Thunder, Rain and Lightning - A Perfect Storm (Raichu + Azumarill core analysis)

Previously, I focused on the heavy half of this adorable duo, but now, I'm gonna dive deep into why Raichu is Totally Viable and a perfect partner for Pikablu. Let's get one thing straight off the bat though: I don't expect anything I say here to be the optimal moveset or strategy, not at all. I'd rather put my thoughts on why my version works out, so hopefully others can take inspiration from it and come up with new sets.

In my opinion, there are so many different builds for Raichu, and I've experimented with quite a few of them, but the one I've had most success with (even if it can be a bit boring for me) is this:

Thunder, Rain and Lightning (But only Rain for this post)

Now normally, when people write team reports, it's because they've placed at a respectable level at a tournament, or they're just vets with a good rep.

I'm neither.

From 2012 til now, I've been in a serious on-and-off relationship with Pokemon VGC, and as such, I'm a proprietor of only the most entertaining skrub tactics. And so, I thought it might be neat if I imparted my crazy ideas built up over almost a decades worth of experience, A sort of "Beginner's Guide to Pokemon, by a Perennial Beginner"

See, when you play VGC, you go in with the mentality that you can win it all, you have to. I realised quite early on that I probably wouldn't ever be in that position, I'm decidedly a Bad Player. However, I can still play pretty decently, and I think if I practiced my battling I'd be in with a shot, because I'm not certain my teambuilding sense will get any better.

However I have a problem. A positively electrifying one. And it's these two cute critters.