Nostalgia hits, as it ever-so-frequently does, and the kids in my building have decided to put together a Pokémon tournament for some good hearted competition. I'm trying to think of a team and this is what I have so far in no particular order...
[b]Poliwrath[b]
-Surf
-Submission/Earthquake
-Amnesia
-Rest/Hypnosis
The idea behind this is a late game sweeper of sorts. I would go with Submission and Rest for a more power-oriented set or Earthquake/Hypnosis to handle Electrics and cover more types, but with less damage. There's a good chance I'll end up taking Rest over Hypnosis regardless, but the option is still out there.
Hypno
-Thunder Wave
-Psychic
-Hypnosis
-Counter
Just a basic set ripped from Smogon. I always liked Hypno back in the day, so I think it'd be worth putting on my team as an alternative to the Alakazams that are going to be all over the place. Thunder Wave will deal with the Alakazams nicely, taking away one of their major advantages with Hypnosis and Counter forcing switches into major damage.
Tangela
-Mega Drain
-Swords Dance
-Body Slam
-Sleep Powder/Stun Spore
A nice trick for the opponents. The only grass type that won't be weak to Psychics, it has a high enough Special stat to be able to survive a few hits from an Alakazam. My only issue with this is regarding Stun Spore or Sleep Powder. I've found Paralysis to be, in general, more useful than Sleep, but Sleep just has that extra edge to it with getting free hits that Paralysis doesn't have. Opinions?
From here comes more confusion. There are a few that I'm debating between including on my team for a few reasons, which I'll explain in their descriptions for you guys.
Persian
-Slash
-Bubblebeam
-Thunderbolt
-???
or
Tauros
-Blizzard
-Body Slam
-Horn Drill
-Thunderbolt
Ok, now for this. Lack of Hyper Beam is mainly because we're going to be doing this match on Stadium, meaning no loss of recharge time for a KO. But would the ends justify the means in this case? Secondly, I'm not sure if I should go with the higher critical rate of a Persian or the higher Strength of a Tauros. I'm also considering a Kangaskhan in there, too, but I'm not sure of a good set for it.
Jynx
-Lovely Kiss
-Ice Beam
-Psychic
-Mimic
I figure she'd be a good starter, but I'm not sure how good it would be to have two Psychic types. Considering the lack of weaknesses Psychics really have, I'm not too worried, but still hesitant. Also, Smogon recommends Blizzard over Ice Beam. Should I heed this suggestion?
For the last one I have no clue right now. I'm thinking a fire, electric type, or a Dragonite would be nice to add in there, but if electric's the case, I'm going to have to take Thunderbolt off of either Persian or Tauros.
And before anything else goes into this from you guys, I'll have to point out some of the restrictions on our little league. First off, we're only allowed to use Red or Blue version. Mainly, we can't have any Yellow, Gold, or Silver trade-backs to work with on our team. Secondly, Sleep Clause is not in effect. Thirdly, no item dupes or any other hacks. The only way you can get an item is if you've gotten it through the progress of the game. What this means is I only get one Thunderbolt, one Thunder Wave, one Psychic, etc.
Anyway, have fun and thanks much!