RMT - Sandstorm

[PostHC_Cat]

This is my first time doing an RMT so be gentle :P You may have battled me on shoddy I go by Mence Meat. I have started having my first real change of luck battling with this team, but I feel like its missing something. I think it may be because its pretty gimmicky but I seem to be losing like 25-33% of my fights and sometimes its simply not bad prediction. Well Anyways here we go.

Tyranitar @ Leftovers
Ability: Sand Stream
252 HP / 60 Atk / 28 Spd / 168 SpA
Quiet Nature (+SpAtk -Speed)
-Substitute
-Focus Punch
-Dark Pulse
-Thunderbolt

Your standard Tyraniboah, I find it to be a pretty successful lead he starts up the sandstorm, sub causes plenty of switches, he can take down fellow ttars, heatrans and lucarios with focus punch, dark pulse kills off those nasty azelf leads and thunderbolt takes out vaporean, skarmory and the unlucky aerodactyls who choose not to EQ

Lucario @ Life Orb
Ability: Inner Focus
4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk -SpAtk)
-Swords Dance
-Extreme Speed
-Close Combat
-Thunderpunch

My cleanup sweeper and I think possibly my first member to be changed or swapped out. He does good if he comes in late game but has a tendency to get wiped out pretty easily. Thunderpunch OHKOs gyrados and does a good job of stopping suicune and vaporean.

Heatran @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Flash Fire
4 HP / 252 SpAtk / 252 Speed
Modest Nature (+SpAtk -Atk)
-Fire Blast
-Earth Power
-Hidden Power Ice
-Explosion

Ahh the ever so common ScarfTran my only other revenge killer other then lucario and my only real skymin counter although it seems some skymin outspeed him which trumps that arguement. He wins me a lot of matches with some smart prediction but he is so common that most people know how to gain the upperhand. Am considering changing it out for a sub set or a roar set, as I lack any entry hazards on this team.

Gliscor @ Leftovers
252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Speed
Jolly Nature (+Speed -SpAtk)
-Swords Dance
-Roost
-Earthquake
-Aerial Ace

My personal team favorite I have gotten more gliscor sweeps then anything with this team, I don't know if its just that people don't expect to get outsped by gliscor or that they don't expect him to attempt to do anything other then wall. I didn't find it neccessary to put attack EVs in since SD provides all the attack I need, he can still tank decently. Aerial ace is to counter breloom and the rare heracross. Sand Veil for extra hax.

Bronzong @ Light Clay
252 HP / 152 Atk / 8 Def / 96 SpD
Sassy Nature (+SpDef -Speed)
-Reflect
-Light Screen
-Gyro Ball
-Explosion

Standard dual screener this guy saves my ass on the regular, he really helps bolster my defenses and can sometimes allow my Gliscor and my Swampert to set up and sweep. Another member I don't plan on changing other then possibly EV allocation

Swampert @ Leftovers
240 HP / 180 Def / 88 SpDef
Careful Nature (+SpDef -SpAtk)
-Curse
-Waterfall
-Earthquake
-Avalanche

Another all time favorite ive ran this set since I first fell in love on my D/P game, after a reflect and light screen he is hard to touch and he can even survive a grass knot, the synergy of him and bronzong can sometimes give me the win.

Known Weaknesses:
Skymin
Hippo
Phazing
if gliscor dies, breloom destroys
entry hazards, I have none and many of my team cannot OHKO unbuffed and get thrown around by phazers
3 Fighting Weak
2 Grass Weak
3 Ground Weak

I could use some help with maybe EV or moveset/pokemon alteration thank you for your time

 

[Aeroblacktyl]

Hmm...truth be told Close Combat does more than Thunderpunch to all the pure Waters. Ice Punch or Stone Edge can be more useful here. Ice Punch will catch the Salamences and Gliscors, but Stone Edge will still cover the Gyarados as well as get Salamence, although the 80% can be ifty.

AS for the weakness problems, I'd like Zapdos in there over Bronzong. This helps patches up the whole Breelom, Skymin weaknesses and an immunity to Ground. It can also keep on taking on Metagross and it also gives you some special attacking to help get Hippo and what not.

I'd also prefer it if we made Swampert into the more traditional mix one, especially with Stealth Rock, something your team is clearly lacking. The reason I'd pick Swampert over Bronzong to keep instead of changing for Zapdos is that SWampert is much more dutiful in keeping Tyranitar at bay as well.

 

[PostHC_Cat]

thank you for your reply, I think im going to go towards stone edge over ice punch as I have no rock moves and ill still have 2 ice moves with heatran and swampert. I dunno about mixpert I like him, but I have a thing for cursepert. But I do realize I could use SR and I don't think anyone else would be better suited to carry them. Would a IB/Surf/SR/Roar set be any good as I have 2 other ground users. I think ill take your advice and try a Roost/LS/Heat Wave/TB set and try that, if I still find im having issues I will try out Mixpert and see if my team nets greater results. Thanks for the advice

 

[Aeroblacktyl]

That Swampert would work, although I wouldn't eliminate Earthquake so immediately.

As for the Zapdos, the team would appear to need more special help and I'd rather have Zapdos EV'd physically defensively, Light Screen would be ideal here. A set such as Thunderbolt, Light Screen, and Roost with an attacking move would be ideal.

 

[PostHC_Cat]

The Zapdos is a really great addition, but swampert is so much less useful on the team now that he isnt cursepert. Switched back and started winning more often the rocks weren't worth it