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Swampert/Pelipper Rain Balance

Doubles • Regulation Set M-B

Synergy

Double rain from Pelipper and Politoed keeps Basculegion and Mega Swampert's Swift Swim online for most of the game, while Politoed's own Choice Scarf Rain Dance and Swampert's Wide Guard give the team surprise tools built specifically to catch Charizard teams off guard.

Win Conditions

Lead Pelipper and Basculegion for an immediate Helping Hand Wave Crash, or lead Politoed with a Swift Swim attacker to Rain Dance straight into an attack against Charizard teams that expect to be safe; Archaludon's Snarl and Greninja's Water Shuriken stack Defense boosts against physical pressure.

Lead Options

Pelipper + Basculegion, Politoed + Swampert, Politoed + Basculegion

Threats

Not detailed explicitly in the video. The team leans on Swampert's Wide Guard rather than Pelipper for spread protection specifically to cover Fairy spread damage like Dazzling Gleam or Hyper Voice, implying that's the pressure the video considers most dangerous to this composition.

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Team

Team Export
Pelipper @ Damp Rock
Ability: Drizzle
Modest Nature
Level: 50
EVs: 32 HP / 5 SpA / 23 SpD / 6 Spe
- Weather Ball
- Hurricane
- Tailwind
- Helping Hand

Archaludon @ Leftovers
Ability: Stamina
Modest Nature
Level: 50
EVs: 27 HP / 5 SpA / 23 SpD / 11 Spe
- Electro Shot
- Dragon Pulse
- Snarl
- Protect

Basculegion @ Life Orb
Ability: Swift Swim
Adamant Nature
Level: 50
EVs: 4 HP / 18 Atk / 11 Def / 1 SpD / 32 Spe
- Last Respects
- Wave Crash
- Aqua Jet
- Protect

Mega Swampert @ Swampertite
Ability: Damp
Adamant Nature
Level: 50
EVs: 22 HP / 20 Atk / 24 Spe
- Earthquake
- Wave Crash
- High Horsepower
- Wide Guard

Politoed @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Drizzle
Timid Nature
Level: 50
EVs: 2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe
- Weather Ball
- Icy Wind
- Earth Power
- Rain Dance

Greninja @ Focus Sash
Ability: Torrent
Timid Nature
Level: 50
EVs: 2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe
- Weather Ball
- Water Shuriken
- Dark Pulse
- Protect

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