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flame body has saved me so many times, usually with something killing volcarona and getting a surprise burn, letting me turn a match around. definitely use it over swarm.
i need it to be one note higher :(
edit: to make this, the vocals to a song i like: http://inudge.net/#bweb
the grid is just small enough. use your brain to imagine it an octave higher.
I'd be in favor of Kingdra/Drizzle, Kabutops/Drizzle, and Ludicolo/SS/Drizzle bans. Banning SS/Drizzle obviously didn't work for the reasons outlined. Banning Drizzle itself would give rain stall teams trouble, as well as other useful but not problematic SSers. Banning Swift Swim on those...
Hippowdon gets Sand Force? Nice.
If you really wanted, you could use that Sandslash set in UU with Hippopotas.
I've run into this a few times and I don't see it here:
Dragonite @ Leftovers
Multi-Scale
Roost
Dragon Tail
Thunder Wave
Substitute
The idea is to phase and abuse entry hazards...