[SET]
Garchomp @ Loaded Dice
Name: Swords Dance (Ground)
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Earthquake
- Scale Shot
- Stone Edge / Fire Blast
[SET COMMENTS]
With access to both Swords Dance and Scale Shot, Garchomp is a potent setup sweeper capable of taking on a majority of the metagame. Earthquake and Scale Shot form a strong STAB combination that allows Garchomp to be nearly unwalled; Scale Shot's Speed boost also lets it outspeed threats such as Choice Specs Dragapult and Choice Specs Flutter Mane. Stone Edge and Fire Blast hit foes that can generally shrug off both Earthquake and Scale Shot. Stone Edge hits foes such as Tornadus-T and Pelipper, while Fire Blast deals with Skarmory and Corviknight.
Hippowdon is a necessary teammate for Garchomp, as it is able to switch into foes that can threaten Garchomp such as Choice Scarf Meowscarada and Choice Scarf Dragapult while also setting Stealth Rock to make Garchomp's job of sweeping easier. Landorus's access to Gravity helps Garchomp hit foes that aren't grounded such as the aforementioned Corviknight and Skarmory with its strongest STAB move while also allowing it to hit other foes that hold Air Balloon like Heatran and Gholdengo. Additionally, Landorus's colorful coverage pool allows it to hit foes that can prove to be a major hindrance to Garchomp such as Primarina and Ting-Lu with Sludge Wave and Focus Blast, respectively. Clodsire's position as the premier Water-immune Pokemon on Ground teams makes it a valuable teammate for Garchomp; it can take on foes such as Choice Band Barraskewda and special attackers like Choice Scarf Greninja and Choice Scarf Enamorus that can otherwise scare Garchomp out. Mamoswine and Excadrill both make for an excellent wallbreaking core with Garchomp. Mamoswine is able to take on foes such as Mandibuzz and threaten foes such as Dragapult and Latios with its strong priority in Ice Shard. Excadrill is able to work in tandem with Landorus's Gravity to spam Choice Band Earthquake against Pokemon such as Galarian Weezing to allow Garchomp to sweep easier late-game.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
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Quality checked by:
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Garchomp @ Loaded Dice
Name: Swords Dance (Ground)
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Earthquake
- Scale Shot
- Stone Edge / Fire Blast
[SET COMMENTS]
With access to both Swords Dance and Scale Shot, Garchomp is a potent setup sweeper capable of taking on a majority of the metagame. Earthquake and Scale Shot form a strong STAB combination that allows Garchomp to be nearly unwalled; Scale Shot's Speed boost also lets it outspeed threats such as Choice Specs Dragapult and Choice Specs Flutter Mane. Stone Edge and Fire Blast hit foes that can generally shrug off both Earthquake and Scale Shot. Stone Edge hits foes such as Tornadus-T and Pelipper, while Fire Blast deals with Skarmory and Corviknight.
Hippowdon is a necessary teammate for Garchomp, as it is able to switch into foes that can threaten Garchomp such as Choice Scarf Meowscarada and Choice Scarf Dragapult while also setting Stealth Rock to make Garchomp's job of sweeping easier. Landorus's access to Gravity helps Garchomp hit foes that aren't grounded such as the aforementioned Corviknight and Skarmory with its strongest STAB move while also allowing it to hit other foes that hold Air Balloon like Heatran and Gholdengo. Additionally, Landorus's colorful coverage pool allows it to hit foes that can prove to be a major hindrance to Garchomp such as Primarina and Ting-Lu with Sludge Wave and Focus Blast, respectively. Clodsire's position as the premier Water-immune Pokemon on Ground teams makes it a valuable teammate for Garchomp; it can take on foes such as Choice Band Barraskewda and special attackers like Choice Scarf Greninja and Choice Scarf Enamorus that can otherwise scare Garchomp out. Mamoswine and Excadrill both make for an excellent wallbreaking core with Garchomp. Mamoswine is able to take on foes such as Mandibuzz and threaten foes such as Dragapult and Latios with its strong priority in Ice Shard. Excadrill is able to work in tandem with Landorus's Gravity to spam Choice Band Earthquake against Pokemon such as Galarian Weezing to allow Garchomp to sweep easier late-game.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sasha.510532/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pengairxan.622813/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/boomp.637295/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sunny004.197240/
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