New to competitive battling

[Rayne Sylvan]

This is my first attempt at making a competitive team, and I was hoping to get some pointers on A) where my weaknesses lie and B) what I can or should do about them. Everything on my team was picked essentially by going through the OU list and picking stuff I liked, keeping in mind a balance of types. Thanks in advance!

Gengar @ Wide Lens
Ability: Levitate (duh)
EVs: 4 hp/252 SpA/252 Speed
Nature: Timid
-Hypnosis
-Shadow Ball
-Thunderbolt
-Focus Blast

Vaporeon @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 188 HP / 252 Def / 68 SpA
Nature: Bold
-Wish
-Surf
-Ice Beam
-Hidden Power (electric)

Metagross @ Choice Band
Ability: Clear Body
EVs:252 HP / 244 Atk / 12 Def
Nature: Adamant
-Meteor Mash
-Earthquake
-Thunderpunch
-Pursuit

Tyranitar @ Life Orb
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP / 244 Atk / 12 Def
Nature: Adamant
-Crunch
-Earthquake
-Dragon Dance
-Ice Beam

Togekiss @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Nature: Modest
-Flamethrower
-Hidden Power (ice)
-Air Slash
-Aura Sphere

Skarmory @ Shed Shell
Ability: Keen Eye
EV: 252 HP / 96 Atk / 156 Def / 4 Spe
Nature: Impish
-Brave Bird
-Roost
-Stealth Rock
-Whirlwind

Again, thanks in advance for helping a noob.

 

[Lee]

Welcome to Smogon, but please take a moment to read through our rules. Namely this one:

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're 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.

I'm going to lock this down for violation of that rule but please feel free to repost anytime once you've added some detail. If you're not sure exactly what is expected, take a look at some other RMTs. Thanks.