Trick Room Rain Team
Farigiraf's Armor Tail prevents priority moves like Fake Out from disrupting Trick Room setup, making it one of the most reliable setters in the format. Once Trick Room is up, Mega Blastoise's Mega Launcher-boosted Water Spout under Rain deals catastrophic spread damage at full HP. Pelipper provides Drizzle for Rain plus Wide Guard to shield against opposing spread attacks. Sinistcha offers a second Trick Room option plus Rage Powder redirection, Incineroar pivots with Parting Shot to safely bring in Blastoise, and Basculegion is the fast backup attacker when Trick Room isn't optimal.
Gameplan
Opening
Lead Farigiraf plus Incineroar — Armor Tail blocks opposing Fake Out while Farigiraf sets Trick Room. Incineroar then uses Parting Shot to safely bring in Blastoise under reversed speed.
Mid-game
Once Trick Room is up, bring Pelipper to set Rain via Drizzle, then Mega Blastoise fires Rain-boosted Water Spouts that obliterate both opponents. Wide Guard on Pelipper protects against opposing Earthquake and Rock Slide.
End-game
Basculegion is your non-Trick-Room mode attacker — Choice Scarf lets it outspeed naturally when Trick Room expires or against matchups where you don't want reversed speed. Sinistcha provides backup Trick Room if Farigiraf goes down.
Team Roster
Farigiraf
- Item:
- Mental Herb
- Ability:
- Armor Tail
- Nature:
- Relaxed
- EVs:
- 192 HP / 176 Atk / 160 SpD
- Moves:
- Trick Room, Hyper Voice, Twin Beam, Helping Hand
Pelipper
- Item:
- Focus Sash
- Ability:
- Drizzle
- Nature:
- Quiet
- EVs:
- 256 HP / 256 SpA / 16 SpD
- Moves:
- Hurricane, Wide Guard, Helping Hand, Protect
Blastoise
- Item:
- Blastoisinite
- Ability:
- Torrent
- Nature:
- Quiet
- EVs:
- 256 HP / 16 Def / 256 SpA
- Moves:
- Water Spout, Ice Beam, Aura Sphere, Fake Out
Incineroar
- Item:
- Chople Berry
- Ability:
- Intimidate
- Nature:
- Brave
- EVs:
- 256 HP / 256 Atk / 16 Def
- Moves:
- Fake Out, Flare Blitz, Parting Shot, Darkest Lariat
Sinistcha
- Item:
- Sitrus Berry
- Ability:
- Hospitality
- Nature:
- Sassy
- EVs:
- 256 HP / 112 Def / 160 SpD
- Moves:
- Matcha Gotcha, Trick Room, Rage Powder, Protect
Basculegion
- Item:
- Choice Scarf
- Ability:
- Adaptability
- Nature:
- Jolly
- EVs:
- 256 Atk / 16 Def / 256 Spe
- Moves:
- Wave Crash, Last Respects, Aqua Jet, Flip Turn