Sandstorm Team Without Garchomp :O

Captain Chaos

The Team Overview.​

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The team in depth



The Tyranitar.


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Tyranitar @ Choice Band
252 HP / 56 Attack / 200 Special Defense
Careful Nature
~ Pursuit
~ Crunch
~ Earthquake
~ Stone Edge


Acting as my special wall, this takes special hits surprisingly well, Draco meteor fails to 2hko and with support from Celebi's Leech Seed, it will last long. Pursuit punishes Starmie and Azelf who cant do ass to me =) with SS.
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The Yanmega.

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Yanmega @ leftovers
6 HP / 252 SP.ATT / 252 SPEED
Modest Nature
~ Air Slash
~ Bug Buzz
~ Protect
~ Hypnosis / Hidden power [Ice/Ground/Fire]

Ah, this thing is annoying and capable of running through entire teams thanks to Speed Boost. Its also good for revenge killing random stuff. Last Slot needs Help....
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The Gliscor.
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Gliscor @ Leftovers
252 HP / 188 def / 72 speed
Impish nature
Trait : Sandveil
~ Ice Fang
~ Earthquake
~ Roost
~ Stealth Rock

I wanted AA on this, i hate bulk up and SD Flame Orb hera, but im more worried by the dragons, so Ice Fang here, no questions asked. 72 speed outspeeds Timid Magnezone, Jolly T-Tar and breloom so i can hit first =).
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The Machamp.


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Machamp @ leftovers
252HP / 252 Atk /6 speed
Adamant Nature
Trait :No Guard
~ Dynamic Punch
~ Ice Punch
~ Rest
~ Sleep Talk

This is my Weavile counter, which it does very well, infact its a good tank in general. Takes Status.
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The Celebi.
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Celebi @ Leftovers
252 HP / 220 DEF / 36 SPEED
Bold Nature
~ Leech Seed
~ Reflect
~ Grass Knot
~ Recover

This provides team support with leech Seed, My Cleric and it beats up Gyarados, it takes ~40% from a Grass knot, factoring SS aswell. 36 speed outpaces max speed Jolly t-tar.
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The Tentacruel.

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Tentacruel @ leftovers
252 HP / 72 DEF / 60 SP.ATT / 172 SP.DEF
Trait : Liquid Ooze
Calm nature
~ Sludge Bomb
~ Surf
~ Rapid Spin
~ Toxic Spikes


Kthnxbai Mixape, this sets up T-Spikes AND spins, which is cool. I have Sludge Bomb to counter other bulky waters and Grass Types such as Ludicolo, etc
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Suggestions ?
 
Considering how badly Mamoswine mauls your team, I really think you should consider running something that can deal with it. (Everything in your team, except yanmega who dies ice shard, is slower and is 1hko/2hkod by EQ/Ice Fang.

I would start by replacing Tentacruel with Starmie - something that can 1) revenge Mamoswine, 2) still rapid spin 3) faster and hurts more. Toxic Spikes is nice, but honestly you're not going to have too many opportunities to set it up considering your first priority is to spin so yanmega doesnt killed. Make Starmie Bulky with Reflect and with Spin.

Now this leaves you with a huge Mamoswine problem. I would recommend running something like Uxie over Celebi - Uxie can still counter Gyarados and nail it with Tbolt, and laugh at Mamoswine in general with Grass Knot. You don't lose much since the only "cleric" role Celebi is accomplishing is through leech seed anyway...
 
Along with the gaping mamoswing weakness that was mentioned, you have a giant Hippowdon Weakness. First, hippowdon will KO Tyranitar with ease, then it will proceed to Ice Fang Gliscor for the KO. After, it can EQ Tentacruel, Ice Fang Celebi, Ice Fang Yanmega, then Proceed to EQ Machamp to death.
 
Yeah, Ground + Ice is a pretty huge weakness here. Actually, any decent Ice type can have it's way with your team, such as Weavile.

I would put in Bronzong somewhere. Not only is it a good wall, with some neat resistances, but it can free up a slot on Gliscor by doing Stealth Rock for you. Light Screen would also help, so he can do that. His covering of Weavile and Mamoswine would be a tremendous help.

I would remove Yanmega TBH. You've got sandstorm running, and it's not exactly helping the stallish nature of this team.

On Gliscor, I would put Aerial Ace over Stealth Rock, because Bronzong can do that. Stone Edge is also an option, to punish Gyarados switch-ins. It still hits Salamence and Dragonite, so consider it over Ice Fang.


EDIT: Tangerine's idea works too, if you're going for a more offensive approach.
 
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