does my team need any fixing?

[xxboxx65]

Salamence @ Draco Plate
Trait: Intimidate
EV's: 4 HP / 252 Sp.Atk / 252 Spd
Nature: Modest (+Sp.Atk, -Atk)
- Dragon Pulse
- Flamethrower
- Hydro Pump
- Draco Meteor


Infernape @ Choice Band
Trait: Blaze
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Speed / 4 HP
Nature: Jolly (+Speed, -SAtk)
~ Close Combat
~ Stone Edge
~ Flare Blitz
~ Earthquake


Rhyperior @ Leftovers
Trait: Hard Rock
Nature: Impish (+Def -SAtk)
EVs: 196 HP / 200 Atk / 112 SDef
-Earthquake
-Stone Edge
-Megahorn
-Swords Dance


Cresselia@Leftovers
Bold Nature
EVs—HP-90 Def-210 SpDef-210
Levitate
-Lunar Dance
-Psychic
-Ice Beam
-Thunder Wave


Skarmory @ Leftovers
Trait: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 6 SDef
Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk)
-Drill Peck
-Roost
-Whirlwind
-Stealth Rock


Jirachi @ Leftovers
Trait: Serene Grace
Modest Nature
Ev Spread: 252 HP/ 128 Def / 96 S.Atk / 32 Speed
- Calm Mind
- Wish
- Psychic
- Thunder



I want to put a Starmie in there somewhere, because I just got a Shiny one with almost full IV's, but I don't know...maybe I'll just switch out every now and then for fun.

 

[Alzi]

Spikes instead of stealth rock on Skamory.

Edit: Give it leftovers and replace roar with whirlwind.

 

[xxboxx65]

Why Spikes? btw, I do have Whirlwind on him, let me just edit it that...

 

[Sniper123]

Give Salamence Choice Specs instead of Draco Plate, Specsmence is deadly in the right hands.

 

[Raikou77]

Because Skarmory is one of the few pokemon that can learn Spikes and use it effectively. Lots of pokemon can learn Stealth Rock.

 

[xxboxx65]

Well how much does 3 spikes do? And also, for Salamence, would Choice Specs then a Draco Meteor be the way to go? Then assuming they switch into a pokemon with Blizzard I switch into my infernrape and take that down?

 

[Raikou77]

3 Spikes layers will do 25% damage to any pokemon that switch in. (except for Flying types and pokemon with the Levitate ability)

Salamence, would Choice Specs then a Draco Meteor be the way to go? Then assuming they switch into a pokemon with Ice Beam I switch into my infernrape and take that down?

Yeah.

 

[xxboxx65]

Oh, that does much more than Stealth Rock even when super effective...time to get a Heart Scale...

 

[Raikou77]

Oh, that does much more than Stealth Rock even when super effective...

Actually,

SR (super effective) = 25%
Spikes (3 Layers) = 25%

Spikes is still very good since Spikes will damage everything that isn't Flying/has Levitate.

SR + Spikes is also a nice combo since not too many teams bother to have a rapid spinner. (If you wanted to, Rhyperior could have Stealth Rock > SD)

 

[xxboxx65]

But I like Sword Dance on my Rhyperior, it demolishes lots of pokemon with just one sword dance and one hit...also...anyone think I should change up the set on Infernrape? I just don't know, it has 2 same moves as Rhyperior...

 

[Raikou77]

U-Turn / Thunderpunch > Earthquake

Close Combat covers what Earthquake would, except for Electric types which you would switch to Rhyperior with U-Turn.

Thunderpunch would be for Gyarados and other waters.

 

[xxboxx65]

and stone edge? should that be changed as well? Also...how do you breed thunderpunch onto a chimchar?

 

[Raikou77]

Stone Edge is fine.

You can get Thunderpunch / U-Turn bred onto Infernape by using Smeargle. (U-Turn is also a TM btw)