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Need help with my first competitive team!

Frokage

The legendary curse
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    Hello PC battle enthusiasts! ^^
    I've never battled competitively before, so I'd like to hear your opinions on what I've managed to build so far. Below each pokémon I'll write a short description of the pokémon's main role/task in the team. Oh, and this is for Single Battles!
    Thanks!


    1. Excadrill @ (?)
    Nature: Adamant
    Ability: Sand force
    252 Attack / 252 Speed / 4 HP

    -Earthquake
    -(?)
    -(?)
    -(?)​

    Alright, so Excadrill should basically be one of my team's main powerhouses. I surely hope its speed will be enough to outrun most pokémon, but I doubt it. Aside from that, moves to power up attack and such would be good, right?

    2. Hydreigon @ (?)
    Nature: **CURRENTLY HARDY, BUT I CAN BREED IT FOR OTHERS**
    Ability: Levitate
    252 Attack / 252 Speed / 4 Sp. Def

    -Draco Meteor
    -Dragon Pulse
    -Dragon Dance
    -Shadow Claw

    Hydreigon's one of my all time favorite Pokémon! The three headed team sweeper! The only problem with this one is that I don't know what Nature would be best to suit its style. At first I went with a fully Sp.Atk moveset, but then considered the regular Attack approach. Any ideas to improve this fella?

    3. Blissey @ Leftovers
    Nature: Bold
    Ability: Natural Cure
    252 HP / 252 Defense / 4 Sp. Def

    -Toxic
    -Soft-Boiled
    -Protect
    -Minimize (?)*​

    *I didn't know up until recently that Minimize is a forbidden move, so I'm looking for something to replace it with.
    Alright, so Blissey is my team's main tank. The idea of Blissey is to have it absorb most damage, heal itself and stall some time as it watches her poisoned opponent die slowly.

    That is as much as I have at the moment. I still lack three Pokémon, but I have no idea which ones to pick. I've been thinking about using my Frokage, but there are undoubtably better Pokémon to pick. I could probably use one more tank, and two more powerhouses. Any ideas guys?

    Thank you all! :)
     
    You may need to do some more research on what Pokemon can/can't learn.

    Outside of Sandstorm, Mold Breaker is Excadrill's preferred ability to let it hit Levitate users with Earthquake:
    -Earthquake
    -Rock Slide
    -Rapid Spin
    -Shadow Claw/Swords Dance
    Nature: Adamant/Jolly
    EVs: 252 Atk/4 SDef/252 Spe
    Item: Assault Vest/Life Orb/Air Balloon
    Ability: Mold Breaker

    Hydreigon can't learn Shadow Claw or Dragon Dance. The 4x weakness to Fairy severely hinders it, so it needs Flash Cannon to even get past them:
    -Draco Meteor
    -Dark Pulse
    -Flash Cannon
    -Roost/Fire Blast/Focus Blast
    Nature: Modest
    EVs: 4 HP/252 SAtk/252 Spe
    Item: Life Orb

    Blissey is best known for being a cleric (healer of status conditions) for the team:
    -Aromatherapy
    -Softboiled
    -Seismic Toss/Flamethrower
    -Toxic
    Nature: Bold
    EVs: 4 HP/252 Def/252 SDef
    Item: Leftovers
    Ability: Natural Cure

    You need Fighting resists on the team, because all three of your current Pokemon are weak to them. Examples include Sylveon, Gengar, Scolipede, Gliscor, Aegislash, etc:

    Sylveon:
    -Wish
    -Protect
    -Moonblast
    -Shadow Ball/Hidden Power (Fire)
    Nature: Bold
    EVs: 252 HP/252 Def/4 SDef
    Item: Leftovers

    or
    -Calm Mind
    -Moonblast
    -Shadow Ball
    -Hidden Power (Fire)
    Nature: Modest
    EVs: 252 HP/252 SAtk/4 Spe
    Item: Leftovers

    Gengar:
    -Shadow Ball
    -Sludge Bomb
    -Substitute/Protect
    -Focus Blast/Hidden Power (Fire)
    Nature: Timid
    EVs: 4 Def/252 SAtk/252 Spe
    Item: Black Sludge/Life Orb

    or
    -Shadow Ball
    -Sludge Bomb
    -Focus Blast
    -Hidden Power (Ice)/Trick
    Nature: Timid
    EVs: 4 Def/252 SAtk/252 Spe
    Item: Choice Scarf

    or
    -Shadow Ball
    -Sludge Bomb/Focus Blast
    -Taunt
    -Destiny Bond
    Nature: Timid
    EVs: 4 Def/252 SAtk/252 Spe
    Item: Focus Sash

    or
    -Shadow Ball
    -Sludge Bomb
    -Focus Blast
    -Destiny Bond/Taunt
    Nature: Timid
    EVs: 4 Def/252 SAtk/252 Spe
    Item: Gengarite

    Scolipede:
    -Spikes
    -Swords Dance/Toxic Spikes
    -Megahorn
    -Baton Pass
    Nature: Adamant
    EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spe
    Item: Focus Sash
    Ability: Speed Boost

    or
    -Swords Dance
    -Megahorn
    -Earthquake
    -Rock Slide/Baton Pass
    Nature: Adamant/Jolly
    EVs: 252 Atk/4 Def/252 Spe
    Item: Life Orb
    Ability: Speed Boost

    Gliscor:
    -Earthquake
    -Toxic
    -Substitute/Taunt
    -Protect/Roost
    Nature: Impish
    EVs: 244 HP/252 Def/12 Spe
    Item: Toxic Orb
    Ability: Poison Heal

    or
    -Earthquake
    -U-turn
    -Taunt
    -Roost/Knock Off
    Nature: Impish
    EVs: 244 HP/48 Def/216 Spe
    Item: Toxic Orb
    Ability: Poison Heal

    or
    -Substitute
    -Baton Pass
    -Earthquake
    -Taunt/Swords Dance/Agility/Rock Polish
    Nature: Impish
    EVs: 244 HP/48 Def/216 Spe
    Item: Toxic Orb
    Ability: Poison Heal

    Aegislash:
    -King's Shield
    -Shadow Ball
    -Shadow Sneak
    -Iron Head/Sacred Sword
    Nature: Quiet
    EVs: 252 HP/4 Atk/252 SAtk
    Item: Leftovers

    or
    -Swords Dance
    -Autotomize
    -Shadow Claw
    -Iron Head/Sacred Sword
    Nature: Adamant
    EVs: 88 HP/252 Atk/168 Spe
    Item: Leftovers

    or
    -Shadow Ball
    -Shadow Sneak
    -Iron Head
    -Sacred Sword
    Nature: Quiet
    EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 SAtk
    Item: Life Orb/Spooky Plate/Spell Tag

    or
    -Swords Dance
    -King's Shield/Shadow Claw
    -Shadow Sneak
    -Iron Head/Sacred Sword
    Nature: Adamant
    EVs: 252 HP/252 Atk/4 Spe
    Item: Leftovers

    or
    -Autotomize
    -Shadow Ball
    -Hidden Power (Ice)
    -Iron Head/Sacred Sword
    Nature: Rash
    EVs: 88 Atk/252 SAtk/168 Spe
    Item: Life Orb/Weakness Policy

    This team is also somewhat vulnerable to bulky Waters, so something like Trevenant or Gourgeist also provide team synergy:

    Trevenant:
    -Wood Hammer/Horn Leech
    -Earthquake/Rock Slide
    -Will-o-Wisp
    -Rest
    Nature: Impish
    EVs: 252 HP/176 Def/80 Spe
    Item: Leftovers/Lum Berry
    Ability: Natural Cure/Harvest

    or
    -Substitute
    -Leech Seed
    -Will-o-Wisp
    -Phantom Force
    Nature: Impish
    EVs: 252 HP/176 Def/80 Spe
    Item: Sitrus Berry
    Ability: Harvest

    Gourgeist (Super Size):
    -Will-o-Wisp
    -Leech Seed
    -Protect/Pain Split
    -Seed Bomb/Shadow Sneak
    Nature: Impish
    EVs: 252 HP/4 Atk/252 Def
    Item: Leftovers
    Ability: Frisk
     
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