Raichu Rental Code + Team Explanation

Hey all! Here's the team I used in yesterdays stream to place top 8 in an online tour. Pokepaste: https://pokepast.es/6bc31e39f3fb33f7

I started with Raichu because I thought it was an interesting spot with Miraidon picking up in usage. Tera fairy makes it completely immune to Miraidon. I went with AV Raichu to let it use Endeavor well because it lets Raichu actually exert pressure. I made Raichu faster than Chi-Yu, gave it enough defense to survive Caly-ice glacial lance, and enough special defense to survive Kyogre Origin Pulse with Mystic Water in rain.

The obvious Pokemon to pair with Raichu is Kyogre, but I was more interested in Zamazenta. It means I don't have to tera against Miraidon, Zamazenta benefits from Nuzzle support, and Zamazenta is slower than Raichu so you can combo with Endeavor. I went with Iron Defense Zamazenta to take advantage of fake out support - heavy slam is generally stronger than Behemoth Bash. EVs are max HP, enough defense for a nature boost, enough speed to be faster than modest chi-yu, and the rest in special defense. Tera Grass because otherwise Amoonguss ruins your day.

Incin I added for dual fake out core. I went with tera ghost Will-O-Wisp for help in the mirror match against other Zamazenta. Safety Goggles for another Amoonguss immunity. EVs are the same as my Orlando team because that's what I was comfortable with.

Chien-Pao pairs really well with Zamazenta because Sword of Ruin works with body press and zamazentas defense is so high that it doesn't mind the reduction as much. Focus Sash is the most consistent item, and tera ghost can help me against fake out or fighting moves. I went with throat chop over sacred sword because Zamazenta has trouble vs ghost types like Gholdengo/WoW Ghost Incin.

Now I had to patch up some weaknesses. I had no matchup against Koraidon so I added Pelipper with a standard set. Focus Sash was taken so I went with rocky helmet. Max speed, enough special attack for the nature bump, rest in HP. Tera Ghost for Terapagos.

Lastly I didn't think I had enough for other Zamazenta, so I added nasty plot Gholdengo. I gave it tera normal to also help in the Calyrex-Shadow matchup and EVd it to be very tanky to survive an astral barrage without needing to tera, with enough speed to outspeed every restricted mon after a nuzzle. Metal Coat seemed better than leftovers because I didn't have grassy terrain recovery.

Hope you all enjoy the team! It was a lot of fun to play.

Vod here: https://www.youtube.com/live/-lwy1WdYQOg