Hey guys, this is the first RMT that I've ever done, so please excuse if I make a few mistakes.
So this sandstorm team I've tested a lot on the online battle server, and it's put me in the top 130 at one point. I'm not entirely sure how I chose all my Pokemon, but here's my team.
Lead:
Tyranitar@leftovers
Brave
-Fire Blast
-Superpower
-Crunch
-Stealth Rock
252 hp/176 att/80 spD
I of course need a sand stream lead to get my sandstorm going, and I wanted a more offensive approach to my team. Therefore I chose T-tar over Hippowdon. I have this particular spread to give him some bulk, but he also has quite a bit of offensive power. I set up rocks against non offensive leads, and the other 3 attacks are for coverage.
Garchomp@lum berry
Jolly
-Swords Dance
-Outrage
-Earthquake
-Fire Fang
252 spe/252 att/4 hp
Since Garchomp is no longer considered uber, it's definitely worth putting into my team. Jolly gives him quite a bit of speed, and SD allows him to put serious damage into anything. I'm considering dropping outrage for dragon claw, but so far I haven't had much trouble with being locked into it. These 3 moves give him perfect coverage i believe, and he's bulky without any ev investment.
Jirachi@life orb
Timid
-Calm Mind
-Psychic
-Thunderbolt
-Grass Knot
252 spA/252 spe/4 hp
He is extremely useful due to having 100 base speed, and with max speed ev's and a timid nature he can outspeed most threats. I have him as a cm sweeper because my team was quite a bit more physically oriented, and he also happens to be able to deal with fighting types to an extent with psychic.
Gengar@leftovers
Timid
-Focus Blast
-Shadow Ball
-Substitute
-Pain Split
252 spe/252 SpA/4 hp
I have Gengar mainly as a counter to fighting types. He comes in on a fighting attack, sets up substitute, and does some serious damage from there. Pain Split allows him to beat some special walls, and after a few subs can do a lot of damage. Just a typical Pain Split set other than that.
Azumarill@choice band
Adamant
-Aqua Jet
-Aqua Tail
-Superpower
-Ice Punch
252 hp/252 att/4 spD
This has got to be my favorite guy on the team. He doesn't seem very good, but he single-handedly takes out many very common threats. Adamant attack and huge power puts him at 398 base attack, and with STAB priority in Aqua Jet with a choice band he can do serious damage to many things, especially shandera, opposing doryuuzu, and anything with a scarf or that normally would outspeed the rest of my team.
Doryuuzu@balloon
Adamant
-Swords Dance
-Earthquake
-Rock Slide
-X-Scissor
252 att/252 spe/4 hp
Of course, the ever present mole. Pretty much a necessity now on sandstorm teams, and this is the typical set. I win many games without ever having to bring him out, and when I do, I wait until the end when I know he can pull a sweep, or if I'm down to very few pokemon and he's my last shot.
Well, that's my team. Please rate, and I'm not getting rid of Azumarill. That's pretty much one of my only rules here.
So this sandstorm team I've tested a lot on the online battle server, and it's put me in the top 130 at one point. I'm not entirely sure how I chose all my Pokemon, but here's my team.
Lead:
Tyranitar@leftovers
Brave
-Fire Blast
-Superpower
-Crunch
-Stealth Rock
252 hp/176 att/80 spD
I of course need a sand stream lead to get my sandstorm going, and I wanted a more offensive approach to my team. Therefore I chose T-tar over Hippowdon. I have this particular spread to give him some bulk, but he also has quite a bit of offensive power. I set up rocks against non offensive leads, and the other 3 attacks are for coverage.
Garchomp@lum berry
Jolly
-Swords Dance
-Outrage
-Earthquake
-Fire Fang
252 spe/252 att/4 hp
Since Garchomp is no longer considered uber, it's definitely worth putting into my team. Jolly gives him quite a bit of speed, and SD allows him to put serious damage into anything. I'm considering dropping outrage for dragon claw, but so far I haven't had much trouble with being locked into it. These 3 moves give him perfect coverage i believe, and he's bulky without any ev investment.
Jirachi@life orb
Timid
-Calm Mind
-Psychic
-Thunderbolt
-Grass Knot
252 spA/252 spe/4 hp
He is extremely useful due to having 100 base speed, and with max speed ev's and a timid nature he can outspeed most threats. I have him as a cm sweeper because my team was quite a bit more physically oriented, and he also happens to be able to deal with fighting types to an extent with psychic.
Gengar@leftovers
Timid
-Focus Blast
-Shadow Ball
-Substitute
-Pain Split
252 spe/252 SpA/4 hp
I have Gengar mainly as a counter to fighting types. He comes in on a fighting attack, sets up substitute, and does some serious damage from there. Pain Split allows him to beat some special walls, and after a few subs can do a lot of damage. Just a typical Pain Split set other than that.
Azumarill@choice band
Adamant
-Aqua Jet
-Aqua Tail
-Superpower
-Ice Punch
252 hp/252 att/4 spD
This has got to be my favorite guy on the team. He doesn't seem very good, but he single-handedly takes out many very common threats. Adamant attack and huge power puts him at 398 base attack, and with STAB priority in Aqua Jet with a choice band he can do serious damage to many things, especially shandera, opposing doryuuzu, and anything with a scarf or that normally would outspeed the rest of my team.
Doryuuzu@balloon
Adamant
-Swords Dance
-Earthquake
-Rock Slide
-X-Scissor
252 att/252 spe/4 hp
Of course, the ever present mole. Pretty much a necessity now on sandstorm teams, and this is the typical set. I win many games without ever having to bring him out, and when I do, I wait until the end when I know he can pull a sweep, or if I'm down to very few pokemon and he's my last shot.
Well, that's my team. Please rate, and I'm not getting rid of Azumarill. That's pretty much one of my only rules here.
