Garchomp @ Salac Berry
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Hone Claws
- Dragon Rush
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
Hone Claws Salac Garchomp
This Garchomp set is a setup sweeper like the standard SD Scale Shot, but with the advantage that it doesn’t lose to the omnipresent Rillaboom. Grassy Glide knocks you to Salac, +1 Dragon Rush OHKOs back after rocks and then you sweep the rest of the opponent’s team. Salac Berry provides a pseudo-Scale Shot speed boost to help Garchomp outspeed faster mons, while Dragon Rush and Stone Edge are guaranteed to hit after a Hone Claws, which is nice as it prevents Chomp from losing to Mandibuzz if it misses SE. Dragon Rush is stronger and more reliable than Scale Shot after a Hone Claws, and helps make up for the power reduction of not having Life Orb. Magnezone is a good teammate as it can remove Ferrothorn and the metal birds, clearing the way for Garchomp to sweep. EV spread is the standard offensive spread. This Garchomp set works similarly to SD Scale Shot, is a little less reliable but stronger against priority.