National Dex [GP 1/1] Bulky Defog Kartana

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[SET]
Bulky defog (Kartana) @ Grassium Z
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 136 HP/ 120 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Leaf blade
- Knock off/Sacred Sword
- Defog
- Synthesis

[SET COMMENTS]
Defog Kartana is a solid entry hazard remover that can contribute to wallbreaking if used at the right time. With its impressive 181 Attack stat, Kartana is often able to force opposing entry hazard setters such as Hippowdon and Clodsire out and take advantage of this to use Defog. Furthermore, its resistance to Stealth Rock and immunity to Toxic Spikes helps Kartana to switch into entry hazards multiple times. Synthesis provides Kartana with longevity, especially when paired with sun, which allows it to even outheal damage from defensive Landrous-T and Great Tusk's Earthquake. Grassium Z makes up for its loss in power and enables it to pick off weakened walls like Toxapex and Landorus-T, as well as threatening common Stealth Rock users such as Garchomp, Tyranitar, Hippowdon, and Clodsire. Knock Off hits Gholdengo for super effective damage. Sacred Sword can be used as an alternative choice to hit Steel-types like Ferrothorn and Heatran, which Kartana otherwise struggles with. However, missing out on hitting Gholdengo makes it less helpful in the current metagame. 120 Attack EVs allow Kartana to OHKO offensive Garchomp with Bloom Doom. while the HP investment ensures that Kartana survives Choice Scarf Tapu Lele's Psychic even after taking Stealth Rock damage. Mega Charizard Y has great synergy with this set, since it appreciates Kartana's ability to keep the field clear of Stealth Rock whilst also muscling through common special walls in Chansey and Clodsire. In return, Drought boosts Kartana's longevity by increasing the amount of HP Synthesis recovers. Kartana can also switch into rock moves against Mega charizard Y from opposing Garchomp and Choice Scarf Landorus-T, while Mega Charizard Y removes Steel- and Grass-Type walls such as Skarmory, Ferrothorn, and Tangrowth that this set struggles with. Due to its poor Special Defence, Kartana is vulnerable to special attackers that outspeed it, like Tornadus-T and Iron Valiant. This requires it to be paired with a good special wall that can check those threats, such as Tapu Fini or Slowking. Kartana can also struggle with entry hazard setters such as Mega Diancie, Heatran, and Skarmory due to its inability to force them out, so teammates that can limit them such as Slowing and Heatran make for good partners.

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hiiiiiiiiiii analyses r supposed to follow paragraph formatting not dotpoint so can u fix that and then ill do a qc

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[SET COMMENTS]
Defog kartana is a solid entry hazard remover and can contribute to wall breaking if used at the right timing. With its impressive 181 atk stat, Kartana is often able to force the opposing pokemon entry hazard setter such as {insert example here} out and use that turn to defog. It can handle common water and ground types thanks to Its decent typing in grass and steel. filler Furthermore, the resistance to stealth rock and immunity to toxic spikes given by its typing helps kartana to switch into hazards multiple times. Synthesis also provides kartana with longevity, especially when paired with sun, which allows it to even outheal damage of earthquake from defensive Landrous-t and Great tusk. Grassium z makes up for its lose in loss of power and enables it to pick off weakened walls like Toxapex and Landorus-t.Leaf blade alongside grassium z threat common rockers , As well as threatening common Stealth Rock users such as Garchomp, Tyranitar, Hippowdon and Clodsire, which is a useful niche as a defogger. Knock off allows Kartana to provide item removal support, and most importantly, to hit Gholdengo, the ultimate hazard removal blocker due to its ability and typing, for super effective damage. Sacred sword can be used as an alternative choice to hit steel types like Ferrothron and Heatran that it otherwise struggles with. However, missing out on hitting gholdengo makes it less helpful in the current metagame. Max speed paired with jolly nature allows kartana to outspeed many premier offensive pokemons such as non-scarf Tapu Lele, Garchomp and threat to ko them. filler 120 atk allows kartana to OHKO offensive Garchomp with grassium Z, with HP investment ensuring Kartana survives scarf Tapu Lele psychic(not terastallized) after taking stealth rock damage with the invested bulk. Mega Charizard Y forms great synergy with this set, while Mega Charizard Y appreciates Kartana's ability to keep the field clean without stealth rock and muscle through common special walls in Chansey and Clodsire, the drought it provides for Kartana boosts Kartana's longevity. Kartana can also switch into rock moves that is quad-effective against Mega charizard Y from opposing Garchomp and scarf Landorus-t, and Mega Charizard Y can remove steel and Grass-Type walls such as Skarmory, Ferrothorn, and Tangrowth that this set struggles with. Unfortunately, with more evs invested in bulk, this set's wall breaking power is significantly decreased, leaving it incapable to hurt the walls that resists its grass type attack, such as Skarmory, Corvknight and Tangrowth. However, this is where its great partner Mega Charizard y comes in, as it switches into those walls with ease and OHKO all of them. u alr mentioned this before, no need to do so againDue to its poor spd, kartana is always vulnerable to special attackers that outspeeds it, like Tornadus-t and Iron Valiant. This requires it to be paired with a good special wall that can check those threats such as {insert}. Heatran deserves a special mention as it satisfies both of the criteria, and can set up stealth rock, which would deny the progress made by defog. The only way this set can deal with Heatran is to knock off its item on switch in and use its lack of recovery to wear it down during the game. This sentence doesnt rly make sense but i think ik where ur coming from, i wld word it somewhat like this: Kartana can struggle with entry hazard setters such as Mega Diancie, Heatran, and Skarmory due to its inability to force them out, so teammates that can limit them such as {insert} make for good partners.


also. CAPITALISATION!!!!!! wanna make this less straining for gp team so make sure all moves and pokemon r capitalised

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[SET COMMENTS]
Defog kartana is a solid entry hazard remover and can contribute to wall breaking if used at the right timing. With its impressive 181 atk stat, Kartana is often able to force the opposing pokemon entry hazard setter such as {insert example here} out and use that turn to defog. It can handle common water and ground types thanks to Its decent typing in grass and steel. filler Furthermore, the resistance to stealth rock and immunity to toxic spikes given by its typing helps kartana to switch into hazards multiple times. Synthesis also provides kartana with longevity, especially when paired with sun, which allows it to even outheal damage of earthquake from defensive Landrous-t and Great tusk. Grassium z makes up for its lose in loss of power and enables it to pick off weakened walls like Toxapex and Landorus-t.Leaf blade alongside grassium z threat common rockers , As well as threatening common Stealth Rock users such as Garchomp, Tyranitar, Hippowdon and Clodsire, which is a useful niche as a defogger. Knock off allows Kartana to provide item removal support, and most importantly, to hit Gholdengo, the ultimate hazard removal blocker due to its ability and typing, for super effective damage. Sacred sword can be used as an alternative choice to hit steel types like Ferrothron and Heatran that it otherwise struggles with. However, missing out on hitting gholdengo makes it less helpful in the current metagame. Max speed paired with jolly nature allows kartana to outspeed many premier offensive pokemons such as non-scarf Tapu Lele, Garchomp and threat to ko them. filler 120 atk allows kartana to OHKO offensive Garchomp with grassium Z, with HP investment ensuring Kartana survives scarf Tapu Lele psychic(not terastallized) after taking stealth rock damage with the invested bulk. Mega Charizard Y forms great synergy with this set, while Mega Charizard Y appreciates Kartana's ability to keep the field clean without stealth rock and muscle through common special walls in Chansey and Clodsire, the drought it provides for Kartana boosts Kartana's longevity. Kartana can also switch into rock moves that is quad-effective against Mega charizard Y from opposing Garchomp and scarf Landorus-t, and Mega Charizard Y can remove steel and Grass-Type walls such as Skarmory, Ferrothorn, and Tangrowth that this set struggles with. Unfortunately, with more evs invested in bulk, this set's wall breaking power is significantly decreased, leaving it incapable to hurt the walls that resists its grass type attack, such as Skarmory, Corvknight and Tangrowth. However, this is where its great partner Mega Charizard y comes in, as it switches into those walls with ease and OHKO all of them. u alr mentioned this before, no need to do so againDue to its poor spd, kartana is always vulnerable to special attackers that outspeeds it, like Tornadus-t and Iron Valiant. This requires it to be paired with a good special wall that can check those threats such as {insert}. Heatran deserves a special mention as it satisfies both of the criteria, and can set up stealth rock, which would deny the progress made by defog. The only way this set can deal with Heatran is to knock off its item on switch in and use its lack of recovery to wear it down during the game. This sentence doesnt rly make sense but i think ik where ur coming from, i wld word it somewhat like this: Kartana can struggle with entry hazard setters such as Mega Diancie, Heatran, and Skarmory due to its inability to force them out, so teammates that can limit them such as {insert} make for good partners.

also. CAPITALISATION!!!!!! wanna make this less straining for gp team so make sure all moves and pokemon r capitalised

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Defog Kartana is a solid entry hazard remover that and can contribute to wall breaking wallbreaking if used at the right timing time. With its impressive 181 atk Attack stat, Kartana is often able to force the opposing entry hazard setters not sure about 'entry hazard setters' such as Hippowdon and Clodsire out, and use that turn to defog take advantage of this to use Defog. Furthermore, the its resistance to Stealth Rock and immunity to Toxic Spikes given by its typing helps Kartana to switch into entry hazards multiple times. Synthesis also provides Kartana with longevity, especially when paired with sun, which allows it to even outheal feel like 'outheal' is iffy damage of Earthquake from defensive Landrous-T and Great Tusk. Grassium Z makes up for its lose loss in power and enables it to pick off weakened walls like Toxapex and Landorus-T, as well as threatening common Stealth Rock users such as Garchomp, Tyranitar, Hippowdon and Clodsire. Knock off allows Kartana to provide item removal support, and most importantly, to hit Gholdengo for super effective damage. Sacred Sword can be used as an alternative choice to hit steel types Steel-types like Ferrothron Ferrothorn and Heatran that it otherwise struggles with. However, missing out on hitting Gholdengo makes it less helpful in the current metagame. 120 Atk Attack EVs allows Kartana to OHKO offensive Garchomp with Grassium Z, (AC) with whilst the HP investment ensuring ensures that Kartana survives scarf Choice Scarf Tapu Lele's Psychic even after taking Stealth Rock damage. Mega Charizard Y forms great synergy with this set, while Mega Charizard Y since it appreciates Kartana's ability to keep the field clean without clear of Stealth Rock and muscle whilst also muscling through common special walls in like Chansey and Clodsire. (AP) In return, the Drought it provides for Kartana boosts Kartana's longevity. Kartana can also switch into rock Rock-type moves that is are quad-effective not sure about 'quad-effective' against Mega Charizard Y from opposing Garchomp and scarf Choice Scarf Landorus-T, and while Mega Charizard Y can remove removes Steel and Grass-Type walls such as Skarmory, Ferrothorn, and Tangrowth that this set struggles with. Due to its poor Spd Special Defense, Kartana is always vulnerable to special attackers that outspeeds it, like Tornadus-T and Iron Valiant. This requires it to be paired mandates its pairing with a good special wall that can check those such threats, such as Tapu Fini and Slowking. Kartana can also struggle with entry hazard setters such as Mega Diancie, Heatran, and Skarmory due to its inability to force them out, so teammates that can limit them such as Slowing Slowking and Heatran make for good partners.
heres hoping a proper GP comes in so this can finally go on the dex, its been like two months
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please implement this carefully, I know it's quite daunting with all these colors lol

red fintans first and foremost I suggest formatting all your changes in bold, and when you give comments make sure to place them in brackets, you also forgot to include the rest of the template in your check, anyways feel free to DM me on Discord if you have questions so we can go over this together
[SET]
Bulky defog (Kartana) @ Grassium Z
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 136 HP/ 120 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Leaf blade
- Knock off/Sacred Sword
- Defog
- Synthesis

Defog Kartana is a solid entry hazard remover that and (no point in changing this for the sake of doing so, it does not actually accomplish anything) can contribute to wall breaking wallbreaking if used at the right timing time. With its impressive 181 atk Attack stat, Kartana is often able to force the opposing entry hazard setters not sure about 'entry hazard setters' (it is correct) such as Hippowdon and Clodsire out,(RC) and use that turn to defog take advantage of this to use Defog (eh, okay I guess, but all you could've changed here was the addition of the verb "to use" and the capitalized D in Defog) . Furthermore, the its resistance to Stealth Rock and immunity to Toxic Spikes given by its typing helps Kartana to switch into entry hazards multiple times. Synthesis also provides Kartana with longevity, especially when paired with sun, which allows it to even outheal feel like 'outheal' is iffy (it is correct) damage of from defensive Landorus-T and Great Tusk's Earthquake from defensive Landrous-T and Great Tusk. Grassium Z makes up for its lose loss in power and enables it to pick off weakened walls like Toxapex and Landorus-T, as well as threatening common Stealth Rock users such as Garchomp, Tyranitar, Hippowdon,(AC) and Clodsire. Knock off allows Kartana to provide item removal support, and (unnecessary info, everyone knows what Knock Off does) most importantly,(RC) to hit Off hits Gholdengo for super effective damage. Sacred Sword can be used as an alternative choice to hit steel types Steel-types like Ferrothron Ferrothorn and Heatran that it ,(AC) which Kartana otherwise struggles with. However, missing out on hitting Gholdengo makes it less helpful in the current metagame. 120 Atk allows Attack EVs allow Kartana to OHKO offensive Garchomp with Grassium Z Bloom Doom, (AC) with whilst while the HP investment ensuring ensures that Kartana survives scarf Choice Scarf Tapu Lele's Psychic even after taking Stealth Rock damage. Mega Charizard Y forms has great synergy with this set, while Mega Charizard Y since it appreciates Kartana's ability to keep the field clean without clear of Stealth Rock and muscle whilst also muscling through common special walls in like (pretty useless to change this) Chansey and Clodsire. (AP) In return, the Drought it provides for Kartana boosts Kartana's longevity (I'd specify how by mentioning Synthesis). Kartana can also switch into rock Rock-type moves that is are quad-effective not sure about 'quad-effective' against Mega Charizard Y from opposing Garchomp and scarf Choice Scarf Landorus-T, and while Mega Charizard Y can remove removes Steel-(AH) and Grass-Type walls such as Skarmory, Ferrothorn, and Tangrowth that this set struggles with. Due to its poor Spd Special Defense, Kartana is always vulnerable to special attackers that outspeeds it, like Tornadus-T and Iron Valiant. This requires it to be paired mandates its pairing (again, not rly something I'd change if it doesn't accomplish anything flow-wise) with a good special wall that can check those such threats, such as Tapu Fini and or (the subject here is singular "wall) Slowking. Kartana can also struggle with entry hazard setters such as Mega Diancie, Heatran, and Skarmory due to its inability to force them out, so teammates that can limit them such as Slowing Slowking and Heatran make for good partners.

[CREDITS]
Written by:
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Quality checked by:
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Grammar checked by:
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