Well since the monotype tournament is over, I might as well post up the team I used for my battles. I chose Poison since no one expect a team with such common weaknesses to do well against teams. However, this team prevailed and took me all the way to the finals. The team's records was: 5-0, 5-0, 4-0, 5-5 (ended in a tie), which is surprisingly good.
"Lolita Bat"
Crobat@Black Sludge
Inner Focus
Jolly
168 HP/164 Atk/176 Spd
- Aerial Ace
- U-Turn
- Taunt
- Hypnosis
Hooray for anti-lead Crobat! Immune to Fake Out and annoys the crap out of leads. Hypnosis and Taunt screw up so many leads; U-Turn lets her scout switches; Aerial Ace is STAB. Spd EVs allow it to outpace +Spd base 120s; HP EVs give it a Leftovers number +1, which allows it to switch in on Stealth Rock five times; Atk EVs are filler.
"PrinnyDood"
Empoleon@Leftovers
Torrent
Calm
236 HP/24 Def/248 SDef
- Surf
- Knock Off
- Toxic
- Stealth Rock
God I love this dood. His long list of resistance makes him a good wild card and the best Pokémon to U-Turn out to. Stealth Rock is a broken move and he's the only one in the team that carries it; Toxic is there since I had to have a Poison type move, but I've grown to like it on Empoleon; Knock Off works wonders with Toxic, removing any Leftovers that may slow down the poison. HP EVs hit a Leftovers number, SDef EVs hit the highest "nature boost" number (any number divisible by 10 before the boost), Def EVs are just filler.
"FourTwenty"
Weezing@Black Sludge
Levitate
Bold
200 HP/252 Def/58 SAtk
- Thunderbolt
- Fire Blast
- Pain Split
- Will-o-Wisp
My physical wall of the team; Weezing is a really good Pokémon that I don't see much often these days. I have Will-o-Wisp to soften any physicals even more; Thunderbolt and Fire Blast means this guy is not a pushover; Pain Spilt since that's his most reliable healing move. 200 HP EVs reach a Leftovers number + 1, with the extra on SAtk.
"GrimHeaper"
Gengar@Choice Scarf
Levitate
Timid
4 HP/252 SAtk/252 Spd
- Shadow Ball
- Focus Blast
- Thuderbolt
- Trick
Standard ScarfGar is standard; Timid over Modest since most of the time, I'll be Trick'ing my Choice Scarf and Gengar still need his speed.
"BATTLETOAD"(S)
Toxicroak@Black Sludge
Dry Skin
Adamant
120 HP/228 Atk/160 Spd
- Focus Punch
- Sucker Punch
- Substitute
- Swords Dance
One of the funnest Pokémon to sweep someone with. Dry Skin lets him switch into the common Surf, Waterfall, and Hydro Pump. Main strategy for this guy is to get a Sub up on the switch, SD and Sucker/Focus Punch the new Pokémon. HP EVs hit another Leftovers number +1, which lets Toxicroak use Substitute five times; Spd EVs let it out pace the fastest Tyrannitar and any base 100s trying to outspeed him by one point; Atk EVs is obvious on a Swords Dance set.
(I)"GoBothWays"
Nidoking@Life Orb
Poison Point
Naughty
240 Atk/110 SAtk/160 Spd
- Earthquake
- Megahorn
- Ice Beam
- Fire Blast
Man, I love CrushKing. With enough prediction, this guy can rip apart teams in blink of an eye. Like his name states, his moveset pairs both physical and special attacks to create a dangerous combination: Earthquake is STAB and overall a great move; Megahorn rips apart most Levitators, like Cresselia, Mesprit, Uxie, and Latias; Ice Beam hits the bulky Grounds like Gliscor and Hippowdown for their weaker stat; Fire Blast roasts any Skarmory, Forretress, and Bronzong trying to wall Nidoking. Spd EVs are the same as Toxicroak; enough Atk EVs are added to hit another nature boost number; rest goes to SAtk for better mixed potential.
Any comments and suggestions are welcome.
Also, don't think this is my final team, so don't go basing your team around this.
"Lolita Bat"
Crobat@Black Sludge
Inner Focus
Jolly
168 HP/164 Atk/176 Spd
- Aerial Ace
- U-Turn
- Taunt
- Hypnosis
Hooray for anti-lead Crobat! Immune to Fake Out and annoys the crap out of leads. Hypnosis and Taunt screw up so many leads; U-Turn lets her scout switches; Aerial Ace is STAB. Spd EVs allow it to outpace +Spd base 120s; HP EVs give it a Leftovers number +1, which allows it to switch in on Stealth Rock five times; Atk EVs are filler.
"PrinnyDood"
Empoleon@Leftovers
Torrent
Calm
236 HP/24 Def/248 SDef
- Surf
- Knock Off
- Toxic
- Stealth Rock
God I love this dood. His long list of resistance makes him a good wild card and the best Pokémon to U-Turn out to. Stealth Rock is a broken move and he's the only one in the team that carries it; Toxic is there since I had to have a Poison type move, but I've grown to like it on Empoleon; Knock Off works wonders with Toxic, removing any Leftovers that may slow down the poison. HP EVs hit a Leftovers number, SDef EVs hit the highest "nature boost" number (any number divisible by 10 before the boost), Def EVs are just filler.
"FourTwenty"
Weezing@Black Sludge
Levitate
Bold
200 HP/252 Def/58 SAtk
- Thunderbolt
- Fire Blast
- Pain Split
- Will-o-Wisp
My physical wall of the team; Weezing is a really good Pokémon that I don't see much often these days. I have Will-o-Wisp to soften any physicals even more; Thunderbolt and Fire Blast means this guy is not a pushover; Pain Spilt since that's his most reliable healing move. 200 HP EVs reach a Leftovers number + 1, with the extra on SAtk.
"GrimHeaper"
Gengar@Choice Scarf
Levitate
Timid
4 HP/252 SAtk/252 Spd
- Shadow Ball
- Focus Blast
- Thuderbolt
- Trick
Standard ScarfGar is standard; Timid over Modest since most of the time, I'll be Trick'ing my Choice Scarf and Gengar still need his speed.
"BATTLETOAD"(S)
Toxicroak@Black Sludge
Dry Skin
Adamant
120 HP/228 Atk/160 Spd
- Focus Punch
- Sucker Punch
- Substitute
- Swords Dance
One of the funnest Pokémon to sweep someone with. Dry Skin lets him switch into the common Surf, Waterfall, and Hydro Pump. Main strategy for this guy is to get a Sub up on the switch, SD and Sucker/Focus Punch the new Pokémon. HP EVs hit another Leftovers number +1, which lets Toxicroak use Substitute five times; Spd EVs let it out pace the fastest Tyrannitar and any base 100s trying to outspeed him by one point; Atk EVs is obvious on a Swords Dance set.
(I)"GoBothWays"
Nidoking@Life Orb
Poison Point
Naughty
240 Atk/110 SAtk/160 Spd
- Earthquake
- Megahorn
- Ice Beam
- Fire Blast
Man, I love CrushKing. With enough prediction, this guy can rip apart teams in blink of an eye. Like his name states, his moveset pairs both physical and special attacks to create a dangerous combination: Earthquake is STAB and overall a great move; Megahorn rips apart most Levitators, like Cresselia, Mesprit, Uxie, and Latias; Ice Beam hits the bulky Grounds like Gliscor and Hippowdown for their weaker stat; Fire Blast roasts any Skarmory, Forretress, and Bronzong trying to wall Nidoking. Spd EVs are the same as Toxicroak; enough Atk EVs are added to hit another nature boost number; rest goes to SAtk for better mixed potential.
Any comments and suggestions are welcome.
Also, don't think this is my final team, so don't go basing your team around this.
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