First Attempt

[Buizel10]

This is my first attempt at assembling a competitive team, so any advice and comments are appreciated. I've never done anything with EVs, so I'm not really sure how to best use them. I tend to like pokemon with high SpA, Atk, and Spd stats, but usually don't care about Def and SpD, so I'm not too sure what to do with more defensive pokemon.

Starmie @
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Timid
EVs: 172 HP/216 Spd/120 SpA
- Surf
- Thunderbolt
- Ice Beam
- Psychic

Starmie would be used as a Special Sweeper. Not sure what item to use.

Bronzong @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Relaxed
EVs: 252 HP/52 Atk/204 Def
- Gyro Ball
- Trick Room
- Explosion
- Stealth Rock

Would be used as a defensive wall.

Leafeon @
Ability: Leaf Guard
Nature: Jolly
EVs: 132 HP/160 Atk/216 Spd
- Leaf Blade
- Swords Dance
- Baton Pass
- Grass Whistle

Not too sure about this one... would be used to raise attack and then baton pass.

Flareon @ Life Orb
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Lonely
EVs: 192 Atk/192 SpA/124 Spd
- Fire Blast
- Superpower
- Fire Fang
- Hidden Power (Grass)

Again, not sure about this one.

Cloyster @ Leftovers
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Bold/Relaxed
EVs: 252 HP/252 SpD/4 SpA
- Spikes/Toxic Spikes
- Rapid Spin
- Waterfall
- Explosion

Cloyster would mostly be used as a special wall.

Magnezone @
Ability: Magnet Pull
Nature: Naive/Timid
EVs: 40 Atk/252 SpA/216 Spd
- Thunderbolt
- Explosion
- Flash Cannon
- Discharge

Used as another special attacker, but with higher defenses.

 

[Abbey Mae]

This is my first attempt at assembling a competitive team, so any advice and comments are appreciated. I've never done anything with EVs, so I'm not really sure how to best use them. I tend to like pokemon with high SpA, Atk, and Spd stats, but usually don't care about Def and SpD, so I'm not too sure what to do with more defensive pokemon.

Starmie @
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Timid
EVs: 172 HP/216 Spd/120 SpA
- Surf
- Thunderbolt
- Ice Beam
- Psychic

Starmie would be used as a Special Sweeper. Not sure what item to use.

Try Choice Specs, but don't make Starmie a lead. You could also consider Life Orb, which costs some HP at every turn (in that case, I recommend replacing Psychic with Recover, as BoltBeam gets great coverage, no double STAB necessary).

Bronzong @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Relaxed
EVs: 252 HP/52 Atk/204 Def
- Gyro Ball
- Trick Room
- Explosion
- Stealth Rock

Would be used as a defensive wall.

Trick Room Zong + Starmie = No. Maybe you could replace it with Metagross and make this your lead:

Metagross @ Occa/Shuca Berry
Adamant | 252HP/236Atk/12Def/8Spe
Stealth Rock
Earthquake
Bullet Punch
Explosion

I've been testing out this lead in-game and I love it. It's bulky enough to lay Rocks, has BP for priority, Earthquake to deal with Fire types and for coverage, and Explosion to go out with a bang. The item depends on which weakness you're most worried about - Fire or Ground. Quite similar to your Zong set except without Trick Room; Metagross is faster than Bronzong anyway.

Leafeon @
Ability: Leaf Guard
Nature: Jolly
EVs: 132 HP/160 Atk/216 Spd
- Leaf Blade
- Swords Dance
- Baton Pass
- Grass Whistle

Not too sure about this one... would be used to raise attack and then baton pass.

Do you have a receiver in mind? I don't know if Baton Passing is the best idea on an offensively based team like yours... I suggest replacing Leafeon with Gyarados, to avoid your Fire-type weakness (see below):

Gyarados @ Life Orb/Leftovers
Adamant/Jolly | 252Atk/252Spe/4Def
Dragon Dance
Waterfall
Stone Edge
Earthquake / Ice Fang

Flareon @ Life Orb
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Lonely
EVs: 192 Atk/192 SpA/124 Spd
- Fire Blast
- Superpower
- Fire Fang
- Hidden Power (Grass)

Again, not sure about this one.

No, no, no. Flareon has horrible speed, no very powerful physical STAB, and is weak to Rocks; hence its a NU. You want a Fire-type mixed sweeper? Go with Infernape, who is much faster, has better Special Attack and not weak to Rocks. You like Flash Fire? Use Heatran, who can pack quite a punch with Base 130 Special Attack and even carries decent Attack.

Cloyster @ Leftovers
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Bold/Relaxed
EVs: 252 HP/252 SpD/4 SpA
- Spikes/Toxic Spikes
- Rapid Spin
- Waterfall
- Explosion

Cloyster would mostly be used as a special wall.

You've got a lot of exploders on your team... I'm not sure how that'll play out, so I can't really say anything. And how can Cloyster be a special wall with base 45 SpD? Try Forretress, who carries numerous resistances and only one weakness and serves a similar and superior role to your Cloyster:

Forretress @ Shed Shell/Leftovers
Relaxed | 252HP/112Atk/144Def
Spikes/Toxic Spikes
Rapid Spin
Gyro Ball/Payback
Earthquake/Explosion

The problem with Forretress is that it adds a serious Fire-type weakness to your team, what with Metagross, Leafeon, Magnezone, AND Forretress. This is why I suggested Gyarados earlier.

Magnezone @
Ability: Magnet Pull
Nature: Naive/Timid
EVs: 40 Atk/252 SpA/216 Spd
- Thunderbolt
- Explosion
- Flash Cannon
- Discharge

Used as another special attacker, but with higher defenses.

For a specially defensive Pokemon that can help cover your team's Fire and Electric (with the addition of Gyarados) problems, you could consider Blissey.

If you're lucky enough to have a Blissey with Wish (or you're using Shoddy) go with the WishBliss set, otherwise, use the Cleric set:

Blissey @ Leftovers
Natural Cure
Bold | 252HP/252Def/4Spe
Aromatherapy
Softboiled
Seismic Toss / Flamethrower
Thunder Wave / Toxic

Blissey's special walling capabilities mean that even Fire Blast and Thunder won't do much damage. Aromatherapy heals your team of status, while Thunder Wave and Toxic can cripple your opposition. Seismic Toss is reliable 100 damage against all but Ghosts, but Flamethrower also works if you can't access a FRLG move tutor. Softboiled helps to keep Blissey alive. Blissey's main problem is its awful Defense, which Forretress can cover.

Overall it's not too awful for a first team.

 

[Buizel10]

Thanks for the advice! Like I said, I tend to go all out with offense and don't normally use defensive pokemon, so I was hard pressed to choose pokemon with high defense.

I like the idea of replacing Bronzong with Metagross and using it as a lead though.

I also like both options for Starmie, so I'll probably try both and see which I like better.

I'm very partial to the Eveelutions, especially Leafeon, but I did originally think of Gyarados in place of either Leafeon or Flareon.

I'll probably go with Infernape as a replacement for Flareon because of my inclination towards higher speed stats, but could consider Heatran

With Cloyster, I meant to type physical wall, but instead put special. But he will definitely be replaced by Forretress since I will be using Gyarados.

I'm not too sure how I feel about Blissey. I know that Blissey gets great HP and has a great movepool, but I've never really liked to use it. I will however need to change Magnezone to something else to avoid a serious Fire weakness. I will probably try Blissey and see how I like the feel of the team as a whole using Blissey first.

Thanks for the advice!