my non-uber team

[purplegreendave]

(for competitive battling)

Zapdos
Thundershock
Drill peck
Steel Wing
????

Charizard
Flamethrower
Fly
Slash
Earthquake

Tyranitar
Crunch
Earthquake
Thundershock
Rock Slide

Swampert
Surf
Ice Beam
Brick Break
????

Steelix
Iron Tail
Rock Slide
Explosion???
????

Lunatone/solrock
Psychic
Rock Slide
Cosmic Power
????

What ev's + traits should i use?
any suggestions at all cos i really need to beat my friend and i dont know aht he has


i've read the rules but i dont know what ou etc. mean so soz if im breakin any

 

[SHUCKLE MAN]

You really need Thunderbolt instead of Thundershock on Zapdos.
Charizard wants Belly Drum instead of Slah, and Aerial Ace instead on Fly.
Tyranitar cannot learn thundershock, I think you mean Thunderbolt.
Swampert needs earthquake. it is the MOST imortant move on a Swampert.
Earthquake is also a must on Steelix, and Explosion is a very good idea.
imo Solrock>Lunatone. they are the only ones on your team which Ive never used before, so I cant really suggest anything.

 

[chaos952]

My eyes hurt.

Pogey@item
Trait:
EVs:
Nature:
-move
-move
-move
-move

Please use this format.

 

[aipomkong]

www.smogon.com/advance/pokedex

have fun

 

[Hey Micky!]

I said the following in another thread and the same applies here:

www.smogon.com/advance/articles

Familiarise yourself with this site purplegreendave, it's the ultimate source of Competitive Battle Information.

Afterwards, familiarise yourself with the Standard Battling Rules, and if you can be bothered for a long detailed read, the: "Guide to the Basics of the Metagame", by me, the self proclaimed king of the universe.

Afterwards, familiarise yourself with a much neater format of presenting your team. The following is the preferred method:

Pokémon (Gender) @ Item ** Nickname
Trait: Trait
EVs: EVs
Nature
- Move
- Move
- Move
- Move

With it make sure to capitalise what is appropriate.

After that try a fresh team because I can tell you off the bat that that team will be slaughtered pretty quickly. And since I'm guessing you aren't aware, the standard environment those of us who come here consider to be 'competitive' is NetBattle, an Online simulator of Pokemon Battles. Familiarise yourself with that as well.

 

[purplegreendave]

soz about thundershock/bolt, typo
thanks for all the advice