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First try at a weather Team, sandstorm

zenrot

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    A sandstorm team, It's my first try at a weather team and I wanna see how I did.

    Hippowdon @ Leftovers
    Impish
    Sand Stream
    Effort Values: 252 HP, 252 Defense, 4Atk
    Slack Off
    Roar
    Ice Fang
    Earthquake

    Starter to set up Sandstorm, and physical wall.

    Tyranitar @ Life Orb
    Adamant
    Sand Stream
    Effort Values: 252 Attack, 196 Speed, 60 HP
    Stone Edge
    Earthquake
    Crunch
    Ice Beam

    Ice beam + life orb = win

    Garchomp @ Choice Scarf
    Adamant
    Sand Veil
    Effort Values: 252 Attack, 252 Speed, 6 HP
    Outrage
    Earthquake
    Crunch
    Fire Blast

    Revenge Killer Garchomp, a MONSTER in the sand.

    Cradily @ Leftovers
    Careful
    Suction Cups
    Effort Values: 252 HP, 164 Special Defense, 92 Defense
    Toxic
    Recover
    Rock Slide
    Energy Ball

    Special Wall, added some defense so he isnt decimated by physicals

    Heatran @ Choice Specs
    Modest
    Flash Fire
    Effort Values: 252 Special attack, 204 Speed, 52 HP
    Fire Blast
    Earth Power
    Explosion
    Dragon Pulse (didnt get lucky enough for HP ice T.T)

    My special attacker, not alot can easily switch on it.

    Gliscor @ Leftovers
    Impish
    Sand Veil
    Effort Values: 252 HP, 204 Defense, 52 Attack
    Earthquake
    Aerial Ace
    Stealth Rock
    Roost


    Other than the starter (hippo) none of these pokemon are in any specific order for the team. Please let me know if it looks ok if I should change something.

    Also, i know that muslce band SUCKS, but but i have 2 choice items already which can get kinda risky, if half of my pokemon are locked. If you can reccomend a better item please do.
     
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    With Life Orb + Adamant + Ice Beam on Tyranitar, I'm pretty you still have a OHKO on Gliscor and a 2HKO on Hippowdon / Donphan.
     
    yeah you're right, i just figured that out. Thanks very much! I kind of want to change someone for a metagross, any thoughts?
     
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    Replace Crunch with Stone Edge on Garchomp. Outrage does more damage than Crunch even on a super effective hit. The only pokemon crunch gets a bigger hit on than Outrage are Jirachi and Bronzong who are both hit harder by Fire Blast anyway. Plus Stone Edge gets great type coverage and destroys birds and bugs.

    zenrot said:
    yeah you're right, i just figured that out. Thanks very much! I kind of want to change someone for a metagross, any thoughts?
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    I don't think so. Metagross is a physical sweeper already covered by garchomp and tyranitar, and I believe that keeping both would be best and Gliscor makes a better physical wall. I think you should put in a swampert. Bulky waters are awesome and Swampert is immune to Sandstorm. Maybe you could replace it with Hippowdon because Swampert really is a fantastic physical wall and you could start with Tyranitar.
     
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    well, i have hippo and tyranitar so i have 2 weather starters. I wanna keep them both.
     
    zenrot said:
    A sandstorm team, It's my first try at a weather team and I wanna see how I did.

    Hippowdon @ Leftovers
    Impish
    Sand Stream
    Effort Values: 252 HP, 252 Defense, 4Atk
    Slack Off
    Roar
    Ice Fang
    Earthquake

    Starter to set up Sandstorm, and physical wall.

    Tyranitar @ Life Orb
    Adamant
    Sand Stream
    Effort Values: 252 Attack, 196 Speed, 60 HP
    Stone Edge
    Earthquake
    Crunch
    Ice Beam

    Ice beam + life orb = win

    Garchomp @ Choice Scarf
    Adamant
    Sand Veil
    Effort Values: 252 Attack, 252 Speed, 6 HP
    Outrage
    Earthquake
    Crunch
    Fire Blast

    Revenge Killer Garchomp, a MONSTER in the sand.

    Cradily @ Leftovers
    Careful
    Suction Cups
    Effort Values: 252 HP, 164 Special Defense, 92 Defense
    Toxic
    Recover
    Rock Slide
    Energy Ball

    Special Wall, added some defense so he isnt decimated by physicals

    Heatran @ Choice Specs
    Modest
    Flash Fire
    Effort Values: 252 Special attack, 204 Speed, 52 HP
    Fire Blast
    Earth Power
    Explosion
    Dragon Pulse (didnt get lucky enough for HP ice T.T)

    My special attacker, not alot can easily switch on it.

    Gliscor @ Leftovers
    Impish
    Sand Veil
    Effort Values: 252 HP, 204 Defense, 52 Attack
    Earthquake
    Aerial Ace
    Stealth Rock
    Roost


    Other than the starter (hippo) none of these pokemon are in any specific order for the team. Please let me know if it looks ok if I should change something.

    Also, i know that muslce band SUCKS, but but i have 2 choice items already which can get kinda risky, if half of my pokemon are locked. If you can reccomend a better item please do.
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    MY sandstorm team is a little different as i run a Fortress for deffense... he is mad crazy with that...

    Ok... maybe instead of Gliscnor you can run a Torterra for some more Sp Walling... and for some pretty decent sp. attking as well...

    As for heatran you could try running this set

    Heatran@Life Orb
    Mild / Rash / Hasty / Naive Nature
    56atk/252spatk/200speed
    - Magma Storm
    - Explosion
    - Earth Power / Hidden power Electric
    - Dragon Pulse

    A Sp. Attker, that'll devistate w/ Explosion.

    Empoleon @ Leftovers
    Nature: Calm
    EVs: 252 HP / 4 SAtk / 252 SDef
    Ability: Torrent
    - Surf
    - Ice Beam
    - Stealth Rock/Yawn/Roar
    - Grass Knot

    Sp. Wall... I see as Yawn being the best choice for that thrid slot.

    Garchomp @ Choice Scarf
    NAture: Adamant
    Ability: Sand Veil
    EVs: 252 Attack, 252 Speed, 6 HP
    - Outrage
    - Earthquake
    - Stone Edge
    - Fire Fang

    Garchomp @ Choice Scarf
    NAture: Adamant
    Ability: Sand Veil
    EVs: 252 Attack, 252 Speed, 6 HP
    - Dragon Claw
    - Earthquake
    - Stone Edge
    - Fire Fang

    Take Full advantage of its attack... that show i see as best....
     
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