So.... I have been trying to throw together an acceptable UU Sandstorm team FOREVER now, and it's came down to this team. The team has some obvious flaws, and I have a huge Venusaur problem. However, I have absolutely no idea how I can keep the flow of a Sandstorm team, and still effectively counter the extremely difficult to counter threats like Venusaur. I run some pretty unconventional sets, but thats all part of the fun. I consider this practically a Gimmick team. Its very hard to play Sandstorm in an enviroment completely owned by Water and Grass types. However, I try and work around this, and have fun doing so. This is my favorite type of gameplay, and I plan on doing whatever I can do make it a success. :)
Here is the team, your standard Sandstorm team, with some moveset twists. This team is PURELY A Wi-Fi TEAM However, I can work with almost everything you give me. I have aplethroa of pokemon to use.
Dior @ Leftovers
Nature: Impish
Evs: Standard Hippodown EV's, besides the fact hes not a Hippodown... >.>
Moveset:
~Stealth Rock
~Earthquake
~Slack Off
~Toxic
Alright, so the basis of a UU Sandstorm team HAS to start with this little hippo! He automatically starts an ongoing Sandstorm for me, and normally sets up Stealth Rocks. He is often immediately switched out, and left for later to scout the opposing team for moves. However, he is also used for emergency Toxic's if need-be. Slack Off keeps this happy Hippopotamus healthy, and Earthquake is a general STAB.
Against the only leads I have faced with this team, surprisingly. >.>
Froslass: Stealth Rock, then switch to Quagsire and proceed to Curse Spam ( Or Cradily. Just depends if they carry Ice Beam or not. )
Ambipom: Switch to Regirock and pray the thing doesn't predict the switch and Low Kick me. I may try and stay in and Stealth Rock, however, some carry Taunt.... Also, they are commonly used as Weather leads, so I need to switch out to keep my Hippo for later, just incase!
Omastar: Oh my god is this thing SCARY. Generally, I switch out to Quagsire and proceed to Curse Spam, as he cannot hit me with Surf. If the Omastar is running Hidden Power Grass, I am screwed -.-
Cloyster: ^^ Read Omastar... However, this thing is far less Threatening, and I can set up with Quagsire on almost all of them. I can also set up with Cradily, besides the variants who carry Explosion. In rare cases, I will Stealth Rock and THEN proceed to switch. I don't like Spike leads... :(
His nickname is based off the brand Christian Dior, a well known Luxury brand. Any smart Sunglasses collector has a pair of Dior Sunglasses, and every smart Sandstorm team builder in UU HAS to have this Hippo! I thought Dior was cute on this little guy, too.
Prada @ Leftovers
Nature: Careful
Evs: 252 HP, Half into Defense, Half into Special Defense.
Moveset:
~Toxic
~Amnesia
~Iron Defense
~Rest
The surprise factor on this pokemon is drop dead fantastic. Most people think I am absolutely insane for running this set on a Registeel. However, I have noticed that this wonderful Registeel can essentially 6-0 a team without a Venusaur. Not to mention, he is great for taking out pesky offensive threats. His major problem is obvious Poison types, Taunt, and Substitute. However, in many cases, I can actually force the Substituted pokemon to switch out through straight up PP Stall or wait for Sandstorm to kill the pokemon without Leftovers. I know this isn't a great Registeel set, but I love using it. He's never failed me when I need him, and I hate playing with the conventional Registeel set.
Prada has always been amazing at reinventing the styles of sunglasses. This specific Registeel is completely "reinvented" and terrible unstandard, so I thought the name seemed to match. Not to mention, I love Prada sunglasses, and I love this crazy moveset with all my heart.
Bvlgari @ Leftovers
Nature: Careful
Evs: 252 HP, 40 Defense, 212 Special Defense
Moveset:
~Stone Edge
~Earthquake
~Rest
~Sleep Talk
This Regirock is one of those pokemon who can piss off the masses, as this team is suppose to do. The Rest-Talk variant is EXTREMELY hard to take down in a Sandstorm, nearly impossible; actually. I can't remember why the EV's are the way they are, but they seem to work quite well. He enjoys easily taking Neutral attacks from either side of the spectrul, and often ends up KO'ing the pokemon back with Stone Edge or Earthquake. I perfer him over Steelix, simply because Steelix has a lower base Special Defense, and I feel that Steelix doesn't take the Special hits anywhere near as well as Regirock can.
Bvlgari is based on both tradition and innovation. This Regirock simply fits the bill, and while he is much more manly then the rest of my team, he gets a Female Sunglasses Specialist name. Go figure.
Gucci @ Chesto Berry
Nature: Sassy
Evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
~Rest
~Curse
~Seed Bomb
~Rock Slide
This set is probably the least used version of Cradily, quite honestly. I generally see the Recovering Curse variant, or the Rest Talk variant. I have fell in love with this set up of Cradily, and find him to be an absolute bastard to take down once hes finally set up. It takes a bit, but he can certainly get there. One thing I don't like about this Cradily set, is that he isn't Status "immune" like the Rest-Talk variant is. However, he has never proved to be useless. In many games, he alone can take our 3 or even 4 pokemon before he dies.
Gucci is quite a leading fashion designer, and this Cradily is no different! Who doesn't love a big pink barancle!? Whenever I wear anything Gucci, I have people getting mad at me because I spend too much money on my clothes. I can't say I get the same reaction with this Cradily... But I know some people who have actually throw their DS across the room in anger when faced with him. I think that earned his name.
Chanel @ Lum Berry
Nature: Sassy
Evs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
~Earthquake
~Ice Punch
~Curse
~Recover
This little pink.... Whatever you are suppose to be... Mudpuppy? Anyhow. This little pink thing absorbs all the Water Attacks for my team, literally. :) One thing I dislike about him is the fact that he adds to my huge Grass Weakness. The Lum Berry is because this guy absolutely HATES Toxic and burns. I have status absorbers, but its always good to be safe!
Quagsire is nicknamed Chanel because of the rising popularity in his usage! I have seen entire teams based around this little Mudpuppy, and Chanel has been rising in popularity lately aswell.
Oakley @ BrightPowder
Nature: Adamant
Evs: 252 Attack, 252 Speed, 6 HP
Moveset:
~Substitute
~Swords Dance
~Focus Punch
~Sucker Punch
This little Cacturne is literally my only Grass resistance on the team besides Registeel, and in many cases thats a TERRIBLE thing. However, this Cacturne is your standard Evasion Cacturne. I went with the choices of Focus Punch and Sucker Punch because I love playing Mind games. ;) It always leaves people guessing what I am going to do. I absolutely HATE Perish Song Mismagius on this guy, as he has NO moves to hit her with, as most variants carry no attacking moves. Hes really my clean up crew, and another pure annoyance of a pokemon. Having such a high chance of not getting hit is very fun, and I love pissing people off because of Sand Veil hax. xD It has let me down before, but I still enjoy playing him.
Cacturnes earned the name Oakley because he is the only tree on my team, and hes actually the only pure "sweeper" on my team! Oakleys are more of a sporty brand, and I consider that a rough and tough kind of thing ( TOTALLY not me. I am fragile people! )
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My biggest problems is honestly Rain Dance teams. They are just EXTREMELY dangerous, and I can get run over by a smart RD player. Not to mention, if my Hippo goes down, then generally have 3 or so Rain Dance setters, so I am basically screwed. -.-
Edit: Venusaur is NO longer a problem! I found out he is Cradily set-up fodder, so it works perfectly for me. <3 Just had to actually risk myself. Sword Dance variants, however; destroy me... o.o
Thank you for reading my Sandstorm RMT. :3 I appreciate every rate.
- I Abuse Smeargles.
Here is the team, your standard Sandstorm team, with some moveset twists. This team is PURELY A Wi-Fi TEAM However, I can work with almost everything you give me. I have aplethroa of pokemon to use.
Dior @ Leftovers
Nature: Impish
Evs: Standard Hippodown EV's, besides the fact hes not a Hippodown... >.>
Moveset:
~Stealth Rock
~Earthquake
~Slack Off
~Toxic
Alright, so the basis of a UU Sandstorm team HAS to start with this little hippo! He automatically starts an ongoing Sandstorm for me, and normally sets up Stealth Rocks. He is often immediately switched out, and left for later to scout the opposing team for moves. However, he is also used for emergency Toxic's if need-be. Slack Off keeps this happy Hippopotamus healthy, and Earthquake is a general STAB.
Against the only leads I have faced with this team, surprisingly. >.>
Froslass: Stealth Rock, then switch to Quagsire and proceed to Curse Spam ( Or Cradily. Just depends if they carry Ice Beam or not. )
Ambipom: Switch to Regirock and pray the thing doesn't predict the switch and Low Kick me. I may try and stay in and Stealth Rock, however, some carry Taunt.... Also, they are commonly used as Weather leads, so I need to switch out to keep my Hippo for later, just incase!
Omastar: Oh my god is this thing SCARY. Generally, I switch out to Quagsire and proceed to Curse Spam, as he cannot hit me with Surf. If the Omastar is running Hidden Power Grass, I am screwed -.-
Cloyster: ^^ Read Omastar... However, this thing is far less Threatening, and I can set up with Quagsire on almost all of them. I can also set up with Cradily, besides the variants who carry Explosion. In rare cases, I will Stealth Rock and THEN proceed to switch. I don't like Spike leads... :(
His nickname is based off the brand Christian Dior, a well known Luxury brand. Any smart Sunglasses collector has a pair of Dior Sunglasses, and every smart Sandstorm team builder in UU HAS to have this Hippo! I thought Dior was cute on this little guy, too.
Prada @ Leftovers
Nature: Careful
Evs: 252 HP, Half into Defense, Half into Special Defense.
Moveset:
~Toxic
~Amnesia
~Iron Defense
~Rest
The surprise factor on this pokemon is drop dead fantastic. Most people think I am absolutely insane for running this set on a Registeel. However, I have noticed that this wonderful Registeel can essentially 6-0 a team without a Venusaur. Not to mention, he is great for taking out pesky offensive threats. His major problem is obvious Poison types, Taunt, and Substitute. However, in many cases, I can actually force the Substituted pokemon to switch out through straight up PP Stall or wait for Sandstorm to kill the pokemon without Leftovers. I know this isn't a great Registeel set, but I love using it. He's never failed me when I need him, and I hate playing with the conventional Registeel set.
Prada has always been amazing at reinventing the styles of sunglasses. This specific Registeel is completely "reinvented" and terrible unstandard, so I thought the name seemed to match. Not to mention, I love Prada sunglasses, and I love this crazy moveset with all my heart.
Bvlgari @ Leftovers
Nature: Careful
Evs: 252 HP, 40 Defense, 212 Special Defense
Moveset:
~Stone Edge
~Earthquake
~Rest
~Sleep Talk
This Regirock is one of those pokemon who can piss off the masses, as this team is suppose to do. The Rest-Talk variant is EXTREMELY hard to take down in a Sandstorm, nearly impossible; actually. I can't remember why the EV's are the way they are, but they seem to work quite well. He enjoys easily taking Neutral attacks from either side of the spectrul, and often ends up KO'ing the pokemon back with Stone Edge or Earthquake. I perfer him over Steelix, simply because Steelix has a lower base Special Defense, and I feel that Steelix doesn't take the Special hits anywhere near as well as Regirock can.
Bvlgari is based on both tradition and innovation. This Regirock simply fits the bill, and while he is much more manly then the rest of my team, he gets a Female Sunglasses Specialist name. Go figure.
Gucci @ Chesto Berry
Nature: Sassy
Evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
~Rest
~Curse
~Seed Bomb
~Rock Slide
This set is probably the least used version of Cradily, quite honestly. I generally see the Recovering Curse variant, or the Rest Talk variant. I have fell in love with this set up of Cradily, and find him to be an absolute bastard to take down once hes finally set up. It takes a bit, but he can certainly get there. One thing I don't like about this Cradily set, is that he isn't Status "immune" like the Rest-Talk variant is. However, he has never proved to be useless. In many games, he alone can take our 3 or even 4 pokemon before he dies.
Gucci is quite a leading fashion designer, and this Cradily is no different! Who doesn't love a big pink barancle!? Whenever I wear anything Gucci, I have people getting mad at me because I spend too much money on my clothes. I can't say I get the same reaction with this Cradily... But I know some people who have actually throw their DS across the room in anger when faced with him. I think that earned his name.
Chanel @ Lum Berry
Nature: Sassy
Evs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
~Earthquake
~Ice Punch
~Curse
~Recover
This little pink.... Whatever you are suppose to be... Mudpuppy? Anyhow. This little pink thing absorbs all the Water Attacks for my team, literally. :) One thing I dislike about him is the fact that he adds to my huge Grass Weakness. The Lum Berry is because this guy absolutely HATES Toxic and burns. I have status absorbers, but its always good to be safe!
Quagsire is nicknamed Chanel because of the rising popularity in his usage! I have seen entire teams based around this little Mudpuppy, and Chanel has been rising in popularity lately aswell.
Oakley @ BrightPowder
Nature: Adamant
Evs: 252 Attack, 252 Speed, 6 HP
Moveset:
~Substitute
~Swords Dance
~Focus Punch
~Sucker Punch
This little Cacturne is literally my only Grass resistance on the team besides Registeel, and in many cases thats a TERRIBLE thing. However, this Cacturne is your standard Evasion Cacturne. I went with the choices of Focus Punch and Sucker Punch because I love playing Mind games. ;) It always leaves people guessing what I am going to do. I absolutely HATE Perish Song Mismagius on this guy, as he has NO moves to hit her with, as most variants carry no attacking moves. Hes really my clean up crew, and another pure annoyance of a pokemon. Having such a high chance of not getting hit is very fun, and I love pissing people off because of Sand Veil hax. xD It has let me down before, but I still enjoy playing him.
Cacturnes earned the name Oakley because he is the only tree on my team, and hes actually the only pure "sweeper" on my team! Oakleys are more of a sporty brand, and I consider that a rough and tough kind of thing ( TOTALLY not me. I am fragile people! )
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My biggest problems is honestly Rain Dance teams. They are just EXTREMELY dangerous, and I can get run over by a smart RD player. Not to mention, if my Hippo goes down, then generally have 3 or so Rain Dance setters, so I am basically screwed. -.-
Edit: Venusaur is NO longer a problem! I found out he is Cradily set-up fodder, so it works perfectly for me. <3 Just had to actually risk myself. Sword Dance variants, however; destroy me... o.o
Thank you for reading my Sandstorm RMT. :3 I appreciate every rate.
- I Abuse Smeargles.
