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[SET]
Physically Defensive (Garchomp) @ Leftovers
Ability: Toxic Debris / Regenerator / Well-Baked Body
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- Spikes / Stealth Rock
- Swords Dance / Dragon Tail
- Liquidation / Dragon Tail
[SET COMMENTS]
Garchomp is an excellent entry hazard setter that checks many of the tier's Fire-types like Cinderace, Talonflame, and Ogerpon-H lacking Play Rough. Stealth Rock is an option over Spikes if a teammate like Ogerpon-H is carrying the move. Swords Dance allows Garchomp to threaten hazard removers like Quaquaval and act as a potential wincon late-game, while Dragon Tail forces switches, racking up entry hazard chip damage and preventing setup, and Liquidation hits both Landorus formes and Levitate Iron Treads and chips Corviknight. Toxic Debris punishes resisted physical hits and U-turn from pivots like Corviknight and RegenVest Manaphy and pressures the opposing team while leveraging Garchomp's Volt Switch immunity to threaten fast-paced teams with strong VoltTurn cores. Alternatively, Regenerator allows it to switch in more times throughout a game to find opportunities to set up entry hazards or Swords Dance, while Well-Baked Body punishes Fire-types like Cinderace and Ceruledge for clicking their strong STAB moves and increases its walling capabilities. Garchomp's inability to check threats like Chien-Pao, Weavile, and Galarian Zapdos facilitates another physical wall like Corviknight or Zapdos, which can switch into them and pivot out. Garchomp's inability to check special threats like Azelf, Gengar, and Walking Wake makes special walls like RegenVest Manaphy and Goodra great partners if Garchomp is not using Regenerator; if Garchomp is using Regenerator, Blissey and Empoleon are alternative options as special walls.
[SET CREDITS]
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Physically Defensive (Garchomp) @ Leftovers
Ability: Toxic Debris / Regenerator / Well-Baked Body
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- Spikes / Stealth Rock
- Swords Dance / Dragon Tail
- Liquidation / Dragon Tail
[SET COMMENTS]
Garchomp is an excellent entry hazard setter that checks many of the tier's Fire-types like Cinderace, Talonflame, and Ogerpon-H lacking Play Rough. Stealth Rock is an option over Spikes if a teammate like Ogerpon-H is carrying the move. Swords Dance allows Garchomp to threaten hazard removers like Quaquaval and act as a potential wincon late-game, while Dragon Tail forces switches, racking up entry hazard chip damage and preventing setup, and Liquidation hits both Landorus formes and Levitate Iron Treads and chips Corviknight. Toxic Debris punishes resisted physical hits and U-turn from pivots like Corviknight and RegenVest Manaphy and pressures the opposing team while leveraging Garchomp's Volt Switch immunity to threaten fast-paced teams with strong VoltTurn cores. Alternatively, Regenerator allows it to switch in more times throughout a game to find opportunities to set up entry hazards or Swords Dance, while Well-Baked Body punishes Fire-types like Cinderace and Ceruledge for clicking their strong STAB moves and increases its walling capabilities. Garchomp's inability to check threats like Chien-Pao, Weavile, and Galarian Zapdos facilitates another physical wall like Corviknight or Zapdos, which can switch into them and pivot out. Garchomp's inability to check special threats like Azelf, Gengar, and Walking Wake makes special walls like RegenVest Manaphy and Goodra great partners if Garchomp is not using Regenerator; if Garchomp is using Regenerator, Blissey and Empoleon are alternative options as special walls.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/cat.580765/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gimmickyasitgets.540420/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/kinetic1000.552227/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/wrathoftheleopard.511181/
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