I was looking back into older teams that I have had, and one replay had caught my eye. That was my Gen 7 UU team, maybe because I love UU but I think I had good synergy in that team and just never used it that much because I was playing more Sun and Moon Competitive at the time. Any edits or suggestions are greatly appreciated!
Sand Storm Mega Aerodactyl Team.
Not saying these were the items that I had I have made a couple of adjustments but here is the team regardless
Aerodactyl-Mega @ Aerodactylite
Ability: Tough Claws
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Pursuit
- Dragon Claw
Hippowdon (F) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Slack Off
- Toxic
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
Empoleon @ Leftovers
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 SpD
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Toxic
- Defog
- Protect
Celebi @ Psychium Z
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Psychic
- Giga Drain
- Nasty Plot
- Dazzling Gleam
Scizor @ Choice Band
Ability: Technician
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Bullet Punch
- Superpower
- Aerial Ace
- X-Scissor
Hydreigon @ Choice Specs
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Draco Meteor
- Flamethrower
- Dark Pulse
- Hidden Power [Psychic]
Lastly, I never thought about swaps back then but I will go ahead and name a few swaps that come to my mind
Empoleon Sub: Starmie
Celebi Sub: Lilligant
Scizor Sub: Arcanine.
Thank's for coming to my TEDTalk
Edit: Oh Right The Strategy
Using Mega Aerodactyl's high speed and offensive capabilities I would use Sandstorm and Stealth Rock to make it nearly OHKO almost anything it faces, with Pursuit to handle switch out attempts when I bring it out during a pivot or a Pokemon Knock Out. Everything else was really just for checks, Celebi Dealing with any water types, etc. I thought Hydreigon and Scizor would be good adds due to having high power added on to the team. However, Scizor could be replaced with Arcanine who has access to Intimidate and Will-O-Wisp. Empoleon was there for Defog but can be replaced with Rapid Spin Starmie. Lilligant is added now due to my sudden disinterest with using Mythicals and Legendaries, but even I can admit that Lilligant's capabilities aren't nearly on par Celebi's offensive capabilities. Psychinium Z, butchered that, could have been overkill, but I honestly don't remember why I added that so I must have added that for good reason. Hippowdon didn't have Rocky Helmet at all but I thought I could be useful, especially watching a lot of my replays and seeing the sheer amount of physical attackers I made Hippowdon face-off.
Sand Storm Mega Aerodactyl Team.
Not saying these were the items that I had I have made a couple of adjustments but here is the team regardless
Aerodactyl-Mega @ Aerodactylite
Ability: Tough Claws
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Pursuit
- Dragon Claw
Hippowdon (F) @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Slack Off
- Toxic
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
Empoleon @ Leftovers
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 252 SpA / 252 SpD
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Toxic
- Defog
- Protect
Celebi @ Psychium Z
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Psychic
- Giga Drain
- Nasty Plot
- Dazzling Gleam
Scizor @ Choice Band
Ability: Technician
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Bullet Punch
- Superpower
- Aerial Ace
- X-Scissor
Hydreigon @ Choice Specs
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Draco Meteor
- Flamethrower
- Dark Pulse
- Hidden Power [Psychic]
Lastly, I never thought about swaps back then but I will go ahead and name a few swaps that come to my mind
Empoleon Sub: Starmie
Celebi Sub: Lilligant
Scizor Sub: Arcanine.
Thank's for coming to my TEDTalk
Edit: Oh Right The Strategy
Using Mega Aerodactyl's high speed and offensive capabilities I would use Sandstorm and Stealth Rock to make it nearly OHKO almost anything it faces, with Pursuit to handle switch out attempts when I bring it out during a pivot or a Pokemon Knock Out. Everything else was really just for checks, Celebi Dealing with any water types, etc. I thought Hydreigon and Scizor would be good adds due to having high power added on to the team. However, Scizor could be replaced with Arcanine who has access to Intimidate and Will-O-Wisp. Empoleon was there for Defog but can be replaced with Rapid Spin Starmie. Lilligant is added now due to my sudden disinterest with using Mythicals and Legendaries, but even I can admit that Lilligant's capabilities aren't nearly on par Celebi's offensive capabilities. Psychinium Z, butchered that, could have been overkill, but I honestly don't remember why I added that so I must have added that for good reason. Hippowdon didn't have Rocky Helmet at all but I thought I could be useful, especially watching a lot of my replays and seeing the sheer amount of physical attackers I made Hippowdon face-off.
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