Lead Garchomp
Name: Lead
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Spikes
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Dragon Tail
Item: Rocky Helmet
Tera Type: Steel / Ghost
Ability: Rough Skin
Nature: Jolly
Evs: 252 HP / 120 Def / 136 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
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Name: Lead
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Spikes
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Dragon Tail
Item: Rocky Helmet
Tera Type: Steel / Ghost
Ability: Rough Skin
Nature: Jolly
Evs: 252 HP / 120 Def / 136 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
- Garchomp can serve as a hazard-stacking lead. It typically can get up Stealth Rocks or occasionally Spikes due to its good defensive stats and strong defensive type. Garchomp can utilize Dragon Tail for phasing and can put pressure on Rapid Spin users like Great Tusk and Iron Treads by using Rocky Helmet and Rough Skin. For teams that can take advantage of Garchomp's hazard-stacking skills, this makes it a fantastic choice.
- Garchomp can utilize Tera Steel to flip its weaknesses to Fairy and Dragon and Glimmora's Mortal Spin. Ghost is another Terastallization option to block Rapid Spin from Great Tusk and Iron Treads.
- Garchomp maxes out HP to increase it's defense, but it used 136 Speed EVs and a Jolly Nature to outspeed the likes of unboosted Great Tusk and Glimmora. Outside of that, it invests in Defense to help take more hits against Palafin, Great Tusk, Annihilape, and Koraidon.
- Garchomp is very good in the lead slot, as it can set up hazards and die, allowing free passage for a teammate. After it sets up as many hazards as it wants, it can spam Dragon Tail and Earthquake to spread around chip damage to the enemies, breaking holes in their defensive cores to allow a teammate to sweep.
- Garchomp is best on bulky teams, as they can deter the opponent from removing entry hazards and force switches, applying even more chip damage to the opponents. Gholdengo is a good partner for Garchomp, due to it blocking most forms of hazard removal.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Gabeawesome08, 560802]]
- Quality checked by: [[corvere, 306317], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
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