My new team. (Please rate)

[VaporousPhoenix]

Well, here's another new team, that currently is going in Box 6 of my PC. (I store my teams in seperate boxes, so as to not get them mixed up)


Trait: Swarm
Personality: Special Defense + Special Attack -
Item: Brightpowder
1) Swords Dance
2) Agility
3) Silver Wind
4) Baton Pass

Best Baton Passer ever, and my second favorite pokemon of all time. And yes, I sharked him, so flame away if you choose.


Trait: Chlorophyll
Personality: Special Defense + Attack -
Item: Brightpowder
1) Magical Leaf
2) Aromatherepy
3) Toxic
4) Synthesis

Aromatherepist. Mainly to guard against, of course, Staus effects.


Trait: Clear Body
Personality: Speacial Attack + Speed -
Item: Leftovers
1) Meteor Mash
2) Psychic
3) Earthquake
4) Shadowball

Sweeper/tank. Just another passing option.


Trait: Flash Fire
Personality: Neutral
Item: Brightpowder
1) Will-o-Wisp
2) Confuse Ray
3) Flamethrower
4) Roar

This was inspired by Vega's Ninetales. I feel in love with it as soon as I saw it. This is my secondary starter, and yes, I made it shiny. I couldn't help it, it was too preeeeeety.


Trait: Rock Head
Personality: Special Defense + Defense -
Item: Leftovers
1) Double-Edge
2) Earthquake
3) Rock Slide
4) Megahorn

Psychic killer, and sweeper/tank. I love this guy too much, don't say I should replace him, he's too beautiful.


Trait: Thick Fat
Personality: Neutral
Item: Chesto Berry
1) Yawn (Just for you Madelyn, just for you)
2) Surf
3) Rest
4) Ice Beam

My water tank. I love her so much. She's my favorite of the new waters by far.

TEAM STRATEGY: Baton Pass if I start with Scizor, Annoy if I start with Ninetales. Basically, I raise stats then just switch to one of my tanks/sweepers. I won't be fighting alot of haze using people around where I live, so that's why I'm using Baton Passing. Aromatherepy because "Toxic is Buh-Friggin'-roken"

Well, there's my new new team. I hope you all enjoy telling me everything I messed up horribly on, and I'm sure there's osme things I messed up on. Please rate, thanks much ahead of time.

[Red Angel]

Scizor: Fine. You may want Metal Claw on it instead, due to Silver Wind's pathetic PP.

Cradily: I'd give it something over Giga Drain, as it already has Recover. How about Earthquake or Sludge Bomb?

Metagross: Lovely. Perhaps Agility in there somewhere to reduce dependance on Scizor?

Ninetales: Oooooooh... shiny. I'd give it Roar, as you lack any (pseudo)hazers.

Rhydon: Fine.

Walreign: Fine.

[123LTJ]

Gotta love the Rhydon (with probably the best moveset I've seen for one in a long time). I've never been a big Ninetales fan (actually, I can't think of any Ninetales fans until Ru/Sa came out), but the moveset on there looks nice... I'd go with Roar over Safeguard, that way you can burn then switch, burning all of the team with Will-O-Wisp then easily pulverizing the team one by one with their slowly depleting life and lowered stats (I can't remember which stats burn lowers, I think it's attack though). The others look quite good, too. I think you've got a great team here, with few weaknesses (three are weak to fighting though.... uh oh!). Good luck!

[VaporousPhoenix]

Thanks for all the help.

On Scizor, I have Silver Wind's PP maxed out, but Metal Claw has a better chance of its effect happening so...I'm torn between the two since thye both get STAB.

3x weakness to fighting. Oo I didn't see it before. Maybe Metagross can handle it. I always forget Ice is weak to it, MAINLY BECAUSE IT MAKES NO SENSE! -cries hysterically-

And roar is going on Nintales. Anybody else have any suggestions?

[Kikyourt]

Now then... I aint seen a good Scizor move set like that for quite a while. Reminds me of my old GSC Scizor. Also, how did you get a hold of a Scizor.

[Madelyn151]

scizor : don't go with metal claw, it's just too pathetic. silver wind is fine, but maybe return.

cradily : earthquake over giga drain...meh...

metagross : maybe agility over something...

ninetales : yup. i might go safeguard. toxic is buh-friggin'-roken now, if what i hear is true.

rhydon : he doesn't need double-edge with all his other attacks. try roar or swords dance. no amount of special defense will save him from water/grass moves. i'd go +attack, -special attack.

walrein : *still likes surf/ice beam/rest/yawn*

[VaporousPhoenix]

Roar could work on Rhydon I guess, that would leave me with a viable reason to not have Roar on Ninetales and put Safeguard on her instead. Although Double-Edge is there to take avantage of his trait. Looking at my team, I realized that status effects were gonna be my biggest problem, anyone think I should add a Healbeller/Aromatherapist. I could go Roselia/Vileplume/Delcatty/Miltank(unobtainable yes, but I love it soooo much, so I'm willing to "sin") over Cradily.

EDIT: I'm going Roar on Rhydon, if I sense them switching, which I can with my friends, because thye always take longer, I'll catch them in the switch and Roar them away. I'm prolly gonna go Safeguard on Ninetales as well, unless someone thinks I should use a Healbeller.

[Blinky121]

Yes, don't go with Metal Claw on Scizor, since you've already got an attack boosting move (Swords Dance). But with Silver Wind, the probabilities of a all-stat boost are unlikey...bah, who cares. Go for Silver Wind.

As for the actual team, everythings just dandy.

Err...dandy...*shivers*

[superslib]

Well, here's another new team, that currently is going in Box 6 of my PC. (I store my teams in seperate boxes, so as to not get them mixed up)


Trait: Swarm
Personality: Special Defense + Special Attack -
Item: Brightpowder
1) Swords Dance
2) Agility
3) Silver Wind
4) Baton Pass

Best Baton Passer ever, and my second favorite pokemon of all time. And yes, I sharked him, so flame away if you choose.

Sorry, I don't rate unobtainables.


Trait: Suction Cups
Personality: Neutral
Item: Leftovers
1) Rock Slide
2) Confuse Ray
3) Giga Drain
4) Recover

Tank, with agility passed to him, he'll be pretty good speed wise, and attack wise with the passed Swords Dance Maybe a Silver wind will get a set raise, that's be awesome.

Good.

Trait: Clear Body
Personality: Speacial Attack + Speed -
Item: Leftovers
1) Meteor Mash
2) Psychic
3) Earthquake
4) Shadowball

Sweeper/tank. Just another passing option.

Put light screen in there.

Trait: Flash Fire
Personality: Neutral
Item: Brightpowder
1) Will-o-Wisp
2) Confuse Ray
3) Flamethrower
4) Safeguard/Roar

This was inspired by Vega's Ninetales. I feel in love with it as soon as I saw it. This is my secondary starter, and yes, I made it shiny. I couldn't help it, it was too preeeeeety.

Go with roar.


Trait: Rock Head
Personality: Special Defense + Defense -
Item: Leftovers
1) Double-Edge
2) Earthquake
3) Rock Slide
4) Megahorn

Psychic killer, and sweeper/tank. I love this guy too much, don't say I should replace him, he's too beautiful.

Okay.

Trait: Thick Fat
Personality: Neutral
Item: Chesto Berry
1) Body Slam
2) Surf
3) Rest
4) Ice Beam

My water tank. I love her so much. She's my favorite of the new waters by far.

Good.

8/10
I like this team.

[VaporousPhoenix]

I decided on using a Bellossom, with Toxic, Synthesis, Magic Leaf, and Aromatherapy. Now, what to put it over....

[VaporousPhoenix]

Okay, I decided to take out Walrein in place for Bellossom.
Here's the set.

Trait: Chlorophyll
Personality: Special Defense + Attack -
Item: Bright Powder
1) Magical Leaf
2) Synthesis
3) Aromatherapy
4) Toxic

Is that any good? Toxic is so rigged now. I couldn't help but use it though.

Thansk again to all those who helped, and all those who might in the future.

[Gligar_Man]

scizor makes a crappy baton passer... as for your team.. walrein is very very good... i respect ya'for giving it a chance... however scizor is a crappy baton passer and the 2 most common starters 0wn him... w/cradilies ability you might wanna just jump outside the box for a second and take advantage of it... from what it loox like people are back to psuedohazers since no one used any stat raising moves on cradily/octillery... so catch'em off guard but if you dont want to standard aint so bad... hmph... id put reflect/light screen on him for some psuedo on a switch since he does envoke them... all the time... w/your team id go lighr screen.. lol@ninetails comment... i got all shinies cause i was bored... i sharked'em from a friends game, and traded'em over... oh well... standard, go roar rhydon makes a worse psuedohazer than ninetails... hmph... *loox at rhydons s.d.* you plan on using him against special attackers, if a kazam caught you on the switch and you have better against it but youll prolly go don anywhos... youll die... switch rhydon he aint too good, take my word for it... too many weaknesses none coverred... and it doesnt seem to go good on your team wnyshos... 3x ground weakness... and not one immunity, walreins good and its honestly one of the only pogeys id reccomend yawn on... overall it aint too good... fix it up a bit, move it up a ocuple notches

[VaporousPhoenix]

How odes he make a crappy Baton Passer? He learns two of the bets passable moves, can get three stat changing attacks, (Silver Wind, Metal Claw, Steel Wing), has the higest Defenses of the Baton Passers. The only thing is his 4x to fire. But I would leave him in against a fire anyway. He's the best at Baton Passing, because he's the least fragile.

[Madelyn151]

i just noticed that you removed walrein for bellossom. this leaves you without a water type. this is BAD. water types are teh good. they should basically always be on a team. you also have a 3x ice weakness. your other three are resistant, but have glaring weaknesses (rhydon, scizor - okay, scizor doesn't have any weakness but that one, but that one can be enough) or are frail (ninetales). maybe ludicolo over cradily, as much as i like cradily? or don't listen to me at all, cuz i can't suggest pokemon for my life. ^_^;;

edit : in talking about scizor, i notice you have a 3x fire weakness, too. ninetales/rhydon are good for battling it, though, and metagross can hit them HARD with earthquake when they switch in...

[VaporousPhoenix]

I don't see the 3x weakness to Ice. Cradily is neutral isn't he, because of the Half rock?...Ludicolo..hmmm...Rain Dance, Giga Drain, Surf, Ice Beam. I like it....I like it alot. I'll proly go with him, since I do need a Water. Garsh, this thing is so hard to sub in for. Let the brain cramps begin again. Also, I've immunities to Poison. 2 pokemon with them. I've got 3 Fire, I don't see the 3 ground, I only see 2. and 3 fighting. ALOT of resistances.

[Gligar_Man]

hmph... the only BPer IMO who can handle making a considerable difference is umbreon... he is teh 0wnzer, and its ground dude... rhydon... ninetails... metagross...

[Madelyn151]

rock isn't resistant to ice, therefore cradily is weak to ice. and now that gligar points it out, you do have a 3x ground weakness...

[Gligar_Man]

yeah i said that... i thought it was obvious so i just pi=ointed out a 3x weakness... but you also have no flyers or levitate to counter this... earthquake owns you... should at least have 2... anywhos, scizor isnt even that strong... scythers faster too, one of the only pogeys that lose stats through evolution... funky, eh?

[Madelyn151]

metapod loses defense through evolution ; onix loses speed. okay, okay, they're not technically in the game anymore, but they do. scyther only loses speed, but speed is really what makes scyther scyther, so...

[Gligar_Man]

so your point is?

[VaporousPhoenix]

Yeah, well, I'll replace Cradily, not Walrein, with a Heal-beller. I get rid of a ground weakness, and gain another resistanance to Ice. Another weakness to fighting, but that's easily rectified. I've no Flyers to use. Scizor IS NOT changing, nor is Rhydon, call me stubborn, but hey, they're my faves, so they are staying.

[Vega]

hbers in rs stink, xcept Vileplume.

bring back Walrein, coz the ice type weakness wont be as bad. you could also make Walrein a phazer. the first version was really good. but then it has s problem with fighters

[VaporousPhoenix]

I was thinking of using either Belleossom or Vileplume as my Healbeller. So you say I should use Haze on Walrein? Doesn't that sort of Contradict my original strategy. I mean, noone I fight around me is gonna be using anything like Stat Boosters. The only non-attacking things I could think of that someone here would use is COnfusae Ray, Toxic, or some wheather attack. SPikes is unlikely, but could happen. That's I went Roar over Haze, for it's dual useages.

[Vega]

oh you took it wrong, phazer is just short for pseudo hazer. since this just a team for you gameboy, it really doesnt matter, you can use which ever one you want Roar or Haze.

[VaporousPhoenix]

Oh, I see. I thought the p in front of hazer was a typo. Sorry. Soo, now I have one last descision, Vileplume, or Belleossom?

[Vega]

ok, my advice is VERY biased:

VILEPLUME!!! I DEMAND IT!!

no seriously tho, Vileplume is cool; good sp attack, nice Sp def too.

[VaporousPhoenix]

Thanks alot for the help. Much appreciated. I'll be updating the first post with the final results.

[Vega]

yep, that team looks good. you may have a problem with fighters but Vileplume and Meta take care of them

[Dr Crocodile]

1) How did you get Magical Leaf on Vileplume? It isn't an egg move for Oddish and you can only get it on Bellossom with the help of the Move Tutor.

2) Shadow Ball is ok on Metagross but with Rhydon you don't really need another Earthquake on him. Light Screen would be good as it helps protect against Fire types and helps the rest of your team. Oh and I don't know if anyone pointed this out but you have a 3x Fire weakness with Scizor 4x weak to it. Oh wait someone already did. Anyway, watch for that. Escpecially Blaziken. If your Rhydon or Walrien eat a Uppersut on the switch in, they may not be able to beat it.

3) Will-o-Wisp conflicts with Confuser Ray (It lowers how much confusion damage they take). Roar also conflicts with Confuse Ray (Confusion is healed on the switch). So basically replace Confuse Ray with something else. Maybe Faint Attack or something.

4) Rhydon is fine but don't get a personality that slights Defense. Get one that slights speed or special attack.

5) Walrien is fine but why are you neutral? You aren't using any physical attacks so get a personality that slights Attack.

Well anyway the team is good but you have a lot of 3x weakness that you may want to address. I mean once Walrien goes down, a Flygon owns your entire team. So watch out for stuff like that.