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[SET]
name: Life Orb Attacker (Psychic)
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: Knock Off
move 4: Shadow Sneak
item: Life Orb
ability: Justified
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
On Psychic teams, Gallade is a strong physical wallbreaker used to check bulky Steel- and Dark-types thanks to its part-Fighting typing and access to Swords Dance. When boosted by Swords Dance and Life Orb, Gallade can wallbreak problematic Pokemon like Corviknight and Mandibuzz thanks to its powerful STAB move in Close Combat. Knock Off allows Gallade to remove key items from Pokemon like Galarian Corsola and Doublade, making it easier for the rest of its team to deal with the threat. Finally, Shadow Sneak acts as helpful priority to remove any weakened Ghost- or Psychic-types from the battle, a good example being Polteageist after its Focus Sash is broken. This coverage, in general, is very useful against opposing Psychic teams; however, one must be careful about Indeedee, as it threatens Gallade immensely.
While Gallade is a powerful Fighting-type on Psychic teams, it still needs some help to deal with Dark-types like Hydreigon and Weavile due to its lackluster Speed; this is why running a Fairy-type like Hatterene or Gardevoir allows you to break down Dark-types much easier and take some pressure off of Gallade. Gardevoir, in particular, can help check faster Pokemon like Dragapult and Barraskewda with a Choice Scarf, while Hatterene uses Trick Room to break down more offensive teams. In return, Gallade removes scary Steel-types like Bisharp and Duraludon for Hatterene and Gardevoir and takes care of slower Dark-types like Tyranitar for the entire team's benefit. Indeedee is also an excellent partner for Gallade, as its Psychic Terrain disables Pokemon like Aegislash from hitting it with priority attacks, allowing Gallade to KO it more easily. Bronzong is also a good partner for Gallade, as it sets Stealth Rock, which allows Gallade to threaten more Pokemon on the switch, most notably Mandibuzz.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Namranan, 353292]]
- Psychic analysis by: [[Namranan, 353292]]
- Quality checked by: [[Decem, 362454], [Eien, 100418]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Deetah, 297659]]
name: Life Orb Attacker (Psychic)
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: Knock Off
move 4: Shadow Sneak
item: Life Orb
ability: Justified
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
On Psychic teams, Gallade is a strong physical wallbreaker used to check bulky Steel- and Dark-types thanks to its part-Fighting typing and access to Swords Dance. When boosted by Swords Dance and Life Orb, Gallade can wallbreak problematic Pokemon like Corviknight and Mandibuzz thanks to its powerful STAB move in Close Combat. Knock Off allows Gallade to remove key items from Pokemon like Galarian Corsola and Doublade, making it easier for the rest of its team to deal with the threat. Finally, Shadow Sneak acts as helpful priority to remove any weakened Ghost- or Psychic-types from the battle, a good example being Polteageist after its Focus Sash is broken. This coverage, in general, is very useful against opposing Psychic teams; however, one must be careful about Indeedee, as it threatens Gallade immensely.
While Gallade is a powerful Fighting-type on Psychic teams, it still needs some help to deal with Dark-types like Hydreigon and Weavile due to its lackluster Speed; this is why running a Fairy-type like Hatterene or Gardevoir allows you to break down Dark-types much easier and take some pressure off of Gallade. Gardevoir, in particular, can help check faster Pokemon like Dragapult and Barraskewda with a Choice Scarf, while Hatterene uses Trick Room to break down more offensive teams. In return, Gallade removes scary Steel-types like Bisharp and Duraludon for Hatterene and Gardevoir and takes care of slower Dark-types like Tyranitar for the entire team's benefit. Indeedee is also an excellent partner for Gallade, as its Psychic Terrain disables Pokemon like Aegislash from hitting it with priority attacks, allowing Gallade to KO it more easily. Bronzong is also a good partner for Gallade, as it sets Stealth Rock, which allows Gallade to threaten more Pokemon on the switch, most notably Mandibuzz.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Namranan, 353292]]
- Psychic analysis by: [[Namranan, 353292]]
- Quality checked by: [[Decem, 362454], [Eien, 100418]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Deetah, 297659]]
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