Hippowdon

In the midst of a powerful sandstorm, Hippowdon is able to take on some of the strongest Pokemon in the metagame. With Rocky Helmet and reliable recovery, Hippowdon can wall threatening physical attackers such as Blaziken and Mega Kangaskhan. Between Rocky Helmet, sand damage, and even recoil for Pokemon such as Blaziken and Talonflame, physical attackers will be taking a good chunk of damage without Hippowdon even needing to attack. Hippowdon can even check special attackers as well if invested for it. The very prominent Aegislash easily falls to Hippowdon's high defenses and STAB Earthquake. Sand Stream is a fantastic ability which gets chip damage that can end up being crucial. It's also very useful for breaking Focus Sashes, making troublesome Focus Sash users such as Breloom easier to deal with. It can also work as a good way to remove other weather if need be. Hippowdon's access to Yawn is great thanks to the lack of Sleep Clause in Battle Spot; with Yawn's two turn mechanic, it forces a lot of switches. This works well in conjunction with Stealth Rock, punishing foes for attempting to avoid being put to sleep. However, Hippowdon suffers from a very low Speed tier and will almost always be moving last, and it heavily relies on support moves, making it an easy target for Taunt users such as Thundurus.