I'm back!

Well, there were too many people at the Nashville tournament, and I didn't get selected through the random selection process. The only person of my group that got to play was actually using some of my reject Pokémon along with another's strategy. So, it was good to see that my reject Pokémon were capable of helping him reach the top 16 in the tournament. I'm fairly certain I could have qualified for nationals, but that's over and done with.

I love my Blissey and Snorlax dearly, but I am considering getting rid of them. They aren't as reliable as I need them to be, and as a result, I am going to go through a couple new strategies for those last 2 spots, dealing with pokemon that would have otherwise wiped me out.

My current issues are Heatran (though Infernape can quite capably deal with it).

Pokémon that are on my list to try are Garchomp, Staraptor, Salamence, and Bronzong.

Right now, I'm making the easiest--Staraptor. My plan is to do this:

Staraptor
Lv. 50 Male
Adamant Nature (+ATK,-SP.ATK)
EVs: 252SPD/ 252ATK
Item: Fist Plate (makes Close Combat act as if it had STAB)
Moves:
Quick Attack
Brave Bird
Close Combat
Double Edge

It may even be an opening replacement for Crobat teamed with Typhlosion, but I was thinking of teaming it with Garchomp.