[SET]
name: Cosmic Power
move 1: Cosmic Power
move 2: Stored Power
move 3: Rest
move 4: Toxic / Sleep Talk
item: Chesto Berry / Weakness Policy
ability: Competitive
nature: Timid
evs: 248 HP / 56 Def / 204 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Gothitelle's incredible bulk coupled with access to the combination of Cosmic Power and Stored Power makes it a deadly setup sweeper in the ZU metagame. Toxic is used to cripple Dark-types that can't beat Gothitelle after it has set up such as Vullaby, Morgrem, and Galarian Linoone. Sleep Talk can be used to make Gothitelle set up more consistently, but at the cost of not being able to touch Dark-types. 204 Speed EVs with a Timid nature are used to make Gothitelle faster than Gourgeist-L, being able to Rest and activate the Chesto Berry before being hit by Poltergeist. Weakness Policy is an option to make Gothitelle snowball more quickly, but makes it harder to use Rest. Grassy Seed can also be used with Grookey support in Grassy Terrain teams alongside Calm Mind, giving Gothitelle an easier time setting up, but trades the ability to boost its Defense for more breaking power, making it easier to get overwhelmed by physical attackers such as Silvally-Ice, Galarian-Linoone and Trevenant.
Gothitelle is better used as a late game sweeper, therefore wallbreaking support from Pokemon such as Pikachu and Stonjourner is recommended. Phazers such as Hippopotas and Vullaby are annoying for Gothitelle, so Pokemon that take advantage of them such as Choice Specs Whiscash and Ivysaur are great teammates. Toxic Spikes setters such as Whirlipede and Vespiquen are good partners that can help wear down grounded Dark-types such as Morgrem and Krokorok for Gothitelle . Taunt users such as Galarian Linoone, Krokorok, and Glalie are also problematic for Gothitelle, making Pokemon that don't mind Taunt users such as Silvally-Ice, Grapploct, and Machoke good partners. Finally, Dark types that rely on Rest for recovery such as Zweilous and Scraggy don't mind getting hit by Gothitelle's Toxic, making Pokemon that take advantage of Dark types such as Dedenne, Mr. Mime and Grapploct good partners.
[SET]
name: Nasty Plot
move 1: Nasty Plot
move 2: Psychic / Psyshock
move 3: Thunderbolt
move 4: Dark Pulse / Taunt
item: Leftovers / Colbur Berry
ability: Competitive
nature: Modest
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Gothitelle's bulk coupled with its ability Competitive makes it an excellent Defog punisher for offensive teams. Its average Speed stat makes it perfect for Sticky Web teams, since it outspeeds most of the metagame with its support, while also punishing hazard removal. Access to Nasty Plot makes it easy to snowball through walls such as Klang and Togetic after setting up. Thunderbolt gives Gothitelle the ability to hit Vullaby and Klang, while also punishing Defog users such as Vespiquen and Togetic. Dark Pulse lets Gothitelle hit opposing Psychic-types such as Beheeyem, Oranguru, and Galarian Mr. Mime. Taunt can be used to beat Pyukumuku, Klang, and Dusclops more reliably. Finally, Energy Ball is an alternative that lets Gothitelle get past Krokorok, but has no other notable use.
Hazard setters such as Charjabug, Carkol, Glalie and Whirlipede all appreciate Gothitelle's ability to punish Defog users such as Vullaby and Vespiquen. Spinblockers such as Lampent, Gourgeist-L, and Shedinja also complement Gothitelle well in keeping entry hazards up by punishing Rapid Spin users such as Carkol, Wartortle, and Galarian Mr. Mime. Dark-types such as Zweilous, Linoone-Galar, and Krokorok don't mind Gothitelle's coverage much, so partners that beat them such as Silvally-Ice, Machoke and Grapploct are recommended. Finally, other setup sweepers such as Wartortle, Eiscue, and Raichu appreciate Gothitelle's ability to wallbreak and discourage Defog during the early stages of the game.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Czim, 305832]]
- Quality Checked by: [[Tuthur, 369076], []]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
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