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I apologize in advance for not having the log for this. I'll edit my post when I do.
Water Absorb, to my knowledge, is not supposed to work if you use Protect and is not hit by the Water move. Example being Politoed using Surf on a Water Absorb Protected Vaporeon. However, when I did that...
The way I see it, your team's lead seems predictable - players could easily see you leading with Nape or Espeon, with Nape being the more likely lead. With Team Preview, that's a bit lost. Your team also relies a lot on prediction, as you've mentioned with Espeon and Ferrothorn.
The other...