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[GliscorMan]

I've been creating teams for a while and have finally entered the IPGL. That was when I noticed that my team is a little lop-sided for me. I am also very bad at calculating EVs, so I go for type coverage with my moves. I also have a lack of heart Scales. I do best in Double battles. Help?
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Drapion
Nature: Quiet
Item: Scope Lens
Ability: Sniper
Moveset:
Acupressure
Toxic Spikes
Crunch
Cross Poison
Drapion, my favorite lead. Repeated acupressures raise most stats to rediculous heights, using it's STAB attacks to ward off threats which, when combined with Toxic Spikes to prevent escape, create a deadly combo.

Torterra
Nature: Gentle
Item:Big Root
Moveset:
EQuake
Wood Hammer
Stealth Rock
Leech Seed
My strategy with Torterra is to set up Leech seed and stealth rock and then go all out with deadly STAB attacks. Especially good for KOing steel and water types. Fire tends to go down here too.

PIP [Empoleon]
nature: Hasty
Item: Mystic water
Moveset:
Surf/Some steel type move
Brine
ice beam
Drill Peck
PIP, my first starter, has always been the cornerstone for my team (although I tend to wince at his moves now). He might be a little slow, but he hits hard. Drill peck is for coverage, all others are for STAB. Good special sweeper.

Flygon
-Outrage
-Earthquake
-U-turn
-Fire Blast/Stone Edge
Nature: Adamant/Jolly/Naughty/Naive
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spe
Item: Choice Scarf

Elekable [Electivire]
Nature: Adamant
Item: Muscle band
Moveset:
Thunder
Ice Punch
Cross Chop
EQuake
Lots of coverage with this guy. Smashes hard, and if Altaria provided the rain, it pegs foes with Thunder. It's Muscle Band gives bonuses to it's other moves. Nice physical sweeper.

Here's where I have trouble. The other registered Pokemon are Blaziken, Espeon and Scizor. I can never figure out which I should use. I am also thinking about replacing the Scizor with a shiny Metagross next month.

 

[PlatinumDude]

I've been creating teams for a while and have finally entered the IPGL. That was when I noticed that my team is a little lop-sided for me. I am also very bad at calculating EVs, so I go for type coverage with my moves. I also have a lack of heart Scales. I do best in Double battles. Help?

Drapion
Nature: Jolly
Item: Scope Lens
Ability: Sniper
Moveset:
Swords Dance
Earthquake
Night Slash/Crunch
Cross Poison/Ice Fang
Drapion, my favorite lead. Repeated acupressures raise most stats to rediculous heights, using it's STAB attacks to ward off threats which, when combined with Toxic Spikes to prevent escape, create a deadly combo.


Acupressure is a risky move. Either you'll sweep with this set, or use the set I'll be recommending below.

Torterra
Nature: Impish
Item:Big Root
Moveset:
EQuake
Wood Hammer/Seed Bomb
Stealth Rock
Leech Seed
My strategy with Torterra is to set up Leech seed and stealth rock and then go all out with deadly STAB attacks. Especially good for KOing steel and water types. Fire tends to go down here too.

Leaf Storm is a Special move, which doesn't work well with Torterra's abysmal Special Attack.

PIP [Empoleon]
nature: Hasty
Item: Mystic water
Moveset:
Surf/Some steel type move
Ice Beam
Grass Knot
Drill Peck
PIP, my first starter, has always been the cornerstone for my team (although I tend to wince at his moves now). He might be a little slow, but he hits hard. Drill peck is for coverage, all others are for STAB. Good special sweeper.

Altaria
Nature: Quirky
Item: Power Herb
Moveset:
Dragon Claw
Perish Song
Sky Attack
Rain Dance
More STAB, yay! Altaria is here to mop up and ready the field with rain dance for Electivire. Perish Song forces a switch and with stealth rock and toxic spikes on the opponents side...

Altaria is easily outclassed by other Dragons like Salamence. Since it's overused, I'll suggest something else below.

Elekable [Electivire]
Nature: Adamant
Item: Expert Belt
Moveset:
ThunderPunch
Ice Punch
Cross Chop
EQuake
Lots of coverage with this guy. Smashes hard, and if Altaria provided the rain, it pegs foes with Thunder. It's Muscle Band gives bonuses to it's other moves. Nice physical sweeper.


Here's where I have trouble. The other registered Pokemon are Blaziken, Espeon and Scizor. I can never figure out which I should use. I am also thinking about replacing the Scizor with a shiny Metagross next month.

Comments/suggestions in bold.

As for your replacement for Altaria (and I'm not saying Salamence):
Flygon
-Outrage
-Earthquake
-U-turn
-Fire Blast/Stone Edge
Nature: Adamant/Jolly/Naughty/Naive
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spe
Item: Choice Scarf

Tip: you can use those EV-reducing berries and re-EV train your Pokemon.

As for your last slot: go with Scizor:
-Bullet Punch
-Swords Dance
-Brick Break/Superpower
-Bug Bite/Roost/Quick Attack/Pursuit
Nature: Adamant
4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spe

 

[GliscorMan]

Comments/suggestions in bold.

As for your replacement for Altaria (and I'm not saying Salamence):
Flygon
-Outrage
-Earthquake
-U-turn
-Fire Blast/Stone Edge
Nature: Adamant/Jolly/Naughty/Naive
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spe
Item: Choice Scarf

Tip: you can use those EV-reducing berries and re-EV train your Pokemon.

As for your last slot: go with Scizor:
-Bullet Punch
-Swords Dance
-Brick Break/Superpower
-Bug Bite/Roost/Quick Attack/Pursuit
Nature: Adamant
4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spe

Thanks! The Scizor I can probably do, but it would be complicated as I'd have to change it's moves on HG (I use Diamond for IPGL). The Flygon is entirely possible and seems very appealing to me. As eight Pokemon are used in IPGL challenges, which of them should I use? Here are the stats:

Metagross
Nature: careful
Item: Life Orb
Moveset:
Meteor mash
bullet punch
explosion
eQuake

Blaziken
Nature: Mild
Item: charcoal
Moveset:
EQuake
Double kick
Blaze kick
Sky Uppercut

Espeon
Nature: relaxed
item: leftovers
Moveset:
psybeam
psychic
grass knot
skill swap

 

[Neox]

use the metagross
u could also consider giving it a choice scarf for added speed w/o using a priority move

 

[GliscorMan]

use the metagross
u could also consider giving it a choice scarf for added speed w/o using a priority move

Okay. Cool, thanks for the advice. I might try that.

 

[sqwat500]

on torterra, il think you should change seed bomb with wood hamer. wood hammer is more powerfull, and leech seed will give you back some of the recoil damage. also if u give it leftovers it regains even more

 

[PlatinumDude]

Here's the other Drapion set I forgot to recommend:
-Crunch
-Earthquake/Toxic Spikes/Whirlwind
-Rest
-Sleep Talk
Nature: Careful (its Defense is good enough already)
EVs: 252 HP/12 Atk/244 SDef
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Battle Armor

 

[GliscorMan]

@ Sqwat: That's probably a good idea. I need a 7th & 8th Pokemon, as this is for IPGL.
@PlatinumDude: I really like my Drapion the way it is. Sorry!

 

[PlatinumDude]

@ Sqwat: That's probably a good idea. I need a 7th & 8th Pokemon, as this is for IPGL.
@PlatinumDude: I really like my Drapion the way it is. Sorry!

If I may ask: why did you teach your Drapion Dark Pulse? It's a Special move, and Drapion doesn't use Special Attacks. Crunch is a better alternative.

 

[coolking503]

This should be in the creatw my team thread if you need pokemon, and all pokemon needs evs, or it is an in game team. Sorry to be harsh, but you wont beat the ipgl without a carefully planned team that is ev trained.

 

[GliscorMan]

@Platinum Dude: Oh... Good idea!
@Coolking: Why? I put out the PKMN that I am using... I already KOed the grass gym with my original team, so I think that a upgraded version would be more than sufficient.

 

[VanillaThunderbolt]

That's all he's saying. You need a serious upgrade if you plan on winning. You really gotta plan your EVs too. (How are we gonna rate a team that isn't even complete?)