Pokémon VGC Rain Team Building Help & Strategy Tips
Summary
In the Pokémon Champions | VGC Battles & Tournaments server, members are collaborating to optimize a competitive rain team. The discussion covers essential adjustments like refining EV spreads, choosing between Trick Room and Tailwind modes, and improving synergy between Pokémon like Golisopod and Garchomp. This thread provides valuable insights for trainers looking to improve their match-up knowledge and competitive performance.
I’m currently running this rain team but I’m not sure if it’s any good, I’ve been getting about 60/40 wins and losses and was just wondering whether it was the team or just my skill. I’m pretty sure it is just that I’m not incredible at the game but I just wanted to double check
Are you running aura sphere just for opposing Arch?
I think it’s just to adapt into playing that team. Check the EVs and make sure you get the necessary kills or survive the necessary attacks. The only major thing is ghost
Also would take out U turn on Sneas
Protect or rockslide or throat chop is way better
I mean respectfully if u are a starter or novice u should stick with 1 mode and not dual mode like tailroom which requires good lead picking
Would recommend changing goli's evs a bit for bulk
Yeah, it is just for opposing arch
And optimizing arch evs
Fair enough but you do have GarchompZ into a good arch matchup
The garchomp golisopod synergy isn't that great tbf like I'd suggest using raichuY
So idk snarl would be better
The team isnt inherently bad
Its fine
You just need to
Decide whether you're taking Tailwind or TR
And really know your matchups
Also you kind of dont need tailwind
I have thought of replacing that tbh
TR enables Arch, Goli, Farig
If you're going non trickroom mode
Your Sneas, Zchomp are naturally outspeeding almost every threat
Tailwind is fine keeping but you do have natural speed
Also why not swampert
Instead of zchomp
Rilaboom is very common
(sun counter?)
Has rillaboom counters alr
Goli sneas arch
Peli
Hurricane won't kill
Unless idk max spa modest
Mb
Defo kills here
Hes max max
Focus sash peli
It has almost always killed Rilla
It's been a long time since I saw a spa invested pelipper I always see bulky sitrus berry ones(myself)
You could easily use swampert
Zchomp isnt bad just
You could use swift swim and replace tailwind mode ig
Tbf use chomp if u really like garchomp it's not very good as they hyped it
Wdym not very good 😭
Its literally a top mega
Ddance zardx
Just everyone runs scarf chomp to counter it so you have to be careful
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What??
Who tf runs ddance zardx
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I havent zardx in eons
??????
Metaslop comm
I mean it's really how u use zardx if u didn't know
Set up and boom
Build the teams off what's popular not goofy ass zardX
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I’ve trained my chomp to live a max adamant attack dragon claw. So scarf chomp isn’t a major problem
Yeah i faced spatk feraligatr doesn't mean i everyone has to prep for it 
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Then you're fine
Running it is okay
But if you want to make changes swampert could help
Gives you a natural outspeeding option without tailwind
Upto you
Tbh, I wouldn’t mind that as I was running Swampert in M-B and I really liked it. I’ll try it out. Swampert would be replacing chomp on this team, right?
Yes
Mega swampert
You get ice punch into dragons
Stab wave crashes
Its good
Just have to pivot peli well since sun is super common rn
Dual weather in general
Yeah, I’ll get to reworking the team soon then
Yeah just rework Goli evs a bit, swampert and that should be fine
