[SET]
name: IronPress
move 1: Iron Defense
move 2: Body Press
move 3: Salt Cure
move 4: Recover
item: Leftovers
ability: Purifying Salt
nature: Careful
tera type: Water / Fairy
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Garganacl is an astounding wincon due to the combination of Iron Defense + Body Press allowing it to beat Pokemon like Dragonite, Kingambit, and Great Tusk. Salt Cure makes easy progress and accrues chip damage on switch-ins like Gholdengo, Rotom-W, Heatran, and Great Tusk while also forcing Pokemon like Gastrodon and Mega Scizor to burn their recovery PP more often, making them passive and more easily worn down. Recover allows Garganacl to check Pokemon like Tornadus-T and Dragapult long-term and increasess its sustainability as a wincon. Tera Water allows Garganacl to check Pokemon like Gholdengo and Urshifu-R while providing valuable resistances to Steel- and Water-type moves. Notably, It allows Garganacl to stave off rain attackers such as Mega Swampert and Barraskewda. Alternatively, Tera Fairy lets Garganacl reliably set up in front of Pokemon like Great Tusk and Zamazenta while also being a near hard check to Dragapult. Maximum Special Defense investment allows Garganacl to deal with Pokemon like Tapu Koko and Choice Specs Dragapult reliably. Pokemon like Toxapex, Clodsire, and Gholdengo pair well with Garganacl as they serve as reliable defensive checks to strong wallbreakers like Urshifu-R, Iron Valiant, and Tapu Lele, respectively. Entry hazard removers like Tornadus-T and Great Tusk are also appreciated, as Garganacl is susceptible to chip damage from entry hazard. Garganacl mandates Knock Off support to serve as an effective wincon, as it can be pivoted around with Regenerator Pokemon holding Heavy-Duty Boots such as Toxapex and Slowbro without it. As such, partners such as the aforementioned Tornadus-T and Kingambit are useful. It additionally needs entry hazard support from Pokemon such as Clodsire and Heatran to outdamage Regenerator. Wallbreakers like Iron Valiant and Kartana appreciate their checks in Skeledirge and Gholdengo from being worn down by Salt Cure; these Pokemon also appreciate having Garganacl as a wall to fall back on. like Weavile, Tapu Lele, and Kingambit pair well with it, as they can immediately remove Pokemon that Garganacl would struggle with, such as Covert Cloak Gholdengo and Urshifu-R, (ac) letting it clean late-game.
[SET]
name: Stealth Rock
move 1: Salt Cure
move 2: Protect
move 3: Recover
move 4: Stealth Rock
item: Leftovers
ability: Purifying Salt
nature: Careful
tera type: Water / Fairy
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Garganacl is a great entry hazard setter, as it takes advantage of the myriad of switches it forces with Salt Cure and ability to exploit passive Pokemon such as Toxapex and Clodsire. Salt Cure aggressively accumulates chip damage on switch-ins such as Urshifu-R and Kartana, and it punishes entry hazard removers like Great Tusk, Rotom-W, and Tornadus-T. Protect allows Garganacl to accrue more recovery from Leftovers and scout Pokemon like Great Tusk, Iron Valiant, and Dragapult, all while accruing chip damage on them with Salt Cure. Recover maintains Garganacl's longevity against Pokemon like Dragapult and Tapu Koko. Tera Water gives it neat resistances to Gholdengo's Make It Rain and Urshifu-R's Surging Strikes while also improving its matchup against rain wallbreakers such as Mega Swampert and Floatzel. Tera Fairy lets it handle Pokemon like Tera Grass Volcarona and Zamazenta safely, and it renders Dragapult useless against it. Maximum Special Defense investment allows Garganacl to deal with Pokemon like Volcarona, Tornadus-T, and Tapu Lele reliably. Pokemon like Toxapex, Kingambit, and Gholdengo support Garganacl as they deal with strong wallbreakers like Urshifu-R, Gholdengo, and Tapu Lele; Gholdengo in particular makes an amazing teammate as it prevents Defog and Rapid Spin from clearing Garganacl's Stealth Rock while also dealing with Pokemon like Mega Scizor and Kartana. Garganacl appreciates Knock Off users such as Tornadus-T and Toxapex, as they let it beat Regenerator Pokemon such as Slowbro and Toxapex with its own entry hazards. Pokemon that like their defensive checks being worn down due to Stealth Rock and Salt Cure such as Tapu Lele and Mega Medicham appreciate Garganacl's presence, as it wears down Pokemon like Tornadus-T and Gholdengo.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[hidin, 589564]]
- Quality checked by: [[Ryuji, 515767], [ChrisPBacon, 544502]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Sulo, 528036]]
name: IronPress
move 1: Iron Defense
move 2: Body Press
move 3: Salt Cure
move 4: Recover
item: Leftovers
ability: Purifying Salt
nature: Careful
tera type: Water / Fairy
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Garganacl is an astounding wincon due to the combination of Iron Defense + Body Press allowing it to beat Pokemon like Dragonite, Kingambit, and Great Tusk. Salt Cure makes easy progress and accrues chip damage on switch-ins like Gholdengo, Rotom-W, Heatran, and Great Tusk while also forcing Pokemon like Gastrodon and Mega Scizor to burn their recovery PP more often, making them passive and more easily worn down. Recover allows Garganacl to check Pokemon like Tornadus-T and Dragapult long-term and increasess its sustainability as a wincon. Tera Water allows Garganacl to check Pokemon like Gholdengo and Urshifu-R while providing valuable resistances to Steel- and Water-type moves. Notably, It allows Garganacl to stave off rain attackers such as Mega Swampert and Barraskewda. Alternatively, Tera Fairy lets Garganacl reliably set up in front of Pokemon like Great Tusk and Zamazenta while also being a near hard check to Dragapult. Maximum Special Defense investment allows Garganacl to deal with Pokemon like Tapu Koko and Choice Specs Dragapult reliably. Pokemon like Toxapex, Clodsire, and Gholdengo pair well with Garganacl as they serve as reliable defensive checks to strong wallbreakers like Urshifu-R, Iron Valiant, and Tapu Lele, respectively. Entry hazard removers like Tornadus-T and Great Tusk are also appreciated, as Garganacl is susceptible to chip damage from entry hazard. Garganacl mandates Knock Off support to serve as an effective wincon, as it can be pivoted around with Regenerator Pokemon holding Heavy-Duty Boots such as Toxapex and Slowbro without it. As such, partners such as the aforementioned Tornadus-T and Kingambit are useful. It additionally needs entry hazard support from Pokemon such as Clodsire and Heatran to outdamage Regenerator. Wallbreakers like Iron Valiant and Kartana appreciate their checks in Skeledirge and Gholdengo from being worn down by Salt Cure; these Pokemon also appreciate having Garganacl as a wall to fall back on. like Weavile, Tapu Lele, and Kingambit pair well with it, as they can immediately remove Pokemon that Garganacl would struggle with, such as Covert Cloak Gholdengo and Urshifu-R, (ac) letting it clean late-game.
[SET]
name: Stealth Rock
move 1: Salt Cure
move 2: Protect
move 3: Recover
move 4: Stealth Rock
item: Leftovers
ability: Purifying Salt
nature: Careful
tera type: Water / Fairy
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
Garganacl is a great entry hazard setter, as it takes advantage of the myriad of switches it forces with Salt Cure and ability to exploit passive Pokemon such as Toxapex and Clodsire. Salt Cure aggressively accumulates chip damage on switch-ins such as Urshifu-R and Kartana, and it punishes entry hazard removers like Great Tusk, Rotom-W, and Tornadus-T. Protect allows Garganacl to accrue more recovery from Leftovers and scout Pokemon like Great Tusk, Iron Valiant, and Dragapult, all while accruing chip damage on them with Salt Cure. Recover maintains Garganacl's longevity against Pokemon like Dragapult and Tapu Koko. Tera Water gives it neat resistances to Gholdengo's Make It Rain and Urshifu-R's Surging Strikes while also improving its matchup against rain wallbreakers such as Mega Swampert and Floatzel. Tera Fairy lets it handle Pokemon like Tera Grass Volcarona and Zamazenta safely, and it renders Dragapult useless against it. Maximum Special Defense investment allows Garganacl to deal with Pokemon like Volcarona, Tornadus-T, and Tapu Lele reliably. Pokemon like Toxapex, Kingambit, and Gholdengo support Garganacl as they deal with strong wallbreakers like Urshifu-R, Gholdengo, and Tapu Lele; Gholdengo in particular makes an amazing teammate as it prevents Defog and Rapid Spin from clearing Garganacl's Stealth Rock while also dealing with Pokemon like Mega Scizor and Kartana. Garganacl appreciates Knock Off users such as Tornadus-T and Toxapex, as they let it beat Regenerator Pokemon such as Slowbro and Toxapex with its own entry hazards. Pokemon that like their defensive checks being worn down due to Stealth Rock and Salt Cure such as Tapu Lele and Mega Medicham appreciate Garganacl's presence, as it wears down Pokemon like Tornadus-T and Gholdengo.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[hidin, 589564]]
- Quality checked by: [[Ryuji, 515767], [ChrisPBacon, 544502]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Sulo, 528036]]
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