Sandstorm Offensive (RMT)

[garchomp09]

Okay so I finally decided to make an RMT after fooling around with tons of different styles on Shoddy. Here it is:

Bronzong @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP/86 Atk/80 Def/92 SDef
Lonely nature (+Atk, -Def)
- Gyro Ball
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Hypnosis
Standard Bronzong lead. Sets up rocks or hits hard with gyro ball. He's a great wall too, you gotta love this guy.

Metagross @ Lum Berry
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 112 HP/252 Atk/14 Def/132 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Agility
- Earthquake
- Meteor Mash
- Thunderpunch

Smogon's Agiligross. I love this guy. Switches in a status-er and sets up agility and prepares for the ridiculous sweep. Meteor mash for STAB, EQ and Thunderpunch for coverage.

Scizor (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Technician
EVs: 34 HP/252 Atk/224 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Bullet Punch
- Roost
- Swords Dance
- Superpower

The crux of the team. I used to dislike Scizor a lot because he really defines OU nowadays, but there is no denying the raw power he packs in this set. Standard EV spread, and Bullet Punch and Superpower as the attacks. Roost for staying power.

Tyranitar (M) @ Babiri Berry
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 6 HP/252 Atk/252 Spd
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Crunch
- Dragon Dance
- Stone Edge
- Fire Punch/EQ/Aqua Tail

One of my favourite pokemon of all time, this Babiri Berry T-Tar packs a huge punch. Crunch and Stone Edge for immense power and STAB, Fire Punch for coverage. I'm also testing out Aqua Tail and EQ instead of Fire Punch so tell me which works better.

Cresselia (F) @ Light Clay
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP/62 Def/152 Spd/44 SDef
Bold nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Light Screen
- Reflect
- Psychic
- Lunar Dance

One of the great walls IMO. Sets up Light Screen or Reflect (or both) then switches into T-Tar or another to set up nicely for a brilliant sweep. I'm also thinking of a healing move here instead of Lunar Dance, but Lunar Dance works well near the end of matches.

Lucario (M) @ Expert Belt
Ability: Inner Focus
EVs: 252 Atk/6 Def/252 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Close Combat
- Extremespeed
- Swords Dance
- Ice Punch

Standard Offensive Lucario. It's beaaaaautiful, I love this pokemon. Swords Dance on the first turn and pretty much sweep everything else with excellent coverage on Close Combat, ES and Ice Punch. I chose Expert Belt instead of Life Orb because of staying power- im not a big fan of letting a great pokemon go so early due to Life Orb recoil.

Threat List to come.

 

[garchomp09]

Threats:

I seem to be having problems with Machamp and its Dynamic Punch, but Agiligross has done OK when dealing with it.
A Leadpert, or Mixpert has been quite a pain as well, but a few Mashes from Gross or T-Tars Crunching seems to do the trick sometimes.
When T-Tar goes down, Resting Cresselia is a pain as well as a Dual Screen type. (like mine) A few SD's from Scizor and a superpower/bullet punch works nicely. I'm thinking of possibly replacing roost with X-scissor on Scizor.

 

[Legacy Raider]

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