Pokémon Rate My Team
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Xatu @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Bounce
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Bold Nature
- Calm Mind
- Substitute
- Air Slash
- Roost

Magmortar @ Choice Specs
Ability: Vital Spirit
EVs: 248 HP / 252 SpA / 8 SpD
Modest Nature
- Overheat
- Thunderbolt
- Psychic
- Focus Blast

Audino-Mega @ Audinite
Ability: Healer
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Bold Nature
- Dazzling Gleam
- Wish
- Protect
- Heal Bell

Dusclops @ Eviolite
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
- Will-O-Wisp
- Night Shade
- Pain Split
- Infestation

Granbull @ Choice Band
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Play Rough
- Close Combat
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge

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Mega pokemon?
in NU, in most occasions, having a mega evolution is actually worse than not having one, due to the only options being audino and camerupt, which aren't even that good.
EDIT: now I realize mega audino is basically the only counter to knock off (which my team greatly suffers from). I will update the rmt in a second.
M-Camerupt was already banned ._. (and so was the normal Camerupt)

Anyways, your team looks good so far. Unfortunately, Dusclops isn't very viable in NU... If Sneasel doesn't get banned (which i find highly unlikely), your team is weak to Banded Knock Off spam from Sneasel. You could switch out Dusclops for another wall / tank, such as Torterra and Regirock.

Magmortar is decent, but have Assault Vest > Choice Specs. Magmortar needs to be able to switch moves and have the extra Sp. Def boost. On Xatu, Substitute is not a neccesity; it prefers either Giga Drain (for Rhydon) or Heat Wave (for Ferroseed).

I'll probably make an answer / more suggestions later.

EDIT: Mega Camerupt was pretty OP in NU and has reliable, powerful STABS in Earth Power + Fire Blast.... back then in NU, there were no good switch-ins for it (Mantine took a lot of damage from Ancient Power) and M-Camerupt required atleast 2-3 checks / counters on a single team. These are just some points I wanted to make clear before you said that M-Camerupt wasn't good.

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From what I see, you have two pokemon weak to knock off, which is extremely common in NU, you do have Audino and Granbull though, so you do have your ways to counter it. If I were you, I would trade wish and heal bell for rest and sleep talk.

As for a 6th member, I suggest a pokemon that can set up entry hazards. Ferrothorn, Roselia, Pineco, and Uxie make pretty good options for this idea.

Also, if you seem to get setup on easily, a pokemon with roar or whirlwind would benefit Steelix does a great job with this, using roar and stealth rock, making sure to always survive one hit with it's sturdy ability, also a Quagsire would go great, with it's unaware ability.

All in all, I think STEELIX best fits your team. He is weak to fighting, which is sponged by Dusclops and Granbull. He is weak to water and fire, but Magmortar can handle fire, and Audino and Dusclops should be able to handle any water type in the tier. Seeing as your team is extremely bulky, I think you need to have heal bell on your team with Audino.

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Steelix is in RU though :/