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Quality Control Gapdos gonna Gap you with (Choice Scarf Galarian Zapdos) [QC 1/2]

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Yueku

[OVERVIEW]

* Galarian Zapdos is one of the few Flying-type threats with powerful Flying-type STAB moves which can threaten popular metagame threats like the Ogerpon formes, Urshifu formes, Rillaboom, and Amoonguss. Its Fighting-type STAB moves paired with Defiant can break through the popular Intimidate users Hisuian Arcanine and Incineroar.

* Galarian Zapdos can be used in a more supportive role with Coaching next to partners like Ting-Lu or Dragonite to boost their sweeping potential and survivability on the field. Partners boosted by Coaching feel more comfortable next to Galarian Zapdos as the aforementioned Intimidate users struggle to switch in while it's on the field.

* Supportive Flutter Mane can shut down Galarian Zapdos with Thunder Wave due to the significant Speed decrease causing it to be slower than the Ogerpon formes and other threats that it normally outspeeds, as well as slowing down Coaching momentum. Trick Room slows down the momentum of both the offensive and supportive capabilities of Galarian Zapdos by making it almost always go last. Galarian Zapdos struggles to deal any damage to Gholdengo due to its defensive typing of Steel- and Ghost-type.

* Ting-Lu can help Galarian Zapdos inside of Trick Room due to its low Speed and ability to threaten Flutter Mane and Gholdengo, while benefiting from Coaching. Chien-Pao can indirectly support Galarian Zapdos with its ability Sword of Ruin or Galarian Zapdos can support Chien-Pao with Coaching. Galarian Zapdos can break through Landorus-I and Dragonite that like to Terastallize into a Steel-type for a partner Dragonite. Inner Focus Dragonite doesn't have to worry about losing its Attack boost from Coaching to Intimidate which makes a great dynamic synergy between them. Gouging Fire can Howl as Galarian Zapdos uses Coaching causing Gouging Fire to become extremely threatening while becoming bulkier. Sinsitcha can redirect damage away from Galarian Zapdos, reverse Trick Room so that Galarian Zapdos can regain its momentum, and provide recovery in its Ability Hospitality.


Choice Scarf Galarian Zapdos @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Defiant
Level: 50
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 60 HP / 196 Atk / 4 Def / 12 SpD / 236 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Brave Bird
- Close Combat
- Dual Wingbeat / U-Turn / Taunt
- Coaching

[SET COMMENTS]

* Galarian Zapdos is primarily used as a fast offensive breaker that doesn't need to worry about Intimidate. The secondary mode for it is fast support with Coaching to help a partner setup their offensive and defensive capabilities. Galarian Zapdos has a lot of breaking power, and deters Intimidate users from switching in while its on the field.

*Close Combat is able to OHKO the likes of Incineroar, Hisuian Arcanine, and has a chance to OHKO the Ursaluna formes. Brave Bird is used for immense damage and can OHKO the Urshifu formes along with the Ogerpon formes. Dual Wingbeat is an alternative Flying-type STAB move that can break the Focus Sash of the Urshifu formes while picking the KO in the same turn if Galarian Zapdos is +1 or if Sword of Ruin is active. U-turn is used to pivot from a bad situation while getting damage done on the foe. Taunt can be used to stop Trick Room from Porygon2 and Farigiraf. It can also stop Spore and Rage Powder from Amoonguss.

* Choice Scarf helps Galarian Zapdos outspeed Chien-Pao, Choice Scarf Urshifu formes, and non-Speed Booster Energy Flutter Mane.

* The bulk gives Galarian Zapdos a high chance to survive Moonblast from bulky Flutter Mane and helps it survive Scale Shot from max Attack Dragonite. The Speed allows it to outspeed Adamant Choice Scarf Urshifu-R. The rest of the EVs are put into Attack to maximize it along with Adamant Nature boosting that further, which gives it a chance to OHKO Okidogi, Amoonguss, and bulky Flutter Mane, with Brave Bird.

* Tera Ghost provides an immunity to Fake Out from Incineroar so that Galarian Zapdos can keep its momentum and isn't forced into the Covert Cloak item. It also provides an immunity to Extreme Speed from Hisuian Arcanine and Dragonite. Tera Ghost helps Galarian Zapdos remove its Fairy-type weakness so that it can survive Moonblast from Choice Specs Flutter Mane.

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Good work! Let me know though when you get through these edits, I want to have a glance over this again before approving.

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[OVERVIEW]

* Galarian Zapdos is one of the few Flying-type threats with useable powerful Original word choice sounded like Brave Bird is a barely acceptable move Flying-type STAB moves which can threaten popular metagame threats like the Ogerpon formes, Urshifu formes, Rillaboom, and Amoonguss. Its Fighting-type STAB moves paired with Defiant can break through the popular Intimidate users Hisuian Arcanine and Incineroar.

* Galarian Zapdos can be used in a more supportive role with Coaching next to partners like Ting-Lu or Dragonite to boost their sweeping potential and survivability on the field. Partners boosted by Coaching feel more comfortable next to Galarian Zapdos as the aforementioned Intimidate users struggle to switch in while it's on the field.

* Supportive Flutter Mane can shut down Galarian Zapdos with Thunder Wave due to the significant Speed decrease while keeping it locked into a move. This phrasing kind of sounds like dex info, would be better to mention that it no longer outruns the Ogerpon formes/provide its partner with a Coaching boost before its foes attack Trick Room slows down the momentum of both the offensive and supportive capabilities of Galarian Zapdos by making it almost always go last. Galarian Zapdos struggles to deal any damage to Gholdengo due to its defensive typing of Steel- and Ghost-type.

* Ting-Lu can help Galarian Zapdos inside of Trick Room due to its low Speed and ability to counter threaten Again I'm not a big fan of this word choice, counter sounds like Ting-Lu can happily take their attacks which is true for Gholdengo but not Flutter Flutter Mane and Gholdengo, while benefiting from Coaching. Chien-Pao can indirectly support Galarian Zapdos with its ability Sword of Ruin or Galarian Zapdos can support Chien-Pao with Coaching. Galarian Zapdos can break Ice-type threats for Dragonite. Chien-Pao is the only Ice-type in the meta that comes to mind and it's usually Focus Sash so I don't feel this is a great point to make, I suggest replacing it with Steel-types/Tera Steel instead Inner Focus Dragonite doesn't have to worry about losing its Attack boost from Coaching to Intimidate which makes a great dynamic synergy between them. Gouging Fire can Howl as Galarian Zapdos uses Coaching causing Gouging Fire to become extremely threatening while becoming bulkier. Mention that Gouging Fire can threaten Gholdengo and Flutter Mane too Sinistcha can provide recovery with its Ability Hospitality for Galarian Zapdos, reverse Trick Room so it regains its momentum, or redirect damage away from it. I suggest rearranging the order you mention things here, Galarian Zapdos benefits most from Sinistcha's redirection then reversing Trick Room and lastly Hospitality


Choice Scarf Galarian Zapdos @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Defiant
Level: 50
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 60 HP / 196 Atk / 4 Def / 12 SpD / 236 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Brave Bird
- Close Combat
- Dual Wingbeat / U-Turn / Taunt Taunt had equal usage and success with U-turn at Toronto
- Coaching

[SET COMMENTS]

* Galarian Zapdos is primarily used as a fast offensive breaker that doesn't need to worry about Intimidate. The secondary mode for it is fast support with Coaching to help a partner setup their offensive and defensive capabilities. Galarian Zapdos has a lot of breaking power, and it makes Intimidate users struggle when they switch in. They don't struggle when they switch in, they just give Galarian Zapdos a scary +1 Attack, you should rephrase this to say it deters them from switching in

* Brave Bird is the strongest Flying-type STAB move that Galarian Zapdos can use for the most breaking power at the cost of recoil damage. Close Combat hashes out immense damage at the cost of lowering its defenses. This is just dex info at the moment, either remove them or mention specific foes these attacks OHKO/bulky foes they can easily 2HKO Dual Wingbeat is an alternative Flying-type STAB move that can break the Focus Sash of the Urshifu formes while picking the KO in the same turn if Galarian Zapdos is +1 or if Sword of Ruin is active. U-turn is used to pivot from a bad situation while getting damage done on the foe. Mention Taunt

* Choice Scarf is used for fast damage or a fast pivot in a bad situation. The Choice Scarf also helps Galarian Zapdos use Coaching on a parter before it attacks or is attacked. This is also mostly dex info, mention what vital foes Choice Scarf allows Galarian Zapdos to outspeed

* The bulk gives Galarian Zapdos a chance Specify that this is a high chance or just mention the percentage (25%) to survive Moonblast from bulky Flutter Mane and helps it survive Scale Shot from max Attack Dragonite. The Speed allows it to outspeed Adamant Choice Scarf Urshifu-R. The rest of the EVs are put into Attack to maximize it along with Adamant Nature boosting that further, which gives Galarian Zapdos a chance to OHKO Ogerpon-W, Okidogi, and Flutter Mane. Mention that this is with Brave Bird, also Galarian Zapdos should pretty much always OHKO Ogerpon-W and Okidogi while Flutter Mane is a roll depending on its bulk, rephrase this last part and seperate these mentions

* Tera Ghost provides an immunity to Fake Out from Incineroar so that Galarian Zapdos can keep its momentum and isn't forced into the Covert Cloak item. You should mention the immunity to Extreme Speed from Dragonite and Hisuian Arcanine and that you live Tera Fairy or Choice Specs Moonblast from Flutter Mane with Tera Ghost

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/yueku.634750/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/rausakura.589964/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user4.103/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/user5.104/
 
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