Have you ever wondered "Hey, I really like Superachi, but I hate its defensive utility and coverage options"?
Raikou is your guy. Welcome to sex in roblox.
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I've thought about using Raikou in a pseudo-ZapMie fashion, given that Raikou doesn't clunk
as hard into Tar as Zapdos does at the expense of making Gyarados a little more dicey. Shuca Berry alleviates this to some extent, given that even after Wacan Berry an unboosted Rash Tbolt more often than not deletes Gyara, while a +1 EQ maxes out at ~81%.
This is also my second attempt at building what I dub "MixNite Skarmalakou", a pretty interesting structure that does not do great into Mixgon. Do I care? I think the fact I tried it again tells you all no, I really want my dumb idea to work. Do not question my madness.
So the team.
-Skarmory is a "pretty good" lead for Raikou, given that it beats all the things Raikou doesn't and also sets up a hazards in the event stuff doesn't kill. Icy Wind allows it to cheese some more aggressive leads. RIP Froslass. I also considered something like Azelf in the lead here, but I think the utility of Spikes with this archetype is ultimately quite helpful. You could also make an argument for Smeargle here, given the better speed tier and access to Spore.
-Raikou is the mon that attempts to check all the DDers at once. Tbolt + Aura Sphere + HPIce give it perfect coverage, and its good-ish speed tier allows it to get the jump on a lot of stuff that it could otherwise struggle with.
-Starmie is Starmie. Thunder Wave is cool giving it a better MU into offense, and spin allows the team to survive a little longer.
-Metagross, as usual, clicks the fucking buttons. Agility this time, nothing new here.
-Dragonite is the most unga-bunga mon ever and it is so cool. Being immune to EQ gives it a good entry point into Tar and Scarfgon to hammer shit. Standard-ish Mix set, I decided on Mild over Rash to goose my odds against Rotom-A a little bit, given the previous 4 are decent into Loom, and also decided on Outrage > ESpeed with some extra attack EVs given my generally good MU into offense and not as good MU into Hippo.
-Lucario is the 6th that is the least terrible. The previous 5 are "pretty bad" into Rotom-A, and Lucario is also "pretty bad" into Rotom-A but can at least chunk it, lol. I feel like the lack of power can be made up a little bit with an Adamant Nature. This also gives me a decent answer into Mixgon. I also serioiusly considered SD Scizor in this slot for priority and Pursuit support, and lightly considered Gengar for spinblocking and stallbreaking potential.
There is no spinblocker on this team, but in general I think I exert enough offensive pressure to prevent the big 3 (Mie, Phan, Forry) from clicking Spin willy nilly.
This is an unbelievably stupid concept. I've used it in a friendly battle once and I think it could be OK in the hands of a better player. Rotom-A is probably the worst MU here but it's workable.