Sandstorm Bulky Offense

Team strategy

A sand-based bulky offense built around the Hippowdon + Garchomp ground core. Hippowdon opens as the defensive glue: it sets permanent sand with Sand Stream, lays Stealth Rock, keeps itself healthy with Slack Off and phazes setup sweepers with Whirlwind (racking up rocks + sand chip). From there the team applies constant pressure with two ground breakers and a mega cleaner. Garchomp is the primary win condition: one Swords Dance turns it into an unwalled sweeper, with Scale Shot boosting its Speed and Tera Steel blanking the Ice, Dragon and Fairy hits that normally check it. Excadrill is the dedicated sand payoff: Sand Rush doubles its Speed in Hippowdon's sand, letting it outrun the entire unboosted field, while Rapid Spin keeps our own hazards up by clearing the opponent's. Rotom-Wash is the defensive backbone: Levitate gives a second Ground immunity, Volt Switch keeps momentum, and Will-O-Wisp neuters physical attackers that would otherwise punish the ground core. Mega Metagross is the offensive mega glue, its Steel STAB and Bullet Punch priority covering the Fairy, Ice and Dragon threats to the sand core and cleaning weakened teams. Corviknight rounds it out as a bulky VoltTurn pivot and a secondary win condition through Iron Defense + Body Press. Game plan: set sand and rocks, pivot into the right breaker, then clean with Garchomp, Excadrill or Metagross once the opposing checks are chipped.