>>35525003Happy Birthday, OP! Mine was yesterday, so I'll contribute. I also like Alolan Sandslash but the way its arms come out of the spikes section is a bit off-putting to drop it below Sandshrew's appeal. Got a plush of the Sandshrew when I visited Nintendo World.
I have a few ideas for saving it (either):
A. Ice resists Ground and Flying and now takes neutral from Rock, but in return Rock resists Ice
B. Retcon Aurora Veil so that it can be started outside of Hail, lasts the whole game unless only removed by Brick Break, and only has its effects apply to the user's Ice types
C. Introduce a new Ice-type hazard exclusive to Ice types that not only damages opposing Pokemon weak to it in the same way Stealth Rock does, but removes hazards on the user's side whenever it's used (like a Stealth Rock and Rapid Spin in one)
