Hello! I'm new on smogon forums and forums in general, but not in battles, and today i post my first rate my team hoping to get some help.
The team
I've started with the Offensive core Mega Altaria+magnezone+weavile.
Altaria pressures defensive teams while magnezone traps pokemon like scizor, skarmory and ferrothorn. Weavile is there for offensive teams and eliminates starmie, gengar latias/latios, thundurus-t, landorus-t tornadus-t and fast but fragile pokemon in general thanks to his incredible speed.
Altaria (F) @ Altarianite
Ability: Cloud Nine
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 184 HP / 136 Def / 92 SpD / 96 Spe
Impish Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Roost
- Return
- Heal Bell
Defensive Ev spread but with enough speed to outspeed pokemon with 100 base speed and max invetsiment at +1, like mega medicham and charizards. It is usually used as support until late game when it sweeps once steel-types are removed.
Magnezone @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Magnet Pull
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Volt Switch
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Flash Cannon
- Thunderbolt
Choice scarf magnezone, outspeeds keldeo, mega Diancie and everything under 110 speed. It's also a safe switch-in to latias and keeps the momentum with volt switch.
Weavile @ Life Orb
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Icicle Crash
- Knock Off
- Ice Shard
- Low Kick
Low kick OHKOes tyranitar and 2HKOes Heatran, it's my answer to bisharp and other weaviles as well. I chose icicle crash over ice punch, despite of the lower precisione because it can cause flinch on pokemon like clefable. Ice shard is for priority, can stop a sweeping dragonite or a scarfed landorus-T.
Landorus-Therian @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 248 HP / 244 Def / 8 SpD / 8 Spe
Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- U-turn
- Stone Edge
It explains itself: switch into physical attackers, sets up stealth rock, forces pokemon like talonflame out, offers a slow u-turn to bring in safely fragile pokemon like weavile or starmie. It also checks Excadrill.
Starmie @ Life Orb
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Rapid Spin
- Hydro Pump
- Psyshock
- Ice Beam
Offensive spinner, starmie can spin when forcing out pokemon like keldeo or landorus-T, and with life orb it deals massive damage, notably on amoongus or mega venusaur that threat the team.
Volcanion @ Choice Specs
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 30 Def
- Steam Eruption
- Fire Blast
- Earth Power
- Hidden Power [Ice]
I was not sure about the last pokemon, but i chose volcanion because with his awesome typing, resisting fire, steel and ice 1/4x and immunity to water, it can switch in against most bulky watre types or heatran and then deal massive damage with specs steam eruption, which 2HKOes common switch-ins like rotom-W, Latios and Keldeo. Earth power is for heatran and other volcanions, hidden power ice is for dragons. Volcanion is my wallbreaker in early game, when altaria isn't ready to sweep.
Threats
My only answer to weavile is a full health volcanion or my weavile, but stealth rocks don't make his job easy. Mega Manecrtic can be handled only by Altaria oif he packs a fire-type move. I don't like that altaria is my only answer to mega lopunny and rotom-W either.
This is my first post and I'm not a native english speaker either, so i apologize for grammar/spelling mistakes and thank you for your help!
The team
I've started with the Offensive core Mega Altaria+magnezone+weavile.
Altaria pressures defensive teams while magnezone traps pokemon like scizor, skarmory and ferrothorn. Weavile is there for offensive teams and eliminates starmie, gengar latias/latios, thundurus-t, landorus-t tornadus-t and fast but fragile pokemon in general thanks to his incredible speed.
Altaria (F) @ Altarianite
Ability: Cloud Nine
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 184 HP / 136 Def / 92 SpD / 96 Spe
Impish Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Roost
- Return
- Heal Bell
Defensive Ev spread but with enough speed to outspeed pokemon with 100 base speed and max invetsiment at +1, like mega medicham and charizards. It is usually used as support until late game when it sweeps once steel-types are removed.
Magnezone @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Magnet Pull
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Volt Switch
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Flash Cannon
- Thunderbolt
Choice scarf magnezone, outspeeds keldeo, mega Diancie and everything under 110 speed. It's also a safe switch-in to latias and keeps the momentum with volt switch.
Weavile @ Life Orb
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Icicle Crash
- Knock Off
- Ice Shard
- Low Kick
Low kick OHKOes tyranitar and 2HKOes Heatran, it's my answer to bisharp and other weaviles as well. I chose icicle crash over ice punch, despite of the lower precisione because it can cause flinch on pokemon like clefable. Ice shard is for priority, can stop a sweeping dragonite or a scarfed landorus-T.
Landorus-Therian @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 248 HP / 244 Def / 8 SpD / 8 Spe
Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- U-turn
- Stone Edge
It explains itself: switch into physical attackers, sets up stealth rock, forces pokemon like talonflame out, offers a slow u-turn to bring in safely fragile pokemon like weavile or starmie. It also checks Excadrill.
Starmie @ Life Orb
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Rapid Spin
- Hydro Pump
- Psyshock
- Ice Beam
Offensive spinner, starmie can spin when forcing out pokemon like keldeo or landorus-T, and with life orb it deals massive damage, notably on amoongus or mega venusaur that threat the team.
Volcanion @ Choice Specs
Ability: Water Absorb
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 30 Def
- Steam Eruption
- Fire Blast
- Earth Power
- Hidden Power [Ice]
I was not sure about the last pokemon, but i chose volcanion because with his awesome typing, resisting fire, steel and ice 1/4x and immunity to water, it can switch in against most bulky watre types or heatran and then deal massive damage with specs steam eruption, which 2HKOes common switch-ins like rotom-W, Latios and Keldeo. Earth power is for heatran and other volcanions, hidden power ice is for dragons. Volcanion is my wallbreaker in early game, when altaria isn't ready to sweep.
Threats
My only answer to weavile is a full health volcanion or my weavile, but stealth rocks don't make his job easy. Mega Manecrtic can be handled only by Altaria oif he packs a fire-type move. I don't like that altaria is my only answer to mega lopunny and rotom-W either.
This is my first post and I'm not a native english speaker either, so i apologize for grammar/spelling mistakes and thank you for your help!