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- Physical Walls
- Special Walls
- Mixed Walls
- Bulky Waters
- Special Sweepers
- Physical Sweepers
- Mixed Sweepers
- Support Pokemon
- The Spiker
- The Spinner

On a team, each pokemon has a role. The role a pokemon plays depends on what it is best at. A decent team should have a good variety of pokemon with different roles.

Walls:

Walls are pokemon with good Defense / Sp. Defense and HP. They are designed to take hits from hard hitting pokemon. In general, walls have a good recovery move, such as Roost, Softboiled, and rest.

Physical Walls- As the name implies, these walls are meant to take hits from physical pokemon. EXAMPLE:


Skarmory @ Leftovers
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef
Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Roost
- Spikes
- Whirlwind
- Drill Peck

Skarmory has great defense, good typing, and a reliable recovery move, making him an excellent physical wall.
Other Phys. Walls Include: Regirock, Gliscor, Weezing, Rhyperior.

Special Walls- the opposite of physical walls, special walls are meant t take special hits. EXAMPLE:


Blissey @ Leftovers
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Seismic Toss
- Ice Beam
- Sing
- Softboiled

Blissey has excellent HP and SDef, and a great recovery move, making him the prime Special Wall.
Other Spec. Walls Include: Snorlax, and Regice.

Mixed Walls- Mixed walls have both good SDef and Def, allowing them to take hits from both ends of the spectrum. EXAMPLE:


Cresselia @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spd
Calm Nature (+SDef, -Atk)
- Ice Beam
- Grass Rope
- Rest
- Sleep Talk

Having 120 HP / 120 Def / 130 SDef, cresselia makes THE best mixed wall.
Other Mixed Walls Include: Dusknoir, Mesprit and Uxie.

Bulky Waters- Bulky Waters are similar to mixed walls due to the fact that they are meant to take both Special and Phyical hits. EXAMPLE:


Swampert @ Leftovers
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef
Relaxed Nature (+Def, -Spd)
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Earthquake
- Protect

Other Bulky Waters Include: Slowbro, Milotic, Suicune, Vaporeon.

Sweepers:

Pokemon that hit hard and fast, a sweepers job is to hit the opponent hard for massive damage.

Special Sweepers- Special sweepers rely on Special moves to hurt the opponent. They often use moves such as Nasty Plot and Calm Mind to hit hard. Another common option for Special Sweepers is Choice Specs. EXAMPLE:


Alakazam @ Choice Specs
Ability: Synchronize
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Psychic
- Shadow Ball
- Focus Bomb
- Grass Knot

with 135 SAtk, and 120 Spd Alakazam is one of THE best special sweepers out there.
Other Spec. Swepers Include: PorygonZ, Azelf.

Physical Sweepers- Opposite special sweepers, Physical Sweepers use their high Attack stats to sweep. They really on moves like swords dance, and items like Choice Band to help them sweep. EXAMPLE:


Garchomp @ Leftovers
Ability: Sand Veil
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Dragon Claw
- Swords Dance
- Fire Blast

Garchomp has great attack, good speed, and strong stab moves making him an excellent choice for a physical sweeper.
Other Physical Sweepers include: Weavile, Gyarados, and Tyranitar.

Mixed Sweepers- Having good stats in both Attack and Special attacks, Mixed Sweepers are the hardest sweepers to stop.


Infernape @ Life Orb
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 200 HP / 252 SAtk / 56 Atk
Naive Nature (+Spd, -SDef)
- Flamethrower
- Grass Knot
- Close Combat
- Nasty Plot

With great speed and attack stats, and the perfect STAb attacks for bringing down walls, infernape is an excellent mixed sweeper.
Other Mixed Sweepers Include: Electivire, tangrowth, Salamence.

Support:

Support pokemon are mainly on your team to help the rest of your team out with healing moves like wish and heal bell as well as moves like reflect and light screen. EXAMPLE:


Jirachi @ Leftovers
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 240 HP / 56 Atk / 76 Def / 136 Spd
Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Wish
- Reflect
- Zen Headbutt
- U-Turn

With access to moves like Wish and Reflect, and decent defenses, Jirachi is one of the best supporters out there.
Other Supporters Include: Blissey, Celebi, Umbreon.

Spikers and Spinners:

The Spiker- A Pokemon that uses the moves Spikes, Stealth Rock, and the less common Toxic Spikes to deal damage/inflict status on the opponents team as they switch in Pokemon. These Pokemon are best used in conjunction with a Pokemon that uses Whirlwind / Roar, so th opponent is forced to switch more often, and therefore taking more damage. EXAMPLE:


Cloyster @ Leftovers
Ability: Shell Armor
EVs: 252 HP / 176 Def / 80 SAtk
Relaxed Nature (+Def, -Spd)
- Explosion
- Ice Beam
- Spikes
- Surf

Thanks to it's great defense, Cloyster is able to set up spikes somewhat easily.
Other Spikers Include: Forretress, Skarmory.

The Spinner- This Pokemon uses the move Rapid Spin to eliminate any Spikes, Stealth Rock, or Toxic Spikes on the field. EXAMPLE:


Claydol @ Leftovers
Ability: Leviatate
EVs: 252 HP / 176 Def/ 84 SAtk
Relaxed Nature (+Def, -Spd)
- Rapid Spin
- Explosion
- Ice Beam
- Earthquake / Landpower

Being immune to Toxic Spikes and regular Spikes, and resistant to Stealth Rock makes Claydol a very good spinner. Plus, it can just explode when it's done! :D

That's pretty much it! I hope this guide helps someone.

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