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DPPt/HGSS Team, Moveset, Nature... I just flat-out need help.

Hey all~

So, yesh. I have decided, in all of my video-game and sugar-rushed stupor that I would post a team-help thread. So, I thought I'd do just that. Right here. Right now. BURN!

Kay so, I'd like help on the following three pokemon~


One:

Porygon-Z
Nature: Rash, unless there's something better.
EVs: Your basic Sweeper's set. 252 SA 252 Speed 6 HP, unless there is something better.
Moves: Undecided as of yet, but I would like a a Special Sweeper set.


Two:

Kanghaskan (SP?!)
Nature: I have no idea what to make its nature. Now this necessitates nature knowledge.
EVs: 252 AT 252 Speed 6 health (Unless there's something better.)
Moves: Again, I have no idea. A Physical Sweeper set would be nice.

Three:

Crobat (Surprise surprise! What do you expect HIM to be?)
Nature: I have no clue here, but whatever's good for a Hazer is good for me.
EVs: I don't know how to set up a hazer, so if you can provide a good EV set, you'll have made my day.
Moves: Well, I have no idea, but is the following okay?
Haze
Ariel Ace (Sp?)
Toxic
Air Slash

Yeah. And if you can provide any other ideas for other pokemon to go in this team, I'm all ears.

Though, if you wanted, I mean, if you didn't MIND, that is, you could post a mvoeset for a Torkoal tank. (Torkoal Tank... Catchy, isn't it?)
 
For Crobat Either a Timid or Jolly Nature is good.

For that set:

Crobat@Leftovers/Lum Berry
Timid/Jolly
252 Spd/100 HP/168 Atk or 252 Spd/116 HP/140 S. Atk
-Haze/Whirlwind
-Confuse Ray/Toxic/Hypnosis
-U-Turn/Hypnosis/Toxic/Confuse Ray
-Air Slash/Aerial Ace

Leftovers can give healing, but the Lum Berry will get rid of annoying Paralysis.
Max Speed or close to it is pretty good.
The EV sets correspond to which attack you want to use. The one with Attack EVs for Aerial Ace and the one with S. Atk EVs for Air Slash.
Haze and Whirlwind both phaze. Whirlwind forces switches and doesn't reset your own stats, but Haze is fine too.
Confuse Ray, Toxic and, Hypnosis is to really annoy your opponents.
For Physical sets, U-Turn is ideal, but for the Special sets, Another one of the support moves is acceptable as well.
Air Slash/Aerial Ace is for STAB and to not get Taunted.

Just make sure that you get Rapid Spin to get rid of the ever popular Stealth Rock that appears quite often now.
 

Ruko

Bearded Trout Warrior
w00t someone else wants a Kangaskhan XD

Kangaskhan@Muscle Band/Life Orb
Jolly or Adamant Nature
Scrappy Ability
Double Edge / Crush Claw / Dizzy Punch / Stomp
Sucker Punch / Crunch / Bite / Shadow Claw
Earthquake / Rock Slide
Brick Break

This one fits the EVs you've given, just one move from each line and you'd have a pretty good Kangaskhan. when facing faster pokemon, using your STAB, and then finishing them off with Sucker Punch always makes for a good combo. Stomp, Bite, and rock Slide all cause flinch, but have lower power so I wouldn't pick all three. Double Edge would have immense power, but also Recoil. Dizzy Punch would make for a decent STAB with a chance at confusion. and Crush Claw has an excellent effect: 50/50 shot of lowering Defense. Crunch has a chance of lowering defense, and the same power as Sucker Punch, you just lose priority and don't have to worry about needing them to attack in order to use it. Shadow Claw offers the same coverage the dark moves I've mentioned, and comes with High Critical. Brick Break just to make the best of its ability and because fighting offers such good coverage.

On another note for Kangaskhan: it gets STAB'd Double hit and can have Early Bird as an ability, making it a great substitute breaker especially against Breloom and pokemon trying to use Substitute + Focus Punch



This is the Kangaskhan I use, and it's almost never failed me in battle. It requires EVs different than yours, however: 170 in HP, Defense and Special Defense.

Kangaskhan@Leftovers
Jolly Nature
Scrappy Ability
Crush Claw
Sucker Punch
Drain Punch
Counter

Crush Claw is amazing with STAB; 112 Power and a 50/50 shot of lowering your opponent's defense,
Sucker Punch lets you get a first strike in when you need it, and if you know your opponent is about to attack.. works well if you set up with Crush Claw in advance. and also adds to Kangaskhan's effectiveness as an anti-ghost.
Drain Punch, just my personal choice over brick break since I wasn't going for power anyway, and the extra healing is nice when you can get it in... also a fighting attack with the scrappy nature allows you to hit Spiritomb and Sableye for super-effective damage.
Counter is just an excellent surprise attack, with the training I've mentioned, you can pretty much kill anything that tries to physically attack Kangaskhan in one hit. Mine has [from full health] survived every non-STAB fighting attack ever to hit it too.
 

KoL

Expert FPS Player
Staff member
Moderator
Here's one for Porygon-Z:

Porygon-Z @ Salac Berry
Modest (Rash still works OK though)
Adaptability/Download

- Tri Attack
- Thunderbolt
- Ice Beam
- Nasty Plot

Pure Special Sweeper moveset. Nasty Plot will boost your Sp.Attack by 2 stages, which combined with Adaptability's STAB bonus or the potential Sp.Attack boost from Download makes for some incredible damage. Tri Attack for STAB, and Thunderbolt and Ice Beam for coverage, although Magnezone and Shedinja are still able to wall this set (Magnezone would wall you regardless since Porygon learns no moves that Maggy doesn't resist.) Porygon-Z's Base 90 Speed could cause you problems against other sweepers - hopefully the Salac boost will help you there.
 
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