Help finalizing my VGC Team

Question

PokePaste Team

Sylveon @ Babiri Berry
Ability: Pixilate
EVs: 208 HP / 100 SpA / 200 SpD
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hyper Voice
- Yawn
- Mystical Fire
- Protect

Gyarados @ Life Orb
Ability: Moxie
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Waterfall
- Earthquake
- Power Whip
- Bounce

Whimsicott @ Focus Sash
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Moonblast
- Beat Up
- Taunt
- Tailwind

Cobalion @ Assault Vest
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Iron Head
- Sacred Sword
- Bounce
- Megahorn

Arcanine @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 108 HP / 252 SpA / 100 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Snarl
- Will-O-Wisp
- Flamethrower
- Protect

Dragapult @ Expert Belt
Ability: Infiltrator
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Draco Meteor
- Shadow Ball
- Fire Blast
- Thunderbolt

I’m finishing up my VGC Team and just need a few suggestions. Th idea is basically to either have Cobalion get beat up and Dynamax, then tailwind or for gyarados to sweep when Dynamaxed. The dragapult doesn’t fill any roles and I’d like to switch it for someone to help against trick room/kingdra rain teams instead. If you have any better ev spreads, I’d appreciate that too. Thank you!

Comments

Whimsicott already has Taunt to help prevent opposing Trick Rooms from going up, but if you want more assurance against TR teams and an answer to rain, either Torkoal or Drampa can fit pretty well for both of those. Both are slow enough to use an opponent’s TR against them, and Torkoal can override rain with Drought while Drampa can ignore weather entirely with Cloud Nine.

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Yeah, what I’m mostly worried about is Indeedee’s trick room since prankster taunt has priority and won’t work in psychic terrain. Drampa and torkoal are good ideas though, thanks!

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Why Sacred Sword over Close Combat? Why Arcanine over Incineroar? Beat Up on Dragapult? (Maybe)