My OU team, Please Rate

EVTRAINER1

Hi Guys,

I am making a battling website, and I need a good team to use. This is what I have come up with, so please, feel free to suggest stuff. One special rule as well as the standard rules. No legendary pokemon allowed.

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Swampert
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 252 HP/ 212 Def/44 Sp. Def
Nature: Relaxed
Item: Leftovers
-Stealth Rock
-Ice Beam
-Earthquake
-Roar

Swampert is my lead because it can survive most attacks. After Stealth Rocking, I then use the most appropriate move. Earthquake is a STAB move, Ice Beam gets rid of Flying, grass, and ground types while Roar is used to get rid of pokemon I am scared of, allows me to heal, and makes them take SR damage.

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Skarmory
Ability: Keen Eye
EVs: 252 HP/240 Sp. Def/12 Spd
Nature: Careful
Item: Leftovers
-Roost
-Brave Bird
-Whirlwind
-Spikes

Skarmory isn’t my lead because I am afraid of Infernapes killing it. Skarmory still acts as a lead, setting up spikes. Brave Bird can deal quite a lot of damage, while Roost heals it up from recoil. Roost also fixes up a lot of weaknesses which were a problem when it had its flying type like Rock and Electric. Whirlwind plays the same role as Roar on Swampert, making the opponent take SR and spikes damage, while I heal.

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Starmie
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 Spd/ 252 Sp. Atk/ 4 HP
Nature: Modest
Item: Expert Belt
-Thunderbolt
-Ice Beam
-Surf
-Psychic

Starmie is in the team because it is my favourite pokemon. It is simple. If I have a super effective move, use it. If not, use a STAB move. And if I have a status problem, I just switch out. It should be able to take out some stuff, thanks to its high Sp. Atk and Speed.

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Scizor
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 HP/ 212 Atk/ 44 Spd
Nature: Adamant
Item: Life Orb
-Bullet Punch
-Swords Dance
-U-Turn
-Pursuit

Scizor needs prediction. I use swords Dance to raise its attack, or I can pursuit to make the opponent afraid of switching out. Using bullet punch, I have a priority move which gets a STAB boost, a Technician Boost, and hopefully a Swords Dance boost, dealing a lot of damage. U-Turn is there in case Scizor is in trouble and I want to keep him alive.

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Snorlax
Ability: Thick Fat
EVs: 252 HP/252 Sp. Def/4 Def
Nature: Adamant
Item: Leftovers
-Crunch
-Earthquake
-Return
-Selfdestruct

Snorlax is the second tank on my team. It is easy. While they try to take out Snorlax, I attack harshly. When Snorlax is about to die, I blow everything up. I might change Return to Body Slam though, as it can paralyse, therefore allowing him to be faster for once. So if people could comment on this as well.
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Kingdra
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 Spd/252 Atk/ 4 HP
Nature: Adamant
Item: Lum Berry
-Rest
-Dragon Dance
-Waterfall
-Outrage

Kingdra is my physical attacker on the team. I use Dragon Dance as many times as possible. Ten I rest to heal my health, or start outraging, whichever fits situation. Finally I try to beat as many pokemon as I can with outrage or waterfall, whichever is best.
Lum Berry will heal my sleep or confusion therfore being quite useful
And that is my team. Please rate. I am open to suggestions
 
Solid team, but you have two weaknesses that can really hurt you badly: rapid spinning and fighting types. Something like Starmie or Forry can easily switch in on most of your team and just rapid spin for free 1/3 of your team's purpose. Fighting types like Lucario can easily 6-0 you as well. Rotom-a covers both of those well. A scarf set with hydro pump, t-bolt, trick, and hp ice can spinblock, check lucario/inf. apes, and check +1 Gyarados and Dragonite which also threaten your team. Since you have Snorlax to check Starmie already, I'd run it over Kingdra. Rotom has decent synergy with Snorlax.
 
hi,

Pert and Skarm sets are good. Those are really the norm when 4th gen ended, and they were good in the meta.
Hmmmm, Starmie needs to be changed unless you like that set. It is much (and i stress) much better when it is running timid max speed. Then it can outspeed modest nature jolteon. You should run life orb on starmie over expert belt as well, because it already has enough power. If you want more power, just switch to hydro pump. Also, for the last slot, I suggest you use recover or rapid spin. I'd use recover, seeing as all of your pokes won't take too much damage from entry hazards.

Scizor with choice band was the most popular in gen 4 for good reason. Its bullet punch was very strong, as well as probably the best scout. Also, its superpower and its pursuit were great because of all the ghosts, as well as anything that can be hit hard by superpower. I suggest using the standard CB set, really because it is just overall better than SD sets (in gen 4).

Snorlax should run max def. Unless you change it to a curse set, then i suggest changing the EV spread to max def instead of max sp. def.

Kingdra really doesn't often run yawn. Once you set up DD's, then you really should just attack attack attack! Rest is muuuuuuuuuch better, because with Chesto Berry you get all your hp back you lost while you were setting up. Then you are free to attack with a good chunk of hp left.

Hope this helped, have fun!
 
Thanks for the comments guys. Eggbert, I don't quite get what your saying. Can you tell me how to fix the team again? I understood the weaknesses part
 
EVTRAINER1 said:
Thanks for the comments guys. Eggbert, I don't quite get what your saying. Can you tell me how to fix the team again? I understood the weaknesses part
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Basically, Rapid Spin gets rid of your hazards which is a big part of your team, and Fighting sweepers such as Lucario can, well, sweep your team.

A Rotom-Appliance covers both of those, being ghost type. Rapid Spin is a normal type attack, and its secondary effect doesn't take place if it doesn't activate, so therefore, a ghost type effectively "blocks" spinning from occurring. Also from being ghost type, it is immune to Fighting, so you will not be swept by a fighting-based attacker. A Choice Scarf is to ensure it's not out-sped, and also lets it act as a good revenge killer.
 
Yawn on Kingdra is actually pretty bad. Maybe you should try a Chesto Rest Kingdra set. Unless that set is working well for you or something, I find that it would not help as much.
 
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