Bulky Nasty Plot (Gholdengo) @ Ghostium Z / Leftovers / Fightinium Z / Air Balloon
Ability: Good as Gold
EVs: 252 HP / 96 Def / 100 SpD / 60 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Bold Nature
- Nasty Plot
- Shadow Ball
- Focus Blast
- Recover
[SET COMMENTS]
Bulky Nasty Plot Gholdengo functions as a great defensive piece thanks to its amazing typing, access to reliable recovery, and its near-complete shutdown of entry hazard removal methods, as well as being a reliable offensive threat. Nasty Plot allows Gholdengo to take advantage of the foes it forces out, like Corviknight, Zamazenta lacking Crunch, and Toxapex, to enable it to break apart bulkier special walls such as Assault Vest Melmetal. Focus Blast nails otherwise-impassable Dark- and Normal-types like Ting-Lu, Hisuian Samurott, Kingambit, and Ursaluna, preventing them from either setting up entry hazards or Pursuit trapping it. It also destroys Steel-types like specially defensive Heatran and Ferrothorn after a boost. Recover allows Gholdengo to stay healthy in the face of weak attacks from foes like Toxapex, Ferrothorn, and Alomomola, letting it get more setup opportunities without fearing being chipped down. It also allows Gholdengo to check threatening Fighting-, Fairy-, and Psychic-types like Zamazenta, Tapu Lele, and Galarian Slowking throughout the game. The given EV spread allows Gholdengo to take a Choice Specs Dragapult's Shadow Ball from full health as well as outspeed defensive Landorus-T. Ghostium Z and Fightinium Z give Gholdengo one-time options to remove most foes in its path: Ghostium Z blasts specially defensive Toxapex and Assault Vest Tornadus-T, denying them the ability to utilize Regenerator to check Gholdengo's teammates later in the game, while Fightinium Z allows for Gholdengo to beat back its otherwise-solid answers in Ting-Lu and Blissey while ignoring Focus Blast's accuracy woes. Leftovers lets Gholdengo conserve Recover PP against the likes of Toxapex, while Air Balloon lets Gholdengo stuff Gliscor, gain setup opportunities against Landorus-T, and block Rapid Spin from Great Tusk to keep hazards on the field.
Gholdengo's great typing, which lets it deal with troublesome Fighting-, Fairy- and Psychic-types like the aforementioned Zamazenta and Tapu Lele, as well as its amazing offensive power after a boost and its ability to block hazard removal attempts, lets it find a home on balance teams. Gholdengo greatly appreciates teammates like Zamazenta and Iron Valiant, as they are able to ward off the dangerous Dark-types like Kingambit and Hisuian Samurott that take advantage of Gholdengo. In return, Gholdengo threatens the Poison-types like Toxapex that wall them to setup and wreak havoc, as well as checking threatening Psychic- and Fairy-types like Choice Scarf Tapu Lele. Hazard setters like Gliscor and Hisuian Samurott are great partners as well due to Gholdengo's near-complete dominance over most hazard control options. Both also offer unique defensive pairings with Gholdengo; Gliscor deals with Ground-types like Ting-Lu and Landorus-T by putting them on a timer with Toxic, while Hisuian Samurott takes on Fire-types like Heatran. Hazard removal options for Gholdengo like Moltres and Great Tusk allow Gholdengo to check the threats it needs to, like all-out attacking Zamazenta and Choice Specs Iron Valiant, without dealing with Spikes damage. Another good defensive partner for Gholdengo is Heatran, as it is able to put Volcarona and Moltres on a timer with Toxic while setting up Stealth Rock to chip down Gholdengo's checks like Hisuian Samurott over time.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/dead-by-daylight.571069/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sami.604820/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/red-fintans.637479/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sunny004.197240/
Ability: Good as Gold
EVs: 252 HP / 96 Def / 100 SpD / 60 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Bold Nature
- Nasty Plot
- Shadow Ball
- Focus Blast
- Recover
[SET COMMENTS]
Bulky Nasty Plot Gholdengo functions as a great defensive piece thanks to its amazing typing, access to reliable recovery, and its near-complete shutdown of entry hazard removal methods, as well as being a reliable offensive threat. Nasty Plot allows Gholdengo to take advantage of the foes it forces out, like Corviknight, Zamazenta lacking Crunch, and Toxapex, to enable it to break apart bulkier special walls such as Assault Vest Melmetal. Focus Blast nails otherwise-impassable Dark- and Normal-types like Ting-Lu, Hisuian Samurott, Kingambit, and Ursaluna, preventing them from either setting up entry hazards or Pursuit trapping it. It also destroys Steel-types like specially defensive Heatran and Ferrothorn after a boost. Recover allows Gholdengo to stay healthy in the face of weak attacks from foes like Toxapex, Ferrothorn, and Alomomola, letting it get more setup opportunities without fearing being chipped down. It also allows Gholdengo to check threatening Fighting-, Fairy-, and Psychic-types like Zamazenta, Tapu Lele, and Galarian Slowking throughout the game. The given EV spread allows Gholdengo to take a Choice Specs Dragapult's Shadow Ball from full health as well as outspeed defensive Landorus-T. Ghostium Z and Fightinium Z give Gholdengo one-time options to remove most foes in its path: Ghostium Z blasts specially defensive Toxapex and Assault Vest Tornadus-T, denying them the ability to utilize Regenerator to check Gholdengo's teammates later in the game, while Fightinium Z allows for Gholdengo to beat back its otherwise-solid answers in Ting-Lu and Blissey while ignoring Focus Blast's accuracy woes. Leftovers lets Gholdengo conserve Recover PP against the likes of Toxapex, while Air Balloon lets Gholdengo stuff Gliscor, gain setup opportunities against Landorus-T, and block Rapid Spin from Great Tusk to keep hazards on the field.
Gholdengo's great typing, which lets it deal with troublesome Fighting-, Fairy- and Psychic-types like the aforementioned Zamazenta and Tapu Lele, as well as its amazing offensive power after a boost and its ability to block hazard removal attempts, lets it find a home on balance teams. Gholdengo greatly appreciates teammates like Zamazenta and Iron Valiant, as they are able to ward off the dangerous Dark-types like Kingambit and Hisuian Samurott that take advantage of Gholdengo. In return, Gholdengo threatens the Poison-types like Toxapex that wall them to setup and wreak havoc, as well as checking threatening Psychic- and Fairy-types like Choice Scarf Tapu Lele. Hazard setters like Gliscor and Hisuian Samurott are great partners as well due to Gholdengo's near-complete dominance over most hazard control options. Both also offer unique defensive pairings with Gholdengo; Gliscor deals with Ground-types like Ting-Lu and Landorus-T by putting them on a timer with Toxic, while Hisuian Samurott takes on Fire-types like Heatran. Hazard removal options for Gholdengo like Moltres and Great Tusk allow Gholdengo to check the threats it needs to, like all-out attacking Zamazenta and Choice Specs Iron Valiant, without dealing with Spikes damage. Another good defensive partner for Gholdengo is Heatran, as it is able to put Volcarona and Moltres on a timer with Toxic while setting up Stealth Rock to chip down Gholdengo's checks like Hisuian Samurott over time.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/dead-by-daylight.571069/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sami.604820/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/red-fintans.637479/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sunny004.197240/
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