VGC Rate the team (Experimental)

[Ahsivenia]

Now, for the most part, this team has been DOMINATING in showdown, and so I'm pretty sure it'll live up to most standards. Though I'm not very certain.. I feel like there is something missing, so I came here for help:

Arbok: The bulky, fast, and OP killer of the team.

Arbok @ Black Sludge
Ability: Shed Skin
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Coil
- Rest
- Gunk Shot
- Earthquake

After one or more Coils are up, Arbok is pretty much invincible, and with rest and shed skin, it can possibly get rid of it's sleep quicker, especially when fighting those nasty Status spreaders!

Articuno: Takes a turn or two to set up, then it is unstoppable.

Articuno @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 248 HP / 8 SpA / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
- Substitute
- Roost
- Hurricane
- Freeze-Dry

I try to stall a bit if I can't get my subsitute up, leaving an opening for a partner to come in and faint the threat on the other side. With Freeze-Dry, this baby can rekt anything from a Gastrodon to the more over used pokemon like Garchomp and Dragonite.

Kabutops: The tricky, swift sweeper of the team.

Kabutops @ Focus Sash
Ability: Weak Armor
EVs: 248 Hp / 252 Atk / 8 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Aqua Jet
- Swords Dance
- Stone Edge
- Knock Off

With Kabutops, it's pretty common to see the opponents carrying a "Swamping move", ex.: Heat Wave.
When that happens, I usually try to swap out with a safe option and faint the threat THEN come in with Kabutops. The whole premise of having Weak Armor is to boost speed if possible, after getting hit with a contact move. Then with focus sash, I can safely set up a swords dance, and aqua jet the next turn. If I'm not faster, in that case I usually go with stone edge. Knock off is for the "Dangerous Items" holding pokemon. Using it usually on Poison heal pokes to troll a bit.

Flareon: Kindof like Arbok, just faster.

Flareon @ Charcoal
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Flare Blitz
- Superpower
- Quick Attack
- Sleep Talk

Now, you're probably thinking to yourself, "Man, this guys a tard! He sticks a Charcoal on a FLAREON! A CHARCOAL! WHAT A NOOB!!!" Now, let me explain: the charcoal greatly boosts flare blitz's power, which is practically all that we're here for. Quick attack is just to beat up some pokemon with its health in the red, and sleep talk just incase i get friggin spored. Superpower though, is a nice way to get rid of rock types, unless kabutops is out, in which case I just aqua jet to get rid of the threat.

Serperior: Tanky, speedy, and double screener.

Serperior @ Light Clay
Ability: Contrary
EVs: 248 HP / 8 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Light Screen
- Reflect
- Leaf Storm
- Glare

I almost ALWAYS use serperior as a lead. I set up Light Screen first if the main threats on the field are special attackers, and reflect if the attackers are physical ones. With double screens, my team has the proper defense needs, and with Glare support to even paralyze ground types (Again used to render that pesky Gliscor useless), and Leaf Storm for a powerful STAB and, with contrary, you may use serperior as a cleaner.

Lastly: Mr. Mime: The most trolliest, annoying thing, ever to exist on this earth.

Mr. Mime
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Icy Wind
- Quick Guard
- Dazzling Gleam
- Magic Coat

Technician with icy wind for the speed reduction and dazzling gleam for the STAB. Quick Guard is just incase a Klefki comes along, or some belly drum Aqua Jet user (Der; Azumarill) tries to kill your entire team. Magic coat is just to troll the klefki just incase that you KNOW that it's targeting you.


Thank you for taking the time out of your day to read this. If tl;dr, then basicly: I have an OP team with Mr. Mime not having an item. Help pls.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Lord Wallace]

Sorry to say this dude but your team just isn't very competitive and you don't seem to consider a lot of the top threats in the metagame.
For example, Landorus-T, probably one of the most common Pokemon in VGC15 alone annihilates the majority of this team and all your checks to it are shaky at best. Mega Kangaskhan also just runs you over and you have no Will o Wisp or Intimidate support (not that its mandatory but it's recommended for dealing with physical monsters like Khan and Landorus). You also don't have Protect on any of your Pokemon, which is typically recommended for most Pokemon in Doubles.
Also, the phrase "dominating on Showdown" is an incredibly vague statement and isnt something I can really go off of to grasp how successful the team actually has been.

Anyway, I don't mean to come off as an ass but I recommend you go back to the drawing board and do some lurking on Nuggetbridge to get a better grasp on what does and doesn't work. Battling 101 is also a great place to be at Smogon to improve your teambuilding skills in general. I'd also consider putting more time and effort in making your RMTs more presentable (such as including pictures or sprites) so they're more appealing to rate.

That's all, hope I helped.

 

[Ahsivenia]

Let's just say I killed OU pokemon like kangaskhan and Landorus Therian with ease.

 

[Lord Wallace]

Let's just say I killed OU pokemon like kangaskhan and Landorus Therian with ease.

Your opponents must not have been very good then and/or you were likely playing on the lower end of the ladder.

Also, Mega Kangaskhan isn't OU, it's Uber, while regular Khan is NU.

Please just heed my advice and you'll get better faster, trust me.