Galarian Weezing [QC 0/2]

[PA]

[SET]
name: Defensive
move 1: Sludge Bomb
move 2: Will-O-Wisp
move 3: Pain Split
move 4: Taunt / Toxic / Aromatherapy
item: Black Sludge
ability: Neutralising Gas
nature: Bold
Evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]

Galarian Weezing’s main niche comes from its great defensive bulk combined with a unique typing to help it function as a great check to physically offensive Pokemon such as Urshifu-S, Dragon Dance Dragapult, and Rillaboom. Will-O-Wisp allows Galarian Weezing to cripple defensive Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Toxapex. This is especially efficient against Toxapex when combined with Taunt as it can prevent it from healing and whittle it down, stopping it from gaining any sorts of recovery thanks to Neutralising Gas. Pain Split is a good option if your team isn’t running Wish support to act as self-sufficient recovery. Neutralising Gas can also be used to stop sun setters like Torkoal from boosting its partners. Alternatively, Levitate is also a viable option that can help check Ground-types like Hippowdon and Rhyperior efficiently.

Galarian Weezing primarily fits on bulky offensive and stall teams that benefit from its defensive utility and its usefulness as a Rillaboom and Urshifu-S check. Urshifu-S in particular benefits from it acting as a defensive pivot against offensive Pokemon like Rillaboom as well as crippling defensive Pokemon like Toxapex, Skarmory, and Hippowdon. In return, Urshifu-S can prevent Pokemon like Reuniclus and Gengar from using it as set-up fodder. Dragapult can take advantage of Galarian Weezing’s ability to cripple defensive Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Toxapex with Will-O-Wisp and abuse it with Hex. In return, Galarian Weezing can pressure Dark-types that attempt to force it out like Urshifu-S and Mandibuzz. Having Entry Hazard removers are necessary to keep Galarian Weezing healthy for the remainder of the game and not get chipped. As such, Corviknight or Skarmory are fantastic partners for it, preventing entry hazards from whittling it down as well as acting as an Excadrill check and appreciates Galarian Weezing’s ability to check Zeraora. Having a way to prevent Volt Switch users from gaining momentum like Magnezone and Rotom-H can prove useful, Ground-types like Gastrodon and Quagsire can perform this role well although should be wary of Toxic from the latter. Clefable is a good partner being able to provide Wish support and act as a good check to special wallbreakers that try to exploit its weaker Special Defense stat; notably Choice Specs Kyurem and Hydreigon.

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[SET]
name: Defensive
move 1: Sludge Bomb
move 2: Will-O-Wisp
move 3: Pain Split
move 4: Aromatherapy / Toxic / Haze
item: Black Sludge
ability: Neutralising Gas
nature: Bold
Evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]

Galarian Weezing’s main niche comes from its great defensive bulk combined with a unique typing to help it function as a great check to physically offensive Pokemon such as Urshifu-S, Dragon Dance Dragapult, and Rillaboom. You're correct that it troubles these mons, but Neutralizing Gas is Weezing's main niche, as it is a very strong disruption tool that only it has. Being able to completely invalidate the utility of some Pokemon, such as Rillaboom's Grassy Surge and Clefable's Magic Guard gives it a lot of room to provide very useful utility for its team, while dishing out pressure against them with its Poison STAB. It is also very annoying for Blissey's Natural Cure. its Will-O-Wisp allows Galarian Weezing to cripple defensive Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Toxapex. Will-O-Wisp definitely does not cripple them; if anything, it's an inconvenience. Mention offensive Steel-types like Excadrill and Jirachi, for example, that immediately threaten it, and actually are immediately impacted by burns. This is especially efficient against Toxapex when combined with Taunt as it can prevent it from healing and whittle it down, stopping it from gaining any sorts of recovery thanks to Neutralising Gas. Talk about Aromatherapy, because you don't mention it at all. Also talk about Toxic, and Haze in Taunt's stead. Order the explanations from Aromatherapy --> Toxic --> Haze, and move these explanations to after Pain Split. Pain Split is a good option if your team isn’t running Wish support to act as self-sufficient recovery. Pain Split is inconsistent at its core, so don't parade it as a means of constantly staying healthy. Neutralising Gas can also be used to stop sun setters like Torkoal from boosting its partners. Weezing is not a reliable weather answer. Alternatively, Levitate is also a viable option that can help check Ground-types like Hippowdon and Rhyperior efficiently. Levitate Weezing-Galar is not really worth a mention, since Neutralizing Gas is such a huge reason it's used. Instead, I would personally mention Toxic Spikes as a possible 4th move option, since Neutralizing Gas ignores Hatterene's Magic Bounce and Rotom-H/Hydreigon's Levitate, and pressures Clefable without needing to land a Toxic on it directly beforehand.

Galarian Weezing primarily fits on bulky offensive and stall teams that benefit from its defensive utility and its usefulness as a Rillaboom and Urshifu-S check. It's not really good on Bulky Offense, honestly. It's an ok stall pick, which you have down, but it's best on Balance teams that need to compress pressuring Clefable and checking notable physical threats like Urshifu-S better in a single package. You need to put more emphasis on its ability to annoy/threaten Fairy-types, as well. Urshifu-S in particular benefits from it acting as a defensive pivot against offensive Pokemon like Rillaboom as well as crippling defensive Pokemon like Toxapex, Skarmory, and Hippowdon. Weezing does not cripple Toxapex nor does it cripple Skarmory, and it only counters Hippowdon if it's running Levitate and Toxic. Urshifu isn't really that scared of Rillaboom at all, either. On the other hand, Fairy-types like Clefable are worthy mentions as things Galarian Weezing pressures pretty well for Urshifu, especially with Neutralizing Gas to lay out Clefable in the long term. In return, Urshifu-S can prevent Pokemon like Reuniclus and Gengar from using it as set-up fodder. This is a bit on the narrow end of what Urshifu can do for Weezing. Urshifu particularly pressures Galarian Weezing's offensive checks, ranging from Ghost to Psychics like Dragapult and Slowbro, which you do have right, but you should also mention Steel-type targets like Excadrill, Ferrothorn, or Skarmory that can threaten or halt Weezing's role as a utility mon. Dragapult can take advantage of Galarian Weezing’s ability to cripple defensive Pokemon like Ferrothorn and Toxapex with Will-O-Wisp and abuse it with Hex. In return, Galarian Weezing can pressure Dark-types that attempt to force it out like Urshifu-S and Mandibuzz. Mention the Fairy-types, and move this up next to Urshifu since Weezing checks similar things. Having Entry Hazard removers are necessary to keep Galarian Weezing healthy for the remainder of the game and not get chipped. As such, Corviknight or Skarmory are fantastic partners for it, preventing entry hazards from whittling it down as well as acting as an Excadrill check and appreciates Galarian Weezing’s ability to check Zeraora. Having a way to prevent Volt Switch users from gaining momentum like Magnezone and Rotom-H can prove useful, Ground-types like Gastrodon and Quagsire can perform this role well although should be wary of Toxic from the latter. Quagsire is also cool as a set-up failsafe. Clefable is a good partner being able to provide Wish support and act as a good check to special wallbreakers that try to exploit its weaker Special Defense stat; notably Choice Specs Kyurem and Hydreigon. Both are weak to the same things, and play somewhat similar roles. The Wish Pass is cool, but Clefable doesn't add much for Weezing outside of that since the type compression and similar roles they play just wastes a teamslot.

It's Neutralizing Gas, not Neutralising Gas. Alter any instance of it in the analysis.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Poison Adhesive, 430787]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
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