Rate my team ? First competetive OU team :)

[White Mokona]

Hi!

I've been playing pkmn for years but just a month or 2 ago discovered competetive battling. So its fair to say im a complete n00b and I'd appriciate help from more experienced players!

So, Ive built my very first team, and would love to get opinnions / suggestions (all is welcome). Standard OU team : ) Ive been testing this team for a week or two now.

Replacment suggestions are very welcome, however I'd like to be able to use my Sylveon, Dnite and medicham. But if they are brining down my team (for example, if there's a better mega for my team), feel free to tell me so, even they are replacable!



Galvantula- Focus Sash (Lead)
Timid, Compound Eyes
EVs: Speed and SpA

- Sticky Web
- Thunder
- Bug Buzz

- Volt Switch



I had a lot of diffuculty deciding the lead. I was pretty intrigued with the idea of an anti-lead but also thought that a hazard laying lead would work. I ended up with sticky webb over spikes / Stealth rock as my Dnite and medicham appriciate the speed lowering effect (especially as those 2 are my two powerhouses). So Galvantula is there to lay down the web (guaranteed with the sash), then either switch out with volt switch or continue battling. Quite straightforward. HAs worked great so far, my slower pokemon really get going with the speed advantage. Also, if the opponent leads with a scarmory, galvantula is one of the few pkmn in my team that can deal with him if i choose to attack before laying down the webb.



Dragonite - Weakness Policy

Adamant, Multiscale

EVs: Att, Speed

- Dragon Claw

- DD

- Extreamspeed

- Fire Punch (EQ)

A multiscale-dragon dance set. Works great with weakness policy and galvantulas webb: sometimes I dont even need to use DD for the +1 speed and just rely on the wekaness policy boost (though I do tend to try use DD). I also tend to every now and then have Sylevon pass a wish for dnite if he has lost HP before and get multiscale working again.
However, i did have a problem with the 4-movesslots-syndrome. My Dnite has extreemspeed which Ive found extremely helpful as with it he can do some last damage before revenge killed (and with a DD / weaknesspolicy boost it does okay damage too). So choosing between EQ and firepunch was really difficult, as othe other one has a greater coverage and power, but firepunch allows me to deal with scarmory, foretress, excadrill and ferrothorn which give my team quite a lot of trrouble. But then agian my dnite is currently walled by heatran.



Sylveon - leftovers
Bold, Cute Charm

Evs: Def, Hp

- Wish

- Moonblast

- Protect
- Toxic


I really like using Sylveon. Especially as my dragonite (and all other pkmn) lacks a recovery method so wish has been very useful and makes switch in easier. Also serves as a dragon / fighting / Dark check and is quite bulky and has a passable spA even with the bulky investments. Sylveon also wears out bulky opponents with toxic + protect wish. Leftovers to keep it healthy while soaking up hits. Sylveon has been an essential help to this team. However, the always present steeltypes (and a few poisons) quite often ruin my toxic plans if the opponent does a switch.

My sylveon has cute charm as I happen to have a shiny flawless sylveon so pixilate isint really and option. Plus, some lucky attracts have saved me once or twice :D
Greninja - Expert Belt


Timid, Protean

EVs: SpA, Speed
- Hydro Pump
- Dark Pulse
- Ice Beam

- Extrasensory

My teams special attacker. Also profits for the webb, as it ensures him the first attack over other fast pokemon (like other greninjas) as he is so frail. Classic Protean abuse, usually comes in mid game, and messes around with the typechanges. Once again, choosing the last move was a pain. Thought of hidden power, but then again its power isint that great. U-turns power is nerfed with the timid nature. Grass knot is another option, but ive found extrasensory wuite useful against fighting and poison types which tend to switch into greninja.

Mega Medicham – medichamite

Adamant, Pure Power

EVs: Speed & att

- HiJumpKick

- Fire Punch

- Ice Punch

- Bullet Punch





The Megaevolution of my team, which really loves the webb. Bullet punch is there to compensate for medichams low speed before megaevolving and priority is always nice. Plus is hits faeries which medicham has a weakness for. The punches are there for type coverage and hijump kick is a basic STAB. Especially fire punch is there so that she isint completely walled by aegislash. Left out the psychic stab as I thought the punches are more convinient. However, ive heard that substitute could be lethal with medi, but ive found it very diffucult to set up...

Excadrill - Air balloon

Adamant, Mold Breaker

EVs Att & Speed

- Rapid Spin

- Earthquake

- Rock Slide

- Shadow Claw

Spinner. The sixth pkmn in my time was very hard to choose, but I thought Id need a spinner as especially my Dnite appriciates it ability to get rid of spikes. Also is a stopper for pokemon that try to spread toxic to my team. Exca is quite a powerhouse and can counter most spinblockers too. Airballoon gives him a safe switch in if predicted right and ofc is quite useful otherwise too. With the webb layed down correctly, he can outspeed and deal with heatran which is a huge thing for my team (as I have a lot of trouble with him)



Conclusion

So, thats my team. Ive been testing it and its been working ok in my opinnion. Especially if the opponent lacks a spinner / defoger it really works well and i enjoy playing with this team. However, i feel it probably could be even better, so id love some suggestions. It tends to go so that I either win quite straight forward or go down in flames :D

While testing it seems my biggest concerns are certain pkmn. This team has a lot of trouble with azumarill (as only galvantua hasa SE attack for it and he tends to faint early in the game. Sylveon with toxic works too depending on what else my opponent has), heatran and skarmory and pokemon like that. In general, steeltypes are hard, even though both Dnite and Medi carry firepunch. Another threat tends to be Rotom-wash and subsitute users, especially Gliscor. Mega tyranitar isint that easy either, especially in the sandstorm when medis accuracity with hjk is lower.

So, should some movesets be modified or somepokemon be replaced alltogether? Especially Excadrill, would another spinner, like starmie do the job better?


Lastly, THANKYOU so much for your help. I'm a complete n00b and in a real need of help, so I really appriciate it!

 

[Kazuma Yato]

Run Iron Head over Shadow Claw because the things you would like to hit with it would most likely already be hit with Mold Breaker Earthquake eg. Gengar and Aegislash.
Also Why not Put a Scarf on Excadrill? your team could easily be swept by a Zard X at +1
but anyway its your choice and all in all great team :)
~Mello

 

[White Mokona]

Ah, good point. Iron head Would make it easier to deal with faeries! Hm. Havent even thought of scarf on exca as he quite often has to spin. But not a bad idea, ill have to try it! Thanks for your help! :)

 

[Penguin4478]

If you can, I'd try and find some space on your dragonite to put on facade. Definitely don't get rid of extremespeed, but considering how dragonite's a huge burn magnet (especially with weakness policy) facade ends up dealing massive damage whenever it gets hit by toxic or wisp.

I also think stone edge is better than rock slide because that 25 or so extra base power is definitely worth the 10% accuracy trade.

Since you're running cleric sylveon, I'd probably put heal bell on it. Toxistalling is a good strategy, but getting hit by a twave-focused team would probably end up entirely negating any bonus your galvantula's web gives. Also try u-turn on greninja since it's generally a good move.

 

[Zekrenzo]

I suggest using Pixilate on Sylveon instead of Cute charm and then use Hyper Voice over Moonblast if you want more power, if you don't think it's necessary stick to the cute charm
Great team, I would have never guessed it's a first team

 

[White Mokona]

Thanks t oyou both for your input, this help tons! :)Wow, facade has never even crossed my mind! BUt your definetly right, people try to burn or poison (or para) my dnite ALL the time, so it it worth trying for sure! But what to delete from its moveset :O But I think Exca csn't learn stonedge... Am I right? :D But if it can, theres no doubt they'd be better options! But U-turn on greninja would be worth it even with the power nerf (timid nature) ? Zekrenzo, thanks! This really is a first for me, but i did try to put effort into it :) Im really struggling with the choice between pixilate and cute charm, as cute charm has forced switches if ive been lucky. However, i guess Pixilate IS better, so I might need to start looking for a HA eeve :)

 

[Penguin4478]

Oh, my bad. Haven't used excadrill in a long time and most pokes similar can learn stone edge.

Pixilate is probably better because hyper voice with pixilate is so much better than moonblast with cute charm, mainly because hyper voice is sound-based and therefore ignores substitute setups, allowing you to easily handle substitute users like Breloom with spore.

For greninja, u-turn is probably still a really good option in general given it gives you a free hit whenever you switch with greninja's fairly high speed. U-turn also counters some very annoying pokes like espeon, who may switch in on you if they predict spikes (which is sometimes run on greninja). You could always change the nature to have lower defense or SpD, then stick a sash on it instead since greninja can't really handle many hits before dying (unless you're a god at using protean in which case you could literally play with type resistance every turn).