Storm Gods- Rain Dance Team - Page 2

Doom Dawg · Jul 13th, 2012, 5:06:24 PM

I have tested the team in all kinds of ways... THREATS are Blissey, Conkeldurr and other wall kinds...

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This is an importable of the team I tested and had most success with. I am trying to fit a Steel type somewhere, Dragonite plows through this team like hot knife in butter.

Crowspeaker · Jul 14th, 2012, 12:26:07 PM

Yeah, I've noticed a bit of a problem with Dragonites, too. What about testing out a Metagross with Ice Punch in that last slot, in place of Mamoswine/Landorus? I'm leaning towards a Trick + Iron Ball set with Trick, Meteor Mash, Earthquake, and Ice Punch, but a Stealth Rock set could be plausible too?

Doom Dawg · Jul 14th, 2012, 4:36:51 PM

Yes, but I would use a priority Bullet Punch instead of Meteor Mash. This will not be able to impair Dragonite. I love Dnite and I know almost all sets, and lets suppose a normal Dragon Dance, Fire Punch, EQ/Extremespeed and Outrage. Metagross might enter against a locked Outrage. But the EQ and Fire Punch in sun from a Max Atk obliterates it. But still it is a solution to the team, Rain makes Mamo 4x weak to water anyways, I soon will try Metagross with a Bullet and Ice Punch set.

Crowspeaker · Jul 16th, 2012, 6:40:55 PM

Alright, now that Showdown is back up, I'm testing out this Metagross on my team as my latest attempt at a bulky Earthquaker:

Hephaestus (Metagross) @ Iron Ball
Trait: Clear Body
EVs: 236 HP / 252 Atk / 20 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Trick
- Bullet Punch
- Ice Punch
- Earthquake

I've only run this guy through a handful of battles, so far, but so far he sees a lot more use than any of his predecessors! I keep screwing myself over with mispredictions, but once I get that sorted out, I feel like Metagross should work out pretty nicely. It certainly does a nice job of countering the Haxoruses that were wrecking havoc on my team beforehand.

On a note largely unrelated to Metagross, I've been noticing lately that I have a big problem battling scarfed Tornadus-T. With a scarf, it can outspeed even Kingdra-in-rain, and that stupid Hurricane smashes through basically everything on my team in 1-2 turns. If I get insanely lucky and play my cards right, I can occasionally manage to either trick an Iron Ball onto it (if I predict right with Metagross) or hit it with Waterfall if it comes in on full-HP Kingdra (who takes two turns to be knocked out by Hurricane, whereas Tornadus-T is usually OHKOed by Waterfall), but I would appreciate having a more reliable way of countering it, because they're pretty omnipresent, and they pretty effectively wipe the floor with my entire team.

Doom Dawg · Jul 16th, 2012, 7:00:35 PM

Magnezone perhaps is a solution... it takes out the Steel types for Kingdra outrages and it resists that Tornadus like a boss. Using a set like this might help. Magnezone can Volt-switch maintaining momentum will be really useful against Tornadus that is quite frail, Thunderbolt is to sweep, HP Fire to remove the steel types and Flash Cannon is a powerful move that will most likely cover what T-bolt does not. The scarf is to outspeed and is quite awesome in itself...

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Jul 13th, 2012, 5:06:24 PM	#26
Doom Dawg Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 68 Brazil	I have tested the team in all kinds of ways... THREATS are Blissey, Conkeldurr and other wall kinds... team Lakshmi (Vaporeon) @ Damp Rock Trait: Hydration EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spd Bold Nature - Wish - Scald - Rest - Rain Dance Allah (Mamoswine) @ Focus Sash Trait: Thick Fat EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd Adamant Nature - Ice Shard - Stealth Rock - Earthquake - Endeavor Zeus (Raikou) @ Expert Belt Trait: Pressure EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd Modest Nature IVs: 30 Atk / 30 Def - Thunder - Weather Ball - Aura Sphere - Hidden Power Tlaloc (Volcarona) @ Lum Berry Trait: Flame Body EVs: 240 HP / 216 Def / 52 Spd Bold Nature - Quiver Dance - Bug Buzz - Hurricane - Giga Drain Neptune (Kingdra) @ Chesto Berry Trait: Swift Swim EVs: 252 Atk / 152 Def / 104 Spd Adamant Nature - Waterfall - Outrage - Rest - Rain Dance Loki (Scrafty) @ Leftovers Trait: Shed Skin EVs: 252 HP / 8 Atk / 248 SDef Careful Nature - Bulk Up - Drain Punch - Crunch - Rain Dance This is an importable of the team I tested and had most success with. I am trying to fit a Steel type somewhere, Dragonite plows through this team like hot knife in butter. __________________ "Anything stupid to be said is sung." -Voltaire Last edited by mostwanted; Jul 15th, 2012 at 1:57:04 AM. Reason: use [hide] tags

Jul 14th, 2012, 4:36:51 PM	#28
Doom Dawg Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 68 Brazil	Yes, but I would use a priority Bullet Punch instead of Meteor Mash. This will not be able to impair Dragonite. I love Dnite and I know almost all sets, and lets suppose a normal Dragon Dance, Fire Punch, EQ/Extremespeed and Outrage. Metagross might enter against a locked Outrage. But the EQ and Fire Punch in sun from a Max Atk obliterates it. But still it is a solution to the team, Rain makes Mamo 4x weak to water anyways, I soon will try Metagross with a Bullet and Ice Punch set. __________________ "Anything stupid to be said is sung." -Voltaire

Jul 16th, 2012, 7:00:35 PM	#30
Doom Dawg Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 68 Brazil	Magnezone perhaps is a solution... it takes out the Steel types for Kingdra outrages and it resists that Tornadus like a boss. Using a set like this might help. Magnezone can Volt-switch maintaining momentum will be really useful against Tornadus that is quite frail, Thunderbolt is to sweep, HP Fire to remove the steel types and Flash Cannon is a powerful move that will most likely cover what T-bolt does not. The scarf is to outspeed and is quite awesome in itself... ... Magnezone @ Choice Scarf Trait: Magnet Pull EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Timid Nature (+Spe, -Atk) - Volt Switch - Thunderbolt - Flash Cannon - HP Fire __________________ "Anything stupid to be said is sung." -Voltaire

Jul 14th, 2012, 12:26:07 PM	#27
Crowspeaker Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 14 Providence, RI	Yeah, I've noticed a bit of a problem with Dragonites, too. What about testing out a Metagross with Ice Punch in that last slot, in place of Mamoswine/Landorus? I'm leaning towards a Trick + Iron Ball set with Trick, Meteor Mash, Earthquake, and Ice Punch, but a Stealth Rock set could be plausible too?

Jul 16th, 2012, 6:40:55 PM	#29
Crowspeaker Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 14 Providence, RI	Alright, now that Showdown is back up, I'm testing out this Metagross on my team as my latest attempt at a bulky Earthquaker: Hephaestus (Metagross) @ Iron Ball Trait: Clear Body EVs: 236 HP / 252 Atk / 20 Spd Adamant Nature - Trick - Bullet Punch - Ice Punch - Earthquake I've only run this guy through a handful of battles, so far, but so far he sees a lot more use than any of his predecessors! I keep screwing myself over with mispredictions, but once I get that sorted out, I feel like Metagross should work out pretty nicely. It certainly does a nice job of countering the Haxoruses that were wrecking havoc on my team beforehand. On a note largely unrelated to Metagross, I've been noticing lately that I have a big problem battling scarfed Tornadus-T. With a scarf, it can outspeed even Kingdra-in-rain, and that stupid Hurricane smashes through basically everything on my team in 1-2 turns. If I get insanely lucky and play my cards right, I can occasionally manage to either trick an Iron Ball onto it (if I predict right with Metagross) or hit it with Waterfall if it comes in on full-HP Kingdra (who takes two turns to be knocked out by Hurricane, whereas Tornadus-T is usually OHKOed by Waterfall), but I would appreciate having a more reliable way of countering it, because they're pretty omnipresent, and they pretty effectively wipe the floor with my entire team.