Another Team From Me

[Ander]

...Only, this time, you get to rate a TSS team! I'm sure happiness and joy will be ubiquitous.


Skarmory@Bright Powder
Spikes
Toxic
Drill Peck
Roar

Spiker/Pseudo-Hazer/Toxi-Shuffler. He's pretty versatile.


Sandslash@Leftovers
Sandstorm/Toxic
Double Team
Sand Tomb
Earthquake/Crush Claw/Rock Slide

Trapper.


Golduck@Shell Bell
Calm Mind
Psychic
Surf
Ice Beam

Special Sweeper. Cloud Nine protects him from Sandstorm.


Armaldo@Shell Bell
Swords Dance
Ancient Power
Aerial Ace
Brick Break

Sweeper.


Claydol@Chesto Berry
Cosmic Power
Rest
Light Screen
Earthquake

Tank.


Magneton@Bright Powder
Reflect
Thunderbolt
Thunder Wave
Protect

Magnet Pull ability -- he whacks those pesky Skarmories without effort, and also provides the team's only electric attack, as well as pseudo-passing Reflect. Protect is used on the first turn he's sent out to prevent unexpected Earthquakes from demolishing him.

All comments/advice appreciated!

[:: One ::]

I like TSS teams.

Cacturne: I definitely think Needle Arm is better than giga drain. You need the PP too, 5 is not enough when it's your only attack.

Sandslash: You don't need Sand Tomb. You already have a ground move and sand tomb sucks. Either go

Sandstorm
Toxic
Earthquake
Double Team

Or replace either sandstorm or toxic with a physical attack like return/slash/brick break or something.

Golduck: Looks fine.

Armaldo: Maybe rock slide over ancient power.

Claydol: Maybe

Lightscreen
Sandstorm
Toxic
Earthquake

Or Rest in place of SS or Toxic, probably whichever you didn't give to Sandslash.

Magneton: A lot of people use Metal Sound to make his sp. attacks do more damage. Put it over protect.

You have a 3 pokemon weak to ice, 3 pokemon weak to water, and 3 pokemon weak to grass. You definitely need something for that which is why light screen would help. I think Claydol could go because he's weak to ice, water, grass, bug, ghost, and dark. I also think you need another spiker. Skarmory would go well in Claydol's place. You'd have a 3x weakness to fire, but one 3x weakness is better than 3. ::shrug:: You need to do something aobut the 3x ice, water, grass weakness though.

[Darkanine]

Your team has no hazer or pseudo hazer. And all but 1 of your pokes can recover from status elements. Good idea and I like the use of golduck, but its still lacking.

[Ander]

I'm going to make some changes to the team to fix my weakness and status ailment problems, thanks for the advice, both of you.

As for Sand Tomb on Sandslash -- I use it not to attack, but to trap. This allows Toxic to deal several rounds worth of damage.

If that's still a bad idea, let me know, and I'll get rid of Sandslash entirely -- he's mostly there to Trap, Evade, and deal a bit of damage along the way.