
Rotom-Wash @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 104 Def / 24 SpA / 76 SpD / 52 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hydro Pump
- Volt Switch
- Defog / Will-o-Wisp
- Pain Split
Straight from BW, Rotom-W is a comically annoying Pokémon to face for Sand teams due to its good matchup against the two sand setters and their common partners. Of course, this set isn't meant to break - use Nasty Plot and a more offensive spread if you want - but rather take advantage of this core to generate momentum and doing what its support move does: spreading status or clearing the field from hazards.
With 24 SpA, Hydro Pump always 2HKOs 252/252+ Hippo with Leftovers and 2HKOs 252/4 Skarmory, which of course hates Volt Switch even more. Furthermore, Rotom-W has no issues switching into non-Toxic Hippowdon and Skarmory's Body Press has 0.5% chance of 3HKO in sand. You don't want to repeatedly take damage, but Skarmory doesn't typically want to click Body Press either and any other move that isn't Toxic is fine. Plus, Rotom-W is unaffected by Spikes and, with Defog, is a Defogger that singlehandedly beats this hazard stacking core.
The rest of the spread maximises Leftovers recovery, tanks two CB Surging Strikes after rocks and outspeeds 92 Landorus-T+things around that speed tier (the new common Buzzwole set, Timid Magnezone, Adamant Bisharp), with the remaining EVs in SpD for added special bulk against stuff like Tornadus-T.
With 24 SpA, Hydro Pump always 2HKOs 252/252+ Hippo with Leftovers and 2HKOs 252/4 Skarmory, which of course hates Volt Switch even more. Furthermore, Rotom-W has no issues switching into non-Toxic Hippowdon and Skarmory's Body Press has 0.5% chance of 3HKO in sand. You don't want to repeatedly take damage, but Skarmory doesn't typically want to click Body Press either and any other move that isn't Toxic is fine. Plus, Rotom-W is unaffected by Spikes and, with Defog, is a Defogger that singlehandedly beats this hazard stacking core.
The rest of the spread maximises Leftovers recovery, tanks two CB Surging Strikes after rocks and outspeeds 92 Landorus-T+things around that speed tier (the new common Buzzwole set, Timid Magnezone, Adamant Bisharp), with the remaining EVs in SpD for added special bulk against stuff like Tornadus-T.