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Haxmons: Desert Blast - A Team with Sand Stream
DIR By: Zyphirex
Date: July 14, 2013, 3:39 am
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Haxmons
Haxmons adds a new twist to the OU meta-game with constant
crits, guaranteed secondary effects, and removal of low accuracy
moves. However, one thing that remains is the constant weather
war. This team takes a look at the sandy side of Haxmons.
Construction:
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Tyranitar was the base of the team, being the best option for
setting up sandstorm.
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Scizor was a logical next choice, having immunity to sandstorm
and a strong move pool.
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Lucario, the ubiquitous haxmon, had resistance to sand and a
large group of priority moves.
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Dugtrio was useful for dispatching a number of different
Pokemon, including other weather set-ups, ghost-types,
psychic-types, and even the occasional electric-type.
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Omastar was a good defensive Pokemon due to Shell Armor blocking
critical hits. It also add some needed type coverage to the
team.
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Mismagius came out of trial and error. It covered some extra
holes in the team and blocked Lucario.
In-Depth:
[glow=#00FF00,2,300]Tyranitar[/glow]
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@ Focus Sash
Trait: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SDef
Adamant Nature
- Crunch
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch
Tyranitar, despite being slow by haxmon standards, has a solid
niche to fill beyond being a simple Sand Streamer. Crunch is a
strong STAB move that can dispatch many switch-ins.
Unfortunately, strong physical rock-type moves are non-existent
in haxmons, so I gave Tyranitar Stealth Rock as an option for
entry hazard set-up. Stealth Rock has deadly potential in
haxmons, killing Shedinja and breaking Focus Sash. Earthquake
deals a nasty blow to annoyances like Ninetails. Fire Punch
provides a nice cure-all for many common switch-ins such as
Scizor and Lucario.
[glow=#FF0000,2,300]Scizor[/glow]
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@ Choice Band
Trait: Technician
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- U-turn
- Bullet Punch
- Pursuit
- Superpower
Scizor uses it's fist of justice to take out threatening foes.
Bullet Punch blasts holes in non-defensive Pokemon. It can take
out many speed boosted Pokemon that would otherwise be a serious
threat. Other moves are there for rare coverage needs. It is
unfortunately ineffective against Armor Pokemon such as Omastar
and Torterra. If Tyranitar is gone and sandstorm isn't up (which
is probably a sign of impending doom anyways), it also is
threatened by Shedinja.
[glow=#FFFF00,2,300]Lucario[/glow]
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@ Focus Sash
Trait: Inner Focus
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SAtk / 252 Spd
Hasty Nature
- ExtremeSpeed
- Dark Pulse
- Bullet Punch
- Vacuum Wave
Lucario is the staple of this team. Extremespeed's +2 priority
80 BP offers a nice multi-purpose strike that can take out many
fast attackers. Dark Pulse exists for coverage and
flinch-blocking slower Pokemon. This is especially useful for
dealing with annoying Armor Pokemon. Vacuum Wave adds coverage
and the ability to strike other Lucario. Bullet Punch keeps
Lucario from being blocked by a fast Ghost-Type. Lucario's major
problem is Scizor and various priority or ultra-fast Pokemon.
[glow=#00FFFF,2,300]Dugtrio[/glow]
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@ Focus Sash
Trait: Arena Trap
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Sucker Punch
- Aerial Ace
- Headbutt
Dugtrio is uses a combination of Arena Trap and deadly force to
remove weather opponents. Ninetails can usually be outspeeded by
Dugtrio, but you have to watch out for Choice Scarf. Sucker
Punch offers priority coverage against obnoxious flinchers.
Headbutt gives Dugtrio an option for stopping slower Pokemon.
Because Lucario often carries focus sash and Extremespeed,
Dugtrio can't really switch in on it. The main threat to Dugtrio
is Scizor due to a lack of coverage moves.
[glow=#0000FF,2,300]Omastar[/glow]
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@ Leftovers
Trait: Shell Armor
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef
Bold Nature
- Earth Power
- Surf
- AncientPower
- Ice Beam
Omastar is just a master. It's bulk coupled with its
crit-cancelling Shell Armor allows it to take hits from most
physical attackers, notably Scizor. Sandstorm also gives it a
bit of a boost in Special Defense. Solarbeam is essentially
unusable in sandstorm and other grass moves are uncommon, so
Omastar is generally safe from its double weakness. It can use
AncientPower to deal damage and boost its stats repeatedly. The
one weakness of Omastar is its lack of speed. Flinchers can
stall out Omastar and whittle away its HP. However, Omastar's
Bulk and Leftovers can let it stall out a lot of Flinchers,
leaving Dark Pulse as the main threat, so it may be wise to take
out Dark Pulse users before using Omastar.
[glow=#FF00FF,2,300]Mismagius[/glow]
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@ Choice Scarf
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 SAtk / 4 HP
Timid Nature
- Shadow Ball
- Thunderbolt
- Ominous Wind
- Hidden Power [Ice]
Mismagius is the final piece of the team. It is mainly used for
covering loose ends. It can counter Lucario with a paralyzing
Thunderbolt. HP Ice kills Torterra that have repeatedly plagued
this team. Shadow Ball is just there as a STAB option if the
situation arises. Dark Pulse has great utility as a flinching
move. A big threat to Mismagius is Scizor. If Scizor comes in,
Mismagius has to come out, lest a Bullet Punch crush its brittle
body. Mismagius really helps to seal any cracks in the coverage
of the team.
Overall, this team seems pretty good. It wins many battles and
tournaments. It wins more than it loses, which is good. The key
strategy is using sandstorm to block opposing weather. Beyond
that the team can adapt well to opponents.
Importable:
Tyranitar @ Focus Sash
Trait: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SDef
Adamant Nature
- Crunch
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch
Scizor @ Choice Band
Trait: Technician
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature
- U-turn
- Bullet Punch
- Pursuit
- Superpower
Lucario @ Focus Sash
Trait: Inner Focus
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SAtk / 252 Spd
Hasty Nature
- ExtremeSpeed
- Dark Pulse
- Bullet Punch
- Vacuum Wave
Dugtrio @ Focus Sash
Trait: Arena Trap
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Sucker Punch
- Aerial Ace
- Headbutt
Omastar @ Leftovers
Trait: Shell Armor
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef
Bold Nature
- Earth Power
- Surf
- AncientPower
- Ice Beam
Mismagius @ Choice Scarf
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 252 Spd / 252 SAtk / 4 HP
Timid Nature
- Shadow Ball
- Thunderbolt
- Ominous Wind
- Hidden Power [Ice]
Replays:
(With Gengar instead of Mismagius)
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#Post#: 29--------------------------------------------------
Re: Haxmons: Desert Blast - A Team with Sand Stream
DIR By: Snaquaza
Date: July 14, 2013, 4:20 am
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The Biggest thing I noticed while looking through the team is
the lacking of Dark Pulse on Mismagius, I strongly let you
consider it as it has great utility and can win many games for
you
Also this team is very weak to Triple Strategy Dragonite (Iron
Head/Darkpulse or Agility/ExtremeSpeed/Ice Punch, as it can set
up on many mons, on average, this team is very weak to rain and
there is no Scald switch in so I really advise you to get this
team a bit better against rain
#Post#: 30--------------------------------------------------
Re: Haxmons: Desert Blast - A Team with Sand Stream
DIR By: Zyphirex
Date: July 14, 2013, 4:39 am
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I replaced Ominous Wind with Dark Pulse. I might switch
Mismagius with Gengar.
#Post#: 33--------------------------------------------------
Re: Haxmons: Desert Blast - A Team with Sand Stream
DIR By: Meloetta
Date: July 14, 2013, 5:46 am
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i always lose to this too
#Post#: 48--------------------------------------------------
Re: Haxmons: Desert Blast - A Team with Sand Stream
DIR By: Snaquaza
Date: July 14, 2013, 2:00 pm
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I saw that this team is really weak to Grass and Water attacks,
you got almost now save switch ins and Especially Aqua Jet can
destroy you
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