MAGICAL RAIN
(Credit to Despoo from Deviantart)
So with Pokemon Black 2 and Pokemon White 2 having just released in Japan a few days ago, I decided to make myself a Rain team with all the new toys available for them, we don't even know how many of these toys will stay with us after the first round of banning so I wanted to take advantage and abuse them as much as I could.This team has been doing pretty well for me using the offensive core of Keldeo, Thundurus-T and Haxorus which can all be game changers on their day.I use Ferrothorn simply to take hits, set up hazards and slow stuff down which is nice for every team.Scizor is a scout and is needed early and mid game and if needed can sweep late game.This team has been fun to use but I see lots of problems such as the lack of a spinner and other rain teams seem to be annoying I hope you can help me out with those.
TEAM BUILDING
It's a rain team so I started off with Politoed, I decided to go for the 3 Attacks Bulky set.
Keldeo was added to abuse rain.
I added Thundurus because it paired well with Keldeo and kept the offensive theme up.
Haxorus was added to complete the offensive core as it s a very deadly sweeper in the rain with its new move Aqua Tail.
Scizor was added to help form a Volt Turn core with Thundurus and keep momentum, the added bonus of cutting fire type damage by 50% is a nice bonus.
Ferrothorn was added to give the team hazards, thunder wave support and tank hits.
POKEMON INFORMATION
Politoed @ Leftovers
Trait: Drizzle
EVs: 232 HP / 252 SAtk / 24 Spd
Modest Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Focus Blast
- Ice Beam
- Perish Song
This set is pretty standard, Harsha suggested it ti me when he was tutoring me in round 62 of battling 101 for a different rain team and since them I have not looked back and have been using it on all my rain teams.Hydro Pump is the main move I use cause of its STAB+Rain Boost on a 120 power attack is deadly but the accuracy annoys me every alternate game.Ice Beam and Focus blast are for added coverage to Hit Pokemon like Tyranitar, Ferrothorn and dragons.The EVS are for good bulk but not cutting down on my special attacking power and leftovers help for recovery.
Keldeo @ Life Orb
Trait: Justified
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature
- Calm Mind
- Hydro Pump
- Secret Sword
- Hidden Power [Ghost]
Keldeo is a pretty good set up Pokemon in the new metagame if you can get rid of Tornadus and Thundurus-T, those are the main checks flying around but scarf Pokemon with supper effective moves or +1 Dragons can annoy Keldeo so I usually dont bring Keldeo out until its completely safe for me.Calm Mind is staple of the set to set up , Hydro Pump(assuming it hits) dents pretty much everything in Rain, Secret Sword is used as great secondary STAB and hits stuff like Ferrothorn and Tyranitar, Hidden Power ghost is just so that I dont get walled by Jellicent and also helps me kill Latias, Latios and Starmie that are big threats to Keldeo.Life Orb and EVS are standard for an offensive sweeper, have been thinking of using Lum Berry to make set up more easy.Credit goes to Makaveli for this set.
Thundurus-Therian @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Volt Absorb
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Naive Nature
- Volt Switch
- Thunder
- Superpower
- Hidden Power [Ice]
Thundurus-T in the rain has got to be the best Choice Scarf user in the game in my opinion, its STAB Thunder alone helps to run through teams late game assuming opponents Thundurus T and Ground types are dead which is not hard with Hidden Power Ice and water attacks in my team.Thunder is to fry stuff, Volt Switch maintains momentum and scouts.Superpower gets a clean OHKO on Tyranitar and 2hkos incoming Blissey and finally Hidden Power Ice is for dragons, ground typs and mainly other birds.0 HP evs let me switch into Stealth Rock 5 times which is nice.
Haxorus @ Lum Berry
Trait: Mold Breaker
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Outrage
- Earthquake
- Aqua Tail
Rain Haxorus has proven to be one of my favorite set up sweepers in the current metagame because its very easy to set up on stuff like Ferrothorn, Blisseys, Chanseys and Lum Berry make sit even more easy.Its simple after the Dragon Dance, Outrage dents or KOs everything, Earthquake gives me added coverage while Aqua Tail is to nab clean OHKOs on Scizor and Gliscor under the rain.This guy has been the MVP in most of my games and if theres one Pokemon I dont plan to replace its Haxorus.
Scizor @ Choice Band
Trait: Technician
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SDef
Adamant Nature
- Bullet Punch
- U-turn
- Pursuit
- Superpower
Do I really need to go through this.. OK click here for the description http://oi47.*******.com/54d4pd.jpg . Other than that it scouts with U-Turn, Traps with Pursuit, Kills with Super Power.Your typical Scizor.
Ferrothorn @ Rocky Helmet
Trait: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 88 Def / 168 SDef
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spd
- Stealth Rock
- Thunder Wave
- Protect
- Gyro Ball
Meet Ferrothorn.Oh wait I think you already have because pretty much every rain team in the new metagame has one to set up hazards and for a good reason this thing has some very good defenses to take advantage of with a good Steel and Grass typing which works even better in the rain with Fire weakness reduced.Stealth rock is essential, Protect helps me scout choiced pokemon.Thunder Wave helps slow stuff down and hax stuff which helps every team and Gyro Ball is for stuff like Terrakion etc that think they can set up on me.
IF YOU WANT TO STEAL IT
(Credit to Despoo from Deviantart)
So with Pokemon Black 2 and Pokemon White 2 having just released in Japan a few days ago, I decided to make myself a Rain team with all the new toys available for them, we don't even know how many of these toys will stay with us after the first round of banning so I wanted to take advantage and abuse them as much as I could.This team has been doing pretty well for me using the offensive core of Keldeo, Thundurus-T and Haxorus which can all be game changers on their day.I use Ferrothorn simply to take hits, set up hazards and slow stuff down which is nice for every team.Scizor is a scout and is needed early and mid game and if needed can sweep late game.This team has been fun to use but I see lots of problems such as the lack of a spinner and other rain teams seem to be annoying I hope you can help me out with those.
TEAM BUILDING
It's a rain team so I started off with Politoed, I decided to go for the 3 Attacks Bulky set.
Keldeo was added to abuse rain.
I added Thundurus because it paired well with Keldeo and kept the offensive theme up.
Haxorus was added to complete the offensive core as it s a very deadly sweeper in the rain with its new move Aqua Tail.
Scizor was added to help form a Volt Turn core with Thundurus and keep momentum, the added bonus of cutting fire type damage by 50% is a nice bonus.
Ferrothorn was added to give the team hazards, thunder wave support and tank hits.
POKEMON INFORMATION
Politoed @ Leftovers
Trait: Drizzle
EVs: 232 HP / 252 SAtk / 24 Spd
Modest Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Focus Blast
- Ice Beam
- Perish Song
This set is pretty standard, Harsha suggested it ti me when he was tutoring me in round 62 of battling 101 for a different rain team and since them I have not looked back and have been using it on all my rain teams.Hydro Pump is the main move I use cause of its STAB+Rain Boost on a 120 power attack is deadly but the accuracy annoys me every alternate game.Ice Beam and Focus blast are for added coverage to Hit Pokemon like Tyranitar, Ferrothorn and dragons.The EVS are for good bulk but not cutting down on my special attacking power and leftovers help for recovery.
Keldeo @ Life Orb
Trait: Justified
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature
- Calm Mind
- Hydro Pump
- Secret Sword
- Hidden Power [Ghost]
Keldeo is a pretty good set up Pokemon in the new metagame if you can get rid of Tornadus and Thundurus-T, those are the main checks flying around but scarf Pokemon with supper effective moves or +1 Dragons can annoy Keldeo so I usually dont bring Keldeo out until its completely safe for me.Calm Mind is staple of the set to set up , Hydro Pump(assuming it hits) dents pretty much everything in Rain, Secret Sword is used as great secondary STAB and hits stuff like Ferrothorn and Tyranitar, Hidden Power ghost is just so that I dont get walled by Jellicent and also helps me kill Latias, Latios and Starmie that are big threats to Keldeo.Life Orb and EVS are standard for an offensive sweeper, have been thinking of using Lum Berry to make set up more easy.Credit goes to Makaveli for this set.
Thundurus-Therian @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Volt Absorb
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Naive Nature
- Volt Switch
- Thunder
- Superpower
- Hidden Power [Ice]
Thundurus-T in the rain has got to be the best Choice Scarf user in the game in my opinion, its STAB Thunder alone helps to run through teams late game assuming opponents Thundurus T and Ground types are dead which is not hard with Hidden Power Ice and water attacks in my team.Thunder is to fry stuff, Volt Switch maintains momentum and scouts.Superpower gets a clean OHKO on Tyranitar and 2hkos incoming Blissey and finally Hidden Power Ice is for dragons, ground typs and mainly other birds.0 HP evs let me switch into Stealth Rock 5 times which is nice.
Haxorus @ Lum Berry
Trait: Mold Breaker
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Outrage
- Earthquake
- Aqua Tail
Rain Haxorus has proven to be one of my favorite set up sweepers in the current metagame because its very easy to set up on stuff like Ferrothorn, Blisseys, Chanseys and Lum Berry make sit even more easy.Its simple after the Dragon Dance, Outrage dents or KOs everything, Earthquake gives me added coverage while Aqua Tail is to nab clean OHKOs on Scizor and Gliscor under the rain.This guy has been the MVP in most of my games and if theres one Pokemon I dont plan to replace its Haxorus.
Scizor @ Choice Band
Trait: Technician
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SDef
Adamant Nature
- Bullet Punch
- U-turn
- Pursuit
- Superpower
Do I really need to go through this.. OK click here for the description http://oi47.*******.com/54d4pd.jpg . Other than that it scouts with U-Turn, Traps with Pursuit, Kills with Super Power.Your typical Scizor.
Ferrothorn @ Rocky Helmet
Trait: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 88 Def / 168 SDef
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spd
- Stealth Rock
- Thunder Wave
- Protect
- Gyro Ball
Meet Ferrothorn.Oh wait I think you already have because pretty much every rain team in the new metagame has one to set up hazards and for a good reason this thing has some very good defenses to take advantage of with a good Steel and Grass typing which works even better in the rain with Fire weakness reduced.Stealth rock is essential, Protect helps me scout choiced pokemon.Thunder Wave helps slow stuff down and hax stuff which helps every team and Gyro Ball is for stuff like Terrakion etc that think they can set up on me.
IF YOU WANT TO STEAL IT
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Haxorus @ Lum Berry
Trait: Mold Breaker
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Outrage
- Earthquake
- Aqua Tail
Ferrothorn @ Rocky Helmet
Trait: Iron Barbs
EVs: 252 HP / 88 Def / 168 SDef
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 0 Spd
- Stealth Rock
- Thunder Wave
- Protect
- Gyro Ball
Thundurus-Therian @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Volt Absorb
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Naive Nature
- Volt Switch
- Thunder
- Superpower
- Hidden Power [Ice]
Politoed @ Leftovers
Trait: Drizzle
EVs: 232 HP / 252 SAtk / 24 Spd
Modest Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Focus Blast
- Ice Beam
- Perish Song
Keldeo @ Life Orb
Trait: Justified
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature
- Calm Mind
- Hydro Pump
- Secret Sword
- Hidden Power [Ghost]
Scizor @ Choice Band
Trait: Technician
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SDef
Adamant Nature
- Bullet Punch
- U-turn
- Pursuit
- Superpower
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