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i am very new to competative battling and this is my first team. Please leave suggestions

Gardevoir
Gardevoir@Gardevoirite
Ability: Synchronize --> Pixalate
Role: Mega, Special Sweeper
EV's: 252 SpA, 252 Spd, 4 SpD
Timid Nature
-Hyper Voice
-Shadow Ball
-Psyshock
-Calm Mind

Rotom
Rotom-Wash@Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
Role: Physical Defensive, Scout
EV's: 252 Hp, 252 Def, 4 SpA
Bold Nature
-Will-O-Wisp
-Hydro Pump
-Pain Split
-Volt Switch

Sylveon
Sylveon@Leftovers
Ability: Pixalate
Role: Specially Defensive
EV's: 252 SpD, 252 Hp, 4 SpA
Calm Nature
-Hyper Voice
-Wish
-Heal Bell
-Protect

Greninja
Greninja@Expert Belt
Ability: Protean
Role: Fast Special Sweeper
EV's: 252 Spd, 252 SpA, 4 Atk
Hasty Nature
-Gunk Shot
-Ice Beam
-Scald
-Dark Pulse

Landorus
Landorus-Therian@Choice Scarf
Ability: Intimidate
Role: Physical Scarf
EV's: 252 Atk, 252 Spd, 4 Hp
Adamant Nature
-Earthquake
-Stone Edge
-Knock Off
-U-Turn

Lucario
Lucario@Life Orb
Ability: Inner Focus
Role: Fast Physical Sweeper
EV's: 252 Atk, 252 Spd, 4 SpD
Jolly Nature
-Close Combat
-Ice Punch
-Swords Dance
-Extreme Speed

So thats my OU Team. Its my first team so please feel free to leave suggestions, thank you.

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1 - Only one Pokémon can hold Leftovers. Give it to Sylveon, then give Rotom Chest Berry and replace Pain Split with Rest. Give Greninja a Life Orb.

2 - You can hold 4 more EVs on Gardevoir.

3 - Lucario can't have 252 / 252 / 252.

4 - Air Balloon Lucario? That's… original. FYI, Lucario is UU. Stronger OU Fighting types include Conkeldurr, Terrakion and Heracross.
Unless Item Clause became a thing in Smogon rules, you can have Leftovers on multiple members. :P
@Astronautical Thank you, i made simple typos that i didnt notice. I like air balloon lucario a lot, It deals damage quick and moves like earthquake and earthpower can't destroy it. I like expert belt greninja better than life orb greninja due to the fact of its type variation.
There is no item clause in smogon.  Pain split is better than rest and chesto berry on rotom.
I must've got confused with WiFi battles :P This makes teambuilding a whole lot easier.
Greninja has to have double team because it has low defense and because it is awesome. Reduces hits, it could be a game changer. Gardevior has to have hyper beam to make a final move. It has low defense, so you basically need it. Gardey's special attack is so high it would do about 200 damage, and it gets STAB because it turns fairy by pixilate. Lucario needs to have life orb. If you can, switch lucario to meinshao and have it like this:

Meinshao w/flying gem
Ability:Regenerator
Moves:
-Acrobatics(gem gets 1.3 times power, ends up having power of 165 power!
-Hi-Jump Kick(STAB, strong)
-U-Turn(Stops psychic, heals when switched out)
-Aura Sphere(Always hits, STAB)

This is my favorite strategy. I almost always win.
This isn't very good either. Double Team is banned by Smogon rules, so you can't use that. Hyper Beam is an awful move. It has to recharge on the turn after, which is a turn for the opponent to do whatever they like. Hyper Voice is a much more consistent and reliable option. The switch to Mienshao doesn't make sense either? Is there a reason for it? And btw, Flying Gem isn't released, so that set doesn't work.
Don't mean to offend you, but based on your recent responses, you seem really inexperienced with competitive battles. Your recommendations are often really abstract or flawed.
I am so surprised that there is no flying gem yet! There is fire, dragon, grass, but no flying? I do not like smogon rules a lot, I mainly do doubles. The reason I has meinshao is his high attack and speed.
Well if you aren't going to rate according to the rules the person's team has, then the suggestions are a bit irrelevant. And btw, none of the Gems except Normal Gem are released, unfortunately. All the types of Gems existed in Gen 5 obviously, but Game Freak made it impossible to obtain all the Gems except Normal Gem in Gen 6. So we can't use them anymore. :/
Mienshao is a good option, but Lucario has better bulk, better coverage and arguably a better typing. It's not a bad suggestion but you sound like you're overlooking him.
Why would game freak not have all the gems?

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Hey, I decided I'd take a look at your team. I like to separate my, assessments, into 3 sections. Without further ado here we go.

Typing: Well, the typing is pretty good. You have a x2 fairy weakness and a x2 grass weakness. These aren't that big of a deal and I wouldn't worry about it enough to change any of the pokemon on your team, just keep in mind to watch out for those 2 types.

Synergy: Gardevoir isn't a lead. You have a decent mix of different roles, but some of the pokemon don't work too well in their roles, but for the most part your synergy is ok.

Movesets: This is one of the hardest areas to learn, that's why smogon has this. But I'll go through each individual pokemon and give suggestions.

Gardevoir: The moveset is fine, but the EV's are a bit odd, especially for a lead. You need max speed on MGardevoir and still it isn't the best lead (generally leads are scouts, they are fast and have volt switch or U-turn).

Rotom-W: Don't use a rindo berry on rotom-w, just don't. Give it scarf for a lead (but you have plenty of leads/scouts/pivots) or lefties for a wall. It's moveset is fine.

Sylveon: The most basic sylveon there is. It's what most people expect when they see a sylveon, so keep that in mind. If you want sylveon to be a cleric than this is a good set.

Greninja: Great moveset on greninja, but their is one huge problem. It absolutely needs max speed. Every greninja needs max speed. I can't stress that enough. Have it's nature be up in speed and down in Defense (hasty iirc). Give it 44 att evs if it has gunk shot.

Landorus-T: I prefer Knock Off to superpower, but that's all on Lando.

Lucario: No air balloon. Air balloon is pretty much only used on heatran (for the most part). Give it a life orb and switch hi jump kick to close combat. Give it max speed EVs.


Well, the team is pretty good, but your EV's and items need some work. I like this team, but it needs a few changes. If you have any questions please ask in comments. Hope this helps!

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Hasty lowers Defence, not Attack.
Thank you, I don't really want to have to have two choice scarfs on my team, is there another item good for landorus with that ev spread?
My bad astro, It was supposed to be down in def not att xD

Salabae, If it was me I would keep lando's scarf (he is an awesome pivot/lead) and switch rotom's item to lefties.