I've been trying out offense lately, to see how it was. After tweaking a team a bit I came to what I have right now. I usually win 4 out of 5 matches on good days, while I can lose 3 matches in a row in bad days. A note to my lovely raters, I am planning to breed this team and use it on WiFi, so legendaries may be hard to obtain for me. Anyways, here is the team.
Metagross @ Occa Berry
Ability: Clear Body
Nature: Adamant
EV's: 252HP/236Att/12Def
-Stealth Rock
-Explosion
-Meteor Mash
-Bullet Punch
LeadGross. Overused? Yes. Does it work? Yes. This thing is a beast. It can beat most leads 1 on 1 due to its general bulkyness and Explosion. I usually set the rocks up as soon as possible, and then use my attacking move based on who my opponent is. If I get lucky and get attack boosts from Meteor Mash I can often take out a good portion of my opponents team with MM and Bullet Punch alone. What gives me trouble are LeadApes, but I rarely see them anymore. If it looks like I won't come out on top I usually just set up the rocks and Explode or Bullet Punch if they're faster. This is one of my most reliable pokemon, so I would prefer not to change it unless there is a better choice =P What really gives this trouble are Rotom-A, which is why I have...
Snorlax @ Leftovers
Ability: Thick Fat
Nature: Careful
EV's: 168HP/120Def/220Sp.D
-Curse
-Body Slam
-Fire Punch
-Rest
CurseLax, an under-rated threat. This is the pokemon that sweeps most of the time. It can take special hits like a boss and pretty much set up on anything that focuses on the special spectrum. This guy completely walls Rotom-A, but he gets screwed over by Trick, so I have to watch out. I mostly switch into special attacks and start Cursin up on the switch. When I get low on health I use Rest and wait until I wake up by continuing to Curse or attacking. Once I have about 3 to 4 Curses under my belt few things can stop me. Lax is at its most vulnarable when he's asleep, so I have to do it at the right time. I chose Body Slam for the STAB and the paralizys chance. I chose Fire Punch because I needed a way to hit Rotom-A for neutral and steels for super effective. Sometimes I just scout with lax by using Body Slam right off the bat and hoping that I paralyzed one of their pokemon. I would prefer not to change this pokemon, since it has been working extremely well for me.
Jolteon @ Life Orb
Ability: Volt Absorb
Nature: Timid
EV's: 252 Sp.A/252Spd/4HP
-Thunderbolt
-Shadow Ball
-HP Grass
-Charge Beam
Jolteon, my special attacker. I usually send him out early-game and T-Bolt to see what he switches in to counter it and hopefully get some damage on something. Its movepool is rather limited though, so I mostly rely on Thunderbolt for attacking, using Shadow Ball once in a blue moon. This pokemon relys on its raw power to cripple the opponents pokemon. If I get enough damage on their pokemon and I get rid of all the Ground types I can usually sweep with this thing. It's my teams fastest pokemon, and it's the one that gets it out of thight spaces when it gets in those. This pokemon is pretty reliable and fits my team quite well. I wouldn't mind changing it for something that would work better though. With only one weakness and some pretty good resistances this thing will stay in for sometime. Ground is its sole weakness, which hits my next pokemon for nothing. I originally ran Specs Jolt, but I switched it after getting some pointers and I like this set a lot better.
Gyarados @ Leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Adamant
EV's: 252Att/252Spd/4HP
-Dragon Dance
-Waterfall
-Ice Fang
-Stone Edge
DDDos, this is just a beast. After a DD, it laughs at Latias, Mence, other Dos, Infernape, and just about everything that doesn't resist Waterfall or is insanely bulky. I usually switch into predicted Earthquakes directed at Ape, Jolteon, or Metagross and DD up on the switch. I've been noticing that with LO it dies rather quickly, so I'm considering changing its item to lefties. I'm not sure on how much raw power it will lose :/ If there are any Electric attacks directed at him Jolteon can take them on rather easily. I sometimes use him as death fodder, to switch him in and get an Intimidate on my opponent. Nothing much to say about him, he's a "win it all or die uselessly" kind of pokemon. Stealth Rock really takes a toll on him :/ If there are any suggestions to replace him with I'll try them out. He's one of the three pokemon that I think need re-tweaking or replacing, but he's good for now.
Scizor @ Choice Band
Ability: Technician
Nature: Adamant
EV's: 252Att/244HP/12Spd
-U-Turn
-Bullet Punch
-Superpower
-Pursuit
CBZor, a pokemon that I just put in to try it out. I've never really swept with him, most of the match he just U-Turns to take chunks of health from my opponent with him and lets others finish it. He's pretty much my "when things get tough throw this guy in" pokemon. I end up sacrificing him lots of times to get a free switch in. He's not strong enough to sweep, and he's not bulky enough to wall. Nonetheless he has proven very helpful when I needed him. The fast Bullet Punch often gets me out of trouble. If there are any suggestions for a replacement to him I'll gladly take them.
Infernape @ Life Orb
Ability: Blaze
Nature: Naive
EV's: 252Sp.A/192Spd/64Att
-Hidden Power Ice
-Flamethrower
-Grass Knot
-Close Combat
Good ol' NPApe. He's another one of the 2 pokemon that I threw in to test out. He's my teams wall breaker. I do wish that he were bulkier though, since his defenses are often the end of him. If anyone has any suggestions for a MixSweeper that could take his place I'll try it out. I originally ran Nasty Plot in the first slot, but after getting some reccomendations I've switched over to Hidden Power Ice, which has gotten me some pretty good kills when I needed them.
Well, that's my team. I think it just needs that "click" to put everything together and send it off in the right path. Some problems I've noticed are Machamp, Rotom-A, Jolly Dos, and pretty much everything I give the chance to set up which is in the physical spectrum. I hope you guys can help this N00b get better =P Peace out~
EDIT: I pressed "Enter" before I could finish typing this out D: I'll try to finish this as soon as possible so you can help me with it. Sorry about this :/ FIXED
EDIT2: I forgot to mention this, it's kinda obvious =P I have a HUGE Ground Weakness.
