OU Singles Team-"Team AWESOME!"

[Benny Leo]

My team is preforming poorly, but I don't know why. Can somebody help me with my team?

Infernape @ Focus Sash
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 64 Att, 252 spA, 192 spe
Nature: Naive
- Fake Out
- Stealth Rock
- Fire Blast
- Close Combat

I really like Infernape as a lead. Fake Out only backfires to Protect, he can set up Stealth Rock, take a hit, and also deal it out. The only time Infernape is not my lead is against Politoed.

Gengar @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP, 252 spA, 252 spd
Nature: Timid
- Substitute
- Shadow Ball
- Focus Blast
- Thunderbolt

Gengar is very versatile. He can anti-lead, lead against Politoed, be an agressive Special Sweeper, and a SpinBlocker.

Lucario @ Life Orb
Ability: Inner Focus
EVs: 252 Att, 4 spD, 252 spe
Nature: Adamant
- Swords Dance
- ExtremeSpeed
- Close Combat
- Crunch

This is where things start to take a turn for the worse. Lucario can sweep a whole team if he SD's a few times, but he has a lot of weaknesses and often can't stand a chance. I can't, however, find a suitable replacement.

Blissey @ Leftovers
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 HP, 252 Def, 4 spd
Nature: Bold :naughty:
- Wish
- Protect
- Seismic Toss
- Toxic

Blissey is SUPPOSED to be a Special Wall, but is 1HKOed by Volcarona and 2HKOed by most sweepers. My tank is supposed to be...

Bronzong @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP, 84 Atk, 80 Def, 92 spD
IVs: 2 spe
Nature: Sassy
- HP Ice
- Gyro Ball
- Payback
- Earthquake

I can't see what's wrong with Bronzong, but he gets hit hard and often. Rarely do his moves do much damage, and nearly all attempts to defend are in vain.

Forretres @ Leftovers
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP, 112 Att, 144 Def
IVs: spd 0
Nature: Relaxed
- Spikes
- Rapid Spin
- Gyro Ball
- Payback

I don't think I really need a Spinner on my team, as I rarely encounter S/SR/TS. Thoughts?

Phew! That was a lot to type. Thanks for the help! :D

 

[duckberg]

Special wall should have special defense ev's invested.
Lucario is outclassed by quite a few guys, like any of the new fighting type: Conkledurr, Scrafty, Mienshao.
What kind of pokes is Bronzong coming in on?
It just doesn't seem like your team has much synergy in it tbh.

 

[Faladran]

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.

Your descriptions are lacking, which puts you in violation of the rule above. Please elaborate more on each team member - about 3 or 4 solid sentences per member is a good goal to reach for. The RMT archive contains some examples of well-written RMTs. If you fix your descriptions, PM me with the updates and I'll be happy to unlock your thread.