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Sand Team v1

By ShuvamHKJun 22, 2026

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Brendan DeWerth's Indy Top 16 Sand Team (one small change)

Roster

tyranitar
Tyranitar
RockDark

@ Tyranitarite

AbilitySand Stream
NatureAdamant
EVs22 HP / 16 Atk / 7 Def / 21 Spe

Moves

Rock SlideProtectKnock OffIce Punch
excadrill
Excadrill
GroundSteel

@ Focus Sash

AbilitySand Rush
NatureJolly
EVs1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD / 32 Spe

Moves

Iron HeadProtectRock SlideEarthquake
wash-rotom
Wash-Rotom
ElectricWater

@ Sitrus Berry

AbilityLevitate
NatureModest
EVs31 HP / 6 Def / 15 SpA / 14 Spe

Moves

ThunderboltWill O WispHydro PumpProtect
corviknight
Corviknight
FlyingSteel

@ Leftovers

AbilityMirror Armor
NatureCareful
EVs19 HP / 11 Atk / 5 Def / 5 SpD / 26 Spe

Moves

RoostBrave BirdBulk UpTailwind
hydreigon
Hydreigon
DarkDragon

@ Haban Berry

AbilityLevitate
NatureTimid
EVs4 HP / 1 Def / 32 SpA / 1 SpD / 28 Spe

Moves

Dark PulseDraco MeteorSnarlProtect
mimikyu
Mimikyu
GhostFairy

@ Spell Tag

AbilityDisguise
NatureAdamant
EVs1 HP / 32 Atk / 1 Def / 32 Spe

Moves

Shadow ClawShadow SneakProtectPlay Rough

Strategy

Get sand up + rock slide go brrrrr Use Ice Punch on Tyranitar to surprise Garchomp opps (Brendan's team had low kick instead of ice punch, but I swapped it because Garchomp is everywhere in Regulation M-B)

Lead Options

Tyranitar + Corviknight, Tyranitar + Excadrill, Corviknight + Mimikyu

Win Conditions

Sand Sweep

Threats & Bad Matchups

Fighting Types (lead Mimikyu who is fighting-immune) + Ground Types (3 Pokemon Ground-Immune)