ok, ive got seven tips curtesy of meleenewb
First tip: Having two moves that do the same thing on your pokemon is generally a bad idea. Examples: Surf and Hydro Pump. Fire Blast and Flamethrower. Frenzy Plant and Razor Leaf. Hydro Cannon and Water pulse. Return and Body Slam.
Second tip: Dont just make whatever moveset you think is good, look at your pokemon's stats before you decide on a move. If a pokemon has a very high attack and a very low special attack (machamp for example), dont give it special moves like thunderpunch and flamethrower. Blastoise may be weak to electric, but that does not mean that putting earthquake on it is a good idea.
Third tip: In almost every case, items which boost a certain move type (magnet, nevermeltice, charcoal) are worthless.
Fourth tip: On an attacking pokemon, it's usually a good idea to have at least one move that is the same as the pokemon's type. This is because when the pokemon and it's move are the same type then that move gets a STAB (same type attack boost) bonus of 50%. A Dugtrio's Earthquake has the same power as an Aggron's Hyper Beam.
Fifth tip: Despite what some people say, and even if you dont see the effects immidiately, stat boosting moves are actually very good. One Swords Dance can give Heracross the power to OHKO nearly anything with the right attack.
Sixth tip: Remember that status effects dont just stop/hurt your opponent. Paralasis slows even the fastest pokemon to a crawl, and burn lowers a pokemon's attack.
Seventh tip: A pokemon does not need to have offensive moves to be useful. Umbreon with Toxic, Mean Look, Rest, and Confuse ray can destroy a pokemon just as readily as Houndoom or Machamp.
so if you read the tips youll know...
typhlosion: change takedown
dragonite:change hyper beam and twister
espeon:change psybeam and quick attack
lugia: change hydro pump to surf
gengar: mmm, ok, maybe you should change confuse ray with recover, not sure...
houndoom: change faint attack, and toxics probably not the best option either
rating: 4 and a half/10
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