Thoughts on this Team

[Consumptus]

Now normally, I try a few battles against people first, but with Finals I can't really get on and dedicate an hour or two playing RBY.
This is a team I threw together really quickly and was wondering if you guys wanted to input any thoughts.

I really wanted to try a Rest Exeggutor. My post in the OU Rankings thread lead me to thinking about how great Exeggutor is.

The team:
Alakazam
- Psychic
- Recover
- Reflect
- Thunder Wave

Chansey
- Ice Beam
- Softboiled
- Thunder Wave
- Thunderbolt

Starmie
- Ice Beam
- Psychic
- Recover
- Thunder Wave

Exeggutor
- Psychic
- Double-Edge
- Rest
- Sleep Powder

Tauros
- Blizzard
- Body Slam
- Earthquake
- Hyper Beam

Gengar
- Explosion
- Hypnosis
- Psychic
- Thunderbolt

I started off with Rest Exeggutor. Double Edge is nothing to laugh off coming from 288 attack. Psychic and Sleep Powder rounded out the set.
With this moveset I estimate that Exeggutor is most likely going to be a midgame pressure Pokemon. He's going to come out midgame and force the battle to endgame by bringing out sweepers to take Exeggutor out.

Exeggutor has the most trouble with one move, specifically, Blizzard which has an inordinant amount of power for it's 90% accuracy. NonSTAB Blizzard from 228 Spec (Tauros) does a crazy 45-54%. Thus I decided Sleep Powder would be reserved for the Tauros or other Ice users(Starmie and Chansey come to mind).

-incomplete... will post with more thoughts later.
Some quick notes...
Despite lots of twave, there will probably be a lack of early paralyzing so Eggy gets an easier time sleeping midgame. Probably will end up with sacrificing Chansey for a para on something going into endgame.
Zam is a strong lead that the contributes to the late sleep strategy.
Gengar is needed for Normal attacks. Gengar & Eggy are also a strong switch duo.

Done with Finals! =)

Gengar is there because I don't have a pokemon that can take Body Slams or Explosions. Gengar and Eggy are also a great duo because Eggy resists all super effectives against Gengar. Switch into Tauros Body Slam with Gengar, into Eggy for the EQ and threaten with Explode or Sleep is one of the best ways to deal with Tauros.

Thanks for the tips on paralyzing and Zam leads!

[t3h Icy]

Leading with Alakazam is nice; you may want to consider Seismic Toss over Reflect for Exeggutor/Jynx damage, but if you intend on actually using Alakazam later, Reflect is fine.

Ice Beam Starmie is always interesting. Make sure that since your Starmie doesn't have Thunderbolt, that you keep your Chansey around for any opposing Starmies, or you may have some trouble.

Psychic over Mega Drain on Gengar is always an option, but just as a note, to 2HKO another Gengar with it, the first one has to lower Special (or one has to CH).

Now for Eggy, Rest is very possible, but you have to know how to get it to work. For starters, Ice attacks are common and Exeggutor doesn't like those. With Rest, you have to ensure that you can wake back up later. Jynx has to be taken out and spreading Paralysis would help a lot. Alternatively, you could use Rest Exeggutor to bait bringing out Jynx/Chansey while you switch to Tauros, but you have to be careful if they don't fall for it.

Overall, your team is lacking some Physical power. Besides Tauros, you're likely going to have to stall a lot. Double-Edge over Mega Drain on Exeggutor helps, but you likely won't be taking out Chansey or Alakazam fresh with it. Make sure you have some idea ready for taking them out.

[Nerd]

When you use NB's damage calculator, you have to manually input the special of the defending pokemon as special defense in RBY; the GSC value is automatically inputted, which in Exeggutor's case makes a HUGE difference. Tauros' blizzard does 31-36% in RBY.

Other comments:
- Starmie's set: Personally, I don't like psychic on a non-lead Starmie, and the absence of t-bolt could be problematic.
- I don't think you are using Gengar right; what do you mean by 'needed for normal attacks'?
- Your team is boring (very stall-ish; you wouldn't happen to be a GSC player, would you?).
- Your team kinda gets destroyed by amnesialax.

If you're set on having rest exeggutor and a boring stall team, I'd suggest you replace Gengar. Try out Slowbro or maybe Snorlax instead.

[WaterWizard]

I love Exeggutor! I did a short write-up on him a couple months ago... Here!

Exeggutor is often the most important member of a team. He can do SO many things, and he is very bulky. Exeggutor, like Snorlax, can often take out two pokemon per match.

As for a Rest set, I think it's very important to have Chansey, Gengar, and another Psychic on the team. You already have that, so you're good. I would strongly suggest swapping Starmie out for Lapras. Since you already have Alakazam and Chansey, Starmie isn't essential. Plus, for your team, Lapras is perfect. She can come in on Blizzard/IB for no damage (and no freeze risk), and can hit anyone back.

Also, I wouldn't spare any opportunity to Thunder Wave in hopes of sleeping later. Paralysis support is what Rest Eggy needs to thrive. Alakazam lead HAS to use Thunder Wave, anyway... Paralyze the opponents, and save sleep as a nasty surprise later on. You use SP when you know the opponent won't go to paralyzed Chansey/Zam. Plus, even if they do go to Chansey, you're faster and you have plenty of sponges on your own team.

That being said, I think a resting Eggy is better off with Leech Seed or Reflect. Leech Seed is a bit of an advanced technique, but definitely worth trying. It's fun, and it's the only thing you can pseudo-pass in RBY (which is awesome). Reflect basically screws Snorlax, helps against Zapdos, and stops an enemy Eggy from blowing up on you.

Talking about this makes me want to get out my Leech Seed Eggy this week...

WW

[t3h Icy]

One key fact is that if an opponent isn't paralyzed, which Exeggutor needs, that means you can put it to Sleep with Sleep Powder. So heavy paralysis early on works really well. If you're able to manage that really well, you wouldn't need a second Sleeper, but since Gengar works well in general with this team, that's not necessary, but it is an option. If you do decide to replace Gengar, I'd suggest Starmie (assuming you use Lapras over Starmie), or Snorlax.