Hello everybody. This my first RMT, and I hope it is good enough. After seeing lots of competitive poke-trainers use sandstorm team, I felt inspired to make one of my own. More specifically, an offensive sandstorm team. This thread will have a quick summary of why I choose my pokemons, and then an in-depth look at my team.
Teambuilder
At this point, I didn't know if I wanted a defensive or offensive sandstorm team. I took Tyranitar as a weather summoner because of his good mix defenses compared to Hippowdon, and I took Donphan because he has rapid spin, is immune to sandstorm, and has a good base defense.
In-depth look
T-Rex (Tyranitar) (M) @ Choice band
Ability: Sand Stream
Evs: 180 HP / 252 Atk / 76 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Stone Edge
- Crunch
- Pursuit
- Super Power
Donphan (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def /4 SDef
Timid Nature
- Rapid Spin
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Ice Shard
Celebi @ Leftovers
Ability: Nature Cure
EVs: 252 HP / 236 SDef / 20 Spd
Calm Nature
- Giga Drain
- Recover
- U-Turn
- Thunder Wave
I send him in to kill ground or water types (or both). Giga Drain is my S.T.A.B move, and is a way to recover while damaging an other pokemon. Recover is if I need to recover (hint hint, thats why it is called recover) a lot of health. U-Turn is to switch while doing damage, ideally when the other team tries to switch in a Celebi counter. Thunder Wave is to cripple the enemy. Lefties is an extra recovery item.
Bubble (Reuniclus) (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Magic Guard
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef
Bold Nature
- Calm mind
- Recover
- Psyshock
-Focus Blast
Landorus-T
Landorus (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- Rock Polish
- Earthquake
-Stone Edge
-Explosion
Magnet (Magnezone) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Magnet Pull
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SAtk / 252 Spd
Timid Nature
- Volt Switch
- Thunderbolt
-Flash Cannon
-Hidden Power (fire)
Threat List
Ending words
I admit I took the sets from Smogon, so if you want to know why the EVs are like that, look it up at the Smogon competitive pokedex. I would love any name, EVs, attacks, or pokemon suggestions for my team. Could you maybe rate this team out of ten while you are at it (ten being best and one being worst). Thank you.