Need some help with my team, please!

Question

I love Bird Pokémon so I'm trying to make a team. Could you guys tell me if these movesets are any good? I'm not going to change Pokémon btw since I love these six birds.

(M) Skarmory (Steel/Flying) – Hazard Setter
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Attack / 252 Defense
Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
Item: Leftovers
-Whirlwind
-Spikes
-Stealth Rock
-Iron Head/Drill Peck >>> not sure which one I should pick

(M) Swellow (Normal/Flying) – Physical Sweeper
Ability: Guts
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Attack / 252 Speed
Jolly Nature (+Spe, -SAtk)
Item: Flame Orb
-Protect
-Roost
-Facade
-Brave Bird

1. (M) Pidgeot (Normal/Flying) – Physical Sweeper
Ability: Big Pecks
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Attack / 252 Speed
Jolly Nature (+Spe, -SAtk)
Item: Leftovers
-Roost
-Return
-Steel Wing
-Brave Bird

2. (M) Mega Pidgeot (Normal/Flying) – Special Sweeper
Ability: No Guard
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Sp. Atk / 252 Speed
Timid Nature (+Spe, -Atk)
Item: Pidgeotite
-Roost
-Hidden Power (Ground)
-Heat Wave
-Hurricane

Ok, I’m pretty sure Mega Pidgeot is the way to go right?

(M) Talonflame (Fire/Flying) – Physical Sweeper
Ability: Gale Wings
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Attack / 252 Speed
Jolly Nature (+Spe, -SAtk)
Item: Flying Gem
-Swords Dance
-Roost
-Acrobatics
-Flare Blitz

(M) Staraptor (Normal/Flying) – Physical Sweeper
Ability: Reckless
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Attack / 252 Speed
Jolly Nature (+Spe, -SAtk)
Item: Life Orb
-Roost
-Close Combat
-Brave Bird
-Double-Edge

(M) Braviary (Normal/Flying) – Physical Tank
Ability: Sheer Force
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Attack / 4 Sp. Def
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
Item: Leftovers
-Bulk Up
-Shadow Claw
-Superpower
-Brave Bird

Thank you for your help, you guys!!!

Comments

What's a hazard setter

Answer 1

Mono-Flying! I like it. There is an issue with there being no way to remove hazards. Another is that a fast electric type blows you back. Having a choice scarfer on there somewhere like Staraptor with Reckless Double Edge is more than enough to handle Pokémon like Jolteon and Mega Manectric. I also think that there is no need for shadow claw on Braviary. The only instance is for Pokémon like Aegislash, or normal Rotom. If you decide to get rid of that, then give him defiant to get a boost from Intimidate users. I'm not sure if flying gem is released or not? If not, then no item is fine. I also think Pidgeot should have Life Orb to hit harder, it's attack is pretty lackluster otherwise. Roost on Swellow probably isn't needed since he can't live most hits anyways. Quick Attack or u-turn is a good alternative. I would give skarmory iron head, mainly because you are mono-flying and flying type moves are everywhere on your team. Also, give Skarmory an Impish nature if you invest in Defense. It gives a 10% boost to any stat, so if the stat is only 100, it goes up 10, but if the stat is 200, it goes up 20. Just gives you the most out of your Pokémon.

Comments

Thanks, Slow Sweeper!

-Which Pidgeot should I chose? I think the Mega Pidgeot class is better right? It's a Special Sweeper instead of a Physical Sweeper (which I already have 3 of).
-Which Pokémon should I learn Defog? I think the best choice would be either switching Swellow's Roost (or give him U-Turn?) or Mega Pidgeot's Hidden Power.
-Doesn't the Choice Scarf make Staraptor a bit weaker? He already has a great Speed stat and this item only allows him to use one move...
-With which move should I switch Braviary's Shadow Claw? Maybe Roost to make him more a Tank?

So for now:
-Impish Nature instead of Careful Nature for Skarmory
-Iron Head instead of Drill Peck for Skarmory
-Life Orb instead of Leftovers for Pidgeot (except if I chose Mega Pidgeot of course)
-Defiant instead of Sheer Force for Braviary

Btw what do you think of this team overall?

Answer 2

I really love the idea of monotype teams, especially because you want Pokémon like regular pidgeot to shine. With base 100 speed, you are fast, but MANY Pokémon still outspeed you. Plus a Choice Scarf let's you outspeed Pokémon you speed tie with normally, like Charizard, Shaymin, Victini, Typhlosion, etc. With a scarf, you can run Adamant for extra power. What's also nice is that Staraptor has excellent moves to be choiced into. Brave Bird and Double Edge getting that lovely boost from Reckless. Defog is useful on Pokémon like Swellow because he can force switches because of its raw power and speed. HP Ground is really only useful on Heatran and Electric types, so depending on how often you see them, you could run defog on mega pidgeot if you want. And for Braviary, give him roost and throw the EVs into his HP and Special Defense. This allows him to tank those special hits a lot better while you set up. Facade or Return could also be an option over Brave Bird, since you are mono-flying, you have plenty of flying moves to go around.

Comments

Thanks a lot! I changed some things like you said so should this be good?


(M) Skarmory (Steel/Flying) – Hazard Setter
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Attack / 252 Defense
Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk)
Item: Leftovers
-Whirlwind
-Spikes
-Stealth Rock
-Iron Head

(M) Swellow (Normal/Flying) – Physical Sweeper and Scout
Ability: Guts
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Attack / 252 Speed
Jolly Nature (+Spe, -SAtk)
Item: Flame Orb
-Protect
-U-Turn
-Facade
-Brave Bird

(M) Mega Pidgeot (Normal/Flying) – Special Sweeper and Hazard Remover
Ability: No Guard
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Sp. Atk / 252 Speed
Timid Nature (+Spe, -Atk)
Item: Pidgeotite
-Defog
-Roost
-Heat Wave
-Hurricane

(M) Talonflame (Fire/Flying) – Physical Sweeper
Ability: Gale Wings
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Attack / 252 Speed
Jolly Nature (+Spe, -SAtk)
Item: Flying Gem
-Swords Dance
-Roost
-Acrobatics
-Flare Blitz

(M) Staraptor (Normal/Flying) – Physical Sweeper
Ability: Reckless
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Attack / 252 Speed
Adamant Nature (+Att, -SAtk)
Item: Choice Scarf
-Roost
-Close Combat
-Brave Bird
-Double-Edge

(M) Braviary (Normal/Flying) – Physical Tank
Ability: Defiant
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Attack / 252 Sp. Def
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
Item: Leftovers
-Bulk Up
-Roost
-Slash
-Superpower

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3 last things, might not be a bad idea to give Skarmory the Custap Berry. This allows him to be a consistent lead for such an offensive team. The berry will let it go first when below 25%, with its Sturdy allowing it to live anything, mainly a thunderbolt, so you will be able to get you Stealth Rocks up then a layer of Spikes up or a Whirlwind. Just an idea. Then put Facade or Return over Slash on Braviary. Facade for the chance that you get statused (mainly burned because that cuts your attack in half with no Facade). Slash does give a 12% chance to critical hit, but you should play the percentages and realize that players will try to status you more than you getting a Critical Hit. Also, Return hits 102 damage with no crit, and Slash hits for 105 damage with the crit. So there is a 94% chance that Return will be stronger than Slash. Also, Roost is not needed on Staraptor. U-Turn, Quick Attack, or Tailwind make good options to replace it.

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That berry seems to be very useful indeed!
I'll go with Facade for Braviary because I'm not a huge fan of Return since the power differs a lot.
I don't want to use Starapter for schouting so I think I'll go with either Quick Attack or Tailwind. Which one do you think is better?

Anyway this seems like a solid team now :D