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XY/ORAS Singles Rate Team Time-Waster!

Green Dragon

Formerly supertrainer300
Got bored. Made this for fun.:p (It's UU.)

Nidoking@Life Orb
Ability: Sheer Force
Nature: Timid
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 HP
~Ice Beam
~Thunderbolt
~Flamethrower
~Sludge Bomb

Typical Nidoking of power and death. Beast.

Roserade@Wise Glasses
Ability: Poison Point
Nature: Modest
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
~Energy Ball
~Sludge Bomb
~Extrasensory
~Dazzling Gleam

Meh special attacking bulk. Sensory and DG are for coverage.

Krookodile@Life Orb
Ability: Moxie
Nature: Adamant
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
~Earthquake
~Dragon Claw
~Brick Break
~Foul Play

Moxie + Good Atk = Death for opponent.

Tornadus@Sitrus Berry
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Timid
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Spe / 4 SpA
~U-Turn
~Substitute
~Air Slash
~Tailwind

Support guy. Subs, then Tailwinds.

(Note: I've been debating other possibilities for these next two. They are open for change.)

Aerodactyl@Aerodactylite
Ability: Pressure
Nature: Jolly
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 HP
~Rock Slide
~Crunch
~EQ
~Stealth Rock

Lead. Rocks, then switches. Can possibly fool people into thinking it's a more support set.

Blissey@Leftovers
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Bold
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
~Toxic
~Protect
~Aromatherapy
~Soft-Boiled

Toxic Stall of the death.
(How many times have I said the word death?:'|>:D)

Discuss.
 

KoL

Expert FPS Player
Staff member
Moderator
- Nidoking is missing Earth Power.

- Energy Ball is redundant due to Giga Drain's power buff from Gen V. Either that or Leaf Storm will be more suitable for STAB. Also, with a set like that you may as well run a Choice item.

- Moxie Krookodile is better off running Attack/Speed with Jolly to properly take advantage of the sweeping potential Moxie grants. With an EV spread/nature like yours you'd be better off with Intimidate and Dragon Tail or something.

- Tailwind is quite poor in singles due to its low duration, only really being effective when used in combination with three attacks to create a surprisingly quick attacker. There are better ways of getting a speed advantage over the opponent than this, and Tornadus has better moves to use over it as well (Taunt.)

- Your Aerodactyl will require prediction to avoid being massacred on your Stealth Rock turn.

- Blissey is setup bait for anything immune to Toxic, Lucario being the most obvious. Toxic stall sets in general are awful unless you're using Toxic Spikes to administer the status effect, and on a team like this the strategy seems like it wouldn't help anyway. Blissey is better off running Thunder Wave to aid your offense-oriented team to guarantee you'll outspeed the enemy.

I'd recommend a proper wallbreaker and/or a setup sweeper on a team like this as well in order to better punch holes in enemy defenses.
 

Green Dragon

Formerly supertrainer300
K, thanks!

Nidoking: Earth Power over Sludge Bomb.

Roserade: Giga Drain and Specs. Sure.

Krookodile: Max Speed, Jolly, and Band. (I figured, why not Band?)

Tornadus: Taunt over Tailwind.

Blissey: Seismic Toss over Toxic.

Aaaaannnd finally, replacing Aero is our new lead, Drapion!

Drapion@Black Sludge
Ability: Battle Armor
Nature: Impish
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Atk
~Toxic Spikes
~Torment
~Poison Jab
~Roar

Raters, debate!
 
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