Grammar-Prose Workshop v7

autumn · Jul 28, 2026

set-up sweepers

This should be setup sweepers.

Set up is a verb (an action), so Dragonite can set up on Chansey
Setup is a noun (a thing), generally associated with another thing like setup sweeper / setup move / setup opportunity etc

Steel- and ~~Dark Types~~ Dark-types like Copperajah, Duraludon, (AC) or Incineroar

Similar to the previous exercises that earth and skype covered, the 'or' here should be changed to 'and'. This rule is a bit more complex, so please don't hesitate to ask if this doesn't make sense.

Or = singular word to connect things
And = plural word to connect things
If you're referring to multiple things (teammates, threats, foes etc), this makes the subject plural because it's referring to more than one thing. Therefore, you need to use 'and' in lists of examples to make sure that the plural subject agrees with the plural word 'and'
If you're talking about one thing (a teammate, a threat, a foe etc), this makes the subject singular because it's only referring to one single thing. Therefore, you need to use the singular word 'or' to agree with that singular subject.

In a list of examples, you need to look for two things:
1. The subject of what the examples are (so something like threats, teammates, foes etc- what the list items are examples of)
2. The connecting word used to separate the list items (either 'and' or 'or')

You need the 1 and 2 to agree grammatically.

If 1 is plural, then 2 needs to be 'and'. The word 'and' is plural as well, so there's agreement
If 1 is singular (so if it said 'a foe' instead of 'foes'), then 2 needs to be 'or'. The word 'or' is singular as well, so there's agreement.
If 1 is plural and 2 is singular / 1 is singular and 2 is plural, there isn't agreement, and the sentence is incorrect. You need to make sure 2 matches 1.

In an example like ‘Volcarona can set up on foes (1) like Corviknight or (2) Skarmory, you can see the 1 and 2 points highlighted. There isn’t agreement here because 1 is plural (foes), whereas 2 is singular (or). Both the subject and the word connecting the list need to match up - singular + singular or plural + plural.

In this sentence, you have 'Dark- and Steel-types (1) like opperajah, Duraludon, or (2) Incineroar'. This doesn't match.
1 = Dark- and Steel-types = plural (because typeS is plural)
2 = or = singular word

You want to make sure that 2 (the connecting word) matches 1 (the subject). The subject is plural, so the matching connecting word you need is 'and'.

Focus Blast ~~KOs the~~ provides coverage against Steel- and ~~Dark Types~~ Dark-types like Copperajah, Duraludon, (AC) or Incineroar ~~who would take a Psychic Type attack but~~ that resist or are immune to Psychic-type attacks, while Tera Blast Fairy can be used ~~to have a super-effective~~ as an effective attack into Goodra and Flygon.

This sentence has a lot of lateral changes in it, which should be avoided. A lateral change is a change from one correct word/phrase -> a second correct word/phrase that doesn’t have a prose justification and is made based on preference / “this sounds better”. This is bad because it takes away correct words/phrases that the writer chose to use, which reduces the amount of voice they have in the analysis.

General rule is if there's nothing wrong with the original text, even if you personally would have done it differently, don't make a change. Think 'what did the writer do wrong that forces me to change this?'

Don’t Make Lateral Changes: A lateral change is a change from one correct word/phrase -> a second correct word/phrase that doesn’t have a prose justification and is made based on preference / “this sounds better”. This is bad because it takes away correct words/phrases that the writer chose to use, which reduces the amount of voice they have in the analysis.
- You want to make sure you're checking what's in the analysis and not what you'd personally write if this was your own analysis.
- If you can’t justify a change, it’s likely more of a personal preference; in GP, we want to put the writer’s preferences first.
Preserve Voice: We want to preserve as much of the original writer’s voice as possible.
- This likely differs from other writing.editing advice where efficiency comes first, but in Smogon’s case, voice is valued more.
- Writers are often interested in contributing to get their own words on-site, so us heavily rewriting them when there’s no real need can be discouraging.
Evaluate Small Changes Heavily: Single word/small phrase changes are much more likely to be lateral because fewer prose errors (e.g. overlong sentences) can apply to a single word.
- If you’re changing one word to another / deleting a single word, it’s really important that you have a strong justification (e.g. repetition/redundancy).
Make the Least Intrusive Change: Make the change that preserves as much of the original wording as possible.
- Prose editing is more subjective than fixing grammar errors, so there are often multiple options to fix the same error; some of these are more intrusive than others.
- A good edit involves making the change that preserves as much as possible to maintain voice.
- For example, if one word is repeated, you would want to change that single word instead of rewriting the whole sentence because that's more intrusive.

In this sentence:

'KOs the Steel- and Dark-types' is fine to say - the writer did nothing wrong here. The original is actually betterbecause it gives more specific information, whereas this rephrasing makes it more generic.
'that would otherwise take a Psychic-type attack' also is fine to say - writer did nothing wrong here. This talks specifically about being able to take an attack, whereas the rephrasing again makes it more generic and closer to dex info.
'but' is fine as a connective here to show contrast - the writer did nothing wrong by using that word.
'super effective' (no hyphen) is also fine to say - the writer did nothing wrong with that either. Again, the rewrite makes it more generic - super effective is a specific Pokemon term, whereas 'effective' does not capture that (and would be incorrect actually if you take effective = neutral).

attack into Goodra and Flygon.

This should be 'against' - the word into and against don't have the same meaning.

foes such as Incineroar, Gligar or and Heracross.

Good change with the 'and' here! There needs to a comma after Gligar though, as Smogon uses the Oxford comma.

In general, please don't be afraid to speak up if you don't understand any of the feedback that we're giving you - we want you to succeed, so we're happy to go over things more in PMs as well as just this thread.

latias999999999 · Jul 28, 2026

Thank you for taking the time to correct me! Things seem obvious once you point them out but I keep missing them in practice

latias999999999 · Jul 29, 2026

Beginner #4

Cloyster is a strong ~~late game~~ late-game presence on hyper offense teams with powerful ~~wall breakers~~ wallbreakers and ~~set up~~ setup sweepers. It struggles to break through bulky ~~Water types~~ Water-types and other ~~Ice resists~~ Ice-resistant Pokemon since it lacks coverage; Serperior OHKOs them with super-effective STABs (RC) while pressuring other opponents with its boosted special attack. Cloyster also has a bad matchup into Infernape and Breloom, (AC) as they have access to super-effective ~~priortiy~~ priority moves such as Vacuum Wave and Mach Punch. Defoggers like ~~Altaria-Mega~~ Mega Altaria, Hydreigon, (AC) and or Gliscor help Cloyster as it is relied on to switch in often and it Cloyster cannot do so due to its vulnerability to Stealth ~~Rocks~~ Rock.

skype · Jul 29, 2026

latias999999999

some words will be highlighted to make it easier to point out things

i've also marked areas that need a comma with ", (AC)"

Cloyster is a strong ~~late game~~ late-game presence on hyper offense teams with powerful ~~wall breakers~~ wallbreakers and ~~set up~~ setup sweepers.

yay, no notes here! all of these changes were correct! good job remembering to change set-up to setup.

It struggles to break through bulky ~~Water types~~ Water-types and other ~~Ice resists~~ Ice-resistant Pokemon, (AC) since it lacks coverage; Serperior OHKOs them with super-effective STABs (RC) while pressuring other opponents with its boosted special attack.

- a comma is needed before since here because it means because. the GP Beginner Notes state that "as" and "since" should be preceded by commas when they have this meaning.

Section 1: English Grammar

Commas

- OHKOs should be OHKOes here, remember this:

- OHKOes is the verb form, so use it when a Pokemon is performing an action:

Choice Band Marshadow OHKOes Gholdengo with Spectral Thief.

- OHKOs is the plural noun, so use it when referring to multiple one-hit KOs as a noun:

Choice Band Marshadow can score OHKOs against many offensive foes.

- similarly to setup, super-effective should be super effective, as this phrase is never hyphenated.

- STABs should be STAB moves or STAB attacks, as STAB should be used to describe a move or attack rather than pluralised on its own.

- opponents should be foes, as opponent refers to the opposing player, while foe refers to the opposing Pokemon.

Marshadow can pressure foes such as Dragapult and Gholdengo with its Ghost-type STAB moves, often forcing the opponent to switch.

- special attack should be Special Attack here, as it appears to refer to Serperior's boosted stat.

Cloyster also has a bad matchup into Infernape and Breloom, (AC) as they have access to super-effective ~~priortiy~~ priority moves such as Vacuum Wave and Mach Punch.

- into should be against here, as the two words are not interchangeable.

- use against when describing a matchup, effectiveness, or how one Pokemon can perform relative to another one:

Marshadow has a good matchup against Gholdengo.

- use into when describing movement or a change:

Marshadow can switch into a predicted Close Combat.

- super-effective should once again be super effective.

Defoggers like ~~Altaria-Mega~~ Mega Altaria, Hydreigon, (AC) and or Gliscor help Cloyster, (AC) as it is relied on to switch in often, (AC) and it Cloyster cannot do so due to its vulnerability to Stealth ~~Rocks~~ Rock.

- again there should be a comma after Cloyster, as "as" means "because" here

- a comma is needed before "and" because the part that follows, "it cannot do so due to its vulnerability to Stealth Rock" works as a complete sentence on its own. this is covered in the GP Beginner Notes under the comma rule for "and", "but", and "or".

Section 1: English Grammar

Commas

Example -

Marshadow pressures Gholdengo with Spectral Theif, (AC) and it can revenge kill weakened foes with Shadow Sneak.

However, no comma is needed here:

Marshadow pressures Gholdengo with Spectral Theif and revenge kills weakened foes with Shadow Sneak.

- changing the second it to Cloyster was unnecessary, both instances of it clearly refer to Cloyster, so this is a lateral change that also makes the sentence more repetitive and clunky.

overall, there's some improvement here, but I would strongly recommend rereading the GP Beginner Notes, especially the sections on comma rules and proofreading with Ctrl + F, before attempting another exercise. since you've now completed a few of these, it's important to carry the feedback from each one into the next. if anything in the notes or feedback is unclear, please reach out so we can go over it in more depth.

Credits to autumn for this section:

In section 4 of the beginner notes doc, there's a list of words that we recommend using ctrl + f for in a text to check that all the errors associated with those words hae been covered off.
- For example, if you ctrl + f for the word 'and', you have every instance highlighted, so you can see if the and/but/or commas are correct, if it should be 'or' instead due to the and/or rule, and if there are Oxford commas if needed. Ctrl + f for the word 'as' highlights each one so you can check each instance to see if the word means 'because' etc.
- It may seem time consuming on paper to check every word on that list, but what it does instead is proofread systematically for each common error instead of reading over and over trying to remember every possible error at once.

also, please make sure “Use comment color” is turned on in the formatting toolbox. this ensures that punctuation changes, such as added or removed commas, appear in the correct comment colors rather than the regular add / remove colors.

OceanicGamer · Jul 30, 2026

~~Slither-Wing~~ Slither Wing is a niche defensive pivot which uses ~~it's~~ its interesting type, serviceable bulk, (AC) and reliable recovery in Morning Sun to check attackers like Great Tusk, Breloom, (AC) and or Kingambit. U-turn generates momentum for ~~Slither-Wing's~~ Slither Wing's team against ~~mons~~ Pokemon such as Flutter Mane and Skeledirge, (AC) and it importantly allows ~~Slither-Wing~~ Slither Wing to avoid being trapped by Gothitelle. Close Combat ~~OHKOs~~ OHKOes Iron Bundle and Chi-Yu and ~~2HKOs~~ 2HKOes Miraidon, (AC) which Body Press cannot do. Will-O-Wisp's burn stops the Pokemon ~~Slither-Wing~~ Slither Wing checks from using it as ~~set up~~ setup fodder, it also punishes ~~opponents~~ foes such as Toxapex or and Corviknight for switching in. Morning Sun ~~heals Slither-Wing for 50% of its health, helping it to~~ helps Slither Wing consistently switch into Great Tusk. Tera Water provides a resistance to ~~Fire type~~ Fire-type attacks from Koraidon and Chi-Yu, and ~~Water type~~ Water-type attacks from Iron Bundle and Palafin allowing for a last ditch counterattack. 168 Speed EVs ~~out speed adamant~~ allows Slither Wing to outspeed Adamant Breloom, (AC) and the rest are dumped into physical bulk.

first in a while

skype · Jul 31, 2026

OceanicGamer

some words will be highlighted to make it easier to point out things

i've also marked areas that need a comma with ", (AC)"

~~Slither-Wing~~ Slither Wing is a niche defensive pivot which uses ~~it's~~ its interesting type, serviceable bulk, (AC) and reliable recovery in Morning Sun to check attackers like Great Tusk, Breloom, (AC) and or Kingambit.

- really happy to say that you correctly changed "Slither-Wing" to "Slither Wing", "it's" to "its", added both commas, and changed "or" to "and", great job here!

however two errors were missed here:

- "which" should be "that" here:

using "which" would make everything after defensive pivot sound like optional extra information. however, the rest of the sentence explains how Slither Wing functions as a defensive pivot, so it is part of the main point and should use "that" without a comma. you can refer to the “which vs that” section of the GP Beginner Notes for a full explanation of this rule.

GP Beginner Notes:

'Which' and 'that' are not interchangeable. This article helps elaborate on the below https://www.grammarly.com/blog/grammar/which-vs-that/

Which

Which clauses are used when the sentence is non-restrictive, meaning that the part of the sentence in the 'which' clause applies to every potential example with no restrictions or exceptions.
For example 'Pokemon, which are immune to Draco Meteor' would not be non-restrictive because 'are immune to Draco Meteor’ does not apply to every Pokemon - some are, and some aren’t, which is a restriction.
However, 'Fairy-types, which are immune to Draco Meteor' would be non-restrictive because there are no exceptions to the rule that Fairy-types are immune to Dragon.
In a sentence with a ‘which’ clause, you can remove the 'which' clause and the sentence both still makes sense grammatically and holds the same meaning; you should be able to cut it out of the sentence entirely with the original idea staying the same. If this doesn’t work, then a ‘which’ clause isn’t correct.
Which clauses also always need a comma before them. Even if you're not sure of the distinction, a ‘which’ clause without a comma needs a fix.
Another example of a correct ‘which’ clause would be "Ghost-types, which are immune to Rapid Spin" - non-restrictive because every single Ghost-type is immune, no restrictions/exceptions.

That

'That' clauses are restrictive and don't need a comma before them. The 'that' part of the sentence is essential for the rest of the sentence to make sense and communicate an idea.
No part of a sentence using 'that' is removable.
In sentences with examples, the part of the sentence after ‘that’ only applies to some examples and not all possible examples.
An example would be 'Electric-types that are immune to Ground check Landorus-T'. This has to be restrictive because some Electric-types are immune to Ground and others are not, so things like Zapdos/Rotom-W do check it, but a Pikachu does not.

if you read that wall of text and your first thought was “huh, what does that even mean?”, completely understandable LOL, so i'll explain it in simpler terms:

- we use "that" when the information is part of a sentence's main point and helps describe exactly what we mean.

- we use ", which", with a comma before it, when you’re only adding an extra side fact that could be removed without changing the main point.

a simple way to remember it:

- "that" gives information needed for the main description
- ", which" adds an extra side fact and needs a comma

for example:

Marshadow is a revenge killer that uses Shadow Sneak to pick off weakened foes.

- shadow sneak information explains how Marshadow performs the role of a revenge killer so we use that.

Marshadow, which has access to Shadow Sneak, can revenge kill weakened foes.

- here, shadow sneak is added as an extra fact, so use which with commas, if the highlighted potion was cut this sentence would still make sense on its own: "Marshadow can revenge kill weakened foes."

- "type" should be "typing" when referring to a Pokemon's type combination.

U-turn generates momentum for ~~Slither-Wing's~~ Slither Wing's team against ~~mons~~ Pokemon such as Flutter Mane and Skeledirge, (AC) and it importantly allows ~~Slither-Wing~~ Slither Wing to avoid being trapped by Gothitelle. Close Combat ~~OHKOs~~ OHKOes Iron Bundle and Chi-Yu and ~~2HKOs~~ 2HKOes Miraidon, (AC) which Body Press cannot do.

- perfect! no notes here :D great job getting all the objective errors and adding the commas in the right places here!

Will-O-Wisp's burn stops the Pokemon ~~Slither-Wing~~ Slither Wing checks from using it as ~~set up~~ setup fodder, it also punishes ~~opponents~~ foes such as Toxapex or and Corviknight for switching in.

- the comma after "fodder," creates a comma splice because both sides can stand alone as complete sentences. The least intrusive fix is to replace that comma with a semicolon (;)

a semicolon can join two closely related parts of a sentence that could each be written as a complete sentence.

here, both parts work on their own:

- Will-O-Wisp's burn stops the Pokemon Slither Wing checks from using it as setup fodder.

- It also punishes foes such as Toxapex and Corviknight for switching in.

because both are complete sentences, they cannot be joined with only a comma. you COULD add a period but it is not needed and seen as lateral, a semicolon keeps these sentences together without changing the writer's wording i.e. it is the least intrusive fix:

Will-O-Wisp's burn stops the Pokemon Slither Wing checks from using it as setup fodder; the move also punishes foes such as Toxapex and Corviknight for switching in.

EDIT: ty Ascension Evermore for poiting this out but

- the second "it" should be clarified. The first "it" refers to Slither Wing, while the second refers to Will-O-Wisp, so using the same pronoun for two different subjects makes the sentence confusing. changing the second "it" to "the move" fixes this

Morning Sun ~~heals Slither-Wing for 50% of its health, helping it to~~ helps Slither Wing consistently switch into Great Tusk.

- perfect, no notes here! removing the explanation that morning sun "heals 50% of slither wing's health" correctly removes dex information while preserving the useful point of the sentence, but for future reference make sure you leave a comment indicating why you cut it... a simple (dex info) will suffice

Tera Water provides a resistance to ~~Fire type~~ Fire-type attacks from Koraidon and Chi-Yu, and ~~Water type~~ Water-type attacks from Iron Bundle and Palafin, (AC) allowing for a last ditch counterattack.

- the comma after ", Chi-Yu" should be removed, it is only separating the two kinds of attacks, not two complete sentences.

using "as well as" here instead of "and" also makes the two kinds of attacks easier to separate and avoids the repeated uses of and, which i would personally do here

- a comma is needed after Palafin before allowing.
- "last ditch" should be hyphenated as "last-ditch".

168 Speed EVs ~~out speed adamant~~ allows Slither Wing to outspeed Adamant Breloom, (AC) and the rest are dumped into physical bulk.

- great job, you correctly capitalised Speed and Adamant, changed "out speed" to "outspeed", gave the action a Pokemon as its subject, and added the comma before and!

however, "allows" should be "allow" because EVs is plural.

remember:

- plural nouns use allow

- singular nouns use allows

example:

168 Speed EVs allow Slither Wing to outspeed Adamant Breloom.

This EV spread allows Slither Wing to outspeed Adamant Breloom.

really happy to see great improvement here, several of the formatting and comma changes were handled correctly! the main things to review are which versus that, comma splices, when commas are needed before phrases like which and allowing, and subject-verb agreement like EVs allow versus an EV spread allows.

i'd recommend giving those parts of the GP Beginner Notes another read before your next exercise and using the Ctrl + F proofreading method autumn mentioned in your Ceruledge check last time to check for common errors before submitting. this was deffo a step in the right direction, though. great job!

In section 4 of the beginner notes doc, there's a list of words that we recommend using ctrl + f for in a text to check that all the errors associated with those words hae been covered off.
- For example, if you ctrl + f for the word 'and', you have every instance highlighted, so you can see if the and/but/or commas are correct, if it should be 'or' instead due to the and/or rule, and if there are Oxford commas if needed. Ctrl + f for the word 'as' highlights each one so you can check each instance to see if the word means 'because' etc.
- It may seem time consuming on paper to check every word on that list, but what it does instead is proofread systematically for each common error instead of reading over and over trying to remember every possible error at once.

latias999999999 · Aug 4, 2026

Beginner Attempt No. 5

Brave Bird hits threatening Grass- ~~Types~~ and ~~Fighting Types~~ Fighting-types such as Amoonguss, Celebi, (AC) and or Infernape ~~super-effectively~~ (RC) super effectively while also having the ability to ~~revenge-kill weakneed~~ revenge kill weakened, (AC) slower opponents. ~~Z-Brave Bird OHKOs~~ Supersonic Skystrike OHKOes Latias and Hydreigon after Stealth ~~Rocks~~ Rock, (AC) but running it means Crobat cannot run Black Sludge. U-turn allows Crobat to ~~utilise~~ utilize its high Speed to pivot out of ~~Flying resists~~ Flying-resistant Pokemon that it has a bad match up ~~into~~ (RC) against while keeping up momentum for its team. Taunt is essential, (AC) as it shuts down defensive Pokemon such as Alomomola (RC) and prevents ~~opponents~~ foes such as Hippowdon from being able to ~~setup~~ setup entry hazards .

skype · Aug 5, 2026

latias999999999

some words will be highlighted to make it easier to point out things

reminder from last time, please make sure “Use comment color” is turned on in the formatting toolbox. this ensures that punctuation changes, such as added or removed commas, appear in the correct comment colors rather than the regular add / remove colors.

Brave Bird hits threatening Grass- ~~Types~~ and ~~Fighting Types~~ Fighting-types such as Amoonguss, Celebi, (AC) and or Infernape ~~super-effectively~~ (RC) super effectively while also having the ability to ~~revenge-kill weakneed~~ revenge kill weakened, (AC) slower opponents.

- "opponents" should be "foes" here because this refers to the opposing Pokemon, not the opposing player. you caught this later in the paragraph, so make sure to check every instance when proofreading, could be a good idea to add it into your CTRL + F checklist?

~~Z-Brave Bird OHKOs~~ Supersonic Skystrike OHKOes Latias and Hydreigon after Stealth ~~Rocks~~ Rock, (AC) but running it means Crobat cannot run Black Sludge.

- no notes here! Supersonic Skystrike, OHKOes, Stealth Rock, and the comma before but were all handled correctly.

U-turn allows Crobat to ~~utilise~~ utilize its high Speed to pivot out of ~~Flying resists~~ Flying-resistant Pokemon that it has a bad match up ~~into~~ (RC) against while keeping up momentum for its team.

- "match up" should be "matchup" because it is being used as a noun here. when you can put words like a "good" or a "bad" before it, matchup is one word. "match up" is two words when describing how a Pokemon performs, such as "Crobat matches up poorly against Steel-types".

remember:

- matchup is the noun, meaning the situation between two Pokemon:

Mega Dragonite has a good matchup against Mega Charizard X.

- match up is the verb, meaning how a Pokemon performs against something else:

Mega Dragonite can match up well against Mega Charizard X.

Taunt is essential, (AC) as it shuts down defensive Pokemon such as Alomomola (RC) and prevents ~~opponents~~ foes such as Hippowdon from being able to ~~setup~~ setup entry hazards .

- "setup" should be "set up" because it is a verb here. Hippowdon sets up entry hazards, while setup would be used as a noun or adjective, such as a setup sweeper.

- be very careful here, as there is an extra space before the period after "entry hazards". we ideally don't want this to end up in the final version and cause the author to implement it, so it is always a good idea to skim through your check one last time before submitting it.

remember:

- setup is the noun or adjective, referring to the act of preparing to sweep or describing something related to that:

Dragonite is a dangerous setup sweeper.

- set up is the verb, meaning the Pokemon is performing an action:

Mega Dragonite can set up with Dragon Dance.

great improvement here! most of the objective changes were handled correctly, the main things missed were foes vs opponents, matchup vs match up, and set up vs setup, all of which are included in the Ctrl + F proofreading section of the GP Beginner Notes. make sure to check every instance of those terms before submitting, as you correctly caught some of them elsewhere in the paragraph. go ahead and try one of the intermediate exercises and see how you get on with it :)

latias999999999 · Aug 7, 2026

Intermediate No.1

~~Slither-Wing~~ Slither Wing is a niche, (AC) defensive pivot ~~which~~ that uses ~~it's~~ its interesting ~~type~~ typing, serviceable bulk, (AC) and reliable recovery in Morning Sun to check attackers like Great Tusk, Breloom, (AC) and or Kingambit. U-turn generates momentum for ~~Slither-Wing's~~ Slither Wing's team against ~~mons~~ Pokemon such as Flutter Mane and Skeledirge, (AC) and it importantly allows ~~Slither-Wing~~ Slither Wing to avoid being trapped by Gothitelle. Close Combat ~~OHKOs~~ OHKOes Iron Bundle and Chi-Yu and ~~2HKOs~~ 2HKOes Miraidon, (AC) which Body Press cannot do. Will-O-Wisp's burn stops the Pokemon ~~Slither-Wing~~ Slither Wing checks from using it as ~~set up~~ setup fodder (RC); (ASC) it also punishes ~~opponents~~ foes such as Toxapex or Corviknight for switching in. Morning Sun ~~heals Slither-Wing for 50% of its health, helping it to~~ helps Slither Wing consistently switch into Great Tusk. (Dex info) Tera Water provides Slither Wing a resistance to ~~Fire type~~ Fire-type attacks from Koraidon and Chi-Yu (RC) and Water type attacks from Iron Bundle and Palafin, (AC) allowing for a last ditch counterattack. 168 Speed EVs ~~out speed adamant~~ outspeed Adamant Breloom, (AC) and the rest are dumped into physical bulk.

acezsz · Aug 7, 2026

First time!

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Ceruledge is an exceptional early game wallbreaker on ~~Fire-teams~~ Fire-type teams, (AC) as it has access to strong STABs, moves and priority. Swords Dance allows it to ~~setup~~ set up quickly, enabling it to break ~~opponents~~ foes who would otherwise take its hits like Toxapex or and ~~Goodra-Hisui~~ Hisuian Goodra. Poltergeist is essential for Ceruledge to hit ~~Fire resists~~ Fire-type checks, (AC) like ~~Gouging-Fire~~ Gouging Fire, Toxapex, Skeledirge, (AC) and Heatran, (AC) as it is o~~tehrwise~~ otherwise has a bad matchup into them. Weak Armor, (AC) paired with Focus Sash, (AC) provides a speed boost to Ceruledge when hit, while also preventing it from being ~~OHKOd~~ OHKOed if when there are no entry hazards.

Rahul · Aug 7, 2026

acezsz hello welcome to gp!

Welcome to GP! Firstly, I'd like to introduce you this tool Zrp200 has created that auto-formats GP checks, which can be found here. A guide on how to use the auto-formatting tool can be found here. GP checks use any shade of blue (not green) for additions, any shade of red for removals, and any other distinct colour for comments. This is essentially going to save time and make your changes look better and more readable because nothing has to be done manually anymore. You can also have the tool omit removed punctuation, which makes it easier for writers to implement comma changes. Additionally, you can find beginner notes here which is a great resource to refer to when learning. Moving on to the feedback.

Ceruledge is an exceptional early game wallbreaker on ~~Fire-teams~~ Fire-type teams, (AC) as it has access to strong STABs, moves and priority.

Always use a hyphen when using "early-game, mid-game, and late-game" to refer to the point in a battle when a Pokemon typically fights in a battle.
In Monotype analyses, it is acceptable to use the name of a type to refer to teams centered around said type, similarly to archetypes from standard tiers; e.g., "Psychic" is accepted to refer to Psychic-type teams in a general sense, and "Water teams" is accepted as meaning "Water-type teams". (this was a tricky one for your first check so dw about it)

good job on adding comma but notice how you removed the comma after "STABs" but you forgot to add (RC) there. That's exactly what the GP tool I've linked above takes care of.

Swords Dance allows it to ~~setup~~ set up quickly, enabling it to break ~~opponents~~ foes who would otherwise take its hits like Toxapex or and ~~Goodra-Hisui~~ Hisuian Goodra.

You may not use the pronouns "who", "he", and "she" instead of "which", "that", and "it" to refer to Pokemon; stick with genderless pronouns.

according to this it would just be foes that > foes who

"its" isn't really necessary since the "allows IT to set up" already covers whose "hits" are being talked about in the sentence. We just try to avoid changes where it's not needed and preserve the writers voice as much as possible.

Poltergeist is essential for Ceruledge to hit ~~Fire resists~~ Fire-type checks, (AC) like ~~Gouging-Fire~~ Gouging Fire, Toxapex, Skeledirge, (AC) and Heatran, (AC) as it is o~~tehrwise~~ otherwise has a bad matchup into them.

The word "resists" is only to be used as a form of the infinitive "to resist" and never as a noun ("Flying-type resists such as Pichu are good Pokemon" is incorrect). Similarly, "immunity" is only to be used to refer to a trait ("Pichu's Electric immunity makes it a good check to Thunder Wave users"), not to Pokemon ("Electric immunities such as Pichu are good Pokemon" is incorrect). Instead, use the phrases "x-resistant", "x-immune", and "x-weak" or choose alternative wording that covers what the writer means in context, such as "switch-ins to x-types".

so by this rule it would be "Fire-resistant Pokemon like..."

oh and one more thing in the same part would be the comma you added before "like Gouging Fire..."; in most cases commas before/after 'like' or 'such as' are optional so we just go with whatever the writer has already chosen to do.

“Into” is not a synonym for “against”; a Pokemon doesn’t ‘have a good matchup into Ground-types’, it has a good matchup against them.

Weak Armor, (AC) paired with Focus Sash, (AC) provides a speed boost to Ceruledge when hit, while also preventing it from being ~~OHKOd~~ OHKOed if when there are no entry hazards.

okay so here the commas are not needed, nothing wrong with "Weak Armor paired with Focus Sash provides..."
think of it like "X paired with Y does Z" you don't have to separate those entities/items in this case.

"when hit" part is also not neede and the reason is interesting. I know you felt like adding it because you wanted to explain how Weak Armor works but that is exactly what we consider "dex info". We assume that a reader either knows how abilities/items/moves work or they can simply google/search by any other way pretty quickly.
You can refer to the "dex info" section in the beginner notes I linked above.

Commas before 'while' are needed when it means 'whereas' / is showing contrast. If 'while' is used to mean 'at the same time as' (while also / while (verb)ing) then a comma should not be used.

This is pretty good for the first time hope to see you do more of these.

acezsz · Aug 7, 2026

Second attempt!

Brave Bird hits threatening Grass- ~~Types~~ and ~~Fighting Types~~ Fighting-types such as Amoonguss, Celebi, (AC) and or Infernape ~~super-effectively~~ super effectively, while also having the ability to ~~revenge-kill weakneed~~ revenge kill weakened slower opponents. Z-Brave Bird OHKOs Latias and Hydreigon after Stealth Rocks, (AC) but running it Flyinium Z means Crobat cannot run Black Sludge. U-turn allows Crobat to ~~utilise~~ utilize its high Speed to pivot out of ~~Flying resists~~ Flying-resistant foes that it has a bad match up into, while keeping up momentum for its team. Taunt is essential as it shuts down defensive Pokemon such as Alomomola, and prevents ~~opponents~~ foes such as Hippowdon from ~~being able tosetup~~ setting up entry hazards.

skype · Aug 7, 2026

acezsz

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Brave Bird hits threatening Grass- ~~Types~~ and ~~Fighting Types~~ Fighting-types such as Amoonguss, Celebi, (AC) and or Infernape ~~super-effectively~~ super effectively, while also having the ability to ~~revenge-kill weakneed~~ revenge kill weakened slower opponents.

- great work here! "Grass- and Fighting-types" is correct! you also correctly caught the comma and correctly changed "or" to "and", "super-effectively" to "super effectively", and "revenge-kill-weakened" to "revenge kill weakened"

- the comma before "while" should be removed, the GP Beginner Notes explain, commas before "while" are only needed when "while" means "whereas" or shows contrast. here, "while also having" means "at the same time as", so there should be no comma

- "opponents" should be "foes" here. "Opponent" refers to the opposing player, while "foe" refers to the opposing Pokemon.

Marshadow can pressure foes such as Dragapult and Gholdengo with its Ghost-type STAB moves, often forcing the opponent to switch.

Z-Brave Bird OHKOs Latias and Hydreigon after Stealth Rocks, (AC) but running it Flyinium Z means Crobat cannot run Black Sludge.

- "Z-Brave Bird" should be "Supersonic Skystrike", which is the actual name of the Z-Move. e.g. Twinkle Tackle, Never-Ending Nightmare, Bloom Doom etc.

- "OHKOs" should be "OHKOes" because it is being used as a verb here.

- OHKOes is the verb form, so use it when a Pokemon is performing an action:

Choice Band Marshadow OHKOes Gholdengo with Spectral Thief.

- OHKOs is the plural noun, so use it when referring to multiple one-hit KOs as a noun:

Choice Band Marshadow can score OHKOs against many offensive foes.

- "Stealth Rocks" should be "Stealth Rock", since the move's name is singular

- changing "it" to "Flyinium Z" isn't necessary, as once "Z-Brave Bird" is corrected to "Supersonic Skystrike", "running it" is already clear and tells us exactly what they mean

U-turn allows Crobat to ~~utilise~~ utilize its high Speed to pivot out of ~~Flying resists~~ Flying-resistant foes that it has a bad match up into, while keeping up momentum for its team.

- great catches on "U-turn", "utilize", "Speed", and fixing "Flying resists" to "Flying-resistant foes" absolutely love to see it

- "match up" should be "matchup" because it is being used as a noun here. when you can put words like a "good" or a "bad" before it, matchup is one word. "match up" is two words when describing how a Pokemon performs, such as "Crobat matches up poorly against Steel-types"

- "into" should be "against". We don't use "into" as another way of saying "against" in this context, so it should be "a bad matchup against".

- use against when describing a matchup, effectiveness, or how one Pokemon can perform relative to another one:

Marshadow has a good matchup against Gholdengo.

- use into when describing movement or a change:

Marshadow can switch into a predicted Close Combat.

- the comma before "while" should also be removed for the same reason as earlier: "while keeping up momentum" is happening alongside crobat pivoting out rather than contrasting with it

Taunt is essential as it shuts down defensive Pokemon such as Alomomola, and prevents ~~opponents~~ foes such as Hippowdon from ~~being able tosetup~~ setting up entry hazards.

- you missed the comma before "as" here. the GP Beginner Notes state that a comma should be used before "as" and "since" when they mean "because". here, "Taunt is essential, as..." means "Taunt is essential because...", so the comma is needed.

- the comma after "Alomomola" should be removed. as covered in the GP Beginner Notes, a comma before "and" is only needed when what comes after it can stand as a complete sentence on its own. "prevents foes" has no subject of its own, since "it" is doing both "shuts down" and "prevents", there should be no comma.

- changing "being able to setup" all the way to "setting up" isn't necessary and what we call a lateral change. the original only needs you to change "setup" to "set up" because it's a verb, good job changing "hazards" to "entry hazards" though. when we GP check something we generally want to make the smallest correction necessary rather than rewriting wording that's otherwise fine.

overall, this is very promising! i know this probably seems like a lot of feedback, and it can definitely be overwhelming trying to remember every single rule at once. that's why i'd highly recommend using Ctrl + F with the GP Beginner Notes while you're checking.

for example, you correctly changed opponents to foes later in the paragraph, but left an earlier opponents unchanged. if you search opponent before submitting, you can quickly check every occurrence and make sure you've applied the rule consistently. the same thing works really well for stuff like while, as, setup, match up, OHKO, and other terms that come up frequently. you absolutely do not need to memorise everything (and we do not expect you) great work and i'm really happy to see your continued interest!

In section 4 of the beginner notes doc, there's a list of words that we recommend using ctrl + f for in a text to check that all the errors associated with those words hae been covered off.

For example, if you ctrl + f for the word 'and', you have every instance highlighted, so you can see if the and/but/or commas are correct, if it should be 'or' instead due to the and/or rule, and if there are Oxford commas if needed. Ctrl + f for the word 'as' highlights each one so you can check each instance to see if the word means 'because' etc.
It may seem time consuming on paper to check every word on that list, but what it does instead is proofread systematically for each common error instead of reading over and over trying to remember every possible error at once.

No_safe_prayer · Aug 10, 2026

Heyy trying this for the first time

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Cloyster is a strong ~~late game~~ Late-game presence on ~~Hyper Offense~~ hyper offense teams with powerful ~~wall breakers~~ wallbreakers and ~~set up~~ setup sweepers. It struggles to break through bulky ~~Water types~~ Water-types and other ~~Ice resists~~ Ice-resistant foes since it lacks coverage; Serperior ~~OHKOs~~ OHKOes them with super-effective STAB ~~STABs~~ moves, while pressuring other ~~opponents~~ foes with its boosted ~~special attack~~ Special Attack. Cloyster also has a bad matchup ~~into~~ against Infernape and ~~Breloom~~ Breloom, (AC) as they have access to super-effective priority moves such as Vacuum Wave and Mach Punch. Defoggers like ~~Altaria-Mega~~ Mega Altaria, Hydreigon, (AC) or Gliscor help Cloyster, (AC) as it is relied on to switch in often and it cannot do so due to its vulnerability to Stealth ~~Rocks~~ Rock.

(Edit: Late-game, i wasnt sure w this and decided to change it)

autumn · Aug 11, 2026

No_safe_prayer

Welcome to GP! Really ncie work on this as a first check; I want to just start by flagging two useful resoruces that should help with future checks:

The GP froamtting tool: as I shared on Discord, this tool will help you a lot by removing the manual processesfrom your check, and it also prevents some of the formatting issues in this check without any effort on your part.

~~late game~~ Late-game

A random capital 'L' has been added here in the middle of the sentence and is not coloured.

STAB ~~STABs~~ moves

That first STAB is also an addition and needs to be coloured blue.

GP Beginner Notes: this is a beginner-friendly document containing key standards and grammar rules to learn as well as advice on subjective changes and proofreading.

It struggles to break through bulky ~~Water types~~ Water-types and other ~~Ice resists~~ Ice-resistant foes since it lacks coverage

There needs to be a comma before 'since' here. Per the beginner notes:

Commas should be used before ‘as’ and ‘since’ if they mean because; the word ‘because’ itself does not need this.

You can substitute since for because here (strugglesto break through xyz because it lacks coverage), so you need a comma.

Serperior ~~OHKOs~~ OHKOes them with super-effective STAB ~~STABs~~ moves, while pressuring other ~~opponents~~ foes with its boosted ~~special attack~~ Special Attack.

The term 'super effective' is not hyphenated.
The comma before 'while'is incorrect here per the rule in the beginner notes.

Commas before 'while' are needed when it means 'whereas' / is showing contrast. If 'while' is used to mean 'at the same time as' (while also / while (verb)ing) then a comma should not be used.

A phrase like 'while also' 'while still' 'while simultaneously' cannot show contrast because the definition of those words is along the lines of 'at the same time as'. Therefore, you do not use a comma before those phrases
The phrase 'while also [verb]ing' (so 'while being/while allowing/while preventing' etc etc) also cannot show contrast because the phrase in practice means 'while also being', which doesn't show contrast as explained in the point above.

The 'while' here is a 'while [verb]ing' structure, which means it cannot be used to show contrast/mean whereas and a comma should not be used.

super-effective priority moves

This use of 'super effective' also should not be hyphenated.

Defoggers like ~~Altaria-Mega~~ Mega Altaria, Hydreigon, (AC) or Gliscor

The 'or' here should be changed to 'and'. This rule is a bit more complex, so please don't hesitate to ask if this doesn't make sense.

Or = singular word to connect things
And = plural word to connect things
If you're referring to multiple things (teammates, threats, foes etc), this makes the subject plural because it's referring to more than one thing. Therefore, you need to use 'and' in lists of examples to make sure that the plural subject agrees with the plural word 'and'
If you're talking about one thing (a teammate, a threat, a foe etc), this makes the subject singular because it's only referring to one single thing. Therefore, you need to use the singular word 'or' to agree with that singular subject.

In a list of examples, you need to look for two things:
1. The subject of what the examples are (so something like threats, teammates, foes etc- what the list items are examples of)
2. The connecting word used to separate the list items (either 'and' or 'or')

You need the 1 and 2 to agree grammatically.

If 1 is plural, then 2 needs to be 'and'. The word 'and' is plural as well, so there's agreement
If 1 is singular (so if it said 'a foe' instead of 'foes'), then 2 needs to be 'or'. The word 'or' is singular as well, so there's agreement.
If 1 is plural and 2 is singular / 1 is singular and 2 is plural, there isn't agreement, and the sentence is incorrect. You need to make sure 2 matches 1.

In an example like ‘Volcarona can set up on foes (1) like Corviknight or (2) Skarmory, you can see the 1 and 2 points highlighted. There isn’t agreement here because 1 is plural (foes), whereas 2 is singular (or). Both the subject and the word connecting the list need to match up - singular + singular or plural + plural.

In this sentence, you have 'Defoggers (1) like Mega Altaria, Hydreigon, or (2) Gliscor'. This doesn't match.
1 = Defoggers = plural
2 = or = singular word

You want to make sure that 2 (the connecting word) matches 1 (the subject). The subject is plural, so the matching connecting word you need is 'and'.

it is relied on to switch in often and it cannot do so due to its vulnerability to Stealth ~~Rocks~~ Rock.

You need a comma before 'and' here. Per the beginner notes:

Commas before 'and' 'but' 'or' are only needed if the clause that comes after it is independent (meaning it’s a grammatically correct sentence without depending on the other part to make sense). If it isn’t independent, the comma should not be used.

The clause after the 'and' here is 'it cannot do so due to its vulnerability to Stealth Rock' - this is an independent clause because there's a grammatical subject.

acezsz · Aug 11, 2026

Take three!

Psychic Noise helps Reuniclus against bulky ~~opponents~~ foes with recovery, (AC) as it can disrupt Dudunsparce (RC) and Wish users like Vaporeon. Psyshock lets Reuniclus easily beat offensive Calm Mind ~~set up~~ setup sweepers like ~~Articuno-Galar~~ Galarian Articuno. Focus Blast ~~KOs the~~ KOes Steel- and ~~Dark Types~~ Dark-types like Copperajah, Duraludon, (AC) and or Incineroar ~~who~~ that would take a ~~Psychic Type~~ Psychic-type attack, (AC) but Tera Blast Fairy can be used to have a ~~super-effective~~ super effective attack ~~into~~ against Goodra and Flygon. Tera Fairy maintains Reuniclus's Fighting ~~resist~~ (RC) resistance while allowing it to take Knock Off and U-turn from ~~opponents~~ foes such as Incineroar, Gligar, (AC) and or Heracross.

Ascension Evermore · Aug 11, 2026

acezsz here's some comprehensive feedback on Reuniclus!

lol get pranked

this is perfect, amazing work! feel free to attempt the intermediate exercises!

acezsz · Aug 12, 2026

Intermediate 1

One of ~~Brelooms~~ Breloom's main struggles is getting past ~~Poison Types~~ Poison-types like Vileplume, Dragalge, (AC) and ~~Slowbro-Galar~~ Galarian Slowbro, so Psychic- and Ground-types like Munkidori, Uxie, or and Flygon are greatly appreciated. The former two as well as Kilowattrel and Dragalge excel at pivoting Breloom in on Dark- and Steel-types like Klefki, Registeel, (AC) and Alolan Muk ~~or Muk-Alola~~ with their U-turn and Flip Turn. ~~Articuno-G~~ Galarian Articuno is an exceptionally good partner, (AC) which can provide U-turn support, (AC) ~~and~~ can use Future Sight to limit Breloom's ~~switchins~~ switch-ins even further, and abuse Vileplume's Strength Sap with its Competitive. In a similar vein, pivot partners such as Mienshao, Incineroar, Inteleon, (AC) and the aforementioned Flygon make good partners, (AC) since they commonly draw in ~~Water types~~ Water-types like Vaporeon, Milotic, Gastrodon, (AC) and or Swampert, for Breloom to abuse. Teammates like Incineroar, ~~A-Muk~~ Alolan Muk, and Bronzong, also make for decent teammates, handling the Psychic- and Fairy-types, like Uxie, Munkidori, Whimsicott, (AC) and or Sylveon who force Breloom out.

No_safe_prayer · Aug 12, 2026

Second (edited)

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Ceruledge is an exceptional ~~early game breaker~~ early-game wallbreaker on ~~Fire-teams~~ Fire teams as it has access to strong ~~STABs~~ I[/I] STAB moves and priority. Swords Dance allows it to ~~setup~~ set up quickly, enabling it to break opponents ~~who~~ that would otherwise take hits like Toxapex or and Goodra-Hisui. Poltergeist is essential for Ceruledge to hit foes that resist Fire ~~resists~~ like ~~Gouging-Fire~~ Gouging Fire, Toxapex, Skeledirge and Heatran, I[/I] as it is ~~otehrwise~~ otherwise has a bad matchup ~~into~~ against them. Weak Armor paired with Focus Sash provides a Speed boost to Ceruledge, while also preventing it from being ~~OHKOd~~ OHKOed if there are no hazards.

Ascension Evermore · Aug 12, 2026

acezsz

One of ~~Brelooms~~ Breloom's main struggles is getting past ~~Poison Types~~ Poison-types like Vileplume, Dragalge, (AC) and ~~Slowbro-Galar~~ Galarian Slowbro, so Psychic- and Ground-types like Munkidori, Uxie, or and Flygon are greatly appreciated.

Perfect! No notes.

The former two as well as Kilowattrel and Dragalge excel at pivoting Breloom in on Dark- and Steel-types like Klefki, Registeel, (AC) and Alolan Muk ~~or Muk-Alola~~ with their U-turn and Flip Turn.

When you have two corresponding lists, it's important to make sure the list orders match. In this case, there is a list, 'Dark- and Steel-types,' followed by a list containing examples of them ('Klefki, Registeel, and Alolan Muk'). But in the second list, the Steel-types are listed first, and in the first list, 'Steel-types' is the second item. This doesn't match, so you should change the first list to 'Steel- and Dark-types' to fix that.

~~Articuno-G~~ Galarian Articuno is an exceptionally good partner, (AC) which can provide U-turn support, (AC) ~~and~~ can use Future Sight to limit Breloom's ~~switchins~~ switch-ins even further, and abuse Vileplume's Strength Sap with its Competitive.

The usage of 'abuse' is incorrect here; it should be something like 'exploit' or 'take advantage of.' From the Spelling and Grammar Standards:
- 'Abuse' means 'use in a negative way / to a negative effect' or 'assault'; it should not be used as a substitute for 'make heavy use of' or 'benefit from.'
Good call turning this sentence into a single three-item list, but you shouldn't repeat 'can' before 'use Future Sight' when you do that. This is because 'can' actually carries over to each item in the list already: 'Galarian Articuno ... can provide U-turn support, [can] use Future Sight ..., and [can] abuse Vileplume's Strength Sap....' By repeating 'can' in the second item but not the third, you effectively make the second item of the list have 'can' twice, which doesn't work.
Good work identifying that 'which' needs a comma before it, but this is actually a case where 'that' fits better. From the GP Beginner Notes:

Which clauses are used when the sentence is non-restrictive, meaning that the part of the sentence in the 'which' clause applies to every potential example with no restrictions or exceptions.
In a sentence with a 'which' clause, you can remove the 'which' clause and the sentence both still makes sense grammatically and holds the same meaning; you should be able to cut it out of the sentence entirely with the original idea staying the same. If this doesn’t work, then a 'which' clause isn’t correct.
'That' clauses are restrictive and don't need a comma before them. The 'that' part of the sentence is essential for the rest of the sentence to make sense and communicate an idea.
No part of a sentence using 'that' is removable.
In sentences with examples, the part of the sentence after 'that' only applies to some examples and not all possible examples.

In this sentence, the part that precedes 'which' is 'an exceptionally good partner.' But not every 'exceptionally good partner' can provide U-turn support, use Future Sight to limit Breloom's switch-ins even further, and take advantage of Vileplume's Strength Sap with its Competitive - those are things that Galarian Articuno specifically does. Since it doesn't apply to every example of an exceptionally good partner, 'that' is more appropriate here.

In a similar vein, pivot partners such as Mienshao, Incineroar, Inteleon, (AC) and the aforementioned Flygon make good partners, (AC) since they commonly draw in ~~Water types~~ Water-types like Vaporeon, Milotic, Gastrodon, (AC) and or Swampert, for Breloom to abuse.

Same comment about 'abuse' here as in the previous sentence.
The word 'partners' is repeated in this sentence. You could fix this by condensing 'pivot partners' to just 'pivots.'
The way the list of Water-types is offset is incorrect. Writers can choose whether or not to offset lists like this with commas, but if they do so, there needs to be a comma on both sides of the list, not just after the list like in this sentence. So this should be either '...Water-types like Vaporeon, Milotic, Gastrodon, and Swampert for Breloom to exploit,' or '...Water-types, like Vaporeon, Milotic, Gastrodon, and Swampert, for Breloom to exploit.' Both of these are grammatically correct - you just can't only have one of the commas like the original sentence does.

Teammates like Incineroar, ~~A-Muk~~ Alolan Muk, and Bronzong, also make for decent teammates, handling the Psychic- and Fairy-types, like Uxie, Munkidori, Whimsicott, (AC) and or Sylveon who force Breloom out.

The word 'teammates' is repeated in this sentence. You could fix this by just getting rid of the first mention altogether and simply starting the sentence with 'Incineroar.'
The commas after 'Bronzong' and 'Fairy-types' have the exact same issue as the comma after 'Swampert' did in the previous sentence - either they should be removed, or another comma should be added at the opposite end of their lists.
The usage of 'who' is incorrect here, and it should be 'that' instead. From the Spelling and Grammar Standards:
- You may not use the pronouns 'who,' 'he,' and 'she' instead of 'which,' 'that,' and 'it' to refer to Pokemon; stick with genderless pronouns.

Good work here overall! One more final note: this isn't a grammar thing, but as a matter of best practice, it's generally good to leave a comment when you suggest to add a hyphen or other punctuation mark, since that can be difficult for a writer to spot sometimes. The tool does commas, periods, and semicolons for you, but it's usually better to say something yourself for other punctuation marks as well. Anyway, it's great to see your progress! Let me know via Discord or forum PMs if you have any questions!

skype · Aug 12, 2026

No_safe_prayer

some words will be highlighted to make it easier to point out things

i've also marked areas that need a comma with ", (AC)"

Ceruledge is an exceptional ~~early game breaker~~ early-game wallbreaker on ~~Fire-teams~~ Fire teams as, (AC) it has access to strong ~~STABs~~ (RC) STAB moves and priority.

- changing "early game breaker" to "early-game wallbreaker", "Fire-teams" to "Fire teams" and "STABs" to "STAB moves" is great! well done!!

- however you missed a comma before "as" though, as covered in the Commas section of the GP Beginner Notes, a comma should be used before "as" when it means "because"

you can even test this by replacing it with "because": "Ceruledge is an exceptional early-game wallbreaker on Fire teams because it has access to strong STAB moves and priority" still makes sense, so we need the comma

Swords Dance allows it to ~~setup~~ set up quickly, enabling it to break opponents ~~who~~ that would otherwise take hits like Toxapex or and Goodra-Hisui.

- "opponents" should be "foes" here. "Opponent" refers to the opposing player, while "foe" refers to the opposing Pokemon.

Marshadow can pressure foes such as Dragapult and Gholdengo with its Ghost-type STAB moves, often forcing the opponent to switch.

- "Goodra-Hisui" should be "Hisuian Goodra" regional formes are written as "Hisuian X", "Galarian X", etc. (same rule sorta applies to Mega Evolutions i.e. Mega Dragonite NOT Dragonite Mega)

Poltergeist is essential for Ceruledge to hit foes that resist Fire ~~resists~~ like ~~Gouging-Fire~~ Gouging Fire, Toxapex, Skeledirge, (AC) and Heatran, (AC) as it is ~~otehrwise~~ otherwise has a bad matchup ~~into~~ against them.

- "Fire resists" to "foes that resist Fire" works well! the original couldn't use "resists" as a noun, and you've reworked it into the verb "resist" instead, fyi "Fire-resistant Pokemon" would also work, but there's no need to force that exact wording if your version is grammatically correct :)

- you missed the comma after "Skeledirge". Smogon uses the serial / Oxford comma in lists of three or more (GP Beginner Notes) so it should be "Gouging Fire, Toxapex, Skeledirge, and Heatran"

as it is ~~otehrwise~~ otherwise has a bad matchup ~~into~~ against them.

wanted to specifically highlight this section:

- "is" needs to be removed here. "it is has" is ungrammatical the intended sentence is "it has"

- however, there's an ambiguity with "it is otherwise has a bad matchup" because the sentence starts with "Poltergeist", "it" can read as though Poltergeist itself has a bad matchup against these Pokemon. this should be clarified to "Ceruledge otherwise has a bad matchup against them".

- good catch on "into" to "against" though

Weak Armor paired with Focus Sash provides a Speed boost to Ceruledge, while also preventing it from being ~~OHKOd~~ OHKOed if there are no hazards.

- "speed" to "Speed" and "OHKOd" to "OHKOed" are both correct! yay!

- the comma before "while also" should be removed. the GP Beginner Notes specifically state that when "while" means "at the same time as" rather than "whereas" / showing contrast, there should be no comma (this is a bit finnicky so pls do lmk if this explanation makes no sense)

- "hazards" should be "entry hazards" because this is the first mention of hazards in the paragraph. the GP Beginner Notes "Other Formatting" section specify that the first mention per paragraph should be "entry hazards"; after that, "hazards" on its own is fine

overall, really nice work here! you caught a lot of the intended changes. the main things i'd go back over are the comma rules in the GP Beginner Notes, particularly commas before as and while, as well as doing one final Ctrl + F pass for things like opponent, regional formes, and hazards. you're definitely on the right track with this one!!

In section 4 of the beginner notes doc, there's a list of words that we recommend using ctrl + f for in a text to check that all the errors associated with those words hae been covered off.

For example, if you ctrl + f for the word 'and', you have every instance highlighted, so you can see if the and/but/or commas are correct, if it should be 'or' instead due to the and/or rule, and if there are Oxford commas if needed. Ctrl + f for the word 'as' highlights each one so you can check each instance to see if the word means 'because' etc.
It may seem time consuming on paper to check every word on that list, but what it does instead is proofread systematically for each common error instead of reading over and over trying to remember every possible error at once.

acezsz · Aug 12, 2026

#2

Thanks to Tidy Up, (AC) Cinccino is the main enabler of hyper offense teams, letting them run many powerful, (AC) hazard weak Pokemon such as ~~Oricorio-Pa'u~~ Oricorio-P, Arcanine, and ~~Ninetales-Alola~~ Alolan Ninetails. Knock Off lets Cinccino hit ~~Ghost Types~~ Ghost-types like Chandelure, as well as Bronzong, an otherwise problematic wall. Encore allows Cincinno to capitalize on passive foes ~~which setup~~ that set up hazards, boost their stats, or heal up, (AC) such as Gligar, Registeel, and Sylveon. Teammates like Diancie, Toxtricity, (AC) and Scyther can work alongside Cinccino to overwhelm shared Steel-type checks like Copperajah and Bronzong (RC); (ASC) however, (AC) Fire- ~~Fires~~ and ~~Fightings~~ Fighting-types such as Chandelure, ~~Tauros-Paldea-Aqua~~ Paldean Tauros-W, and Heracross that easily beat these same Steel-types work as well. Grassy Terrain teams also heavily benefit from Cinccinos presence, (AC) since it lets Oricorio forms, Grafaiai, and Arcanine switch-in without having to take chip damage from hazards.

skype · Aug 13, 2026

acezsz

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Thanks to Tidy Up, (AC) Cinccino is the main enabler of hyper offense teams, letting them run many powerful, (AC) hazard weak Pokemon such as ~~Oricorio-Pa'u~~ Oricorio-P, Arcanine, and ~~Ninetales-Alola~~ Alolan Ninetails.

- this is such an easy mistake to make, but for some reason it’s "Ninetales", not "Ninetails" a lot of people, myself included, mix the two up, just make sure you double check Pokemon names, this is also a good example of why it's always worth giving your additions one final pass through before submitting cus we don't want the author accidentally implementing a new typo from our check!

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- "hazard weak" should be "entry hazard-weak" there are two separate rules involved. firstly, the GP Beginner Notes "Other Formatting" section specify that the first mention per paragraph should be "entry hazards"; after that, "hazards" on its own is fine

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- secondly, "entry hazard-weak" is being used to describe "Pokemon" as a compound adjective, so "hazard-weak" needs to be hyphenated. Fleur's Notes explain that compound adjectives are hyphenated when they come directly before the noun they're describing, but not when they're used after a linking verb.

compare this with "these Pokemon are weak to entry hazards", where it comes after "are" and doesn't need the hyphen.

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Knock Off lets Cinccino hit ~~Ghost Types~~ Ghost-types like Chandelure, as well as Bronzong, an otherwise problematic wall. Encore allows Cincinno to capitalize on passive foes ~~which setup~~ that set up hazards, boost their stats, or heal up, (AC) such as Gligar, Registeel, and Sylveon.

- the comma before "as well as" should be removed. here, Bronzong is an important part of the main point rather than extra information that could be treated as an aside. the GP Beginner Notes specifically say that "as well as" generally doesn't take a comma in this kind of sentence; adding one can turn the following information into an aside and make it seem less important.

here, the sentence is saying "Knock Off lets Cinccino hit Ghost-types like Chandelure as well as Bronzong". both Chandelure and Bronzong are important targets, so Bronzong isn't being added as a side note. putting a comma before "as well as" can make the following information read like an aside instead (this is really really finicky so lmk if i've explained it correctly or confused you mb)

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- missed the spelling mistake in "Cincinno", which should be "Cinccino" here

Teammates like Diancie, Toxtricity, (AC) and Scyther can work alongside Cinccino to overwhelm shared Steel-type checks like Copperajah and Bronzong (RC); (ASC) however, (AC) Fire- ~~Fires~~ and ~~Fightings~~ Fighting-types such as Chandelure, ~~Tauros-Paldea-Aqua~~ Paldean Tauros-W, and Heracross that easily beat these same Steel-types work as well.

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Grassy Terrain teams also heavily benefit from Cinccinos presence, (AC) since it lets Oricorio forms, Grafaiai, and Arcanine switch-in without having to take chip damage from hazards.

- "Cinccinos" should be "Cinccino's" because this is possessive: we're talking about the presence of Cinccino.

- "Oricorio forms" should be "the Oricorio formes". Pokemon uses "forme" for these alternate formes, and "the" clarifies that this means the Oricorio formes collectively, refer to the Spelling and Grammar Standards

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- "switch-in" should be "switch in" because it's being used as a verb here. "switch-in" is the noun, such as "Bronzong is a switch-in to", whereas here the Pokemon are performing the action: "Arcanine can switch in".

example:

"Mega Dragonite can switch in on Mega Charizard Y" uses the verb

"Mega Dragonite is a switch-in to Mega Charizard Y" uses the noun

this was great! most of what was missed here is smaller proofreading stuff rather than a misunderstanding of the bigger rules. i'd strongly recommend doing one final Ctrl + F / proofreading pass in your next check before submitting to catch things like spelling, possessives, and noun vs verb forms

acezsz · Aug 17, 2026

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~~Slither-Wing~~ Slither Wing is a niche defensive pivot ~~which~~ that uses ~~it's~~ its interesting ~~type~~ typing, serviceable bulk, (AC) and reliable recovery in Morning Sun to check attackers like Great Tusk, Breloom, (AC) and or Kingambit. U-turn generates momentum for ~~Slither-Wing's~~ Slither Wing's team against ~~mons~~ Pokemon such as Flutter Mane and Skeledirge, (AC) and it importantly allows ~~Slither-Wing~~ Slither Wing to avoid being trapped by Gothitelle. Close Combat ~~OHKOs~~ OHKOes Iron Bundle ~~and~~ as well as avoids using 'and' twice Chi-Yu and ~~2HKOs~~ 2HKOes Miraidon, (AC) which Body Press cannot do. Will-O-Wisp's burn stops the Pokemon ~~Slither-Wing~~ Slither Wing checks from using it as ~~set up~~ setup fodder (RC). (AP) It also punishes ~~opponents~~ foes such as Toxapex or and Corviknight for switching in. Morning Sun heals ~~Slither-Wing for 50% of its health~~ Slither Wing Dex info, helping it to consistently switch ~~into~~ in against Great Tusk. Tera Water provides a resistance to ~~Fire type~~ Fire-type attacks from Koraidon and Chi-Yu (RC) ~~and Water type~~ as well as Water-type attacks from Iron Bundle and Palafin allowing for a last ditch counterattack. 168 Speed EVs let Slither Wing Slither Wing outspeeds Breloom, not the EVs ~~out speed adamant~~ outspeed Adamant Breloom, (AC) and the rest are dumped into physical bulk.

skype · Aug 17, 2026

acezsz

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this was really well done btw, i'm just gonna touch on the stuff you missed rather than going through every sentence, since i'm pretty confident you know all of the rules at this point but amazing job overall really impressed here

Will-O-Wisp's burn stops the Pokemon ~~Slither-Wing~~ Slither Wing checks from using it as ~~set up~~ setup fodder (RC). (AP) It also punishes ~~opponents~~ foes such as Toxapex or and Corviknight for switching in.

- splitting scentence was fine but it's unclear what "It" refers to at the start of the new sentence are you talking about Slither Wing? Will-O-Wisp" or the burn? the intended subject here is Will-O-Wisp, so "Will-O-Wisp" makes that clear

Morning Sun heals ~~Slither-Wing for 50% of its health~~ Slither Wing Dex info, helping it to consistently switch ~~into~~ in against Great Tusk.

- changing "switch into" to "switch in against" should also be reverted "switch into" was already correct, and the GP Beginner Notes explicitly list "switch into" as an accepted term, so this would be seen as a lateral change

remember:

- use against when describing a matchup, effectiveness, or how one Pokemon can perform relative to another one:

Marshadow has a good matchup against Gholdengo.

- use into when describing movement or a change:

Marshadow can switch into a predicted Close Combat.

Tera Water provides a resistance to ~~Fire type~~ Fire-type attacks from Koraidon and Chi-Yu (RC) ~~and Water type~~ as well as Water-type attacks from Iron Bundle and Palafin, (AC) allowing for a last ditch counterattack.

- you missed a comma after "Palafin", "allowing for a last-ditch counterattack" is giving the result of the whole idea before it, i.e. Tera Water gives Slither Wing these resistances, which then lets it counterattack

"allowing..." is a separate result phrase rather than part of the list ending in "Palafin", we need a comma to separate it

Fleur's notes touch on this a bit generally under misplaced modifiers, where modifying phrases shouldn't accidentally look like they're attached to the wrong thing, not gonna hound you for missing this though, since this specific comma rule isn't actually explained in the notes, it's just something i thought could be worth mentioning :p

- "last ditch" should be "last-ditch" as it is a compound adjective directly describing "counterattack", so it needs to be hyphenated

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