The Knight's Forces

Sup all.Midknight here with my main battling team.Most of you already know it pretty well,so this won't be anything new.

Team Building Process:

At a Glance-




Mienshao @ Life Orb
Ability:Regenerator
Naive nature (+Speed,-Special Defense)
EV's:216 Attack/40 Special Attack/252 Speed
Fake Out
Hi Jump Kick
Hidden Power Ice
U-Turn
Mienshao here is my lead and surprise Gliscor assassin.It does what all offensive leads do:Fake Out to break sashes,then either kill the opponent or GTFO with U-Turn.HP Ice nets surprise KO's on Gliscor and Salamence,who could cause problems later on in the game.Max Speed to at least tie with opposing Mienshao.40 Special Attack gives a little more power to HP Ice,and the rest go into Attack.Lacking max Attack might seem to be a bad thing,but I don't lose all that much power.I still OHKO frailer Pokemon and even Genesect with Hi Jump Kick.


Rotom-C @ Choice Scarf
Ability:Levitate
Timid Nature (+Speed,-Attack)
EV's:252 Special Attack/252 Speed/4 HP
Thunderbolt
Leaf Storm
Hidden Power Ice
Trick
Mow Rotom works as my wall crippler/Water-type slayer.Almost no Water-type can stand up to this guy one-on-one and come out in one piece.Thunderbolt is my Electric STAB of choice,and I use it if my opponent doesn't have much HP left.Leaf Storm packs an almost godly amount of power,and even some resited hits cause fatal damage.HP Ice is there for Dragons that would otherwise be safe after Mienshao goes down.Special walls would give this set trouble...but I have Trick,which can render them useless the entire game,allowing for an easy kill later on.Maximum Speed is something of a security blanket for me,so a Timid Nature and 252 SPeed EV's were a no brainer.Max Special Attack allows for the easiest Water-slaying possible,and the last 4 EV's go into HP because I have no better place to put them.


Ferrothorn @ Leftovers
Ability:Iron Barbs
Careful Nature (+Special Defense,-Special Attack)
EV's:252 HP/44 Defense/208 Special Defense
Thunder Wave
Stealth Rock
Spikes
Power Whip

Ferrothorn is the hazards-setter-upper and paralysis spreader.Thunder Wave,which I try to never go without,offers the always advantageous Paralysis,which neuters any sweeper looking for easy set up,making them easy prey for the rest of my team.Stealth Rock and Spikes can break Sashes/Sturdy,and make some Pokemon easier to take out.Power Whip is my STAB mvoe of choice for when I get Taunted,and it does plenty of damage to Water-types that come in on certain other members of my team.The EV's are pretty simple,and allow Ferrothorn to take as many different hits as possible.Since being as slow as possible isn't really needed,I went with Careful instead of Sassy,which grants me the small plus of outspeeding other Ferrothorn.


Arcanine @ Life Orb
Ability:Flash Fire
Adamant Nature (+Attack,-Special Attack)
EV's:252 Attack/252 Speed/4 Special Defense
Flare Blitz
Close Combat
Wild Charge
Extreme Speed
I chose Arcanine as my main physical attacker over some OU Fire-type,and I haven't regretted it one bit.I used to have a Choice band,but I found that I needed to be able to switch moves to be truly successful.Switching to Life Orb has saved me a few times,so it stays until I find a reason to change back.I might also go with Jolly,but I don't know what kills I could be missing out on without the power Adamant brings.Flare Blitz is Arcanine's strongest physical STAB move,and does metric boatloads of damage to anything that doesn't resist it.If I get a Flash Fire boost,it can even 2HKO Dragonite.Close COmbat is one of two new toys Arcanine received in Gen 5,and allows it to clear out Rock-types and Heatran,which it couldn't do before without going mixed.Wild Charge is its second gift,and makes Water-types think twice about coming in.Extreme Speed allows Arcanine to pick off faster,worn-down opponents.


Starmie @ Leftovers
Ability:Natural Cure
Timid Nature (+Speed,-Attack)
EV's:252 Special Attack/252 Speed/4 HP
Surf
Psychic
Thunder
Rapid Spin

Arcanine is weak to Stealth Rock.Therefore,something that can get rid of said stones is much appreciated.So,I went with Starmie.I originally had Life Orb on it,but I found Leftovers to be much more beneficial.Surf is basic Water-STAB,meaning Fire-types coming in on Ferrothorn won't be much of an issue.Rapid Spin,as I mentioned before,gets rid of entry hazards that would harm the rest of my team.I have Psychic to get rid of the various Fighting-types running around,since I wouldn't have super effective coverage on them otherwise.I have Thunder instead of Thunderbolt.Why?Because I can't go three battles without seeing Politoed and friends.I might as well use their Rain against them,no?The EV's make Starmie as fast and as strong as possible,with a Timid nature to further boost Speed.


Chandelure @ Choice Scarf
Ability:Shadow Tag
Timid Nature (+Speed,-Attack)
EV's:252 Special Attack/252 Speed/4 Special Defense
Shadow Ball
Overheat
Energy Ball
Hidden Power Ground
In the most sadistic sense of the term,Chandelure is my team's revenge killer.I use this to handle the Pokemon that would otherwise cause severe trouble for my team.Shadow Ball is my Ghost STAB,and is what I use if the other moves aren't necessary.Overheat is my Fire-STAB,and supports the hit-and-run tactics Chandelure does best.Energy Ball is for the odd occurance where Rotom isn't available to maim Water-types.I have HP Ground specifically for non-Balloon Heatran,just in case Starmie goes down.

A Final Glance-

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The team looks pretty good, though I would'nt really use 2 fire types on the same team. I like how you have HP ice to hit gliscor's, nice.

quicksilver wrote:The team looks pretty good, though I would'nt really use 2 fire types on the same team. I like how you have HP ice to hit gliscor's, nice.

To be honest,I was a little worried about using two Fire-types at once,but every reason I considered has,for the most part,been taken care of.

Honestly, I can't really think of a single pokemon that could cause trouble for this team.
I don't even know if a Dnite after a DD would raise hell on it. The typings are repetitive, but somehow they fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. Great team. Always a team that I hate to battle :3

BroTip: I know you said that you wanted the ability to switch moves on Arcanine, but maybe giving it a Choice Scarf could help. You would have the Adamant power and not worry about being outsped very often.

Nexus wrote:Honestly, I can't really think of a single pokemon that could cause trouble for this team.
I don't even know if a Dnite after a DD would raise hell on it. The typings are repetitive, but somehow they fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. Great team. Always a team that I hate to battle :3

BroTip: I know you said that you wanted the ability to switch moves on Arcanine, but maybe giving it a Choice Scarf could help. You would have the Adamant power and not worry about being outsped very often.

For DDNite,I send in Ferrothorn and paralyze it while causing whatever damage I can before I goes down.Then,send in either Mienshao or Rotom-C to kill Nite off with HP Ice.