Gyarados [QC 0/2]

Lunaflare

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[SET]
name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Waterfall
move 3: Bounce
move 4: Substitute / Earthquake
item: Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Moxie
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe


[SET COMMENTS]
Gyarados' strength lies within its ability to boost its Attack with Moxie and Dragon Dance. Earthquake can be run as coverage against Toxapex and Zeraora. If you are running Substitute, it should be used in conjunction with Leftovers for the passive health recovery. Substitute also allows Gyarados to avoid Scald burns, all the while forcing Rotom-H and Rotom-W out. On the other hand, Heavy-Duty Boots can negate Stealth Rock.

Teammates that can set up entry hazards, such as Excadrill or Hippowdon, are appreciated for their ability to soften up the opposing team; the examples given are also able to switch in against Electric-types in a pinch, which are a threat to Gyarados. However, they must be careful of Zeraora's Close Combat and Grass Knot. Wallbreakers such as Aegislash and Conkeldurr can punch holes in the opposing team, and sweepers such as Cloyster and Hawlucha also appreciate Gyarados' ability to either punch holes or assist with sweeping. Defog users such as Corviknight are also appreciated if Gyarados is not running Heavy-Duty Boots. Grimmsnarl also provides dual screens support, and Mew can stack hazards on the opposing team.

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Lunaflare said:
[SET]
name: Dragon Dance Sweeper
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Waterfall
move 3: Bounce
move 4: Earthquake/Substitute
item: Life Orb/Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Moxie
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

name: Dragon Dance
move 1: Dragon Dance
move 2: Waterfall
move 3: Bounce
move 4: Substitute / Earthquake
item: Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Moxie
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe

This should be the set. Earthquake should be slashed after Substitute and Life Orb isn't worth mentioning.

[SET COMMENTS]
Gyarados' strength lies within its ability to boost its Attack with Moxie and Dragon Dance. However, it faces competition as a physical Water-type attacker with Dracovish, which doesn't need to boost to sweep. Dracovish is not really a sweeper but rather a wallbreaker. I don't think they're that comparable as they tend to serve different roles, so you can leave this sentence out. Additionally, the absence of Dynamax leaves Gyarados without Max Airstream, and is therefore forced to run its mediocre STAB moves, which are Waterfall and Bounce. You shouldn't talk about past metagames in analyses and you shouldn't really bother talking about its STAB moves regardless. Earthquake can be run as coverage against Electric-types. Toxapex and Zeraora are really the most notable targets, not Electric-types in general since Rotom is immune. If you are running Substitute, it should be used in conjunction with Leftovers for the passive health recovery. A Life Orb can be held to further boost Gyarados' sweeping and wallbreaking potential, while Heavy-Duty Boots can negate Stealth Rock. Substitute (and Leftovers) should be mentioned first, Earthquake (and Heavy-Duty Boots) second. You should talk about what Substitute offers, i.e., avoiding Scald burns and Toxic from passive Pokemon like Toxapex and Seismitoad and thus allowing for easier setup, as well as forcing Rotom-H and Rotom-W to pivot out with Volt Switch (unless they carry Discharge).

Teammates that can set up entry hazards, such as Excadrill or Hippowdon, are appreciated for their ability to soften up the opposing team; the examples given are also able to switch in against Electric-types, which are a threat to Gyarados. Switching these in is honestly quite risky since they fear Close Combat or Grass Knot from Zeraora, Overheat from Rotom-H, Hydro Pump from Rotom-W, etc. Just say they can check them in a pinch. Wallbreakers such as Aegislash and Conkeldurr can punch holes in the opposing team, and sweepers such as Dragapult and Hydreigon also appreciate Gyarados' ability to either punch holes or assist with sweeping. Neither of these are really traditional sweepers, I'd mention Cloyster and Hawlucha instead. Defog users such as Corviknight are also appreciated if Gyarados is not running Heavy-Duty Boots. Overall I'd like to see more of a focus on hyper offense in this paragraph, since that is where setup sweepers like Gyarados shine. Talk about hazard stacking from the likes of Mew, screens support from the likes of Grimmsnarl, etc.

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This analysis still needs quite a bit of work so I'd like to take another look once this is implemented.
 
Please implement my check more thoroughly. You seem to be intent on leaving out some important info while your analysis is currently really short as is. (Scald burns aren't the only thing Substitute avoids, Rotom isn't always forced out, etc.; the analysis currently does seem to imply these things.)
 
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