Team archetype
Sandstorm teams
Sand Rush doubles speed under it, and the residual chip damage does the work a stall team needs.
Pokémon that are not Rock, Ground, or Steel types take damage equal to 1/16 of their max HP at the end of every turn. Boosts the Sp. Def stats of Rock-type Pokémon by 50%.
3
Setters
via ability
11
Payoff Pokemon
benefit from it
85
Manual setters
Sandstorm
Type effects
Boosts Sp. DefRock
No chip damageRockGroundSteel
The engine
Sandstorm setters
These set sandstorm the moment they switch in, without spending a turn. A sandstorm team almost always starts here.
The payoff
Pokemon that profit from sandstorm
Each of these has an ability that does nothing until sandstorm is up, then changes the game.
Sand Veil6 Pokemon
Backup plan
Pokemon that learn Sandstorm
These can set sandstorm with a move instead of an ability. It costs a turn and runs out, so it is usually the weaker option, but it opens the archetype to Pokemon outside the 3 natural setters.
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