Diamond

[dukefan5]

I recently posted a team, but I decided to go with Turtwig instead of Chimchar for my starter. With that in mind, here is my new team.
;389;Torterra
-Wood Hammer
-Crunch
-Earthquake
-Curse

;405;Luxray
-Thunderbolt
-Crunch
-Iron Tail
-Ice Fang

;078;Rapidash
-Flamethrower
-Megahorn
-Double Kick
-Will-o-Wisp

;214;Heracross
-Brick Break
-Night Slash
-Megahorn
-Aerial Ace

;423;Gastrodon
-Surf
-Ice Beam
-Earthquake
-Recover

For my last pokemon, I need someone to counter opponents fighting types, so I have it narrowed down to the following:
;398;Starraptor
-Brave Bird
-Return
-Close Combat
-U-Turn
or
;065;Alakazam
-Psychic
-Energy Ball
-Shadow Ball
-Shock Wave
Any help with movesets and a decision on my last person would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

[lv37_mohawk_knight]

give luxray thunder fang instead of thunder bolt, it'll get some more power from it being physical. alakazam could use thunder bolt instead of shock wave too.

 

[arceus03]

For Luxray, it depends on you nature. If it's Adamant (or anything that lower SAtk, like Impish, etc), stick with physical moves. I'd say Fire Fang > Iron Tail. But if Luxray is, for example, Mild, Thunderbolt is fine too. Luxray has a usable SAtk stat (95 IIRC)

Close Combat on Hera >>> Brick Break. Also Stone Edge > Aerial Ace.

Incidentally, lv37_mohawk_knight, Alakazam cannot learn Thunderbolt. Focus Blast is a good option for him, though a bit inaccurate.

Also, on Torterra, Cursing without Leech Seed takes quite some time. Leech Seed can help wear down the opponent while you're cursing away. The same goes for Gastrodon. Usually Recover comes with Stockpile or Curse, but since both are breeding moves, well..