Gen 3 Rate my cocktail team

[Maerlyn Goldstein]

Hi.

Zapdos @ Leftovers ** Daiquiri
Trait: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP / 6 Spd / 252 SDef
Calm Nature (+SDef, -Atk)
- Hidden Power [Grass]
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Thunderbolt

I don't have any real spe wall, and I don't find the speed EV usefull so let's max outsdef.

Salamence (M) @ Choice Band ** Screwdriver
Trait: Intimidate
EVs: 6 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Naughty Nature (+Atk, -SDef)
- Earthquake
- Flamethrower
- Hidden Power [Flying]
- Rock Slide

Standard, powerfull.

Slaking (M) @ Choice Band ** Caipiroska
Trait: Truant
EVs: 6 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Double-Edge
- Focus Punch
- Fury Swipes
- Shadow Ball

I love this guy, no EQ I know.

Metagross @ Leftovers ** Bloody Mary
Trait: Clear Body
EVs: 96 HP / 252 Atk / 162 SAtk
Brave Nature (+Atk, -Spd)
- Earthquake
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Meteor Mash
- Psychic

I love this one counters what my other pokemons don't counter.

Vaporeon (M) @ Leftovers ** Balalaïka
Trait: Water Absorb
EVs: 134 HP / 252 Def / 30 SAtk / 94 SDef
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Surf
- Wish

My favourite bulky water.

Steelix (M) @ Leftovers ** White Russian
Trait: Rock Head
EVs: 252 HP / 6 Atk / 252 SDef
Relaxed Nature (+Def, -Spd)
- Earthquake
- Explosion
- Roar
- Toxic


God, electric counter.

I wanted to make a team with big offensive power, but with a perfect counter listing. This team counters effectively every OU. (and also every BL and UU I think ...) Maybe Zapdos (depending on the set) could be a problem if I play like Paris Hilton.

Every pokemon off the team except steelix can hit skarmory hard.

I don't have spe wall but meta/zapdos/steelix counter every spe attackers, or even users.

No triple weakness.

Please find what situations my team can't handle.

And sorry for my english, I'm french actually.

thank you.

 

[Nightsever]

max hp on vaporeon

 

[Umby]

Vaporeon doesn't need max Def; It has shitload of it already. The spread is fine, though I'd just dumb the SAtk EVs in HP, or even a tiny bit of speed.

Run Adamant on Salamence; Flamethrower still falls into the 2HKO range on Skarmory iirc.

Tyranitar digs in and eats this one late game, and Gengar can really put some hurt on the team, unless you predict it with Slaking or outstall it with Zapdos without having to switch into it. I'd like to say Claydol take in a spot somewhere here.

 

[Nightsever]

60 base def is not a shitload

 

[rtc3]

Put a Rapid Spinner (claydol) over Slaking to help with Spikes and Tar.

 

[Maerlyn Goldstein]

Actually Zadpos beats gengar no matter the set (exept persih song or destiny bond but whatever) and metagross beats no hypnotis gengar because even will o wisped he has psychic. I really don't have any problem facing gengar.

And why tyranitar ? CB version just needs little prediction, DDtar lose to vaporeon, tyraboah could be a problem if I'm stupid but Zapdos can handle hit.

But actually Claydol is not a smart idea because it's the boah the major threat, and I prefer an offensive way to play, with three sweepers, and since dusclop exist I don't like rapid spinner.

But yes, Slaking is just a filler. Breloom can handle any tyra if played right and since it's my favourite pokemon I think a *3 weakness to fire and ice is not a real problem. (with the Zapdos which are not really weak to ice with his huge sdef in fact)

You agree ?

 

[rtc3]

Well if you're afraid of using Claydol because of Boah, then you shouldn't be, as it's no longer as popular as it once was. Even bordering on extinct, actually.

 

[Maerlyn Goldstein]

So I don't have any problem facing tyranitar ^^.

 

[rtc3]

Well, you might. Boah is rare, but DDtar and CBtar are still common.

 

[Maerlyn Goldstein]

Yes and vaporeon or prediction beats them easily ^^