Rainecho
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Hello and welcome to my discussion thread. Here I'll share with you my Sandstorm Team which I recently made, hoping to receive help on getting better. This is not my first team made, but I have never experienced fighting a competitive team. Before we even start I would like to thank you for using your precious time on my thread.
Sandstorm Team Introduction
Let me introduce you my sandstorm team. This sandstorm team is based on flinching, critical hitting and tricking. Our team members will be Hippowdon, Rampardos, Skarmory, Nidoking, Bisharp and Kabutops.
The main goal is to mess with the opponent's team. It'll be sure a great team against Rain Dance Teams, but not that good versus Sunny Day Teams. Take note that Sandstorm is tricky and as far as I know it doesn't power up any move, but just deal damage which is totally different than weather teams. Sandstorm Teams are quite rare and I think they are good to try.
Team Members and Plans
Hippowdon
Abillity: Sand Stream
Item: Leftovers
Stats: 4 HP/252 Def/252 Sp.Def
Moveset:
Bulldoze
Rest
Toxic
Yawn
Hippowdon is the sandstorm bringer. Toxic is here to mess with, Yawn to force leaving and may result in breaking plans. Rest will be used to get HP back and Bulldoze to lower opponent's speed and then strike with another party Pokemon.
Rampardos
Abillity: Mold Breaker
Item: Leftovers
Stats: 252 HP/4 Atk./252 Spe
Moveset:
Zen Headbutt
Ice Beam
Thunderbolt
Substitute
And then we have this crazy Rampardos. I always liked it for its TM randomness and I guess it's here where I put it in battle. Zen Headbutt to flinch and mess with other Rock types, Ice Beam for any Grass or Flying and Thunderbolt for Water. Then we have Substitute which is going to help if someone is preparing a sweep.
Skarmory
Abillity: Weak Armor
Item: Leftovers
Stats: 252 Atk/252 Sp.Atk/4 Def
Moveset:
Spikes
Steel Wing
Guard Swap
Air Slash
And we have a special Skarmory. We have Spikes which are probably going to be used after Hippowdon. Pay attention to the abillity: Weak Armor. Weak Armor will lower its Defence and rise its Speed if it's attacked. And this is where Steel Wing and Guard Swap is based. Steel Wing will sure get the Defence back, but in-case of any dangerous, sweeping or just dealing some serious damage. Then just for the flinch we have Air Slash.
Nidoking
Abillity: Poison Point
Item: Life Orb
Stats: 252 Atk/252 Sp.Def/4 Spe
Moveset:
Poison Jab
Venoshock
Brick Break
Roar
Okay. Nidoking has Poison Point and that's the reason why I haven't gave it Def EV stat.
Poison Jab will try to give Poison and Venoshock will be doubled if so. Then we have Brick Break, one of my favorite moves. It will completely destroy any...rare Reflect/Screen users or just the common Blisseys. Then,we have Roar a really terrifying and...trolling move. >_>
Bisharp
Abillity: Pressure
Item: Leftovers
Stats: 252 HP/252 Def/4 Sp.Def
Moveset:
Swords Dance
Night Slash
Iron Head
Taunt
Bisharp is for the Psychic types. It will sure trick any other type losing double PP each turn (Pressure...). Got some defence stats in case of Fighting Pokemon. Swords Dance, I don't usually have time to sweep so I never did a successful one, but I'll try. Night Slash is going to be our crit split! Then Iron Head to flinch and wynaut using Taunt to mess with weak non-effective hitting foes? Like Blisseys for example. (Yes I hate Blisseys. -3-)
Kabutops
Abillity: Battle Armor
Item: Leftovers
Stats: 252 HP/252 Spe/4 Sp.Atk
Moveset:
Hidden Power (Grass)
Night Slash
Ancient Power
Smack Down
And our last and final member, Kabutops! Its abillity is Battle Armor which means full protection from random annoying critical hits! And that's why we have Night Slash, to crit them back! Then, Ancient Power to get stats and Smack Down for any Bouncing,Flying or Levitating Pokemon.
Epilogue
So, this is my sandstorm team. I haven't made it already, so I am open for any suggestions and changes that you have. I'll post any changes I make to my team to keep you tuned on the look of it. Of course, full credit to the main idea giver etc. You may also post any mistakes I made or any improvements I have to do. Now, I would like to thank you again for your time spent on this. :D
Sandstorm Team Introduction
Let me introduce you my sandstorm team. This sandstorm team is based on flinching, critical hitting and tricking. Our team members will be Hippowdon, Rampardos, Skarmory, Nidoking, Bisharp and Kabutops.
The main goal is to mess with the opponent's team. It'll be sure a great team against Rain Dance Teams, but not that good versus Sunny Day Teams. Take note that Sandstorm is tricky and as far as I know it doesn't power up any move, but just deal damage which is totally different than weather teams. Sandstorm Teams are quite rare and I think they are good to try.
Team Members and Plans
Hippowdon
Abillity: Sand Stream
Item: Leftovers
Stats: 4 HP/252 Def/252 Sp.Def
Moveset:
Bulldoze
Rest
Toxic
Yawn
Hippowdon is the sandstorm bringer. Toxic is here to mess with, Yawn to force leaving and may result in breaking plans. Rest will be used to get HP back and Bulldoze to lower opponent's speed and then strike with another party Pokemon.
Rampardos
Abillity: Mold Breaker
Item: Leftovers
Stats: 252 HP/4 Atk./252 Spe
Moveset:
Zen Headbutt
Ice Beam
Thunderbolt
Substitute
And then we have this crazy Rampardos. I always liked it for its TM randomness and I guess it's here where I put it in battle. Zen Headbutt to flinch and mess with other Rock types, Ice Beam for any Grass or Flying and Thunderbolt for Water. Then we have Substitute which is going to help if someone is preparing a sweep.
Skarmory
Abillity: Weak Armor
Item: Leftovers
Stats: 252 Atk/252 Sp.Atk/4 Def
Moveset:
Spikes
Steel Wing
Guard Swap
Air Slash
And we have a special Skarmory. We have Spikes which are probably going to be used after Hippowdon. Pay attention to the abillity: Weak Armor. Weak Armor will lower its Defence and rise its Speed if it's attacked. And this is where Steel Wing and Guard Swap is based. Steel Wing will sure get the Defence back, but in-case of any dangerous, sweeping or just dealing some serious damage. Then just for the flinch we have Air Slash.
Nidoking
Abillity: Poison Point
Item: Life Orb
Stats: 252 Atk/252 Sp.Def/4 Spe
Moveset:
Poison Jab
Venoshock
Brick Break
Roar
Okay. Nidoking has Poison Point and that's the reason why I haven't gave it Def EV stat.
Poison Jab will try to give Poison and Venoshock will be doubled if so. Then we have Brick Break, one of my favorite moves. It will completely destroy any...rare Reflect/Screen users or just the common Blisseys. Then,we have Roar a really terrifying and...trolling move. >_>
Bisharp
Abillity: Pressure
Item: Leftovers
Stats: 252 HP/252 Def/4 Sp.Def
Moveset:
Swords Dance
Night Slash
Iron Head
Taunt
Bisharp is for the Psychic types. It will sure trick any other type losing double PP each turn (Pressure...). Got some defence stats in case of Fighting Pokemon. Swords Dance, I don't usually have time to sweep so I never did a successful one, but I'll try. Night Slash is going to be our crit split! Then Iron Head to flinch and wynaut using Taunt to mess with weak non-effective hitting foes? Like Blisseys for example. (Yes I hate Blisseys. -3-)
Kabutops
Abillity: Battle Armor
Item: Leftovers
Stats: 252 HP/252 Spe/4 Sp.Atk
Moveset:
Hidden Power (Grass)
Night Slash
Ancient Power
Smack Down
And our last and final member, Kabutops! Its abillity is Battle Armor which means full protection from random annoying critical hits! And that's why we have Night Slash, to crit them back! Then, Ancient Power to get stats and Smack Down for any Bouncing,Flying or Levitating Pokemon.
Epilogue
So, this is my sandstorm team. I haven't made it already, so I am open for any suggestions and changes that you have. I'll post any changes I make to my team to keep you tuned on the look of it. Of course, full credit to the main idea giver etc. You may also post any mistakes I made or any improvements I have to do. Now, I would like to thank you again for your time spent on this. :D