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Here's my team

Kyogre @ Expert Belt
Ability: Drizzle
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Ice Beam
- Thunder
- Origin Pulse
Standard Set. Calm to boost it's already impressive Sp. Atk and Sp. Def then dish out heavy rain boosted OP and Rain-accurate Thunder. Ice Beam is Coverage

Lapras @ Assault Vest
Ability: Water Absorb
Shiny: Yes
Gigantamax: Yes
EVs: 248 HP / 252 SpA / 8 SpD
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Thunder
- Freeze-Dry
- Hydro Pump
- Psychic
Majorly for setting Aurora Veil with GMAX Resonance. Equipped with Many coverage moves to counter major threats.

Raichu-Alola @ Weakness Policy
Ability: Surge Surfer
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Calm Mind
- Rising Voltage
- Surf
- Expanding Force
Ok, this is weird and no one would expect this. This WeakPolicy is just for fun actually. So rising voltage is boosted by terrain(set by pincurchin), Expanding Force is another STAB that's boosted and hits both opponents on psychic terrain(set by indeedee). Surf is coverage.

Indeedee (M) @ Psychic Seed
Ability: Psychic Surge
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Terrain Pulse
- Ally Switch
- Mystical Fire
- Expanding Force
Terrain Pulse makes indeedee adaptive to any terrain, while ally switch is to protect our ally from damage so they can do some work. Expanding Force works with Psychic Terrain and Mystical fire is for Coverage.

Ferrothorn @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Iron Barbs
EVs: 248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 Def
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spe
- Stealth Rock
- Leech Seed
- Protect
- Gyro Ball
Iron Barbs + Rocky Helmet for Contact attackers. Leech Seed and Protect to stall while draining enemy HP, Also Sets trap with Stealth Rock and Gyro Ball as main damaging move

Pincurchin @ Focus Sash
Ability: Electric Surge
Level: 1
EVs: 156 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Sucker Punch
- Memento
Support for Alolan Raichu. Sucker Punch to activate WeakPolicy and Memento to Harshly lower opponent's offensive stats.

Ok, that's a breakdown for the team. Thanks :)

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you could give Pincurchin Timid or any nature that lowers you attack to do less damage to Raichu-Alola
Lmao it’s already Lv. 1 what else do you need.
I nearly commented in answer bruh. Level 1 is best level

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First off, I just want to mention that I did replace most Pokémon on your team, since none of the Pokémon on your team, except Kyogre, are viable in Doubles Ubers.

Also, make sure you read this part. You only have one Pokémon that knows Protect, and Protect is extremely important on almost all Pokémon in doubles, as it allows the user to scout for attacks, stall out stuff like Trick Room and Tailwind, and block Fake Out, other attacks potentially a double team (not the Pokémon move) from the opponent while your other Pokémon on the field can still attack or set up. That's why 5/6 of the "new" team members have it.

With that said, here are some improvements for your team. And sorry if my explanations are bad, I suck at this sort of stuff.

Kyogre

That isn't actually a standard set. I haven't really ever seen CM Kyogre be used, even in high ladder, so I can't really give an opinion on that. However, I would like to mention that I replaced Pincurchin with Tornadus, one of the best Tailwind setters and a great Kyogre partner, forming the TornOgre core. Three attacks + Protect Kyogre works really well alongside Tornadus. Expert Belt is not a good item and is inferior to Mystic Water on Kyogre, which boosts the power of Water Spout without cutting into it's power after every use and doesn't lock you into a move, allowing for Protect to still be used. Also, Kyogre shouldn't really be using a bulky EV spread unless you're running a Trick Room team, and you're not, and I didn't turn this into one. A max speed and max special attack spread with a Timid nature is better since Kyogre needs to outspeed opponents and hit them very hard with a rain boosted Water Spout or Origin Pulse. Here's a new set (and actually a more standard one):


Kyogre @ Mystic Water
Ability: Drizzle
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Water Spout
- Origin Pulse
- Ice Beam
- Protect

Lapras -> Grimmsnarl

As a screen setter, Lapras, since it needs to Gigantamax to set up screens, is completely outclassed by Grimmsnarl. Unlike Lapras, Grimmsnarl doesn't need to Dynamax / Gigantamax and is capable of setting up screens multiple times throughout a match. Lapras also doesn't have much power even with a modest nature and max special attack EVs. Grimmsnarl, being a full-on support Pokémon, doensn't need any attack investment. Grimmsnarl can also provide speed control in the form of Prankster Thunder Wave and can weaken special attacking Dynamaxed Pokémon with Spirit Break. Here's a set (the EVs were stolen from a sample team):


Grimmsnarl (M) @ Light Clay
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 248 HP / 136 Def / 124 SpD
Careful Nature
- Reflect
- Light Screen
- Thunder Wave
- Spirit Break

Raichu-A -> Zekrom

I can see what you were going for, but with a Pokémon as frail and weak as Raichu, that just won't work. It'll get destroyed by Calyrex-S, since it runs Focus Sash most of the time, and literally any other Pokémon that can take a hit. Also like I said I replaced Pincurchin so yeah... This Raichu needs to go. I suggest using Zekrom instead. Not only can it swap in on Kyogre's weaknesses, but it can be a threatening Dyanmax attacker after using Dragon Dance. With screen support from Grimmsnarl, it can also take super effective hits well and have it's Weakness Policy activated. And of course Protect is needed to block potential double teams, since a boosted Pokémon is a massive threat. Also, Zekrom matches up well against the five best Pokemon in the metagame; Kyogre, Calyrex-S, Ho-Oh, Zacain-C and Yveltal (no particular order). Here's a set:


Zekrom @ Weakness Policy
Ability: Teravolt
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Bolt Strike
- Dragon Claw
- Protect

Indeedee-M -> Calyrex-S

Indeedee-M has no place in Doubles Ubers. Its female counterpart is pretty alright as a support 'mon with Follow Me, but having three support Pokémon is just too many. Offensively, Indeedee-M is totally outclassed by Calyrex-S and it's devastating Astral Barrages. Also, this new team is looking really weak to Trick Room so far, so I'm going to suggest using an Imprison set, which completely prevents opponent's from setting up Trick Room and even keeping themselves safe with protect. And if you can outspeed an opposing Calyrex-S and use Imprison before they can make their move, they can't attack you unless they Dynamax. Here's the set:


Calyrex-Shadow @ Focus Sash
Ability: As One (Spectrier)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Astral Barrage
- Imprison
- Trick Room
- Protect

Ferrothorn -> Zacian-C

Stall movesets that aren't Cosmic Power Eternatus just don't work in Doubles Ubers. Due to the nature of doubles they can get overwhelmed pretty easily. Also this is a Hyper Offence team, so Ferrothorn won't even fit (it's still awful). A better steel type would be Zacian-C. Zacian-C just hits everything not named Necrozma-DM for huge amounts of damage with Behemoth Blade and two of Wild Charge, Play Rough or Close Combat (only two because Protect, again, is mandatory). Wild Charge is needed in order to deal with Kyogre and Ho-oh, but whether you want to go with Play Rough or Close Combat is up to you. Here's a moveset:


Zacian-Crowned @ Rusted Sword
Ability: Intrepid Sword
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Behemoth Blade
- Wild Charge
- Play Rough / Close Combat
- Protect

Pincurchin -> Tornadus

At last, Tornadus. Since I removed Raichu-A from your team, Pincurchin has no use at all, but that doesn't change the fact that Tapu Koko is a better Electric Terrain setter, and even Koko is, well, less than good. As I mentioned, Tornadus is a great partner for Kyogre, but it can also provide invaluable Tailwind support for the whole team, making sure you're other Pokémon (notably Kyogre) can move first. It can also set Rain back up if it is interrupted by Groudon's Drought, also disabling it's ally Venusaur's Chlorophyll. Here's the set:


Tornadus (M) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Prankster
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Tailwind
- Rain Dance
- Hurricane
- Protect

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Hope this helps!

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Why no thunder on kyogre?
Because Water Spout has the utility of hitting both Pokemon, Ice Beam has more coverage than Thunder, Protect being very valuable, and the fact you wouldn't want to use a very weak Water Spout when your HP is low.