Just looking for some Opinions and Advice

[LagunaX1]

Hey, I've been getting into competitive battling for a few weeks now and was looking for some advice and opinions on my current team.


Typhlosion @ Choice Specs
Ability: Blaze
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature
- Eruption
- Fire Blast
- Focus Blast
- Hidden Power [Steel] (May seem like an odd choice... I don't know if I can really justify it, but I've found it to be more reliable to be locked into than grass or rock.)

Ferrothorn @ Leftovers
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 Def / 252 HP / 4 Atk
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spd
- Power Whip
- Gyro Ball
- Leech Seed
- Curse

Aggron @ Aggronite
Ability: Heavy Metal (To make Heavy Slam hit harder if I have a reason not to mega-evolve right away).
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SDef
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Dragon Tail
- Stealth Rock
- Heavy Slam

Starmie @ Life Orb
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Timid Nature
- Rapid Spin
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
- Hydro Pump

Garchomp @ Focus Sash
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Naive Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Dragon Claw
- Earthquake
- Fire Blast

Dragalge @ Assault Vest
Ability: Poison Point
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SAtk / 4 SDef
Modest Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Dragon Pulse
- Sludge Bomb
- Toxic Spikes

If you have any questions about my choices feel free to ask.

Also here's a video from Showdown of the team in action: I can't post links yet but the end of the url is this: /ou-87422892

You can tell I'm new to this particularly at the point I completely forget Arcanine has Flash Fire lol

 

[PlatinumDude]

Grass or Rock a more reliable Hidden Power type for Typhlosion because it hits Water Pokemon hard without having to rely on Focus Blast. However, even though Choice Scarf Eruption is Typhlosion's main niche, that's still not enough to give it a place in OU. Talonflame is a much better revenge killer because of Gale Wings giving priority to Brave Bird:
-Swords Dance
-Flare Blitz
-Brave Bird
-Roost
Nature: Adamant
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe
Item: Life Orb/Sharp Beak/Sky Plate
Ability: Gale Wings

or
-Flare Blitz
-Brave Bird
-U-turn
-Tailwind/Will-o-Wisp/Roost
Nature: Adamant
EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe
Item: Choice Band
Ability: Gale Wings

Curse Ferrothorn needs plenty of support to work. In the end, it's not worth using:
-Stealth Rock/Spikes
-Leech Seed
-Gyro Ball/Thunder Wave
-Power Whip/Protect
Nature: Relaxed
EVs: 252 HP/48 Def/208 SDef
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Iron Barbs

Aggron should Mega Evolve ASAP because its terrible defensive typing leaves it with crippling 4x weaknesses to Fighting and Ground. Powering up Heavy Slam with Heavy Metal isn't worth doing:
-Stealth Rock
-Iron Head/Heavy Slam
-Thunder Wave/Ice Punch
-Earthquake/Rock Slide
Nature: Relaxed
EVs: 252 HP/16 Def/240 SDef
Item: Aggronite
Ability: Sturdy

or
-Rest
-Sleep Talk
-Iron Head/Heavy Slam
-Earthquake/Ice Punch
Nature: Relaxed
EVs: 252 HP/16 Def/240 SDef
Item: Aggronite
Ability: Sturdy

Assault Vest prevents Dragalge from using Toxic Spikes, a status move. Goodra is a better Assault Vest user because of its better offensive presence; also, Dragalge is seriously mediocre without Adaptability:
-Draco Meteor
-Fire Blast
-Thunderbolt/Sludge Bomb
-Focus Blast/Dragon Tail
Nature: Modest/Quiet
EVs: 248 HP/252 SAtk/8 SDef
Item: Assault Vest
Ability: Gooey/Sap Sipper

 

[LagunaX1]

While I can appreciate Talonflame may be a better choice, I kind of want to stick with Typhlosion more for personal preference than anything. I just like it better lol

Although I will definately use Talonflame sometimes as well as it will be fun to have pokemon I can switch around in the team. I can see the benefit of using it instead.

When it comes to Goodra though I think it'd definitely be a good idea to use on the team. Although like with Typhlosion I think I'll use both and switch it in and out with Dragalge sometimes for variance. I really overlooked the toxic spikes thing though lol That was stupid.

I'm not sure about Curse with Ferrothorn, I'll remove it and see how the battles play out. I've got a few uses out of curse but I might have just been lucky.

Thunder Wave or Ice Punch on Aggron seems like a good idea too, although Dragon Tail has saved me a few times when people have tried to set up. I'll definitely try out these move sets though. Thanks for the help!