Running TeraCott ; PeliArch ; Specs Gholdengo ; Rapid-Urshifu for GC5. Pretty good in CTS (closed team sheets), and decent flexibility to adapt.
Positives
- Covert Cloak, Tera Grass Terrakion — great in CTS. Cheat fake out, spores, and good into most metagame (except hard TR).
- Encore + Quick Attack + Rock Slide on the TeraCott lead lets you cheat Roaring Moon and other faster Tailwind threats on Turn 2.
- PeliArch functions as a bulky offensive core to fall back to.
- Specs Gholdengo feels better than specs Regidrago, and with tera steel, picks up a surprising number of KOs in current metagame.
Some calcs
252 Atk Mystic Water Tera-Water Urshifu-Rapid Strike Surging Strikes (3 hits) vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Gholdengo on a critical hit: 168-198 (103 - 121.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ SpA Choice Specs Tera-Steel Gholdengo Make It Rain vs. 4 HP / 0 SpD Regidrago: 294-346 (106.5 - 125.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO
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Things to watch out for
- Hard TR = gg next
- Landorus = can be a big problem (team is cooked by STAB earth power, rain gives free Sandsear Storm angle), need to be careful
Leads
- Whimsicott + Terrakion
- Whimsicott + Urshifu-Rapid
- Whimsicott + Pelipper
- Whimsicott + Gholdengo
- Whimsicott + Archaludon
Whimsicott is the goat!
Paste
Whimsicott (F) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Prankster
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 28 SpA / 4 SpD / 220 Spe
Timid Nature
- Moonblast / Tailwind / Encore / Beat Up
Terrakion @ Covert Cloak
Ability: Justified
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Rock Slide / Close Combat / Quick Attack / Protect
Pelipper @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Drizzle
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Weather Ball / Hurricane / Tailwind / Wide Guard
Archaludon (F) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Stamina
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 44 SpA / 196 SpD / 12 Spe
Modest Nature
- Draco Meteor / Flash Cannon / Electro Shot / Body Press
Gholdengo @ Choice Specs
Ability: Good as Gold
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
- Make It Rain / Shadow Ball / Dazzling Gleam / Power Gem
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike (M) @ Mystic Water
Ability: Unseen Fist
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 40 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 212 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Surging Strikes / Close Combat / Aqua Jet / Detect