OU Rain Team Help

flamethrowalrus

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    I'm not great at battling, but I'm trying to get better and I wanted to make a team that included Goodra, Heliolisk, and Mega Mawile. It's a rain team, however I think it does a good job not having just water pokemon. Please critique and offer feedback:

    Goodra (F) @ Leftovers
    Ability: Hydration
    EVs: 4 Def / 252 SAtk / 252 SDef
    Modest Nature
    - Acid Armor
    - Outrage
    - Rest
    - Sleep Talk

    Mawile (F) @ Mawilite
    Ability: Intimidate
    EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SDef
    Adamant Nature
    - Stone Edge
    - Swords Dance
    - Play Rough
    - Sucker Punch

    Swanna (F) @ Damp Rock
    Ability: Hydration
    EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SDef
    Calm Nature
    - Rain Dance
    - Rest
    - Tailwind
    - Defog

    Heliolisk (M) @ Choice Specs
    Ability: Dry Skin
    EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
    Timid Nature
    - Grass Knot
    - Surf
    - Thunder
    - Hidden Power [Ice]

    Excadrill (M) @ Air Balloon
    Ability: Mold Breaker
    EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd
    Adamant Nature
    - Earthquake
    - Rapid Spin
    - Rock Slide
    - Swords Dance

    Xatu (M) @ Life Orb
    Ability: Magic Bounce
    EVs: 32 HP / 252 SAtk / 8 SDef / 216 Spd
    Timid Nature
    - Psychic
    - Grass Knot
    - Heat Wave
    - Roost
     
    Since rain got nerfed in the generation shift, Hydration isn't as useful as it could be. That and Goodra is walled badly by Fairies:
    -Draco Meteor
    -Fire Blast/Muddy Water
    -Thunderbolt/Earthquake
    -Dragon Tail/Earthquake
    Nature: Quiet/Sassy
    EVs: 248 HP/252 SAtk/8 SDef
    Item: Assault Vest
    Ability: Gooey/Sap Sipper

    or
    -Draco Meteor
    -Fire Blast/Muddy Water
    -Thunderbolt
    -Focus Blast
    Nature: Modest
    EVs: 248 HP/252 SAtk/8 SDef
    Item: Choice Specs
    Ability: Gooey Sap Sipper

    If you insist on keeping Hydration, Hydration wall Goodra should look something like this:
    -Dragon Pulse
    -Thunder
    -Toxic
    -Rest
    Nature: Calm
    EVs: 248 HP/8 Def/252 SDef
    Item: Leftovers
    Ability: Hydration

    Stone Edge doesn't give Mawile noteworthy coverage, apart from Talonflame and Charizard Y, who are hit hard enough by Sucker Punch:
    -Play Rough
    -Sucker Punch
    -Knock Off/Swords Dance/Iron Head
    -Substitute/Swords Dance
    Nature: Adamant
    EVs: 132 HP/252 Atk/124 Spe
    Item: Mawilite
    Ability: Intimidate

    Swanna is very subpar in OU. It has little offensive presence and mediocre defenses. Even with investment, it falls to just about any decently powered move, especially Electric moves. Politoed is pretty much mandatory on rain teams for the setup-free rain:
    -Rest
    -Sleep Talk
    -Scald
    -Toxic
    Nature: Calm
    EVs: 252 HP/4 Def/252 SDef
    Item: Damp Rock
    Ability: Drizzle

    or
    -Hydro Pump
    -Ice Beam
    -Focus Blast
    -Hypnosis/Psychic/Scald
    Nature: Modest
    EVs: 172 HP/252 SAtk/84 Spe
    Item: Damp Rock
    Ability: Drizzle

    If this is a Showdown! team, give Excadrill Iron Head over Swords Dance to smash Fairies with and have a secondary STAB.

    Xatu is subpar, tbh. I don't think you need 2 hazard removers, so I think it may be a better idea to include another rain abuser, like Kingdra or Tornadus (either form works):

    Kingdra:
    -Hydro Pump
    -Draco Meteor
    -Rain Dance/Outrage
    -Waterfall/Surf/Ice Beam
    Nature: Rash/Modest
    EVs: 64 Atk/252 SAtk/192 Spe
    Item: Life Orb
    Ability: Swift Swim

    or
    -Hydro Pump
    -Draco Meteor
    -Scald
    -Ice Beam/Dragon Pulse/Sleep Talk
    Nature: Modest
    EVs: 24 HP/252 SAtk/232 Spe
    Item: Choice Specs
    Ability: Swift Swim

    Incarnate Tornadus:
    -Rain Dance
    -Hurricane
    -Superpower/Focus Blast
    -Taunt/Knock Off
    Nature: Naive/Timid
    EVs: 4 Atk/252 SAtk/252 Spe
    Item: Life Orb/Damp Rock
    Ability: Prankster

    Therian Tornadus:
    -Hurricane/Air Slash
    -Superpower/Focus Blast
    -Knock Off
    -U-turn
    Nature: Naive
    EVs: 4 Atk/252 SAtk/252 Spe
    Item: Life Orb
     
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