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Thanks for the suggestions. I'll fiddle around with Vaporeon, Rotom and Cress to see if I can get something to work better.
If I'm decide not to use Cradily anymore then there's really no need for Hippo to cause a Sand Stream anymore, so I'll start looking for another lead wall that gets the...
Team No Creative Name
This is the team I've been using on Shoddy. I'd post my rank on the leaderboards but I have no idea what it is. I don't like writing long, boring summaries about my team's purpose, so I'll get right into it.
Team at a Glance
In-Depth
Hippowdon @ Leftovers
Ability...
Stealth Rock works okay on Heatran because he does have that potential to scare the opponent into switching, but likely the switch will be to an immediate counter and you won't have a chance to outspeed enough to launch a counterattack. For this reason, Life Orb isn't really preferable on...
- If you're leading with Hippo then Ice Fang probably isn't that useful.
- Two physical walls aren't really necessary, especially since most of your other Pokes have high defense anyway.
- It should be noted that Weavile can dominate most of your team, as can Infernapes with Grass Knot. You're...
I gave your suggestions a try in Shoddy. Lead Hippowdon doesn't really seem to accomplish very much in comparison, especially since it's automatically switching out against most special attackers. Its lack of Taunt also screws it over against setups, and I've found that I miss Roar when it is...
So the basic point behind this team is to start up Sandstorm and use it to boost my team in as many ways as I can. A few of the characters have stall elements to them, but given the prevalence of Leftovers on so many Pokemon, I try not to rely on drawing out the battle too much. This team has...