My team (beginner-ish)

[KadabraK]

Well, I'm a beginner to this whole battling thing and decided to make a thread of my team so I can get suggestions. My team won't be professional, I just did what I thought was decent.

Gargoyle (Aerodactyl) Lvl. 100 Jolly Focus Sash
4HP/252Atk/252Spe

Earthquake
Stealth Rock
Stone Edge
Taunt

Well, earthquake is just for damage, as is stone edge. Stealth rock is for well...SR. Taunt is to stop other stealth rockers from well..SRing. I'm thinking of switching Stone Edge/EQ for a flying move.



Ganga (Gengar) Lvl 100 Timid Life Orb
4HP/252Spe/252SpA

Hypnosis
Shadow Ball
Focus Blast
Thunderbolt

Well, I usually use Hypnosis first, as it works often for me. Shadow Ball does quite a lot of damage with it's SpA. Focus Blast nearly 2HKO's Blissey, but it needs more Atk for a 2HKO. Thunderbolt is well...thunderbolt.

Torterra Lvl 100 Impish Leftovers
252HP/20Def/236Spe

Subsitute
Leech Seed
Earthquake
Wood hammer

SubTerra, these really annoy me, (any grass pokemon with this setup) so why not? Can't really explain much, just put it on the team.

Shock (Raikou) Lvl. 100 Timid Leftovers
64HP/252Spe/96SpA/96SpD

Calm Mind
Thunderbolt
HP Ice
Subsitute (no clue why it's there)

He's basically my electric pokemon, to take care of fliers and water, that's basically it.

The Swamp (Swampert) Lvl. 100 Relaxed Leftovers
240HP/216Def/52SpA

Ice Beam
Hydro Pump
Stealth Rock
Earthquake

Back-up SR, one weakness covered by ice beam. Enough said.

Typhlosion Lvl. 100 Timid Leftovers
6HP/252Spe/252SpA

Flamethrower
Sunny Day
Solar Beam
HP Ice

If faster, it should beat the water pokemon if SD is setup previously. It's also my favorite fire poke, but i'm willing to change.

Ok, when you go to rate, give me a LOT of suggestions. I need all I can get. I made this long post for a reason, perhaps give me one that just suggests me to switch pokemon, and I can figure out the EVs and stuff.

Thanks for reading, but remember, each time you read a thread and don't post, hereswhat happens, sorry :(

 

[Archer]

CBTTar's crunch 2HKOs every member of your team. Considering how common it is, this spells doom for you. Only Gengar can OHKO it, but it can't switch in on any of TTars attacks, aside from Earthquake. You'll have to revenge it, with a 70% accuracy move which is rather risky, but you have no other choice. You should be able to take it, just keep an eye on it, and think carefully. Typholsion is completely useless for your team, to be honest. Sunny Day just inhibits Swampert and Torterra. I would either go with a Choice Scarf/Specs set or remove it completely. If you want a Fire-Type Starter, Infernape is better in pretty much all situations.

So run either

Typhlosion @ Choice Scarf*/Choice Specs^
Ability: Blaze
Modest* Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)/Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
EVs: 4 HP, 252 SAtk, 252 Spd
- Overheat
- Focus Blast
- Hidden Power [Grass]
- Flamethrower

Or run Mixape:

Infernape @ Life Orb
Ability: Blaze
Naive Nature (+Spd, -SDef)
EVs: 24 Atk, 252 SAtk, 232 Spd
- Close Combat
- Flamethrower
- Nasty Plot/Hidden Power [Ice]
- Grass Knot

Oh and once you move to Platinum, Gengar's Hypnosis drops to 60% accuracy, which is hardly acceptable. If you want, replace it with HP [Ice] or Will-o-wisp, for a 75% chance of a Burn. This could help against incoming Tyranitars, expecting Shadow Ball, HP Ice or TBolt.

You can drop the SAtk EVs on Swampert if you are confident in setting up SR. It means you still OHKO Mence, but have more bulk. Watch out for DDOutrage sets. On that note, you could do with a Dragon resist, so Scizor, Heatran or Metagross are decent options. I'll leave that one up to you. It's difficult when you are attached to members of a team.

Don't get me wrong, you're doing well for a new player, sorry if I sounded too harsh.

 

[KadabraK]

CBTTar's crunch 2HKOs every member of your team. Considering how common it is, this spells doom for you. Only Gengar can OHKO it, but it can't switch in on any of TTars attacks, aside from Earthquake. You'll have to revenge it, with a 70% accuracy move which is rather risky, but you have no other choice. You should be able to take it, just keep an eye on it, and think carefully. Typholsion is completely useless for your team, to be honest. Sunny Day just inhibits Swampert and Torterra. I would either go with a Choice Scarf/Specs set or remove it completely. If you want a Fire-Type Starter, Infernape is better in pretty much all situations.

So run either

Typhlosion @ Choice Scarf*/Choice Specs^
Ability: Blaze
Modest* Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)/Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
EVs: 4 HP, 252 SAtk, 252 Spd
- Overheat
- Focus Blast
- Hidden Power [Grass]
- Flamethrower

Or run Mixape:

Infernape @ Life Orb
Ability: Blaze
Naive Nature (+Spd, -SDef)
EVs: 24 Atk, 252 SAtk, 232 Spd
- Close Combat
- Flamethrower
- Nasty Plot/Hidden Power [Ice]
- Grass Knot

Oh and once you move to Platinum, Gengar's Hypnosis drops to 60% accuracy, which is hardly acceptable. If you want, replace it with HP [Ice] or Will-o-wisp, for a 75% chance of a Burn. This could help against incoming Tyranitars, expecting Shadow Ball, HP Ice or TBolt.

You can drop the SAtk EVs on Swampert if you are confident in setting up SR. It means you still OHKO Mence, but have more bulk. Watch out for DDOutrage sets. On that note, you could do with a Dragon resist, so Scizor, Heatran or Metagross are decent options. I'll leave that one up to you. It's difficult when you are attached to members of a team.

Don't get me wrong, you're doing well for a new player, sorry if I sounded too harsh.

Oh no, not harsh at all. Thanks for a lot of the help, I'll switch to Infernape, seems good.

I also switched Raikou with Gallade, I was very poor against Cresselia, got owned by psychics so I added one of my own, the physical sweeper gallade.