Rate my Gen8 NatDex OU rain team

Question

I've only just started playing NatDex, and only played 3 games with this team so the descriptions won't be extensive, sorry.
Any help appreciated.

Barraskewda @ Life Orb 
Ability: Swift Swim 
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe 
Adamant Nature 
- Crunch 
- Psychic Fangs 
- Close Combat 
- Liquidation 

There to dish out lots of damage. Psychic Fangs for Toxapex. Close Combat for Chansey, Ferrothorn etc. Liquidation for stab. Not sure whether to use Crunch or Flip Turn. The spread is for maximum hitting power.

Swampert-Mega @ Swampertite 
Ability: Swift Swim 
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe 
Adamant Nature 
- Earthquake 
- Liquidation 
- Flip Turn 
- Power-Up Punch 

Even more damage. Power-Up-Punch for the buff, Liquidation and Earthquake for stab, Flip Turn for utility. Again, the spread is for maximum hitting power.

Kingdra @ Choice Specs 
Ability: Swift Swim 
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe 
Modest Nature 
IVs: 0 Atk 
- Draco Meteor 
- Surf 
- Ice Beam 
- Flash Cannon 

And yet more damage. Draco Meteor and Surf for strong stabs, Flash Cannon for fairies, Ice Beam for bulky grass types. Another spread for maximum hitting power.

Pelipper @ Damp Rock 
Ability: Drizzle 
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpA 
Bold Nature 
- U-turn 
- Scald 
- Hurricane 
- Toxic 

My rain setter. Geared to be pretty bulky, with Hurricane and Scald for useful damage and Toxic because, well, Toxic.

Ferrothorn @ Leftovers 
Ability: Iron Barbs 
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def 
Impish Nature 
- Stealth Rock 
- Spikes 
- Leech Seed 
- Knock Off 

Here to counteract anoyying grass or electric types trying to sweep me. Made to be bulky, as well as being a hazard setter.

Slowbro-Galar @ Choice Scarf 
Ability: Regenerator 
EVs: 252 HP / 128 Def / 128 SpA 
Bold Nature 
- Future Sight 
- Slack Off 
- Shell Side Arm 
- Trick 

Trick to negate walls, Slack Off for recovery, spread for bulk, Future Sight and Shell side arm for damage. There to deal with fighting types which harm Ferrothorn.

Many thanks for any help.

Comments

Read Kyo's post on this thread, it's a great resource for building rain: https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/national-dex-metagame-discussion-v2.3666135/page-11. I strongly reccomend running Zapdos over Galarian Slowbro, it helps you check grass types like Kartana,  Rillaboom, and Tapu Bulu. I also suggest Manaphy over Barraskewda. Manaphy is almost impossible for Bulky Balance team to deal with thanks to its accese to Tail Glow and Hydration Rest. You team struggles a bit vs them, so Manaphy is great here.

Answer 1

Team changes

Major Changes

• Galarian Slowbro --> Offensive Zapdos
  Offensive Zapdos provides a good check to pokemon like Kartana, Rillaboom and Tapu Bulu, against which your team is currently weak. It also has a massive offensive presence unlike G-Slowbro vs most teams.

• Barraskewda --> Tail Glow + Rest Manaphy
  Tail Glow + Rest Manaphy helps wallbreak through stall and bulky Balance teams. Energy Ball helps beat Tapu Fini by using its Z-Move, which clears a path for Kingdra.

Minor Changes

• Physically Defensive Ferrothorn --> Specially Defensive Ferrothorn
  Helps take hits from Ash-Greninja and Tapu Lele better.

• Toxic --> Roost on Pelipper
  Helps keep Pelipper healthy and heals off Stealth Rock so that it can setup rain multiple times.

• Spikes --> Iron Head on Ferrothorn
  Helps you to check Kyurem, which your team(and all rain teams) are weak to.

• Adamant --> Jolly on Swampert
  Allows you to outspeed Choice Scarf Kartana in rain.

New Team: https://pokepast.es/f5a5440bc1faa3a9

Comments

Thanks a bunch Cdijk21

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