Monotype [REVAMP] Physically Defensive Dragon Dance Gouging Fire (Dragon) [QC: 1/1] [GP: 1/1]

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[SET]
Gouging Fire @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Name: Physically Defensive Dragon Dance (Dragon)
Ability: Protosynthesis
EVs: 252 HP / 104 Def / 152 Spe or 248 HP / 16 Def / 140 SpD / 104 Spe
Impish Nature
- Flare Blitz / Heat Crash
- Breaking Swipe
- Morning Sun
- Dragon Dance

[SET COMMENTS]

With a more physically defensive spread, Dragon Dance Gouging Fire finds new setup opportunities on Pokemon such as Assault Vest Gallade, Life Orb Iron Valiant, and Dragon Dance Dragonite, notably improving the Fighting and Flying matchups. Flare Blitz deals tremendous damage to everything that does not resist it like Flutter Mane and Volcarona. Alternatively, Heat Crash can be used to avoid recoil damage while keeping a 120-Base Power attack against most targets, except heavy foes such as Mamoswine, Zamazenta, and Kyurem. Breaking Swipe ensures Gouging Fire can handle strong physical attackers, including Dragon Dance Dragonite and Choice Band Zamazenta, and combines well with Morning Sun to further augment its durability. The EV spread maximizes Gouging Fire's physical bulk and lets it outspeed Darkrai after one Dragon Dance. An alternative spread of 248 HP / 16 Def / 140 SpD / 104 Spe can be used to augment its solid special bulk, avoid a 2HKO from Assault Vest Gallade, and remain faster than Iron Valiant after one Dragon Dance.

As part of the defensive backbone of Dragon teams, Gouging Fire pairs well with both Archaludon and Hisuian Goodra. Archaludon can withstand Choice Scarf Roaring Moon's Outrage and Dragapult's Dragon Darts, while Gouging Fire can answer Assault Vest Gallade and Life Orb Iron Valiant that would otherwise pose trouble to Archaludon. Gifted with extraordinary special bulk, special moves fall short against Hisuian Goodra, making it an excellent answer to Fairy-, Dragon-, and Water-type moves from Choice Specs Flutter Mane, Latios, Dragapult, and Greninja. Offensively, Gouging Fire appreciates wallbreaking teammates that can break through its checks, such as Dragapult, Latios, Roaring Moon, Kyurem, and Raging Bolt. The Choice Specs duo Dragapult and Latios pressures opposing defensive cores, notably dealing with Toxapex, Gliscor, IronPress Zamazenta, and Archaludon. Additionally, Choice Specs Dragapult can easily wreak havoc in the Fairy matchup by 2HKOing the whole team, thanks to Infiltrator, whereas Latios provides invaluable offensive presence in the Ground matchup, effortlessly disposing of Sandy Shocks and Landorus with Ice Beam. Choice Scarf Roaring Moon threatens Choice Specs Flutter Mane, Dragapult, Gouging Fire, and Latios and can bring Gouging Fire in safely with U-turn. Both Kyurem and Raging Bolt provide great offensive support in the Flying and Water matchups; Kyurem destroys Toxapex, Gliscor, and physically defensive Gyarados, while Raging Bolt easily sweeps both types once their Electric-immune Pokemon are removed. Lastly, defensive Garchomp is another solid partner for Gouging Fire, as it can weaken Gouging Fire's answers by setting up Spikes and phazing them with either Roar or Dragon Tail.
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[SET]
Gouging Fire @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Name: Physically Defensive Dragon Dance Gouging Fire (Dragon)
Ability: Protosynthesis
EVs: 252 HP / 104 Def / 152 Spe or 248 HP / 16 Def / 140 SpD / 104 Spe
Impish Nature
- Flare Blitz / Heat Crash
- Breaking Swipe
- Morning Sun
- Dragon Dance

[SET COMMENTS]

With a more physically defensive spread, Dragon Dance Gouging Fire finds new setup opportunities on Pokemon such as AV (while item bar pls) Gallade and Life Orb Iron Valiant (mention the ability to hit dragonite, since fly mentioned) , notably improving the Fighting and Flying matchups. Flare Blitz deals tremendous damage to everything that does not resist it like Flutter Mane and Volcarona. Alternatively, Heat Crash can be used to avoid recoil damage while keeping a 120-Base Power attack against most targets, except heavy foes such as Mamoswine, Zamazenta, and Kyurem. Breaking Swipe ensures Gouging Fire can handle strong physical attackers, including Dragon Dance Dragonite and Choice Band Zamazenta, and combines well with Morning Sun to further augment its durability. The EV spread maximizes Gouging Fire's physical bulk and lets it outspeed Darkrai after one Dragon Dance. An alternative spread of 248 HP / 16 Def / 140 SpD / 104 Spe can be used to keep a solid special bulk and still avoid 2HKO from AV Gallade while remaining faster than Iron Valiant after one Dragon Dance.

As part of the defensive backbone of Dragon teams, Gouging Fire pairs well with both Archaludon and Hisuian Goodra. Archaludon helps it withstand Choice Scarf Roaring Moon's Outrage and Dragapult's Dragon Darts, while Gouging Fire will answer AV Gallade and Life Orb Iron Valiant that would otherwise pose trouble to Archaludon. Gifted with an extraordinary special bulk, special moves fall short against Hisuian Goodra, making it an excellent answer to special Fairy-, Dragon-, and Water-types moves like Moonblast, Draco Meteor, and Hydro Pump from Choice Specs Flutter Mane, Latios, Dragapult, and Greninja. Defensive Garchomp is another solid partner to Gouging Fire, as it can weaken Gouging Fire's answers by setting up Spikes and phazing them with either Roar or Dragon Tail. (Move chomp to later) Offensively, Gouging Fire appreciates wallbreaking teammates that can break through its checks, such as Dragapult, Latios, Roaring Moon, Kyurem, and Raging Bolt. The Choice Specs duet Dragapult and Latios pressures opposing defensive cores, notably dealing with Toxapex, Gliscor, IronPress Zamazenta, and Archaludon. Additionally, Choice Specs Dragapult can easily wreak havoc in the Fairy matchup by 2HKOing the whole team, thanks to Infiltrator, whereas Latios provides an invaluable offensive presence in the Ground matchup, effortlessly disposing of Sandy Shocks and Landorus with Ice Beam. Choice Scarf Roaring Moon threatens Choice Specs Flutter Mane, Dragapult, Gouging Fire, and Latios, and can bring in Gouging Fie safely with U-turn. Lastly, both Kyurem and Raging Bolt provides great offensive support in the Flying and Water matchups: Kyurem destroys Toxapex, Gliscor, and physically defensive Gyarados, while Raging Bolt easily sweeps both types once their Electric-immune Pokemon are removed.

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QC 1/1, thanki darkshowl
 
1/1 GP Team done
[SET]
Gouging Fire @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Name: Physically Defensive Dragon Dance Gouging Fire (Dragon) (you don't need the mon's name in the set name because the set uplaods onto the gouging fire page)
Ability: Protosynthesis
EVs: 252 HP / 104 Def / 152 Spe or 248 HP / 16 Def / 140 SpD / 104 Spe
Impish Nature
- Flare Blitz / Heat Crash
- Breaking Swipe
- Morning Sun
- Dragon Dance

[SET COMMENTS]

With a more physically defensive spread, Dragon Dance Gouging Fire finds new setup opportunities on Pokemon such as Assault Vest Gallade, Life Orb Iron Valiant, and Dragon Dance Dragonite, notably improving the its team's (clarity because so far you talk about gfire only) Fighting and Flying matchups. Flare Blitz deals tremendous damage to everything that does not resist it like Flutter Mane and Volcarona. Alternatively, Heat Crash can be used to avoid recoil damage while keeping a 120-Base Power attack against most targets, except heavy foes such as Mamoswine, Zamazenta, and Kyurem. Breaking Swipe ensures Gouging Fire can handle strong physical attackers, including Dragon Dance Dragonite and Choice Band Zamazenta, and combines well with Morning Sun to further augment its durability. The EV spread maximizes Gouging Fire's physical bulk and lets it outspeed Darkrai after one Dragon Dance. An alternative spread of 248 HP / 16 Def / 140 SpD / 104 Spe can be used to keep a let Gouging Fire boost its solid special bulk, (AC) avoid a and still avoid 2HKO from Assault Vest Gallade, (AC) and remain while remaining faster than Iron Valiant after one Dragon Dance. (removed the 'keep its' phrasing bc bulk isn't really kept when teh first spread had none + made he senetnce a list because t's 3 things)

As part of the defensive backbone of Dragon teams, Gouging Fire pairs well with both Archaludon and Hisuian Goodra. Archaludon helps it can (arch doesn't help gouging take the hit, it takes the hit itself) withstand Choice Scarf Roaring Moon's Outrage and Dragapult's Dragon Darts, while Gouging Fire will can answer Assault Vest Gallade and Life Orb Iron Valiant that would otherwise pose trouble to Archaludon. Gifted with an extraordinary special bulk, special moves fall short against Hisuian Goodra, making it an excellent answer to special Fairy-, Dragon-, and Water-types Water-type moves like Moonblast, Draco Meteor, and Hydro Pump from Choice Specs Flutter Mane, Latios, Dragapult, and Greninja. Offensively, Gouging Fire appreciates wallbreaking teammates that can break through its checks, such as Dragapult, Latios, Roaring Moon, Kyurem, and Raging Bolt. The Choice Specs duet duo Dragapult and Latios pressures opposing defensive cores, notably dealing with Toxapex, Gliscor, IronPress Zamazenta, and Archaludon. Additionally, Choice Specs Dragapult can easily wreak havoc in the Fairy matchup by 2HKOing the whole team, thanks to Infiltrator, whereas Latios provides invaluable offensive presence in the Ground matchup, effortlessly disposing of Sandy Shocks and Landorus with Ice Beam. Choice Scarf Roaring Moon threatens Choice Specs Flutter Mane, Dragapult, Gouging Fire, and Latios (RC) and can bring in Gouging Fire in safely with U-turn. Both Kyurem and Raging Bolt provides provide great offensive support in the Flying and Water matchups:; (ASC) Kyurem destroys Toxapex, Gliscor, and physically defensive Gyarados, while Raging Bolt easily sweeps both types once their Electric-immune Pokemon are removed. Lastly, defensive Garchomp is another solid partner to for Gouging Fire, as it can weaken Gouging Fire's answers by setting up Spikes and phazing them with either Roar or Dragon Tail.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/showl.552160/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/neko.542526/
Grammar checked by:
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