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[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Leaf Storm
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Giga Drain
move 4: Glare
item: Choice Scarf
tera type: Grass
ability: Contrary
nature: Modest / Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf Serperior takes advantage of its already respectable Speed stat to lean into its snowballing potential with Contrary and Leaf Storm, outspeeding Pokemon like Zamazenta and Darkrai. Unlike other Serperior sets that aim to break past Grass-resistant Pokemon with Tera Blast or by fishing for full paralysis using Substitute and Glare, this set serves as a late-game cleaner, breaking through teams with the sheer power of Leaf Storm. Knock Off is run to remove Heavy-Duty Boots from defensive answers like Moltres, Dragonite, and Blissey; Assault Vest from Galarian Slowking, Tornadus-T, and Kyurem; and Light Clay from dual screens Deoxys-S. Giga Drain is run to preserve Leaf Storm's PP while still hitting Great Tusk and Dondozo hard. Glare is particularly useful to cripple common switch-ins like Tornadus-T and Dragonite to aid Serperior's teammates like Rillaboom and Gholdengo, and to have an easier time wearing them down late-game. Serperior chooses to run Modest to boost the power of its Leaf Storm, but Timid can be run to outspeed maximum Speed Deoxys-S, Speed Protosynthesis Walking Wake, and Iron Treads after a Rapid Spin. Serperior opts to run Tera Grass to boost the damage output of its Leaf Storm further, threatening to OHKO maximum HP Zamazenta and maximum Special Defense Iron Treads at +2.

Choice Scarf Serperior is usually run on Grassy Terrain teams alongside Rillaboom, which can force in and cripple Pokemon like Moltres and Dragonite with Knock Off and deal significant damage to Iron Moth, Tornadus-T, and Gholdengo. Rillaboom sometimes chooses to run Terrain Extender to give Serperior more chances to fire off its boosted Leaf Storm. With the boost from Tera Grass and Grassy Terrain, Leaf Storm can OHKO Dragapult and Assault Vest Hatterene at +2. Pokemon like Zamazenta and Great Tusk appreciate Serperior crippling shared checks like Moltres and Tornadus-T with Glare and Knock Off while also switching into Pokemon like Kingambit, which threatens Choice-locked Serperior with Sucker Punch. Zamazenta is especially nice as a partner, as it can threaten Heatran and Kingambit, both of which take a Leaf Storm very easily. Pairing Serperior's Knock Off with Stealth Rock setters like Landorus-T can wear down many of Serperior's switch-ins, like Moltres and Assault Vest Kyurem. Pokemon with the ability Pressure, such as Corviknight and Kyurem, can be annoying to deal with because of Leaf Storm's low PP. Nasty Plot Gholdengo is a good partner for Serperior, as it threatens both of these Pokemon and other Serperior answers like Iron Crown and Galarian Slowking. Serperior is often paired with Kingambit as well, since it forces out common Grass-resistant foes like Galarian Slowking, Iron Crown, and Kyurem.

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QC 1/2 after implemented, thank you!

[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Leaf Storm
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Giga Drain
move 4: Glare
item: Choice Scarf
tera type: Grass
ability: Contrary
nature: Modest / Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
ivs:

[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf Serperior takes advantage of Serperior's already respectable speed stat to lean into its snowballing potential with Contrary and Leaf Storm. Mention that you do this by outspeeding otherwise faster foes such as Darkrai and Zamazenta for example. Unlike other Serperior sets that aim to break past Leaf Storm resists with Tera Blast, this set serves as a late-game cleaner, breaking through with the sheer power of Leaf Storm. Knock Off is run to remove the Light Clay from Screens Deoxys-S and Heavy-Duty Boots from defensive answers like Moltres, Galarian Slowking, and Blissey. More focus on the latter, less on Light Clay. Assault Vest from Galarian Slowking, Tornadus-T, and Kyurem is also big; could remove Galarian Slowking from your current mention and add Dragonite or Zapdos instead as to not repeat Pokemon. Due to Leaf Storm's low PP, Giga Drain is run to preserve its PP while still dealing damage. Could swap this to something like "threatening the likes of Great Tusk and Dondozo" so it sounds less vague. Up to you, its fine as it is Glare is particularly useful to cripple key targets like Tornadus, Dragonite, and Zamazenta, and is most used on expected switches. I would make this part a bit more specific, as its not clear what you mean with key targets. You could do like "common switch-ins such as... to aid its teammates or have an easier time beating them in the late game". Could also add Corviknight to the targets depending on how the wording turns out Serperior chooses to run Modest to boost the power of its Leaf Storms, but Timid can be run to outspeed Max Speed Deoxys-S. it also outspeeds +1 Iron Treads and +1 Walking Wake for example; other ones you could pick from are +1 Ogerpon-W, Choice Scarf Latios, Choice Scarf TImid Enamorus Serperior opts to run Tera Grass to boost the damage output of its Leaf Storms further. A calc could be nice; you for example threaten to OHKO Max HP Zamazenta at +2.

Choice Scarf Serperior is almost always run alongside Rillaboom, for multiple reasons. is usually run on Grassy Terrain teams alongside Rillaboom. Does not have to be exactly this but the current wording might be too restrictive, and the part about multiple reasons is just flavor text. Rillaboom can help overload and wear down the many Grass resists in the tier, which require chip to enable Scarf Serperior late-game. This feels like flavor text. You go more in depth in the sentence below already Rillaboom can force in and cripple Pokemon like Moltres or Dragonite with Knock Off, and can deal significant damage to Iron Moth, Tornadus-T, and Gholdengo. Additionally, Serperior appreciates the boost to Leaf Storm's power from Grassy Terrain, which helps it muscle past resists with Tera Grass and Contrary boosts. Here could be a good place to mention the potential to run Terrain Extender on Rillaboom, which provides Serperior with more opportunities to fire off boosted Leaf Storms Pokemon like Life Orb Zamazenta and Booster Energy Zamazenta and Great Tusk in general appreciate this; ID Zamazenta is also ran on these teams sometimes for example, so no need to specify Life Orb Great Tusk appreciate Serperior glaring or knocking off shared checks like Moltres and Tornadus-T, while also switching into Pokemon like Kingambit, which threatens the choice-locked Serperior with a Sucker Punch. Zamazenta is especially nice as a partner by threatening Heatran and Assault Vest Kyurem, both of which take a Leaf Storm very easily. Pokemon with the ability Pressure, like Corviknight and Kyurem, can be annoying to deal with due to Leaf Storm's low PP. Nasty Plot Gholdengo is a good partner for Serperior as it threatens both of these Pokemon and other Serperior answers like Iron Crown and Galarian Slowking. Serperior is often paired with Kingambit as well, since it forces out common resists like Galarian Slowking, Iron Crown, and Kyurem. If you could fit a calc with Grassy Terrain somewhere in this paragraph that would be great, but yeah it can be hard to do. Dragapult for example drops at +2 in Grassy Terrain and with Tera Grass.

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Great analysis, most feedback is just minor rewrites or smaller nitpicks.
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QC 2/2 when implemented.

[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Leaf Storm
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Giga Drain
move 4: Glare
item: Choice Scarf
tera type: Grass
ability: Contrary
nature: Modest / Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
ivs:

[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf Serperior takes advantage of Serperior's already respectable speed stat to lean into its snowballing potential with Contrary and Leaf Storm, outspeeding Pokemon like Zamazenta and Darkrai. Unlike other Serperior sets that aim to break past Leaf Storm resists with Tera Blast (or fish for para with Substitute + Glare?), this set serves as a late-game cleaner, breaking through teams with the sheer power of Leaf Storm. Knock Off is run to remove Heavy-Duty Boots from defensive answers like Moltres, Dragonite, and Blissey, Assault Vests from Galarian Slowking, Tornadus-T, and Kyurem, and the Light Clay from Screens Deoxys-S. Due to Leaf Storm's low PP, Giga Drain is run to preserve its Leaf Storm PP while still hitting Great Tusk and Dondozo hard (or a similar descriptor). Glare is particularly useful to cripple common switch-ins like Tornadus-T or Dragonite to aid its teammates (Examples, such as maybe Rillaboom or Ghold, would be good here) or to (and?) have an easier time wearing them down late game. Serperior generally (or a similar descriptor) chooses to run Modest to boost the power of its Leaf Storms (Why Modest? Are there any relevant calcs? Maybe this needs to be tied into tera grass.) , but Timid can be run to outspeed Max Speed Deoxys-S, Protosynthesis Walking Wake, and Iron Treads after a Rapid Spin. Serperior opts to run Tera Grass to boost the damage output of its Leaf Storms further, OHKOing Max HP Zamazenta (nitpick, but it seems to technically be a roll - +2 252+ SpA Tera Grass Serperior Leaf Storm vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Zamazenta: 384-452 (98.9 - 116.4%) -- 93.8% chance to OHKO). and Max SpDef Iron Treads at +2.

Scarf Serperior is usually run on Grassy Terrain teams alongside Rillaboom. Rillaboom can force in and cripple Pokemon like Moltres or Dragonite with Knock Off, and can deal significant damage to Iron Moth, Tornadus-T, and Gholdengo. Additionally, Serperior appreciates the boost to Leaf Storm's power from Grassy Terrain, which helps it muscle past resists (such as?) with Tera Grass and Contrary boosts. Rillabooms sometimes choose to run Terrain Extender to give Serperior more chances to fire off boosted Leaf Storms. With the boost from Tera Grass and Grassy Terrain, Leaf Storm can OHKO Dragapult and Assault Vest Hatterene at +2. Pokemon like Zamazenta and Great Tusk appreciate Serperior glaring or knocking off shared checks like Moltres and Tornadus-T, while also switching into Pokemon like Kingambit, which threatens the choice-locked Serperior with a Sucker Punch. Zamazenta is especially nice as a partner, as it can threaten Heatran and Assault Vest Kyurem, both of which take a Leaf Storm very easily. (Not sure if this is 100% true, but could add that Zama is maybe a switchin to Ceruledge as well, which can take a +2 Leaf Storm and is very scary in general.) Pokemon with the ability Pressure, like Corviknight and Kyurem, can be annoying to deal with due to Leaf Storm's low PP. Nasty Plot Gholdengo is a good partner for Serperior as it threatens both of these Pokemon and other Serperior answers like Iron Crown and Galarian Slowking. Serperior is often paired with Kingambit as well, since it forces out common resists like Galarian Slowking, Iron Crown, and Kyurem. (May be worth mentioning a hazard setter, or at least a rocks setter, as a partner to emphasize knock off removing boots and making progress on checks like Moltres.)
 
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would like to take a second look after this is implemented before giving 1/1

[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Leaf Storm
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Giga Drain
move 4: Glare
item: Choice Scarf
tera type: Grass
ability: Contrary
nature: Modest / Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
ivs:

[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf Serperior takes advantage of Serperior's its already respectable speed Speed stat to lean into its snowballing potential with Contrary and Leaf Storm, outspeeding Pokemon like Zamazenta and Darkrai. Unlike other Serperior sets that aim to break past Leaf Storm resists Grass-resistant Pokemon with Tera Blast or by fishing for full paralysis using Substitute and Glare, this set serves as a late-game cleaner, breaking through teams with the sheer power of Leaf Storm. Knock Off is run to remove Heavy-Duty Boots from defensive answers like Moltres, Dragonite, and Blissey,; (removed comma, added semicolon) Assault Vests Vest from Galarian Slowking, Tornadus-T, and Kyurem,; (removed comma, added semicolon) and Light Clay from Screens dual screens Deoxys-S. Giga Drain is run to preserve Leaf Storm's PP while still hitting Great Tusk and Dondozo hard. Glare is particularly useful to cripple common switch-ins like Tornadus-T or and Dragonite to aid its Serperior's teammates like Rillaboom and Gholdengo, and to have an easier time wearing them down late-game (added hyphen). Serperior chooses to run Modest to boost the power of its Leaf Storms Storm, but Timid can be run to outspeed Max maximum Speed Deoxys-S, Speed Protosynthesis Walking Wake, and Iron Treads after a Rapid Spin. Serperior opts to run Tera Grass to boost the damage output of its Leaf Storms Storm further, threatening to OHKO Max maximum HP Zamazenta and Max maximum SpDef Special Defense Iron Treads at +2.

Choice Scarf Serperior is usually run on Grassy Terrain teams alongside Rillaboom. Rillaboom can force in and cripple Pokemon like Moltres or and Dragonite with Knock Off, (RC) and can deal significant damage to Iron Moth, Tornadus-T, and Gholdengo. Rillabooms Rillaboom sometimes choose chooses to run Terrain Extender to give Serperior more chances to fire off its boosted Leaf Storms Storm. With the boost from Tera Grass and Grassy Terrain, Leaf Storm can OHKO Dragapult and Assault Vest Hatterene at +2. Pokemon like Zamazenta and Great Tusk appreciate Serperior glaring or knocking off crippling shared checks like Moltres and Tornadus-T with Glare and Knock Off, (RC) while also switching into Pokemon like Kingambit, which threatens the choice-locked Choice-locked Serperior with a Sucker Punch. Zamazenta is especially nice as a partner, as it can threaten Heatran and Kingambit, both of which take a Leaf Storm very easily. Pairing Serperior's Knock Off with Stealth Rocks Rock setters like Landorus-T can wear down many of Serperiors Serperior's switch-ins, like Moltres and Assault Vest Kyurem. Pokemon with the ability Pressure, such as Corviknight and Kyurem, can be annoying to deal with because of Leaf Storm's low PP. Nasty Plot Gholdengo is a good partner for Serperior, as it threatens both of these Pokemon and other Serperior answers like Iron Crown and Galarian Slowking. Serperior is often paired with Kingambit as well, since it forces out common resists Grass-resistant foes like Galarian Slowking, Iron Crown, and Kyurem.

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1/1 GP Team done

[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Leaf Storm
move 2: Knock Off
move 3: Giga Drain
move 4: Glare
item: Choice Scarf
tera type: Grass
ability: Contrary
nature: Modest / Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf Serperior takes advantage of its already respectable Speed stat to lean into its snowballing potential with Contrary and Leaf Storm, outspeeding Pokemon like Zamazenta and Darkrai. Unlike other Serperior sets that aim to break past Grass-resistant Pokemon with Tera Blast or by fishing for full paralysis using Substitute and Glare, this set serves as a late-game cleaner, breaking through teams with the sheer power of Leaf Storm. Knock Off is run to remove Heavy-Duty Boots from defensive answers like Moltres, Dragonite, and Blissey; Assault Vest from Galarian Slowking, Tornadus-T, and Kyurem; and Light Clay from dual screens Deoxys-S. Giga Drain is run to preserve Leaf Storm's PP while still hitting Great Tusk and Dondozo hard. Glare is particularly useful to cripple common switch-ins like Tornadus-T and Dragonite to aid Serperior's teammates like Rillaboom and Gholdengo, and to have an easier time wearing them down late-game. Serperior chooses to run Modest to boost the power of its Leaf Storm, but Timid can be run to outspeed maximum Speed Deoxys-S, Speed Protosynthesis Walking Wake, and Iron Treads after a Rapid Spin. Serperior opts to run Tera Grass to boost the damage output of its Leaf Storm further, threatening to OHKO maximum HP Zamazenta and maximum Special Defense Iron Treads at +2.

Choice Scarf Serperior is usually run on Grassy Terrain teams alongside Rillaboom., (removed period, added comma) Rillaboom which can force in and cripple Pokemon like Moltres and Dragonite with Knock Off and deal significant damage to Iron Moth, Tornadus-T, and Gholdengo. Rillaboom sometimes chooses to run Terrain Extender to give Serperior more chances to fire off its boosted Leaf Storm. With the boost from Tera Grass and Grassy Terrain, Leaf Storm can OHKO Dragapult and Assault Vest Hatterene at +2. Pokemon like Zamazenta and Great Tusk appreciate Serperior crippling shared checks like Moltres and Tornadus-T with Glare and Knock Off while also switching into Pokemon like Kingambit, which threatens the Choice-locked Serperior with Sucker Punch. Zamazenta is especially nice as a partner, as it can threaten Heatran and Kingambit, both of which take a Leaf Storm very easily. Pairing Serperior's Knock Off with Stealth Rock setters like Landorus-T can wear down many of Serperior's switch-ins, like Moltres and Assault Vest Kyurem. Pokemon with the ability Pressure, such as Corviknight and Kyurem, can be annoying to deal with because of Leaf Storm's low PP. Nasty Plot Gholdengo is a good partner for Serperior, as it threatens both of these Pokemon and other Serperior answers like Iron Crown and Galarian Slowking. Serperior is often paired with Kingambit as well, since it forces out common Grass-resistant foes like Galarian Slowking, Iron Crown, and Kyurem.

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