First Competitive Attempt

[PKGaming]

I'm a long time Pokemon fan, but very new to the whole competitive scene. With X and Y, they made EV training simpler to understand and keep track of so I thought this was a good chance to actually try building a team that's somewhat competitive. Unfortunately, I've been getting my butt handed to me quite a bit. My Forretress, Greninja, and Lucario were sweeped by a Azumarill using only Waterfall for god's sake. So I'm wondering what exactly I'm doing wrong and thought sharing my current team is a good start.

Edge Jr. (Greninja)
Nature: Timid
Ability: Protean
252 Speed/ 252 SpAttack/ 4 SpDefense
Item: Mystic Water
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Extrasensory
- Dark Pulse

Ling-Qi (Lucario)
Nature: Docile
Ability: Steadfast
252 Attack/ 244 Speed/ 12 Defense
Item: Lucarioite
- Extreme Speed
- Earthquake
- Brick Break
- Swords Dance

Amour Mortel (Gardevoir)
Nature: Modest
Ability: Trace
248 Speed/ 252 SpAttack/ 8 Defense
Item: Focus Sash
- Substitute
- Thunderbolt
- Psychic
- Dazzling Gleam

WORKING PROGRESS
Soul (Charizard)
Nature: Gentle
Ability: Blaze
4 HP/ 8 Attack/ 32 Defense/ 228 SpAttack/ 28 SpDefense/ 208 Speed
Item: Charizardite Y
- Earthquake
- Heat Wave
- Fly
- Air Slash

Ragnarok (Aegislash)
Nature: Relaxed
Ability: Stance Change
252 Attack/ 248 SpDefense/ 8 HP
Item: Iron Plate
- Sacred Sword
- Iron Head
- Night Slash
- Swords Dance

Cute Lil UFO (Forretress)
Nature: Relaxed
Ability: Sturdy
252 HP/ 240 SpDefense/ 8 Attack/ 8 Defense
Item: Leftovers
- Spikes
- Toxic Spikes
- Stealth Rock
- Explosion

 

[Akira Kyuuketsuki]

Looks good but I would saw a solid fire attack wipes out half your team Aegi/Fort/Luc all go down Greninja's good but a Blaziken or Infernape can take down 4 out of the 6 with the fighting type going for Greninja, also I would advise Moonblast over Dazzling Gleam for your Gardevoir, it's a lot stronger and I use it as well and let me tell you, it's quite formidable! Although I'm no expert I just wanted to give you something to think about!!! Hope I gave you some food for thought, best of luck!! and maybe you could check my set out in return http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/kings-castle.3492680/

 

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