Hail Team Help

It's been a while since I have played competitively. The last time I played Pokemon was White 2 back in like 2012. I got Sun about a month ago and I really want to make a competitive team for in-game around Alolan Ninetales, and I don't really know too much what I'm doing but I threw together a team and wanted to get some feedback from you guys and also help with filling my 6th slot. Thanks!

Ninetales-Alola @ Light Clay
Ability: Snow Warning
EVs: 248 HP / 8 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 30 HP / 0 Atk
- Aurora Veil
- Moonblast
- Hypnosis
- Encore

Toxapex @ Black Sludge
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
- Toxic Spikes
- Baneful Bunker
- Scald
- Gunk Shot

Gyarados @ Gyaradosite
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Crunch
- Taunt
- Waterfall

Sandslash-Alola @ Life Orb
Ability: Slush Rush
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Icicle Crash
- Protect
- Iron Head

Garchomp @ Leftovers
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Outrage
- Stone Edge

Gunk Shot is a waste on Toxapex given it's abysmal offensive stats, and it requires Recover to function as a defensive Pokemon, so swap the two. Protect is not terribly useful on Alolan Sandslash in singles--something like Rapid Spin or Swords Dance would be more beneficial.

Nah said:

Protect is not terribly useful on Alolan Sandslash in singles--something like Rapid Spin or Swords Dance would be more beneficial.

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Oh, I wasn't sure about that. I took protect for more stall but I guess I'm not sure if my team is a stall team or more of just sweepers. If I'm not mistaken, aren't hail teams are stall based though? Like that's the strategy/niche they need to be relevant?

Krazzikk said:

Oh, I wasn't sure about that. I took protect for more stall but I guess I'm not sure if my team is a stall team or more of just sweepers. If I'm not mistaken, aren't hail teams are stall based though? Like that's the strategy/niche they need to be relevant?

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nah, hail's all about getting up Aurora Veil so your sweepers have an easy time setting up and obliterating the enemy team. Maybe sometime in the past hail was a stall playstyle, but it's certainly not that anymore. You don't want Protect on Sandslash in singles specifically because it's not a stall 'mon. It's built to be a sweeper in the hail, and all Protect is usually gonna do for you is waste a precious turn of hail weather.