OU Choice Scarf Gholdengo

[zastra]

[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Shadow Ball
move 2: Make It Rain
move 3: Trick
move 4: Focus Blast / Nasty Plot / Recover
item: Choice Scarf
tera type: Fighting / Flying
ability: Good as Gold
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf Gholdengo is a great speed control option in the tier capable of outrunning and revenge killing premier offensive threats like Dragapult, Choice Specs Enamorus, and Kyurem. Shadow Ball allows it to threaten foes like Galarian Slowking, Skarmory, and Dragapult, while Make It Rain, with its high Base Power, not only becomes challenging to switch into but also enables Gholdengo to effectively revenge kill Pokemon like Kyurem and Enamorus. Trick is a good utility move that allows it to Choice-lock Pokemon like Ting-Lu, Gliscor, and Archaludon, hampering their effectiveness. Focus Blast enables Gholdengo to hit Dark-types like Kingambit, Hisuian Samurott, and Ting-Lu. Alternatively, Nasty Plot can be used to turn Gholdengo into a potent late-game cleaner once it has successfully used Trick to get rid of its Choice Scarf. In another vein, Recover can be utilized to keep Gholdengo healthy, especially against bulkier foes, once it has used Trick, allowing it to check them more consistently. Tera Fighting gives Gholdengo a resistance to Dark-type moves, most notably Sucker Punch from Kingambit, and it gives Focus Blast a STAB boost. Alternatively, Tera Flying can be used to help Gholdengo against Ground-types like Great Tusk and Gliscor.

Gholdengo fits well on bulky offense and balance teams, where it functions as a great revenge killer. Teammates that benefit from Gholdengo's presence include Pokemon that appreciate its ability to handle fast and strong offensive threats. For instance, setup sweepers like Calm Mind Raging Bolt and Bulk Up Great Tusk can capitalize on Gholdengo's ability to revenge kill and weaken opposing threats like Dragapult and Choice Specs Enamorus, creating opportunities for Gholdengo's partners to set up and sweep. Great Tusk's access to Rapid Spin also synergizes well with Gholdengo, which is punished by Spikes, so getting rid of them gives Gholdengo more opportunities to switch in. Entry hazard setters like Gliscor, Skarmory, and Ting-Lu also benefit from Gholdengo's ability to serve as an emergency spinblocker. Moreover, both Gliscor and Great Tusk help in checking Gouging Fire, a foe that Gholdengo is weak to. Due to its vulnerability to Dark-type Pokemon like Kingambit and Hisuian Samurott, exacerbated by its reliance on the inaccurate Focus Blast and the inherent risk of being Choice-locked, Gholdengo greatly benefits from the support of teammates that check the aforementioned foes, such as Zamazenta and Iron Valiant. Rillaboom also deserves a special mention as a teammate, as its Grassy Terrain weakens the super effective Earthquake, in addition to acting as a check to foes like Ting-Lu. In return, Gholdengo helps Rillaboom by handling threats that would otherwise be problematic for the latter, such as Skarmory. Gouging Fire is also a really good teammate for Gholdengo, since it appreciates Gholdengo's ability to exploit the passivity of some of its checks like Toxapex and Dondozo. It also checks Kingambit and offensive Fire-types, such as Volcarona and Cinderace, for Gholdengo.

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[alkazoth]

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[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Shadow Ball
move 2: Make It Rain
move 3: Trick
move 4: Focus Blast / Nasty Plot / Recover
item: Choice Scarf
tera type: Fighting / Flying
ability: Good as Gold
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf Gholdengo is a great speed control option in the tier capable of outrunning and revenge killing premier offensive threats like Dragapult, Choice Specs Enamorus, and Kyurem. Shadow Ball allows it to threaten foes like Galarian Slowking, Skarmory, and Dragapult, while Make It Rain, with its high Base Power, not only becomes challenging to switch into but also enables Gholdengo to effectively revenge kill Pokemon like Kyurem and Enamorus. Trick is a good utility move that allows it to choice-lock Pokemon like Ting-Lu, Gliscor, and Archaludon, hampering their effectiveness. Focus Blast enables Gholdengo to hit Dark-types like Kingambit, Hisuian Samurott, and Ting-Lu. Alternatively, Nasty Plot can be used to turn Gholdengo into a potent late-game cleaner once it has successfully used Trick to get rid of its Choice Scarf. In another vein, Recover can be utilized as a recovery option. Tera Fighting gives Gholdengo a resistance to Dark-type moves, most notably Sucker Punch from Kingambit, and gives Focus Blast a STAB boost. In addition, it removes its weakness to Ground- and Fire-type moves. Alternatively, Tera Flying can be used to render Gholdengo completely immune to Ground-type moves, at the cost of not resisting Dark-type moves unlike Tera Fighting. Don't just repeat the type matchup table, list examples that tie into the metagame we're writing about. List what Pokémon removing its Ground and Fire type weaknesses is helpful for.

Teammates that benefit from Gholdengo's presence include Pokemon that appreciate its ability to handle fast and threatening offensive threats. For instance, setup sweepers like Calm Mind Raging Bolt and Bulk Up Great Tusk can capitalize on Gholdengo's ability to revenge kill and weaken opposing threats like Dragapult and Choice Specs Enamorus, creating opportunities for them to set up and sweep. Great Tusk also having access to Rapid Spin synergizes well with Choice Scarf Gholdengo since it's punished by Spikes, so getting rid of them gives Gholdengo more switch in opportunities. Entry hazard setters like Gliscor, Skarmory, and Ting-Lu also benefit from Gholdengo's ability to serve as an emergency spinblocker. Due to its vulnerability to Dark-type Pokemon like Kingambit and Hisuian Samurott, stemming from its reliance on Focus Blast and the inherent risk of being choice-locked, Gholdengo greatly benefits from the support of teammates that check the aforementioned foes, such as Zamazenta, Dondozo, Wouldn't mention Dondozo here since Dondozo is primarily used on fat and stall teams while Gholdengo is on offensive and balance teams, and the fat teams I saw Gholdengo on didn't have Dondozo and Iron Valiant. Rillaboom also deserves a special mention as a teammate, as its ability Grassy Terrain weakens Ground-type moves that Gholdengo is otherwise vulnerable to, in addition to acting as a check to foes like Ting-Lu. In return, Gholdengo helps Rillaboom in handling threats that would otherwise be problematic for the latter, such as Skarmory. Fire-type Pokemon like Gouging Fire and Volcarona can also give Gholdengo a hard time, so teammates that check them such as Iron Boulder are appreciated. Gouging Fire itself is also a really good teammate for Gholdengo, since it appreciates Gholdengo being able to exploit the passivity of some of its checks like Toxapex and Dondozo. Gouging Fire also checks Kingambit and offensive Fire types like Volcarona and Cinderace for Gholdengo.

[SET CREDITS]
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I could barely find anything incorrect about this analysis, looks amazing. Stamping this 1/2.

 

[zastra]

implemented, thank you ! ready for qc 2

 

[autumn]

2/2 great analysis

[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Shadow Ball
move 2: Make It Rain
move 3: Trick
move 4: Focus Blast / Nasty Plot / Recover
item: Choice Scarf
tera type: Fighting / Flying
ability: Good as Gold
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf Gholdengo is a great speed control option in the tier capable of outrunning and revenge killing premier offensive threats like Dragapult, Choice Specs Enamorus, and Kyurem. Shadow Ball allows it to threaten foes like Galarian Slowking, Skarmory, and Dragapult, while Make It Rain, with its high Base Power, not only becomes challenging to switch into but also enables Gholdengo to effectively revenge kill Pokemon like Kyurem and Enamorus. Trick is a good utility move that allows it to choice-lock Pokemon like Ting-Lu, Gliscor, and Archaludon, hampering their effectiveness. (it also frees ghold up to switch moves/potentially win games with np after crippling a check. it can also trick if it doesn't need the speed anymore to gain more flexibility with moves) Focus Blast enables Gholdengo to hit Dark-types like Kingambit, Hisuian Samurott, and Ting-Lu. Alternatively, Nasty Plot can be used to turn Gholdengo into a potent late-game cleaner once it has successfully used Trick to get rid of its Choice Scarf. In another vein, Recover can be utilized as a recovery option. (this is dex info atm - talk about how recover can help it keep healthy especially vs bulkier stuff once it has used trick, so it can check stuff more consistently) Tera Fighting gives Gholdengo a resistance to Dark-type moves, most notably Sucker Punch from Kingambit, and gives Focus Blast a STAB boost. Alternatively, Tera Flying can be used to help Gholdengo against Ground-types like Great Tusk and Gliscor.

(talk about what types of teams you'd see scarf ghold on) Teammates that benefit from Gholdengo's presence include Pokemon that appreciate its ability to handle fast and threatening offensive threats. For instance, setup sweepers like Calm Mind Raging Bolt and Bulk Up Great Tusk can capitalize on Gholdengo's ability to revenge kill and weaken opposing threats like Dragapult and Choice Specs Enamorus, creating opportunities for them to set up and sweep. Great Tusk's access to Rapid Spin also synergizes well with Gholdengo, since it's punished by Spikes. So, getting rid of them gives Gholdengo more opportunities to switch in. Entry hazard setters like Gliscor, Skarmory, and Ting-Lu also benefit from Gholdengo's ability to serve as an emergency spinblocker. Due to its vulnerability to Dark-type Pokemon like Kingambit and Hisuian Samurott, stemming from its reliance on Focus Blast and the inherent risk of being choice-locked, Gholdengo greatly benefits from the support of teammates that check the aforementioned foes, such as Zamazenta and Iron Valiant. Rillaboom also deserves a special mention as a teammate, as its Grassy Terrain weakens Ground-type moves that Gholdengo is otherwise vulnerable to, in addition to acting as a check to foes like Ting-Lu. In return, Gholdengo helps Rillaboom in handling threats that would otherwise be problematic for the latter, such as Skarmory. Fire-type Pokemon like Gouging Fire and Volcarona can also give Gholdengo a hard time, so teammates that check them such as Iron Boulder are appreciated. (idt boulder is the best examples becauseuts a HO mon and you don't run choice ghold on that. you can remove/rework this point bc you said gfire already checks volc, and you could mention that tusk/glisc kinda check gfire) Gouging Fire itself is also a really good teammate for Gholdengo, since it appreciates Gholdengo being able to exploit the passivity of some of its checks like Toxapex and Dondozo. Gouging Fire also checks Kingambit and offensive Fire-types like Volcarona and Cinderace for Gholdengo.

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[zastra]

implemented, thank you GP Team hi

 

[modularform]

Amcheck. Only my second time doing this, sorry for any mistakes! I'm not sure if you should capitalize Choice-lock or not, so definitely ignore that if I got it wrong.
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Choice Scarf Gholdengo is a great speed control option in the tier capable of outrunning and revenge killing premier offensive threats like Dragapult, Choice Specs Enamorus, and Kyurem. Shadow Ball allows it to threaten foes like Galarian Slowking, Skarmory, and Dragapult, while Make It Rain, with its high Base Power, not only becomes challenging to switch into but also enables Gholdengo to effectively revenge kill Pokemon like Kyurem and Enamorus. Trick is a good utility move that allows it to choice-lock Choice-lock Pokemon like Ting-Lu, Gliscor, and Archaludon, hampering their effectiveness. Additionally, it frees up Gholdengo to switch moves or potentially win games with Nasty Plot after crippling a check. You mention move flexibility in the next sentence, and you mention "what do when Scarf is gone" below, so this sentence is redundant. It can also use Trick if it doesn't need the speed anymore, gaining more flexibility with moves. Sorry as this is not a GP comment, but it feels natural to me to mention here that if Scarf is not needed, you likely acquire a more useful item. Focus Blast enables Gholdengo to hit Dark-types like Kingambit, Hisuian Samurott, and Ting-Lu. Alternatively, Nasty Plot can be used to turn Gholdengo into a potent late-game cleaner once it has successfully used Trick to get rid of its Choice Scarf. In another vein, Recover can be utilized as a recovery option (Conciseness + not repeating "recover") to keep Gholdengo healthy, especially against bulkier foes, once it has used Trick, allowing it to check its foes them (Avoids repeating "foes") more consistently. Tera Fighting gives Gholdengo a resistance to Dark-type moves, most notably Sucker Punch from Kingambit, and it gives Focus Blast a STAB boost. Alternatively, Tera Flying can be used to help Gholdengo against Ground-types like Great Tusk and Gliscor.

Gholdengo fits well on bulky offense and balance teams, where it functions as a great revenge killer. Teammates that benefit from Gholdengo's presence include Pokemon that appreciate its ability to handle fast and threatening strong (avoids repeating "threat") offensive threats. For instance, setup sweepers like Calm Mind Raging Bolt and Bulk Up Great Tusk can capitalize on Gholdengo's ability to revenge kill and weaken opposing threats like Dragapult and Choice Specs Enamorus, creating opportunities for them Gholdengo's partners to set up and sweep. "Them" is ambiguous here; it could either refer to CM Bolt + BU Tusk or to Pult and Enamorus, hence the change. Great Tusk's access to Rapid Spin also synergizes well with Gholdengo, since it's who is punished by Spikes. So, ; getting rid of them gives Gholdengo more opportunities to switch in. Entry hazard setters like Gliscor, Skarmory, and Ting-Lu also benefit from Gholdengo's ability to serve as an emergency spinblocker. Moreover, both Gliscor and Great Tusk help in checking Gouging Fire, a foe that Gholdengo is weak to. Due to its vulnerability to Dark-type Pokemon like Kingambit and Hisuian Samurott, stemming from exacerbated by ("Stems from" implies a primary factor, but the primary factor is being weak to the type; Choice-lock + Focus Miss are secondary factors, hence my suggestion) its reliance on the inaccurate (can't hurt to mention why FB is shaky, but the audience likely already knows so probably fine to leave as-is) Focus Blast and the inherent risk of being choice-locked Choice-locked, Gholdengo greatly benefits from the support of teammates that check the aforementioned foes, such as Zamazenta and Iron Valiant. Rillaboom also deserves a special mention as a teammate, as its Grassy Terrain weakens Ground-type moves that Gholdengo is otherwise vulnerable to the super-effective Earthquake (Grassy Terrain only weakens EQ, you still die to stuff like Tusks's Headlong Rush), in addition to acting as a check to [AC] and Rillaboom checks foes like Ting-Lu. Current phrasing reads as "Grassy Terrain [...] acts as a check...". In return, Gholdengo helps Rillaboom in by handling threats that would otherwise be problematic for the latter, such as Skarmory. Gouging Fire is also a really good teammate for Gholdengo, since it appreciates Gholdengo being able Gholdengo's ability (flow/conciseness) to exploit the passivity of some of its checks like Toxapex and Dondozo. It also checks Kingambit and offensive Fire-types like Volcarona and Cinderace for Gholdengo. You could separate the "like [...]" phrase with commas if you want, but it's fine either way tbh since the phrase and sentence are so short.

 

[Milak]

zastra pls implement the amcheck and I'll give it a final stamp

 

[zastra]

implemented!

 

[Milak]

Add (AC=add comma)
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[SET]
name: Choice Scarf
move 1: Shadow Ball
move 2: Make It Rain
move 3: Trick
move 4: Focus Blast / Nasty Plot / Recover
item: Choice Scarf
tera type: Fighting / Flying
ability: Good as Gold
nature: Timid
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Choice Scarf Gholdengo is a great speed control option in the tier capable of outrunning and revenge killing premier offensive threats like Dragapult, Choice Specs Enamorus, and Kyurem. Shadow Ball allows it to threaten foes like Galarian Slowking, Skarmory, and Dragapult, while Make It Rain, with its high Base Power, not only becomes challenging to switch into but also enables Gholdengo to effectively revenge kill Pokemon like Kyurem and Enamorus. Trick is a good utility move that allows it to Choice-lock Pokemon like Ting-Lu, Gliscor, and Archaludon, hampering their effectiveness. Focus Blast enables Gholdengo to hit Dark-types like Kingambit, Hisuian Samurott, and Ting-Lu. Alternatively, Nasty Plot can be used to turn Gholdengo into a potent late-game cleaner once it has successfully used Trick to get rid of its Choice Scarf. In another vein, Recover can be utilized to keep Gholdengo healthy, especially against bulkier foes, once it has used Trick, allowing it to check them more consistently. Tera Fighting gives Gholdengo a resistance to Dark-type moves, most notably Sucker Punch from Kingambit, and it gives Focus Blast a STAB boost. Alternatively, Tera Flying can be used to help Gholdengo against Ground-types like Great Tusk and Gliscor.

Gholdengo fits well on bulky offense and balance teams, where it functions as a great revenge killer. Teammates that benefit from Gholdengo's presence include Pokemon that appreciate its ability to handle fast and strong offensive threats. For instance, setup sweepers like Calm Mind Raging Bolt and Bulk Up Great Tusk can capitalize on Gholdengo's ability to revenge kill and weaken opposing threats like Dragapult and Choice Specs Enamorus, creating opportunities for Gholdengo's partners to set up and sweep. Great Tusk's access to Rapid Spin also synergizes well with Gholdengo, which is punished by Spikes;(RSC) ,(AC) so getting rid of them gives Gholdengo more opportunities to switch in. Entry hazard setters like Gliscor, Skarmory, and Ting-Lu also benefit from Gholdengo's ability to serve as an emergency spinblocker. Moreover, both Gliscor and Great Tusk help in checking Gouging Fire, a foe that Gholdengo is weak to. Due to its vulnerability to Dark-type Pokemon like Kingambit and Hisuian Samurott, exacerbated by its reliance on the inaccurate Focus Blast and the inherent risk of being Choice-locked, Gholdengo greatly benefits from the support of teammates that check the aforementioned foes, such as Zamazenta and Iron Valiant. Rillaboom also deserves a special mention as a teammate, as its Grassy Terrain weakens the super effective Earthquake, in addition to acting as a check to foes like Ting-Lu. In return, Gholdengo helps Rillaboom by handling threats that would otherwise be problematic for the latter, such as Skarmory. Gouging Fire is also a really good teammate for Gholdengo, since it appreciates Gholdengo's ability to exploit the passivity of some of its checks like Toxapex and Dondozo. It also checks Kingambit and offensive Fire-types, such as Volcarona and Cinderace, for Gholdengo.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/zastra.558636/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/alkazoth.518682/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
Grammar checked by:
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GP Team done

 

[zastra]

implemented, thank you! ready for upload