Double SD Bulky Offense
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This build uses Custap SD Rhyperior to break pesky bulky grasses and waters so that Feraligatr can set up for a win. I also recorded the whole teambuilding process and my thoughts along the way if you're interested.
Rhyperior 
Rhyperior serves as the team's primary breaker, as he lures in many bulky water and grass-type pokemon like Vileplume, Tsareena, and Vaporeon which it can quickly dispatch of with boosted Earthquakes or a Megahorn. Custap Berry allows us to get surprise kills and stop runaway sweepers, and make further use of our boosted attack stat before we faint.
Rotom-Heat 
This EZ-Bake oven serves as a nice generic pivot with a powerful STAB combo, burn spreading, and pain split for longevity. It also helps us not immediately fold to Magnezone.
Feraligatr 
Rhyperior walked so Feraligatr could run. SD Feraligatr is a powerful setup sweeper and breaker, with the ability to delete many revenge killers with the power of Tera Water Aqua Jet.
Flygon 
No team would be complete without our favorite non-bug type. Here its job is to set rocks and launch powerful special attacks. Hopefully this puts a big dent into an unsuspecting physical wall, making our breaking core's job just a little bit easier.
Tsareena
Tsareena gives us hazard removal, but more importantly it really patches up our team's defensive typing. It gives us a solid water resist and the abilty to tank generic physical hits that Rhyperior wouldn't be comfortable with, all the while providing utility with knock off.
Florges 
Scarf Florges manages to compress speed control, generic special bulk, and a way to cripple setup sweepers and walls alike. Usually you just want to click Moonblast anyway, so I gave this Florges the ability to be an alternative wincon after you trick your Scarf away. Through the use of calm mind and synthesis, the Slowbro matchup is a bit less painful (but Rhyperior is trying to kill it anyway). Outspeeds max speed Noivern.
<- PasteThis build uses Custap SD Rhyperior to break pesky bulky grasses and waters so that Feraligatr can set up for a win. I also recorded the whole teambuilding process and my thoughts along the way if you're interested.
Rhyperior Rhyperior serves as the team's primary breaker, as he lures in many bulky water and grass-type pokemon like Vileplume, Tsareena, and Vaporeon which it can quickly dispatch of with boosted Earthquakes or a Megahorn. Custap Berry allows us to get surprise kills and stop runaway sweepers, and make further use of our boosted attack stat before we faint.
Rotom-Heat This EZ-Bake oven serves as a nice generic pivot with a powerful STAB combo, burn spreading, and pain split for longevity. It also helps us not immediately fold to Magnezone.
Feraligatr Rhyperior walked so Feraligatr could run. SD Feraligatr is a powerful setup sweeper and breaker, with the ability to delete many revenge killers with the power of Tera Water Aqua Jet.
Flygon No team would be complete without our favorite non-bug type. Here its job is to set rocks and launch powerful special attacks. Hopefully this puts a big dent into an unsuspecting physical wall, making our breaking core's job just a little bit easier.
Tsareena Tsareena gives us hazard removal, but more importantly it really patches up our team's defensive typing. It gives us a solid water resist and the abilty to tank generic physical hits that Rhyperior wouldn't be comfortable with, all the while providing utility with knock off.
Florges Scarf Florges manages to compress speed control, generic special bulk, and a way to cripple setup sweepers and walls alike. Usually you just want to click Moonblast anyway, so I gave this Florges the ability to be an alternative wincon after you trick your Scarf away. Through the use of calm mind and synthesis, the Slowbro matchup is a bit less painful (but Rhyperior is trying to kill it anyway). Outspeeds max speed Noivern.
Here's some proof that my build actually works, and the steps I took when putting it together. This is actually the second version of the team, but the core ideas are the same. I couldn't bring myself to keep using Sandslash-Alola.
Additional Replays:
Tournaments Room Finals
Additional Replays:
Tournaments Room Finals
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Rhyperior
Mienshao
Vaporeon
Magnezone
Here's that rocker..........and stereotypical Steel type for the team. EQ seems ok as a 4th move here, but Rock Slide is ok for the team's purposes. Should probably go Tera Fairy here, but Poison is good too.
This one was questionable for me, but it fit for what I was working with. I always love that immediate power that Banded or Specs mons give and I needed a cool Fighting check too.
Scarfer, faster than Mienshao too and pivots! Considering changing to Tera Fire here since the battles I've been using it in would've fared better if I had it. Nothing out of the ordinary though.
:Indeedee acts a strong balance breaker with both Calm Mind + Encore, and, since Psychic Surge is banned, I'm using Twisted Spoon + Inner Focus which is the real #NextBestThing, 
: This is the most out there set. Nothing special for the first three moves: Stealth Rock, Encore, and Misty Explosion to lead the game off correctly. However, I chose Perish Song as the last move to dissuade walls from staying in and sweepers from setting up alike. Tera Ghost is for spinblocking just in case.
: Toxicroak acts as a good Fighting-type check, as you tend to want to save Cresselia for the very end. Gunk Shot is quite powerful into everything, and Toxicroak enjoys both Lycanroc-D's ability to take out Talonflame and Flygon's utility in taking out opposing Poison-types. It also helps chip Psychic-types who could possibly take on Cresselia later. The Speed investment helps to outpace max Speed Breloom.
: After having
: I felt I still needed a way to beat Steel-types reliably even with Toxicroak, so I enlisted Dragon Dance Flygon. Flygon also provides a much-needed Ground-type and Ground-type immunity. Overall, it's just your basic setup Flygon just with Fire Punch in case of Magnet Rise Klefki or Levitate Bronzong.
Cinccino
Chandelure
The lead you'll want to send out most of the time. Its job is to setup webs and deal some damage for your other teammates. Have the mandatory nickname of SPYDER!! (Yes, I added a couple exclamation marks so SPYDER can assert its dominance.)
Kilowattrel is here as a Defog deterrent with Competitive, being useful against Talonflame. Competitive is also nice for Incineroar's Intimidate. Air Slash is the Flying STAB for better accuracy and flinch chances. I still like Tera Blast Ground even after Magnezone left, as it lets Kilo resist Accelerock, and it lets it hit Iron Thorns. Tera Blast Ground is also useful against Dragalge, Diancie, and Alolan Muk. Roost give Kilo HP recovery so it can stay around longer to break past opposing Pokemon.
Since I wanted to try Swords Dance Breloom, I added it to the team. I originally had Life Orb, but I used Loaded Dice which I enjoyed making Technician Bullet Seed much more consistent, being useful against bulky Pokemon such as DeoD. Rock Tomb is for the incoming Talonflame and other Fires like Chandelure. Tera Rock is to make Rock Tomb STAB and lets Breloom resist fire moves.
