ORAS UU Rate my team: Big fists, sharp minds

I came up with this on showdown this morning:

L'gros primé (Primeape) (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Defiant
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Close Combat
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- U-turn

Gainz (Swampert-Mega) @ Swampertite
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 160 HP / 252 Atk / 96 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Rain Dance
- Earthquake
- Waterfall
- Ice Punch

Rule 34 (Gardevoir) @ Leftovers
Ability: Synchronize
EVs: 252 HP / 56 SpA / 200 SpD
Calm Nature
- Heal Bell
- Healing Wish
- Psyshock
- Thunder Wave

Bumbaclot (Lucario) @ Lum Berry
Ability: Justified
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Bullet Punch
- Close Combat
- Extreme Speed

O ... O (Bronzong) @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Stealth Rock
- Gyro Ball
- Toxic
- Light Screen

Azif (Azelf) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Psychic
- Energy Ball
- Fire Blast
- Hidden Power [Ice]

There aren't too many gimmicks involved in this team, it's straight up offensive power backed up by defensive supports. Prime ape is usually my lead, and does a fantastic job at it. I've never seen another scarfed lead on showdown, so I always get a u-turn or close combat (if I can OHKO) in. My team is pretty strong defensively so I always get a nice switch into whatever fits. Bronzong tanks almost any physical threat, and is also a really good counter to other hazard/status pokemon. What I like the most about this bronzong is that it can still do something good for my team even if he doesn't have a single good matchup. On the other side of the defensive spectrum, my gardevoir can take any non poison special attack like a monster and then becomes a fantastic pain in the ass. psyshock 3HKOs florges, rendering it completely useless, 2HKOs blissey, and chunks anything that doesn't resist it (or has a lot of physical defense). T-wave is there instead of toxic because lucario and mega swampert aren't the fastest sweepers ever, and already pack enough damage. Lucario is a high risk high reward kinda guy, if I can get 2 swords dance up I can 0HKO any sweeper that might outspeed me with extremespeed, or a +2 close combat can 0HKO anything slower than me. Swampert is either the biggest threat on my team, or a sacrificial lamb who can take out an enemy threat and then die if he needs to. This guy packs a ton of power and almost always forces switches, enabling me to get a free rain dance up or a free switch into whatever they send out (I usually end up sending out azelf in this case). Azelf has almost always been the MVP of my squad, psychic does SO much damage to anything that doesn't resist it, and fire blast 0HKOs any grass type that wants to counter swampert, or 2HKOs mega aggron, which my team otherwise has trouble with. Primeapes's a fantastic cleaner if I was able to take out the pokemon that resist it beforehand (they usually use those pokes to counter my lucario), and otherwise I can always sacc it to put a huge dent into anything with close combat. I realize Mienshao does primeape better, but I prefer primeape 1000x to that piece of garbage (I hate relying on high jump kick, I like having EQ, and defiant is a pretty awesome ability).

I haven't run into anything that completely shuts down my team yet, every time I lost I felt like I could've won if I played better, but then again I might not have faced my biggest counters yet. I like how this team plays, there's a lot of play making potential with switching into my tanks and then predicting their switches. I'd appreciate any feedback on how I could improve my team, or if you see any flagrant weaknesses please point them out :)

Cheers!
 
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