Monotype Garchomp (Ground)

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[OVERVIEW]

Ground
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Garchomp is a powerful wallbreaker and setup sweeper thanks to Swords Dance and Scale Shot. Swords Dance allows Garchomp to destroy defensive teams, while Scale Shot allows it to gain Speed and clean through more offensive teams. It can easily set up with Swords Dance thanks to its good natural bulk. Garchomp's Speed tier allows it to excel as a cleaner and wallbreaker, taking on threats such as Urshifu-R, Kyurem, Mimikyu, Mew, and Tapu Fini. Its Dragon typing helps it tank Water- and Grass-type attacks from threats such as Rillaboom and Urshifu-R, which potentially allows Garchomp to stop a sweep. While its Speed tier and Dragon typing offer a lot, they still leave Garchomp vulnerable to common threats such as Weavile, Zarude, and Latios and compound a Ground team's natural weakness to Ice-type attacks.

[SET]
name: Swords Dance (Ground)
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Scale Shot
move 4: Stone Edge / Fire Fang
item: Life Orb / Lum Berry
ability: Rough Skin
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Swords Dance allows Garchomp to become a dangerous wallbreaker by letting it OHKO Pokemon such as Tapu Fini with Earthquake and Kyurem with Scale Shot and beating walls such as Amoonguss and Celesteela with more ease. Scale Shot boosts Garchomp's Speed, allowing it to revenge kill faster threats such as Tapu Koko, but it drops Garchomp's Defense and makes it vulnerable to priority attacks such as Rillaboom's Grassy Glide and Bisharp's Sucker Punch. Stone Edge targets Flying-types such as Zapdos, Galarian Moltres, Mantine, and Mandibuzz. Fire Fang hits Grass- and Steel-types such as Tapu Bulu, Ferrothorn, and Celesteela; the latter two are not phased by Garchomp's other attacks. Life Orb allows Garchomp to be a stronger wallbreaker and gives it crucial rolls such as OHKOing bulky Tapu Fini with Swords Dance-boosted Earthquake. Alternatively, Lum Berry can be used to give Garchomp a safer chance to set up against status users such as Blissey, Amoonguss, and Toxapex. Rough Skin allows Garchomp to better handle physical threats such as Urshifu-R.

Hippowdon provides residual damage chip on foes such as Tapu Fini and Tapu Bulu with Stealth Rock and sand and makes it easier for Garchomp to break through them. Excadrill benefits from Hippowdon's sand thanks to Sand Rush and can aid Garchomp by revenge killing Ice-, Fairy-, and Dragon-types such as Alolan Ninetales and Choice Scarf Tapu Lele and clearing entry hazards. Garchomp and Excadrill also benefit from each other breaking down shared checks such as Slowbro and Mandibuzz, allowing the other an easier time sweeping. Gastrodon and Seismitoad offer Garchomp a Water immunity. Gastrodon is the more sustainable option, as it provides a more consistent switch-in to threats such as Barraskewda due to it having reliable recovery, while Seismitoad can deal with threats like Belly Drum Azumarill. Choice Scarf Landorus-T can revenge kill threats such as Dragapult and Tapu Koko, while Gravity Landorus-T allows both itself and Garchomp to check Celesteela, Skarmory, and Corviknight without relying on Fire Fang. Mamoswine takes on Flying-, Dragon-, and Grass-types such as Landorus-T, Latios, and Amoonguss with its powerful Ice-type attacks while also being able to revenge kill Pokemon such as Dragapult for Garchomp. Additionally, Mamoswine can remove items such as Slowbro's Heavy-Duty Boots and Tapu Lele's Choice Scarf, opening up avenues Garchomp to beat them. Nidoking can help Garchomp take on the Steel and Flying matchups, hitting all Steel-types with Earth Power + Flamethrower and all Flying-types with BoltBeam coverage, and take pressure off it. Nidoking can break through Pokemon such as Celesteela, Corviknight, and Skarmory for Garchomp; in return, Garchomp can break past special walls such as Blissey. Choice Scarf Krookodile helps in the Ghost and Psychic matchups, allowing Garchomp to become more threatening by removing faster threats such as Spectrier, Dragapult, Latias, and Alakazam.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Ground
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Outrage can be used over Scale Shot to break through bulky Flying-types such as Mandibuzz and Mantine with more ease on sets without Stone Edge.

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

Ground
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**Super Effective Attacks**: Garchomp folds to faster Dragon-, Fairy-, and Ice-types with strong STAB attacks such as Dragapult, Tapu Koko, Choice Scarf Tapu Lele, and Weavile.

**Status**: Garchomp does not deal with status conditions well, as being burned prevents Garchomp from being a powerful physical attacker and being Toxic poisoned puts Garchomp on a timer. Amoonguss can paralyze Garchomp with Stun Spore, preventing it from outspeeding threats such as Nidoking.

**Physically Defensive Walls**: Physically defensive walls such as Slowbro, Galarian Corsola, and Skarmory can take on Garchomp and threaten it with their attacks and utility options such as Scald and Whirlwind. However, these Pokemon need to be careful of Garchomp after it has used Swords Dance, as they are susceptible to its onslaught.

**Revenge Killers**: Faster Pokemon such as Zarude, Spectrier, and Choice Scarf Landorus-T can bring Garchomp down with their STAB attacks; however, if they fail to KO Garchomp, they need to be wary of its attacks.

**Phazers**: Pokemon such as Hippowdon, Avalugg, and Swampert can remove Garchomp's boosts with Whirlwind or Roar and force it out.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Ground analysis by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Quality checked by: [[Maple, 473171], [Rotten, 491896]]
- Grammar checked by: [[DC, 449990], [Estronic, 240732]]

 

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[OVERVIEW]

Ground
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* Garchomp is a powerful wallbreaker and setup sweeper thanks to its access to Swords Dance and Scale Shot. Swords Dance allows Garchomp to destroy defensive teams, while Scale Shot allows Garchomp to gain Speed and clean through more offensive teams.
* Its Dragon typing allows Garchomp to take on threats such as Hydreigon with Scale Shot [Its Dragon-typing has nothing to do with taking on Hydreigon with Scale Shot, no? Access to Scale Shot is what allows it to deal with Hydreigon etc.], while its coverage in Stone Edge allows it to hit Flying-types like Zapdos and Galarian Moltres, and Fire Fang allows it to target Steel-types like Ferrothorn and Skarmory.
* Garchomp's Speed tier allows it to excel as a Swords Dance cleaner taking on threats such as Urshifu-R, Kyurem, Mimikyu, Mew, and Tapu Fini making it a fearsome wallbreaker, however, its Speed tier still has a lot to be desired as common threats such as Weavile, Zarude, and Latios outspeed it.
* Its Dragon typing helps Garchomp tank Water- and Grass-type attacks better from threats such as Rillaboom and Urshifu-R, which potentially will allow Garchomp to stop a sweep. However, its Dragon typing will compound a Ground team's natural weakness to Ice-type attacks.
* Make a mention about its decent defensive stats, allowing it to take hits better

[SET]
name: Swords Dance (Ground)
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Scale Shot
move 4: Stone Edge / Fire Fang
item: Life Orb / Lum Berry
ability: Rough Skin
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
- Swords Dance allows Garchomp to become a dangerous wallbreaker being able to OHKO Pokemon such as Tapu Fini with Earthquake and Kyurem with Scale Shot. [Add that Swords Dance also allows it to break through defensive walls that otherwise comfortably wall it, add an example or two.]
- Earthquake is Garchomp's main STAB attack and is used whenever the foe does not resist it, targeting Pokemon such as Tapu Lele, Nidoking, Tyranitar, Toxapex, Dragalge, and Slowking.
- Scale Shot allows Garchomp to nail Dragon-type Pokemon such as Kyurem, Hydreigon, Kommo-o, and Dracovish. It also boosts Garchomp's Speed allowing it to revenge kill faster threats such as Tapu Koko, while at the cost of a defense drop, being weaker to physical attacks including common priority such as Rillaboom's Grassy Glide and Urshifu-S's Sucker Punch.
- Stone Edge allows Garchomp to target Flying-type Pokemon such as Zapdos, Galarian Moltres, Mantine, and Mandibuzz.
- Fire Fang hits Steel-type Pokemon such as Ferrothorn and Celesteela, the latter of which are not phased by Garchomp's other attacks [Mention that Fire Fang also nails Grass-types like Tapu Bulu that comfortably tank its other attacks and are threatening to Ground teams.].
- Life Orb allows Garchomp to be a stronger wallbreaker such as being able to OHKO utility bulky Tapu Fini with Swords Dance boosted Earthquake.
- Alternatively, a Lum Berry can be used over a Life Orb to give Garchomp a safer chance to set up against status inflicting Pokemon such as Amoonguss and Blissey and Scald users like Toxapex, however has a noticeable reduction of power such as no longer being able to OHKO bulky Tapu Fini after a Swords Dance.
- Maximum Attack and Speed EVs alongside a Jolly nature allow Garchomp to hit as hard as possible while outspeeding threats such as Choice Specs Zapdos, Galarian Moltres, Hydreigon, Tapu Lele, and Urshifu-R.

- Hippowdon provides Stealth Rock and sand, providing residual damage chip on foe's allowing Garchomp to break through them easier such as Tapu Fini, Swampert, and Tapu Bulu.
- Excadrill profits off the sand Hippowdon is able to set, thanks to Sand Rush, which is then able to help Garchomp by revenge killing Ice-, Fairy-, and Dragon-type Pokemon for Garchomp such as Alolan Ninetales, Choice Scarf Tapu Lele, and Choice Scarf Dracovish. Additionally, Excadrill can in return then clear hazards off the field for Garchomp with Rapid Spin. Garchomp and Excadrill also benefit from each other breaking down shared checks such as Celesteela and Mandibuzz, then allowing the other an easier time sweeping.
- Gastrodon and Seismitoad offer Garchomp a Water immunity. Gastrodon is the more sustainable option as it provides a more constant switch-in to threats such as Latios due to its access to reliable recovery, while Seismitoad can deal with threats for Garchomp, namely such as Azumarill boosted by Belly Drum.
- Landorus-T can do a few things for Garchomp, most importantly being a Ground immunity, then also and regardless of whether its acts as a revenge killer or Gravity support, Garchomp always appreciates its presence. With a Choice Scarf set, it can revenge kill threats such as Choice Band Weavile Dragapult and Tapu Koko, while Gravity allows itself and Garchomp, both to check Celesteela, Skarmory, and Corviknight for Garchomp [Could add that Gravity also helps Stone Edge if you want.].
- Mamoswine takes on Flying-, Dragon-, and Grass-type Pokemon for Garchomp with its powerful Ice STAB [Add an example each, for each type mentioned.], while also being able to revenge kill Pokemon such as Dragapult for Garchomp. Additionally, Mamoswine can remove the items such as Slowbro's Heavy-Duty Boots or Tapu Lele's Choice Scarf, either making it more susceptible to hazards on the field or being slower than Garchomp, it opens up avenues for them to be broken by Garchomp.
- Nidoking can help Garchomp take on Steel- and Flying-type Pokemon thanks to its fantastic coverage hitting all Steel-type Pokemon with a combination of Earth Power + Flamethrower or all Flying-type Pokemon with the combination of Thunderbolt + Ice Beam, taking the pressure of Garchomp in these matchups. [Add that they also deal with each other's checks well and give an example.]
- Krookodile is namely for the Ghost- and Psychic-type matchup, being able to revenge kill Pokemon such as Spectrier, Dragapult, Latias, and Alakazam allowing Garchomp to become more threatening in these matchups by removing the faster Pokemon.

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

Ground
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* Garchomp has no viable other options.

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

Ground
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**Super Effective Attacks**: Garchomp folds to faster Dragon-, Fairy-, and Ice-type Pokemon with strong STAB attacks such as Choice Scarf Kyurem [Honestly not common enough to use as an example, replace with smth else.], Dragapult, Choice Specs Tapu Koko, Choice Scarf Tapu Lele, and Weavile.

**Status**: Garchomp does not deal with status conditions well as being burnt prevents Garchomp from being a powerful physical attacker, while being Toxic poisoned puts Garchomp on a timer, limiting its time in the game. [It can be paralyzed as well from Stun Spore, so add that too.]

**Physically Defensive Walls**: Physically Defensive walls such as Slowbro and Skarmory can take on Garchomp and threaten it with their attacks and utility such as Scald and Whirlwind. However, these Pokemon need to be careful of Garchomp after it has used Swords Dance, as they are susceptible to Garchomp's onslaught.

**Revenge Killers**: Faster Pokemon such as Tapu Koko, Weavile, Zarude, Dragapult, and Choice Scarf Landorus-T can bring Garchomp down with their STAB attacks, however, if they fail to KO Garchomp they need to be wary of its attacks.

**Phazers**: Pokemon such as Hippowdon, Avalugg, and Swampert can force Garchomp out removing its boosts with Whirlwind and or Roar respectively.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[maroon, 305839]
- Ground analysis by: [[maroon, 305839]
- Quality checked by: [[Maple, 473171], [<username2>, <userid2>]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>], [<username2>, <userid2>]]

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[OVERVIEW]

Ground
========

Garchomp is a powerful wallbreaker and setup sweeper thanks to its access to Swords Dance and Scale Shot. Swords Dance allows Garchomp to destroy defensive teams, while Scale Shot allows Garchomp to gain Speed boosts and clean through more offensive teams. It can easily setup Swords Dance thanks to its good natural bulk. Its Dragon typing allows Garchomp to take on threats such as Hydreigon with STAB Scale Shot, while its coverage in Stone Edge allows it to hit Flying-types like Zapdos and Galarian Moltres, and Fire Fang allows it to target Steel-types like Ferrothorn and Celesteela. Garchomp's Speed tier allows it to excel as a Swords Dance cleaner taking on threats such as Urshifu-R, Kyurem, Mimikyu, Mew, and Tapu Fini making it a fearsome wallbreaker, however, its Speed tier still has a lot to be desired as common threats such as Weavile, Zarude, and Latios outspeed it. Its Dragon typing helps Garchomp tank Water- and Grass-type attacks better from threats such as Rillaboom and Urshifu-R, which potentially will allow Garchomp to stop a sweep. [this is a positive trait, so I would move this up since you started talking about its negative traits i.e speed has a lot to be desired] However, its Dragon typing will compound a Ground team's natural weakness to Ice-type attacks.

[SET]
name: Swords Dance (Ground)
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Scale Shot
move 4: Stone Edge / Fire Fang
item: Life Orb / Lum Berry
ability: Rough Skin
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Swords Dance allows Garchomp to become a dangerous wallbreaker being able to OHKO Pokemon such as Tapu Fini with Earthquake, Kyurem with Scale Shot, and break walls such as Amoonguss and Celesteela with more ease. Earthquake is Garchomp's main STAB attack targeting Pokemon such as Tapu Lele, Nidoking, Tyranitar, Toxapex, Dragalge, and Slowking. Scale Shot allows Garchomp to nail Dragon-type Pokemon such as Kyurem, Hydreigon, Kommo-o, and Dracovish. It also boosts Garchomp's Speed allowing it to revenge kill faster threats such as Tapu Koko, at the cost of a defense drop being weaker to physical attacks including common priority such as Rillaboom's Grassy Glide and Urshifu-S's Sucker Punch. Stone Edge allows Garchomp to target Flying-type Pokemon such as Zapdos, Galarian Moltres, Mantine, and Mandibuzz. Fire Fang hits Grass- and Steel-type Pokemon such as Tapu Bulu, Ferrothorn, and Celesteela, the latter two are not phased by Garchomp's other attacks. Life Orb allows Garchomp to be a stronger wallbreaker such as being able to OHKO bulky Tapu Fini with Swords Dance boosted Earthquake. Alternatively, a Lum Berry can be used over a Life Orb to give Garchomp a safer chance to set up against status inflicting Pokemon such as Blissey, Amoonguss, and Toxapex. However, has a noticeable reduction of power such as no longer being able to OHKO Tapu Fini after a Swords Dance. Maximum Attack and Speed EVs alongside a Jolly nature allow Garchomp to hit as hard as possible while outspeeding threats such as Choice Specs Zapdos, Galarian Moltres, Hydreigon, Tapu Lele, and Urshifu-R. [add a mention of rough skin and how it helps punish physical attackers that make contact with garchomp]

Hippowdon provides Stealth Rock and sand, providing residual damage chip on foe's allowing Garchomp to break through them easier such as Tapu Fini, Swampert, and Tapu Bulu. Excadrill profits off the sand Hippowdon is able to set, thanks to Sand Rush, which is then able to help Garchomp by revenge killing Ice-, Fairy-, and Dragon-type Pokemon for Garchomp such as Alolan Ninetales, Choice Scarf Tapu Lele, and Choice Scarf Dracovish. Additionally, Excadrill can clear hazards off the field for Garchomp with Rapid Spin. Garchomp and Excadrill also benefit from each other breaking down shared checks such as Celesteela [exca isn't really weakening celesteela because iron head does around 20 lol, replace with a different example like slowbro] and Mandibuzz, then allowing the other an easier time sweeping. Gastrodon and Seismitoad offer Garchomp a Water immunity. Gastrodon is the more sustainable option as it provides a more constant switch-in to threats such as Latios [idt gastrodon wants to switch into latios unless it's a sack because it takes a ton from draco meteor + also doesn't appreciate trick. replace with other examples like weavile and barraskewda] due to its access to reliable recovery, while Seismitoad can deal with threats for Garchomp namely Azumarill boosted by Belly Drum. Landorus-T can do a few things for Garchomp, most importantly being a Ground immunity, and regardless of whether its acts as a revenge killer or Gravity support, Garchomp always appreciates its presence. With a Choice Scarf set, it can revenge kill threats such as Drgapult Dragapult and Tapu Koko, while Gravity allows itself and Garchomp to both check Celesteela, Skarmory, and Corviknight [without relying on fire fang?]. Mamoswine takes on Flying-, Dragon-, and Grass-type Pokemon for Garchomp with its powerful Ice STAB such as Landorus-T, Latios, and Amoonguss, while also being able to revenge kill Pokemon such as Dragapult for Garchomp. Additionally, Mamoswine can remove the items such as Slowbro's Heavy-Duty Boots or Tapu Lele's Choice Scarf, either making it them more susceptible to hazards on the field or being slower than Garchomp, it opens up avenues for them to be broken by Garchomp. Nidoking can help Garchomp take on Steel- and Flying-type Pokemon thanks to its fantastic coverage hitting all Steel-type Pokemon with a combination of Earth Power + Flamethrower or all Flying-type Pokemon with the combination of Thunderbolt + Ice Beam [maybe instead of thunderbolt + ice beam, you could say boltbeam coverage instead], taking the pressure of Garchomp in these matchups. Nidoking can break Pokemon such as Celesteela, Corviknight, and Skarmory for Garchomp, in return Garchomp can break past special walls such as Blissey. Choice Scarf Krookodile is namely for the Ghost- and Psychic-type matchup, being able to revenge kill Pokemon such as Spectrier, Dragapult, Latias, and Alakazam allowing Garchomp to become more threatening in these matchups by removing the faster Pokemon.

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

Ground
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Garchomp has no viable other options. [could mention outrage as an alternative over scale shot, since it breaks through bulky flying-types much easier if you're not running stone edge]

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

Ground
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**Super Effective Attacks**: Garchomp folds to faster Dragon-, Fairy-, and Ice-type Pokemon with strong STAB attacks such as Dragapult, Tapu Koko, Choice Scarf Tapu Lele, and Weavile.

**Status**: Garchomp does not deal with status conditions well as being burnt prevents Garchomp from being a powerful physical attacker, while being Toxic poisoned puts Garchomp on a timer, limiting its time in the game. Amoonguss can also paralyze Garchomp with Stun Spore, preventing it from outspeeding threats such as Nidoking.

**Physically Defensive Walls**: Physically Defensive walls such as Slowbro, Galarian Corsola, and Skarmory can take on Garchomp and threaten it with their attacks and utility such as Scald and Whirlwind. However, these Pokemon need to be careful of Garchomp after it has used Swords Dance, as they are susceptible to Garchomp's onslaught.

**Revenge Killers**: Faster Pokemon such as Tapu Koko, Weavile, Zarude, Dragapult, [dragapult, tapu koko, and weavile were already mentioned in the super effective attacks bullet; replace these with different examples] and Choice Scarf Landorus-T can bring Garchomp down with their STAB attacks, however, if they fail to KO Garchomp they need to be wary of its attacks.

**Phazers**: Pokemon such as Hippowdon, Avalugg, and Swampert can force Garchomp out removing its boosts with Whirlwind or Roar.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[maroon, 305839]
- Ground analysis by: [[maroon, 305839]
- Quality checked by: [[Maple, 473171], [Rotten, 491896]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>], [<username2>, <userid2>]]

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[OVERVIEW]

Ground
========

Garchomp is a powerful wallbreaker and setup sweeper thanks to its access to Swords Dance and Scale Shot. Swords Dance allows Garchomp to destroy defensive teams, while Scale Shot allows Garchomp to gain Speed and clean through more offensive teams. It can easily set up with Swords Dance thanks to its good natural bulk. Its Dragon typing allows Garchomp to take on threats such as Hydreigon with STAB Scale Shot, while its coverage in Stone Edge allows it to hit Flying-types like Zapdos and Galarian Moltres, and Fire Fang allows it to target Steel-types like Ferrothorn and Celesteela.(this sounds like set comments) Garchomp's Speed tier allows it to excel as a Swords Dance cleaner and wallbreaker,(AC) taking on threats such as Urshifu-R, Kyurem, Mimikyu, Mew, and Tapu Fini making it a fearsome wallbreaker. Its Dragon typing helps Garchomp tank Water- and Grass-type attacks better from threats such as Rillaboom and Urshifu-R, which potentially will allows Garchomp to stop a sweep. While its Speed tier and Dragon typing offer a lot,(AC) they still have a lot to be desired as leave Garchomp vulnerable to common threats such as Weavile, Zarude, and Latios outspeed it and will compound a Ground team's natural weakness to Ice-type attacks.

[SET]
name: Swords Dance (Ground)
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Scale Shot
move 4: Stone Edge / Fire Fang
item: Life Orb / Lum Berry
ability: Rough Skin
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Swords Dance allows Garchomp to become a dangerous wallbreaker being able to by letting it OHKO Pokemon such as Tapu Fini with Earthquake,(RC) and Kyurem with Scale Shot,(RC) and break beating walls such as Amoonguss and Celesteela with more ease. Scale Shot boosts Garchomp's Speed,(AC) allowing it to revenge kill faster threats such as Tapu Koko, at the cost of a defense drop being weaker to physical attacks including common priority but it drops Garchomp's Defense and makes it vulnerable to priority attacks such as Rillaboom's Grassy Glide and Bisharp's Sucker Punch. Stone Edge allows Garchomp to targets Flying-types Pokemon such as Zapdos, Galarian Moltres, Mantine, and Mandibuzz. Fire Fang hits Grass- and Steel-types Pokemon such as Tapu Bulu, Ferrothorn, and Celesteela;(comma to semicolon) the latter two are not phased by Garchomp's other attacks. Life Orb allows Garchomp to be a stronger wallbreaker such as being able to and gives it crucial rolls such as OHKOing bulky Tapu Fini with Swords Dance-(AH)boosted Earthquake. Alternatively, a Lum Berry can be used over a Life Orb to give Garchomp a safer chance to set up against status inflicting Pokemon users such as Blissey, Amoonguss, and Toxapex. However, has a noticeable reduction of power such as no longer being able to OHKO Tapu Fini after a Swords Dance.(redundant with Life Orb's explanation) Rough Skin allows Garchomp to better handle physical threats such as Urshifu-R.

Hippowdon provides Stealth Rock and sand, providing residual damage chip on foe's allowing Garchomp to break through them easier foes such as Tapu Fini, Swampert, and Tapu Bulu and making it easier to break through them.(isn't swampert immune to sand?) Excadrill profits off the sand Hippowdon is able to set, thanks to Sand Rush, which is then able to help Garchomp by revenge killing Ice-, Fairy-, and Dragon-type Pokemon for Garchomp such as Alolan Ninetales and Choice Scarf Tapu Lele. Additionally, Excadrill can clear hazards off the field for Garchomp with Rapid Spin. Excadrill benefits from Hippowdon's sand thanks to Sand Rush and can aid Garchomp by revenge killing Ice-, Fairy-, and Dragon-types such as Alolan Ninetales and Choice Scarf Tapu Lele and clearing entry hazards.(Add a dragon-type too) Garchomp and Excadrill also benefit from each other breaking down shared checks such as Slowbro and Mandibuzz, then allowing the other an easier time sweeping. Gastrodon and Seismitoad offer Garchomp a Water immunity. Gastrodon and Seismitoad offer Garchomp a Water immunity. Gastrodon is the more sustainable(reliable?) option,(AC) as it provides a more constant consistent switch-in to threats such as Barraskewda due to its access to it having reliable recovery, while Seismitoad can deal with threats for Garchomp namely Azumarill boosted by Belly Drum like Belly Drum Azumarill. Landorus-T with a Choice Scarf set Choice Scarf Landorus-T can revenge kill threats such as Dragapult and Tapu Koko, while Gravity Landorus-T allows both itself and Garchomp to both check Celesteela, Skarmory, and Corviknight without relying on Fire Fang. Mamoswine takes on Flying-, Dragon-, and Grass-types Pokemon for Garchomp with its powerful Ice STAB such as Landorus-T, Latios, and Amoonguss,(RC) with its powerful Ice-type attacks while also being able to revenge kill Pokemon such as Dragapult for Garchomp. Additionally, Mamoswine can remove items such as Slowbro's Heavy-Duty Boots or and Tapu Lele's Choice Scarf, opening up avenues for them to be broken by Garchomp to beat them. Nidoking can help Garchomp take on Steel- and Flying-type Pokemon thanks to its fantastic coverage hitting all Steel-type Pokemon with a combination of Earth Power + Flamethrower or all Flying-type Pokemon with the combination of BoltBeam coverage, taking the pressure of Garchomp in these matchups,(AC) hitting all Steel-types with Earth Power + Flamethrower and all Flying-types with BoltBeam coverage,(AC) and take pressure off it. Nidoking can break through Pokemon such as Celesteela, Corviknight, and Skarmory for Garchomp;(comma to semicolon) in return,(AC) Garchomp can break past special walls such as Blissey. Choice Scarf Krookodile is namely for the Ghost- and Psychic-type matchup, being able to revenge kill Pokemon such as Spectrier, Dragapult, Latias, and Alakazam allowing Garchomp to become more threatening in these matchups by removing the faster Pokemon. Choice Scarf Krookodile helps in the Ghost- and Psychic-type matchups, allowing Garchomp to become more threatening by removing faster threats such as Spectrier, Dragapult, Latias, and Alakazam.

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

Ground
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Outrage can be used over Scale Shot allowing it to break through bulky Flying-types Pokemon such as Mandibuzz and Mantine with more ease,(RC) if it is not carrying Stone Edge as coverage on sets without Stone Edge.

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

Ground
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**Super Effective Attacks**: Garchomp folds to faster Dragon-, Fairy-, and Ice-types Pokemon with strong STAB attacks such as Dragapult, Tapu Koko, Choice Scarf Tapu Lele, and Weavile.

**Status**: Garchomp does not deal with status conditions well,(AC) as being burnt prevents Garchomp from being a powerful physical attacker,(RC) while and being Toxic poisoned puts Garchomp on a timer,(RC) limiting its time in the game. Amoonguss can also paralyze Garchomp with Stun Spore, preventing it from outspeeding threats such as Nidoking.

**Physically Defensive Walls**: Physically defensive(lowercase) walls such as Slowbro, Galarian Corsola, and Skarmory can take on Garchomp and threaten it with their attacks and utility options such as Scald and Whirlwind. However, these Pokemon need to be careful of Garchomp after it has used Swords Dance, as they are susceptible to Garchomp's its onslaught.

**Revenge Killers**: Faster Pokemon such as Zarude, Spectrier, and Choice Scarf Landorus-T can bring Garchomp down with their STAB attacks;(comma to semicolon) however, if they fail to KO Garchomp,(AC) they need to be wary of its attacks.

**Phazers**: Pokemon such as Hippowdon, Avalugg, and Swampert can force Garchomp out removing its remove Garchomp's boosts with Whirlwind or Roar and force it out.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[maroon, 305839] - Add bracket
- Ground analysis by: [[maroon, 305839] - Add bracket
- Quality checked by: [[Maple, 473171], [Rotten, 491896]]
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Ground
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Garchomp is a powerful wallbreaker and setup sweeper thanks to Swords Dance and Scale Shot. Swords Dance allows Garchomp to destroy defensive teams, while Scale Shot allows Garchomp it to gain Speed and clean through more offensive teams. It can easily set up with Swords Dance thanks to its good natural bulk. Garchomp's Speed tier allows it to excel as a Swords Dance cleaner and wallbreaker, taking on threats such as Urshifu-R, Kyurem, Mimikyu, Mew, and Tapu Fini. Its Dragon typing helps Garchomp it tank Water- and Grass-type attacks from threats such as Rillaboom and Urshifu-R, which potentially allows Garchomp to stop a sweep. While its Speed tier and Dragon typing offer a lot, they still leave Garchomp vulnerable to common threats such as Weavile, Zarude, and Latios and compound a Ground team's natural weakness to Ice-type attacks.

[SET]
name: Swords Dance (Ground)
move 1: Swords Dance
move 2: Earthquake
move 3: Scale Shot
move 4: Stone Edge / Fire Fang
item: Life Orb / Lum Berry
ability: Rough Skin
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Swords Dance allows Garchomp to become a dangerous wallbreaker by letting it OHKO Pokemon such as Tapu Fini with Earthquake and Kyurem with Scale Shot and beating walls such as Amoonguss and Celesteela with more ease. Scale Shot boosts Garchomp's Speed, allowing it to revenge kill faster threats such as Tapu Koko, but it drops Garchomp's Defense and makes it vulnerable to priority attacks such as Rillaboom's Grassy Glide and Bisharp's Sucker Punch. Stone Edge targets Flying-types such as Zapdos, Galarian Moltres, Mantine, and Mandibuzz. Fire Fang hits Grass- and Steel-types such as Tapu Bulu, Ferrothorn, and Celesteela; the latter two are not phased by Garchomp's other attacks. Life Orb allows Garchomp to be a stronger wallbreaker and gives it crucial rolls such as OHKOing bulky Tapu Fini with Swords Dance-boosted Earthquake. Alternatively, Lum Berry can be used to give Garchomp a safer chance to set up against status users such as Blissey, Amoonguss, and Toxapex. Rough Skin allows Garchomp to better handle physical threats such as Urshifu-R.

Hippowdon provides Stealth Rock and sand, providing residual damage chip on foes such as Tapu Fini and Tapu Bulu with Stealth Rock and sand and making makes it easier for Garchomp to break through them. Excadrill benefits from Hippowdon's sand thanks to Sand Rush and can aid Garchomp by revenge killing Ice-, Fairy-, and Dragon-types such as Alolan Ninetales and Choice Scarf Tapu Lele and clearing entry hazards. Garchomp and Excadrill also benefit from each other breaking down shared checks such as Slowbro and Mandibuzz, allowing the other an easier time sweeping. Gastrodon and Seismitoad offer Garchomp a Water immunity. Gastrodon is the more sustainable option, as it provides a more consistent switch-in to threats such as Barraskewda due to it having reliable recovery, while Seismitoad can deal with threats like Belly Drum Azumarill. Choice Scarf Landorus-T can revenge kill threats such as Dragapult and Tapu Koko, while Gravity Landorus-T allows both itself and Garchomp to check Celesteela, Skarmory, and Corviknight without relying on Fire Fang. Mamoswine takes on Flying-, Dragon-, and Grass-types such as Landorus-T, Latios, and Amoonguss with its powerful Ice-type attacks while also being able to revenge kill Pokemon such as Dragapult for Garchomp. Additionally, Mamoswine can remove items such as Slowbro's Heavy-Duty Boots and Tapu Lele's Choice Scarf, opening up avenues Garchomp to beat them. Nidoking can help Garchomp take on the Steel- (RH) and Flying-type matchups, hitting all Steel-types with Earth Power + Flamethrower and all Flying-types with BoltBeam coverage, and take pressure off it. Nidoking can break through Pokemon such as Celesteela, Corviknight, and Skarmory for Garchomp; in return, Garchomp can break past special walls such as Blissey. Choice Scarf Krookodile helps in the Ghost- (RH) and Psychic-type matchups, allowing Garchomp to become more threatening by removing faster threats such as Spectrier, Dragapult, Latias, and Alakazam.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Ground
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Outrage can be used over Scale Shot to break through bulky Flying-types such as Mandibuzz and Mantine with more ease on sets without Stone Edge.

Checks and Counters
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Ground
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**Super Effective Attacks**: Garchomp folds to faster Dragon-, Fairy-, and Ice-types with strong STAB attacks such as Dragapult, Tapu Koko, Choice Scarf Tapu Lele, and Weavile.

**Status**: Garchomp does not deal with status conditions well, as being burnt burned prevents Garchomp from being a powerful physical attacker and being Toxic poisoned puts Garchomp on a timer. Amoonguss can paralyze Garchomp with Stun Spore, preventing it from outspeeding threats such as Nidoking.

**Physically Defensive Walls**: Physically defensive walls such as Slowbro, Galarian Corsola, and Skarmory can take on Garchomp and threaten it with their attacks and utility options such as Scald and Whirlwind. However, these Pokemon need to be careful of Garchomp after it has used Swords Dance, as they are susceptible to its onslaught.

**Revenge Killers**: Faster Pokemon such as Zarude, Spectrier, and Choice Scarf Landorus-T can bring Garchomp down with their STAB attacks; however, if they fail to KO Garchomp, they need to be wary of its attacks.

**Phazers**: Pokemon such as Hippowdon, Avalugg, and Swampert can remove Garchomp's boosts with Whirlwind or Roar and force it out.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Ground analysis by: [[maroon, 305839]]
- Quality checked by: [[Maple, 473171], [Rotten, 491896]]
- Grammar checked by: [[DC, 449990], [<username2>, <userid2>]]

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