Mega Banette Rain Team Discussion

Summary

In Pokémon Champions | VGC Battles & Tournaments this announcement shares a prankster rain Mega Banette team link and community reactions. The thread discusses sets, moves like Poltergeist and Will-O-Wisp, matchups versus Floette, Scizor and Charizard, and using the team in OTS/BO3s. Useful for players seeking creative VGC teambuilding and tournament tips.

happymaple-96 OP

https://pokepast.es/2e1b01fe80ec1c31

merrykitten-85

Prankster rain dance Benette is wild!

@happymaple-96 https://pokepast.es/2e1b01fe80ec1c31
clevertemple-45

Pretty cool team bro

@clevertemple-45 Pretty cool team bro
happymaple-96 OP

thx

clevertemple-45

I wish I was bold enough to use mega banette

happymaple-96 OP

just use it man

@clevertemple-45 I wish I was bold enough to use mega banette
merrykitten-85

Same lol it looks fun

happymaple-96 OP

i brought at a local mega steelix before wolfey

happymaple-96 OP

so

happymaple-96 OP

its jst a question if you can use aa team

clevertemple-45

Mhm

happymaple-96 OP

i never used meta team

happymaple-96 OP

s

clevertemple-45

Same

clevertemple-45

I find them kinda boring

cleverinbox-49

You used it for ots right?

@cleverinbox-49 You used it for ots right?
happymaple-96 OP

tes

happymaple-96 OP

yesz

happymaple-96 OP

ots bo3

cleverinbox-49

Using in ots is even more impressive

happymaple-96 OP

banette

happymaple-96 OP

is basically useless as a mon

happymaple-96 OP

becouse its sebleye

happymaple-96 OP

but sometimes i noticed poltergeist can help

happymaple-96 OP

oneshots mega floettes

happymaple-96 OP

and that stuff

merrykitten-85

Yeah least it can threaten damage

@happymaple-96 oneshots mega floettes
clevertemple-45

Really now

clevertemple-45

I swear floete be tanking anything and everything nowadays

happymaple-96 OP

non invested in bulk

cleverinbox-49

Mega banettes main issue is that it is kinda frail and it suffers heavily from 4 move syndrome

@cleverinbox-49 Mega banettes main issue is that it is kinda frail and it suffers heavily from 4 move syndrome
happymaple-96 OP

sure

happymaple-96 OP

my set before was taunt instead of will o wisp

happymaple-96 OP

but i had some problems whit kingambit

happymaple-96 OP

so i went back to will o wisp

happymaple-96 OP

becouse i dont bring sneasler everytime

happymaple-96 OP

sometimes i cnat brign it

happymaple-96 OP

bring

clevertemple-45

Mhm

@clevertemple-45 Really now
happymaple-96 OP

its high roll but in case i use bullet punch on scizor to finish it off

happymaple-96 OP

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happymaple-96 OP

in case

clevertemple-45

Damn

happymaple-96 OP

then i can always not mega and jst sword dance bullet punch

happymaple-96 OP

whit mega scizor

happymaple-96 OP

or sneasler

happymaple-96 OP

so floette is the least of my problems

happymaple-96 OP

same thing whit charizard

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clevertemple-45

Cool

@happymaple-96 same thing whit charizard ![image](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1512421613608370299/15124…
clevertemple-45

Tbh Charizard isn’t hard

clevertemple-45

I struggle with Charizard and venusaur

@clevertemple-45 Tbh Charizard isn’t hard
happymaple-96 OP

but poltergeist is optional

clevertemple-45

Cuz of that stupid sleep

happymaple-96 OP

i dont usually use it

clevertemple-45

K

@clevertemple-45 I struggle with Charizard and venusaur
happymaple-96 OP

hurricane, double wingbeat eq taunt

clevertemple-45

Yeah I’m think of putting taunt on my incin

happymaple-96 OP

in bo1?

happymaple-96 OP

or bo3

clevertemple-45

Idk tbh

happymaple-96 OP

if bo1 sure

happymaple-96 OP

but

happymaple-96 OP

if you want to win bo1 use ts

clevertemple-45

K

happymaple-96 OP

wait lemme find it

clevertemple-45

K

happymaple-96 OP

Banette @ Banettite
Ability: Insomnia
Level: 50
EVs: 32 HP / 32 Atk / 1 Def / 1 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Poltergeist
- Taunt
- Encore
- Destiny Bond

Oranguru @ Mental Herb
Ability: Telepathy
Level: 50
EVs: 32 HP / 14 Def / 20 SpD
Calm Nature
- Psychic
- Trick Room
- Instruct
- Protect

Mudsdale @ Soft Sand
Ability: Inner Focus
Level: 50
EVs: 32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 Def
Brave Nature
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Close Combat
- Protect

Primarina @ Mystic Water
Ability: Liquid Voice
Level: 50
EVs: 32 HP / 32 SpA / 2 SpD
Quiet Nature
- Hyper Voice
- Ice Beam
- Moonblast
- Protect

Kingambit @ Chople Berry
Ability: Defiant
Level: 50
EVs: 26 HP / 32 Atk / 8 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Sucker Punch
- Low Kick
- Iron Head
- Protect

Tyranitar @ Tyranitarite
Ability: Sand Stream
Level: 50
EVs: 22 HP / 32 Atk / 3 Def / 9 SpD
Brave Nature
- Ice Punch
- Knock Off
- Rock Slide
- Protect

silvercactus-53

I played a really good player using this in the start of ma

happymaple-96 OP

lemme poke paste it

silvercactus-53

Aka banette rain

silvercactus-53

It didn't look remotely like this

silvercactus-53

But same idea

happymaple-96 OP

https://pokepast.es/4f62f650af593bac

@silvercactus-53 I played a really good player using this in the start of ma
happymaple-96 OP

do you remember it?

silvercactus-53

I definitely have saved the replay

silvercactus-53

But the server I sent it into was deleted

happymaple-96 OP

oh xd

happymaple-96 OP

dw then

silvercactus-53

https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/battle-gen9championsvgc2026regma-2598274142-4bca3cu9tvo7ahohw5h1e2aht29d8uepw

silvercactus-53

https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/battle-gen9championsvgc2026regma-2598276460-eoqlmb6nd2eaw12kmmjrsaomu7msg7rpw

silvercactus-53

https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/battle-gen9championsvgc2026regma-2598280380-t2d13s63vl1c77rge749byhsrqx4wp3pw

silvercactus-53

Found em

@happymaple-96 https://pokepast.es/4f62f650af593bac
clevertemple-45

Makes me so happy to see people use Primarina

@silvercactus-53 https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/battle-gen9championsvgc2026regma-2598280380-t2d13s63vl1c77rge749by…
merrykitten-85

You hunted him lol

merrykitten-85

Oh damn the bennete held its own against you

@silvercactus-53 https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/battle-gen9championsvgc2026regma-2598280380-t2d13s63vl1c77rge749by…
happymaple-96 OP

ts is similar to my first idea of the team

happymaple-96 OP

but it doesnt work becouse when are you bringing pelipper

happymaple-96 OP

one between pelipper and banette become useless

@merrykitten-85 You hunted him lol
silvercactus-53

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