Well, I gave Azeem some advice, but I don't know if he's change his ways or not.
I personally make a rough draft out, and most of my teams look something like this:
Crippling Lead (Status, Encore, etc...)
Bulky Sweeper / Tank (Metagross, Salamence, etc...)
Frail but hard hitting and fast sweeper (Jolteon, Weavile, etc...)
Mix Sweeper (Infernape, Houndoom, etc...) / 'Other Pokemon' (Baton Passer, Status Abuser, etc...)
Physical Wall (Regirock, Forretress, etc...)
Special Wall (Cresselia, Lanturn, etc...)
This just an outline. After that, I start looking over good type combinations and synergy. I do a lot of damage calculation, making sure my attacks will do what they are meant, and look over the sets to make sure that I'm making full use of my Pokemon. I also always keep a space open for a 'Niche' Pokemon.
There is always the 'Pre-Making' preperation to, deciding themes, etc... But I won't bore you with that.
I personally make a rough draft out, and most of my teams look something like this:
Crippling Lead (Status, Encore, etc...)
Bulky Sweeper / Tank (Metagross, Salamence, etc...)
Frail but hard hitting and fast sweeper (Jolteon, Weavile, etc...)
Mix Sweeper (Infernape, Houndoom, etc...) / 'Other Pokemon' (Baton Passer, Status Abuser, etc...)
Physical Wall (Regirock, Forretress, etc...)
Special Wall (Cresselia, Lanturn, etc...)
This just an outline. After that, I start looking over good type combinations and synergy. I do a lot of damage calculation, making sure my attacks will do what they are meant, and look over the sets to make sure that I'm making full use of my Pokemon. I also always keep a space open for a 'Niche' Pokemon.
There is always the 'Pre-Making' preperation to, deciding themes, etc... But I won't bore you with that.