Competitive Pokemon Battling and RMT Thread

[Rainbow Dash]

NOTE: This thread geared towards competitive Pokemon battling in all versions, predominantly online or in tournaments. For general Pokemon chatter pertaining to the games, go to these two threads.

Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Chat
Heartgold/Soulsilver Chat

Welcome to the competitive battling thread! Whether you prefer casual battles with your friends, online battles through Shoddy or Netbattle, or you love large-scale tournaments, share your movesets, ask for help, or even battle each other here!

You can also ask for RMT (Rate My Team) here. We'll be happy to help.

-RESOURCES-
Serebii.net Pokedex for 4th Gen and HGSS
Serebii.net Pokedex for 3rd Gen
Serebii.net Pokedex for 1st and 2nd Gens

Smogon strategies for 4th Gen
Smogon strategies for 3rd Gen
Smogon strategies for 2nd Gen
Smogon strategies for 1st Gen

[Skyfoxx]

Oh, I would love it if somebody rated my team:

Ray Ray (Lv. 100 Rayquaza) Overheat/Draco Meteor/Outrage/Fly
*Japanese name* (Lv.100 Arceus) Judgement/Spacial Rend/Roar Of Time/Shadow Force
Gem (Lv.100 Dialga) Roar Of Time/Flash Cannon/Aura Sphere/Earth Power
Shine (Lv.100 Luxray) Discharge/Thunder Fang/Crunch/Shock Wave
Lugia (Lv.100 Lugia) Hydro Pump/Sky Attack/Aeroblast/???(I think it's Recover...)
Celebi (Lv.71 Celebi) Ancientpower/Perish Song/Giga Drain/Future Sight

Thanks!

[Ventru]

squeee

I play SS, but I have now shoddy battle and I am looking for somebody to duel me 8

[Rainbow Dash]

Ray Ray (Lv. 100 Rayquaza) Overheat/Draco Meteor/Outrage/Fly
*Japanese name* (Lv.100 Arceus) Judgement/Spacial Rend/Roar Of Time/Shadow Force
Gem (Lv.100 Dialga) Roar Of Time/Flash Cannon/Aura Sphere/Earth Power
Shine (Lv.100 Luxray) Discharge/Thunder Fang/Crunch/Shock Wave
Lugia (Lv.100 Lugia) Hydro Pump/Sky Attack/Aeroblast/???(I think it's Recover...)
Celebi (Lv.71 Celebi) Ancientpower/Perish Song/Giga Drain/Future Sight

Thanks!

Old, but finally getting to it.

Really, this team look like not much thought was put into it. Just packed with Legendaries with the most powerful moves and contrary to popular belief, that does not make a good team, it's one with enormous gaping holes of weaknesses. One well-aimed Ice Beam can take down half your team and the other half could be taken down by a completely untrained Garchomp or a well-trained Dragonite. I've beaten teams like this with only two Pokemon before.

You really have no diversity in roles, just a team full of killers. You need supporters and walls to buy you time if things go south. The closest you have is Lugia with Recover, and that really only covers Lugia who isn't a good wall to begin with. Recover should really only be given to your walls, if you want a better recovery move, breed Wish onto something.

Honestly, my advice is start from scratch. Mostly because almost nobody plays uber tier and your team has way too many holes to function.

[Ventru]

Ray Ray (Lv. 100 Rayquaza) Overheat/Draco Meteor/Outrage/Fly
*Japanese name* (Lv.100 Arceus) Judgement/Spacial Rend/Roar Of Time/Shadow Force
Gem (Lv.100 Dialga) Roar Of Time/Flash Cannon/Aura Sphere/Earth Power
Shine (Lv.100 Luxray) Discharge/Thunder Fang/Crunch/Shock Wave
Lugia (Lv.100 Lugia) Hydro Pump/Sky Attack/Aeroblast/???(I think it's Recover...)
Celebi (Lv.71 Celebi) Ancientpower/Perish Song/Giga Drain/Future Sight

Thanks!

Old, but finally getting to it.

Really, this team look like not much thought was put into it. Just packed with Legendaries with the most powerful moves and contrary to popular belief, that does not make a good team, it's one with enormous gaping holes of weaknesses. One well-aimed Ice Beam can take down half your team and the other half could be taken down by a completely untrained Garchomp or a well-trained Dragonite. I've beaten teams like this with only two Pokemon before.

You really have no diversity in roles, just a team full of killers. You need supporters and walls to buy you time if things go south. The closest you have is Lugia with Recover, and that really only covers Lugia who isn't a good wall to begin with. Recover should really only be given to your walls, if you want a better recovery move, breed Wish onto something.

Honestly, my advice is start from scratch. Mostly because almost nobody plays uber tier and your team has way too many holes to function.

Wow, thats a team full with ubers O_O

[Rainbow Dash]

squeee

I play SS, but I have now shoddy battle and I am looking for somebody to duel me 8

Oh, derp. Forgot this.

I only play Netbattle, and even then it's once in a blue moon. Never liked the people on there. Avoid Smogon, they're kind of dicks.

[Ventru]

squeee

I play SS, but I have now shoddy battle and I am looking for somebody to duel me 8

Oh, derp. Forgot this.

I only play Netbattle, and even then it's once in a blue moon. Never liked the people on there. Avoid Smogon, they're kind of dicks.

I see O_O
Its not fun there.
But I cant play friggin' Netbattle ;3

[Rainbow Dash]

I see O_O
Its not fun there.
But I cant play friggin' Netbattle ;3

Shoddy is confusing to operate. Either that or I'm just impatient. I mostly play with my college friends.

[Ventru]

I dont understand Shoddy since no one wants to battle xD