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Old May 14, 2012, 03:12:45 PM
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Just a regular team
This is my current Gen 5 team. Please rate it, tell me what you think. It's one a good amount of battles, (Mostly against Reun or some other people from another forum). This team doesn't have so much of a goal, but its more a balanced team. Its definitely more on the physical side though

Attacking Lead

Jirachi @ Expert[u] Belt
Nature: Jolly
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spe
- U-Turn
- Fire Punch
- Ice Punch
- Iron Head
This Jirachi is a great lead. People with taunt waste a move because they think its a Thunder Wave+Iron Head set. Since it's predictable, I changed it up. Fire Punch, Ice Punch and Iron Head all have the ability to hax the crap out of my opponent. Serene Grace helps a hell lot too. U-Turn is for when there is no other way. Expert Belt is because of the variety of super effective hits.

Physical Attacker

Haxorus @ Dragon Fang
Nature: Adamant
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe
- Dragon Claw
- Swords Dance
- Brick Break
- Earthquake
This is an attacking beast. Once I get a Swords Dance boost, its attack is through the roof. Its decently high speed calls for a good ol' sweep. Dragon Fang will boost its STAB Dragon Claw. Brick Break and Earthquake are moves for good coverage.

Physical Tank

Gliscor @ Toxic Orb
Nature: Jolly
Ability: Poison Heal
EVs 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe
- X-Scissor
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- Swords Dance
This isn't your normal Gliscor. This is a great set, as it can pull off a sweep. A SD boost is great for attack. As Gliscor is bulky even without a defensive boost in EVs, it makes a great tank. It has Equake as a STAB move, Stone Edge and X-Scissor are just coverage. I hope you know how to use a Toxic Orb Gliscor and how it works, or else you wont understand..

Utility

Ferrothorn @ Rocky Helmet
Nature: Relaxed
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP/ I forgot the rest. Its in defenses though.
- Thunder Wave
- Spikes
- Leech Seed
- Gyro Ball
It's a regular Ferrothorn, Ik. It uses Parahax, + Leech Stall. It is Utility, so it has Spikes. Gyro Ball is in case of Taunt.

Special Attacker

Chandelure @ Choice Scarf
Nature: Timid
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 Sp. A/252 Spe/4 HP
- Hidden Power [Fighting]
- Energy Ball
- Flamethrower
- Shadow Ball
Its a basic Chandy. All moves are just great sp. A moves she can use. Choice Scarf makes this a monster. (Flare knows first hand )

Just cuz I like Weavile<3

Weavile @ Lum Berry
Nature: Jolly
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spe
- Ice Punch
- Ice Shard
- Night Slash
- Brick Break
This is one of my favorite pokemon so why not put it on my team? Lum berry to avoid status. The atacks are all great. Ice Shard with priority and the others are just good coverage.
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Old May 16, 2012, 10:24:12 AM
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It seems you already noticed the flow; yes, it is mostly physical. I haven't went in too much details, since I don't have time and I have left competitive battling for months, but generally, I think substituting one of your physical sweepers, preferably Weavile, with a special attacker can make your team more balanced. Seriously, once your Chandelure is out, you can barely do anything against Skarmory.
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Old May 16, 2012, 05:59:23 PM
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Skarmory.. Never encountered one surprisingly but now that i think about it, I'll make sure to check that
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Old May 17, 2012, 03:26:52 AM
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Your team's synergy is particularly vulnerable to ground and fire since members share common weaknesses. Once a appropriate team member, the team's resistances begin to fall apart, exposing crippling weaknesses to an all-out offense. The total-offense approach of this team would be better suited with a magnet.

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Expert Belt on Jirachi
Jirachi's Expert Belt could be replaced with something a lot more useful like Choice Scarf - especially since it's serving as a scout. Trick would also allow it to cripple potential threats to your team like Skarmory or Ferrothorn.

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Dragon Fang on Haxorus
Life Orb for additional damage output or Lum to prevent burns.

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Dragon Claw on Haxorus
The damage output from Dragon Claw is actually disappointing. Since your team has a scout like Jirachi, you should be pretty aware of your opponent's steel types ( especially with team preview ). Outrage has a much higher damage output. Using Swords Dance should probably have lured out their resist or counter by then. Setting up with Swords Dance is a shaky option in the fast-paced metagame of BW, but good luck.

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X-Scissor on Glisor
X-Scissor doesn't contribute much to Gliscor's coverage. Ice Fang, Taunt, or Roost would probably be better suited for the job.

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Lum Berry on Weavile
This doesn't have much use on Weavile which will is fast and frail; it won't last very long and mostly serve the purpose of a revenge killer since it has relatively few opportunities to switch in. Life Orb is generally better for damage output since it could turn 2hkos into potential 1hkos.

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Brick Break on Weavile
Low Kick is usually a superior option.

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Old May 21, 2012, 07:08:26 PM
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Just a regular team
This is my current Gen 5 team. Please rate it, tell me what you think. It's one a good amount of battles, (Mostly against Reun or some other people from another forum). This team doesn't have so much of a goal, but its more a balanced team. Its definitely more on the physical side though

Attacking Lead

Jirachi @ Expert[u] Belt
Nature: Jolly
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spe
- U-Turn
- Fire Punch
- Ice Punch
- Iron Head

This Jirachi is a great lead. People with taunt waste a move because they think its a Thunder Wave+Iron Head set. Since it's predictable, I changed it up. Fire Punch, Ice Punch and Iron Head all have the ability to hax the crap out of my opponent. Serene Grace helps a hell lot too. U-Turn is for when there is no other way. Expert Belt is because of the variety of super effective hits.

Looks good EV-wise. The only thing that I would change are the moves and items. Ice Punch has a wide variety of type coverage, but I think Zen Headbutt or Body Slam would give you more opportunity for hax. Even with the Expert Belt, Jirachi only has 100 base attack. I wouldn't expect this guy to knock anything out in 2 hits; maybe 1 hit if you're lucky. I would replace the Expert Belt with a Scarf instead so that Jirachi can wear its opponents down more easily.

Physical Attacker

Haxorus @ Dragon Fang
Nature: Adamant
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe
- Dragon Claw
- Swords Dance
- Brick Break
- Earthquake
This is an attacking beast. Once I get a Swords Dance boost, its attack is through the roof. Its decently high speed calls for a good ol' sweep. Dragon Fang will boost its STAB Dragon Claw. Brick Break and Earthquake are moves for good coverage.

I really like the set itself, but I think its item should be different. I would look for an item that powers up all the attacks that it uses, like a Life Orb.

Physical Tank

Gliscor @ Toxic Orb
Nature: Jolly
Ability: Poison Heal
EVs 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe
- X-Scissor
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- Swords Dance
This isn't your normal Gliscor. This is a great set, as it can pull off a sweep. A SD boost is great for attack. As Gliscor is bulky even without a defensive boost in EVs, it makes a great tank. It has Equake as a STAB move, Stone Edge and X-Scissor are just coverage. I hope you know how to use a Toxic Orb Gliscor and how it works, or else you wont understand..

I think this type of Gliscor should have some kind of healing move besides relying on its Poison Heal. I would replace X Scissor with Roost in order for it to be more of a tank.

Utility

Ferrothorn @ Rocky Helmet
Nature: Relaxed
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP/ I forgot the rest. Its in defenses though.
- Thunder Wave
- Spikes
- Leech Seed
- Gyro Ball
It's a regular Ferrothorn, Ik. It uses Parahax, + Leech Stall. It is Utility, so it has Spikes. Gyro Ball is in case of Taunt.

I would choose Power Whip over Gyro Ball, but Gyro Ball can also work well. I go with Power Whip more because of all the Swampert, Politoed, and Tyranitar leads that I normally see.

Special Attacker

Chandelure @ Choice Scarf
Nature: Timid
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 Sp. A/252 Spe/4 HP
- Hidden Power [Fighting]
- Energy Ball
- Flamethrower
- Shadow Ball
Its a basic Chandy. All moves are just great sp. A moves she can use. Choice Scarf makes this a monster. (Flare knows first hand )

Nothing wrong with this set, good job!

Just cuz I like Weavile<3

Weavile @ Lum Berry
Nature: Jolly
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spe
- Ice Punch
- Ice Shard
- Night Slash
- Brick Break
This is one of my favorite pokemon so why not put it on my team? Lum berry to avoid status. The atacks are all great. Ice Shard with priority and the others are just good coverage.

Hmm Lum Berry might be a risky item to have. Sure an opponent would want to burn a Weavile, but I think its too frail to have a Status-restoring berry. I would go with a Focus Sash to ensure that Weavile at least has a 2nd attempt to attack with Ice Shard. You might even want to consider putting Counter as move if you happen to decide to go with a Focus Sash set to suprise your opponents
As for your team overall, you might have some trouble dealing with Rain teams. Mostly because because Chandelure and Gliscor don't function well in the rain, and Jirachi will have a hard time dealing damage to Water type pokemon. Sun teams might also pose a threat because if Chandelure is knocked out, the rest of your team is vulnerable to Fire attacks; even if you have Haxorus left. Besides covering your weaknesses against weather teams, I think this team looks good. ^^
 
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