Not_A_Cyberbully
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A Beach Without Water
So, recently, I was asked to help someone with their team. Said person wanted to make a sand team. After helping them, I realized I wanted the build a sand team too. So I took a pokemon or too from that team, and built this, a Beach Without Sand!
So, I started with the great Hippo, Hippowdon, for setting up Sand.
Next was Sandslash, for Sand Rush Abuse.
Genesect was next. He was going to be a scarfed U-turn Special Sweeper.
Here was a tricky part. I had no idea what to add next. So I added Gastrodon. Being able to soak up water attacks for this team is a huge plus.
I added Heatran next, since I wanted a good fire type.
For my last pokemon, I had no idea what I wanted. So, I went for Celebi, to form a Grass-Fire-Water thing.
After adding Celebi, and testing the team, I made two changes. I changed Sandslash for Scarf Terrakion and I made Genesect a mixed Sweeper.
MamoSwine and Skarmory were added in place of Terrakion and Heatran.
Terrakion was brought back in place of Genesect and Latios replaced Celebi.
Hippowdon (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SDef
Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Slack Off
- Stealth Rock
- Whirlwind
- Earthquake
Now, every Sand team needs someone to set up said Sandstorm, correct? Now, the only two Fully Evolved Pokemon that can do that are Tyranitar and Hippowdon. Hippowdon just seemed to work better for this team when I was deciding between the two, so I went with the great Hippo.
The EVs maximize walling capabilities, as well as with the nature. This set is basic. Set up rocks, Phaze, Heal, Phaze, etc. EQ is hardly ever used, but I don't need anything else, so I keep it.
Mamoswine (F) @ Life Orb
Trait: Thick Fat
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Ice Shard
- Icicle Crash
- Stone Edge
Mamo, recommended by Dr.Ciel, is very useful. It has Priority to majorly hurt many of BW2s new treats. Tornadus(T), Thundurus-T, Landorus(-T) and many Dragons are hurt by it's Ice Shard. it is a great, Anti-Meta pokemon.
Icec Shard is for priority, well Icicle crash, Stone Edge and EQ are either stab or coverage. Basic EVs and nature. Stone Edge is the move I'm most unsure of though.
Terrakion @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Justified
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Rock Slide
- Close Combat
- X-Scissor
- Stone Edge
Terrakion. I hate this guy. I've been doing competitive for a few months now, but this is the first time I used him. It hated it so much, I refused to use it. And now, I see why I hate him. He just sweeps so much.
I was facing problems with Tornadus-T, so I decided to Scarf him. EVs are obvious basic sweeper EVs, same with nature. Moves are easy as well. Dual STAB, A more accurate STAB and a coverage move.
Gastrodon-East (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Storm Drain
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SDef
Calm Nature (+SDef, -Atk)
- Earth Power
- Ice Beam
- Toxic
- Recover
Good Special Wall, plus he absorbs all Water type attacks aimed at this team. Consider this team is sort of water weak, it is very valuable. Come in on the Water Switch, Soak it up, and just Tank.
EVs and Nature provide Max Special Defense and HP, along with a little Physical bulk. Earth Power and Ice beam were recommended on Smogon. Toxic and Recover allow for Stalling.
Skarmory (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SDef / 4 Spd
Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Whirlwind
- Spikes
- Roost
- Brave Bird
Skarmory, one of the main defensive pokemon of OU. This guy replaced my Heatran. He works a lot better than him. I dunno why, he just does. They do have completely different roles though.
Weird EVs I know. All of my pokemon seems to have weird EVs. Max Special Defense, 252 allows for easy Walling/Stalling/Phazing. 4 speed let's it Outspeed some other Skarms. Spikes since I already have Rocks, Roost to heal Whirlwind to phaze and Brave B to attack.
Latios (M) @ Choice Specs
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 8 HP / 4 Def / 252 SAtk / 244 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Dragon Pulse
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Ice Beam
Latios is a great special sweeper. Boasting an awesome Base Speed of 110, a Special Defense stat of 110 and a Special Attack stat of 130, he knows his job. Sadly, his physical bulk is lacking. 80 HP and 80 Base Defense means that me isn't willing to take many hits.
Dragon Pulse is his main attack, plus it revives STAB, becomaing a Dragon type attack. He has access to BoltBeam, granting him great coverage. Hidden Power Fire rounds off the set, allowing him to hit pokemon that would otherwise threaten him.
Latios is my newest pokemon, and the one I'm least sure about. Would appreciate any and all ideas for him.
I appreciate any rates! Thanks guys!
Heatran (F) @ Air Balloon
Trait: Flash Fire
EVs: 4 HP / 28 Def / 216 SAtk / 8 SDef / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Dragon Pulse
- Magma Storm
- Hidden Power [Grass]
- Earth Power
A great Genesect counter, probably the best. Heatran is amazing. I've found use for him on so many Teams.He can go Defensive, Offensive, Phazer, and that's just 3. I even saw a Physical Heatran once.
The EVs here look a little weird, so I'll explain. I wanted a perfect Genesect counter, so I made one. EVs let Heatran take very little from U-turn, well Special attacks are weakened a bit. 4 Hp is always helpful as well. I gave Max speed and then dumped the rest into Special Attack. So this is probably like a Tank Heatran. Dragon Pulse lets me hit Dragons for good damage, well Magma Storm is my Main Stab. I'm thinking about Changing Mamga Storm to something more reliable, since it's missed in a lot of You-Die-or-I-Die Situations. HP Grass is just plain old Coverage and Earth Power hits other Heatrans. Speaking of other Heatrans, that a reason to why I have a ballon. I have no Ground resists other than Celebi on this team, so The Balloon was needed.
Genesect @ Expert Belt
Trait: Download
EVs: 128 Atk / 128 SAtk / 252 Spd
Hasty Nature (+Spd, -Def)
- X-Scissor
- Giga Drain
- Ice Beam
- Flame Charge
Genesect, I love this guy. So many options to use. He run Physical, Mixed, Special, Scarf, Rock polish, and other sets as well. I'm pretty sure most of us have used this predator before, but if you haven't, what are you waiting for?
He was Scarfed, but I added Terrakion. I didn’t want two Scarfers, so I went for a mixed sweeper set. EVs make his attacking stats equal, while giving him max speed. Nature does the same. I went hasty, but I'm not sure. I want some thoughts on that. The set is something I'm proud of. X-Scissor is his main stab, and when Download boosted, gets very powerful. Giga Drain is a great move. It lets him recover, plus, it catches so many people off guard. Ice beam is for Dragons, since he is my main dragon killer. And Flame Charge, one of the reasons I love this set. Flame charge lets me get a choice scarf just by using the move! If I use it again, I get the same speed as a rock polish. Plus, I get to attack and change moves whenever. It's great!
Celebi @ Choice Specs
Trait: Natural Cure
EVs: 220 SAtk / 36 SDef / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Trick
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Earth Power
- Giga Drain
Celebi, the Time Traveler. Celebi and Heatran have great synergy together.They resist each other weaknesses perfectly. Now Celebi has a lot of options too. One of those options is a trick set, which is my favorite Celebi set.
Like I said, it's a Trick set. Cripples walls, or sweep. The EVs are to Max Speed, have a little Special bulk, and dump the rest into Offense. Nature maximizes Speed. Trick to Cripple Walls, HP Fire for Coverage, same as Earth Power. Giga Drain for STAB and Recovery.
So, recently, I was asked to help someone with their team. Said person wanted to make a sand team. After helping them, I realized I wanted the build a sand team too. So I took a pokemon or too from that team, and built this, a Beach Without Sand!
So, I started with the great Hippo, Hippowdon, for setting up Sand.
Next was Sandslash, for Sand Rush Abuse.
Genesect was next. He was going to be a scarfed U-turn Special Sweeper.
Here was a tricky part. I had no idea what to add next. So I added Gastrodon. Being able to soak up water attacks for this team is a huge plus.
I added Heatran next, since I wanted a good fire type.
For my last pokemon, I had no idea what I wanted. So, I went for Celebi, to form a Grass-Fire-Water thing.
After adding Celebi, and testing the team, I made two changes. I changed Sandslash for Scarf Terrakion and I made Genesect a mixed Sweeper.
MamoSwine and Skarmory were added in place of Terrakion and Heatran.
Terrakion was brought back in place of Genesect and Latios replaced Celebi.
Hippowdon (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SDef
Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Slack Off
- Stealth Rock
- Whirlwind
- Earthquake
Now, every Sand team needs someone to set up said Sandstorm, correct? Now, the only two Fully Evolved Pokemon that can do that are Tyranitar and Hippowdon. Hippowdon just seemed to work better for this team when I was deciding between the two, so I went with the great Hippo.
The EVs maximize walling capabilities, as well as with the nature. This set is basic. Set up rocks, Phaze, Heal, Phaze, etc. EQ is hardly ever used, but I don't need anything else, so I keep it.
Mamoswine (F) @ Life Orb
Trait: Thick Fat
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Ice Shard
- Icicle Crash
- Stone Edge
Mamo, recommended by Dr.Ciel, is very useful. It has Priority to majorly hurt many of BW2s new treats. Tornadus(T), Thundurus-T, Landorus(-T) and many Dragons are hurt by it's Ice Shard. it is a great, Anti-Meta pokemon.
Icec Shard is for priority, well Icicle crash, Stone Edge and EQ are either stab or coverage. Basic EVs and nature. Stone Edge is the move I'm most unsure of though.
Terrakion @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Justified
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Rock Slide
- Close Combat
- X-Scissor
- Stone Edge
Terrakion. I hate this guy. I've been doing competitive for a few months now, but this is the first time I used him. It hated it so much, I refused to use it. And now, I see why I hate him. He just sweeps so much.
I was facing problems with Tornadus-T, so I decided to Scarf him. EVs are obvious basic sweeper EVs, same with nature. Moves are easy as well. Dual STAB, A more accurate STAB and a coverage move.
Gastrodon-East (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Storm Drain
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SDef
Calm Nature (+SDef, -Atk)
- Earth Power
- Ice Beam
- Toxic
- Recover
Good Special Wall, plus he absorbs all Water type attacks aimed at this team. Consider this team is sort of water weak, it is very valuable. Come in on the Water Switch, Soak it up, and just Tank.
EVs and Nature provide Max Special Defense and HP, along with a little Physical bulk. Earth Power and Ice beam were recommended on Smogon. Toxic and Recover allow for Stalling.
Skarmory (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SDef / 4 Spd
Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Whirlwind
- Spikes
- Roost
- Brave Bird
Skarmory, one of the main defensive pokemon of OU. This guy replaced my Heatran. He works a lot better than him. I dunno why, he just does. They do have completely different roles though.
Weird EVs I know. All of my pokemon seems to have weird EVs. Max Special Defense, 252 allows for easy Walling/Stalling/Phazing. 4 speed let's it Outspeed some other Skarms. Spikes since I already have Rocks, Roost to heal Whirlwind to phaze and Brave B to attack.
Latios (M) @ Choice Specs
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 8 HP / 4 Def / 252 SAtk / 244 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Dragon Pulse
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Ice Beam
Latios is a great special sweeper. Boasting an awesome Base Speed of 110, a Special Defense stat of 110 and a Special Attack stat of 130, he knows his job. Sadly, his physical bulk is lacking. 80 HP and 80 Base Defense means that me isn't willing to take many hits.
Dragon Pulse is his main attack, plus it revives STAB, becomaing a Dragon type attack. He has access to BoltBeam, granting him great coverage. Hidden Power Fire rounds off the set, allowing him to hit pokemon that would otherwise threaten him.
Latios is my newest pokemon, and the one I'm least sure about. Would appreciate any and all ideas for him.
Hippowdon (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SDef
Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Slack Off
- Whirlwind
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
Terrakion @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Justified
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Rock Slide
- Close Combat
- X-Scissor
- Stone Edge
Mamoswine (F) @ Life Orb
Trait: Thick Fat
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Ice Shard
- Icicle Crash
- Stone Edge
Gastrodon-East (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Storm Drain
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SDef
Calm Nature (+SDef, -Atk)
- Earth Power
- Ice Beam
- Toxic
- Recover
Skarmory (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SDef / 4 Spd
Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Whirlwind
- Spikes
- Roost
- Brave Bird
Latios (M) @ Choice Specs
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 8 HP / 4 Def / 252 SAtk / 244 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Dragon Pulse
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Ice Beam
Trait: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SDef
Impish Nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Slack Off
- Whirlwind
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
Terrakion @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Justified
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Rock Slide
- Close Combat
- X-Scissor
- Stone Edge
Mamoswine (F) @ Life Orb
Trait: Thick Fat
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SDef / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Ice Shard
- Icicle Crash
- Stone Edge
Gastrodon-East (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Storm Drain
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SDef
Calm Nature (+SDef, -Atk)
- Earth Power
- Ice Beam
- Toxic
- Recover
Skarmory (F) @ Leftovers
Trait: Sturdy
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SDef / 4 Spd
Careful Nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Whirlwind
- Spikes
- Roost
- Brave Bird
Latios (M) @ Choice Specs
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 8 HP / 4 Def / 252 SAtk / 244 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Dragon Pulse
- Thunderbolt
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Ice Beam
I appreciate any rates! Thanks guys!
Heatran (F) @ Air Balloon
Trait: Flash Fire
EVs: 4 HP / 28 Def / 216 SAtk / 8 SDef / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Dragon Pulse
- Magma Storm
- Hidden Power [Grass]
- Earth Power
A great Genesect counter, probably the best. Heatran is amazing. I've found use for him on so many Teams.He can go Defensive, Offensive, Phazer, and that's just 3. I even saw a Physical Heatran once.
The EVs here look a little weird, so I'll explain. I wanted a perfect Genesect counter, so I made one. EVs let Heatran take very little from U-turn, well Special attacks are weakened a bit. 4 Hp is always helpful as well. I gave Max speed and then dumped the rest into Special Attack. So this is probably like a Tank Heatran. Dragon Pulse lets me hit Dragons for good damage, well Magma Storm is my Main Stab. I'm thinking about Changing Mamga Storm to something more reliable, since it's missed in a lot of You-Die-or-I-Die Situations. HP Grass is just plain old Coverage and Earth Power hits other Heatrans. Speaking of other Heatrans, that a reason to why I have a ballon. I have no Ground resists other than Celebi on this team, so The Balloon was needed.
Genesect @ Expert Belt
Trait: Download
EVs: 128 Atk / 128 SAtk / 252 Spd
Hasty Nature (+Spd, -Def)
- X-Scissor
- Giga Drain
- Ice Beam
- Flame Charge
Genesect, I love this guy. So many options to use. He run Physical, Mixed, Special, Scarf, Rock polish, and other sets as well. I'm pretty sure most of us have used this predator before, but if you haven't, what are you waiting for?
He was Scarfed, but I added Terrakion. I didn’t want two Scarfers, so I went for a mixed sweeper set. EVs make his attacking stats equal, while giving him max speed. Nature does the same. I went hasty, but I'm not sure. I want some thoughts on that. The set is something I'm proud of. X-Scissor is his main stab, and when Download boosted, gets very powerful. Giga Drain is a great move. It lets him recover, plus, it catches so many people off guard. Ice beam is for Dragons, since he is my main dragon killer. And Flame Charge, one of the reasons I love this set. Flame charge lets me get a choice scarf just by using the move! If I use it again, I get the same speed as a rock polish. Plus, I get to attack and change moves whenever. It's great!
Celebi @ Choice Specs
Trait: Natural Cure
EVs: 220 SAtk / 36 SDef / 252 Spd
Timid Nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Trick
- Hidden Power [Fire]
- Earth Power
- Giga Drain
Celebi, the Time Traveler. Celebi and Heatran have great synergy together.They resist each other weaknesses perfectly. Now Celebi has a lot of options too. One of those options is a trick set, which is my favorite Celebi set.
Like I said, it's a Trick set. Cripples walls, or sweep. The EVs are to Max Speed, have a little Special bulk, and dump the rest into Offense. Nature maximizes Speed. Trick to Cripple Walls, HP Fire for Coverage, same as Earth Power. Giga Drain for STAB and Recovery.
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