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I personally think that Tyranitar is better off this gen than he was in BW, but, of course, we have yet to see the new meta rear its ugly head. It appears that it's got considerably more options than before, what with the introduction of its Mega forme and the item Assault Jacket. It can now go...

That's also some good advice. Arceus wasn't outspeeding enough so that helps quite a bit. Lustrous Orb Palkia never occurred to me, I'll give it a try.

Okay, several comments. Stone Edge has helped my Arceus kill so much more, can't believe it had never occurred to me. Dialga has destroyed every Darkrai I've seen, very happy with it (a few guys actually commended Sleep Talk specifically, so nice call!) Groudon hasn't changed much, but your...

Dude, that's really helpful, thanks! Also, SG Genesect is event-locked as Hasty, I would definitely be running Adamant if I could. Thanks again!

Thanks for the replies, everyone. I'll try out everything. Does anyone have suggestions for replacements? I've heard I'm weak to Ekiller and Ho-Oh, anything that could stop them?

That's why I run Sun over Rain. This team was more built to work well with Groudon, and Blaze Kick destroys Steels.

Small note, consider running Sleep Talk over EQ on Heracross. That way, you can switch it in as sleep bait, and then feel free to blast away (while also getting a Guts boost, mind you!) Hope this helped. -saxton

That's the kind of thing I'm here to figure out. I would love to find something to counter those pokes.

I definitely recommend Flygon over Altaria. You honestly don't need the cleric support, just as Twiggy stated. Flygon has great damage output and is fantastic at conserving momentum, as well as being immune to EQ, so he's a great mate for Bisharp and Chandy. You can also run Fire Blast over...

Ahoy everyone, this is saxton, attempting to break into the Ubers tier. Honestly, it's mostly because Genesect is my boy and I wanted to be able to use him while actually presenting a decent team overall. It seemed right to use the style that I'm most familiar with, that being sun. I don't...

What if Ferroseed dropped to NU? I think it would be very nice for NU teams, but Roselia and Garbodor each will have their advantages over Ferroseed. Garbodor can actually deal damage while setting up hazards, unlike Ferroseed, who has the somewhat situational Gyro Ball. Roselia falls in the...

What if Drifblim got moves like Hurricane and Roost? Roost may not fit flavor-wise, since Drifblim has no wings, but I think he deserves a recovery move. Hurricane goes to Flying types in general, and I bet Drifblim (flavor-wise) could blow out a bunch of air to use a move like Hurricane. I...

Wow dude that was a lot of help. Much appreciated! That was just what the team needed.

"Metalman-esque" You had me right there. Great team man! 10801 is right, SpDef Mew would really help your team. Also, your Porygon-Z set should run HP Fighting and another move over BoltBeam. Trick can be useful, but it's your call. I might actually give this team a try. High marks across the...

Thanks for the criticisms all! Looking back on it, it wasn't a notably good battle but I had to get started somewhere. A learning experience