[RATE MY TEAM] Idea for Sp.Wall Empoleon

[Curtistharder]

(Jun 7, 2015, 12:56 PM)GMX Wrote:

(Jun 7, 2015, 12:46 PM)Curtistharder Wrote:

(Jun 7, 2015, 12:11 PM)Marcusube Wrote: Not bad I guess though I would run Leftovers over Sitrus Berry

Well this is for a official pokemon team not for Smogon. My Leftovers is with another wall, Cradily. Since its Official rules no Duplicate items.

If you mean "for VGC" which is Double Battles, i don't think this set can work, for 3 reasons:

1) While Empoleon has a great Water/Steel typing, it is too slow to work outside Trick Room teams because the opponent can double target it to KO in just one turn.
2) You waste one or even two turn to setup Yawn and Stealth Rock, which are not common moves in VGC because the games are fast paced, while you could invest more in Special Attack and hit with a strong Flash Cannon / Scald / Hydro Pump in those two turns, maybe getting a KO.
3) 252 Atk Terrakion Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Empoleon: 228-270 (119.3 - 141.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ Atk Landorus-T Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Empoleon: 168-200 (87.9 - 104.7%) -- 31.3% chance to OHKO

Empoleon lacks physical bulk: Land-T and Terrakion are two of the most used pokemon in Battle Spot Doubles, and here are the calcs about their strongest move on your Empoleon set.

I have to admit i've always wanted to try Empoleon in VGC, but it doesn't have a great ability (Defiant on a Special Attacker is a waste) and it must be under Trick Room to perform decently.

It's not for VGC it's same rules as Battle spot Ranking but for 6v6