National Dex loose change (defensive rotom-w)

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[SET]
Defensive Pivot (Rotom-Wash) @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Bold Nature
- Volt Switch
- Hydro Pump
- Will-O-Wisp / Thunder Wave
- Pain Split

[SET COMMENTS]

Rotom-W's exceptional typing, Levitate, and decent utility movepool give it a solid place in the metagame as a defensive pivot capable of switching into offensive staples like Melmetal and Heatran while also being able to threaten out Ground-types like Landorus-T and Great Tusk from blocking Volt Switch. Will-O-Wisp shuts down threats like Mega Scizor, Kingambit, and Urshifu-R, allowing Rotom-W to more easily check them throughout the course of a game. Rotom-W also threatens their teammates that would normally absorb Will-O-Wisp such as Gliscor and Heatran. Thunder Wave deals with faster threats like Mega Lopunny and Iron Valiant, helping teammates that these Pokemon would otherwise outspeed and threaten out like Mega Tyranitar and Gholdengo. Pain Split is Rotom-W's only form of reliable recovery, so it often struggles with longevity; it lets Rotom-W gain back health from switch-ins such as Galarian Slowking and Raging Bolt. Leftovers is used to gain extra healing, as Pain Split is somewhat unreliable in the face of chipped down threats that can mitigate that healing.

Rotom-W fits best on offense and bulky offense teams that appreciate it pivoting in their big threats and benefit from it crippling the opposing team. Pokemon like Mega Medicham and Mega Tyranitar specifically like the fact that Rotom-W can take on faster threats like Great Tusk and Choice Scarf Landorus-T that would otherwise threaten them out while also appreciating it luring its checks such as Ting-Lu and Galarian Slowking, respectively. Both also value the potential Thunder Wave support Rotom-W can give. Rotom-W can't take on Grass-types like Ogerpon-W, Kartana, and Rillaboom, so Pokemon that help in this regard, like Dragonite and Volcarona, can be very useful. Due to Rotom-W's below-par special bulk, it's very susceptible to attacks from Raging Bolt, Mega Latios, and Serperior, which means that special walls like Ferrothorn and Galarian Slowking are very appreciated. Galarian Slowking in particular can form a pivoting core with Rotom-W, which fits beautifully on the teams that Rotom-W is usually found on, while Ferrothorn can easily handle Grass-types like Ogerpon-W and Rillaboom for it. Since Pain Split is not a reliable source of recovery, Rotom-W's Leftovers is very important to it; therefore, Knock Off absorbers like Mega Diancie and Clefable are great partners so Rotom-W can stay healthy over the course of a longer game.

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didn't mean to write so much but i hope the extra notes gave u helpful advice. 1/2
[SET]
Defensive Pivot (Rotom-Wash) @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 248 Def / 8 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Bold Nature
- Volt Switch
- Hydro Pump
- Will-O-Wisp / Thunder Wave
- Pain Split

[SET COMMENTS]

Rotom-W’s exceptional typing, synergistic ability, great bulk, 50/107 is comparatively horrible and decent utility movepool gives it a solid place in the metagame as a defensive pivot capable of switching into staple offensive threats like Cinderace, Melmetal, and Great Tusk Zamazenta. keep in mind that rotomw is incredibly easy to chip down especially with the examples here where ace can wisp and pivot out while zama can just brute force with enough ccs(possibility of banded asw which clean 2khos). rotomw shines when placed against positive type matchups where it doesn't have to tank as many neutral hits It’s important piece that distinguishes it from other defensive Pokemon, however, it’s it’s ability to threaten Ground-types like Gliscor and Landorus-T that would normally get a free switch-in from Volt Switch. don't like removing an entire sentence but do remember you don't need to explain STABs Wil-o-Wisp shuts down threats like Landorus-T why wisp when you can threaten hydro, Mega Scizor, and Ogerpon-W on the switch realistically this isn't a good example nor is a main target of wisp as it forces you to predict. you can replace these two with better examples, msciz is a good catch but you could do phys attackers like gambit where crippling them with burn is the best option. also mention how nothing really wants to take a wisp where the best absorbers such as glisc and tran get blasted by hydro; ferro for example hates getting burnt and having its leftovers negated, allowing Rotom-W to more easily check them throughout the course of a game. Thunder Wave deals with faster threats like Mega Lopunny, Cinderace, being honest this mon is not relevant and you could just hydro and Iron Valiant, helping teammates that these Pokemon would otherwise outspeed and threaten out. Pain Split is Rotom-W’s only recovery move, and also has a small application of chipping down Pokemon like Ogerpon-W and Kartana on the switch while at low health gaining back health from switch ins such as Galarian Slowking and Raging Bolt. this is not relevant or ever does actually happen, realistically ur gonna use psplit on passive defensive stuff. also include here instead of the teammates section that one of rotom's biggest gripes is no recovery+low hp stat so psplit is especially important Leftovers is used to consistently gain healing, as Pain Split is somewhat unreliable in the face of shipped down gonna say that nb knows what "shipped down" means threats that can mitigate that healing.

Rotom-W fits best on offense and bulky offensive teams that appreciate it pivoting in their big threats while making up for it’s lack of longevity. what's making up for its lack of longevity? also this first sentence should be talking about rotom's benefits, not its downsides Pokemon like Mega Medicham and Mega Tyranitar specifically like the fact that it can take on faster threats like physical Iron Valiant and Mega Lopunny that would otherwise threaten them out tusk and (scarf) lando are way more relevant towards these two as ival can easily overpower with +2 cc or by being mixed/special instead, and mlop can also just pivot out and force more chip, while also appreciating the potential Thunder Wave support Rotom-W can give. include that rotom can pivot in these wallbreakers on its checks like mmedi on ferro or mtar on gking Rotom-W can’t take on Grass-types like Ogerpon-W, Kartana, and Rillaboom, giving them free switch-ins from Hydro Pump and threatening to OHKO it. this is filler and fairly obvious so Pokemon that help in this regard, like Dragonite and Volcarona, can be very useful for Rotom-W. Although Rotom-W’s special bulk is nothing to laugh at, uninvested rotomw's spdef bulk is pretty weak Due to Rotom-W's below par special bulk, it’s very susceptible to attacks from Raging Bolt, Mega Latios, and Serperior, which means that special walls like Ferrothorn and Galarian Slowking are very appreciated, Galarian Slowking in particular can form a pivoting core with Rotom-W, which fits beautifully on the teams that Rotom-W is usually found on. Since Pain Split is not a reliable source of recovery, Rotom-W’s Leftovers is very important to it, so Knock Off absorbers like Mega Diancie and Clefable are great partners so Rotom-W can reliably gain health when it can’t with Pain Split. explained above, you don't really need a dedicated koff absorber just for rotomw anyway

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[SET]
Defensive Pivot (Rotom-Wash) @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 248 Def / 8 Spe 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD 210 is not a relevant speed tier rn so we're ditching the speed investment
IVs: 0 Atk
Bold Nature
- Volt Switch
- Hydro Pump
- Will-O-Wisp / Thunder Wave
- Pain Split

[SET COMMENTS]

Rotom-W’s exceptional typing, synergistic ability, and decent utility movepool gives it a solid place in the metagame as a defensive pivot capable of switching into staple offensive threats like Melmetal and Great Tusk, CC is still really threatening here, I'd prefer if you mentioned something like Heatran while also being capable of threatening out Ground-types like Landorus-T and the aforementioned Great Tusk from blocking Volt Switch. Wil-o-Wisp shuts down threats like Mega Scizor, Kingambit, and Mega Medicham, you're probably not realistically getting an opportunity to safely burn mmedi unless ur opponent really messes up, find a different example allowing Rotom-W to more easily check them throughout the course of a game, while also threatening their teammates that would normally absorb it such as Gliscor and Heatran. Thunder Wave deals with faster threats like Mega Lopunny and Iron Valiant, helping teammates that these Pokemon would otherwise outspeed and threaten out. Pain Split is Rotom-W’s only form of reliable recovery, as it often struggles with longevity, gaining back health from switch ins such as Galarian Slowking and Raging Bolt. Leftovers is used to consistently gain healing, as Pain Split is somewhat unreliable in the face of chipped down threats that can mitigate that healing.

Rotom-W fits best on offense and bulky offensive teams that appreciate it pivoting in their big threats while also appreciating Rotom-W crippling the opposing team. Pokemon like Mega Medicham and Mega Tyranitar specifically like the fact that it can take on faster threats like Great Tusk and scarf Landorus-T that would otherwise threaten them out, while also appreciating it luring and pivoting on their checks such as Ferrothorn lets pick a different example since ferrothorn has to be careful of wisp and volt and Galarian Slowking, respectively. Both of these Pokémon also appreciate the potential Thunder Wave support Rotom-W can give. Rotom-W can’t take on Grass-types like Ogerpon-W, Kartana, and Rillaboom, so Pokemon that help in this regard, like Dragonite and Volcarona, can be very useful for Rotom-W. Due to Rotom-W's below par special bulk, it’s very susceptible to attacks from Raging Bolt, Mega Latios, and Serperior, which means that special walls like Ferrothorn and Galarian Slowking are very appreciated, Galarian Slowking in particular can form a pivoting core with Rotom-W, which fits beautifully on the teams that Rotom-W is usually found on. Mention Ferrothorn having good defensive synergy with Washtom, also lets mention something that reliably deals with Ghold since that isn't a very good matchup.

Mention some knock off absorbers since you really want to dodge Knock if possible and it helps u out vs torn-t for example, but really good paragraph otherwise.

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[SET]
Defensive Pivot (Rotom-Wash) @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Bold Nature
- Volt Switch
- Hydro Pump
- Will-O-Wisp / Thunder Wave
- Pain Split

[SET COMMENTS]

Rotom-W’s exceptional typing, synergistic ability (you can mention the ability itself), and decent utility movepool gives give it a solid place in the metagame as a defensive pivot capable of switching into staple offensive threats staples like Melmetal and Heatran (RC) while also being capable of threatening out Ground-types like Landorus-T and the aforementioned Great Tusk from blocking Volt Switch. Wil-O-Wisp shuts down threats like Mega Scizor, Kingambit, and Urshifu-R, (AC) allowing Rotom-W to more easily check them throughout the course of a game (RC) while. (AP) Rotom-W also threatening threatens their teammates that would normally absorb it Wil-O-Wisp such as Gliscor and Heatran. Thunder Wave deals with faster threats like Mega Lopunny and Iron Valiant, helping teammates that these Pokemon would otherwise outspeed and threaten out. Pain Split is Rotom-W’s only form of reliable recovery, as it often struggles with longevity, gaining back health from switch ins switch-ins such as Galarian Slowking and Raging Bolt. Leftovers is used to consistently gain healing, as Pain Split is somewhat unreliable in the face of chipped down threats that can mitigate that healing.

Rotom-W fits best on offense and bulky offensive offense teams that appreciate it pivoting in their big threats while also appreciating Rotom-W and benefit from it crippling the opposing team (changed because of same type of writing twice). Pokemon like Mega Medicham and Mega Tyranitar specifically like the fact that it Rotom-W can take on faster threats like Great Tusk and scarf Choice Scarf Landorus-T that would otherwise threaten them out (RC) while also appreciating it luring and pivoting on it's its checks such as Ting-Lu and Galarian Slowking, respectively (Ting-Lu is a Ground-type. You cannot use Volt Switch on it, so you might wanna change the use of "pivot".). Both of these Pokémon also appreciate value (repetition) the potential Thunder Wave support Rotom-W can give. Rotom-W can’t take on Grass-types like Ogerpon-W, Kartana, and Rillaboom, so Pokemon that help in this regard, like Dragonite and Volcarona, can be very useful for Rotom-W. Due to Rotom-W's below par special bulk, it’s very susceptible to attacks from Raging Bolt, Mega Latios, and Serperior, which means that special walls like Ferrothorn and Galarian Slowking are very appreciated (RC). (AP) (broken for easier readability) Galarian Slowking in particular can form a pivoting core with Rotom-W, which fits beautifully on the teams that Rotom-W is usually found on, while Ferrothorn can easily handle Grass-types like Ogerpon-W and Rillaboom for it. Since Pain Split is not a reliable source of recovery, Rotom-W’s Leftovers is very important to it, so Knock Off absorbers like Mega Diancie and Clefable are great partners so Rotom-W can stay healthy over the course of a longer game.

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wherever you see ASCII, it means that I replaced your curly ’ apostrophe with an ASCII ' (straight) apostrophe. you can copy my version of the word in or make sure you put in ASCII apostrophes

[SET]
Defensive Pivot (Rotom-Wash) @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Bold Nature
- Volt Switch
- Hydro Pump
- Will-O-Wisp / Thunder Wave
- Pain Split

[SET COMMENTS]

Rotom-W's ASCII exceptional typing, synergistic ability (you can mention the ability itself), and decent utility movepool gives give it a solid place in the metagame as a defensive pivot capable of switching into staple offensive threats staples like Melmetal and Heatran (RC) while also being able to threaten capable of threatening out Ground-types like Landorus-T and the aforementioned Great Tusk from blocking Volt Switch. Wil-o-Wisp Will-O-Wisp shuts down threats like Mega Scizor, Kingambit, and Urshifu-R, (AC) allowing Rotom-W to more easily check them throughout the course of a game (RC) while. (AP) Rotom-W also threatening threatens their teammates that would normally absorb it Will-O-Wisp such as Gliscor and Heatran. Thunder Wave deals with faster threats like Mega Lopunny and Iron Valiant, helping teammates that these Pokemon would otherwise outspeed and threaten out you could mention some relevant example here. Pain Split is Rotom-W's ASCII only form of reliable recovery, as so it often struggles with longevity; (semicolon) gaining back it lets Rotom-W gain back health from switch ins switch-ins such as Galarian Slowking and Raging Bolt. Leftovers is used to consistently gain healing, as Pain Split is somewhat unreliable in the face of chipped down threats that can mitigate that healing. I don't think you can call Leftovers consistent if you mention pain split being the only reliable method for recovery

Rotom-W fits best on offense and bulky offensive offense teams that appreciate it pivoting in their big threats while also appreciating Rotom-W and benefit from it crippling the opposing team (changed because of same type of writing twice). Pokemon like Mega Medicham and Mega Tyranitar specifically like the fact that it Rotom-W can take on faster threats like Great Tusk and scarf Choice Scarf Landorus-T that would otherwise threaten them out (RC) while also appreciating it luring and pivoting on it's its checks such as Ting-Lu and Galarian Slowking, respectively (Ting-Lu is a Ground-type. You cannot use Volt Switch on it, so you might wanna change the use of "pivot".). Both of these Pokémon also appreciate value (repetition) the potential Thunder Wave support Rotom-W can give. Rotom-W can't ASCII take on Grass-types like Ogerpon-W, Kartana, and Rillaboom, so Pokemon that help in this regard, like Dragonite and Volcarona, can be very useful for Rotom-W. Due to Rotom-W's below-par (add hyphen) special bulk, it's ASCII very susceptible to attacks from Raging Bolt, Mega Latios, and Serperior, which means that special walls like Ferrothorn and Galarian Slowking are very appreciated (RC). (AP) (broken for easier readability) Galarian Slowking in particular can form a pivoting core with Rotom-W, which fits beautifully on the teams that Rotom-W is usually found on, while Ferrothorn can easily handle Grass-types like Ogerpon-W and Rillaboom for it. Since Pain Split is not a reliable source of recovery, Rotom-W's ASCII Leftovers is very important to it; therefore, so (swapped for "so" repetition) Knock Off absorbers like Mega Diancie and Clefable are great partners so Rotom-W can stay healthy over the course of a longer game.

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