My cutesy all dark team <3;

[Gothitelle.]

Wanted to do something different and do an all dark team with these guys. I don't want to change them, well maybe if I could throw in Sharpedo somewhere but yeah. I chose them because they fit the Weavile theme and they are as cute and badass as she is :p

Drapion @leftovers
Ability: Battle Armour
EVs: Hp:76; Attk:252; Def:72; SpDef:28; Spd:80
Nature: Adamant (+Attk -SpAttk)
-Cross Poison
-Night Slash
-Fire Fang
-Ice Fang

*I chose this Pokemon not only for looks but for power. Ice Fang is prefect coverage against Ground types and Night Slash for Psychics. Also Fire Fang is also coverage against Bug types which are popular this gen. Cross Poison for STAB and since there's a 10% chance the opponent could be poisoned, this counts as a good defensive move.

She's been EV'ed based on the the moves that could be learned. However I'm starting to think that because she's weaker, I should have given her more defense EVs.

Houndoom @leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
Evs: HP:72; Def:72; SpAttk:252; SpDef:36; Spd:76
Nature: Modest (+SpAttk -Attk)
-Dark Pulse
-Flamethrower
-Solarbeam
-Hidden Power (Psychic = 70)

*Dark Pulse and Flamethrower for STAB. with her great SpAttk, Solarbeam could wipe out strong Rock, Water and Ground types (save for Gliglith) and is perfect coverage. Hidden power as coverage against even the stronger fighting types (except for those with sturdy).

Shiftry @leftovers
Ability: Early Bird
EVs: Attk: 252; SpAttk:252; Spd:4
Nature: Hardy (wildcard nature)
-Aerial Ace
-Silver Wind
-Sucker Punch
-Seed Bomb

*Great typing and great stats, she could pretty much blow holes through any counters. Aerial Ace to counter Fighting and Bug types respectively. Sucker Punch for priority and STAB. Seed Bomb is also great STAB as well.

This Pokemon was fixed to be a mixed attacker based on the moves she could learn. Silver Wind is a great move to counter other strong dark types and grass types, tho it seems unnecessary, but this move has a 5% chance of raising all stats.

Mightyena @leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: HP: 64; Attk:252; Def:60; SpDef:52; Spd:80
Nature: Adamant (+Attk -SpAttk)
-Fire Fang
-Sucker Punch
-Toxic
-Sand-Attack

*I normally don't like defense moves but Toxic to mess with counters and Sand-Attack to cause an opponent to loose accuracy, this Pokemon is actually pretty useful considering the defense EVs I gave here. She's meant to be half offensive and half defensive since my other Pokemon are all offensive.

I'm not sure if I made the right move with Fire Fang it used it because of the burn chance it has plus to fight Bug types. As usual, Sucker Punch for priority and STAB.

Honchkrow @leftovers
Ability: Super Luck
EVs: Attk:252; SpAttk:252; Spd:4
Nature: Hardy (wildcard nature)
-Brave Bird
-Night Slash
-Psychic
-Superpower/HP Fire/Grass/Ground

*Pretty cool flying Pokemon with great stats to a point that she could be my sweeper. Brave Bird and Night Slash for STABs. Psychic to fend off Fighting types with Rock-type moves. I'm not sure if Superpower was needed though. I mean Honchcrow DOES have decent defenses but it's part Flying so Fighting type moves only do normal damage. So I'm thinking of HP Grass/Fire/Ground to fend off against Bug, Ice and Electric types.

Hardy nature because I made this Pokemon a mixed attacker to offset the amount of Physical Attackers I have.

Weavile @leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: Hp:48; Attk:252; Def:80; SpDef:44; Spd:84
Nature: Adamant (+Attk -SpAttk)
-Aerial Ace
-Ice Punch
-Night Slash
-Dig

*My strongest Pokemon and the one the team is centered around. Dig is great against Rock, Steel and Fire type Pokemon, plus with her great Attk stat, I could pretty much poke holes through them. Night Slash and Ice Punch for STAB. And Aerial Ace to fend off against Fighting types, which this Pokemon has 4x weakness to.

The role it plays in this team is simply the leader. If the others were to faint, this one would pick up their slack, plus she has moves that could counter the other Pokemon's weaknesses. (Dig for ground weaknesses amongst the team etc)

 

[Ho-Oh]

On Houndoom, don't use Solarbeam because it takes two turns to set up and unless you use Nintetales to set up the auto weather then that leaves you open for a turn to be attacked and that really isn't the best thing.

Instead go with this:

Houndoom@Life Orb / Passho Berry
Flash Fire
252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid
- Nasty Plot
- Fire Blast
- Dark Pulse
- Taunt / Hidden Power Grass

On Weavile, it doesn't really need Aerial Ace since... it isn't strong enough to do anything to said fighting types. Ice Punch or Shard work just as well tbh. Dig takes two turns to set up and EQ is more effective, but Weavile can't use EQ. Instead go with this set:

Weavile@ Life Orb
Pressure
252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly
- Swords Dance
- Ice Punch / Ice Shard
- Night Slash
- Low Kick

or

Weavile@Choice Band / Life Orb
Pressure
252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly
- Pursuit
- Ice Shard
- Low Kick
- Ice Punch / Night Slash

Weavile always needs a + speed nature and EVs, and generally something to help its attack, which the above two sets show. Either way, Ice Shard is for priority aka revenge killing and you can choose to either trap switching psychic types or instead boost your attacks, your choice.

Considering what you've already got on Honchkrow, you're close to an effective set that'll cover the correct things, but a few adjustments are needed:

Honchkrow@Choice Scarf
Insomnia
252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Naughty
- Brave Bird
- Night Slash / Pursuit
- Superpower
- Heat Wave

This'll cover those things that your hidden power choices may have.

On Mightyena, go with this instead:

Mightyena@Life Orb
Moxie
252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant / Jolly
- Sucker Punch
- Crunch
- Thunder Fang / Return
- Ice Fang / Return

Which'll allow you to hit things you can't otherwise hit. Since this is a competitive team, Sand Attack is banned since it increases evasion technically etc. Either way, the opponent can always switch out and destroy that, so yeah. It's more of an attacker than a Pokemon to use Toxic. ;x

For Drapion, people don't use poison attacks competitively since they don't... do much. Instead play on its dark typing, and go for a spinoff of what you said:

Drapion@Choice Scarf
Sniper
252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Adamant
- Crunch
- Pursuit
- Earthquake
- Aqua Tail / Ice Fang

Shiftry goes special or physical, not mixed. :( I know you like to have mixed Pokemon, but for Shiftry it really isn't best. Considering what you already have, go with this - which makes your Shiftry more effective, since Nature Power becomes ground and you can boost your attacks:

Shiftry@Life Orb
Early Bird
4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant
- Swords Dance
- Seed Bomb
- Sucker Punch
- Nature Power

 

[Gothitelle.]

My EVs are weirdly spead :[

Ah, if it were something like this:

Mightyena @leftovers
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: Def:252; SpDef:252; Attk:4
Nature: Jolly
-Fire Fang
-Sucker Punch
-Toxic
-Thunder Wave

would it be more normal?

 

[Dark Azelf]

Sand Attack is banned since it increases evasion technically etc

Just a small note, Sand Attack (and Flash) arent banned as its easily thwarted via simply switching. Double Team and Minimize ARE banned however. Regardless the former are terrible moves so shouldn't be used anyway.

Scarf Drapion and Honchkrow are kinda trash. Drapion is outclassed as a Scarfer by things like Krookodile, its best role is as a Toxic Spiker or SDer to avoid being outclassed whilst Honch's best role is as a life orb wall breaker with Sucker Punch for priority, its far too slow to be an effective scarfer.

If you're going for mono Dark, you're most likely going to use Spiritomb otherwise you're going to lose to anything fighting.

Also, things like Mightyena are massively outclassed by everything from Tyranitar heck even Absol.

If you're using Shifry you could maybe get away with Sunny Day on Houndoom to support its Chlorophyll.

Lastly and most importantly ou also have a MASSIVE Stealth Rock weakness (looking at Weavile, Hondoom, Honch). 25% stripped from them each time they come in really is not good. Id really try and cut down on that by looking into other dark types.

Nica covered everything else though.

 

[Gothitelle.]

I was thinking of Sunny Day to put on either Houndour or Mightyena but I wasn't cure how the rest of this team was going to take to the sun.

 

[PlatinumDude]

For the Mightyena set you just posted: it's terrible. Honestly. Because Mightyena's defenses are low as hell and can't pull off support very well. And no, it can't learn Thunder Wave.

As Dark_Azelf said, Mightyena is outclassed by other Dark Pokemon. He also said that your team is very weak to Fighting. Spiritomb or Sableye will have to replace it to cover your Fighting weakness:

Spiritomb:
-Dark Pulse
-Will-o-Wisp
-Pursuit
-Pain Split/Rest/Shadow Sneak
Nature: Sassy
EVs: 252 HP/116 Def/140 SDef
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Pressure

Sableye:
-Recover
-Taunt
-Will-o-Wisp
-Foul Play/Night Shade
Nature: Careful
EVs: 252 HP/120 Def/136 SDef
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Prankster

In that case, give Houndoom Sunny Day.