So, tell me what you think. Tyranitar is the center of this team. Pokemon with types weakened by the weather take 20% more damage and deal 20% less damage if they lack a type enhanced by the weather. - Swords Dance. The rest of the aforementioned Pokmon, however, can be revenge killed by Excadrill, but only if the sand is up. Lastly, Starmie has Recover to increase its longevity. List of Contents Best Battle Tower Team Team Strategy My first special attacker. Flygon has always been overshadowed by Salamence and Garchomp, but since they are Uber, Flygon has risen to become a top-tier Pokmon. Although one sand setter is all you really need and Cradily isn't really viable in OU. With the introduction of Excadrill, a Pokmon that tore apart everything with its Adamant Life Orb set under permanent sand unless another weather inducer came into play, came a threat that was pretty hard to handle. yeh but i need defog and i don't like rapid spin excadrill on sand teams. Magnezone traps Scizor and can kill it with relative ease using Hidden Power Fire or Thunderbolt. As with most other weather variations, sandstorm can be brought to the field via two methods. Arcaseven. Sand teams perform best against offensive team archetypes. Here is a paragraph explaining why I think Blissey should be included in this article. I figured that I don't really need normal STAB, so I chucked on Weather Ball that is either Normal, or Rock for coverage in Sandstorm. Bulky Fighting-types such as Machamp are safe bets too (they should watch out for the rare Aerial Ace, though). A notable example of the playstyle being used to good success can be found in TheEnder's RMT, which is a nice representation of what the post-Mega Mawile metagame looked like. This team has worked well for me but I know it needs improvement which is why I've decided to post it here to gain input from other players. Tyranitar has a plethora of offensive options, from setting up with Dragon Dance to hitting hard outright with Choice Band, to even running a mixed set. You're better off using scale shot as that move increases Garchomp's speed after use, allowing you to boost up to defcon one while substitute would shield you from many attacks, most importantly, allows you to burn thru RIlla's terrain if you need to earthquake something, For the fifth slot, I suggest using mixed Dracozolt, or as it is called, Ocelzolt, made by LiquidOcelot from smogon. Both Tyranitar and Hippowdon are able to set up Stealth Rock. Blissey, Vaporeon, Tentacruel, and Suicune make great Heatran counters. #1 Howdy all. With good stats across the board, Jirachi makes a very nice Pokmon both offensively and defensively, and can find a place on almost any team. Body Press is super strong coverage thanks to Bulk Up, and Power Trip is strong as well after spamming Bulk Up for a bit, while my opponent has to think up of a strategy to counter. IVs: 0 Atk Tyranitar has always been a favorite for its great base stat spread and its Sand Stream ability, which sets up a sandstorm. This is why this role is very important on a sand team: having a Pokmon that can break past these foes is really helpful and aids the team immensely by contributing towards the overall objective of the team, to attain a sweep with Excadrill. Impish nature (+def -SAtk) Sandstream. Amoonguss and bulky Swords Dance Mega Scizor act as great checks to all threatening Fairy-types, while Ferrothorn is a bit shakier as a check but brings Spikes stacking to the table and can help the sweeper in question have an easier time picking off the opponent's team. With sandstorm, you have to switch out immediately to get more turns of it, but with sand spit you can set up without worrying too much about turn wasting as you're guaranteed to get hit eventually. It's a good team but don't you think too many will take damage from sandstorm seeing as only Hippowdon and Ferrothorn won't take damage from it. I know I said i'd save best for last, but this one is my favorite. Support Tyranitar and Choice Scarf Tyranitar make for pretty good checks to Kyurem-B, as it performs best against Hippowdon sand balance, usually. Magnezone is a Pokemon commonly seen on Sandstorm teams as its ability, Magnet Pull, allows it to trap and knock out the Steel-typed walls which are commonly seen as checks to Sandstorm sweepers. With Magnet Pull trapping Skarmory, Magnezone can put an end to any steel bird that lacks a Shed Shell. Empoleon is one of the only "Substitute and sweep" Pokmon that can work in sandstorm because it takes no damage from the weather effect. Zapdos is a good choice, too. Here's the Series 10 Sandstorm team that I have been using. The listed EVs make Rhyperior pretty bulky, so much so that even weak super effective attacks like Blissey's Ice Beam will not break its Substitute. I agree with everything that lousy928 said. You want to start with a Pokemon that has the Sand Stream ability; Tyranitar or Hippowdon are your only two choices. Choice Band works for immediate power; with Choice Band, Scizor can easily trap Pokmon like Gengar with Pursuit (provided it does not have Hidden Power Fire), and heavily damage Pokmon like Celebi with U-turn. Earthquake. It can also attack with Psychic, Grass Knot, and Thunderbolt. Like other weather teams, you don't want to have to set up the weather manually, i.e. Tentacruel can absorb Toxic Spikes, set them up itself, and spin away other entry hazards, a trait exclusive to the squid. (Smogon Gen 8/National Dex Singles) I want to make a sandstorm team but I'm very new to team building and I'm not sure which pokemon I would consider. thanks ill use all of these sets except i will give dragapult hex and use the original ferrothorn set.Thanks for looking over this team Simp. Timid Nature Hippowdon's strong point is its Physical bulk, which consists of an awesome 118 Base Defense and a very good 108 Base HP. . Sandstorm teams tend to have rather poor matchups against other types of weather because the core types for a Sandstorm team - Rock, Ground and . Everyone knows about the defensive terror that is Skamory. Tyranitar isn't really useful here, and is just filler at most. While not popular in the past, in the present Empoleon has become a wildly popular special sweeper, and it does fantastically on sandstorm teams. Weather Ball's base power is doubled to 100, and becomes a Rock-type move. CurseTar works nicely because you don't have to invest any EVs into Speed; instead, you can plan your EVs to make Tyranitar extremely difficult to take down. You must log in or register to reply here. Flygon's main weakness is its lack of raw power. Also, I would change Excadrill to some other Pokemon, because Excadrill is more commonly seen as a sweeper. All guides and strategy information are 2004 Smogon.com and its, EVs: 248 HP / 44 Atk / 16 Def / 196 SpD / 4 Spe. [Please excuse our look during the redesign :)]. Sandstorms improve the offense of Rock Pokemon by 20% and their defense by 50%. Nature: Adamant can really help a team out. - Psycho Cut Sandstorm - Started by Sandstorm, or the abilities Sand Spit and Sand Stream, which benefits Rock, Ground, and Steel-types more than any other types. Skarmory hates taking special attacks, especially Electric- and Fire-type ones. With it, your team no longer has to worry about having a dedicated status absorber, as Blissey can easily use Aromatherapy to heal off any problems. You must log in or register to reply here. The electric bird makes a nice Scizor counter, and has Roost to heal any Stealth Rock or sandstorm damage it may acquire. Swampert is arguably most threatening when using Curse, though. @NixHex& Amarth: Oh, lol I ctrl-f'ed the list of released DW Pokemon with Cradily, didn't find anything. Bronzong can run Heatproof over Levitate for surprise value, but it is generally inferior to Levitate. What you'll notice is that whatever combination of Pokmon the team consists of at this point, it's really weak to Keldeo, Manaphy, and Mega Charizard Y, which break down the team with ease. - Stone Edge. Your current Garchomp set, you're living in the past. Body Slam is for the paralyzing chance and Heal Bell is for healing the teams Status conditions. i think the first sentence of haxorus needs to be changed, as it is not one of the lesser used dragons. Dugtrio also has the invaluable ability Arena Trap. My preferred sandstorm setter would be Hippowdon - what Pokemon would work well alongside it?Thank you! Empoleon can also run a Swords Dance set. Regirock has one of the highest Defense stats in the game, and with relatively good defensive typing, Regirock makes a very good physical wall. Apr 23, 2023. Psychic and Air Slash are STAB moves, Heat Wave for coverage, and Roost for healing. Scizor has several good options for attacking. Sandstorm has several game-changing effects that can be fully utilized to your advantage. With Platinum's tutor moves, using Superpower in lieu of Focus Punch frees up a spot if you'd rather not use Substitute. Synthesis, Moonlight, and Morning Sun only recover 25% of the user's HP, as opposed to 50%. Many of those same Pokemon check Excadrill, so Fire Blast is even more relevant on this team. Mamoswine also has something other Ice-types don't: neutrality to Stealth Rock. Nidoqueen and Nidoking get a special mention, as they can both absorb Toxic Spikes while they are not hurt by sandstorm. Despite its weakness to Water, its high Special Defense and the boost granted to it in the sandstorm means that it can take them . - Fire Punch Pokemon Platinum Version. With AV, during Sandstorm Tyranitar is incredibly bulky and it can't even take super effective hits if they're special. - Earthquake. It has a wide variety of powerful attacks, including Close Combat, Aura Sphere, Crunch, Ice Punch, and Dark Pulse, among others. Same with your Dragapult set, I recommend replacing it with a Thunder Wave Hex set as it is consistent in Sand Teams in my experience, it also relieves pressure on Tyranitar for checking pokemon like Volcarona and Heatran by paralyzing them which can lead to Tyranitar outstanding them and KOing them. Take a moment to read the Introduction to Smogon for a run-down on everything Smogon, and make sure you take some time to read the global rules. The mammoth Pokmon has access to the generic Ground-type move Earthquake as well as Stone Edge, Superpower, and Ice Fang. In this guide we will generally focus on permanent sandstorm, as it is easier to reap the rewards of Sand Stream than it is through use of the move Sandstorm. Access to reliable recovery in Slack Off, combined with all its other qualities, makes Hippowdon the superior sand setter overall. Synthesis, Moonlight, and Morning Sun only recover 25% of the user's HP, as opposed to the standard 50%. After that, setting up Swords Dance is usually simple, since Lucario often causes switches, or you can immediately hammer into your opponent with a strong Close Combat or Aura Sphere. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Just a minor nitpick but that needs a comma. EDIT: cradily isn't getting out of oo because it still literally can't do anything to steel-types, Its inability to dent Steel-types seriously hurts Cradily. While both of them have very nice defensive capabilities, Bastiodon especially, both of them have two easily exploitable 4x weaknesses. Excadrill makes excellent use of the . Water-types do a great job, as most STAB Water or Ice moves will do a hefty amount to Claydol, though watch out for Explosion! Tyranitar loses to these Pokmon 100% of the time regardless of their sets, whereas Hippowdon counters Mega Lopunny, checks Mega Metagross pretty well (although some carry Grass Knot as a lure), and checks Dragon Dance Mega Altaria pretty well and can phaze it if need be. Jolly Nature Ability: Sand Stream Claydol can Trick crippling items onto other Pokmon too. Donphan and Hippowdon wall Regirock all day long, and both can do some damage to Regirock with their STAB Earthquakes. Recently, I've noticed sandstorm teams are not very popular in this tier (and for good reasons too, I might add. You had be better with Sand Rush sweepers like Excadrill and Dracozolt. Welcome to Smogon! Dugtrio is one of the few Ground-type Pokmon that has Speed without a Choice Scarf. Rex here is my Sand Streamer. Recently, I've noticed sandstorm teams are not very popular in this tier (and for good reasons too, I might add. Sandstorm doesn't make a giant difference in battling compared to extreme field effects like Trick Room, so building your team isn't too difficult. Team. Sandstreamer. You can also use either Lele or Koko so you can get rid of Rilla's terrain if you wanna earthquake something to death sooner and can't afford to sub up. Building a sandstorm team is pretty easy. The following effects occur in a sandstorm: Players have a lot of freedom when using a sandstorm team. Turns out I have to search with the first mon on the family lol =(. Any strong wallbreaker will do, You can tweak Tyranitar and Corviknight's moves and evs if you want but keep Dracozolt's. Mega Charizard Y can pretty much win on its own against sand balance archetypes. Hippowdon can also threaten opponents with Curse, or strengthen its already high Defense, along with its mediocre Special Defense, through Stockpile. I'm also looking for a good sample standard sandstorm team to post as the sample team. - Power Trip. Shore Up is used for its great reliably recovery in sand. Tyranitar is a very nice check too, but it's very risky to switch it in directly due to Charizard's access to Focus Blast. Keldeo, Azumarill, Kyurem-B, Manaphy, Mega Gyarados, Breloom, Serperior, and Mega Charizard Y all break the mentioned hurdles to an Excadrill sweep pretty well. *An amazing sandstorm abuser! There are two things that a Sandstorm lead might want to do; activate Sand Steam with Hippowdon or Tyranitar, or set up SRocks. IT JUST GETS BETTER, FOLKS Tyranitar and Excadrill are both in the games, and both share over 20% usage rates in VGC 2020. And the OP didn't have that set either. The Ground Type does not exist in this game. Empoleon can set up Stealth Rock, as well as phaze the opponent with Yawn or Roar. and Fire Blast happens to be the most lethal attack in Garchomp's movepool for those Pokemon. Replace this with Slowking instead to act as your special wall, protecting you from mainly Nidoking and more importantly, a switch move in teleport. Also if Alakazam was holding a life orb it wouldn't last very long especially if it takes spikes/toxic spikes/stealth rock damage, [Please excuse our look during the redesign :)]. When I was thinking steel, I was thinking along the lines of Scizor, Skarmory, etc mainly those are the really common ones. Tentacruel also easily defeats most variants of Infernape, which is a frequent problem for sandstorm teams. Here's the team: Tyranitar (M) @ Life Orb Ability: Sand Stream Level: 50 Shiny: Yes they're not bad though, and i'm merely doing this for my own amusement, i'm not great at competitive, that's why i asked this to be rated, thanks :D. Bruh, have you ever had that nightmare scenario where 'my infiltrator Dragapult failed to kill Garchomp because my draco meteor missed three times' or 'Landorus Therian used explosion. JavaScript is disabled. Ability: Unnerve Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. With the introduction of ORAS, new Mega Evolutions were added to the tier, such as Mega Metagross, Mega Lopunny, and Mega Altaria. These reasons combined made the Smogon Academy quickban Flutter Main from competitive battles with unanimous votes. How to build the best Sandstorm team for competitive Pokemon. Pokemon who lack the Rock or Steel or Ghost type will be damaged by the Sandstorm. Cradily can also use Swords Dance with Recover and Suction Cups to back it up. Its base Speed is 125, which puts it on par with Pokemon like Marshadow and Greninja. Let's go over the current team skeleton. Jirachi can provide Wish support for your team, Stealth Rock, Reflect and/or Light Screen, and paralysis support with Body Slam or Thunder Wave. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Privacy Policy. and our Garchomp is a nessecary for any Sandteam in my opinion, and with a Life Orb means it's overpowered (the Ice types in the room: "Hey"). - Surf Impactful Competitive Changes In Pokemon Scarlet And Violet Generation IX Pokemon That Might be Seen in Competitive Play Smogon Makes First Pokemon Scarlet . After that, Empoleon becomes nearly unstoppable with a STAB-boosted Surf. Sandstorm has been a field effect since the 2nd generation of Pokmon. oof I dont really have the time rn, some job stuff needs doing but there are a lot of sand RMTs on this page, and i can summon two very experienced sand players to help you, just for a quick note, I kinda like pex here, it forms a water fire grass core with tran and ferro, resists fire, is a bulky water that is not weak to grass and has amazing longevity, i might consider it instead of corvi, not sure though. Privacy Policy. - Crunch. Others are needed. It has the ability to put in a lot of work against typical sand balance archetypes, especially with Pursuit support. We are back at it with our weather teams of Pokemon Showdown. Her ability Magic Guard means she can take the Sandstorm. Unlike Flutter Mane, Houndstone wasn't banned for its stats, even though its bulk is arguably one of the best in the game due to high Attack . They work in tandem with Excadrill, breaking things that Excadrill struggles with while Excadrill picks off faster threats that these Pokmon may have trouble with. There are two things that a Sandstorm lead might want to do; activate Sand Steam with Hippowdon or Tyranitar, or set up SRocks. I would mention that it only has limited move options. Cookie Notice While Hippowdon's defensive ability is outstanding, its Special Defense is somewhat mediocre. Want to contribute? A Game Changing Mechanic First introduced in Generation II and further expanded in Generation III, weather is widely considered one the most influential mechanics in the competitive battling scene. Also, if the team opts to forego Rapid Spin for Swords Dance Excadrill, it leaves the team vulnerable to entry hazard stacking. Metagross also has access to other physical moves, including Ice Punch, ThunderPunch, Earthquake, Pursuit, and Explosion. I think it's noteworthy that Cradily gets Storm Drain via Dream World (don't think it's released yet though)- this makes it a very handy check against Rain teams. This article is part of a directory: Pokemon VGC: A Complete Guide | Team Building, Current Season, Multiplayer, And More Infernape is a dolis pokemon a Sandstorm team to have clean-up the game. Probopass and Bastiodon come to mind in this respect. Learn the basics of the team and how you too can sweep the Battle Tower with a strong team. These include Stealth Rock, Toxic, Trick, Light Screen, Reflect, and Hypnosis. For Excadrill, it says "several coverage moves." With access to Tail Glow, it can become really threatening in an instant. You want a pokemon whose very presence on the field will set up the weather for you; Pokemon with the ability Sand Stream. Also just to put it out there i had Colbur berry on Dragapult to live any Knock Off or Sucker Punch almost garenteed and u also gain variety not having Specs. Its physical movepool is also very wide; it can use Pursuit to trap Pokmon like Gengar and Starmie, any of the elemental punches, Aqua Tail, or even Earthquake. While this may seem like an out-of-place ability for it to have, it makes it an incredible finishing sweeper for a sandstorm team. Alberto Nez. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Because of this, Jolteon, Raikou, and especially Magnezone (because of Magnet Pull) make great Skarmory counters. Politoed, Ninetales and Abomasnow gain no defence boosts from their weathers, unlike T-Tar's sp. Like Blissey, Tentacruel is easily trapped and killed by Dugtrio. Donphan is relatively powerful and, unlike Forretress, poses a strong offensive threat to the opponent. It can utilize Choice Scarf as a revenge killer or Choice Specs for heavy duty power. The easiest way to counter Blissey is with strong physical attacks. Bulk up raises Attack and Defense, and I have Special Defense EVs. Do what you will with this. Tentacruel can also be defeated by other powerful Electric- or Ground-type attacks. Tyranitar can also use some more unconventional sets. However, be very careful about opposing Garchomps when using Dracozolt as scarf chomp outspeeds it even in sand so keep that in mind. I would want to be able to switch Rex in at a later time to set up Sandstorm again should it run out. Flygon's main attraction is U-turn on top of its Dragon / Ground STAB moves. November 1, 2021. YankeeSprinter; Aug 6, 2008 . It also . EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe Tyranitar and Hippowdon counter special Jirachis well, especially the Substitute + Calm Mind set, provided they avoid Grass Knot. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Sand also has the best set ups (my opinion). This article is part of a directory: Pokemon VGC: A Complete Guide | Team Building, Current Season, Multiplayer, And More . Touche, I admit I'm being a little close-minded on cradily. - X-Scissor This is my attempt at a sandstorm team that fits into the UU's. It seems to be more of a defensive team that works on taking down the opponant slowly. . EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Sp. That very same Gyarados makes a good option to use too, but Leftovers is the recommended item over Life Orb because it will help Gyarados combat the sandstorm damage. It can switch in, trap, and kill several Pokmon such as Infernape, Blissey, and Tyranitar (though maximum HP Tyranitar isn't always OHKOed by Earthquake). Hey there, nice sand team. One of Forretress' best counters is Rotom-H, because it blocks Forretress's Rapid Spins and can OHKO it with Overheat. In Smogon's Generation VIII OU tier, the preeminent Sun Setter, Torkoal sits at 58th in the usage rankings, despite technically being an RU Pokmon. Tyraniboah uses special attacks to defeat Skarmory (namely with Thunderbolt or Fire Blast), and Focus Punch is used to obliterate Blissey. I changed all the Japanese names to US translations, but I might have missed something. I have bolt beak, eq for zacian, dragon claw for dragon coverage, and fire fang to cover grass types. [Please excuse our look during the redesign :)]. thanks :D really helped, can't wait to use this set!. Furthermore, weather-based teams sometimes have a high risk but can have higher pay when used successfully.. Heatran can even use some support moves like Toxic, Will-O-Wisp, and Roar. Pokemon Scarlet Violet Pokemon team builder for VGC 2023 Regulation Set C. Moves, EVs, and more for pokemon like Flutter Mane, Chi-Yu and Amoonguss. Garchomp avoided the attack'? Dragon Dance. EVs: 132 HP / 192 Atk / 16 SpD / 168 Spe I know there's no such thing as 'too long' but we're somewhat expecting the C&C to cut down on stuff if necessary. Flygon also has some other interesting attacks at its disposal: Stone Edge, Fire Punch, and even Quick Attack, not forgetting the aforementioned Earthquake, Outrage, and even Draco Meteor. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. maybe, there could also be an argument made here hippo instead of ttar as it also gets toxic+rocks bit has slack off for longevity, can run spdef or def and can carry smooth rock to enable drill better, i just don't like hippo as much glava.yes it has very good defence but so do every other thing on this team.i like T-tar for the sp.def, Since you're using rush drill on your sand team, the first major suggestion I will give is. by using the move Sandstorm. With its STAB Water-type moves and strong Defense and HP, Suicune can easily take the attacks of Rhyperior, Mamoswine, and sometimes, Tyranitar and defeat them quickly. Gliscor is also one of DPP's best Heracross counters, while it also beats non-Ice Punch Lucario. I think Sandstorm teams are not as popular has Rain or Sunlight teams because of the lack of options to exploit having sand on everyone's eyes. Jolly Nature Best Pokemon for Sandstorm Teams? T-tar is pretty obvious for this team, I'll usually lead off with it to start Sandstorm for my team. However since I like challenges I decided to try to build one. Jolly Nature. Neither Spiritomb nor Rotom-A really care about sandstorm too, as they both can use Rest. Bullet Punch is STAB, Technician boosted priority, super handy as even with EV investment, Pepper won't always outspeed. Any advice will be much appreciated! - Stone Edge Magnezone does fantastically against physical sets, especially Choiced ones. Special Fighting-type attacks, such as Aura Sphere from Lucario, decimate Regirock too. Azumarill is a huge threat because of its typing, access to priority in Aqua Jet, which allows it to revenge kill Excadrill, STAB moves that let it take out the sand setter, and decent bulk, which allows it to take a hit or two from common Pokmon found on these archetypes, such as Latios, Keldeo, and Tornadus-T. Manaphy is a huge threat to most sand balance teams. Estrategia Smogon (Moderador: Dranix) Tier List oficial BW anterior prximo . All non-Rock-, Steel-, and Ground-type Pokemon and Pokemon without the ability Magic Guard, Sand Veil, or Overcoat take 1/16 damage at the end of every turn. The raw power of Excadrill under sand thanks to Life Orb and its high Attack means that it lands OHKOs like no big deal. Tyranitar completely invalidates Volcarona's existence, allowing you to out offense it or Tyranitar just straight up kills it, Offensive Corviknight has lost its place, or nearly lost it, in ou. Because of this, Flygon is pretty easily countered by physical walls such as Suicune, Swampert, and Skarmory (although the latter should be wary of Fire Blast). Typically, offensive sandstorm teams use powerful Rock-, Steel-, and Ground-type Pokmon such as Tyranitar, Rhyperior, Lucario, and Heatran, who are not damaged by the sandstorm. The Special Defense of Rock-type Pokemon is increased by 50%. Although only Hippowdon and Tyranitar possess this ability, both of them are great choices and can be easily incorporated into a team. They often use entry hazards, Toxic, and the damaging effects of sandstorm to slowly break down the opponent's team. Defensive sandstorm teams use the Special Defense boosting effect of sandstorm to its fullest extent with Pokmon such as Cradily. Starmie is another Pokmon that can take the ever so threatening Water-type attacks. This is because the weather will otherwise put a quick stop to their sweep. That doesn't necessarily just work with subs. JavaScript is disabled. On the offensive side of things, Jirachi makes a powerful physical attacker with Zen Headbutt, Iron Head, and the elemental punches. EVs: 180 HP / 252 Atk / 76 Spe Lead Jirachi isn't as good in 4th gen, and the other SR users don't have much use outside of entry . - Body Press - Earthquake EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe Using these two assets, Dugtrio makes a great revenge killer. On the flip side of Dragon Dance, Curse is also an option. Dec 7, 2021. If I replace this guy I think I'd want to find another weather ball choice specs user because it's really good. While Aerodactyl isn't the best sweeper because of its frailty, it makes a great suicide lead. While it's checked by Ferrothorn and Latios, two common components of a sand balance team, Manaphy can threaten them with Hidden Power Fire and Ice Beam, as well as dismantle them with Pursuit support. Ability: Sand Veil. i could try pex over heatran and give T-tar back fire blast. Well, this team is a Sand-Mixed Lapras + Zacian team. It does more damage than quake. Reuniclus can be a threat with immunity to Sandstorm from Magic Guard, though Tyranitar eats it for breakfast unless it switches into Focus Blast. Other than that, its looking greatcan't wait to see the final product! But where Rhyperior has Rock-type STAB and bulkiness, Mamoswine has Ice-type attacks and priority through Ice Shard. Home. It's often paired with a wallbreaker like Manaphy, Keldeo, Mega Charizard Y, or Kyurem-B to break past Pokmon that trouble it. Celebi is barely threatened by anything Swampert has, and it can outspeed and OHKO Swampert with Grass Knot. - Substitute This one is probably a bit odd, but let me explain. The Sandstorm Summoners Any successful sandstorm team needs a sandstorm summoner. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Competitive 6v6 Smogon OU Wifi Battle. Tyranitar is one of the keystones of a Sandstorm team if not only for his excellent bulk and attacking stats, but also for his ability. Tentacruel is also another Pokmon that can take Water-type attacks easily, which is very helpful for a sandstorm team. If Dugtrio locks into Sucker Punch you are free to set up with non-attacking moves, too. In the Generation 8 OU tier, creating a strong and balanced team is essential to success. Choice Band Donphan can be damaging though, especially so if your bulky Water has taken a few hits. Want to contribute? Unfortunately can't survive a lot but gets good damage with choice specs so that's cool. Max hp max spd. - Stealth Rock. What is a Weather Team? Flygon is a fantastic scout when used with a Choice Scarf, due to its U-turn and Stealth Rock resistance. I will fight anyone to the death who says that sub scale shot isn't Garchomp's most dangerous set.