Standard, not much to comment

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Standard again, personally I'm a fan of muddy water on Vaporeon due to the 30% acc drop. Either is fine however. Roar over toxic is also an option to remove CM suicune, phaze stat tanks, and rack SR damage.

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Standard again, no problems.
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arg, can't say much here either..
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Trick can be used over I-punch to kill a wall/tank. Otherwise fine.

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Since your using LO you may as well go mixed with a Naive nature and those hp EVs into attack , Low kick/Focus punch over focus blast helps take out blissey/heatran switch-ins quickly and more accurately. Dragon pulse can be subbed for Leaf blade to still have some power after leaf storm, but if kingdra is bothersome then DP is fine.


Overall the team looks good, you do lack a phazer which could be an issue, also many of the sets are straight-up standard sets, which is good to a point,(that's why the're the standard) but they are predicted easier.

Munchlax : ) I'll do yours later g2g

thanks

I came back after I long absence, and found I am still listed as a team rater. So, I shall help out here when I can.




Anytime.

thanks dude for that but the reasons i had a few things was i like donphan raikou and i needed dusknoir because i have been scr*w*d over by normal moves beffore and i found that donphan will be a threat and i totally forgot about flygon so maybe i'll change donphan for a suicune and i like the unique sets of dragonite and heatran and thanks again for the comments

I recently decided to create an nu team for ou usage. It turned out pretty good but there are still a few kinks to work out. Here goes nothing!

@ Light Clay
Ability: Soundproof
EVs: 252 Atk/176 Spd/82 SAtk
Naive nature (+Spd, -SDef)
- Explosion
- Taunt
- Light Screen
- Thunderbolt

Electrode is my unorthodox but effective suicide lead. With the given evs he can outspeed anything in ou bar ninjask, then proceed to taunt, set up a screen, possibly (but not likely) fire off a thunderbolt or two and explode

@ Salac Berry
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spd
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Belly Drum
- Substitute
- Fire Punch
- Outrage

Standard bellyzard, but with outrage. My physical sweeper

@ Choice Specs
Ability: Static
EVs: 252 Spd/252 SAtk/4 SDef
Timid nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Flamethrower
- Thunderbolt
- Switcheroo
- Hidden Power [Ice]

Manectric is a personal favorite, and a pretty powerful sweeper. Switcheroo is on there to cripple walls, ect.

@ Leftovers
Ability: Sand Veil
EVs: 252 HP/4 Atk/252 Def
Impish nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Rapid Spin
- Super Fang

Sandslash is usually an inferior donphan, but he can do something that donphan can't do, super fang. He's a very good utility too. He can destroy and create stealth rocks, which charizard and manectric will both appreciate. The other two moves are just for stab and damage.

@ Leftovers
Ability: Sticky Hold
EVs: 252 HP/8 SAtk/248 SDef
Calm nature (+SDef, -Atk)
- Recover
- Stockpile
- Surf
- Ice Beam

A very effective special and mixed wall, even in ou. I've actually even swept a few teams with this guy (noobs). But the idea as pretty simple, and effective.


@ Leftovers
Ability: Overgrow
EVs: 252 HP/4 Atk/252 Def
Impish nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Synthesis
- Swords Dance
- Seed Bomb
- Earthquake
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A physial wall with swords dance is pretty odd, but with screen support from electrode, meganium can set up and dish out some pretty nice damage.

ok a friend and i were attempting to make a stall team and here it is

@ leftovers
relaxed 252 hp 216 def 40 atk

stealth rock
crunch
earthquake
slack off

a bulky physical wall that sets up SR early and gets the sandstorm going and it can cause real problems for opponents to try and break down especially with slack off and is often substituted and saved for late game

@ leftovers
relaxed 192 hp 252 def 64 sp def

protect
toxic
rest
encore

because this is a stall team with only one sweeper we went with protect over knock off which really is better otherwise this is a standerd shuckle set

@ leftovers
impish 100 hp 252 sp def 156 def

taunt
super fang
yawn
waterfall

my friend concoction that is ultimatly a wall breaker and is pretty darn effective with yawn forcing switch outs and super fang cutting opponents in half it is a seirious threat and taunt just stops things like milotic and celebi from setting up and is a frikin beast

forretress @ leftovers
relaxed 244 def 136 hp 128 sp def

explosion
rapid spin
spikes
toxic

a defensive forretress with toxic sets up spikes and explodes

flygon @ leftovers
adamant 252 atk 252 speed 4 hp

earthquake
dragon claw
roost
sandstorm

a very attack minded flygon that strikes hard and carries roost to heal itself when it has to and sandstorm there to re set it up in case they get rid of it

gliscor @ brightpowder
adament 252 def 88 atk 100 sp def 68 hp

earthquake
protect
roost
toxic

the ultimate stall thang is gliscor as it is win it sets up toxic then protect then eq then protect and roost when "a have too" while toxic takes 'em down hoping for a miss with brightpowder and sand veil coming into play

I belive your only allowed one rating per month Munchlax that would be your third in August

ooops i didn't know of that rule simply ignore it so

Moves are fine, Focus sash would be the better item as aerodactyl may EQ out of fear of taunt and it helps ensure explosion to be used. Static also would be superior to soundproof as it will ruin fake out users and most jirachis.



Even with proper support bellyzard is high risk, but being a NU team it works, Rock slide over outrage for Heatran, flinch rate, and it's confusion will likely leave you dead. CBSlaking, Agility Hitmonchan and quick feet Usaring are other options for a heavy hitting NU attacker that may be less risk than bellyzard in OU.



Looks good.



Super fang is a bit overated, it can dent walls well but most can recover the damage as the fang becomes weaker, if you can 3hko with another attack it's usually a better option. Night slash is good for hurting ghosts that will spin block, or knock off is good to remove items and revel your opponents set.



Looks good on it's own, but you may want a heal bell/aroma user to keep toxic away from him.




Since you have some good attackers already you can change him to a support role to keep the team healthy.

-Seed bomb
-Leech seed (synthesis is ok, but OU sandstorms make it risky)
-Aromatherapy
-Counter/Sub/EQ

Vileplume can also do this with with the benefit of absorbing toxic spikes, but it's ability is useless and it's s.atk is unneeded as your team has enough s.atkers.

Overall the team is good considering it's all nu.




No backseat moderating the thread please.

Thanks for the feedback chef

Ok, I'm pretty sure its been a month, so I'm ready for someone to grind up one of my battle tower teams.

@Life Orb
Timid - 252 SpAtk / 252 Spe / 4 SpDef
Levitate
-Destiny Bond
-Shadow Ball
-Focus Blast
-Thunderbolt

This is my special sweeper. The set takes advantage of the fact that the Battle Tower AI will not switch out when threatened with Destiny Bond. If I use Destiny Bond the Life Orb recoil does not pose a huge problem. I despise my luck with Focus Blast because of its poor accuracy, but it gives me the type coverage I need, so oh well.

@Leftovers
Bold - 240 HP / 200 Def / 68 Spe
Water Absorb
-Wish
-Protect
-Surf
-Toxic

A standard Wish support Vaporeon. It's main purpose is to heal up Ursaring who loses health from toxic each turn. It also turns out to be a decent Toxic staller. I tried to put the EV's where they are to give Vaporeon some bulk to last longer. So far I have run into no problems with this set, other then the fact it makes it a little harder to take down dragons choosing Toxic over Ice Beam. I was wondering, could a Curse Umbreon do this job better? I'd lose some type coverage if I went with Umbreon, but it'd be stronger.

@Toxic Orb
Jolly - 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 HP
Quick Feet
-Facade
-Swords Dance
-Earthquake
-Fire Punch

This is an attempt to give Ursaring enough speed to sweep out teams. When it works, he turns into a nearly unstoppable beast. the problem is the health loss. The Toxic Orb takes huge chunks from his health by the fourth turn. I use Vaporeon to stand Wish support, and is incredibly helpful. After a Swords Dance, Facade is an epic move. Earthquake and Fire Punch are there for good coverage. I don't see why people don't use this guy more often.

This team does well in the Battle Tower. Whatever Gengar doesn't kill Usraring obliterates, and when he is threatened I send in Vaporeon for support. Please Rate My Team.




P.S. I also have one inquiry, how well do Trick Room teams do in the Battle Tower? (Specifically one that consists of Slowking, Umbreon and Rhyperior)

ok i decided to start getting into competitive battling so heres the team
first i thought of a lead i was thinking of either a sweeper or a stealthrock/ spike user and thought of either scyther as a sweeper or cloyster for spikes
i decided to go with cloyster and have scyther later in the team

cloyster@sassy
shell armor @ metranome
252 hp/ 252 sp def / 4 def
spikes
avalanche
explosion
toxic

ok cloyster sets up spikes then toxics the enemy after that use avalanche until hp gets low then boom take the opponent with them i figure he should last a while due to his high defense and raised sp def while its hp is raised as well

next i was thinking of a pair of sweepers one physical one special so i thought of alakazam for special and either scyther or absol for physical and decided to go with scyther due to his speed

alakazam @ modest
synchronize @ wise glasses
252 sp atk 132 hp 128 def
miracle eye
psychic
focus blast
energy ball

miracle eye is for some of the harder to hit dark types focus blast and energy ball are for type coverage

scyther @ adamant
technition @ life orb
252 atk 252 speed 4 hp
night slash
x scissor
slash
aerial ace

I always thought scyther should hit as hard as possible and affect as many types as possible but due to his low defenses he will die anyway so a life orb will power him up even though he will die quickly anyway

afterwards i thought i should have someone to make the teams defense a little higher so i decided on lanturn and houndoom

lanturn @ bold
volt absorb @ leftovers
252 def 252 sp def 4 hp
water pulse
thunderbolt
ice beam
heal bell

the lanturn is kinda standard as well as having heal bell for any status im not to fond of
houndoom @ modest
flash fire @ kings rock
252 sp def 252 sp atk 4 hp
flamethrower
dark pulse
fient
nasty plot

a houndoom that is anti wall with fiesty plot to power up and fient for protectors

i then thought i neeed someone to finish the team but i thought i could use a sp defender so i picked claydol

claydol @ calm
levitate @ zoom lense
252 def 252 sp def 4 speed
explosion
cosmic power
psybeam
ancient power

a claydol for absolute defense cosmic power to raise sp and phys def then psybeam or ancient power until low then boom once again

im a little nervous about this set though this is my first team so i am learning about evs and parts of the sets this all was thought up originaly

Sorry about the wait, most my free "pokemon" time the last week was put towards the tourney.




I see this set a lot in BT, it works. HP Ice over focus blast if you can get it to handle dragons(without metagross) or HP fire for scizor(with)

Also I remember seeing a primeape here, which I have to say I liked the swagger/Punishment combo.



I'd stick with Vaporeon for BT, move the speed EVs to def for bulk to stall. Muddy water is a favorite of mine and despite the 85%acc the acc drops fare well as the computer rarely switches.




The biggest dower here is that usaring fails to get faster than Infernape and can be revenge killed. If you like it stick with it as it's good as it is. But I would recommend Agility Metagross for the steel type, vap and gengar cover it's weakness and can be a great sweeper late game.

Metagross
Adamant @ clear body
Lumberry/LO/Wide lens
112HP 252 Atk 144 Spe
-Agility
-Meteor mash
-EQ
-Ice punch//Rockslide

Easily sets up, 402 attack +LO will sweep, Meteor mash is it's best attack and the att boost makes it killer. EQ for steels and ice punch for coverage. Wide lens is also an option for a 94% acc meteor mash and 99% rock slide.




P.S. I also have one inquiry, how well do Trick Room teams do in the Battle Tower? (Specifically one that consists of Slowking, Umbreon and Rhyperior)


Not super well, but entirely possible.

I'm not sure If I'll need HP ice if I have Ice punch on Metagross. And thank you, the combo actually worked very well, considering the computer never switched out of my evil plot, and yes, I had another team here, but couldn't wait to test it out in the tower, but didn't make it as far as I wished it would.


I'll test Mw over surf, see if the higher accuracy beats out the accuracy modifier.

I'll get to work on that Agiligross, I'll try to substitute it in when I get the time. But, lets say an Infernape did switch in, couldn't I switch in the Gengar(if still alive) or the bulky Vaporeon?



I figured it'd actually be harder to get through the lower ranking BT teams, but I'm going to let my brother try it anyways, as an experiment


-Thank You for the rate! Greatly Appreciate it!

Gengar is fine as it's immune to fighting and can outspeed, but vaporeon would likely be coming in on fight as well and 2 CC hits will cripple if not KO.

First attempt at a comprtitve team. Please comment and try to give me some adjustments before I try it out and get eaten alive doing something dumb...
{Dragonite} @ Choice Band

With the exception of the battle arcade, which has a trick room mode so some teams are geared to use it, It tends to work fine,
I ran one once and itworked perfectly till the other Hit me with 3 critical hits in a row, it was holding life orb not zoom lens

Ok so i made this team for the battle arcade, just to see if pokemon from the battle fontier register in your dex, which I now know is no. The team did pretty good, they almost beat the brain, if i had't gotten the hp down feild for me... Anyways there all lvl 50 and im not sure on the Ev's or IV's so ill list the stats. If someone knows how I can figure out iv's or ev's let me know and ill change the stats to ev ditrabution.

Arcanine

Naive Nature

Hp-167
Att-129
Def-101
Sp.Att-119
Sp.Def-95
Speed-125

-Fire Fang-
-Heat Wave-
-Flare Blitz-
-Reversal-

Arcanine was used to hit fast and hard. Heat wave and Fire fang where primarily used while i saved flare blitz for the last/ more stubborn pokemon. Reversal was used when arcanine's health got low.

Roserade

Naughty nature

Hp-136
Att-107
Def-77
Sp.Att-156
Sp.Def-117
Speed-114

-Toxic Spikes-
-Giga Drain-
-Synthesis-
-Petal Dance-

Used when a water or rock type was thrown in. Thinkin about swappin out synthesis with a posion type move.

Gorebyss

Gentle nature

Hp-150
Att-96
Def-113
Sp.Att-140
Sp.Def-101
Speed-66

-Baton pass-
-Hydro Pump-
-Water Pulse-
-Psychic-

Has a good sp.Att, but im not quite sure why i but it on my team. Baton pass needs to be replaced.

Well thats my team. Like I said it was made just to find out something, but in the end it did pretty good.

Not to rain on your parade but, I'm guessing this means they weren't planned out just, sorta, shoved in?

@Gofd writing the stats do no good unless you have all their IVs at 31.

Munchlax : ) has now been approved to rate teams.

Sorry, for the lack of rates on my part recently. Work+my daughter take up more time every day

It was changed to me. So hopefully you can just copy+paste it to me.

Sassy 10%boost does little on a base 45 stat, so use Adamant. Change metronome to either focus sash(Use 252hp/252atk or LO(w/ LO use 160hp/252atk/96sdef) Last move can be changed to rock blast w/skill link to maim scyther and break frail sash leads.



Timid nature and 232spd is the minimal amount to outspeed base 115's. Miracle eye is 99% useless so go with substitute instead to block sucker punch and have a safeguard against focus blast's acc. Shadow ball may be an option in the last slot for other psychics but energy ball is fine to take out quagsire/gastrodon/slowbro. Change wide lens to Twisted spoon,Lum berry to abuse synchronize or change sub/miracle eye to Trick and use Choice specs.



Jolly nature, Bug bite>X-scissor due to tech. Pursuit can be more useful than night slash but as a sweeper either is good. Replace Slash for Brick break or quick attack.



Discharge over T-bolt for the better para rate and can combo with water pulse's confusion, though your probably better with Surf or Hydro pump. Due to it's very low attack I-beam is very weak and can be subbed for Rest+chesto, stockpile, or Confuse ray.



Yeah, Hondoom's def is horribly low so it's much better with speed, Timid 252spd/252s.atk/4hp Replace feint with Focus sash+reversal for dealing with chansey. or endure+Salac (Modest nature may be preferred here.)



Change EVs to 252hp 128def/128s.def for better balanced tanking. A dual screener set may be very helpful here to bolster your teams defenses. so

Light clay
-Light screen
-Reflect
-Ice beam/Rapid spin
-Earth power/Explosion

First moves if you want a little offence, later moves remove SR from killing scyther and houndoom and allows a free switch in for one of your sweepers to get going while benefiting from the screens.

Sorry to say but your team needs a lot of work, the pokes are alright, but the nature/move choices are a bit off and you need more speed on your sweepers.

Whew! I made it to 25! (um... 26 including this!) Now I can get them rated. Yeah.
For those of you who know the Pokemon I put up when I was an idiot, forget about them. I just got PBR from GameStop (used, duh!) and I'm hoping to get a good team on it. These are my Pokemon so far, and I haven't transfered them yet. I just use anything I have in hand, so I'm not sure which one's UU, NU, OU, or borderline. Please rate my team, so I can take a tweak at it and fix the team.
timid @Leichi Berry
Speed Boost
252 Speed, 120Def., 120 Sp. Def., 18 HP
Substitute
Swords Dance
Double Team
Baton Pass
My Nina (That's her name!) is the lead and BP-er. Due to speed, I'm pretty sure she can go first on most other leads, if not all, and set up sub. Then get Leichi to activate. Then I SD and DT away and get the speed up from speed boost. Then, if I'm still alive, I BP to:
adamant @Leftovers
Blaze
252 Atk., 252 Speed, 6 HP
Will O Wisp/Flare Blitz
Focus Punch
Substitute
Fire Punch/Mach Punch
If Nina can't Sub and BP, I use Sub myself. Then I use Mach Punch/Fire Punch and Focus Punch (FP first). Then I either WoW the opponent or Flare Blitz away, with LO recoery at his disposal. So yeah. He's my physical sweeper with recovery.
modest @Sitrus Berry
252 Sp. Atk, 129 Sp. Def., 129 Def.
Icy Wind
Tri Attack
Recycle
Shadow Ball
If I need a special sweeper, this would be my man (uh, Pokemon). I use my attacks, then use up the sitrus berry, and use recycle to get it back. Icy Wind is for slowing down opponents, Tri Attack's for STAB, and Shadow Ball is for pesky Ghost types.
relaxed @Occa Berry/Laggin Tail
Levitate
252 Def., 129 Atk., 129 Sp. Def.
Gyro Ball
Trick Room/Rest
Explosion
Rain Dance/Sleep Talk
I haven't made my mind up about what I'm going to do with Bronzong. I can see both ways. Either way, I'm exploding myself for Pokemon that I'll have trouble on later. One side of my own argument is that Rain Dance/Occa Berry set is actually very useful for a levitate Bronzong, but the Trick Room set is good too. The cons with the TR set is that most of my Pokemon are fast already, so I have to make Bronzong last at least 5 turns. So yeah, I have a dilmma.
calm @Mystic Water
Water Absorb
252 HP, 129 Def., 69 Sp. Def., 60 Sp. Atk
Acid Armor
Wish
Toxic
Surf
My tank. Vappy uses Acid Armor fully, then Wish for support. Toxic enemies, then Surf away. Well, that's my idea, anyway. My first Wish-Eevee, and it's Calm nature. Not a good nature for an Umbreon, so I turned it into a Vaporeon. I tested this in the Battle Tower, and it worked fantastically. Of course, I think this is because the BT trainers rarely switch Pokemon, but still, I think it's cool!
brave @Shell Bell
Static
252 Atk., 252 Speed, 6 Sp. Atk
Fly
Grass Knot
Thunderbolt
Volt Tackle
Yeah, I traded this one from SS. My friend had already EV trained/AR'd the Raichu before I got her, so I can't do much about that. Fly to give it variety (and show off), Thunderbolt for a good STAB special Atk., Grass Knot to take down the Ground types, and Volt Tackle+Shell Bell heal finish.

So, I was wondering if you could rate my team quickly. My brother is already angry about me stealing PBR and his Raichu, so I kind of need it fast. Oh, just being curious, do you lose your Pokemon from D/P if you transfer the Pokemon to PBR?
Thanks!