Rate my team! :D

Koishii

I would like my team rated that way I can resolve any problems you may have seen. This team has brought me onto the leaderboard so it works pretty decently but I would like some opinions and suggestions to make my team better.

Gyarados (M) @ Wacan Berry
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 74 HP/252 Atk/184 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Waterfall
- Dragon Dance
- Stone Edge
- Taunt
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Basically I chose Gyarados as a lead because of the mayhem he can create if he gets the chance to set up with Dragon Dance. I run Wacan Berry because that allows me to set up with 1 DD on any Pokemon who thinks they will OHKO me with a Thunderbolt. Taunt is to stop any annoying Pokemon who think they can Roar me away or set up themselves. Especially useful against Wobbuffet as it gurantees me a free Dragon Dance. Stone Edge>Ice Fang because it is much more powerful and enemy Gyarados can't stop me now.

Gengar (M) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 6 HP/252 Spd/252 SAtk
Timid nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Shadow Ball
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Focus Blast
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This is one of my switch ins (when Stealth Rocks aren't set up) to stop an enemy Gyarados. Since I run Focus Sash, a Waterfall won't OHKO me cause Focus Sash saves me allowing me to strike a blow with Thunderbolt OHKOing the Gyarados. Focus Blast is here to save me at times when a Dark type or Steel type tries to interfere with my sweeping. Though it has low accuracy, I still count on it to save me sometimes.

Heatran (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 6 HP/252 Spd/252 SAtk
Modest nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Fire Blast
- Earth Power
- Dark Pulse
- Explosion
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Absorbs the fire attacks my opponent tries to launch at me, and then will retaliate with its own arsenal of attacks. Choice Scarf allows me to outspeed most non scarfed sweepers and with the great special attack of 394 I can start wrecking at so many things. Explosion is there to use in a desperate situation. Dark Pulse over Dragon Pulse because not many people expect it, and it also provides me with better coverage as Dragon Pulse only covers the Dragon type.

Garchomp (M) @ Yache Berry
Ability: Sand Veil
EVs: 6 HP/252 Atk/252 Spd
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Dragon Claw
- Earthquake
- Fire Fang
- Swords Dance
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Standard Yache Berry set.

Lucario (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Inner Focus
EVs: 6 HP/252 Atk/252 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Close Combat
- Bullet Punch
- Swords Dance
- Stone Edge
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Most of you are wondering where EX Speed is right? I don't really need it. Why? because I prefer the set I've chosen >< Once I SD I can pretty much sweep anything that is slower than me with a CC or SE. Bullet Punch is there for priority use. SE over EX Speed because I can now stop those flying switch ins such as Gyarados and Salamence. People don't see SE too often on Lucario thus they are now caught off guard.

Azelf @ Focus Sash
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 6 HP/252 Spd/252 SAtk
Timid nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Psychic
- Thunderbolt
- Fire Blast
- U-turn
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The other switch in against a DD Gyarados. Set is pretty straightforward, pure sweepage. U-turn is to run away from Wobbuffet and get a free hit on Dark types that will try to Crunch me or Dark Pulse me.

Rate my team 1-10. Don't be afraid to insult my team, I just need feedback.
 
Dragon Pulse is much better than Dark Pulse. What will you hit with Dark Pulse harder than Fire Blast/Earth Power. Well, the only notable ones are Cresselia, Azelf, Starmie, Slowbro and Gengar. Heatran walls Cresselia soo she doesn't even matter, Fire Blast OHKOs Azelf and Gengar, so really it only hits Starmie and Slowbro harder. However, without Dragon Pulse this team loses against enemy Yache Berry Garchomp, and he is a much larger threat than Slowbro and especially Starmie.
 
If stealth rocks are in the game gyarados causes a lot of trouble.
Also Garchomp is very dangerous, expecially scarfed ones, because you have no dragon resist except scarftran and cario, who won't live forever.
In this team Heatran really want's to have hidden power [ice], because if garchomp is in the game you have the possibilties to switch wether to gengar or heatran depending on your opponents move. And if you bring heatran to take a dragon claw you can't do anything back and after realizing that you'll have some problems.
I would use Weezing with hiddenpower[ice] and tb instead of Azelf, because you don't need two sashed revengekillers and I see no reason for Azelf here.
 
Thanks for all the feedback. Azelf is here as another levitator and another speedy sweeper. I will think of the change on Heatran, and as for the person who struck down my Garchomp idea I will tell you why it is the way it is. Yes it will almost be knocked out by Ice Beam, and usually by that time I can hurt the opponent pretty badly allowing one of my other Pokes to finish it off.
 
Since you do not have a Pokemon with Rapid Spin on your team switch Gengar's item to Choice Scarf, Choice Specs, or Life Orb, because if your opponent has set up Stealth Rock or he or she has a Pokemon with the Sandstream ability Focus Sash becomes a useless item since it only works if your at full health.
 
Why are you forgetting Sludge Bomb on Gengar? Sludge Bomb helps ALOT. Also, Heatran, it needs Dragon Pulse not Dark Pulse. Dark Pulse doesn't help that much.

I love your Azelf, btw
 
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