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Gliscor @ Toxic Orb
Ability: Poison Heal
EVs: 244 HP / 152 SpD / 112 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Roost
- Knock Off

Gliscor is just here because I like him, Thinking of adding toxic or replacing him tho.

Ferrothorn @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Leech Seed
- Stealth Rock
- Power Whip
- Protect

one of my favourite physical walls in the game, almost unbreakable

Tapu Fini @ Leftovers
Ability: Misty Surge
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Taunt
- Nature's Madness
- Moonblast
- Defog

A decent anti-lead as well as misty surge support

Scizor @ Scizorite
Ability: Technician
EVs: 248 HP / 64 Atk / 124 Def / 16 SpD / 56 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Bullet Punch
- Roost
- Bug Bite

Great cleanup sweeper and revenge killer

Zapdos @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Def / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Discharge
- Heat Wave
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Roost

Bulky support zapdos, might make ev's in HP and SpA mixed

Latios @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Draco Meteor
- Psyshock
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Trick

Scarf latios with trick to stop mons like chanesy and the like

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Well, first off, having two Stealth Rock setters is a bit wasteful unless your team for some reason or another REALLY relies on having Rocks up, and I wouldn't consider that an absolute necessity on most teams. You could replace Gliscor's SR with Swords Dance, U-Turn or Protect.

Zapdos' spread seems a bit confused. First of all, that moveset wants to be a bulky sweeper, not support. And then its EVs are fully defensive, but its nature boosts speed. It looks like your trying to spread your Zapdos a little thin, having it be bulky, but also fast, but also capable of taking out targets. If you try to be a jack of all trades, you'll end up being a master of none. First, think about what your team needs most out of this Zapdos: a full tank, or a bulky sweeper that can remove threats and allow either Latios or Scizor to sweep the rest of the game.
If you want a tank, get a nature that boosts one of its defenses, and give its moveset some more utility. Thunder Wave is a good option, as it can completely cripple a fast, powerful sweeper, and other options are Tailwind for speed control or even Whirlwind for phasing, although that's a bit more niche. Volt Switch is another good option for momentum, and I would keep HP Ice to threaten common Pokémon like Lando and Garchomp. You could keep Heat Wave for Scizor, but Latios already has HP Fire, so I wouldn't. You can still threaten Scizors out by feigning a Heat Wave, if you need to.
For offensive Zapdos, I would suggest keeping Timid with at least 184 EVs in speed to outspeed Landorus, then the rest can go into defenses. Unfortunately, no amout of SpA investment can OHKO Lando or Garchomp, so investing in SpA for those two isn't very productive since HP Ice 2HKOs either way.

A disclaimer: I may not be the best to take spread advice from, though, since outside of ubiquitous Landchomps, I'm not really in touch with the OU metagame atm, so I can't tell you which threats you really need to watch out and prepare for.
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"If you try to be a jack of all trades, you'll end up being a master of none."

Nice turn-of-phrase.
Zapdos is best at being a tank and wearing down opponents by alternating between attacking and using roost. Your moves are fine, but the best EV spread for this job is 252 HP/252 Def/4 SpD bold so it can take more hits. Speed won't help much here if it's not going to one-shot anything (except maybe Pelipper, which it already outspeeds). As for the rest of the team, you should replace Gliscor's stealth rock with toxic to cripple defensive Pokemon. Give Ferrothorn a leftovers for more healing. Replace Scizor's bug bite with U-turn to reduce the need to predict switches. (yes, I'm suggesting swords dance and U-turn on one Pokemon. Yes, this is actually viable and not a joke) Replace Latios's hidden power with surf for more power.

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Your team has a weakness to Fire Sweepers like Volcarona and Blacephelon. Ferrothorn and Scizor are 4x weak to fire, and Choice Scarf Magnet Pull HP Fire Magnezone is going to absolutely decimate them. I know you have a Tapu Fini as a safe switch in, but you don’t benefit from tanking their Fire Move. Maybe replace Gliscor for Heatran for some nice Flash Fire tech, and also a poison immunity (although Gliscor effectively had that too). Also, like KRLW890 commented (although it really should’ve been an answer) having two S rock users is kind of wasteful. I think getting rid of S Rocks on Ferrothorn for Spikes would be a good idea, and I also think your Ferrothorn is very weak to Special Moves, try 248 HP/38 Def/222 SpD for a more special oriented EV spread. Also, your Zapdos’ EVs are very strange. Try going for 252 HP/72 SpD/180 Def with a Rocky Helmet to punish Phyisical Attckers. Also, Gyro Ball over Power Whip on Ferrothorn. Your team is very weak to Ice, which makes me want to encourage replacing Gliscor with Heatran even more. With Ground and Fighting being Heatran’s only effective weaknesses, switch-ins into Zapdos will be mandatory, especially with is (possible) new, bulkier Rocky Helmet set. Anyways, I think that’s it, and good luck beating Landorus-T. (No seriously, he’s OP AF)

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I think Ferrothorn is a better stealth rock user than Gliscor is because Gliscor would really benefit from dedicating all four of its moves to wall breaking (ie. it needs toxic).