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Done [OU] Mandibuzz

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Mandibuzz @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Overcoat
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 248 HP / 244 Def / 16 Spe
Impish Nature
- Foul Play
- Roost
- Toxic
- U-turn / Defog
Mandibuzz scavenges a niche in OU! With its typing and bulk, it is uniquely suited to check some of OU's scariest sweepers such as Ceruledge, Ogerpon-W, and Dragonite while punishing Choice-locked Shadow Ball from foes like Gholdengo and Dragapult. Toxic lets it beat Great Tusk and some Zamazenta sets one-on-one while threatening potential switch-ins and other walls such as Raging Bolt, Zapdos, Tornadus-T, and Alomomola that might see it as a free opportunity to come in. Mandibuzz also provides valuable role compression with either U-turn, turning it into a pivot to bring its teammates in safely, or entry hazard removal with Defog, especially due to its good matchup against hazard setters such as Ting-Lu and Hisuian Samurott. Tera Ghost lets it better take on Zamazenta. Lastly, 16 Speed EVs let it outspeed Adamant Kingambit. Mandibuzz excels on bulky offense structures with powerful wallbreakers such as Kyurem and Ogerpon-W that threaten one of its biggest threats, Gliscor, especially when bringing the aforementioned partners in with U-turn. Other pivots found on these teams include Galarian Slowking, which can check the likes of Enamorus and Iron Moth.
 
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Mandibuzz @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Overcoat
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 248 HP / 244 Def / 16 Spe
Impish Nature
- Foul Play
- Roost
- Toxic
- U-turn / Defog

Mandibuzz scavenges a niche in OU! With its typing and bulk it is uniquely suited to check some of OU’s scariest sweepers such as Ceruledge, Ogerpon-W, and Dragonite while punishing Choice-locked Shadow Balls from foes like Gholdengo and Dragapult. (another big reason it's seeing usage) Foul Play turns these sweeper’s stat boosts into their downfall. (can be removed since you talk about checking the physical attackers earlier so should be a bit more understandable + gives room to talk about other things) Toxic lets it one-on-one Great Tusk and some Zamazenta sets and threatens potential switch-ins such as Raging Bolt and Zapdos (add another wall here like mola as an example since it's a big part of its progress-making tool) that might see Mandibuzz as free opportunity to come in. The last move of choice depends on what your team needs. Defog utilizes Mandibuzz’s bulk and good matchup into hazard setters such as Ting-Lu and Hisuian Samurott to make it a solid hazard remover for teammates like Kyurem. U-turn capitalizes on switches Mandibuzz forces with the threat of Foul Play letting it act as pivoter alongside other pivoters such Alomomola or bring in threats like Ogerpon-Wellspring. U-turn turns it into a pivot to bring its teammates in safely, but Defog can be used on teams that need entry hazard removal, especially due to its good matchup against hazard setters such as Ting-Lu and Hisuian Samurott. (fixed ordering to follow the set and separating the teammate mention to later on instead) Tera Ghost grants it a solid neutral typing which lets it better take on Zamazenta and Great Tusk (base typing is technically better into tusk since since headlong rush post-tera does more than ice spinner pre-tera. even if they're cc, then you would still take the same damage pre- and post-tera) and allows it to spinblock for teammates. (not too relevant of a reason esp cause most mandi teams rn dont even run hazards) Lastly, 16 Speed EVs let it outspeed max speed Adamant Kingambit. (like i mentioned earlier, discuss and elaborate on teammates here since you're still missing those + mention the type of teams mandi fits on too, esp cause there's still plenty of room left)
lmk once this is implemented
 
Mandibuzz @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Overcoat
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 248 HP / 244 Def / 16 Spe
Impish Nature
- Foul Play
- Roost
- Toxic
- U-turn / Defog

Mandibuzz scavenges a niche in OU! With its typing and bulk it is uniquely suited to check some of OU’s scariest sweepers such as Ceruledge, Ogerpon-W, and Dragonite while punishing Choice-locked Shadow Balls from foes like Gholdengo and Dragapult. Toxic lets it one-on-one Great Tusk and some Zamazenta sets and threatens potential switch-ins and other walls such as Raging Bolt, Zapdos, and Alomomola and Zapdos or walls such as Alomomola that might see Mandibuzz as free opportunity to come in. It also provides valuable role compression with either U-turn, turning it with U-turn turns it into a pivot to bring its teammates in safely, or hazard removal with Defog, but Defog can be used on teams that need entry hazard removal, especially due to its good matchup against hazard setters such as Ting-Lu and Hisuian Samurott. Tera Ghost lets it better take on Zamazenta and Kyurem. Lastly, 16 Speed EVs let it outspeed Adamant Kingambit. It excels on bulky offense offensive structures, with powerful wallbreakers such as Kyurem and Ogerpon-Wellspring or other pivots such as Slowking-Galar that love the utility of Mandibuzz’s pivoting or hazard clearing. (expand more on their synergy with mandi. for example, talk about how glowking helps check special attackers like val enam moth for mandi + how kyurem and waterpon can threaten gliscor which just switches in on you, esp if you bring them in on uturn) Lastly, 16 Speed EVs let it outspeed max speed Adamant Kingambit.
same colors 1/1
 
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Want another look at this once implemented
GP Team done, no need to tag the bot again
Mandibuzz @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Overcoat
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 248 HP / 244 Def / 16 Spe
Impish Nature
- Foul Play
- Roost
- Toxic
- U-turn / Defog

Mandibuzz scavenges a niche in OU! With its typing and bulk, (AC) it is uniquely suited to check some of OU’s OU's (ASCII apostrophe) scariest sweepers such as Ceruledge, Ogerpon-W, and Dragonite while punishing Choice-locked Shadow Balls Ball from foes like Gholdengo and Dragapult. Toxic lets it one-on-one beat Great Tusk and some Zamazenta sets one-on-one and threatens potential switch-ins and other walls such as Raging Bolt, Zapdos, Tornadus-T, and Alomomola that might see Mandibuzz as a free opportunity to come in. It Mandibuzz also provides valuable role compression with either U-turn, turning it into a pivot to bring its teammates in safely, or entry hazard removal with Defog, (AC) especially due to its good matchup against hazard setters such as Ting-Lu and Hisuian Samurott. Tera Ghost lets it better take on Zamazenta. Lastly, 16 Speed EVs let it outspeed Adamant Kingambit. It Mandibuzz excels on bulky offense structures (RC) with powerful wallbreakers such as Kyurem and Ogerpon-Wellspring which Ogerpon-W that threaten one of Mandibuzz’s its hardest matchups (you can't use "matchups" to refer to a Pokemon like Gliscor, so maybe rephrase this to "...one of its biggest threats" or something like that) : (remove colon) , (AC) Gliscor, especially when brought in with U-turn (what is being brought in with U-turn here? the opposing Gliscor? or the partner Kyurem/Ogerpon-W?). Other pivots found on these teams (RC) such as Slowking-Galar that include Galarian Slowking, which can check the likes of Enamorus and Iron Moth.
 
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GP 1/1
Mandibuzz @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Overcoat
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 248 HP / 244 Def / 16 Spe
Impish Nature
- Foul Play
- Roost
- Toxic
- U-turn / Defog
Mandibuzz scavenges a niche in OU! With its typing and bulk, (AC) it is uniquely suited to check some of OU's scariest sweepers such as Ceruledge, Ogerpon-W, and Dragonite while punishing Choice-locked Shadow Ball from foes like Gholdengo and Dragapult. Toxic lets it beat Great Tusk and some Zamazenta sets one-on-one and threatens while threatening potential switch-ins and other walls such as Raging Bolt, Zapdos, Tornadus-T, and Alomomola that might see Mandibuzz it as a free opportunity to come in. Mandibuzz also provides valuable role compression with either U-turn, turning it into a pivot to bring its teammates in safely, or entry hazard removal with Defog, especially due to its good matchup against hazard setters such as Ting-Lu and Hisuian Samurott. Tera Ghost lets it better take on Zamazenta. Lastly, 16 Speed EVs let it outspeed Adamant Kingambit. Mandibuzz excels on bulky offense structures with powerful wallbreakers such as Kyurem and Ogerpon-W that threaten one of its biggest threats, (AC) Gliscor, especially when bringing the aforementioned partners in with U-turn. Other pivots found on these teams include Galarian Slowking, which can check the likes of Enamorus and Iron Moth.
 
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