'Stalling is no fun...'

My most annoying team I've ever created. I've seen people driven to the point of chronic caps lock, coupled with copious amounts of death threats and general raging. I enjoy every second of it.

Skarmory @ Leftovers
Impish
252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Roost
Whirlwind
Brave Bird
Stealth Rock

Stealth rock is on here due to the synergy issues with Ferrothorn having it. Whirlwind to rack up entry hazard damage, etc. Standard Skarmory.

Ferrothorn @ Leftovers
Relaxed
252 HP / 88 Def / 168 SpD
Power Whip
Spikes
Leech Seed
Protect

One of my favorite sets - No T-Wave due to the prevelance of other status inducers on my teams (along with Toxic Spikes.) Power Whip over Gyro Ball as I find the additional PP aids in the occasional stall war (Gyro Ball, if I remember correctly, only has 8 uses.)
I HAVE considered forgoing the leftovers and giving this hentai inducing nightmare a Rocky Helmet, for a more gimmicky strat against Physical users (which means I'd likely dump most of my EVs in Defense, and give him SR instead of Spikes, which means Skarmory would needs Spikes over SR.) I'm worried it would make my team a tad too Physically armored, leaving the special side more vulnerable to attack. Unfortunately, since Pokemon Showdown is offline, I cant give it a try, so I figured I'd ask for an opinion or two here. Thoughts?

Blissey @ Leftovers
Calm
252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe
Toxic
Softboiled
Heal Bell
Seismic Toss

Yay SkarmBliss! 4 Spe EVs, though oddly placed, are there to beat other Blisseys (believe it or not, it has made a difference in the past, and I highly doubt the 4 EVs lost in SpD has done anything to hurt me in my other trials, as I've only lost 4 times out of 30 with this team so far.) Toxic is there to hit things that TS does not, seismic toss to aid for residual damage.

Dusclops @ Eviolite
Bold
252 HP / 176 Def / 80 SpD
Will-O-Wisp
Taunt
Night Shade
Pain Split

Pain Split for Dusclop's horrid HP stat, Will-O-Wisp to aid in dumbing down physical attackers, Taunt to shut down Ferrothorn and Forretress who may think this to be a good opportunity to switch in and attempt to set up hazards. Fun stuff. I've considered using Jellicent as a spinblocker, but then I lose out on TS and RS support, due to synergy issues with Tentacruel, something I'm not fond of giving up / doing.

Tentacruel @ Black Sludge
Bold
252 HP / 236 Def / 20 Spe
--- Liquid Ooze ---
Scald
Rapid Spin
Toxic Spikes
Protect

Protect to scout, TS for....well....TS. Scald to burn potential switch ins, RS to clear the field of annoying entry hazards. Considering replacing with something else, due to limited recovery, and lack of effectiveness compared to my other walling 'mons. Liquid Ooze is used to surprise the likes of Conkeldurr and others, when attempting to heal of residual damage, in addition to toxic damage. A good suicide bomber, but isn't doing much more for me than that.

Gliscor @ Toxic Orb
Impish
252 HP / 184 Def / 72 Spe
Substitute
Protect
Taunt
Earthquake

This guy was thrown in due to my need for something that could check calm mind Reuniclus and Techniloom / Breloomurder. Come in on Calm Mind, Sub, Protect, etc. Taunt is thrown in to win PP stall wars, which is usually when the opponent starts to get pissy (my favorite part :D.) Anyway, this guy is pretty cut and dry. Considering forgoing the Taunt and putting in Ice Fang to beat other Gliscors - and if I decide to do so, I'm moving 4 EVs over to Spe from Def, so he'll catch others offguard.

All in all, I like the team, I love soaking damage, and I love pissing off my opponents. Let me know what you think I should change! Thanks in advance, and I look forward to meeting you all out on the battlefield!
~ Slim Slendy
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Roost over Taunt in Gliscor.
The same EVs and nature just change the moveset of your Blissey to: Heal Bell, Wish, Protect, Toxic. Trust me the only problem you will be facing are steel types, you have no attack moves BTW. Cleric Blissey FTW. You might want to try Umbreon instead of Gliscor, I know it is a little bit too UU but it is awesome with this set.

Umbreon @ Leftovers
Trait: Synchronize
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Mean Look
- Curse
- Baton Pass
- Payback

Mean Look traps, Curse is for being Baton Passed. Mean look traps and the trap effect is baton passed too. So you can effectively trap something. Payback is mainly for stab damage. Gliscor is not a lot of need when you got Skarmory around, keep in mind the roost set.
 
Mean Look traps, Curse is for being Baton Passed. Mean look traps and the trap effect is baton passed too. So you can effectively trap something. Payback is mainly for stab damage.
Mean Look is not baton passable this gen, don't use Umby. Oh yeah and Leech Seed is now legal with Stealth Rock so definitely give Stealth Rock > Protect a go. This is a well built stall team but I think your Blissey set is a bit off. An EV spread of 4HP / 252Def / 252SpD is far more efficient at taking hits and a moveset of Wish / Protect / Toxic / Seismic toss OR Flamethrower will serve you better. Blissey's wishes still heal loads even with only 4HP Ev's and Protect lets your toxic damage increase and also gurantees your wish to heal you (Feint wat) Seismic Toss is cool for consistent damage and all, but Flamethrower doesn't leave you without ways to damage Gengar and Taunt users who don't care about Seismic toss.
GL with the team, it would be nice if you could add pictures though:toast:
 
Okay. First off, don't listen to Doom Dawg. Mean Look no longer is passable with Baton Pass. Also, using Umbreon over Gliscor just gives Terrakion a free ticket to rampage through your team. You might also want to lengthen your descriptions, unless you want the mods to lock your thread. Your team looks mostly fine as it is, so I'll be nitpicking to find out what can be improved, in terms of coverage of overall threats.

First off, since you're running both Skarmory and Ferrothorn, I'd highly recommend the use of Jellicent over Dusclops as a spinblocker. It gives you the same Fighting immunity that Dusclops gave, but it also provides another crucial Fire resist and Water immunity, which is needed to take on Keldeo and Heatran successfully. For Gliscor, an EV spread of 244 HP / 192 Def / 72 Spe should be used so Poison Heal recovery is maximized. Also, to aid in the fight against rain, which is the most common weather by far, I'd recommend giving Tentacruel Rain Dish over Liquid Ooze, especially considering that you have Skarmory and Gliscor, which deal with Conkeldurr excellently. Considering that you're not running weather, I think running Eviolite Chansey over Blissey would be a good change for you to establish, due to the former's ability to take hits better than its evolution. Its nasty weakness to physical sweepers is covered excellently by the rest of your team, so you have nothing to lose. It's a small change, but I'd recommend the use of a Shed Shell over Leftovers on Ferrothorn, so DragMag teams don't have a field day with your stall team.

Sets:
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Jellicent (M) @ Leftovers | Water Absorb
Bold Nature | 248 HP / 216 Def / 44 Spe | 0 Atk
Scald | Will-O-Wisp | Recover | Taunt


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Chansey (F) @ Eviolite | Natural Cure
Bold Nature | 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpD | 0 Atk
Toxic | Softboiled | Heal Bell | Seismic Toss


Nitpicks:
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Blissey ----> Eviolite Chansey


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Dusclops --> Jellicent


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252 HP / 184 Def / 72 Spe ----> 244 HP / 192 Def / 72 Spe

The moves Jellicent has allow it to serve a similar role that Dusclops did for your team, all while packing reliable recovery and the ability to shut down opposing stall teams with Taunt. The Chansey has the same moves your Blissey has, so it's not too much of a change. All in all, nice stall team, and good luck!
 
Oops I am still living in the shadow of past generations, I really thought Baton Pass did include Mean Look :p. Well if Using Trinitrotoluene line of thought a Terrakion with Rock Gem could still plow through this team... Anyway, this is not the case. I was highly high when I wrote what I said about Blissey.
Pardon, even though I look stupid.
 
Awesome suggestions guys =D! Big thanks out to every one of you (including you, Doom Dawg :p I get lost in past generations too.)
As soon as Pokemon Showdown is not longer down, I'll give these all a shot. I love the change from Blissey to Chansey, and the replacing of Dusclops. I feel as if this really smooths over some of the hitches in my team quite nicely :).
I decided to take 4 EVs out of Defense from Gliscor and put em into Speed, and kept ice fang. Only reason for this would be opposing Gliscor, which would give me problems otherwise.
 
A minor minor nit pick, You may consider running shed shell on at least 1 of your 2 hazard setters, both are trapped and killed easily by zone and you would have no hazards
 
A minor minor nit pick, You may consider running shed shell on at least 1 of your 2 hazard setters, both are trapped and killed easily by zone and you would have no hazards

With Ferrothorn now having Stealth Rock, I think my previous strat of using Skarmory as bait works pretty well. Switching into Magnezone w/ Ferro (or any other mon, for that matter,) using Leech Seed, and stalling for as long as I can will usually run Magnezone into the ground before he has a chance to do anything. With the hazards usually already out, and the extra ticks from Leech Seed, Will-O-Wisp, or whatever else he has the misfortune of coming in on, this will usually result either in a tie, or the big metal spaceship crashing into the Earth. Also, considering my electricity weakness (gliscor aside) it's nice to have a backup plan if needed. Not to mention I find the loss in recovery from leftovers to be undesirable...
Also, I've seen very few teams that actually run Magnezone now. I've only seen him twice, and in both cases, Magnezone was punished pretty heavily by attempting to trap Skarm.
Dugtrio is a non-issue as well, both Skarm and Ferro trump him one on one, especially when the common sashtrio comes in - entry hazards will break it, easy. And I can count on zero hands how many times I've seen a Wobba on an OU team xD.
 
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