SM OU Charizard Y team (help)

[Pal3rider]

So as reminder, I'm new. I've played pokemon since I was 8, but I only recently got into it competitively. Charizard has always been my fave and the team revolves around him, so I cant't/won't get rid of him. I really need some tips and advice about this team. What to do. Who to replace maybe. I understand that everyone plays different and may have different opinions, but like I said I'm new to this perspective of pokemon. Help is appreciated and thank you.

I've used this team a handful of times. It has been changed here and there but has always melted down to this.



Solaire (Charizard) (M) @ Charizardite Y
Ability: Blaze
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Fire Blast
- Solar Beam
- Focus Blast
- Tailwind
The main and star of the team. The basic wallbreaker set up. I went with tailwind rather than roost to experiment and see how it goes. I'm aware roost gives it longevity but once again, I experimented.

Drakon (Dragonite) (F) @ Lum Berry
Ability: Multiscale
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Dragon Claw
- Extreme Speed
- Dragon Dance
- Thunder Punch
Dnite is my go to pseudo though lately I feel ify on it. Perhaps a new dragon or pseudo will do? Or maybe I'm just being stupid and a new perspective is needed?

Thorn (Toxapex) (F) @ Black Sludge
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Baneful Bunker
- Scald
- Toxic Spikes
- Recover
My team was missing some bulk so orginally put slowpoke. After sometime, I updated the team and replaced slowpoke with toxapex. This one I don't mind replacing because this is one pokemon I can live without. What could be different?

Zeus (Zapdos) @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Discharge
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Heat Wave
- Defog
I needed to defog support for zard and also fill a slot with a legendary. Playing OU, I've seen people use like 5 legendary pokemon and 1 non legendary which irks me to no end. So I only use 1 or at most 2 legendary pokemon. Zapdos is a good fit. Covers zard's water type weakness and can also clear the field as said before.

Splinter (Excadrill) (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rapid Spin
- Rock Slide
A staple it seems in every zard team I've seen. Takes care of rocks. Plain and simple.

Claw (Weavile) (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Ice Shard
- Knock Off
- Icicle Crash
- Pursuit
So weavile was recommended to me. I was told my team needed speed. Though I feel this one can be replaced or edited, maybe?

Once again. I am a newbie. A sweet babe in need of guidance. Help my idiocy.

 

[Bluecario]

Have you considered a solar team?
Like use Torcoal to setup hazard and sun, then switch to char and spam fire blast and solar beam?
And why does all of your Pokémon has 0iv in attack? Did you validate your team?
And I don't realize what but you are definitely missing something. Do you wanna try out your team against me? We could see the flaws and improve the team that way.

 

[temp]

Have you considered a solar team?
Like use Torcoal to setup hazard and sun, then switch to char and spam fire blast and solar beam?
And why does all of your Pokémon has 0iv in attack? Did you validate your team?
And I don't realize what but you are definitely missing something. Do you wanna try out your team against me? We could see the flaws and improve the team that way.

Charizard-Mega-Y itself has Drought so using Torkoal to set up Sun for Zard Y is meaningless.
0 Ivs in attack means special attackers / passive Pokemon, which are the only Pokemon that have them, take less from confusion and Foul Play.

So as reminder, I'm new. I've played pokemon since I was 8, but I only recently got into it competitively. Charizard has always been my fave and the team revolves around him, so I cant't/won't get rid of him. I really need some tips and advice about this team. What to do. Who to replace maybe. I understand that everyone plays different and may have different opinions, but like I said I'm new to this perspective of pokemon. Help is appreciated and thank you.



Solaire (Charizard) (M) @ Charizardite Y
Ability: Blaze
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Fire Blast
- Solar Beam
- Focus Blast
- Tailwind

Drakon (Dragonite) (F) @ Lum Berry
Ability: Multiscale
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Dragon Claw
- Extreme Speed
- Dragon Dance
- Thunder Punch

Thorn (Toxapex) (F) @ Black Sludge
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Baneful Bunker
- Scald
- Toxic Spikes
- Recover

Zeus (Zapdos) @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Discharge
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Heat Wave
- Defog

Splinter (Excadrill) (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Mold Breaker
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Rapid Spin
- Rock Slide

Claw (Weavile) (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Ice Shard
- Knock Off
- Icicle Crash
- Pursuit

Your team lacks Stealth Rock, and it has double hazard removal—unnecessary for such an offensive build.
Try Roost > Tailwind on Zard for the longevity.
Haze > Baneful Bunker on Toxapex, as it prevents it from being set up on.
Consider a Flyinium Z on Dragonite, too, to further improve its breaking ability. It'd run Dragon Dance / Fly / Earthquake / Extreme Speed.
Excadrill be changed to a defensive Landorus with rocks to pivot into your breaker, Pursuit trapper in Weavile, and win condition in Dnite.
Also try Banded Weavile rather than LO.

This is a quick rate to address the above rater's concerns and quickly edit the team before your thread is locked.
Anyways, this thread is certainly getting locked. Check up on the rules here. You'll want 3+ lines of details about each Pokemon.
If it's unlocked, I'll be happy to rate in much more detail. :)

 

[Pal3rider]

Oh gosh okay. Didn't know my thread could get "locked". I have played with this team. While I am new, I do know the rules and etc. Um I guess I can edit the post to be further descriptive. Just wanted to be simple and to the point.