First team any help is appreciated

[Rylai]

I'm fairly new to the whole competitive pokemon scene so if something is wrong please help me to fix it and thanks ahead of time.


Hippowdon@Leftovers
Sand Stream
252HP/252Def/4SpD
Impish
Earthquake
Slack off
Stealth Rock
Roar

I like to lead with Hippowdon mainly to set up a sandstorm for Excadrill and also stealth rock I also use him as a physical wall. Roar is used to force switches when something is switched in that might be a threat to him. Earthquake was because I couldn't think of anything else so i went with a decent STAB.


Excadrill@LifeOrb
Sand Rush
252Atk/252Spe/4HP
Adamant
Swords Dance
Earthquake
Rockslide
X-Scissor

So his set is pretty basic just a swords dance sweeper set. Earthquake for STAB and rockslide and X-Scissor for coverage. He is one of two of physical sweepers on my team.


Forretress@Shed Shell
Sturdy
252HP/252SpD/4Def
Impish
Spikes
Toxic Spikes
Rapid Spin
Gyro Ball

I picked up Forretress because I was in need of something to serve as a special wall and I also needed a rapid spinner. The rest of his moveset is kinda self explanatory entry hazards and a STAB.


Galvantula@Choice Specs
Compound Eyes
252SpA/252Spe/4HP
Modest
Thunder
Bug Buzz
Energy Ball
Volt Switch

I use Galvantula as my special sweeper thunder and bug buzz as STABS volt switch to get outta sticky situations as well as to scout and energy ball to get rid of those pesky water/ground types.

Scrafty@Life Orb
Moxie
252Atk/252Spe/4HP
Jolly
Dragon Dance
Drain Punch
Crunch
Ice Punch

Another basic set he is my dragon dance physical sweeper obviously. Drain Punch and Crunch as his STABS and Ice Punch for all those dragons out there.

Whimsicott@Leftovers
Prankster
252HP/252Def/4SpD
Bold
Encore
Leech Seed
Substitute
Stun Spore

Mainly to spread paralysis and be a big pain in the butt. Encore to keep my opponent from doing too much damage. Leech Seed with Substitute to keep him alive and stun spore to paralyze.

Like the subject says this is my first team if you have any suggestions if I should replace a nature or some moves or respread the EVs even replace a pokemon all together please don't hesitate to call me an idiot and tell me what might be better. And again thank you ahead of time.

 

[haunter]

3. Have some actual words in your post beyond your six Pokemon and their moves. Not following this makes your post quite boring to read and rate. All Pokemon should have a good reason for being in your team anyway, so why not post that reason? If you are having trouble with this one, start by giving an explanation for each team member. Why are they there? What role do they serve? How do you get them in? Then, give an explanation of how you would open with the team and how you would go about using it. All of these things help people rate your team and allow us to offer more helpful advice.

This does not mean add one sentence saying "Standard x" or "all-around awesome" after each Pokemon. If you put thought into making the team, you can put thought into posting it.

Take a look at the RMT archive to see what kind of descriptions we are looking for. PM me the fixed descriptions and I'll unlock this thread.