Raining Blues.

[ra02]

Hello Guys and welcome to my first ever RMT, as the title says this is a rain team.Changes are in Bold
But first and foremost, as this is my first RMT I would like many critiques and suggestions in my team because it would help me alot and it would (probably) improve my skills. Changes are In BOLD
Anyway, let's meet the Stars!

RainbowDash (Politoed) (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Drizzle
EVs: 48 HP / 252 Def / 24 SAtk / 184 SDef
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Scald
- Protect
- Toxic
- Perish Song
Politoed is basically the DrizzleToed & Toxic Staller in my team,
It uses Toxic and Protect to stall other bulky pokemon, Perish Song is for PHazing and if they choose not to Switch it kills a pokemon. Scald to get a STAB move and deal a nifty amount of damage and to get a chance to burn, Scald is also used to not be Taunt bait. The EV Spread works well for me and it also gives a bit of a boost for Scald.
Espeon counters ToxicStalling with Magic Bounce and It's a bit of a bulky Pokemon, which counters Politoed.
There are other counters for this Politoed but I think my team can take them on.
Overall I think this Politoed set works well with my team.

BloodSpike (Ferrothorn) (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 88 Def / 168 SDef
Impish
- Power Whip
- Stealth Rock
- Leech Seed
- Protect
Typical SRer Ferrothorn w/ Power Whip, my Goal is to set up stealth rocks use Protect just in case of Spinners , then use an appropriate check/counter for that spinner. or maybe i just hit 'em hard with a Power Whip.
Ferrothorn's amazing bulk lets it last for so long and Leech Seed gives it extra recovery and rain provides it extra bulk just incase of Fire. Ferrothorn also takes those Pesky Electric type and Grass type moves that OHKO my Pokemon.
Not much to say except that this was Forretress's Place in our team before.

Testacles (Tentacruel) (M) @ Black Sludge
Orbie (Starmie) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Rapid Spin
- Hidden Power [Dark]
- Ice Beam
- Thunder
Starmie is my Spinner and another Rain Abuser . The Powerful BoltBeam Combination just hits anything with Neutral or Supereffective damage.
HP Dark is there to hit those Pesky spin Blockers. I replaced Tentacruel because i find not much use for TSpikes.i know Choice Scarf isn't the best item for this set, and i'm thinking of other items. Starmie hasn't worked out yet and i am still testing on wether i'll change this Guy or not.

TheOtherOne (Dragonite) (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Multiscale
EVs: 224 HP / 252 SAtk / 32 Spd
Modest
- Hurricane
- Thunder
- Substitute
- Roost
Dragonite! My offensive Rain Tank, this Dnite Hits Hard and stays long ,
Hurricane is there to hit and confuse those Fighting types, it also gets STAB from Dnite's Flying Type , Thunder is there to KO Starmie, Gyarados ,Cloyster, Tornadus and others. Substitute is there to give me an advantage and to not get hit with stats, and Lastly Roost is there to let me stay in LONGER. and by longer i mean WAY LONGER.

Bloodhorn (Terrakion) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Justified
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge
- X-Scissor
- Earthquake
Scarf'd Terrakion is SUCH A BEAST! It OHKOS/2HKOS Nearly anything in it's way. The Moveset listed above gives a nifty Type Coverage , which means when something that will harm Terrakion is in my Way , Dnite will come in and Take it down for the Kill.Also as Terrakion is weak to EQ I can switch to Dnite for a dodge. This Terrakion is probably the MVP in my Team because it takes nearly anything down.
(Before this Spot was given to Virizion but I was advised by a friend to switch to Terrakion)

Scizor (M) @ Life Orb
Trait: Technician
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- BugBite
- Bullet Punch
- Swords Dance
- Roost
Scizor is just the pokemon needed for me to clean up, Because after Terrakion and Dragonite punch holes in the opponents team, Scizor Cleans up w/ STAB Life Orb Technician Bullet Punch. this will take alot of pokemon down after SR & Spike damage + Dnite/Tkion damage. and if there are still other pokemon in the opponent's team w/ full health Scizor has Bug Bite to give a bit of a big amount of damage. Swords Dance to provide extra damage and Roost for longevity.

Importable :

Importable

RainbowDash (Politoed) (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Drizzle
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef
Bold Nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Scald
- Protect
- Toxic
- Perish Song

Starmie @ Life Orb
Trait: Natural Cure
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Rapid Spin
- Thunder
- Ice Beam
- Hidden Power [Dark]

BloodSpike (Ferrothorn) (F) @ Shed Shell
Trait: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 88 Def / 168 SDef
Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Power Whip
- Stealth Rock
- Leech Seed
- Thunder Wave

TheOtherOne (Dragonite) (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Multiscale
EVs: 224 HP / 252 SAtk / 32 Spd
Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Hurricane
- Dragon Pulse
- Substitute
- Roost

Bloodhorn (Terrakion) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Justified
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge
- X-Scissor
- Earthquake

Scizor (M) @ Life Orb
Trait: Technician
EVs: 252 HP / 40 Atk / 216 SDef
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Bug Bite
- Bullet Punch
- Swords Dance
- Roost

So Guys, please critique, rate and give suggestions for my team ! It would really be appreciated.

 

[Delko]

Hi

This is a pretty good Rain team you have here. Although, I still have a few, somewhat smaller but still, suggestions.

At first sight I notice that stuff as SubGyarados and the likes of Starmie and Gastrodon are going to give you some problems. An easily solution here is to run Power Whip over Gyro Ball on Ferrothorn. This allows you to handle these aforementioned threats way better while it also has more PP then Gyro Ball (although it comes with slightly less accuracy) which can help out on occasions.
A little nitpick here, if you take this Power Whip suggestion you won't be forced to run a Speed reducing nature here, so you can use an Impish nature instead.

I would also like to suggest you to use Scald over Surf on Politoed and Tentacruel. Even though you have Toxic Spikes, there are plenty of pokemon who are immune to it (Scizor, Dragonite, Rotom-W etc). Besides, it's always helpful to inflict a burn for some residual damage and perhaps more importantly, the 50% attack drop. As both are defensive, they don't really miss the small drop in power.
Also on Tentacruel you could try out Protect over Venoshock, to gain more health when it's raining, scounting, Toxic stalling etc.
And on Politoed you could try Perish Song instead of Encore to deal with Baton Pass teams and last poke stat-uppers. Having a phazing move is always a good idea when abusing hazards for residual damage as this team does.

On Dragonite you should switch the nature to Modest as you won't be outrunning much with that EV spread anyway and this will make Dragonite hit even harder.

Least but not least, I'm gonna suggest Leftovers over Life Orb on Scizor. Since Scizor is you main switch-in to pokes as Lati@s and Reuniclus, the small 6% recovery every turn is definitely not unappreciated.
Alternatively you could also opt for Roost over Pursuit which allows you to keep the extra boost in power from Life Orb while still maintain a way to increase its longevity.

I hope these suggestions helped and good luck with the team!

 

[Charge]

Some of my thoughts are exactly the same as Delko. But what I'm thinking is...

You might have some problems with SubSplit Gengar. I owned one and he can easily switch into a Close Combat, Sub and start his thing. Sub + 3 Attacks can do quite a lot of shit too because of the coverage(BoltBeam). I might be wrong but that's what I'm thinking. I've gone rusty as I haven't been playing for quite a long while.

And I have some concerns about your Terrakion, being Choice locked into an EQ isn't exactly desirable. It lets things like 252 Spe Adamant DNite to set up or Salamence or even a Gyarados, which can prove problem to you. DNite can definitely outspeed your DNite at +1 if it's a 252 Spe Adamant variant.

So, I'm suggesting EQ to Rock Slide. Rock Slide can deal with things like Gyarados a little better. Flinch won't hurt.

Scald > Surf, like Delko said. 50% drop is a huge blow to DNites and other monster like SD Luke / CB Terrakion.

Although rare, TR Reuniclus can annoy your team to some extent but Scizor handles him just fine.

If Leftovers isn't the preferred choice(Leftovers is really good for Scizor in this case since it's for clean up but w/e), you might wanna consider Bug Bite > U-Turn. Just saying, I'm not even sure if that will work or you can try out SD Scizor, which will work very well in late game after all counters are gone.

Sorry for the noob rate :P Hope I helped at least by a little bit.

 

[AB2]

From a first glance, Rotom-W seems to be your biggest problem. Variants that pack volt switch and will-o-wisp will easily be able to break down this team even though you are packing Ferrothorn. Although Ferrothorn is a decent switch into most Rotom-W assaults, if it switches in and takes a will-o-wisp then it is out of commission for the rest of the match. Since this team seems to be taking on a rain stall archetype, it would be best for you to complete the team with this in mind. For a pretty simple change, I would suggest running stealth rock Chansey over Terrakion. To be honest, it seems like Terrakion is going to be the weakest link of the team if you decide to opt for a rain stall archetype. Chansey allows you to overcome your weakness to WoW Rotom-W as well as still being able to switch into top threats like chesto rest Volcarona and win pretty easily. If you decide to use Chansey, I would definitely run a set of spikes / leech seed / power whip / gyro ball on Ferrothorn. With stealth rock on Chansey, this allows you to free up other slots for Ferrothorn as well. Tentacreul should really be running at least 44 speed evs as well. This allows you to outrun the standard swords dance + taunt Gliscor sets that can give a lot of defensive teams trouble. gl.

 

[ra02]

Delko's changes - your changes definitely improved my team thanks!
Charge's change - ^ but as i'm a newb, what does "Luke mean"
AB2 - I'm currently testing the Chansey out, it really hasn't worked out for the 1st to 2nd test, but it definitely worked on the 3rd, i'll test it 10 times .