Rainy Day of OU. BE SAD!!

Hey it's me again I got approval from Haunter to post mah new RMT. This one needs even more help than my last one did, so help away! Also, please read the posts before you post so I don't get the same advice over and over again. Plus, I may ask who I should switch out for _______ or something.
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Azelf@Damp Rock
Levitate
Jolly
EVs:252 HP/4 Atk/252 Spe
-Rain Dance
-Stealth Rock
-Taunt
-Explosion

Typical Azelf lead set only switched around to help a Rain Dance team. I thought that Azelf was the coolest looking of the three sprites, then when I discovered Smogon I realized how poopular he was.Yeah. Poopular. Surprisingly, Azelf is the only sprite I haven't caught in my platinum, probably cause I'm too lazy.
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Bronzong@Damp Rock
Levitate
Impish
252 HP / 128 Atk / 128 Def
-Rain Dance
-Explosion
-Stealth Rock
-Hypnosis

Bronzong, the bronze bell pokemon. What the f*** kind of pokemon is that? A bronze bell? They may as well have made the US Flag pokemon or something. But somehow, this inanimate object has squirmed it's way into my party, and now I have to deal with the making fun of that Game Freak had to deal with. A good wall, loves to get rid of it's only weakness via a rain dance team.
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Kingdra@Leftovers
Swift Swim
Adamant
EVs:180 HP/252 Atk/76 Spe
-Waterfall
-Outrage
-Dragon Dance
-Substitute

Kingdra is my second favorite poke of all time. He has one weakness that he covers pretty well. This Kingdra is an exact replica of the Double Dance Kingdra from the Strategydex. I simply love how it says that he can cause maelstroms by yawning. BEAST!
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Ludicolo@Life Orb
Swift Swim
Modest
4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
-Surf
-Grass Knot
-Ice Beam
-Focus Punch

Another sweeper that can take advantage of rain. Lu-di-co-lo is a beast, he'll come and make you de-ceased! And that's my cheerleader chant for the day guise, sorry, no more...(Announcer) "and that was Tyranitarzone playing the part of Ludicolo! What an excellent performance! It stood out!"(+8)
Ohh I crack myself up...My only good special sweeper, Ludicolo fills that role well for a rain dance team.
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Rotom-W@Leftovers
Levitate
Modest
EVs:4 Def/252 SpA/252 Spe
-Thunder
-Hydro Pump
-Shadow Ball
-Will-O-Wisp

Rotom-W takes care of business. Thunder provides great STAB with Shadow Ball and Hydro Pump. He's also my stat-enducer attacking others who want to stop him, plus my rapid spin blocker.
(Personally, I think that as a washing machine, rotom should get rapid spin as well. That's the whole thing with washing machines anyway, isn't it?)
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Scizor@Damp Rock
Technician
Adamant
EVs:200 HP/252 Atk/56 Spe
-Rain Dance
-Bullet Punch
-U-turn
-Roost

Yes. A Scizor. Probably the best Rain Dance team member. Rain Dance muffles his only weakness, U-turn adds STAB and easy switch-out. A little bulky my Scizor is, I like 'em that way. Takes out Tyranitar and Abomasnow for super effective hits, while able to withstand a lot longer with the bulk and roost, while still having the stats to sweep.
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EDIT: Replaced Toxicroak with Bronzong, Gyarados with Ludicolo, Electivire with Rotom-W, changed Kingdra's and scizor's movesets around.
Please help!
 
Tyranitar- Scizor gets a OHKO-2HKO on this fella w/bullet punch
Gyarados-rotom-w via thunder
Infernape-Ludicolo via surf
Azelf-rotom-w via shadow ball
Rhyperior-Ludicolo via grass knot
Electivire-Kingdra does pretty well with outrage, no definite counter
Heracross-same as electivire, Kingdra does pretty well with outrage, no definite counter
Salamence-Ludicolo via ice beam
Togekiss-Ludicolo via ice beam
Gengar-rotom-w via shadow ball
Lucario-Ludicolo via Focus Punch, but iffy
Weavile-same as lucario
Alakazam-rotom-w via shadow ball
PorygonZ-Ludicolo via focus punch iffy
Machamp-Kingdra again, no definite counter
Jolteon-same as machamp
Aerodactyl-scizor's bullet punch
Snorlax-Ludicolo or rotom-w take out with raw power, ludicolo via focus punch iffy
Zapdos-Ludicolo via ice beam
Blissey- Ludicolo via focus punch
Suicune-Rotom-w via thunder
Breloom- Kingdra via ourage, no definite counter
Ninjask- stealth rock hurts him, ice beam via Ludicolo
Metagross- both rotom-w and ludicolo hurt this guy, no definite counter
Heatran-rotom-w or kingdra or ludicolo
Celebi-ludicolo via ice beam
Jirachi-rotom-w does a good job, no definite counter
Scizor-ouch. i have nothing. thunder gets neutral for a possible 2HKO

No definite counters(threats):
Electivire
Heracross
Machamp
Breloom
Metagross
Jirachi
Scizor


High priority threats:
Electivire- causes trouble for rotom with motor drive. has low defense, so kingdra will more than likely be fine. still, pretty hefty...
Metagross- I don't have super good moves, thunder and hydro pump/surf/whatever do basic damage
Scizor-that stupid metal bug. doesn't have as high stats as metagross, so he's easier to take out.
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It seems like all I need is a flying type move, maybe I'll switch rotom-w to rotom-a, but then he won't get a rain dance bonus. I really think that because there are two other water-type move users that hydro pump won't make that much of a difference. If I get a ground type move also, I have no threats except Scizor, who isn't as hard to take out as metagross due to lower stats.

Maybe rotom-w for rotom-a and one of Bronzong's moves for EQ. Would these suffice? C+C
 
A viable Rain Dance team needs at least three RD users.

Also, you're not abusing Rain Dance nearly as well as you could be. Gyarados is not all that useful on this team; use a specially based Ludicolo (Swift Swim) instead.

Ludicolo@Life Orb
Swift Swim
Modest
4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

-Surf
-Grass Knot
-Ice Beam
-Focus Punch

With that in mind, Toxicroak is not useful, either, as your two sweepers will 4x resist Water. Better to include a sturdy Rain Dancer like Bronzong (who loves rain to get rid of his lone Fire weakness), which allows you to take Rain Dance off of Kingdra and replace it with Draco Meteor for the surprise hit on physical walls and lay the smackdown on Intimidaters like Gyarados and Salamence who come in and think they can take your hits (also, obviously switch Kingdra to a Life Orb without Rain Dance).

Bronzong@Damp Rock
Levitate
Impish
252 HP / 128 Atk / 128 Def

-Rain Dance
-Explosion
-Stealth Rock
-Hypnosis

Then you still need a third Rain Dance user, but Scizor can fill that responsibility. Steels and rain go well together; Steels pack tons of resistances to come in on to set up rain, and rain makes Fire-type attacks less annoying.

Scizor@Damp Rock
Technician
Adamant
200 HP / 252 Atk / 56 Spe

-Rain Dance
-Bullet Punch
-Superpower
-U-Turn

(Not so sure on a good RD Scizor set, but this was my go at it.)

Also, Electivire sucks. Replace him with Jolteon if you want to keep using an Electric-type, although since neither Kingdra nor Ludicolo is actually weak to Electric, Motor Drive and Volt Absorb won't be doing much anyway, and you might be better off with another Swift Swim sweeper. Finally, with Stealth Rock on Bronzong, drop it on Azelf for U-Turn so you don't have to Explode or dry switch against faster Taunt leads like Aerodactyl and Crobat (most won't Taunt Azelf anyway, and I think Crobat might 2HKO with Super Fang followed by U-Turn [have to check that], but it's worth being cautious.)
 
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