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name: Lead
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Paleo Wave
move 3: Earth Power
move 4: Fire Blast / Energy Ball / Explosion
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I'm not a fan of how this is laid out, to be honest. Explosion really hasn't proven useful on the lead set, and doesn't really score many critical OHKOes. Saying Fire Blast is preferred to hit Scizor switch-ins doesn't really make sense because it is used in the lead slot and you have no idea what the opponent is going to switch in if he's got a bad matchup. Also, Fire Blast really isn't necessary; Flamethrower gets the job done with 100 accuracy. In my experience, Energy Ball has been easily preferable anyway. Earth Power isn't really as necessary as you suggest, as Rock + Fire gives good enough coverage (it's only resisted by Flygon in OU, which resists Rock + Ground as well)
I would go with
name: Lead
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Paleo Wave
move 3: Earth Power / Flamethrower
move 4: Energy Ball / Flamethrower
A relatively recent discovery is Vacuum Wave on this set, which means you always beat Infernape (which you normally lose to) and Aerodactyl (which is otherwise 50/50) as well as some other priority-dependent leads, as well as giving you a chance against a low-HP Scizor. I would suggest it as an option in the paragraphs.