Welcome to my RMT, Smogonites. Today I bring you my first RMT on Smogon, and I hope you wonderful Rate My Teamers will help me make it better. So first off, I’ll show you how I made the team. As you can see, this is a sandstorm team that takes advantage of stall. These past few months I have noticed that stall teams have become more and more common. Everyday on PO I run into at least 3 (yes, I have been counting).I thought, why not try one out? So I did, combined stall with sand, and here it is And w/o further ado, lets begin!
STALLSTORM
So, obviously, I will need a sandstorm stater. Normally, people would run with Hippo, just for its massive bulk that T-tar doesn’t have. Then I thought, hmmm, doesn’t rock types get a 50% SpecialD boost in sand? So I went with Tyranitar, and it was a choice that I will never regret.
Next I wanted a toxic spikes abuser, for uh, toxic. My options were Forry, Drapion, Nido, and Tentacruel. I thought Nidoqueen would be good, because of its bulk.
I wanted a sandstorm abuser that had power, and tons of bulk for stalling. I skimmed through Rock and Ground types, and bam. Regirock. I cant believe this guy is UU. With its amazing base 200 defense, and its not to shabby 100 base SpeD, along with the boost, it becomes the ultimate tank.
I found I had a huge weakness to ground and fighting, so I threw in a Gengar. Gengar is immune to fighting, ground, heck, even normal moves(hint hint rapid spin).
I wanted another sand abuser, and Scizor was the one who came to my mind. With its massive attack stat, it fits right in.
I wanted a Pokemon who could take a most of my weakness, and be a cleric. Blissey wouldn’t help at all, so I went with Dragonite. It could take ground, water, grass, some of my biggest weaknesses. Along with Heal Bell, this thing is a beast.
I noticed that my team would get wrecked whenever I ran into S.R. or Spikes, so I needed a Spinner. Donphan came to mind, as he wouldn’t get hurt by sand, but I didn’t have space for it. The angels came down and gave me my answer. Cruel. T-spikes AND R.S. Although it didn’t have the bulk of Nidoqueen, it got the job done 9/10 times. But then I got a suggestion, and Cruel was changed for Forry. Also, Regirock was switched for Jirachi. O and Dragonite failed, so I replaced it with Latias. So here was the final team.
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Tyranitar a.k.a. “StallStorm”
@ Balloon. SandStream
Brave Nature
252 HP 252 Attack 4 SpD
-Pursuit
-Avalanche
-EQ
-Fire Punch
Tyranitar, the sand starter. Pursuit over crunch just to get a hit before they switch. In my opinion, Pursuit is a lot more useful than crunch just for the reason to OHKO a Lati@s before it switches. Avalanche, to get those pesky Gliscors that would make my T-spikes useless. S.R. just cuz its S.R., need I say more? Im debating between Bulldoze or EQ. EQ has more damage, while Bulldoze has base 80 but always lowers speed. Air Balloon is for Excadrills who can OHKO me with EQ. With Brave Nature slowing it down, it gives it an even better chance of getting sand up first turn.
With T-tars, amazing attack, it rapes stuff like no tomorrow.
Weaknesses:
Bug: Scizor, Forretress, Gengar
Fighting:Latias, Gengar
Ground: Latias, Gengar
Water: Latias
Grass: Latias,Jirachi, Scizor, Forretress, Gengar
Steel: Jirachi,Scizor, Forretress
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Forretress a.k.a Looking For Nicknames for this guy.
@Shed Shell. Sturdy
Careful Nature
252 HP 252 SpeD 4 Speed
-Toxic Spikes
-Spikes
-Stealth Rocks
-Rapid Spin
Forretress the set uppper thing. T-spikes to get stall going, S.R. and Spikes for entry hazards, obviously. Rapid spin to spin away stuff like rocks, as they would wreck my team.
Weaknesses:
Fire: Latias, Tyranitar
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Jirachi a.k.a Fairy
@Leftovers. Serene Grace
Adamant Nature
252 HP 100 Defense 100 SpeD 56 Speed
-Wish
-U-turn
-Iron Head
-Cosmic Power
Jirachi, the staller. Wish for support, or can be used to heal itself if needed. U-turn is used to pass on the wish to an injured teammate. Iron Head is Jirachi's main attacking move, and with Serene Grace, people will be yelling HAX! like no tomorrow. Cosmic Power is to raise Defense, thus, creating a stall effect. This poke replaced Regi, because Regi had to many weaknesses and to little resistances. I'm considering a bulkyer set also.
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Gengar a.k.a “Thriller”
@Petaya Berry. Levitate
252 HP 252 Speed 4 SpeA
Timid Nature
-Shadow Ball
-Psystrike
-Substitute
-Thunderbolt
Gengar, the special sweeper. Sub until my Petaya Berry activates, then fire away. Shadow Ball for STAB. Psychic over Focus Blast, because my team has a big weakness to fighting, so now I can hit OHKO Machamps and such. Thunderbolt is for coverage, and to hit water types that threaten Regirock and Tyranitar. Levitate gives me immunity to Ground, Normal, Fighting and Spikes. It also resists a lot of stuff.
Weaknesses:
Dark: Tyranitar
Psychic: Tyranitar, Latias, Jirachi
Ghost: Tyranitar
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Latias a.k.a Golden
@Leftovers. Levitate
Timid Nature
252 HP 252 Defense 4 Speed
-Calm Mind
-Dragon Pulse
-Recover
-HP Fire
Latias, the sister of Latios. Latias replaces the role of Dragonite, as it covers most of the resistances, and is just overall bettter than Drago, becuz of the flaw on Dragonite (Multiscale, Sandstorm). Calm Mind to set up when the opponent switches, cuz you know he's gonna switch when you see a Latias. duh. Dragon Pulse for stab and amazing coverage. Paired with HP Fire, This only gets walled by Heatproof Bronzongs and such. Recover when needed, to gain lost health.
Weaknesses:
Bug: Scizor, Forretress
Ghost:Tyranitar, Scizor, Forretress
Ice: Tyranitar, Scizor, Forretress, Jirachi
Dragon: Scizor, Forretress, Jirachi
Dark: Tyranitar, Scizor, Forretress
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Scizor a.k.a. “Nnoitra”
@Choice Band. Technician
248 HP 252 Attack 8SpD
Adamant Nature
-Bullet Punch
-Pursuit
-U-turn
-SuperPower
Scizor the physical sweeper. Bullet punch is for prority, and priority is great for revenge killing. With Technician, Pursuit has base power of 120, while Bullet Punch has base power of 90. U-turn off a massive 591 attack with STAB 105 damage, trust me, it does a lot of damage. Superpower is for Blisseys and other stuff.
Weaknesses:
Fire: Tyranitar, Latias
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Well there is my team guys. Please be as horrendously critical as you can, as I think this team could use some tweaks here and there. Thanks in advance for your rates. BTW, i'll add pictures in the next few days. Thanks. Also I accidentally posted this same team on Past Gen, if a mod could remove it, it would be greatly appreciated .
List of people who helped improve this team greatly:
Calcifer
Red Meowth
connor363
STALLSTORM
So, obviously, I will need a sandstorm stater. Normally, people would run with Hippo, just for its massive bulk that T-tar doesn’t have. Then I thought, hmmm, doesn’t rock types get a 50% SpecialD boost in sand? So I went with Tyranitar, and it was a choice that I will never regret.
Next I wanted a toxic spikes abuser, for uh, toxic. My options were Forry, Drapion, Nido, and Tentacruel. I thought Nidoqueen would be good, because of its bulk.
I wanted a sandstorm abuser that had power, and tons of bulk for stalling. I skimmed through Rock and Ground types, and bam. Regirock. I cant believe this guy is UU. With its amazing base 200 defense, and its not to shabby 100 base SpeD, along with the boost, it becomes the ultimate tank.
I found I had a huge weakness to ground and fighting, so I threw in a Gengar. Gengar is immune to fighting, ground, heck, even normal moves(hint hint rapid spin).
I wanted another sand abuser, and Scizor was the one who came to my mind. With its massive attack stat, it fits right in.
I wanted a Pokemon who could take a most of my weakness, and be a cleric. Blissey wouldn’t help at all, so I went with Dragonite. It could take ground, water, grass, some of my biggest weaknesses. Along with Heal Bell, this thing is a beast.
I noticed that my team would get wrecked whenever I ran into S.R. or Spikes, so I needed a Spinner. Donphan came to mind, as he wouldn’t get hurt by sand, but I didn’t have space for it. The angels came down and gave me my answer. Cruel. T-spikes AND R.S. Although it didn’t have the bulk of Nidoqueen, it got the job done 9/10 times. But then I got a suggestion, and Cruel was changed for Forry. Also, Regirock was switched for Jirachi. O and Dragonite failed, so I replaced it with Latias. So here was the final team.
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Tyranitar a.k.a. “StallStorm”
@ Balloon. SandStream
Brave Nature
252 HP 252 Attack 4 SpD
-Pursuit
-Avalanche
-EQ
-Fire Punch
Tyranitar, the sand starter. Pursuit over crunch just to get a hit before they switch. In my opinion, Pursuit is a lot more useful than crunch just for the reason to OHKO a Lati@s before it switches. Avalanche, to get those pesky Gliscors that would make my T-spikes useless. S.R. just cuz its S.R., need I say more? Im debating between Bulldoze or EQ. EQ has more damage, while Bulldoze has base 80 but always lowers speed. Air Balloon is for Excadrills who can OHKO me with EQ. With Brave Nature slowing it down, it gives it an even better chance of getting sand up first turn.
With T-tars, amazing attack, it rapes stuff like no tomorrow.
Weaknesses:
Bug: Scizor, Forretress, Gengar
Fighting:Latias, Gengar
Ground: Latias, Gengar
Water: Latias
Grass: Latias,Jirachi, Scizor, Forretress, Gengar
Steel: Jirachi,Scizor, Forretress
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Forretress a.k.a Looking For Nicknames for this guy.
@Shed Shell. Sturdy
Careful Nature
252 HP 252 SpeD 4 Speed
-Toxic Spikes
-Spikes
-Stealth Rocks
-Rapid Spin
Forretress the set uppper thing. T-spikes to get stall going, S.R. and Spikes for entry hazards, obviously. Rapid spin to spin away stuff like rocks, as they would wreck my team.
Weaknesses:
Fire: Latias, Tyranitar
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Jirachi a.k.a Fairy
@Leftovers. Serene Grace
Adamant Nature
252 HP 100 Defense 100 SpeD 56 Speed
-Wish
-U-turn
-Iron Head
-Cosmic Power
Jirachi, the staller. Wish for support, or can be used to heal itself if needed. U-turn is used to pass on the wish to an injured teammate. Iron Head is Jirachi's main attacking move, and with Serene Grace, people will be yelling HAX! like no tomorrow. Cosmic Power is to raise Defense, thus, creating a stall effect. This poke replaced Regi, because Regi had to many weaknesses and to little resistances. I'm considering a bulkyer set also.
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Gengar a.k.a “Thriller”
@Petaya Berry. Levitate
252 HP 252 Speed 4 SpeA
Timid Nature
-Shadow Ball
-Psystrike
-Substitute
-Thunderbolt
Gengar, the special sweeper. Sub until my Petaya Berry activates, then fire away. Shadow Ball for STAB. Psychic over Focus Blast, because my team has a big weakness to fighting, so now I can hit OHKO Machamps and such. Thunderbolt is for coverage, and to hit water types that threaten Regirock and Tyranitar. Levitate gives me immunity to Ground, Normal, Fighting and Spikes. It also resists a lot of stuff.
Weaknesses:
Dark: Tyranitar
Psychic: Tyranitar, Latias, Jirachi
Ghost: Tyranitar
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Latias a.k.a Golden
@Leftovers. Levitate
Timid Nature
252 HP 252 Defense 4 Speed
-Calm Mind
-Dragon Pulse
-Recover
-HP Fire
Latias, the sister of Latios. Latias replaces the role of Dragonite, as it covers most of the resistances, and is just overall bettter than Drago, becuz of the flaw on Dragonite (Multiscale, Sandstorm). Calm Mind to set up when the opponent switches, cuz you know he's gonna switch when you see a Latias. duh. Dragon Pulse for stab and amazing coverage. Paired with HP Fire, This only gets walled by Heatproof Bronzongs and such. Recover when needed, to gain lost health.
Weaknesses:
Bug: Scizor, Forretress
Ghost:Tyranitar, Scizor, Forretress
Ice: Tyranitar, Scizor, Forretress, Jirachi
Dragon: Scizor, Forretress, Jirachi
Dark: Tyranitar, Scizor, Forretress
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Scizor a.k.a. “Nnoitra”
@Choice Band. Technician
248 HP 252 Attack 8SpD
Adamant Nature
-Bullet Punch
-Pursuit
-U-turn
-SuperPower
Scizor the physical sweeper. Bullet punch is for prority, and priority is great for revenge killing. With Technician, Pursuit has base power of 120, while Bullet Punch has base power of 90. U-turn off a massive 591 attack with STAB 105 damage, trust me, it does a lot of damage. Superpower is for Blisseys and other stuff.
Weaknesses:
Fire: Tyranitar, Latias
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Well there is my team guys. Please be as horrendously critical as you can, as I think this team could use some tweaks here and there. Thanks in advance for your rates. BTW, i'll add pictures in the next few days. Thanks. Also I accidentally posted this same team on Past Gen, if a mod could remove it, it would be greatly appreciated .
List of people who helped improve this team greatly:
Calcifer
Red Meowth
connor363