Mar 29, 2015, 07:47 AM
I think your original team could work but you'd need to do a lot of testing. One of the advantages to using something uncommon is that people may have a difficult time predicting what you'll do. You will need to get a lot of experience battling with this team and I think that will better equip you with the knowledge as to what needs to be tweaked, what needs to go, and what should stay. At a glance I would say drop Florges and keep Blissey there. Let's look at a few damage calcs to see if Blissey can pull weight for you.
252+ Atk Life Orb Talonflame Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Blissey: 188-224 (51.9 - 61.8%) -- 97.7% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ Atk Life Orb Talonflame Flare Blitz vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Blissey: 188-224 (51.9 - 61.8%) -- 97.7% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
Starting off it looks like you can at least withstand one for sure Brave Bird from Talonflame. Not the best but could be worse. You wouldn't out speed it so your best bet would be to get in there to maybe get off a Twave then get out. Let's look at some other threats specific to Normal type like Blissey. I'm thinking Terrakion who is right now #9 on Global Link.
252 Atk Terrakion Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Blissey: 360-426 (99.4 - 117.6%) -- 93.8% chance to OHKO
You aren't going to have a fun time facing a Terrakion so you'll need something to deal with this. Honestly since your mega is Medicham (and Terrakion is weak to fighting) I think you may have a few counters up your sleeve here.
What it really comes down to is your ability to predict and outplay your opponents. Your team is different but it isn't bad so don't feel like this needs a complete overhaul. I would advise just playing some games and getting to understand how your team will function. Once you have done that you will be able to see the weaknesses and make true adjustments from there. What we see on paper (or a computer screen lol) is probably going to be a little bit different from what will play out.
252+ Atk Life Orb Talonflame Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Blissey: 188-224 (51.9 - 61.8%) -- 97.7% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ Atk Life Orb Talonflame Flare Blitz vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Blissey: 188-224 (51.9 - 61.8%) -- 97.7% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
Starting off it looks like you can at least withstand one for sure Brave Bird from Talonflame. Not the best but could be worse. You wouldn't out speed it so your best bet would be to get in there to maybe get off a Twave then get out. Let's look at some other threats specific to Normal type like Blissey. I'm thinking Terrakion who is right now #9 on Global Link.
252 Atk Terrakion Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Blissey: 360-426 (99.4 - 117.6%) -- 93.8% chance to OHKO
You aren't going to have a fun time facing a Terrakion so you'll need something to deal with this. Honestly since your mega is Medicham (and Terrakion is weak to fighting) I think you may have a few counters up your sleeve here.
What it really comes down to is your ability to predict and outplay your opponents. Your team is different but it isn't bad so don't feel like this needs a complete overhaul. I would advise just playing some games and getting to understand how your team will function. Once you have done that you will be able to see the weaknesses and make true adjustments from there. What we see on paper (or a computer screen lol) is probably going to be a little bit different from what will play out.
