Please rate my ou team!

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(It's been such a long time since i last went on this site! I wonder if it's still alive...)

So this is my OU team. It's the first team I've made in quite a while. Any comments or suggestions are more than welcome!

Thundurus @ Life Orb
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 30 Def
- Thunder Wave
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Nasty Plot

Metagross @ Metagrossite
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Agility
- Meteor Mash
- Zen Headbutt
- Ice Punch

Rotom-Wash @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 156 Def / 100 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hydro Pump
- Volt Switch
- Protect
- Will-O-Wisp

Heatran @ Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 56 HP / 252 SpA / 200 Spe
Timid Nature
- Heat Wave
- Earth Power
- Flash Cannon
- Protect

Venusaur @ Leftovers
Ability: Overgrow
EVs: 124 HP / 52 Def / 80 SpA / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
- Giga Drain
- Sludge Bomb
- Leech Seed
- Roar

Mienshao @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Reckless
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
IVs: 0 SpA
- High Jump Kick
- Stone Edge
- Knock Off
- U-turn

Please don't hold back when you see some holes in this team, I really need advice. Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Hi there! Nice team here, but there are some improvements that could be made.

• Instead of running Nasty Plot on Thundurus, use Focus Blast. Now the reason for this is because Thundurus is quite fragile, and therefore, there won't be enough time for it to set up, so you really want to attack straight away. Focus Blast also hits Tyranitar and Weavile hard. Life Orb increases the damage output, so there is also no need for Nasty Plot.
• Make Venusaur your Mega instead of Metagross. Mega-Venusaur is a great defensive mon, and can safely set up Leech Seed without having to worry about Fire / Ice-types thanks to Thick Fat. Your team is quite weak to Fire, so having Venusaur could help as it can stall for a while.
• Magma Storm > Heat Wave. Trapping opponents could be really helpful.
• Stealth Rock > Protect. Setting up traps is one of Heatran's many strengths, so be sure to use it!
• Mienshao is outclassed by other Fighting-types in the tier. If you do want a Fighting-type, use Gallade as it is much stronger and has a wider movepool, allowing it to hit a range of Pokemon super-effectively.

Good Luck with the team! n_n

Comments

wow, didn't really think anyone would even answer. Thanks a lot! I'll take note of the things you said