XY NU My NU Team

[jzplr]

Keep in mind, I almost never battle competitively. I only use Pokémon Showdown because I don't have the time OR patience to breed for perfect IVs or anything, so I'm a complete newbie to competitive and 70% of my team is just because I like the Pokémon and want to take it for a spin.
Archeops @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Defeatist
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Acrobatics
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- Hidden Power [Ice]

I just love Archeops, I don't care if he's terrible. This set speaks for itself, but I slapped a Sitrus Berry on it so it could recover health should defeatist come into play. Tell me what I chould change it into, I'm thinking Choice Scarf or something, but you be the judge.

Torterra @ Leftovers
Ability: Overgrow
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Wood Hammer
- Earthquake
- Synthesis

Once again, I think this speaks for itself. Stealth Rock when you have a spare moment, use Wood Hammer or Earthquake, when the recoil gets you down, use Synthesis, continue spamming Wood Hammer I guess. I'm not to sure about it though, Torterra might be too slow to get off a synthesis.

Gabite @ Choice Band
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Outrage
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Dragon Claw

This is pretty much "I needed a dragon on my team so why not". I literally just copy pasted this from Smogon, so I have no idea if it's good or not, but I guess I'll be the judge.

Feraligatr @ Life Orb
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 28 HP / 252 Atk / 228 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Waterfall
- Ice Punch
- Earthquake

I added this because I didn't have a water type and didn't want Carracosta because I already had a rock type, so I copypasta'd Feraligatr.

Typhlosion @ Choice Specs
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Eruption
- Fire Blast
- Hidden Power [Grass]
- Extrasensory

I think this speaks for itself too... Typhlosion is a beast in NU, I've heard.

Klinklang @ Leftovers
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 92 HP / 252 Atk / 164 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Shift Gear
- Gear Grind
- Return
- Substitute

I needed something to help get rid of my glaring weakness to Ice in case my Typhlosion gets KO'd.

Alright, that's about it, so start telling me how terrible it is and what I can do to fix it! ^_^

 

[Brawlfest]

Hi there, you need to have at least 3 lines of descriptions per pokemon, or this thread will be locked by RMT mods. In terms of the team itself, it doesn't look bad at all, although the team is weak to strong setup sweepers such Nasty Plot Mismagius and Calm Mind / Belly Drum Slurpuff, which have a easy time sweeping you once set up. Your team is also incredibly physical, and should Typhlosion go down stuff like Bulk Up Gurdurr and Rocky Helmet Garbodor that thrive off their threatening physical bulk pose a major threat to your team. Rain, one of the largest metagames at the moment, also happens to 6-0 your team straight up due to your lacks of checks to it, with it being literally impossible for you to switch into Ludicolo or Seismitoad under rain. These said, this is a pretty cool team.

Gabite is honestly a really underwhelming pokemon. It is rather easy to take out, isn't all that strong, and is complete setup fodder for the likes of Slurpuff, which is a major threat in the metagame. Simply put, it has way more costs of using it than boons, and simply is not worth a slot on your team, and due to its somewhat below average speed and abysmal bulk has a hard time posing a threat without eviolite. Instead I would consider running All-Out Attacker Kangaskhan. Kangaskhan, like Gabite is a strong wallbreaker that can punch serious holes for your team, but makes weaknesses to the likes of Slurpuff and Mismagius who you have otherwise no way of revenging. Bringing Priority to the table also helps you to check Rain Teams by a good amount, diminimishing the issues you have with it.

Kangaskhan @ Silk Scarf | Scrappy
Adamant | 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd
Double Edge | Fake Out | Sucker Punch | Earthquake / Drain Punch

The next thing that I would consider is to use Life Orb Mesprit over Archeops. I see you using Archeops as somewhat of a wallbreaker, but I feel that your team needs to get past pokemon with good physical defensive presence such as Bulk Up Gurdurr, Vileplume, and Garbodor without pressuring your Typhlosion too much. Mesprit brings similar power that Archeops has but is able to punch through physical walls for your team with its strong special coverage, and still offers the ground resist, but also gives your team a good pivot into fighting types in order to pressure them. It also gives you healing wish support in order to bring your pokemon in safely or to allow a second round of setup, something your team really appreciates.

Mesprit @ Life Orb | Levitate
Timid | 252 SAtk / 4 Def / 252 Spd
Psychic | Dazzling Gleam | Hidden Power [Fire] / Hidden Power [Ground] | Healing Wish

Minor Changes:
Torterra: 252 hp 112 def 144 atk Adamant is a slightly more optimized EV spread, it lets you live stuff like Feraligatr Ice Punch after Hazards and the such, gives you a strong amount of physical bulk while retaining offensive presence.
Feraligatr: I would consider using Swords Dance Feraligatr, who is a more reliable sweeper than Dragon Dance in the current metagame because it sets up more quickly and reliably, gets far more power, and using Aqua Jet has an easier time fighting offensive pokemon because it doesn't have to worry about choice scarfers. Waterfall | Aqua Jet | Ice Punch / Return | Swords Dance with 196 HP / 252 Atk / 60 Spd Adamant with either Mystic Water or Lum Berry.

Cool team, hope this helped!

 

[killbuzzer]

Maybe typhlosions specs could be switched put for a scarf to have a Eruption scarf typhlosion. For feraligatr, I feel like an adamant nature is needed more fore essential kos than a jolly nature.

 

[ium]

you need at least three lines of description for each pokemon in order to explain the choices in the pokemon and sets. "this set speaks for itself" isn't the point of having these descriptions in rmts; the descriptions are to explain why you chose this pokemon, what it does in conjunction with your team members, and basically what it can fulfill that your team needs so that raters can consider this when trying to help you. take a look at the rmt rules and other rmts to see what's expected