OU Rain overhaul, singles

[Tina]

AAAAAAAAAAAAA PLEASE RATE ;_;

Zapdos @ Damp Rock ~ /Blitz/
Nature: Timid
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP, 4 SpAtk, 252 Spd
:: Rain Dance
:: Thunder
:: Hidden Power {Ice | Grass} / U-Turn
:: Roost

Rain dancing lead. Not much to say here, although I'm considering replacing it since... for some reason, it just doesn't fit in for me. Maybe I'm just crazy.

Kingdra @ Leftovers ~ /Leliana/
Nature: Lonely
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 Atk, 240 SpAtk, 16 Spd
:: Dragon Dance / Rain Dance
:: Waterfall
:: Outrage
:: Hydro Pump

Simple mixed Kingdra. Rain Dance over Dragon Dance is there, since I'm a little afraid of running out of the rain during a Kingdra sweep...

Jirachi @ Choice Band ~ /JIRACHI/
Nature: Jolly
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 4 HP, 252 Atk, 252 Spd
IVs: 27 / 29 / 23 / 27 / 31 / 6 in order of HP/Atk/Def/SpAtk/SpDef/Speed
:: Iron Head
:: ThunderPunch
:: Zen Headbutt
:: Ice Punch

Very straightforward. Doesn't take direct help from the rain, other than the Fire weakness going bye-bye.

Swampert @ Leftovers ~ //
Nature: Impish
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 252 HP, 4 Atk, 252 Def
:: Earthquake
:: Avalanche
:: Rain Dance
:: Stealth Rock

Physical wall. Not much to see here, but I kinda want to replace it with something less... standard.

Latias @ Life Orb ~ //
Nature: Timid
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 Def, 252 SpAtk, 252 Spd
:: Dragon Pulse
:: Thunder
:: Surf
:: Wish

Special sweeping Latias. Over lots and lots of self-debate, I finally decided to run and go with a special sweeper. Wish for self-recovery and team support, since neither of my walls can recover.

Tentacruel @ Black Sludge ~ //
Nature: Calm
Ability: Liquid Ooze
EVs: 252 HP, 120 Def, 136 SpDef
IVs: 18 / 5 / 20 / 16 / 28 / 16 in order of HP/Atk/Def/SpAtk/SpDef/Speed
:: Surf
:: Toxic Spikes
:: Knock Off
:: Rain Dance

Shiny Tentacruel that I reeeally want to obtain from Emerald (lol RNG 'hax'), since one of my only good shiny and early spreads is Calm... also provides special walling, support and more Rain replenishing.

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Crobat @ Damp Rock ~ //
Nature: Hasty
Ability: Inner Focus
EVs: 128 HP, 128 SpAtk, 252 Spd
IVs: 31 / 12 / 6 / 1 / 26 / 31 in order of HP/Atk/Def/SpAtk/SpDef/Speed
:: Rain Dance
:: Taunt
:: U-Turn
:: Air Slash

Another Emerald RNG Pokémon I wish to get. Hasty because well... I don't have any Timid/Jolly shiny spreads and I reeeeeally want a shiny Crobat. <:O I've been debating over whether to make this my new lead or not.

Ludicolo @ Leftovers ~ //
Nature: Calm
Ability: Swift Swim / Rain Dish
EVs: 204 HP, 76 SpAtk, 124 SpDef, 104 Spd
IVs: 18 / 5 / 20 / 16 / 28 / 16 in order of HP/Atk/Def/SpAtk/SpDef/Speed
:: Rain Dance
:: Grass Knot
:: Ice Beam
:: Leech Seed

Yeah, see Tentacruel about the IVs. This is a replacement I'm considering, since I like both Tenta and Ludicolo...

Starmie @ Choice Specs
Nature: Timid
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 4 HP, 252 SpAtk, 252 Spd
:: Surf
:: Thunder
:: Ice Beam
:: Grass Knot

Regular Starmie special sweeper. I like Latias and all, but god, it's gonna be a pain to SR... which I might go with this as my alternative.
OR

Starmie @ Damp Rock
Nature: Bold
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 HP, 56 Def, 200 Spd
IVs: 4 / 4 / 15 / 30 / 31 / 18 in order of HP/Atk/Def/SpAtk/SpDef/Speed
:: Surf
:: Thunder
:: Recover
:: Rain Dance

Shiny Starmie from Emerald RNG (lol again, what can I say, I love shinies D.. no Timid/Modest shiny spreads, so this'll have to do. I might put this as my lead or something. Dunno.

 

[Railith]

Put a CB instead of a scarf on Jirachi.

 

[Tina]

Put a CB instead of a scarf on Jirachi.

Hm... I was considering that, since CBrachi has worked pretty well for me in the past, but this one's speed is rather lackluster compared to everything else it has.

Should I just go for max speed still for CBrachi.. or is there something specific in mind that I could re-EV and outspeed? I did a stat calc though and with the standard CBrachi spread (176 Spd EVs) that's aimed for 308 speed... and I max out with 301 on this Jirachi.

(man I'm being so precise with this team but I kinda want to be precise about it this time around.. all my other teams have been just 'no IV breeding', so..)

 

[Tina]

Bump with some changes. A lot of them. I put the changes on my first post... dunno if I should've put it in this reply or not.

 

[1337R34P3R]

hmmmmmmmmmmm............8/10, because i despise legendaries.

 

[DCM]

Let me think...
I can't see that many thing that benefit from the rain. Of Course Kingdra gets the speed bonus, which is awesome, but otherwise i just see some accuracy boosts and waterfall.
Vaporeon would fit well in here.
go for the Choice Specs Starmie, not the damp rock one

 

[Tina]

hmmmmmmmmmmm............8/10, because i despise legendaries.

It's not like I'm using Ubers or anything... Latias is OU and one of my favorite legendaries, so I figured I'd slap it on...

(also I was kind of hoping for a.... constructive rate, but whatever.)

EDIT: Hm. Vaporeon, huh? That sounds like an interesting idea.

 

[DCM]

the Standard Support Set might work well
Vaporeon@leftovers
188 HP/ 252 Sp Def, 69 Speed
Wish
Protect
Surf
Hidden Power Electric / Ice Beam / Toxic

You Could Put Rain Dance in the last slot.