After being out of the ORAS UU Meta for a while, i finally decided to get back into it. Starting off in the 1400s where i left off, i attempted to use a Specs Boombursting Exploud. While fun, and ridiculously powerful, the team simply just couldnt win. I fell more than 200 points down the ladder attempting to change and modify the team to work to no avail. So i sat down and said, i need to start over, goodbye Exploud, its been fun. Then i looked for a new mega to build around, and i have always loved Swampert, was my favorite starter. His mega looked cool but i had never ran weather, and his mega looked unviable without weather, so i had never used him. But recently, while watching one of aim's YT videos, i saw him using Rain Dance Damp Rock Tornadus, and then it was decided what i would use next. I would bring storms to the UU Tier.
Tornadus was the 1st and most instrumental piece of this team. He can get off 8 turns of Rain immediately with his Prankster+Damp Rock. Plus, with his base 115 spe, i am not sure of any prankster mons that are fast that can taunt me before i get up rain, so i can always get it up.
Swampert was the original inspiration for building this team. With swift swim and his monsterous attack stat and coverage makes him a huge threat. As well, if i need Stealth Rock for a game for whatever reason, he is my rocker though i hardly ever use rocks.
Kingdra is a mon that i find so cool with its just ridiculously strong attacks in rain. There isnt too much science to this madness, he has swift swim, good stats, and good enough moveset to dent or even sweep teams.
Ludicolo was my next and final rain sweeper. The grass coverage is huge in this team as bulky water types wall this team to a T but he can break them while also functioning as a mon that can dent and sweep opposing teams.
Heliolisk was the first non rain mon added to the team as though Ludicolo can break opposing water mons, i wanted another mon that could break them as well as being fast, adding in dry skin + rain = is very nice
Mienshao was the final mon added to the team. I wanted a scarf mon that outspeeds almost all the scarfed mons in the tier so that if rain was out, and a scarf Hydreigon was on the field for example, i had a chance to beat it.
Tornadus @ Damp Rock
"NotImpressed"
Prankster
252 Spa 252 Spe 4 Spdef
Timid 0 Att Ivs
Hurricane
U-turn
Rain Dance
Taunt
Tornadus is the lead 10/10 times. If i know they cannot ohko me/likely to set up rocks, ill taunt first to get rid of the residual damage and to save a turn of rain. Then ill rain dance and i actually prefer to die at this point. If i live, i will more than likely just fire off some 100% accurate stab Hurricanes to dent some mons before the swift swimmers strike. U-turn is there just in case i want switch initiative. Tornadus is easily the best rain setter in the tier. As well, Tornadus has 115 base speed which ties azelf and outspeeds most leads.
Swampert @ Swampertite
"DefArmDayBro"
Damp/Swift Swim
252 Att 252 Spe 4 Spdef
Adamant 0 Spa Ivs
Waterfall
Ice Punch
Earthquake
Stealth Rock
Swampert is my only physical swift swimmer, so usually Swamp will be the one dealing with florges and other specially bulky mons. With its impressive natural bulk, i can only ways take a hit if i need to Mega Evolve so i can get my ability. Waterfall EQ and Ice punch offer amazing coverage, and i ohko many of the common threats in the tier, even -1 against salamence and arcanine, with ice punch and waterfall respectively. As well, if i need rocks in a game for whatever reason, swampert is my rocker. With max speed, under rain, Swamp outspeeds the entire non scarfed tier and any mon under 100 base speed using a scarf.
Kingdra @ Life Orb
"KILLdra"
Swift Swim
40 Hp 252 Spa 216 Spe
Modest 0 Att Ivs
Scald
Ice Beam
Draco Meteor
Rain Dance
Drop a Draco. Like no joke, if there are no fairies or super specially bulky steels on the opposing team remaining, that is always my play of choice. If empoleon and florges arent present on the oppositions team, it is very easy for KILLdra to run through opponents teams. Scald ohkos so many mons in rain, and if it doesnt, draco does. Ice beam is good coverage and 100% accurate if i dont want to risk Draco, and i run rain dance because when i run out of rain, it is useful to get it back up some of the time. Luckily, Kingdra has that 75 95 95 natural bulk so i can tank a hit and set it up. The 216 speed outspeeds scarf Ape in rain and the rest is invested into Hp.
Ludicolo @ Life Orb
"LudiYOLO"
Swift Swim
252 Spa 252 Spe 4 Def
Timid 0 Att Ivs
Hydro Pump
Giga Drain
Ice Beam
Rain Dance
Ludicolos typing and ability make it perfect for this team. Grass/water is a very good typing with perfect coverage. Giga drain devestates the suicunes, vaporeons and swamperts of the tier. Hydro pump under rain does so much damage that it is a staple to the set, even with the risk of missing. Ice beam is for the flying, dragon and other grass mons that get sent out in the way of Ludi weakening the opposition. Finally, rain dance is used to again set up rain when Tornaudus' rain runs out and sometimes it has a better chance to set up then Kingdra so thats why, plus i have no other move to run in its spot. With timid, Ludi outspeeds scarf Mienshao under rain which is huge as well.
Heliolisk @ Life Orb
"ScreechMuch?"
Dry Skin
252 Spe 252 Spa 4 Spdef
Timid 0 Att Ivs
Volt Switch
Thunderbolt
Hyper Voice
Focus Blast
Heliolisk is on the team to switch into the most broken move in the game, scald. Heliolisk hard counters vaporeon and suicune, 2 huge threats/annoyances to this team. With dry skin as well, it gets healed by the rain and absorbs all water moves. It also has some impressive speed that outspeeds infernape. Thunderbolt and Hyper voice are the main stab moves, focus blast is for coverage purposes (dont need surf with the 3 water pokemon above) and volt switch is for switch initiative.
Mienshao @ Choice Scarf
"Taomon"
Reckless
252 Att 252 Spe 4 Def
Jolly 0 Spa Ivs
High Jump Kick
Stone Edge
Knock Off/Acrobatics
U-turn
Fighting types are amazing in the UU tier. With its impressive 115 spe + scarf, Shao outspeeds most of the meta and if im out of rain this is huge. I can pick up kills on scarf hydreigon because if im out of rain its a huge threat and stone edge for crobat and mega aerodactyl, 2 more huge threats to this team. Reckless pairs with hjk to hit insanely hard and most mons, even florges. U-turn is for initiative and knock off is for coverage and weakening mons. Acrobatics is on the set now because with the Pidgeot testing, ScarfCross has been that much more common and is a huge threat to this team. Acrobatics is prefered over knock off because stone edge can cover chandelure and over aerial ace because mienshao resists knock off, and that boosts Acrobatics. Mienshao really ties the team all together, and he has won numerous games for me.
Thanks for reading, all suggestions are appreciated, and you will finally see a rainbow once this team is in the top percentage of Rattata.
Tornadus was the 1st and most instrumental piece of this team. He can get off 8 turns of Rain immediately with his Prankster+Damp Rock. Plus, with his base 115 spe, i am not sure of any prankster mons that are fast that can taunt me before i get up rain, so i can always get it up.
Swampert was the original inspiration for building this team. With swift swim and his monsterous attack stat and coverage makes him a huge threat. As well, if i need Stealth Rock for a game for whatever reason, he is my rocker though i hardly ever use rocks.
Kingdra is a mon that i find so cool with its just ridiculously strong attacks in rain. There isnt too much science to this madness, he has swift swim, good stats, and good enough moveset to dent or even sweep teams.
Ludicolo was my next and final rain sweeper. The grass coverage is huge in this team as bulky water types wall this team to a T but he can break them while also functioning as a mon that can dent and sweep opposing teams.
Heliolisk was the first non rain mon added to the team as though Ludicolo can break opposing water mons, i wanted another mon that could break them as well as being fast, adding in dry skin + rain = is very nice
Mienshao was the final mon added to the team. I wanted a scarf mon that outspeeds almost all the scarfed mons in the tier so that if rain was out, and a scarf Hydreigon was on the field for example, i had a chance to beat it.
Tornadus @ Damp Rock
"NotImpressed"
Prankster
252 Spa 252 Spe 4 Spdef
Timid 0 Att Ivs
Hurricane
U-turn
Rain Dance
Taunt
Tornadus is the lead 10/10 times. If i know they cannot ohko me/likely to set up rocks, ill taunt first to get rid of the residual damage and to save a turn of rain. Then ill rain dance and i actually prefer to die at this point. If i live, i will more than likely just fire off some 100% accurate stab Hurricanes to dent some mons before the swift swimmers strike. U-turn is there just in case i want switch initiative. Tornadus is easily the best rain setter in the tier. As well, Tornadus has 115 base speed which ties azelf and outspeeds most leads.
Swampert @ Swampertite
"DefArmDayBro"
Damp/Swift Swim
252 Att 252 Spe 4 Spdef
Adamant 0 Spa Ivs
Waterfall
Ice Punch
Earthquake
Stealth Rock
Swampert @ Swampertite
"DefArmDayBro"
Damp/Swift Swim
32 Hp 252 Att 224 Spe
Jolly 0 Spa Ivs
Waterfall
Ice Beam - Chesnaught has been an annoyance with spiky shield/phys bulk
Earthquake
Superpower
Results= To be determined
"DefArmDayBro"
Damp/Swift Swim
32 Hp 252 Att 224 Spe
Jolly 0 Spa Ivs
Waterfall
Ice Beam - Chesnaught has been an annoyance with spiky shield/phys bulk
Earthquake
Superpower
Results= To be determined
Swampert is my only physical swift swimmer, so usually Swamp will be the one dealing with florges and other specially bulky mons. With its impressive natural bulk, i can only ways take a hit if i need to Mega Evolve so i can get my ability. Waterfall EQ and Ice punch offer amazing coverage, and i ohko many of the common threats in the tier, even -1 against salamence and arcanine, with ice punch and waterfall respectively. As well, if i need rocks in a game for whatever reason, swampert is my rocker. With max speed, under rain, Swamp outspeeds the entire non scarfed tier and any mon under 100 base speed using a scarf.
Kingdra @ Life Orb
"KILLdra"
Swift Swim
40 Hp 252 Spa 216 Spe
Modest 0 Att Ivs
Scald
Ice Beam
Draco Meteor
Rain Dance
Drop a Draco. Like no joke, if there are no fairies or super specially bulky steels on the opposing team remaining, that is always my play of choice. If empoleon and florges arent present on the oppositions team, it is very easy for KILLdra to run through opponents teams. Scald ohkos so many mons in rain, and if it doesnt, draco does. Ice beam is good coverage and 100% accurate if i dont want to risk Draco, and i run rain dance because when i run out of rain, it is useful to get it back up some of the time. Luckily, Kingdra has that 75 95 95 natural bulk so i can tank a hit and set it up. The 216 speed outspeeds scarf Ape in rain and the rest is invested into Hp.
Ludicolo @ Life Orb
"LudiYOLO"
Swift Swim
252 Spa 252 Spe 4 Def
Timid 0 Att Ivs
Hydro Pump
Giga Drain
Ice Beam
Rain Dance
Ludicolos typing and ability make it perfect for this team. Grass/water is a very good typing with perfect coverage. Giga drain devestates the suicunes, vaporeons and swamperts of the tier. Hydro pump under rain does so much damage that it is a staple to the set, even with the risk of missing. Ice beam is for the flying, dragon and other grass mons that get sent out in the way of Ludi weakening the opposition. Finally, rain dance is used to again set up rain when Tornaudus' rain runs out and sometimes it has a better chance to set up then Kingdra so thats why, plus i have no other move to run in its spot. With timid, Ludi outspeeds scarf Mienshao under rain which is huge as well.
Heliolisk @ Life Orb
"ScreechMuch?"
Dry Skin
252 Spe 252 Spa 4 Spdef
Timid 0 Att Ivs
Volt Switch
Thunderbolt
Hyper Voice
Focus Blast
Heliolisk is on the team to switch into the most broken move in the game, scald. Heliolisk hard counters vaporeon and suicune, 2 huge threats/annoyances to this team. With dry skin as well, it gets healed by the rain and absorbs all water moves. It also has some impressive speed that outspeeds infernape. Thunderbolt and Hyper voice are the main stab moves, focus blast is for coverage purposes (dont need surf with the 3 water pokemon above) and volt switch is for switch initiative.
Mienshao @ Choice Scarf
"Taomon"
Reckless
252 Att 252 Spe 4 Def
Jolly 0 Spa Ivs
High Jump Kick
Stone Edge
Knock Off/Acrobatics
U-turn
Fighting types are amazing in the UU tier. With its impressive 115 spe + scarf, Shao outspeeds most of the meta and if im out of rain this is huge. I can pick up kills on scarf hydreigon because if im out of rain its a huge threat and stone edge for crobat and mega aerodactyl, 2 more huge threats to this team. Reckless pairs with hjk to hit insanely hard and most mons, even florges. U-turn is for initiative and knock off is for coverage and weakening mons. Acrobatics is on the set now because with the Pidgeot testing, ScarfCross has been that much more common and is a huge threat to this team. Acrobatics is prefered over knock off because stone edge can cover chandelure and over aerial ace because mienshao resists knock off, and that boosts Acrobatics. Mienshao really ties the team all together, and he has won numerous games for me.
Thanks for reading, all suggestions are appreciated, and you will finally see a rainbow once this team is in the top percentage of Rattata.
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