Rate My First Team

[yaya0]

Yes, this is my first team, as I'm kinda new to competitive battling. I've gone through quite a few battles with this team and think it could work towards quite a few victories. This is more of a physically-based team, I elected not to use a special sweeper.

Aerodactyl (M) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spd
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Rock Slide
- Taunt

This is a standard suicide lead set, although it can come in on a few threats if neccesary, though only in emergencies.
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Staraptor (M) @ Wacan Berry
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spd
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Brave Bird
- Close Combat
- Roost
- Substitute

Staraptor needs more usage. That isn't even a question. It proves to be a valuable physical sweeper.
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Heracross (F) @ Wide Lens
Ability: Guts
EVs: 252 Atk/254 Spd/4 SDef
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Close Combat
- Megahorn
- Swords Dance
- Stone Edge

I've considered replacing it with Heatran or Skarmory, and I see no reason not to, but Heracross is, for now, a member of my team.
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Scizor (M) @ Choice Band
Ability: Technician
EVs: 248 HP/252 Atk/8 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Bullet Punch
- Superpower
- U-turn
- Return

I've joined the bandwagon here; Scizor is still extremely popular, and for a good reason.
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Snorlax (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Immunity
EVs: 244 HP/28 Def/236 SDef
Lonely nature (+Atk, -Def)
- Body Slam
- Rest
- Sleep Talk
- Fire Blast

I chose Immunity over Thick Fat because everyone thinks it will always have Thick Fat. This means they will usually not use Fire or Ice moves on it. Still, it's setup fodder for Heatran.
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Gliscor (F) @ Yache Berry
Ability: Hyper Cutter
EVs: 252 HP/60 Spd/196 SDef
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Baton Pass
- Rock Polish
- Swords Dance
- Earthquake

I used to have Tyranitar in this spot, but I needed something to come in on Choice Scarf Rotom-A, so I switched to Gliscor. Its intent is to get a Swords Dance off and then Baton Pass to a physical sweeper.

 

[haunter]

Please expand your descriptions as they're definitely not up to rule 3:

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.