[SET]
Calm Mind (Slowbro-Galar) @ Heavy-Duty Boots / Leftovers
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Tera Type: Water / Fairy
Bold Nature
- Calm Mind
- Psyshock / Psychic / Sludge Bomb
- Flamethrower / Surf
- Slack Off
[SET DETAILS]
Utilizing its bulk and plethora of strong defensive matchups against tier staples like Bellibolt and Florges, Galarian Slowbro can become a threatening setup sweeper, pairing Calm Mind with its naturally high Defense and immunity to Toxic. Psyshock allows Galarian Slowbro to deal consistent damage to special walls such as Goodra and Gastrodon, as well as opposing Calm Mind users, while Psychic has a higher Base Power and is more effective against physical walls such as Mudsdale and opposing Galarian Slowbro. Sludge Bomb is also an option that deals more consistent damage to Scream Tail and Grimmsnarl while also chipping down nuisances such as Bombirdier, Meloetta, and Wo-Chien. Sludge Bomb is also appreciated for its ability to spread poison on these foes, making it much more difficult for them to function as checks. Flamethrower nails Steel-types like Copperajah and Alolan Sandslash, as well as common users of Tera Steel such as Paldean Tauros-W and Altaria, while Surf has strong neutral coverage and punishes common switch-ins in Coalossal and Ground-types like Gligar and Mudsdale. Nasty Plot is an option over Calm Mind that boosts Galarian Slowbro's power even further, but this makes it more vulnerable to being worn down by special wallbreakers like Delphox and Rotom-H. Tera Water shores up Galarian Slowbro's matchup against both Paldean Tauros formes while also increasing the power of Surf, notably netting an unboosted 2HKO on Ground-types like Mudsdale, Golurk, Palossand, and even Gligar with Eviolite intact. However, this comes at the cost of a weakness to Volt Switch and the loss of Galarian Slowbro's ability to deal with Grass-types such as Hisuian Electrode, Virizion, and Rotom-C. Tera Fairy is a strong neutral defensive typing that shores up Galarian Slowbro's matchups against Bombirdier and Goodra and even allows it to set up on them, but it also makes it much more vulnerable to opposing Galarian Slowbro and further worsens its matchup versus Steel-types. Both also remove Galarian Slowbro's pesky weaknesses to Ground and Ghost but should be used with caution, as they notably remove its immunity to Toxic, allowing foes like Bellibolt to more effectively put it on a timer.
Calm Mind Galarian Slowbro fits best on bulkier teams that can utilize its strong defensive profile to turn common foes into setup fodder. Strong special wallbreakers like Toxtricity and Choice Specs Goodra can pose a danger to Galarian Slowbro, as its Special Defense leaves something to be desired without Calm Mind boosts, so partners like Florges and Goodra are appreciated to help absorb hits from these Pokemon. The latter can also use its strong STAB moves to help whittle down shared checks like Copperajah and Gastrodon, and both Pokemon form a strong defensive backbone with Galarian Slowbro. Offensive Dark-types nearly always have a tool to harass Galarian Slowbro, so checks to these foes like Scrafty and fast wallbreakers like Paldean Tauros-W and Choice Scarf Flamigo are vastly appreciated. Haze users such as Altaria and Milotic are also problematic, so Taunt users like Bombirdier or offensive checks like Alolan Sandslash or Hisuian Electrode to stop or remove them are appreciated. The tier's common Ground-types also pose a significant threat to Galarian Slowbro, as it is slower than all of them and only Gligar fails to 2HKO it. Furthermore, with the exception of Golurk, Galarian Slowbro needs at least two Calm Mind boosts to reliably 2HKO them without Surf. Gastrodon in particular is an exceptional nuisance thanks to Storm Drain granting it an immunity to Surf as well as a chance to OHKO Galarian Slowbro with Earth Power thanks to the Special Attack boost. Therefore, teammates that can deal with these foes like Virizion, Milotic, and Rotom-C are vastly appreciated, and Galarian Slowbro can deal with opposing Grass-types that pose an annoyance to these Pokemon in return.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gulch.617840/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bella.567483/
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Calm Mind (Slowbro-Galar) @ Heavy-Duty Boots / Leftovers
Ability: Regenerator
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Tera Type: Water / Fairy
Bold Nature
- Calm Mind
- Psyshock / Psychic / Sludge Bomb
- Flamethrower / Surf
- Slack Off
[SET DETAILS]
Utilizing its bulk and plethora of strong defensive matchups against tier staples like Bellibolt and Florges, Galarian Slowbro can become a threatening setup sweeper, pairing Calm Mind with its naturally high Defense and immunity to Toxic. Psyshock allows Galarian Slowbro to deal consistent damage to special walls such as Goodra and Gastrodon, as well as opposing Calm Mind users, while Psychic has a higher Base Power and is more effective against physical walls such as Mudsdale and opposing Galarian Slowbro. Sludge Bomb is also an option that deals more consistent damage to Scream Tail and Grimmsnarl while also chipping down nuisances such as Bombirdier, Meloetta, and Wo-Chien. Sludge Bomb is also appreciated for its ability to spread poison on these foes, making it much more difficult for them to function as checks. Flamethrower nails Steel-types like Copperajah and Alolan Sandslash, as well as common users of Tera Steel such as Paldean Tauros-W and Altaria, while Surf has strong neutral coverage and punishes common switch-ins in Coalossal and Ground-types like Gligar and Mudsdale. Nasty Plot is an option over Calm Mind that boosts Galarian Slowbro's power even further, but this makes it more vulnerable to being worn down by special wallbreakers like Delphox and Rotom-H. Tera Water shores up Galarian Slowbro's matchup against both Paldean Tauros formes while also increasing the power of Surf, notably netting an unboosted 2HKO on Ground-types like Mudsdale, Golurk, Palossand, and even Gligar with Eviolite intact. However, this comes at the cost of a weakness to Volt Switch and the loss of Galarian Slowbro's ability to deal with Grass-types such as Hisuian Electrode, Virizion, and Rotom-C. Tera Fairy is a strong neutral defensive typing that shores up Galarian Slowbro's matchups against Bombirdier and Goodra and even allows it to set up on them, but it also makes it much more vulnerable to opposing Galarian Slowbro and further worsens its matchup versus Steel-types. Both also remove Galarian Slowbro's pesky weaknesses to Ground and Ghost but should be used with caution, as they notably remove its immunity to Toxic, allowing foes like Bellibolt to more effectively put it on a timer.
Calm Mind Galarian Slowbro fits best on bulkier teams that can utilize its strong defensive profile to turn common foes into setup fodder. Strong special wallbreakers like Toxtricity and Choice Specs Goodra can pose a danger to Galarian Slowbro, as its Special Defense leaves something to be desired without Calm Mind boosts, so partners like Florges and Goodra are appreciated to help absorb hits from these Pokemon. The latter can also use its strong STAB moves to help whittle down shared checks like Copperajah and Gastrodon, and both Pokemon form a strong defensive backbone with Galarian Slowbro. Offensive Dark-types nearly always have a tool to harass Galarian Slowbro, so checks to these foes like Scrafty and fast wallbreakers like Paldean Tauros-W and Choice Scarf Flamigo are vastly appreciated. Haze users such as Altaria and Milotic are also problematic, so Taunt users like Bombirdier or offensive checks like Alolan Sandslash or Hisuian Electrode to stop or remove them are appreciated. The tier's common Ground-types also pose a significant threat to Galarian Slowbro, as it is slower than all of them and only Gligar fails to 2HKO it. Furthermore, with the exception of Golurk, Galarian Slowbro needs at least two Calm Mind boosts to reliably 2HKO them without Surf. Gastrodon in particular is an exceptional nuisance thanks to Storm Drain granting it an immunity to Surf as well as a chance to OHKO Galarian Slowbro with Earth Power thanks to the Special Attack boost. Therefore, teammates that can deal with these foes like Virizion, Milotic, and Rotom-C are vastly appreciated, and Galarian Slowbro can deal with opposing Grass-types that pose an annoyance to these Pokemon in return.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/gulch.617840/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bella.567483/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/uberskitty.355061/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/asa.400292/
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