SS team new attempt

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Bronzong @ Impish (Levitatee)
Light Clay
252 HP/ 100 Att/ 152 Def
Sandstorm
Stealth Rock
Reflect
Explosion

Support for my team. He sets up SS and Reflects to boost the team's defense. Not sure about item, Reflect is more useful, but smooth rock makes SS go longer.

Mamoswine @ Adamant
Choice Band
64 HP/ 252 Att/ 192 Spe
Ice Shard
Earthquake
Stone Edge
Blizzard

Ice Shard is main attack, and speed won't matter because of move priority. Blizzard for Skarmory

Heatran @ Modest
Leftovers
244 HP / 136 SpA / 128 Spe
Lava Plume
Earth Power
Rest
Sleep Talk

Status absorber for the team.

Lucario @ Timid
Choice Specs
252 SpAtt/ 252 Spe
Vacuum Wave
Aura Sphere
Dark Pulse
HP Ice

Special Sweeper. He counters Weavile and possibly Heracross, who would otherwise kill my team. Ice for Dragons seems repetitive, any ideas? Fire could counter other steels or grass for bulky waters.

Gliscor @ Impish (Sand Veil)
Leftovers
252 HP/ 4 Att/ 252 Def
Earthquake
Roost
Sandstorm
Stone Edge

Kills flying with Stone Edge and support for team. Again, he stops Heracross or Weavile from destroying this team. Sandstorm to ensure it is still active.

Garchomp @ Jolly
Brightpowder
4 HP/ 252 Att/ 252 Spe
Dragon Claw
Earthquake
Substitute
Sword Dance

Standard Brightpowder Garchomp. The rest of the party handles Flying and Dragons pretty well, and can kill Bronzong and Skarmory pretty easily. Good times.



Okay, so some other stuff. Possible others-

Hippodown- Not sure. Garchomp just seems like a better idea, and I wouldnt know who else to drop to ensure I am not walled by the likes of Gliscor/ Skarmory/ Bronzong

Empoleon- Little slow, and not worth adding. Grass Knot support would be useful, but not sure who to drop.

Tyranitar- if I put Tyranitar, then I am asking for a Lucario to come and kill me. SDLucario kills everything, and adding him seems to be worse.


Swampert- Bronzong looks like a better lead.


Potential Threats (that I see)-

SD Lucario- Gliscor/ Lucario
Weavile- Lucario/ Gliscor/ Mamoswine
Tyranitar- everything that is faster, Lucario against DDtar
Infernape- Gliscor/ Garchomp
Salamence- Gliscor (if physical)/ Heatran (Special)
Gyarados- Gliscor/ Mamoswine
Metagross- Gliscor/ Mamoswine/ Garchomp/ Heatran
Azelf- Lucario/ Garchomp
Starmie- Maybe Lucario with Vacuum Wave. This is bad any advice?
Gengar- Garchomp/ Lucario/ Mamoswine
Cresselia- Lucario. Kind of bulky, no idea how to block
Suicine- laughs at my team. Any advice?


As can be seen, i should probably get a special Sweeper. Anything? Specstar covers most of this, but not sure.

Kind of gimmicky I know, but any advice is appreciated.
 
Indeed.

Bronzong is generally a good Pokemon on SandStream teams. Though, with Garchomp being covered by Gliscor, and Hippowdon, should you add him in instead of Tyranitar, then you won't nescessarily need Bronzong as much. That's unless Mamoswine with Blizzard isn't running rampant around your team, which would lead you to think that Bronzong would have been worth keeping. Best way to go would be,

Take out Bronzong for Hippowdon.

Lose Lucario for Starmie.

Finally, Mamoswine can leave in place for Blissey / Jirachi.

Blissey (F) @ Leftovers
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 16 HP/252 Def/240 SAtk
Modest nature (+SAtk, -Atk)
- Flamethrower / Ice Beam
- Wish
- Toxic / Seismis Toss
- Softboiled

Or...

Jirachi @ Leftovers
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 HP/172 Def/20 Spd/64 SDef
Impish nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- U-turn
- Wish
- Zen Headbutt
- Reflect

Then these two...

Hippowdon (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP/252 Def/4 SDef
Impish nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Ice Fang
- Slack Off
- Roar

Starmie @ Leftovers
Ability: Natural Cure
EVs: 172 HP/216 Spd/120 SAtk
Timid nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Surf
- Rapid Spin
- Recover
- Thunderbolt

Just a few standard teams to help stabilize the team's ability to keep going. There are other ways to go about this, if you want.

Add Stealth Rock to Gliscor over Sandstorm.
 
Thank you for your help. Which works better on Blissey, Flamethrower or Ice Beam. I suppose Flamethrower/Wish/Softboiled/Toxic could work, but is completely stopped by Heatran. I dont have emerald for Seismic toss though, or I would use that.
 
I really don't see the point of a sandstorm team that doesn't have a rock type. So, I vote tyranitar, because with hippowdon, you would have 3 ice weaks. But, you are really pushing it with gliscor, heatran, tyranitar, and mamoswine all weak to water.

Props for the specs lucario, it is a total beast.
 
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