Feb 18, 2015, 08:33 AM
252 Atk Garchomp Earthquake vs. +2 252 HP / 0 Def Tentacruel: 122-146 (65.2 - 78%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
252 Atk Krookodile Earthquake vs. +2 252 HP / 0 Def Tentacruel: 114-134 (60.9 - 71.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
As you can see, your Tentacruel set has one flaw and that is if a Pokemon switches in and possess Earthquake. The defense boosts may not be enough and worse case scenario you get hit with a critical hit which completely breaks this "wall".
252 SpA Alakazam Psychic vs. 252 HP / 240+ SpD Tentacruel: 102-122 (54.5 - 65.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
252 SpA Life Orb Sheer Force Nidoking Earth Power vs. 252 HP / 240+ SpD Tentacruel: 127-151 (67.9 - 80.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
Also, the special defense that Tentacruel has may not be enough to sponge super effective hits for more than three times.
You won't ever need to use Tailwind for this team because most of the Pokemon on your team can take a hit and dish one out just fine. It may be useful in clutch situations but it is generally not a stable stratergy.
Your Altaria possess no recovery moves, meaning that this tank can be burnt out by stall or hyper offensive pressure.
Cotton Guard gives you a high enough defense boost so Feather Dance is redundant.
The Greninja's moveset seems a bit shaky because it doesn't OHKO much and you're using the inferior attack stat with moves of inferior base power. A mixed Greninja with Hasty Nature and 252 Speed 20 Atk and the rest in Special Attack is a more efficient revenge killer. Also Life Orb is a better choice since you won't be hitting more than half the Pokemon you see super effectively.
This Empoleon set is going to run into many problems. For starters, you are using the more inferior base stat AGAIN! Defiant is rarely going to do much in Singles so making a move pool around it is suicide. A special attacking empoleon with a Relaxed/Quiet nature would be more suitable and you should also consider running Aqua Jet since you team lacks priority which most of the time decides if you win or lose a game.
Scald, Flash Cannon/Grass Knot, Ice Beam and Aqua Jet gives you great type coverage.
This Amoonguss set only works in VGC since Rage Powder is a Doubles/Triples based status. Simply swap out Rage Powder for Giga Drain and you'll be good to go.
It would be best if you run Rotom-Heat with a Choice Scarf Trick set. It shuts down Pranksters, Set up Sweepers and Walls pretty easily.
I'm assuming this is a singles team because of the move set choices. No?
252 Atk Krookodile Earthquake vs. +2 252 HP / 0 Def Tentacruel: 114-134 (60.9 - 71.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
As you can see, your Tentacruel set has one flaw and that is if a Pokemon switches in and possess Earthquake. The defense boosts may not be enough and worse case scenario you get hit with a critical hit which completely breaks this "wall".
252 SpA Alakazam Psychic vs. 252 HP / 240+ SpD Tentacruel: 102-122 (54.5 - 65.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
252 SpA Life Orb Sheer Force Nidoking Earth Power vs. 252 HP / 240+ SpD Tentacruel: 127-151 (67.9 - 80.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
Also, the special defense that Tentacruel has may not be enough to sponge super effective hits for more than three times.
You won't ever need to use Tailwind for this team because most of the Pokemon on your team can take a hit and dish one out just fine. It may be useful in clutch situations but it is generally not a stable stratergy.
Your Altaria possess no recovery moves, meaning that this tank can be burnt out by stall or hyper offensive pressure.
Cotton Guard gives you a high enough defense boost so Feather Dance is redundant.
The Greninja's moveset seems a bit shaky because it doesn't OHKO much and you're using the inferior attack stat with moves of inferior base power. A mixed Greninja with Hasty Nature and 252 Speed 20 Atk and the rest in Special Attack is a more efficient revenge killer. Also Life Orb is a better choice since you won't be hitting more than half the Pokemon you see super effectively.
This Empoleon set is going to run into many problems. For starters, you are using the more inferior base stat AGAIN! Defiant is rarely going to do much in Singles so making a move pool around it is suicide. A special attacking empoleon with a Relaxed/Quiet nature would be more suitable and you should also consider running Aqua Jet since you team lacks priority which most of the time decides if you win or lose a game.
Scald, Flash Cannon/Grass Knot, Ice Beam and Aqua Jet gives you great type coverage.
This Amoonguss set only works in VGC since Rage Powder is a Doubles/Triples based status. Simply swap out Rage Powder for Giga Drain and you'll be good to go.
It would be best if you run Rotom-Heat with a Choice Scarf Trick set. It shuts down Pranksters, Set up Sweepers and Walls pretty easily.
I'm assuming this is a singles team because of the move set choices. No?
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