Rate my Battle Tree Super Singles Team =)

Question

Here's my team for the Battle Tree Super Singles. I got to streak fifty with it but I believe the team reached it's limit and needs help to get better. I'd appreciate if you could rate my team =).

Nidoking @ King’s Rocks
Ability: Rivalry
Evs:252HP/252Spe
Adamant Nature
-Attract
-Poison Jab
-Earthquake
-Thunderpunch
I chose Rivalry so I could be purely offensive against the same gender. Against the opposite gender I use attract and flinches to stall out the fight. I chose this pokemon to help Mantine out. If a lightning type attack is heading for Mantine I switch to Nidoking so the attack is nullified. Thunderpunch is there to deal with flyers who have a defensive advantage against poison. Pokemon like Skarmory, Crobat, and Aerodactyl.

Mantine @ Wacan Berry
Ability: Water Absorb
Evs:252Hp/252Def
Calm Nature
-Roost
-Amnesia
-Scald
-Air Slash
I chose Water Absorb to protect Nidoking when a water attack is imbound. If Nidoking is out, and a water attack is headed his way, I switch to Mantine to nullify and heal from the attack. I chose the Berry to protect Mantine’s quad weakness to lightning. I built him so he can tank special attacks and burn opponents who use physical attacks. If the opponent is slower I use Air Slash for that chance to flinch.

Scizor @ Scizorite
Abilty: Technician
Evs:252HP/252 SpD
-Swords Dance
-Bug Bite
-Bullet Punch
-Superpower
I chose Bug Bite because it gets powered up by Technician, same with Bullet Punch. Swords Dance is there to help him sweep. I chose Superpower to help him deal with Steel Types. I chose this pokemon to protect Nidoking’s weakness to psychic. Like the above samples with Mantine and Scizor I would switch to Scizor when Nidoking is under threat by a psychic type.

This team is pretty good but at fifty streaks at the Battle Tree the team is starting to suffer. Mega Evolutions and Legendary pokemon are this team’s weakness. The team just scrapes by when battling such powerful pokemon. If anyone has any tips or recommendations I’d be happy to hear them =). I’d be open to move, item, or pokemon changes.

Comments

This will probably help more than a team rate. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qYztMbBTY0qm4mFy1-66bafgsVQ2gkeErAO3QUghEBY/edit?usp=sharing

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The Nidoking set is the weakest aspect of this team. Rivalry and Attract are both regarded as poor options in competitive play, as they are highly inconsistent and unreliable. A special-based, Sheer Force + Life Orb set is the widespread standard for this Pokémon, allowing it to output the most damage and do so consistently.
A further critique could be the choice of Mantine over Toxapex, the latter being the premier Water-type wall in most metagames. Mantine is considerably better in a game where Stealth Rock is not so common, though.

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Thanks for your help guys =). I agree with Nidoking being the weak link. Rivalry is too frail the way it is now. I always wanted to try it so that's why I used it. I think if the ability is to be taken more seriously it needs to do more damage to the same gender. I think the decrease in power is fair against the opposite gender though, especially if attract is in play.

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This is 3v3 singles. Sheer force life orb sets aren't exactly standard or widespread when Nidoking itself is not standard or widespread at all.

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@sumwun yeah I don't see Nidoking too much. Getting the hidden ability could be hard. I got my Nidoran from the old Pearl version :3. I'm thinking of replacing Thunderpunch with Headsmash at the moment.

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I suggest replacing Nidoking with Hippodawn, Landorus, Excadrill, Garchomp, Gliscor, Gastrodon, Diggersby, or Swampert. :P

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I only said the set was standard for Nidoking, which is correct.

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I don't think Nidoking has any standard sets in 3v3 singles.

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Hmmm Sheer Force Nidoking is pretty cool, but the option to replace him is also tempting. I'm definitely going to do one or the other. Thanks everyone for rating my team and giving me advice =).