Help: Toxicroak Rain VGC Doubles Team
Summary
At Pokémon Champions | VGC Battles & Tournaments, a community member is seeking feedback on their first-ever VGC doubles team featuring Toxicroak. The discussion explores the viability of rain-based strategies, including core members like Pelipper, Basculegion, and Archaludon, while debating the trade-offs between using favorite Pokémon versus meta-defining picks. This thread serves as a great resource for trainers looking to refine their team-building skills and understand competitive synergy....
here is a rain team ive put together for champions, I have played a bit of VGC before but never made a team myself so i would love feedback! I have no 6th mon on this team yet as I kinda have no idea who to choose.
Toxicroak (F) @ Poison Barb
Ability: Dry Skin
Shiny: Yes
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Close Combat
- Sucker Punch
- Gunk Shot
- Fake Out
Pelipper @ Focus Sash
Ability: Drizzle
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Weather Ball
- Hurricane
- Tailwind
- Protect
Basculegion (M) @ Spell Tag
Ability: Swift Swim
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Wave Crash
- Aqua Jet
- Flip Turn
- Last Respects
Archaludon @ Leftovers
Ability: Stamina
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 HP / 116 SpA / 116 SpD / 20 Spe
Modest Nature
- Electro Shot
- Brick Break
- Flash Cannon
- Draco Meteor
Meganium @ Meganiumite
Ability: Overgrow
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Solar Beam
- Dazzling Gleam
- Weather Ball
- Protect
(the poke paste if u prefer) https://pokepast.es/1f9771e3944f896c
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OH this is a 2v2 team, i forgot to mention
Haha don’t use the toxicroak!
Swap him for a incin and this team or a more reliable fake out user
uh yeah fair, but hes my favorite mon whos in this game so id rather build and get good with a "pretty good" team around him than a "really good" team around someone like incin :p
I know a guy who ran toxicroak for years for the same reason and he regrets it now
Even took it to tournaments and stuff
He would’ve preformed a lot better with something else but that’s ok
You need to enjoy it or what’s the point
Yeah I feel bad recommending incin but he really does have the same tools just better
yeah, ive made it to like great ball 2 with toxi, and hes not bad but def holding me back probs, if I cant break outta this rut ill try switching out! I appreciate the advice fr (bummer too dry skin is a really fun ability)
It is fun ! And his design is also cool hahaha
Fast fake out and stuff
