Beginner needs help! Need criticism and advice!

[StormagonZ]

I am new to competetive gameplay so please feel free to give me all the constructive criticism in the world.

My Team at a Glance:

Let's Take a Closer Look:

ACCELGOR
Ability: Unburden
Item: Focus Sash
Moves:
Agility
Substitute
Baton Pass
Bug Buzz
EVS: 156 HP / 48 Def / 48 SpD / 252 Spe

I know you are all thinking, "Why the hell does Accelgor have agility? The only reason I gave Accelgor agility is to benefit my Tangrowth. Tangrowth is one of the slowest 'mon in the RU tier. Instead of using my Tangrowth as a wall, I am using him more as a Physical sweeper... more or less. He is also used to benefit Qwilfish for setting up quick spikes and toxic spikes.

TANGROWTH
Ability: Regenerator
Item: Life Orb
Moves:
Power Whip
Hidden Power (Fire)
Earthquake
Growth
EVS: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spe

Now, I use my Tangrowth to deal as much damage as fast as possible and with Accelgor's speed boost, Tangrowth should easily be able to out speed and 2KO if not 1KO Ferraligator, Kabutops, Sharpedo, ect. Growth is used when under Accelgor's substitute, making Tangrowth an offensive threat. Earthquake is always a good move to have, and HP (fire) easily counters Ferroseed and other grass type defensive threats with the SpA bonus.

UXIE
Ability: Levitate
Item: Light Clay
Moves:
Light Screen
Reflect
Thunder Wave
Phychic
EVS: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

Uxie's purpose is straight forward, set up the screens and get the hell out. Thunder wave also gives me the advantage, switching into Tangrowth or Porygon-Z. I also gave Uxie Phychic, a good STAB so that it will not be horribly subject to Taunt.

PORYGON-Z
Ability: Adaptability
Item: Choice Scarf
Moves:
Tri-Attack
Hidden Power (Fighting)
Dark Pulse
Trick
EVS: 4 HP / 252 SpD / 252 SpA

Porygon is used as my special sweeper. Unfortunately, he can be revenged easily and that is something I am having trouble with. I usually resort to keeping Porygon-Z as a counter to Cofagrigus, Dusknoir, Drapion, and other defensive walls. Tri-Attack is a killer, as we all know, with the Adaptability STAB boost as well as Porygon-Z's high SpA. He's my weekest link in defense but makes up for it in offense with quick KO's.

COFAGRIGUS
Ability: Mummy
Item: Leftovers
Moves:
Haze
Will-O-Wisp
Shadow Ball
Rest
EVS: 252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 SpA

Cofagrigus is my best defensive 'mon. I can rely on him by taking heavy physical attacks. He also has Haze which is always good to have on a team.

and last, and still probably least...

QWILFISH
Ability: Poison Point
Item: Leftovers
Moves:
Toxic Spikes
Spikes
Waterfall
Poison Jab
EVS: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

Qwilfish's purpose is pretty simple too, set up spikes and toxic spikes. Obviously Waterfall is a good STAB move that can flinch the target, but I find myself relying a lot on the flinch and the status effect. He is also the only 'mon on my team that can easily counter Moltres besides Porygon-Z.

So that's my team. It's pretty straight forward. Please give me all the advice and criticism you have! Trust me... I need it.

 

[The Goddamn Batman]

Hey there, your team definitely has some solid Pokemon, especially P-Z and Uxie. Two things that immediately jump out at me are your lack of Stealth Rock and your huge Moltres weakness. Qwilfish is not a solid check because it cant really switch into Moltres, as a combination of Fire Blast and Air Slash will KO before Qwil can move. This leaves Porygon-Z as your only check to Moltres, and because you dont have Stealth Rock, Moltres can just switch out. So i would highly recommend fitting Stealth Rock onto Uxie's moveset, and dropping Psychic. This provides you with a solid answer to Moltres, and makes Honchkrow easier to deal with.

Also, I have two nitpicks for you, change Qwilfish's ability to Intimidate, as this helps make Qwilfish a more solid check to CB Entei and Sharpedo. Next, I would change Cofagrigus' set, because Haze is fairly unnecessary, and i don't see you having too many opportunities to use it. You could use a CM ChestoRest set to give it more sweeping potential, while also maintaining bulk. Just look it up on the Smogondex.

Also, you should probably add natures... Anyway i hope i helped!

 

[Emanresu]

I really don't understand your choice of accelgor. if you're going to use a pokemon that can pass speed boosts, why not ninjask? he can also pass swords dance, to better help your tangrowth to sweep.

 

[asterat]

This team is all over the place. Is it offensive? Yet your only boosting sweeper is bulky life orb tqngrowth... Defensive, but you lack stealth rock. It simply isn't a team. Accelgor's set doesn't make much sense, And neither does tangrowth's. You have offensive bits and stall bits I just don't get it

 

[StormagonZ]

yeah, thanks for the advice. emanresu, i looked into ninjask and swords dance is a better fit it think. and i will surely put stealth rock into my set. this goes to show how much of a beginner i am, especially to this tier, but thank you for the advice. I kinda tried to build the team around tangrowth and p-z, and i only picked accelgor for the quick agility+sub+baton pass. but ninjask's swords+2 speed boost+sub+baton pass makes a hell of a lot more sense when i think about it.