Ok, before I start listing my pokemon I want to just say that this team is my first serious attempt at a proper team that functions with eachother. Before my teams used to be just a hazards-setter, then just a bunch of random pokemon that could balance out my team and stop any weaknesses, there was no strategy apart from to trick the opponent with an unexpected moveset (e.g - I run Stone Edge on my Speed-Boost Blaziken and hope that no priority brave bird users appear). Please don't restrain from any advice, comments or even critisism, all replies is going to be noted down and tested eventually. I will not be listing Ev's or Iv's btw since I am quite the noob with all the mechanics and I find it tiring trying to figure out how it works...
First up, Blastoise:
Blastoise @ Blastoisnite
Gentle
Rain Dish --> Mega Launcher
- Hydro Pump
-Aura Sphere
-Dark Pulse
-Ice Beam
My Mega Pokemon and TANK, this guy is the pokemon that made me think of creating a Rain Team. I was building on another one of my teams when I came across Squirtle in the middle of my box, I saw that his ability was Rain Dish and I read what it did, after realizing that it healed him during the rain, bam, rain team idea. The Hydro pump is for STAB and a powerful move, however I am thinking of replacing it for something like surf or Waterfall. Dark Pulse and Aura Sphere is for when I Mega evolve and gain Mega Launcher on my Blastoise and for type coverage. NOTE: I will only mega when I am in need of a bit of extra strength. Ice Beam is for Grass types and coverage.
Politoed @ Wacan Berry
Calm
Drizzle
-Hydro Pump
-Icy Wind
-Helping Hand
-Hyper Voice
This guy the the one who will back up my Blastoise, Drizzle + Rain Dish is a beautiful combo! With this set Politoed gives a good coverage and does great in 2 ways for the team, Drizzle and Helping Hand! Hydro Pump will be powered by the rain and also because of STAB, Icy Wind is weaker than Ice Beam but it will lower the speed of both of the opponents pokemon and also deals with Grass types, and with Calm and Wacan berry, Electric types aren't much of a problem either!
Jellicent @ Weakness Policy/Leftovers
Modest
Water Absorb
-Shadow Ball
-Surf
-Physic
-Toxic/Will-O-Wisp/Energy Ball
Does the same job as Vaporeon but has much more coverage by typing and moves, as well as STAB on Shadow Ball and Surf. Physic is for any poison or fighting types that come in my way and also for coverage. Will-O-Wisp or Toxic is a hard choice, either slow and weaken, or kill in a short period of time. But Energy Ball is also a good idea for coverage against Water, Rock and Ground types that get in my way.
Lapras @ Focus Sash
Modest
Water Absorb
-Surf
-Thunder/Thunderbolt
-Blizzard
-Physic/Confuse Ray
This guy I am going to pair up with Jellicent to spam Surf. Thunder and Blizzard is for coverage and because of the 100% accuracy during the rain (I am a bit unsure about Blizzard's accuracy in the rain however), which is great considering they are extremely powerful and have a high chance to give off Paralysis or to Freeze the opponent. If I don't get a Lapras with Thunder in BW/BW2 to transfer to XY, I will replace with Thunderbolt. For the last spot I will either have Physic for coverage and to defend against Fighting types that threaten Lapras, or Confuse Ray for obvious reasons
Kingdra @ Life Orb
Modest
Swift Swim
-Agility
-Dragon Pulse
-Hydro Pump
-Flash Cannon
My second sweeper, tank and my main revenge kilelr. I prefer Modest over Timid on Kingdra since Swift Swim is already boosting its speed, but just in case I need the extra boost I will have Agility, which I prefer over Dragon Dance on Kingdra since he doesn't need a boost in Attack and his Speed get's boosted by 2 stages instead of one, so Agility+SwiftSwim allows Kingdra to outspeed almost anything! Dragon Pulse and Hydro Pump for STAB and Flash Cannon for coverage and Fairy types.
Ludicolo @ Damp Rock/Weakness Policy
Brave
Swift Swim
-Hydro Pump
-Energy Ball
-Zen Headbutt
-Rain Dance
Ludicolo is one of my favorite pokemon because of its awesome design! Not only does he have Rain Dish, but he also resists grass type moves! I added Energy Ball for the STAB and becase it can help against Rock, Ground and even other Water types. Zen Headbutt is for coverage and Rain Dance is for if the rain stops for some reason, but I am not sure if I should have Damp Rock for the rain to last longer, or Weakness Policy to power up my moves when I'm hit with a super effective move.
Removed Pokemon:
That is my team, so what do you think, it took me a while to come up with it, it is probably the best team I have ever come up with so far. NOTE: This team will need the PokeBank+PokeTransfer to be complete so I am open for suggestions until it comes out!
Credit to Super__Sonic for suggesting, removing Vaporeon, adding Kingdra, Politoed's moveset+item and Blastoise's moveset.Super_Sonic's Profile Page
First up, Blastoise:
Blastoise @ Blastoisnite
Gentle
Rain Dish --> Mega Launcher
- Hydro Pump
-Aura Sphere
-Dark Pulse
-Ice Beam
My Mega Pokemon and TANK, this guy is the pokemon that made me think of creating a Rain Team. I was building on another one of my teams when I came across Squirtle in the middle of my box, I saw that his ability was Rain Dish and I read what it did, after realizing that it healed him during the rain, bam, rain team idea. The Hydro pump is for STAB and a powerful move, however I am thinking of replacing it for something like surf or Waterfall. Dark Pulse and Aura Sphere is for when I Mega evolve and gain Mega Launcher on my Blastoise and for type coverage. NOTE: I will only mega when I am in need of a bit of extra strength. Ice Beam is for Grass types and coverage.
Politoed @ Wacan Berry
Calm
Drizzle
-Hydro Pump
-Icy Wind
-Helping Hand
-Hyper Voice
This guy the the one who will back up my Blastoise, Drizzle + Rain Dish is a beautiful combo! With this set Politoed gives a good coverage and does great in 2 ways for the team, Drizzle and Helping Hand! Hydro Pump will be powered by the rain and also because of STAB, Icy Wind is weaker than Ice Beam but it will lower the speed of both of the opponents pokemon and also deals with Grass types, and with Calm and Wacan berry, Electric types aren't much of a problem either!
Jellicent @ Weakness Policy/Leftovers
Modest
Water Absorb
-Shadow Ball
-Surf
-Physic
-Toxic/Will-O-Wisp/Energy Ball
Does the same job as Vaporeon but has much more coverage by typing and moves, as well as STAB on Shadow Ball and Surf. Physic is for any poison or fighting types that come in my way and also for coverage. Will-O-Wisp or Toxic is a hard choice, either slow and weaken, or kill in a short period of time. But Energy Ball is also a good idea for coverage against Water, Rock and Ground types that get in my way.
Lapras @ Focus Sash
Modest
Water Absorb
-Surf
-Thunder/Thunderbolt
-Blizzard
-Physic/Confuse Ray
This guy I am going to pair up with Jellicent to spam Surf. Thunder and Blizzard is for coverage and because of the 100% accuracy during the rain (I am a bit unsure about Blizzard's accuracy in the rain however), which is great considering they are extremely powerful and have a high chance to give off Paralysis or to Freeze the opponent. If I don't get a Lapras with Thunder in BW/BW2 to transfer to XY, I will replace with Thunderbolt. For the last spot I will either have Physic for coverage and to defend against Fighting types that threaten Lapras, or Confuse Ray for obvious reasons
Kingdra @ Life Orb
Modest
Swift Swim
-Agility
-Dragon Pulse
-Hydro Pump
-Flash Cannon
My second sweeper, tank and my main revenge kilelr. I prefer Modest over Timid on Kingdra since Swift Swim is already boosting its speed, but just in case I need the extra boost I will have Agility, which I prefer over Dragon Dance on Kingdra since he doesn't need a boost in Attack and his Speed get's boosted by 2 stages instead of one, so Agility+SwiftSwim allows Kingdra to outspeed almost anything! Dragon Pulse and Hydro Pump for STAB and Flash Cannon for coverage and Fairy types.
Ludicolo @ Damp Rock/Weakness Policy
Brave
Swift Swim
-Hydro Pump
-Energy Ball
-Zen Headbutt
-Rain Dance
Ludicolo is one of my favorite pokemon because of its awesome design! Not only does he have Rain Dish, but he also resists grass type moves! I added Energy Ball for the STAB and becase it can help against Rock, Ground and even other Water types. Zen Headbutt is for coverage and Rain Dance is for if the rain stops for some reason, but I am not sure if I should have Damp Rock for the rain to last longer, or Weakness Policy to power up my moves when I'm hit with a super effective move.
Removed Pokemon:
Snorlax @ Chesto Berry/???
Modest
Immunity/Thick Fat
-Surf
-Rest
-Sleep Talk/Snore
-Flamethrower/Fire Blast
Snorlax is simply as a replacement for the Vap&Lap duo incase one of them dies. Rest is for obvious reasons, however incase I use Rest more than once I may have either Snore or Sleep Talk just in case. Flamethrower is for coverage and to deal with pesky Grass types that could screw up my team, but I may have Fire Blast instead because it kills almost anything that doesn't resist fire. Replaced with Kingdra. Removed because Kingdra goes better with the team than Snorlax.
Vaporeon @ Sitrus Berry/Assault vest
Hasty
Water Absorb
-Surf
-Shadow Ball
-Ice Beam
-Dig/Hidden Power/???
Vaporeon is my Speedy attacker, he pairs well with the Lapras I am going to use to team up with Vaporeon during most occasions. Because I will run Water Absorb on both pokemon I will spam Surf every turn by either Vap or Lap. Shadow Ball and Ice Beam is for coverage. I am unaware on what item to give and what the 4th slot should be, but I am considering Hidden Power. Replaced with Jellicent. Removed because Jellicent does a much better job than Vaporeon in terms of coverage.
Modest
Immunity/Thick Fat
-Surf
-Rest
-Sleep Talk/Snore
-Flamethrower/Fire Blast
Snorlax is simply as a replacement for the Vap&Lap duo incase one of them dies. Rest is for obvious reasons, however incase I use Rest more than once I may have either Snore or Sleep Talk just in case. Flamethrower is for coverage and to deal with pesky Grass types that could screw up my team, but I may have Fire Blast instead because it kills almost anything that doesn't resist fire. Replaced with Kingdra. Removed because Kingdra goes better with the team than Snorlax.
Vaporeon @ Sitrus Berry/Assault vest
Hasty
Water Absorb
-Surf
-Shadow Ball
-Ice Beam
-Dig/Hidden Power/???
Vaporeon is my Speedy attacker, he pairs well with the Lapras I am going to use to team up with Vaporeon during most occasions. Because I will run Water Absorb on both pokemon I will spam Surf every turn by either Vap or Lap. Shadow Ball and Ice Beam is for coverage. I am unaware on what item to give and what the 4th slot should be, but I am considering Hidden Power. Replaced with Jellicent. Removed because Jellicent does a much better job than Vaporeon in terms of coverage.
That is my team, so what do you think, it took me a while to come up with it, it is probably the best team I have ever come up with so far. NOTE: This team will need the PokeBank+PokeTransfer to be complete so I am open for suggestions until it comes out!
Credit to Super__Sonic for suggesting, removing Vaporeon, adding Kingdra, Politoed's moveset+item and Blastoise's moveset.Super_Sonic's Profile Page
