>>15466983Usually, I have a few guidelines when it comes to champing:
-I quickly look at the pokémon, see potential cores.
-I try to have at least one or two scarfs on the team, just by thinking of the pretty big threats like Terrakion, Scizor, Gyarados, Keldeo, etc...
-If there's a NFE, slap an eviolite on it and give it a defensive set.
-Try to make pokémon work standalone, like the Latios thing I said earlier
>>15466934 .
But really, smogon can be good when champing. Don't be scared to try something that can beat common counters, I've used ThunderPunch/Fire Punch/Swords Dance/Sucker punch toxicroak one day just to deal with Scizor/Gyarados.