Competitive UU Rain Dance Rate!

[~Hot n' Cold~]

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Electrode @ Damp Rock
Static
252 ATK / 28 SPA / 228 SPE
Hasty
- Rain Dance
- Explosion
- Taunt
- Thunder
Electrode is the faster user of Rain Dance there is, and so almost guarantees you will set it up making it a great choose for this team. Explosion lets it go out with a bang, and do some good damage while letting you get in a Swift Swim sweeper in for free. It can Taunt slower leads that try and set up Stealth Rock or put you to sleep, and also take advantage of a STAB 100% accurate Thunder in the rain.

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Kabutops @ Life Orb
Swift Swim
72 HP / 252 ATK / 184 SPE
Adamant
- Swords Dance
- Waterfall
- Stone Edge
- Aqua Jet
Kabutops is a beast and a great sweeper for a Rain Dance team. With Sucker Punch being very common, this can give you a great chance to get up a Swords Dance. Kabutops has the highest Attack of all Swift Swim sweepers making Waterfall an insanely powerful attack. Stone Edge complements Waterfall by hitting most Water-type resists hard. Perhaps the greatest asset Kabutops brings to this team is Aqua Jet priority. This is very useful considering how much priority there is in UU. When using Aqua Jet, Sucker Punch will fail allowing you to bypass what otherwise could prove fatal to Kabutops.

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Uxie @ Damp Rock
Levitate
252 HP / 252 DEF / 4 SPD
Bold
- Rain Dance
- Stealth Rock
- Memento
- Psychic
Uxie is the most reliable Pokémon in UU at setting up both Rain Dance and Stealth Rock. Stealth Rock is so important for Rain Dance teams as it makes it harder for opponents to just switch around to waste your Rain Dance teams as well as bringing Milotic among others into +2 Stone Edge range. Memento is an amazing move to abuse as it almost guarantees that Kabutops will be able to set up a Swords Dance. Psychic is chosen in the last slot because it hits Toxicroak hard who is a pain for UU Rain Dance teams.

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Ludicolo @ Damp Rock
Swift Swim
120 ATK / 252 SPA / 136 SPE
Modest
- Surf
- Grass Knot
- Ice Beam
- Focus Punch

Ludicolo deals with the bulky Water-types this team hates. It also lures in Chansey and takes it out with Focus Punch + Surf allowing it an easier time at sweeping. Ludicolo helps rip your opponent's team apart to let the rest of your sweepers finish them off. Surf, Grass Knot and Ice Beam provide amazing coverage in UU. Since most Water-type Pokémon in UU are heavy, Grass Knot is chosen over Energy Ball.

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Lanturn @ Damp Rock
Volt Absorb
40 HP / 216 SPA / 252 SPD
Calm
- Rain Dance
- Hydro Pump
- Thunder
- Ice Beam
Lanturn provides this team with an invaluable Electric-type resistance. It can also abuse both a 100% accurate STAB Thunder as well as a boosted Hydro Pump. Ice Beam hits the Grass-type Pokémon which resist Water- and Electric-type attacks as well as taking out Altaria. Lanturn is very reliable at setting up Rain Dance and also does well against Earthquake-less Registeel; who can annoy your Swift Swim sweepers thanks to its high Defense and access to Thunder Wave.

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Gorebyss @ Life Orb
Swift Swim
36 HP / 252 SPA / 200 SPE
Modest
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Hidden Power [Grass]
- Psychic
Gorebyss is one of the most powerful special attackers available in UU. It makes a great Swift Swim sweeper, and although its slightly slower and weaker than Omastar; its better on this team as otherwise Nasty Plot Toxicroak would have a field day with this team. Surf is incredibly powerful, even when resisted. Ice Beam takes care of the Grass-type Pokémon which resist Surf, and also hits Altaria who laughs at all of Gorebyss's other attacks. Hidden Power Grass is chosen over Hidden Power Electric as Quagsire is a lot more common than Mantine. Psychic in the final slot is solely for Toxicroak who causes Rain Dance teams troubles by absorbing Water-type attacks.​

 

[.Gamer]

Looks like a standard rain dance team to me, but, why on earth do you have Damp Rock on Ludicolo, give it Life Orb.

 

[FaWa]

Lanturn does best with his Parafusion set. Why do Lanturn and Ludicolo have Damp Rocks? Only Uxie and Electrode should have them. Other then that it looks pretty good!

 

[Calder]

Lanturn does best with his Parafusion set. Why do Lanturn and Ludicolo have Damp Rocks? Only Uxie and Electrode should have them. Other then that it looks pretty good!

Lanturn has it for his Rain Dance duh lol Ludicolo does need a Life Orb though

 

[FaWa]

Lanturn has it for his Rain Dance duh lol Ludicolo does need a Life Orb though

Yes, but it's pretty well known that only the lead and mid game replenisher waste their item for Damp Rocks. Having them on other pokemon limit their ability. (Besides, Lanturn shouldn't be setting up it's own rain in the first place). Ludicolo can't function without a Life Orb lol.

 

[.Gamer]

Yes, but it's pretty well known that only the lead and mid game replenisher waste their item for Damp Rocks. Having them on other pokemon limit their ability. (Besides, Lanturn shouldn't be setting up it's own rain in the first place). Ludicolo can't function without a Life Orb lol.

No, every good team with a mid-game set upper uses Damp Rock on that pokemon.

 

[Dark Azelf]

On the turn the Rain Runs out, Raikou and Mismag absolutely demolish your team along with Swellow. Id put Registeel >> Uxie.

Also dont see what Lanturn is doing, id prolly replace it with Qwilfish. That and because Toxic Spikes go loooool otherwise.

 

[FaWa]

No, every good team with a mid-game set upper uses Damp Rock on that pokemon.

Yes, but Uxie is filling in that Role. You need 2 Damp Rockers, and then 2 more just carrying Rain Dance. Besides, that Lanturn set shouldn't be a mid game replenisher anyway.

 

[coolkidmitch]

Seems like a pretty decent team, I agree with the life orb on Ludicolo. But the rest looks pretty solid, I'm not a fan of Uxie, but that's just a personal preference, I see where you are going with it though.