[SET]
Garchomp @ Loaded Dice
Name: Offensive
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Earthquake
- Scale Shot
- Fire Fang / Stone Edge
[SET COMMENTS]
Garchomp is a great setup sweeper on Dragon teams by virtue of Swords Dance and the ability to outspeed normally faster threats such as Dragapult, Choice Scarf Gholdengo, and Latios after using Scale Shot. With a Swords Dance boost, it OHKOes Toxapex and 2HKOes specially defensive Ting-Lu and Corviknight. Fire Fang allows Garchomp to threaten bulky Steel-types such as Skarmory and Air Balloon Gholdengo. Alternatively, Stone Edge can be run to target Flying-types such as Articuno, Moltres, and Talonflame.
Archaludon is a great teammate, as it sets up entry hazards with Stealth Rock and, thanks to its ability and amazing physical bulk, takes on physical attackers such as Ogerpon-H, Chien-Pao, and Rillaboom. Garchomp takes on Landorus, Hydreigon, and non-Air Balloon Gholdengo in return. Hisuian Goodra is a great special wall that takes hits from threats to Garchomp such as Kyurem, Flutter Mane, and Greninja and threatens them back. In return, Hisuian Goodra appreciates it dealing with Okidogi and Great Tusk after a Swords Dance boost. Garchomp forms great offensive pairings with Latios, Kyurem, and Dragapult. Latios takes on Fighting-types such as Iron Hands, Keldeo, and Hisuian Lilligant; Kyurem handles Grass- and Flying-types such as Amoonguss, defensive Gyarados, and Landorus-T; and Dragapult is great against pesky threats such as Latios and Flutter Mane. Choice Scarf Roaring Moon is a great partner, as it can take on Iron Valiant, non-Choice Scarf Dragapult, and Enamorus with its Speed and great coverage, and it can pivot Garchomp in on walls like Corviknight with U-turn. Gouging Fire is a fellow sweeper that can either enable or be enabled by Garchomp, since its part-Fire typing gives it a neutrality to Fairy-type moves, allowing it to take on Alolan Ninetales, Hatterene, and Flutter Mane, while Garchomp can take out Toxapex in return.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Dragon
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Garchomp can run Spikes to aid itself in wallbreaking; however, Garchomp does not really want to sacrifice either its STAB moves or its coverage, and its teammates can provide entry hazard support in Stealth Rock so that it can just set up and attack.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
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https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/clouds.356215/
Garchomp @ Loaded Dice
Name: Offensive
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Earthquake
- Scale Shot
- Fire Fang / Stone Edge
[SET COMMENTS]
Garchomp is a great setup sweeper on Dragon teams by virtue of Swords Dance and the ability to outspeed normally faster threats such as Dragapult, Choice Scarf Gholdengo, and Latios after using Scale Shot. With a Swords Dance boost, it OHKOes Toxapex and 2HKOes specially defensive Ting-Lu and Corviknight. Fire Fang allows Garchomp to threaten bulky Steel-types such as Skarmory and Air Balloon Gholdengo. Alternatively, Stone Edge can be run to target Flying-types such as Articuno, Moltres, and Talonflame.
Archaludon is a great teammate, as it sets up entry hazards with Stealth Rock and, thanks to its ability and amazing physical bulk, takes on physical attackers such as Ogerpon-H, Chien-Pao, and Rillaboom. Garchomp takes on Landorus, Hydreigon, and non-Air Balloon Gholdengo in return. Hisuian Goodra is a great special wall that takes hits from threats to Garchomp such as Kyurem, Flutter Mane, and Greninja and threatens them back. In return, Hisuian Goodra appreciates it dealing with Okidogi and Great Tusk after a Swords Dance boost. Garchomp forms great offensive pairings with Latios, Kyurem, and Dragapult. Latios takes on Fighting-types such as Iron Hands, Keldeo, and Hisuian Lilligant; Kyurem handles Grass- and Flying-types such as Amoonguss, defensive Gyarados, and Landorus-T; and Dragapult is great against pesky threats such as Latios and Flutter Mane. Choice Scarf Roaring Moon is a great partner, as it can take on Iron Valiant, non-Choice Scarf Dragapult, and Enamorus with its Speed and great coverage, and it can pivot Garchomp in on walls like Corviknight with U-turn. Gouging Fire is a fellow sweeper that can either enable or be enabled by Garchomp, since its part-Fire typing gives it a neutrality to Fairy-type moves, allowing it to take on Alolan Ninetales, Hatterene, and Flutter Mane, while Garchomp can take out Toxapex in return.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Dragon
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Garchomp can run Spikes to aid itself in wallbreaking; however, Garchomp does not really want to sacrifice either its STAB moves or its coverage, and its teammates can provide entry hazard support in Stealth Rock so that it can just set up and attack.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/captaindaimyo.602431/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sasha.510532/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/boomp.637295/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/a-blue-banana.649096/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/clouds.356215/
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