LF: Competitive Advice & Constructive Criticism

[Korin]

(I will update this post as I gain knowledge, recommendations, add Pokemon to my list, and try different things!) Yosif, how goes it? I just recently started playing Pokemon again earlier this year when I picked up a 3DS and Pokemon Y at a pawn shop, now I just got Omega Ruby and I;m just getting into the Competetive scene and for the first time have acess to trading. (No link cable when I had Gold and Silver, I stopped playing in 2nd Gen)

I'd basically really appreciate reccomendations/adice/helpful tips on how to better shape up my Current and Future Competetive Pokemon!

My Current Competetive Pokemon (All Lvl. 50):

Gengar @ Gengarite/Focus Band/Focus Sash
Timid Nature
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 Sp. Atk / 252 Spd / 4 Def
Moves:
-Shadow Ball
-Focus Blast
-Giga Drain/Energy Ball
-Thunderbolt

Remaking Gengar

Greninja @ Expert Belt
Timid Nature
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 Sp. Att / 4 Def
Moves:
-Dark Pulse
-Scald
-Ice Beam
-U-Turn

Remaking Greninja

Rotom (Wash) @ Wide Lens/Choice Scarf
Timid Nature
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SP. Atk / 252 Spd / 4 HP
Moves:
-Signal Beam/Trick
-Hydro Pump
-Thunderbolt/Thunder
-Volt Switch

Remaking Rotom (Wash)

Scizor @ Scizorite
Adamant Nature
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Def / 4 Sp. Def
Moves:
-Swords Dance
-Bullet Punch
-Bug Bite
-Knock-Off

Spiritomb @
Modest Nature
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SP Atk / 4 def
Moves:
-Hypnosis
-Dream Eater
-Shadow Ball
-Focus Blast/Energy Ball

Remaking Spiritomb

Notes: Spiritomb was slow as ****, 2 hit dies before I can do anything. Remaking this Pokemon.

Charizard @ Charizardite Y
Modest Nature
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 252 Sp. Atk / 252 Spd / 4 Def
Moves:
-Flamethrower
-Dragon Pulse
-Air Slash
-Earthqauke

Remaking Charizard.

Scolipede
Adament Nature
Ability: Speed Boost
EVs: 252 Att / 252 Spd / 4 ?
Moves:
-Megahorn
-Earthqauke
-Poison Jab
-Rock Slide

Obatined in a wonder trade, never actually used him.

Mawile @ Mawilite
Brave Nature
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Att / 4 Def
Moves:
-Iron Head
-Thunder Punch
-Ice Punch
-Play Rough/Swords Dance

Remaking Mawile

Notes about Mawile: TOO slow, 54 speed at lvl 50, I faint before I can use Sword's Dance even once. Remaking this Pokemon

Aegislash @ Life Orb
Adamant Nature
Ability: Stance Change
EVs: 252 Att / 252 Sp. Att / 4 HP
Moves:
-King's Shield
-Shadow Sneak
-Swords Dance
-Sacred Sword

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Works In progress/Soon To Come:

Alakazam (M) @ Life Orb/Alazakazite
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 HP / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Psyshock
- Shadow Ball
- Focus Blast
- Dazzling Gleam/Thunder Wave

Escavalier @ Assault Vest
Adamant Nature
Ability: Overcoat
EVs: 172 HP/252 Atk/84 Spd
-Megahorn
-Iron Head
-Knock Off
-Drill Run/Pursuit


Dragonite (Special) @ Wide Lens
Timid (Modest) Nature (+Sp Att, - Att)
Ability: Multiscale
252 Sp Att / 252 Spd / 4 HP
- Flamethrower
- Surf/Icebeam
- Hurricane
- Dragon Pulse/Focus Blast

Dragonite (Physical) @ Leftovers/Lum Berry
Nature: Adamant
Ability: Multiscale
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe
-Dragon Dance
-Dragon Claw/Outrage
-Earthquake/Fire Punch
-Extreme Speed


Mawile @ Mawilite
Adament Nature (+ Att, -Sp Att)
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 132 HP/252 Atk/124 Spd
-Play Rough
-Iron Head
-Sucker Punch
-Swords Dance/Substitute


Aegislash (King's Shield) @ Life Orb/Shell Bell/Weakness Policy
Trait: Stance Change
Nature: Adamant (+Atk/-SpAtk)
EVs: 252 Atk/ 252 Sp. Atk / 4 HP
- Swords Dance
- King's Shield
- Shadow Sneak
- Sacred Sword

Aegislash (Special) @ Leftovers
Nature: Quiet
EVs: 244 HP/12 Def/252 SAtk
-Shadow Ball
-Shadow Sneak/Iron Head
-Sacred Sword/Iron Head/Pursuit
-King's Shield


Aggron @ Aggronite
Impish Nature
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP/16 Def/240 SDef
-Stealth Rock
-Heavy Slam/Iron Head
-Thunder Wave/Ice Punch/Avalanche
-Earthquake/Rock Slide/Fire Punch

Tyranitaur @ Choice Scarf
Jolly Nature
Ability: Sand Stream
252 Att / 252 Spd / 4 Def
-Stone Edge
-Crunch/Ice Punch
-Earthquake/Superpower
-Pursuit

Tyrantrum @
Ability: Rock Head
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Head Smash
- Earthquake
- Outrage

Hawlucha @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Unburden
EV's: 8 HP/252 Atk/248 Spe
Nature: Jolly
Moves:
-Swords Dance
-High Jump Kick
-Acrobatics
-Substitute

Garchomp @ Leftovers/Salac Berry/Lum Berry/Life Orb
Trait: Rough Skin
Jolly Nature
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spe
-Swords Dance
-Dragon Claw/Outrage
-Earthquake
-Substitute/Fire Fang/Stone Edge

Swampert @Focus Sash/Leftovers
Adamant Nature (+Att, -SAtk)
EVs: 252 HP/252 Def/4 SDef
-Scald
-Avalanche/Ice Punch
-Hammer Arm
-Earthquake


Charizard (Physical) @ Charizardite X
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
Ability: Tough Claws
EVs: 104 HP/220 Atk/184 Spe
-Dragon Dance
-Flare Blitz
-Dragon Claw
-Earthquake/Roost

Charizard (Special) @ ?
Nature: ?
Ability: ?
EVs:
- ?
- ?
- ?
- ?


Spiritomb (Physical) @ Black Glasses/Choice Band
Adament Nature
Ability: Pressure
Evs: 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 Spd
-Shadow Sneak
-Sucker Punch
-Pursuit/Foul Play
-Will-O-Wisp/Trick

Greninja @ Life Orb
Naive Nature
Abiilty: Protean
EVs: 40 Atk/216 SAtk/252 Spe
-Hydro Pump/Low Kick
-Ice Beam
-Gunk Shot
-Dark Pulse/Hidden Power (Fire)/Grass Knot/Extrasensory

Gengar @ Gengarite/Focus Band/Focus Sash
Timid Nature
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SAtk/4 SDef/252 Spe
Moves:
-Shadow Ball
-Sludge Bomb
-Focus Blast
-Destiny Bond/Taunt

Qaugsire @ Leftovers
Relaxed Nature
Ability: Unaware
EVs: 252 HP/252 Def/4 SDef
Moves:
-Scald
-Earthquake
-Toxic
-Recover

(LF: UNT Relaxed/Unaware EM: Rcover Wooper)

Rotom (Wash) @ Leftovers/Chesto Berry
Bold Nature
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 248 HP/216 Def/44 Spe
Moves:
-Volt Switch
-Hydro Pump
-Will-o-Wisp
-Pain Split/Rest

Starmie@Leftovers/Life Orb
4HP/252SpA/252Spe
Timid nature, Natural Cure/Analytic trait
~Hydro Pump/Surf
~Psyshock
~Ice Beam
~Rapid Spin

[Fox Goddess Inari]

I usually battle with slow pokemons, so winning doesn't entirely rely on speed but team synergy and strategy. Mega mawile functions well under trick room, so does aegislash. But if you're a person who dislikes trick room, you can try to setup on opponents that lack ground or fire moves or if your pokemon force a switch.
Gengar should be timid, so you can outrun base 100s and 110s pokemons. I'd rather use assault vest tyranitar than spiritomb, it pursuit traps annoying psychic types like regular or mega alakazam, since both out speeds gengar. One more thing, you might wanna try removing the Evs you placed in aegislash's defenses and place them into its atk and sp atk instead. When it switches forme because of stance change, its low atk and sp atk will become its defenses, get the picture?

[finch22]

I haven't done any competing but I am looking into it as well but it just so happens I do have a piece of advice. I use my mega mawile a lot and it seems you are not utilizing it's new fairy type, and it's new fairy move play rough packs quite a punch usually it learns it at level 60 but with a heart scale you can teach it to it early and it is well worth it.

[Korin]

I usually battle with slow pokemons, so winning doesn't entirely rely on speed but team synergy and strategy. Mega mawile functions well under trick room, so does aegislash. But if you're a person who dislikes trick room, you can try to setup on opponents that lack ground or fire moves or if your pokemon force a switch.
Gengar should be timid, so you can outrun base 100s and 110s pokemons. I'd rather use assault vest tyranitar than spiritomb, it pursuit traps annoying psychic types like regular or mega alakazam, since both out speeds gengar. One more thing, you might wanna try removing the Evs you placed in aegislash's defenses and place them into its atk and sp atk instead. When it switches forme because of stance change, its low atk and sp atk will become its defenses, get the picture?

How do I remove EVs? Should I just start him over from lvl 1? I need to anyways for an Adamant natured Aegislash. :/ Or wait, do I want Brave? Cause Adament saps Sp Att so that saps my SP Def.

[Captain Cobizzle]

Use berries to lower EVs. Pomeg Berries lower HP, Kelpsy Berries lower Attack, Qualot Berries lower Defense, Hondew Berries lower Special Attack, Grepa Berries lower Special Defense, and Tamato Berries lower Speed.

[Korin]

Use berries to lower EVs. Pomeg Berries lower HP, Kelpsy Berries lower Attack, Qualot Berries lower Defense, Hondew Berries lower Special Attack, Grepa Berries lower Special Defense, and Tamato Berries lower Speed.

Is it best just to start over from lvl 1 if you're willing?

[finch22]

You can get a reset bag during super training but I am not sure how to get one I think it's a random prize

[Victini's Tears]

You can get Reset Bag by repeatedly tapping a blank bag ( the black one ) and you will get a random bag including Reset Bag.

[Korin]

You can get Reset Bag by repeatedly tapping a blank bag ( the black one ) and you will get a random bag including Reset Bag.

got it! Thank you! Does it matter what level you EV train from?

[Witchard]

It does matter in the sense that if you play vgc pokemon are capped at level 50 so ev's work differentlythan at level 100. If you want a thorough explanation feel free to pm me. Do you know what format you intend to play? Knowing this will be easier for us to offer advice.

[Korin]

It does matter in the sense that if you play vgc pokemon are capped at level 50 so ev's work differentlythan at level 100. If you want a thorough explanation feel free to pm me. Do you know what format you intend to play? Knowing this will be easier for us to offer advice.

I've been battling through the Battle Spot thing doing Singles

[Inan]

Hi, Korin. You and I seem to be in a similar situation. I'm new to competetive pokemon myself, but have focused more towards the VGC tournaments. I have little first hand experience with most of the Pokemon you have listed here, or run very different sets. I have a physical Greninja, for example.

I do have a few notes, though. I have the Adamant Aegislash you've listed, for example, (I got lucky enough to Wonder Traded a fully trained Shiny version). Don't worry about the Special Defense drop in Sword mode. The goal, with Aegislash, is to attack last, and be as bulky as possible in Shield Mode. Take the hits in shield mode, switch to sword stance and attack, and then priority King's Shield back into Shield mode before they can hit you. Shadow Sneak ruins this, so leave it for a quick kill at the end. It works well enough, and probably better in Singles where I wouldn't be double-targetted, but is pretty easy to predict and set up on.

The only other thing I have to comment on is your Charizard. I just trained a Jolly Charizard with Belly Drum. It's probably not a move you're that interested in in singles, but I have a ton of breedjects lying around. If you need good breeding stock, I'd be more than happy to part with one, and we can discuss whatever stock you have lying around from all your projects in return. (I also have a decent amount of Bulbasaurs sitting around from my recent Swords Dance Bulbasaur, and I can scrape up a Protean Froakie from my bank, I'm sure. So much better than Torrent). Nice to meet you, and looking forward to working with you in the future.

[Victini's Tears]

@Korin, You should change your Gengar's nature to Timid, since Gengar's Sp.Atk is already high enough and Speed is more important.
Edit: Without Timid, even M-Gengar can't outspeed Timid/Jolly Greninja so Gengar with Timid nature is really necessary.

[Korin]

Hi, Korin. You and I seem to be in a similar situation. I'm new to competetive pokemon myself, but have focused more towards the VGC tournaments. I have little first hand experience with most of the Pokemon you have listed here, or run very different sets. I have a physical Greninja, for example.

I do have a few notes, though. I have the Adamant Aegislash you've listed, for example, (I got lucky enough to Wonder Traded a fully trained Shiny version). Don't worry about the Special Defense drop in Sword mode. The goal, with Aegislash, is to attack last, and be as bulky as possible in Shield Mode. Take the hits in shield mode, switch to sword stance and attack, and then priority King's Shield back into Shield mode before they can hit you. Shadow Sneak ruins this, so leave it for a quick kill at the end. It works well enough, and probably better in Singles where I wouldn't be double-targetted, but is pretty easy to predict and set up on.

The only other thing I have to comment on is your Charizard. I just trained a Jolly Charizard with Belly Drum. It's probably not a move you're that interested in in singles, but I have a ton of breedjects lying around. If you need good breeding stock, I'd be more than happy to part with one, and we can discuss whatever stock you have lying around from all your projects in return. (I also have a decent amount of Bulbasaurs sitting around from my recent Swords Dance Bulbasaur, and I can scrape up a Protean Froakie from my bank, I'm sure. So much better than Torrent). Nice to meet you, and looking forward to working with you in the future.

Right now I'm Re-EV training an Adament Aegislash to have 252 Atk & 252 Sp Att, I should;ve noticed sooner but the stats of attack and defense switch with the form, so if I max his attack, I max his Defense in Shield Stance. Also that would be sweet! I've only hatched like 200 eggs, might not have anything you dont already have, but its worth a shot! Also jelly, wish my Aegislash was shiny, that'd be SO fricking cool ):

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@Korin, You should change your Gengar's nature to Timid, since Gengar's Sp.Atk is already high enough and Speed is more important.
Edit: Without Timid, even M-Gengar can't outspeed Timid/Jolly Greninja so Gengar with Timid nature is really necessary.

Already noted but thanks! Does Timid>Modest apply to Dragonite as well?

[Victini's Tears]

My opinion it should be Timid so Dragonite can outspeed some Pokemon and give it Choice Specs or Choice Scarf. Sorry if it's not enough explanation, I'm kinda bad on explaining and suggesting competitive Pokemon xD Do correct me if I'm wrong