National Dex UU Combat Torque (Mega Gallade) [GP: 1/1]

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Swords Dance (Gallade-Mega) @ Galladite
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Zen Headbutt
- Knock Off / Triple Axel

[SET COMMENTS]
With its astronomical Attack stat further bolstered by Swords Dance, Mega Gallade is nigh-unmatched as a wallbreaker in National Dex UU, shredding through defensive cores consisting of common Pokemon such as Ting-Lu, Mega Venusaur, Buzzwole, and Celesteela with ease. Mega Gallade's Speed tier is also excellent, outpacing notable offensive threats such as Mienshao, Hydreigon, and Keldeo. Close Combat's immense power allows Mega Gallade to achieve several outstanding feats; it comfortably 2HKOes Celesteela and Gastrodon, and at +2, it can OHKO rather bulky targets such as Rotom-W and Assault Vest Tangrowth. Zen Headbutt serves as Mega Gallade's strongest STAB option against Clefable, 2HKOing it at +2 while threatening common Fighting-resistant targets such as Buzzwole and Amoonguss. Knock Off complements Mega Gallade's STAB combination perfectly by hitting many Psychic- and Ghost-type Pokemon super effectively, OHKOing Slowking and Aegislash at +2 while also greatly threatening Slowbro, Victini, and Skeledirge. Alternatively, Triple Axel exchanges said coverage for the ability to OHKO Hydrapple unboosted and other targets such as Mega Latias and physically defensive Hippowdon at +2. Justified allows Mega Gallade to take advantage of weak Dark-type attacks such as Knock Off from Mega Venusaur and Tangrowth prior to Mega Evolving. Mega Gallade fits best on bulky offense teams, which can efficiently facilitate its opportunities to wallbreak. Defensive pivots such as Rotom-W, Scizor, and Slowking are vital for their ability to generate momentum, allowing Mega Gallade to hit the field safely against the likes of Ting-Lu and Mega Venusaur, and stifle potential revenge killing attempts from faster threats such as Iron Boulder and Choice Scarf Enamorus. Conversely, other offensive Pokemon such as Iron Moth and Choice Specs Greninja possess excellent offensive synergy with Mega Gallade, pressuring physically defensive Pokemon such as Clefable and Hippowdon that it may have trouble breaking through. In return, Mega Gallade can take advantage of their ability to use U-turn to switch into specially defensive walls such as Tyranitar and Blissey. Lastly, Mega Gallade greatly appreciates support from entry hazards, which can help wear down the likes of Skarmory and Tapu Fini to the point where it can KO them. Good examples of hazard setters that pair well with Mega Gallade include Ting-Lu, Clefable, and Mold Breaker Excadrill.

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Not sure if I like the first two targets mentioned on the CC section, but other examples were hard to find. Just the +2 feats are enough imo, feel free to nuke it. Good job :blobthumbsup:

[SET]
Swords Dance (Gallade-Mega) @ Galladite
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Zen Headbutt
- Knock Off / Triple Axel

[SET COMMENTS]
With its astronomical Attack stat further bolstered by Swords Dance, Mega Gallade is nigh-unmatched as a wallbreaker in National Dex UU, shredding through defensive cores consisting of common Pokemon such as Ting-Lu, Mega Venusaur, Rotom-W, and Celesteela with ease. Additionally, Mega Gallade's Speed tier is also excellent, outpacing other notable offensive threats such as Mienshao, Hydreigon, and Keldeo. (would finish this opening sentence explaining Mega Gallade's ability to threaten all of our Fighting-types answers because teams usually run Venu / Buzz / Guss to handle Shao. Besides the Speed tier this is the main reason to run Gallade over something like Life Orb Mienshao imo) Close Combat's immense power allows Mega Gallade to achieve several outstanding feats; it OHKOes Iron Boulder and Moltres-Galar Galarian Moltres after Stealth Rock (maybe instead of these two we can mention Celesteela and Rotom-W as 2HKO targets since they are mentioned on the opening sentence?), and at +2, can OHKO rather bulky targets such as Assault Vest Tangrowth and Gastrodon. Zen Headbutt, while inaccurate, (90% so I don't think we can call it innacurate) serves as Mega Gallade's strongest secondary STAB option into physically defensive (since all clefs are pdef we can probably nuke physically defensive no?) Clefable, 2HKOing it at +2 while also threatening other common Fighting-resistant targets such as Buzzwole and Amoonguss. Knock Off complements Mega Gallade's STAB combo perfectly by hitting many Psychic and Ghost-type Pokemon super effectively, OHKOing Slowking and Aegislash at +2 while also greatly threatening Slowbro, Victini, and Skeledirge. Alternatively, Triple Axel exchanges said coverage for the ability to OHKO Hydrapple as well as other targets such as Mega Latias and physically defensive Hippowdon at +2. Mega Gallade fits best on bulky offense teams, which can efficiently facilitate its opportunities to wallbreak. Defensive pivots such as Rotom-W, Scizor, and Slowking are vital for their ability to generate momentum, allowing Mega Gallade to hit the field safely against the likes of Ting-Lu and Mega Venusaur, as well as stifle potential revenge killing attempts from faster threats such as Iron Boulder and Choice Scarf Enamorus. Conversely, other offensive Pokemon such as Iron Moth and Choice Specs Greninja also possess excellent offensive synergy with Mega Gallade, pressuring physically defensive Pokemon such as Clefable and Hippowdon which it may have trouble breaking through. In return, Mega Gallade can take advantage of their ability to use U-turn to bring it in against specially defensive walls such as Blissey and (since Gren is the second example) Tyranitar and Blissey. Lastly, Mega Gallade also greatly appreciates support from entry hazards, which can help wear down the likes of Skarmory and Tapu Fini to where it can KO them. Good examples of entry hazard setters that pair well with Mega Gallade include Ting-Lu, Clefable, and Mold Breaker Excadrill.

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[SET]
Swords Dance (Gallade-Mega) @ Galladite
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Zen Headbutt
- Knock Off / Triple Axel

[SET COMMENTS]
With its astronomical Attack stat further bolstered by Swords Dance, Mega Gallade is nigh-unmatched as a wallbreaker in National Dex UU, shredding through defensive cores consisting of common Pokemon such as Ting-Lu, Mega Venusaur, Buzzwole, and Celesteela with ease. Additionally, Mega Gallade's Speed tier is also excellent, outpacing other notable offensive threats such as Mienshao, Hydreigon, and Keldeo. Close Combat's immense power allows Mega Gallade to achieve several outstanding feats; it comfortably 2HKOes Celesteela and Gastrodon, and at +2, it can OHKO rather bulky targets such as Rotom-W and Assault Vest Tangrowth. Zen Headbutt serves as Mega Gallade's strongest secondary STAB option into Clefable, 2HKOing it at +2 while and threatening common Fighting-resistant targets such as Buzzwole and Amoonguss as well. Knock Off complements Mega Gallade's STAB combo perfectly by hitting many Psychic- and Ghost-type Pokemon super effectively, OHKOing Slowking and Aegislash at +2 while also as well as greatly threatening Slowbro, Victini, and Skeledirge. Alternatively, Triple Axel exchanges said coverage for the ability to OHKO Hydrapple unboosted as well as other targets such as Mega Latias and physically defensive Hippowdon at +2. Justified allows Mega Gallade to take advantage of weak Dark-type attacks such as Knock Off from Mega Venusaur and Tangrowth prior to Mega Evolving. Mega Gallade fits best on bulky offense teams, which that can efficiently facilitate its opportunities to wallbreak. Defensive pivots such as Rotom-W, Scizor, and Slowking are vital for their ability to generate momentum, allowing Mega Gallade to hit the field safely against the likes of Ting-Lu and Mega Venusaur, as well as and stifle potential revenge killing attempts from faster threats such as Iron Boulder and Choice Scarf Enamorus. Conversely, other offensive Pokemon such as Iron Moth and Choice Specs Greninja also possess excellent offensive synergy with Mega Gallade, pressuring physically defensive Pokemon such as Clefable and Hippowdon which that it may have trouble breaking through. In return, Mega Gallade can take advantage of their ability to use U-turn to bring it in against switch into specially defensive walls such as Tyranitar and Blissey. Lastly, Mega Gallade also greatly appreciates support from entry hazards, which that can help wear down the likes of Skarmory and Tapu Fini to the point where it can KO them. Good examples of entry hazard setters that pair well with Mega Gallade include Ting-Lu, Clefable, and Mold Breaker Excadrill.

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[SET]
Swords Dance (Gallade-Mega) @ Galladite
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Close Combat
- Zen Headbutt
- Knock Off / Triple Axel

[SET COMMENTS]
With its astronomical Attack stat further bolstered by Swords Dance, Mega Gallade is nigh-unmatched as a wallbreaker in National Dex UU, shredding through defensive cores consisting of common Pokemon such as Ting-Lu, Mega Venusaur, Buzzwole, and Celesteela with ease. Additionally, Mega Gallade's Speed tier is also excellent, outpacing other notable offensive threats such as Mienshao, Hydreigon, and Keldeo. Close Combat's immense power allows Mega Gallade to achieve several outstanding feats; it comfortably 2HKOes Celesteela and Gastrodon, and at +2, it can OHKO rather bulky targets such as Rotom-W and Assault Vest Tangrowth. Zen Headbutt serves as Mega Gallade's strongest secondary STAB option into against Clefable, 2HKOing it at +2 while and threatening common Fighting-resistant targets such as Buzzwole and Amoonguss as well. Knock Off complements Mega Gallade's STAB combo combination perfectly by hitting many Psychic- and Ghost-type Pokemon super effectively, OHKOing Slowking and Aegislash at +2 while also greatly threatening Slowbro, Victini, and Skeledirge. Alternatively, Triple Axel exchanges said coverage for the ability to OHKO Hydrapple (make sure "unboosted" is correct->) unboosted and as well as other targets such as Mega Latias and physically defensive Hippowdon at +2. Justified allows Mega Gallade to take advantage of weak Dark-type attacks such as Knock Off from Mega Venusaur and Tangrowth prior to Mega Evolving. Mega Gallade fits best on bulky offense teams, which can efficiently facilitate its opportunities to wallbreak. Defensive pivots such as Rotom-W, Scizor, and Slowking are vital for their ability to generate momentum, allowing Mega Gallade to hit the field safely against the likes of Ting-Lu and Mega Venusaur, as well as and stifle potential revenge killing attempts from faster threats such as Iron Boulder and Choice Scarf Enamorus. Conversely, other offensive Pokemon such as Iron Moth and Choice Specs Greninja also possess excellent offensive synergy with Mega Gallade, pressuring physically defensive Pokemon such as Clefable and Hippowdon which that it may have trouble breaking through. In return, Mega Gallade can take advantage of their ability to use U-turn to bring it in against specially defensive walls switch into special walls such as Tyranitar and Blissey. Lastly, Mega Gallade also greatly appreciates support from entry hazards, which that can help wear down the likes of Skarmory and Tapu Fini to the point where it can KO them. Good examples of entry hazard setters that pair well with Mega Gallade include Ting-Lu, Clefable, and Mold Breaker Excadrill.

[SET CREDITS]
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