Hey guys,what's up? Over the few weeks I've been thinking about a way to counter meta or just make a good team. Whenever I usually face people, the chance of me facing weather is pretty big. One day I thought lets make Anti-Meta. The team having Chlorophyl,Sand Rush,Swift Swim,it was pretty good when I faced a weather team,other than weather teams it was pretty much shit. It was a moment where it was If you can't beat em' join em'.I decided to join them. At first the first weather that came to my mind was the mighty Hail. I spent a week making a Hail team,trying to perfect it. When I got the final version completed I noticed it couldn't compete with most weathers not having something like Swift swim where my speed doubles. Hail is more dominate in UU. Hail was then out of the picture and then Sun came in. I wasn't really a fan of Sun because of the lack of good Chlorophyll users being limited to bad typing. Sun was ok but not really my type of play style. Then I wanted to try Rain, rain was by far the easiest team I've made that could win with ease. I really didn't like the fact that the only time I could use Swift Swim with Drizzle was using Anti-Meta or being in Ubers. I then tried Sand,with sand there was so many options. With Sand Rush and many options I loved the use of Sand. Original Team concept
The original concept of the team was a too frail and weak to statuses such as Toxic and Paralyze. Once Gastrodon was gone,my water invincibility was long gone. I decided to look up some teams and start adding some Mons that I liked.Also I felt like 2 Inducers was a bit too much and could be potentially wasting a slot that could be for a valuable Pokemon.
The Team
Tyranitar @ Choice Band
Trait: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Crunch
- Superpower
- Earthquake
- ThunderPunch
This Tyranitar was mainly focused to take out any Weather Inducer along with things such as Deoxys-D. The Crunch was for Deoxys-D mainly and things like Espeon looking to set up screens. The Superpower was for opposing Tyranitars or Abamasnow. Earthquake was for the amazing Ninetales. The last move I was a bit happy when I saw this was viable on Tyranitar. THUNDER PUNCH!!!!! With a Choice band this can One hit KO any Politoed that will attempt to Scald my T-tar which he will live through like a boss and strike back.Adamant Nature to just hit everything hard.The EV set was to hit hard and fast.252 Speed out speeds most Politoeds and one hits them with the mighty ThunderPunch. I've lived through the surf of a Starmie and lived to hit back with the Crunch.
Latias (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 252 Def / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Bold Nature
- Calm Mind
- Dragon Pulse
- Psyshock
- Recover
I was a bit skeptical about Latias I thought it couldn't just shrug off Ice Beams and Ice Shards.WRONG,it can! With 252 Speed 235 Def and 21 SDef and a Bold Nature it can! I chose more Def over SDef since I was going to have Calm Minds racking up on my Latias. Leftovers was to shrug off any damage I might take from the Sandstorm or while I'm using Calm mind. Dragon Pulse was a nice STAB. I didn't choose Draco Meteor though,I don't like re switching to get the de buff off or wasting my Calm minds.Psyshock over Psychic was for 'dem walls. My team HATES Blissey or walls in general so I needed a Psyshock to kill it and things like Blissey in general. Recover was to heal up for any damage I've tooken or just to simply stall.
Terrakion @ Liechi Berry
Trait: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Rock Polish
- Earthquake
- Close Combat
- Rock Slide
Ok,this Terrakion is unorthodox. Most Terrakions wield a Band or a Scarf or even a Life Orb,nope not mine.After a single Rock Polish Terrakion can outspeed some scarf users and hit back hard with that heavy attack. Now,Leichi Berry was the hard decision it was that or Life Orb,I didn't like the Life orb because of the Recoil,After eating a Leichi Berry Terrakion can kill most threats with a rock slide or a close combat. Rock Polish was pretty obvious to out speed most things because I didn't like using a Scarf. Earthquake is to dent anything that doesn't resist. Close Combat was a nice STAB being able to Ohko most things and not take any damage because they would be dead. Rock slide or Stone Edge?? I picked Rock slide because it is still Strong it has a nice flinch rate and BETTER accuracy then Stone Edge. Stone edge missing on me has caused me to yell and scream and lose games. Also,the flinch from Rock Slide has won me games too.
Lucario @ Life Orb
Trait: Inner Focus
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- ExtremeSpeed
- Crunch
- Drain Punch
Lucario Lucario Lucario, It was a hard decision replacing Scizor with Lucario.I replaced Scizor because I didn't like Scizor's typing. Although Lucario can learn 3 different Priority moves but only 1 was necessary. This set is the typical Extreme Swords with crunch to kill off any ghosts or psychics that may switch in. Drain punch over close combat because I wanted to make up for my Recoil that I've taken from my other moves. The EV set was to out speed most things things and hit hard.
Empoleon @ Petaya Berry
Trait: Torrent
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Timid Nature
- Substitute
- Surf
- Grass Knot
- Agility
I noticed something really special about Empoleon his Steel typing. It lets him not take any damage from the sandstorm. Empoleon was mainly to counter Rain teams and other Sandstorm teams. The Sub sweeper you're looking at is dangerous. After Subbing or just using Agility right away then Subbing is a potential game changer. After a single Agility Empoleon may not be able to out speed things like Jolteon but it has enough speed to out speed most things on opposing Sand teams and Rain teams. With substitute taking 25% of my HP Empoleon gets closer to activating his Torrent and Petaya berry which then makes him unstoppable. With a STAB,Rain,Torrent,Petaya boosted Surf it can Ohko most Rain Pokemon or just a STAB,Torrent,Petaya can ohko most Sand team pokemon. The Grass knot was for walls or other Water pokemon such as Politoed. Empoleon makes a great Sub-Sweeper.
Stoutland @ Choice Band
Trait: Sand Rush
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Return
- Crunch
- Fire Fang
- Ice Fang
This amazing dog is a game winner. With Sand rush and a choice band this will outspeed most scarf users and One hit with the appropriate move. Return is a main STAB of choice doing heavy damage to anything that's not Ghost. Crunch is for Ghosts/Psychics/ and things like those that threaten to harm my team. Fire/Ice fang was for revenge killing dragons and anything that's takes heavy hits from Ice/Fire.
I was somewhere around 49 in the OU ladder then I let my brother play on my account and he started losing,LOL.Anyways be sure to leave a rate and any suggestions
Importable
Tyranitar @ Choice Band
Trait: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Crunch
- Superpower
- Earthquake
- ThunderPunch
Latias (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 235 Def / 21 SDef / 252 Spd
Bold Nature
- Calm Mind
- Dragon Pulse
- Psyshock
- Recover
Terrakion @ Liechi Berry
Trait: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Rock Polish
- Earthquake
- Close Combat
- Rock Slide
Lucario @ Life Orb
Trait: Inner Focus
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- ExtremeSpeed
- Crunch
- Drain Punch
Empoleon @ Petaya Berry
Trait: Torrent
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Timid Nature
- Substitute
- Surf
- Grass Knot
- Agility
Stoutland @ Choice Band
Trait: Sand Rush
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Return
- Crunch
- Fire Fang
- Ice Fang
Trait: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Crunch
- Superpower
- Earthquake
- ThunderPunch
Latias (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 235 Def / 21 SDef / 252 Spd
Bold Nature
- Calm Mind
- Dragon Pulse
- Psyshock
- Recover
Terrakion @ Liechi Berry
Trait: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Rock Polish
- Earthquake
- Close Combat
- Rock Slide
Lucario @ Life Orb
Trait: Inner Focus
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- ExtremeSpeed
- Crunch
- Drain Punch
Empoleon @ Petaya Berry
Trait: Torrent
EVs: 252 SAtk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Timid Nature
- Substitute
- Surf
- Grass Knot
- Agility
Stoutland @ Choice Band
Trait: Sand Rush
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Return
- Crunch
- Fire Fang
- Ice Fang
EDITED TEAM BELOW
You guys helped me fix the team where I noticed my team had a x5 weakness to fighting. Also, I added a the FWG core. I added Starmie to just Rapid spin and hit hard when there are no field Hazards. Amoongus to wall and screw with baton pass teams. I added Heatran to take fire moves set up SR and I added HP Ice for 'dem dragons.I also changed stoutland to a much better moveset.
Tyranitar @ Choice Band
Trait: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 HP / 4 SDef
Adamant Nature
- ThunderPunch
- Pursuit
- Crunch
- Superpower
Heatran @ Air Balloon
Trait: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 Spd / 152 SDef / 100 HP
Calm Nature
- Lava Plume
- Earth Power
- Stealth Rock
- Hidden Power [Ice]
Amoonguss @ Black Sludge
Trait: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 216 SDef / 40 Def
Calm Nature
- Giga Drain
- Spore
- Sludge Bomb
- Clear Smog
Starmie @ Leftovers
Trait: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 SAtk / 4 SDef
Timid Nature
IVs: 30 Atk / 30 Def
- Rapid Spin
- Surf
- Thunderbolt
- Ice Beam
Stoutland @ Choice Band
Trait: Sand Rush
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 Atk / 4 SDef
Adamant Nature
- Wild Charge
- Return
- Crunch
- Superpower
Latias (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 4 SDef / 252 Spd / 252 Def
Bold Nature
- Recover
- Calm Mind
- Dragon Pulse
- Surf
Trait: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 HP / 4 SDef
Adamant Nature
- ThunderPunch
- Pursuit
- Crunch
- Superpower
Heatran @ Air Balloon
Trait: Flash Fire
EVs: 252 Spd / 152 SDef / 100 HP
Calm Nature
- Lava Plume
- Earth Power
- Stealth Rock
- Hidden Power [Ice]
Amoonguss @ Black Sludge
Trait: Regenerator
EVs: 252 HP / 216 SDef / 40 Def
Calm Nature
- Giga Drain
- Spore
- Sludge Bomb
- Clear Smog
Starmie @ Leftovers
Trait: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 SAtk / 4 SDef
Timid Nature
IVs: 30 Atk / 30 Def
- Rapid Spin
- Surf
- Thunderbolt
- Ice Beam
Stoutland @ Choice Band
Trait: Sand Rush
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 Atk / 4 SDef
Adamant Nature
- Wild Charge
- Return
- Crunch
- Superpower
Latias (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 4 SDef / 252 Spd / 252 Def
Bold Nature
- Recover
- Calm Mind
- Dragon Pulse
- Surf