ZU Gabite

[ishtar]

[OVERVIEW]

Thanks to its distinct typing, decent Speed tier, and physical bulk provided by Eviolite, Gabite is able to fill a niche in the ZU metagame as an offensive Stealth Rock setter with a list of useful resistances to common types such as Fire and Rock, as well as an immunity to Electric. Due to its reasonable physical bulk, Gabite serves as a decent check to many physical attackers in the tier such as Pinsir, Rapidash, and RestTalk Muk. Its ability Rough Skin punishes U-turn users such as Komala and the different Silvally formes, physical threats that might otherwise be able to weaken Gabite without repercussion. Its access to Roar also supports the chipping process provided by Gabite after it has set Stealth Rock, as well as stopping opposing Pokemon from setting up.

Despite these attributes, Gabite relies on its Eviolite to function as a decent physical wall, since it can't take hits well from the Pokemon it's supposed to check without it such as Komala and Crustle. Another one of Gabite's disadvantages is its inability to recover its health, which means that it will often be worn down or statused during battle. Gabite is unable to beat common Defog users such as Silvally-Water, Swanna, and Altaria, particularly being completely walled by the last two. Due to running Earthquake as its only attack, Gabite has no way of hitting any Flying-type or Levitate Pokemon, which means that it'll often be completely walled by Pokemon such as Bronzor, Misdreavus, Toucannon, and Swanna. Gabite's 4x weakness to the Ice typing also leaves it susceptible to the numerous faster Pokemon in the tier that carry Ice-type moves such as Electivire and Silvally-Fighting.

[SET]
name: Entry Hazard Setter
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Roar / Protect
move 4: Toxic
item: Eviolite
ability: Rough Skin
nature: Impish
evs: 248 HP / 180 Def / 80 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Earthquake is Gabite's main STAB attack, notably allowing it to damage other Stealth Rock setters such as Golem and Crustle, as well as being its main way of checking Pokemon such as Rapidash, Pawniard, and specially defensive Komala. Toxic allows Gabite to cripple Defog users such as Silvally-Water and Altaria, as well as catching some of the Pokemon that check it on the switch, such as Swanna and mixed Kecleon. Roar functions as a way of chipping down teams as well as forcing out Defog users and Gabite checks. It can also function as a way of stopping sweepers such as Sap Sipper Bouffalant and Crustle from setting up. Protect grants Gabite a way of scouting for potential coverage moves from Pokemon such as Electivire and Combusken that will threaten to damage or KO Gabite with their Ice-type move. It's particularly useful alongside Toxic to rack up extra damage.

Set Details
========

248 HP and 180 Defense EVs with an Impish nature allow Gabite to take as many physical attacks as possible from threats such as Rapidash and Golem, notably allowing it to survive an Ice Punch from Choice Scarf Electivire after Stealth Rock damage. 80 EVs in Speed let Gabite outspeed base 60 Speed Pokemon such as Pawniard when they're not running a positive Speed nature, allowing it to either set up Stealth Rock, hit them with Earthquake, or poison them before fainting, as well as making it faster than threats such as Beartic, Golem, and Crustle.

Usage Tips
========

Gabite works well in the early stages of the game since Stealth Rock, Toxic, and its ability Rough Skin allow it to deal chip damage or cripple opposing teams for potential sweepers. Gabite should attempt to come in on neutral or not very effective physical attacks from Pokemon such as physical Combusken and Rapidash. It should utilize these instances to set Stealth Rock or heavily damage physical threats. After entry hazards have been set, Gabite should utilize Toxic as a way of spreading status to opposing teams. It should also attempt to predict Steel-types and hazard removers that might want to switch in on it, such as Bronzor and Silvally-Water, and make use of Roar to force them out as soon as they enter the field. Protect allows Gabite to scout for potential super effective moves, as well as take advantage of Choice-locked Pokemon on the opposing team. Attempt to keep Gabite as healthy as possible, since its lack of recovery means that it'll be unable to check physical attackers reliably once injured. If this is not necessary, utilize Gabite as a way of pivoting and punishing the use of moves such as U-turn from the opponent. However, Gabite tends to be passive due to its mono-STAB coverage and reliance on utility moves, so it should attempt to utilize these moves as a way of disrupting setup sweepers and crippling expected switch-ins. Gabite should watch out for potential lures from Pokemon such as Combusken, since Hidden Power Ice will be able to heavily damage or OHKO it with ease, stopping it from checking the physical attackers it's meant to stop.

Team Options
========

Gabite functions better on offensive teams looking for a Stealth Rock setter that is able to provide a range of useful resistances to types such as Fire and Poison and is also able to threaten and pressure opposing Pokemon due to its moveset and ability. Spikes and Toxic Spikes support from the likes of Mareanie and Crustle further aids Gabite in wearing down opposing teams with status and entry hazards. Sweepers such as Simisear and Pinsir are able to threaten the opposing Ice-types that Gabite struggles with, such as Glaceon, while they also appreciate the status and chip damage that Gabite can provide. In turn, Gabite is able to check Pokemon such as Rapidash and Golem, which Simisear and Pinsir tend to struggle with. Cleaners such as Combusken and Pawniard appreciate Gabite's ability to put different Pokemon in range of their attacks due to Rough Skin, Stealth Rock, and moves such as Toxic and Roar, which ensures that many of the opposing Pokemon get chipped down. Wish and Heal Bell support from the likes of Lickilicky, which can also function as an Ice-type answer, can make up for Gabite's lack of recovery, thus increasing its longevity and allowing it to come in on more physical Pokemon. Offensive hazard removers such as Swanna and Silvally-Water are able to form a good core with Gabite, since they're able to threaten Pokemon such as special Combusken.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Dragon Claw is an option that allows Gabite to damage the Flying-type Pokemon that otherwise wall it such as Swanna, Chatot, and Rotom-F. This move also lets Gabite hit opposing Dragon-types for super effective damage, such as Altaria, which also troubles Gabite by removing its entry hazards with Defog, as well as Fraxure and Silvally-Dragon, though Gabite will be outsped by them in most circumstances. Dragon Claw can also be run with a spread of max Attack, max Speed, and a Jolly nature, allowing Gabite to function as a more offensive Stealth Rock setter able to outspeed Pokemon such as Monferno as well as pressure hazard removers with ease. Despite this option to increase its coverage, Gabite often has trouble finding room for the move, as it does its job best with the aforementioned set.

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

**Ice-type Moves**: Ice-type Pokemon or Pokemon with Ice-type coverage are able to threaten Gabite due to its 4x weakness to the typing. Many of them, such as Simipour, Glaceon, and Floatzel are able to outspeed Gabite and KO it with their Ice-type move.

**Fairy-types**: Fairy-type Pokemon such as Mr. Mime and Granbull are able to heavily damage Gabite with their STAB moves. However, Mr. Mime does not appreciate switching in on an Earthquake.

**Special Attackers**: Faster special attackers such as Kadabra, +1 Combusken, and Simipour are able to threaten Gabite due to its low special bulk and speed, with it often becoming setup fodder for many of them.

**Knock Off**: Knock Off users such as Kecleon and Komala are able to remove Gabite's Eviolite, thus drastically reducing its physical bulk and opportunities to check other physical attackers.

**Physically Defensive Walls**: Physical walls such as Gourgeist-XL and Golem are able to tank any attack from Gabite and cripple it with status, though they don't appreciate being the target of Toxic. Bronzor is Gabite's biggest nuisance, since its ability Levitate and its Steel typing allow it to wall Gabite completely.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[KellyKafka, 471436]]
- Quality checked by: [[5gen, 296755], [Aaronboyer, 239454], [Bloodace0107, 435539]]
- Grammar checked by: [[The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216], [Mafeking, 122460]]

 

[BP]

Bold = Change (AC) = Add Comma Strike Through = Remove (AH) = Add Hyphen Italics = Notes

I tried my best with wording and picking out the fluff. This is just some stuff you can decide on adding while QC is busy. I'm going to tag 5gen so he can look over my suggestions.

• Thanks to its distinct typing, decent Speed tier, and physical bulk provided by Eviolite, Gabite is able to fill a niche in the ZU metagame as a Stealth Rock setter with a series of useful resistances to common types such as Fire, Poison, and Rock, as well as an immunity to the Electric-types.
• Thanks to its decent bulk and typing, Gabite serves as a decent check to many physical attackers in the tier such as Pawniard, Rapidash, and Rest Talk Muk.
• Its ability Rough Skin punishes the use of contact moves such as U-turn and is able to wear down physical threats that might otherwise be able to weaken Gabite without repercussion. Its access to Roar also supports the chipping process provided by Gabite after it has set rocks on your opponent’s side, as well as stopping opposing Pokemon from setting up.
• Despite these attributes, Gabite relies on its Eviolite to function as a decent physical wall, since it can’t take hits well from the Pokemon it’s supposed to check without it.
• Another one of its disadvantages is Gabite's inability to recover itself, which means that it will often be worn down or statused during battle, hence putting it on a timer or crippling it. (Fluff as it's already implied when saying that it's worn down and lacks recovery)
• Gabite is unable to beat common Defog users such as Silvally-W, Swanna, and Altaria, particularly being completely walled by the last two.
• Due to running Earthquake as its only attack most of the time, Gabite has no way of hitting any Flying-type or Levitate Pokemon unless running Dragon Claw, which means that it’ll often be completely walled by Pokemon such as Bronzor, Toucannon, and Swanna.
• Gabites 4x weakness to the Ice typing leaves it susceptible to the numerous faster Pokemon in the tier that are able to carry Ice-type moves such as Abomasnow, Simisear, and Glaceon.

[SET]
name: Entry hazard setter
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Roar
move 4: Toxic
item: Eviolite
ability: Rough Skin
nature: Impish
evs: 248 HP / 180 Def / 80 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

• Earthquake is Gabite's main form of STAB, notably allowing it to damage other Stealth Rock setters such as Golem and Crustle, as well as being its main way of checking Pokemon such as Rapidash, Pawniard, and specially defensive Komala.
• Toxic allows Gabite to status and cripple Defog users such as Silvally-W and Swanna, as well as catching some of the Pokemon that check it on the switch, such as Abomasnow and mixed Kecleon.
• Roar functions as a way of chipping down teams as well as forcing out Defog users and Gabite checks, forcing them to take extra damage after Gabite has set rocks. (Fluff) It can also function as a way of stopping sweepers from setting up.

Set Details
========

• 248 HP and 180 Defense investment with an Impish Nature allows Gabite to take as many physical attacks as possible from threats such as Rapidash and Golem, notably allowing it to survive an Ice Punch from Choice Scarf Electivire after Stealth Rock damage, as well as having a chance to survive up to 3 Ice Shard attacks from Life Orb Abomasnow.
• 80 points in Speed investment allows Gabite to outspeed Pokemon such as Abomasnow and Lapras when they’re not running a + Speed nature and allowing Gabite to either set up rocks, do damage, (AC) to them or Toxic them before fainting as well as being faster than threats such as Beartic, Golem, and Crustle.

Usage Tips
========

• Gabite works well in early stages of the game since Stealth Rock, Toxic, and its ability Rough Skin allows allow it to deal damage or cripple opposing teams for or a potential sweepers.
• Gabite should attempt to come in on neutral or not very effective physical attacks from Pokemon such as physical Combusken and Rapidash, thus activating Rough Skin and dealing damage to the opposing Pokemon. (Fluff) It should utilize these instances to set Stealth Rock or heavily damage these physical threats.
• After rocks have been set, Gabite should utilize Toxic as a way of spreading status to opposing teams. It should also attempt to predict Steel-types and hazard removers that might want to switch in on it, such as Bronzor and Silvally-W, and make use of Roar to force them out as soon as they enter the field, thus stacking up Stealth Rock damage. (Fluff.)

Team Options
========

• Gabite functions better in on offensive and balance teams looking for a Stealth Rock setter that is able to chip down opposing teams with its useful moveset, typing, (AC) and ability.
• Spike support from the likes of Mareanie and Crustle further support Gabite's purpose of wearing down opposing teams with status and the use of hazards. (Fluff)
• Sweepers such as Simisear and Pinsir function as great partners as their being able to threaten the opposing Ice-types that Gabite struggles with, such as Glaceon and Abomasnow, as well as functioning while they also appreciate the status and chip damage that Gabite can provide. (The wording here is really weird I would perhaps reword this so its sounds more concise.)
• Cleaners such as Combusken and Pawniard work well with it since they appreciate Gabite's ability to put different Pokemon in range of their attacks.
• Wish and Heal Bell support from the like of Lickilicky can make up for Gabite's lack of recovery, thus increasing its longevity and allowing it to come in on more physical Pokemon as long as the cleric is able to heal it back or get rid of its potential status problem.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

• Dragon Claw is an option that allows Gabite to damage the Flying-type Pokemon that otherwise wall it such as Swanna, Chatot, and Rotom-F. The use of this move also lets Gabite hit opposing Dragon-types for super effective damage, examples of this are Altaria, which also troubles Gabite due to being able to Defog its hazards, as well as Fraxure and Silvally-Dragon, though Gabite will be outsped by them in most circumstances. Despite these options ability to increase its coverage, Gabite often has trouble fitting in the move as it does its job best with the aforementioned set.

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

**Ice-type Moves**: Ice-type Pokemon or Pokemon with Ice-type coverage are able to threaten Gabite due to its 4x weakness to the typing. Many of them, such as Simipour, Glaceon, and Floatzel are able to outspeed Gabite and KO it with their Ice-type moves. Abomasnow is a particularly troublesome since its +1 priority Ice-type move in Ice Shard means that it'll easily take advantage of it despite being slower in most instances.

**Knock Off**: Knock Off users such as Kecleon, Shiftry, and Komala are able to remove Gabite's item Eviolite and drastically reduce its physical bulk thus limiting its opportunities to check other physical attackers.

**Fairy-types**: Fairy-type Pokemon such as Mr. Mime and Granbull are able to heavily damage Gabite with their STAB moves. However, Mr. Mime doesn't appreciate switching in on an Earthquake.

**Physically Defensive Walls**: Physical walls such as Gourgeist-(AH)XL and Tangela are able to tank any attack from Gabite and cripple it with status, though both of them don't appreciate being the target of Toxic. Gourgeist-(AH)XL is able to cripple Gabite with Will-O-Wisp, further negating its damage output. Bronzor is Gabite's biggest nuisance, since its ability Levitate and its Steel-typing wall Gabite completely.

**Special Attackers**: Faster Special attackers such as Kadabra, special (This is implied) Combusken, and Simipour are able to threaten Gabite due to its low special bulk and speed, often working becoming as setup fodder for many of them.

 

[5gen]

apologies for not getting to this sooner even though i said i would check it. comments in bold

[OVERVIEW]

• Thanks to its distinct typing, decent Speed tier, and physical bulk provided by Eviolite, Gabite is able to fill a niche in the ZU metagame as a Stealth Rock setter with a series of useful resistances to common types such as Fire, Poison, and Rock, as well as an immunity to the Electric-type.
• Thanks to its decent bulk and typing, Gabite serves as a decent check to many physical attackers in the tier such as Pawniard, Rapidash, and Rest Talk Muk.
• Its ability Rough Skin punishes the use of contact moves such as U-turn and is able to wear down physical threats that might otherwise be able to weaken Gabite without repercussion. Its access to Roar also supports the chipping process provided by Gabite after it has set rocks on your opponent’s side, as well as stopping opposing Pokemon from setting up. give examples of U-turn users.
• Despite these attributes, Gabite relies on its Eviolite to function as a decent physical wall, since it can’t take hits well from the Pokemon it’s supposed to check without it.
• Another one of its detrimental lies in Gabite's inability to recover itself, which means that it will often be worn down or statused during battle, hence putting it on a timer or crippling it.
• Gabite is unable to beat common Defog users such as Silvally-W, Swanna, and Altaria, particularly being completely walled by the last two.
• Due to running Earthquake as its only attack most of the time, Gabite has no way of hitting any Flying-type or Levitate Pokemon unless running Dragon Claw, which means that it’ll often be completely walled by Pokemon such as Bronzor, Toucannon, and Swanna.
• Gabites 4x weakness to the Ice typing leaves it susceptible to the numerous faster Pokemon in the tier that are able to carry Ice-type moves such as Abomasnow, Simisear, and Glaceon.

[SET]
name: Entry hazard setter
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Roar / Protect
move 4: Toxic
item: Eviolite
ability: Rough Skin
nature: Impish
evs: 248 HP / 180 Def / 80 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

• Earthquake is Gabite's main form of STAB, notably allowing it to damage other Stealth Rock setters such as Golem and Crustle, as well as being its main way of checking Pokemon such as Rapidash, Pawniard, and specially defensive Komala.
• Toxic allows Gabite to status and cripple Defog users such as Silvally-W and Swana, as well as catching some of the Pokemon that checks it on the switch, such as Abomasnow and mixed Kecleon.
• Roar functions as a way of chipping down teams as well as forcing out Defog users and Gabite checks, forcing them to take extra damage after Gabite has set rocks. It can also function as a way of stopping sweepers from setting up. give examples of set up mons it roars out

Adjust for Protect accordingly.

Set Details
========

• 248 HP and 180 Defense investment with an Impish Nature allows Gabite to take as many physical attacks as possible from threats such as Rapidash and Golem, notably allowing it to survive an Ice Punch from Choice Scarf Electivire after Stealth Rock damage, as well as having a chance to survive up to 3 Ice Shard attacks from Life Orb Abomasnow.
• 80 points in Speed investment allows Gabite to outspeed Pokemon such as Abomasnow and Lapras when they’re not running a + Speed nature and allowing Gabite to either set up rocks, do damage to them or Toxic them before fainting as well as being faster than threats such as Beartic, Golem, and Crustle. Mention Pawniard over Abomasnow and Lapras since Gabite should not stay in against either, and Abomasnow usually runs +Spe, Scarf, or Ice Shard.

Usage Tips
========

• Gabite works well in early stages of the game since Stealth Rock, Toxic, and its ability Rough Skin allows it to deal damage or cripple opposing teams for a potential sweeper.
• Gabite should attempt to come in on neutral or not very effective physical attacks from Pokemon such as physical Combusken and Rapidash, thus activating Rough Skin and dealing damage to the opposing Pokemon. It should utilize these instances to set Stealth Rock or heavily damage these physical threats.
• After rocks have been set, Gabite should utilize Toxic as a way of spreading status to opposing teams. It should also attempt to predict Steel-types and hazard removers that might want to switch in on it, such as Bronzor and Silvally-W, and make use of Roar to force them out as soon as they enter the field, thus stacking up Stealth Rock damage.

• Mention that Gabite is prone to getting worn down since it soft checks a lot of physical attackers, so it should be wary of staying healthy to check things or to pivot around if it doesn't need to stay healthy. I would also mention that Gabite is somewhat passive and easy to pressure due to mono-STAB and reliance on Roar, Toxic, and Protect.
• Mention that Gabite should be wary of checking Electric-types and Combusken and LO Rapidash as they typically carry HP Ice.
• Adjust for Protect accordingly.

Team Options
========

• Gabite functions better in offensive and balance teams looking for a Stealth Rock setter that is able to chip down opposing teams with its useful moveset, typing and ability. Its typing doesn't help it chip down foes. That part is kind of misleading, so I'd flesh that out and say that offensive teams appreciate the resistances it can provide.
• Spike support from the likes of Mareanie and Crustle further support Gabite's purpose of wearing down opposing teams with status and the use of hazards. Differentiate Spikes and Tspikes.
• Sweepers such as Simisear and Pinsir function as great partners being able to threaten the opposing Ice-types that Gabite struggles with, such as Glaceon and Abomasnow, as well as functioning while they also appreciate the status and chip damage that Gabite can provide. Mention that Gabite also checks things for Simisear and Pinsir such as Rapidash and Golem.
• Cleaners such as Combusken and Pawniard work well with it since they appreciate Gabite's ability to put different Pokemon in range of their attacks. slightly vague so make sure to explain this more
• Wish and Heal Bell support from the like of Lickilicky can make up for Gabite's lack of recovery, thus increasing its longevity and allowing it to come in on more physical Pokemon as long as the cleric is able to heal it back or get rid of its potential status problem.

Mention hazard removers that pair with Gabite (i.e Swanna and Silv-Water) to form an entry hazards+removal core.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

• Dragon Claw is an option that allows Gabite to damage the Flying-type Pokemon that otherwise wall it such as Swanna, Chatot, and Rotom-F. The use of this move also lets Gabite hit opposing Dragon-types for super effective damage, examples of this are Altaria, which also troubles Gabite due to being able to Defog its hazards, as well as Fraxure and Silvally-Dragon, though Gabite will be outsped by them in most circumstances. Despite this options ability to increase its coverage, Gabite often has trouble fitting in the move as it does its job best with the aforementioned set.

Mention that a spread with max Attack and max Speed and Dragon Claw over Roar/Protect may be used on more offensive teams because Gabite can outspeed things like Shiftry and Monferno as well as pressure entry hazard removers more easily.

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

**Ice-type moves**: Ice-type Pokemon or Pokemon with Ice-type coverage are able to threaten Gabite due to its 4x weakness to the typing. Many of them, such as Simipour, Glaceon, and Floatzel are able to outspeed Gabite and KO it with their Ice-type move. Abomasnow is a particularly troublesome since its +1 priority Ice-type move in Ice Shard means that it'll easily take advantage of it despite being slower in most instances.

**Knock Off**: Knock Off users such as Kecleon, Shiftry, and Komala are able to remove Gabite's item and drastically reducing the physical bulk and its opportunities of checking other physical attackers.

**Fairy-types**: Fairy-type Pokemon such as Mr. Mime and Granbull are able to heavily damage Gabite with their STAB moves, but Mr. Mime does not appreciate switching in on an Earthquake.

**Physically defensive walls**: Physical walls such as Gourgeist XL and Tangela are able to tank any attack from Gabite and cripple it with status, though both of them don't appreciate being the target of Toxic. Gourgeist is able to cripple Gabite with Will-O-Wisp, further negating its damage output. Bronzor is Gabite's biggest nuisance, since its ability Levitate and its Steel-typing wall Gabite completely.

**Special Attackers**: Faster Special attackers such as Kadabra, special Combusken, and Simipour are able to threaten Gabite due to its low special bulk and speed, often working as setup fodder for many of them.

Reorder points to Ice-types/Fairy-types/Special Attackers/Knock Off/Physically defensive walls to reflect their effectiveness as checks and counters.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[KellyKafka, 471436]]
- Quality checked by: [[, ], [, ], [, ]]
- Grammar checked by: [[, ], [, ]]

qc 1/3 once implemented. nice work

 

[ishtar]

Implemented (:

 

[Aaronboyer]

[OVERVIEW]

• Thanks to its distinct typing, decent Speed tier, and physical bulk provided by Eviolite, Gabite is able to fill a niche in the ZU metagame as a Stealth Rock setter with a series of useful resistances to common types such as Fire, Poison, and Rock, as well as an immunity to Electric-type. I feel like you are spitting out information that can already be found by hovering over Gabite's typing on the actual dex page. I feel this way especially because you mention Poison being a common type. It's not. There's Muk. There's Mareanie that Knocks you off or Scald burns you as Gabite switches in. There's Silvally-Poison although that Pokemon is usually faster than Gabite and commonly carries BoltBeam, the latter of which Gabite is 4x weak to. And that's about it for the truly viable Poison-types... (too long? didn't read? remove Poison from list)
• Thanks to its decent bulk and typing, Gabite serves as a decent check to many physical attackers in the tier such as Pawniard, Rapidash, and Rest Talk Muk. I think you should probably switch out the Pawniard example for a different example. I believe you should do this because Pawniard can use Knock Off against Gabite as it switches in, compromising its bulk and ability to check other physical attackers.
• Its ability Rough Skin punishes the use of contact moves such as U-turn users such as Komala and the different Silvally forms, and is able to wear down physical threats that might otherwise be able to weaken Gabite without repercussion. Its access to Roar also supports the chipping process provided by Gabite after it has set rocks on your opponent’s side, as well as stopping opposing Pokemon from setting up.
• Despite these attributes, Gabite relies on its Eviolite to function as a decent physical wall, since it can’t take hits well from the Pokemon it’s supposed to check without it. Mention key examples like Komala and Crustle.
• Another one of its disadvantages is Gabite's inability to recover itself, which means that it will often be worn down or statused during battle.
• Gabite is unable to beat common Defog users such as Silvally-W, Swanna, and Altaria, particularly being completely walled by the last two.
• Due to running Earthquake as its only attack most of the time, Gabite has no way of hitting any Flying-type or Levitate Pokemon unless running Dragon Claw, which means that it’ll often be completely walled by Pokemon such as Bronzor, Toucannon, and Swanna. I would just redo Levitate users to Misdreavus and Bronzor. Those are the only really notable ones besides Rotom-Fan which doesn't count because its already a Flying type. Also why is this even a bullet point in the Overview if Dragon Claw is not slashed? Rework this bullet point to address these two things.
• Gabites 4x weakness to the Ice typing leaves it susceptible to the numerous faster Pokemon in the tier that carry Ice-type moves such as Abomasnow, Simisear, and Glaceon. Glaceon, a Pokemon ranked in C+? Simisear, who runs HP Ice as a third slash? Find better examples, and try to make at least one of them a physical attacker such as Silvally-Fighting (Ice Fang).

[SET]
name: Entry hazard setter
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Roar / Protect
move 4: Toxic
item: Eviolite
ability: Rough Skin
nature: Impish
evs: 248 HP / 180 Def / 80 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

• Earthquake is Gabite's main form of STAB, notably allowing it to damage other Stealth Rock setters such as Golem and Crustle, as well as being its main way of checking Pokemon such as Rapidash, Pawniard, and specially defensive Komala.
• Toxic allows Gabite to cripple Defog users such as Silvally-W and Swanna, as well as catching some of the Pokemon that check it on the switch, such as Abomasnow and mixed Kecleon. Z-Rain Dance variants of Swanna utilize Hydration, not the best example
• Roar functions as a way of chipping down teams as well as forcing out Defog users and Gabite checks. It can also function as a way of stopping sweepers from setting up such as Crustle and Shiftry. Using Gabite to check +2 as it Knocks you off... replace
• Protect grants Gabite a way of scouting for potential coverage moves from Pokemon such as Electivire and Comsbusken, that will threaten to damage or KO Gabite with their Ice-type move. Specifically mention how it works in tandem with Toxic to rack of extra poison recoil.

Set Details
========

• 248 HP and 180 Defense investment with an Impish Nature allows Gabite to take as many physical attacks as possible from threats such as Rapidash and Golem, notably allowing it to survive an Ice Punch from Choice Scarf Electivire after Stealth Rock damage, as well as having a chance to survive up to 3 Ice Shard attacks from Life Orb Abomasnow.
• 80 points in Speed investment allows Gabite to outspeed Pokemon such as Pawniard when they’re not running a + Speed nature and allowing Gabite to either set up rocks, do damage, or Toxic them before fainting as well as being faster than threats such as Beartic, Golem, and Crustle.

Usage Tips
========

• Gabite works well in early stages of the game since Stealth Rock, Toxic, and its ability Rough Skin allow it to deal damage or cripple opposing teams for potential sweepers.
• Gabite should attempt to come in on neutral or not very effective physical attacks from Pokemon such as physical Combusken and Rapidash. It should utilize these instances to set Stealth Rock or heavily damage physical threats.
• HERE, and use a transition word like However
• After rocks have been set, Gabite should utilize Toxic as a way of spreading status to opposing teams. It should also attempt to predict Steel-types and hazard removers that might want to switch in on it, such as Bronzor and Silvally-W, and make use of Roar to force them out as soon as they enter the field. Protect allows Gabite to scout for potential super effective moves, as well as for taking advantage of choiced Pokemon from the opposing team.
• Attempt to keep Gabite as healthy as possible since its lack of recovery means that it'll be unable to check physical attackers reliably. If this is not necessary, utilize Gabite as a way of pivoting and punishing the use of moves such as U-turn from the opponent. Gabite tends to be passive due to its mono-STAB and utility moves so it should attempt to utilize these moves as a way of disrupting setup sweepers and crippling expected switch ins.
• Gabite should watch out for potential lures from Pokemon such as Rapidash and Combusken, since HP Ice will be able to heavily damage or OHKO it with ease, hence stopping it from checking the physical attackers its meant to stop. Move this point "HERE"

Team Options
========

• Gabite functions better on offensive teams looking for a Stealth Rock setter that is able to provide a series of useful resistances in types such as Fire and Poison which also is able to threaten and pressure opposing Pokemon due to its moveset and ability.
• Spike and Toxic Spike support from the likes of Mareanie and Crustle further support Gabite's purpose of wearing down opposing teams with status and the use of hazards.
• Sweepers such as Simisear and Pinsir function as great partners being able to threaten the opposing Ice-types that Gabite struggles with, such as Glaceon and Abomasnow while they also appreciate the status and chip damage that Gabite can provide. Equally, Gabite is able to check Pokemon such as Rapidash and Golem, which Simisear and Pinsir tend to struggle with.
• Cleaners such as Combusken and Pawniard work well with it since they appreciate Gabite's ability to put different Pokemon in range of their attacks due to Rough Skin as well as moves such as Toxic and Roar, which ensures that many of the opposing Pokemon get chipped down. Also Stealth Rock recoil.
• Wish and Heal Bell support from the like of Lickilicky can make up for Gabite's lack of recovery, thus increasing its longevity and allowing it to come in on more physical Pokemon as long as the cleric is able to heal it back or get rid of its potential status problem. Mention Lickilicky's ability to act as a psuedo-Ice resist.
• Hazard removers such as Swanna and Silvally-Water are able to form a good core with Gabite since they're able to function as offensive hazard removers able to threaten Pokemon such as Bronzor and special Combusken.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

• Dragon Claw is an option that allows Gabite to damage the Flying-type Pokemon that otherwise wall it such as Swanna, Chatot, and Rotom-F. The use of this move also lets Gabite hit opposing Dragon-types for super effective damage, examples of this are Altaria, which also troubles Gabite due to being able to Defog its hazards, as well as Fraxure and Silvally-Dragon, though Gabite will be outsped by them in most circumstances. Despite this options ability to increase its coverage, Gabite often has trouble fitting in the move as it does its job best with the aforementioned set.
• A spread with max Attack and max Speed, with Dragon Claw over the option of Roar/Protect allows Gabite to function as a more offensive Stealth Rock setter able to outspeed Pokemon such as Shiftry and Monferno, as well as allowing it to pressure hazard removers with ease.

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

**Ice-type Moves**: Ice-type Pokemon or Pokemon with Ice-type coverage are able to threaten Gabite due to its 4x weakness to the typing. Many of them, such as Simipour, Glaceon, and Floatzel are able to outspeed Gabite and KO it with their Ice-type move. Abomasnow is a particularly troublesome since its +1 priority Ice-type move in Ice Shard means that it'll easily take advantage of it despite being slower in most instances. Replace Glaceon with Beartic, its a bit easier to fit onto teams imo

**Fairy-types**: Fairy-type Pokemon such as Mr. Mime and Granbull are able to heavily damage Gabite with their STAB moves. However, Mr. Mime does not appreciate switching in on an Earthquake.

**Special Attackers**: Faster Special attackers such as Kadabra, Combusken, and Simipour are able to threaten Gabite due to its low special bulk and speed, often becoming setup fodder for many of them.

**Knock Off**: Knock Off users such as Kecleon, Shiftry, and Komala are able to remove Gabite's Eviolite, thus drastically reducing its physical bulk and opportunities of checking other physical attackers.

**Physically Defensive Walls**: Physical walls such as Gourgeist-XL and Tangela are able to tank any attack from Gabite and cripple it with status, though both of them don't appreciate being the target of Toxic. Gourgeist-XL is able to cripple Gabite with Will-O-Wisp, further negating its damage output. Bronzor is Gabite's biggest nuisance, since its ability Levitate and its Steel-typing wall Gabite completely. Tangela isn't ZU


[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[KellyKafka, 471436]]
- Quality checked by: [[5gen, 296755 ], [, ], [, ]]
- Grammar checked by: [[, ], [, ]]

QC 2/3

 

[ishtar]

Okie, this should be implemented!

 

[BP]

KellyKafka we can proceed with the 3rd and final QC check once you have the analysis written up and in paragraph form.

 

[ishtar]

KellyKafka we can proceed with the 3rd and final QC check once you have the analysis written up and in paragraph form.

I had honestly forgotten about that part of the process. Will get it done asap, thank you

 

[ishtar]

Done.

 

[BloodAce]

qc check 3

[OVERVIEW]

Thanks to its distinct typing, decent Speed tier, and physical bulk provided by Eviolite, Gabite is able to fill a niche in the ZU metagame as an offensive Stealth Rock setter with a series of useful resistances to common types such as Fire, and Rock, as well as an immunity to Electric-type. Due to its decent physical bulk, Gabite serves as a decent check to many physical attackers in the tier such as Pinsir, Rapidash, and Rest Talk Muk. Its ability Rough Skin punishes the use of contact moves such as U-turn users such as Komala and the different Silvally forms, and is able to wear down physical threats that might otherwise be able to weaken Gabite without repercussion such as?. Its access to Roar also supports the chipping process provided by Gabite after it has set rocks on your opponent’s side, as well as stopping opposing Pokemon from setting up.

Despite these attributes, Gabite relies on its Eviolite to function as a decent physical wall, since it can’t take hits well from the Pokemon it’s supposed to check without it such as Komala and Crustle. Another one of its disadvantages is Gabite's inability to recover itself, which means that it will often be worn down or statused during battle. Gabite is unable to beat common Defog users such as Silvally-W, Swanna, and Altaria, particularly being completely walled by the last two. Due to running Earthquake as its only attack, Gabite has no way of hitting any Flying-type or Levitate Pokemon, which means that it’ll often be completely walled by Pokemon such as Bronzor, Misdreavus, Toucannon, and Swanna. Gabites 4x weakness to the Ice typing leaves it susceptible to the numerous faster Pokemon in the tier that carry Ice-type moves such as Kecleon, Mr. Mime, and Silvally-Fighting. reword this because 1. Kecleon is slower and 2. Mime doesnt carry Ice type coverage. Say Electivire instead


[SET]
name: Entry hazard setter
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Roar / Protect
move 4: Toxic
item: Eviolite
ability: Rough Skin
nature: Impish
evs: 248 HP / 180 Def / 80 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Earthquake is Gabite's main form of STAB, notably allowing it to damage other Stealth Rock setters such as Golem and Crustle, as well as being its main way of checking Pokemon such as Rapidash, Pawniard, and specially defensive Komala. Toxic allows Gabite to cripple Defog users such as Silvally-W and Altaria, as well as catching some of the Pokemon that check it on the switch, such as Swanna and mixed Kecleon. Roar functions as a way of chipping down teams as well as forcing out Defog users and Gabite checks. It can also function as a way of stopping sweepers from setting up such as Sap Sipper Bouffalant and Crustle. Protect grants Gabite a way of scouting for potential coverage moves from Pokemon such as Electivire and Comsbusken, that will threaten to damage or KO Gabite with their Ice-type move. Its particularly functional alongside Toxic to rack up extra damage.

Set Details
========

248 HP and 180 Defense investment with an Impish Nature allows Gabite to take as many physical attacks as possible from threats such as Rapidash and Golem, notably allowing it to survive an Ice Punch from Choice Scarf Electivire after Stealth Rock damage. 80 points in Speed investment allows Gabite to outspeed Pokemon such as Pawniard when they’re not running a + Speed nature and allowing Gabite to either set up rocks, do damage, or Toxic them before fainting as well as being faster than threats such as Beartic, Golem, and Crustle.

Usage Tips
========

Gabite works well in early stages of the game since Stealth Rock, Toxic, and its ability Rough Skin allow it to deal damage or cripple opposing teams for potential sweepers. Gabite should attempt to come in on neutral or not very effective physical attacks from Pokemon such as physical Combusken and Rapidash. It should utilize these instances to set Stealth Rock or heavily damage physical threats. After rocks have been set, Gabite should utilize Toxic as a way of spreading status to opposing teams. It should also attempt to predict Steel-types and hazard removers that might want to switch in on it, such as Bronzor and Silvally-W, and make use of Roar to force them out as soon as they enter the field. Protect allows Gabite to scout for potential super effective moves, as well as for taking advantage of choiced Pokemon from the opposing team.
Attempt to keep Gabite as healthy as possible since its lack of recovery means that it'll be unable to check physical attackers reliably. If this is not necessary, utilize Gabite as a way of pivoting and punishing the use of moves such as U-turn from the opponent. However, Gabite tends to be passive due to its mono-STAB and utility moves so it should attempt to utilize these moves as a way of disrupting setup sweepers and crippling expected switch ins. Gabite should watch out for potential lures from Pokemon such as Rapidash and Combusken, since HP Ice will be able to heavily damage or OHKO it with ease, hence stopping it from checking the physical attackers its meant to stop.

Team Options
========

Gabite functions better on offensive teams looking for a Stealth Rock setter that is able to provide a series of useful resistances in types such as Fire and Poison which also is able to threaten and pressure opposing Pokemon due to its moveset and ability. Spike and Toxic Spike support from the likes of Mareanie and Crustle further support Gabite's purpose of wearing down opposing teams with status and the use of hazards. Sweepers such as Simisear and Pinsir function as great partners being able to threaten the opposing Ice-types that Gabite struggles with, such as Glaceon while they also appreciate the status and chip damage that Gabite can provide. Equally, Gabite is able to check Pokemon such as Rapidash and Golem, which Simisear and Pinsir tend to struggle with. Cleaners such as Combusken and Pawniard work well with it since they appreciate Gabite's ability to put different Pokemon in range of their attacks due to Rough Skin, Stealth Rock Damage, as well as moves such as Toxic and Roar, which ensures that many of the opposing Pokemon get chipped down. Wish and Heal Bell support from the like of Lickilicky, which can also function as a pseudo-Ice resist, can make up for Gabite's lack of recovery, thus increasing its longevity and allowing it to come in on more physical Pokemon as long as the cleric is able to heal it back or get rid of its potential status problem. Hazard removers such as Swanna and Silvally-Water are able to form a good core with Gabite since they're able to function as offensive hazard removers able to threaten Pokemon such as Bronzor and special Combusken. Silvally-Water and Swanna dont threaten Bronzor though (not the defog swanna sets at least)

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Dragon Claw is an option that allows Gabite to damage the Flying-type Pokemon that otherwise wall it such as Swanna, Chatot, and Rotom-F. The use of this move also lets Gabite hit opposing Dragon-types for super effective damage, examples of this are Altaria, which also troubles Gabite due to being able to Defog its hazards, as well as Fraxure and Silvally-Dragon, though Gabite will be outsped by them in most circumstances. Despite this options ability to increase its coverage, Gabite often has trouble fitting in the move as it does its job best with the aforementioned set. A spread with max Attack and max Speed mention nature, with Dragon Claw over the option of Roar/Protect allows Gabite to function as a more offensive Stealth Rock setter able to outspeed Pokemon such as Shiftry and Monferno, as well as allowing it to pressure hazard removers with ease. combine this last line about a more offensive spread with d-claw with that first line in this section about d-claw

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

**Ice-type Moves**: Ice-type Pokemon or Pokemon with Ice-type coverage are able to threaten Gabite due to its 4x weakness to the typing. Many of them, such as Simipour, Beartic, and Floatzel are able to outspeed Gabite and KO it with their Ice-type move. beartic doesnt outspeed outside of hail or rain, mention glaceon instead, its more relevant too

**Fairy-types**: Fairy-type Pokemon such as Mr. Mime and Granbull are able to heavily damage Gabite with their STAB moves. However, Mr. Mime does not appreciate switching in on an Earthquake.

**Special Attackers**: Faster Special attackers such as Kadabra, +1 Combusken, and Simipour are able to threaten Gabite due to its low special bulk and speed, often becoming setup fodder for many of them.

**Knock Off**: Knock Off users such as Kecleon, Shiftry, and Komala are able to remove Gabite's Eviolite, thus drastically reducing its physical bulk and opportunities of checking other physical attackers.

**Physically Defensive Walls**: Physical walls such as Gourgeist-XL and Golem are able to tank any attack from Gabite and cripple it with status, though they don't appreciate being the target of Toxic. Bronzor is Gabite's biggest nuisance, since its ability Levitate and its Steel-typing wall it completely.


[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[KellyKafka, 471436]]
- Quality checked by: [[5gen, 296755], [Aaronboyer, 239454], [, ]]
- Grammar checked by: [[, ], [, ]]

3/3

 

[Ginger Princess]

Ended up having to implement this. Ready for GP!

 

[Lumari]

remove add / fix (comments); (AC=add comma; RC=remove comma; SC=semicolon)
GP 1/2

check

[OVERVIEW]

Thanks to its distinct typing, decent Speed tier, and physical bulk provided by Eviolite, Gabite is able to fill a niche in the ZU metagame as an offensive Stealth Rock setter with a series an array (or any other synonym but series doesn't fit here)of useful resistances to common types such as Fire, and Rock, as well as an immunity to Electric-type. Due to its decent reasonable (repetition) physical bulk, Gabite serves as a decent check to many physical attackers in the tier such as Pinsir, Rapidash, and Rest Talk RestTalk Muk. Its ability Rough Skin punishes the use of contact moves such as U-turn users such as Komala and the different Silvally forms, physical threats that might otherwise be able to weaken Gabite without repercussion. Its access to Roar also supports the chipping process provided by Gabite after it has set rocks on your opponent's side Stealth Rock, as well as stopping opposing Pokemon from setting up.

Despite these attributes, Gabite relies on its Eviolite to function as a decent physical wall, since it can't take hits well from the Pokemon it's supposed to check without it such as Komala and Crustle. Another one of its Gabite's disadvantages is Gabite's its inability to recover itself its health, which means that it will often be worn down or statused during battle. Gabite is unable to beat common Defog users such as Silvally-Water, Swanna, and Altaria, particularly being completely walled by the last two. Due to running Earthquake as its only attack, Gabite has no way of hitting any Flying-type or Levitate Pokemon, which means that it'll often be completely walled by Pokemon such as Bronzor, Misdreavus, Toucannon, and Swanna. Gabites 4x weakness to the Ice typing also leaves it susceptible to the numerous faster Pokemon in the tier that carry Ice-type moves such as Electivire and Silvally-Fighting.


[SET]
name: Entry Hazard Setter
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Roar / Protect
move 4: Toxic
item: Eviolite
ability: Rough Skin
nature: Impish
evs: 248 HP / 180 Def / 80 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Earthquake is Gabite's main form of STAB attack, notably allowing it to damage other Stealth Rock setters such as Golem and Crustle, as well as being its main way of checking Pokemon such as Rapidash, Pawniard, and specially defensive Komala. Toxic allows Gabite to cripple Defog users such as Silvally-Water and Altaria, as well as catching some of the Pokemon that check it on the switch, such as Swanna and mixed Kecleon. Roar functions as a way of chipping down teams as well as forcing out Defog users and Gabite checks. It can also function as a way of stopping sweepers from setting up such as Sap Sipper Bouffalant and Crustle from setting up. Protect grants Gabite a way of scouting for potential coverage moves from Pokemon such as Electivire and Comsbusken, Combusken that will threaten to damage or KO Gabite with their Ice-type move. Its It's particularly functional useful alongside Toxic to rack up extra damage.

Set Details
========

248 HP and 180 Defense investment EVs with an Impish nature allows allow Gabite to take as many physical attacks as possible from threats such as Rapidash and Golem, notably allowing it to survive an Ice Punch from Choice Scarf Electivire after Stealth Rock damage. 80 points EVs in Speed investment allows let Gabite to outspeed Pokemon such as Pawniard when they're not running a + positive Speed nature, (AC) and allowing Gabite it to either set up rocks Stealth Rock, do damage hit them with Earthquake, (if I'm reading this properly?) or Toxic poison them before fainting, (AC) as well as being making it faster than threats such as Beartic, Golem, and Crustle.

Usage Tips
========

Gabite works well in early stages of the game since Stealth Rock, Toxic, and its ability Rough Skin allow it to deal chip damage or cripple opposing teams for potential sweepers. Gabite should attempt to come in on neutral or not very effective physical attacks from Pokemon such as physical Combusken and Rapidash. It should utilize these instances to set Stealth Rock or heavily damage physical threats. After rocks entry hazards have been set, Gabite should utilize Toxic as a way of spreading status to opposing teams. It should also attempt to predict Steel-types and hazard removers that might want to switch in on it, such as Bronzor and Silvally-Water, and make use of Roar to force them out as soon as they enter the field. Protect allows Gabite to scout for potential super effective moves, as well as for taking advantage of Choice-locked Pokemon from on the opposing team. Attempt to keep Gabite as healthy as possible, (AC) since its lack of recovery means that it'll be unable to check physical attackers reliably. If this is not necessary, utilize Gabite as a way of pivoting and punishing the use of moves such as U-turn from the opponent. However, Gabite tends to be passive due to its mono-STAB coverage and reliance on utility moves, (AC) so it should attempt to utilize these moves as a way of disrupting setup sweepers and crippling expected switch-ins. (AH) Gabite should watch out for potential lures from Pokemon such as Combusken, since Hidden Power Ice will be able to heavily damage or OHKO it with ease, hence stopping it from checking the physical attackers its it's meant to stop.

Team Options
========

Gabite functions better on offensive teams looking for a Stealth Rock setter that is able to provide a series range of useful resistances in types such as Fire and Poison which also is able to threaten and pressure opposing Pokemon due to its moveset and ability. Spike Spikes and Toxic Spike Spikes support from the likes of Mareanie and Crustle further support aids (repetition) Gabite's purpose of in wearing down opposing teams with status and the use of entry hazards. Sweepers such as Simisear and Pinsir function as great partners being are able to threaten the opposing Ice-types that Gabite struggles with, such as Glaceon, (AC) while they also appreciate the status and chip damage that Gabite can provide. Equally In turn, Gabite is able to check Pokemon such as Rapidash and Golem, which Simisear and Pinsir tend to struggle with. Cleaners such as Combusken and Pawniard work well with it since they appreciate Gabite's ability to put different Pokemon in range of their attacks due to Rough Skin, Stealth Rock Damage, as well as and moves such as Toxic and Roar, which ensures that many of the opposing Pokemon get chipped down. Wish and Heal Bell support from the likes of Lickilicky, which can also function as a pseudo-Ice resist an Ice-type answer, (double check nuance / content etc) can make up for Gabite's lack of recovery, thus increasing its longevity and allowing it to come in on more physical Pokemon as long as the cleric is able to heal it back or get rid of its potential status problem. Offensive hazard removers such as Swanna and Silvally-Water are able to form a good core with Gabite, (AC) since they're able to function as offensive hazard removers able to threaten Pokemon such as special Combusken.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Dragon Claw is an option that allows Gabite to damage the Flying-type Pokemon that otherwise wall it such as Swanna, Chatot, and Rotom-F. The use of This move also lets Gabite hit opposing Dragon-types for super effective damage, examples of this are such as Altaria, which also troubles Gabite due to being able to Defog by removing its entry hazards with Defog, as well as Fraxure and Silvally-Dragon, though Gabite will be outsped by them in most circumstances. Dragon Claw can also be run with a spread of max Attack, max Speed, and a Jolly nature, allowing Gabite to function as a more offensive Stealth Rock setter able to outspeed Pokemon such as Monferno (RC) as well as allowing it to pressure hazard removers with ease. Despite this options option ability to increase its coverage, Gabite often has trouble fitting in the move, (AC) as it does its job best with the aforementioned set.

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

**Ice-type Moves**: Ice-type Pokemon or Pokemon with Ice-type coverage are able to threaten Gabite due to its 4x weakness to the typing. Many of them, such as Simipour, Glaceon, and Floatzel are able to outspeed Gabite and KO it with their Ice-type move.

**Fairy-types**: Fairy-type Pokemon such as Mr. Mime and Granbull are able to heavily damage Gabite with their STAB moves. However, Mr. Mime does not appreciate switching in on an Earthquake.

**Special Attackers**: Faster special attackers such as Kadabra, +1 Combusken, and Simipour are able to threaten Gabite due to its low special bulk and speed, with it often becoming setup fodder for many of them.

**Knock Off**: Knock Off users such as Kecleon and Komala are able to remove Gabite's Eviolite, thus drastically reducing its physical bulk and opportunities of checking other physical attackers.

**Physically Defensive Walls**: Physical walls such as Gourgeist-XL and Golem are able to tank any attack from Gabite and cripple it with status, though they don't appreciate being the target of Toxic. Bronzor is Gabite's biggest nuisance, since its ability Levitate and its Steel typing (RH) allow it to wall it completely.


[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[KellyKafka, 471436]]
- Quality checked by: [[5gen, 296755], [Aaronboyer, 239454], [Bloodace0107, 435539]]
- Grammar checked by: [[, ], [, ]]

 

[Ginger Princess]

remove add / fix (comments); (AC=add comma; RC=remove comma; SC=semicolon)
GP 1/2

check

[OVERVIEW]

Thanks to its distinct typing, decent Speed tier, and physical bulk provided by Eviolite, Gabite is able to fill a niche in the ZU metagame as an offensive Stealth Rock setter with a series an array (or any other synonym but series doesn't fit here)of useful resistances to common types such as Fire, and Rock, as well as an immunity to Electric-type. Due to its decent reasonable (repetition) physical bulk, Gabite serves as a decent check to many physical attackers in the tier such as Pinsir, Rapidash, and Rest Talk RestTalk Muk. Its ability Rough Skin punishes the use of contact moves such as U-turn users such as Komala and the different Silvally forms, physical threats that might otherwise be able to weaken Gabite without repercussion. Its access to Roar also supports the chipping process provided by Gabite after it has set rocks on your opponent's side Stealth Rock, as well as stopping opposing Pokemon from setting up.

Despite these attributes, Gabite relies on its Eviolite to function as a decent physical wall, since it can't take hits well from the Pokemon it's supposed to check without it such as Komala and Crustle. Another one of its Gabite's disadvantages is Gabite's its inability to recover itself its health, which means that it will often be worn down or statused during battle. Gabite is unable to beat common Defog users such as Silvally-Water, Swanna, and Altaria, particularly being completely walled by the last two. Due to running Earthquake as its only attack, Gabite has no way of hitting any Flying-type or Levitate Pokemon, which means that it'll often be completely walled by Pokemon such as Bronzor, Misdreavus, Toucannon, and Swanna. Gabites 4x weakness to the Ice typing also leaves it susceptible to the numerous faster Pokemon in the tier that carry Ice-type moves such as Electivire and Silvally-Fighting.


[SET]
name: Entry Hazard Setter
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Roar / Protect
move 4: Toxic
item: Eviolite
ability: Rough Skin
nature: Impish
evs: 248 HP / 180 Def / 80 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Earthquake is Gabite's main form of STAB attack, notably allowing it to damage other Stealth Rock setters such as Golem and Crustle, as well as being its main way of checking Pokemon such as Rapidash, Pawniard, and specially defensive Komala. Toxic allows Gabite to cripple Defog users such as Silvally-Water and Altaria, as well as catching some of the Pokemon that check it on the switch, such as Swanna and mixed Kecleon. Roar functions as a way of chipping down teams as well as forcing out Defog users and Gabite checks. It can also function as a way of stopping sweepers from setting up such as Sap Sipper Bouffalant and Crustle from setting up. Protect grants Gabite a way of scouting for potential coverage moves from Pokemon such as Electivire and Comsbusken, Combusken that will threaten to damage or KO Gabite with their Ice-type move. Its It's particularly functional useful alongside Toxic to rack up extra damage.

Set Details
========

248 HP and 180 Defense investment EVs with an Impish nature allows allow Gabite to take as many physical attacks as possible from threats such as Rapidash and Golem, notably allowing it to survive an Ice Punch from Choice Scarf Electivire after Stealth Rock damage. 80 points EVs in Speed investment allows let Gabite to outspeed Pokemon such as Pawniard when they're not running a + positive Speed nature, (AC) and allowing Gabite it to either set up rocks Stealth Rock, do damage hit them with Earthquake, (if I'm reading this properly?) or Toxic poison them before fainting, (AC) as well as being making it faster than threats such as Beartic, Golem, and Crustle.

Usage Tips
========

Gabite works well in early stages of the game since Stealth Rock, Toxic, and its ability Rough Skin allow it to deal chip damage or cripple opposing teams for potential sweepers. Gabite should attempt to come in on neutral or not very effective physical attacks from Pokemon such as physical Combusken and Rapidash. It should utilize these instances to set Stealth Rock or heavily damage physical threats. After rocks entry hazards have been set, Gabite should utilize Toxic as a way of spreading status to opposing teams. It should also attempt to predict Steel-types and hazard removers that might want to switch in on it, such as Bronzor and Silvally-Water, and make use of Roar to force them out as soon as they enter the field. Protect allows Gabite to scout for potential super effective moves, as well as for taking advantage of Choice-locked Pokemon from on the opposing team. Attempt to keep Gabite as healthy as possible, (AC) since its lack of recovery means that it'll be unable to check physical attackers reliably. If this is not necessary, utilize Gabite as a way of pivoting and punishing the use of moves such as U-turn from the opponent. However, Gabite tends to be passive due to its mono-STAB coverage and reliance on utility moves, (AC) so it should attempt to utilize these moves as a way of disrupting setup sweepers and crippling expected switch-ins. (AH) Gabite should watch out for potential lures from Pokemon such as Combusken, since Hidden Power Ice will be able to heavily damage or OHKO it with ease, hence stopping it from checking the physical attackers its it's meant to stop.

Team Options
========

Gabite functions better on offensive teams looking for a Stealth Rock setter that is able to provide a series range of useful resistances in types such as Fire and Poison which also is able to threaten and pressure opposing Pokemon due to its moveset and ability. Spike Spikes and Toxic Spike Spikes support from the likes of Mareanie and Crustle further support aids (repetition) Gabite's purpose of in wearing down opposing teams with status and the use of entry hazards. Sweepers such as Simisear and Pinsir function as great partners being are able to threaten the opposing Ice-types that Gabite struggles with, such as Glaceon, (AC) while they also appreciate the status and chip damage that Gabite can provide. Equally In turn, Gabite is able to check Pokemon such as Rapidash and Golem, which Simisear and Pinsir tend to struggle with. Cleaners such as Combusken and Pawniard work well with it since they appreciate Gabite's ability to put different Pokemon in range of their attacks due to Rough Skin, Stealth Rock Damage, as well as and moves such as Toxic and Roar, which ensures that many of the opposing Pokemon get chipped down. Wish and Heal Bell support from the likes of Lickilicky, which can also function as a pseudo-Ice resist an Ice-type answer, (double check nuance / content etc) can make up for Gabite's lack of recovery, thus increasing its longevity and allowing it to come in on more physical Pokemon as long as the cleric is able to heal it back or get rid of its potential status problem. Offensive hazard removers such as Swanna and Silvally-Water are able to form a good core with Gabite, (AC) since they're able to function as offensive hazard removers able to threaten Pokemon such as special Combusken.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Dragon Claw is an option that allows Gabite to damage the Flying-type Pokemon that otherwise wall it such as Swanna, Chatot, and Rotom-F. The use of This move also lets Gabite hit opposing Dragon-types for super effective damage, examples of this are such as Altaria, which also troubles Gabite due to being able to Defog by removing its entry hazards with Defog, as well as Fraxure and Silvally-Dragon, though Gabite will be outsped by them in most circumstances. Dragon Claw can also be run with a spread of max Attack, max Speed, and a Jolly nature, allowing Gabite to function as a more offensive Stealth Rock setter able to outspeed Pokemon such as Monferno (RC) as well as allowing it to pressure hazard removers with ease. Despite this options option ability to increase its coverage, Gabite often has trouble fitting in the move, (AC) as it does its job best with the aforementioned set.

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

**Ice-type Moves**: Ice-type Pokemon or Pokemon with Ice-type coverage are able to threaten Gabite due to its 4x weakness to the typing. Many of them, such as Simipour, Glaceon, and Floatzel are able to outspeed Gabite and KO it with their Ice-type move.

**Fairy-types**: Fairy-type Pokemon such as Mr. Mime and Granbull are able to heavily damage Gabite with their STAB moves. However, Mr. Mime does not appreciate switching in on an Earthquake.

**Special Attackers**: Faster special attackers such as Kadabra, +1 Combusken, and Simipour are able to threaten Gabite due to its low special bulk and speed, with it often becoming setup fodder for many of them.

**Knock Off**: Knock Off users such as Kecleon and Komala are able to remove Gabite's Eviolite, thus drastically reducing its physical bulk and opportunities of checking other physical attackers.

**Physically Defensive Walls**: Physical walls such as Gourgeist-XL and Golem are able to tank any attack from Gabite and cripple it with status, though they don't appreciate being the target of Toxic. Bronzor is Gabite's biggest nuisance, since its ability Levitate and its Steel typing (RH) allow it to wall it completely.


[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[KellyKafka, 471436]]
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[OVERVIEW]

Thanks to its distinct typing, decent Speed tier, and physical bulk provided by Eviolite, Gabite is able to fill a niche in the ZU metagame as an offensive Stealth Rock setter with a list of useful resistances to common types such as Fire, (remove comma) and Rock, as well as an immunity to Electric. Due to its reasonable physical bulk, Gabite serves as a decent check to many physical attackers in the tier such as Pinsir, Rapidash, and RestTalk Muk. Its ability Rough Skin punishes U-turn users such as Komala and the different Silvally formes forms, physical threats that might otherwise be able to weaken Gabite without repercussion. Its access to Roar also supports the chipping process provided by Gabite after it has set Stealth Rock, as well as stopping opposing Pokemon from setting up.

Despite these attributes, Gabite relies on its Eviolite to function as a decent physical wall, since it can't take hits well from the Pokemon it's supposed to check without it such as Komala and Crustle. Another one of Gabite's disadvantages is its inability to recover its health, which means that it will often be worn down or statused during battle. Gabite is unable to beat common Defog users such as Silvally-Water, Swanna, and Altaria, particularly being completely walled by the last two. Due to running Earthquake as its only attack, Gabite has no way of hitting any Flying-type or Levitate Pokemon, which means that it'll often be completely walled by Pokemon such as Bronzor, Misdreavus, Toucannon, and Swanna. Gabite's(add apostrophe) 4x weakness to the Ice typing also leaves it susceptible to the numerous faster Pokemon in the tier that carry Ice-type moves such as Electivire and Silvally-Fighting.

[SET]
name: Entry Hazard Setter
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Roar / Protect
move 4: Toxic
item: Eviolite
ability: Rough Skin
nature: Impish
evs: 248 HP / 180 Def / 80 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Earthquake is Gabite's main STAB attack, notably allowing it to damage other Stealth Rock setters such as Golem and Crustle, as well as being its main way of checking Pokemon such as Rapidash, Pawniard, and specially defensive Komala. Toxic allows Gabite to cripple Defog users such as Silvally-Water and Altaria, as well as catching some of the Pokemon that check it on the switch, such as Swanna and mixed Kecleon. Roar functions as a way of chipping down teams as well as forcing out Defog users and Gabite checks. It can also function as a way of stopping sweepers such as Sap Sipper Bouffalant and Crustle from setting up. Protect grants Gabite a way of scouting for potential coverage moves from Pokemon such as Electivire and Combusken that will threaten to damage or KO Gabite with their Ice-type move. It's particularly useful alongside Toxic to rack up extra damage.

Set Details
========

248 HP and 180 Defense EVs with an Impish nature allow Gabite to take as many physical attacks as possible from threats such as Rapidash and Golem, notably allowing it to survive an Ice Punch from Choice Scarf Electivire after Stealth Rock damage. 80 EVs in Speed let Gabite outspeed base 60 Speed Pokemon such as Pawniard when they're not running a positive Speed nature, allowing it to either set up Stealth Rock, hit them with Earthquake, or poison them before fainting, as well as making it faster than threats such as Beartic, Golem, and Crustle.

Usage Tips
========

Gabite works well in the early stages of the game since Stealth Rock, Toxic, and its ability Rough Skin allow it to deal chip damage or cripple opposing teams for potential sweepers. Gabite should attempt to come in on neutral or not very effective physical attacks from Pokemon such as physical Combusken and Rapidash. It should utilize these instances to set Stealth Rock or heavily damage physical threats. After entry hazards have been set, Gabite should utilize Toxic as a way of spreading status to opposing teams. It should also attempt to predict Steel-types and hazard removers that might want to switch in on it, such as Bronzor and Silvally-Water, and make use of Roar to force them out as soon as they enter the field. Protect allows Gabite to scout for potential super effective moves, as well as for taking take advantage of Choice-locked Pokemon on the opposing team. Attempt to keep Gabite as healthy as possible, since its lack of recovery means that it'll be unable to check physical attackers reliably once injured. (Felt this was important to add as the analysis so far has touted Gabite as a "decent check to physical attackers," so saying that it can't do that because of lack of recovery seemed wrong.) If this is not necessary, utilize Gabite as a way of pivoting and punishing the use of moves such as U-turn from the opponent. However, Gabite tends to be passive due to its mono-STAB coverage and reliance on utility moves, so it should attempt to utilize these moves as a way of disrupting setup sweepers and crippling expected switch-ins. Gabite should watch out for potential lures from Pokemon such as Combusken, since Hidden Power Ice will be able to heavily damage or OHKO it with ease, stopping it from checking the physical attackers it's meant to stop.

Team Options
========

Gabite functions better on offensive teams looking for a Stealth Rock setter that is able to provide a range of useful resistances in to types such as Fire and Poison which also and is also able to threaten and pressure opposing Pokemon due to its moveset and ability. Spikes and Toxic Spikes support from the likes of Mareanie and Crustle further aids Gabite in wearing down opposing teams with status and entry hazards. Sweepers such as Simisear and Pinsir are able to threaten the opposing Ice-types that Gabite struggles with, such as Glaceon, while they also appreciate the status and chip damage that Gabite can provide. In turn, Gabite is able to check Pokemon such as Rapidash and Golem, which Simisear and Pinsir tend to struggle with. Cleaners such as Combusken and Pawniard appreciate Gabite's ability to put different Pokemon in range of their attacks due to Rough Skin, Stealth Rock(add comma) and moves such as Toxic and Roar, which ensures that many of the opposing Pokemon get chipped down. Wish and Heal Bell support from the likes of Lickilicky, which can also function as an Ice-type answer, can make up for Gabite's lack of recovery, thus increasing its longevity and allowing it to come in on more physical Pokemon. Offensive hazard removers such as Swanna and Silvally-Water are able to form a good core with Gabite, since they're able to threaten Pokemon such as special Combusken.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Dragon Claw is an option that allows Gabite to damage the Flying-type Pokemon that otherwise wall it such as Swanna, Chatot, and Rotom-F. This move also lets Gabite hit opposing Dragon-types for super effective damage, such as Altaria, which also troubles Gabite by removing its entry hazards with Defog, as well as Fraxure and Silvally-Dragon, though Gabite will be outsped by them in most circumstances. Dragon Claw can also be run with a spread of max Attack, max Speed, and a Jolly nature, allowing Gabite to function as a more offensive Stealth Rock setter able to outspeed Pokemon such as Monferno as well as pressure hazard removers with ease. Despite this option ability to increase its coverage, Gabite often has trouble fitting in finding room for the move, as it does its job best with the aforementioned set.

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

**Ice-type Moves**: Ice-type Pokemon or Pokemon with Ice-type coverage are able to threaten Gabite due to its 4x weakness to the typing. Many of them, such as Simipour, Glaceon, and Floatzel are able to outspeed Gabite and KO it with their Ice-type move.

**Fairy-types**: Fairy-type Pokemon such as Mr. Mime and Granbull are able to heavily damage Gabite with their STAB moves. However, Mr. Mime does not appreciate switching in on an Earthquake.

**Special Attackers**: Faster special attackers such as Kadabra, +1 Combusken, and Simipour are able to threaten Gabite due to its low special bulk and speed, with it often becoming setup fodder for many of them.

**Knock Off**: Knock Off users such as Kecleon and Komala are able to remove Gabite's Eviolite, thus drastically reducing its physical bulk and opportunities of checking to check other physical attackers.

**Physically Defensive Walls**: Physical walls such as Gourgeist-XL and Golem are able to tank any attack from Gabite and cripple it with status, though they don't appreciate being the target of Toxic. Bronzor is Gabite's biggest nuisance, since its ability Levitate and its Steel typing allow it to wall it Gabite completely.

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[OVERVIEW]

Thanks to its distinct typing, decent Speed tier, and physical bulk provided by Eviolite, Gabite is able to fill a niche in the ZU metagame as an offensive Stealth Rock setter with a list of useful resistances to common types such as Fire, (remove comma) and Rock, as well as an immunity to Electric. Due to its reasonable physical bulk, Gabite serves as a decent check to many physical attackers in the tier such as Pinsir, Rapidash, and RestTalk Muk. Its ability Rough Skin punishes U-turn users such as Komala and the different Silvally formes forms, physical threats that might otherwise be able to weaken Gabite without repercussion. Its access to Roar also supports the chipping process provided by Gabite after it has set Stealth Rock, as well as stopping opposing Pokemon from setting up.

Despite these attributes, Gabite relies on its Eviolite to function as a decent physical wall, since it can't take hits well from the Pokemon it's supposed to check without it such as Komala and Crustle. Another one of Gabite's disadvantages is its inability to recover its health, which means that it will often be worn down or statused during battle. Gabite is unable to beat common Defog users such as Silvally-Water, Swanna, and Altaria, particularly being completely walled by the last two. Due to running Earthquake as its only attack, Gabite has no way of hitting any Flying-type or Levitate Pokemon, which means that it'll often be completely walled by Pokemon such as Bronzor, Misdreavus, Toucannon, and Swanna. Gabite's(add apostrophe) 4x weakness to the Ice typing also leaves it susceptible to the numerous faster Pokemon in the tier that carry Ice-type moves such as Electivire and Silvally-Fighting.

[SET]
name: Entry Hazard Setter
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Roar / Protect
move 4: Toxic
item: Eviolite
ability: Rough Skin
nature: Impish
evs: 248 HP / 180 Def / 80 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Moves
========

Earthquake is Gabite's main STAB attack, notably allowing it to damage other Stealth Rock setters such as Golem and Crustle, as well as being its main way of checking Pokemon such as Rapidash, Pawniard, and specially defensive Komala. Toxic allows Gabite to cripple Defog users such as Silvally-Water and Altaria, as well as catching some of the Pokemon that check it on the switch, such as Swanna and mixed Kecleon. Roar functions as a way of chipping down teams as well as forcing out Defog users and Gabite checks. It can also function as a way of stopping sweepers such as Sap Sipper Bouffalant and Crustle from setting up. Protect grants Gabite a way of scouting for potential coverage moves from Pokemon such as Electivire and Combusken that will threaten to damage or KO Gabite with their Ice-type move. It's particularly useful alongside Toxic to rack up extra damage.

Set Details
========

248 HP and 180 Defense EVs with an Impish nature allow Gabite to take as many physical attacks as possible from threats such as Rapidash and Golem, notably allowing it to survive an Ice Punch from Choice Scarf Electivire after Stealth Rock damage. 80 EVs in Speed let Gabite outspeed base 60 Speed Pokemon such as Pawniard when they're not running a positive Speed nature, allowing it to either set up Stealth Rock, hit them with Earthquake, or poison them before fainting, as well as making it faster than threats such as Beartic, Golem, and Crustle.

Usage Tips
========

Gabite works well in the early stages of the game since Stealth Rock, Toxic, and its ability Rough Skin allow it to deal chip damage or cripple opposing teams for potential sweepers. Gabite should attempt to come in on neutral or not very effective physical attacks from Pokemon such as physical Combusken and Rapidash. It should utilize these instances to set Stealth Rock or heavily damage physical threats. After entry hazards have been set, Gabite should utilize Toxic as a way of spreading status to opposing teams. It should also attempt to predict Steel-types and hazard removers that might want to switch in on it, such as Bronzor and Silvally-Water, and make use of Roar to force them out as soon as they enter the field. Protect allows Gabite to scout for potential super effective moves, as well as for taking take advantage of Choice-locked Pokemon on the opposing team. Attempt to keep Gabite as healthy as possible, since its lack of recovery means that it'll be unable to check physical attackers reliably once injured. (Felt this was important to add as the analysis so far has touted Gabite as a "decent check to physical attackers," so saying that it can't do that because of lack of recovery seemed wrong.) If this is not necessary, utilize Gabite as a way of pivoting and punishing the use of moves such as U-turn from the opponent. However, Gabite tends to be passive due to its mono-STAB coverage and reliance on utility moves, so it should attempt to utilize these moves as a way of disrupting setup sweepers and crippling expected switch-ins. Gabite should watch out for potential lures from Pokemon such as Combusken, since Hidden Power Ice will be able to heavily damage or OHKO it with ease, stopping it from checking the physical attackers it's meant to stop.

Team Options
========

Gabite functions better on offensive teams looking for a Stealth Rock setter that is able to provide a range of useful resistances in to types such as Fire and Poison which also and is also able to threaten and pressure opposing Pokemon due to its moveset and ability. Spikes and Toxic Spikes support from the likes of Mareanie and Crustle further aids Gabite in wearing down opposing teams with status and entry hazards. Sweepers such as Simisear and Pinsir are able to threaten the opposing Ice-types that Gabite struggles with, such as Glaceon, while they also appreciate the status and chip damage that Gabite can provide. In turn, Gabite is able to check Pokemon such as Rapidash and Golem, which Simisear and Pinsir tend to struggle with. Cleaners such as Combusken and Pawniard appreciate Gabite's ability to put different Pokemon in range of their attacks due to Rough Skin, Stealth Rock(add comma) and moves such as Toxic and Roar, which ensures that many of the opposing Pokemon get chipped down. Wish and Heal Bell support from the likes of Lickilicky, which can also function as an Ice-type answer, can make up for Gabite's lack of recovery, thus increasing its longevity and allowing it to come in on more physical Pokemon. Offensive hazard removers such as Swanna and Silvally-Water are able to form a good core with Gabite, since they're able to threaten Pokemon such as special Combusken.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Dragon Claw is an option that allows Gabite to damage the Flying-type Pokemon that otherwise wall it such as Swanna, Chatot, and Rotom-F. This move also lets Gabite hit opposing Dragon-types for super effective damage, such as Altaria, which also troubles Gabite by removing its entry hazards with Defog, as well as Fraxure and Silvally-Dragon, though Gabite will be outsped by them in most circumstances. Dragon Claw can also be run with a spread of max Attack, max Speed, and a Jolly nature, allowing Gabite to function as a more offensive Stealth Rock setter able to outspeed Pokemon such as Monferno as well as pressure hazard removers with ease. Despite this option ability to increase its coverage, Gabite often has trouble fitting in finding room for the move, as it does its job best with the aforementioned set.

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

**Ice-type Moves**: Ice-type Pokemon or Pokemon with Ice-type coverage are able to threaten Gabite due to its 4x weakness to the typing. Many of them, such as Simipour, Glaceon, and Floatzel are able to outspeed Gabite and KO it with their Ice-type move.

**Fairy-types**: Fairy-type Pokemon such as Mr. Mime and Granbull are able to heavily damage Gabite with their STAB moves. However, Mr. Mime does not appreciate switching in on an Earthquake.

**Special Attackers**: Faster special attackers such as Kadabra, +1 Combusken, and Simipour are able to threaten Gabite due to its low special bulk and speed, with it often becoming setup fodder for many of them.

**Knock Off**: Knock Off users such as Kecleon and Komala are able to remove Gabite's Eviolite, thus drastically reducing its physical bulk and opportunities of checking to check other physical attackers.

**Physically Defensive Walls**: Physical walls such as Gourgeist-XL and Golem are able to tank any attack from Gabite and cripple it with status, though they don't appreciate being the target of Toxic. Bronzor is Gabite's biggest nuisance, since its ability Levitate and its Steel typing allow it to wall it Gabite completely.

Not much to say here. GP 2/2.

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