Just started online battling, suggestions to improve team?

[danuclease]

Hi guys, im just starting to get into online battling. iv put together a rain team but im gonna need suggestion on how to improve and it doesn't seem massively balanced.

Gone for a rain team as they've always interested me

Pokémon: Azelf
Nature: Timid
Ability: Levitate
Item: Choice Scarf
EV's: Max Speed/HP, 4 Attack
Moves: Rain Dance, Stealth Rock, Taunt, Explosion


Pokémon: Cloyster
Nature: Naive
Ability: Skill Link
Item: Life Orb
EV's: 244 Spd, 232 Atk, 32 Sp.Atk
Moves: Shell Smash, Icicle Spear, Razor Shell, Spike Cannon


Pokémon: Ferrothorn
Nature: Relaxed
Ability: Iron Barbs
Item: Leftovers
EV's: Max HP/Speed, 4 Def
Moves: Spikes, Stealth Rock, Power whip, Gyro Ball


Pokémon: Dragonite
Nature: Mild
Ability: Multi-Scale
Item: Life Orb
EV's: Max Sp.A, 180 Speed, 76 Atk
Moves: Hurricane, Thunder, Earthquake, DragonTail


Pokémon: Toxicroak
Nature: Impish
Ability: Dry Skin
Item: Black Sludge
EV's: max HP/Def, 4 Speed
Moves: Toxic, Protect, Substitute, Drain Punch


Pokémon: Kyogre
Nature: Timid
Ability: Drizzle
Item: Choice Specs
EV's: Max Sp. Atk/Speed, 4HP
Moves: Water Spout, Hydro Pump, Thunder, Ice Beam

Almost doesn't seem right without a ludicolo but not sure what to replace, all advice will be greatly appreciated.

 

[Ryuki]

Hi guys, im just starting to get into online battling. iv put together a rain team but im gonna need suggestion on how to improve and it doesn't seem massively balanced.

Gone for a rain team as they've always interested me

Pokémon: Azelf
Nature: Timid
Ability: Levitate
Item: Choice Scarf
EV's: Max Speed/HP, 4 Attack
Moves: Rain Dance, Stealth Rock, Taunt, Explosion


Pokémon: Cloyster
Nature: Naive
Ability: Skill Link
Item: Life Orb
EV's: 244 Spd, 232 Atk, 32 Sp.Atk
Moves: Shell Smash, Icicle Spear, Razor Shell, Spike Cannon


Pokémon: Ferrothorn
Nature: Relaxed
Ability: Iron Barbs
Item: Leftovers
EV's: Max HP/Speed, 4 Def
Moves: Spikes, Stealth Rock, Power whip, Gyro Ball


Pokémon: Dragonite
Nature: Mild
Ability: Multi-Scale
Item: Life Orb
EV's: Max Sp.A, 180 Speed, 76 Atk
Moves: Hurricane, Thunder, Earthquake, DragonTail


Pokémon: Toxicroak
Nature: Impish
Ability: Dry Skin
Item: Black Sludge
EV's: max HP/Def, 4 Speed
Moves: Toxic, Protect, Substitute, Drain Punch


Pokémon: Kyogre
Nature: Timid
Ability: Drizzle
Item: Choice Specs
EV's: Max Sp. Atk/Speed, 4HP
Moves: Water Spout, Hydro Pump, Thunder, Ice Beam

Almost doesn't seem right without a ludicolo but not sure what to replace, all advice will be greatly appreciated.

A couple things to note here,

1. Your team has an Uber (Kyogre), so it would be considered an Uber team and you wouldn't be able to use it here for tournaments and such. If you are more interested in battling online and for fun, then you are okay. You could easily make this an OU (overused) team. It would just take a few switches.

2. If you want an OU team to be able to practice with and find some battles, here are my 2 cents on how to improve your squad:

- I'd use Politoed instead of Kyogre. It takes the Uber off your team, but you still get a water pokemon with the ability Drizzle. Here's what I run on my Politoed.....

Politoed @ Leftovers
Modest
124 HP, 232 SpA, 152 SpD
-Rest
-Sleep Talk
-Scald
-Psychic

 

[danuclease]

Would this be an option for replacing Kyogre (not a fan of politoad)

Pokemon: latios
Nature: Modest
Item: latiosite
Ability: levitate
Move 1: defog
Move 2: Rain dance
Move 3: Draco meteor
Move 4: surf
Ev Spread: 252 spd, 252 sp.atk, 4 sp.def

Like the idea of defog to clear traps aswell :S

 

[Ryuki]

Would this be an option for replacing Kyogre (not a fan of politoad)

Pokemon: latios
Nature: Modest
Item: latiosite
Ability: levitate
Move 1: defog
Move 2: Rain dance
Move 3: Draco meteor
Move 4: surf
Ev Spread: 252 spd, 252 sp.atk, 4 sp.def

Like the idea of defog to clear traps aswell :S

Yea this is a good idea, I know you will catch a lot of people off guard with a water Latios.

Also, you only need to put stealth rocks on one Pokemon in my opinion. I'd swap out stealth rocks on ferro for leech seed

 

[Matt_192]

1. You should probably give Cloyster Rock Blast. Replace Razor Shell.
2. It's probably already been said, but get rid of Kyogre and add a Politoed.
3. You could consider having a Thundurus, as Life Orb Thunder wrecks in the rain.