Monotype golisopod (water) [QC:3/3] [GP:1/1]

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[SET]
name: Utility (Water)
move 1: First Impression
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Leech Life
move 4: Spikes
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Emergency Exit
nature: Adamant
evs: 84 HP / 252 Atk / 172 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Golisopod finds itself a niche on Water teams thanks to its Spikes and First Impression, which revenge kills threatening Pokemon that can sweep Water-type teams such as Rillaboom, Zarude, and Alolan Raichu. Knock Off helps make progress against bulkier Pokemon that utilize Leftovers such as Celesteela, Ferrothorn, and Tapu Fini, gets rid of Rocky Helmet from Pokemon such as Slowbro, and removes Heavy-Duty Boots from Pokemon such as Victini, making Spikes more potent. Leech Life makes up for Golisopod's lack of recovery and also helps defeat the aforementioned Grass-type sweepers, alongside Psychic-type Pokemon such as Slowbro and Celebi. 172 Speed EVs allow Golisopod to outspeed Celesteela, so it can remove its Leftovers with Knock Off before potentially being forced out by Emergency Exit.

Swampert is an excellent teammate on any Water team thanks to its ability to switch into Electric-type attacks from Zapdos and Regieleki. Its Stealth Rock also benefits Golisopod removing Heavy-Duty Boots from Pokemon such as Mantine and Leftovers from Celesteela with Knock Off, which helps make progress against Flying- and Steel-type teams. Urshifu-S is a great wallbreaker that defeats Steel-types that Golisopod cannot, such as Ferrothorn and Heatran, while also benefitting from the extra chip damage Golisopod provides with Spikes. Toxapex can switch into Grass-type moves such as Power Whip from Zarude reliably, stops setup sweepers such as Dragonite and Dragapult with Haze, and deals with Tapu Bulu and Tapu Fini with Poison Jab. Tapu Fini provides Misty Terrain for its teammates, which helps them deal with the aforementioned Dragon-type sweepers, and Calm Mind Tapu Fini can use chip damage from Golisopod's Spikes and Swampert's Stealth Rock to sweep easily. Volcanion can also be used to deal with Grass- and Steel-type Pokemon such as Ferrothorn and Aegislash, which are troublesome defensive Pokemon for Water teams to handle. Due to Golisopod's Spikes being rendered completely useless against Flying teams, Cloyster and Rotom-W make for excellent teammates, as they can easily dismantle Flying teams with Shell Smash and Nasty Plot, respectively. Slowking can switch into Psychic-type attacks from Tapu Lele, Ground-type Pokemon such as Landorus-T, Excadrill, and Garchomp, and also Kyurem's Freeze-Dry. Slowking can also pressure foes with Future Sight, especially Poison-type Pokemon such as Toxapex and Amoonguss, while easily pivoting wallbreakers such as Urshifu-S in with Teleport.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Water
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Liquidation can be used over Leech Life to combat Steel-type Pokemon such as Heatran, but Leech Life is preferred, as it allows Golisopod to defeat Grass- and Psychic-type Pokemon like Rillaboom and Slowbro. Taunt is another optionto stop foes such as Ferrothorn and Klefki from freely setting Spikes, as well as stopping Calm Mind users such as Clefable.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[sasha, 510532]]
- Water analysis by: [[sasha, 510532]]
- Quality checked by: [[Neko, 542526], [roxie, 481576]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Adeleine, 517429]]

 

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rdy for qc

 

[Neko]

Bug so scary ;w;

[SET]
name: Revenge Killer (Water) (I think utility might be better due to it having Knock and Spikes too. FI is the main highlight yea but what if FI isnt that valuable there)
move 1: First Impression
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Leech Life
move 4: Spikes
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Emergency Exist
nature: Adamant
evs: 84 HP / 252 Atk / 172 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Golispod finds itself a niche on Water teams thanks to its ability to set Spikes and revenge-kill threatening Pokemon (such as? I think delete sentence 2 and merge it here) thanks to First Impression. First Impression helps revenge-kill Pokemon that can sweep Water-type teams such as Rillaboom, Zarude, and Alolan Raichu. Knock Off helps make progress against bulkier Pokemon that utilize Leftovers such as Celesteela, Ferrothorn, and Tapu Fini, and can get rid of Rocky Helmet from Pokemon such as Slowbro (it also makes its spikes more potent, as removing HDB from Slowbro, Victini, for instance). Leech Life makes up for the lack of recovery Golisopod has, and can also help defeat the aforementioned Grass-type Pokemon, alongside Psychic-type Pokemon such as Slowbro and Celebi. 172 Speed EVs allows Golispod to outspeed Clefable(I think celes would be the better mention, you dont have liquidation or anything to threaten it, so its kinda odd), so it can set Spikes on the field before being potentially forced out by Emergency Exit (very weird use, if ever).

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Swampert is an excellent teammate on any Water team thanks to its ability to switch into Electric-type attacks from Tapu Koko and and Alolan Raichu (this has G.Knot, other examples would be nicer). Its ability to set Stealth Rock also works well with Golisopod as it will be removing Heavy-Duty Boots from Pokemon such as Mantine and Celesteela (doesnt run HDB. also a bit unclear on the "it" on the sentence. Reword it so Golisopod is the one doing the Knock Off), which helps make progress against Flying- and Steel-type teams. Urshifu is a great wallbreaker that pairs well with Golispod as it defeats Steel-types that Golispod cannot, such as Ferrothorn and Heatran, while also benefitting from the extra chip damage Golisopod provides with Spikes. Toxapex is useful as it can switch into Grass-type moves reliably such as Power Whip from Zarude, and provides utility in stopping setup sweepers such as Dragon Dance Dragonite and Bulk Up Zarude (Goliso already deals with Zarude imo) with Haze, while also being able to deal with Tapu Bulu with Poison Jab. Pelipper is also appreciated on water teams as it not only sets Rain and increases all Water-type attack damage, but also can remove entry hazards if need be with Defog. (I think Golisopod is seen in rainless more than rainy, because Rain already strapped with slots. remove Peli) Tapu Fini provides Misty Terrain for the rest of its team, and with a Calm Mind set, appreciates the chip damage the rest of the team provides with hazards and lets Tapu Fini sweep easily. Volcanion can also be used on water teams as way to deal with Grass-type Pokemon such as Ferrothorn as well as being able to switch into Freeze Dry from Kyurem.
*Add Slowbro/King


[OTHER OPTIONS]
Water
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Liquidation can be used over Leech Life in order to be able to combat Steel-type Pokemon such as Aegislash (check for Clefable/Celesteela, Aegis feels like a terrible example because you have knock and dont appreciate sball at all) and Heatran, however Leech Life is preferred as it allows Golisopod to defeat Grass- and Psychic-type Pokemon that were aforementioned.
*Taunt to stop slower hazard setters like Ferro/Keys which freely spikes on it, renders celes useless, and stops CM'ers like Clef/Reuni?

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[sasha, 510532]]
- Water analysis by: [[username1, userid1]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

will recheck after these edits

 

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implemented but check cord for the one example i asked u abt ^_^

 

[Neko]

menacingly ;w;

[SET]
name: Utility (Water)
move 1: First Impression
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Leech Life
move 4: Spikes
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Emergency Exit
nature: Adamant
evs: 84 HP / 252 Atk / 172 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Golispod finds itself a niche on Water teams thanks to its ability to set Spikes and revenge-kill threatening Pokemon that can sweep Water-type teams such as Rillaboom, Zarude, and Alolan Raichu with First Impression. Knock Off helps make progress against bulkier Pokemon that utilize Leftovers such as Celesteela, Ferrothorn, and Tapu Fini, get rid of Rocky Helmet from Pokemon such as Slowbro, and remove Heavy-Duty Boots from Pokemon such as Victini, making Spikes more potent. Leech Life makes up for the lack of recovery Golisopod has, and can also help defeat the aforementioned Grass-type Pokemon, alongside Psychic-type Pokemon such as Slowbro and Celebi. 172 Speed EVs allows Golispod to outspeed Celesteela, so it can remove its Leftovers with Knock Off before being potentially forced out by Emergency Exit.

Swampert is an excellent teammate on any Water team thanks to its ability to switch into Electric-type attacks from Zapdos and Regieleki. Its ability to set Stealth Rock also works well with Golisopod as Golisopod will be removing Heavy-Duty Boots from Pokemon such as Mantine and Leftovers from Celesteela with Knock Off, which helps make progress against Flying- and Steel-type teams. Urshifu is a great wallbreaker that pairs well with Golispod as it defeats Steel-types that Golispod cannot, such as Ferrothorn and Heatran, while also benefitting from the extra chip damage Golisopod provides with Spikes. Toxapex is useful as it can switch into Grass-type moves reliably such as Power Whip from Zarude, and provides utility in stopping setup sweepers such as Dragon Dance Dragonite and Dragon Dance Dragapult with Haze, while also being able to deal with Tapu Bulu with Poison Jab. Tapu Fini provides Misty Terrain for the rest of its team, and with a Calm Mind set, appreciates the chip damage the rest of the team provides with hazards and lets Tapu Fini sweep easily. Volcanion can also be used on water teams as way to deal with Grass- and Steel-type Pokemon such as Ferrothorn and Aegislash as well as being able to switch into Freeze Dry from Kyurem. Slowbro is useful for Water teams as it is able to switch into Psychic-type attacks from Tapu Lele (also takes on Lando/Chomp/Exca defensively, so that Water teams wont be swept late-game by excadrill), pressure with Future Sight which threatens Poison-type Pokemon such as Toxapex and Amoonguss, while also being able to easily pivot with Teleport into wallbreakers such as Urshifu. Slowking can also be used as it functions similarly to Slowbro, however it has the added niche of being able to switch into SubRoost Kyurem's Freeze Dry (and can midground vs scary choiced attackers like Thund/Koko/lele too if needed).

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Water
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Liquidation can be used over Leech Life in order to be able to combat Steel-type Pokemon such as Heatran, however Leech Life is preferred as it allows Golisopod to defeat Grass- and Psychic-type Pokemon that were aforementioned. Taunt is another option which allows Golispod to stop opponents such as Ferrothorn and Klefki from freely setting Spikes, as well as stopping Calm Mind users such as Clefable.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[sasha, 510532]]
- Water analysis by: [[sasha, 510532username1, userid1]]
- Quality checked by: [[Neko, 542526 username1, userid1], [username2, userid2], [username3, userid3]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]

1/3

(pls qc cattooo ;w;)

 

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implemented

 

[roxie]

deal with Tapu Bulu with Poison Jab

I'd add Clefable or Fini as a second example here

Tapu Fini provides Misty Terrain for the rest of its team

"to help with the aforementioned Dragon-types"

Slowbro is useful for Water teams as it is able to switch into Psychic-type attacks from Tapu Lele and switch into Ground-type Pokemon such as Landorus-T, Excadrill, and Garchomp.

Slowbro switching into Lele sounds pretty dangerous. Slowking is a better Lele switchin for sure. I find it really strange maybe for Slowbro to be ran over Slowking on a Golisopod build because Golisopod kinda already soft checks all of these Ground-types because Bug resists Eq. I'd replace skowbro with something like Rotom-W+Cloyster. Golisopod's spikes arent useful at all in the flying mu so it would be nice to have teammate options to cover its weakness to that.

2/3 great work

 

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implemented, thanks! ready for qc3

 

[roxie]

Toxapex is useful as it can switch into Grass-type moves reliably such as Power Whip from Zarude, and provides utility in stopping setup sweepers such as Dragon Dance Dragonite and Dragon Dance Dragapult with Haze - remove dd mentions

Remove Volcanion switching into Kyurems freeze dry

This can go into gp sasha <3

 

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ty :-3
GP Team

 

[Adeleine]

Add/Fix Remove Comment
(AC): Add Comma

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[SET]
name: Utility (Water)
move 1: First Impression
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Leech Life
move 4: Spikes
item: Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Emergency Exit
nature: Adamant
evs: 84 HP / 252 Atk / 172 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Golispod Golisopod finds itself a niche on Water teams thanks to its ability to set Spikes and revenge-kill Spikes and First Impression, which revenge kills threatening Pokemon that can sweep Water-type teams such as Rillaboom, Zarude, and Alolan Raichu with First Impression. Knock Off helps make progress against bulkier Pokemon that utilize Leftovers such as Celesteela, Ferrothorn, and Tapu Fini, get gets rid of Rocky Helmet from Pokemon such as Slowbro, and remove removes Heavy-Duty Boots from Pokemon such as Victini, making Spikes more potent. Leech Life makes up for the lack of recovery Golisopod has, and can also help defeat the aforementioned Grass-type Pokemon, Golisopod's lack of recovery and also helps defeat the aforementioned Grass-type sweepers, alongside Psychic-type Pokemon such as Slowbro and Celebi. 172 Speed EVs allows Golispod allow Golisopod to outspeed Celesteela, so it can remove its Leftovers with Knock Off before being potentially being forced out by Emergency Exit.

Swampert is an excellent teammate on any Water team thanks to its ability to switch into Electric-type attacks from Zapdos and Regieleki. Its ability to set Stealth Rock also works well with Golisopod as Golisopod will be Stealth Rock also benefits from Golisopod removing Heavy-Duty Boots from Pokemon such as Mantine and Leftovers from Celesteela with Knock Off, which helps make progress against Flying- and Steel-type teams. Urshifu is a great wallbreaker that pairs well with Golispod as it Urshifu-S is a great wallbreaker that defeats Steel-types that Golispod Golisopod cannot, such as Ferrothorn and Heatran, while also benefitting from the extra chip damage Golisopod provides with Spikes. Toxapex is useful as it can switch into Grass-type moves reliably such as Power Whip from Zarude, and provides utility in stopping Zarude reliably, stops setup sweepers such as Dragonite and Dragapult with Haze, while also being able to deal and deals with Tapu Bulu and Tapu Fini with Poison Jab. Tapu Fini provides Misty Terrain for the rest of its team its teammates, which helps them deal with the aforementioned Dragon-types, and with a Calm Mind set, appreciates the chip damage the rest of the team provides with hazards and lets Tapu Fini Dragon-type sweepers, and Calm Mind Tapu Fini can use chip damage from Golisopod's Spikes and Swampert's Stealth Rock to sweep easily. Volcanion can also be used on water teams as way to deal with Grass- and Steel-type Pokemon such as Ferrothorn and Aegislash, which are troublesome defensive Pokemon for Water teams to handle. Due to Golisopod's Spikes being rendered completely null useless against Flying teams, Cloyster and Rotom-W make for excellent teammates, (AC) as they can easily dismantle Flying teams thanks to their abilities to setup with Shell Smash and Nasty Plot, (AC) respectively. Slowking is useful for Water teams as it is able to can switch into Psychic-type attacks from Tapu Lele, switch into Ground-type Pokemon such as Landorus-T, Excadrill, and Garchomp, and also be able to switch into Kyurem's Freeze-Dry. (added hyphen) Slowking can also pressure foes with Future Sight which threatens Sight, especially (I imagine this makes sense? change if desired) Poison-type Pokemon such as Toxapex and Amoonguss, while also being able to easily pivot with Teleport into wallbreakers such as Urshifu. easily pivoting wallbreakers such as Urshifu-S in with Teleport.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Water
--------

Liquidation can be used over Leech Life in order to be able to combat Steel-type Pokemon such as Heatran, however but Leech Life is preferred, (AC) as it allows Golisopod to defeat Grass- and Psychic-type Pokemon that were aforementioned. like Rillaboom and Slowbro. Taunt is another option which allows Golispod to stop opponents to stop foes such as Ferrothorn and Klefki from freely setting Spikes, as well as stopping Calm Mind users such as Clefable.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[sasha, 510532]]
- Water analysis by: [[sasha, 510532]]
- Quality checked by: [[Neko, 542526], [roxie, 481576]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Adeleine, 517429]]

this can be 1/1, just be mindful of wordiness, eg "in order to be able to combat" and "to combat" have the same meaning
GP Team done

 

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implemented, ty! this is done