Monotype Gallade (Psychic) [QC: 2/2] [GP: 1/1]

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Psychic

[SET]
Gallade @ Choice Scarf
Name: Choice Scarf (Psychic)
Ability: Sharpness
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Sacred Sword
- Psycho Cut
- Knock Off / Night Slash
- Leaf Blade / Aqua Cutter

[SET COMMENTS]
Gallade is the premier Choice Scarf user on Psychic teams due to its great coverage options and incredible ability, Sharpness. Being able to fire off Sharpness-boosted Sacred Sword is incredibly valuable, as it hits the Steel- and Dark-type Pokemon that give Psychic teams trouble for super effective damage, such as Kingambit, Chien-Pao, and Hisuian Goodra. Knock Off is a great way to make progress against bulkier teams, as well as dissuade Ghost-type Pokemon from switching in on a potential Sacred Sword. Night Slash is also an option to deal more consistent damage to Skeledirge and Gholdengo. Leaf Blade is used to threaten bulky Water-type Pokemon like Quagsire and Rotom-W, as well as OHKO Belly Drum Azumarill. Aqua Cutter is an option over Leaf Blade to hit Pokemon like Landorus, Volcarona and Moltres for super effective damage, but Leaf Blade is often better due to the amount of targets it hits. A Jolly nature is preferred over Adamant, as it allows Gallade to outspeed and still OHKO Greninja, Flutter Mane, and Sneasler, while the extra attack from Adamant is not necessary as most of the moves Gallade uses receive a Sharpness boost.

Espathra is a nice compliment to Gallade, as it appreciates Gallade's ability to deal with Steel- and Dark-type Pokemon like Gholdengo, Hisuian Goodra, Kingambit, and Ting-Lu, which Espathra has little way of hitting for even neutral damage, as well as its ability to remove special walls such as Galarian Slowking and Alolan Muk. Hoopa-U is also a great teammate for Gallade, as the speed of Gallade and sheer power of Hoopa-U synergize nicely to deal with both bulky and fast teams. Hoopa-U is able to threaten an OHKO on defensive staples such as Amoonguss, Toxapex, and Rotom-W with entry hazard support, while Gallade outspeeds Pokemon that would otherwise shut Hoopa-U down, such as Sneasler and Greninja. Armarouge is a strong partner for Gallade, as it provides a nice resistance to Fairy-type attacks and complementary coverage to Gallade's. Armarouge appreciates the removal of special walls such as Hisuian Goodra and Galarian Slowking, allowing it to set up and apply pressure to the opposing team, and it returns the favor by taking out physically bulky foes such as Dondozo, Zamazenta, and Corviknight. Hatterene is Psychic teams' best form of hazard control, which Gallade appreciates as it tends to switch in frequently and can otherwise get chipped. Hatterene also lures in Steel- and Poison-type Pokemon like Iron Treads and Sneasler, which Gallade can take care of. Indeedee is another good teammate for Gallade, as it sets up Psychic Terrain, further strengthening Gallade's Psycho Cut and protecting it from priority moves like Shadow Sneak and Sucker Punch. Indeedee also provides a valuable Ghost immunity, which prevents foes like Flutter Mane and Gholdengo from freely spamming Shadow Ball. Scream Tail is a great defensive teammate for Gallade, as its incredible bulk allows it to switch in to common Choice Scarf users such as Great Tusk, Iron Valiant, and Meowscarada, which would otherwise outspeed and OHKO Gallade. Scream Tail's access to a myriad of utility moves, such as Thunder Wave and Wish, allows it to support Gallade nicely by slowing down the aforementioned threats and increasing its longevity. Mew is a good teammate for Gallade on more offense-oriented teams, as lead Mew is the premier hazard setter for Psychic teams, and Gallade greatly appreciates the support. Galarian Slowking is a great teammate for Gallade as well, as it is able to safely switch into special attacks, as well as Fairy-type attacks that would otherwise give Gallade trouble. Galarian Slowking can also utilize Chilly Reception to give Gallade a free switch in.

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Psychic

[SET]
Gallade @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Sharpness
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Sacred Sword
- Psycho Cut
- Knock Off / Night Slash
- Leaf Blade / Aqua Cutter

[SET COMMENTS]
Gallade is the premier Choice Scarf user on Psychic teams due to its great coverage options and incredibly new ability, Sharpness. Being able to fire off Sharpness boosted Sacred Swords is incredibly valuable as it hits the Steel- and Dark-type Pokemon that give Psychic teams trouble for Super Effective damage such as Kingambit, Chien-Pao and Hisuian-Goodra. Knock Off is a great way to make progress against bulkier teams, as well as dissuading Ghost-type Pokemon from switching in on a potential Sacred Sword. Night Slash could also be an option if you wish to deal more consistent damage to Skeledirge and Gholdengo. Finally, Leaf Blade is used to threaten bulky Water-type Pokemon like Quagsire and Dondozo Rotom-W (Dondozo isn't that common and with Curse it effectively walls you), as well as OHKOing Belly Drum Azumarill. Aqua Cutter is an option to use over Leaf Blade to hit pokemon like Landorus, Volcarona, and Moltres for Super Effective damage, but Leaf Blade is often better due to the amount of targets it hits. A Jolly nature is preferred over Adamant as it allows Gallade to outspeed and OHKO Greninja, Flutter Mane and Sneasler, while the extra attack from Adamant is not necessary as three of the four moves Gallade uses receive a Sharpness boost.

Scream Tail is a great defensive teammate for Gallade, as its incredible bulk allows it to switch in to common Choice Scarf users such as Great Tusk, Iron Valiant and Meowscarada, that would otherwise outspeed and OHKO Gallade. Scream Tail's access to a myriad of utility moves allows it to support Gallade nicely as well. Using Thunder Wave to slow down faster Choice Scarf users, Stealth Rock to provide a bit of extra damage for Gallade, or even Reflect and Light Screen to give Gallade a bit more longevity (i'd try to compress these sentences a bit, half of this paragraph is dedicated to Scream Tail). Espathra is a nice compliment to Gallade, as it appreciates Gallade's ability to deal with Steel- and Dark-types which Espathra has no little way of hitting for even neutral damage, as well as removing Special walls (Espathra also appreciates Gallade outpacing non-Choice Scarf breakers like Chienfor Espathra, setting it up late-game). Though Psychic does not have any direct Entry Hazard removal, Hatterne is a good teammate for Gallade as its Magic Bounce ability sends Entry Hazards back to the opposing team. Keeping Entry Hazards off the side of Gallade is valuable so it does not take repeated damage due to its frequent switches, while setting Entry Hazards up on the opponents side is valuable to give Gallade a bit of an easier time fulfilling its role. (Hatterene also appreciates the removal of Steel-types and faster Poison-types. Mention Hoopa-U, Armarouge, and Indeedee)

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QC: 1/2, great work!

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Psychic

[SET]
Gallade @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Sharpness
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Sacred Sword
- Psycho Cut
- Knock Off / Night Slash
- Leaf Blade / Aqua Cutter

[SET COMMENTS]
Gallade is the premier Choice Scarf user on Psychic teams due to its great coverage options and incredible incredibly new ability, Sharpness. Being able to fire off Sharpness boosted Sacred Swords is incredibly valuable, (AC) as it hits the Steel- and Dark-type Pokemon such as Kingambit, Chien-Pao, and Hisuian Goodra that give Psychic teams trouble very hard. for Super Effective damage such as Kingambit, Chien-Pao and Hisuian-Goodra. Knock Off is a great way to make progress against bulkier teams, as well as dissuading Ghost-type Pokemon, such as Skeledirge and Gholdengo, from switching in on a potential Sacred Sword. Night Slash could also be an option if you wish to deal more consistent damage to the aforementioned Ghost-types Skeledirge and Gholdengo. Finally, Leaf Blade is used to threaten bulky Water-type Pokemon like Quagsire and Rotom-W, as well as OHKOing Belly Drum Azumarill. Aqua Cutter is an option to use over Leaf Blade to hit Pokemon pokemon like Landorus, Volcarona and Moltres for Super Effective damage, but Leaf Blade is often better due to the amount of targets it hits. A Jolly nature is preferred over Adamant as it allows Gallade to outspeed and OHKO Greninja, Flutter Mane and Sneasler, while the extra attack from Adamant is not necessary as three of the four moves Gallade uses receive a Sharpness boost. (I don't know if you have to mention Adamant here, just say what Jolly does)

Scream Tail is a great defensive teammate for Gallade, as its incredible bulk allows it to switch in to common Choice Scarf users such as Great Tusk, Iron Valiant and Meowscarada, that would otherwise outspeed and OHKO Gallade. Scream Tail's access to a myriad of utility moves, such as dual Screens and Wish, allows it to support Gallade nicely as well. Espathra is a nice compliment to Gallade, as it appreciates Gallade's ability to deal with Steel- and Dark-type Pokemon which Espathra has little way of breaking through hitting for even neutral damage, as well as removing Special walls. Espathra also thrives when Gallade removes the (the what?) Although Psychic does not have any direct Entry Hazard entry hazard removal, Hatterene is a good teammate for Gallade as it can bounce back hazards s Magic Bounce ability sends Entry Hazards back to the opposing team (dex info). Keeping entry hazards off Gallade's side Entry Hazards off the side of Gallade is valuable so it does not take repeated damage due to its frequent switches, while setting entry hazards Entry Hazards up on the opponent's side is valuable to give Gallade a bit of an easier time fulfilling its role. Hatterene also appreciates the removal of faster Steel- and Poison-type Pokemon. Indeedee is another good teammate for Gallade, as it sets up Psychic Terrain further strengthening its Psycho Cut and protecting it from priority moves like Shadow Sneak and Sucker Punch. Finally, Armarouge is a strong partner for Gallade. Armarouge appreciates the removal of Special walls, allowing it to set up and apply pressure to the opposing team. Finally, Hoopa-U is a terrific teammate for Gallade. If Gallade is able to remove the Pokemon that outspeed Hoopa, it can begin to use extremely powerful Choice Banded attacks.

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Good job, here are my comments:
- Your second sentence about Espathra is cut off short, idk what the end is meant to be there
- You should add more specific Pokemon examples rather than type examples when you develop your second paragraph

Let me know once the above has been implemented, and I'll give it another look before stamping. Thanks!
 

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Good job, here are my comments:
- Your second sentence about Espathra is cut off short, idk what the end is meant to be there
- You should add more specific Pokemon examples rather than type examples when you develop your second paragraph

Let me know once the above has been implemented, and I'll give it another look before stamping. Thanks!
implemented, finished the sentence (guess I had a brainfart) addressed in the first point, as well as added some examples of specific pokemon to the 2nd paragraph
 

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Psychic

[SET]
Gallade @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Sharpness
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Sacred Sword
- Psycho Cut
- Knock Off / Night Slash
- Leaf Blade / Aqua Cutter

[SET COMMENTS]
Gallade is the premier Choice Scarf user on Psychic teams due to its great coverage options and incredibly new ability, Sharpness. Being able to fire off Sharpness boosted Sacred Swords is incredibly valuable as it hits the Steel- and Dark-type Pokemon that give Psychic teams trouble for Super Effective damage such as Kingambit, Chien-Pao and Hisuian-Goodra. Knock Off is a great way to make progress against bulkier teams, as well as dissuading Ghost-type Pokemon from switching in on a potential Sacred Sword. Night Slash could also be an option if you wish to deal more consistent damage to Skeledirge and Gholdengo. Finally, Leaf Blade is used to threaten bulky Water-type Pokemon like Quagsire and Rotom-W, as well as OHKOing Belly Drum Azumarill. Aqua Cutter is an option to use over Leaf Blade to hit pokemon like Landorus, Volcarona and Moltres for Super Effective damage, but Leaf Blade is often better due to the amount of targets it hits. A Jolly nature is preferred over Adamant as it allows Gallade to outspeed and OHKO Greninja, Flutter Mane and Sneasler, while the extra attack from Adamant is not necessary as three of the four most of (saying three out of four is somewhat confusing since the set includes 6 move options) moves Gallade uses receive a Sharpness boost.

Scream Tail is a great defensive teammate for Gallade, as its incredible bulk allows it to switch in to common Choice Scarf users such as Great Tusk, Iron Valiant and Meowscarada, that would otherwise outspeed and OHKO Gallade. Scream Tail's access to a myriad of utility moves such as Thunder Wave and Wish allows it to support Gallade nicely as well by slowing down the aforementioned threats and increasing its longevity. Espathra is a nice compliment to Gallade, as it appreciates Gallade's ability to deal with Steel- and Dark-type Pokemon like Gholdengo, Hisuian Goodra, Kingambit and Ting-Lu, which Espathra has little way of hitting for even neutral damage, as well as removing Special walls such as Galarian Slowking and Alolan Muk . Espathra also thrives when Gallade removes the Special walls that would otherwise give it a hard time. (you already said that in the previous sentence) Though Psychic does not have any direct Entry Hazard removal, Hatterne is a good teammate for Gallade as its Magic Bounce ability sends Entry Hazards back to the opposing team. Keeping Entry Hazards off the side of Gallade is valuable so it does not take repeated damage due to its frequent switches, while setting Entry Hazards up on the opponents side is valuable to give Gallade a bit of an easier time fulfilling its role. Hatterene is Psychic teams' best form of hazard removal, which Gallade appreciates as it tends to switch in frequently and can otherwise get chipped, . Hatterene also appreciates the removal of faster lures in Steel- and Poison-type Pokemon like Iron Treads and Sneasler which Gallade can take care of. Indeedee is another good teammate for Gallade, as it sets up Psychic Terrain further strengthening its Psycho Cut and protecting it from priority moves like Shadow Sneak and Sucker Punch (Indeedee also provides a very useful Ghost immunity, which helps prevent foes like Scarf Flutter Mane from mindlessly spamming Shadow Ball). Finally, Armarouge is a strong partner for Gallade, as it provides a nice resistance to Fairy attacks and a complementary coverage to Gallade's. Armarouge appreciates the Gallade's removal of Special walls such as..., allowing it to set up and apply pressure to the opposing team, and it returns the favor by taking out physically bulky foes such as .... Finally, Hoopa-U is a terrific teammate for Gallade (this type of sentence is essentially fluff and takes up unnecessary space btw). If Gallade is able to remove the Pokemon that outspeed Hoopa (who?), it can begin to use extremely powerful Choice Banded attacks (who does it take out that Gallade can't?). I think it's worth adding a mention to Mew for hazard setting and Galarking for tanking special hits and handling Fairy-types that might threaten Gallade.

The teammate order is a bit awkward since you jump from support to fellow attackers back to support and back to fellow attackers. I'd go for an order like this: espathra > hoopa-u > armarouge > hatt > indeedee > scream tail/mew/slowking-galar. You can also follow the VR to see which mons are more relevant and therefore should go first.


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Added more comments, please lmk once it's been implemented. Ty!!
 

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Looks great! 2 minor things: hazard control rather than removal for Hatt (mb on that) and remove the "mindlessly" when talking about spamming sball, that was just my comment lol

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[SET]
Gallade @ Choice Scarf
Name: Choice Scarf (Psychic)
Ability: Sharpness
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Sacred Sword
- Psycho Cut
- Knock Off / Night Slash
- Leaf Blade / Aqua Cutter

[SET COMMENTS]
Gallade is the premier Choice Scarf user on Psychic teams due to its great coverage options and incredibly new incredible ability, Sharpness. Being able to fire off Sharpness boosted Sharpness-boosted Sacred Swords Sword is incredibly valuable, (comma) as it hits the Steel- and Dark-type Pokemon that give Psychic teams trouble for Super Effective super effective damage, (comma) such as Kingambit, Chien-Pao, (comma) and Hisuian-Goodra Hisuian Goodra. Knock Off is a great way to make progress against bulkier teams, as well as dissuading dissuade Ghost-type Pokemon from switching in on a potential Sacred Sword. Night Slash could also be an option if you wish is also an option to deal more consistent damage to Skeledirge and Gholdengo. Finally, Leaf Blade is used to threaten bulky Water-type Pokemon like Quagsire and Rotom-W, as well as OHKOing OHKO Belly Drum Azumarill. Aqua Cutter is an option to use over Leaf Blade to hit pokemon Pokemon like Landorus, Volcarona, (comma) and Moltres for Super Effective super effective damage, but Leaf Blade is often better due to the amount of targets it hits. A Jolly nature is preferred over Adamant, (comma) as it allows Gallade to outspeed and still OHKO Greninja, Flutter Mane, (comma) and Sneasler, while the extra attack Attack from Adamant is not necessary, (comma) as most of the moves Gallade uses receive a Sharpness boost.

Espathra is a nice compliment to Gallade, as it appreciates Gallade's ability to deal with Steel- and Dark-type Pokemon like Gholdengo, Hisuian-Goodra Hisuian Goodra, Kingambit, (comma) and Ting-Lu, which Espathra has little way of hitting for even neutral damage, as well as removing its ability to remove Special special walls such as Galarian Slowking and Alolan Muk. Hoopa-Unbound Hoopa-U is also a great teammate for Gallade, as the speed of Gallade and sheer power of Hoopa Hoopa-U synergize nicely to deal with both bulky and faster fast teams. Hoopa Hoopa-U is able to threaten an OHKO to on defensive staples such as Amoonguss, Toxapex, (comma) and Rotom-Wash Rotom-W with entry hazard support, while Gallade outspeeds Pokemon that would otherwise shut Hoopa Hoopa-U down, such as Sneasler and Greninja. Armarouge is a strong partner for Gallade, (comma) as it provides a nice resistance to Fairy Fairy-type attacks and a complementary coverage to Gallade's. Armarouge appreciates the removal of Special special walls such as Hisuian Goodra and Slowking-Galar Galarian Slowking, allowing which allows it to set up and apply pressure to the opposing team, and it returns the favor by taking out physically bulky foes such as Dondozo, Zamazenta, (comma) and Corviknight. Hatterene is Psychic teams' best form of hazard control, which Gallade appreciates, (comma) as it tends to switch in frequently and can otherwise get chipped. Hatterene also lures in Steel- and Poison-type Pokemon like Iron Treads and Sneasler, (comma) which Gallade can take care of. Indeedee is another good teammate for Gallade, as it sets up Psychic Terrain, (comma) further strengthening its Gallade's Psycho Cut and protecting it from priority moves like Shadow Sneak and Sucker Punch, Punch. as well as providing Indeedee also provides a valuable Ghost-type Ghost immunity, (comma) to prevent which prevents foes like Flutter Mane and Gholdengo from freely spamming Shadow Ball. Scream Tail is a great defensive teammate for Gallade, as its incredible bulk allows it to switch in to common Choice Scarf users such as Great Tusk, Iron Valiant, (comma) and Meowscarada, that which would otherwise outspeed and OHKO Gallade. Scream Tail's access to a myriad of utility moves, (comma) such as Thunder Wave and Wish, (comma) allows it to support Gallade nicely by slowing down the aforementioned threats and increasing its longevity. Mew is a good teammate for Gallade on more offense-oriented teams, as lead Mew is the premier hazard setter for Psychic-type Psychic (for consistency) teams, and Gallade greatly appreciates the support. Slowking-Galar Galarian Slowking is a great teammate for Gallade as well, as it is able to safely switch in to into Special special attacks, as well as Fairy-type attacks that would otherwise give Gallade trouble. Slowking-Galar Galarian Slowking can also utilize Chilly Reception to give Gallade a free switch in.

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[SET]
Gallade @ Choice Scarf
Name: Choice Scarf (Psychic)
Ability: Sharpness
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Sacred Sword
- Psycho Cut
- Knock Off / Night Slash
- Leaf Blade / Aqua Cutter

[SET COMMENTS]
Gallade is the premier Choice Scarf user on Psychic teams due to its great coverage options and incredibly new incredible ability, Sharpness. Being able to fire off Sharpness boosted Sharpness-boosted Sacred Swords Sword is incredibly valuable, (comma) as it hits the Steel- and Dark-type Pokemon that give Psychic teams trouble for Super Effective super effective damage, (comma) such as Kingambit, Chien-Pao, (comma) and Hisuian-Goodra Hisuian Goodra. Knock Off is a great way to make progress against bulkier teams, as well as dissuading dissuade Ghost-type Pokemon from switching in on a potential Sacred Sword. Night Slash could also be an option if you wish is also an option to deal more consistent damage to Skeledirge and Gholdengo. Finally, Leaf Blade is used to threaten bulky Water-type Pokemon like Quagsire and Rotom-W, as well as OHKOing OHKO Belly Drum Azumarill. Aqua Cutter is an option to use over Leaf Blade to hit pokemon Pokemon like Landorus, Volcarona, (comma) and Moltres for Super Effective super effective damage, but Leaf Blade is often better due to the amount of targets it hits. A Jolly nature is preferred over Adamant, (comma) as it allows Gallade to outspeed and still OHKO Greninja, Flutter Mane, (comma) and Sneasler, while the extra attack Attack from Adamant is not necessary, (comma) as most of the moves Gallade uses receive a Sharpness boost.

Espathra is a nice compliment to Gallade, as it appreciates Gallade's ability to deal with Steel- and Dark-type Pokemon like Gholdengo, Hisuian-Goodra Hisuian Goodra, Kingambit, (comma) and Ting-Lu, which Espathra has little way of hitting for even neutral damage, as well as removing its ability to remove Special special walls such as Galarian Slowking and Alolan Muk. Hoopa-Unbound Hoopa-U is also a great teammate for Gallade, as the speed of Gallade and sheer power of Hoopa Hoopa-U synergize nicely to deal with both bulky and faster fast teams. Hoopa Hoopa-U is able to threaten an OHKO to on defensive staples such as Amoonguss, Toxapex, (comma) and Rotom-Wash Rotom-W with entry hazard support, while Gallade outspeeds Pokemon that would otherwise shut Hoopa Hoopa-U down, such as Sneasler and Greninja. Armarouge is a strong partner for Gallade, (comma) as it provides a nice resistance to Fairy Fairy-type attacks and a complementary coverage to Gallade's. Armarouge appreciates the removal of Special special walls such as Hisuian Goodra and Slowking-Galar Galarian Slowking, allowing which allows it to set up and apply pressure to the opposing team, and it returns the favor by taking out physically bulky foes such as Dondozo, Zamazenta, (comma) and Corviknight. Hatterene is Psychic teams' best form of hazard control, which Gallade appreciates, (comma) as it tends to switch in frequently and can otherwise get chipped. Hatterene also lures in Steel- and Poison-type Pokemon like Iron Treads and Sneasler, (comma) which Gallade can take care of. Indeedee is another good teammate for Gallade, as it sets up Psychic Terrain, (comma) further strengthening its Gallade's Psycho Cut and protecting it from priority moves like Shadow Sneak and Sucker Punch, Punch. as well as providing Indeedee also provides a valuable Ghost-type Ghost immunity, (comma) to prevent which prevents foes like Flutter Mane and Gholdengo from freely spamming Shadow Ball. Scream Tail is a great defensive teammate for Gallade, as its incredible bulk allows it to switch in to common Choice Scarf users such as Great Tusk, Iron Valiant, (comma) and Meowscarada, that which would otherwise outspeed and OHKO Gallade. Scream Tail's access to a myriad of utility moves, (comma) such as Thunder Wave and Wish, (comma) allows it to support Gallade nicely by slowing down the aforementioned threats and increasing its longevity. Mew is a good teammate for Gallade on more offense-oriented teams, as lead Mew is the premier hazard setter for Psychic-type Psychic (for consistency) teams, and Gallade greatly appreciates the support. Slowking-Galar Galarian Slowking is a great teammate for Gallade as well, as it is able to safely switch in to into Special special attacks, as well as Fairy-type attacks that would otherwise give Gallade trouble. Slowking-Galar Galarian Slowking can also utilize Chilly Reception to give Gallade a free switch in.

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