Pelipper: Modest, Max Sp. Atk/Speed, Focus Sash
Kingdra: Modest, Max Sp. Atk/Speed, Lum Berry
Ludicolo: Modest, Max Sp. Atk/Speed, Life Orb
Lapras: Quiet, mixed EVs in HP/Sp.Atk/Def, Leftovers
Rain teams have worked quite well in battle towers for the past few generations, so I thought I would give this a go. Crucially, BDSP is missing a lot of useful tools of past generations, most notably Mega Swampert. I very much enjoyed using Pelipper + Mega Swampert as leads in USUM Battle Tree.
Kingdra and Ludicolo are the two noteworthy Swift Swim strikers. Ludicolo comes in handy particularly against bulky waters like Suicune and Blastoise, as well as Water/Ground types like Swampert and Gastrodon. Pelipper has an offensive build, with Modest nature and maxed Evs in SpAtk and Speed. Hurricane can one shot pesky grass types, and Scald does respectable damage in the rain. Focus Sash allows Pelipper to survive more than one hit, and it is very common for the enemy AI to target Pelipper with Electric or Rock attacks. Additionally, if Pelipper does survive at 1 HP, the enemy will usually target Pelipper to finish it off, and that's when we use Protect to bait them.
A standard battle will open up with Protect / Surf, and then second turn we switch out Pelipper to Lapras if we want to Surf again. On turns where I can't Protect, sometimes I will make Kingdra use Surf anyway, nullifying the Focus Sash. Pelipper takes 50-60 damage from the Surf, which is sometimes a small price to pay for a bigger payoff.
Lapras is designed to be a tank, but the nature / EV investment also allows it to deal a decent amount of damage. For opponents that bring their own weather, both Pelipper and Ludicolo carry Rain Dance to counter it.
There are a few situations where you can lose. Special walls like Blissey, Suicune, and Cresselia are able to stall us if we somehow get into a bad position. For example, Cresselia with Double Team / Calm Mind can be very annoying. Usually you can power through these special walls, since Surf under rain deals a lot of damage, or sometimes the RNG will go against you. Vaporeon could fill a similar role as Lapras. Perhaps Haze on Vaporeon or Lapras could be wall breakers?
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