Rate My VGC Team

Question

Hello my name is Jevin1048 I want to one day enter the VGC Pokemon National Championships but I need to make a good team. I have already made two teams and this is my favorite of them could you make any suggestions to my team and better choices to it, thanks a lot.

Shadow (Weavile) (M) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Pickpocket
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Fake Out
- Ice Punch
- Knock Off
- Low Kick

Magma (Heatran) (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 180 HP / 252 SpA / 76 Spe
Modest Nature
- Heat Wave
- Earth Power
- Substitute
- Protect

Blue falcon (Latios) @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Psyshock
- Grass Knot
- Dragon Dance

motoR-hsaW (Rotom-Wash) @ Expert Belt
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 248 HP / 8 SpA / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
- Will-O-Wisp
- Toxic
- Thunderbolt
- Hydro Pump

SirKight (Gallade) @ Galladite
Ability: Steadfast
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Brick Break
- Close Combat
- Psycho Cut
- Drain Punch

Wish (Jirachi) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Calm Mind
- Meteor Mash
- Psychic
- Follow Me

Comments

As was said in the answer, you need more Protect. Also, what is the point of Dragon Dance on a Special Latios? It already outspeeds 90% of the metagame. Replace it with something like Ice Beam and replace Grass Knot with Protect.

If you are planning on using this team in next year's Nats, or any National Championship in the future, I have some bad news: it most likely will fail. I am NOT saying that it is a bad team. What I am saying is that the VGC metagame changes rapidly, and by the time you get to Nationals some of your Pokémon could be banned or just unviable.

What I'm trying to tell you is, don't use this team with the mindset of keeping it all the way until Nationals. Use it as a stepping stone to get the perfect team, and make adjustments to it as time goes on. Good luck, have fun, and allons-y!

Answer 1

I'll put all the changes I make in bold for you.

Shadow (Weavile) (M) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Pickpocket
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Fake Out
- Icicle Crash
- Knock Off
- Protect

You should use icicle crash instead of ice punch because it hits multiply targets and a chance for flinch. Also use protect instead of low kick since weavile is frail and needs it.

Magma (Heatran) (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 180 HP / 252 SpA / 76 Spe
Modest Nature
- Heat Wave
- Earth Power
- Substitute
- Protect

I wouldn't change anything here this is a pretty solid heatran.

Blue falcon (Latios) @ Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Draco Meteor/Dragon Pulse
- Psyshock
- Protect
- Dragon Dance

I would go with dragon pulse instead of draco meteor because it has better accuracy, but you could go either way. I would go with protect over grass knot because Latios needs protect.

motoR-hsaW (Rotom-Wash) @ Lum Berry/Sitrus Berry
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 200 SpD / 56 Spe
Calm Nature
- Will-O-Wisp
- Protect
- Thunderbolt
- Hydro Pump

Rotom needs more SpD and needs some speed. Also expert belt is kind of usless, you need sitrus berry more to restore hp you loose or lum berry to heal status. Also protect goes well with him.

SirKight (Gallade) @ Galladite
Ability: Steadfast
EVs: 200 HP / 252 Atk / 56 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Protect
- Close Combat
- Zen Headbutt
- Ice Punch

M Gallade needs protect since he's frail. He also needs zen headbutt more than psycho cut since it can cause flinch. Ice punch is really just for coverage.

Togekiss @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 HP / 164 Def / 4 SpA / 28 SpD / 60 Spe
Bold Nature
- Follow Me
- Air Slash
- Thunder Wave/Roost
- Protect

I completely took out jirachi for two reasons. 1. It is banned from vgc and 2. It can only get follow me from an event in gen 5. I replaced it with togekiss because he is a really good follow me pokemon.

That's all I have to say about your team. Hope you like my advice!

Comments

Protect does nothing for frail Pokemon. Other than for scouting, you're just stalling, and possibly allowing your opponent to set up in your face.

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Crimson, in VGC, Protect is vital on frail Pokémon. Anything not Choiced, wearing an Assault Vest, or named Suicune / Cresselia / Thundurus should have Protect. It is far from stalling and is necessary to stay safe from double-targets or spread moves. There is rarely any setup outside of Dragon Dance MegaMence, CM Cress and SD M-Scizor, all of which aren't too common anyways.

TL;DR Protect does everything for frail Pokémon.

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Frail Pokemon, Fit Pokemon, Wall Pokemon, Annoying Pokemon and a whole bunch more need Protect to be a thing in VGC. I can guarantee that out of 100 VGC Pokemon only a measly 4 or 5 Pokemon would not opt Protect. Aside from Choice and AV users, naturally.

Also, kudos on Gallade + Toge combo, I've used that before and it is amazing ^o^
A small suggestion though, add Tailwind to Togekiss, Gallade functions best under Tailwind.