I'm not one to use rotations, and I finished my in-game team finally by replacing crusty Cacturne with a nice & powerful Roserade. These are the six Pokémon I used throughout the game, but I recently re-bred them and now I have these powerful threats.
It took me a while to breed these guys because I didn't quite catch on with the IV glitches, and getting the Pokémon to breed some of these moves was pretty annoying too. All Pokémon are between levels 73-75.
Here's my team; anything you'd recommend please comment below.
Nature: Hasty
Ability: Iron Fist
Item: Black Belt
- Mach Punch
- Flamethrower
- Close Combat
- Thunderpunch
EV's: 0/252/0/84/0/176
IV's: 31/31/31/31/31/31
Nature: Adamant
Ability: Huge Power
Item: Mystic Water
- Waterfall
- Strength
- Surf
- Play Rough
EV's: 252/252/0/0/4/0
IV's: 31/31/31/31/31/31
Nature: Jolly
Ability: Moxie
Item: Shell Bell
- Drill Peck
- Sucker Punch
- Night Slash
- Roost
EV's: 4/252/0/0/0/252
IV's: 31/31/31/31/31/31
Nature: Timid
Ability: Lightningrod
Item:
- Discharge
- Flamethrower
- Thunderbolt
- Flash
EV's: 4/0/0/252/0/252
IV's: 31/31/31/31/31/31
Nature: Timid
Ability: Natural Cure
Item: Miracle Seed
- Extrasensory
- Sludge Bomb
- Giga Drain
- Sleep Powder
EV's: 4/0/0/252/0/252
IV's: 31/31/31/31/31/31
Nature: Jolly
Ability: Steadfast
Item: Mind Plate
- Close Combat
- Swords Dance
- Night Slash
- Psycho Cut
EV's: 4/252/0/0/0/252
IV's: 31/31/31/31/31/31
I have Drill Peck on Hochkrow instead of Brave Bird because I don't want to take massive recoil when sweeping if I do so, wasting a Roost turn isn't always worth it.
Breeding Roserade was a pain, I had to go through Grimer, Stunfisk, and all sorts of trash just to get Sludge Bomb...hopefully it's worth it.
I'm not sure if I should use Steadfast, or Justified on Gallade, I have 3 Ability Capsules, so I can change it if I need to.
I don't mind having all of the HM's on Azumarill, Superpower I don't need because I have 2 fighting types, and I don't really need priority with such bulk.
I'm not looking to change my team Pokémon wise so please don't recommend I use x Pokémon, but I will breed them again for certain egg moves if you guys think I should.
I also need held items, so yeah. That's pretty much it. :x
Many thanks to Etesian for writing this thread. VERY useful.