Setting up my team

[uberle]

So I have a team I plan on using in a future Reborn run.

I plan on it being a story run so my choices have reasons, but it'd take too long to explain.

But anyway I want to know what the best movesets/items should be

Also EVs, but I'm usually not too big on those and IVs

 

Anyway team members

 

Typhlosion 

Breloom

Excadrill

Slowking/bro (haven't quite decided which one)

Drapion

Hydreigon 

 

As someone who knows nothing about competitive I don't know what abilities/movesets/items/EVs to have, especially in Reborn

So if you could help me out that would be greatly appreciated.

 

EDIT: For those who are curious about my choices

Here's a spoiler explaining it

 

Spoiler

Prepare yourselves because this'll be a long read

 

So the PC of this planned run is an OC of mine named Z

Appearance wise he already sticks out a bit with a false right arm, oddly pale, and red eyes (not albino) 

But there's one more thing about him

Z has multiple personalities

A total of 8

But 4 are what I call "advances" of the main 4

So let's focus on them

They are called Fear Fury Freak and Fatigue

 

Fear is the default personality, with red eyes. Fear's his name, but his personality is more paranoia. He'll assume the worst and is hesitant towards risk. So he picks the bulky Slowking/bro

 

Fury is as one can guess anger.

When he's in control Z has blue eyes.

Fury is nothing if not efficient in getting revenge and punishing those he thinks needs to be

So for him Excadrill, the mon who can go 6-0 against the water gym with no setup, is the best choice

 

Freak is Z's insanity. (Green eyes)

Freak is that little voice that tells you to do something stupid and reckless.

He picked 2 of the mons.

Hydreigon, which will be level 100 right at the start because he can do that.

And Drapion because he actually needed to contribute a usable mon

 

And finally Fatigue (Brown)

Fatigue is when Z is just done with everyone and wants to finish things quickly and go to sleep

So for his pick one of the best sweepers in the game: Breloom

 

And that is the reasoning

I have a lot planned for this and I'll do it once the final Episode comes out

I hope you'll read it

 

Edited June 9, 2018 by uberle

[ShadowStar]

What I'd Do

 

Spoiler

Typhlosion

Ability: Blaze

Item: Charcoal 

Moves:

- Eruption

- Hidden Power Grass

- Extrasensory / Nature Power

- Flamethrower

 

Breloom

Ability: Poison Heal

Item: Toxic Orb

Moves:

- Seed Bomb

- Mach Punch

- Drain Punch

- Spore

 

Excadrill

Ability: Mold Breaker

Item: Life Orb

Moves:

- Swords Dance

- Earthquake

- Iron Head

- Rock Slide

 

Slowking (Maybe Slowbro When Mega Stone is Added)

Ability: Regenerator

Item: Leftovers

Moves:

- Nasty Plot

- Scald

- Psychic

- Flamethrower

 

Drapion

Ability:  Sniper

Item: Choice Band

Moves:

- Knock Off

- Poison Jab

- Aqua Tail

- Fire Fang or Bulldoze

 

Hydreigon:

Ability: Levitate

Item: Choice Specs

Moves:

- Dragon Pulse

- Dark Pulse

- Flash Cannon

- Flamethrower

 

EVs and IVs don't matter that much at all in game, but I'll give some recommendations on what to focus on

 

Spoiler

Typhlosion: Speed and Special Attack

Breloom: Speed and Attack

Excadrill: Speed and Attack

Slowking: HP and Special Attack

Drapion: Speed and Attack

Hydreigon: Speed and Special Attack

 

[Trufa]

Nice team you have! I agree with ShadowStar's move set though I prefer to use itens that boost damage like Charcoal to Typhlosion or Poison Barb to Drapion. If you keep those sets I suggest:

 

Typhlosion with Modest Nature EVs: 252 SpA, 252 Spe, 4 HP;

Breelom with Adamant Nature EVs: 252 Atk, 252 Spe, 4 Def;

Excadrill with Jolly Nature EVs: 252 Atk, 252 Spe, 4 HP;

Drapion with Adamant Nature: EVs: 252 Atk, 252 Spe (or Def), 4 HP;

Hydreigon with Modest Nature EVs: 252 SpA, 252 Spe, 4HP;

 

I left Slowking for last because I have more to suggest. Seems like you are doing a specific run, Slowking is fine, I just favors more fast pokemons, because of that, I would suggest Starmie, it's faster and have the same typing as Slowking. If you stay with King, use:

 

Slowking with Modest Nature EVs: 252 SpA, 252 SpD (or HP), 4 HP (or SpD).

 

If you go with Starmie:

Ability: Natural Cure

Item: Sea Incense or Life Orb

Nature: Modest

EVs: 252 SpA, 252 Spe, 4 HP

Moves:

- Power Gem

- Scald

- Psychic

- Recover / Ice Beam / Thunderbolt (when TMs are available)

 

You can also take off Power Gem, as you already have Excadrill, and use Ice Beam or Thunderbolt in its place.

 

Also, if you want, I can breed them for you, I just need any stage of Slowking and Hydreigon, the others I already have on my boxes  See ya~

 

-Edit- I was thinking: the proposed movesets are good against every type (I checked) but Flying. The only thing you have against Flying type is Rock Slide on Excadrill. As you may know, Rock Slide have 90 Accuracy, so you are not 100% sure you'll hit your target on the first target, unless you use Wide Lens (which make 99% Accuracy). So, you should consider using it instead of Life Orb on Excadrill or using a pokemon that learns a Ice or Electric move. I have some ideas, but as I have already suggested a change on your team (Starmie will also learn Ice or/and Electric at some point, soon I hope) I'll let it to you  : )

Edited June 9, 2018 by Trufa

[uberle]

@ShadowStar Thanks, this was the kind of thing I was looking for.

This'll be a huge help for me.

 

@Trufa Thanks for the EV thing, also useful. (I can buy berries to lower the ones I don't need right?)

Also I picked Slowking/bro specifically for its bulk though I can understand the appeal of a faster mon

For why I'm so specific it has to do with the PC of the future run who is one of my OCs

I'm just gonna do an editing and put the full explanation for why in a spoiler in my original post and anyone who wants to know the reasoning behind my choices can read it if they want.

Gonna take me a little bit though

[Trufa]

I know that after City Restoration (don't remember at what point) you can buy resets for every EV on a market over Peridot Ward. Don't remember about berries doing this, sorry.

Regarding King, I thought so, maybe you should use it as a suport: Heal Pulse, Thunder Wave, Protect / Safe Guard / Light Screen, Psychic / Scald with EVs in HP and SpD.

[Candy]

Friendship berries are sold in dept store (8th floor iirc?).

EV training isn't necessary but helps a lot of you want a smooth run. Moreover, starting Charlotte the gym leaders and main rivals/Meteor admins etc have fully EV-trained teams, so you might want to EV train just to have fair fights. But that's up to you fren, gud lucc~

Balancing 8 personas must be tough so I look forward to seeing how they play into your story

[uberle]

On 6/8/2018 at 11:44 PM, Trufa said:

I know that after City Restoration (don't remember at what point) you can buy resets for every EV on a market over Peridot Ward. Don't remember about berries doing this, sorry.

Regarding King, I thought so, maybe you should use it as a suport: Heal Pulse, Thunder Wave, Protect / Safe Guard / Light Screen, Psychic / Scald with EVs in HP and SpD.

 

Huh

Well that's interesting.

Didn't know that.

Also like that idea with the slow line.

Probably am going to go with King.

 

 

 

On 6/8/2018 at 11:57 PM, Candy said:

Friendship berries are sold in dept store (8th floor iirc?).

EV training isn't necessary but helps a lot of you want a smooth run. Moreover, starting Charlotte the gym leaders and main rivals/Meteor admins etc have fully EV-trained teams, so you might want to EV train just to have fair fights. But that's up to you fren, gud lucc~

Balancing 8 personas must be tough so I look forward to seeing how they play into your story

 

I'll make sure, but the dept store sounds about right

Thanks for the support.

This is something I've wanted to do for a while and once the game is done I'll begin.

As soon as I beat whatever final boss there is.

[Trufa]

Go for it! I'm looking forward to your run to see how the team goes