Raichu with Encore or Feint For Battle Spot Doubles?

Question

So I bred a Raichu and now it has Volt Tackle, Nuzzle, Fake Out. But I cant decide between Encore or Feint.
What do you think is better for the Rating Battle Spot Doubles/VGC?

Comments

encore, because the foe might not use protect or detect.

Answer 1

Like the others said, Encore is superior, but I'm going to explain why. There are a lot or status or setup moves in VGC '16, and Encore is a terrific way of stopping Trick Room teams, Kangaskhan + Xerneas, Smeargle, Thundurus, and a host of other moves. Encore is so useful that it moves past the point of being a "troll" move and instead becomes a powerful disruptive tool. Here are some of the moves and strategies it can cripple:

• Xerneas' Geomancy. Lock it into this and you're free to take it out with Ferrothorn or Mawile.
• Fake Out users. Kangaskhan, Smeargle, Liepard, etc. do not like being locked into a useless move.
• Trick Room setters like Cresselia, Dialga and Palkia. Especially effective if they can't switch out, forcing them to instantly revert their Trick Room.
• Moonlight Cresselia on Groudon Sun teams, other recovery moves like Roost and Recover.
• Anything that has just used Protect.
• Any status move, like Tailwind or Rage Powder.
• Gravity teams.
• Quick Guard, Wide Guard.
• The odd setup move like Swords Dance or Calm Mind (although only the latter is really seen).

Answer 2

Encore, it's a fun troll move. It forces the target to use the previously selected move for 3 turns.
Feint deals damage tho.