Introduction: Personally I like playing with a weather team but rain has fallen off and the only usable one in my opinion is sand team.
Team:
Hippowdon @ Smooth Rock
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Toxic
- Slack Off
This ofc is the sand setter. Max HP and defence makes him a great answer to Koko as he pivots with U-turn and has electric moves (rarely uses dazzling gleam) . Toxic always him to chip away on landarus t and garchomp. It's basically the hippowdon you hate to see slacking off in your face.
Tyranitar @ Assault Vest
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Sassy Nature
- Ice Beam
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- Crunch
Not only t-tar is a monster of a sp def Wall with assault vest but he can act as a second sand setter if hippowdon goes down. Having dark type he can eat future sides. You can deal great dmg to any poke you think will come out like
Excadrill @ Life Orb
Ability: Sand Rush
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Rapid Spin
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Swords Dance
The sweeper. Deals great dmg with his stab moves and has the ability Sand Rush to double his speed, sadly it needs to 1 hit kill so when it can't do it physical mons I the next mon to deal with such pokemons.
Corviknight @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Impish Nature
- Defog
- Roost
- Iron Defense
- Body Press
Corviknight, the 3th out of 4 walls in this team. It's made to deal with physical pokemon that outspeed excadrill or the ones who can't be one hit killed by him(having life orb excadrill needs as much health as possible). Although not having U-turn hurts the ability to bring out excadrill safely into play iron defence and body press are a must have in the team. Corviknight is the only answer to unburden hawlucha.
Slowking @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Sassy Nature
- Scald
- Teleport
- Slack Off
- Future Sight
The second special wall, allowing the team to tank hits with him and pivot safely into the sweepers using teleport. The reason behind 4 walls in the team is because it's lacking a revenge killer without sand up thus the 2 sand setters.
Dracozolt @ Life Orb
Ability: Sand Rush
EVs: 108 Atk / 212 SpA / 188 Spe
Rash Nature
- Bolt Beak
- Fire Blast
- Earthquake
- Draco Meteor
Bringing us to the last team member. Dracozolt is another sand abuser. Having 188 EV speed always him to out speed anything under 102 base speed(including 102 speed) while they have scarf and its under the sand. A example is garchomp with scarf max speed. The mix build makes him good with dealing massive dmg to rillaboom ferra.
Team:
Hippowdon @ Smooth Rock
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Toxic
- Slack Off
This ofc is the sand setter. Max HP and defence makes him a great answer to Koko as he pivots with U-turn and has electric moves (rarely uses dazzling gleam) . Toxic always him to chip away on landarus t and garchomp. It's basically the hippowdon you hate to see slacking off in your face.
Tyranitar @ Assault Vest
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Sassy Nature
- Ice Beam
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- Crunch
Not only t-tar is a monster of a sp def Wall with assault vest but he can act as a second sand setter if hippowdon goes down. Having dark type he can eat future sides. You can deal great dmg to any poke you think will come out like
Excadrill @ Life Orb
Ability: Sand Rush
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Rapid Spin
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Swords Dance
The sweeper. Deals great dmg with his stab moves and has the ability Sand Rush to double his speed, sadly it needs to 1 hit kill so when it can't do it physical mons I the next mon to deal with such pokemons.
Corviknight @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Impish Nature
- Defog
- Roost
- Iron Defense
- Body Press
Corviknight, the 3th out of 4 walls in this team. It's made to deal with physical pokemon that outspeed excadrill or the ones who can't be one hit killed by him(having life orb excadrill needs as much health as possible). Although not having U-turn hurts the ability to bring out excadrill safely into play iron defence and body press are a must have in the team. Corviknight is the only answer to unburden hawlucha.
Slowking @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Sassy Nature
- Scald
- Teleport
- Slack Off
- Future Sight
The second special wall, allowing the team to tank hits with him and pivot safely into the sweepers using teleport. The reason behind 4 walls in the team is because it's lacking a revenge killer without sand up thus the 2 sand setters.
Dracozolt @ Life Orb
Ability: Sand Rush
EVs: 108 Atk / 212 SpA / 188 Spe
Rash Nature
- Bolt Beak
- Fire Blast
- Earthquake
- Draco Meteor
Bringing us to the last team member. Dracozolt is another sand abuser. Having 188 EV speed always him to out speed anything under 102 base speed(including 102 speed) while they have scarf and its under the sand. A example is garchomp with scarf max speed. The mix build makes him good with dealing massive dmg to rillaboom ferra.
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