Optimizing a Mono-Ground Team for VGC Tournaments
Summary
The Pokémon Champions | VGC Battles & Tournaments community is actively refining competitive strategies for monotype tournaments. This discussion focuses on optimizing a Ground-type team featuring Swampert, Hippowdon, Excadrill, Garchomp, Gliscor, and Camerupt. Members provide expert feedback on held items, stat spreads, and move sets to ensure the team remains viable against diverse meta threats.
Swampert swamperite
◦ Ability: Damp
◦ Stat Points: 32 HP / 24 Def / 10 SpD
◦ Nature: Bold
◦ Moves: Muddy Water / Earth Power / Ice Beam / Protect
Hippowdon @ Smooth Rock
◦ Ability: Sand Stream
◦ Stat Points: 32 HP / 16 Def / 18 SpD
◦ Nature: Impish
◦ Moves: High Horsepower / Rock Slide / Yawn / Protect
Excadrill @ Muscle Band
◦ Ability: Sand Rush
◦ Stat Points: 32 Atk / 2 Def / 32 Spe
◦ Nature: Adamant
◦ Moves: High Horsepower / Iron Head / Rock Slide / Protect
Garchomp @ Life Orb
◦ Ability: Rough Skin
◦ Stat Points: 32 Atk / 2 Def / 32 Spe
◦ Nature: Jolly
◦ Moves: Stomping Tantrum / Dragon Claw / Rock Slide / Poison Jab
Gliscor @ Focus Sash
◦ Ability: Poison Heal
◦ Stat Points: 20 HP / 14 Def / 32 Spe
◦ Nature: Jolly
◦ Moves: Tailwind / High Horsepower / Dual Wingbeat / Protect
Camerupt-Mega @ Cameruptite
◦ Ability: Solid Rock (becomes Sheer Force)
◦ Stat Points: 32 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpA
◦ Nature: Quiet (0 Speed IV preferred)
◦ Moves: Heat Wave / Earth Power / Ancient Power / Protect
This is my current team build plan i just want to make sure its optimized since its for a monotype tournament
dont double ping
Didint see mb
Sorry did I double ping
no, it was someone else
Oh ok
I just helped the ground elite four person make a mono ground team
Oh ok
i like this team on first look
let me dive into it a lil
Thats fine
speciala swampert!
gets around intimidate and burn
but idk how good that is coming off 95 special attack
maybe run the special mega garchomp sets?
Ok that sounds reasonable so should i swap the swaperite for a different held
i would swap muscle band for sash on excadrill, since you invested bulk and gliscor is relativly bulky
they're running rhindo as bulky piviots now i think
maybe that?
or you can run a phyical mega set
Ok
since it helps you with rain and sun
camerupt kinda wants to be in tr
but that can be alr
i think steelix would be better in that slot
Ok yeah I can swap steelix there how should I build steelix
depends on the moveset
if your running protect, wide guard, heavy slam, and high horsepower
make it specially bulky
if your running body press
make it physically bulky
I have one set up this way currently
hp, attack, and special defense is what you should invest
Ok
So 32 in SpDef 17 hp 17 atk
Would that work
yeah, smth like that could work
Ok
And should I also run it with the mega stone im not sure since i dont have a sand setter
Yes. mega
you do have a sand setter
hippowdon?
hes right there
Oh I forgot about that ability
I always think about t tar for sand
But that cant go in this team
So yeah Hippowdon sets the sand for mega steelix
and excadrill
Ok
Any other recommendations
like i said, switch band on exca for sash
and give sitrus to gliscor
Ok
I think camerupt there is a bit awkward coz of the speed?
Ok
