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Pokemon White Team, would appreciate critique (:

Marvelis

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    So I bought Pokemon White today and I already have a team planned out for it. I pretty much just battle with my friends for the most part but it's still nice to have a strategic team though. This is the team I have planned out and I'd like some feedback.

    Kingdra @ Razor Claw
    Sniper, 252 Sp. Atk , 126 Def, 126 Sp. Def
    - Surf
    - Dragon Pulse
    - Ice Beam
    - Flash Cannon

    Chandelure @ Leftovers
    Flame Body, 252 Sp. Atk, 252 Spd
    - Shadow Ball
    - Flamethrower
    - Fire Spin
    - Energy Ball

    Gliscor @ Flying Gem
    Hyper Cutter, 252 Atk, 252 Spd
    - Swords Dance
    - Earthquake
    - Acrobatics
    - Power Trick

    Machamp @ Leftovers
    No Guard, 252 Atk, 252 HP
    - DynamicPunch
    - Earthquake
    - Stone Edge
    - Fire Punch

    Scizor @ Zoom Lens
    Technician, 252 Atk, 126 Def, 126 Sp. Def
    - Bug Bite
    - Bullet Punch
    - Toxic
    - Brick Break

    Hydreigon @ Leftovers
    Levitate, 252 Sp. Atk, 126 Atk, 126 Spd
    - Dragon Pulse
    - Dark Pulse
    - Flamethrower
    - Earth Power
     
    On Scizor, Zoom Lens doesn't really help you that much since everything has high accuracy anyway, plus with Bullet Punch you know you're going to move before the opponent anyways. Instead go for Life Orb to boost your power. Instead of Toxic, go for either Roost or Swords Dance, depending if you want all out power or not, since you could accumulate LO damage & wanna heal.

    On Gliscor, go for Substitute or Taunt > Power Trick - Taunt to completely throw things like Ferro etc off, or Substitute to throw off the opponents if they assume it'll be the obvious Protect, like with most common Gliscor sets. Also ability best used for that set = sand veil since hypercutter is useless, plus if you're lucky enough to be in sand, then that's an advantage for you.

    On Chandelure, go for Hidden Power Fighting > Fire Spin since you already have Flamethrower for Fire STAB and this way you can hit dark types and normal types. Give it a choice scarf then you're good to go. Also Flash Fire is much better as you can use it much better with Scizor + boost your own stats at the same time (aka switch out Scizor > Chandelure when fire is expected).

    For Hydreigon, Focus Blast > Earth Power as it can kill things you otherwise can't hurt much easier than if you didn't have it. Also, use Life Orb for more power.

    On Kingdra, go for Choice Specs, with Draco Meteor + HP electric > Ice Beam/Flash Cannon. Since really, the other two don't really do much, and ice only really would hurt grass types which doesn't affect you, plus Draco Meteor can hit them anyway.

    On Machamp, go for Bulk Up > Fire Punch since it doesn't hit anything that'd really affect you. Ice/Thunder are more effective in terms of punches.
     
    To add to what Nica said, I'll fix your EV spreads (and abilities) and give them their natures, since you don't seem to have them.

    Run max Speed on Kingdra as opposed to splitting it between the defenses and change the ability to Swift Swim. In case you're up against Rain users, Kingdra gets a Speed boost and its Water STAB gets stronger.

    Use any of these EV spreads on Scizor: 252 Atk/4 SDef/252 Spe or 248 HP/44 Atk/216 SDef.

    Ditch EQ on Machamp; it's redundant with DynamicPunch. You can use this set as a lead:
    -DynamicPunch
    -Ice Punch/Stone Edge
    -Bullet Punch
    -Payback
    Nature: Adamant
    EVs: 240 HP/248 Atk/16 SDef/4 Spe
    Item: Lum Berry
    Ability: No Guard

    And for your natures:
    Kingdra: Modest
    Chandelure: Modest/Timid
    Gliscor: Adamant
    Machamp: Adamant
    Scizor: Adamant
    Hydreigon: Modest/Timid
     
    For Hydrigon i would recommend running the sub set. Replace Earth power with subsitute and dark pulse with focus blast. Hydreigon can cause many switches due to people fearing a choiced varient or just its good typing. Hydrigon should look like this
    Item: Leftovers
    Nature: Modest
    EV's: 252SpAtk/252Speed/4HP

    Your team is also very weak to dragon, with only scizor to resist and Gliscor to take hits (only physical). Many dragons also carry fire moves which could cause trouble for your team. Id suggest replacing one of your members for a good defensive steel such as Heatran, Skarmory or Ferrothorn or a powerful choice scarfet such as landorus and terrakion.
     
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