OM AAA Zarude [GP 0/1]

[Gambit]

Zarude @ Life Orb
Ability: Grassy Surge
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Grassy Glide
- Knock Off
- Power Whip

Zarude glides through the AAA metagame with the power of Grassy Surge + Grassy Glide! Swords Dance turns Zarude into a very dangerous setup sweeper, letting it OHKO faster revenge killers like Deoxys-S and Chien-Pao with Grassy Glide and physically defensive walls like Pecharunt and Iron Hands. Grassy Glide enables Zarude to revenge kill low HP enemies, while Knock Off annoys switch-ins like Corviknight and Skarmory. Life Orb and Adamant nature are used to ensure that Zarude deals maximum damage, with Grassy Surge helping to mitigate Life Orb chip. Zarude pairs well with allies like Zamazenta to get rid of Roaring Moon and Kingambit and Zapdos to check fast Fire-types like Cinderace and Iron Moth as well as Corviknight, which is Zarude's best check. Ground-weak allies like Gholdengo, Iron Hands, and Pecharunt appreciate Zarude's Grassy Surge, which heavily reduces Earthquakes damage from Great Tusk, Roaring Moon, and Landorus-T.

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[GlalieGoesBoom]

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Zarude @ Life Orb
Ability: Grassy Surge
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Grassy Glide
- Knock Off
- Power Whip

Zarude glides through the AAA metagame with the power of Grassy Surge + Grassy Glide! Swords Dance turns Zarude into a very dangerous setup sweeper, letting it OHKO Deoxys-S and Chien-Pao with Grassy Glide, OHKO Pecharunt and bulky Zapdos with Knock Off, and OHKO Fluffy Landorus-T
+2 252+ Atk Life Orb Zarude Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Zapdos: 341-403 (88.8 - 104.9%) -- 31.3% chance to OHKO
+2 252+ Atk Life Orb Zarude Power Whip vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Fluffy Landorus-Therian in Grassy Terrain: 265-312 (69.3 - 81.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
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I would just say "OHKO faster revenge killers like.... with glide, and OHKO phydef walls like regen hands, pecharunt etc" no need to specify for each move

with Power Whip. Grassy Glide enables Zarude to revenge kill low HP enemies, while Knock Off annoys switch-ins like Corviknight and Skarmory. Life Orb and Adamant nature are used to ensure that Zarude deals maximum damage, with Grassy Surge helping to mitigate Life Orb chip. and Life Orb specifically is used because Grassy Surge heals up some of the damage taken by Life Orb. Zarude pairs well with allies like Zamazenta to get rid of Roaring Moon and Kingambit, Zapdos to check fast Fire-types like Cinderace and Iron Moth, and Fairy-types like Primarina and Scream Tail to deal with Latios, which can remove Grassy Surge's effects through Hadron Engine, ruining Zarude's ability to revenge kill foes and remain healthy. Grassy terrain getting replaced almost never matters in practice so its kinda weird to mention latios, instead of something like corv which is the number 1 answer
U could also mention stuff weak to ground that appreciates gterrain if u have space

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Zarude @ Life Orb
Ability: Grassy Surge
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Swords Dance
- Grassy Glide
- Knock Off
- Power Whip

Zarude glides through the AAA metagame with the power of Grassy Surge + and Grassy Glide! Swords Dance turns Zarude into a very dangerous setup sweeper, letting it OHKO faster revenge killers like Deoxys-S and Chien-Pao with Grassy Glide and as well as physically defensive walls like Pecharunt and Iron Hands. Grassy Glide enables Zarude to revenge kill enemies with low HP enemies, while Knock Off annoys switch-ins like Corviknight and Skarmory. Life Orb and an Adamant nature are used to ensure that Zarude deals maximum damage, with Grassy Surge helping to mitigate Life Orb chip damage. Zarude pairs well with allies like Zamazenta to that can get rid of Roaring Moon and Kingambit. (AP) and Zapdos to is also a good partner, as it can check fast Fire-types like Cinderace and Iron Moth as well as Corviknight, which is Zarude's best check. (the original sentence was pretty long and wordy, hence it has been split and slightly reworded) Ground-weak allies like Gholdengo, Iron Hands, and Pecharunt appreciate Zarude's Grassy Surge, which heavily reduces Earthquakes damage weakens Earthquake from Great Tusk, Roaring Moon, and Landorus-T.

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