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Rain Pelipper

Rain and Tailwind offense centered on Pelipper, Archaludon, and Basculegion. Drizzle, Swift Swim, Electro Shot, Fake Out, and multiple priority moves form a clear offensive plan, although the defense relies heavily on Pelipper and careful positioning.

2026-06-04 · pokemon_champions

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executive summary

Decision-ready overview

Analysis

Static

It does not simulate turns nor is it equivalent to a real victory percentage.

Team static score

71.7

Structural reading of roles, types and offensive plan.

Static grade

B+

Competitive team, but with defensive risks.

Competitiveness

High

Clear offensive plan and several closing routes.

Consistency

Medium

Very dependent on Pelipper for weather and Tailwind.

type defense

22.0

Low defensive score: Fighting, Ground and Rock are shared risks.

Status: Competitive, but room for improvement
Pilot difficulty: Low in base plan; average in weather wars and hard Trick Room.
Confidence: Medium
Best use: Press rain + Tailwind with Archaludon and Basculegion, closing with Dragonite or Kingambit.
Hardest matchup: Sand balance or hard Trick Room
Priority change: Validate redirection, Wide Guard or anti-setup without breaking the core.
Next step: Validate multi-rival and check Swift Swim/effective_speed.
Summary: The team has a clear identity and strong pieces. It is more solid offensively than defensively: its problem is not lack of damage, but dependence on Pelipper and matchups where Rock, Ground, Fighting or Electric force too many defensive decisions.

team

Published set

Curated public content. Internal files and raw reports are not included.

Archaludon

SteelDragon

Item: Leftovers
Ability: Stamina
Nature / EVs: Timid · 22 HP / 10 Def / 32 SpA / 2 SpD
Role: Special wallbreaker and rain payoff.

— Draco Meteor
— Electro Shot
— Protect
— Flash Cannon

Bulky pivot · special attacker · Protect user

One of the best win conditions of the team. Electro Shot fits very well in rain. Your problem is low SpD and exposure to Ground/Fighting.

Stats

Label
H.P.
Value
90
Rank
#71
Label
Atk
Value
105
Rank
#99
Label
Def
Value
130
Rank
#19
Label
SpA
Value
125
Rank
#41
Label
SpD
Value
65
Rank
#219
Label
Spe
Value
85
Rank
#105

Weaknesses: — fighting
— ground
Resistances: — Bug
— electric
— flying
— Grass x0.25
— Normal
— Psychic
— Rock
— Steel
— Water
Immunities: — poison
Notes: — Switch key to Electric and many resistances, but Ground/Fighting are very relevant.

Pelipper

WaterFlying

Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Drizzle
Nature / EVs: Modest · 32 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpA
Role: Rain Setter and Tailwind.

— Hurricane
— Weather Ball
— Tailwind
— Protect

Support · Speed control · secondary special attacker · Protect user

Its real value is not in the static score, but in enabling the team. It is the biggest single point of failure: without Pelipper you lose rain and speed control.

Stats

Label
H.P.
Value
60
Rank
#232
Label
Atk
Value
50
Rank
#256
Label
Def
Value
100
Rank
#77
Label
SpA
Value
95
Rank
#126
Label
SpD
Value
70
Rank
#205
Label
Spe
Value
65
Rank
#182

Weaknesses: — Electric x4
— Rock
Resistances: — Bug
— fighting
— Fire
— Steel
— Water
Immunities: — ground
Notes: — Centerpiece with weakness x4. Focus Sash is important.

Basculegion-Male

WaterGhost

Item: Choice Band
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature / EVs: Adamant · 32 Atk / 2 Def / 32 Spe
Role: Rain physical abuser.

— Wave Crash
— Last Respects
— Aqua Jet
— Flip Turn

cleaner · Priority user · Offensive pivot

The most direct rain abuser. Choice Band gives it huge damage, but it takes away flexibility and it has no Protect.

Stats

Label
H.P.
Value
120
Rank
#5
Label
Atk
Value
112
Rank
#78
Label
Def
Value
65
Rank
#213
Label
SpA
Value
80
Rank
#157
Label
SpD
Value
75
Rank
#177
Label
Spe
Value
78
Rank
#136

Weaknesses: — dark
— electric
— Ghost
— Grass
Resistances: — Bug
— Fire
— Ice
— poison
— Steel
— Water
Immunities: — fighting
— Normal
Notes: — Very high HP and good attack; In rain it performs more than its static score indicates.

Dragonite

DragonFlying

Item: Dragoniteite
Ability: Inner Focus
Nature / EVs: Adamant · 32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 Spe
Role: Physical cleaner and Mega win condition.

— Extreme Speed
— Ice Spinner
— Stomping Tantrum
— Protect

Priority user · wallbreaker · Bulky pivot

Great secondary plan out of rain. Extreme Speed gives strong endgame, but Ice x4 and Rock x2 require care.

Stats

Label
H.P.
Value
91
Rank
#64
Label
Atk
Value
134
Rank
#31
Label
Def
Value
95
Rank
#84
Label
SpA
Value
100
Rank
#101
Label
SpD
Value
100
Rank
#69
Label
Spe
Value
80
Rank
#122

Weaknesses: — Ice x4
— Dragon
— fairy
— Rock
Resistances: — Bug
— fighting
— Fire
— Grass x0.25
— Water
Immunities: — ground
Notes: — Great switch to Ground, but Ice and Rock are clear threats.

Kingambit

DarkSteel

Item: Black Glasses
Ability: Defiant
Nature / EVs: Adamant · 32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 SpD
Role: Bulky physical attacker and anti-Intimidate.

— Kowtow Cleave
— Sucker Punch
— Iron Head
— Protect

cleaner · Priority user · wallbreaker · Protect user

Excellent late game piece. Punish Intimidate and provide priority. Fighting x4 is its biggest problem.

Stats

Label
H.P.
Value
100
Rank
#32
Label
Atk
Value
135
Rank
#29
Label
Def
Value
120
Rank
#33
Label
SpA
Value
60
Rank
#217
Label
SpD
Value
85
Rank
#125
Label
Spe
Value
50
Rank
#217

Weaknesses: — Fighting x4
— Fire
— ground
Resistances: — dark
— Dragon
— flying
— Ghost
— Grass
— Ice
— Normal
— Rock
— Steel
Immunities: — poison
— Psychic
Notes: — Defensively excellent except Fighting/Ground/Fire.

Incineroar

FireDark

Item: Sitrus Berry
Ability: Intimidate
Nature / EVs: Careful · 32 HP / 10 Atk / 12 Def / 10 SpD / 2 Spe
Role: Support disruptor and bulky pivot.

— Fake Out
— Knock Off
— Parting Shot
— Flare Blitz

Fake Out · Intimidate yourself · Anti-Trick Room · Pivoting

The defensive glue of the team. It doesn't have Protect, but it provides tempo, pivoting and Intimidate.

Stats

Label
H.P.
Value
95
Rank
#50
Label
Atk
Value
115
Rank
#75
Label
Def
Value
90
Rank
#102
Label
SpA
Value
80
Rank
#161
Label
SpD
Value
90
Rank
#114
Label
Spe
Value
60
Rank
#196

Weaknesses: — fighting
— ground
— Rock
— Water
Resistances: — dark
— Fire
— Ghost
— Grass
— Ice
— Steel
Immunities: — Psychic
Notes: — Great support, but shares Fighting/Ground/Rock with several pieces.

team structure

Competitive reading

Strengths

— Clear rain identity through Pelipper, Basculegion, and Archaludon.
— Solid Speed control through Tailwind, Swift Swim, priority, and Fake Out.
— Strong priority package with Aqua Jet, Extreme Speed, Sucker Punch, and Fake Out.

Weaknesses

— High dependence on Pelipper: only rain setter and only Tailwind user.
— Electric without Immunity: Pelipper x4 and Basculegion x2 rely heavily on Archaludon in response.
— Shared Fighting: Archaludon, Kingambit and Incineroar are weak; Kingambit x4.
— Shared Rock: Pelipper, Dragonite and Incineroar are weak.
— Lack of real anti-setup.
— Redirection or Wide Guard is missing to protect win conditions against double target or spread damage.
— Basculegion has no Protect and is blocked by Choice Band.

Game plan

— Use Pelipper to activate rain and Tailwind only when it becomes real pressure.
— Take advantage of Basculegion as a high-impact rain abuser, but avoid bad Choice Band locks.
— Use Archaludon as a stable special win condition with Electro Shot in rain.
— Use Incineroar to buy turns with Fake Out, Intimidate, and Parting Shot.
— Close games with Dragonite, Kingambit or Basculegion priority if speed control is lost.

Roles

— Archaludon: special wallbreaker and rain payoff.
— Pelipper: Drizzle, Tailwind and offensive support.
— Basculegion-Male: physical rain sweeper and offensive pivot.
— Dragonite: Mega alternative, cleaner and priority.
— Kingambit: late game, anti-Intimidate and Sucker Punch.
— Incineroar: Fake Out, Intimidate, Parting Shot and defensive glue.

Defensive profile

— Archaludon provides great physical defense, many resistances and switches to Electric.
— Kingambit has great physical bulk and lots of resistances, but Fighting x4 requires care.
— Incineroar stabilizes with Intimidate, Sitrus Berry, and Parting Shot.
— Dragonite provides good overall bulk and immunity to Ground.
— Pelipper is fragile due to low HP and Electric x4; Focus Sash is key.
— Fighting, Ground and Rock are shared and explain the low defensive scores of types.

Offensive profile

— Offensive types present: Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Ground, Ice, Normal, Steel and Water.
— Physical attackers: Basculegion, Dragonite, Kingambit and Incineroar.
— Special Attackers: Archaludon and Pelipper.
— There is no real mixed attacker.
— There is no offensive setup.
— Offensive pivoting with Flip Turn and Parting Shot.
— Marked offensive gaps: Grass, Fighting and Fairy coverage.

Recommendations

— Validate redirection or Wide Guard if there is a legal option without breaking the core.
— Add or validate anti-setup.
— Test additional response to Electric because Archaludon is the only clear switch.
— Check Grass/Fighting/Fairy coverage before changing roster.
— Validate Choice Band Basculegion: maximum damage against loss of Protect and flexibility.
— Check if Swift Swim appears correctly in the speed reading.

Limitations

— Competitive static analysis; does not claim actual victory percentage.
— Does not run public simulation from the web.
— The expected matchups need validation and are not definitive.
— It does not replace Team Diagnostic Multi-Rival or human testing.
— Champions M-A legality should not be interpreted as completely confirmed from this page.

speed

Speed plan

Classification: Strong, but dependent
Speed control: — Pelipper provides Tailwind.
— Basculegion gains speed with Swift Swim in the rain.
— The team has multiple priority: Aqua Jet, Extreme Speed, Sucker Punch and Fake Out.
— You can close without being faster thanks to priority.
Trick Room: — There is no Trick Room setter.
— Incineroar appears as a functional anti-Trick Room for Fake Out, Intimidate, and Parting Shot.
— Kingambit can work if Trick Room comes in, but it's not the main plan.
— Against hard Trick Room, it is not enough to rely only on Incineroar.
Notes: — The speed plan is strong because it combines Tailwind, rain, and priority.
— If Pelipper falls, the team depends on priority and remaining rain.
— The report suggests checking if Swift Swim appears correctly applied in effective_speed.

analysis

Team type profile

Attack Type: Fighting
Weak: 3
Resist: 2
Immune: 1
Risk: High

Attack Type: Ground
Weak: 3
Resist: 0
Immune: 2
Risk: High

Attack Type: Rock
Weak: 3
Resist: 2
Immune: 0
Risk: High

Attack Type: Electric
Weak: 2
Resist: 1
Immune: 0
Risk: Medium

Attack Type: Ice
Weak: 1
Resist: 3
Immune: 0
Risk: Medium per Dragonite x4

Attack Type: Water
Weak: 1
Resist: 4
Immune: 0
Risk: Low

Attack Type: Fire
Weak: 1
Resist: 4
Immune: 0
Risk: Low

Attack Type: Grass
Weak: 1
Resist: 4
Immune: 0
Risk: Low

Attack Type: Steel
Weak: 0
Resist: 5
Immune: 0
Risk: Low

Attack Type: Psychic
Weak: 0
Resist: 1
Immune: 2
Risk: Low

analysis

Win conditions

Pokémon: Archaludon
Plan: Special Wallbreaker with Draco Meteor, Flash Cannon and Electro Shot.
Needs: Active rain for Electro Shot, Pelipper and Incineroar support.
Risks: Strong special damage, Ground, Fighting and faster offense.
Partners: Pelipper, Incineroar, Basculegion.
Comment: Probably the most stable win condition in core rain.

Pokémon: Basculegion-Male
Plan: Weather sweeper with Swift Swim + Choice Band.
Needs: Rain active, weakened targets and control of Electric/Grass/Ghost/Dark.
Risks: Choice lock, lack of Protect and double target pressure.
Partners: Pelipper, Incineroar, Archaludon.
Comment: Very high damage, but more volatile.

Pokémon: Dragonite
Plan: Mega / physical cleaner with Extreme Speed and Ice/Ground coverage.
Needs: Avoid Ice/Rock, preserve HP and positioning.
Risks: Ice x4, Rock x2, Fairy and Dragon.
Partners: Incineroar, Pelipper, Kingambit.
Comment: Very good secondary plan outside of rain mode.

Pokémon: Kingambit
Plan: Late game with Sucker Punch / Kowtow Cleave / Iron Head.
Needs: Eliminate Fighting threats and avoid burns.
Risks: Fighting x4, Ground and Fire.
Partners: Pelipper, Dragonite, Incineroar, Basculegion.
Comment: Excellent endgame and anti-Intimidate.

Pokémon: Pelipper
Plan: Enable rain and Tailwind; attack with Hurricane/Weather Ball if you have space.
Needs: Focus Sash or secure entry.
Risks: Electric x4 and Rock.
Partners: The whole team.
Comment: It shouldn't be treated as a primary sweeper: it's offensive support.

Pokémon: Incineroar
Plan: Control with Fake Out, Intimidate and Parting Shot.
Needs: Avoid Water/Ground/Fighting/Rock.
Risks: It does not have Protect and can receive double target.
Partners: Archaludon, Basculegion, Kingambit.
Comment: Competitively it is more of a support disruptor than a wallbreaker.

analysis

Lead plans

Title: Standard lead
Lead: Incineroar + Archaludon
Back line: Pelipper + Basculegion-Male
Plan: Fake Out / Parting Shot / pressure with Archaludon.
Risks: Can be passive against hard setup.
When to use: Balance, unknown and teams where Archaludon is difficult to remove.

Title: Fast counter offensive
Lead: Incineroar + Archaludon
Back line: Pelipper + Basculegion
Plan: Control damage with Fake Out/Intimidate and prepare Tailwind.
Risks: Strong Special Offense ignores Intimidate.
When to use: Hyper physical offense or teams without clear anti-Fake Out.

Title: Against Trick Room
Lead: Incineroar + Archaludon
Back line: Pelipper + Basculegion
Plan: Fake Out or direct pressure on the setter.
Risks: Redirection + bulky setter.
When to use: Standard Trick Room, not hard TR.

Title: Against rain mirror
Lead: Incineroar + Archaludon o Pelipper + Archaludon
Back line: Basculegion + Dragonite/Kingambit
Plan: Preserve water resists and climate.
Risks: Electric coverage.
When to use: Mirror rain.

Title: Against sun
Lead: Pelipper + Archaludon o Incineroar + Archaludon con Pelipper atras
Back line: Basculegion + Dragonite
Plan: Rewrite weather at the right time.
Risks: Losing Pelipper early.
When to use: Sun offense with obvious setter.

Title: Risky lead
Lead: Pelipper + Basculegion
Back line: Archaludon + Dragonite
Plan: Immediate rain pressure.
Risks: Electric, redirection, weather war and Protect rival.
When to use: Equipment clearly weak to rain.

analysis

Expected matchups

Archetype: Rain offense
Result: favorable
Confidence: medium
Notes: Proper Climate, Archaludon and Basculegion provide good structure, but Electric coverage is still a risk.

Archetype: Sun offense
Result: playable
Confidence: medium
Notes: Pelipper can cut sol, but losing weather war can change the game.

Archetype: sand balance
Result: unfavorable
Confidence: medium
Notes: Three members are weak to Rock and the Rock/Ground cores push a lot.

Archetype: Snow / Aurora Veil
Result: playable
Confidence: low
Notes: The profile against Ice is reasonable, but Veil can take too much damage.

Archetype: Trick Room
Result: playable
Confidence: medium
Notes: Incineroar helps against normal TR, but redirection + bulky setter can complicate it.

Archetype: Hard Trick Room
Result: unfavorable
Confidence: medium
Notes: It requires repeated denial and Fake Out alone is not enough.

Archetype: Tailwind offense
Result: playable
Confidence: medium
Notes: It has its own Tailwind and priority, but can lose speed control.

Archetype: Hyper offense
Result: playable
Confidence: medium
Notes: Priority, Fake Out and Intimidate help; the risk is defensive collapse.

Archetype: Setup offense
Result: playable
Confidence: medium
Notes: It is playable, but dangerous due to lack of real anti-setup.

Archetype: Stall/control
Result: unknown
Confidence: low
Notes: The static audit is not enough to measure recovery, status and long games.

analysis

Single points of failure

Failure point: Reply to Electric
Pokémon: Archaludon
Impact: If it falls, Pelipper and Basculegion are left very vulnerable.
Recommendation: Test Electric matchups before changing roster.

Failure point: Speed control
Pokémon: Pelipper
Impact: If it falls, Tailwind is lost and the team relies on priority/rain carryover.
Recommendation: Preserve Pelipper or add secondary speed control if the tests request it.

Failure point: Weather control
Pokémon: Pelipper
Impact: If it falls, Basculegion loses Swift Swim and Archaludon loses Electro Shot consistency.
Recommendation: Do not give Pelipper in weather wars.

Failure point: Anti-Trick Room
Pokémon: Incineroar
Impact: If it falls, hard Trick Room becomes very difficult.
Recommendation: Validate anti-setup or secondary anti-TR.

Failure point: Fake Out
Pokémon: Incineroar
Impact: If it falls, the best turn 1 control is lost.
Recommendation: Do not sacrifice him early unless the endgame is won.

analysis

Internal conflicts

Title: Heavy-physical equipment
Pokémon: Basculegion, Dragonite, Kingambit, Incineroar
Severity: Medium
Impact: Intimidate and burn can lower a lot of pressure if Archaludon is not well positioned.
Solution: Preserve special attackers or validate another special source.

Title: Too much responsibility in Pelipper
Pokémon: Pelipper
Severity: High
Impact: Weather, Tailwind and some of the special damage depend on the same slot.
Solution: Assess speed secondary control or clearer plan without rain.

Title: Protect uneven
Pokémon: Basculegion e Incineroar
Severity: Medium
Impact: Both can be punished for double targeting.
Solution: Accept for offensive/pivot role or test variants.

Title: Weather Ball reported as Normal
Pokémon: Pelipper
Severity: Technique/Medium
Impact: May underestimate damage or coverage in rain.
Solution: Validate with private damage calculation.

Title: Low risk level vs low type defense
Pokémon: Complete equipment
Severity: Medium
Impact: The summary can soften shared weaknesses.
Solution: Prioritize testing against Rock, Ground, Fighting and Electric.

analysis

Detailed recommendations

Title: Validate redirection or Wide Guard
Priority: P1
Reason: The team wants to protect win conditions against double target and spread damage.
Improves: Increased security for Archaludon, Pelipper and Basculegion.
Trade-off: Can reduce offensive pressure.

Title: Add or validate anti-setup
Priority: P1
Reason: Anti-setup appears absent and setup offense can snowball.
Improves: Matchups against setup offense and rival snowball.
Trade-off: You may sacrifice coverage.

Title: Test additional response to Electric
Priority: P1
Reason: Archaludon is the only clear switch to Electric.
Improves: Rain core stability.
Trade-off: It can alter the offensive core.

Title: Validate Choice Band Basculegion
Priority: P2
Reason: Choice Band maximizes damage, but blocks moves and removes Protect.
Improves: Clarity about whether the damage justifies the risk.
Trade-off: Switching items can lose important KOs.

Title: Review Swift Swim in speed report
Priority: P1 technical
Reason: The effective_speed shown does not seem to be duplicated in rain.
Improves: Analytics quality.
Trade-off: The equipment does not change, only the reliability of the report.

analysis

Validation focus

Title: Private multi-rival simulation
Reason: The audit is static.
Target: Validate rain, sun, sand, hard Trick Room, Tailwind offense and setup offense.

Title: sand balance
Reason: Appears unfavorable for Rock/Ground.
Target: Check if Archaludon + Basculegion compensate Rock pressure.

Title: electric pressure
Reason: Pelipper and Basculegion share an Electric weakness.
Target: Check if Archaludon can enter and respond consistently.

Title: Swift Swim / effective speed
Reason: The report suggests a possible reading problem at effective speed.
Target: Confirm that Swift Swim is applied correctly in engine or analytics.

Title: Battle stats after games
Reason: Pelipper and Basculegion are critical points.
Target: Measure bring rate, faint order, move usage and contribution score.