I thought I was well prepared for the Elite Four in my second playthrough of Platinum, but it was much harder than expected. I've just managed to beat Volkner and Flint in the Battle Zone, after spamming revives since they decided to make my Pokemon their sole target while Barry's Snorlax spammed Earthquake.

I feel like such a casual for finding this much challenge in a Pokemon game, but it feels pretty good at the same time, like I've accomplished something for once. Does my team suck or something?

I know some of the movesets are shit, I plan on teaching Gyarados Bounce and giving Gengar more coverage, and I'm still waiting for Houndoom to learn Crunch.

I've just beat the Elite Four and reached the battle zone, my team is:

Torterra (Brave) Level 53

Crunch
Rock Slide
Wood Hammer
Earthquake

Gengar (Modest) Level 51

Shadow Ball
Psychic
Dark Pulse
Night Shade

Houndoom (Mild) Level 50

Faint Attack
Fire Fang
Flamethrower
Thunder Fang

Gyarados (Adamant) Level 54

Bite
Ice Fang
Earthquake
Waterfall

Staraptor (Jolly) Level 52

Quick Attack
Return
Close Combat
Fly

Porygon-Z (Modest) Level 53

Psybeam
Tri Attack
Discharge
Recover