ShinyFlareon
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Abomasnow@Leftovers
Snow Warning
Calm nature
248 HP / 172 Def / 84 Sp. Def
-- Substitute
-- Leech Seed
-- Blizzard
-- Giga Drain
Pretty bog standard hail-setting-up subseeder. I don't usually end up leading with it, but it does pretty well against non-Specs'd Politoeds without Perish Song, as well as other water-types. It hates anything with HP Fire, though, especially if Heatran or Tentacruel are dead.
Tentacruel@Black Sludge
Liquid Ooze
Bold nature
252 HP / 236 Def / 20 Spe
-- Toxic Spikes
-- Rapid Spin
-- Scald
-- Ice Beam
Liquid Ooze over Rain Dish because, even though Rain Dish would help it counter rain teams as a whole better, Liquid Ooze means that this can actually handle Breloom decently (as long as it doesn't get too lucky with Bullet Seed). I'm thinking of replacing Toxic Spikes - too many things immune to them. Maybe Protect or HP Fire?
Reuniclus@Life Orb
Magic Guard
Bold nature
252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Sp. Def
-- Calm Mind
-- Recover
-- Psychic
-- Focus Blast
This is probably the weakest link on the team. I find Psychic-types switching in to this a lot, so I've been considering replacing Focus Blast with Shadow Ball if I don't replace Reuniclus entirely.
Heatran@Leftovers
Flash Fire
Timid nature
252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
-- Magma Storm
-- Substitute
-- Earth Power
-- Will-O-Wisp
This thing is absolutely phenomenal. I usually end up leading with it, especially against sand teams. It's great T-tar bait; most people send out T-tar first, expecting me to lead with Abomasnow, and then stay in to try and set up rocks against Heatran while I safely sit behind a sub. From there, I can trap it, burn it, and stall it until it dies. Or, if I predict a switch, I can burn whatever comes in and get more residual damage on it. It has some problems if Blissey or Rotom-W switch in and get trapped in Magma Storm, but overall, definitely one of my MVPs.
Skarmory@Leftovers
Sturdy
Impish nature
252 HP / 232 Def / 24 Spe
-- Stealth Rock
-- Roost
-- Whirlwind
-- Brave Bird
I needed a Stealth Rocker since Heatran was doing something else. Not a whole hell of a lot else to say - the max defense lets it tank some hits I wouldn't have thought it could, but it's pretty much your standard max defense phasing Skarmory.
Kyurem-B@Leftovers
Terravolt
Lonely nature
56 HP / 216 Atk / 44 Sp. Atk / 192 Spe
-- Dragon Claw
-- Substitute
-- Fusion Bolt
-- Blizzard
To be honest, I'm...a little disappointed. I know I don't have a Life Orb on it, but not being able to take out a Blissey with Fusion Bolt is just sad, even if it was at a pretty good amount of HP. Still, definitely a great offensive force for the team, though it does have problems against Scizor and Ferrothorn if I haven't managed to take them out by late-game.
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Overall, Infernape, Starmie, Ferrothorn, Rotom-W, and sometimes Scizor are the biggest problems this team has. It's actually been doing quite well on Showdown, though again, Reuniclus is definitely the weakest link in the team. Heatran is also extremely important; if it dies, then I usually have a very hard time winning the match. Jirachi can be an issue because I can't switch Heatran directly in to it, and, as mentioned, Blissey can be annoying if I manage to trap it. I'd like to replace Reuiniclus with something that can deal with these threats more easily, but I'm not sure exactly what. Maybe a cleric or a fighting type?