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Krookodile (M) @ Metronome
Ability: Moxie
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Power-Up Punch
- Darkest Lariat
- Earth Power
- Outrage

Staraptor (F) @ Choice Band
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Brave Bird
- Close Combat
- Return
- U-turn

Azumarill (F) @ Mystic Water
Ability: Thick Fat
EVs: 252 Def / 252 SpD
Relaxed Nature
- Aqua Jet
- Ice Beam
- Play Rough
- Rain Dance

Snorlax (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Immunity
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Belly Drum
- Return
- Rest
- Earthquake

Gengar (M) @ Choice Band
Ability: Cursed Body
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Shadow Ball
- Sludge Bomb
- Giga Drain
- Thunderbolt

Shuckle @ Leftovers
Ability: Contrary
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpD
Jolly Nature
- Sticky Web
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
- Knock Off

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Why Earth Power Krookodile...Rain Dance Azumarill and Choice Band Gengar with no Physical Attacks...? Oh god...
I question the following:

1. Moves choices on a few Pokémon
2. Item choices on a few Pokémon
3. Pokémon choices as a whole.

Why don'y you check out the VR's (https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/national-dex-viability-rankings-v2.3666572/) and the Sample Teams (https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/national-dex-sample-teams.3667921/).
Those will surely help you build better.
Why Earth Power on Krookodile over Earthquake? Why Ice Beam and Rain Dance on Azumarill? Why Choice Band on Gengar with no physical moves? Why Jolly Shuckle?

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Note that this answer is not from a competive specialist, so people like First Sinner might get a little mad at me
Ok, first of all, why Earth Power on Krookodile? That's a special attack that it doesn't benefit from at all. Replace it with Earthquake, or replace Krookodile with Excadrill or Landorus-T, far more used Ground types
For a Flying type, I recommend Corvknight over Staraptor:
Corvknight @ Leftovers
Ability: Mirror Armor
EVs: 8 Spe / 248 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Brave Bird
- Iron Defense
- Body Press
- U-turn

That Azumarril set is horrible, what about using Ash-Greninja instead:
Greninja @ Choice Specs
Ability: Battle Bond
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Dark Pulse
- Water Shuriken
- Spikes

While I love Snorlax, I would use Blissey instead
Blissey @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Seismic Toss
- Soft-Boiled
- Thunder Wave
- Teleport

Use Choice Specs on Gengar, not Choice Band, the rest seems fine to me

While your Shuckie set is fine, I guess, I recommend this instead
Shuckle @ Mental Herb
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Sticky Web
- Stealth Rock
- Encore
- Infestation

Hope I helped!!

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I think you're better off using something else instead of Shuckle since there isn't anything benefitting from webs except Landorus-Therian and Ash-Greninja. You don't have a Mega Pokemon, so I think that standard bulky Calm Mind Mega Latias can fit in the last slot. Excadrill is bad if you're not using it as a Sand Rush sweeper or a hyper offense suicide Stealth Rocker (Landorus-T and Mew do that better) so it's either Landorus-T and MLatias or Excadrill and MTtar. That Corviknight also should be 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD or 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD because it doesn't need the attack boost and it doesn't outspeed anything really notable with 8 Speed EVs. 252 HP > 252 Def or Spd for next time.
Thanks for complementing my question!!