So as I mentioned in the opening statement, I wanted to build a team around Sun Blaziken, so I had to take Ninetales along too!

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Now I knew I'd need a Rain check, as well as something that could function in Trick Room, since Blaziken just gets faster and faster. I chose Ferrothorn just for these reasons and I've never looked back on that decision.

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Next, I wanted a Chlorophyll Abuser to really mess with the opponent. Venusaur was my first thought, but looking through the list on-site, I saw that Lilligant was faster, and had access to multiple status effects, so I decided to throw it in. It works perfectly.

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Now after playing around a little while with the team, I wanted something bulky and slow that could reset Trick Room. Who better than the gold standard in doubles, Cressalia?

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Finally, I wanted another Sun Abuser, and as I already had the physical side covered with Blaze, I wanted a Special attacker. With Doubles, hazards are fairly rare, and I felt Volcarona would really shine.

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After a while, I felt Volcarona was too frail for the team, and swapped to Heatran as my Special Sweeper.

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Sadly, Blaziken was far too frail and lacked some of the power I wanted if I lost the weather war, plus Sand could be an issue sometimes, so traded out my founding member for Terrakion, who thrives in Sand.

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At this point, I thought the team was set, but I found myself with a slight disadvantage versus Fighting types. I traded Heatran back out for Volcarona and updated some EV spreads and Voila! 1955 peak!

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And that's the team as it stands. Now let's do an in-depth look.

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http://sprites.pokecheck.org/icon/38.png Ninetales http://sprites.pokecheck.org/icon/38.png @ http://www.serebii.net/itemdex/sprites/leftovers.png Leftovers http://www.serebii.net/itemdex/sprites/leftovers.png
Trait: Drought
EVs: 252 HP / 124 Def / 132 SAtk
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Atk / 0 Spd
- Heat Wave http://veekun.com/dex/media/types/en/fire.png
- Will-O-Wisp http://veekun.com/dex/media/types/en/fire.png
- Energy Ball http://veekun.com/dex/media/types/en/grass.png
- Protect http://veekun.com/dex/media/types/en/normal.png

Iron Ball Ninetales pretty much guarantees Sun on Turn 1 as it outslows everything...somehow. Heat Wave for Sun, STAB and spread damage. WoW is for crippling physical threats, as well as increasing her bulk. Sunny Day is to reset weather if I don't feel like swapping her out. Protect is Protect. I've also toyed with the idea of Imprison over Sunny Day, which prevents opponents from using any moves I have, notably Protect and WoW, but also Heat Wave from other Sun Sweepers. In singles, Ninetales Defensive leanings usually give it troubles, as it's not able to KO threats, but in Doubles, it's actually a boon, being able to resist a lot of hits before succumbing, while Burning things in the process, while its partner cleans house on the newly crippled threats.

Edit: Changed the set and Item on Ninetales. Iron Ball was pretty much wasted considering at 0 IVs and Relaxed, I could outslow most weather starters, or just bring in Tales on the second turn if I was unsure. Leftovers gave me added longetivity, and Energy Ball lets me hit Water types and Balloon Heatran.

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Trait: Justified
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 Atk / 4 SDef
Jolly Nature
- Close Combat http://veekun.com/dex/media/types/en/fighting.png
- Rock Slide http://veekun.com/dex/media/types/en/rock.png
- Earthquake http://veekun.com/dex/media/types/en/ground.png
- Protect http://veekun.com/dex/media/types/en/normal.png

I replaced Blaziken with LO Terrakion, as I had a bit of a Sand weakness, as well as a problem with Rain Ferrothorn. This guy can also help me with my Psychic weakness when paired with some speed control, like Paralyze, or Icy Wind from Cress. He can also answer the threat of Excadrill. Honestly, this guy is just about as frail as Blaziken, but it hits a bit harder with Rock Slide and Close Combat, and can actually dent Psychics. It also doesn't need a turn to Protect to start rushing the other team, and it doesn't rely on Sun as much, or get completely fucked by a badly predicted protect, or 90% accuracy miss. It does mess with my Heatran/Blaze core, but it really makes up for the loss with raw power.

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Trait: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
IVs: 0 Spd
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- Power Whip http://veekun.com/dex/media/types/en/grass.png
- Toxic http://veekun.com/dex/media/types/en/poison.png

Ferrotank! This thing has won more than a few games with a clutch Leech Seed, or by Stalling out the opposition. Power Whip 2HKOs Politoed. Protect/Leftovers/Leech Seed makes Ferrothorn hard to kill even in the sun. He makes rain teams cry, makes Sand teams cringe and lures other Sun teams into a sense of false confidence. With dual Seeding, you can rack up damage against both opponents while protecting, can Toxic + Seed Stall and rack up huge damage over time, all while healing up and causing headaches to everyone involved.

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http://sprites.pokecheck.org/icon/549.png Lilligant http://sprites.pokecheck.org/icon/549.png @ http://www.serebii.net/itemdex/sprites/lumberry.png Lum Berry http://www.serebii.net/itemdex/sprites/lumberry.png
Trait: Chlorophyll
EVs: 180 HP / 140 SAtk / 188 Spd
Modest Nature
IVs: 30 SAtk / 30 SDef
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- Sleep Powder http://veekun.com/dex/media/types/en/grass.png
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- Protect http://veekun.com/dex/media/types/en/normal.png

When making a Sun Team, you want a Chloro Abuser. I looked hard at Venusaur, but looking through the list, I noticed another couple Chlorophyll users, including Sawsbuck, Jumpluff and this beauty, Lilligant. Lilligant has access to several forms of status inducing moves such as Sleep Powder and Stun Spore, and is only beaten by Jumpluff in terms of fast sleepers, but Jumpluff is even frailer Lilligant and lacks any sort of attack stat, where Lilligant sports a fairly decent 110 Special Attack and can easily OHKO the bulkiest spread of Politoed with a Leaf Storm to the face, or it can paralyze Excadrill not carrying X-Scissor. Yes, Whimsicott is faster with Prankster and has about 116 Base Speed and Chlorophyll as well, but it really can't do anything but annoy things and it's easily predicted and shut down. Lilligant can also get KOs on things like Keldeo, Terrakion, Tyranitar and Excadrill, which are usually big issues for any sun team. Lum berry gives me a Trump card against Prankster Whimsicott, and gives me a backup against speed ties with other Lilligant, which is getting more popular suddenly.

Edit: I changed the spread to a much bulkier one. Also, I can stand getting locked into Giga Drain much better than I could with Leaf Storm. I can now take Ice Beams, except from weird things like Specs Politoed, but no one runs that, right? It runs 188 Speed EVs to outspeed max speed Politoed out of Sun, unless it's Scarfed.

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http://sprites.pokecheck.org/icon/488.png Cresselia http://sprites.pokecheck.org/icon/488.png @ http://www.serebii.net/itemdex/sprites/Leftovers.png Leftovers http://www.serebii.net/itemdex/sprites/leftovers.png
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 252 Def / 252 HP / 4 SAtk
Bold Nature
- Moonlight
- Psychic
- Icy Wind
- Calm Mind

The Great Wall of Flying Duck Thing! I totally stole this set from Voodoo_Pimp's RMT, and it replaced my TR resetter set. It's really, really, REALLY hard to kill, and it gets very powerful, very fast. Moonlight gives back 2/3 HP in the sun, and still gives back 1/3 in Sand/Hail/Rain. After a Calm Mind or two, almost nothing can kill this thing. Even TTar's Crunch can barely dent it, and pairing Cress with Blaziken is a quick way to remove the bloated Dinosaur. Icy wind is for Speed Control, which helps against Sand where Excadrill can give me issues. This is one of my go-to pokemon for Rain teams as well, as it helps dispatch of Politoed, slows down Ludicolo/Kingdra, walls Rotom-W, and hits Dragons for SE damage, as well as the Genies. Psyshock is for obligatory STAB and hits Conkeldurr and Hitmontop hard. Psychic can be subbed in to hit Conkeldurr over Tops harder, but usually Shock is usually a better idea for things like QD Volcarona or anything else that would normally boost up on Cress. Her versatility makes her pair off easily with anyone on my team, and helps everyone out, especially with Speed Control options. Leftovers increases its bulk even more and helps against Sand/Hail damage, as well as just making it harder and harder to kill over time.

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Trait: Flame Body
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SAtk / 4 Def
Modest Nature
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Bulky Volcarona is very strong, much stronger than people give it credit. With a Charti Berry equipped, it gets a one time pass against Rock Slide spammers, and at +1, it outspeeds Base 110s easily. It counters Lati@s, Cresselia, Water Types, Steel Types, Fighting Types, and patches up quite a few weaknesses on my team, without gaining any new ones (except a Flying one and a greater Rock one I suppose). Flame Body trolls things like Hitmontop, Scizor, and other priority users. Just swap out with Terrakion and let the lulz begin!

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This is pretty much my go-to lead. Iron Ball guarantees Sun first turn, while Lilligant sleeps something. If I see a Fake Out user, especially Hitmontop, I'll usually use Protect on Lilligant and try to burn it with Ninetales. The only time I've ever had an issue was against a Lilligant/Whimsicott lead, but Lum Berry saved my butt that time too somehow. It can really cripple teams relying on speed, letting me run right over them with Heatran and Blaziken.

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This is my answer to Rain, and sometimes Sand. Cresselia is super bulky, as is Ferrothorn, so it takes a LOT to break them. Ferrothorn can kill Politoed fairly easily, can Seed everything but Ludicolo and Protect stall to perfect health and generally be a nuisance, while CM Cress can get really bulky, really fast, and can cover Ferro's weakness to Keldeo, while Ferro covers Cress's TTar weakness. It aims to get rid of opposing weathers so Ninetales can reign supreme in the weather war. This couple is also my anti-TR team, which is a very powerful strategy in Doubles.

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Cresselia is just a great support Mon for every single Pokemon on the team. It controls Speed, sets up on a ton of things, is terribly hard to kill, and after a few boosts, can start killing things all by itself. It provides support for every member of the team, who can, in turn, support it right back. Blaziken is probably its best immediate partner, due to its ability to annihilate Dark Types like Weavile and TTar. It can also destroy the Fighting types that threaten Heatran, and can slow down things like Dragons or other Psychics so Blaze can Flare Blitz it into oblivion.

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The bane of the sun team is naturally a good rain team. With threats like Jirachi, Ferrothorn, Keldeo, and the infamous Tornadus-T roaming the field, it requires some careful planning to run against rain, or a bad player behind the team. Normally, I start the same, as Ninetales with Iron Ball gives me a guaranteed weather win first turn. I try to sleep things with Lilligant and Paralyze Kingdra, Ludicolo, and Torn-T with a combo of Stun Spore and T-Wave, as well as Icy-wind support from Cresselia. In fact, Cresselia is one of my hard stops to Rain, as her CM set up and with Lefties and even 1/3 HP back Moonlight, she can setup on all common rain sweepers and smack back with Psyshock or with Icy Wind, adding to the mayhem. With Ferrothorn in the teams, Terrakion becomes an important member, being able to headslam the iron ball with Close Combat, and if I win weather, Heatran obviously gets the MVP. If I lose Ferrothorn or Cresselia before I win the weather war, I'm pretty much toast, so keeping them up is critical. Protect on Ferrothorn is important as it allows him to scout out fighting type moves, like Superpower and Focus Miss Blast, as well as shield it for a turn from incoming Ice type moves, which still hit rather hard coming from the right attacker.

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Sand is the original Weather Team, all the way back from Gen 3, and TTar came in Gen 2, where Sandstorm was one of his signature moves. Sand damages every single turn, so for me, keeping sun up is super important, especially with Excadrill running around. Keeping Sun up but Ninetales off the field makes this daunting, but with smart plays, I can ruin Tyranitar with Sleep and Paralysis, or, if I'm lucky, can outright KO it with Leaf Storm from Lilligant out of the Sand. Standard lead applies here, as Sun is important for the whole match. Winning the weather war usually means victory, as Excadrill hates Fire, and so does most of a Sand Team. Watch out for EQ though, and make sure to Icy Wind/Paralyze that Exca if you get the chance, as losing the weather war isn't the end-all-be-all most opponents think it will be, although it requires much smarter play at that point. Terrakion can once again shine on this team, as it thrives in Sand and KOs many steel types hoping to KO my Heatran with EQ after its balloon is down.Honestly, just keeping up Sun and not playing carelessly will win you the game.

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Hail is a weird weather. It can be offensive, defensive, or just plain bad, but it usually isn't. Abomasnow and most Hail teams are weak to Sun, but lately, most people throw it onto a Goodstuffs Team to combat other weather, leaving him safe and sound til right at the end. The easiest way to takeout a Hail team is to apply constant pressure in the form of Paralysis followed by heavy offense. Steallth Rock can help as well, if you don't think TWave is worth it on Ferrothorn, or if you think Heatran can do without Flame Charge or Protect or something. Still, Hail isn't a big threat to this team, so you shouldn't have any issues with it, as even Blizzard Spam from Kyurem, so many things can ruin it, it's no big deal.

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Goodstuffs tend to carry something for every weather, but once that Pokemon is down, you can generally steamroll the rest of the team with your own synergy. Usually, burning physical attackers, paralyzing the special attackers, and generally causing mayhem among the synergy most Goodstuffs try to run, and you'll win.

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Trick Room Teams. Ugh. These guys are pretty annoying to be honest, and in Doubles, they work much better. Trick Room teams tend to be bulky and slow, but without TR up, they have plenty of issues with all of the Wallbreakers in the game now. The strategy for dealing with Trick Room is to prevent its setup in the first place. Barring that, start stalling out those 5 turns and try again. Protect-Stalling and switching out is important, but the easiest way to habdle TR is to either Abuse it yourself or reset it. On this team, you can mess with Cress' set and add in TR as a reset button, or use her and Ferrothorn as an Anti-TR team, stalling til the end, the TWave/Icy Winding to slow them down further for the turn TR ends so you can open up a big can of whoopass on them the second their advantage ends.