I need question, or more specifically, advice. I am trying to get genIV World Ability Ribbon for my Raichu. I managed to get the wi-fi working, the problem is, my team is unfit for this challenge. Currently I have Starmie@Expert Belt, Timid, 252 Sp.Att., 252Life Speed, Surf, Psychic, ThunderBolt, IceBeam, Garchomp@Choice Scarf, Jolly (which replaced Life Orb I was using previously), evs the same as Starmie, except 252 Attack, Crunch, Dig (don´t have EQ TM), Brick Break, Dragon Claw (no Outrage since I am using it in Battle Tower doubles and I love to have the option of chosing the target, not to mention the locking effect) and Tyranitar@Choice Band, Adamant, EVs as Garchomp, Crunch, Rock Slide, Stone Edge, Earthquake. Problem is, I can´t get any streak going. The farthest I ever got was 6th battle.
So I am thinking about changing my team to: Latios@Choice Scarf, Draco Meteor, Psychic, Ice Beam/Surf, ThunderBolt, Metagross@(don´t know yet, probably Choice Band), Earthquake, Meteor Mash, Bullet Punch (for priority), Earthquake, Ice Punch. Problem is, I don´t know what the third member should be. What would complement them? Maybe Charizard with Flamethrower, Dragon Pulse, Ancient Power and Focus Blast?
And also, is the Ribbon Awarded when you reach the rank 5 (which would mean I would need to use Raichu for 7 battles in rank 4, like in Battle Tower Singles, when you battle the Tycoon at the end of gauntlet), or after you win the first battle in rank 5 (which would esentially mean I would only need to use him for one battle, and then I can retire, just like in MultiBattles or Doubles?)
And yes, I looked at the 4th gen Battle Tower/Frontier thread, but it didn´t help much, since the talk there is mostly about singles and doubles, not the wi-fi ones.
Oh, and I should also mention the problems I have with my current team. There are two: Scarf/Focus Sash Garchomp and Metagross with Ice Punch. Only Starmie can one-shot Garchomp, but she is KOed first by Scarf Ones. My Garchomps Dragon Claw doesn´t KO, even if he outspeeds, while the opponent does OHKO mine. Not to mention Tyranitar sets up SandStorm, which makes it even harder to hit.
As for Metagross, he is lesser problem, but problem still. Tyranitar can take a great chunk of his HP, but he gets great chunk of his taken still, and then killed by Bullet Punch. Garchomp is KOed by Ice Punch, and Starmie goes after one or two Earthquakes. Yes, I COULD beat it normally, problem is, that at that point my team is already weakened, so it gets taken out.
Thanks for reading sucha a long post.