Rate my Pokemon Diamond Team

[cj]

Weaville@Choice Band
Jolly
EVs-252 atk 252 Spd 4 Hp
Ice Punch
Night Slash
Brick Break
Pursuit

Gengar@Focus Sash
Modest
EVs-252 Spatk 252 Spd 4 Spdef
Shadow Ball
Thunderbolt
Focus Blast
Energy Ball/HP Ice

I have the right IVs for HP ice, but I already have ice beam on Starmie. Should I keep energy ball so I have something for Swampert or use HP Ice?

Starmie@Choice Specs
Timid
EVs-252 Spatk 252 Spd 4 HP
Surf
Psychic
Ice Beam
Thunderbolt

Garchomp@Life Orb
Jolly
EVs-252 252 Spd 4 Spdef
Dragon Claw
Earthquake
Stone Edge/Substitute
Swords Dance

Skarmory@Leftovers
Impish
EVs-252 Def 200 Hp 56 Atk
Spikes
Drill Peck
Roost
Roar

Blissey@Leftovers
Bold
EVs-252 HP 252 Def 4 Spdef
Softboiled
Aromatherapy
Seismic Toss
Counter

If anyone has a petaya berry, would you be willing to trade for it? I haven't been able to find one in the game, and I need it for my Gengar.

Haha, I've played the game so much, yet I slacked off on the whole EV training thing (Mainly because I didn't even know about it until halfway through). From what I've come to understand and what I've learned, that seems like a pretty good team. I've heard a lot of good things about Garchomp, but I've yet to raise one (I want to use something out of the norm, I suppose).

Of course, my team probably couldn't even take one of your pokemon down, but I bet I know someone who would gladly face you (If they haven't already O:).

[emvee]

... wow, sounds like a formidable team you've got there. It's well balanced, focuses on strengths and seems generally hard to combat. I wish I could get more technical, but I'm still a novice m'self, and getting too technical saps the fun out of it for me anywho.

Quite a team there, honestly :3. I honestly wouldn't change a thing. 8/10

[Chilaquiles]

You lack two things. One, a physical wall. Since half of your team are physical attackers, they would be absolutely destroyed by a good Skarmory, for example. All it'd have to do is spike or stealth rock, keep up with its tanking, and roar or switch out if you send out a special attacker.

And secondly, you need a special sponge. Blissey could very, very easily ruin your special attackers, which is the other half.

Basically what I'm saying is, all you have is attackers. That's just not going to work a lot of the time. If I had to give a rating, probably 6/10.

Also, screw the quick claw on Tyranitar. It only works 10% of the time.

[cj]

Well, I was thinking about using forrrettress, really because he learns spikes, stealth rock, and toxic spikes. The only bad thing is that he doesnt get roar/whirlwind, but he has pretty nice physical defense too. I might use Blissey too, what I usualy have a problem with is who to take out.

[Chilaquiles]

Forretress would be a good option too, I suppose. He has the same physical defense as Skarm but with slightly more attack and slightly less everything else. I prefer Skarm, though because he can get rid of any physical sweepers that try to up their stats with roar, thus pseudo-hazing and doing damage with spikes to the next switch in. Pseudo-hazing is a good thing to have, because if your Forettress can't stop a Swords-Dancing Garchomp, it's gonna go down eventually just like the rest of your team. With Skarm, you can roar them before they take you down and recover any lost HP with Roost, another benefit Skarm has the Forettress lacks, and that's a reliable recovery move.

Blissey is definitely one to consider. A real tank, she is. 'Nuff said.

But yeah, I used to be like you, all sweepers. You might win like that on Battle Rev, (since you can only use 3 and there's not much room for full scale strategy) but, as terrifying as you think your Pokemon are, somebody out there is gonna waste you.

[cj]

I updated my team! I put in Blissey as a special tank, and Donphan in as a physical tank/physical sweeper/rapid spinner. I really like donphan, becuse both his attack and defense are above average.

Blissey@leftovers
Nature-Bold (+Def -Atk)
Trait-Natural Cure
Softboiled
Seismic Toss
Thunder Wave
Aromatherapy

Donphan@ (need help)
Nature-Adamant (+Atk -Spatk)
Trait-Sturdy
Thunder Fang
Rapid Spin
Stone Edge
Earthquake

[cj]

Sorry for the double post, but I updated My team a lot, so its fine right? Just look in the first post for my team.