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[Sandstorm Team] "Team Sandbox"
Tyranitar @ Choice Band *Lead*
Adamant EVs: 60 HP / 252 Atk / 196 Spe Moveset: ~ Crunch ~ Stone Edge ~ Earthquake ~ Pursuit ~~~~~ Hippowdon @ Leftovers Impish EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def Moveset: ~ Earthquake ~ Ice Fang ~ Roar ~ Slack Off ~~~~~ Cradily @ Leftovers Sassy EVs: 252 HP / 164 Def / 92 SpD Moveset: ~ Grass Knot ~ Rock Slide ~ Recover ~ Stealth Rock ~~~~~ Tentacruel @ Leftovers Liquid Ooze Calm EVs: 204 HP / 74 Def / 60 SpA / 172 SpD Moveset: ~ Surf ~ Hidden Power [Electric] ~ Rapid Spin ~ Toxic Spikes ~~~~~ Metagross @ Life Orb Adamant EVs: 152 HP / 252 Atk / 104 Spe Moveset: ~ Meteor Mash ~ Earthquake ~ Agility ~ ThunderPunch ~~~~~ Heatran @ Choice Scarf Modest EVs: 20 HP / 252 SpA / 236 Spe Moveset: ~ Fire Blast ~ Earth Power ~ Hidden Power [Ice] ~ Explosion ~~~~~ |
This team is kinda walling overkill. In fact is Physical walling overkill. Yes they may all get spec def boosts but you still need a dedicated special wall. If you wanna keep your same pokes then conver cradily to a full special wall. Oh and like you said Hippo and glisgor is overkill, switch one for a second special attacker otherwise physical walls are gonna be laughing at you when heartran dies.
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Cradily is actually a great Special Wall with Sandstorm on. I can usually get away with 40%, even with Calm Mind buffs, just because Sandstorm increases its HUGE Sp. Def. And then it can fire back with Mirror Coat. I know my Cradily set is especially weak against Steel-types who sweep Physically, but it looks like this: Cradily @ Leftovers Suction Cups, some EV spread -- Barrier -- Toxic -- Recover -- Mirror Coat Barrier wards away Physical Sweepers, since after 6+, they have to rely on Critical hits. Then once the Special Sweepers come in, you fire back with Mirror Coat. It's especially entertaining to have a foe switch in an Infernape or something, Taunt you, then try to Nasty Plot 3 times, then kill itself with Flamethrower. If used correctly, it can sweep teams, but that also means moderation and knowing what to switch out on. |
I added Tentacruel in place of Gliscor. So now I have a Special Wall and a guess you could use tenta as a special sweeper in certain situations...
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Keep Cradily as it currently is.
Heatran is not a Mixape counter as it cannot switch in on Close Combat. A counter is a pokemon who can switch in to another pokemon and take little or not damage and cause a threat to the opposition pokemon and threaten to beat it or cause a switch. [email protected] 204 HP / 74 DEF / 60 SP.ATT / 172 SP.DEF. Calm Nature Trait : liquid Ooze - Rapid Spin - Toxic Spikes - Surf / Hydro pump - ice Beam / Hidden power Electric [email protected] 127 HP / 120 SP.ATT / 216 SPEED Timid Nature Trait : natural Cure - Thunderbolt / Ice beam - Surf - Recover - Rapid Spin Put one of the above somewhere as they are classed as mixape counters. If you choose tenta take toxic off Cradily and give it Sassy Nature and Energy Ball/Grass Knot, as your team is morbidly walled by swampert. EDIT : Oh you added Tenta, actually keep Gliscor,as your gonna be screwed by heracross due to toxic spikes. |
Thank You, Dark_Azelf. I have made some changes to cradily and added in tentacruel. May I ask, what does more damage to swampert? energy ball or grass knot?
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I saw you're edit but I want to keep tenta, so should I put knock off instead of toxic spikes so hera doesnt sweep my entire team?
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Oh I didn't know it was illegal together, Dang u smogon!
I did have sludge bomb on him before you posted.... should I add it again? (high poison rate is still coaxing hera to switch in) |
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But Yea sludge bomb is ok. It hasnt got that high a poison rate, if you predict a Hera Switch in just surf it or go to the appropriate counter. |
Ok thank you. I'll stop bugging you now.
EDIT: Should I get rid of Hippowdon for Gliscor as a Physical Wall/Hera counter? |
4 pokemon weak to EQ does not help this team at all and the other two don't exactly resist it.
Cradily as your only form of special walling will not work. Toxispikes or Toxic will shut down your entire team barring the steels. also Agilitygross is a totally outdated set that needs SD passing to work anymore. |
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But yeah, you need an EQ resist/Immunity. |
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Gyarados with Earthquake (as in, all good gyarados) will totally fry this team. I don't know what Metagross takes from a DDed EQ but it has to hurt. I imagine Cradily stalling it a bit and giving it some problems but a few Waterfall flinches will be game set and match. Fighters also run rampant, and this team can't take water attacks. |
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