Rate my horrible ORAS Pokemon team (balanced, non-competitive)

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Posted on Sept. 6, 2016, 11:45 a.m. by kengiczar

Non Smogon/Official battling team. I wanted something type balanced even though that means I have to use a few sub-par pokemon. I also don't like using Legendaries.

Plan is to open with Drapion and get some Toxic Spikes in then depending on what my opponent does switch to Cradily or Sylveon . If I can go Cradily then set rocks. If I have to go Sylveon then only keep it in for 3 rounds for Wish / Protect / Rain Dance or Wish / Hyper Voice / Rain Dance. After that you really want to finish the opponent's pokemon off quickly or switch into either Galv, Mega-Swampert, or threaten with Machamp if you are absolutely sure that they have nothing that can 2 shot him. (Yeah I know a lot can 2-shot machamp.)

Here are potential move-sets:

Mega-Swampert (212HP / 252Atk / 44 Speed Adamant)
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(Or 252HP / 252 Atk / 4 Speed)
- Earthquake
- Waterfall
- Ice Punch
- Brick Break / Hammer Arm / Super Power (Not Sure : P)

Sylveon (252 HP and S.Def. Wall/Scout W/Damp Rock)
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If Damp Rock/Rain Dance doesn't work out I will try out Light Screen, Reflect, Yawn, and Psyshock. If none of those work out I'll just start over and try out an Offensive Sylveon.
- Wish (Heals 50% of Sylveons HP after two turns.)
- Protect
- Hyper Voice
- Rain Dance (Protects Galv and fixes Thunder, buffs Mega-Swampert.)

Cradily (252 Def/S.Def, Leftovers, Stealth Rock Pokemon)
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- Giga Drain
- Stealth Rock
- Rock Slide
- Recover

Drapion (Defensive Toxic-Spikes W/Battle Armor & Black Sludge.)
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- Cross Poison (For coverage.)
- Knockoff
- Toxic Spikes
- Whirlwind (Get out of here stupid flyers and levitating Pokemon!)

Galvantula (Glass Special Sweeper / Utility)
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- Thunder Wave (Paralysis)
- Gastric Acid / Sticky Web
- Thunder (Bypasses accuracy check in rain. Discharge in Doubles with Swampert.)
- Bug Buzz (Strong special Stab to deal with Grass types.)

Galvantula has great typing as far as resistances go but a limited movepool. Gastric Acid removes pesky abilities of Rayquaza, Mega-K, and Heattran.

Machamp (252 Attack & HP / 4 Def Physical Sweeper W/"No Guard")
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- Dynamic Punch (Causes confusion and 100 DMG STAB)
- Stone Edge (80 DMG Rock move with increased critical)
- Earthquake
- Thunder Punch

When I do double battles I might throw a Dig onto Sylveon so she can Rain Dance then Dig whenever Swampert uses his AoE water moves or Galvantula uses Discharge.

GoldGhost012 says... #2

No Guard Machamp hits so much harder with Dynamic Punch.

Knock Off on Drapion is good. Even if every team has Mega Evolutions, getting rid of items can be critical (and what are the odds of every Pokemon on a team having a Mega Stone?).

252 in Swampert's ATK instead of DEF. Mega Swampert is much more interested in beating down than tanking hits. I'd also use Waterfall, Brine seems weird to me.

Gastro Acid is weird, but whatever. Consider Sticky Web over it or T-Wave.

Hyper Voice is going to do more damage than Return because it bypasses Substitute and Sylveon's ATK is bad compared to its S.ATK. Rain Dance is weird, but whatever.

September 6, 2016 12:49 p.m.

kengiczar says... #3

GoldGhost012 - I've updated it to reflect your suggestions regarding Swampert, Machamp w/no Guard, and Hyper Voice.

About Gastric Acid. The biggest threats in the wild frontier (or at least the ones that appear most often) are Mega-Kangaskhan's ability as well as Heatran's Flash Fire.

My thinking is I would gladly exchange a Galvantula for removing Mega-K's ability. Not sure if it'll actually work or not. I've tried before with Gastric Acid + Leech Life + Thunder Wave + Thunder and it was a lot of fun killing that Mega-K. I got real lucky that time though.

September 6, 2016 2:03 p.m. Edited.

GoldGhost012 says... #4

Wait, why are you worried about Flash Fire? You don't have any Fire-type moves on this team, lol.

Regarding M-Swampert's last move: if you want consistency and Reflect and Light Screen are big, go with Brick Break. Otherwise probably go for max damage with Superpower.

September 6, 2016 7:24 p.m.