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Alright, I'll keep that in mind. Thanks!

I edited my last rate, let me know if you feel its still a little too bright (ease of reading is pretty important!)
Also do you think it would help to leave a quick color code at the beginning of a ratea?

the blue looks much better, and you can still go darker with the red and the blue. You shouldn't really need a color code at the beginning, since you shouldn't really need more than 2-3 colors max. Based on the way you right it, that'll be able to help the reader determine what color means what. Usually you can say something like "Your team can't defeat Gliscor once Keldeo is gone" and if Gliscor was in red text, the reader should know that red means threats/walls. Try to avoid making a rainbow, because the colors might be a bit redundant at that point.

based on the way you write* it

And a rainbow means having like 5+ colors everywhere so it looks like a mess, or even a rainbow lol. Just make sure there's not too much color, so stick to the concrete details and use colors for those. Like with this one, I didn't need much color to get the rate done. http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/rmt-and-help-with-volt-turn-team.3555440/#post-6515229