team from my perspective. It functions well offensively, though defensively it leaves much to be desired. Manaphy will be forced to switch into most of the incoming hits and since it doesn't have any reliable recovery, it goes down rather quickly unless the momentum is in your favour the majority of the time
Specs Tapu Lele hinders this team more than helps it. Due to the existing wallcores in the tier, mons like Heatran, Krookodile, Metagross, just to name a few, make it hard to use this set effectively. I will admit its damage output is way above average, however, Tapu Lele appreciates being able to switch between her moves. TwistedSpoon (or its Arceus plate twin) and Life Orb are good options for increasing Tapu Lele's damage output without locking it into one move
Keep Waterium-Z on Manaphy. It's very clutch for taking on thicker walls like Skarmory and Jirachi among others. Replace Blizzard for Ice Beam as Ninetales' Hail ends too quickly for Manaphy to exploit the weather condition and spam Blizzard. If you so wish to run Icy Rock on Ninetales over Light Clay then Blizzard can stay
High Jump Kick or Trop Kick would be better on Tsareena. Fighting coverage is good for hitting the Steel and Dark types in the tier as well as hitting Chansey for good damage which is vital since this team does struggle with stall archetypes. Trop Kick is good for STAB!
Drop Sucker Punch on Dugtrio for Stealth Rock. Hazards are vital for Metagross, Tapu Lele and Manaphy to pressure the opponent and pick up more KOs plus Sucker Punch isn't good when you have Psychic Terrain cancelling it out
Aside from that, this team is brick solid for laddering in Pokebank OU :D
Thank you very much for your input, I found it to be very helpful and inlightining, I'll be swithcing Lele's item out probably for twisted spoon. I'll swap u-turn for High Jump Kick, and I love Trop Kick but I don't know if I should use that over synthesis or not, Aroma Therapy is a god send along with rapid spin support so I have a hard time justifying it.
I normally lead in with Ninetails, but should I start leading with Dugrio instead?
