Garchomp and Gholdengo

[igorarlan]

Hi, this is just an attempt of do a team that works ok with Garchomp, why? Just BC i like him :), RN my rank is stuck around ~1400, i already worked out this team with other commom sets for them. but these perfomed out more consistently and i scearching some critism and recommendations to improve this team (sorry for my bad english)

Garchomp @ Life Orb
Ability: Rough Skin
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Stomping Tantrum
- Dragon Claw
- Rock Slide
- Protect
Early physical sweeper and abuser with tailwing leading when the oppents team dont have a obvious startes, Rock Slide to deal against flying types and ice types like Chien-pao. And its the main tailwind abuser

Gholdengo @ Leftovers
Ability: Good as Gold
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 248 HP / 40 Def / 112 SpA / 24 SpD / 84 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Make It Rain
- Protect
- Dazzling Gleam
- Nasty Plot
Spa sweeper and late game monster, it's type helps with "safe" pivots and Dazzling for helps it out against kingambit

Talonflame @ Life Orb
Ability: Gale Wings
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Tailwind
- Flare Blitz
- Brave Bird
- Taunt
Leader with tailwind, plus libe orb and adamant enssure OHKO on pokes like rillabom, ammongus and W-ogerpon and deals massive damage even agaisnt neutral types. Ghost type for deal with fake out

Meowscarada @ Choice Band
Ability: Protean
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Flower Trick
- Knock Off
- U-turn
- Triple Axel
Lead with Talonframe against TR teams, OHKO indeenee, Ursaluna and etc and ensure gastrodon a good entrence against water types that tries kill talonflame.

Incineroar @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Intimidate
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 HP / 96 Def / 160 SpD
Careful Nature
- Fake Out
- Flare Blitz
- Knock Off
- Parting Shot
Defensive Pivot, Flare Blitz is here to cover a fire mon to deal with corviknight becouse Talonflame rarely survives until late game, sitrus berry for more survive.

Gastrodon-East @ Rocky Helmet
Ability: Storm Drain
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 128 HP / 252 Def / 128 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Earth Power
- Icy Wind
- Recover
- Yawn
It helps with speed control using icy wind and can do cheesy pivots against Walking wake, primarina and Orgepon water Ivy cudgel, flying tera to resist against grass moves. Earth Power helps against Kingambit and torkoal, the Spd is there to help he to survive SPA mons + recover. Yawn for force switch and enssure safe pivots and help gholdengo setup it's nasty plot

 

[TheDuckChris]

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