Rayquaza team
The ice event helped a lot. Unfortunately none of the high level/CP Shellders that I evolved got Avalanche. But I did evolve 3 L30 PS/Av Piloswines. I also have a high CP, high IV Lapras with FB/Blizzard, for the last slot.
Against a Rayquaza with Outrage, should I swap out the DB/DC Dragonite?
Answers
Move the ice mons further down the list.
Best counters against Rayquaza by damage output per cycle (my personal list with stuff that I already have, except Rayquaza and Piloswine)
(Rayquaza 38 DT/O)
Dragonite lvl 39 DT/O
(Rayquaza lvl 20 Dt/O)
Dragonite lvl 36,5 SW/DP
Cloyster lvl 30 FB/A
Gardevoir lvl 31 C/DG
Gengar lvl 35,5 SC/SB
Lapras lvl 26,5 FB/IB
(Piloswine lvl 30 PS/Av)
Simulating with perfect IVs on pokebattler:
L38 Rayquaza TTW 565s Power 16,5%
L39 Dragonite TTW 571s Power 19.1%
L20 Rayquaza TTW 862s Power 7,6%
L36,5 SW/DP Dragonite TTW 745s Power 14%
L30 Cloyster TTW 667s Power 15,2%
L31 Gardevoir TTW 758s Power 16%
L35,5 Gengar TTW 970s Power 7,6%
L26,5 Lapras TTW 758s Power 15,1%
L30 Piloswine TTW 665s Power 14,4%
Type advantage matters. Gengar is absolute garbage compared to your other options and SW is horrible on Dragonite. L20 Rayquaza really should not be considered an option if you have access to literally any L30 counters.
There are three decent alternatives:
1) Jynx with two ice attacks (Jynx have the highest attack stat of all ice pokemon)
2) Articuno (A very good defence stat makes it unlikely that you lose built up energy for the charge attack)
3) Kyogre with an ice charge attack.
No other pokemon will even come close. Thus, begin to catch and develop those Jynxes as soon as possible.
