The Unofficial Rate My Team Thread!!

[Neerb]

Here's where you can post your teams and ask for constructive criticism about it!

My team is/will be:

Sceptile Lv. 77
Leaf Blade, X-Scissor, Dragon Pulse, Night Slash

Raichu Lv. 77
Thunderbolt, Iron Tail, Surf, Grass Knot (will change Grass Knot if someone has a better suggestion)

Lucario Lv. 77
Aura Sphere, Psychic, Dark Pulse, Earthquake (will change a move BESIDES Aura Sphere if someone has a better suggestion)

Tyranitar Lv. 76
Crunch, Stone Edge, Earthquake, Ice Fang (I'm trying to decide wherther or not to change Ice Fang for Avalanche)

Dragonite Lv. 55 (in training  :) )
Dragon Rush (will be replaced with Outrage), Aqua Tail, Fly, Thunderpunch

and for the last one, I'm strugling between two fire types:

Charizard Lv. 75
Heat Wave, Air Slash, Dragon Pulse, Shadow Claw

or

Typhlosion Lv. 71
Flamethrower, Sunny Day, Solar Beam, Earthquake (will change any move if someone has a better suggestion)


So, does anyone have any help for me or questions about your own teams?  If so, post away!

[shaymin34]

Lickilicky@Black Sludge
Sassy 250HP/130sDef/130Def
Hammer Arm
Earthquake
Power Whip
Dig

Gallade@Life Orb
Adamant 236HP/252Atk/20sDef
Close Combat
Psycho Cut
Night Slash
Will-o-Wisp

Porygon-Z@
Modest 252sAtk/200HP/48Spd
Tri-Attack
Ice Beam
Thunderbolt
Dark Pulse

Shuckle@
Relaxed 250Def/250sDef/10HP
Sludge Bomb
Rest
Stealth Rock
Gyro Ball

Weavile@NeverMeltIce
Jolly 200Atk/200Spd/110sDef
Dark Pulse
Shadow Ball
Focus Punch
Ice Beam

Ninjask@
Hasty 252Spd/200Atk/58HP
X-Scissor
Swords Dance
Toxic
Roost

as you can see I am missing some items tell me what items I should put there

[WiinolikePS3]

Here's where you can post your teams and ask for constructive criticism about it!

My team is/will be:

Sceptile Lv. 77
Leaf Blade, X-Scissor, Dragon Pulse, Night Slash

Raichu Lv. 77
Thunderbolt, Iron Tail, Surf, Grass Knot (will change Grass Knot if someone has a better suggestion)

Lucario Lv. 77
Aura Sphere, Psychic, Dark Pulse, Earthquake (will change a move BESIDES Aura Sphere if someone has a better suggestion)

Tyranitar Lv. 76
Crunch, Stone Edge, Earthquake, Ice Fang (I'm trying to decide wherther or not to change Ice Fang for Avalanche)

Dragonite Lv. 55 (in training  :) )
Dragon Rush (will be replaced with Outrage), Aqua Tail, Fly, Thunderpunch

and for the last one, I'm strugling between two fire types:

Charizard Lv. 75
Heat Wave, Air Slash, Dragon Pulse, Shadow Claw

or

Typhlosion Lv. 71
Flamethrower, Sunny Day, Solar Beam, Earthquake (will change any move if someone has a better suggestion)


So, does anyone have any help for me or questions about your own teams?  If so, post away!

A pokemon with both water and ice attacks will pulverise your strongest Pokemon, if they're fast enough. Then, something like Gliscor, or really, anything else with EQ, could finish off Lucario and Raichu.

Also, your team needs more defense.

There's only offense. It's not a bad team; it just need to be more balanced.

[Neerb]

Lickilicky@Black Sludge
Sassy 250HP/130sDef/130Def
Hammer Arm
Earthquake
Power Whip
Dig

Gallade@Life Orb
Adamant 236HP/252Atk/20sDef
Close Combat
Psycho Cut
Night Slash
Will-o-Wisp

Porygon-Z@
Modest 252sAtk/200HP/48Spd
Tri-Attack
Ice Beam
Thunderbolt
Dark Pulse

Shuckle@
Relaxed 250Def/250sDef/10HP
Sludge Bomb
Rest
Stealth Rock
Gyro Ball

Weavile@NeverMeltIce
Jolly 200Atk/200Spd/110sDef
Dark Pulse
Shadow Ball
Focus Punch
Ice Beam

Ninjask@
Hasty 252Spd/200Atk/58HP
X-Scissor
Swords Dance
Toxic
Roost

as you can see I am missing some items tell me what items I should put there

Why the heck does Lickilicky have Black Sludge??  Black Sludge gradually hurts non-poison types, and you don't have a move that will make the opponent hold it.

Also, it might be a good idea to teach Shuckle Power Swap and then make him hold Focus Sash (or Focus Band, if you don't have a sash).

[Neerb]

Here's where you can post your teams and ask for constructive criticism about it!

My team is/will be:

Sceptile Lv. 77
Leaf Blade, X-Scissor, Dragon Pulse, Night Slash

Raichu Lv. 77
Thunderbolt, Iron Tail, Surf, Grass Knot (will change Grass Knot if someone has a better suggestion)

Lucario Lv. 77
Aura Sphere, Psychic, Dark Pulse, Earthquake (will change a move BESIDES Aura Sphere if someone has a better suggestion)

Tyranitar Lv. 76
Crunch, Stone Edge, Earthquake, Ice Fang (I'm trying to decide wherther or not to change Ice Fang for Avalanche)

Dragonite Lv. 55 (in training  :) )
Dragon Rush (will be replaced with Outrage), Aqua Tail, Fly, Thunderpunch

and for the last one, I'm strugling between two fire types:

Charizard Lv. 75
Heat Wave, Air Slash, Dragon Pulse, Shadow Claw

or

Typhlosion Lv. 71
Flamethrower, Sunny Day, Solar Beam, Earthquake (will change any move if someone has a better suggestion)


So, does anyone have any help for me or questions about your own teams?  If so, post away!

A pokemon with both water and ice attacks will pulverise your strongest Pokemon, if they're fast enough. Then, something like Gliscor, or really, anything else with EQ, could finish off Lucario and Raichu.

Also, your team needs more defense.

There's only offense. It's not a bad team; it just need to be more balanced.

Do you have any moveset recomendations (notice the bold parentheses in my first post)?  Also, in order to make my team more balanced, should I replace someone with someone else?  I was thinking about throwing in Marshtomp to replace T-tar, and maybe putting something else in to replace Lucario...

Oh, and should I pick Typhlosion or Charizard??

[shaymin34]

oh I thought that black sludge gradually raised the hp but I guess I was wrong. do you know any other good items I could give to lickilicky? 

[Neerb]

oh I thought that black sludge gradually raised the hp but I guess I was wrong. do you know any other good items I could give to lickilicky? 

Yeah, it does gradually raise HP, but only for Poison types; all other pokemon get hurt by it.

As for items, I'm not that sure about what it should have... Perhaps a Muscle band to boost his physical attack?  You can get a Muscle Band for 48 points at Battle Park.

[Qsmash]

Torterra@Miracle Seed
Hasty Lv. 100
Wood Hammer, Giga Drain, Earthquake, Rock Slide

Swampert(Mudmarix)@Muscle Band
Hasty Lv. 80
Waterfall, Hammer Arm, Earthquake, Endeavor

Staraptor(Soulraptor)
Serious Lv. 96
Aerial Ace, Brave Bird, Roost, Fly

Gengar(Gaspar)@Leftovers
Hasty Lv. 78
Substitute, Sludge Bomb, Psychic, Shadow Ball

Charizard
Jolly Lv. 93
Flamethrower, Earthquake, Dragon Claw, Air Slash

Scizor(Blade)@Quick Claw
Carefull Lv. 70
Swords Dance, X-Scissor, Iron Head, Slash

Can anyone suggest some replacement pokemon?

[Neerb]

Torterra@Miracle Seed
Hasty Lv. 100
Wood Hammer, Giga Drain, Earthquake, Rock Slide

Swampert(Mudmarix)@Muscle Band
Hasty Lv. 80
Waterfall, Hammer Arm, Earthquake, Endeavor

Staraptor(Soulraptor)
Serious Lv. 96
Aerial Ace, Brave Bird, Roost, Fly

Gengar(Gaspar)@Leftovers
Hasty Lv. 78
Substitute, Sludge Bomb, Psychic, Shadow Ball

Charizard
Jolly Lv. 93
Flamethrower, Earthquake, Dragon Claw, Air Slash

Scizor(Blade)@Quick Claw
Carefull Lv. 70
Swords Dance, X-Scissor, Iron Head, Slash

Can anyone suggest some replacement pokemon?

I don't know about replacement Pokemon, but I can help with movesets.  First of all, get rid of Scizor's Iron Head or Slash and replace it with a Fighting move, since Fighting beats everything Steel does and more.  Next, give Staraptor something besides Flying moves:  Roost you can keep since it's just healing, and Aerial Ace never misses so that's good, but replace Brave Bird and/or Fly with something of a different type.  Finally, try to get a Dragon Pulse TM from someone (if you don't already have one) and give it to Charizard:  Dragon Pulse is a stronger move than Dragon Claw and Charizard's Special Attack is better than his Physical Attack.