What are some good rain abusers?
Thread time!What is a rain abuser you ask? Well, it’s a Pokemon that uses the rain to it’s advantage.Effects of rain: thunder and hurricane have 100% accuracy, water type moves are up 50%, and fire type moves are down the same amount. Swift swim and rain dish are also activated. You can do swift swim users because there are rain teams in lower tiers.
Feel free to answer as many times as you want. Be sure to provide move sets. Pokemon with only a fire weakness are considered rain abusers IMO.
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Trait: Justified
EVs: 252 SAtk / 252 Spd / 4 SDef
Timid Nature
Keldeo is one powerful pony in the rain. With a 129 special attack, it is no wonder why its Hydro Pump is feared everywhere and Keldeo may have to find a home in Ubers very soon.
Hydro Pump and Surf are its water STABs.Hydro Pumphas pure wall breaking power, whileSurfis needed for situations where you must have reliability and revenge killing on the Scarf set.Hidden Poweris your choice of coverage.Icehits the Dragons that run rampant in OU and Ubers,Bugnails specially defensive Celebi mainly, andGhostdoes good damage to Jellicent. The last slot goes to Keldeo’s second STAB,Secret Sword, which allows it to be one of the few special attackers to defeat Blissey and Chansey.
This is more of a stalling Pokemon. Dry Skin in the rain heals, which combined with Black Sludge will heal quite a bite each turn. Drain Punch provides more healing as well as STAB. Toxic and Substitute/Protect are for stalling. Ice/Thunder Punch are for diversity - choose which type you think will be better.
You can switch the EV’s if you want it more Specially Defensive instead, or split it so Defence and Sp. Defence have 128 each instead.[1]:http://img.pokemondb.net/sprites/black-white/normal/toxicroak.png
I can’t believe I am now seeing this :0
Trait: Serene GraceEVs: 4 HP / 252 SpAtk / 252 SpdTimid Nature
Kingdra @ Life OrbTrait: Swift SwimEVs: 252 Sp. Atk/252 Spd/4 HpNature: Modest
~ Draco Meteor~ Rain Dance~ Hydro Pump~ Dragon Pulse/Surf
I’ll explain later. :D Sweeper Rain Dance Kingdra for Underused
Well if you want a rain abuser, why not the ones banished to Ubers for being too powerful in rain?
Thundurus@Life OrbAbility: PranksterEVs: 4 hp 252 sp atk 252 spdTimid Nature-Nasty Plot-Thunder-Hidden Power Ice-Focus Blast/Grass Knot
Prankster is an absolute godsend for about any Pokemon (see Sableye) and for Thundurus is no different. A practically guaranteed Nasty Plot is no laughing matter. Thundurus’s good base 125 sp atk in coherence with its awesome base 111 speed means that it hits hard and fast, and it doesn’t hurt to have a ludicrously powerful STAB in Thunder to back it. Then add near perfect coverage in HP ice, augmented by even more great coverage in grass knot or thunder and you got youself an awesome rain sweeper, even in the Uber tier, and definately an overpowered sweeper in Ou.
Tornadus-T@Choice SpecsAbility: RegeneratorEVs: 4 hp 252 sp atk 252 spdTimid/Naive Nature-Hurricane-Focus Blast-Heat Wave/Hidden Power Ice-Air Slash/U-turn
Another member of the kami trio with a ridiculously awesome ability that can fire off powerful special attacks. At base 110, its special attack is somewhat low for ubers, so choice specs fixes that. Also, hurricane is so ridiculously powerful that it does not matter. Focus Blast provides great required coverage, so it comes in in the next slot. Heat Wave is weakened by rain, but sometimes the rain isn’t up and there’s a steel type standing in your way, and HP ice is useful with the multitude of flying and dragon types in Ubers. Air Slash is a weaker, more reliable STAB, and U-turn facilitates switching, and by extension, prediction and regenerator recovery.
Trait: LevitateEVs: 164 HP / 148 SpA / 196 SpeTimid Nature
Latias is one extremely dangerous Pokemon in all weathers and Rain is no exclusion. This set was so divine that it is even viable in the Uer tier.Soul Dewis not viable in OU since it is like having a choice specs Latias…without being locked in one move. As if that wasn’t good enough you get 50% a boost in Special Defense. However you can only wield this item if you were to use her in Ubers. However don’t fear, forLife Orbis here. Although not as fabulous as the Soul Dew, Life Or is still an amazing item that will enable Latias to do a beautiful amount of Damage. Are you sick of using Dragon Pulse? Use Draco Meteor, yes there is the drop in Special Attack but that damage is too good to miss. You will be doing severe damage to many opposing Dragons meaning that no Dragon can switch in safely.Recoveris that move that will make Latias demolish a little longer. A nice recovery move and unlike Roost will not make get hit by Ground type moves.Thunder! Who doesn’t fear Thunder in rain. A devastating move that will dent a Pokemon forever whiles it gets rid of those opposing water and flying types. It will dent any Pokemon that doesn’t resist it so yeah.Surfis that move that will make quick work of pretty much any Pokemon in rain. All but ferrothorn will not take this well. Even dragons that resist this will have a noticeable loss in HP
Floatzel @Focus SashTrait: Swift SwimEVs: 252Atk/252Spd/4 HP-Bulk up-Aqua Jet/Watefall-Ice Punch-Crunch
Standard physical floatzel sweeper for lower tiers. I loved this guy in the past.
Tornadus/Thundrus is also one I know to be strong in the rain but I never used him since I never bother to use weather so I’m not too sure on movesets. All I know is THUNDER and HURRICANE!!
I realise that Dragonite has better Attack than Special Attack, but given that Thunder and Hurricane are both Special moves, I feel a complete Special Attacker set is more appropriate. Thunder and Hurricane have perfect accuracy in the rain. Surf is powered up by the rain. The last move slot is personal preference. Draco Meteor is powerful STAB, but the drop in Special Attack for using it will hurt a lot. Dragon Pulse is less powerful STAB with no drawback. Ice Beam is for extra coverage (combining with Thunder for a BoltBeam combo). Roost is for healing. If you are running a Specs set, then obviously don’t use Roost.[1]:http://img.pokemondb.net/sprites/black-white/normal/dragonite.png
Ludicolo! Love this guy :3
Ludicolo @ Life OrbTrait: Swift SwimEVs: 252 Sp. Atk/252 Spd/4 HPNature: Modest
~ Hydro Pump/Surf~ Giga Drain~ Ice Beam~ Rain Dance
Can be used in almost any tier.
Have you guys not done Tornadus? >:C
Tornadus @ Choice SpecsTrait: Prankster (Not needed)EVs: 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 HPTimid Nature- Hurricane- Focus Blast- Heat Wave- Hidden Power [Ice]
OR Thundurus-T
Thundurus-T @ Life OrbTrait: Volt AbsorbEVs: 252 Spe / 252 SpA / 4 HPModest Nature- Agility- Thunder- Hidden Power [Ice]- Focus Blast
Vaporeon @ LeftoversTrait: HydrationEVs: 212 Def / 252 HP / 4 SAtk / 40 SDefBold Nature
Explaination coming laterz ~
TKOR (Kyogre) @ Choice ScarfTrait: DrizzleEVs: 252 SAtk / 252 Spd / 4 HPModest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)- Water Spout- Ice Beam- Surf- Thunder
What better rain abuser than a rain-setter?Yeah Kyogre is a boss.
This guy is pretty common in Ubers because he has a beastly special attack, instant rain, STAB water spout, and if you slap a scarf on him he’s gonna out speed most non-scarfers.
To break down the set itself:
Water Spout provides the real powerhouse STABSurf is the reliable back up (if you think you’ll be out sped, but you don’t think your opponent will faint you in one blow.)Thunder brings some rain-abuse for the 100% accuracy 120 BP coverage move (that 30% paralysis is also a nice bonus)Ice Beam shows your dragon friends how it’s done. (GREAT if you’re good at predicting. Most leads who would be shot down by a Water Spout have a tendency to switch into a dragon type to wall the not very effective hit)
So yeah it’s pretty abusive :3
Gyarados@ Choice ScarfTrait: MoxieEvs: 4 Hp/ 252 Atk/ 252 SpeedJolly Nature- Waterfall- Bounce- Ice Fang- EQ
I use this guy a lot and he sweep pretty under rain + moxie boost.
