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soccerforward29
08-24-2008, 11:48 PM
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Hippowdon: The huge mouth pokemon

Sand Starter @ Leftovers
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 hp/16 atk/88 SDef/152 Def
Impish nature (+Def, -SpA)
- Earthquake
- Ice Fang
- Slack Off
- Stealth Rock/Roar

One of the best metagross and tyranitar counters in the game. It can set up stealth rock or use roar to phaze, it does an amazing job at both.

Hippowdon @ Leftovers
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP/6 Atk/252 SDef
Careful nature (+SDef, -SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Curse
- Ice Fang
- Slack Off

A large investment in sp.def EVs, that way it can set up on the physical side without worrying about special sweepers ruining your day.

Hippowdon (M) @ Choice Band
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP/126 Atk/132 Def
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Crunch
- Thunder Fang
- Ice fang

Hits hard and has great type coverage. It can still take hits, but now it can dish them out. Good for trick room teams that have rhyperior on them. If it is a trick yoom team make hippo brave and give it 0 speed EVs.

Gengar Counter! @ Leftovers
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP/62 Atk/196 SDef
Impish nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Crunch
- Slack Off
- Stealth Rock/roar/sleep talk

EVs were made to let it take 2 life orb hidden power ices/ shadow balls from gengar after stealth rock damage. The attack evs allow you to ko gengar with crunch after sandstorm and stealth rock damage.

Boring boring boring... zzzzz @ Leftovers
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP/16 Atk/152 Def/88 SDef
Impish nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Stockpile
- Earthquake
- Slack Off
- Toxic/Roar

A great addition to any stall team. After a few stockpiles nothing can touch you, now you are free to sit there and stall. If you have spikes, toxic spikes, and stealth rock on your team use roar to cause residual damage. If not, you can be a one man team and stall forever with toxic... yay!

Late night graveyard talk @ Leftovers
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP/16 Atk/52 Def/188 SDef
Careful nature (+Def, -SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Curse
- Sleep Talk
- Rest

Works Like a crocune, it can set up and absorb status. Not your best option because it has access to slack off, but it can run through teams once flyers and levitators are gone.


Other Options-
Yawn- Can shuffle teams up by forcing switches, or put a mon to sleep if they don't switch.
Toxic- Good for stalling the main set.
Thunder Fang- It would be your best option vs gyara, not a great option because gyar has intimidate and there are a whole bunch of better counters for gyara.
Stone edge- Hits flyers harder than ice fang, but has bad accuracy and doesn't kill dragons.
Fire Fang- Kills Scizor and is your best option against forretress.