Rate my Platinum Team

[EmblemPrincess]

So, this is the team I used through the game to beat the Elite Four and such, so expect HMs. xP Also, they're in their mid 50s in terms of level.


Infernape lvl 55
Item: Flame Plate
Ability: Blaze
HP: 163
Attack: 146
Defense: 105
Sp. Atk: 135
Sp. Def: 86
Speed: 157
Moves: Flamethrower, Flame Wheel, Rock Climb, Mach Punch

Luxray lvl 53
Item: Amulet Coin
Ability: Intimidate
HP: 164
Attack: 151
Defense: 99
Sp. Atk: 110
Sp. Def: 108
Speed: 124
Moves: Thunderbolt, Thunder Fang, Strength, Crunch

Lopunny lvl 53
Item: Luck Incense
Ability: Cute Charm
HP: 162
Attack: 97
Defense: 115
Sp. Atk: 66
Sp. Def: 129
Speed: 142
Moves: Ice Beam, Drain Punch, Cut, Rock Smash

Staraptor lvl 52
Item: No item
Ability: Intimidate
HP: 159
Attack: 148
Defense: 83
Sp. Atk: 68
Sp. Def: 64
Speed: 139
Moves: Aerial Ace, Pluck, Defog, Fly

Lumineon lvl 53
Item: Splash Plate
Ability: Storm Drain
HP: 154
Attack: 101
Defense: 105
Sp. Atk: 90
Sp. Def: 98
Speed: 129
Moves: Waterfall, Surf, U-turn, Brine

Garchomp lvl 54
Item: Dragon Fang
Ability: Sandstorm
HP: 199
Attack: 170
Defense: 126
Sp. Atk: 109
Sp. Def: 92
Speed: 136
Moves: Dragon Claw, Earthquake, Shadow Claw, Crunch


To be honest, I don't expect an extremely high rating for this. XD

 

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Rule #1: Do not post a team with missing information. This means do not post a team of just 5 pokemon or a team of 7 pokemon. You need to narrow them down to what you want to use. It's okay if you don't know some of the aspect of your pokemon but if your team is riddled with question marks you need to do more research before asking for help.

Rule #2 : Tell us about your team. Post why you have a pokemon on your team and what functions it performs. It's especially important that you tells us which of your pokemon is used to start the match.

Rule #3 : Spelling, grammar and format. It's very difficult to read a post like this, "i use mew2 cuas hes stron again sutff'. Don't rush your post take your time. Most people will ignore or mock a post that looks like it was typed up by someone in the 2nd grade.

In general your pokemon should look like this,

Pokemon name @ Hold item
Nature:
Ability: If more than one exist
EVs:
move 1
move 2
move 3
move 4

Description placed here.

Infernape lvl 55
Item: Flame Plate
Ability: Blaze
HP: 163
Attack: 146
Defense: 105
Sp. Atk: 135
Sp. Def: 86
Speed: 157
Moves: Flamethrower, Flame Wheel, Rock Climb, Mach Punch

Why Flamethrower and Flame Wheel? Try Fire Blast / Grass Knot / Close Combat.

Luxray lvl 53
Item: Amulet Coin
Ability: Intimidate
HP: 164
Attack: 151
Defense: 99
Sp. Atk: 110
Sp. Def: 108
Speed: 124
Moves: Thunderbolt, Thunder Fang, Strength, Crunch

Since you're not EV trained, try Spark / Ice Fang / Crunch / filler.

Lopunny lvl 53
Item: Luck Incense
Ability: Cute Charm
HP: 162
Attack: 97
Defense: 115
Sp. Atk: 66
Sp. Def: 129
Speed: 142
Moves: Ice Beam, Drain Punch, Cut, Rock Smash

...aside from the HMs, good. Kind of.

Staraptor lvl 52
Item: No item
Ability: Intimidate
HP: 159
Attack: 148
Defense: 83
Sp. Atk: 68
Sp. Def: 64
Speed: 139
Moves: Aerial Ace, Pluck, Defog, Fly

Aerial Ace and Fly is redundant. Go with Brave Bird. Get Close Combat, and do whatever with the last two slots.

Lumineon lvl 53
Item: Splash Plate
Ability: Storm Drain
HP: 154
Attack: 101
Defense: 105
Sp. Atk: 90
Sp. Def: 98
Speed: 129
Moves: Waterfall, Surf, U-turn, Brine

Brine is a waste of a moveslot, go with Ice Beam instead. Waterfall + Surf is also somewhat terrible, but if you really want HMs...

Garchomp lvl 54
Item: Dragon Fang
Ability: Sandstorm
HP: 199
Attack: 170
Defense: 126
Sp. Atk: 109
Sp. Def: 92
Speed: 136
Moves: Dragon Claw, Earthquake, Shadow Claw, Crunch

Shadow Claw doesn't hit much super-effectively, I'd try Fire Fang or Ice Fang.

If I had to rate this, I'd give it a 1/10.

 

[EmblemPrincess]

What rules did I break? And I looked for rules in this board, but couldn't find any.

Also 1/10 is kind of low even for this team, isn't it?

Why Flamethrower and Flame Wheel? Try Fire Blast / Grass Knot / Close Combat.

Because Flamethrower and Flamewheel are great moves. Fire Blast has bad accuracy and little PP. Close Combat lowers your own stats and I don't like it. Grass Knot is only good on heavy Pokemon, plus I already used it and dumped it.

Since you're not EV trained, try Spark / Ice Fang / Crunch / filler.

I like Thunder Fang better than Spark, I can't get Ice Fang.

Aerial Ace and Fly is redundant. Go with Brave Bird. Get Close Combat, and do whatever with the last two slots.

Redundant? What does that mean? And I hope you're joking about Brave Bird. It does a crap of damage to the user. I also missed out on it and Close Combat anyway.

Brine is a waste of a moveslot, go with Ice Beam instead. Waterfall + Surf is also somewhat terrible, but if you really want HMs...

Brine is an awesome finisher because its power doubles when the Pokemon's HP is below the halfway point. I already have Ice Beam on Lopunny.

Shadow Claw doesn't hit much super-effectively, I'd try Fire Fang or Ice Fang.

I don't know how to get those. Mind telling me if you know?

 

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What rules did I break? And I looked for rules in this board, but couldn't find any.

http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=110421

Also 1/10 is kind of low even for this team, isn't it?

Unfortunately, no. I was considering a 0/10, but then again, you have 6 Pokemon. That's at least a 1.

Because Flamethrower and Flamewheel are great moves. Fire Blast has bad accuracy and little PP. Close Combat lowers your own stats and I don't like it. Grass Knot is only good on heavy Pokemon, plus I already used it and dumped it.

Infernape is too fragile to survive a hit; why are you concerned about your defenses? Grass Knot destroys bulky waters like Swampert and Starmie.

I like Thunder Fang better than Spark, I can't get Ice Fang.

Spark has a 30% chance to paralyze. Ice Fang is an egg move.

Redundant? What does that mean? And I hope you're joking about Brave Bird. It does a crap of damage to the user. I also missed out on it and Close Combat anyway.

Redundant means it's extra, it's unneeded. It's something the Department of Redundancy Department created.
Starapator is a sweeper, not a wall or tank. You're trying to deal a crapload of damage. Who cares if you take 20% recoil damage if your opponent is OHKOd? Close Combat is the only reason people use Staraptor, otherwise, you're walled by the stupidly common Steel-type Pokemon, as well as Rock and Electric.

Brine is an awesome finisher because its power doubles when the Pokemon's HP is below the halfway point. I already have Ice Beam on Lopunny.

Is it really worth the moveslot? Ice Beam hits Grass types that otherwise wall you. Also, I'd give him Thunderbolt to hit other Waters.

I don't know how to get those. Mind telling me if you know?

He doesn't learn Ice Fang, nevermind. Fire Fang is a level up move.

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[EmblemPrincess]

I don't agree with you. I don't think my team deserves a real high rating, but I'd give it up to a 4/10. :/

Infernape is too fragile to survive a hit; why are you concerned about your defenses? Grass Knot destroys bulky waters like Swampert and Starmie.

Stat changes can mess you up a lot. Trust me. Besides, if Infernape is too fragile to survive a hit, then that's even worse. Also, there are other, better grass moves that can take out those water types, like Giga Drain.

Spark has a 30% chance to paralyze. Ice Fang is an egg move.

Thunder Fang can make the opponent flinch and that saved my butt against Cynthia. I don't have any Pokemon that know Ice Fang, so I can't breed for it.

And thank you for the thread link. I didn't see it before.

 

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Stat changes can mess you up a lot. Trust me. Besides, if Infernape is too fragile to survive a hit, then that's even worse. Also, there are other, better grass moves that can take out those water types, like Giga Drain.

Infernape doesn't learn Giga Drain.
Infernape is the glass cannon of OU. Very high Atk and SpAtk, very low HP, Def, and SpDef.

Thunder Fang can make the opponent flinch and that saved my butt against Cynthia. I don't have any Pokemon that know Ice Fang, so I can't breed for it.

Whatever floats your boat. 10% flinch and 10% para vs. 30% para.

Here's some numbers regarding Grass Knot:

Pokemon

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Base Power

Empoleon

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80
Starmie

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80
Suicune

Spoiler

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100
Swampert

Spoiler

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80
Vaporeon

Spoiler

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60
Rhyperior

Spoiler

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120
Hippowdon

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120

EDIT: Some numbers for your Infernape:

Level 55 Squirtle with max Sp Atk using Surf on your Infernape:
218 Atk vs 105 Def & 163 HP (95 Base Power): 242 - 288 (148.47% - 176.69%)