For this team, I have decided to use only gen V pokemon that I find to be underused.
Dwebble
-stealth rock
-Spikes
-flail
-knock down
Sturdy
4 hp 252 def 252 spd
Salac berry
Jolly
I am surprised that this is never used. It seems to be quite hard to kill. What I do is set up rocks and the foe hits me first turn. The salac berry the boosts my speed and I get another free move. The reason I chose dwebble is because crustle is actually slower than dwebble.
Gothitelle
-Toxic
-taunt
-rest
-future sight
Shadow tag
252 hp 4 def 252 sp def
Leftovers
Impish
Ever since I first saw gothitelle, I knew this thing was the stuff of nightmares. Now that I know it has shadow tag as well as a high sp defense stat, I was even more afraid of it. My strategy is to trap them and toxic them, with damage growing until the foe eventually dies. Taunt stops disruption, rest heals, and future sight is the best offensive move in my arsenal (since it now overpowers psychic).
Leavany
-agility
-substitute
-leaf blade
-x-scissor
Swarm
128 hp 252 atk 128 spd
Liechi berry
Adamant
Having seen this strategy used with other relatively slow sweepers, I decided to try it on leavany. I basically just set up substitutes until swarm activates, then sweep them. I can usually get an agility or two in between substitutes, so this set seems to work out despite leavany's shortcomings
Mandibuzz
-knock off
-punishment
-roost
-whirlwind
Big pecks
128 hp 252 def 128 sp def 124 spd
Shed shell
Impish
This thing, when used effectively, can be very aggravating. Knock off enemy items and whirl winding the foe away can be very painful for foes. Punishment makes for an excellent attack, especially against shell break users. Roost is for cheap recovery.
Cryogonal
-ice beam
-hp electric
-rapid spin
-flash cannon
Levitate
4 hp 252 sp atk 252 spd
Life orb
Timid
After running disruptive cryogonals in the past, I decided to try a offensive one for a change. Ice beam and hp electric create perfect coverage, Rapid spin is great for obvious reasons, and flash cannon is filler.
Seismitoad
-earth power
-boil over
-sludge wave
-focus blast
Water absorb
4 hp 252 sp atk 252 spd
Choice scarf
Timid
This is my revenge killer. Earth power and boil over provide STAB while the others are there for other pokemon that annoy me. There is really not much strategy here other than hit and run.
Dwebble
-stealth rock
-Spikes
-flail
-knock down
Sturdy
4 hp 252 def 252 spd
Salac berry
Jolly
I am surprised that this is never used. It seems to be quite hard to kill. What I do is set up rocks and the foe hits me first turn. The salac berry the boosts my speed and I get another free move. The reason I chose dwebble is because crustle is actually slower than dwebble.
Gothitelle
-Toxic
-taunt
-rest
-future sight
Shadow tag
252 hp 4 def 252 sp def
Leftovers
Impish
Ever since I first saw gothitelle, I knew this thing was the stuff of nightmares. Now that I know it has shadow tag as well as a high sp defense stat, I was even more afraid of it. My strategy is to trap them and toxic them, with damage growing until the foe eventually dies. Taunt stops disruption, rest heals, and future sight is the best offensive move in my arsenal (since it now overpowers psychic).
Leavany
-agility
-substitute
-leaf blade
-x-scissor
Swarm
128 hp 252 atk 128 spd
Liechi berry
Adamant
Having seen this strategy used with other relatively slow sweepers, I decided to try it on leavany. I basically just set up substitutes until swarm activates, then sweep them. I can usually get an agility or two in between substitutes, so this set seems to work out despite leavany's shortcomings
Mandibuzz
-knock off
-punishment
-roost
-whirlwind
Big pecks
128 hp 252 def 128 sp def 124 spd
Shed shell
Impish
This thing, when used effectively, can be very aggravating. Knock off enemy items and whirl winding the foe away can be very painful for foes. Punishment makes for an excellent attack, especially against shell break users. Roost is for cheap recovery.
Cryogonal
-ice beam
-hp electric
-rapid spin
-flash cannon
Levitate
4 hp 252 sp atk 252 spd
Life orb
Timid
After running disruptive cryogonals in the past, I decided to try a offensive one for a change. Ice beam and hp electric create perfect coverage, Rapid spin is great for obvious reasons, and flash cannon is filler.
Seismitoad
-earth power
-boil over
-sludge wave
-focus blast
Water absorb
4 hp 252 sp atk 252 spd
Choice scarf
Timid
This is my revenge killer. Earth power and boil over provide STAB while the others are there for other pokemon that annoy me. There is really not much strategy here other than hit and run.
