Please rate my team

[bgg1996]

This is my team, feel free to suggest changes to EVs, moves, and the pokemon themselves.

Steelix (M) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Rock Head
EVs: 252 HP/4 Def/252 SDef
Careful nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
- Gyro Ball
Steelix is my lead because of his awesome defense and his stealth rock. Earthquake has STAB and has a base power of 100, so it was an easy choice to make. Stealth rock is an obvious choice. Because of his low speed and him being a steel type, gyro ball is a hard hitter. And toxic is a great status move.

Torkoal (M) @ Focus Sash
Ability: White Smoke
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Def
Lax nature (+Def, -SDef)
- Rapid Spin
- Lava Plume
- Explosion
- Gyro Ball
Torkoal is my favorite pokemon, so I decided to let him in my team and I'd appreciate it if he wasn't replaced (although he can be if it's necessary). Rapid spin gets rid of any rock/spikes/etc. Lava plume gets STAB, and has a 30% chance to burn rather than flamethrower's 10%. Gyro ball is just as effective on torkoal, as it has lower speed, although it doesn't get STAB. Explosion is for the pokemon that just won't die, as it is the most powerful move in the game(excluding OHKOs).

Tyranitar (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP/252 Def/4 SDef
Impish nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Flamethrower
- Thunderbolt
- Surf
- Toxic
Tyranitar has sand stream and this team is mostly ground/rock/steel, so sand stream was perfect. Flamethrower, surf, and thunderbolt were all just good moves to get good coverage, and toxic is just a great status move. Tyranitar will probably be improved the most.

Hippowdon (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP/4 Def/252 SDef
Careful nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Slack Off
- Earthquake
- Body Slam
- Stone Edge
I put in hippowdon in case Tyranitar's sand stream disapears thanks to an opponent's weather move. Slack off is a great healing move, and hippowdon has good HP. Earthquake has STAB, and 100 base power. Body slam has a 30% chance to paralyze as well as 85 base power. Stone edge gives good coverage as well as 100 base power, although it has only 80% accuracy.

Dugtrio (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Sand Veil
EVs: 252 HP/4 Atk/252 Spd
Naive nature (+Spd, -SDef)
- Earthquake
- Toxic
- Sandstorm
- Stone Edge
Dugtrio is the fastest ground type in the game. Earthquake has STAB and 100 base power. Toxic is a great status move. Sandstorm is because most of my team is ground/rock/steel. Stone edge has 100 base power and good coverage.

Aerodactyl (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP/4 Atk/252 Spd
Hasty nature (+Spd, -Def)
- Roost
- Flamethrower
- Stone Edge
- Iron Head
Aerodactyl is the fastest rock type in the game, and tied for fastest flying type. Roost heals 50%, and deletes some weaknesses for a turn. Flamethrower provides better coverage, and has 95 base power. Stone edge get STAB and has 100 base power, even if it has 80% accuracy.. And Iron head has 80 base power and has a 30% chance to cause flinching.

 

[haunter]

Hello and welcome to Smogon. Looking at your team seems that you're quite new to competitive battling, so you may want to take a look at our strategy pokedex and consider signing up to the next Battling 101 round. I'm leaving this thread opened for a while, but I doubt that any constructive discussion is going to come out of it.

 

[Erazor]

You really do seem new to competitive battling.
For one thing, Sandstorm(the move) is not required, since you have two durable Sand Streamers. Another thing, you should learn which are a pokemon's strengths and weaknesses, and EV them accordingly. Aerodactyl is a physical attacker, there's no need for Flamethrower. Also you should invest in attack, since Aerodactyl is quite frail. Same goes for Dugtrio.

I'd really try to get a Tutor in the next round of Battling 101 if I were you.

I wish you the best of luck!

 

[Yarnus vs Hartwig]

Aerodactyl should be your lead. He is much better at it.

I suggest for Aerodactyl's moveset:
Stealth rock
Taunt
Earthquake
Stone edge

Steelix should be switched with the standard wish vaporeon so that you could have a water resister.

For tyranitar, I think you should switch impish for something else. Most of its attacks are special so there is no point in lowering its spDef. The EVs should also be changed to 4 HP,252 SpAtk,252 Spe, the item to Choice Specs, and Toxic to Dark Pulse. Tyranitar does its job best offensively.

Also, you should switch the move sandstorm on dugtrio for something else, like Sucker Punch.