Hi,
this is my first post and also my first attempt at finishing this game.
I have never built a team before and never played competitively.
I like to give myself a challenge and build a team to beat the DEV Island with while using competitve rules (e.g. no items, set mode, hard difficulty).
I also don’t want to use legendaries.
I looked around some forum posts and took some inspiration and builds from @PeterHolmes74 and ezlaturbo (you both create really thorough and indepth posts here!) and put this team together (IVs and levels are maxed out):
Delta Venusaur @ Leftovers
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 240 HP / 244 Def / 24 Spe
Bold Nature
-Draining Kiss
-Psyshock
-Calm Mind
-Moonlight
Gengar @ Gengarite
Ability: Levitate
EV: 252 SpA / 4 SpD /252 Spe
Timid Nature
-Hex
-Sludge Wave
-Will-O-Wisp
-Focus Blast / Substitute (Depending on the fight)
Delta Metagross (Spider) @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
-Earthquake
-U-turn
-Sticky Web
-Toxic Spikes
Delta Snorlax @ Leftovers
Ability: Thick Fat
EV: 188 HP / 146 Def / 176 SpD
Careful Nature
-Bulk Up
-Seed Bomb
-Drain Punch
-Synthesis
Delta Haxorus @ Life Orb
Ability: Strong Jaw
EV: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
-Waterfall
-Iron Head
-Crunch
-Agility
Delta Gardevoir @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Clear Body
EV: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
-Thunderbolt
-Ice Beam
-Moon Blast
-Earth Power
This is basically the team I used to play through the game.
I also have two other mons that I used at some point in the game:
Volcarona @ Life Orb
Ability: Flame Body
EV: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
-Flamethrower
-Bug Buzz
-Giga Drain
-Quiver Dance
I used Volcarona instead of Gengar sometimes when i needed the fire coverage and gave D.Venusaur D.Venusarite when I did.
Chansey @ Eviolite
Ability: Natural Cure
EV: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
-Stealth Rock
-Toxic
-Soft-Boiled
-Seismic Toss
Chansey was used for more stall oriented Battles
My main strategy so far was to lead with D.Metagross (Spider) and set up Sticky Web and if possible 1-2 Toxic Spikes. Gengar would then be brought in with U-Turn or after a K.O. of one of my mons to sweep the enemy team with hex while being faster (because of the web).
Snorlax was used to absorb earthquakes and answer difficult ground / rock / steel types, while D.Haxorus could come in to finish enemies off, or be switched into ghost or psychic attacks.
D.Gardevoir represents alot of coverage and D.Venusaur absorbed dragon attacks.
If I had trouble setting up or encountered lots of flying types I used chansey as another way to get poison going.
I really enjoy the tanky playstyle of D.Snorlax or D.Venusaur and setting up a bunch while I also quite like sweeping teams with Mega Gengar or D.Haxours with Agility setup.
For Dev Island in particular:
Is there something I could change in order to improve my sweep strategy with Mega Gengar?
Or should i just drop it and go with a stall team with Chansey or a setup sweeper team with Volcarona?
Thank you all in advance!