National Dex Monotype Barraskewda [QC 2/2] [GP 1/1]

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Barraskewda @ Choice Band
Name: Rain Sweeper
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly / Adamant Nature
- Liquidation
- Flip Turn
- Close Combat
- Psychic Fangs / Crunch

[SET COMMENTS]
Barraskewda functions as one of the best sweepers on rain Water teams, in part thanks to its high Speed tier, which is increased further under rain due to its ability Swift Swim, allowing it to outspeed the entire tier, as well as its strong coverage options to threaten Water-resistant Pokemon. Liquidation is Barraskewda's strongest spammable STAB option, which under rain 2HKOes Water-resistant targets like Kommo-o after hazard support and OHKOes neutral targets like Iron Valiant and Gholdengo. Flip Turn allows Barraskewda to pivot out of Pokemon like Corviknight and Rotom-W, which are not OHKOed by rain-boosted(AH) Liquidation, while still dealing respectable damage and maintaining momentum to get in its teammates to deal with these Pokemon. Close Combat is the strongest coverage move that Barraskewda has access to and it most notably threatens Ferrothorn, which is able to take Liquidation from Barraskewda. Psychic Fangs in conjunction with an Adamant nature lets Barraskewda 2HKO Mega Venusaur and Toxapex, and its secondary effect of destroying dual screens, while situational, is useful in the Fairy matchup. Crunch is an alternative option to let Barraskewda target Psychic-types like Latios, Mega Latias, and Slowbro, which are able to switch into Liquidation. Poison Jab is also an option to target specifically Tapu Bulu and Azumarill, which resist Liquidation and Close Combat. Barraskewda can run a Jolly nature in order to outspeed base 130 Speed Pokemon outside of rain, in particular Tapu Koko, while also being faster than Mega Lopunny, whereas an Adamant nature can also be run to achieve the aforementioned results with Psychic Fangs. Pelipper is a mandatory partner of Barraskewda, as it not only sets rain but also offers a slow U-turn as a form of pivoting, which lets Barraskewda get on the field safely, and its ability to threaten opposing Grass teams with Hurricane helps Barraskewda get past Pokemon like Mega Venusaur. Mega Swampert can form a potent Swift Swim offensive core with Barraskewda, with its superior bulk and defensive typing allowing it to stay in on certain Pokemon like Baxcalibur to achieve the 2HKO with Earthquake. Swampert also works well with Barraskewda, offering hazard support in Stealth Rock to weaken opposing Pokemon so Barraskewda can secure KOs. It also provides slow pivoting with Flip Turn, and its Ground typing is a must to stave off opposing Electric-types like Regieleki, which are faster than Barraskewda outside of rain. Toxapex is also a strong defensive teammate for Barraskewda, being able to cripple Barraskewda's checks with Toxic and also handle setup sweepers like Mega Altaria and Mega Scizor with Haze. Greninja is able to break past physically defensive walls like opposing Toxapex, Mega Scizor,(AC) and Mega Venusaur, which are reliable answers to Barraskewda, while Greninja appreciates Barraskewda being able to handle specially defensive walls like Blissey and Ting-Lu. Furthermore, Greninja offers Spikes support, which also assists Barraskewda in wallbreaking more efficiently.

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[SET]
Barraskewda @ Choice Band
Name: Rain Sweeper
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly / Adamant Nature
- Liquidation
- Flip Turn
- Close Combat
- Psychic Fangs / Crunch

[SET COMMENTS]
Barraskewda functions as one of the best sweepers on rain-based Water teams, in part thanks to its high Speed tier which gets even higher under rain due to its ability Swift Swim, allowing it to outspeed the entire tier. Liquidation is Barraskewda's strongest spammable STAB option, which is strong enough in the rain to 2HKO resisted targets like Kommo-o after hazard support and cleanly OHKOs neutral targets like Iron Valiant and Gholdengo. Flip Turn allows Barraskewda to pivot out of pokemon like Corviknight and Rotom-Wash, who are not OHKOd by rain boosted Liquidation, while still dealing respectable damage and maintains momentum to get in its teammates to deal with these pokemon. Close Combat is the strongest coverage move that Barraskewda has access to and it most notably threatens Ferrothorn, who is able to take Liquidation in rain quite well from Barraskewda. Psychic Fangs, in conjunction with an Adamant nature, lets Barraskewda able to 2HKO Mega Venusaur and Toxapex and its screens breaking effect, while situational, is useful in the Fairy matchup. Psychic Fangs also lets Barraskewda target Pokemon that resist both its STAB and Close Combat like Tapu Bulu and Azumarill. Crunch is an alternative option to let Barraskewda target Psychic-types like Latios, Mega Latias and Slowbro, who are able to switch into Liquidation comfortably. Barraskewda can run a Jolly nature in order to outspeed Pokemon with base 130 Speed outside of rain, in particular Tapu Koko, while also being faster than Mega Lopunny while an Adamant can also be run to achieve the aforementioned calcs with Psychic Fangs. Pelipper is a mandatory partner of Barraskewda, it is the best Pokemon available with access to Drizzle, which allows Barraskewda to deal more damage and outspeed the entire tier. Pelipper also offers a slow U-turn as a form of pivoting, which lets Barraskewda get on the field safely. Furthermore, its ability to threaten opposing Grass teams with Hurricane helps Barraskewda get past Pokemon like Mega Venusaur. Mega Swampert can form a potent Swift Swim offensive core with Barraskewda, its superior bulk and defensive typing allowing it to stay in on certain Pokemon like Baxcalibur to achieve the 2HKO with Earthquake. Base Swampert also works well with Barraskewda, offering hazard support in Stealth Rock to weaken opposing Pokemon so Barraskewda can secure KOs. It also provides slow pivoting with its access to Flip Turn itself, and its Ground typing is a must to stave off opposing Electric-types like Regieleki, who are faster than Barraskewda outside of rain. Toxapex is also a strong defensive teammate for Barraskewda, being able to cripple Barraskewda's checks with Toxic and also handles setup sweepers like Mega Altaria and Mega Scizor with Haze. Greninja is able to break past physically defensive walls like opposing Toxapex, Mega Scizor, and Mega Venusaur who are reliable answers to Barraskewda while Greninja appreciates Barraskewda being able to handle specially defensive walls like Blissey and Ting-Lu. Furthermore, Greninja offers Spikes support which also assists Barraskewda in breaking more efficiently.

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Very well written, just one minor note: I think your first sentence about Pelipper contains too much dex info and can be combined with the second sentence, because you currently have three sentences dedicated to Pelipper and the first one is mostly fluff.
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[SET]
Barraskewda @ Choice Band
Name: Rain Sweeper
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly / Adamant Nature
- Liquidation
- Flip Turn
- Close Combat
- Psychic Fangs / Crunch

[SET COMMENTS]
Barraskewda functions as one of the best sweepers on rain-based Water teams, in part thanks to its high Speed tier which gets even higher under rain due to its ability Swift Swim, allowing it to outspeed the entire tier (it also has close combat and crunch to answer resists decently enough). Liquidation is Barraskewda's strongest spammable STAB option, which is strong enough in the rain to 2HKO resisted targets like Kommo-o after hazard support and OHKOs neutral targets like Iron Valiant and Gholdengo. Flip Turn allows Barraskewda to pivot out of Pokemon like Corviknight and Rotom-Wash, who are not OHKOd by rain boosted Liquidation, while still dealing respectable damage and maintains momentum to get in its teammates to deal with these Pokemon. Close Combat is the strongest coverage move that Barraskewda has access to and it most notably threatens Ferrothorn, who is able to take Liquidation in rain quite well from Barraskewda. Psychic Fangs, in conjunction with an Adamant nature, lets Barraskewda able to 2HKO Mega Venusaur and Toxapex and its screens breaking effect, while situational, is useful in the Fairy matchup. Psychic Fangs also lets Barraskewda target Pokemon that resist both its STAB and Close Combat like Tapu Bulu and Azumarill. (Mention Pjab as an option instead specifically for these two) Crunch is an alternative option to let Barraskewda target Psychic-types like Latios, Mega Latias and Slowbro, who are able to switch into Liquidation comfortably. Barraskewda can run a Jolly nature in order to outspeed Pokemon with base 130 Speed outside of rain, in particular Tapu Koko, while also being faster than Mega Lopunny while an Adamant can also be run to achieve the aforementioned calcs with Psychic Fangs. Pelipper is a mandatory partner of Barraskewda, which allows Barraskewda to deal more damage and outspeed the entire tier. Pelipper also offers a slow U-turn as a form of pivoting, which lets Barraskewda get on the field safely and its ability to threaten opposing Grass teams with Hurricane helps Barraskewda get past Pokemon like Mega Venusaur. Mega Swampert can form a potent Swift Swim offensive core with Barraskewda, its superior bulk and defensive typing allowing it to stay in on certain Pokemon like Baxcalibur to achieve the 2HKO with Earthquake. Base Swampert also works well with Barraskewda, offering hazard support in Stealth Rock to weaken opposing Pokemon so Barraskewda can secure KOs. It also provides slow pivoting with its access to Flip Turn itself, and its Ground typing is a must to stave off opposing Electric-types like Regieleki, who are faster than Barraskewda outside of rain. Toxapex is also a strong defensive teammate for Barraskewda, being able to cripple Barraskewda's checks with Toxic and also handles setup sweepers like Mega Altaria and Mega Scizor with Haze. Greninja is able to break past physically defensive walls like opposing Toxapex, Mega Scizor, and Mega Venusaur who are reliable answers to Barraskewda while Greninja appreciates Barraskewda being able to handle specially defensive walls like Blissey and Ting-Lu. Furthermore, Greninja offers Spikes support which also assists Barraskewda in breaking more efficiently.

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Barraskewda functions as one of the best sweepers on rain-based Water teams, in part thanks to its high Speed tier which is increased further under rain due to its ability Swift Swim, allowing it to outspeed the entire tier, and, it possesses strong coverage options in order to threaten Water-resistant Pokemon. consider splitting this sentence along "and," Liquidation is Barraskewda's strongest spammable STAB option, which is strong enough in the rain to 2HKO resisted targets like Kommo-o after hazard support and OHKOs neutral targets like Iron Valiant and Gholdengo. Flip Turn allows Barraskewda to pivot out of Pokemon like Corviknight and Rotom-Wash, who which are not OHKOed by rain boosted Liquidation, while still dealing respectable damage and maintains maintaining momentum to get in its teammates to deal with these Pokemon. Close Combat is the strongest coverage move that Barraskewda has access to and it most notably threatens Ferrothorn, who is able to take Liquidation from Barraskewda. Psychic Fangs, (RC) in conjunction with an Adamant nature, (RC) lets Barraskewda 2HKO Mega Venusaur and Toxapex, (AC) and its screens breaking effect, while situational, is useful in the Fairy matchup. Crunch is an alternative option to let Barraskewda target Psychic-types like Latios, Mega Latias, (AC) and Slowbro, who which are able to switch into Liquidation. Poison Jab is also an option as the 4th attack in order to specifically target specifically Tapu Bulu and Azumarill, which resist both Liquidation and Close Combat. Barraskewda can run a Jolly nature in order to outspeed base 130 Speed Pokemon outside of rain, in particular Tapu Koko, while also being faster than Mega Lopunny, (AC) while an Adamant nature can also be run to achieve the aforementioned calcs with Psychic Fangs. consider moving this sentence up to where Adamant is first mentioned, and cut the second part Pelipper is a mandatory partner of Barraskewda consider mentioning drizzle?, who which allows Barraskewda to deal more damage and outspeed the entire tier. maybe join this with the next sentence? Pelipper also offers a slow U-turn as a form of pivoting, which lets Barraskewda get on the field safely, (AC) and its ability to threaten opposing Grass teams with Hurricane helps Barraskewda get past Pokemon like Mega Venusaur. Mega Swampert can form a potent Swift Swim offensive core with Barraskewda, as its superior bulk and defensive typing allowing allow it to stay in on certain Pokemon like Baxcalibur to achieve the a 2HKO with Earthquake. Base Swampert also works well with Barraskewda, offering hazard support in Stealth Rock to weaken opposing Pokemon so Barraskewda can secure KOs. It also provides slow pivoting with its access to Flip Turn, and its Ground typing is a must to stave off opposing Electric-types like Regieleki, who are faster than Barraskewda outside of rain. Toxapex is also a strong defensive teammate for Barraskewda, being able to cripple Barraskewda's checks with Toxic and also handles handle setup sweepers like Mega Altaria and Mega Scizor with Haze. Greninja is able to break past physically defensive walls like opposing Toxapex, Mega Scizor and Mega Venusaur, (AC) who which are reliable answers to Barraskewda, (AC) while Greninja appreciates Barraskewda being able to handle specially defensive walls like Blissey and Ting-Lu. consider splitting the last part of that sentence Furthermore, Greninja offers Spikes support which also assists Barraskewda in breaking more efficiently.

halfway through and have to cut, will be back tomorrow to finish it, dont wanna waste what ive already done
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[SET]
Barraskewda @ Choice Band
Name: Rain Sweeper
Ability: Swift Swim
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly / Adamant Nature
- Liquidation
- Flip Turn
- Close Combat
- Psychic Fangs / Crunch

[SET COMMENTS]
Barraskewda functions as one of the best sweepers on rain-based Water teams, in part thanks to its high Speed tier,(AC) which is increased further under rain due to its ability Swift Swim, allowing it to outspeed the entire tier, and, it possesses as well as its strong coverage options in order to threaten Water-resistant Pokemon. Liquidation is Barraskewda's strongest spammable STAB option, which is strong enough in the rain to 2HKO resisted under rain 2HKOes Water-resistant targets like Kommo-o after hazard support and OHKOs OHKOes neutral targets like Iron Valiant and Gholdengo. Flip Turn allows Barraskewda to pivot out of Pokemon like Corviknight and Rotom-Wash Rotom-W, who which are not OHKOd OHKOed by rain-boosted(AH) Liquidation, while still dealing respectable damage and maintains maintaining momentum to get in its teammates to deal with these Pokemon. Close Combat is the strongest coverage move that Barraskewda has access to and it most notably threatens Ferrothorn, who which is able to take Liquidation from Barraskewda. Psychic Fangs,(RC) in conjunction with an Adamant nature,(RC) lets Barraskewda 2HKO Mega Venusaur and Toxapex,(AC) and its secondary effect of destroying dual screens breaking effect, while situational, is useful in the Fairy matchup. Crunch is an alternative option to let Barraskewda target Psychic-types like Latios, Mega Latias,(AC) and Slowbro, who which are able to switch into Liquidation. Poison Jab is also an option as the 4th attack in order to target specifically Tapu Bulu and Azumarill, which resist Liquidation and Close Combat. Barraskewda can run a Jolly nature in order to outspeed base 130 Speed Pokemon outside of rain, in particular Tapu Koko, while also being faster than Mega Lopunny while ,(AC) whereas an Adamant nature can also be run to achieve the aforementioned calcs results with Psychic Fangs. Pelipper is a mandatory partner of Barraskewda, who allows Barraskewda to deal more damage and outspeed the entire tier. Pelipper as it not only sets rain but also offers a slow U-turn as a form of pivoting, which lets Barraskewda get on the field safely,(AC) and its ability to threaten opposing Grass teams with Hurricane helps Barraskewda get past Pokemon like Mega Venusaur. Mega Swampert can form a potent Swift Swim offensive core with Barraskewda, with its superior bulk and defensive typing allowing it to stay in on certain Pokemon like Baxcalibur to achieve the 2HKO with Earthquake. Base Swampert also works well with Barraskewda, offering hazard support in Stealth Rock to weaken opposing Pokemon so Barraskewda can secure KOs. It also provides slow pivoting with its access to Flip Turn, and its Ground typing is a must to stave off opposing Electric-types like Regieleki, who which are faster than Barraskewda outside of rain. Toxapex is also a strong defensive teammate for Barraskewda, being able to cripple Barraskewda's checks with Toxic and also handles handle setup sweepers like Mega Altaria and Mega Scizor with Haze. Greninja is able to break past physically defensive walls like opposing Toxapex, Mega Scizor,(AC) and Mega Venusaur who ,(AC) which are reliable answers to Barraskewda,(AC) while Greninja appreciates Barraskewda being able to handle specially defensive walls like Blissey and Ting-Lu. Furthermore, Greninja offers Spikes support,(AC) which also assists Barraskewda in wallbreaking more efficiently.

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