[SET]
Mega Swords Dance (Garchomp-Mega) @ Garchompite
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Earthquake
- Scale Shot
- Fire Fang
[SET COMMENTS]
With an astonishingly high Attack stat and access to Swords Dance, Mega Garchomp serves as a decent wallbreaker that is capable of breaking common defensive staples and setting up in front of the likes of Toxapex, Galarian Slowking, Heatran, and Zapdos. Scale Shot lets it break Dragonite's Multiscale as well as Substitute from the likes of Kyurem and Serperior, and it can patch up its mediocre base Speed and outspeed them at +1. Fire Fang hits Skarmory and Corviknight and also OHKOes Mega Scizor and Ferrothorn at +2. Mega Garchomp appreciates teammates like Tornadus-T, Zapdos, and Landorus-T, since they can pivot and give it safe entry into foes like Toxapex and Heatran and let it take advantage of the switches it forces in order to set up Swords Dance. Dual screens support from Tapu Koko and Grimmsnarl gives it opportunities to set up. Fairy-type Pokemon like Iron Valiant and Tapu Lele appreciate Mega Garchomp's ability to lure and weaken Steel-types like Ferrothorn, Mega Scizor, and Corviknight. Teammates like Alomomola, Galarian Slowking, and Volcarona can cover Garchomp's Ice and Fairy weaknesses from foes like Weavile and Iron Valiant. Physical walls like Dondozo and Landorus-T make it difficult for Mega Garchomp to sweep, so physical wallbreakers such as Ogerpon-W, Hawlucha, and Iron Boulder are good teammates. Tapu Lele's Psychic Terrain prevents priority attacks that try to stop Mega Garchomp from sweeping, such as Weavile's Ice Shard and Mega Lopunny's Fake Out. Additionally, Tapu Koko prevents Dondozo from using Rest, as it summons Electric Terrain. Offensive teammates such as Choice Scarf Kartana and Mega Scizor can check foes that try to revenge kill Mega Garchomp like Choice Scarf Tapu Lele, Urshifu-R, and Booster Energy Iron Valiant.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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Quality checked by:
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Mega Swords Dance (Garchomp-Mega) @ Garchompite
Ability: Rough Skin
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Earthquake
- Scale Shot
- Fire Fang
[SET COMMENTS]
With an astonishingly high Attack stat and access to Swords Dance, Mega Garchomp serves as a decent wallbreaker that is capable of breaking common defensive staples and setting up in front of the likes of Toxapex, Galarian Slowking, Heatran, and Zapdos. Scale Shot lets it break Dragonite's Multiscale as well as Substitute from the likes of Kyurem and Serperior, and it can patch up its mediocre base Speed and outspeed them at +1. Fire Fang hits Skarmory and Corviknight and also OHKOes Mega Scizor and Ferrothorn at +2. Mega Garchomp appreciates teammates like Tornadus-T, Zapdos, and Landorus-T, since they can pivot and give it safe entry into foes like Toxapex and Heatran and let it take advantage of the switches it forces in order to set up Swords Dance. Dual screens support from Tapu Koko and Grimmsnarl gives it opportunities to set up. Fairy-type Pokemon like Iron Valiant and Tapu Lele appreciate Mega Garchomp's ability to lure and weaken Steel-types like Ferrothorn, Mega Scizor, and Corviknight. Teammates like Alomomola, Galarian Slowking, and Volcarona can cover Garchomp's Ice and Fairy weaknesses from foes like Weavile and Iron Valiant. Physical walls like Dondozo and Landorus-T make it difficult for Mega Garchomp to sweep, so physical wallbreakers such as Ogerpon-W, Hawlucha, and Iron Boulder are good teammates. Tapu Lele's Psychic Terrain prevents priority attacks that try to stop Mega Garchomp from sweeping, such as Weavile's Ice Shard and Mega Lopunny's Fake Out. Additionally, Tapu Koko prevents Dondozo from using Rest, as it summons Electric Terrain. Offensive teammates such as Choice Scarf Kartana and Mega Scizor can check foes that try to revenge kill Mega Garchomp like Choice Scarf Tapu Lele, Urshifu-R, and Booster Energy Iron Valiant.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bodi.610709/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/omarsgarciav.526618/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sulo.528036/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/techno.527276/
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