Pokemon Platinum – OU RMT?

Been playing with this team for a while now, and It's been going great. Recently lost my Wi-fi, so i thought this would be a good time to clear problems up

Mamoswine @ Focus Sash
Ability: Snow Cloak
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Ice Shard
- Stealth Rock
- Endeavor

Scizor @ Choice Band
Ability: Technician
EVs: 240 HP/56 Atk/212 SDef
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- U-turn
- Pursuit
- Bullet Punch
- Superpower

Kingdra @ Lum Berry
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Dragon Dance
- Outrage
- Substitute
- Waterfall

Latios @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 Def/252 Spd/252 SAtk
Modest nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Draco Meteor
- Surf
- Thunderbolt
- Roost

Metagross @ Leftovers
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 252 HP/112 Atk/136 Def/8 Spd
Impish nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Explosion
- Earthquake
- Meteor Mash
- Reflect

Jolteon @ Life Orb
Ability: Volt Absorb
EVs: 4 Def/252 Spd/252 SAtk
Timid nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Charge Beam
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Grass]
- Shadow Ball

If anyone wants explanation/strategy just ask

My problem:

1. SkarmBliss walls this team to death, I have two ideas to combat this, but I need advice:

-Put HP Fire onto Metagross, and get rid or Reflect. Or..
-Change Kingdra completely, stick Hydro Pump and Rain Dance on it, give it Lum Berry, change it to Naughty nature and give it a spread of 252 Atk / 24 SpA / 232 Spe

2. Close Combat Lucario. It can pretty much 2HKO everything on my team, and I have no full counter against it. Help?
To Celibi - Since Latios is Dragon/Psychic, Roost is no different to Recover

For Metagross, I might run either Ice Punch or Explosion. Putting on Thunderpunch for Skarmory would be pointless because most carry Roost, and at least with Ice Punch I can hit Gliscor and Zapdos, who can otherwise switch in on Meta without worry.

For Kingdra, I don't really want to get rid of him becuase it breaks the double-dragon combo I have going with Latios, as they get rid of each others counters, and are my only two Infernape checks. Getting rid of Substitute and Waterfall make it more frail, but running Rain Dance is a godsend against SkarmBliss.

Also, most Lucario's in the metagame from 252 Speed, or at least 190+, making it fast enough to at least take out Mamo

Comments

Celebi: Voice of the forest says:

September 8, 2009 at 8:38 pm

Mamoswine is Awesome with great dual STABs and priorty moves. Stealth Rock is great.

Scizor is cool with technician and bullet punch! I wish i had one!

Don’t change you kingdra cause this is the most threatening set of all of them!

Latios should have recover instead of Roost. Roost cancels out Levitate so that means that ground moves like Earthquake will actually hit latios. Recover is Generally better cause you can still keep your levitate ability and dodge ground type attacks.

Metagross is great but type to use Thunderpunch or Ice Punch over Reflect. Metagross should not be using Hidden Power fire on this set cause it uses an adamant nature which will weaken HP Fire.

Man i wish i had your Jolteon. It’s super cool.

Your Team is Awesome!!

Skarmbliss is easily countered by having a mixed attacker pokemon or by having pokemon with trapping abilities like magnezone and Dugtrio. Dugtrio Traps Blissey and 2HKO’s with Earthquake. Magnezone traps skarmory and KO’s with thunderbolt.

Lucario has rather Average speed and is outruned by most other pokemon with a base speed of 95 or higher. It’s best to hit it with a fast earthquake or flamethrower or a powerful neutral attack.
Roronoa Zoro says:

September 8, 2009 at 8:38 pm

Mamoswine is good. You have two good STAB moves with two type coverage moves.

I love this Scizor. I have been working on this exact one.

Don’t change your Kingdra! THis a perfect Kingdra move set with excellent type coverage.

I actually agree with Celebi. Having Recover would be better for you. Since ground doesn’t affect dragon Roost would give you one more type coverage to worry about.

Metagross is good. I would exchange Reflect for HP Fire to combat SkarmBliss.

Jolteon is perfect.

To combat Close Combat Lucario, I would keep what you have. Metagross is part Psychic, and with Earthquake and HP Fire you will be fine. You also have Latias and Kingdra to combat him.

Hope this helps!