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Oh, sorry, Ace Emerald, you provided compelling examples last time, but I forgot to respond to them, because I was trying to respond to other posts.
Yea, that's a good team. It's beatable, too. Shaymin only needs a 40% special defense fall from Seed Flare and Spikes support to get past Cradily and Escavalier. Chandelure with Energy Ball or Will-O-Wisp can start punching holes into this team, too, starting with Escavalier or Golurk. Same goes with Mixed Victini. Taunt + Toxic Gligar can stall out most of this team. It's party time for Mienshao and Heracross once Golurk is eliminated, which is not a particularly hard task to accomplish. Toxic Spikes Roserade and Specs Empoleon may see a return, since a lot of this team are weak to it. Nidoking / Nidoqueen with Focus Blast can do a number to this team.
I concede that I underestimated Sand's potential, but Sand is certainly not this unstoppable force that you're making it out to be. You convinced me that there are many defensive potential to a Sand team, but without the flexibility and immediate nuking power provided by Stoutland, I doubt Sand would ever reach the same level of potency as it did a year ago. I personally would love to put all this theorymon to rest with this suspect test.
Yea, that's a good team. It's beatable, too. Shaymin only needs a 40% special defense fall from Seed Flare and Spikes support to get past Cradily and Escavalier. Chandelure with Energy Ball or Will-O-Wisp can start punching holes into this team, too, starting with Escavalier or Golurk. Same goes with Mixed Victini. Taunt + Toxic Gligar can stall out most of this team. It's party time for Mienshao and Heracross once Golurk is eliminated, which is not a particularly hard task to accomplish. Toxic Spikes Roserade and Specs Empoleon may see a return, since a lot of this team are weak to it. Nidoking / Nidoqueen with Focus Blast can do a number to this team.
I concede that I underestimated Sand's potential, but Sand is certainly not this unstoppable force that you're making it out to be. You convinced me that there are many defensive potential to a Sand team, but without the flexibility and immediate nuking power provided by Stoutland, I doubt Sand would ever reach the same level of potency as it did a year ago. I personally would love to put all this theorymon to rest with this suspect test.