u/carlos4068

Hi everybody, I just wanted to get some feedback from VGC veterans in this great community on my Rain Hybrid Trick Room team. I have been doing well and am currently placed in Master Ball Tier 4. But I feel like I am not bringing Scizor in for any of my matches due to the current meta.

Can you guys please share ideas on what's a good alternative to Scizor that can fit in this team well? I have tried Kingambit, Aegislash, Mega Golurk, and Basculegion so far. I am leaning towards Kingambit for my next trial run.

I'll give a brief description of my mons below:

Meganium
- I really have been waiting for my favorite Pokémon to get some competitive love, and it's here to stay. It's a powerhouse with a standard moveset, but I had also tested swapping out Protect for Ancient Power, but turns out that doesn't KO Charizard Y.
Sinistcha
- Sinistcha is a great Trick Room setter as it doesn't care about Sneasler's Fake Outs and can also help with recovery and redirection, while reliably dishing out damage with Matcha Gotcha
Whimsicott
- I previously had Moonblast, but then decided to replace that with Helping Hand as it helps dish out more damage overall. It can set both Trick Room and Tailwind, so I can plan for whatever composition my opponent is leading with. Encore threatens a lot of locked moves, so it keeps my opponent on their toes as well.
Archaludon
- Archaludon is the second powerhouse of my team, and Electro Shot helps take out a lot of counters to Meganium, and it can wall all of Meganium's weaknesses, especially under rain.
Pelipper
- Rain really helps with longevity as none of my Pokemon can currently take a hit from Delphox, Charizard Y, or Torkoal. It also runs Tailwind as backup, and can support with Wide Guard. Weather Ball is there to do some reliable water dmg, and powered by Mystic Water can take out an unprepared Pokemon more often than not.
Scizor
- Scizor is here to help with Floette comps, and pivoting with U-Turn as needed, and Close Combat helps with taking out Kingambit and Incineroar.

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