This team is meant to abuse Excadrill. setting him up, and eliminating his counters are the top priority. if i can eliminate his counters, i win.
Tyranitar
ability: sand stream
nature: jolly
item: life orb
EV distrubution
hp: 4
atk: 252
speed: 252
Attacks:
Dragon Dance
Crunch
Stone Edge
Earthquake
comments: this is my lead. sets up sandstorm for excadrill. Dragon Dance is my favorite move of all time. best boosting move in the game before 5th gen. raises the 2 most important stats for any sweeper. everyone knows how essential speed and offense are. crunch and stone edge provide unresisted stab coverage. EQ is just too powerful to pass up.
Excadrill
ability: sand rush
nature: jolly
item: life orb
EV distribution
hp: 4
atk: 252
speed: 252
Attacks:
Swords Dance
Earthquake
Metal Claw
Rock Slide
comments: self explanatory. rock slide hits the flying types that might try to come in on EQ. Metal claw will be used whenever possible, meaning whenever EQ and rock slide are unable to hit super effectively, and metal claw is able to hit for at least neutral dmg. metal claw and EQ are the obvious stab. with a sandstorm goin and after using a swords dance, excadrill rips through teams like a chainsaw through bread.
Gengar
ability: levitate
nature: timid
item: life orb
EV distribution
hp: 4
special atk: 252
speed: 252
Attacks:
Shadow Ball
Focus Blast
Thunderbolt
Hidden Power - Fire
comments: takes care of the fighting weakness on my team. with fighting types (like conkeldur) on the rise, and also being one of my team's weaknesses, a ghost is mandatory. if i have excadrill out and see the opponent bring in a fighting type pokemon that i believe to have a priority type move, i switch in gengar. i prefer gengar over chandy due to gengars superior speed. chandy may have flame charge to raise speed and shadow tag to lock in the fighting pokemon, but its speed is crippling against anything it doesnt resist. gengar can just outspeed and get the KO. with gengar's counters being dark or steel (bisharp a new gengar counter? lol) i would predict the switch, and use focus blast. even if the opp doesnt switch, focus blast might KO a conkeldur. primeape has 5 more base spec def than conkeldur, and would still take 84%-99% dmg from this gengars focus blast.
Magnezone
ability: magnet pull
nature: naive
item: life orb
EV distribution
hp: 4
special atk: 252
speed: 252
Attacks:
Substitute
Thunderbolt
Hidden Power - Water
Explosion
comments: think your scizor can end my sandstorm by takin out my tyranitar? think again. i'll switch to magnezone, sub, then hit with thunderbolt. sub, kill your scizor, and then if u bring in a fire or ground type pokemon, i'll hit it super effectively with hidden power water. explosion is for evo stone chansey. if u bring in a fighting type to hit magnezone, i'll switch to gengar. with excadrill being as good as it is, i can really see scizor usage rising. tyranitar is the best way to set up a sandstorm (since the only other pokemon with the sandstream ability is hippowdown) and scizor is tyranitars top counter.
Gyarados
ability: intimidate
nature: jolly
item: life orb
EV distribution
hp: 4
atk: 252
speed: 252
Attacks:
Dragon Dance
Waterfall
Earthquake
Stone Edge
comments: not much needs said. but i'll say it anyway cuz apparently its a "RMT rule". i've already said how much i love dragon dance. after a dragon dance, not much can stop this gyarados with the exception of bulky water types. pokemon like swampert, suicune, and vaporeon are the only ones to have ever stopped my sweep by themselves. and by "by themselves" i mean without the aid of stealth rock dmg and repeated priority moves.
Starmie
ability: natural cure
nature: timid
item: life orb
EV distribution
hp: 4
special atk: 252
speed: 252
Attacks:
Surf
Thunderbolt
Ice Beam
Hidden Power - Grass
takes down the bulky waters that would otherwise try to wall my pokemon. water types annoy my gyarados to no end. hidden power grass is to take down swampert, as grass is the only type to hit swampert super effectively. the rest of the moves just provide coverage.
Additional team comments: i built my team based on what is currently considered OU or uber. so no flaming cuz i dont use deoxys or latios or something else that is considered uber by current smogon standards. if for some odd reason u think im wrong about what pokemon is in what tier, go to www.smogon.com. thats the website i use to determine tiers, since thats the site that hosts the simulator i play on.
Tyranitar
ability: sand stream
nature: jolly
item: life orb
EV distrubution
hp: 4
atk: 252
speed: 252
Attacks:
Dragon Dance
Crunch
Stone Edge
Earthquake
comments: this is my lead. sets up sandstorm for excadrill. Dragon Dance is my favorite move of all time. best boosting move in the game before 5th gen. raises the 2 most important stats for any sweeper. everyone knows how essential speed and offense are. crunch and stone edge provide unresisted stab coverage. EQ is just too powerful to pass up.
Excadrill
ability: sand rush
nature: jolly
item: life orb
EV distribution
hp: 4
atk: 252
speed: 252
Attacks:
Swords Dance
Earthquake
Metal Claw
Rock Slide
comments: self explanatory. rock slide hits the flying types that might try to come in on EQ. Metal claw will be used whenever possible, meaning whenever EQ and rock slide are unable to hit super effectively, and metal claw is able to hit for at least neutral dmg. metal claw and EQ are the obvious stab. with a sandstorm goin and after using a swords dance, excadrill rips through teams like a chainsaw through bread.
Gengar
ability: levitate
nature: timid
item: life orb
EV distribution
hp: 4
special atk: 252
speed: 252
Attacks:
Shadow Ball
Focus Blast
Thunderbolt
Hidden Power - Fire
comments: takes care of the fighting weakness on my team. with fighting types (like conkeldur) on the rise, and also being one of my team's weaknesses, a ghost is mandatory. if i have excadrill out and see the opponent bring in a fighting type pokemon that i believe to have a priority type move, i switch in gengar. i prefer gengar over chandy due to gengars superior speed. chandy may have flame charge to raise speed and shadow tag to lock in the fighting pokemon, but its speed is crippling against anything it doesnt resist. gengar can just outspeed and get the KO. with gengar's counters being dark or steel (bisharp a new gengar counter? lol) i would predict the switch, and use focus blast. even if the opp doesnt switch, focus blast might KO a conkeldur. primeape has 5 more base spec def than conkeldur, and would still take 84%-99% dmg from this gengars focus blast.
Magnezone
ability: magnet pull
nature: naive
item: life orb
EV distribution
hp: 4
special atk: 252
speed: 252
Attacks:
Substitute
Thunderbolt
Hidden Power - Water
Explosion
comments: think your scizor can end my sandstorm by takin out my tyranitar? think again. i'll switch to magnezone, sub, then hit with thunderbolt. sub, kill your scizor, and then if u bring in a fire or ground type pokemon, i'll hit it super effectively with hidden power water. explosion is for evo stone chansey. if u bring in a fighting type to hit magnezone, i'll switch to gengar. with excadrill being as good as it is, i can really see scizor usage rising. tyranitar is the best way to set up a sandstorm (since the only other pokemon with the sandstream ability is hippowdown) and scizor is tyranitars top counter.
Gyarados
ability: intimidate
nature: jolly
item: life orb
EV distribution
hp: 4
atk: 252
speed: 252
Attacks:
Dragon Dance
Waterfall
Earthquake
Stone Edge
comments: not much needs said. but i'll say it anyway cuz apparently its a "RMT rule". i've already said how much i love dragon dance. after a dragon dance, not much can stop this gyarados with the exception of bulky water types. pokemon like swampert, suicune, and vaporeon are the only ones to have ever stopped my sweep by themselves. and by "by themselves" i mean without the aid of stealth rock dmg and repeated priority moves.
Starmie
ability: natural cure
nature: timid
item: life orb
EV distribution
hp: 4
special atk: 252
speed: 252
Attacks:
Surf
Thunderbolt
Ice Beam
Hidden Power - Grass
takes down the bulky waters that would otherwise try to wall my pokemon. water types annoy my gyarados to no end. hidden power grass is to take down swampert, as grass is the only type to hit swampert super effectively. the rest of the moves just provide coverage.
Additional team comments: i built my team based on what is currently considered OU or uber. so no flaming cuz i dont use deoxys or latios or something else that is considered uber by current smogon standards. if for some odd reason u think im wrong about what pokemon is in what tier, go to www.smogon.com. thats the website i use to determine tiers, since thats the site that hosts the simulator i play on.