Good movesets

[Dan]

I realise I have another thread, but right now I'm seeking something a little different - a consolidated list of good natures and movesets for a bunch of Pokemon as follows

1) Umbreon
2) Dragonite
3) Garchomp
4) Gallade
5) Flygon
6) Alakazam

Thanks very much!

[Seerow]

Umbreon is a defensive supporter. The best Umbreon set you can get will therefore probably involve Baton Pass and Wish. The other moves are sort of filler really. Against real opponents, Mean Look can be handy to Baton Pass to something else, but against in-game opponents the combo is a bit redundant because they don't really switch. Substitute is always good on a Baton Passer. Toxic is handy to wear down opponents. Protect can make the Wishing wait turn less painful. Other stuff that can be Baton Passed is handy.

Dragonite has a very wide variety of options available to it. You can use it as a special attacker, with Draco Meteor/Dragon Pulse, Flamethrower, Thunderbolt, Ice Beam etc. You can use it as a physical attacker, with Dragon Dance, Outrage/Dragon Claw, Superpower (assuming you're playing Platinum), Earthquake, the elemental punches etc. You can use it as a hybrid, with some special attacks and some physical attacks. You can use it as a supporter, with Heal Bell etc. And you can throw Roost on pretty much whatever set you want, really. All I'll say is it's probably best to give it a different role to Garchomp or Flygon, assuming you have them in the same team.

Garchomp wants physical attacks. Dragon Claw/Outrage, Earthquake, Stone Edge, Crunch, and Fire Fang are some popular attacks on him. Swords Dance can be thrown in as well in place of one of them (not Earthquake or the Dragon move). Swords Dance Outrages really hurt.

Gallade is best supporting with moves like Will-O-Wisp, Hypnosis, Wish, and at the same time hitting with physical attacks like Close Combat, Psycho Cut, Night Slash, Leaf Blade, the elemental punches (if it learns them, I forget).

Flygon ideally should be performing a similar role to the one Garchomp wants to perform.

Alakazam should be a special sweeper. Try moves like Psychic, Energy Ball/Grass Knot, Focus Blast, Shadow Ball etc.


I won't give you specific movesets because it's probably best if you experiment and decide for yourself what's best. Also, because it's often down to personal preference which moves you use.

And while I'm here, you shouldn't use three Dragon types in one team, especially if none of them are Kingdra. It gives you a weakness to Dragon attacks, and all the fully evolved non-uber Dragons are double weak to Ice excepting Kingdra, so you have a big weakness there as well.

[Dan]

Yeah, I've listed 3 dragon types because I'm trying to work out which one is best.

Anyway thanks Tom.