hey, welcome to Smogon :PHello, Smogon! My first post here.
I have bred and started the Kanto Classic with a team of Snorlax, Slowbro, Alakazam, Gengar, Machamp and Arcanine. We did pretty well with setting a 8-2 in the first and 9-1 in the second day of the tournament. Before the final match, the rating was 1681. I'm assuming it should be around 1690'ish, if not 1700. However, I'm wondering if I should go for the final day of the competition or settle in 17-3 with a good rating score.
The most interesting team I've faced used Dugtrio, Tentacruel, Omastar and Snorlax, setting traps and each using Memento to force you into a switch. A defensive Snorlax using Whirlwind resulted a 0-3 loss. I must say it was unique apart from the battles I've done so far.
Honestly, I'd camp in the 1690-1700 bracket, it's not exactly a bad score. One person comes along with a trash rating and hax decides they win, well, you're down 30 points and might not have time or opportunity to recover.