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:ss/kangaskhan:
Why does this thing have an amazing special movepool with base 40 spa

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[OVERVIEW]
Kangaskhan carves itself a role as a priority attacker in the PU metagame with the combination of Fake Out and Sucker Punch, enabling it to become a good blanket check against offensive teams thanks to its solid power and bulk. Scrappy allows it to combat Ghost-types like Froslass, Gourgeist-S, and especially Silvally-Ghost, distinguishing itself from other Normal-types. Kangaskhan's decent Speed tier permits it to outspeed threats like non-Choice Scarf Mesprit and Tsareena, while its solid natural bulk enables it to take a hit if necessary and continue to wallbreak. However, despite Kangaskhan's good Attack stat and access to Earthquake, it struggles against Pokemon resistant to Normal-type attacks like Gigalith, Regirock, and especially Ferroseed, as it lacks enough power to muscle past them. Fighting-types are also quite common in PU, with Hitmontop and Scrafty being bulky enough to stomach a hit and able to threaten it out with their STAB moves. While its Speed tier is acceptable, offensive threats like Silvally-Fairy, Archeops, and Charizard can outpace it and threaten it with heavy damage. Lastly, although Kangaskhan has a wide movepool, other set options, like Choice Band and defensive variants, tend to be outclassed by other Pokemon with more immediate power or better defensive profiles.

[SET]
name: Dual Priority
move 1: Fake Out
move 2: Double-Edge
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Sucker Punch
item: Silk Scarf / Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Scrappy
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Fake Out enables Kangaskhan to score free chip damage and flinch offensive Pokemon like Froslass, Charizard, and Silvally-Ghost. It should be noted, however, that Ribombee cannot be flinched because of Shield Dust, and Tsareena avoids the attack entirely due to Queenly Majesty. Double-Edge is its primary STAB attack, dealing heavy neutral damage against Tsareena, Silvally-Fairy, and Mesprit. Earthquake OHKOes Togedemaru and Magneton while being its best option to damage Alolan Sandslash, Aggron, and Gigalith. Sucker Punch finishes off sufficiently weakened offensive foes like Choice Scarf Rotom, Galarian Articuno, and Scyther. An Adamant nature is preferred to maximize its power and achieve KOs against Scrafty, Galarian Articuno, and Silvally formes, though a Jolly nature can be opted for to outpace Mesprit and Gallade. Silk Scarf boosts the power of its STAB moves and enables it to wallbreak as hard as possible; however, Heavy-Duty Boots can alleviate Kangaskhan's susceptibility to getting worn down by entry hazards.

Entry hazard support and chip damage from the likes of Qwilfish, Alolan Sandslash, and Gigalith are greatly appreciated to whittle down foes like Lanturn, Weezing, and Palossand to be closer in Kangaskhan's KO ranges. Teammates such as Gourgeist-XL, Ferroseed, and Charizard that can take on Tsareena are recommended, since it can remove hazards on its side and can be troublesome if it gets a Speed boost from Rapid Spin. Even with Earthquake to hit Gigalith and Regirock for super effective damage, Kangaskhan appreciates Water-types that effectively check them, like Wishiwashi and Jellicent, as they both threaten Kangaskhan’s checks with Scald. Physically defensive Pokemon like Tangela and Sandaconda can also switch into Rock-type attacks and threaten them out. Ferroseed stands out as an excellent Kangaskhan answer, so Fighting-types like Gallade and Sawk are appreciated to counter it. Special wallbreakers, such as Drampa, Ribombee, and Rotom, are also recommended to weaken such checks and facilitate opportunities for Kangaskhan to attack. Charizard also works nicely as a partner, since Kangaskhan’s checks like Ferroseed, Gigalith, and Regirock can either be hit super effectively with Fire Blast or worn down by Toxic. In return, Kangaskhan can pressure specially defensive foes such as Clefairy, Aggron, and Togedemaru with its STAB attacks and coverage.

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5Dots said:
:ss/kangaskhan:

[OVERVIEW]
Kangaskhan operates as a decent wallbreaker in the PU metagame with the combination of two priority moves in Fake Out and Sucker Punch, enabling it to take on faster offensive Pokemon like Silvally-Fairy, Articuno-Galar, and Scyther. Scrappy enables it to combat Ghost-types like Silvally-Ghost, Froslass, and Gourgeist-Small, distinguishing itself from other Normal-types. Kangaskhan's decent Speed tier permits it to outspeed threats like non-Choice Scarf Mespirit and Tsareena, while its solid natural bulk enables it to take a hit if necessary and continue to wallbreak. However, despite Kangaskhan's good Attack stat and access to Earthquake, it still struggles against Normal resists like Gigalith and Regirock, as it lacks enough power to muscle past them. Fighting-types are also quite common in PU, with Passimian able to easily outspeed and force Kangaskhan out with the threat of Close Combat, while Scrafty and Gurdurr are bulky enough to stomach a hit and use it as setup fodder. (gurdurr, which is uncommon anyway, usually goes with defog over bu.) Kangaskhan also has the dilemma of either being vulnerable to hazards with Silk Scarf or missing out on power with Heavy-Duty Boots. Its Speed tier, while acceptable, leaves it to be outpaced by numerous offensive threats, like Silvally formes, Archeops, and Charizard. Lastly, it faces serious competition from Drampa as a Normal-type wallbreaker, who is much more powerful on the special side, has more coverage choices, and has a useful secondary typing in exchange for speed and less priority. (not entirely sure how fair this comparison is. like, these two have nothing in common other than being normal-types that wallbreak. they're even different types of wallbreakers.)

[SET]
name: Dual Priority
move 1: Fake Out
move 2: Double-Edge
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Sucker Punch
item: Silk Scarf / Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Scrappy
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe (is there any reason this isn't max atk max spe? you become incredibly weak w/o attack investment.)

[SET COMMENTS]
Fake Out enables Kangaskhan to score free chip damage and flinch offensive Pokemon like Froslass, Charizard, and Silvally-Ghost. Double-Edge is its primary STAB attack, dealing heavy neutral damage against Tsareena, Silvally-Fairy, and Mesprit. Earthquake OHKOes Aggron (not true. even adamant max atk kanga's eq doesn't OHKO aggron whether it's offensive or defensive.) and Togedemaru while being its best option to damage Regirock, Ferroseed, and Gigalith. Sucker Punch finishes off sufficiently weakened offensive foes like Choice Scarf Rotom, Trevenant, and Scyther. A Jolly spread is preferred to outspeed as many foes as possible while wall breaking, though an Adamant nature can be opted to maximize its power at the cost of no longer outspeeding Mesprit, Magmortar, and Gallade. Silk Scarf boosts the power of its STAB moves and enables it to wallbreak as hard as possible, though Heavy-Duty Boots can alleviate Kangaskhan's susceptibility to getting worn down by hazards.

Even with Earthquake to hit Gigalith and Regirock for super effective damage, Kangaskhan appreciates Water-types to effectively check them, like Wishiwashi and Lanturn. Physically defensive Pokemon like Ferroseed, Tangela, and Weezing (go with smth like sandaconda over weezing imo, way easier to chip weezing into range of eq if neugas / de if levitate.) can also easily tank its attacks before either attacking or crippling it with status. Special wallbreakers, such as Drampa, Ribombee, and Rotom are also recommended to weaken such checks and facilitate easier opportunities for Kangaskhan to set up. ("set up"? do you mean easier opportunities to switch in or to wallbreak?) In turn, Kangaskhan can wallbreak against frailer foes via priority such as against Shiftry, (not common enough to warrant being mentioned, let alone being the first example.) Mesprit, and Vikavolt. (not really frail if it has HP investment, which it commonly does. besides, you'd rather hit this with double-edge / the combination of fake out and double-edge, not just fake out.) Entry hazard support and chip damage from the likes of Qwilfish, Alolan Sandslash, and Gigalith is greatly appreciated to whittle down foes to be closer in Kangaskhan's KO ranges. For example, if Aggron switches into a layer of Spikes and Stealth Rock twice, Kangaskhan can now OHKO it with Earthquake.

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5Dots said:
:ss/kangaskhan:
[OVERVIEW]
Kangaskhan operates as a decent wallbreaker in the PU metagame with the combination of two priority moves in Fake Out and Sucker Punch, enabling it to take on faster offensive Pokemon like Silvally-Fairy, Articuno-Galar, and Scyther. Scrappy enables (use a different word, you used enable in the previous sentence.) it to combat Ghost-types like Silvally-Ghost, Froslass, and Gourgeist-Small, distinguishing itself from other Normal-types. Kangaskhan's decent Speed tier permits it to outspeed threats like non-Choice Scarf Mespirit and Tsareena, while its solid natural bulk enables it to take a hit if necessary and continue to wallbreak. However, despite Kangaskhan's good Attack stat and access to Earthquake, it struggles against Normal resists like Gigalith and Regirock, as it lacks enough power to muscle past them. Fighting-types are also quite common in PU, with Passimian able to easily outspeed and force Kangaskhan out with the threat of Close Combat, while Scrafty is bulky enough to stomach a hit and use it as setup fodder. Kangaskhan also has the dilemma of either being vulnerable to hazards with Silk Scarf or missing out on power with Heavy-Duty Boots. Lastly, while its Speed tier is acceptable, numerous offensive threats can outpace it, like Silvally formes, (specify at least one forme, preferably not ghostvally.) Archeops, and Charizard. (maybe add on that they can pressure it after potentially taking hits from or playing around its priority? not sure if that's the best way to word my point, but "numerous offensive threats can outpace it" isn't quite descriptive enough.)

[SET]
name: Dual Priority
move 1: Fake Out
move 2: Double-Edge
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Sucker Punch
item: Silk Scarf / Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Scrappy
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Fake Out enables Kangaskhan to score free chip damage and flinch offensive Pokemon like Froslass, Charizard, and Silvally-Ghost. Double-Edge is its primary STAB attack, dealing heavy neutral damage against Tsareena, Silvally-Fairy, and Mesprit. Earthquake OHKOes Togedemaru while being its best option to damage Silvally-Steel, (rip, replace with smth like aggron.) Ferroseed, and Gigalith. Sucker Punch finishes off sufficiently weakened offensive foes like Choice Scarf Rotom, Articuno-Galar, and Scyther. A Jolly spread is preferred to outspeed as many foes as possible while wall breaking, though an Adamant nature can be opted to maximize its power at the cost of no longer outspeeding Mesprit, non-Choice Scarf Passimian, (rip) and Magmortar. (not sure if this is common enough to warrant mentioning, mention a different example here.) Silk Scarf boosts the power of its STAB moves and enables it to wallbreak as hard as possible, though Heavy-Duty Boots can alleviate Kangaskhan's susceptibility to getting worn down by hazards.

Even with Earthquake to hit Gigalith and Regirock for super effective damage, Kangaskhan appreciates Water-types to effectively check them, like Wishiwashi and Lanturn. Physically defensive Pokemon like Ferroseed, Tangela, and Sandaconda can also easily tank its attacks before either attacking or crippling it with status. Special wallbreakers, such as Drampa, Ribombee, and Rotom are also recommended to weaken such checks and facilitate easier opportunities for Kangaskhan to attack. In turn, Kangaskhan can take on against frailer foes via priority such as against Mesprit, Silvally-Ghost, and Rotom. Entry hazard support and chip damage from the likes of Qwilfish, Alolan Sandslash, and Gigalith is greatly appreciated to whittle down foes to be closer in Kangaskhan's KO ranges. For example, if Aggron switches into a layer of Spikes and Stealth Rock twice, Kangaskhan can now OHKO it with Earthquake.

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:ss/kangaskhan:
[OVERVIEW]
Kangaskhan operates as a decent wallbreaker in the PU metagame with the combination of two priority moves in Fake Out and Sucker Punch, enabling it to take on faster offensive Pokemon like Silvally-Fairy (the other two make sense considering they are weak to or at least don't resist either move, but Silvally-Fairy feels odd here considering it resists Sucker Punch, I would change it to Charizard or something), Articuno-Galar, and Scyther. Scrappy allows it to combat Ghost-types like Silvally-Ghost, Froslass, and Gourgeist-Small, distinguishing itself from other Normal-types. Kangaskhan's decent Speed tier permits it to outspeed threats like non-Choice Scarf Mespirit and Tsareena, while its solid natural bulk enables it to take a hit if necessary and continue to wallbreak. However, despite Kangaskhan's good Attack stat and access to Earthquake, it struggles against Normal resists like Gigalith and Regirock, as it lacks enough power to muscle past them. Fighting-types are also quite common in PU, with Hitmontop and Scrafty being bulky enough to stomach a hit and able to KO it easily with their STAB moves. Kangaskhan also has the dilemma of either being vulnerable to hazards with Silk Scarf or missing out on power with Heavy-Duty Boots. Lastly, while its Speed tier is acceptable, numerous offensive threats, like Silvally-Fairy (if you mention Silvally-Fairy above then you should change this mention down here, feels contradictory by saying it can take it on but it also loses to it), Archeops, and Charizard, can not only outpace it, but also pressure it by having enough bulk to take one of its hit and also using non-attacking moves like Swords Dance and Roost.

[SET]
name: Dual Priority
move 1: Fake Out
move 2: Double-Edge
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Sucker Punch
item: Silk Scarf / Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Scrappy
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Fake Out enables Kangaskhan to score free chip damage and flinch offensive Pokemon like Froslass, Charizard, and Silvally-Ghost. Double-Edge is its primary STAB attack, dealing heavy neutral damage against Tsareena, Silvally-Fairy, and Mesprit. Earthquake OHKOes Togedemaru while being its best option to damage Alolan Sandslash, Ferroseed (it gets Fire Punch so EQ is actually not the best option, I'd mention Steels that aren't 4x weak to Fire like Galarian Stunfisk), and Gigalith. Sucker Punch finishes off sufficiently weakened offensive foes like Choice Scarf Rotom, Articuno-Galar, and Scyther. A Jolly spread is preferred to outspeed as many foes as possible while wall breaking, though an Adamant nature can be opted to maximize its power at the cost of no longer outspeeding Mesprit and Jolly Qwilfish (not a bad mention but it's not the most common spread + it feels weird pairing this with an offensive mon, try something like Gallade). Silk Scarf boosts the power of its STAB moves and enables it to wallbreak as hard as possible, though Heavy-Duty Boots can alleviate Kangaskhan's susceptibility to getting worn down by hazards.

Even with Earthquake to hit Gigalith and Regirock for super effective damage, Kangaskhan appreciates Water-types to effectively check them, like Wishiwashi and Lanturn. Physically defensive Pokemon like Ferroseed, Tangela, and Sandaconda can also easily tank its attacks before either attacking or crippling it with status. Special wallbreakers, such as Drampa, Ribombee, and Rotom are also recommended to weaken such checks and facilitate easier opportunities for Kangaskhan to attack. In turn, Kangaskhan can take on against frailer foes via priority such as against Mesprit, Silvally-Ghost, and Rotom. Entry hazard support and chip damage from the likes of Qwilfish, Alolan Sandslash, and Gigalith is greatly appreciated to whittle down foes (examples here would be nice, there are enough that you're not mentioning them in the same paragraph) to be closer in Kangaskhan's KO ranges. For example, if Aggron switches into a layer of Spikes and Stealth Rock twice, Kangaskhan can now OHKO it with Earthquake (this example feels unnecessary, Aggron generally isn't switching into Kanga to begin with + there's no need to explain specific calcs that hazards achieve).

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5Dots said:
:ss/kangaskhan:
Why does this thing have an amazing special movepool with base 40 spa
[OVERVIEW]
Kangaskhan operates as a decent wallbreaker (wallbreaker isn't really its intended role. while it can beat specially defensive pokemon that happen to be more frail physically, it should be described as more of a priority attacker that supplements its pressure through its staple playstyle -- spikes offense. it's also one of the better blanket check to offense in general since it's an all-encompassing source of speed control, such that it's one of your few non-defensive ways around threats like bd/sd salac zard and random weather sweepers while still chipping sd vallies and qd ribombee even though the latter avoids flinch w/ its ability) in the PU metagame with the combination of two priority moves in Fake Out and Sucker Punch, enabling it to take on faster offensive Pokemon like Rotom, Articuno-Galar, and Scyther. Scrappy allows it to combat Ghost-types like Silvally-Ghost, Froslass, and Gourgeist-Small, distinguishing itself from other Normal-types (highlight ghostvally in particular since it's the most common and threatening of the 3 mentioned. kanga doesn't just have priority leeway, it's a legitimate offensive check to it since it always lives a boosted hit). Kangaskhan's decent Speed tier permits it to outspeed threats like non-Choice Scarf Mespirit and Tsareena, while its solid natural bulk enables it to take a hit if necessary and continue to wallbreak. However, despite Kangaskhan's good Attack stat and access to Earthquake, it struggles against Normal resists like Gigalith (it's noticeably worse vs ferro than gigalith since fire punch is considered suboptimal, so consider swapping these examples. it's not unreasonable to be able to outlast gigalith with spikes up if it constantly switches into it) and Regirock, as it lacks enough power to muscle past them. Fighting-types are also quite common in PU, with Hitmontop and Scrafty being bulky enough to stomach a hit and able to KO it easily with their STAB moves (they can threaten it but are not switching in, let alone favored to beat it if they do initially do so). Kangaskhan also has the dilemma of either being vulnerable to hazards with Silk Scarf or missing out on power with Heavy-Duty Boots (unnecessary, this is not an inherent kanga weakness so much as a deliberate trade-off in its set). Lastly, while its Speed tier is acceptable, numerous offensive threats, like Silvally-Fairy, Archeops, and Charizard, can not only outpace it, but also pressure it by having enough bulk to take one of its hit and also using non-attacking moves like Swords Dance and Roost (they still have to acknowledge that kanga can just attack and deal significant damage, it's not just a free setup by any means even though they indeed pressure it).

as a con, mention how it does in fact have set variability since it can viably run trapping, wish, and choice band sets, but that it gets outclassed by mainstream pokemon that can do similar things and/or is less consistent than its main set.

[SET]
name: Dual Priority
move 1: Fake Out
move 2: Double-Edge
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Sucker Punch
item: Silk Scarf / Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Scrappy
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

adamant silk scarf is the best overall imo since pushing for thresholds against gigalith (who runs protect), articuno-g (specs has been gaining traction and adamant silk scarf is the only one with a favorable roll to ko it with fake out+sucker punch after rocks), silvally (almost always koed by fake out + double edge after a single hazard), and scrafty (always 2hkoed by double edge) is ideal. jolly slash is still relevant since although mesprit is most commonly scarf and gallade is more adamant, it's nice regardless, including to outspeed qwilfish.

[SET COMMENTS]
Fake Out enables Kangaskhan to score free chip damage and flinch offensive Pokemon like Froslass, Charizard, and Silvally-Ghost. Double-Edge is its primary STAB attack, dealing heavy neutral damage against Tsareena, Silvally-Fairy, and Mesprit. Earthquake OHKOes Togedemaru and Magneton while being its best option to damage Alolan Sandslash, Aggron, and Gigalith. Sucker Punch finishes off sufficiently weakened offensive foes like Choice Scarf Rotom, Articuno-Galar, and Scyther. A Jolly spread is preferred to outspeed as many foes as possible while wall breaking, though an Adamant nature can be opted to maximize its power at the cost of no longer outspeeding Mesprit and Gallade. Silk Scarf boosts the power of its STAB moves and enables it to wallbreak as hard as possible, though Heavy-Duty Boots can alleviate Kangaskhan's susceptibility to getting worn down by hazards.

having so many random pokemon mentions feels a little overboard, as by this point the reader should be aware that fake out is good for offensive pokemon. some important things to note regardless are that a. ribombee doesn't get flinched due to its ability so depending on the situation it might be better to attack with double edge if it's not in range since kanga can comfortably live a boosted moonblast, and b. tsareena is immune to priority thanks to its ability.

Even with Earthquake to hit Gigalith and Regirock for super effective damage, Kangaskhan appreciates Water-types to effectively check them, like Wishiwashi and Lanturn (not convinced on lanturn since it lacks the damage output and longevity to reliably check them and is weak to ground coverage. jellicent in theory is kanga's best water-type teammate on most builds, so i'd mention that since it also works for checking these). Physically defensive Pokemon like Ferroseed (ferro warrants more emphasis on its usefulness as a teammate as it's all-purpose in the ways that it benefits kanga and is one of the main pokemon that has propelled for much of kanga's success in tournaments) , Tangela, and Sandaconda can also easily tank its attacks before either attacking or crippling it with status. Special wallbreakers, such as Drampa, Ribombee, and Rotom are also recommended to weaken such checks and facilitate easier opportunities for Kangaskhan to attack. In turn, Kangaskhan can take on against frailer foes via priority such as against Mesprit, Silvally-Ghost, and Rotom (these examples don't directly benefit these teammate references. this would be useful if you explained how kanga can pressure spdef pokemon they can struggle against, like clef, spdef aggron, and togedemaru). Entry hazard support and chip damage from the likes of Qwilfish, Alolan Sandslash, and Gigalith is greatly appreciated to whittle down foes like Lanturn, Weezing, and Palossand to be closer in Kangaskhan's KO ranges.

- zard should be mentioned as a partner since the pokemon that defensively answer kangaskhan are afraid of it and their shared rock-type checks can be worn down by hazards and toxic.
- mention the importance of teammates that can handle tsareena since a. it's a hazard remover, and b. it's one of the mons that kanga has more issues revenge killing if it gets a speed boost
- emphasize ferroseed counterplay -- it's an infamous gatekeeper to kanga's ability to make progress

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milah is trial qc but this should be treated an official check -ava
 
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[OVERVIEW]
Kangaskhan carves itself a role as a priority attacker in the PU metagame with the combination of two priority moves in Fake Out and Sucker Punch, enabling it to become a good blanket check against offensive teams thanks to its solid power and bulk. Scrappy allows it to combat Ghost-types like Froslass, Gourgeist-Small, and especially Silvally-Ghost, distinguishing itself from other Normal-types. Kangaskhan's decent Speed tier permits it to outspeed threats like non-Choice Scarf Mespirit Mesprit and Tsareena, while its solid natural bulk enables it to take a hit if necessary and continue to wallbreak. However, despite Kangaskhan's good Attack stat and access to Earthquake, it struggles against Pokemon resistant to Normal-type attacks like Gigalith, Regirock, and especially Ferroseed, as it lacks enough power to muscle past them. Fighting-types are also quite common in PU, with Hitmontop and Scrafty being bulky enough to stomach a hit and able to threaten it out with their STAB moves. While its Speed tier is acceptable, offensive threats like Silvally-Fairy, Archeops, and Charizard can outpace it and threaten it with heavy damage. Lastly, although Kangaskhan has a wide movepool, other set options, like Choice Band and defensive variants, tend to be outclassed by other Pokemon with more immediate power or better defensive profiles.

[SET]
name: Dual Priority
move 1: Fake Out
move 2: Double-Edge
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Sucker Punch
item: Silk Scarf / Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Scrappy
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Fake Out enables Kangaskhan to score free chip damage and flinch offensive Pokemon like Froslass, Charizard, and Silvally-Ghost. It should be noted, however, that Ribombee cannot be flinched because of Shield Dust, (add comma) and Tsareena cannot be affected at all avoids the attack entirely due to their abilities Queenly Majesty. (While it was not incorrect before, I believe this reads better and more clearly demonstrates the difference between Ribombee and Tsareena) Double-Edge is its primary STAB attack, dealing heavy neutral damage against Tsareena, Silvally-Fairy, and Mesprit. Earthquake OHKOes Togedemaru and Magneton while being its best option to damage Alolan Sandslash, Aggron, and Gigalith. Sucker Punch finishes off sufficiently weakened offensive foes like Choice Scarf Rotom, Articuno-Galar, and Scyther. An Adamant spread is preferred to maximize its power and achieve KOs against Scrafty, Articuno-Galar, and Silvally formes, though a Jolly nature can be opted to outpace as many foes as possible while wallbreaking, which is useful for outspeeding Mesprit and Gallade. Silk Scarf boosts the power of its STAB moves and enables it to wallbreak as hard as possible, though ;however, (remove comma and add semicolon and comma)(this is a bit more clear in making a comparison) Heavy-Duty Boots can alleviate Kangaskhan's susceptibility to getting worn down by entry hazards.

Entry hazard support and chip damage from the likes of Qwilfish, Alolan Sandslash, and Gigalith is are greatly appreciated to whittle down foes like Lanturn, Weezing, and Palossand to be closer in Kangaskhan's KO ranges. Teammates such as Gourgeist-Super, Ferroseed, and Charizard that can take on Tsareena are recommended, since it can remove hazards on its side and can be troublesome if it gets a speed boost from Rapid Spin. Even with Earthquake to hit Gigalith and Regirock for super effective damage, Kangaskhan appreciates Water-types to that effectively check them, like Wishiwashi and Jellicent, as the latter two they both can threaten Kangaskhan’s checks with Scald. Physically defensive Pokemon like Tangela and Sandaconda can also switch into Rock-type attacks and threaten them out. (moved this sentence here as it should go after the other sentence talking about checking Rock-types.) Ferroseed stands out as an excellent Kangaskhan answer, so Fighting-types like Gallade and Sawk are appreciated to deter its walling capabilities counter it ("deter its walling capabilities" seems overly verbose for the point you are trying to get across). Special wallbreakers, such as Drampa, Ribombee, and Rotom, (add comma) are also recommended to weaken such checks and facilitate easier opportunities for Kangaskhan to attack. Physically defensive Pokemon like Tangela and Sandaconda can also switch into Rock-type attacks and threaten them out. Charizard also works nicely as a partner (remove comma) since Kangaskhan’s checks like Ferroseed, Gigalith, and Regirock can either be hit super effectively with Fire Blast or be worn down by Toxic, forcing them out and racking up more chip damage (I wouldn't say that Charizard forces Gigalith or Regirock out. This end to the sentence is sort of unclear in its reference, and is ultimately not necessary because you essentially explain what Fire Blast and Toxic do already in the sentence). In return, Kangaskhan can pressure specially defensive foes such as Clefairy, specially defensive (avoids repetition) Aggron, and Togedemaru with its STAB attacks and coverage.

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[OVERVIEW]
Kangaskhan carves itself a role as a priority attacker in the PU metagame with the combination of Fake Out and Sucker Punch, enabling it to become a good blanket check against offensive teams thanks to its solid power and bulk. Scrappy allows it to combat Ghost-types like Froslass, Gourgeist-Small, and especially Silvally-Ghost, distinguishing itself from other Normal-types. Kangaskhan's decent Speed tier permits it to outspeed threats like non-Choice Scarf Mesprit and Tsareena, while its solid natural bulk enables it to take a hit if necessary and continue to wallbreak. However, despite Kangaskhan's good Attack stat and access to Earthquake, it struggles against Pokemon resistant to Normal-type attacks like Gigalith, Regirock, and especially Ferroseed, as it lacks enough power to muscle past them. Fighting-types are also quite common in PU, with Hitmontop and Scrafty being bulky enough to stomach a hit and able to threaten it out with their STAB moves. While its Speed tier is acceptable, offensive threats like Silvally-Fairy, Archeops, and Charizard can outpace it and threaten it with heavy damage. Lastly, although Kangaskhan has a wide movepool, other set options, like Choice Band and defensive variants, tend to be outclassed by other Pokemon with more immediate power or better defensive profiles.

[SET]
name: Dual Priority
move 1: Fake Out
move 2: Double-Edge
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Sucker Punch
item: Silk Scarf / Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Scrappy
nature: Adamant / Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Fake Out enables Kangaskhan to score free chip damage and flinch offensive Pokemon like Froslass, Charizard, and Silvally-Ghost. It should be noted, however, that Ribombee cannot be flinched because of Shield Dust, and Tsareena avoids the attack entirely due to Queenly Majesty. Double-Edge is its primary STAB attack, dealing heavy neutral damage against Tsareena, Silvally-Fairy, and Mesprit. Earthquake OHKOes Togedemaru and Magneton while being its best option to damage Alolan Sandslash, Aggron, and Gigalith. Sucker Punch finishes off sufficiently weakened offensive foes like Choice Scarf Rotom, Articuno-Galar Galarian Articuno, and Scyther. An Adamant spread nature is preferred to maximize its power and achieve KOs against Scrafty, Articuno-Galar Galarian Articuno, and Silvally formes, though a Jolly nature can be opted for to outpace as many foes as possible while wallbreaking, which is useful for outspeeding Mesprit and Gallade. Silk Scarf boosts the power of its STAB moves and enables it to wallbreak as hard as possible; however, (AC) Heavy-Duty Boots can alleviate Kangaskhan's susceptibility to getting worn down by entry hazards.

Entry hazard support and chip damage from the likes of Qwilfish, Alolan Sandslash, and Gigalith are greatly appreciated to whittle down foes like Lanturn, Weezing, and Palossand to be closer in Kangaskhan's KO ranges. Teammates such as Gourgeist-Super Gourgeist-XL, Ferroseed, and Charizard that can take on Tsareena are recommended, since it can remove hazards on its side and can be troublesome if it gets a Speed boost from Rapid Spin. Even with Earthquake to hit Gigalith and Regirock for super effective damage, Kangaskhan appreciates Water-types that effectively check them, like Wishiwashi and Jellicent, as they both threaten Kangaskhan’s checks with Scald. Physically defensive Pokemon like Tangela and Sandaconda can also switch into Rock-type attacks and threaten them out. Ferroseed stands out as an excellent Kangaskhan answer, so Fighting-types like Gallade and Sawk are appreciated to counter it. Special wallbreakers, such as Drampa, Ribombee, and Rotom, are also recommended to weaken such checks and facilitate opportunities for Kangaskhan to attack. Charizard also works nicely as a partner, (AC) since Kangaskhan’s checks like Ferroseed, Gigalith, and Regirock can either be hit super effectively with Fire Blast or worn down by Toxic. In return, Kangaskhan can pressure specially defensive foes such as Clefairy, Aggron, and Togedemaru with its STAB attacks and coverage.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[5Dots, 543866]]
- Quality checked by: [[asa, 400292], [Milah, 563643]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]
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