[SET]
name: Special Wall
move 1: Recover
move 2: Earth Power
move 3: Ice Beam / Clear Smog / Surf
move 4: Stealth Rock / Spikes
item: Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Storm Drain / Sticky Hold
nature: Calm
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
ivs: 0 Atk
tera type: Fairy / Poison
[SET COMMENTS]
Gastrodon's great typing, ability, and utility movepool allow it to fit on many teamstyles from stall to balance, checking threats like Inteleon and Rotom-H. Ice Beam in tandem with Earth Power provodes near-unresisted coverage with only Rotom-H and Levitate Bronzong able to switch into this combination of moves, and it also hits common switch-ins to Earth Power like Rotom-C, Decidueye, and Staraptor super effectively. Clear Smog, however, works best on bulkier teams, as it both stops Gastrodon from being setup fodder and lets it check setup sweepers that these teams struggle with such as Bulk Up Scrafty, Calm Mind Florges, and Curse Arcanine. Surf targets Rotom-H, which Gastrodon walls but has issues with taking out, gives it a useful secondary STAB move and hits Flying-types neutrally. Gastrodon usually runs Stealth Rock is usually ran, but if a team already has a Stealth Rock user like Bronzong, Bombirdier, or Coalossal, Spikes could be used instead so it can help out its team entry hazard-wise no matter what. Leftovers prevents Gastrodon from having to heal as often, while Heavy-Duty Boots alleviates pressure from entry hazards during switches. Storm Drain allows Gastrodon to wall Water-type wallbreakers like Inteleon and also stop Qwilfish from pivoting with Flip Turn. Sticky Hold can be used on more defensive teams that require a Knock Off switch-in. Tera Poison helps Gastrodon check Fighting-types like Paldean Tauros-W, Hariyama, and Heracross while also turning its 4x weakness to Grass-type attacks into a resistance, letting it take hits from Rotom-C and Decidueye in a pinch. On top of this, it becomes immune to Toxic from Salazzle. Tera Fairy also helps Gastrodon versus the aforementioned Fighting-types, gifting it a more well-rounded defensive typing that allows it to check Scrafty, Zoroark, and Scyther better. Alternatively, a physically defensive EV spread can be used to better handle threats like Paldean Tauros-W, Skuntank, and Pawmot better.
While Gastrodon is a strong specially defensive wall, its Defense is lacking. In order to patch up this issue, Gastrodon pairs well with Bellibolt, Galarian Slowbro, and Altaria, as they can handle Staraptor, Flamigo, Paldean Tauros-W, and Hariyama more reliably. Gastrodon consistently checks Fire-, Poison-, and Steel-type Pokemon like Rotom-H, Skuntank, and Duraludon, so Pokemon that can benefit from this like Rotom-C, Flamigo, and Choice Specs Florges make for great teammates. Grass-types like Hisuian Electrode, Decidueye, and Rotom-C easily threaten Gastrodon; therefore, it should have partners like Arcanine, Paldean Tauros-F, and Rotom-H that can scare out these foes. In turn, Gastrodon handles threatening Water-types like Inteleon and Kingdra amazingly. With entry hazard support from Gastrodon, wallbreakers like Toxtricity, Zoroark, and Emboar break through their checks like Bronzong, Wo-Chien, and Milotic more effectively. Gastrodon also tends to drain momentum, so to circumvent this, partners like Rotom-H, Scyther, and Flamigo can check common switch-ins to Gastrodon like Rotom-C and Wo-Chien and also pivot to regain momentum.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/powerofmemes.583607/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bella.567483/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/uberskitty.355061/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
name: Special Wall
move 1: Recover
move 2: Earth Power
move 3: Ice Beam / Clear Smog / Surf
move 4: Stealth Rock / Spikes
item: Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Storm Drain / Sticky Hold
nature: Calm
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD
ivs: 0 Atk
tera type: Fairy / Poison
[SET COMMENTS]
Gastrodon's great typing, ability, and utility movepool allow it to fit on many teamstyles from stall to balance, checking threats like Inteleon and Rotom-H. Ice Beam in tandem with Earth Power provodes near-unresisted coverage with only Rotom-H and Levitate Bronzong able to switch into this combination of moves, and it also hits common switch-ins to Earth Power like Rotom-C, Decidueye, and Staraptor super effectively. Clear Smog, however, works best on bulkier teams, as it both stops Gastrodon from being setup fodder and lets it check setup sweepers that these teams struggle with such as Bulk Up Scrafty, Calm Mind Florges, and Curse Arcanine. Surf targets Rotom-H, which Gastrodon walls but has issues with taking out, gives it a useful secondary STAB move and hits Flying-types neutrally. Gastrodon usually runs Stealth Rock is usually ran, but if a team already has a Stealth Rock user like Bronzong, Bombirdier, or Coalossal, Spikes could be used instead so it can help out its team entry hazard-wise no matter what. Leftovers prevents Gastrodon from having to heal as often, while Heavy-Duty Boots alleviates pressure from entry hazards during switches. Storm Drain allows Gastrodon to wall Water-type wallbreakers like Inteleon and also stop Qwilfish from pivoting with Flip Turn. Sticky Hold can be used on more defensive teams that require a Knock Off switch-in. Tera Poison helps Gastrodon check Fighting-types like Paldean Tauros-W, Hariyama, and Heracross while also turning its 4x weakness to Grass-type attacks into a resistance, letting it take hits from Rotom-C and Decidueye in a pinch. On top of this, it becomes immune to Toxic from Salazzle. Tera Fairy also helps Gastrodon versus the aforementioned Fighting-types, gifting it a more well-rounded defensive typing that allows it to check Scrafty, Zoroark, and Scyther better. Alternatively, a physically defensive EV spread can be used to better handle threats like Paldean Tauros-W, Skuntank, and Pawmot better.
While Gastrodon is a strong specially defensive wall, its Defense is lacking. In order to patch up this issue, Gastrodon pairs well with Bellibolt, Galarian Slowbro, and Altaria, as they can handle Staraptor, Flamigo, Paldean Tauros-W, and Hariyama more reliably. Gastrodon consistently checks Fire-, Poison-, and Steel-type Pokemon like Rotom-H, Skuntank, and Duraludon, so Pokemon that can benefit from this like Rotom-C, Flamigo, and Choice Specs Florges make for great teammates. Grass-types like Hisuian Electrode, Decidueye, and Rotom-C easily threaten Gastrodon; therefore, it should have partners like Arcanine, Paldean Tauros-F, and Rotom-H that can scare out these foes. In turn, Gastrodon handles threatening Water-types like Inteleon and Kingdra amazingly. With entry hazard support from Gastrodon, wallbreakers like Toxtricity, Zoroark, and Emboar break through their checks like Bronzong, Wo-Chien, and Milotic more effectively. Gastrodon also tends to drain momentum, so to circumvent this, partners like Rotom-H, Scyther, and Flamigo can check common switch-ins to Gastrodon like Rotom-C and Wo-Chien and also pivot to regain momentum.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/powerofmemes.583607/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bella.567483/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/uberskitty.355061/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
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