I decided to try my hand at ubers. Knowing that weather is a dominant force in ubers, I decided to create a weather team myself. However, while every team out there expects rain and sun, not every team is properly equipped to handle a sandstorm team, and so that is what I decide to create.
First, I needed a sandstorm generator. Hippowdon wasn't really what I wanted, as he was too stallish for the team I had in mind. Tyranitar, on the other hand, hit hard and had some utility as a choice band user.
Next I needed someone who could really abuse the sandstorm, something which could strike fear into the opponent if they get sloppy or setup for too long. Excadrill fit the bill with his titanic attack and excellent speed under sand.
I now had two pokemon weak to water, so I needed something that resisted that. Arceus-Grass fit the bill and had the cool bonus of scaring off both Groudon and Kyogre all by itself.
I needed something which could take Ice Beams and Draco Meteors very well, while not adding to my two fire weaknesses. Heatran fit the bill with his excellent typing.
I wanted a wish passer to keep my team healthy in the face of entry hazards. I also still somewhat needed some special bulk. Blissey fits the bill quite well, I did consider Chansey but I need the passive recovery of leftovers if I am to fight in the sand.
Lastly I needed a revenge killer. Something that could take on even highly boosted mons and slay them to prevent further harm to my team. I considered Wobbuffett, but did not really like his style. Then I found Scarved Imposter Ditto, and I was immediately hooked. Not only did Scarved Imposter Ditto revenge kill, he could scout and even sweep if he steals the right boosts at the right time. Ditto well deserves the spot on my team.
The Team at a glance:
Tyranitar @ Choice Band
Trait: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP / 64 Atk / 192 SDef
Adamant Nature
- Crunch
- Stone Edge
- Low Kick
- Pursuit
Obviously, the first step to creating a Sandstorm team is to have a sandstorm pokemon. Hippowdon was briefly considered, but I wanted something that could take advantage of all the paralysis Arceus-Grass would be spewing, and so I selected Choice Band Tyranitar. Once the enemy team is nice and paralyzed, Tyranitar can mercilessly punch holes in the enemy team. He also serves as a check to many choice users provided they select a move Ttar can switch into.
Back at ya. (Ditto) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Imposter
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SDef
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 30 Atk / 30 Def
- Transform
Ditto is my check to setup users and also serves as a scout against pokemon who are simply too versatile to read, such as Arceus and Mew. If I am unable to stop a setup from occuring, Ditto's glorious ability, Imposter, allows me to steal all their stat boosts and revenge kill them, possibly even sweeping their team if its late in the game. Considering the large number of dragon types that carry moves super-effective against themselves, you can see how devastating this would be. If the enemy has certain late game sweepers such as Blaziken, it is vital to keep ditto alive and intact until he can step in to revenge them.
Excadrill @ Air Balloon
Trait: Sand Rush
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Iron Head
- Swords Dance
Excadrill serves as both an early to mid game revenge killer and a late game sweeper. Under the sand he outpaces even the lightning fast Deoxys-S, and with his titanic 404 attack and excellent typing he causes trouble for just about everything not named Groudon. Later in the game, I can switch him into a move-locked or defensive mon and setup swords dance, if their weather changers are dead at that point it is usually game over.
Blissey (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Natural Cure
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SDef
Calm Nature
- Seismic Toss
- Protect
- Wish
- Toxic
Blissey serves as my special wall to everything but Specs Kyogre. She can slap toxic onto enemy pokemon and also allows my team to pivot to another pokemon under Wish support. Her bulk allows me to take on the likes of zekrom forms which could otherwise wreck my team.
Arceus-Grass @ Meadow Plate
Trait: Multitype
EVs: 252 HP / 144 SDef / 112 Spd
Timid Nature
- Ice Beam
- Grass Knot
- Recover
- Thunder Wave
After the tintinnabulation completes, the enemy stares in utter horror at what is likely to be one of the best Groudon and Kyogre slayers in the game. Rock Polish Groudon cannot OHKO Arceus-G with either Overheat or Fire Punch, and even Choice Band Groudon has only the tiniest chance of a OHKO with Fire Punch in the Sun; Swords Dance Groudon is simply too slow to prevent Arceus from using Grass Knot. Kyogre can hurt Arceus with Ice Beam, but unless it is boosted it fails to 2HKO, allowing Arceus to Thunder Wave, Grass Knot, or simply switch out. If Kyogre runs a Scarf set, it is too weak to truly threaten Arceus, while if it runs a Specs set, it is too slow to outpace the inevitable grass knot.
Heatran @ Leftovers
Trait: Flash Fire
EVs: 248 HP / 252 SDef / 8 Spe
Calm Nature
- Lava Plume
- Dragon Pulse
- Substitute
- Stealth Rock
Heatran checks a variety of threats and is one of few that resists the excellent coverage provided by Dragon/Fire. I can switch him into special attackers relying on this as their means of damage (or simply a scarved draco meteor) then setup a substitute and/or stealth rock. After that, I use Lava Plume to cripple physical attackers or dragon pulse to strip a large chunk of hitpoints off of the abundant dragon types in uber.
Thanks for taking the time to read my team, let me know what you think!
First, I needed a sandstorm generator. Hippowdon wasn't really what I wanted, as he was too stallish for the team I had in mind. Tyranitar, on the other hand, hit hard and had some utility as a choice band user.
Next I needed someone who could really abuse the sandstorm, something which could strike fear into the opponent if they get sloppy or setup for too long. Excadrill fit the bill with his titanic attack and excellent speed under sand.
I now had two pokemon weak to water, so I needed something that resisted that. Arceus-Grass fit the bill and had the cool bonus of scaring off both Groudon and Kyogre all by itself.
I needed something which could take Ice Beams and Draco Meteors very well, while not adding to my two fire weaknesses. Heatran fit the bill with his excellent typing.
I wanted a wish passer to keep my team healthy in the face of entry hazards. I also still somewhat needed some special bulk. Blissey fits the bill quite well, I did consider Chansey but I need the passive recovery of leftovers if I am to fight in the sand.
Lastly I needed a revenge killer. Something that could take on even highly boosted mons and slay them to prevent further harm to my team. I considered Wobbuffett, but did not really like his style. Then I found Scarved Imposter Ditto, and I was immediately hooked. Not only did Scarved Imposter Ditto revenge kill, he could scout and even sweep if he steals the right boosts at the right time. Ditto well deserves the spot on my team.
The Team at a glance:
Tyranitar @ Choice Band
Trait: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP / 64 Atk / 192 SDef
Adamant Nature
- Crunch
- Stone Edge
- Low Kick
- Pursuit
Obviously, the first step to creating a Sandstorm team is to have a sandstorm pokemon. Hippowdon was briefly considered, but I wanted something that could take advantage of all the paralysis Arceus-Grass would be spewing, and so I selected Choice Band Tyranitar. Once the enemy team is nice and paralyzed, Tyranitar can mercilessly punch holes in the enemy team. He also serves as a check to many choice users provided they select a move Ttar can switch into.
Back at ya. (Ditto) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Imposter
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SDef
Relaxed Nature
IVs: 30 Atk / 30 Def
- Transform
Ditto is my check to setup users and also serves as a scout against pokemon who are simply too versatile to read, such as Arceus and Mew. If I am unable to stop a setup from occuring, Ditto's glorious ability, Imposter, allows me to steal all their stat boosts and revenge kill them, possibly even sweeping their team if its late in the game. Considering the large number of dragon types that carry moves super-effective against themselves, you can see how devastating this would be. If the enemy has certain late game sweepers such as Blaziken, it is vital to keep ditto alive and intact until he can step in to revenge them.
Excadrill @ Air Balloon
Trait: Sand Rush
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Iron Head
- Swords Dance
Excadrill serves as both an early to mid game revenge killer and a late game sweeper. Under the sand he outpaces even the lightning fast Deoxys-S, and with his titanic 404 attack and excellent typing he causes trouble for just about everything not named Groudon. Later in the game, I can switch him into a move-locked or defensive mon and setup swords dance, if their weather changers are dead at that point it is usually game over.
Blissey (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Natural Cure
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SDef
Calm Nature
- Seismic Toss
- Protect
- Wish
- Toxic
Blissey serves as my special wall to everything but Specs Kyogre. She can slap toxic onto enemy pokemon and also allows my team to pivot to another pokemon under Wish support. Her bulk allows me to take on the likes of zekrom forms which could otherwise wreck my team.
Arceus-Grass @ Meadow Plate
Trait: Multitype
EVs: 252 HP / 144 SDef / 112 Spd
Timid Nature
- Ice Beam
- Grass Knot
- Recover
- Thunder Wave
After the tintinnabulation completes, the enemy stares in utter horror at what is likely to be one of the best Groudon and Kyogre slayers in the game. Rock Polish Groudon cannot OHKO Arceus-G with either Overheat or Fire Punch, and even Choice Band Groudon has only the tiniest chance of a OHKO with Fire Punch in the Sun; Swords Dance Groudon is simply too slow to prevent Arceus from using Grass Knot. Kyogre can hurt Arceus with Ice Beam, but unless it is boosted it fails to 2HKO, allowing Arceus to Thunder Wave, Grass Knot, or simply switch out. If Kyogre runs a Scarf set, it is too weak to truly threaten Arceus, while if it runs a Specs set, it is too slow to outpace the inevitable grass knot.
Heatran @ Leftovers
Trait: Flash Fire
EVs: 248 HP / 252 SDef / 8 Spe
Calm Nature
- Lava Plume
- Dragon Pulse
- Substitute
- Stealth Rock
Heatran checks a variety of threats and is one of few that resists the excellent coverage provided by Dragon/Fire. I can switch him into special attackers relying on this as their means of damage (or simply a scarved draco meteor) then setup a substitute and/or stealth rock. After that, I use Lava Plume to cripple physical attackers or dragon pulse to strip a large chunk of hitpoints off of the abundant dragon types in uber.
Thanks for taking the time to read my team, let me know what you think!
