Do any of these sets make sense for Jolteon?

Question

I can't decide!

1) thunder wave/ volt switch/ toxic/ double team

2) discharge/ shadow ball/ thunder wave/ double team

3) rain dance/ thunder/ shadow ball/ double team

4) volt switch/ discharge/ shadow ball/ double team

Comments

why are you so keen on using Double Team? I can't usually be bothered with that move. As such, I don' t like any of these sets, although most of the would be fine if you changed Double Team for something else, in my opinion.

Answer 1

Double Team is annoying when it works, annoying when it doesn't. It's banned competitively, and even in-game, you're much better off just using a damaging move rather than spamming an evasion move.

Jolteon @ Life Orb/ Choice Scarf
Ability: Volt Absorb
EVs: 252 Sp. Atk, 252 Speed, 4 HP
Nature: Modest/ Timid
- Thunderbolt
- Volt Switch
- Shadow Ball
- Hidden Power Ice/ Signal Beam

Jolteon is best used as a full out attacker. Signal Beam is an option when you can't breed a Jolteon with Hidden Power Ice.

Ignore the EVs/ Nature/ items if you're using this Jolteon in-game.

Answer 2

Toxic would be really useful, unless you're up against a steel or poison type. Each turn the opponent takes more and more damage from toxic. Shadow Ball is a commonly known move for the eevee family, plus sometimes it lowers an opponent's sp. defense which makes it a little more powerful. The last two moves should be rain dance and thunder. Rain dance will give an absolute hit for thunder. Try this and you'll be satisfied.