Operation Desert Storm

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Hippowdon (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Sand Stream
EVs: 236 HP / 152 Def / 116 SDef / 4 Spd
Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Roar
- Slack Off
Look at that fat hippo...that thing just doesn't die.
My munchies sets up SandStorm for me, and boy is it bulky, on both sides.
It lives a +1 ice beam from genesect if worst comes to worst.
he heals and can scout my opponent's team. He's also a great wall late game.


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Ferrothorn (M) @ Rocky Helmet
Trait: Iron Barbs
EVs: 240 HP / 56 Def / 200 SDef
Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Power Whip
- Spikes
- Substitute
- Leech Seed

This thing is evil, very evil. Ferrathorn is my main wall on this team, and boy does it get the job done. Subseeding takes people offguard, allowing me to beat conkleddor if he comes in on a leech seed. Rocky helmet gets in even more dammage everytime something touches me, which is pretty dang often.
Cudos to Richard and Blaziken for giving me this nattorei set, it's AWESOME.


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Reuniclus (M) @ Life Orb
Trait: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SAtk
Quiet Nature (+SAtk, -Spd)
- Focus Blast
- Psychic/Psyshock
- Trick Room
- Recover
I love this thing. It's so epic it can't even be described by words.
I run minimum speed on this thing so that when i activate trick room i outpace even nattorei.
Psychic hurts anything that doesn't resist it, and focus blast hits what does resist it......*cough* Tyranitar *cough* Trick room is also very useful against other weather teams.


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Excadrill (F) @ Air Balloon
Trait: Sand Rush
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Swords Dance
- Rapid Spin

Don't tell me you didn't see that thing coming, you know you did.
My main physical sweeper which also happens to be a rapid spinner.
This thing gets an unbelievable 604 speed in sand, which is just plain stupidly high. Rapid spin takes people offguard and keeps rocks away for my special sweeper.......

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Volcarona (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Flame Body
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Fiery Dance
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Quiver Dance
- Bug Buzz

Say hello to my little friend. This thing is a freaking MONSTER.
After 1 quiver dance, his special defense is way above average, his speed is insane, and his special attack is beyond belief. Fiery dance boosts special attack even more, basically a slightly weaker flamethrower...but like i said, it has a 60% chance of raising Spcl Attack...yeah as if that thing didn't have enough already. Bug buzz is good stab move to hit psychic and dark types really hard...This thing also abuses my opponent's Sun if he's running a Sunteam. HP ice kills Dragons that try to wall me.


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Garchomp (M) @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Sand Veil
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Fire Fang
- Rock Slide
- Outrage

Garchomp is my revenge killer, who also happens to be a late game cleaner that can get incredibly annoying sand veil hax when you really don't want it to. Earthquake stab is amazingly powerful, fire fang is mainly for nattorei.
Rock slide over stone edge, because 30% flinch + sand veil is hell.
Outrage is my best stab move and hits like a truck.
 
This is a pretty good team.
Hippowdon's set is fine. The EV's look a little odd, but the only thing I can recommend is to take the 4 away from Speed and put it in HP.
Ferrothorn is once again okay, although I am not a fan of the Rugged Helmet and feel that Leftovers is a much better choice in this spot.
Reuniclus is a good choice here, but it makes no sense to run Trick Room here. Ferrothorn can take advantage of the move. Plus it absolutly ruins Excadrill, who with the sandstorm boost becomes near the fastest pokemon, which means slowest under Trick Room. Then you have a Quiver Dancing Volcarona and a scarf Garchomp. Change Trick Room to Shadow Ball, which gives you perfect coverage and another attacking option.
Excadrill is fine as is, as is Volcarona. For Garchomp, I would recommend changing Rock Slide to Stone Edge for the extra power and Adamant nature to Jolly, but those are just what I would do.
Hope I helped.
 
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