Earthquake. It can also attack with Psychic, Grass Knot, and Thunderbolt. Its ability, Sandstream, allows it to immediately set up the opposing team to passive damage from Hailstorms, and it has Stealth. Swampert is arguably most threatening when using Curse, though. - Substitute Also, I would change Excadrill to some other Pokemon, because Excadrill is more commonly seen as a sweeper. Flygon also has some other interesting attacks at its disposal: Stone Edge, Fire Punch, and even Quick Attack, not forgetting the aforementioned Earthquake, Outrage, and even Draco Meteor. Two of Scizor's best counters are Heatran and Magnezone, though both need to watch out for Superpower. If I replace this guy I think I'd want to find another weather ball choice specs user because it's really good. Sand teams perform best against offensive team archetypes. Tyranitar is the center of this team. Specifically, Suicune tends to be a large problem for sandstorm teams. Scizor also has access to Fighting-type moves in Superpower and Brick Break. That's certainly the case for these fifteen. The pachyderm Pokmon is another Rapid Spinner in UU. - Pursuit. Tyranitar completely invalidates Volcarona's existence, allowing you to out offense it or Tyranitar just straight up kills it, Offensive Corviknight has lost its place, or nearly lost it, in ou. Bronzong's only downside is its lack of reliable recovery; this means it cannot take repeated beatings and live to tell the tale. Every metagame is different, but these Pokemon have specifically been good in the Sword and Shield metagame for one reason or another. Timid Nature SS OU / SD Blaziken team. Team. You must log in or register to reply here. Fast forward to XY. There are two Pokmon that have the ability Sand Stream. All non-Rock-, Steel-, and Ground-type Pokemon and Pokemon without the ability Magic Guard, Sand Veil, or Overcoat take 1/16 damage at the end of every turn. The only Pokemon who can set up SRocks in these kinds of teams are Hippowdon, Tyranitar, Aerodactyl and Swampert. Aromatherapy is the main move on this set, cleansing your team of any status problems that it may have. Impish nature (+def -SAtk) Sandstream. The latter three resist Heatran's STAB and can threaten it with Surf. If neither of those Pokmon appeal to you, then use Starmie as a Rapid Spinner, or a Poison-type like Roserade to absorb the Toxic Spikes. T-tar is pretty obvious for this team, I'll usually lead off with it to start Sandstorm for my team. Do what you will with this. Smogon Tiers, Explained Pokemon VGC: Useful Sites and Resources Pokemon VGC: Important Moves and Abilities Pokemon VGC: . (Smogon Gen 8/National Dex Singles) I want to make a sandstorm team but I'm very new to team building and I'm not sure which pokemon I would consider. Alternatively, even Tornadus Therian will fit this slot nicely as it will gain the coverage it needs to get rid of Zapdos. Tentacruel also easily defeats most variants of Infernape, which is a frequent problem for sandstorm teams. oof I dont really have the time rn, some job stuff needs doing but there are a lot of sand RMTs on this page, and i can summon two very experienced sand players to help you, just for a quick note, I kinda like pex here, it forms a water fire grass core with tran and ferro, resists fire, is a bulky water that is not weak to grass and has amazing longevity, i might consider it instead of corvi, not sure though. Using Lucario isn't all that difficult, as it has several resistances, and can often switch in after one of your Pokmon faints. It's often paired with a wallbreaker like Manaphy, Keldeo, Mega Charizard Y, or Kyurem-B to break past Pokmon that trouble it. - Crunch Heatran viciously scares off Scizor with its STAB Fire-type and 4x resistances to Scizor's own STAB attacks. Both STAB Gyro Ball and STAB Power Whip are stronger than Shadow Claw, plus you have Shadow Ball on Alakazam and Espeon to take out Psychics and Ghosts. RELATED: The Best Natures Per Competitive Team Role. Blissey is a 100% Starmie counter; she can wear it down with Toxic or Thunderbolt (while Starmie cannot do notable damage to Blissey). I do not think it is wise to run a team based off of rock steel and ground types alone. Amarillo will update the OP soon. My current team is: Hippowdon (252 hp, 252 def, 4 sp def) Smooth rock - sand stream - impish ; Earthquake, Stealth rock, Slack off, Yawn. This is my attempt at a sandstorm team that fits into the UU's. It seems to be more of a defensive team that works on taking down the opponant slowly. While sitting safely behind a Substitute, Rhyperior can boost its Attack and proceed to rip through your opponent's team with its powerful STAB moves. EVs: 20 Def / 236 SpA / 20 SpD / 232 Spe. Excadrill makes excellent use of the . Shiny: Yes This is why you'll commonly find Ferrothorn, Amoonguss, or even Mega Scizor on these team archetypes. With Magnet Pull trapping Skarmory, Magnezone can put an end to any steel bird that lacks a Shed Shell. JavaScript is disabled. small thing to add is that with magearna gone, speed evs on ttar are not that necessary. Body Slam is for the paralyzing chance and Heal Bell is for healing the teams Status conditions. Bullet Punch is STAB, Technician boosted priority, super handy as even with EV investment, Pepper won't always outspeed. It's fair to say that Hippowdon is a better Pokmon to have on a sand team than Tyranitar in the current metagame. Here's the team: Tyranitar (M) @ Life Orb Ability: Sand Stream Level: 50 Shiny: Yes Sandstorm is also the only weather condition with two OU-viable summoners. SolarBeam's Base Power is reduced from 120 to 60. [Please excuse our look during the redesign :)]. Here's the Series 10 Sandstorm team that I have been using. Tyranitar's main and most immediately threatening moveset is one paired with Choice Band. Fork is mainly to counter Grass types, among others. This would allow you to bring in your attackers safely and since you're using Tyranitar, you're safe from Volcarona, If you're gonna use Garchomp as your main sand abuser, then you should use its single most dangerous set, sub scale shot. Pokemon team builder for Pokemon Scarlet Violet competitive VGC 21 on Nintendo Switch. Sandstorms improve the offense of Rock Pokemon by 20% and their defense by 50%. Choice Band Tyranitar can run EVs to be on the quicker side, or sway towards the bulky side. Typically, offensive sandstorm teams use powerful Rock-, Steel-, and Ground-type Pokmon such as Tyranitar, Rhyperior, Lucario, and Heatran, who are not damaged by the sandstorm. Magnezone does fantastically against physical sets, especially Choiced ones. With it, your team no longer has to worry about having a dedicated status absorber, as Blissey can easily use Aromatherapy to heal off any problems. Azumarill is a huge threat because of its typing, access to priority in Aqua Jet, which allows it to revenge kill Excadrill, STAB moves that let it take out the sand setter, and decent bulk, which allows it to take a hit or two from common Pokmon found on these archetypes, such as Latios, Keldeo, and Tornadus-T. Manaphy is a huge threat to most sand balance teams. Heatran can even use some support moves like Toxic, Will-O-Wisp, and Roar. That said I am having trouble getting a special sweeper since from what I have looked up landorus and Alakazam are the best for sandstorm teams and neither of them are in Pokemon sword. Heracross makes a fantastic counter because of this; it loves taking Toxic and can scare Cradily away with Megahorn or Close Combat. Unless you're running something like Clefable, this Pokmon can be very hard to deal with. Registeel is a good wall in OU, even better in UU (it's one of the few Pokmon to stop Venusaur with relative ease). I know there's no such thing as 'too long' but we're somewhat expecting the C&C to cut down on stuff if necessary. - Power Trip. I like how you supported it by covering type weaknesses. Synthesis, Moonlight, and Morning Sun only recover 25% of the user's HP, as opposed to 50%. Softboiled provides an instant recovery move for Blissey, while either attack is acceptable. You must log in or register to reply here. This will also work in your favor, as it can stop the opponent from trying such a sweep. As is the case with most special attacking Pokmon, Blissey does well to stop Magnezone. It also helps with pressuring key targets like Corviknight which can lead to Excadrill cleaning easily. Azumarill is the Pokmon that threatens sand teams the most. You must log in or register to reply here. Estrategia Smogon (Moderador: Dranix) Tier List oficial BW anterior prximo . *Sandaconda is the best weather setter I've ever seen all thanks to it's ability. Rain teams are competitive Pokemon teams with moves, types, or abilities that are affected by Rain. The following effects occur in a sandstorm: Players have a lot of freedom when using a sandstorm team. EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe - Iron Head, Here's the real deal Jet! You must log in or register to reply here. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Well, this team is a Sand-Mixed Lapras + Zacian team. Because of this, Jolteon, Raikou, and especially Magnezone (because of Magnet Pull) make great Skarmory counters. All guides and strategy information are 2004 Smogon.com and its, EVs: 248 HP / 44 Atk / 16 Def / 196 SpD / 4 Spe. Pokemon Scarlet Violet Pokemon team builder for VGC 2023 Regulation Set C. Moves, EVs, and more for pokemon like Flutter Mane, Chi-Yu and Amoonguss. Although its base power may not be impressive, Last Respects increases in power by 50 for every fainted Pokmon in the user's team. The only other water type listed is slowbro. Can I suggest using Gastrodon over Reuniclus? . IT JUST GETS BETTER, FOLKS The set is a standard SD one with Steelium Z, Corkscrew Crash is a great way to weaken Landorus which makes it easier for Garchomp to break. With this ability, trainers can now utilize permanent sandstorm. With AV, during Sandstorm Tyranitar is incredibly bulky and it can't even take super effective hits if they're special. Offensive sandstorm teams use the sandstorm to nullify the opponent's Focus Sashes and to allow the offensive Pokmon to sweep more easily, courtesy of the additional damage. I've been making this team for about six months, and to post the entire teambuilding process would make this a rediculously long thread. SandStorm team with a difference!! 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I recommend swapping out your Heatran for a Slowking as it help with special threats like Tapu Lele,Heatran and Nidoking. Ability: Sand Veil. Bulky Ground-types easily stop Donphan, as do bulky Waters. If Dugtrio locks into Sucker Punch you are free to set up with non-attacking moves, too. Breakdown of a Typical Sand Team Your Excadrill set is also incredibly unviable as to my knowledge it doesnt accomplish anything specific and the regular Sand Rush set would be better in its place. It also has access to various priority moves in Vacuum Wave, ExtremeSpeed, and Bullet Punch. Reuniclus can be a threat with immunity to Sandstorm from Magic Guard, though Tyranitar eats it for breakfast unless it switches into Focus Blast. Forretress can also threaten opposing Pokmon with Earthquake, STAB Gyro Ball, Zap Cannon, or Payback. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. - Swords Dance. Shore Up is used for its great reliably recovery in sand. Building a sandstorm team is pretty easy. CurseTar usually uses Payback over Crunch because it'll be moving last unless your opponent uses a move with negative priority, which allows for 150 Base Power after STAB provided Tyranitar moves last, instead of the 120 which Crunch has. Like other weather teams, you don't want to have to set up the weather manually, i.e. It can switch in, trap, and kill several Pokmon such as Infernape, Blissey, and Tyranitar (though maximum HP Tyranitar isn't always OHKOed by Earthquake). Scizor has several good options for attacking. The mammoth Pokmon has access to the generic Ground-type move Earthquake as well as Stone Edge, Superpower, and Ice Fang. Dugtrio is one of the few Ground-type Pokmon that has Speed without a Choice Scarf. Excadrill is the only viable sweeper that can make use of sand to aid its sweeping capabilities. Want to contribute? Tyranitar has great defenses, but its Special Defense stands out more than its Defense due to Sandstorm raising its Special Defense by 50%. Typically, offensive sandstorm teams use powerful Rock-, Steel-, and Ground-type Pokmon such as Tyranitar, Rhyperior, Lucario, and Heatran, who are not damaged by the sandstorm. The raw power of Excadrill under sand thanks to Life Orb and its high Attack means that it lands OHKOs like no big deal. Hello, everyone! It's a good team but don't you think too many will take damage from sandstorm seeing as only Hippowdon and Ferrothorn won't take damage from it. However since I like challenges I decided to try to build one. it is the 3rd most used dragon in this metagame. Take a moment to read the Introduction to Smogon for a run-down on everything Smogon, and make sure you take some time to read the global rules. In battle, Sandstorm has the following effects: At the end of each turn, Sandstorm inflicts residual damage on each Pokemon for 1/16 of its Max HP Metagross is generally stopped by Pokmon with high Defense like Skarmory and Forretress, provided they avoid Trick. by using the move Sandstorm. Psychic and Air Slash are STAB moves, Heat Wave for coverage, and Roost for healing. EDIT: cradily isn't getting out of oo because it still literally can't do anything to steel-types, Its inability to dent Steel-types seriously hurts Cradily. Flygon's main weakness is its lack of raw power. Hippowdon does have pitiful Speed too, which is somewhat of a let-down, especially if one wants to use Hippowdon's big Attack stat. Pokemon #1 [sprite]449[/sprite] Hippopotas@leftovers. After that, setting up Swords Dance is usually simple, since Lucario often causes switches, or you can immediately hammer into your opponent with a strong Close Combat or Aura Sphere. In conjunction with the two hazard moves, Salt Cure is used to force extra passive damage on opponents in conjunction with sandstorm damage, and is especially nasty against the bulky waters and steels that might otherwise switch into it. Adamant Nature Dragon Dance. Zapdos is a good choice, too. In this post, we will be discussing a team that has been . Ever since its introduction way back in GSC, sand was bound to make a significant impact on the metagame. In addition, non-Rock-, Steel-, and Ground-type Pokemon do not take residual damage from sandstorm. Best Pokemon for Sandstorm Teams? With its high Speed stat, it outspeeds the majority of the team and has the potential to OHKO them. Mega Altaria makes for a very nice check to Choice Specs Keldeo and Mega Charizard Y because of its decent bulk and typing. Countering Claydol isn't too difficult either. Drop it here on Stunfisk! EVs: 20 Def / 236 SpA / 20 SpD / 232 Spe Despite lacking an immunity to sandstorm, Blissey is frequently seen on defensive sandstorm teams because it's unrivalled as the best special wall in the game. Flare Blitz and Dragon Claw are both strong STAB moves which deal a lot of damage. There is a reason Fire Blast, and mixed sets in general, are popular on MGarchomp. Hippowdon @ Smooth Rock. In Pokemon Sword and Shield , only Gigalith and Tyranitar have the Sand Stream Ability, an automatic Sandstorm when they switch in. Roost. It has the ability to put in a lot of work against typical sand balance archetypes, especially with Pursuit support. It's been pretty solid so far, but I want to make it better. Jolly Nature SS OU Teams Fun Sandstorm Team ToxaWrecks Mar 3, 2021 ToxaWrecks Mar 3, 2021 #1 I think my sandstorm team may be good but i do need some help with it like what items i need to put on them.Im having a hard time thinking for all of the items. List of Contents Best Battle Tower Team Team Strategy It generally runs a Swords Dance set, which is preferred to the Rapid Spin set because Excadrill loses to pretty much every hazard setter out there, but both sets are good choices. While Hippowdon's defensive ability is outstanding, its Special Defense is somewhat mediocre. Kyurem-B is slower but pretty much on par with other threats to sand teams. With Giga Drain and HP Rock, it is immune to Water and resistance to Electric, but it has Stab attacks to hit both Water-types plus Zapdos and Thundurus SE if it switches in on a Water attack it also gets an even stronger hit. 1 Answer. The first main change I suggest is using AV Tangrowth over Cradily. You must log in or register to reply here. With a myriad of special attacks, great resistances, and nice stats, Heatran is yet another great Pokmon to use on a sandstorm team. Kilowattrel. Let's go over the current team skeleton. They often use entry hazards, Toxic, and the damaging effects of sandstorm to slowly break down the opponent's team. The rest of the aforementioned Pokmon, however, can be revenge killed by Excadrill, but only if the sand is up. I just updated the contents. i could try pex over heatran and give T-tar back fire blast. Grass Knot does more to Zygarde than Giga Drain and HP Fire OHKOs Kartana while also doing alot to Scizor. >:3, Pepper (Scizor) (M) @ Rocky Helmet The moveset I'm recommending has both Grass Knot and HP Fire. Sandstorm teams are the most popular weather teams in Pokmon Sword and Shield. It does more damage than quake. :D, Your team literally has no wall breakers for a sand team and I feel like you didn't test your team enough as Heliolisk and Sigilyph have no place in ou. Welcome to Smogon! Impish Nature. Excadrill struggles against the likes of Hippowdon, Skarmory, Rotom-W, TankChomp, Landorus-T, and Ferrothorn to an extent. yeh but i need defog and i don't like rapid spin excadrill on sand teams. Regirock packs more of a punch than Registeel though, so it doesn't need to Curse up to actually damage the opponent. These teams almost never use "Substitute and Sweep" Pokmon either (eg. Tyranitar loses to these Pokmon 100% of the time regardless of their sets, whereas Hippowdon counters Mega Lopunny, checks Mega Metagross pretty well (although some carry Grass Knot as a lure), and checks Dragon Dance Mega Altaria pretty well and can phaze it if need be. - Superpower. Sap Sipper is Miltank's ability because a Sandstorm team always has two main weaknesses: Water and Grass. Also if Alakazam was holding a life orb it wouldn't last very long especially if it takes spikes/toxic spikes/stealth rock damage. Countering Gliscor largely depends on the set; the Baton Passer is beaten by quick Taunt users, as is the case with most Baton Passers. Bulky Water-types also counter Empoleon really well if it lacks Grass Knot. Lucario is very proficient at physical or special sweeping, generally using either Swords Dance or Choice Specs. thanks :D really helped, can't wait to use this set!. Sandstreamer. Magnezone can take Iron Heads and Body Slams all day long (although it should watch out for paralysis), and can trap and Thunderbolt Jirachi for good damage. #1 Sandstorm is one of the third most used but with only 4 weather types that is a fqaint praise. Seismic Toss Miltank is a very nice pick, to do a very generous amount of chip damage vs . def boost in sand, and both T-Tar & Hippowdon have very good . Trust me, this is the single most dangerous wallbreaker for sand teams, and it easily gets rid of the biggest thorn in Garchomp's ass, metal birds, This last slot can be whatever you want, basically anything that can destroy specially defensive ground types as Ocelzolt struggles greatly to get rid of them. Bronzong has very few weaknesses and a plethora of support options. Using Choice Scarf or Choice Band is a possibility, especially since Metagross can use Trick. When choosing Pokmon for your sandstorm team, picking Pokmon that resist the sandstorm is always a safe bet. Swampert makes a very nice lead, capable of setting up Stealth rock most of the time as well as putting a dent in opposing Pokmon with strong STAB attacks like Waterfall, Hydro Pump, and Earthquake. - Heat Wave Jolly Nature. Like most Water-types, Starmie needs to be wary of Electric attacks, so Jolteon and Magnezone do well to scare it off. I suggest replacing it with the standard Specially Defensive set. Cradily's main niche is spreading Toxic on the opponent's team, then stalling while the opponent wastes away; Cradily has Recover and Protect to do this. Crunch has a chance of lowering my opponents Def, and Pursuit will be used against Psychic-types . Electric-types like Mega Manectric and Thundurus take on fat Water-types like Suicune and Slowbro that pose a problem to Excadrill. Lastly, Starmie has Recover to increase its longevity. Sand also has the best set ups (my opinion). There is a process to building a good sand team. Access to reliable recovery in Slack Off, combined with all its other qualities, makes Hippowdon the superior sand setter overall. Some Pokmon, while benefiting nicely from sandstorm, just aren't too great. Registeel can also employ Curse to boost its Defense, or use RestTalking as your team's status absorber. A major problem for sandstorm teams is stall teams. Tyranitar has a plethora of offensive options, from setting up with Dragon Dance to hitting hard outright with Choice Band, to even running a mixed set. With a powerful STAB Earthquake, a reliable 50% recovery move in Slack Off, and Stealth Rock, Yawn, Toxic, and Roar for support, Hippowdon can fit right into any stall team. Heatran and Infernape make good Bronzong counters because of their STAB Fire moves, however they need to watch out for Earthquake. You're better off using scale shot as that move increases Garchomp's speed after use, allowing you to boost up to defcon one while substitute would shield you from many attacks, most importantly, allows you to burn thru RIlla's terrain if you need to earthquake something, For the fifth slot, I suggest using mixed Dracozolt, or as it is called, Ocelzolt, made by LiquidOcelot from smogon. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. IVs: 0 Atk Undoubtedly the best Rapid Spinner and sweeper in the whole tier at the time, Excadrill was deemed too constraining and restricting to teambuilding and was banned with a 69% majority. I understand why you would use Reuniclus because of the higher base stat total and its pretty unexpected, but Gastrodon could fit as a wall better due to not taking damage from Sandstorm, and it could even be worked as an attacker due to its Secondary Ability, Storm Drain and its Hidden Ability, Sand Force. When playing against these teams, you may often have to make smart sacrifices to keep control of the battle. EDIT: Eternal& I were somewhat worried that the guide was a * little * bit too long.
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