I'm redoing my D/P team, and I'm looking for some advice. This post will be my current team, and the next post will be a list of some of the pokemon I'm considering.

First, my current team

@ Focus Sash
Jolly/Pressure
EV: 6hp, 252 atk, 252 spd
Sword Dance
Ice Punch
Night Slash
Brick Break

@ Leftovers
Adamant/Intimidate
EV: 6hp, 252 atk, 252 spd
Dragon Dance
Dragon Claw
Shadow Claw
Fire Fang

@ Leftovers/Chesto Berry
Bold/Pressure
EV: 252hp, 136def, 64sp atk, 56sp def
Calm Mind
Surf
Shadow Ball
Rest

@ Leftovers/Shed Skin
Impish/Sturdy
EV: 196hp, 144atk, 96def, 32spd, 186sp def
Stealth Rock
Drill Peck
Rest
Roar

@ Leftovers
Calm/Natural Cure
EV: 148Hp, 252Def, 108Sp Def
Seismic Toss
Thunder Wave
Softboiled
Aromatherapy

Sadly, I've never settled on a 6th member. Tried both Lucario and Togekiss, niether really did well.

-Continued in next post-

I'm thinking about leaving Skarmory and Suicune in my team, as they've served me very well. My Salamence and Weavile do there job good too, but they don't work so well in this team for some odd reason.

Blissey has been nothing but a liability for me, since its both easy to predict and has no way to hit a ghost type.

I'm considering adding a DD tyranitar, but then Weavile has to go, as sandstorm would kill it's Focus sash, unless I use Weavile early on, but that runs the risk of encountering Weaviles counters, and anyone who uses a Weavile knows that it's best to wait and take out its counters early game.

If I add tyranitar, I think it would be fitting to add scizor as well, but then I need to find a way to counter fire users. I'm considering making a Swampert, but then it would not only clash with suicune, but my team would also have too many physical attackers.

And speaking of which, I need some suggestions for special fighters, as the current metagame is kinda lacking in that area.

Any advice would be great.

~ Face

for Skarmory
Item Quick claw or Sharp beak shed shell doesn't help much
Try Whirlwind instead of Roar for soundproofers
And Roost Instead of Rest or get ride of the healing move and throw in spikes

Aside from helping him escape his biggest or any steel's biggest OU counter, Magnet pull Magenzone.

That is exactly why I have the shed shell on him =p

Though, maybe I should replace rest with spikes. Would skarmory really last long enough to lay out stealth rocks and 3 spikes without getting killed though?

And I still have no idea what to do about a spec sweeper.

~ Face