Fifth Gen Generic Sand

[antemortem]

This is a 5th Generation Generic Sand Team with a couple of twists / differences. I don't really want a rating, perse, but I want everyone to see exactly what I use!

Tyranitar (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Sand Stream

EVs: 48 HP / 252 Atk / 200 SDef / 8 Spd

Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)

- Stealth Rock

- Superpower

- Pursuit

- Crunch


Tyranitar is essentially the bane of this team. This is a generic leadtar, meaning it has Stealth Rock to abuse for set up. Crunch is for a strong, STAB Dark-Type attack that kills those Latios that think they can stay in and fake me out with a 2 turn KO with Surf when I don't switch the second time. Superpower is for standard damage on a switch in Scizor (from Latios / Gengar) or Skarmory that's hit by rocks (as long as it's specially defensive. If not, then Skarm won't die if at full health, even with rocks)

Landorus (M) @ Choice Scarf

Trait: Sand Force

EVs: 220 Atk / 36 SAtk / 252 Spd

Naughty Nature (+Atk, -SDef)

- U-turn

- Earthquake

- Stone Edge

- Hidden Power [Ice]

Landorus is the sweep power of this team. It's the standard Scarf set, with EQ for STAB abuse and HP Ice for Gliscor and Dragonite. If Dragonite is hit with rocks, Stone Edge and HP Ice can tear through it, if it isn't Band ExtremeSpeed. If so, Landorus will probably die, follow by Scizor for some grope.

Starmie @ Leftovers

Trait: Natural Cure

EVs: 252 SAtk / 252 Spd

Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)

- Surf

- Rapid Spin

- Thunderbolt

- Recover

This team can easily be trumped by hazards (Spikes, most often) so Starmie comes in with his spectacular speed and wipes them away. If Toxic Spikes are up when he's in, he just uses Natural Cure, switches out and laughs at all status problems. Thunderbolt is for neutral coverage as well as Gyarados, and Surf is for STAB.

Celebi @ Leftovers

Trait: Natural Cure

EVs: 252 SAtk / 252 Spd

Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)

- Nasty Plot

- Hidden Power [Fire]

- Giga Drain

- Earth Power

Celebi is a secondary sweeper on this team and the only real bulky Water counter out there (at least for this kind of team.) Things like Gastrodon and Swampert wall this team to death; Celebi wallbreaks with it's great Sp. Atk right off the bat. HP Fire murders Ferrothorn and Skarmory (with rocks), Giga Drain is STAB and hits almost anything. Earth Power is for those Heatran who attempt to switch out Scizor or Skarmory on HP Fire.

Scizor (M) @ Choice Band

Trait: Technician

EVs: 208 HP / 252 Atk / 48 Spd

Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)

- Bullet Punch

- U-turn

- Superpower

- Pursuit

CB Scizor. Obvious.

Rotom-W @ Leftovers

Trait: Levitate

EVs: 112 HP / 252 SAtk / 144 Spd

Modest Nature (+SAtk, -Atk)

- Hydro Pump

- Will-O-Wisp

- Thunderbolt

- Pain Split

Bulky Water. Obvious set, etc.
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[Miss Doronjo]

It's not a bad team at all! But, although you don't want a rate, here's some suggestions that may help too.

The only thing I would probably recommend is Volt Switch > Thunderbolt on Rotom-W, so that you could get a nice Volt Turn / U-turn combo with your Rotom and Scizor. I would also give Landorus a Naive nature, to outspeed positive-natured base 100s. Plus, you're already hitting hard with Sand Force anyway.

Well,regardless, I hope this suggestion helps, and good luck to you~!

 

[PlatinumDude]

This isn't a rate, but I wanted say some things regarding your EV spreads on Tyranitar, Landorus and Scizor.

Tyranitar needs all the power (or bulk) it can get (252 HP/4 Atk/252 SDef).

Landorus' HP Ice already hits Gliscor and Salamence hard even with little Special Attack investment (252 Atk/4 SAtk/252 Spe).

What notable Pokemon does Scizor outspeed with 48 Speed EVs?

(just some thoughts I'd like to throw out there)