Trying to make it rain in VGC

Question

Politoed (M) @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Drizzle
Level: 50
EVs: 252 HP / 76 Def / 76 SpA / 100 SpD / 4 Spe
Calm Nature
- Scald (help deal with physical threats and also for stab)
- Icy Wind (helps deal with speed control also hits dragon types pretty well)
- Psychic (coverage against ghost types and fighting types)
- Protect (because why not)

Ludicolo (M) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Swift Swim
Level: 50
EVs: 252 HP / 188 Def / 68 SpA
Modest Nature
- Scald (stab and physical control)
- Ice Beam (coverage)
- Fake Out (helps give me that turn 1 swords dance or dragon dance if paired with salamance or scizor)
- Giga Drain (sustain and helps deal with ground, rock and water types)

Scizor (M) @ Lum Berry
Ability: Technician
Level: 50
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Bullet Punch (stab, deals with fairy types and priority...need i say more?)
- Bug Bite (gives good coverage and is also really useful at getting rid of berries on pokemon, plus its boosted by the ability so become extra strong)
- Swords Dance (helps give that attack boost)
- Protect (because its doubles)

Goodra @ Chesto Berry
Ability: Hydration
Level: 50
EVs: 72 HP / 8 Def / 252 SpA / 176 Spe
Timid Nature
- Rest (recover health)
- Flamethrower (coverage)
- Dragon Pulse (stab)
- Thunderbolt (coverage although as its a rain team i have been debating thunder)

Salamence @ Salamencite
Ability: Intimidate
Level: 50
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Return (stab and hits most things well however i am open to having double-edge instead)
- Earthquake (im not sure why its here i just thought it might be good for coverage)
- Dragon Dance (for set up)
- Protect (because doubles!)

Swampert @ Leftovers
Ability: Torrent
Level: 50
EVs: 240 HP / 16 Atk / 252 Def
Adamant Nature
- Wide Guard (really good at stopping sylveon's hyper voice as well as rock slides onto salamance)
- Protect (BECAUSE DOUBLES!!!)
- Rock Slide (coverage)
- Toxic (helps deal with threats i cant really remove through brute force)

I really really wanna make a good rain team because I really like the dynamic in pokemon. I'm also from England which means we have a lot of rain so I'm used to it but now i live in Dubai and there isn't any so if i cant make it rain outside i wanna make it rain in VGC!

Comments

- I don't think Goodra needs that ChestoRest, not in VGC atleast. It's much happier with a Sitrus instead, but I can see Politoed
has it... but any case you might wanna change some of it.

- Toxic stalling is a little hard in VGC. I won't say don't use it, but personally you want EQ/Waterfall instead. That said Swampert itself isn't looking too good with two water types already...

- Btw Feint is a fun option on Scizor. Get's a Tech boost and also breaks Protect, although it's become a little predictable nowadays.

I'm not an expert at VGC at all, so you can go ahead and pay no attention to my rant :9 xD

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so are you gonna help or joke poke holes in my team? :P

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The intention is to help, although I don't know how much it will.

Answer 1

Good team. Have you used this team? If so, what's your record ("wins"-"losses")?

As for suggestions...

PUT IN A KINGDRA!! (Sorry, I had to get that out. Haha.)
Anyways, a Kingdra has the ability Swift Swim, which is fantastic if used with Rain Dance. Also, it can learn ice-type, dragon-type, normal-type, water-type, steel-type, and (I think) electric-type. There might be more, but in other words, this Pokémon has a wide range of moves it can learn. And electric, grass, and ice are no longer super effective. Fire and Water are double ineffective, which can be useful. So, just try to fit this absolutely wonderful Pokémon in there somewhere.

Other than the missing Kingdra, your team is great. What's this team's record? (wins-losses)

Comments

i did 3 quick battles and won all 3 however they where pretty standard teams featuring pokemon im quite good against such as garchomp and lando t however some other battles prove challanging and i would say maybe a 60% win ratio after those three, i know i win more than i lose for sure as for kingdra i was thinking take swampert out, put aegislash in because wide guard and then put kingdra in instead of perhaps goodra???? any help would be appreciated and any sets you can give would also be good

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That's an okay win ratio. You want at least an 80% win ratio, then you know you have an absolutely amazing team.

Possible move sets for Kingdra:

- Rain Dance (will up water moves 50%, and up Kingdra's speed)
- Ice Beam (coverage)/Scald (possible burn and STAB)/Dragon Pulse (STAB)
- Hydro Pump (powerful STAB)/Surf (STAB)
- Protect (cuz doubles)/Dragon Breath (for possible paralysis and STAB)/Thunder Wave (for certain paralysis)

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Also! Try to go on to YouTube and find MandJTV Pokevids. The guy's name is Michael. He posts awesome vids on things ranging from WFC Battles to Conspiracy Theories. Check it out!

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Politoed (M) @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Drizzle
Level: 50
EVs: 252 HP / 76 Def / 76 SpA / 100 SpD / 4 Spe
Calm Nature
- Scald
- Icy Wind
- Psychic
- Protect

Ludicolo (M) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Swift Swim
Level: 50
EVs: 252 HP / 188 Def / 68 SpA
Modest Nature
- Scald
- Ice Beam
- Fake Out
- Giga Drain

Scizor (M) @ Lum Berry
Ability: Technician
Level: 50
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Bullet Punch
- Bug Bite
- Swords Dance
- Protect

Kingdra @ Life Orb
Ability: Swift Swim
Level: 50
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Protect
- Rain Dance
- Ice Beam

Salamence @ Salamencite
Ability: Intimidate
Level: 50
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Return
- Earthquake
- Dragon Dance
- Protect

Aegislash @ Leftovers
Ability: Stance Change
Level: 50
EVs: 252 HP / 100 Atk / 156 SpD
Brave Nature
- King's Shield
- Sacred Sword
- Wide Guard
- Rock Slide

hows this now?

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Looks very nice! Try a few battles with that team and tell me how they went.

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i did 5 game with rain and 5 games without and i won 4 with rain compered to 2 with rain, i mean i coulda guessed that would be the case, this means that i have to bring politoad and a swift swimmer taking up two of my spots already, the 3rd is form my mega and then the last is up to me, scizor is usually my choice though. i would like to put a weakness policy on aegislash however im not sure as i think it only has one use in game and then its gone?

if anymore suggestions can be made by anyone i would be more than happy to hear them, thers seems to be a lot of counters for this team especially your standard mega kang, thunderus, sylveon teams :L

thanks :3