Brand New Sorta Rain Dance Team

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    Kabutops @ ???
    Ability: Swift Swim
    Impish Nature
    Aqua Jet
    Stealth Rock
    Rapid Spin
    Rock Slide
    252 Atk
    126 Spd
    132 Def

    My Lead. Used to set up Rocks and then maybe get some damage. Can also be used as revenge killer for Manectric.

    Gallade @ Choice Band
    Ability: Steadfast
    Jolly Nature
    Ice Punch
    Shadow Sneak
    Psycho Cut
    Hypnosis
    252 Atk
    132 Spd
    126 Sp. Def
    Physical Sweeper. Shadow Sneak to deal with Ghosts and Ice Punch for pesky birds and dragons.

    Manectric @ Damp Rock/Leftovers
    Ability: Static
    Timid Nature
    Rain Dance
    Thunder
    Magnet Rise
    HP (Grass/Ice/Water) or Ice Fang (Would most prefer HP Water)
    252 Spd
    252 Sp. Atk
    6 HP

    Special Sweeper. Hopefully will be able to Magnet rise on the switch to a ground type then HP or rain dance to set up a sweep.

    Vaporeon @ Leftovers
    Ability: Water Absorb
    Calm Nature
    Surf
    Wish
    Aqua Ring/Toxic
    Substitute
    252 HP
    252 Sp. Def
    6 Spd

    Revenge Killer for Manectric/Sorta Wall.

    Flygon @ Life Orb
    Ability: Levitate
    Adamant Nature
    Earthquake
    Outrage
    U-Turn
    Roost
    252 Spd
    252 Atk
    6 HP
    Made to absorb Electric and Grass Attacks from Kabutops/Vaporeon. The sweep.


    I couldn't think of a 6th pokemon to round out team or an item for kabutops. Please help!
     
    The title says "sorta rain dance team", so I'll rate/help as if a rain dance team was the goal.

    Bluntly, alot of things need to be changed. Rain Dance teams rely on very few switches, because switching wastes a valuable turn of rain. They're heavy offense teams who's strategy is basically: set up rain, switch to sweeper asap, sweep.

    You need at least two dedicated pokemon to set up rain; usually your lead, and another pokemon mid-game (can be the 6th pokemon you can't think of). Examples of good leads are Electrode and Persian, both of whom can set up rain quickly and leave quickly (via explosion and u-turn, respectively). Bronzong or Registeel are good examples of dedicated rain dance pokemon that can set it up later in the game, then explode for a free switch in.

    Kabutops is a horrid lead. It's not all that fast, and takes hits like a wet paper bag. However, Kabutops should have a valuable role on this team with it's ability swift swim, which doubles it's speed in the rain (making it faster than just about anything). With a huge base attack, Kabutops is a perfect candidate to come in after a Bronzong has just set up rain and exploded. STAB + the power increase from the rain makes Kabutops's waterfalls rip through just about anything, even pokemon that resist it. It would be wise to add another swift swimmer in addition to Kabutops, such as Ludicolo, Kingdra, or Floatzel.

    The strategy I've used for my own rain dance team (see sig) is to have Persian and Registeel as my dedicated rain dancers, Kingdra and Kabutops (both with swift swim ability) as my main sweepers, Starmie for support (knows surf, rain dance, thunder, rapid spin), and Alakazam as a late game sweeper to cover any common counters to rain dance teams.

    EDIT: Give Kabutops a life orb.
     
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    Well, that's not entirely true. Kabutops isn't a horrible lead if you give it the right moveset. But in a Rain Dance team, Kabutops should never be a lead EVER.

    Hey, try reading this article. It will teach you all you need to know about Rain Dance teams. It's extremely helpful and tells you basically what all Rain teams need:

    *Rain Lead
    *Swift Swim Sweepers (at least 3)
    *Dedicated Rain Dancer / Bulky Rain Dancing Sweeper
    *Supporting Pokémon

    It even gives you an example team that you can use:

    Azelf @ Damp Rock
    Ability: Levitate
    EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe
    Jolly nature (+Spe, -SpA)
    - Rain Dance
    - Stealth Rock
    - Taunt
    - Explosion

    Kingdra @ Life Orb
    Ability: Swift Swim
    EVs: 252 Atk / 240 SpA / 16 Spe
    Naughty nature (+Atk, -SpD)
    - Waterfall
    - Hydro Pump
    - Draco Meteor
    - Rain Dance

    Bronzong @ Damp Rock
    Ability: Levitate
    EVs: 252 HP / 128 Atk / 128 Def
    Impish nature (+Def, -SpA)
    - Rain Dance
    - Explosion
    - Reflect
    - Light Screen

    Qwilfish @ Life Orb
    Ability: Swift Swim
    EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
    Adamant nature (+Atk, -SpA)
    - Swords Dance
    - Waterfall
    - Poison Jab
    - Explosion

    Scizor @ Damp Rock
    Ability: Technician
    EVs: 200 HP / 56 Atk / 252 SpD
    Adamant nature (+Atk, -SpA)
    - Rain Dance
    - Bullet Punch
    - U-turn
    - Roost

    Ludicolo @ Life Orb
    Ability: Swift Swim
    EVs: 60 HP / 252 SpA / 196 Spe
    Modest nature (+SpA, -Atk)
    - Surf
    - Energy Ball
    - Ice Beam
    - Rain Dance

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