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Question

I’m doing this for fun, to see what other people think of this team. It took a bit of a blow with Ash Greninja and Single Strike Urshifu being banned, but it did pretty well.

Y (Charizard-Mega-Y) (F) @ Charizardite Y
Ability: Solar Power
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Solar Beam
- Air Slash
- Dragon Pulse
- Flamethrower

Vish (Dracovish) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Water Absorb / Strong Jaw (I used both)
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Crunch
- Fishious Rend
- Psychic Fangs
- Outrage

Lava (Heatran) (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 HP / 116 Def / 44 SpA / 96 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Lava Plume
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
- Solar Beam

Joker (Grimmsnarl) @ Light Clay
Ability: Prankster
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 100 Def / 156 SpD
Impish Nature
- Spirit Break
- Reflect
- Light Screen
- Thunder Wave

Thunderbird (Tapu Koko) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Electric Surge
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Dazzling Gleam
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Hidden Power [Ice]

Sweetie (Kommo-o) (F) @ Kommonium Z
Ability: Bulletproof
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Earthquake
- Close Combat
- Clanging Scales
- Thunder Punch

My main problem with my team is entry hazards, mainly Smeargle, who can set up Sticky Web on its Sash and put you to sleep with Spore. Looking back on it, Tapu Koko would’ve prevented Spore, but the speed cut from Sticky Web would still have had a drastic effect on this team.

So, it’s main counter is Smeargle. Which also Rapid Spins my Heatran’s Stealth Rock away.

Oh also, I was swept by Mega Gallade at +2 Attack because my team wasn’t fast enough.

So yup that’s I just want someone to tell me what I could’ve done better.

Comments

Do u want us to improve based on the tourney rules or in general for competitively

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Preferably based on the tournament rules, since I’m not really planning on using this team outside of battles with my friends.

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your nicknames are incredibly humorous, by the way.

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Thank you, thank you.

Answer 1

I don't think there is much purpose for u to want to improve the team since it's over. But im trying to get points on rmt. So I'll answer.
General rating:
Y is okay. I don't see much use of dragon pulse but there aren't many other choices so yeah. U could opt for scorching sands from dlc but there is nothing wrong with dragon pulse.

Dracovish is ok.

Heatran.... I don't hv much experience with heatran but I think solar beam.is unadvisable. U do not know whether drought will last till then. Earth power or flash cannon is better IMO but u can keep solar beam if u hv a strategy to keep drought long enough - another issue is that it has stealth rock to set(and perhaps toxic). So probably just remove solar beam unless u are just hoping for luck or have good strategy.

Grimmsnarl I use same set and it's very effective.

Nothing wrong with koko

Nothing seems wrong with kommo-o

Others:
U need a rapid spinner very badly.however, the only rapid spinner that is usable by fire type is torkoal.
Torkoal options- make ur team more sun reliant. Use it as shell smasher. Make it physically defensive/physical wall. It gets hit by stealth rock bad but at least relieves ur team from sticky web and stealth rock damage for Y.
U also hv the other option of turtonator(damn Doofenshmirtz). Functions similar, better stats but not a drought setter. And different typing. Both can help if opponent set up tr
I would replace either kommo-o or heatran.
If u replace heatran, kommo-o can change thunder punch to stealth rock.
If u forgo stealth rock, u can get a defogger which is either emolga or mandibuzz. Mandibuzz can use toxic in place of heatran.
In other words, heatran's uses ,apart from typing ,can be replaced by other pokemon from ur team.
Pick ur poison.

Running through type coverage checker, ur team mostly lacks checks for psychic, ghost and fairy. If u go for mandibuzz, it can help cover psychic and ghost with likes of foul play, but I wouldn't completely rely on it. Ur next best option is darkest lariat over thunder wave on grimmsnarl, making it an offensive screen setter. As for fairy, kommo-o can get poison jab/iron head over thunder punch.

Tons of different paths u can take to improve ur team. Hope this big chunk of word help.
[EDIT] checked and realized defog is a bad idea. Only use if u got an alternative pokemon to replace grimmsnarl