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NU Rain Dance Team

Essence

Aura L♥VE
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    Hiiii! I got bored so I thought about an NU team. I thought that a rain dance team looked nice, so I had a go at it.

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    Persian @ Damp Rock
    Adamant // Technician
    EV: 252 Atk, 252 Spe
    Moves:
    Fake Out
    Rain Dance
    Hypnosis
    Taunt

    Okay a basic Persian lead. Fake Out powered up to 60 with STAB then 90 with technician for a good "oomph" to begin. After that my choice depends on what the foe has out. Taunt in case the foe tries to SR or spikes etc. and Persian will always outspeed them, rain dance for, well, it's a rain dance team after all, and hypnosis just for the sake of it incase the foe is too strong or bulky. Meow!

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    Qwilfish @ Life Orb
    Adamant // Swift Swim
    EV: 252 Atk, 252 Spe
    Moves:
    Waterfall
    Swords Dance
    Poison Jab
    Explosion

    My team's physical sweeper (I guess). I usually bring him or Gorebyss (below) in after persian. If I bring this in they probably think "OMG it's D_A's Qwilfish set I'ma counter it like such..." but are awfully misled. This bad boy has got some punch. Swift swim helps me outspeed them, and If I like the extra power I'll swords dance. Then I'll try go out with a bang at the end with explosion. Boom and he's gone.

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    Gorebyss @ Life Orb
    Modest // Swift Swim
    EV: 252 SpA, 252 Spe
    Moves:
    HP Grass
    Surf
    Psychic
    Ice Beam

    My team's special sweeper. I usually bring out Gorebyss after Persian (or I bring out Qwilfish, above). It's basically the Special variant of my Qwilfish. Rain dance speeds me up with swift swim and a wide move set allows for major coverage. Da bomb in pink, right here.

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    Ampharos @ Damp Rock
    Modest // Static
    EV: 252 SpA, 252 Spe
    Moves:
    Thunder
    Rain Dance
    HP Water
    Signal Beam

    Amphyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. My second rain dancer. I use this when persian's rain dance runs out. Rain dance for the obvious reasons, Thunder as it never misses in miserable weather and HP and Signal beam for coverage (kinda). I was thinking of power gem instead of Signal Beam, suggestions? This is the sheep with a kick.

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    Pinsir @ Leftovers
    Adamant // Mold Breaker
    EV: 252 Atk, 252 Spe
    Moves:
    X-Scissor
    Stone Edge
    Earthquake
    Swords Dance

    Pinsir doesn't fit in to the rain dance genre, but if my team was all water it wouldn't work now would it? Pinsir is kind of my revenge killer, but I use him mostly for big bulky foes. Mold breaker allows earthquake to hit, which I quite enjoy, and the rest is simple. Careful of those nasty antennae though! (That's kind of what they are, right?)

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    Shedinja @ Choice band
    Adamant // Wonder Guard
    EV: 252 Atk, 252 Spe
    Moves:
    X-Scissor
    Trick
    Sucker Punch
    Shadow Claw

    Any ideas here? I'm truly lost with the moves. People recommend shadow sneak > shadow claw, but I don't like the idea. Shedinja is fun for ending battles I guess. Oh, shadow sneak could mean I can use shedinja for revenge killing, right? But they'd probably switch.. What do you think?
    I once saw a shedinja with a life orb. That made my day.

    Please help me with my team, I quite like it but small changes would be good.
     
    I'd recommend not to use Shedinja as Stealth Rock is very common and you lack a spinner as well, so Shedinja is pretty much useless. Speaking of Stealth Rock, your team needs it, so you can get a Stealth Rock user like Sandslash or something over Shedinja. You can also use Floatzel over Shedinja, but Sandslash could help you set up Stealth Rock and even Rapid Spin away the rocks.
     
    Sandslash wouldn't really fit into the rain dance theme, but it sounds good. What moveset would be like? Rapid Spin, SR, Earthquake, something?
     
    Sandslash @ Leftovers
    Ability: Sand Veil
    Nature: Impish
    EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
    Moveset:
    ~ Stealth Rock
    ~ Rapid Spin
    ~ Earthquake
    ~ Stone Edge / Shadow Claw / Night Slash

    This?
     
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