AG Gothitelle [QC: 2/2] [GP 1/1]

[ArcticBreeze]

[SET]
name: Trapper
move 1: Charm / Substitute
move 2: Cosmic Power / Substitute
move 3: Taunt
move 4: Rest
item: Leftovers
Ability: Shadow Tag
Nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 156 Def / 100 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Thanks to Shadow Tag, Gothitelle is capable of reliably trapping and eliminating many walls such as Necrozma-DM, Zygarde, Blissey, and Eternatus. Charm weakens physical attackers, and Cosmic Power bolsters it against special attackers while also giving insurance against physical attackers. Taunt helps Gothitelle PP stall, forcing the foe to eventually use Struggle. Rest is Gothitelle’s best form of longevity and removes status conditions; it also helps it to PP stall by not using up PP on Rest turns. The given EV spread allows Gothitelle to outspeed defensive Necrozma-DM while maximizing physical bulk. Alternatively, a spread of 244 HP / 60 Def / 204 Spe with a Bold nature sees use to more effectively trap defensive Ho-Oh, Zygarde-C, and Groudon. Special Defense investment is also an option to trap bulky Eternatus more easily at the cost of reducing its ability to trap Necrozma-DM and Ho-Oh. Substitute can be used over either Charm or Cosmic Power to block Dragon Tail from Pokemon like Eternatus and Zygarde-C and Leech Seed from Ferrothorn, but this sacrifices either its dependability against Necrozma-DM and Ho-Oh or the ability to trap defensive Eternatus that carries Dynamax Cannon.

Gothitelle fits best on balance and occasionally stall teams, and teammates that appreciate it removing their defensive answers do great with it. Zacian-C in particular is an excellent partner, since most teams rely on Necrozma-DM or Quagsire to beat it, which Gothitelle can trap. Kyogre struggles with Eternatus and appreciates Gothitelle's ability to trap and remove it, along with Blissey. Chansey, and Ferrothorn. Stall teams appreciate it removing Ferrothorn, since Ferrothorn can beat most common Defoggers one-on-one, as well as certain Pressure and Regenerator users like Eternatus and Ho-Oh that can often PP stall them. Gothitelle is offensively threatened by a lot and provides little to no defensive utility against hyper offense teams, so it requires a revenge killer and a proper defensive backbone. Zacian-C is a massive threat to Gothitelle; counters to it such as Necrozma-DM and Quagsire are especially appreciated. Calyrex-S is another massive threat to Gothitelle, so defensive answers to it such as Yveltal and Tyranitar are needed. Good checks to other threats such as Marshadow, Yveltal, and Xerneas are Zacian-C, specially defensive Eternatus, Necrozma-DM, Choice Scarf Calyrex-S, Ditto, and Zacian, which are also effective at stopping many offensive threats like Groudon, Reshiram, and Zekrom from sweeping.

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

Confide can be used over Cosmic Power to bring in sweepers such as Xerneas, Groudon, and Zekrom more easily alongside Charm. Gothitelle can run Choice Scarf with Trick to cripple defensive Pokemon, potentially locking them into a status move or weak attack, which lets it set up Cosmic Power. Trick can also hamper Pokemon that normally are risky to trap such as Calm Mind Kyogre and defensive Yveltal, but it makes trapping Necrozma-DM and Eternatus more risky.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Offensive Pokemon**: Gothitelle can not deal with most offensive Pokemon like Calyrex-S, Marshadow, and Zacian. Staying in to sacrifice Gothitelle is also risky because foes can use it as setup fodder.

**Phazing Moves**: Dragon Tail, Roar, and Whirlwind all force Gothitelle out, thus allowing their users to switch out. Ho-Oh and Lugia almost always have Whirlwind, while Eternatus and Zygarde occasionally run Dragon Tail. Taunt does prevent Whirlwind and Roar; however, it can wear off during Rest turns. Gothitelle can successfully eliminate Ho-Oh and Lugia, after a PP stall. It can also carry Substitute for Dragon Tail Eternatus and Zygarde.

**Shed Shell**: Shed Shell prevents trapping, which makes Gothitelle effectively useless. However, Shed Shell comes at the cost of a more consistently useful item, making it an unpopular choice. Pokemon that sometimes run Shed Shell are Blissey, Eternatus, and Necrozma-DM.

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- Written by: [[Monsareeasy, 437400]]
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[Rotten]

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Gothitelle

[SET]
mame: Trapper
move 1: Charm
move 2: Cosmic Power
move 3: Taunt
move 4: Rest
item: Leftovers
Ability: Shadow Tag
Nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 156 Def / 100 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Thanks to its ability Shadow Tag Gothitelle is capable of reliably trapping and killing eliminating many walls, such as Chansey Blissey more relevant example, Eternatus and Necrozma-DM. Charm is used to lower the attack of Pokemon like Necrozma-DM, Ho-Oh, and Ferrothorn making their attacks do significantly less damage. Cosmic Power is used primarily for Eternatus and other special attackers, but it also gives you Gothitelle an you refer to the pokemon instead of the player in analyses extra assurance against physical attackers. Taunt helps Gothitelle PP stall by forcing the opponent to use attacks. Once the opposing Pokemon is out of attacks another Taunt will force Struggle recoil. Rest is Gothitelle’s best form of longevity and is vital for its survival mention how rest lets gothitelle absorbs status from faster pokemon like ho-oh and lugia. These EVs allow Gothitelle to outspeed minimum speed defensive Necrozma-DM while maximizing physical bulk. Special Defense evs are also a viable option to more consistently trap Eternatus. Investing slightly more into speed evs is also a viable option to outspeed Necrozma-DM trying to get the edge on you. This sentence implies that more Speed EVs could be run to outspeed Necrozma-DM trying to speed creep an invested Gothitelle, so I would remove it

Gothitelle's best fit is on stall, balance, and bulky offense teams. Gothitelle removes certain defensive Pokemon to pave a way for a bigger offensive threat, because of this great partners for Gothitelle are ones that appreciate the Pokemon in which Gothitelle can trap and kill. Zacian-C is a deadly partner with it since most teams rely on Necrozma-DM and/or Quagsire to beat it. (RC), (AC) which Gothitelle can switch into Necrozma-DM and Quagsire and weaken them with Charm as they are forced to recover and then proceed to beat them through PP stalling. Another good partner with Gothitelle is Kyogre. Kyogre struggles with Eternatus, in which Gothitelle can trap unless it has Dragon Tail. Kyogre also appreciates Gothitelle's ability to trap Blissey, Chansey and Ferrothon typo. Other than supporting offensive threats it can find its way onto Stall teams appreciate Gothitelle's ability to remove certain Pressure and Regenerator users like Eternatus and Ho-Oh that can often PP stall defensive teams. Gothitelle is offensively threatened by a lot and it needs a defensive backbone to help protect it against the vast array of threats in AG. Zacian-C is a massive threat to Gothitelle and the metagame at large. It is wise to have counters such as Necrozma-DM and Quagsire due to the more balanced or defensive nature of Gothitelle teams. Calyrex-S is another massive threat to Gothitelle and is often defensively answered by, (AC) so defensive answers to it such as Tyranitar and Yveltal are required. Good checks to other threats such as Marshadow, Yveltal, and Xerneas such as Zacian-C, specially defensive Eternatus, and Necrozma-DM respectively are also useful. Ditto is another option to revenge kill these dangerous Pokemon after they get a kill as well as stopping sweeps from threats such as Groudon, Reshiram, Xerneas, and Zekrom.

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

Confide can be used over Cosmic Power to lower the opponent's Special Attack. The upside to using Confide over Cosmic Power is that lowering the opposing Pokemon's attacking stats makes bringing in a sweeper such as Xerneas or Zekrom easier. Gothitelle can run Choice Scarf and pair it with Trick. This set aims to lock defensive Pokemon into a status or otherwise weaker move status move or weak attack, (AC) and then set up using Cosmic Power. Once you Gothitelle sets up with Cosmic Power you can threaten with Stored Power, although this set does lack snowballing potential due to the omnipresence of Dark-types mainly, Yveltal. Trick can also make it harder for a threat such as Calm Mind Kyogre to sweep, however keep in mind that Dynamax breaks the choicelock.

Checks and Counters
===================

**High Powered and Super Effective Attacks**: Gothitelle's defensive stats are not bad, but they are nothing superb leaving it open to powerful attacks. Pokemon such as Calyrex-S and, (AC) Zacian-C, (AC) and Marshadow force a switch thanks to their high base attacking stats and potential set up moves while threatening anything trying to switch in.

**Phasing Moves**: Dragon Tail, Roar, and Whirlwind all force Gothitelle out, thus removing the trap. mention pokemon that carry these moves Taunt does prevent Whirlwind and Roar, however when forced to rest the Taunt will wear off before it can go for Taunt again.

**Shed Shell**: Shed Shell prevents trapping which makes Gothitelle effectively useless. However, Shed Shell comes at the cost of a more consistently useful item; making it an unpopular choice. Pokemon that sometimes run Shed Shell are Blissey, Eternatus, and Necrozma-DM.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Monsareeasy, 437400]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid2], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

I had to reword a few stuff. Implement everything for QC 1/2

 

[baconeatinassassin]

add remove comment

qc check 2

[SET]
name: Trapper
move 1: Charm / Substitute
move 2: Cosmic Power / Substitute - i'm not so sure about the slash here, i'll get back to you
move 3: Taunt
move 4: Rest
item: Leftovers
Ability: Shadow Tag
Nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 156 Def / 100 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Thanks to its ability Shadow Tag Gothitelle is capable of reliably trapping and eliminating many walls, such as Blissey, Eternatus, Necrozma-DM and Zygarde. reorder to dm, zyg, bliss and tern imo, order in which it most reliably traps Charm is used to lower the attack of Pokemon like Necrozma-DM, Ho-Oh, Zygarde-C and Ferrothorn making their attacks do significantly less damage. Cosmic Power is used primarily for defensive Eternatus and other special attackers, but it also gives Gothitelle extra assurance against physical attackers. Taunt helps Gothitelle PP stall by forcing the opponent to use attacks. and once the opposing Pokemon is out of attacks another Taunt will force Struggle recoil. Rest is Gothitelle’s best form of longevity and removes pesky status conditions. Since you dont use PP on rest turns it also helps PP stall. These EVs allow Gothitelle to outspeed defensive Necrozma-DM while maximizing physical bulk. A spread of 244 HP 60 Def 204 Spe I think you need more speed, a lot of mons hover around the 220 mark to outspeed paralyzed caly-s. with a Bold nature is used to more effectively trap base 90 Speed walls mainly, Ho-Oh, as well as Zygarde-C and potentially slow Kyogre and Groudon. Evs can also be put into Special Defense to trap bulky Eternatus easier, but reduces its reliability trapping Necrozma-DM and Ho-oh. Substitute can be used over either Charm or Cosmic Power to block Dragon Tail from Pokemon like Eternatus and Zygarde-C and Leech Seed from Ferrothorn, but this sacrifices either its dependability against Necrozma-DM and Ho-oh, or ability to trap defensive Dynamax Cannon Eternatus.

Gothitelle's fits best on balance, but can also occasionally be used on stall. Gothitelle removes key defensive pokemon, because of this great partners with Gothitelle are ones with little other defensive counterplay, as once their main counter is removed they can easily overpower the opposing team I think you can just say "...great partners with Gothitelle are offensive Pokemon that appreciate Gothitelle removing their checks". Zacian-C is a deadly partner with it since most teams rely on Necrozma-DM or and Quagsire to beat it which Gothitelle can switch into and effectively trap weaken them with Charm as they are forced to recover and then proceed to beat them through PP stalling. Kyogre struggles with Eternatus, in which Gothitelle can trap unless it has Dragon Tail mention sub; I think substitute + cosmic power gothitelle should always be used with kyogre but ig it's only my opinion. Kyogre also appreciates Gothitelle's ability to trap Blissey, Chansey and Ferrothorn. Stall teams appreciate Gothitelle's ability to remove certain Pressure and Regenerator users like Eternatus and Ho-Oh that can often PP stall defensive teams. ferrothorn is really important to mention here (even moreso than tern and hooh) because nothing defogs on it reliably Gothitelle is offensively threatened by a lot and provides little to no defensive utility against Hyper Offense teams, so speed control and a proper defensive backbone are required. Zacian-C is a massive threat to Gothitelle and the metagame at large. It is wise to have counters such as Necrozma-DM and Quagsire. Calyrex-S is another massive threat to Gothitelle, so defensive answers to it such as Tyranitar and Yveltal switch the order of yve and tar are needed. Good checks to other threats such as Marshadow, Yveltal, and Xerneas are Zacian-C, specially defensive Eternatus, and Necrozma-DM respectively. you could probably shorten this section about defensive mons, it applies to pretty much anything that you'd find on balance. Choice Scarf Calyrex-S, Ditto and Zacian-HC scarfless caly and zac-c are kinda iffy provide good speed control, . Ditto is also good speed control and is effective at stopping many HO threats like Groudon, Reshiram, Xerneas, and Zekrom; from sweeping. merged the two sentences

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

Confide can be used over Cosmic Power to lower the opponent's Special Attack. The upside to using Confide over Cosmic Power is that lowering the opposing Pokemon's attacking stats makes bringing in a sweeper such as Xerneas, Groudon or Zekrom easier. Gothitelle can run Choice Scarf and pair it with Trick. This set which aims to cripple lock defensive Pokemon, potentially locking them into a status move or weak attack, and then set up using Cosmic Power. Once Gothitelle sets up with Cosmic Power you can threaten with Stored Power, although this set does lack snowballing potential due to the omnipresence of Dark-types mainly, Yveltal. stored power is not worth mentioning, taunt is still better with trick Trick can also hamper make it harder for a threat Pokemon the regular trapper set cannot effectively trap such as Calm Mind Kyogre and defensive Yveltal but cannot trap its usual targets like Necrozma-DM and Eternatus as safely. to sweep, however keep in mind that Dynamax breaks the choicelock.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Offensive Pokemon**: Gothitelle can not deal with most offensive Pokemon like Calyrex-S, Marshadow, and Zacian-C; forcing you to switch into a strong attack. Staying in to sacrifice Gothitelle often risks several Pokemon using their respective set up moves for free as well.

**Phasing Moves**: Dragon Tail, Roar, and Whirlwind all force Gothitelle out, thus removing the trap. Ho-Oh and Lugia almost always have Whirlwind, while Eternatus and Zygarde occasionally run Dragon Tail. Taunt does prevent Whirlwind and Roar, however when forced to rest the Taunt will wear off before it can go for Taunt again. This being said Gothitelle can successfully eliminate Ho-Oh and Lugia, it just needs to waste their attacking PP first. Gothitelle can also carry Substitute for Dragon Tail Eternatus and Zygarde.

**Shed Shell**: Shed Shell prevents trapping which makes Gothitelle effectively useless. However, Shed Shell comes at the cost of a more consistently useful item; making it an unpopular choice. Pokemon that sometimes run Shed Shell are Blissey, Eternatus, and Necrozma-DM.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Monsareeasy, 437400]]
- Quality checked by: [[Rotten, 491896], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

pretty good, lmk once you've implemented

 

[Lunaflare]

amcheck add remove comment (AC) = add comma (RC) = remove comma (ASC) = add semicolon (RSC) = remove semicolon AP = add period

amcheck go brrr

[SET]
name: Trapper
move 1: Charm / Substitute
move 2: Cosmic Power / Substitute
move 3: Taunt
move 4: Rest
item: Leftovers
Ability: Shadow Tag
Nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 156 Def / 100 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Thanks to its ability Shadow Tag, (AC) Gothitelle is capable of reliably trapping and eliminating many walls (RC) such as Necrozma-DM, Zygarde, Blissey, and Eternatus. Charm is used to lower lowers the attack Attack of Pokemon like Necrozma-DM, Ho-Oh, Zygarde-C, (AC) and Ferrothorn, (AC) making their attacks do significantly less damage. Cosmic Power is used primarily for against defensive Eternatus and other special attackers, but it also gives Gothitelle extra assurance against physical attackers. Taunt helps Gothitelle PP stall, (AC) by forcing the opponent foe to use attacks, and once the opposing Pokemon is out of attacks another Taunt will force Struggle recoil. attack, eventually forcing it to use Struggle. Rest is Gothitelle’s best form of longevity and removes status conditions; (ASC) Since you dont use PP on rest turns it also it also helps Gothitelle to PP stall by not using up PP on rest turns. These EVs The given EV spread allows Gothitelle to outspeed defensive Necrozma-DM while maximizing physical bulk. Alternatively, a spread of 244 HP / 60 Def / 204 Spe with a Bold nature is used to more effectively trap Ho-Oh, Zygarde-C, (AC) and potentially slow Kyogre, (AC) and Groudon. Evs can also be put into Special Defense can also be invested in to trap bulky Eternatus more easily but reduces at the cost of reducing its reliability ability to trapping trap Necrozma-DM and Ho-Oh. Substitute can be used over either Charm or Cosmic Power to block Dragon Tail from Pokemon like Eternatus and Zygarde-C and Leech Seed from Ferrothorn, but this sacrifices either its dependability against Necrozma-DM and Ho-Oh (RC) or the ability to trap defensive Dynamax Cannon Eternatus that carries Dynamax Cannon.

Gothitelle's Gothitelle fits best on balance and occasionally stall teams. (RC) but can also occasionally be used on stall. Gothitelle removes key defensive pokemon, because of this great partners with Gothitelle are offensive Pokemon that appreciate Gothitelle removing their checks.. Gothitelle can remove defensive threats; as such, teammates that appreciate Gothitelle's ability to remove their checks do great with it. Zacian-C in particular is a deadly partner with it an excellent partner since most teams rely on Necrozma-DM or Quagsire to beat it, (AC) which Gothitelle can switch into and effectively trap. can be trapped by Gothitelle. Kyogre struggles with Eternatus, in which Gothitelle can trap; especially with Substitute and Cosmic Power protecting it against potential phasing from Dragon Tail variants. and appreciates Gothitelle's ability to trap and remove it, along with Blissey. Chansey, and Ferrothorn. Kyogre also appreciates Gothitelle's ability to trap Blissey, Chansey and Ferrothorn. Stall teams appreciate Gothitelle's ability to remove Ferrothorn due to its ability to 1v1 most common defoggers as well as certain Pressure and Regenerator users like Eternatus and Ho-Oh that can often PP stall defensive teams. Gothitelle is offensively threatened by a lot and provides little to no defensive utility against Hyper Offense teams, so speed Speed control and a proper defensive backbone are required. Zacian-C is a massive threat to Gothitelle; (ASC) and the metagame at large. It is wise to have counters to it such as Necrozma-DM and Quagsire are especially appreciated. Calyrex-S is another massive threat to Gothitelle, so defensive answers to it such as Yveltal and Tyranitar are needed. Good checks to other threats such as Marshadow, Yveltal, and Xerneas are Zacian-C, specially defensive Eternatus, Necrozma-DM, (AC) Choice Scarf Calyrex-S, Ditto, (AC) and Zacian-H, which are effective at stopping many HO offensive threats like Groudon, Reshiram, Xerneas, and Zekrom (RSC) from sweeping.

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

Confide can be used over Cosmic Power to lower the opponent's Special Attack; (ASC) lowering the foe's Attack and Special Attack . The upside to using Confide over Cosmic Power is that lowering the opposing Pokemon's attacking stats makes allows bringing in a sweeper such as Xerneas, Groudon, (AC) or Zekrom easier. Gothitelle can run Choice Scarf with Trick which aims to cripple defensive Pokemon, potentially locking them into a status move or weak attack, and then set up using which lets Gothitelle Cosmic Power. Trick can also hamper Pokemon that normally are risky to trap the regular trapper set cannot effectively trap such as Calm Mind Kyogre and defensive Yveltal, (AC) but cannot trap its usual targets like Necrozma-DM and Eternatus as safely. but it makes trapping Necrozma-DM and Eternatus more risky.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Offensive Pokemon**: Gothitelle can not deal with most offensive Pokemon like Calyrex-S, Marshadow, and Zacian. (AP) -C; forcing you to switch into a strong attack. Staying in to sacrifice Gothitelle often risks several Pokemon using their respective set up moves for free as well. is also risky because it can be used as setup fodder,

**Phasing Phazing Moves**: Dragon Tail, Roar, and Whirlwind all force Gothitelle out, thus removing the trap allowing them to switch out. Ho-Oh and Lugia almost always have Whirlwind, while Eternatus and Zygarde occasionally run Dragon Tail. Taunt does prevent Whirlwind and Roar, however when forced to rest the Taunt will wear off before it can go for Taunt again. it can wear off during Rest turns. This being said Gothitelle can successfully eliminate Ho-Oh and Lugia, after a PP stall. Gothitelle can also carry Substitute for Dragon Tail Eternatus and Zygarde.

**Shed Shell**: Shed Shell prevents trapping which makes Gothitelle effectively useless. However, Shed Shell comes at the cost of a more consistently useful item, (RSC/AC) making it an unpopular choice. Pokemon that sometimes run Shed Shell are Blissey, Eternatus, and Necrozma-DM.

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- Written by: [[Monsareeasy, 437400]]
- Quality checked by: [[Rotten, 491896], [bactoneatingassasin, 367227]]
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[Adeleine]

implement what you like from the above check and i'll check Monsareeasy

 

[ArcticBreeze]

Finland implemented it

 

[Adeleine]

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[SET]
name: Trapper
move 1: Charm / Substitute
move 2: Cosmic Power / Substitute
move 3: Taunt
move 4: Rest
item: Leftovers
Ability: Shadow Tag
Nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 156 Def / 100 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Thanks to Shadow Tag, Gothitelle is capable of reliably trapping and eliminating many walls such as Necrozma-DM, Zygarde, Blissey, and Eternatus. Charm lowers the Attack of Pokemon like Necrozma-DM, Ho-Oh, Zygarde-C, and Ferrothorn, making their attacks do significantly less damage. Cosmic Power is used against defensive Eternatus and other special attackers, but it also gives Gothitelle extra assurance against physical attackers. Charm weakens physical attackers, and Cosmic Power bolsters it against special attackers while also giving insurance against physical attackers. (seems like the last sentence in this paragraph is enough to cover the missing info, but lmk if something important is missed) Taunt helps Gothitelle PP stall, forcing the foe to eventually forcing it to use Struggle. Rest is Gothitelle’s best form of longevity and removes status conditions; it also helps Gothitelle it to PP stall by not using up PP on Rest turns. The given EV spread allows Gothitelle to outspeed defensive Necrozma-DM while maximizing physical bulk. Alternatively, a spread of 244 HP / 60 Def / 204 Spe with a Bold nature is used sees use to more effectively trap defensive Ho-Oh, Zygarde-C, and Groudon. Special Defense can also be invested in investment is also an option to trap bulky Eternatus more easily at the cost of reducing its ability to trap Necrozma-DM and Ho-Oh. Substitute can be used over either Charm or Cosmic Power to block Dragon Tail from Pokemon like Eternatus and Zygarde-C and Leech Seed from Ferrothorn, but this sacrifices either its dependability against Necrozma-DM and Ho-Oh or the ability to trap defensive Eternatus that carries Dynamax Cannon.

Gothitelle fits best on balance and occasionally stall teams. Gothitelle can remove defensive threats; as such, teammates that appreciate Gothitelle's ability to remove their checks teams, and teammates that appreciate it removing their defensive answers do great with it. Zacian-C in particular is an excellent partner, (AC) since most teams rely on Necrozma-DM or Quagsire to beat it, which can be trapped by Gothitelle. Gothitelle can trap. Kyogre struggles with Eternatus and appreciates Gothitelle's ability to trap and remove it, along with Blissey. Chansey, and Ferrothorn. Stall teams appreciate Gothitelle's ability to remove Ferrothorn due to its ability to 1v1 most common defoggers it removing Ferrothorn, since Ferrothorn can beat most common Defoggers one-on-one, as well as certain Pressure and Regenerator users like Eternatus and Ho-Oh that can often PP stall defensive teams. them. Gothitelle is offensively threatened by a lot and provides little to no defensive utility against Hyper Offense teams, so Speed control and a proper defensive backbone are required. hyper offense teams, so it requires a revenge killer and a proper defensive backbone. (I imagine "revenge killer" is more what you mean than something that slows foes down and stuff, but lmk if otherwise) Zacian-C is a massive threat to Gothitelle; counters to it such as Necrozma-DM and Quagsire are especially appreciated. Calyrex-S is another massive threat to Gothitelle, so defensive answers to it such as Yveltal and Tyranitar are needed. Good checks to other threats such as Marshadow, Yveltal, and Xerneas are Zacian-C, specially defensive Eternatus, Necrozma-DM, Choice Scarf Calyrex-S, Ditto, and Zacian-H, which are also effective at stopping many offensive threats like Groudon, Reshiram, Xerneas, and Zekrom from sweeping.

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

Confide can be used over Cosmic Power to lower the opponent's Special Attack; lowering the foe's Attack and Special Attack allows bringing in a sweeper such as Xerneas, Groudon, or Zekrom easier. bring in sweepers such as Xerneas, Groudon, and Zekrom more easily alongside Charm. Gothitelle can run Choice Scarf with Trick to cripple defensive Pokemon, potentially locking them into a status move or weak attack, which lets Gothitelle it set up Cosmic Power. Trick can also hamper Pokemon that normally are risky to trap such as Calm Mind Kyogre and defensive Yveltal, but it makes trapping Necrozma-DM and Eternatus more risky.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Offensive Pokemon**: Gothitelle can not deal with most offensive Pokemon like Calyrex-S, Marshadow, and Zacian. Staying in to sacrifice Gothitelle is also risky because it can be used foes can use it as setup fodder. (changed comma to period)

**Phazing Moves**: Dragon Tail, Roar, and Whirlwind all force Gothitelle out, thus allowing them their users to switch out. Ho-Oh and Lugia almost always have Whirlwind, while Eternatus and Zygarde occasionally run Dragon Tail. Taunt does prevent Whirlwind and Roar, however Roar; however, it can wear off during Rest turns. Gothitelle can successfully eliminate Ho-Oh and Lugia, after a PP stall. (i'm a bit confused what this sentence means. is it saying it can eliminate them after pp stalling whirlwind? that you can manage taunt and rest turns correctly to trap and remove them despite ww?) Gothitelle It can also carry Substitute for Dragon Tail Eternatus and Zygarde.

**Shed Shell**: Shed Shell prevents trapping, (AC) which makes Gothitelle effectively useless. However, Shed Shell comes at the cost of a more consistently useful item, making it an unpopular choice. Pokemon that sometimes run Shed Shell are Blissey, Eternatus, and Necrozma-DM.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Monsareeasy, 437400]]
- Quality checked by: [[Rotten, 491896], [bactoneatingassasin, 367227]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Finland, 512479]]

i'll stamp once you address the q in c/c

 

[Tuthur]

https://www.smogon.com/dex/ss/pokemon/gothitelle/

Implemented the above GP and uploaded it. Talked with the QC team, the analysis isn't too outdated.