VGC Team Building: How to Counter Rain Teams
Summary
In this Pokémon Champions | VGC Battles & Tournaments community discussion, members analyze team compositions to improve performance against Rain archetypes. The conversation covers specific tactical adjustments, such as optimizing item choices for Ninetales and Whimsicott to better handle threats like Swampert and Pelipper. This thread provides valuable insights for trainers looking to refine their competitive strategies and climb the ranked ladder.
Been doing decently on ranked, but am paranoid about Rain. Anything I can do to this to improve my odds? Lead tends to be Raichu or Whims next to any of the other four, try and nuke an important piece turn one.
I’d definitely take out arcanine
Ok maybe give ninetales protect over moonblast
Then rain should be a bit easier since ninetales beats both swampert and peli
Would use the ice boosting item over sash too
Ngl, I think you might be a bit too paranoid of rain, ya don't need energy ball whims
Ya can use endeavour whims if you are too worried and then use sash on it
And for Tales?
And EFloette for that manner?
For ninetales use the never melt ice
