Updated Rain Dance

[yusei0162]

My brother and I are looking to make a Rain Dance team. He is getting his feet wet with competitive, so he decided to go Uber to have the most range in which Pokemon to use. I have had a little bit of experience in competitive, and I'm looking to make an OU team. The articles we have found that guide the construction of a Rain Dance team are pretty outdated since they don't mention anything about Dynamaxing, Megas, or even any Pokemon past Gen 5. My current team has just a hint of the present with a Barraskewda, but after that I'm prone to any new threats that haven't been accounted for.

Barraskewda @ Life Orb
Ability: Swift Swim
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Liquidation
- Poison Jab
- Close Combat
- Drill Run

Jirachi @ Damp Rock
Ability: Serene Grace
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 224 SpD / 32 Spe
Calm Nature
- Rain Dance
- Stealth Rock
- U-turn
- Thunder

Kingdra @ Leftovers
Ability: Swift Swim
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Rain Dance
- Dragon Pulse
- Scald
- Substitute

Scizor
Ability: Technician
EVs: 106 HP / 252 Atk / 150 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Rain Dance
- Bullet Punch
- Swords Dance
- U-turn

Pelipper @ Damp Rock
Ability: Drizzle
EVs: 248 HP / 252 SpA / 8 SpD
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hurricane
- Weather Ball
- Roost
- Ice Beam

Rotom-Wash @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Thunder
- Shadow Ball
- Pain Split
- Reflect

What are some threats that I need to incorporate a counter for, are there any newer support 'mons that can better tank those threats/help out the sweepers, and what newer moves do we need to take into account when editing this team? Thanks for the help!

 

[ironwater]

Hi yusei0162, welcome to the RMT forum! I am locking your RMT for the time being as the forum rules require that you provide at least three lines of descriptions for each Pokemon to explain their roles. Please read the rules carefully and look at Team Showcase to see the detail we require. PM
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