Hi hi! So, I've played my fair share of Matchmaking match-ups, and I've won a decent amount, but I just keep switching between several Pokemon in my hunt for the perfect last slot of my team. Any other advice is welcome too. Thanks to the Halloween Event, I have 800k I can spend freely as of now, so keep in mind that, as well. I didn't have much money before then, and I've been playing the storyline mainly for EXP for my team so far, so I actually haven't gotten to the Hoenn League yet, but Victory Road is next, when/if I get that far. So, I'd have to buy some Choice items if I deem them necessary, and why everyone just has Leftovers. Now, here is my team!
Skarmory @ Leftovers
Timid
EVs: 252 HP, 252 Sp. Def
IVs: 26 HP, 30 Def, 26 Sp. Def, 22 Speed
Taunt
Toxic
Roar
Spikes
My trusty lead, always able to get 2-3 layers of Spikes down with no problem, while Taunting most other Skarmory/Forretress back, along with clearing boosts. Toxic for turns where Spikes are all down, but when Skarmory still has time to do stuffs. Roar for Phazing obviously. Not many people have a Rapid Spinner, so he is an invaluable semi-suicide lead.
Heracross @ Leftovers
Quirky (yeah, it's bad, but it's IVs are nice.)
EVs: 252 Atk, 252 Speed
IVs: 25/29/21/29/23/28
Brick Break
Megahorn
Rock Slide
Earthquake
Overall, solid physical attacker. Maybe could use Life Ball or a nature upgrade, but the ones I've seen for a decent price don't have as good of Defense IVs. :/
Metagross @ Leftovers
Adamant
EVs: 252 HP, 248 Atk, 6 Def, 4 Speed
IVs: 19/30/26/11/29/13
Earthquake
Meteor Mash
Pursuit
Psychic
Another of my solid attackers, but also the last one. First two attacks are self-explanatory. Pursuit is nice whenever I guess switches right. Psychic is definitely replacable, I've just never gotten to getting rid of it, as I'm not sure what would work best.
Vaporeon @ Leftovers
Bold
EVs: 252 HP, 252 Def
IVs: 27/31/31/16/29/27
Surf
Ice Beam
HP Electric
Roar
Oh man, she was one AMAZING snipe on the GTL! Not to mention she is the physical wall of my team, able to take all sorts of hits, and surprise Gyarados everywhere by being a hard counter. Definitely a very valuable asset to my team.
Chansey @ Leftovers
Bold
EVs: 252 HP, 252 Def
IVs: 31 HP, 31 Def, 31 Sp. Def.
Seismic Toss
Toxic
Heal Bell
Softboiled
An amazing Chansey I found, and is an amazing Special Wall obviously. Seismic Toss alone has helped me many times when I've actually forgone Toxic. A Heal Beller was someone I was looking for, and I found her. Softboiled never saw much use, though.
HERE is where I've been having issues, however. I used to have a Snorlax here, but not only did he get somewhat replaced by Chansey, I...sold my amazing one thinking he would be banned soon from analyzing the Discussion on him. Welp, that shows what market prediction will accomplish in this game. Anyway, I do have a couple Pokemon already for this slot, but neither of them have really worked well with the team, and I will probably sell them soon enough. They are...
Flygon @ Leftovers
Hasty
EVs: 252 Atk, 252 Speed
IVs: 31 Atk, 31 Speed
Crunch
Superpower
Earthquake
Rock Slide
Every time...every time I switched him into an Electric Pokemon like Jolteon, they had HP Ice. And when they didn't, anything else with Ice Beam would OHKO him. Will probably not use again.
Medicham @ Leftovers
Lonely
EVs: 252 Atk, 252 Speed
IVs: 27/28/31/26/29/27
Fire Punch
Thunder Punch
Ice Punch
Hi Jump Kick
Works great when he can outspeed and sweep, but usually gets OHKOed pretty easily, though not as bad as Flygon.
Sceptile @ Leftovers
Timid
EVs: 252 Sp. Att, 252 Speed
IVs: 30 Sp. Att, 31 Sp. Def, 31 Speed
Giga Drain
Leech Seed
Pursuit
Hidden Power (which?)
Okay, this girl...has the most potential. I'm thinking maybe with Leech Seed though, maybe the EVs could be used to make her a bit bulkier? Also, I haven't decided on a Hidden Power yet, as it currently is Grass, a very sick joke indeed. Which would you guys use? Can she make it in my OU team?
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated! I've been meaning to ask this for awile, but now that I have money, I can actually change things up much more easily. :P