RMT: Drought team

[Fluttershy]

drought team with Ninetales' ability


Ninetales @ Razor Claw
Drought | Relaxed
252 Def/ 126 Spe. Def/ HP 130
Flamethrower
SolarBeam *
Will-O-Wisp
Sunny Day

Sun inducer
* thinking about getting rid of

Vileplume @ Occa Berry
Chlorophyll | Rash
252 Speed, 252 Special Attack 4 Def
SolarBeam
Moonlight
Aromatherapy
Sludge Bomb

Main Chlorophyll user and I don't have Venusaur with Chlorophyll...

Tangrowth @ Rock Gem
Chlorophyll | Timid
252 Spd/ 252 Special Attack/ 4 Def
Giga Drain
Energy Ball
Focus Blast
Ancient Power

Secondary Chlorophyll user or rather in case the team is heavy with certain types such as ground, psychic or Steel

Liepard @ Focus Sash
Prankster | Brave
252 Atk/ 252 Def/ 4 HP
Assist
Sucker Punch
Thunder Wave
Fake Out

Support and Paralysis inducer

Garchomp @ Life Orb
Sand Veil* | Hasty
252 Spd/ 252 Atk/
Earthquake
Fire Fang
Dragon Claw
Crunch

Fire Counter
* don't have access to Rough Skin for Garchomp and can't remember what was placed for the final EV points

Breloom @ Fighting Gem
Technician | Naughty
252 Atk/ 252 HP/ Def 4
Mach Punch
Drain Punch
Thunder Punch
Seed Bomb

Had trouble with Drizzle and also Trick Room which completely wrecked my team and i tried online triple, double, and rotation but had an easier time with rotation so i'm going to just focus on that type

 

[IceArrow]

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

Chlorophyll Venusaur and Garchomp > exeggutor.

 

[Fluttershy]

didn't check for rules... updated with who i was going for and some other changes

I chose exeggutor because of harvest and I'd have to get bulbasaur with Chlorophyll...

 

[IceArrow]

Exeggutor with Harvest is horrible. Chlorophyll is the supreme sun weather ability.

 

[UltiMario]

Exeggutor with Harvest is horrible. Chlorophyll is the supreme sun weather ability.

Actually if it comes down to using Exeggutor, Harvest really is a better ability for it. Maybe not with that set, but this is clearly in-game so I'm not even gunna comment beyond that.

 

[IceArrow]

Lol, was thinking that too but Exeggutor should never be used. Especially Drapion and Leafeon.

 

[Firus]

Locked by request.

EDIT: Re-opened on request.

 

[Fluttershy]

Ok re-edited since i finally found a decent enough vulpix with Drought let me know if i did the format wrong or something is missing

 

[UltiMario]

Use a Heart Scale to reteach Tangrowth Sleep Powder over Energy Ball.

I can't remember if Item Clause exists on random Wifi (I can't imagine why it would) so you should grind for some Life Orbs and put them on Vileplume and Tangrowth. Put Leftovers on Ninetales as well, and try Roar over Solarbeam.

Vileplume in general is a pretty awful sweeper. A Victreebel would be better at the very least, since it gets moves like Growth and Weather Ball (which is a 150 power fire move in sun). Might be a better idea to use it.

 

[Fluttershy]

there is nothing in the special rules regarding items. roar won't be as useful since 3/4 of the pokemon will be out already. and i didn't know victreebel could learn weather ball didn't really pay much attention to it...

 

[UltiMario]

Oh, Rotation.

Just play singles lol

 

[Fluttershy]

ok I've switched vileplume with victreebel
@ life orb
Chlorophyll | timid
252 spd/ 252 spatk/ 4 hp
sludge bomb
weather ball
giga drain
SolarBeam

the reason i didn't do growth is because for some reason i just don't like using those types of moves...

 

[UltiMario]

You can't sweep without boosting unless your opponent has basically already lost. Growth literally makes Victreebel twice as effective of a sweeper, and you really, really don't need Solarbeam.

Your hunch to not run Growth is basically a decision to lose in countless situations where you could win.

 

[mood4food77]

don't use solarbeam, the most common switch into weather is another weather user, in this case, sand is a very common switch

not only is Solarbeam a 2-3HKO on tyranitar, you're locked into the move for 2 turns, which means the opposing ttar has probably killed your victreebell by now (or severely put a dent in it), a +2 giga drain does more damage than a +0 solarbeam, i think even a +1 giga drain does more than a +0 solarbeam (i'll get back to you on that)

if you really dont' want to use solarbeam, energy ball or HP Ice/FIghting would be better choices as well

 

[Fluttershy]

haven't been able to play on the Wi-Fi when it was finished since I'm only at my college on two days. it's hidden power type is ground...

 

[mood4food77]

weatherball covers HP ground pretty well, i would teach it growth, allows you to be a powerhouse

 

[Fluttershy]

ok got another victreebel it's mostly the same except it's naive and has growth instead of solarBeam and taught ninetales roar for solarBeam as well

 

[mood4food77]

ninetails is a terrible roar user, give it energy ball instead

 

[Fluttershy]

iirc it has grass for hidden power which would be better?

 

[mood4food77]

energy ball is base 80 and doesn't require crazy IV adjustment

Hidden Power is a last resort for a coverage move that your poke needs

 

[Fluttershy]

I've been thinking about replacing breloom for a pokemon who can counter trick room which is still a problem but not sure who. haven't really used her at all and she is my slowest with about 80

 

[mood4food77]

i wouldn't worry about trick room, it's really rare and sun teams in general just suck against them, if liepard learns taunt, you could use that

breloom should have life orb, the one boost from fighting gem isn't worth it

replace vileplume with victrebell or venusaur, they're better in every way as a chlorophyll users

garchomp with sand veil is banned (as sand veil and snow cloak are banned)

 

[Fluttershy]

but it's for Wi-Fi i saw someone with Moody which iirc is also banned another had an excadrill. vileplume has already been taken out i just haven't been to a computer to change the team on the first post yet. and I'm not using my phone which will be too much of a hassle there is a "no double item" rule for Wi-Fi

 

[mood4food77]

oh...that's right

use a fighting plate instead, anything other than fighting gem, something that gives breloom more than one use

 

[Fluttershy]

I'm apparently missing that plate so i gave it the black belt also gave tangrowth the expert belt in place for the rock gem and assist for liepard is now taunt

 

[mood4food77]

expert belt would probably be better on breloom, he hits more stuff for SE damage than tangrowth does

give tangrowth leftovers, victrebell could use poison barb, you can give ninetails heat rock or flame plate

 

[Fluttershy]

i gave it to tangrowth because of all the salamances I've fought and for some reason I'm missing leftovers...

 

[mood4food77]

breloom should have low kick and either stone edge or swords dance

it's pretty useless on tangrowth, he's going to die to salamence anyways

 

[Fluttershy]

getting rid of thunder punch for stone edge but i don't know what to replace low kick for

 

[mood4food77]

remove drain punch and replace it with low kick, he's not bulky enough to use drain punch, and low kick is base 135 on him

 

[UltiMario]

M4f stop giving less than great advice

Fighting Gem is amazing in 3v3

Also, M4f is thinking of Low SWEEP not low kick

 

[Fluttershy]

i know iirc low kick bases damage based on weight and he gave exact power...

 

[mood4food77]

wait a second....this is for 3v3? jeezus i need to read more

and yes, i meant low sweep

 

[Fluttershy]

actually you are the only one that said 3v3 i never changed it... for me single is just too well I'm not really into it as i am with other forms...

 

[mood4food77]

i feel like rotation is a quicker 1 v 1, i could be wrong but that's how it looks like it plays

 

[Fluttershy]

it feels to me more like a combination of single triple and double 1v1 with an option of using 2 other pokemon but only having 4 pokemon with you

 

[Schoo]

You should try Chlorophyll Lilligant for your sun team. She can even learn Quiver Dance, which will not only make you bulkier in the special department, but it will make you hit harder!
Also, I suggest you keep Ninetales, since drought is a rare ability to come by. Perhaps make it hold a Heat Rock instead of Razor Claw to increase the duration of the sun? That's what I use for mine.