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Empoleon-
Modest-Lum berry-Torrent
128 def/128 spdef/254 spatk
-Surf
-Grass knot
-Ice beam
-Aqua jet
My anti-lead. Does a pretty good job at beating other leads. He just has to watch out for the occasional infernape. Lum berry is to beat sleep leads and his moves give him decent coverage.


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Sceptile
Timid/Modest-Expert belt-Overgrow
255 spd/255 spatk
-Focus blast
-Dragon pulse
-HP-Psychic/Energy ball
-Leaf storm

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Salamence-
Naive-Choice scarf-Intimidate
128 spatk/128 atk/254 spd
-Flamethrower
-Draco meteor
-Earthquake
-Thunder fang
A reasonably strong wall braker. Flamethrower beats off skarmory and EQ can beat blissey. Thunder fang is there to beat DD gyarados. Im considering replacing draco meteor with outrage and adding roar somewhere.


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Metagross-
Careful-Leftovers-Clear body
100 hp/128 def/128 spdef/155 atk
-Pursuit
-Meteor mash
-Explosion
-Hammer arm
Salamence's sweeping partner. They resist each other's weaknesses. Pursuit catches people off guard when they think its safe to switch out. Explodes in case of emergencies.Im considering choice band.

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Mamoswine-
Adamant-Lum berry-Oblivious
255 atk/255 spd
-Earthquake
-Ice shard
-Toxic
-Stealth rock
Pseudo legend check. Can usually set up stealth rock if I can anticipate a switch. Toxic ruins any attempt to wall.

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Yanmega-
Mild-Life orb-Speed boost
252 spatk/252 spd/4 hp
-Bug buzz
-Air slash
-U-turn
-Protect
A sweeper with automatic speed ups. Protects to gain a free boost then blasts the target as hard as it can before switching out. I want to replace U-turn..... but with what?

Kindly help out.

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A hyper-offense team, huh?

Just one thing: Salamence and Yanmega will NOT appreciate an Opponent's Stealth Rock at all.
 
Salamence will especially hate stealth rock, since its scarfed and will likely be switching in and out a lot.

I don't really see the use in having roserade on the team, unless you're always using it as a lead. If you lead with the emploeon, and your opponent gets stealth rock up, then the sash on the roserade is useless. Plus, roserade will find it hard to switch into just about everything.
 
How about this instead of roserade?:

Meganium
Careful/Bold-Leftovers-Overgrow
128 def/128 spdef/ 254 hp
-Leech seed/Toxic
-Substitute
-Synthesis/Aromatherapy
-Energy ball?

Id be giving up toxic spikes and sleep powder but gain a reasonably good wall/sub seeder.

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Sceptile
Timid/Modest-Choice specs-Overgrow
255 spd/255 spatk
-Focus blast
-Dragon pulse
-???
-Leaf storm

Fits the hyper-offense.
 
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Sceptile. Timid nature. And for the missing slot, how about Energy Ball for reliability, in case you find yourself sweeping?
 
I was kinda considering HP fire but OK. Then Ill replace mamoswine's reflect with toxic to poison walls.
 
Hmm... HP Fire... that is quite the effective option, especially in the face of Scizor.
 
Yeah but im kinda impatient so if the first timid treecko I get doesnt have HP fire ill go for energy ball..... -_-"
 
Getting HP Fire 70 is incredibly difficult, and it wrenches a person's patience. Just lettin' ya know.
 
I already knew that.... Anyway thanks for the help so far...
 
I'm not sure if HP fire on a specs sceptile is a good idea. Here are my thoughts on it:

If a scizor is trying to revenge kill your sceptile, chances are you're going to be locked into one of your other moves. Likewise, if you're going to try to revenge kill a scizor with sceptile, I think your opponent would find that kinda fishy and switch scizor out.

If you do get an HP fire trecko, it might be cool to give it an expert belt (to feign specs) and use it as a lure. Bring your sceptile in on something it forces out (or kills)...When they switch in their counter (scizor), you can nail it with HP fire.
 
^ Sounds interesting. Im considering roar some where.
How about whirlwind for yanmega instead of U-turn? Comments?
 
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Don't double-post.

Yanmega's too frail for Whirlwind.
 
My sceptile's HP-is psychic..... Is it worth keeping?
Im considering replacing metagross with an umbreon because I think I could use a wall....
Umbreon
Careful/Bold-Leftovers-Synchronize
4 def/254 spdef/ 254 hp
-Moonlight
-Curse
-Payback
-Baton pass?
 
I'm uncertain if it's the absolute best choice, but for now Night Slash caught my eye as a replacement for U-turn. I'll mull it over some more to see if I can come up with something better.

For Salamence, I see three options:
1)Integrate a fire-type move elsewhere. Replace Flamethrower with Roar, and Draco Meteor with Outrage. Be accustomed to switching.
2)Replace Draco Meteor with Roar. Not super-amazing offensively, but if Roar is important for you strategy-wise, this is a simple choice, and can be undone in the future.
3)Replace Draco Meteor with Outrage. Don't integrate Roar into the team on this Pokemon. Be accustomed to switching.

If you already can easily deal with Draco Meteor's stat reduction, choose as best suits you. Elsewise, if I were in your shoes, I'd pick 2 or 3.

Metagross...I'm so biased in his favor just 'cause I like the Pokemon. I don't think I'd have solid advice for this situation, so I'll have to bow to someone else for the answer about an Umbreon Wall.

HP Psychic gives you 1 extra type coverage...I'll be honest and say I might be missing something, but I'd keep it so as to not type-stack.
 
As long as the salamence has a choice scarf, roar useless. You're going to need to switch salmence in and out a lot anywaysl; That's why it important for this team to have a rapid spinner, else salamence will accomplish little.

If you're going to use an expert belt instead of choice specs on the sceptile, I guess you could try hp psychic, but idk how often you'll find yourself using it. If you decide to use specs though, HP psychic is a bad thing to be locked into.

Why do you think your team needs umbreon as a wall? Are there particular pokemon that are causing you trouble?
 
Its just that the only pokes in my team who arent weak to fire are salamence and empoleon... I was considering getting another pokemon who isnt weak to fire and could be used for stalling.
 
Yeah but I guess a wall wouldnt hurt..... Would it? Anyway it was just a thought.
 
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