Hello there! Posting my first attempt at a RMT on here and hoping to receive some constructive advice to improve this team further, any and all comments will be taken into consideration for the team. Without further ado, lets get onto the team shall we?
Toilet Bird (Pelipper) (M) @ Damp Rock
Ability: Drizzle
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpA
Bold Nature
- Defog
- U-turn
- Roost
- Hurricane
The setter of the team, he makes the magic happen, decided on a defensive spread, though have been considering changing this to tailwind to add some slower sweepers in potentially, um'ing and ar'ing over scald and hurricane in the last slot, but hurricane is what currently occupies it. U turn grabs a slow switch, Defog to get rid of hazards and roost is there for some longevity. With our rain setter in place we need something to abuse it, i decided on a rarer option for this in...
Butt Stinger (Qwilfish) (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Swift Swim
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Waterfall
- Poison Jab
- Destiny Bond
- Fell Stinger
Ahh Qwilfish, the damage this little guy can do is seriously slept on and it usually allows me to get a positive trade off in a match, this fish also has the niche of checking both stabs of Tapu Fini, a common way to deal with Kingdras on rain teams, Destiny bond has picked up a fair share of surprise KO's and fell stinger was put on to surprise low health mons and aid Qwilfish in sweeping. Now I have a physical rain abuser i wanted something else that worked with rain to hit on the special side. I decided on...
Yoshimitsu (Greninja-Ash) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Battle Bond
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Dark Pulse
- Water Shuriken
- Extrasensory
Ash greninja, this ninja has cemented his place as one of the most used mons in the game, and with good reason, the damage this mon dishes out is crazy and under rain this damage is increased further, this pokemon also adds a form of priority to the team, beating threats such as pheromosa, and landorus T, with ease. Currently running the 4th move as extrasensory to get good hits off on Toxapex and Amoongus, but might change this to U-turn to keep momentum in my corner. With good offense sorted I needed something to sit there and take some hits, I also needed rocks for my team, to this end i decided to add...
Hug Me Plz? (Ferrothorn) (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Iron Barbs
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 88 Def / 168 SpD
Impish Nature
- Leech Seed
- Power Whip
- Knock Off
- Stealth Rock
This guy is here to put rocks up and accumulate some chip damage with Leech seed to aid a sweep from the rain abusers. Knock off was added to remove eviolites from things like Porygon 2 or Chansey, which without them pose a lot less of a problem, Power whip helps dish out some damage too, hitting things like dugtrio and Fini, for good damage. In the generally offensive style of the team I next decided i wanted to include another sweeper, while also making use of a Z move on the team, I was also noticing i had quite a tough matchup against opposing Ferrothorns, so i decided to go with...
Doritos (Volcarona) (M) @ Firium Z
Ability: Flame Body
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Quiver Dance
- Fire Blast
- Giga Drain
- Hidden Power [Ground]
A typical sweeper Volcorona set, this set helps deal with Ferrothorn and scizor, OHKO'ing both at +1 even in the rain, Giga drain allows Volcorona to get some recovery and beat things like greninja locked into something not named water shuriken, and Tapu Fini. HP Ground allows it to pick up KO's on opposing Heatrans and Magnezones, and Fire blast for some obligatory STAB. The team was looking fairly solid at this stage and i wasnt really sure what to add next, having used this next set on a different team i wanted to try it again on this team and so far its been doing quite well, though this 6th mon is definitely the most interchangable, im currently going with...
Lusamine (Nihilego) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Power Gem
- Sludge Wave
- Thunder
- Hidden Power [Ice]
The standard scarf set of this meta, running scarf on Nihilego guarantees the outspeed and KO of scarf Garchomp, a big threat in the current metagame. Thunder has the benefit of being 100% accurate in the rain and helps to deal big damage to Celesteela and opposing water types that arent named seismitoad or Gastrodon. Sludge wave and Power gem are the STAB attacks of choice and help deal with the Tapus and Mega Pinsir very well.
And there you have it. My current rain team, as mentioned before any constructive criticism is appreciated.
THREATS: Stall, this team doesnt have a great matchup against it whatsoever, with predictions you can wear things down but generally it struggles to break super reliably.
Mega Zard Y: This thing counters the weather when it comes in and i dont have a completely reliable switchin, with good prediction Nihilego can force it out, but it doesnt want to come in on solarbeam.
Tapu Koko: If this thing has HP Fire and rain isnt up then i have a problem, and it can often get a kill whenever it comes in, if i have Ash Greninja early game it becomes less of a problem but its still a nuisance. Nihilego beats it 1v1, but again doesnt want to switch into it
HERE IS AN IMPORTABLE IF YOU WISH TO PLAY WITH THE TEAM, FEEL FREE TO CHANGE THE NICKNAMES AS YOU WISH.
http://pastebin.com/qWPxu9Rw
Toilet Bird (Pelipper) (M) @ Damp Rock
Ability: Drizzle
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpA
Bold Nature
- Defog
- U-turn
- Roost
- Hurricane
The setter of the team, he makes the magic happen, decided on a defensive spread, though have been considering changing this to tailwind to add some slower sweepers in potentially, um'ing and ar'ing over scald and hurricane in the last slot, but hurricane is what currently occupies it. U turn grabs a slow switch, Defog to get rid of hazards and roost is there for some longevity. With our rain setter in place we need something to abuse it, i decided on a rarer option for this in...
Butt Stinger (Qwilfish) (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Swift Swim
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Waterfall
- Poison Jab
- Destiny Bond
- Fell Stinger
Ahh Qwilfish, the damage this little guy can do is seriously slept on and it usually allows me to get a positive trade off in a match, this fish also has the niche of checking both stabs of Tapu Fini, a common way to deal with Kingdras on rain teams, Destiny bond has picked up a fair share of surprise KO's and fell stinger was put on to surprise low health mons and aid Qwilfish in sweeping. Now I have a physical rain abuser i wanted something else that worked with rain to hit on the special side. I decided on...
Yoshimitsu (Greninja-Ash) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Battle Bond
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Dark Pulse
- Water Shuriken
- Extrasensory
Ash greninja, this ninja has cemented his place as one of the most used mons in the game, and with good reason, the damage this mon dishes out is crazy and under rain this damage is increased further, this pokemon also adds a form of priority to the team, beating threats such as pheromosa, and landorus T, with ease. Currently running the 4th move as extrasensory to get good hits off on Toxapex and Amoongus, but might change this to U-turn to keep momentum in my corner. With good offense sorted I needed something to sit there and take some hits, I also needed rocks for my team, to this end i decided to add...
Hug Me Plz? (Ferrothorn) (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Iron Barbs
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 88 Def / 168 SpD
Impish Nature
- Leech Seed
- Power Whip
- Knock Off
- Stealth Rock
This guy is here to put rocks up and accumulate some chip damage with Leech seed to aid a sweep from the rain abusers. Knock off was added to remove eviolites from things like Porygon 2 or Chansey, which without them pose a lot less of a problem, Power whip helps dish out some damage too, hitting things like dugtrio and Fini, for good damage. In the generally offensive style of the team I next decided i wanted to include another sweeper, while also making use of a Z move on the team, I was also noticing i had quite a tough matchup against opposing Ferrothorns, so i decided to go with...
Doritos (Volcarona) (M) @ Firium Z
Ability: Flame Body
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Quiver Dance
- Fire Blast
- Giga Drain
- Hidden Power [Ground]
A typical sweeper Volcorona set, this set helps deal with Ferrothorn and scizor, OHKO'ing both at +1 even in the rain, Giga drain allows Volcorona to get some recovery and beat things like greninja locked into something not named water shuriken, and Tapu Fini. HP Ground allows it to pick up KO's on opposing Heatrans and Magnezones, and Fire blast for some obligatory STAB. The team was looking fairly solid at this stage and i wasnt really sure what to add next, having used this next set on a different team i wanted to try it again on this team and so far its been doing quite well, though this 6th mon is definitely the most interchangable, im currently going with...
Lusamine (Nihilego) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Power Gem
- Sludge Wave
- Thunder
- Hidden Power [Ice]
The standard scarf set of this meta, running scarf on Nihilego guarantees the outspeed and KO of scarf Garchomp, a big threat in the current metagame. Thunder has the benefit of being 100% accurate in the rain and helps to deal big damage to Celesteela and opposing water types that arent named seismitoad or Gastrodon. Sludge wave and Power gem are the STAB attacks of choice and help deal with the Tapus and Mega Pinsir very well.
And there you have it. My current rain team, as mentioned before any constructive criticism is appreciated.
THREATS: Stall, this team doesnt have a great matchup against it whatsoever, with predictions you can wear things down but generally it struggles to break super reliably.
Mega Zard Y: This thing counters the weather when it comes in and i dont have a completely reliable switchin, with good prediction Nihilego can force it out, but it doesnt want to come in on solarbeam.
Tapu Koko: If this thing has HP Fire and rain isnt up then i have a problem, and it can often get a kill whenever it comes in, if i have Ash Greninja early game it becomes less of a problem but its still a nuisance. Nihilego beats it 1v1, but again doesnt want to switch into it
HERE IS AN IMPORTABLE IF YOU WISH TO PLAY WITH THE TEAM, FEEL FREE TO CHANGE THE NICKNAMES AS YOU WISH.
http://pastebin.com/qWPxu9Rw
