Rate My Gen 8 ZU Sun Team

Question

Coalossal @ Passho Berry
Ability: Steam Engine
EVs: 248 HP / 252 SpA / 8 SpD
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Flamethrower
- Ancient Power
- Earth Power
- Solar Beam

Uxie @ Heat Rock
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Sunny Day
- Stealth Rock
- U-turn
- Yawn

Lilligant (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Chlorophyll
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Solar Beam
- Aromatherapy
- Leech Seed
- Quiver Dance

Flareon @ Flame Orb
Ability: Guts
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Facade
- Flare Blitz
- Iron Tail
- Quick Attack

Ivysaur @ Eviolite
Ability: Chlorophyll
IVs: 0 Atk
- Growth
- Weather Ball
- Solar Beam
- Sludge Bomb

Shiftry @ Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
EVs: 252 Atk / 8 SpA / 248 Spe
Lonely Nature
- Growth
- Solar Blade
- Knock Off
- Heat Wave

Comments

Flame Orb doesn’t work on Flareon because he’s a fire type, maybe use a toxic orb instead. Also, can’t you just run drought on ninetales?

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Why Ninetales and not Torkoal? I would switch Ninetales to this Torkoal set:
Torkoal @ Heat Rock  
Ability: Drought  
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpA  
Bold Nature  
- Stealth Rock  
- Lava Plume  
- Rapid Spin  
- Rest

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Shouldn’t the ability be drought on Torkoal?

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i wouldn't be able to set sun with that set

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but i'll switch it to torkoal

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Uxie could fit on this team possibly because it gets Sunny Day and a slew of support moves. Why no Shiftry? It is like almost mandatory on sun.

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why is shiftry mandatory?

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SpookyTerrain Drought is banned

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Also I don't think Cherrim is viable in ZU sun and in ZU in general

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What makes Shiftry almost mandatory is the movepool, dual stab, can run mixed, special sets, and physical sets with growth which increases its breaking/sweeping power

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who should i replace with shiftry and should i replace torkoal with uxie?

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Probably Cherrim as I don't think it is good anywhere not even sun

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On the Shiftry set probably Heat Wave>Sucker Punch as Shiftry is already insanely fast under sun.

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Like PK, said, use Heat Wave>Sucker Punch on Shiftry. The Shiftry set should also have Growth>Swords Dance and Lonely nature>Adamant nature.

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Maybe 1 more sun setter? I don't know though. I think Roselia could be replaced by Ivysaur because Ivysaur gets Growth. Ivysaur-Shiftry is great because Ivysaur beats the physical walls, and Shiftry beats the special walls. Also Ivysaur getting Growth is major because it means it can break walls better. Also they can soften their checks so the other can clean.