VGC 21 Gastrodon Mini

[zee]

[SET]
name: Defensive
move 1: Earth Power
move 2: Ice Beam
move 3: Yawn
move 4: Protect
item: Leftovers
ability: Storm Drain
nature: Bold
evs: 180 HP / 204 Def / 124 SpD
ivs: 8 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Gastrodon is the best check to Kyogre in the metagame; since Storm Drain and its Ground typing leave it immune to any Water- and Electric-type attacks, Kyogre can virtually only hit it with Ice Beam, Hyper Beam, and these moves' Max Moves. Gastrodon's solid bulk also means it matches up strongly against many other common Pokemon, like Zacian-C (especially ones without Play Rough), Incineroar, and Regieleki. It opts not to use a Water-type move, as Earth Power and Ice Beam already cover every Pokemon it would need to hit such as Incineroar, Landorus-T, Rillaboom, and Amoonguss. Gastrodon can also make a good situational Dynamax user in matches where it isn't scared of Grass-type moves, firing off Max Quakes to bolster its already respectable Special Defense. Yawn helps check opposing Dynamax users because, when timed correctly, they'll be forced to switch out or fall asleep without making full use of their Dynamax turns. Protect complements Yawn, stalling out the second turn necessary for the foe to fall asleep, and can temporarily keep Gastrodon safe from Grass-type moves and other powerful attacks. The EV spread allows Gastrodon to survive two Play Roughs from +1 Zacian-C, after a Protect in between, thanks to Leftovers recovery. Using 8 Speed IVs allows Gastrodon to underspeed Calyrex-I, which is vital to checking it under Trick Room.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[zee, 501951]]
- Quality checked by: [[yourwelcomethanku, 541847]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]

 

[Yourwelcomethanku]

man, people really left the Sitrus train. I think elaborate a bit more on what Ice Beam hits exactly, and Calyrex-I is common, so putting 8 Ivs on the set makes sense to me. qc 1/1

 

[zee]

GP Team hi there

 

[Adeleine]

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[SET]
name: Defensive
move 1: Earth Power
move 2: Ice Beam
move 3: Yawn
move 4: Protect
item: Leftovers
ability: Storm Drain
nature: Bold
evs: 180 HP / 204 Def / 124 SpD
ivs: 8 Spe (if the final comments section is not standard but a different option, make that a bit more clear)

[SET COMMENTS]
Gastrodon is the best check to Kyogre in the metagame, as metagame; since Storm Drain and its Ground typing leave it immune to any Water- and Electric-type attacks, Kyogre can virtually only hit it with Ice Beam, Hyper Beam, and their respective max moves. these moves' Max Moves. Gastrodon's solid bulk also means it matches up strongly into against many other common Pokemon, like Zacian-C (especially ones without Play Rough), Incineroar, and Regieleki. It opts not to use a Water-type move, (AC) as Earth Power and Ice Beam already cover everything every Pokemon it would need to hit already such as Incineroar, Landorus-T, Rillaboom, and Amoonguss. Gastrodon can also make for a good situational Dynamax user in matches where it isn't scared of Grass-type moves, firing off Max Quakes to bolster its already respectable Special Defense. Yawn helps check opposing Dynamax Pokemon, since, users because, when timed correctly, they'll be forced to switch out or fall asleep without making full use of their Dynamax turns. Protect complements Yawn, stalling out the second turn necessary for the foe to fall asleep, and can temporarily keep Gastrodon safe from Grass-type moves and other powerful attacks. The EV spread allows Gastrodon to survive two Play Roughs from +1 Zacian-C, (AC) after a Protect in between, (AC) thanks to Leftovers recovery. Using 8 Speed IVs allows Gastrodon to underspeed Calyrex-I, which is vital to checking it under Trick Room.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[zee, 501951]]
- Quality checked by: [[yourwelcomethanku, 541847]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]

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[Adeleine]

GP Team done