OU Monotype Electric + One Other

UPDATE: I have currently won 14 consecutive matches on PS rated OU. (Including one where the opponent successfully eliminated Politoed and set up Sand Stream Sand Storm) I finally lost after that.

Some questions: Should I have Jolteon hold Air Balloon? Should I have Zapdos hold Damp Rock?

I joined a league that needed an electric gym leader. That means five electric Pokémon and one other. I decided to make a Rain team.



Politoed is here to set up rain, and hit the opponent. The reason that I choose this moveset is for coverage. Focus Blast can hope to hinder a Tyranitar, and Ice Beam can deal with Tornadus, which is a possible beast under Rain. Choice Scarf allows it to outspeed many opponents. In one instance it KOd a lead Salamence with Ice Beam.


This Rotom-W is a good thing for rain. Stab rain boosted Hydro Pump hits almost anything hard. Hydro Pumping the heck out of my opponents with this guy. So far, several matches were decided byLeftovers here is to prolong its stay.


This thing walls, although I don't really know how to stop it being taken out, help would be nice. Leftovers and Roost are so it can stay in a lot longer than it could otherwise, but it's speed makes it hard to get Roosts off. I do not really want to sacrifice other stats, because it hits hard as it is, and if Defense were not boosted, it would only get KOd sooner. I have added Rain Dance in place of Toxic, because my Politoed was getting KOd quite often.


This thing is for Physical support, since there isn't much in an Electric team. I really like this set due to the great coverage, so I am using it. Life Orb gives it a nice boost, but Wild Charge+Life Orb really stacks, so I have to be careful. This is also helpful in taking out Tyranitars and Ninetales. This team hates Tyranitars and dislikes Ninetales.
Jolteon is pretty good speedwise. He also works well with Thunder and taking out Psychics (a problem I mentioned earlier). He has decided a match, by Thunder spamming an obnoxious Blissey. He was put in here to fill in for Elektross. I might replace his Specs with a Balloon; Any thoughts?


Any help would be helpful. I am still a noob at manufacturing teams and movesets: as you can see each moveset is ripped from someone else. I really would love any help. In answer to Yeezy D's question on Choiced items, I have not seen much play with this team, and hence not many problems. Scarfing Magnezone has hindered it a little, it just seem a little more useless.

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In a rain team, never use Fire moves there. Their base power is weaker in there. This means you'll have to replace Rotom's and Magnezone's Hidden Power and Zapdos' Heat Wave with Hidden Power Ice.

Speaking of Rotom, change the EV spread to 184 HP/148 SAtk/176 Spe for a bit more Speed.

Explosion got nerfed in Gen V, so it's not a good option on Magnezone anymore given its average Attack. Replace it with Volt Switch.

PlatinumDude said:

In a rain team, never use Fire moves there. Their base power is weaker in there. This means you'll have to replace Rotom's and Magnezone's Hidden Power and Zapdos' Heat Wave with Hidden Power Ice.

Speaking of Rotom, change the EV spread to 184 HP/148 SAtk/176 Spe for a bit more Speed.

Explosion got nerfed in Gen V, so it's not a good option on Magnezone anymore given its average Attack. Replace it with Volt Switch.

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Zapdos already has HP Grass, would you suggest a nice support move like Sub or Toxic?

Jolteon* said:

Zapdos already has HP Grass, would you suggest a nice support move like Sub or Toxic?

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Whoops.

Anyway, Zapdos is fine as is, since having Thunderbolt as its sole offensive move leaves it walled by Ground Pokemon.

Also, Jolteon would rather go Timid than Modest because it's already specially strong.

PlatinumDude said:

Whoops.

Anyway, Zapdos is fine as is, since having Thunderbolt as its sole offensive move leaves it walled by Ground Pokemon.

Also, Jolteon would rather go Timid than Modest because it's already specially strong.

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What was that about Zapdos?

Jolteon* said:

What was that about Zapdos?

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I was just saying that your current set for it is fine as is.