PU Gigalith (2/2 QC) (1/1 GP)

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:ss/gigalith:
[OVERVIEW]
Gigalith’s excellent natural bulk in tandem with Sand Stream allows it to act as one of PU’s most wisely useful Pokemon. Its typing allows it to resist common threats such as Heliolisk, Scyther, and Charizard, and, with base 135 attack it is by no means passive. However, Gigalith has no means of recovery outside of Leftovers and is prone to being worn down. Its pure Rock typing can be a detriment at times, as Pokemon such as Hitmontop and Tsareena can come in on it for free and proceed to remove Gigalith’s hazards while threatening it out with their STAB moves.

[SET]
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Rock Blast / Stone Edge
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Protect / Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Sand Stream
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Stone Edge can be run over Rock Blast for more immediate damage, but its low PP and accuracy make it unreliable at times. Earthquake hits Pokemon such as Coalossal and Aggron for good damage, improving Gigalith’s matchup against the two. Protect is used to scout for Choice-locked Pokemon such as Passimian and Togedemaru, as well as to gain additional Leftovers recovery and rack up residual Sandstorm damage. Toxic can be run to cripple Pokemon such as Whimsicott and Vaporeon and punish safe switch-ins such as Virizion and Palossand, which would otherwise come in on it for free.

Gigalith should be paired with team members that can deal with Water-, Grass-, or Fighting-types, such as Vaporeon, Heliolisk, and Vikavolt. Vaporeon is especially noteworthy, as it can form a solid defensive core with Water Absorb and Wish. Jellicent is another option, as it acts as a spinblocker for Gigalith and enjoys Gigalith dealing with its checks such as Heliolisk. Other teammates such as Scyther and Roserade appreciate Gigalith’s ability to handle Fire- and Flying-types, and Roserade also deals with the Grass-, Water-, and Ground-types that give Gigalith trouble. Prediction is important to keep in mind when using Gigalith, as Pokemon that it checks, such as the aforementioned Heliolisk and Charizard, run coverage moves to specifically deal with it.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[sovietsympathizer, 488506]]
- Quality checked by: [[UberSkitty, 355061]], [[gum, 434150]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]
 
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sovietsympathizer said:
:ss/gigalith:
[OVERVIEW]
Gigalith is a fantastic Stealth Rock setter for a multitude of reasons. (this sentence is kinda pointless since it doesn't provide any of those reasons, remove or combine with the next sentence)Its excellent natural bulk and Sand Stream allow it to act as a special wall. With base 135 Attack, Gigalith is by no means passive and can apply (offensive(?))pressure to the opposing team as well. It’s typing also allows it to resist common threats such as Heliolisk, Scyther and Charizard. However, Gigalith has no means of recovery outside of Leftovers or the unreliable Rest(don't mention rest since it doesn't run it). Its pure Rock typing can be a detriment at times, as Pokemon such as Hitmontop or Tsareena can come in on it for free and proceed to remove Gigalith’s hazards or threaten Gigalith with their STAB moves.(i'd rather this be worded more along the lines of "while threatening gigalith out with their STAB moves")

[SET]
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Stone Edge
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Sand Stream
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Stealth Rock is mandatory for this set, as it is the main reason for using Gigalith. (don't need to dedicate a sentence to SR, remove)Stone Edge and Earthquake provide Gigalith with neutral coverage for hitting the entire tier(most of, you're still resisted by stuff like VIrizion and Claydol). Toxic cripples switchins such as Whimsicott and Vaporeon. Protect can be run in the last slot to scout for Choice-locked Pokemon such as Passimian and Ribombee (Ribombee is not the best example, go something like Togedemaru instead)as well to gain additional Leftovers recovery, and it can also surprise Hitmonlee.(specify why it "surprises" Hitmonlee)

Gigalith should be paired with team members that can deal with its checks, such as Ferroseed, Heliolisk, or Vikavolt.(what are those checks these mons are dealing with, this is a pretty vague sentence) Ferroseed is especially noteworthy for its ability to form a defensive core with Gigalith and to provide support in the form of Spikes and Leech Seed. As Gigalith is easily worn down by repeatedly taking hits, Wish support in the form of Audino, Aromatisse and Vaporeon is recommended. Other teammates such as Scyther and Roserade appreciate Gigalith’s ability to handle Fire and Flying types, respectively(not respectively, they both fear both types).

Maybe add a sentence about watching out for coverage like Heliolisk's Grass Knot

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[sovietsympathizer, userid1]]
- Quality checked by: [[UberSkitty, 355061], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
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QC 1/2, try to slim down on the short and vague sentences.
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sovietsympathizer said:
:ss/gigalith:
[OVERVIEW]
Gigalith’s excellent natural bulk in tandem with Sand Stream allow it to act as both a special wall and a Stealth Rock setter. (it doesn't need those previous traits to be a stealth rocker tho. if u're gna keep this part, mention how those traits make it one of the tier's most splashable rockers) With base 135 Attack, Gigalith is by no means passive and can apply pressure to the opposing team as well. It’s (Its*) typing also allows it to resist common threats such as Heliolisk, Scyther, and Charizard. However, Gigalith has no means of recovery outside of Leftovers and is prone to being worn down. Its pure Rock typing can be a detriment at times, as Pokemon such as Hitmontop or Tsareena can come in on it for free and proceed to remove Gigalith’s hazards while threatening out Gigalith with their STAB moves.

[SET]
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Rock Blast / Stone Edge - better for random sashes / sub mons
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Protect / Toxic - useless for more lefties recovery + sand chip
item: Leftovers
ability: Sand Stream
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Stone Edge and Earthquake are Gigalith’s main attacking moves, as they hit a good portion of the tier for neutral damage. (doesn't need explaining. if u're gna mention stone edge, mention the pros and cons of running it over rock blast) Earthquake also hits Pokemon such as Coalossal and Aggron for good damage, improving Gigalith’s matchup against the two. Toxic cripples Pokemon such as Whimsicott and Vaporeon as well as punishing safe switchins such as Virizion and Claydol Palossand who would otherwise come in on it for free. Protect can be run in the last slot to scout for Choice-locked Pokemon such as Passimian and Togedemaru. as well to gain additional Leftovers recovery, and it can also surprise Hitmonlee who run High Jump Kick. (idt this particular set is relevant enough to mention it here tbh)

Gigalith should be paired with team members that can deal with Water, Grass or Fighting types, such as Ferroseed, (i'm rlly not a fan of ferroseed. i'd rather have u mention vaporeon here and then bring up how it can wish here instead of having a whole point for it) Heliolisk, or Vikavolt. Ferroseed is especially noteworthy for its ability to form a defensive core with Gigalith and to provide support in the form of Spikes and Leech Seed. As Gigalith is easily worn down by repeatedly taking hits, Wish support in the form of Audino, Aromatisse and Vaporeon is recommended. Other teammates such as Scyther and Roserade (rose also deals with waters and grounds) appreciate Gigalith’s ability to handle Fire and Flying types. Prediction is important to keep in mind when using Gigalith, as Pokemon that it checks such as the aforementioned Heliolisk run coverage moves (i mean, not rlly. helio does like 35% meaning u can switch in like 3 times, potentially more with protect recovery) to deal with it, and while Gigalith can stomach a super effective move and retaliate, it is unadvisable to do so unless you are sure you can KO the opposing Pokemon.

if u can fit it somewhere, mention jellicent. it checks waters and fighters & can spinblock and appreciates giga checking stuff like helio

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[sovietsympathizer, 488506]]
- Quality checked by: [[UberSkitty, 355061], [gum, 434150]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
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good work, qc 2/2 :blobthumbsup:

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:ss/gigalith:
[OVERVIEW]
Gigalith’s excellent natural bulk in tandem with Sand Stream allows it to act as one of PU’s most splashable widely useful (or something else that avoids the word "splashable") Pokemon. With base 135 Attack, Gigalith is by no means passive and can apply pressure to the opposing team as well. Its typing also allows it to resist common threats such as Heliolisk, Scyther (AC) and Charizard (removed period) and, with base 135 Attack, it is by no means passive. However, Gigalith has no means of recovery outside of Leftovers and is prone to being worn down. Its pure Rock typing can be a detriment at times, as Pokemon such as Hitmontop or and Tsareena can come in on it for free and proceed to remove Gigalith’s hazards while threatening it out Gigalith with their STAB moves.

[SET]
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Rock Blast / Stone Edge
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Protect / Toxic
item: Leftovers
ability: Sand Stream
nature: Careful
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD

[SET COMMENTS]
Stone Edge can be run over Rock Blast for more immediate damage, but its low PP and accuracy can be make it unreliable at times. Earthquake hits Pokemon such as Coalossal and Aggron for good damage, improving Gigalith’s matchup against the two. Protect is used to scout for Choice-locked Pokemon such as Passimian and Togedemaru, as well as to gain additional Leftovers recovery and to rack up residual sandstorm damage. Toxic can be run to cripple Pokemon such as Whimsicott and Vaporeon as well as punishing and punish safe switch-ins (added hyphen) such as Virizion and Palossand (AC) who which would otherwise come in on it for free.

Gigalith should be paired with team members that can deal with Water, Grass or Fighting types Water-, Grass-, and Fighting-types (RC) such as Vaporeon, Heliolisk, or and Vikavolt. Vaporeon is especially noteworthy (AC) as it can form a solid defensive core with Water Absorb and Wish. Jellicent is another option (AC) as it acts as a spinblocker for Gigalith and enjoys Gigalith dealing with its checks such as Heliolisk. Other teammates such as Scyther and Roserade appreciate Gigalith’s ability to handle Fire- and Flying-types (added hyphens for both), while and Roserade also deals with the Grass-, Water- (AC) and Ground-types (added hyphens for all three) that give Gigalith trouble. Prediction is important to keep in mind when using Gigalith, as Pokemon that it checks (AC) such as the aforementioned Heliolisk and Charizard (AC) run coverage moves to specifically deal with it.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[sovietsympathizer, 488506]]
- Quality checked by: [[UberSkitty, 355061]], [[gum, 434150]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 517429]]

GP 1/1
 
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