Gen 5 [BW] Wormadam-Trash [DONE]

[Monai]

[SET]
name: Physically Defensive
move 1: Stealth Rock / Protect
move 2: Psychic
move 3: Bug Bite / Signal Beam / Protect
move 4: Toxic / Protect / Hidden Power Ground
item: Leftovers
ability: Anticipation
nature: Relaxed / Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD or 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Wormadam-S has a uniquely resilient typing that establishes it as the most reliable check to several of ZU's biggest threats. A resistance to the STAB attacks of Persian, Grumpig, Leafeon, and Arbok all in one slot is found nowhere else, and although Wormadam-S lacks recovery, it can turn these resistances into consistent progress for its team. Stealth Rock is a key move for any team, and Wormadam-S's ability to set it up reliably against the numerous Normal-, Grass-, and Psychic-types of the tier is its biggest contribution to teams. Psychic allows Wormadam-S to threaten Arbok and Muk, which could otherwise switch in and set up Coil or Substitute on it. Bug Bite and Signal Beam pressure Calm Mind Grumpig and Leafeon more, respectively, but both are important so that Wormadam-S can effectively scare the Grass- and Psychic-types it is tasked with walling. Toxic is a catch-all move that especially hinders walls that might try to set Stealth Rock or target Wormadam-S with passive damage, such as Solrock, Frillish, and Hippopotas. Protect is especially useful on walls without recovery beyond Leftovers like Wormadam-S and allows it to scout for potential Fire-type coverage, but it should only be considered if Wormadam-S's team already has Stealth Rock or can reliably check the Pokemon that it would have with the moveslot it sacrifices. Reliable checks to Psychic-types such as specially defensive Clefairy and Choice Scarf Grumpig would allow Wormadam-S to drop its Bug-type coverage, while a hard counter to Arbok, Lairon, and Muk such as Hippopotas allows it to drop Psychic or Hidden Power Ground. Hidden Power Ground is quite specific, but it is worth considering if Wormadam-S's team is very weak to Lairon and must threaten it at every opportunity. Maximum HP and Defense are used to make Wormadam-S as physically bulky as possible, since it can still check Psychic-types even with no investment. However, maximum Special Defense can be used if checking Psychic-types and Glaceon is paramount. Overcoat serves no function in a tier with no Snow Warning Pokemon, and Anticipation can reveal niche options to OHKO Wormadam such as Overheat Solrock and Fire Fang Shelgon. It should be noted that Anticipation does not warn Wormadam-S about Hidden Power Fire, so it should consider scouting the option from Pokemon like Meganium or Persian.

Wormadam-S is a star for bulky offense and balance teams. Bulky offense appreciates the wide range of threats Wormadam-S can check in one slot, while Wormadam-S's short-term nature compared to defensive Solrock and Clefairy is less of a flaw on bulky offense's faster pace. On balance, Wormadam-S can make full use of the supportive qualities of clerics like Clefairy, Meganium, and Hypno to become truly unbreakable against Grumpig and Leafeon, which are otherwise enormous threats to bulkier styles. Clefairy and Meganium are quite adept at scaring off Staryu as well, which would otherwise prevent Stealth Rock without much worry against Wormadam-S's poor damage output. Muk is one of the best pairings for Wormadam, as it deconstructs defensive cores and threatens Clefairy especially, while it appreciates Wormadam-S's ability to check Arbok and Psychic-types. Muk's ability to check virtually any special attacker, especially Simisear, is also very valuable to Wormadam-S, which is susceptible to most non-Psychic-type special attackers. Mienfoo appreciates the same traits as Muk, but it instead offers Knock Off and an important answer to the dangerous Lairon. Walrein consistently forces out Clefairy after it has been forced to use Soft-Boiled, setting up a Substitute and ravaging the defensive teams Wormadam struggles against. Clefairy and Solrock particularly appreciate Wormadam-S reliably carrying Stealth Rock, allowing them to dip into their incredible pool of support moves.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Wormadam-S has a surprisingly solid set of niche options, although the moves it regularly carries can be very important to its function. Skill Swap can ruin Clefairy eager to abuse Wormadam-S, forcing them to switch out or be KOed by Toxic. Sucker Punch provides priority that can pick off the occasional Endure sweeper that Persian cannot such as Raichu or Mr. Mime, although other Salac Berry users such as Leafeon are unbothered by this. Metal Sound can turn any Pokemon that reliably walls Wormadam-S into something actually threatened by it, but this only reliably forces a switch out. Gyro Ball in tandem with Wormadam-S's very low Speed can deal solid damage against offensive Pokemon, but its damage is not high enough against Leafeon and Poison-types to be worth using. Endeavor can be used when Wormadam-S is close to fainting to prevent Pokemon like RestTalk Shelgon and Walrein from taking advantage of it. Custap Berry can even be paired with Endeavor to surprise a foe, set up Stealth Rock, and deal a large amount of damage, although Solrock accomplishes this better with its Speed and Explosion, and Wormadam-S hates losing its Leftovers.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Clefairy:** Clefairy, and by extension bulkier teams, is the most reliable way to answer Wormadam-S, which can only set up Stealth Rock as a way of making progress against Clefairy's immunity to passive damage and recovery.

**Staryu:** Staryu's combination of Scald, Rapid Spin, Recover, and Natural Cure allows it to easily switch into and threaten Wormadam-S while removing its entry hazards with little fear of Toxic.

**Taunt:** Wormadam-S relies very heavily on Stealth Rock and Toxic to make progress, so Taunt from the likes of Mienfoo and Vullaby can shut it down.

**Substitute:** While the most common users, Leafeon and Muk, cannot keep their Substitute intact vs Wormadam-S, its low damage output and mediocre coverage results in other Substitute users taking advantage of it. Walrein and Simisear that get into the battlefield cleanly can potentially turn Wormadam-S into multiple KOs.

**Simisear:** While hindered by Toxic, Simisear can safely swap in before Stealth Rock is set,threaten to OHKO Wormadam with its STAB-S with its STAB moves, and pressure its team heavily.

**Repeated Neutral Attacks:** While Wormadam-S is only weak to one type, its lack of recovery results in progressive damage being effective counterplay. Emolga, Grumpig, Mienfoo, and Glaceon can all break through Wormadam over several turns, although it will likely succeed in using Stealth Rock and potentially Toxic.

**Fire-type Coverage:** Persian and Meganium can make use of Hidden Power Fire on wallbreaking sets especially for Wormadam-S. Slaking and Lopunny also regularly run Fire Punch to OHKO it.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/monai.482455/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gangsta-spongebob.535530/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sleid.601970/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/zrp200.327515/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/solarbeam.470115/

 

[Gangsta Spongebob]

Great work, QC 1/2 when implemented

QC 1/2

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[SET]
name: Physically Defensive
move 1: Stealth Rock / Protect
move 2: Psychic
move 3: Bug Bite / Signal Beam / Protect
move 4: Toxic / Protect / Hidden Power Ground
item: Leftovers
ability: Anticipation
nature: Relaxed / Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET OVERVIEW]
Understated yet excellent, Wormadam-S has a uniquely resilient typing that establishes itself as the most reliable check to several of ZU's biggest threats. A resistance to the STAB attacks of Persian, Grumpig, Leafeon, and Arbok all in one slot is found nowhere else, and although Wormadam lacks recovery, it can turn these resistances into consistent progress for its team. Stealth Rock is a key move for any team, and Wormadam's ability to get them up reliably into the numerous Normal-, Grass-, and Psychic-types of the tier is its biggest contribution to teams. Psychic allows Wormadam to threaten Arbok and Muk, which could otherwise switch in and set up Coil or Substitute on it respectively. The choice of Bug Bite or Signal Beam pressures Calm Mind Grumpig and Leafeon more respectively, but either is important so that Wormadam can effectively scare the Grass- and Psychic-types it is tasked with walling. Toxic is a catch-all move which especially cripples walls that might try to set Stealth Rock or target Wormadam with passive damage, such as Solrock, Frillish, or Hippopotas. Protect is especially useful on walls without recovery like Wormadam, but should only be considered if Wormadam's team can reliably check the Pokemon that it would with said dropped move. Give examples. Also mention that it can scout moves Hidden Power Ground is quite specific, but is worth considering if Wormadam needs to threaten Lairon. State why it would need that i.e. its team cannot deal with Lairon Maximum HP and Defense is used to make Wormadam as physically bulky as possible, since it can still check Psychic-types even with no investment. However, maximum Special Defense can be used if checking Psychic-types and Glaceon is paramount. We could add an alternate EV sprea? Overcoat serves no function in a tier with no Snow Warning Pokemon, and Anticipation can reveal niche options to OHKO Wormadam such as Overheat Solrock or Fire Fang Shelgon. It should be noted that Anticipation does not warn Wormadam about Hidden Power Fire, so Wormadam should consider scouting the option from Pokemon like Meganium or Persian.

Wormadam is a star for Bulky Offense and Balance teams. Don't capitalize team styles Bulky Offense appreciates the wide range of threats Wormadam can check in one slot, while Wormadam's short term nature compared to defensive Solrock or Clefairy is alleviates on Bulky Offense's faster pace. On balance, Wormadam can make full use of the supportive qualities of clerics like Clefairy, Meganium, and Hypno to become truly unbreakable against Grumpig and Leafeon, which are otherwise enormous threats to fatter styles of teams. Muk is one of the best pairings for Wormadam, as it deconstructs defensive hands and threaten Clefairy especially, while it appreciates Wormadam's ability to check Arbok and Psychic-types. Mienfoo appreciates those same traits as Muk, but offers Knock Off and an important answer to the dangerous Lairon. Walrein consistently forces out Clefairy after it has been forced to use Soft Boiled, setting up a Substitute and ravaging the defensive teams Wormadam struggles against. Clefairy and Solrock particularly appreciate Wormadam so reliably carrying Stealth Rock, allowing them to dip into their incredible pool of support moves.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Wormadam has a surprisingly solid set of niche options, although the moves it regularly carries can be very important to its function. Skill Swap can ruin Clefairy eager to abuse Wormadam, forcing it to switch out or die to be KOed by Toxic. Sucker Punch provides priority that can pick off the occasional Endure sweeper that Persian cannot such as Raichu or Mr. Mime, although other Salac users such as Leafeon will be unbothered by this. Metal Sound can turn any Pokemon that reliably walls Wormadam into something actually threatened by it, but this only forces a switch out reliably. Gyro Ball in tandem with Wormadam's very low Speed can put out solid damage against offensive Pokemon, but not high enough against Leafeon or Poison-types to be worth using. Endeavor can be used when Wormadam is close to fainting in order to prevent Pokemon like Rest Talk Shelgon or Walrein from taking advantage of it. Custap Berry can even be paired with Endeavor to surprise an opponent and get Stealth Rock and a large amount of damage, although outside of surprise factor Solrock accomplishes this better with its Speed and Explosion, and Wormadam hates losing its Leftovers.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Clefairy:** Clefairy, and by extension bulkier teams, is the most reliable way to answer Wormadam, which can only set up Stealth Rock as a way of making progress into Clefairy's status immunity to passive damage It isn't technically "immune" to status and recovery.

**Taunt:** Wormadam relies very heavily on Stealth Rock and Toxic to make progress, so Taunt from the likes of Mienfoo or Vullaby can shut it down.

**Substitute:** While the most common users, Leafeon and Muk, cannot keep their Substitute intact vs Wormadam, its low damage output and mediocre coverage results in the other Substitute users taking advantage of it. Walrein and Simisear that get into the battlefield cleanly can turn Wormadam into potentially multiple KOs.

**Simisear:** While crippled by Toxic, Simisear can safely swap in before Stealth Rock is set and threaten to OHKO Wormadam with its STAB and pressure its team heavily.

**Repeated Neutral Attacks:** While Wormadam is only weak to one type, its lack of recovery results in "beating it down" being effective counterplay. Emolga, Grumpig, Mienfoo, and Glaceon can all brute force Wormadam over several turns, although it will likely succeed in using Stealth Rock and potentially Toxic.

**Fire Coverage:** Persian and Meganium can make use of Hidden Power Fire on wallbreaking sets especially for Wormadam. Slaking and Lopunny also regularly run Fire Punch to OHKO Wormadam.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/monai.482455/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gangsta-spongebob.535530/

Grammar checked by:

 

[Monai]

i didnt get notifd for whatever reason but thanks implemented

 

[sleid]

you're a beast, good work.

QC 2/2

[SET]
name: Physically Defensive
move 1: Stealth Rock / Protect
move 2: Psychic
move 3: Bug Bite / Signal Beam / Protect
move 4: Toxic / Protect / Hidden Power Ground
item: Leftovers
ability: Anticipation
nature: Relaxed / Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD or 252 / 4 Def / 252 SpD

[SET OVERVIEW]
Wormadam-S has a uniquely resilient typing that establishes itself as the most reliable check to several of ZU's biggest threats. A resistance to the STAB attacks of Persian, Grumpig, Leafeon, and Arbok all in one slot is found nowhere else, and although Wormadam lacks recovery, it can turn these resistances into consistent progress for its team. Stealth Rock is a key move for any team, and Wormadam's ability to get them up reliably into the numerous Normal-, Grass-, and Psychic-types of the tier is its biggest contribution to teams. Psychic allows Wormadam to threaten Arbok and Muk, which could otherwise switch in and set up Coil or Substitute on it respectively. The choice of Bug Bite or Signal Beam pressures Calm Mind Grumpig and Leafeon more respectively, but either is important so that Wormadam can effectively scare the Grass- and Psychic-types it is tasked with walling. Toxic is a catch-all move which especially cripples walls that might try to set Stealth Rock or target Wormadam with passive damage, such as Solrock, Frillish, or Hippopotas. Protect is especially useful on walls without recovery like Wormadam, and allows it to scout for potential Fire-type coverage, but should only be considered if Wormadam's team can reliably check the Pokemon that it would with said dropped move. (probably also need to mention that you can drop it for stealth rock too since it's slashed) Reliable checks to Psychic-types such as specially defensive Clefairy or Scarf Grumpig would allow Wormadam to drop its Bug-type coverage, while a hard counter to Arbok, Lairon, and Muk such as Hippopotas would allow Wormadam to drop Psychic or Hidden Power Ground. Hidden Power Ground is quite specific, but is worth considering if Wormadam's team is very weak to Lairon and must threaten it at every opportunity. Maximum HP and Defense is used to make Wormadam as physically bulky as possible, since it can still check Psychic-types even with no investment. However, maximum Special Defense can be used if checking Psychic-types and Glaceon is paramount. Overcoat serves no function in a tier with no Snow Warning Pokemon, and Anticipation can reveal niche options to OHKO Wormadam such as Overheat Solrock or Fire Fang Shelgon. It should be noted that Anticipation does not warn Wormadam about Hidden Power Fire, so Wormadam should consider scouting the option from Pokemon like Meganium or Persian. (add Mr. Mime to this list since it's another mon it would normally check)

Wormadam is a star for Bulky offense and balance teams. bulky offense appreciates the wide range of threats Wormadam can check in one slot, while Wormadam's short term nature compared to defensive Solrock or Clefairy is alleviates on bulky offense's faster pace. On balance, Wormadam can make full use of the supportive qualities of clerics like Clefairy, Meganium, and Hypno to become truly unbreakable against Grumpig and Leafeon, which are otherwise enormous threats to fatter styles of teams. Muk is one of the best pairings for Wormadam, as it deconstruct defensive hands and threaten Clefairy especially, while it appreciates Wormadam's ability to check Arbok and Psychic-types (add how Muk helps check simisear). Mienfoo appreciates those same traits as Muk, but offers Knock Off and an important answer to the dangerous Lairon. Walrein consistently forces out Clefairy after it has been forced to use Soft Boiled, setting up a Substitute and ravaging the defensive teams Wormadam struggles against. Clefairy and Solrock particularly appreciate Wormadam so reliably carrying Stealth Rock, allowing them to dip into their incredible pool of support moves. (it might be good to mention or add partners that help vs Staryu since it comes in with no problem, threatens it with Scald burn and removes its rocks. it also might be worth mentioning in C&C as well)

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Wormadam has a surprisingly solid set of niche options, although the moves it regularly carries can be very important to its function. Skill Swap can ruin Clefairy eager to abuse Wormadam, forcing it to switch out or be KOed by Toxic. Sucker Punch provides priority that can pick off the occasional Endure sweeper that Persian cannot such as Raichu or Mr. Mime, although other Salac users such as Leafeon will be unbothered by this. Metal Sound can turn any Pokemon that reliably walls Wormadam into something actually threatened by it, but this only forces a switch out reliably. Gyro Ball in tandem with Wormadam's very low Speed can put out solid damage against offensive Pokemon, but not high enough against Leafeon or Poison-types to be worth using. Endeavor can be used when Wormadam is close to fainting in order to prevent Pokemon like Rest Talk Shelgon or Walrein from taking advantage of it. Custap Berry can even be paired with Endeavor to surprise an opponent and get Stealth Rock and a large amount of damage, although outside of surprise factor Solrock accomplishes this better with its Speed and Explosion, and Wormadam hates losing its Leftovers.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Clefairy:** Clefairy, and by extension bulkier teams, is the most reliable way to answer Wormadam, which can only set up Stealth Rock as a way of making progress into Clefairy's immunity to passive damage and recovery.

**Taunt:** Wormadam relies very heavily on Stealth Rock and Toxic to make progress, so Taunt from the likes of Mienfoo or Vullaby can shut it down.

**Substitute:** While the most common users, Leafeon and Muk, cannot keep their Substitute intact vs Wormadam, its low damage output and mediocre coverage results in the other Substitute users taking advantage of it. Walrein and Simisear that get into the battlefield cleanly can turn Wormadam into potentially multiple KOs.

**Simisear:** While crippled by Toxic, Simisear can safely swap in before Stealth Rock is set and threaten to OHKO Wormadam with its STAB and pressure its team heavily.

**Repeated Neutral Attacks:** While Wormadam is only weak to one type, its lack of recovery results in "beating it down" being effective counterplay. Emolga, Grumpig, Mienfoo, and Glaceon can all brute force Wormadam over several turns, although it will likely succeed in using Stealth Rock and potentially Toxic.

**Fire Coverage:** Persian and Meganium can make use of Hidden Power Fire on wallbreaking sets especially for Wormadam. Slaking and Lopunny also regularly run Fire Punch to OHKO Wormadam.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/monai.482455/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gangsta-spongebob.535530/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sleid.601970/
Grammar checked by:

 

[Monai]

thanks and implemented, tagging GP Team

 

[Zrp200]

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[SET]
name: Physically Defensive
move 1: Stealth Rock / Protect
move 2: Psychic
move 3: Bug Bite / Signal Beam / Protect
move 4: Toxic / Protect / Hidden Power Ground
item: Leftovers
ability: Anticipation
nature: Relaxed / Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD or 252 / 4 Def / 252 SpD

[SET OVERVIEW]
Wormadam-S has a uniquely resilient typing that establishes itself it the typing establishes Wormadam-S as the most reliable check to several of ZU's biggest threats. A resistance to the STAB attacks of Persian, Grumpig, Leafeon, and Arbok all in one slot is found nowhere else, and although Wormadam lacks recovery, it can turn these resistances into consistent progress for its team. Stealth Rock is a key move for any team, and Wormadam's ability to get them up reliably into the numerous Normal-, Grass-, and Psychic-types of the tier is its biggest contribution to teams. Psychic allows Wormadam to threaten Arbok and Muk, which could otherwise switch in and set up Coil or Substitute on it, (AC) respectively. The choice of Bug Bite or Signal Beam pressures Calm Mind Grumpig and Leafeon more, (AC) respectively, but either is important so that Wormadam can effectively scare the Grass- and Psychic-types it is tasked with walling. Toxic is a catch-all move which that especially cripples walls that might try to set Stealth Rock or target Wormadam with passive damage, such as Solrock, Frillish, or and Hippopotas. Protect is especially useful on walls without recovery like Wormadam, and this doesn't say anything; if anything mention how it lets it stall for leftovers recovery allows it Wormadam to scout for potential Fire-type coverage, but it should only be considered if Wormadam's team already has Stealth Rock or can reliably check the Pokemon that it would with said dropped move. Reliable: reliable replace period with colon; this sentence explains the previous checks to Psychic-types such as specially defensive Clefairy or and Scarf Grumpig would allow Wormadam to drop its Bug-type coverage, while a hard counter to Arbok, Lairon, and Muk such as Hippopotas would allow Wormadam to drop Psychic or Hidden Power Ground. Hidden Power Ground is quite specific, but it is worth considering if Wormadam's team is very weak to Lairon and must threaten it at every opportunity. Maximum HP and Defense is used to make Wormadam as physically bulky as possible, since it can still check Psychic-types even with no investment. However, maximum Special Defense can be used if checking Psychic-types and Glaceon is paramount. Overcoat serves no function in a tier with no Snow Warning Pokemon, and unrelated to the set Anticipation can reveal niche options to OHKO Wormadam such as Overheat Solrock or and options is plural Fire Fang Shelgon. It should be noted that Anticipation does not warn Wormadam about Hidden Power Fire, so Wormadam should consider scouting the option from Pokemon like Meganium or and Pokemon is plural Persian.

Wormadam is a star for Bulky bulky offense and balance teams. bulky Bulky offense appreciates the wide range of threats Wormadam can check in one slot, while Wormadam's short term short-term nature compared to defensive Solrock or Clefairy is alleviates on is alleviated by bulky offense's faster pace. On balance, Wormadam can make full use of the supportive qualities of clerics like Clefairy, Meganium, and Hypno to become truly unbreakable against Grumpig and Leafeon, which are otherwise enormous threats to fatter styles of teams. Clefairy and Meganium are quite adept at scaring off Staryu as well, who which would otherwise prevent Stealth Rock without much worry against Wormadam's poor damage output. Muk is one of the best pairings for Wormadam, as it deconstruct deconstructs defensive hands cores either that or 'teams'; 'hands' isn't generally used and threaten threatens Clefairy especially, while it appreciates Wormadam's ability to check Arbok and Psychic-types. Muk's ability to check virtually any special attacker, especially Simisear, is very valuable to Wormadam, (AC) who which is susceptible to most non-Psychic special attackers. Mienfoo appreciates those same traits as Muk (RC) but offers Knock Off and an important answer to the dangerous Lairon. Walrein consistently forces out Clefairy after it has been forced to use Soft Boiled, setting up a Substitute and ravaging and it can use that switch to set up a Substitute and ravage dangling modifier the defensive teams Wormadam struggles against. Clefairy and Solrock particularly appreciate Wormadam so reliably carrying Stealth Rock, allowing them to dip into their incredible pool of support moves.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
Wormadam has a surprisingly solid set of niche options, although the moves it regularly carries can be very important to its function. Skill Swap can ruin Clefairy eager to abuse Wormadam, forcing it to switch out or be KOed by Toxic. Sucker Punch provides priority that can pick off the occasional Endure sweeper that Persian cannot such as Raichu or Mr. Mime, although other Salac Berry users such as Leafeon will be unbothered by this. Metal Sound can turn any Pokemon that reliably walls Wormadam into something actually threatened by it, but this only forces a switch out reliably. Gyro Ball in tandem with Wormadam's very low Speed can put out solid damage against offensive Pokemon, but the damage is unclear subject, and 'speed' definitely is not the subject not high enough against Leafeon or and Poison-types to be worth using. Endeavor can be used when Wormadam is close to fainting in order to prevent Pokemon like Rest Talk RestTalk Shelgon or and Walrein from taking advantage of it. Custap Berry can even be paired with Endeavor to surprise an opponent and get Stealth Rock and a large amount of damage, although outside of surprise factor Solrock accomplishes this better with its Speed and Explosion, and Wormadam hates losing its Leftovers.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Clefairy:** Clefairy, and by extension bulkier teams, is the most reliable way to answer Wormadam, which can only set up Stealth Rock as a way of making progress into Clefairy's immunity to passive damage and recovery.

**Staryu:** Staryu's combination of Scald, Rapid Spin, Recover, and Natural Cure allows it to easily switch into and threaten Wormadam (RC) while removing its hazards with little fear of Toxic.

**Taunt:** Wormadam relies very heavily on Stealth Rock and Toxic to make progress, so Taunt from the likes of Mienfoo or Vullaby can shut it down.

**Substitute:** While the most common users, Leafeon and Muk, cannot keep their Substitute intact vs Wormadam, its Wormadam's unclear subject low damage output and mediocre coverage results in the other Substitute users taking advantage of it. ΓÇöWalrein replace period with emdash and Simisear that get into the battlefield cleanly can turn Wormadam into potentially multiple KOs.

**Simisear:** While it is crippled by Toxic, Simisear can safely swap in before Stealth Rock is set and threaten to OHKO Wormadam with its STAB move and pressure, (AC) pressuring its team heavily.

**Repeated Neutral Attacks:** While Wormadam is only weak to one type, its lack of recovery results in "beating it down" being effective counterplay. Emolga, Grumpig, Mienfoo, and Glaceon can all brute force Wormadam over several turns, although it will likely succeed in using Stealth Rock and potentially Toxic.

**Fire Coverage:** Persian and Meganium can make use of Hidden Power Fire on wallbreaking sets especially for Wormadam. Slaking and Lopunny also regularly run Fire Punch to OHKO Wormadam.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/monai.482455/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gangsta-spongebob.535530/

Grammar checked by:

 

[SolarBeam]

1/1, GP Team done

Crediting Zrp too, we got a lot of the same stuff.

please use forme names consistently... please... i had to add like 40 "-S"es

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red = remove
(orange) = comment

[SET]
name: Physically Defensive
move 1: Stealth Rock / Protect
move 2: Psychic
move 3: Bug Bite / Signal Beam / Protect
move 4: Toxic / Protect / Hidden Power Ground
item: Leftovers
ability: Anticipation
nature: Relaxed / Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD or 252 / 4 Def / 252 SpD

[SET OVERVIEW]
Wormadam-S has a uniquely resilient typing that establishes itself it as the most reliable check to several of ZU's biggest threats. A resistance to the STAB attacks of Persian, Grumpig, Leafeon, and Arbok all in one slot is found nowhere else, and although Wormadam-S lacks recovery, it can turn these resistances into consistent progress for its team. Stealth Rock is a key move for any team, and Wormadam-S's ability to get them set it up reliably into against the numerous Normal-, Grass-, and Psychic-types of the tier is its biggest contribution to teams. Psychic allows Wormadam-S to threaten Arbok and Muk, which could otherwise switch in and set up Coil or Substitute on it respectively. The choice of Bug Bite or and Signal Beam pressures pressure Calm Mind Grumpig and Leafeon more, (AC) respectively, but either is both are important so that Wormadam-S can effectively scare the Grass- and Psychic-types it is tasked with walling. Toxic is a catch-all move which that especially cripples hinders walls that might try to set Stealth Rock or target Wormadam-S with passive damage, such as Solrock, Frillish, or and Hippopotas. Protect is especially useful on walls without recovery beyond Leftovers like Wormadam-S (RC) and allows it to scout for potential Fire-type coverage, but it should only be considered if Wormadam-S's team already has Stealth Rock or can reliably check the Pokemon that it would with said dropped move have with the moveslot it sacrifices. Reliable checks to Psychic-types such as specially defensive Clefairy or and Choice Scarf Grumpig would allow Wormadam-S to drop its Bug-type coverage, while a hard counter to Arbok, Lairon, and Muk such as Hippopotas would allow Wormadam allows it to drop Psychic or Hidden Power Ground. Hidden Power Ground is quite specific, but it is worth considering if Wormadam-S's team is very weak to Lairon and must threaten it at every opportunity. Maximum HP and Defense is are used to make Wormadam-S as physically bulky as possible, since it can still check Psychic-types even with no investment. However, maximum Special Defense can be used if checking Psychic-types and Glaceon is paramount. Overcoat serves no function in a tier with no Snow Warning Pokemon, and Anticipation can reveal niche options to OHKO Wormadam such as Overheat Solrock or and Fire Fang Shelgon. It should be noted that Anticipation does not warn Wormadam-S about Hidden Power Fire, so Wormadam it should consider scouting the option from Pokemon like Meganium or Persian.

Wormadam-S is a star for Bulky bulky offense and balance teams. bulky Bulky offense appreciates the wide range of threats Wormadam-S can check in one slot, while Wormadam-S's short-term (AH) nature compared to defensive Solrock or and Clefairy is alleviates (appreciated? alleviates isn't the right word but unsure what you intended to put) on bulky offense's faster pace. On balance, Wormadam-S can make full use of the supportive qualities of clerics like Clefairy, Meganium, and Hypno to become truly unbreakable against Grumpig and Leafeon, which are otherwise enormous threats to fatter bulkier team styles of teams. Clefairy and Meganium are quite adept at scaring off Staryu as well, who which would otherwise prevent Stealth Rock without much worry against Wormadam-S's poor damage output. Muk is one of the best pairings for Wormadam-S, as it deconstruct deconstructs defensive hands (no idea what you mean by "defensive hands"- cores? something else?) and threaten threatens Clefairy especially, while it appreciates Wormadam-S's ability to check Arbok and Psychic-types. Muk's ability to check virtually any special attacker, especially Simisear, is also very valuable to Wormadam-S, (AC) which who is susceptible to most non-Psychic-type special attackers. Mienfoo appreciates those the same traits as Muk, but it instead offers Knock Off and an important answer to the dangerous Lairon. Walrein consistently forces out Clefairy after it has been forced to use Soft-Boiled (AH), setting up a Substitute and ravaging the defensive teams Wormadam-S struggles against. Clefairy and Solrock particularly appreciate Wormadam-S so reliably carrying Stealth Rock, allowing them to dip into their incredible pool of support moves.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Wormadam-S has a surprisingly solid set of niche options, although the moves it regularly carries can be very important to its function. Skill Swap can ruin Clefairy eager to abuse Wormadam-S, forcing it them (using it as a plural) to switch out or be KOed by Toxic. Sucker Punch provides priority that can pick off the occasional Endure sweeper that Persian cannot such as Raichu or Mr. Mime, although other Salac Berry users such as Leafeon will be are unbothered by this. Metal Sound can turn any Pokemon that reliably walls Wormadam-S into something actually threatened by it, but this only reliably forces a switch out reliably. Gyro Ball in tandem with Wormadam-S's very low Speed can put out deal solid damage against offensive Pokemon, but its damage is not high enough against Leafeon or and Poison-types to be worth using. Endeavor can be used when Wormadam-S is close to fainting in order to prevent Pokemon like Rest Talk RestTalk Shelgon or and Walrein from taking advantage of it. Custap Berry can even be paired with Endeavor to surprise an opponent a foe, set up and get Stealth Rock, (AC) and deal a large amount of damage, although outside of surprise factor Solrock accomplishes this better with its Speed and Explosion, and Wormadam-S hates losing its Leftovers.

Checks and Counters
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**Clefairy:** Clefairy, and by extension bulkier teams, is the most reliable way to answer Wormadam-S, which can only set up Stealth Rock as a way of making progress into against Clefairy's immunity to passive damage and recovery.

**Staryu:** Staryu's combination of Scald, Rapid Spin, Recover, and Natural Cure allows it to easily switch into and threaten Wormadam-S (RC) while removing its entry hazards with little fear of Toxic.

**Taunt:** Wormadam-S relies very heavily on Stealth Rock and Toxic to make progress, so Taunt from the likes of Mienfoo or and Vullaby can shut it down.

**Substitute:** While the most common users, Leafeon and Muk, cannot keep their Substitute intact vs Wormadam-S, its low damage output and mediocre coverage results in the other Substitute users taking advantage of it. Walrein and Simisear that get into the battlefield cleanly can potentially turn Wormadam-S into potentially multiple KOs.

**Simisear:** While crippled hindered by Toxic, Simisear can safely swap in before Stealth Rock is set, (AC) and threaten to OHKO Wormadam-S with its STAB moves, (AC) and pressure its team heavily.

**Repeated Neutral Attacks:** While Wormadam-S is only weak to one type, its lack of recovery results in "beating it down" progressive damage being effective counterplay. Emolga, Grumpig, Mienfoo, and Glaceon can all brute force break through Wormadam over several turns, although it will likely succeed in using Stealth Rock and potentially Toxic.

**Fire-type Coverage:** Persian and Meganium can make use of Hidden Power Fire on wallbreaking sets especially for Wormadam-S. Slaking and Lopunny also regularly run Fire Punch to OHKO Wormadam it.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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