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==About Me==
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I joined Bulbapedia on October 3, 2008.  I mostly posted comments on talk pages, and was gravitating towards just helping other users get Egg Moves until I was told it was talk page abuse. However, my edits lately have centered around cleaning up unsatisfactory grammar, style, and tone as well as contributing trivia. I remain keenly interested in [[Breeding|breeding]].
==Current Activities==
As I currently attend Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA to get a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, I have less time to play Pokémon as I had in high school. However, when I'm not in class or doing coursework, I usually play {{g|Omega Ruby}}, breeding and training Pokémon to be as successful as possible in the [[Battle Maison]]. I also have a habit of seeking out Pokémon with competitively useful Hidden Abilities. This pursuit often involves using the DexNav to search for Pokémon I want with Hidden Abilities or breeding things I have for other people as part of a trade.
==Competitive Teams==
==={{g|White 2}} Tailwind Team===
I really only had one successful competitive team in Generation V. I mainly used it to participate in the [[Pokémon World Tournament]]'s Champions' Tournament in Triple Battles. I had few problems with it in the tournament. It also won several battles against the team my best friend used for exactly the same tournament, and he was getting similar results to me. The key aspects of this team are {{p|Skarmory}}'s {{m|Tailwind}} support, {{p|Cresselia}}'s Dual Screens, and {{p|Salamence}}'s {{a|Moxie}} ability (particularly when used with {{m|Outrage}} or {{m|Earthquake}}).
{{Party
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|pokemon=6
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|pokemon=Skarmory
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|move2=Roost|move2type=Flying|move2cat=Other
|move3=Stealth Rock|move3type=Rock|move3cat=Other
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|pokemon2={{Pokémon/6
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|pokemon=Salamence
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|move1=Brick Break|move1type=Fighting|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Earthquake|move2type=Ground|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Fly|move3type=Flying|move3cat=Physical
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|pokemon3={{Pokémon/6
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|pokemon=Cresselia
|game=White 2
|type1=Psychic
|held=Light Clay
|ability=Levitate
|gender=female
|level=50
|move1=Reflect|move1type=Psychic|move1cat=Other
|move2=Light Screen|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Other
|move3=Shadow Ball|move3type=Ghost|move3cat=Special
|move4=Psychic|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon4={{Pokémon/6
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|pokemon=Heatran
|game=White 2
|type1=Fire|type2=Steel
|held=Power Herb
|ability=Flash Fire
|gender=female
|level=50
|move1=Protect|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Other
|move2=Solar Beam|move2type=Grass|move2cat=Special
|move3=Earth Power|move3type=Ground|move3cat=Special
|move4=Fire Blast|move4type=Fire|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon5={{Pokémon/6
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|pokemon=Electivire
|game=White 2
|type1=Electric
|held=Expert Belt
|ability=Motor Drive
|gender=male
|level=50
|move1=Ice Punch|move1type=Ice|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Earthquake|move2type=Ground|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Cross Chop|move3type=Fighting|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Thunder Punch|move4type=Electric|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon6={{Pokémon/6
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|pokemon=Milotic
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|type1=Water
|held=Leftovers
|ability=Marvel Scale
|gender=male
|level=50
|move1=Substitute|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Other
|move2=Recover|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Other
|move3=Ice Beam|move3type=Ice|move3cat=Special
|move4=Scald|move4type=Water|move4cat=Special}}}}
==={{g|X}} Competitive Teams===
I've had a few ideas for teams I can use in the Battle Maison (mostly for fun). The five I'm acting upon at the moment are a Trick Room Rain Team for Doubles, another Trick Room Team for Doubles that will utilize Hail, a Rain Team for Doubles that utilizes a lot of spread moves, a Sun Team for Triples, and a Tailwind Team for Triples.
====Sun Team====
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|pokemon=Ninetales
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|held=Expert Belt
|ability=Drought
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|level=50
|move1=Nasty Plot|move1type=Dark|move1cat=Other
|move2=Psyshock|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Special
|move3=Solar Beam|move3type=Grass|move3cat=Special
|move4=Heat Wave|move4type=Fire|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon2={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=673
|pokemon=Gogoat
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|type1=Grass
|held=Assault Vest
|ability=Grass Pelt
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|move1=Brick Break|move1type=Fighting|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Rock Slide|move2type=Rock|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Wild Charge|move3type=Electric|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Horn Leech|move4type=Grass|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon3={{Pokémon/6
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|pokemon=Florges
|form=_Blue Flower Dream
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|type1=Fairy
|held=Leftovers
|ability=Flower Veil
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|level=50
|move1=Grassy Terrain|move1type=Grass|move1cat=Other
|move2=Flower Shield|move2type=Fairy|move2cat=Other
|move3=Solar Beam|move3type=Grass|move3cat=Special
|move4=Dazzling Gleam|move4type=Fairy|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon4={{Pokémon/6
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|pokemon=Tropius
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|type1=Grass|type2=Flying
|held=Sitrus Berry
|ability=Harvest
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|move1=Protect|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Other
|move2=Substitute|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Other
|move3=Leech Seed|move3type=Grass|move3cat=Other
|move4=Air Slash|move4type=Flying|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon5={{Pokémon/6
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|pokemon=Goodra
|game=X
|type1=Dragon
|held=Heat Rock
|ability=Gooey
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|move1=Sunny Day|move1type=Fire|move1cat=Other
|move2=Flamethrower|move2type=Fire|move2cat=Special
|move3=Ice Beam|move3type=Ice|move3cat=Special
|move4=Dragon Pulse|move4type=Dragon|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon6={{Pokémon/6
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|pokemon=Houndoom
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|ability=Solar Power
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|level=50
|move1=Sludge Bomb|move1type=Poison|move1cat=Special
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|move3=Dark Pulse|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Special
|move4=Flamethrower|move4type=Fire|move4cat=Special}}}}
*Note: When not Mega Evolved, Houndoom's Ability is {{a|Flash Fire}}.
This team is complete, and it works as well as I had hoped. A lot of people I tell about this team are surprised to hear that I'm using Mega Houndoom instead of Mega Charizard Y. There are two reasons for my choice: 1) I don't have a Charizardinite Y and don't feel like asking someone for one, and 2) Mega Houndoom's Solar Power makes its Flamethrower extremely scary; its Base Power is 202.5 just on STAB and the Sun Boost, and Houndoom's Sp. Atk is doubled in the sun. In addition, I'm using this team to experiment with {{p|Florges}}'s {{a|Flower Veil}}, {{m|Grassy Terrain}}, and {{p|Gogoat}}'s {{a|Grass Pelt}}. This team has little vulnerability to {{a|Intimidate}} but a lot of vulnerability to status (for that, it is nice to have Florges on the field to protect Gogoat and Tropius), {{t|Fire}}-type moves from opposing Pokémon, and {{t|Poison}}-type Pokémon. To help with the first vulnerability, I may teach Florges {{m|Aromatherapy}} in place of {{m|Flower Shield}}. Mostly because the vulnerability to Poison-types and this team's inability to counter them, this team cannot go very far in the [[Battle Maison]].
====Trick Room Rain Team====
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|pokemon=Slowking
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|move2=Rain Dance|move2type=Water|move2cat=Other
|move3=Scald|move3type=Water|move3cat=Special
|move4=Psyshock|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon3={{Pokémon/6
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|pokemon=Escavalier
|game=X
|type1=Bug|type2=Steel
|held=Muscle Band
|ability=Swarm
|gender=female
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|move1=Protect|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Other
|move2=Poison Jab|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Megahorn|move3type=Bug|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Iron Head|move4type=Steel|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon4={{Pokémon/6
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|pokemon=Clawitzer
|game=X
|type1=Water
|held=Assault Vest
|ability=Mega Launcher
|gender=male
|level=50
|move1=Aura Sphere|move1type=Fighting|move1cat=Special
|move2=Dragon Pulse|move2type=Dragon|move2cat=Special
|move3=Dark Pulse|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Special
|move4=Water Pulse|move4type=Water|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon5={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=691
|pokemon=Dragalge
|game=X
|type1=Poison|type2=Dragon
|held=Black Sludge
|gender=male
|level=50
|move1=Toxic|move1type=Poison|move1cat=Other
|move2=Venoshock|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Special
|move3=Focus Blast|move3type=Fighting|move3cat=Special
|move4=Dragon Pulse|move4type=Dragon|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon6={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=604
|pokemon=Eelektross
|game=X
|type1=Electric
|held=Leftovers
|gender=male
|level=50
|move1=Coil|move1type=Poison|move1cat=Other
|move2=Power-Up Punch|move2type=Fighting|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Crunch|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Wild Charge|move4type=Electric|move4cat=Physical}}}}
*Note: When not Mega Evolved, Ampharos's Ability is {{a|Static}}.
This team utilizes {{m|Trick Room}} and {{m|Rain Dance}}. Its Pokémon are all pretty bulky since no [[Effort values|EVs]] are distributed to Speed, but they all have one fully trained offensive stat and a Nature that boosts that offensive stat (except Dragalge, who has a Relaxed nature) and lowers Speed. Ampharos is the offensive heavyweight however, carrying a base 165 Sp. Atk stat (when Mega Evolved) and STAB {{m|Thunder}} in the rain. I didn't utilize {{a|Drizzle}} for this team because {{p|Slowking}} can double as the source of both Rain Dance and Trick Room, and as such, I'd use Trick Room on the first turn, and Rain Dance when Slowking goes first (probably) on the second turn. Escavalier helps Slowking with {{t|Dark}}- and {{t|Grass}}-types and helps Ampharos with {{t|Fairy}}-types. Since some Fairy-types aren't weak to Steel (such as {{p|Azumarill}}, a serious threat in the Rain and Trick Room), Escavalier has {{m|Poison Jab}}, a strong physical Poison-type attack. This team is now complete, but I have not gotten the chance to test it with Dragalge and Eelektross now added to the team.
====Tailwind Team====
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|pokemon=6
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|pokemon=Talonflame
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|held=Razor Claw
|ability=Gale Wings
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|move2=Roost|move2type=Flying|move2cat=Other
|move3=Flare Blitz|move3type=Fire|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Brave Bird|move4type=Flying|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon2={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=373
|pokemon=Salamence
|game=X
|type1=Dragon|type2=Flying
|held=Life Orb
|ability=Moxie
|gender=female
|level=50
|move1=Fire Fang|move1type=Fire|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Steel Wing|move2type=Steel|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Earthquake|move3type=Ground|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Dragon Claw|move4type=Dragon|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon3={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=488
|pokemon=Cresselia
|game=X
|type1=Psychic
|held=Light Clay
|ability=Levitate
|gender=female
|level=50
|move1=Reflect|move1type=Psychic|move1cat=Other
|move2=Light Screen|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Other
|move3=Moonblast|move3type=Fairy|move3cat=Special
|move4=Psychic|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon4={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=310
|pokemon=Manectric
|form=-Mega
|game=X
|type1=Electric
|held=Manectite
|ability=Intimidate
|gender=female
|level=50
|move1=Hidden Power|move1type=Ice|move1cat=Special
|move2=Flamethrower|move2type=Fire|move2cat=Special
|move3=Volt Switch|move3type=Electric|move3cat=Special
|move4=Thunderbolt|move4type=Electric|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon5={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=208
|pokemon=Steelix
|game=X
|type1=Ground|type2=Steel
|held=Assault Vest
|ability=Sheer Force
|gender=female
|level=50
|move1=Ice Fang|move1type=Ice|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Crunch|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Earthquake|move3type=Ground|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Iron Tail|move4type=Steel|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon6={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=350
|pokemon=Milotic
|game=X
|type1=Water
|held=Leftovers
|ability=Marvel Scale
|gender=female
|level=50
|move1=Toxic|move1type=Poison|move1cat=Other
|move2=Recover|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Other
|move3=Ice Beam|move3type=Ice|move3cat=Special
|move4=Scald|move4type=Water|move4cat=Special}}}}
*Note: When not Mega Evolved, Manectric's Ability is {{a|Lightning Rod}}.
Since I enjoyed so much success with my Triples Team in White 2, I decided that the combination of Dual Screens and Tailwind was worth bringing back, and the release of [[Pokémon Bank]] and the [[Poké Transporter]] made this team possible (or, at the very least, more reasonable to achieve through breeding). However, I ended up replacing three Pokémon that were originally on the White 2 team. Initally, I realized that I did not want to use {{p|Cresselia}} or {{p|Heatran}} because I disliked the idea of transporting legendary Pokémon, so I planned replacements for them. Now, of course, I have decided that I don't mind bringing my old Cresselia back to Gen VI because it was so much bulkier than Claydol (who used to be my lead-off Dual Screener) and had fewer weaknesses. I also figured out that I could not have {{m|Tailwind}} and {{m|Stealth Rock}} on a {{p|Skarmory}} unless I bred it under the Generation V breeding mechanics, so I replaced it with Talonflame. Unfortunately, its replacement does not set entry hazzards. In order to keep the same physical-special balance as I had before, I also had to replace {{p|Electivire}} with a fast {{t|Electric}}-type Pokémon with good coverage and Special Attack. Talonflame replaces Skarmory and together Steelix and Manectric replace Electivire and Heatran. As far as type match-ups are concerned, {{t|Water}}-type Pokémon may cause me some trouble, and certain {{t|Rock}}-type Pokémon, particularly (Mega) {{p|Aerodactyl}} may be difficult to stop if they get, say, Talonflame and Salamence down and also have {{m|Earthquake}}. Originally, I was going to use a {{p|Furfrou}} instead of Steelix, but the type match-ups looked a lot better with Steelix, and I really like the idea of {{a|Sheer Force}} and the Assault Vest on Steelix. Salamence's moveset has been rearranged to give it coverage for the new {{t|Fairy}}-types that seem so prevalent in the [[Battle Maison]]. Milotic works so well, I saw no need to change it, except to breed one with five perfect IVs and put EVs in Defense this time. However, it knows {{m|Toxic}} instead of Substitute because it helps wear down opposing walls and keeps Milotic from being shut down against bulky {{t|Water}}/{{t|Ice}} Pokémon, especially {{a|Water Absorb}} {{p|Lapras}} and {{a|Thick Fat}} {{p|Walrein}}. Credit being given where it is due, there have been battles when Salamence knocks out four or more of the opposing Pokémon, and there have been battles where I was trying to win when it was one against four with Milotic as my last Pokémon (I almost did, but I mispredicted an opponent's move and if the battled had continued, I would have been extremely low on PP).
I knew this team was good when I built it, but I had no idea it was good enough to defeat [[Battle Chatelaine Dana|Dana]]! When I got my 49th consecutive win in Super Triple Battles, I taught Steelix and Salamence {{m|Rock Slide}} replacing Crunch and Brick Break respectively, and I gave Talonflame a [[In-battle effect item#Focus_Sash|Focus Sash]].
EDIT: Now that I have had some time to use this team, I have made a slight change to adapt it to the Battle Maison. Primarily, since I had a battle where Milotic got walled by a {{p|Walrein}} (they were the last Pokémon), I replaced {{m|Substitute}} with {{m|Toxic}}. Also, I decided during the training of the members of this team that I'd rather have Steelix use {{m|Crunch}} over {{m|Thunder Fang}}; this change helped to round out this team's coverage, as none of my other Pokémon had a good move to take out {{t|Psychic}}-types or {{t|Ghost}}-types. I can now say the the experiment with Steelix was a success and would recommend to other players that they consider Assault Force Steelix.


I joined Bulbapedia on October 3, 2008, and made my 50th edit on October 24, 2008.  I mostly post comments on talk pages, but am gravitating towards just helping other users get Egg Moves.
====Hail Team====
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|pokemon=6
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|pokemon=Aromatisse
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|ability=Aroma Veil
|gender=female
|level=50
|move1=Trick Room|move1type=Psychic|move1cat=Other
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|move3=Hex|move3type=Ghost|move3cat=Special
|move4=Scald|move4type=Water|move4cat=Special}}
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|pokemon=Avalugg
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==Me and Pokēmon, Inside and Out==
Still a work in progess (because one of my friends hasn't bred a Spritzee for me yet), this team is an attempt to fill a team with Pokémon that are even more dangerous than those in my Trick Room Rain Team. The four Pokémon I usually bring with this team are Abomasnow, Reuniclus, If I determine that Avalugg's Earthquake has too much risk of collateral damage, I might replace Reuniclus with a {{p|Musharna}} with {{a|Telepathy}} and teach Jellicent {{m|Protect}} in place of Dazzling Gleam. Emboar's role on this team is not certain yet, but I think it will usually see use either when one of Abomasnow's counters comes out or late-game as a clean-up. All Pokémon on this team will be bred for Speed-hindering Natures and for an IV of 0 in Speed. Most of the movesets listed above are tentative, and may change once the Pokémon on this team exist in my game and I have the opportunity to test the team as shown.
I have no life.  My world is about playing the 'cello at school, learning math, and playing video games in my hours of free time.  Okay, scratch that; I do sort of have a life, but my peers have more of one than I do.  With Pokémon, I am dedicated, the games never get old, and my play time is currently spent breeding and raising Pokémon to use at the Battle Tower and in PBR.  I have played Gold for a little over 400 hours yet I have 5 Lv. 100 Pokémon in it, Ruby for over 700 hours (3 Lv. 100's), and Diamond for more than 600 hours (Highest Level is 86 because of my style of gameplay). I have beaten Emerald, LeafGreen, Ruby, Gold, and Crystal,  but I am not too proud of my Emerald because for some reason, it's like my Pokēmon have fallen behind. Maybe it's because I chose May. . . .  Anyway, I've Beaten XD twice and Colosseum once, but second files had to be made when my dog chewed my Memory Card, I was smart enough to trade Lugia off of XD, but I forgot to get any other legendaries off of those games before they had to croak.  I have beaten the story in both Mystery Dungeon Red and Mystery Dungeon Time.  I attribute some of Gold's success and my knowledge of how to battle to Pokémon Stadium 2. My favorite memory of Pokēmon is the day my older brother decided to give me my first Main Series Pokēmon Game; Gold.  By the way, that is his Crystal, too, but he lost it and when it was found again he didn't really care about it.  To this day, he has Sapphire, FireRed, and Pearl.  My Diamond has a Lunatone he caught for me in exchange for a Solrock when we were into Ruby and Sapphire.  But he's in college now, so here I sit in a house that seems so quiet now.  If you actually bothered to read all of that bleeble-blabble, congratulations, you win a cookie! . . . . . (Just kidding)


==Breeding for Bulbapedia Members==
====Quick Rain Team====
Before I go into the story behind my breeding passion, you may be interested in a little thing I'm going to do for more Pokémon from different trainers. '''If you give me your Friend Code, I will gladly breed anything that is at least somewhat reasonable (''NO LEGENDARIES, POKÉMON THAT CAN'T BE FEMALE, SHINY POKÉMON, OR ANY POKÉMON THAT OTHERWISE CAN'T BREED'') for you, and practically for nothing if the request was easy to do, but I will most likely take one of the Pokémon from the batch of Eggs to keep for myself.  Tell me on my talk page and we can arrange a time and date after I get it.  PLEASE do not tell me what to use as parents, only the moves, gender, and what stats you want its nature to affect in what way.  This does not guarentee that you will get the exact nature you want.'''
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|move4=Iron Head|move4type=Steel|move4cat=Physical}}}}


==How did I Start Breeding?==
This team has been built and works pretty well. The [[Battle Maison]] allows only four Pokémon for Double Battles, so switch the fourth slot among Alakazam, Mantine, and Aegislash. This team does function somewhat well when the weather is not rain, but intense sunlight is severely disruptive to its operation. Heliolisk suffers the most if the weather changes to intense sunlight; Dry Skin damages him every turn, Thunder becomes obnoxiously innacurate, and Surf loses a lot of power. When Heliolisk gets to work in rain, however, he becomes a serious threat and recovers HP very effectively through its Ability and {{m|Parabolic Charge}}, and when used next to Gastrodon, he is even more of a team player. Heliolisk and Gastrodon perform a nice combination of effects when they use Surf simultaneously; both are immune to it due to their Abilities, they are strengthened by rain, when Heliolisk uses it (because he is faster than Gastrodon), he triggers a Sp. Atk increase in Gastrodon through Storm Drain which makes her Surf more powerful, and when Gastrodon uses it, it heals one quarter of Heliolisk's HP. Surf in Rain in a Double Battle still ends up with more power than it would have in a Single Battle with non-sunny weather. {{m|Surf}} is a very important move on this team. All members of this team have to be immune to it through their Abilities (i.e. {{a|Dry Skin}}, {{a|Storm Drain}}, {{a|Water Absorb}}, or {{a|Telepathy}}) or must be capable of protecting themselves from teammates' Surfs. Alakazam's main way of avoiding Surf from teammates is to use {{m|Role Play}} on Heliolisk, Gastrodon (Storm Drain on Alakazam is very intimidating), Noivern, or Mantine. I have had occasional difficulty keeping Gastrodon out long enough for it to use {{m|Rain Dance}}, and there have been many times when I simply could not safely attempt to use Rain Dance because the opponent has at least one offensive {{t|Grass}}-type Pokémon on the field. For this reason, I like having Aegislash and Noivern available on the switch.
Not an easy question, because it didn't happen all at once, but I started breeding because I beat every colosseum in PBR.  Of couse, I continued playing it, but I had a hard time beating the colosseums when some of them changed their battle type. I started looking for something to help me stand a chance.  I knew about EVs at the time, but I kept track of them instead of trying to face certain Pokémon to change the EVs they got, and the party that beat Stargazer Colosseum had the same Pokémon I beat Diamond with (but there was a Heatran and a migrated Lugia (the one from XD) in it). When those were trained, even Heatran came to early for EV training and the rest had Effort Ribbons at that point. As a solution, I looked into Egg Moves, and the first Pokémon I bred for was an Gible that was born with Dragon Rush (not sure how that happened). I trained a Dratini (♂) I migrated until ''it'' knew Dragon Rush, and bred it with a Gible () that I never let evolve until it was lv. 37 (and it actually learned Dragon Rush before lv. 50!).  The male offspring knew Dragon Rush (and Dragon Pulse) at birth, and I bred that with my Aggron from Emerald (I think it was the best Pokémon in my Emerald, but I didn't know until it was migrated) to acheive my ultimate goal, an Aron with Dragon Rush, Impish nature, with high IVs in Defense, nicknamed "Titanium."  This, of course, led to my strong set of Monster Egg Group mothers and fathers.


Then, I got interested in the Flying Egg Group.  I noticed how a lot of good Flying Pokémon have Brave Bird and Sky Attack in their Egg Movepool.  I got the idea to try and combine the two, which to this day I have not done, and believe it's impossible. If you know of a way to do it (without hacking) though, please tell me.  Anyway, I got very interested in Skarmory and Tailow, both good for teaching Sky Attack.  My best candidate for Brave Bird was Pidgey.  I trained a Staraptor and a Noctowl to know their respective moves.  I caught two wild Swellow, one ♂ and one ♀, and migrated one of my Emerald's Skarmory, and bred the ♀s with Noctowl once it learned Sky Attack.  As for the Pidgey, I got a ♀ Pidgey off of the GTS. I bred it with Staraptor and the resulting Pidgey (now ''this'' was cool) was born with Tangled Feet as its Ability, and it knew Roost, U-turn, Fly, and Brave Bird, '''and''' it is being EV trained!
==={{g|Omega Ruby}}===
So far, I've only reproduced my Tailwind Team from X on Omega Ruby. For a while, I actually used my X team directly, but after breeding a few more Pokémon and catching useful Legendary Pokémon, I got a team ready for action.


I later researched Shuckle, and set out for a "Super Shuckle.A Cloyster I caught was the grandfather, because I taught it Toxic.  I got Toxic to pass from Cloyster to a Skorupi, which I taught Accupressure, to a Shuckle.  Its mother was a Shuckle I got from GTS.  It was hard to decide between the two Pokémon I had that knew Toxic, both by TM06, Torterra (my starter) and Cloyster, but to get it from Torterra, I would have had to have a Paras (♀) and I didn't.  I did, however, have a Skorupi that could be a mother.  I am now so glad that Skorupi is in a weird Egg Group (Water 3).
====Tailwind Team Reborn====
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|pokemon=Cresselia
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|level=50
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|pokemon=Milotic
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|type1=Water
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|ability=Marvel Scale
|gender=female
|level=50
|move1=Toxic|move1type=Poison|move1cat=Other
|move2=Recover|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Other
|move3=Ice Beam|move3type=Ice|move3cat=Special
|move4=Scald|move4type=Water|move4cat=Special}}}}


==Strange Things are Happening in Diamond. . .==
====Sun Team (Doubles)====
===Shinies===
{{Party
I really don't know how exactly I ended up with three shiny Pokémon appearing to me in Diamond.  None of my Gen III games have any Shiny Pokémon, and before Gen IV, the only shinies I had '''period''' is my Gold's Red Gyarados, Crystal's Red Gyarados, and Gold's shiny Kingler that I traded for.  I guess now my luck is just awesome.
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|move1=Sunny Day|move1type=Fire|move1cat=Other
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|level=50
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|move2=Will-O-Wisp|move2type=Fire|move2cat=Other
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===={{p|Kricketot}}====
==={{g|Sun}} Competitive Teams===
<div>[[Image:Spr_4d_401_f_s.png]]</div>
I've had a few ideas for teams I can use in the Battle Tree (mostly for fun) and Free Battle Spot. The three that are currently getting built are a Hail Team with {{p|Tapu Lele}}'s Misty Terrain for Doubles, a Grassy Terrain Team (courtesy of {{p|Tapu Bulu}}) with Sun support, and a silly Mono-{{t|Poison}} Team built around Alolan {{p|Muk}}.
The first one was a shiny Kricketot♀ I caught on August 12, 2007. I caught it at Route 203 at Level 4.  She would make an awesome mother, with a Naughty Nature and is often lost in thought.  She has by now evolved into a Kricketune.  Honestly, she scared me to death when I found her, but who doesn't get startled when they find a shiny for the first time in years?
===={{p|Weepinbell}}====
<div>[[Image:Spr_4d_070_s.png]]</div>
Then, on February 6, 2008, I found a shiny Weepinbell on Route 229 at Level 52.  Unfortunately, I can't really do anything with it for breeding.  I eventually plan to stop being so lazy, get it the moves I want, and evolve it.
===={{p|Murkrow}}====
<div>[[Image:Spr_4d_198_f_s.png]]</div>
This one was the most recent and the creepiest.  Those who celebrate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween Halloween] will understand why.  This Murkrow is female, Naive, strongly defiant, and has {{a|Insomnia}}.  I caught her in Eterna Forest, near the Old Chateau.  As if that wasn't creepy enough, I caught her at about 11:30 p.m. on October 30, 2008.  To me, it seems like the game meant for that to happen when it did.  Either way, I did her the favor of catching her in a Dusk Ball.  My third shiny came with awesome timing, seriously.
===Pokérus===
I really don't know exactly when it happened, but the first time my Pokémon got a [[Pokérus]] without hacking was a real shock.  An Egg I was taking care of got it first, then a {{p|Bulbasaur}} I was raising got it, And now there are very few Pokémon in my boxes have or have had the virus.  Crazy luck. . . .
==My Strongest Teams==
These teams are my best teams from throughout my main series Pokémon games.  Only Gold, Ruby, and Diamond have a team good enough for mentioning here, but I can't put Ruby's team up here yet.  I traded Ruby's team to XD to beat Mt. Battle, and now I can't find my Memory Card for XD.  Until then, enjoy Gold's and Diamond's Pokémon!
===Gold's Godly All-Purpose Team===
In Gold version, this is the team that shows up in the Hall of Fame more than 80 times and beat Red more times than I can count.  A good team could execute the obvious weaknesses to Rock and Water, but there aren't any in Gold strong enough for me to worry about.  Note that Tempest's Moves were possibly the result of hacking (it wasn't me) and all of its moves have maximum [[Power Points|PP]].  I don't know how I ended up with so many Leftovers, but I cannot complain.  I have another Level 100 Typhlosion in my PC, with the same moves as this one, except the other one knows {{m|Flame Wheel}} instead of {{m|Fire Blast}}.
{| border=1 align="left" style="background: #fff; border:1px solid #000; border-collapse:collapse;"
|- style="background: #C0C0FF;"
! Pokémon !! [[Held item]]!! colspan="4" | [[Move]]s
|-
| [[Image:Spr_2g_130_s.png]] [[Gyarados]]♂ Lv.89 
| [[Leftovers]]
| {{m|Whirlpool}}
| {{m|Waterfall}}
| {{m|Hyper Beam}}
| {{m|Surf}}
|-
| [[Image:Spr_2g_157.png]] [[Typhlosion]]♂ Lv. 100
| [[Charcoal]]
| {{m|Cut}}
| {{m|Strength}}
| {{m|Flamethrower}}
| {{m|Fire Blast}}
|-
| [[Image:Spr_2g_006.png]] [[Charizard]]♂ Lv. 100
| [[Charcoal]]
| {{m|Strength}}
| {{m|Fly}}
| {{m|Flamethrower}}
| {{m|Fire Blast}}
|-
| [[Image:Spr_2g_250.png]] [[Ho-oh|Roy]] Lv. 86
| [[Focus Band]]
| {{m|Flash}}
| {{m|Fly}}
| {{m|Fire Blast}}
| {{m|Sacred Fire}},
of course
|-
| [[Image:Spr_2g_143.png]] [[Snorlax|Fat Albert]]♂ Lv. 100
| [[Leftovers]]
| {{m|Return}}
| {{m|Thunderpunch}}
| {{m|Ice Punch}}
| {{m|Fire Punch}}
|-
| [[Image:Spr_2g_243.png]] [[Raikou|Tempest]] Lv. 100
| [[NeverMeltIce]]
| {{m|Thunder}}
| {{m|Thunder}}
Yeah, really.
| {{m|Ice Beam}}
| {{m|Psychic}}
|}
<br clear="left">
===Diamond's Hall of Fame Team===
These 8 Pokémon are my primary Pokémon.  If I needed to make any more storyline progress in Diamond, I would probably do so with this team.  XD001 was migrated from Ruby when it saved it from deletion in XD, and arrived on September 2, 2007.  Iron Fire (Heatran) was added to the team on July 7, 2007, and is my Diamond's highest level Pokémon.
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|- style="background: #C0C0FF;"
! Pokémon !! [[Ability]] !! [[Held item]] !! [[Nature]]/[[Characteristic]] !! colspan="4" | [[Move|Moves]]
|-
| [[Image:Spr_4d_389.png]] [[Torterra|Earth]]♂ Lv.79
| {{a|Overgrow}}
| [[Shell Bell]]
| align=center| Serious
Strong willed.
| {{m|Toxic}}
| {{m|Giga Drain}}
| {{m|Earthquake}}
| {{m|Wood Hammer}}
|-
| [[Image:Spr_4d_405_m.png]] [[Luxray|Lightning]]♂ Lv.70
| {{a|Rivalry}}
| [[Magnet]]
| align=center| Lax
Often scatters things.
| {{m|Thunder Fang}}
| {{m|Strength}}
| {{m|Thunderbolt}}
| {{m|Thunder}}
|-
| [[Image:Spr_4d_419_m.png]] [[Floatzel]]♂ Lv.72
| {{a|Swift Swim}}
| [[Mystic Water]]
| align=center| Adamant
Sturdy body.
| {{m|Rock Smash}}
| {{m|Ice Fang}}
| {{m|Waterfall}}
| {{m|Surf}}
|-
| [[Image:Spr_4d_483.png]] [[Dialga|Diamond]] Lv.70
| {{a|Pressure}}
| [[Adamant Orb]]
| align=center| Calm
Somewhat vain.
| {{m|Cut}}
| {{m|Slash}}
| {{m|Metal Claw}}
| {{m|Roar of Time}}
|-
| [[Image:Spr_4d_398_f.png]] [[Staraptor|Sonic Bird]]♀ Lv.65
| {{a|Intimidate}}
| [[Leftovers]]
| align=center| Lax
Capable of taking hits.
| {{m|Defog}}
| {{m|Roost}}
| {{m|Fly}}
| {{m|Brave Bird}}
|-
| [[Image:Spr_4d_078.png]] [[Rapidash|Blitzdreig]]♂ Lv.54
| {{a|Run Away}}
| [[Heat Rock]]
| align=center| Adamant
Quick to flee.
| {{m|Sunny Day}}
| {{m|Bounce}}
| {{m|Flamethrower}}
| {{m|Fire Blast}}
|-
| [[Image:Spr_4d_249.png]] [[Lugia|XD001]] Lv.85 (familliar...)
| {{a|Pressure}}
| [[Amulet Coin]]
| align=center| Timid
Often dozes off.
| {{m|Defog}}
| {{m|Extrasensory}}
| {{m|Aeroblast}}
| {{m|Fly}}
|-
| [[Image:Spr_4d_485.png]] [[Heatran|Iron Fire]]♀ Lv.87
| {{a|Flash Fire}}
| [[Charcoal]]
| align=center| Lonely
Mischievous.
| {{m|Earth Power}}
| {{m|Fire Fang}}
| {{m|Heat Wave}}
| {{m|Overheat}}
|}
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===Competitive Battling Team===
====Hail/{{m|Aurora Veil}} Team====
THIS ONE NEEDS IMPROVEMENT.  I am open for opinions on how to improve the way this party stands up against other types, particularly Rock, Ice, Fighting, and Ground.  However, notice the way I have opened up combos for Double Battles (this team's specialty) to power up Pokémon with {{a|Volt Absorb}}, {{a|Motor Drive}}, and {{a|Flash Fire}}, and also for using {{m|Earthquake}} without hurting my ally or using {{m|Protect}}.  I would like to keep it that way.  Titanium is the only Pokémon I don't mind taking out, it was there because I had to put ''something''.  Salamence is an alternative to Dragonite, it is EV trained for Speed and Attack.
{{Party
{| border=1 align="left" style="background: #fff; border:1px solid #000; border-collapse:collapse;"
|color={{ice color}}
|- style="background: #C0C0FF;"
|bordercolor={{fairy color dark}}
! Pokémon !! [[Ability]] !! [[Held item]] !! [[Nature]]/[[Characteristic]] !! colspan="4" | [[Move|Moves]]
|headcolor={{ice color light}}
|-
|sprite=Spr_E_Brendan.png|
| [[Image:Spr_4d_389.png]] [[Torterra|Earth]]♂ Lv.79
|prize=N/A
| {{a|Overgrow}}
|class=Pokémon Trainer
| [[Shell Bell]]
|name=Superbreeder
| align=center| Serious
|game=Sun
Strong willed.
|location=Battle Tree
| {{m|Toxic}}
|pokemon=6
| {{m|Giga Drain}}
|pokemon1={{Pokémon/7
| {{m|Earthquake}}
|ndex=038
| {{m|Wood Hammer}}
|pokemon=Ninetales
|-
|nickname=Aurora
| [[Image:Spr_4d_419_m.png]] [[Floatzel]]♂ Lv.72
|form=-Alola
| {{a|Swift Swim}}
|game=Sun
| [[Mystic Water]]
|type1=Ice|type2=Fairy
| align=center| Adamant
|held=Icy Rock
Sturdy body.
|ability=Snow Warning
| {{m|Rock Smash}}
|gender=female
| {{m|Ice Fang}}
|level=50
| {{m|Waterfall}}
|move1=Aurora Veil|move1type=Ice|move1cat=Other
| {{m|Surf}}
|move2=Protect|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Other
|-
|move3=Dazzling Gleam|move3type=Fairy|move3cat=Special
| [[Image:Spr_4d_059.png]] [[Arcanine|Fire Wolf]]♂ Lv.59
|move4=Blizzard|move4type=Ice|move4cat=Special}}
| {{a|Flash Fire}}
|pokemon2={{Pokémon/7
| [[Sitrus Berry]]
|ndex=737
| align=center| Quiet
|pokemon=Charjabug
Often dozes off.
|nickname=Duracell
| {{m|Thunder Fang}}
|game=Sun
| {{m|Fire Fang}}
|type1=Bug|type2=Electric
| {{m|Heat Wave}}
|held=Eviolite
| {{m|Flare Blitz}}
|ability=Battery
|-
|gender=female
| [[Image:Spr_4d_466.png]] [[Electivire]]♂ Lv.68
|level=50
| {{a|Motor Drive}}
|move1=X-Scissor|move1type=Bug|move1cat=Physical
| [[Expert Belt]]
|move2=String Shot|move2type=Bug|move2cat=Other
| align=center| Adamant
|move3=Protect|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Other
Good Perseverance.
|move4=Attract|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Other}}
| {{m|Ice Punch}}
|pokemon3={{Pokémon/7
| {{m|Cross Chop}}
|ndex=788
| {{m|Earthquake}}
|pokemon=Tapu Fini
| {{m|ThunderPunch}}
|nickname=Violet
|-
|game=Sun
| [[Image:Spr_4d_149.png]] [[Dragonite]]♂ Lv.69
|type1=Water|type2=Fairy
| {{a|Inner Focus}}
|held=Leftovers
| [[Persim Berry]]
|ability=Misty Surge
| align=center| Lax
|level=50
A little quick tempered.
|move1=Protect|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Other
| {{m|ThunderPunch}}
|move2=Knock Off|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
| {{m|Fire Punch}}
|move3=Rock Slide|move3type=Rock|move3cat=Physical
| {{m|Dragon Rush}}
|move4=Earthquake|move4type=Ground|move4cat=Physical}}
| {{m|Outrage}}
|pokemon4={{Pokémon/7
|-
|ndex=750
| [[Image:Spr_4d_306.png]] [[Aggron|Titanium]]♂ Lv.48
|pokemon=Mudsdale
| {{a|Sturdy}}
|nickname=Bad Horse
| [[Iron Plate]]
|game=Sun
| align=center| Impish
|type1=Ground
Scatters things often.
|held=Assault Vest
| {{m|Iron Defense}}
|ability=Stamina
| {{m|Metal Claw}}
|gender=male
| {{m|Dragon Rush}}
|level=50
| {{m|Iron Head}}
|move1=Payback|move1type=Ground|move1cat=Physical
|-
|move2=Rock Slide|move2type=Rock|move2cat=Physical
| [[Image:Spr_4d_373.png]] [[Salamence]]♂ Lv.53
|move3=High Horsepower|move3type=Ground|move3cat=Physical
| {{a|Intimidate}}
|move4=Heavy Slam|move4type=Steel|move4cat=Physical}}
| [[Muscle Band]]
|pokemon5={{Pokémon/7
| align=center| Quirky
|ndex=748
Proud of its power.
|pokemon=Toxapex
| {{m|Dragon Dance}}
|nickname=Bubbler
| {{m|Steel Wing}}
|game=Sun
| {{m|Dragon Rush}}
|type1=Water|type2=Poison
| {{m|Aerial Ace}}
|held=Black Sludge
|}
|ability=Merciless
<br clear="left">
|gender=male
|level=50
|move1=Baneful Bunker|move1type=Poison|move1cat=Other
|move2=Stockpile|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Other
|move3=Recover|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Other
|move4=Liquidation|move4type=Water|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon6={{Pokémon/7
|ndex=797
|pokemon=Celesteela
|nickname=Blaster
|game=Sun
|type1=Steel|type2=Flying
|held=Leftovers
|ability=Beast Boost
|level=50
|move1=Leech Seed|move1type=Grass|move1cat=Other
|move2=Wide Guard|move2type=Rock|move2cat=Other
|move3=Air Slash|move3type=Flying|move3cat=Special
|move4=Flash Cannon|move4type=Steel|move4cat=Special}}}}

Revision as of 11:14, 12 December 2016

About Me

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I joined Bulbapedia on October 3, 2008. I mostly posted comments on talk pages, and was gravitating towards just helping other users get Egg Moves until I was told it was talk page abuse. However, my edits lately have centered around cleaning up unsatisfactory grammar, style, and tone as well as contributing trivia. I remain keenly interested in breeding.

Current Activities

As I currently attend Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA to get a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, I have less time to play Pokémon as I had in high school. However, when I'm not in class or doing coursework, I usually play Pokémon Omega Ruby, breeding and training Pokémon to be as successful as possible in the Battle Maison. I also have a habit of seeking out Pokémon with competitively useful Hidden Abilities. This pursuit often involves using the DexNav to search for Pokémon I want with Hidden Abilities or breeding things I have for other people as part of a trade.

Competitive Teams

Pokémon White 2 Tailwind Team

I really only had one successful competitive team in Generation V. I mainly used it to participate in the Pokémon World Tournament's Champions' Tournament in Triple Battles. I had few problems with it in the tournament. It also won several battles against the team my best friend used for exactly the same tournament, and he was getting similar results to me. The key aspects of this team are Skarmory's Tailwind support, Cresselia's Dual Screens, and Salamence's Moxie ability (particularly when used with Outrage or Earthquake).



Pokémon X Competitive Teams

I've had a few ideas for teams I can use in the Battle Maison (mostly for fun). The five I'm acting upon at the moment are a Trick Room Rain Team for Doubles, another Trick Room Team for Doubles that will utilize Hail, a Rain Team for Doubles that utilizes a lot of spread moves, a Sun Team for Triples, and a Tailwind Team for Triples.

Sun Team



  • Note: When not Mega Evolved, Houndoom's Ability is Flash Fire.

This team is complete, and it works as well as I had hoped. A lot of people I tell about this team are surprised to hear that I'm using Mega Houndoom instead of Mega Charizard Y. There are two reasons for my choice: 1) I don't have a Charizardinite Y and don't feel like asking someone for one, and 2) Mega Houndoom's Solar Power makes its Flamethrower extremely scary; its Base Power is 202.5 just on STAB and the Sun Boost, and Houndoom's Sp. Atk is doubled in the sun. In addition, I'm using this team to experiment with Florges's Flower Veil, Grassy Terrain, and Gogoat's Grass Pelt. This team has little vulnerability to Intimidate but a lot of vulnerability to status (for that, it is nice to have Florges on the field to protect Gogoat and Tropius), Fire-type moves from opposing Pokémon, and Poison-type Pokémon. To help with the first vulnerability, I may teach Florges Aromatherapy in place of Flower Shield. Mostly because the vulnerability to Poison-types and this team's inability to counter them, this team cannot go very far in the Battle Maison.

Trick Room Rain Team



  • Note: When not Mega Evolved, Ampharos's Ability is Static.

This team utilizes Trick Room and Rain Dance. Its Pokémon are all pretty bulky since no EVs are distributed to Speed, but they all have one fully trained offensive stat and a Nature that boosts that offensive stat (except Dragalge, who has a Relaxed nature) and lowers Speed. Ampharos is the offensive heavyweight however, carrying a base 165 Sp. Atk stat (when Mega Evolved) and STAB Thunder in the rain. I didn't utilize Drizzle for this team because Slowking can double as the source of both Rain Dance and Trick Room, and as such, I'd use Trick Room on the first turn, and Rain Dance when Slowking goes first (probably) on the second turn. Escavalier helps Slowking with Dark- and Grass-types and helps Ampharos with Fairy-types. Since some Fairy-types aren't weak to Steel (such as Azumarill, a serious threat in the Rain and Trick Room), Escavalier has Poison Jab, a strong physical Poison-type attack. This team is now complete, but I have not gotten the chance to test it with Dragalge and Eelektross now added to the team.

Tailwind Team



  • Note: When not Mega Evolved, Manectric's Ability is Lightning Rod.

Since I enjoyed so much success with my Triples Team in White 2, I decided that the combination of Dual Screens and Tailwind was worth bringing back, and the release of Pokémon Bank and the Poké Transporter made this team possible (or, at the very least, more reasonable to achieve through breeding). However, I ended up replacing three Pokémon that were originally on the White 2 team. Initally, I realized that I did not want to use Cresselia or Heatran because I disliked the idea of transporting legendary Pokémon, so I planned replacements for them. Now, of course, I have decided that I don't mind bringing my old Cresselia back to Gen VI because it was so much bulkier than Claydol (who used to be my lead-off Dual Screener) and had fewer weaknesses. I also figured out that I could not have Tailwind and Stealth Rock on a Skarmory unless I bred it under the Generation V breeding mechanics, so I replaced it with Talonflame. Unfortunately, its replacement does not set entry hazzards. In order to keep the same physical-special balance as I had before, I also had to replace Electivire with a fast Electric-type Pokémon with good coverage and Special Attack. Talonflame replaces Skarmory and together Steelix and Manectric replace Electivire and Heatran. As far as type match-ups are concerned, Water-type Pokémon may cause me some trouble, and certain Rock-type Pokémon, particularly (Mega) Aerodactyl may be difficult to stop if they get, say, Talonflame and Salamence down and also have Earthquake. Originally, I was going to use a Furfrou instead of Steelix, but the type match-ups looked a lot better with Steelix, and I really like the idea of Sheer Force and the Assault Vest on Steelix. Salamence's moveset has been rearranged to give it coverage for the new Fairy-types that seem so prevalent in the Battle Maison. Milotic works so well, I saw no need to change it, except to breed one with five perfect IVs and put EVs in Defense this time. However, it knows Toxic instead of Substitute because it helps wear down opposing walls and keeps Milotic from being shut down against bulky Water/Ice Pokémon, especially Water Absorb Lapras and Thick Fat Walrein. Credit being given where it is due, there have been battles when Salamence knocks out four or more of the opposing Pokémon, and there have been battles where I was trying to win when it was one against four with Milotic as my last Pokémon (I almost did, but I mispredicted an opponent's move and if the battled had continued, I would have been extremely low on PP).

I knew this team was good when I built it, but I had no idea it was good enough to defeat Dana! When I got my 49th consecutive win in Super Triple Battles, I taught Steelix and Salamence Rock Slide replacing Crunch and Brick Break respectively, and I gave Talonflame a Focus Sash.

EDIT: Now that I have had some time to use this team, I have made a slight change to adapt it to the Battle Maison. Primarily, since I had a battle where Milotic got walled by a Walrein (they were the last Pokémon), I replaced Substitute with Toxic. Also, I decided during the training of the members of this team that I'd rather have Steelix use Crunch over Thunder Fang; this change helped to round out this team's coverage, as none of my other Pokémon had a good move to take out Psychic-types or Ghost-types. I can now say the the experiment with Steelix was a success and would recommend to other players that they consider Assault Force Steelix.

Hail Team



Still a work in progess (because one of my friends hasn't bred a Spritzee for me yet), this team is an attempt to fill a team with Pokémon that are even more dangerous than those in my Trick Room Rain Team. The four Pokémon I usually bring with this team are Abomasnow, Reuniclus, If I determine that Avalugg's Earthquake has too much risk of collateral damage, I might replace Reuniclus with a Musharna with Telepathy and teach Jellicent Protect in place of Dazzling Gleam. Emboar's role on this team is not certain yet, but I think it will usually see use either when one of Abomasnow's counters comes out or late-game as a clean-up. All Pokémon on this team will be bred for Speed-hindering Natures and for an IV of 0 in Speed. Most of the movesets listed above are tentative, and may change once the Pokémon on this team exist in my game and I have the opportunity to test the team as shown.

Quick Rain Team



This team has been built and works pretty well. The Battle Maison allows only four Pokémon for Double Battles, so switch the fourth slot among Alakazam, Mantine, and Aegislash. This team does function somewhat well when the weather is not rain, but intense sunlight is severely disruptive to its operation. Heliolisk suffers the most if the weather changes to intense sunlight; Dry Skin damages him every turn, Thunder becomes obnoxiously innacurate, and Surf loses a lot of power. When Heliolisk gets to work in rain, however, he becomes a serious threat and recovers HP very effectively through its Ability and Parabolic Charge, and when used next to Gastrodon, he is even more of a team player. Heliolisk and Gastrodon perform a nice combination of effects when they use Surf simultaneously; both are immune to it due to their Abilities, they are strengthened by rain, when Heliolisk uses it (because he is faster than Gastrodon), he triggers a Sp. Atk increase in Gastrodon through Storm Drain which makes her Surf more powerful, and when Gastrodon uses it, it heals one quarter of Heliolisk's HP. Surf in Rain in a Double Battle still ends up with more power than it would have in a Single Battle with non-sunny weather. Surf is a very important move on this team. All members of this team have to be immune to it through their Abilities (i.e. Dry Skin, Storm Drain, Water Absorb, or Telepathy) or must be capable of protecting themselves from teammates' Surfs. Alakazam's main way of avoiding Surf from teammates is to use Role Play on Heliolisk, Gastrodon (Storm Drain on Alakazam is very intimidating), Noivern, or Mantine. I have had occasional difficulty keeping Gastrodon out long enough for it to use Rain Dance, and there have been many times when I simply could not safely attempt to use Rain Dance because the opponent has at least one offensive Grass-type Pokémon on the field. For this reason, I like having Aegislash and Noivern available on the switch.

Pokémon Omega Ruby

So far, I've only reproduced my Tailwind Team from X on Omega Ruby. For a while, I actually used my X team directly, but after breeding a few more Pokémon and catching useful Legendary Pokémon, I got a team ready for action.

Tailwind Team Reborn



Sun Team (Doubles)



Pokémon Sun Competitive Teams

I've had a few ideas for teams I can use in the Battle Tree (mostly for fun) and Free Battle Spot. The three that are currently getting built are a Hail Team with Tapu Lele's Misty Terrain for Doubles, a Grassy Terrain Team (courtesy of Tapu Bulu) with Sun support, and a silly Mono-Poison Team built around Alolan Muk.

Hail/Aurora Veil Team